Journey to the Heart of Cacao
and the MAYAN World
Upcoming 2024 Dates:
Feb 24th TO march 1st
Part 1: CAcAO Bliss Retreat
LAKE ATITLAN & CHicacao
Mar 1st - March 3rd
part 2: JAGUAR JOURNEY
Chichicastenango
MAR 3rd - 6th
part 3: TEMPLE ACTIVATION
FLores & TIKaL (OPTIONAL)
Experience a week of Bliss in Lake Atitlan, Guatemala.
Together we will experience the best of what these sacred Mayan lands have to offer. From exploring the Art of Cacao, to Ecstatic Dance, Kirtan, Medicine Music, Authentic Relating, Embodiment, and Sacred Ceremony, this retreat offers you an opportunity for deeper connection to your soul, community, and of course, lots of Cacao Bliss.
What is Sacred Embodiment?
Together we will explore what it means to live in ritual ceremony and sacred embodiment - in deep connection to our bodies, the land, our community, our purpose and the Divine.
Imagine a trip where each day you wake up to a picturesque lake with volcanoes in the background, yoga, sacred ceremony, delicious cacao, ecstatic dance, song circles, plant medicine journeys; and local tours with indigenous teachers, artists and facilitators.
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During this retreat, we will visit the local towns around Lake Atitlan, exploring local cuisine, Ecstatic Dance, Kirtan, a local Cacao Farm, native bird sanctuary, and local Mayan Medicine Ceremony.
Learn about Mayan Cosmology and the Sacred Tzolkin Calendar, and discover how this ancient future tool can empower you and connect you to more of your soul's magic.
If you decide you want to join us for the pilgrimage extension, there will be an opportunity to travel to Chichicastengango, to visit the best artisanal markets, and Mayan medicine men in Guatemala. And if you decide to stay for part 3, you will have the opportunity to visit the Ancient Mayan Temple of Tikal and more.
Every day we will practice yoga together, and explore different themes around the Elemental Medicine Wheel, and the Mayan Calendar for bringing more harmony to our body, the Earth, and our life.
This retreat is the perfect way to dive deeper into your Sacred Cacao practice and explore the spiritual mecca of Central America. Whether you are new to the path, or are a practitioner, this is an amazing opportunity for you.
Join me on the biggest adventure of your life and connect to the Sacred Plant Medicine of Cacao and the Mayan Magical lands of Guatemala.
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Meet your Facilitators:
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Carla Jannette Gonzalez-Guerra is a Ritual Artist, Transformational Healer,
Teacher and student of life, bridging the world of Yoga, Tantra, Chakra Psychology,
Shamanism, Plant Medicine*, and Divine Feminine Spirituality. Carla believes that
everyone has the ability to heal themselves, and that true healing comes from within.
Carla facilitates Plant and Earth Medicine Journeys like Kambo, Cacao, and other
sacred entheogens. She is also a medicine music and Kirtan singer, and leads
numerous transformational retreats a year in the USA, MEXICO, GUATEMALA, and
PERU.
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Carla started her healer’s journey when she was in college at
UCSD - University of California, San Diego, studying clinical psychology.
Soon after completing her degree in 2011, she began traveling abroad and she
completed her first 200 HR Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) in Ashtanga Yoga, at
the Himalaya Yoga Valley Center in Goa, India.
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In 2015, Carla decided to embody the path of a healer more deeply and was initiated
into the path of Reiki. Shortly after she started practicing Kundalini, Tantra and
Cacao plant medicine ceremonies. Her new-found passion for ritual ceremony,
cacao and yoga led her to Lake Atitlan where she completed her 300 HR YTT in
Shamanic Yoga, in 2016 at the Mystical Yoga Farm, and since then
has continued her own self study under numerous shamanic guides and
Indigenous teachers.
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It is her mission to teach, guide, and empower others in the Art of Healing,
Ritual Ceremony, Creative Expression, and Facilitation. Carla's work honors and bridges
the traditional with the (r)evolution; where she continues to be a passionate teacher
of yoga, meditation, sacred ritual arts, chakra psychology, and cacao plant medicine.
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Enjoly Mar is the founder of Camino Jaguar - Jaguar Journey Retreat.
She will be accompanying us throughout the retreat to activate and awaken
jaguar spiritual embodiment within you. She will also serve as an additional
translator and space holder throughout the retreat.
