Program · Intercultural retreat

Return to the Origin

December 17–20, 2026 · The call of the sacred territory.

The modern world has taught us to run, to disconnect from the pulse of the earth, and to forget the language of the soul. This is not a tourist trip. It is a return home.

Interior of the temple, sacred territory of Zaku Kwariwan
Why live this process?

Four paths

In times where haste defines our daily lives, taking a conscious pause is also an act of transformation.

Intercultural healing

A respectful encounter between the ancestral wisdom of the original peoples and the contemporary seeker. A bridge for dialogue between knowledge, memory, and bioregional connection.

Physical and energetic restoration

Ancestral practices, plant baths, Temazcal, and traditional medicine as spaces of purification, listening, and renewal.

Connection with the territory

Walking mindfully, feeling the water, recognizing the mountain, and listening to the landscape to remember that we are not separate from the earth: we are part of it.

The weave of the word

Talking circles and spaces of listening to share, express, and transform inner experience into awareness.

The journey

Four days, four poems

Day 1 · Dec 17

The threshold & rebirth — Air & fire

  • Arrival at the territory: welcome, settling in, and adapting to the sacred space.
  • Energetic cleansing and preparing the body to enter the process.
  • Temazcal: through the heat of the grandmother stones, the steam, and ancestral songs, we open the purpose of the retreat.
Day 2 · Dec 18

The pulse of the earth & water — Water & walking

  • Walk toward San Luis: a mindful walk along the territory’s paths.
  • Plant bath in natural springs, as a ritual space of purification.
  • A pedagogical, hands-on encounter with the region’s biocultural history.
  • Night of integration: a light dinner, talking circle around the fire.
Day 3 · Dec 19

The inner weave & the vision — Silence & medicine

  • Cleansing and word: plant baths and talking circles of origin.
  • Meditation and mindful breathing to prepare body and senses.
  • A nighttime ancestral medicine ceremony oriented toward introspection, accompanied by songs and the guidance of traditional knowledge-keepers.
Day 4 · Dec 20

The offering & the harvest — Gratitude

  • Integration: a gentle waking and a talking circle to share what was lived.
  • A ceremony of offering to the earth, in reciprocity for what was received.
  • Closing: lunch, a final circle, and farewell.
An intimate experience

The territory is calling you

Don’t just come to see a place. Come to listen to it.
Don’t just come to walk a mountain. Come to remember your own path.
Don’t come looking for quick answers. Come to become still.

Breathe. Walk. Listen. Feel. Give thanks.

Open to local people and international travelers who are ready for a deep, respectful, and mindful immersion. Spots are limited to keep the space intimate, cared for, and personal.

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Suggestion from the earlier review: state a concrete maximum number of participants here, plus a line about health / contraindications before booking — see Preparation & safety.

Hand-painted ceremonial temazcal

Investment

One-time payment (before Nov 1, 20% off)USD $1,100
4 installments — Sep / Oct / Nov / DecUSD $325 each

Includes

  • Traditional lodging
  • Mindful, local food
  • Guidance and accompaniment from taitas / knowledge-keepers
  • Ancestral medicines
  • Internal transport during the retreat
  • Materials for workshops and activities
Book — Nataly Giraldo