This is a description of some of the workshops that are not self-explanatory. Be sure to check the full schedule to see all that is happening!
Saturday, March 18th
Saturday 8-10 with Joelle Smolarski Del Lago Laughter brings us into a higher state of energy. It increases our ability to focus, improves our physical functioning, and makes us feel good. Come learn more about the life-changing benefits of laughter, how to bring more laughter into your daily life, and experience the opportunity to laugh freely and fully in a supported group setting. [email protected]
Saturday 10 -12 with Alex at Inner Asana Make your own Healthy Toothpaste (q40 to take your toothpaste home) English y Espanǹol possible Create your own healthy toothpaste with coconut oil and essential oils of your choice and take it home. on top know more about oral hygiene [email protected] / innerasana.net
Saturday 10-12 with Denis at The Smile Center Meditate and be useful on Earth Espanol, English and French
Saturday 12-2 with Christin Singer at El Taller Ceremony for Children We are meeting for a ceremony where children become animals and plants. Let’s feel the jungle, listen to the voice of the eagle, becoming a jaguar, express the love power of connection and celebrate life! You are invited to come to the ceremony for children by yourself or with your parents.
Saturday 12-2 Nily Goldenberg at The Sanctuary Early life experiences stay in our unconscious mind and shape us as individuals, forming our beliefs, patterns and skills and affecting our ability to create, share and love. To make our dreams come true, we need to recover our primary connection so we can bravely let go of what no longer serves us and gracefully become who we really are. Recommended for any person that is looking for a change in the quality of their life, pregnant couples, in preconception, midwifes doctors, and doulas.
Saturday 10 -12 With Jamie Suss El Taller Preparing for the Journey: An Introduction to the Hero Myth Gain exposure to the central elements of the hero’s journey, apply the elements of the hero’s journey to your life story, and design your own hero’s myth for the 21st century. Inspired by the work of Joseph Campbell, you will explore the monomyth and the different stages of the hero’s journey from beginning to end. This is the pattern of the hero’s journey that can be seen throughout literature in many cultures. Our young heroes of today need new experiences, myths, and the tools to create their own new narrative. It’s time to release the‘us vs. them’ and to move towards "where do we share a common goal, and how can we collaborate to create something bigger than each of us?" In this workshop you will learn the formula of the monomyth and apply these characteristics to your own life story that moves away from victim-hood and moves towards being the hero of your own personal myth. Bring a pen/pencil and explore this interactive approach to designing your own hero's journey.
“A dream is a personal experience of that deep, dark ground that is the support of our conscious lives, and a myth is the society’s dream. The myth is the public dream and the dream is the private myth. If your private myth, your dream, happens to coincide with that of the society, you are in good accord with your group. If it isn’t, you’ve got an adventure in the dark forest ahead of you.” Excerpt From: Joseph Campbell & Bill Moyers. “The Power of Myth.”
Saturday 12-2pm Grant and Cary Kendzior, FOunders of Sustainable Breakthroughs In partnership with Andrew Raphael, Director of Konojel Community Center Sustainability: Using the power of business as a force for good! Lunch and Learn up the hill at Konojel Community Center .Q30 for lunch plate Food: Healthy vegan and vegetarian food sold with proceeds going to Konojel
Saturday 12-2 with Maalaa Rosalie at Del Lago UNDER THE BODHI TREE Mainly English, but translation into Spanish and French available. Basking in and living the Yoga wisdom of the ancients as we focus on some of the liberating themes illuminated in the Patanjali Yoga Sutras, The Devanagari script (Sanskrit), the Bhagavad Gita, and more…. [email protected]; www.kidsyoganow.com
Saturday 12-2 with Dante at Ananda Opening to Extraterrestrial Contact English Throughout history beings from other planets have visited and affected humans, and in these times of increasing acceleration contact is increasing exponentially. This workshop will explore some of the existing information on the disclosure of extraterrestrial life and its importance and implications for the future of our society. We will also explore the existing information presented through trance channelling, and the basis for developing your own telepathic relationship with extraterrestrial life. The second half of this workshop will be a vocal trance channelling of Pleiadian extraterrestrial beings who will answer questions and assist in group healing.
