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.

Please note that for this trip to proceed, a certain minimum number of people must reserve a place.  The booking deadline is April 1st, at which point we will provide confirmation if this number has been reached, so you may proceed with booking airfare and other forms of transportation.

If you choose to book airfare in advance of final confirmation, please book refundable fares or obtain travel insurance to protect yourself against additional charges should final dates change or cancelation occurs.

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 decade, deepening my yoga and spiritual practice. Throughout these 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://linktr.ee/clairebeiersdorf

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 most recently became a certified Katonah Yoga teacher.  Julia works as a freelance travel specialist focusing on destinations in Latin America and Africa.  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.  If there's time, we'll stop at a scenic overlook and check out a speciality coffee shop en route from the Chachapoyas airport.  We'll drive for another hour to Cocachimba, where we'll arrive to GoctaLab, our base for the next six nights.  Welcome lunch, time to rest, first yoga practice, and dinner.

Morning yoga and breakfast.  We’ll hike down to the river in the morning with time for swimming.  After lunch we take a tour of the Gocta Lab property and Pirqapata Laboratory where we will learn more about the artist residency program and the various projects happening onsite with tastings included.

Morning yoga and breakfast.  We'll drive ~15 minutes to the river for a half day rafting and exploring the Utcubamba Canyon. Float down this Andean Amazonic river while running 6 kilometers of class II-III rapids and going through an impressive canyon filled with tropical dry forest and river birds like herons, egrets and kingfishers. A 30 minute hike up a side canyon will take us to the Sucusbamba waterfall, where we can swim and explore the cave behind the falls.  Return to GoctaLab for lunch and leisurely afternoon.  Evening practice and dinner.

Morning yoga and breakfast.  Creative day with hands-on cooking and ceramics workshops in the morning and afternoon.  Join one, both, or none!  Lunch at GoctaLab.  Evening practice and dinner with bonfire.

Morning yoga and breakfast.  Half day hike departing from the lodge to Gocta Waterfall, ~10km roundtrip.  Picnic Llnch at Mirador and free afternoon at GoctaLab.  Evening practice and Amazonian Culinary Experience dinner.

Morning yoga and breakfast. Free Day!  Relax onsite or choose your own adventure (at extra cost):  Kuelap Temple, canyoning/rappel, horseback riding, or full day hike.  Evening practice and farewell dinner - clay oven pizza night!

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