Join Michelle Fajkus and Ash Fletcher for a heart-opening, soul-nourishing retreat designed to uplift your spirit and reconnect you with the radiant joy within that is your natural state.
Set against the shimmering waters of Lake Atitlán—an ancient and sacred place nestled in the volcanic highlands of Guatemala—this retreat offers you space to pause, breathe, and realign with your most vibrant, present, and joyful self.
This journey isn’t about escaping life’s challenges. It’s about learning to see and feel joy as a conscious choice—available to us even in the midst of sadness or uncertainty. Together, we’ll explore what it means to live with a joyful heart, to speak our truth, to listen to the wisdom within, and to trust the beauty of our becoming.
Throughout this week-long retreat, we’ll co-create a sacred space of connection, laughter, movement, and emotional honesty. We’ll breathe deeply, move intentionally, and give ourselves full permission to feel—whatever arises. Joy and sorrow, lightness and grief, all are welcome here. You are welcome here.
Using the upper chakras—heart 💚, throat 💙, third eye 💜, and crown 🤍—as energetic guideposts, we will work gently and steadily to lift our vibration, let go of what weighs us down, and access the clarity and bliss that come from presence.
Our practices include:
You’ll also receive a personal Mayan reading, helping you align with your unique energy and life path according to the sacred Mayan calendar.
In our fast-paced world, presence is the greatest gift and skill. This retreat invites you to step away from screens, distractions, and responsibilities—and step into a rhythm that is slow, sacred, and intuitive. Rather than striving for joy as a future destination, we’ll explore joy as something simple, intimate, and available now. We’ll soften into the present moment, cultivating compassion for ourselves and each other.
Whether you’re seeking inspiration, healing, connection, or simply a chance to exhale, this retreat is an invitation to come home to yourself. You'll be nourished by healthy meals, held in a nurturing community, and surrounded by natural beauty in an energetically potent place.
You’ll return home changed: clearer, softer, lighter. More aligned with joy, truth, and the mystery and magic of being alive. This is the path of joy. We invite you to walk it with us.
(1 in Antigua, 6 at Bambu in Tzununa, Lake Atitlan)
