We'll wake up to nature's bliss with meditation and yoga from 7:00-9:00. After we'll enjoy breakfast and then have free time to soak up the view of the Andes or hike to a nearby waterfall. Lunch will be at 1:00. From 3:00-5:00, you'll have the option to participate in a Despacho Ceremony by a local shaman, a traditional Peruvian ritual to bring us into harmony and balance with the natural world. From 5:00-7:00, Rich will guide a gentle yoga class to nourish the body and soul as we embody the essence of the ceremony. Dinner will follow yoga. 

Rich will teach yoga from 7:00-9:00. Breakfast will follow from 9:00-10:00. At 11:00, we'll head out with our local guide, Valentin, to visit some of the sacred sites of the region. We'll visit a collection of salt mines that have been used since pre-Incan times to evaporate salt from an underground stream. After the salt mines, we'll see a community project where Valentin's company, Pachamama Journeys, has built a school. We'll share a traditional pachamanca (Peruvian stew) lunch with the small children before making our way to Moray, an Incan agricultural site to contemplate the ancient concentric circles. We'll arrive back to Sach'a Munay at around 4:00 and Rich will teach yoga from 5:00-7:00. Dinner will follow yoga.

Rich will guide you through yoga from 7:00-9:00. Breakfast will follow from 9:00-10:00. You'll then have some free time to relax amidst the sounds of nature, get a massage, hike to the waterfall, or perhaps visit the Pisac Ruins and handicraft market for further cultural experience and fascinating views. For those who remain at the retreat center, lunch will be served at 1:00. Rich will teach yoga from 5:00-7:00 and dinner will follow. 

Yoga will be offered from 7:00-9:00 with breakfast served at 9:00. There will be an optional temazcal/sweat lodge ceremony available (time to be determined but it will take approximately 2 hours). It's recommended that you either fast or eat minimally at least 3 hours before the start of the sweat lodge. Further information will be provided in your Trip Preparation Guide. Lunch will be served at 1:00. Yoga will be offered from 5:00-7:00 and dinner at 7:00. Following dinner, Rich will guide us through kirtan chanting (actually, kirtan may happen at any time!). 

After yoga from 7-9 and breakfast 9-10, we'll pack our bags for an overnight in the town of Aguas Calientes, our base for exploring Machu Picchu the next morning. You may leave your other belongings in your room. At approximately 10:00, we'll travel to the town Ollantaytambo. There we'll eat lunch and visit the Ollantaytambo Incan ruins for a meditation before taking a train to Aguas Calientes. You may choose to have dinner on your own or with the group in Aguas Calientes and then it will be early to bed! 

Our day starts early to arrive at the mystical Machu Picchu in time for the sunrise. Breakfast will be served at our hotel beginning at 4:30 and we will leave to take a bus to Machu Picchu (20 min) at 5:30. Valentin will find us a spot to do a short meditation and then give us a tour of Machu Picchu from approximately 7:00-9:00. Those who want to climb the precipitous steps of Huayna Picchu, will visit from 10:00-12:00. Those who decide not to climb Huayna Picchu can take walk to the Sun Gate trail or simply wander and enjoy the views. We'll then take the bus back to Aguas Calientes where you'll have lunch on your own before we get the train back to Ollantaytambo. (Rich might engage us in some train yoga.) From Ollantaytambo to Sach'a Munay, we have a one hour drive. Dinner will be served when we return at 7:00. 

We'll wake up to meditate and stretch our bodies with yoga from 7:00-9:00. After breakfast, the day is yours to explore, get a massage, or just relax. We'll seal in the connections and intentions we've made in the evening with yoga and our closing circle from 5:00-7:30. We'll then end with our last communal dinner at 7:30. 

Before we part ways, we'll come together for one final morning yoga session from 7:00-8:30 and then have breakfast. At 10am, a group shuttle will return us to Cusco. Our official retreat terminates here, but you're encouraged to discover Cusco for a day or two before returning home! Please plan your flight to depart at 2pm at the earliest.