Saturday 12- 2 with Dr. Samuel Saghafi at Del Lago English House Of PeacE: A Prototype For Radical Holistic Sustainable Living. Green New World is building a model home known as the House Of PeacE aka HOPE an experimental prototype to address several current global issues. The structure consists of a cluster of four interwoven domes made out of earth. HOPE integrates a holistic water system with a rain catchment, a water recycling system where every drop of water is used 4 times, natural grey-water filters, a renewable energy system, Net Positive renewable energy generation, passive solar and geothermal climate regulation and a sewage recycling system to make biogas while capturing atmospheric carbon dioxide and converting it to organic fertilizer. For more information please visit www.greennewworld.org/HouseOfPeace.html. www.GreenNewWorld.org www.Facebook.com/GreenNewWorld.org
Saturday 12-2 With LaChelle Amos at La Paz Relaxation, Meditation, and Balancing with Tibetan Singing Bowls English During this workshop participants will learn about the what, why, and how of Tibetan singing bowls: What are Tibetan singing bowls? Why are they important? Why and how are they used for relaxation, meditation, and both physical and chakra balancing? Participants will also learn about chakras, which are pivotal to the therapeutic functioning of singing bowls. [email protected]
Saturday 2-4 Nikki Lane at La Paz Qoya - a Female Embodiment Dance Class Women only please Wild Wise and Free. In movement we remember. This is a class for women to connect to their bodies through movement, yoga and dance while sharing a sacred space. This is a class to explore how it feels in your body to dance, shake, release and be present with all that you are in this moment. [email protected] or Nikki Lane – Qoya on Facebook www.qoya.love
Saturday 2-4 with Iulia Sirbu at El Taller (bring something to sit on) Diving into self / love English y habla Espanol y Frances Explore & question what is love, what is self love & how we practice every day. Starts with a discussion with prepared questions & then dive into different meditations & practices of self love. The goal is to help participants remember that we are all loved and deserving of love - and it all starts within ourselves.
Saturday 2-4 Severin Geser Circles Cafe Introduction to Astrology English/Espanol Explaining the Zodiac signs, the planets and the elements. Understanding how Astrology works.
Saturday 2-4 with Denis at The Smile Center Meditate and be useful on Earth
Saturday 2-4 pm Keith’s Porch Quantum Jumping with Keith Wilson in English In Keith’s decades of the spiritual journey, this is the biggest game-changer he has seen. In a simple shift to a parallel reality, some drop long standing beliefs, emotional problems, chronic diseases… some jump back and undo it… and some can’t believe or accept it - it is so stupid simple. Discussion and doing. http://ceremonialcacao.blogspot.com/
Saturday 4-6 pm Keith’s Porch Quantum Jumping with Keith Wilson in English In Keith’s decades of the spiritual journey, this is the biggest game-changer he has seen. In a simple shift to a parallel reality, some drop long standing beliefs, emotional problems, chronic diseases… some jump back and undo it… and some can’t believe or accept it - it is so stupid simple. Discussion and doing. http://www.ceremonialcacao.blogspot.com/
Saturday 4-6 Geneviève, Opera singer and Sound Healer and Emma, Reiki Master at La Paz Mantras and Gong Bath Experience the healing vibrations of Mantras and Gong in this Reiki enhanced Sound Bath. [email protected] fb: Heart Center Atitlan
Saturday 4-6pm Dana Day Morrison and Jesse Buck Ananda The Movement Movement is the creative union between Dana Day Morrison and Jesse Buck. Together they hold space for harmonious creations of movement and community connection. They offer multifaceted workshops combining the presence of breath, meditation, sacred circle, expression, yoga, play, contact dance, internal martial arts, Energy & Sound Healing.
Dana is a dance artist, energy healer, and teacher. She received her training at George Brown College in classical styles of ballet, jazz , as well a modern dance and contact improvisation. She has been a professional dancer for over a decade driven by free expression and the limitless potential in exploring creative movement. Dana is passionate about the transformations she witnesses in how we can move our bodies, our voices, our emotions and our energy through play and new ways of communicating.
Jesse Buck is a Yoga teacher, Sound Healer & Community Builder. Jesse has been training in many modalities of movement and spiritual practice for the last 5 years. First being trained by the Downward Dog Yoga Center. Jesse then moved on to train and apprentice with Diane Bruni at 80 Gladstone (Toronto's original Yoga Teacher), where they dove into yoga outside the box. Jesse is currently apprenticing with Darren Austin Hall as he learns what a true Rainbow Warrior is.
