7 Day New Year’s Rejuvenation - Yoga, Meditation & Maya Culture, Retreat at Lake Atitlan,Guatemala

Facilities

Your days begin with pranayama (breathing practices), meditation, yoga asana class and yummy nutritious superfood breakfast. You then get a break to relax, read, or go explore. We are happy to help with arranging activities such as stand up paddle, massage, market visit, volcano hike, and more.

It’s fun to just sit on your hammock or chat with new friends. It’s an easy walk to the lake or sits by the river. In the afternoons, you will deepen your meditation, explore a slow down yoga practice, learn more about your mind and behavioral patterns, release tensions and hidden emotions, and of course dance, and play!

You will soften into yin, and understand better how to make resolutions that actually work. Doron Yoga & Zen Center will guide you through meditations and intentions setting that will actually help you reach your goals.

Prepare to laugh, dance, practice some powerful yet loving yoga, focus your mind like a Jedi, and love yourself and others like never before. They offer a purifying ceremony and chanting in the sauna. Get ready to become pure!

Afternoon workshops sample

Afternoon sessions are an opportunity to dive deeper into the practice, gain more knowledge from expert leaders, and have time to ask specific questions.

Sessions include for example:

Yin yoga

Deepen your flexibility, release stored emotions, and fears, purify your mind. Kasia will lead you through yin sessions making sure you are entering New Year energized, yet with a peaceful mind, self-love and compassion.

Yoga and Zen philosophy

Dive deeper into the understanding of yoga and Buddhism; duality versus non-duality. Understand what are the mind afflictions that keep us from finding freedom. Doron makes it practical and inclusive so you deepen and explore further no matter how many years of practice you have.

Yoga lifestyle:

Q&A about the yoga lifestyle, morning routines, food options, sleep hygiene, and more. Recommended reading includes The Yoga Lifestyle, by Doron Hanoch, before the retreat. (Available on amazon and other online stores)

Yoga, for all levels. All levels are welcome. This retreat is for everyone interested in a more holistic yoga lifestyle.

ONLY DURING THIS NEW YEAR RETREAT YOU WILL RECEIVE A BONUS: Explore Mayan culture boat tour.

Doron Yoga & Zen Center is a spiritual eco-village, based on permaculture principles with touches of Zen. It manifests the power and energy of the magnificent Lake Atitlan. The lake can be majestically viewed from our grounds, with volcanoes and local villages perfectly framing the scene. They are part of the Maya village of Tzununa in Guatemala. Located a 7-minute walk from the lake. Hammocks hang by the river and gardens and connecting paths are all paved with local stone.

Yoga shala

One of the most beautiful yoga spaces in the world, consisting of a sprawling cypress floating floor, surrounded by large glass sliding doors, held up by huge bamboo pillars and featuring jaw-dropping views. High ceilings with extra insulation keep the temperatures perfect year-round. It is a temple sitting along the Tzununa River, allowing for the sound of water to flow softly and soothingly into the practice. Permaculture principles are followed

to ecologically enhance the quality of the construction, garden, and design functionality of the center.

Buddha café

The Buddha café is a wonderful meeting place. It hosts a large deck with a variety of seating options and a gorgeous view of the lake. It serves super nutritious, delicious gourmet, vegetarian food. One of its primary highlights is a great company.

It offers a place to rest, connect with new friends, read and have some delicious food.

Grounds

Doron Yoga & Zen Center grow coffee, bananas, avocados, lettuces, beans, yams, radishes, herbs and around 30 other fruits and vegetables (yum, guacamole!). There is a beautiful fire pit under the grand Jocose tree (which you may want to climb). Additionally, you will visit and experience our natural, large, ceremonial-grade sauna to help with detoxing and cleansing. They also offer massages and can organize tours around the lake for you (additional fee).

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Three vegetarian meals will be served each day with a mix of international, Guatemalan, and Doron’s special healthy, yummy, and Mediterranean touch made from fresh local produce, organic when available. Each meal is substantial, varied, and nourishing, to energize you through your practices without leaving you feeling too heavy.

All food at the Doron Yoga & Zen Center is prepared as healthily and nutritiously as possible under the guidance of the founder and director, who is also a trained chef and certified nutrition consultant. To the greatest extent possible, food is organic and locally sourced, including from their own blossoming gardens.

You will get a great balance of raw food, cooked food (with healthy oils), fermented foods, healthy sauces and condiments, homemade jams and peanut butter, fresh homemade granola, baked sourdough bread, fresh-made tortillas on the wood oven, pizza from our clay and wood-burning pizza oven and so much more.

Doron offers snacks and desserts for purchase. Signature Raw Cacao Bliss Balls - MUST TRY! They brew their own Kombucha and Ginger Beer (for sale).

Notes: Be mindful of food and water hygiene, as travelers’ diarrhea is not uncommon in Guatemala, which can be quite challenging when embarking on a yoga program. Bring some grapefruit seed extract and daily maintenance of seven to eight drops in water or juice or any other supplement that suits. This yoga retreat is vegetarian-friendly.

Lake Atitlan offers a plethora of different activities, including but not limited to swimming, kayaking, and hiking. A day trip can be taken by boat or tuk-tuk to the nearby villages for sightseeing and shopping, which also has a dock where local lanchas (boat taxis) stop every 20 to 40 minutes to take you to explore other towns around the lake.

San Marcos is the closest town over and can be reached by boat, tuk-tuk or walking. There, you can relax in one of the many cafes and restaurants or partake in an array of healing offerings, including shamanism, Reiki, Maya Horoscope readings, and much more. Among others, San Pedro, a short ride to the other side of the lake, has more of a vibrant vibe and is a little less expensive. San Juan offers more hand made stores, beautiful murals, co-ops, and a small village feel.

During your free time, you can enjoy some these activities

• Walk / hike around Tzununa, up the mountains or to next-door villages
• Sit by the river and meditate or read a book, or simply reset and relax
• Swim in the lake or chill out on the dock with stunning views
• Hike The San Pedro Volcano (with guide)
• Kayak in San Marcos or San Pedro
• Waterfall hike (when available)
• Get one of our SPA treatments
• Venture by boat, tuk-tuk, or foot into one of the neighboring towns for some shopping for traditional textiles, paintings and crafts, sight seeing, and a feel for some local Mayan villages
• Fire night with Zen talk

• 6 nights accommodation
• New Years Gift: Explore Maya Culture Boat Tour
• 3 daily vegetarian meals, locally-sourced food, all cooked from scratch with quality ingredients
• Filtered water, herbal tea and coffee
• Retreat to build a holistic yoga lifestyle, integrating mind, body, food and nutrition
• Complementary: Traditional Maya Cacao Ceremony
• Complementary: Traditional Maya Temazcal Ceremony
• All yoga instructions
• Pranayama (breathing exercises)
• Zen Meditation
• Tips and tricks on mastering yoga poses
• Yoga guidance from a well-seasoned international teachers
• Tips on integrating the Yoga Lifestyle into your life at home
• Guided meditations, programs and workshops
• Time to explore the distinct and charming towns of Lake Atitlan
• Hammocks, chill out benches and spots around the property
• Free Wi-Fi

• Excursions (volcano hike, coffee tour etc.)
• Extra snacks and beverages
• Transportation and transitions to and from the retreat (we can organize it for a fee)
• Massage therapies or other consultations with our experts

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• A reservation requires a deposit of 15% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
• The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.