Foundations of Regenerative Living
A week-long experience of Permaculture, Earth Skills-Building, and Celebration through Food
Feb 4-11, 2024 | Lake Atitlán, Guatemala
This January, we are excited to offer a space for you to experience the endless possibilities you can create through food and ultimately through your life.
Food for Our Bodies & Soul
We believe that when we bring awareness to our food, how it's grown, and how we consume, we restore a deep connection with our own bodies, our Mother Earth, and our communities. Through this act of conscious participation, we are guided into ultimate states of presence, gratitude, and healthy creation. On this retreat we make nourishment our focus, because from that place we can build a new culture in which we live every day enriched.
During our week together,
We will use the framework of permaculture to teach you about the ingredients life needs to emerge naturally. We will embody these teachings through physical learning practices such as planting, processing, creating, and repurposing food, which will offer you a renewed sense of capability and freedom. You will learn firsthand how connected everything is, and the experience of interdependence and responsibility will ripple into your projects, your family, personal growth, and communities, bringing more vitality into all your interactions.
Get Excited to:
Learn the permaculture philosophy and see it in action
Create nutritious soil and plant seeds in the garden
Harvest food and cook up delicious meals together
Sing and dance while we snip herbs for our meals
Learn how to ferment and compost
Experience the miracle of life through every bite of food we put into our mouths
This is the doorway into reclaiming a healthy relationship with all of life. Together, we are creating a more resilient and joyful future.
Welcome!
This retreat is for you if:
You love food, cooking, and eating, and you want to participate more deeply in the holistic creation of it
You’ve been wanting to learn more about permaculture, gardening, and get your hands in the Earth
You’ve recognized the problems of our industrialized food system and want to create change in your own life
You’re tired of mind-based work; you want to create with your hands and feel that growing food, making medicine, and building soil are important human skills
You’re on a path of personal development and nurturing a relationship with yourself
You believe food nourishes more than just our physical bodies
What to Expect
Hands-on learning in the garden, on the land, and in the kitchen
Philosophical discussions and reflections on the relationship between the macro and micro experience of food
Outdoor living and classroom environment
Cooking homemade delicious healthy vital food together
Communal living and new friends that feel like family
Barefoot living & finding joy in simplicity
Renewed sense of optimism and empowerment that you can positively impact the world around you.
What you’ll Learn:
Permaculture philosophy & principles through the lens of food
How to interact and communicate with your environment and body
All parts of the food system from planting seeds, tending growth, harvesting food and medicine, processing, foraging, cooking, fermenting, and more
Importance of fruit trees and animals in an ecosystem
New recipes and intuitive cooking practices
How to prepare meals in and for community
How to cultivate a fun and joyous atmosphere in the kitchen
Details & Pricing
The immersion will begin on February 4 and end on February 11.
The price of the immersion is $850 USD which includes all classes, activities, and three healthy, home-cooked meals per day.
Guatemalans are offered a discounted price of $630 USD or Q5000.
If you’d like to stay on-site, there are private and shared rooms available that can be booked separately. Please ask about this on your info call.
To hold your spot, we request a $400 USD nonrefundable deposit. You’ll need to pay-in-full one week before the course begins. You can cancel your enrollment up to 48 hours in advance of the course for a refund (minus the deposit), and if it’s within 48 hours we cannot provide a refund.
Can’t make it in February? Join the waitlist for March and April Retreats.