In our Building Conscious Connections Playshop we will be exploring how to intentionalize our actions in each moment to bring heightened awareness to our relationships. These life-enhancing awareness practices and tantric principles will move through both solo and partner exercises to feel confident, creative and expressive. The experiential journey of meditation, movement, authentic relating, touch and contact dance will guide you to understand the energies of giving & receiving and how to effectively communicate your needs and wants. We hope to inspire you to see the Divinity in yourself and others.
Saturday 4-6 Julie Billie El Taller MENTAL YOGA - The Work of Byron Katie. “The Work of Byron Katie” is a radical and powerful method for investigating and questioning stressful and confused thoughts that are the true cause of the suffering we experience in our life.It only requires for you to have an open mind and a willingness to surrender to the new unknown. Experience the happiness and relief of undoing stressful and confused thoughts and allow your mind to return to its true, awakened, peaceful, creative nature. Book a session with Julie Bille – via phone, Skype or get your session in her mountain villa while enjoying the breathtaking views of lake Atitlan and the volcanoes. Phone: 502 – 32 38 20 92 Skype: Julie.bille Email: [email protected] Facebook: Mental Yoga with Julie Bille
Saturday 4pm - 5:15pm with Gabriela Cordon at La Cambalacha Fiesta Dance Class English y Espanol Here´s my thingy: Gabriela Cordón, Guatemalan dancer and choreographer, 25 years teaching movement and dance to all ages. Fiesta Dance combines different dance styles (cumbia, hip-hop, bollywood, funk, salsa...) in an upbeat, follow-along class that will get your hips shaking and heart pumping. Please bring bare feet and your own drinking water.
SUNDAY, March 19th
Sunday 8-10 am with Deva Nirguna at Del Lago Activating your chakras and light body with breathework. english In a guided 90 minute guided meditation that is active we will use kundalini , chakra and quantum light breath to journey in the energy pathways of our body. Osho inspired this meditation has great guides around it and you will be in powerful but safe hands with Deva Nirguna who has 40 years of experience in leading tantra . Come and destress and activate your light body. from Art to Zen www.devanirguna.com Artist Retreat Center www.atitlanartevista.com
Sunday 8-10 with Anna Mironova At El Mirador (on the way to San Pablo) Q5 tuk tuk ride DYNAMIC QIGONG WORKSHOP Espanol/ English Dynamic Qigong based on active breathing and movements, which are working as a pump for expanding and intensely cleansing your energy boosting your Yang energy. This practice guides you through activity to the inner silence and peace. Iron T-Shirt Qigong is very well known and popular between those who are practicing Martial Arts, because it’s guaranteed to build a strong, healthy, hardy body, and it gets you ready for any surprises in life.
Sunday 10-12 with Dante Del Lago Vocal Toning and Tantra Sound healing has been practiced since ancient times to activate and open energy channels for healing and spiritual development. The voice is the most powerful instrument in tool to heal, awaken, and restructure and transform oneself energetically. In this workshop we will discover the power of the voice through vocal toning exercises to open the chakras. This workshop will include additionally devotional singing and partner exercises to learn to channel healing through the voice in pairs.
Sunday 10 -12 with Anna Mironova At El Mirador (on the way to San Pablo) Q5 tuk tuk ride HEALING QIGONG WORKSHOP Gentle Healing Qigong based on a deep work with our attention, special kinds of gentle breathing and slow-motion movements or vibrations. This practice guides us to a meditative state of consciousness. PRACTICE: During Gentle Healing Qigong we will experience: - 5 elements self-Qigong-massage – for refreshing and activating all the functional systems and organs of the body - Sky and Earth breathing – which can be useful for ex. when we are tired, for self-healing of a physical, emotional and mental bodies, when we need to liberate ourselves from any attachments - Energy ball – experiencing your own feelings of energy reality, what is useful for ex. when you give massages, practice Taichi, dance, for energy communication with people, animals or nature - Energy channels cleansing – guiding energy inside of your body, communication with your organs - Joints and vertebras cleansing – regular practice make your body light and flexible, putout pain - Rebalancing – useful for ex. for normalization of blade pressure - Energy body expanding - activating of the bioelectricity flow in our tendons moving out of physical body limits - Tao embryonic breathing – deep massage of the abdominal organs - Vibrations – it will recharge you, give bring deep relaxation and expel toxins from the organs and cellules - Qigong meditation – different kind of breathing, deep cleansing and renovating your energy, space travelling, reconnection with your 5 sense, rejuvenation
Sunday, March 19 10-12 with Lucia Engel de Marroquin Non-Violent Communication English y Espanol "Change the perspective of your daily life by using non-violent communication."
