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10-Day Silent Meditation Retreat in Colombia
Santuario, near Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
May 1 - 11, 2026
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Sasha Medvedovskaya
$1,560

About your trip

A Totally Unique, Heart Opening Journey into

  • Embodied Awakening

  • Classical Tantrik Spiritual Practices

  • Non-Duality

  • Emotional & Nervous System Regulation

  • Opening of the Heart

    In the beautiful "El Santuario"
    in the midst of the Jungle & by the River 
    near Medellin, Colombia

 Are You Seeking More than Just Silence? 

This is not just a meditation retreat, it’s:

  • An immersion into embodied wisdom, your body’s deep somatic intelligence.

  • This is an opportunity to digest unprocessed emotions,

  • Regulate your nervous system,

  • Reconnect with life from a place of true centredness and purpose.

Through:

  • Non-dual tantric teachings and practices,

  • An embodied, heart centred approach to meditation,

  • Emotional digestion practices,


This retreat offers a grounded and authentic approach to spiritual awakening and inner transformation—one that is practical, profound, and free from new-age fluff. 

  No previous meditation or yoga retreat experience is necessary as this retreat is designed for beginners and advanced practitioners alike.


 Why We Created This Retreat

Between us, we have spent decades immersed in spiritual practice, with over 20 years of teaching experience in meditation, yoga, tantra, and embodiment. Over the years, we’ve seen sincere seekers struggle with the same core challenges:

1. The Struggle to Integrate

  • Many traditional teachings were designed for renunciates, not modern people balancing work, relationships, and daily life.

  • Spiritual seekers are often told to “just observe” emotions—but without guidance on how to actually process them, leading to suppression or avoidance, or worse, guilt and shame for having challenging emotions.

  • This leads to a disparity between the beauty sought and experienced in retreats and practice, and the disharmonious behaviours and ways of relating, expressed in our lives.

2. The Lack of Genuine Depth

  • The internet is full of marketable but shallow teachings that feel good but don’t create real transformation.

  • Many people consume books, YouTube videos, or even retreats, yet find that when life gets real, the teachings don’t hold up.

  • True wisdom—rooted in deep, sustained practice—is often lost beneath superficial, commodified versions of ancient traditions.

Our Response: A Retreat That Bridges the Gap

We created this retreat to offer a different path—one that is both authentic and deeply practical. A space where real transformation happens, not by escaping life, but by learning how to meet it fully—embodied, awake, and integrated.

If you’re looking for more than just another retreat—if you’re seeking something real, grounded, and profoundly life-changing—this is for you. 


What This Retreat Offers You

Silence & Meditative Depth

  • Shift from overthinking and anxious preoccupation to a calm, grounded direct experience of presence

  • Find clarity and insight beyond doubt and distraction - move through life with purpose, meaning and joy

  • Cultivate a natural state of lucid and easeful awakeness

Somatic & Embodiment Practices

  • A unique approach to Hatha Yoga for grounding and energy balance

  • Somatic emotional regulation practices to digest unresolved emotions

  • Embodiment techniques to develop intimacy with life itself

Emotional Healing & Nervous System Mastery

  • Regulate emotional states with both modern psychotherapeutic-based tools, and ancient techniques of tantric yoga

  • Process and integrate deep-seated emotions in a healthy way - effective, time tested practices guaranteed, no new age fluff

  • Restore a sense of balance, vitality, and inner stability

Content

 

What This Retreat Offers You

Silence & Meditative Depth of the Authentic Non Dual Tantric Tradition

  • Shift from overthinking and anxious preoccupation to a calm, grounded direct experience of presence

  • Find clarity and insight beyond doubt and distraction - move through life with purpose, meaning and joy

  • Cultivate a natural state of lucid and easeful awakeness

Somatic & Embodiment Practices

  • A unique approach to Hatha Yoga for grounding and energy balance

  • Somatic emotional regulation practices to digest unresolved emotions

  • Embodiment techniques to develop intimacy with life itself

Emotional Healing & Nervous System Mastery

  • Regulate emotional states with both modern psychotherapeutic-based tools, and ancient techniques of tantric yoga

  • Process and integrate deep-seated emotions in a healthy way - effective, time tested practices guaranteed, no new age fluff

  • Restore a sense of balance, vitality, and inner stability

 

Knowing others is intelligence;
knowing yourself is true wisdom. 

