Spiritual Transformation Retreat

There is an amazing place that I love to take people for retreat and rejuvenation. It has amazing crystal clear waters filled with tropical fish. Miles of almost deserted pure white sand beaches to play on and stroll down.  There are pyramids in the jungles,that you can climb high up and see the jungle spread out for miles around you. There are Mayan healers and shamans who are happy to share their healing and magic.

We will be staying south of Tulum, Mexico on the Caribbean coast. We will be in a retreat center on the beach inside of a national bio-sphere reserve.. The weather there is perfect. 70-82 degrees with a sea breeze. The water temperature is very close the air temperature, so it's just right for swimming.

While there, we will have a nice mix of healing and magical adventures, and rest and relaxation.. plenty of time for both. We will do morning meditations, Tai Chi and Yoga by  the beach, with many afternoons of playing on the beach, and snorkeling and body surfing in the ocean, or kayaking in the lagoon.. (The snorkeling, by the way, is phenomenal. This reef is one of the most spectacular in the world. It is possible to swim out into the ocean from where we are staying, and see many varieties of tropical fish, corals, and other sea wonders. In the evening we will doing healing ceremonies that will bring many positive changes into your life.

We will  also be going  to a
very magical Cenote to  perform sacred ceremony.
A cenote is a magical pool  formed by underground rivers through limestone. This one is deep in the jungle  with crystal clear water , filled with colorful fish. This Cenote  has been a ceremonial center for the Maya for many hundreds of years .

We will have the benefit of working with some wonderful Mayan curanderos (healers) and h'me(shamans). including the very  talented curandera,  Maria. Each person in the group will hav ethe oportunity to reacieve an  "egg cleansing." in this very ancient shamanic healing practice, Maria rubs a special egg over your body to pull negativity and sickness out of you. After that, she cracks the egg, and "reads" the contents to tell you what is wrong in your body/mind /spirit,and what to do to heal it.                                

The cost of this 8 day, 7 night adventure is only $1400 -$1500 (depending on your room type.) This includes accommodations, all meals, teachings by Sylvia and other Mayan shamans, translators, transportation and entrance fees to the Mayan ruins . Additional costs which you will cover are: tips for staff, transportation to Mexico, optional session with Maria, and your ride back to the airport via bus or taxi from the beach. This is the first price break. After November 1st, the price will go up $100 per person.

I am so excited about sharing this remarkable adventure with you! This experience will be highly transformational, and loads of fun!

Testimonials from past retreats:

"I have somehow survived touchdown into my everyday world after having so gloriously spent the past week in a most stellar spiritual and earthy paradise. I am so grateful to you for having masterminded this mission to the Yucatan in a way that was rich in opportunities for personal growth, healing, and uninhibited bliss. Grateful for the organic, balanced schedule that wisely dedicated adequate time for both meaningful individual and eclectic group experiences. I celebrate my good judgment in having made the commitment to take this journey, for saying "yes" to myself. My heart is warmed by the light of a new sun which now shines upon me and all that I do, by the kind light of the faces of new friends, and sparkling memories of an atmosphere filled with connection, joy, and miracles."

Dear Sylvia,
Thank you for your organization...you took such good care of us all. All the earthly technical details were taken care of so well by you that I needed not worry and therefore my spiritual evolution could take place. Your heart and spirit is the magical glue that made the intention for the group and
individual work so powerful. All the Mayan astrological and calendar info was a very powerful "container" for the work I did. Thank you for finding the most amazing location. The ruins were incredible and great teachers. The ocean healed and cleansed me. The sunrise every morning over the water was a catalyst for the spiritual work I did everyday. There are no words to describe how much those sessions with Daniel and Maria meant to me. And lastly ...I give muchas thanks for all the support you offered me that helped intensify my spiritual evolution. With your support and insight into my "work" I had a huge life altering shift in my being. Thank you for believing in me and really "seeing" me. I am thankful for all the wisdom and love you share so willingly.

One of the high points of the trip for me was the visit with "Maria de Tulum", the curandera who gave us the egg cleansing. Her diagnostic accuracy on the physical, emotional and spiritual level was incredible! She followed up with healing remedies when appropriate, life style suggestions and recommendations for botanicals to help maintain our health. Her wonderful sense of humor was accompanied with incredible compassion.

This will honor my commitment to respond to your request for some "feedback" on our individual experiences during our expedition into the Yucatan. In order to avoid any possible "new age" or "PC" responses, I have instead opted to be absolutely candid and unwavering in my judgment of the time that we spent. I have elected to compose, expose, and quantify these truths in the form of a single complaint list as will follow. It is my hope that you properly accept full responsibility for my negative experiences as you initially proposed this journey, and further that as the coordinator, you are the most natural person to complain to. My complaint list is as follows without further mincing of words;
1. Through some Mayan curse, and through no fault of my own whatsoever, I have returned 5 lbs. heavier than I left. In short I have gained weight and developed a taste for a delicious cuisine that I have not been able to recreate within the confines of my poor kitchen with the inherent limitations of my current set of culinary skills.
2. I am no longer satisfied to inhabit a domicile that is painted in a "neutral" manner as is presently the case. I fear that my newly acquired tastes for boldness in the expression of certain hues my be disturbing to not only my neighbors, but even possibly to the casual passerby.
3. I have developed a penchant, a "Jones", to take leisurely walks with my Significant Other upon white sand beaches lapped by gentle waves in the starlight. Where do I get a fix for that? Is going cold turkey the best way out of this syndrome?
4. With only the two of us at the dinner table, I now am deprived from the greater tribal, communal dining experience where the events of the day were shared freely between one another, thus allowing me the leveraged pleasures of vicarious bliss.
5. I am now expected to perform actual work and cleaning duties which I was much happier to have abandoned in favor of a more carefree approach to the day which I had just so recently adopted.
6. I sense that I am now expected to actually wear clothes when in public, which has created a personal hardship for me, and further, it has been my observation that far fewer people that I encounter during the day just embrace me or rub my back.
7. My current destinations now seem boring. Places like gas stations and grocery stores do not compare in the slightest to the preparation and journey to Temples, pyramids, cenotes, and shamanic healers.
I intend to warn others of these pitfalls so that I am not so alone in my recounted miseries.

P.S. - When can I put myself through it all again?

The total cost is $1400. All the details can be found by looking at the application form and the "more information" page.

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