The Subtle Embrace
A unique experience of self-awareness that integrates cocoa, yoga and a lot of love.
plant the cocoa seed in your heart
This journey to the beauty of life takes place in paradise, in the sacred mountains of Oaxaca. Allow yourself to be guided in an experience that combines the sacredness of Mother Earth through the medicine of cocoa with the journey inward that is meditation and the practice of hatha yoga.
LOVE & COCOA
RETREAT
july 16-22
a 7-day journey to the soul in a hands-on work experience on the earth soil and the earth of your body
no experience necessary
previous in meditation, hatha yoga or gardening
guided in Spanish and English
IF YOU HEAL,
I HEAL
The cocoa medicine came during a silent retreat, where I spent 49 days sleeping and meditating with cocoa trees.
From that availability I learned that nature always speaks, but in our conditioning we do not understand it.
This retreat is a bridge between spiritual practice and work on the land. You will walk, get your hands dirty, prepare the land, but you will also have spaces for meditation, hatha yoga practice and healing.
From the spirit of karma yoga, selfless action, this project was born in a retreat format to allow you to recognize yourself, discover yourself, guided by the ancestral medicine of nature.
Because cocoa is a gentle guide to unconditional love. Cacao medicine works in the subtle realm. It is a gift from Mother Earth to support humans on the journey to recognition of their divine nature.
Cacao is loving, nutritious, pampering, generous and abundant. Its benefits for the physical body are countless. Its power to heal in the subtle realm is unquestionable. Cocoa has no contraindications.
Return to you, to your essence, with the guidance of Mother Earth and the medicine of cocoa.
Receive an initiation in cocoa medicine.
Try a unique ceremonial cocoa, which has been lovingly grown in Oaxaca and has been allowed to develop its potential through fermentation.
Prepare the land and plant 7 Cocoa trees during the full moon. These trees can always be visited whenever you wish.
Work and support the local community.
Learn how to prepare ceremonial cacao, and how chocolate is made from cacao
Be initiated into the water dance and its healing properties.
Experience the benefits of daily meditation and yoga practice.
Experience the power of transfiguration practices
Visit a natural sanctuary to experience the sacredness of the cocoa trees and be an active part of the harvest.
Be guided and accompanied on your inner journey of self-compassion.
Be nourished by organic food grown at El Refugio
PRICES
14,500 mxn
in shared cabin
18,600 mxn
in private cabin
22,000 mxn
total price for couples
Prices include:
> 6 days/7 nights of accommodation in a cabin built of adobe.
> three meals a day
(+ dinner on the day of arrival and breakfast on the last day)
> guidance and emotional support throughout the process
> daily cocoa medicine
> daily cocoa ceremony with archetype work
> meditation and daily hatha yoga practice
> workshop to create your own cocoa and chocolate
> visit to a cocoa plantation in Pluma Hidalgo (two hours from El Refugio). Travel and brunch costs included.
> guide and material to prepare and plant your cocoa tree.
Not included:
> Flights and travel costs to El Refugio
> Additional snacks/drinks during the retreat
The natural paradise that awaits you
Take a Look
This retreat is for you, if:
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You would like to recharge, reconnect with yourself and fall in love with life.
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if you love cocoa and nature
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you are seeking a healing and a deconditioning experience that can be born from gentleness, care and patience
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You would like to be more connected with your body, emotions and sensations.
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Your physical condition allows you to walk in the mountains and work the land
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you would like to connect with the earth element, root in yourself
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would you like to visit a tropical natural sanctuary
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Would you like to know where cocoa comes from, collect it and taste the ripe fruit?
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