Nature, Creativity & Yoga Retreat at Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
Express Your Inner Nature
Feb 16th - Feb 22nd, 2025
7 Days / 6 Nights
Ignite Your Creative Life Force Energy
We are excited to invite you to our first international yoga retreat at Lake Atitlan in February 2025. We will be spending 7 days / 6 nights at the Mystical Yoga Farm, a beautiful off-grid retreat community on the shores of Lake Atitlan, Guatemala. The retreat center is in a secluded location surrounded by three volcanos featuring breathtaking views, three yoga shalas, permaculture gardens and lake front access. During this retreat we will explore practices to build creative life force energy, connect with nature and then express this energy through movement, music, connection and play.
We gather at this retreat to ignite the creative life force energy within us. To feel the beauty that wants to flow through us. To sense the elements, the seasons and nature’s wisdom that we are a part of. To move, sing, dance and play in our passion and our purpose. To free our voices and claim why we are here. To remember who we truly are and what we are capable of.
Move
ENERGY
Express
SELF
Embody
NATURE
Create
MAGICK
What We'll Be Doing
We will practice daily yoga (hatha, kundalini, yin), meditation and pranayama to connect with our inner nature while exploring the landscape around us. Workshops and activities will include hiking/walking meditation, fire/song circles, vocal activation, breathwork, cacao, movement/dance, sacred sauna, creative writing, permaculture and rituals to build habits of reciprocity with the elements and Mother Earth. We will also have the opportunity to take an off site trip to San Pedro to sit with a local Maya Tzʼutujil spiritual guide (Nana Marina Cruz) for a special fire/cacao ceremony.
Deepening Our Connection
Going on a Lake Atitlan yoga retreat is an opportunity to step back and temporarily withdraw from our daily routines, commitments and obligations. We invite you to drop deeper into yourself and your retreat experience by observing silent mornings and a digital detox. This retreat is an opportunity to slow down, reflect and reconnect with the nature within and around you before reentering daily life with new tools, perspectives and inspiration. When we recognize that we are nature and the sacred elements live within us it becomes instinctive to treat ourselves, the Earth and all around us as sacred.
Presence
SILENCE
Reciprocity
OFFERING
Attunement
STILLNESS
Ritual
REVERENCE
Creating with Nature
Have you ever noticed that when you slow down and become present with nature a magickal co-creation begins to happen? You start to sing and a beautiful song bird flys up to greet you and sing back… You look at the clouds and they begin to dance, play and move with the wind… You gaze up at the stars and a star shoots across the sky right where you were looking… Nature wants to be witnessed in a deep presence and reverence… when it is then it will begin to speak to you.
We live in an energetic field of consciousness, an animate world that is responding to our own actions and level of consciousness. When we can learn to slow down and deeply listen, see, hear, taste and feel the world around us then we can also respond to the world as a living being. The process of creating with nature is a deep dialogue with the divine… You observe the beauty around you and it stimulates your senses, emotions, thoughts and a creative impulse to respond. The animate world listens for your response and responds back… suddenly you are in a beautiful co-creation of the present moment and have tapped into a wisdom, intelligence and creative force that goes far beyond your individual consciousness.
In permaculture we observe nature as the ultimate teacher and look for examples of how to replicate systems that exist naturally and serve life. I believe the wisdom and mimicry of nature can be applied far beyond landscapes and weaved into all that we as humans are creating. Whether our creations are focused on art, technology, music, business, education, healing or community it is crucial that we are sourcing our inspiration from and co-creating with the divine intelligence of Mother Nature. Throughout this retreat we will practice deep observation and listening to our inner world and the outer world so that we can connect with this divine intelligence and channel the unique expression of creative life force that wants to flow through us and into this world to serve life.
At Mystical Yoga Farm
Mystical Yoga Farm is a beautiful, off grid community/retreat center offering yoga retreats in Lake Atitlán. The center is located on the secluded southwest shore of the lake and reachable only by boat and the local foot path. Wake up to the sounds of the high mountain birds surrounded by the potent energy of ancient volcanos. This unique retreat community is a perfect place for nourishing creativity and is focused on Yoga, devotional singing, permaculture, ceremony and authentic expression.
