This is an adventure and yoga retreat in Peru.  Expect inspiring scenery, connected practices, and rewarding excursions with delicious food to nourish us throughout the trip.  A perfect retreat for those looking to go beyond Machu Picchu.  

During this retreat, we want to provide the time, space, and experiences to broaden your perspective on day-to-day life. Together we can work towards harmony, balanced energy, and introspection. Our outdoor experiences are portals for our inner adventures. Use this retreat as an essential pause where we can deepen our yoga practice, get out into nature, and reconnect to ourselves.

Cocachimba is located at the heart of the Valley of Waterfalls in the Amazonas region of Peru.  Our incredible hosts Gianna and Sergio run a meaningful artist residency and nature lodge in Cocachimba called GoctaLab.

Gianna is a painter and Sergio is a sculptor, both of whom have studied and taught at world-renowned institutions in Peru and beyond. Having joined forces in the making of Goctalab, they have combined their art with the backdrop of the spectacular natural environment of the Amazon and a passion for sustainable innovation and experimentation.

The result is GoctaLab: an art residence and organic coffee farm where fresh ideas come to life and a symbiotic balance between humans and nature presides. The ever present view of the cascading Gocta waterfall in the distance reminds us each day of the power of nature and the transience of life on this planet. We believe, above all, that it’s our duty to respect it and protect it, and in doing so we are making life more healthy and sustainable for our communities and future generations. https://www.goctalab.org/

Claire Beiersdorf: I have lived in Cusco for the last 6 years, deepening my yoga and spiritual practice. Throughout these 6 years, I have discovered what it really is to live a spiritually rich life. More than anything, I want to share with you where I live and the experiences that have enriched my life, on and off the mat. This won’t be your typical yoga retreat. I want us to share in the experience of leaving our comfort zone. In the hopes that we have a truly unique experience together. 

https://www.clairebeiersdorf.com/about-1

Julia Steck:  Julia is a hiking and yoga enthusiast and a travel expert.  She completed her first teacher training at Ashtanga Yoga Puerto Rico just before moving to Peru in early 2015, where hiking became a part of her daily life in the Sacred Valley.  Since then she's continued to study and practice yoga all over the world and is currently completing a teacher certification with Katonah Yoga.  Julia works as a freelance travel specialist focusing on destinations in South America.  She also has a masters in Food Tourism, so you can be sure you'll eat well together.

https://www.instagram.com/juliasteck/

This morning we'll meet at the Lima airport for a 90 minute flight to Chachapoyas.  En route from the airport we'll stop at a speciality coffee shop.  We'll drive for another 90 minutes to Cocachimba, where we'll arrive to GoctaLab, our base for the next five nights.  Welcome lunch and tour of the property.  Afternoon of rest, optional river hike, and yoga class.  Dinner and overnight at GoctaLab.

**Be sure to purchase the Atsa 8:40am flight departing Lima and arriving to Chachapoyas at 10:10am (Nov 6).  You'll want to arrive to the Lima airport (Jorge Chavez - LIM) BEFORE 7am.

Morning yoga, breakfast, pickup to visit San Jeronimo's Sarcophagus (5 hour roundtrip hike, flat, boxed lunch).  Free time to relax, pool, early evening practice, dinner, overnight GoctaLab.

Morning practice, breakfast, Half Day Hike to Gocta Waterfall (5 hour roundtrip).  Return to GoctaLab for lunch.  Afternoon ceramic workshop and visit to hummingbird sanctuary.  Early evening yoga, dinner and bonfire, overnight at GoctaLab.

Morning yoga, breakfast, pickup for visit to Yumbilla Falls Circuit (5 hour roundtrip hike to see three waterfalls.  Return to lodge for rest, afternoon yoga, and Amazonian Culinary Experience, overnight GoctaLab.

Morning practice, breakfast, pickup for visit to Kuelap fortress and Macro ruins.  Lunch at Nuevo Tingo, return to lodge for early evening practice, farewell dinner.

Final morning yoga and group breakfast, private transfer to Chachapoyas airport for 90-minute flight to Lima.

**Be sure to purchase the Atsa 11:10am flight departing Chachapoyas and arriving to Lima at 12:35pm (Nov 11).  You'll be responsible for your transportation from the Lima airport.