Enjoly guides others using several modalities learned from the past 13 years
of traveling and direct experience with elders of her own
APACHE , MEXICA, and MAYAN roots. She has also done much work to reclaim
her cultural traditions and practices of Southern Spain and Guatemala,
studying and practicing with teachers in the ritual art of dance, Cacao, and Magic.
Her intention is to create safe spaces that are conducive to awakening and
moving energy and emotions. She also is a Shadow work guide, and provides
spaces for transformation, healing, and self-empowerment, so that one may
better serve their own life and their communities.
During the Cacao Immersion Retreat, she will be sharing her
personal transformational experience, called Jaguar Journey.
A shamanic journey where you will be guided to meet yourself and inner
jaguar in a deeper way. Enjoly is an incredible ritual artist and medicine woman,
and we are lucky to have her share with us.
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Anahata, aka Anna Simone Combi, is a medicine musician,
singer-songwriter, guitar, piano, drums, world instrumentalist. She is also a herbalist,
medicine maker and permaculture teacher, designer and gardener.
Anahata is also an ecstatic dance DJ and somatic facilitator of
contact dance, embodiment practices; and is a certified yoga teacher of
Hatha Vinyasa flow and Pranassage bodywork-Thai yoga massage.
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Anahata will be weaving her medicine music, herbalism, and permaculture codes
throughout our time together. She will be teaching about Cacao, how it grows, and its
social and environmental impact. She will also be curating beautiful experiences for
us to get into our body, and our creative and vocal expression.
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We are so excited and honored to have Anahata on our team.
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Experience:
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Heart of Cacao Embodiment Teachings
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Daily Yoga
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Ecstatic Dance
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Kirtan & Medicine Music Song Circles
Mayan Fire Ceremony
Mayan Calendar Activation
Visit the Cacao Farm
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Cacao Permaculture & ECology Course
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The Path of the Jaguar
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Shamanic journey
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cacao Cosmology
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Ancestral wisdom & personal readings
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Offrienda (ritual offering) Water ceremonY
Mushroom Journey
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Option For Kambo Ceremony
& Other Plant Medicine Journeys
(Inquire Within)
TESTIMONIALS:
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“This was one of the best and most transformative experiences of my life. Carla is a gifted facilitator and coach. I highly recommend this experience to anyone who is looking for clarity and connection.
This experience helped align my experience in the 3D world with my soul purpose. I built a new relationship with myself and spirit through ritual practice, meditation, and energy healing.”
-Taletha 2022
"Embarking on this pilgrimage with Carla as our guide was life-changing. I didn’t know how much I needed everything I got through this experience until I was there living it. This trip is something you can’t put a price on. If you are feeling the call to go, I say go. I am forever grateful that I took the leap.
Carla is an excellent facilitator and loving guide. She has created heart-based connections with the people in Guatemala in a way that brings to life each and every moment, and fosters deep revelation and surrender for retreat participants. I felt so safe and held on this retreat, while exploring the calling
of my path in a big way.
Additionally, Carla’s guest facilitator, Enjoly Mar, was also a beautiful force of
nature who brought strength and deep kindness to the process. Meeting with various healers, elders, and co-creators made this trip a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I have deep gratitude and respect for everyone involved in making this pilgrimage possible.
Thank you, Carla, for walking your path and showing other the way, too."
-Cara 2022
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Join me in these sacred lands for a week of connection, prayer, celebration, ceremony,
and council.
Check out the full schedule at the bottom of this page.
For SINGLE DAY PASSES, inquire within.
Total Price for CACAO CORE
Immersion Retreat
$1,773
For shared accommodations - 2 People to a Room
(Private Rooms Sold Out)
Feb 24th to Mar 1st (6 nights/ 7 days)
(To avoid Card Processing Fees,
scroll down for direct payment & transfer options)
Optional Add-on:
Chichicastenango Jaguar Journey with Mayan Healers
March 1st to 3rd (2 night/ 3 day)
Shared Accommodation Included
$650
Flores & Tikal Jaguar Temple Tour and Ceremony
March 3rd - 6th
$1,300 (3 night Accommodation + Flight Transport Included)
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Total for Pilgrimage Expedition
$1,950
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Grand Total for Both
Cacao Immersion and Full Pilgrimage
$3,733
PAYMENT PLAN OPTION AVAILABLE
$400 - 850 Deposit
If money is the only thing holding you back, email me directly
(Non-refundable, Can be transferred for another retreat or ceremony; please consult me for payment plan options)
KAMBO Healing or Extra Service
$150
What's not included:
Flight Ticket To/From Guatemala
Bus/taxi/ shuttle ride to the Lake or Airport
Shopping
Bulk Cacao
Non-scheduled meals/ restaurants
Special treatments, plant ceremonies, or healing sessions
Due to current safety protocols we will honor partial refunds and exchanges for extraneous cases where travel is interrupted due to CoVid.