Sunday 10 - 12 with with Edith Boyer-Telmer New Beginnings Propeller Meditation This is an incredibly amusing and highly effective way of training our voice, while moving into a deep inner state of meditation. The technique was designed for Opera singers to find, build up and free their voice. The effects are: physical relaxation, higher awareness of the inner breath channel, helps us develop our authentic voice and lifts the spirit.
Sunday 10 -12 with David Elron at the Holistic Cottage Amanae™- the heart of living English with Spanish (it will be in English, but I do speak Spanish) Exploring the wisdom of your body - Opening Your Heart Amanae is a heart based healing bodywork technique that invites a deep exploration of one’s own body and a sacred experience of all that it holds. In this 90 min workshop, we will be utilizing the Amanae energy as a platform for all of us to reconnect and journey deeper into our bodies. Using the Amanae breath and touch we will open our own hearts and allow for the expansion of the heart’s loving energy through the connection with all other hearts that will be present and beyond. DavidE will be demonstrating the opening of Amanae doorways on one of the workshop participants. The energy vortex generated by this demonstration will allow all of us to open doorways in our bodies as access points for the body’s deeper wisdom. Through bringing breath and awareness to these doorways, and allowing feelings, sounds and memories to unfold we can allow the body’s divine expression to be realized and our heart to expend and be opened. http://www.santelife.com/therapy-nutrition/getting-to-know-you/
Sunday 10-12 with Denis The Smile Center Basic test to understand we don’t control our mind association
Sunday 12-2 with Sarah Butcher Del Lago Energy flow for healers and Empaths with Sarah Butcher
Sunday 12 -2 with Anjili Russell, BSW, E-RYT 500 at El Taller Embracing Yoga Philosophy & Practices in Childhood Development The launch of Sangha Relations has been featured on NBC, ABC, and other major news sites over the past few months. This amazing initiative focuses on the incorporation of Yoga Philosophy and Practices in Childhood Development as a way of addressing the complex needs of many children and youth in todays world. Join Founder and Director, Anjili Russell, as she shares with you the framework of nurturing and development a child in four distinct areas, physical, mental, emotional and spiritual and how yoga philosophy and practices work together to foster a child’s development in all four areas simultaneously. You will leave feeling inspired by Anjili’s real world experience, both personal and professional, in the use of yoga philosophy and practices to create long lasting change and move our children towards self-actualization and whole-being as balanced, content, & happy adults.
Sunday 12-2 with Susanna Reidi QI GONG TAI CHI WE WILL DO: TAO QI GONG (BA DUAN JIN) MEDITATION AUDIO MASSAGE TAI CHI Qi Gong - Tai Chi NO es ........ser flexible. ES práticar constante sin importar los resultados. ES conocerte y aprender a ecuchar tu voz. ES creer en ti y comprobar que eres capaz de hacer más cosas de las que imaginabas . ES darte cuenta que gran parte de tus pensamientos no son reales. ES estar sano sin irte a los extremos. ES bajar el ritmo. ES respirar, es moverte, es enfocarte en lo que sucede ahora , llevando una sonrisa por dentro. [email protected]
Sunday 12-2 Sevonne Cohen Circles Cafe Astrology of Ascension English Space needed, please arrange a space for me... may have a garden by then, not counting on it Sevonne Cohen (fb), [email protected]
Sunday 12-2 Diana Egizi Embodied Alchemy: Magic Playspace English In this workshop we will explore a unique alchemical playspace for individual and collective magic-making! Using embodied voice and movement exercises we will access and embrace our most expansive vibrations. Discover the fountain of creativity that flows from your heart, release self-limiting beliefs, and say "yes" to the magic of the "now"! Wear comfortable clothes, bring water, and a willingness to step into uncertainty with conviction! [email protected]
Sunday 12-2 with Batya Goller at the Holistic Cottage Out of the mind into the Heart English Practical tools to release from the mind and be present in the heart
Sunday 12 -2 with Anna Mironova At El Mirador (on the way to San Pablo) Q5 tuk tuk ride TAI CHI PARTNER GAMES We will create our physical and emotional fundament, we will discover how can I lose and keep my center, what is opening and closing and where is my limits. This workshop created on the many years of practice of Tai Chi Chuan, Qigong, Pushing Hands. This ancient wisdom we will practice in a funny easy form, in a groupe, feeling different partners. For men and women with different ages and experience of practise. For those who love yoga, taichi, contact dance, conscious relationships, life... ANNA MIRONOVA gives classes and workshops of Qigong and Tai Chi Chuan, organizes retreats-traveling for a groups around the world since 2001. Anna studied Tai Chi Chuan Chen style and Tao Qigong from chinese master and doctor of traditional Chinese medicine Wang Xian for more than 7 years of daily communication. Champion of Russia in 2001 (Tai Chi Chuan), 1st dan, Judge of international competitions of Tai Chi Chuan, Teacher of Russian Champions (adults and children), Teacher of Qigong teachers, Master-Healer Reiki.
