Days are shaped by sun and color: morning vinyasa on the mat with Jordan, afternoons drawing pigment from plants with Erica, jungle landscapes and fresh, healthy food. The retreat will include a day as guests of a Maya family on their homestead, a swim in a cenote, an afternoon at the beach, and a visit to engage with the kids of Los Amigos De La Esquina, connecting through yoga and art. It's an invitation to step back from the fast-paced world and reconnect with your creative source. We will work with raw botanical materials and organic extracts, learn from the plants that grow in this landscape and the people who know them best, and transform textiles into living color stories, a keepsake that carries the memory of the retreat long after you return home.

Our home for the week is Najil Chak (Na-heel Chak), a private art residence where contemporary architecture merges seamlessly with lush natural surroundings. A well-designed home is a work of art: six en-suite bedrooms across 29,000 square feet of curated indoor-outdoor living, a private wellness and art studio, tropical gardens, a pool, and a fire pit beneath the palms. Founded by Frank Wall and Karen Gutiérrez, Najil Chak is an artistic haven where nature inspires creativity, a sanctuary for embodied learning and intentional gathering, with a wellness studio inviting us to leave renewed and inspired. The residence's private chef prepares three healthy, freshly cooked meals a day, served across indoor and outdoor dining spaces. Long, unhurried meals in the garden are as much a part of the retreat as the practice itself.