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This is an all-inclusive immersion experience where you will:
Work directly with Light Watkins to learn how to master meditation
Learn how to cultivate a natural high through your daily practice
Connect with like-minded people from all over the world
Enjoy morning yoga, sunset swims, spa services, or just lounge in a hammock
Be nourished with three delicious, locally-sourced meals a day
Delight in an alcohol-free holiday
Ring in the new year with a lovely beach ceremony
This was last year’s New Year’s Meditation Retreat in Chacala, Mexico.
Join us for 7 days and 6 nights on the sandy beaches of the Riviera Nayarit, Mexico. This experience has been specially tailored to rejuvenate and rebalance, while we dive deeper into our understanding of meditation, make new friends, relax, swim, connect with nature, and recharge for the new year.
Meditation
If you’ve yet to learn Vedic or Transcendental Meditation, you can experience comprehensive training with Bliss More author and international meditation teacher, Light Watkins, in this beautiful environment, away from everyday life.
Or, if you already practice either of those techniques, you will be taught “Rounding," which is an advanced meditation technique that will renew and elevate your practice to another level. Each participant will be given a tailored transformational program that will have you coming away feeling deeply refreshed, energized and inspired.
All of the practices you learn on the retreat are intended for easy home use as well.
Yoga
To help you unwind further, international yoga teacher, Claire Robbie, will lead daily vinyasa and yin yoga classes that will enhance your experience, opening body and mind.
Delicious Food
You’ll enjoy three daily delicious and nutritious meals in an open air-dining terrace overlooking the ocean. All food offered will be healthy, local and when possible, organic - vegetarian dishes as well as fresh fish and seafood. Meals are prepared from scratch using many ingredients from the local organic farm owned and operated by the retreat center. Special dietary requirements can easily be accommodated.
Welcome the New Year
You will be participating in a beautiful, alcohol-free bonfire and beach ceremony to reflect on the magic and power of the past year, and properly welcome in the new year.
Relax
You'll enjoy daily knowledge talks with Light and an inspired community of like-minded people. You'll also have plenty of time to unwind with a variety of spa treatments. Additional activities like whale watching and local tours are available too—see below.
Reset
On this retreat we will be encouraging limited cell and internet usage so that you truly have a chance to recharge and reset.
Light's gradual approach of going through the lessons really helps you understand every aspect of meditation. It was absolutely a priceless gift and I would recommend Light's meditation retreat to anyone and everyone.
— Caitlin
Accommodation Package Includes:
6 nights / 7 days accommodation
Twice daily Vedic meditation/Rounding process
3 daily vegetarian, seafood meals (meat, poultry, caffeine and alcohol-free)
Daily morning and evening Yoga (vinyasa and yin for all levels)
Daily Vedic knowledge talks on a variety of topics with Light Watkins
New Year’s Eve celebration, intention setting ceremony
Use of health and wellbeing facilities (full-size swimming and wading pools, jacuzzi, cold plunge and steam room)
What's Not Included
Flights
Transfers to retreat center (this can be arranged at an additional charge)
Airport arrival and departure taxes
Additional nights accommodation
Additional specialty beverages
Retreat Add Ons:
Spa treatments
Other Excursions/Cultural activities
Light makes the mystical journey of meditation so simple and easy to learn. I can say with out hesitation it will change the way you look at the world.
— Nick
Single
$3595
(1 left)
Double
$2995
(1 left)
Triple
$2595
(sold out)
Quad
$2295
(1 bed left)
Cost is per person and includes the Vedic Meditation course.
If you've already completed the Vedic or Transcendental Meditation training, $400 will be deducted from your cost.
Sample accommodations:
Important notes
Rooms with the ocean view will be given to those who register first.
Each room is unique in size and view (we assign rooms in order of registration).
See the Registration Terms & Conditions for more details about room selection.
Take advantage of our early-bird and group discounts.
There is a $1000 deposit required to reserve your space.
*Additional Vedic Meditation Training: $400 (applies only if you haven't yet completed the basic Vedic or Transcendental Meditation training). Rounding instruction is included for everyone.
Retreat Center
The Retreat Leaders
Light Watkins
Light has been teaching Vedic Meditation for ten years and leads retreats around the world. He is an expert in the art and science of consciousness, and author of The Inner Gym series and Bliss More (Random House). Light has taught thousands of people from all walks of life how to meditate in a self-sufficient way.
Claire Robbie
Yoga Mama, yoga teacher, retreat coordinator and a Mumtrepreneur. Claire is the founder of Jack & Olive Retreats, a retreat company that combines yoga, meditation, spectacular landscapes and adventures of a lifetime with some of the best teachers in this solar system. She's also the founder of the mindfulness movement No Beers? Who Cares!
Light explains the process in a way that makes it easy to follow and perform. If you ever wanted to learn meditation or found it too difficult in the past, I encourage you to check out his retreat.
— Scott
Q & A
What time does the retreat start and end?
The retreat starts at 5pm on December 29th, 2018 and ends at 10am on January 4th, 2019.
Who can attend?
Everyone! Vedic Meditators of all levels of experience are invited to take part. If you have not yet learned Vedic or Transcendental Meditation, Light will be teaching beginners during the first days the retreat at a reduced cost of $400 pp (sliding scale of $500 to $1500 if you learn VM with Light domestically).
What if I want to meditate, but my friend/spouse does not want to?
This is a meditation retreat, so while there will be free time to enjoy the location, we strongly encourage everyone to participate in the retreat. We will be offering classes for new meditators as well, so everyone is welcome!
When should I plan to arrive at the center?
We recommend an additional night’s stay the night before if you are traveling from outside the States due to jetlag and settling into the center before the retreat starts. This gives you time to unwind before the retreat starts. We can help arrange this for you.
How do you assign the rooms?
Rooms are assigned on a first-come-first-serve basis based on when you make your deposit. All of the rooms are unique in size and views. Changing to a different room at the retreat is subject to availability and additional costs may apply. Please note: some rooms are simpler than others, but we will do the best we can to give you the best available room. There are no refunds or discounts if you do not like your assigned room.
What airport do I fly into?
The best way to reach Chacala where the center is located is to fly to Puerto Vallarta International Airpot (PVR), which has non-stop and connection flights from all major US cities. We can suggest transportation options from/to the airport. Transfers are not included.
What can I expect the daily program to look like?
Each participant will engage in their own individually-tailored program and receive instruction in the art of Rounding. Guests can take the retreat at their own pace. However, a day will look something like this:
Morning yoga
Breakfast
Instruction and practice for new meditators
Rounding instruction and guidance for existing meditators
Free time (optional: yoga, spa treatments, relax by the pool or explore the retreat grounds)
Lunch
Afternoon session for new meditators
Free time (optional: yoga, spa treatments, relax by the pool or explore the retreat grounds)
Afternoon Rounding
Knowledge talks with Light Watkins
Optional sunset beach swim
Dinner
Early night to bed