Sunday 2-4 with Nily Goldenberg, at the Holistic Cottage The practice of using Jade Eggs
Sunday 2 – 4pm With Nikoya Adams La Paz Soul Enlightenment through the art of Creative Writing. English Through guided meditation we learn how to connect with our Spirit Guide or MUSE, which then enables us to hear the Soul whispers and discover hidden talents we didn’t know we have. Creative body movement and fun with Oracle cards are also in the mix if there’s enough time is:[email protected]
Sunday 2-4 at with Bryan at Del Lago Detox and Purification Sauna
Sunday 2pm-4pm With Michelle Experience Tarot English Michelle from the Guides of Wisdom will demonstrate a Tarot Reading for people new to Tarot and who would like to understand what to expect from a reading with an experienced tarot therapist.
Sunday 2-4 wit. Elian Chalendu at El Taller The “Lecture Serpent” The Sacred Serpent – Matrix of Life Lecture and Meditation In all forms of nature flows a primary spiral motion. This movement is an own intelligence which is revealed to us when we immerse ourselves in it. It is the original, primordial consciousness of organic matter, the inner knowledge of nature. It’s beyond the thinking mind, yet always present here in our body. Since the beginning of mankind, Indigenous people all around the world worshipped this as the ‘Sacred Serpent '. In Yoga and Tantra it is known as the ‘Kundalini energy '. In this talk we will see how to access and travel in this dimension, first within the body, and through it, everywhere. There is no limit to Living Flow.
Sunday 4-6 with Elian at El Taller Matrix of Life Let the Sanke Dnace Moving in a flowing, fluid body
Sunday 4 -6 pm with Graell Corsini at Ananda Founder & Co-Director, Goddess Temple of Ashland Priestess, Temple Raiser, Thresholder, Retreat Guide, Temple Dancer Priestess Portal Activation Body as Temple Land as Temple. Experience shared reality amongst a Sisterhood of Sovereignty. Become the Chalice of Emptiness. Allow the Divine Transmission of Elemental Embodiment to infinitely weave into you and connect us all deeper on our Path of Sacred Living. Practice the Priestess Arts in a safe and inclusive container with Founder and Co-Director of the Goddess Temple of Ashland, Oregon, the Flying Lotus and AvaSha Goddess Temple of Mt. Shasta, CA, Sacred Movement Facilitator, Spiritual Intimacy Guide, and Midwife of the Veils of Birth and Death, Graell Corsini www.priestessgraell.comwww.goddesstempleashland.com www.priestessgraell.com www.goddesstempleashland.com www.jacksonwellsprings.com Graell Guidebooks Available and Ready for Shipping: Raising a Goddess Temple, The Path of Sacred Living, Goddess Sadhana
Sunday 4-6pm at Tanya’s House Tanya kambo cambia. english y Espanol Insight into medicine work combined with body/therapy/energy work to open doors which help us to: - find our place / encuentra tu lugar - heal our relations / sana tus relaciones - discover our destiny / descubre tu destino
Sunday 4-6 with Doron Hanoch at La Paz It’s All About the Hips! Physical and Emotional Opening. With Doron Hanoch English A fun and efficient workshop that will get your hips really opening, while sharing practices that help release emotional stuckiness of the first 3 chakras. Fun, practical and efficient. Spiritual Teacher, author and CEO of DYZC http://doronyoga.com/ Doron Hanoch Spiritual Teacher, author and CEO of DYZC Book: The Yoga Lifestyle Yoga website, Doron Yoga & Zen Center Social: Facebook, Youtube, twitter, InstagramArt and Photography website
Sunday 4-6pm with Elicia Deva at Del Lago Earth Energies and Tantra We will delving into the secrets our ancestors knew: how they cultivated masculine and feminine energies in the earth for fertility and higher consciousness. We will explore electromagnetism, ley lines, stone circles, ancestor worship, and their connection to tantra. We will explore cultivating these energies in our own bodies. www.TantricTrance.com
Sunday 4-6 Mose Cagen at Pasada Schumann beachfront Ecstatic Dance Journey with Cacao Warm up to ASCENDANCE From 6 pm at Posada Schumann Q50 for those without a Festival Pass
MONDAY, March 20th
Monday 8-10 with Greg Clough and Fati Abril Upside Down - Beginner’s AcroYoga Class AcroYoga Class Beginner's acrobatic class for challenging the body and mind. A class to be playfull with inversions.
