By the end of this retreat you will feel powerfully motivated to apply meditation insights to your day to day lives in a way that is new and invigorating. With the tools learned through Yoga, Meditation and contemplation you will be able to make better life decisions that best serve You and Your world.
In daily sessions we will work with our bodies and mind to uncover the highest potential in each of us. Using ancient yoga and meditation techniques we will begin to enter states of being that are mostly hidden through our busy modern lives.
This retreat will focus on gaining a deeper insight into emptiness. We will be working with the Heart Sutra and meditations designed to reach a deeper insight into the ultimate nature of our reality - so we may uncover the Path to Freedom. We will also be doing Purification practices that clear inner and outer obstacles to this highest insight.
This retreat is recommended for practitioners with a general-good understanding of refuge, karma, emptiness and bodhichitta.
Apoyo Lodge offers the perfect environment; a unique secluded and natural setting ideal to pursue a meditation retreat in peace and solitude. The water of the lagoon is believed to have special healing properties and is coined as “the Jewel of Nicaragua.” http://www.apoyolodge.com
Hector Marcel has been studying and practicing Tibetan Buddhism for 20 years. He embodies this practice in his lively application of its principles in his personal and professional life. He is a Change Management Consultant helping executives drive transformational change in their organizations through an emphasis on culture, people and service. He is the founder of a non-profit called the 108 Lives Project, which makes annual pilgrimage to Kathmandu to practice Buddhist principles of compassion and giving. Hector is treasured by his students for his immense kindness, humor, and generous wisdom.
Silence: The majority of the week will be in silence to allow the mind to settle and go deeper into meditation.
Food: Apoyo Lodge strives to source seasonal organic plant-based whole foods found locally in Nicaragua and to promote mindful plant-based eating.
Example of Daily Schedule:
Morning:
Wake up & Herbal tea
Yoga/ Meditation Sessions
Breakfast & personal time
Dharma teaching
Day:
Lunch
Personal time & private Q&A with Teacher
Dharma / Meditation teaching
Personal practice time
Evening:
Dinner + Dessert
Dharma/ Meditation
lights out
- 3 Dharma and Meditation teachings, and 1-2 Yoga teachings per full retreat days.
- Shared accommodation for 6 nights (double or triple occupancy)
- 3 communal whole food plant based meals + dessert per full retreat days (includes dinner + dessert on arrival day and breakfast on departure day)
-Round-trip Airport Transportation (if arriving and leaving with group time, Apoyo Lodge will arrange additional transfers for late/early arrivals at an additional cost)
- All natural soap, shampoo + conditioner provided and made locally on Little Corn Island
- Daily maid service (all linens + beach towels provided)
- 24 hour security
- Daily Fresh coconut water
- Morning herbal tea
- Unlimited mineral-rich drinking water, local bananas + organic limes
- The use of the entire property which includes two story lake front yoga palapa, private beach, and beach toys
- Yoga equipment (mats, blocks + straps)
- Free Meditation Cushion as a gift from Three Jewels (We will give you a cushion from Three Jewels before we leave, it is your responsibility to bring it to retreat)
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- extended stay (Hector and Stephen will be staying a couple of days longer at a beach in Nicaragua and you are more than welcome to join them)
Space is limited for this intimate retreat. Reserve your spot today! A non-refundable $400 deposit secures your spot on retreat. Rooms are shared, double and triple occupancy.