“Embrace your humanity, embody your divinity”
9 Day Embodied Awareness - Somatic Meditation Retreat in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico
Hridaya Family Meditation and Yoga Retreat Centre, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico
Wellness Retreat in Mexico
Have you ever sensed there is more to who you are than just your thoughts, emotions, sensations and the day to day story or working, shopping and watching movies? What if the key to true fulfilment lies not in improving, changing or escaping your human experience, but in fully embodying it? The essence of the Tantric path is embodied awareness. This retreat invites you into the experiential recognition and embodiment of your essential nature. This is a 7-day process of divine recognition and embodiment.
Meet the instructors
Kyle & Sasha
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Highlights
- Tantric meditation practices
- Embodied non-duality
- Movement practices
- Practices with the senses and with nature
- Subtle / energy body awareness
- 8 nights accommodation
- 3 vegan and vegetarian meals daily
Skill level
- Beginner
7 days with instruction in English
The organizer also speaks: Italian, Russian, Spanish
Group size: 6-20 participants
Accommodation
Check-in Time:
15:00
Check-out Time:
14:00
Facilities
- Dining area
- Kitchen
- Terrace
The main house is made of mostly natural materials: wood and bricks. It has a spacious meditation hall of 100 square meters with a wooden floor and lots of huge windows from which you can enjoy a panoramic peaceful view over the valley and forest.
In the same building, there is a kitchen and dining room in a traditional Mexican style, as well as bathrooms and six twin, triple, or quadruple rooms. There are large terraces, both covered and opened, where you can relax and enjoy nature. There are also hammocks on the territory as well as some beautiful spots where you can meditate alone.
Rooms
- Dorm: one bunk bed
- Twin room with a shared bathroom and private terrace
- Twin cabin with a private bathroom
- Twin room with a private bathroom
Program
Are you tired of restlessly scrolling through social media and other distractions?
Have you ever felt that there’s something you’re missing out on in life? Like an elephant in the room that you can’t quite see, but you know is there?
Do you ever feel burdened by the weight of life? Numb, dry, bored or fed up with the humdrum?
Or maybe you’ve been meditating for a while already, witnessing thoughts becoming more dry, abstracted from your life. Does that feel like the perfect freedom and joy that you were promised?
Embodied awareness touches the essence of the Tantric path—a journey into the heart of being where the body and awareness are revealed as two inseparable sides of the coin called life. This retreat invites you into the possibility of a life-changing recognition: the direct experience of your true self through contemplative inquiry, somatic meditation, and subtle body practices. Here, you move beyond intellectual/abstract understanding (“I am not this body or these thoughts.”) to an embodied realization, where every cell in your body awakens to the truth of who you are.
This practice is not about transcending the human experience, but fully embracing it. Through cultivating intimate awareness of the body—both the physical and the subtle energy body—you learn to inhabit your form with greater sensitivity and presence. The more you open and sensitize the body, the more the "honey" of your inner recognition—the essence of your being—flows effortlessly through your actions, speech, and presence.
The teachings and practices of this retreat are rooted in the traditions of classical Shaivist and Buddhist Tantra and Hatha yoga (in the style of Hridaya yoga).
Contemplative inquiry
Deep, reflective questioning that leads you to explore the nature of your own awareness, dissolving false identities and beliefs that obscure your true self.
Somatic meditation
The recognition of awareness/consciousness as the most subtle dimension of the body. Opens to the intuitive sense of non-separation between your physical form and the innermost pulsation of aliveness called ‘I’.
Subtle body practices
Techniques designed to awaken and develop sensitivity to the energy body, enhancing your ability to perceive and direct subtle energies within and around you. These practices cleanse the energy channels or ‘pathways of experience’, leading to deeper and more refined intimacy with life.
Conscious movement practices
Consciousness is not limited to the conditioning of body and mind. Through profound and innovative movement practices, you open to the full range of your latent potential of self expression.
Relational practices
You will explore the recognition of non-dual awareness in pairs and while interacting with nature (outside in the forest!).
These practices are designed to bring you into a direct experience of embodied awareness, where you can feel the unity of your body and spirit in each moment.
Discover yourself
Engaging in embodied awareness practices offers a path to deeper self awareness, acceptance, understanding and expression. As you cultivate this deep connection to your body and awareness, you’ll discover:
- A deeper, more intimate relationship with yourself: Understand and experience your true nature beyond the mind's chatter and emotional turbulence.
- Greater sense of intimacy with life: Practice an unconditional openness towards life that gradually breaks down the veil of separation.
- Enhanced sensitivity and intuition: Develop a heightened awareness of subtle energies within yourself and others, fostering more authentic and meaningful connections.
- Find meaning and significance: Allow the truth of who you are to shine through in every interaction, creating a life of integrity and harmony.
- Juiciness! Feel more alive, more radiant and full, more confident, complete and at home in your own skin and enjoy the richness of this beautiful world.
- Resilience: Learn to hold your ground, transmute emotional energy and smile in the face of the stress, difficulty and drama that life throws your way.