Monday 8 – 10 David Chi Del Lago Platform Miracle Movements Foundation Presents Miracle Movements Tai Chi & Qi Gong and your Guardian Angels English Miracle Movements Tai Chi & Qi Gong is a modern system with the breathing fundamentals of the ancient arts. This system is described as tai chi, reiki, qi qong and meditation creatively fused into one dance. These movements synchronize the breath and the body, creating a beautiful insightful dance that not only restores one's health but also relaxes the mind and rejuvenates the spirit giving the practitioner the chance to be one within themselves. [email protected] BreatheToBelieve.com
Monday 10-12 with Sierra Rose at Del Lago Platform Activating the Chakras through Yin Yoga Session begins by opening and purifying chakras with breath work. Meditate and activate through asana; we will hold a pose for each chakra. We will attune to each chakra by chanting its bija mantra. Leave class feeling harmony and balance in the body! [email protected]
Monday 10-12 with Jamie Suss El Taller The Mental Blueprint English/Spanish This workshop focuses on using movement inspired from the Russian Martial Art Systema and your innate ability to visualize and practice an event or situation before even entering. Systema combines breath, natural and/or logical movements intended for maximum efficiency and mental balance. This interactive workshop begins with physical movement and leads to applying your conscious creativity to playfully shape your present moment with the future in your perspective. Your memory is your model for reality. Through physical movement and various writing prompts, you will establish new neural pathways associated with your best Self in order to ‘reverse-engineer’ the present moment by creating future memories, both physical and mental/emotional memories.
Monday 10 -12 with Rosalie El Taller YOGA FUN FOR KIDS & FAMILIES! Mainly English, but translation into Spanish and French available. Fun, Freedom, and Fabulousness for Kids as they learn to appreciate, discover, and connect with Breath, Flexibility, Strength, Balance, Stillness, Singing and Sharing with friends! [email protected]; www.kidsyoganow.com
Monday 12- 2 With Gigi De Leon Holistic Cottage Past life regression workshop (open to change it) Time needed: 2 hours Bring Yoga mats and blankets you have and must also bring something to take notes. So you believe you were a princess or a warrior on a past life? Join me on a journey to the Akashic Records, I will show you the whole process of raising awareness of your surroundings and within you using breathing exercises, body and mind relaxation and self-healing, chakra balancing and the energy of the 4 elements. Heal blockages from previous lives that may be still present on this current lifetime, through visualization by Guided Meditation tapping into your subconscious. When we finish I will also explain the meaning of the symbolism used in this technique.
Monday 12-2 with Peter M. Mustafa at Del Lago Acting The Sanfrod Meisner technique. Playful and easy partner work. Includes: Realaxation-Action/Reaction-Awareness. Max. 10 people. Peter is 56 years old and has been working as a personal acting coach for twenty years. He studied acting/directing at a German University, Hannover. He has a Thai Yoga and Chi Nei Tsang certification. He has been studying T´ai Chi at the monastery in San Marcos, for 1 1/2 years.
Monday 12-2 pm with Daniel Hansen of RootFlute at Ananda Pathways to creativity An open discussion on enabling the creative process and things that may block it ..
Monday 2-4 p.m with Seyna Gellman Creating a G-d's Eye in English with some Spanish as best as I can. This is a workshop of crafting with yarn and shish ka bob skewers. The space need not be large as the participant sits while constructing. We share all yarn and work on 1 piece for the most part depending on the intricacy and learning. It's child appropriate especially with an adult guiding. The G-d's Eye can also be made more simply for a child.