― Lao Tzu

Schedule

SESSION 1:

7.00 am – 09.30 am:

Meditative Hatha Yoga & Meditation

9.30 am – 11.00am: Breakfast

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SESSION 2:

11.00am – 12.00pm: Spiritual Teachings

12.15pm – 1.00pm: Practice*

1.00pm – 3.00pm: Lunch & Rest

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SESSION 3:

3.30pm – 4.30pm – Meditation

4.45 - 6.00 Spiritual Teachings & Practice*

6.00pm – 7.00pm – Dinner

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SESSION 4:

7.00pm – 8.30pm - Q&A / Teachings

8.30pm – 9:00 pm – Practice*

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*Meditation and/or Embodiment / Emotional Digestion/ Breathwork practices

Food

 
Delicious and healthy Vegan and Vegetarian meals served with love


We offer wholesome vegan and vegetarian meals and desserts, based on the principles of the ancient Indian medicine Ayurveda. It takes into consideration not only psychophysiological type, but also the area where you live, season and time of the day.  All meals are designed by Irina, our in-house nutritionist.  This area is particularly abundant with fruits and vegetables because of the various climate zones in the same region. So in preparation of the meals we use local and seasonal products as well as some delicious fruits (from the nearby areas of tropical jungle.  Basic menu is vegan, but for those who wish we offer some organic eggs, milk and honey. There is no refined flour, refined sugar, refined oils or trans-fats used in the meals. All food is made and served with love.  

​ *We’re happy to accommodate any special nutritional needs (allergy, intollerance) to make sure you have a delightful and transformational relationship with food during your stay with us.

About the Center

 

It is not easy nowadays to find a Comfortable and Quite Place where you can deeply Rest in Silence and inquire into the depth of your own Being.   The intention is to keep the prices as low as possible so each and every one can come here and enjoy Silence, Peace and Healthy Vegetarian Food for as long as one wishes. The center is immersed in the Forest and it looks over the valley. Here you can enjoy long Walks, Birdsong, variety of Plants, Flowers and…meet Colibri (hummingbirds). To discover these multiple riches, you are welcome to wander the various trails. Everything is made here in a way so that you can feel comfortable, safe and at home.

Feel At Home

A Quiet, Beautiful And Comfortable Space For Your Solitary Retreat Or For A Group Retreat  This Place Was Created In Order To Offer A Space To All Those Who Wish To Deeply Rest In Stillness And Inquire Into The Depth Of Their Own Being.  The Intention Is To Keep The Prices As Low As Possible So Each And Every One Can Come Here And Enjoy Silence, Peace And Healthy Vegetarian Food For As Long As One Wishes.    You May Not Find Luxurious Conditions Here, But Everything Is Made In A Way You Can Feel Comfortable, Safe, And At Home.

Resting In The Healing Power Of Nature, In The Heart Of Mayan Culture

The retreat center is situated in the forest, in the mountains of Chiapas (Mexico) which is a region of authentic Mayan culture and numerous natural beauty spots.    The house is situated just 10 min away by car from ancient colonial town San Cristobal de las Casas which is famous for its beautiful historical center and for being a cultural center where traditions from all over the world meet in music, food and art.  This area has a very balanced climate: situated at the altitude of 2200 m the temperature here is 18-25 degrees the whole year round, which makes it an ideal place for relaxation and meditation. It also gives a beautiful opportunity to enjoy fresh and local vegetables and fruits in any season of the year.  Here, in a quiet and beautiful pine forest we have created this small but very cosy place which is ideal for silent meditation group retreats or an individual solitary retreat. The center may also be rented for workshops and retreats.  The center is immersed in the forest and it looks over the valley. Here you can enjoy long walks, bird chanting, variety of plants, flowers and…meet colibri (hummingbirds). To discover these multiple riches, you are welcome to wander the various trails.


Enjoy Simplicity And Comfort

The main house is made of mostly natural materials: wood and bricks. It has a spacious meditation hall of 100m2 with a wooden floor and lots of huge windows from where you can enjoy a panoramic peaceful view over the valley and forest.  In the same building there is a kitchen and dining room in a traditional mexican style, as well as bathrooms and some rooms.  There are large terraces, both covered and opened, where you can relax and enjoy nature.  There are also some private cabanas for those who wish stay on site but more isolated. There are also hammocks on the territory as well as some isolated spots where you can meditate alone.  On site there is also a beautiful garden with a gazebo and pool.

What's included

10 day retreat

10 days of meditation, hatha yoga practice, informative and inspiring talks on spiritual topics and more

11 nights accommodation

arriving the day before the 10 day retreat starts, and leaving the day after the retreat ends.

3 Vegan meals per day

3 healthy vegan meals each day, plus dinner on the evening before the retreat starts.

What's not included

Travel fees

No travel expenses are covered in the full price, we can arrange shuttles from the airport and to and from the near by city of San Cirstobal de las Casas.

Insurance

There is no insurance offered the the facilitator of the retreat nor the retreat centre

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1. Santuario, near Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia

Santuario, near Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia

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