HOLISTIC WELLNESS: YOGA & AYURVEDA RETREAT WITH ADRIENNE AND AMIR

PERU

JUNE 3-10, 2022

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Through the practice of Ayurveda and Yoga, journey back to Self with Adrienne Diaz and Amir Madison, the powerhouse couple behind the South Los Angeles-based non-profit organization, Eat Move Meditate. Meet us in the Peruvian Andes, at a space built upon sacred geometry, surrounded by ancient culture and enveloped by Mother Nature's Sacred Valley. Together, we will explore Machu Picchu, Arin Waterfall, Maras Salt Mines, experience the native Despacho Ceremony, visit Cusco, and immerse ourselves in sound healing, hiking, yoga asana, meditation, partner yoga, and Ayurveda! You will leave with a deeper connection to your mind, body, spirit, senses, and the joys of community. 
 

RETREAT LOCATION

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The 70-mile narrow strip of land, in the Peruvian Andes, that runs roughly from the old imperial capital of Cusco to the enigmatic citadel of Machu Picchu remains a place of eerie natural beauty. Against a backdrop of snow-capped peaks, the fertile river valley winds below steep forests and ancient agricultural terraces while the mountain light at dusk gives the landscape an otherworldly glow. Many locals still speak Quechua - the language of the Incas.  
There are endless opportunities to explore its natural landscapes as well as the living and ancient cultures. You can do so by road or, preferably, on foot, mountain bike or horseback. 
 

In the middle of a majestic natural environment, surrounded by mountains and ancient culture, grows Samadhi, our retreat centre - which means a union with the divine. Designed with sacred geometry, Samadhi will submerge you in the universe of "los Chakras", walking through the Kundalini and wrapping you in its spaces, colors, textures, flavors and art adapted for the energy central, to know and explore your essence. Samadhi is a fully-equipped retreat centre with areas dedicated to meditation and art, a multifunction room, a yoga deck with a dazzling view of the sacred valley, and an organic garden where you can learn about the qualities of plants that are native to the area, and around the Andes Mountains. 

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RETREAT INCLUSIONS

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• 6 Nights accommodation at our beautiful retreat centre Samadhi Sacred Valley and 1 Night in Cusco

• Roundtrip group airport transfer from Cusco airport

• All farm to table vegan or vegetarian meals grown in the property's backyard or locally sourced with the exception of breakfast on Machu Picchu day tour and Day 7 lunch (on own) 

• Machu Picchu full day tour including bus pick-up from hotel, train & local bus tickets, local guide, and entry to this spectacular sacred Incan site ($500 USD value)

• Yoga, meditation and workshops led by Adrienne and Amir

• Visit to Arin Waterfall overlooking Sacred Valley

• Visit to Maras Salt Mines - Comprised of over 2,000 small salt wells, the "Salineras de Maras" have provided a steady source of salt for residents of Peru's Sacred Valley since potentially before the days of the Inca

• Native Despacho Ceremony - Led by a Shaman from the indigenous Quechua tribe, a despacho is a prayer bundle or offering of gratitude to Mother Earth (Pacha Mama) & Mountain Spirits; a focused, formal way to "dispatch" your prayers off to the powers that be. Despacho rituals are designed to align, balance and harmonize the three levels of consciousness: Yankay (the physical universe), Yachay (the spirit or wisdom center), and Munay (the feeling or heart center). The despacho holds symbolic elements and the prayers of the participants. As the elements are added to the despacho, the vibration of the participants and the room raises. The despacho becomes a living prayer that brings energy shifts and healing. The ceremony is concluded by burning the despacho bundle over a bonfire conveying the gifts to Spirit

• Sound Healing Bath - Everything in the universe has a vibrational frequency. The practitioner uses musical instruments like singing bowls, gong, flute and others in specific rhythms and frequencies to downshift your brain from the beta state (normal consciousness) to the theta state (relaxed consciousness) and even the delta state (where internal healing can occur).

• Hike around the Sacred Valley - Explore Samadhi’s beautiful mountainous backyard, the local farms and the nature that surrounds it

• A visit to the local market of Pisac for shopping where indigenous Quechua communities from the surrounding highlands come to sell their products

• Bonfire 

• Group dinner at vegan restaurant in Cusco

• Planting Trees - We're planting 2 trees to give back to Mother Earth (Pachamama). If you'd like to plant more trees, you can buy more trees at check out! 

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