Retreats

ShivaShakti Spring Yoga and Ayurvedic Cleanse Retreat

Casa Lalita Retreat Center, Puerto Morelos, Mexico

w/Krishna and Aiyana

Take a break from your busy life and join us in a peaceful, yogic environment at the Casa Lalita Retreat Center on the exquisite Mayan Riviera of Mexico for a week of yoga practice, meditation, healthy food, beaches and wonderful people.  Make a commitment to health, wholeness, and awakening and enter the spring in balance.  Join experienced ShivaShakti Yoga practitioners, Krishna and Aiyana for a week full of yoga, rejuvenation, Caribbean beaches, and connection with your self.

The focus of this retreat is to facilitate a gentle cleanse for the body and mind as the spring season approaches.  It is important to give one's body opportunities for cleansing periodically, as all bodies inevitably accumulate toxins from chemicals in food, poor eating habits, life stress, etc.  Springtime is a particularly beneficial time for a cleanse, as the body naturally wants to eat lighter food after the winter.  The Ayurvedic cleanse consists of eating a mono-diet of Kitchari, a simple daal (lentils) and rice dish with vegetables.  This diet allows the digestive system to rest because kitchari is a very easily digested food.  With the digestive system in a relaxed state, more of the body's energy can be used for cleansing other systems of the body.  Various other Ayurvedic practices will be introduced to aid in release and an overall balancing of one's constitution and being.  We will use Yoga to support this cleanse through a gentle-moderate daily practice aimed at relaxing the mind and restoring one's innate sense of balance.  development of a personal yoga practice to meet the needs of each individual.  Participants will come together each morning for silent meditation and chanting, followed by a vinyasa flow class.  There will be daily lectures on specific aspects of yoga and Ayurveda.  These lectures will cover how yoga practitioners can approach their practice in a more personalized manner, based on the needs of his/her body, mind, constitution and lifestyle. There will also be afternoon yoga classes focused on specific topics.  Each day includes ample time for relaxation, excursions and personal time.  Included in the retreat is a one-on-one session for each participant with one of the instructors to outline a personalized yoga and Ayurvedic lifestyle practice.

This is a residential retreat which offers double rooms with private baths, healthy, vegetarian, Ayurvedic meals and use of the yoga studio when the retreat is not in session.  Couples may room together at a discounted price.  Puerto Morelos offers a variety of shops and restaurants to meet your needs during your stay.  Puerto Morelos is just a short 20 minute ride from the Cancun airport.  We are happy to assist you once you arrive at the airport.  Less than one hour away by bus are the incredible Mayan ruins of Tulum.  The beautiful turquoise waters of the Caribbean await just a 2 minute walk from Casa Lalita.

Sample Daily Schedule:

6:30 am Meditation and Chanting

7:30 am Pranayama and Asana Class

9:30 am Brunch

10:30 am (alternate days) Lecture

4 pm Asana Class (optional)

6 pm Dinner

7:30 pm (alternate days) Meditation

Cost (7 nights including room w/double occupancy, meals, and all classes): $1150.00

Early Bird Special (registered by 12/31/10): Save $100.00

Register 2 people at once and the second person gets $250.00 off!*

*must be sharing a room

10% discount for ShivaShakti teacher trainees and graduates.

Early registration is recommended as space is limited.