Yoga on the Mayan Riviera - 2015

Will I be out of my comfort zone? Probably not!!

Our accommodations meet every need and steer clear of a glitzy atmosphere. It feels more personal, private and comfortable than most tourist destinations. Villas Shanti is a yoga retreat space for many that provides comfortable, modern amenities: fresh water, kitchenette, individual pantries, private baths, sunny, colorful courtyard with pool, and hammocks in the shade. And the endless white beach and turquoise water is 100 steps from your door. Here's a link to Villas Shanti, our retreat center: http://www.villasshanti.com

Puerto Morelos is 30 minutes from Cancun (where we fly into), and is a short drive (under 30 minutes) to amenities that we have stateside, such as Costco, Home Depot, etc. Local medical and dental service is excellent. For a map of myriad local amentities, see Alma Libre Bookstore's interactive local map: http://www.almalibrebooks.com/puertomorelos.htm. Transportation by cab is plentiful and inexpensive when you request it, and cars and bikes can be rented during your stay. Click through the photos to see the wonderful bookstore in town, Alma Libre.

Ex-pats, Europeans, Canadians, other foreigners and locals live in harmony in Puerto Morelos year-round, and work together to protect this unhurried fishing village from the pressure of tourism and development. Life is similar to our local norms, with freedom to get out for a jog, eat at local restaurants ranging from inexpensive to elegant, and walk the beach in the evening. A few photos of ex-pat friends and locals..

From the beginning, dive into the ease of it all. Gently waking, perhaps a sunrise stroll on the beach. Yoga in the thatched roof palapa to wake your body, mind, & spirit. Followed by a brunch in the courtyard of freshly prepared local food and a leisurely afternoon of rest or adventurous exploration... perhaps to local ruins or in the jungle for a dip in the Mayan sacred water of a cenote (say-noh-tay)!

Come experience a life centered around relaxation, yoga, healthy food, and nature. The water, sky, magic of the Mayan Yucatan. Time seems to slow down. The gentleness, playfulness, and space comes effortlessly as one falls into a more natural and easy rhythm of life. Sharing this with others. In the end returning home a softer, gentler, less encumbered soul.

Come to the Mayan Riviera for a Yoga Vacation this Winter. Feb 28 - Mar 7, 2015. 10% early bird discount through Nov 30.

We're getting ready our 2015 Yoga in Mexico Vacation,
Feb 28-Mar 7. More details soon!!

We're getting ready our 2015 Yoga in Mexico Vacation,
Feb 28-Mar 7. More details soon!!

Yoga in Mexico!! this March! between the jungle and the endless white beach & turquoise water of the Mayan Riviera. just plain fun... & maybe even meaningful times? definitely with Great people. Tropical food. Soulful yoga. tropical drinks, even more soulful yoga? Our tenth year of sharing this wonderful week, March, 3rd-10th, a great big huge nourishing dose of the real kind of medicine. You know the kind... the one that nourishes the body and spirit for a long time. just getting us out of our daily life for a little. Where would you rather be?

oh man, I'm really feeling Mexico in my blood now! there's just something about how it seeps into your cells and lives on... and, there's still some space, so this is a big wide WARM invitation to all you beautiful people to come soak in the beauty and magic of this week. more smiles, beauty, and photos to be posted soon.

Happy New Year!! so excited that Mexico is coming up and to help more people join in, we've moved back the registration due date. it's so glorious really! & such cool people. come immerse in the glorious warmth, color, fun, & adventure of it all. would love to share it with you. more photos coming...

this is the October Full Moon in Munich. taken on my little camera so not so clear but I'm amazed I got anything so I like it anyway. and here's a Full Moon poem written by Izumi Shikibu, Japanese woman poet b. 976?:
Watching the moon at midnight
Solitary, mid-sky
I knew myself completely
No Part Left Out

Happy Full Moon! & Solstice! wishing you all deep, wide moments of sweet loving warmth, peace, rest and joy throughout this special Solstice and early days of winter.

ever been to Mexico, the Yucatan, Puerto Morelos? here's a link to a NYTimes article about Puerto Morelos. the beach shack is a 1 minute walk from where we stay... http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/01/04/travel/04surface.html

Surfacing - Puerto Morelos - What Mexicio Once Was - NYTimes.com The scrappy village of Puerto Morelos has managed to push back against the mega-developers and sustain something that feels like the real Mexico.