In Peru, one has the unique opportunity to touch the sacred, get a visual into the pre-Columbian world, and experience major shifts in perspective and awareness.  This retreat is designed for the person who wants to have that type of experience in a truly magical place with an incredible group of yogis. As an avid traveler and yogini, I seek to taste and experience a place completely, connect with its culture, and revel in the history--not just be sequestered in a retreat center.  If you are of that mind, I hope you will stretch, breathe, and marvel with me in the Sacred Valley of the Incas.

The Sacred Valley of the Incas is about an hour away from Cusco and two hours from Machu Picchu. This colonial collection of villages has everything the heart seeks--Incan Ruins, Quechua markets, and sacred ceremonies, as well as adrenaline-inducing activities for thrill seekers. 

Amongst all of the otherworldly sites in the area, the star attraction of the Cusco Region is the 15th century Incan citadel Machu Picchu--a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.

Our accommodations have open views of the surrounding mountains and sacred rock formations of Apu Pitusiray.

The gardens and water features provide a peaceful space to reflect, practice stillness, and enjoy the beauty of the surrounding nature.

Our home away from home features a large yoga temple, four bungalows, each with 2-4 luxury rooms with their own separate entrances.

 Apart from the what is already included, the onsite wellness center offers a unique combination of luxurious holistic therapies with ancient Andean wellness, including massage, reflexology, reiki, saunas, hot pools, and salt cave therapy to assist you in your practice of intuitive well-being and self-care.

Other options will be available closer to the departure time.

Retreat Leader & Yoga Instructor: Tamika Caston-Miller, E-RYT500

Tamika Caston-Miller is an experienced retreat leader, yoga educator, and executive coach living the life of urban farmer and conscious community builder in Houston, Texas USA. She curates accessible and inclusive yoga practices and philosophy in service to collective healing and community repair through the lens of rest, resilience, and integration. Tamika is founder of The Ranch Houston and Ashe Yoga Collective, a contributor for Yoga Journal, and former board member and faculty member for Accessible Yoga. 

Focused on moving those from traditionally marginalized communities beyond marginalized realities through truth-speaking, collaborative work, and collective rest, Tamika aims to build intersectional, intergenerational, multiethnic communities in which radical compassion, agency, and self acceptance are normalized. Her modern application of ancient principles is inspired by her understanding of yoga as a practice of right relationship with others, the planet, and Self, and is informed by those she counts as her most influential teachers and mentors.

Tamika has been featured speaker for empowerment and wellness organizations and has been recognized by for her work to expand equity and inclusion across intersectional identities, including being nominated for the Houston Business Journal’s Diversity in Business Award and recipient of Distinguished Teacher by VYASA Houston.  Tamika invites you to slow down, pause, feel, rest, and build skills that will restore you back to your true nature.

Areas of interest and expanded training:

Yoga: Yin Yoga, Restorative Yoga, Yoga Nidra, Somatics, Trauma-Informed Yoga, Yoga Therapeutics (MyoYin), Subtle Body, TCM, Five Element Theory

Collective Liberation & Community Wellness: Somatic Abolition, Soft Entrepreneurship, Culture-Making, and Third Space Development

Please note that the first 5 registrations will receive $300 off the price of registration with code EARLYBIRD.