To register Email me at
HeartChocolateYoga@gmail.com
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Other payment FORM options:
(AVOID EXTRA FEES)
Pay Full Amount or $400/$850 Deposit to:
Venmo @carla-jannette-1
Paypal Deposit Carlaguerra333@gmail.com
Zelle : HEartchocolateyoga@gmail.com
for other payment methods, please email.
limited Partial Work Trade/ Scholarship for Locals/ BIPOC / Latin American passport please contact by email AT HeartcHOcolateyoga@gmail.com
Location: Private Retreat Location in San Pedro La Laguna
Vegan/ Vegitarian food Provided / 2 meals per Day (Breakfast & Dinner)
Don't hesitate, sign up today!
Travel Tips:
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Fly out of Tijuana (if you live in San Diego)
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Fly into GUA (guatemala Airport)
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I like to Fly Volaris or use SkyScanner.com
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I recommend you arrive At least a day early and leave a day later
Cacao Yoga Guatemala * Bliss Retreat
Tentative Schedule:
PART 1
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Feb 24 (Sat) - 4 Ik' - Arrival
Restorative Yoga
Dinner
Song Ceremony
Feb 25 (Sun) - 5 Aqubal Earth
Elemental Yoga
Shamanic Journey
Brunch
Kirtan & Cacao
Ecstatic Dance
Dinner
Integration Circle
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Feb 26 (Mon) - 6 Kat Fire
Shamanic Yoga
Breakfast
Mayan Day Sign Calculation + Journaling Prompt
Mayan Textiles Workshop - San Juan Trip
Lunch
Traditional Mayan Fire Ceremony
Dinner
Integration Circle
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Feb 27 (Tues) - 7 Kan Water
Ceremony
Yin & Yang Yoga
Water Ceremony
Lunch
Workshop
Plant Medicine Ceremony
Integration Circle
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Feb 28 (Wed) - 8 Kame Air
Shamanic Shakti
Breath work
Brunch
Shopping Time
Travel to Bird Sanctuary
Dinner
Chill Time
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Feb 29 (Thurs) 9 Kej Earth
Bird Sanctuary Tour
Brunch
Elemental Yoga
Shamanic Shakti - Cacao Ceremony
Dinner
Integration Circle
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Mar 1 (Fri) - 10 Quanil Fire
Kundalini Yoga
Breakfast
Cacao Farm
Closing Circle
Depart to GUA and Beyond.... or join us for the Part 2 and 3 Pilgrimage Experience
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Pilgrimage Experience
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PART 2
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Mar 1 (Fri) - 10 Quanil Fire
Jaguar Journey Begins - Travel to Chichicastenango
Spiritual Readings with Tata Elders
Dinner
Mar 2 (Sat) - 11 Toj Water
Elemental Flow Yoga
Brunch
Spiritual Divination Readings
Treatments and Mayan Ceremony
Dinner
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Mar 3 (Sun) - 12 Tzi
Yoga
Breakfast
Chichicastenango Market
Lunch
Jaguar Journey ends / Departure
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PART 3
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Transfer to Tikal
Dinner
Check in Hotel
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Mar 4 (Mon) 13 Batz
Stretching Light Yoga
Breakfast
Ancient Ruins Private Tour
Ceremonial Activation
Lunch
Pool & Relaxation
Dinner
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Mar 5 (Tues) 1 E'
Ceremony
Brunch
Ancient Ruins
Transfer to Flores
Dinner
City Tour
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Mar 6 (Wed) - Departure
Book an Appointment
Book a 15 min Discovery Call with me to talk out any of your questions and concerns. I want to make this special trip super enjoyable and graceful for you!