By grounding yourself in embodied awareness, you unlock a life of deeper fulfilment and spiritual realization, where every breath, every moment becomes an expression of your true self.
Schedule
- 07:30-09:00 Morning practice: You will learn and develop a series of practices around the themes of awareness cultivation, sensitizing the body, and energy body awareness.
- 09:00-10:00 Breakfast
- 10:00-11:00 Morning topic, group discussion: Exploring a range of themes related to the spiritual journey from the perspective of the great non-dual Tantric traditions of India and Tibet
- 11:30-13:00 Embodiment exercises: Solo and partner exercises that explore the themes of the retreat in non-rational ways. You will explore expressing emotions and the elements through the body, interacting with nature, with each other from a depth of presence that for most people is almost completely unknown
- 13:00-16:00 Lunch
- 16:00-16:45 Topic: Exploring a range of themes related to the spiritual journey from the perspective of the great non-dual Tantric traditions of India and Tibet.
- 17:00-18:00 Practice: Continuing to build upon and develop the practices explored in the morning sessions.
- 18:00-19:00 Dinner
- 19:00-20:00 Open discussion and evening practice
Instructors
Kyle Brooks
Kyle’s spiritual seeking and aspiration to find a deeper truth began when he was just a 15-year-old boy studying Buddhism in England. After traveling to Peru in 2013 to work with plant medicines, he met Sahajananda. Kyle connected very deeply with the teachings during his first Hridaya Silent Meditation Retreat. He decided to go to Mexico to go deeper in his practice and to partake in the Hridaya Teacher Training Course. Since that time, Kyle has been sharing the teachings and leading Hridaya Silent Meditation Retreats in many countries in Latin America.
Sasha Medvedovskaya
Sasha is a Hridaya yoga teacher and meditation instructor. She also works as a psychotherapist. She has learned about ancient traditions of different cultures and approaches. For her, it was bliss to come in touch with Advaita Vedanta teachings, Ramana Maharishi’s Self-Inquiry method, and, especially, with Sahajananda’s teachings of Hridaya yoga, yoga of the spiritual heart. She is happy to have an opportunity to assist other people on the path.
Location
The retreat will take place in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. You will rest in the healing power of nature, in the heart of Mayan culture.
The retreat center is situated in the forest, in the mountains of Chiapas (Mexico) which is a region of authentic Maya culture and numerous natural beauties. The house is situated just 10 to 15 minutes away by car from an ancient colonial town San Cristóbal de las Casas which is famous for its beautiful historical center and for being a cultural center where traditions from all over the world meet in music, food, and art.
At the same time before or after your retreat, you may easily visit numerous treasures of Chiapas, the region which has Mayan ruins, jungle, lakes, canyons, waterfalls, ocean coasts, and more. This area has a very balanced climate: situated at an altitude of 2200 meters, the temperature here is 18 to 25 degrees around the whole year, which makes it an ideal place for relaxation and meditation. Here, in a quiet and beautiful pine forest, they have created this small but very cozy place that is ideal for silent meditation group retreats or an individual solitary retreat.
Distances
- San Cristóbal de las Casas - 10-15 minutes drive
Food
During this retreat, you will be served delicious and healthy vegan and vegetarian meals with love included in the price. Hridaya Family Meditation Center offers wholesome vegan and vegetarian meals and desserts, based on the principles of the ancient Indian medicine Ayurveda. It takes into consideration not only the psychophysiological type, but also the area where you live, season, and time of the day. All meals are designed by Irina, the in-house nutritionist.
This area is particularly abundant with fruits and vegetables because there are various climate zones in the same region. So, in preparing the meals, they use local and seasonal products as well as some delicious fruits (mango, papaya, watermelons, guayaberas (guava), guanabanas (soursop), lychees, melons, passion fruit, and more) from the nearby areas of the tropical jungle.
The basic menu is vegan, but for those who wish, they offer some organic eggs, milk, and honey. There is no refined flour, refined sugar, refined oils, and trans-fats used in the meals. All food is made and served with love. Hridaya Family Meditation Center is happy to accommodate any special nutritional needs or preferences to make sure you have a delightful and transformational relationship with food during your stay with them.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Snacks
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Tea
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Gluten Free
- Organic
- Lactose Free
- Other dietary requirements on request
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
What's included
- Daily sessions of meditation, embodiment and talks / group discussions
- Access to and guidance from highly experienced facilitators
- 8 nights accommodation
- 3 delicious vegan / vegetarian meals per day
- Water, tea and fruits all day
What's not included
- Flights
- Airport transfers
- Travel insurance
- Visa fee
How to get there
Recommended Airports
TGZ
Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport
38 km
Transfer not provided
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at Ángel Albino Corzo International Airport (TGZ). From the airport, it is one hour by bus or taxi to San Cristóbal de las Casas. Transfers from the airport are not included in the price.
Arrival by bus
If you arrive by bus at San Cristóbal de las Casas, the Hridaya Family Meditation Center can pick you up at the bus station for an extra 5 USD.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 30% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
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