Monday 20th, 2pm - 4pm Hilda Resch and Edith Boyer-Telmer At New Beginnings English and Espanol Meaning and Importance of Protest and Revolution in Modern Society We come together to share our understanding of the topics of Revolution and Resistance. We discuss if the terms need to be defined anew for the creation of a positive collective future, and each work out something we are "standing up for in this world". A simple song will help us close the cycle of our experience [email protected] newbeginningsguatemala.com
Sunday 10-12 with Denis The Smile Center Basic test to understand we don’t control our mind association
Monday 4-6 with Forrest Neumann at Ananda Dance-Trance Meditation with Cacao In this unique collaboration of cacao and ecstatic dance, we will be combining ceremony with movement to initiate a blissful heart-opening experience through a music and ritual . Come ready to dance, release and become entranced by the spiritual atmosphere designed to re-root and uplift your spirit. Cacao is one of the most nutrient dense superfoods on the planet and has been used ceremonially for thousands of years to access greater connection with the heart and inner self. Ecstatic dance is a conscious dance practice which emphasizes complete free expression of self through movement to music. By combining these two effective and complimentary practices, this journey will facilitate everything from inner change and play to outer creativity with a heart-centered focus. We will begin with intension setting followed by a traditional cacao drinking ritual and meditation. Once the medicine has kicked in we will transition into the ecstatic dance journey allowing the cacao spirit to fully activate and move through the entire body. Immerse yourself with a diverse mix of sacred bass music (up and downtempo) and synchronized live-tronic soundscapes accompanied by acoustic instruments and voice. The vast array of organic vibrations include didgeridoo, drum and rattle, flute and live vocals from traditions around the world. This will be an integrated dance-trance experience so you are encouraged to discover your own sacred vibration within and channel it through toning, chanting and vocal expression. This special ceremonial cacao ecstatic dance will provide a perfect time to both pause reflect, ask help from unseen sources as well as dance to your hearts content, moving through energetic blockages and making space for new visions and realizations to arise.
Monday 4-6 with Fati Abril at Del Lago Acropeutics - Flying Massage Lunar AcroYoga Class Cultivate listening, trust and letting go.
Monday 4-6 Dr. Amy Tafeen and kids : El Taller Raising vibrant kids with holistic healthcare Dr Amy Tafeen. Doctor of chiropractic. Fellowship in pediatrics. 36 years running a family practice specializing in pregnancy , children and infants.
Monday 4=6 Daist Shlacman Smile Center Brain Gym. Balance the hemispheres through movement and drawing. kid friendly workshop.
Tuesday, March 21st
8am - 10am at The Hermitage in San Pablo
The Hermitage welcomes special guest teachers Tiffany Nicholson-Smith and Kristof Wittstock from Canada, who between them have dedicated thirty years to Self Enquiry, Meditation, Yoga and Ayurveda. They will be guiding a Twenty-One Day Immersion Retreat at The Hermitage Retreat Center in San Pablo (March 25th - April 14th) which will weave together each of these passions in an intensive journey focused on empowering participants create a steady and strong self practice.
As a special treat for The Festival of Consciousness, they will hold a two hour Talk at The Hermitage introducing the Art of Ayurveda and how it can infuse both daily life and the practice of Yoga. This talk will be from 8am - 10am on Monday 21st of March and is free for all festival pass holders. You may also enjoy morning tea at The Hermitage afterwards in the gardens or on their private beach.
To get to The Hermitage, take a tuk tuk from San Marcos and ask for "Casa de Severino en San Pablo" (Q5). The driver will drop you on the road just after San Pablo - follow the path and steps down towards the lake and through the gate to The Hermitage meditation hall.
11am to 5pm At La Paz Join Jeremy Schewe, Rob Lenfestey, and the Cloud Forest Team for a day-long Wildsoul experience, Inchanted Journey's international empowerment and transformational program.
Seep in the wellspring of your indigenous heritage through potent elemental initiations that push on the thresholds of consciousness, promote healing, and recalibrate limiting beliefs. Let your Wildsoul thrive! For Wildsoul Guatemala, we will craft together the essence of place and culture, in respect to right action, conservation, and play. Our gateways to bridge with one another include qigong, breathwork, shamanic journeys, slackline/acro yoga, Mayan mythology, and rebirthing in Lago Atitlan. Accelerate and illuminate the pathless-way of the soul in the journey to merge with our immortal soul. Fall in love with the journey again or for the first time.
This workshop is includes with the Festival Pass Purchase. If you would like to attend this day and you have not purchased a pass it is Q250 for the day. All day pass purchases go directly to Wildsoul to continue their work preserving the Guatemalan Cloud Forest.