Accommodation Options
EARLY BIRD PRICING UNTIL DEC 16th
50% Deposit to Reserve Your Spot
See our refund and cancellation policy
Do you have questions about the retreat or accommodation options? Contact us for more information.
Meals at Mystical Yoga Farm
Meals will be provided by Mystical Yoga Farm kitchen who offer nourishing VEGAN cuisine, prepared with love using home-grown and locally sourced goods whenever possible. Featuring everything from banana pancakes and fresh fruit smoothies, to house-made lentil burgers, roasted veggies and hand pressed tortillas, the vegan meals prepared by their talented local staff are crafted to leave guests with happy bellies and happy hearts. The kitchen is able to cater to most dietary needs, but please be sure to let us know in advance if you have any restrictions, allergies or intolerances.
What's Included
Lake Atitlan Yoga Retreat 2025
Included
- Daily Yoga / Meditation Classes
- Workshops / Activities
- 6 Nights Accommodation
- Meals - (Day 1 - Dinner Only, Day 7 - Breakfast/Lunch Only)
- Boat To and From Panajachel* - (Arrival Day - 12 PM | Departure Day -3 PM)
- 1 Hour Post Retreat Integration Call
*You must be present at the scheduled arrival/departure times otherwise you will need to hire a private boat from Panajachel (300 Q – $39) or take public boats to Santiago and then a private boat to the farm (85 Q – $11)
Not Included
- Airfare to Guatemala
- Transportation To and From Lake Atitlán*
*You can book a direct shuttle from the Guatemala City airport to Panajachel. It is about a 3/3.5 hour drive. To make it to the retreat on time it is recommended to fly in by Saturday (2/15) and stay in Panajachel for the evening or stay in Guatemala City and take a very early shuttle to Panajachel.
If you need a boat from another town, a private shuttle from the airport or miss the scheduled boat then check out other options for getting to Mystical Yoga Farm.
Testimonials
Sample Retreat Schedule
*Schedule subject to change and weather conditions. All times are approximate.
ARRIVAL - DAY 1
- 12 PM - Boat from Panajachel
- 1 PM - Arrival
- 1:30 - 2:30 PM - Lunch
- 3 - 4 PM - Retreat Introduction
- 4:30 – 6 PM – Afternoon Yoga/Meditation
- 6 – 7 PM – Dinner
- 7:15 – 9 PM – Opening Ceremony
- 9 PM – Noble Silence
DAY 2
- 7 AM – Rise and Shine!
- 7:30 – 9 AM – Morning Yoga/Meditation
- 9 – 10 AM – Breakfast
- 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM – Morning Workshop
- 1:30 – 2:30 PM – Lunch
- 2:30– 6 PM – Relax & Create
- 6 – 7 PM – Dinner
- 7:30 – 8:30 PM – Evening Activity (Optional)
- 9 PM – Noble Silence
DAY 3
- 7 AM – Rise and Shine!
- 7:30 – 9 AM – Morning Yoga/Meditation
- 9 – 10 AM – Breakfast
- 10:30 AM – 12 PM – Morning Workshop
- 1:30 – 2:30 PM – Lunch
- 2:30– 5 PM – Relax & Create
- 5 PM – Sacred Sauna & Song Circle
- 6 – 7 PM – Dinner
- 9 PM – Noble Silence
DAY 4
- 7 AM – Rise and Shine!
- 7:30 – 9 AM – Morning Yoga/Meditation
- 9 – 10 AM – Breakfast
- 10 AM - 1:30 PM – Relax & Create
- 1:30 – 2:30 PM – Lunch
- 2:30– 4 PM – Relax & Create
- 4 – 5:30 PM – Afternoon Workshop
- 6 – 7 PM – Dinner
- 7:30 – 8:30 PM – Evening Activity (Optional)
- 9 PM – Noble Silence
DAY 5
- 7 AM – Rise and Shine!
