Join us for an Art, Yoga and Nature inspired week in Minca Colombia!
Our retreat will take place in the heart of the Jungle in Minca Colombia at Masaya casas Viejas September 5th-10th 2024. We are offering an all inclusive retreat for 5 nights and 6 days. We want YOU there! It will be an intimate, all-inclusive, good for the soul wellness retreat. Our retreat will combine art, yoga, adventure and meditation-all intertwined with nature. Our goal is to build community and connection with engaging workshops, incredible food, inspiring locations and even better company. Our retreats are an investment in YOU. We can't wait to get to know you better and watch you grow with us on the epic adventure.
We are excited to share our week flow with you soon. We have so many fun activities planned including Meditation, Yoga, Art Classes, Journaling exersizes, Sunset Hikes, Beach Day Trip to Taganga, Coffee Plantation Tour, Waterfall Hike, Birdwatching, and poolside relaxtion all included.
Cost of Experience:
Prices are the total cost per person if paid in full. This cost includes the 5 Night/6 Day - Week long retreat, transportation from the airport, classes, adventures, and all Meals + Welcome Gifts + Takeaways. We do offer Payment Plans for each of these accommodations. You can learn more about that in the section below this one!
All-Inclusive-$1500
**Your Airfare is NOT included in this price** Plan to fly into Santa Marta (SMR) Airport
Payment Plans:
The first payment is needed as soon as possible as a 1/2 deposit to claim your space and the remaining payment will need to be paid by August 5th. You may also choose to pay the full amount now. Following the 1/2 deposit to hold your space, we can offer payment plans if preferred. Please contact us at creative.yoga.retreats@gmail.com to set that up.
Location:
Minca has established itself as a must-visit destination in Colombia. With a climate much milder than the Caribbean coast, this picturesque and colorful town serves as the gateway to explore the foothills of the majestic Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, renowned for its diverse nature and the rich cultural heritage of its indigenous peoples. With its numerous waterfalls, coffee plantations, and birdwatching routes, Minca reveals itself as an authentic paradise for travelers seeking alternatives to the beaches of Cartagena, Santa Marta, and Palomino. We invite you to immerse yourself in this unique experience of tranquility and connection with nature!
Accommodations:
We will all be in a Shared Family Room + with a Shared Bathroom at the beautiful Masaya Casas Viejas. The Family private room includes one queen bed and two single beds with a private bathrom and private balcony that includes a mountain view. A space designed for travelers and nature enthusiasts seeking an immersive and wellness experience in the mountains of the Colombian Caribbean! The hostel is located on Finca La Victoria, a 500-hectare coffee estate founded in 1892, just 20 km from Santa Marta and 30 minutes from Minca.
Nutrition:
All meals will be provided by Masaya Casa Viejas kitchen and you are in for a treat! We will taste the rainbow all week including vegan and vegetarian options for all travelers. The menu will be self ordered off of the full menu for every meal. You will taste the local experience in each ingredient as it begins with the ingredients bought from small local producers in Minca & the region, supporting the local communities and the Masaya Spirit. They bake their own bread, cookies, brownies, and cakes using local products.
Payment Plans:
The first payment is needed as soon as possible as a 1/2 deposit to claim your space and the remaining payment will need to be paid by July 5th. You may also choose to pay the full amount now. Following the 1/2 deposit to hold your space, we can offer payment plans if preferred. Please contact us at creative.yoga.retreats@gmail.com to set that up.
Refund Policy:
There will be no refunds given after July 5th 2024 unless your spot is able to be filled, which we will always try our best to do. With less than 8 weeks until the retreat, it becomes a challenge to fill a spot last minute. If we are able to find someone to fill your space after the No Refund Date, a partial refund of 75% of the amount paid will be refunded. If you cancel prior to 60 days before the event, we will give a full refund of the amount paid, minus a $75 fee.
Mission:
Creative Yoga Retreats cultivate a safe, empowering and creative space in a beautiful natural setting, enabling us to open our hearts to loving awareness of ourselves, each other and our environment.
Our Pillars:
Our central pillars are yoga, art and connection -- all intertwined with nature.
The word yoga is derived from the Sanskrit root yuj, meaning “to yoke,” or “to unite”. The practice aims to create union between body, mind and spirit, as well as between the individual self and universal consciousness. Yoga is love.
Art is life. Art is a pathway to exploring the human condition as innate creators. Art is an expression of nature, perceptions, emotions, questions and hardships. In a world of instant technology, we will create an inspiring space to slow down, create and notice the world around us and within us.
We need real human connection. We thrive through connection with others and with nature. Despite more opportunities to connect through technology, modern society has found itself in an epidemic of loneliness. Our retreats will create a non-judgemental space for each person to be seen, valued and heard. We use writing and storytelling to express our journeys, vulnerabilities and experiences.
Who is this for?
We are a welcoming and inclusive community. We welcome all genders, sexual orientations, race, class, ability/disability, ages and other identities and experiences. We ask all retreat participants to come with a loving and open heart.
Meet Your Retreat Leaders:
Mary Howze is a seasoned yoga practitioner and a fresh yoga instructor. She received her 200 hour and is currently working on her 300-hour certification with Powered By Heart Yoga. She teaches what she loves as a practitioner and offers yoga as a spiritual practice. Each class is crafted with intention and connected to an engaging playlist. Her goal is to create an experience that will be felt and remembered. Yoga has been a passion of hers for over 6 years and nothing brings her more joy and purpose than to share it with this community. She has taught regular classes, led yoga on festival stages, and hosted a handful of retreats. Outside of yoga, she loves travel, nature and music.
Jessica Mahan is a professional painter, teacher of art and yoga practitioner currently working on her 200 hour yoga instructor certification. She is in awe of the natural world. Nature has the ability to wake up her mind to the present moment, sparking ideas and insight. The resulting paintings are vivid, emotional, playful and dreamlike. Her art practice helps her slow down and notice the world around her by examining shapes, colors, movement rhythms and light. She often uses symbolism and thinks of her work as visual poetry. She previously taught art in the public school system for 7 years, has been a professional artist for 8 years and loves sharing her love of art with others. Outside of art, she loves travel, yoga, nature, music and hanging out with her dog.