- 7:30 – 9 AM – Morning Breath/Movement
- 9 – 10 AM – Breakfast
- 10:30 AM – 12 PM – Morning Workshop
- 1:30 – 2:30 PM – Lunch
- 2:30– 4 PM – Relax & Create
- 4 – 5:30 PM – Afternoon Yoga/Meditation
- 6 – 7 PM – Dinner
- 9 PM – Noble Silence
DAY 6
- 7 AM – Rise and Shine!
- 7:30 – 9 AM – Morning Yoga/Meditation
- 9 – 10 AM – Breakfast
- 10:30 AM – 12 PM – Morning Workshop
- 1:30 – 2:30 PM – Lunch
- 2:30 – 7 PM – Fire and Cacao Ceremony
- 9 PM – Noble Silence
DEPARTURE - DAY 7
- 7 AM – Rise and Shine!
- 7:30 – 9 AM – Morning Yoga/Meditation
- 9 – 10:30 AM – Breakfast & Pack Up
- 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM – Closing Circle
- 1:30 – 2:30 PM – Lunch
- 3 PM – Boat to Panajachel
Retreat Facilitators
Matt Lawley
LEAD FACILITATOR
Yoga, Music, Permaculture
Matt Lawley is a yoga teacher, musician and permaculturist who believes there is an inseparable connection between healing ourselves and our ability to care for and steward the Earth. He began practicing yoga nine years ago while healing from a life-changing car accident. Yoga helped him rehab much faster than expected and soon he was feeling better than ever before. Since then yoga, meditation and breathwork have been a driving factor in his life and led him to permaculture and regenerative work. Matt’s classes focus on alignment and release in order to activate energy centers, release stuck emotions and bring awareness back to our hearts. He incorporates guitar, singing bowls and mantras into his classes as well as themes around connection to the Earth, ecosystems, elements and the nature within us. Matt is trained in Alignment-Based Hatha (500 hours), Kundalini (200 hours) and Yin Yoga (100 hours). He has also worked at a top rated yoga retreat center in Thailand and for a non-profit yoga festival. Yoga and meditation brought him to the path of permaculture and regenerative work. His goal is to offer these practices and tools as a way to bring more people into alignment with themselves and Mother Earth.
Steven DiMascio
GUEST FACILITATOR
Breathwork, Dynamic Meditation, Live Music
FAQs
- 100% Deposit Refund – 60+ days before retreat start date
- 50% Deposit Refund – 30-59 days before retreat start date
- 0% Deposit Refund – 0-29 – days before retreat start date
Remaining balance is due 30 days before the retreat start date.
- 100% Remaining Balance Refund – If paid at the time of booking, a full refund of the remaining balance is available up to 30 days before your retreat start date
- 0% Remaining Balance Refund – If you cancel 0-29 days before your retreat start date remaining balance is not refundable
We will be offering yoga classes in the styles of alignment-based hatha, kundalini, vinyasa/flow and yin at our yoga retreat in Lake Atitlan.
Yoga classes will be beginner/intermediate level and may be challenging at times but accessible for all levels. Some experience with yoga is recommended.
There is no need to have prior musical experience. Our team will be offering live music to enhance the retreat experience as well as create opportunities for guests to participate in creating with us. Activities will be beginner friendly and include kirtan/devotional song circles, vocal activations and creative games to explore your voice and singing in a group. Mystical Yoga Farm also has many instruments available to borrow so it is also a great opportunity to try out playing in a supportive and safe environment!
There is no need to already have a creative project or something you want to create to join this retreat. Creative life force (prana, qi, kundalini) exists within all of us and can be expressed in so many different ways. For some it is through music, art, dance or a business offering but for others it is in the way we live, communicate and just be in the world. In this retreat we will build creative life force through yogic practices and then experiment and play with different ways of expressing this. Simply expressing this energy even if it is just for fun will enhance many other areas of your life and well being.
Please include any other dietary preferences, food allergies and/or sensitivities in the notes section of the booking form. We will communicate these with our chef and make sure your needs are accommodated.