AwakEmbody
7-day Silent Non-Dual Tantra
Meditation Retreat
At Casa Arkaana - Tulum, Mexico
A Totally Unique, Heart Opening Journey into Embodied Awakening, Emotional & Nervous System Regulation
With Sasha Medvedovskaya & Kyle Brooks
In The Jungle of Tulum, Mexico
@ Casa Arkaana
Upcoming Retreat Dates:
November 9-15, 2025
The Quantum Leap From the Head to the Heart
Are You Seeking More than Just Silence?
This is not just a meditation retreat, it’s:
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An immersion into embodied wisdom, your body’s deep somatic intelligence.
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This is an opportunity to digest unprocessed emotions,
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Regulate your nervous system,
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Reconnect with life from a place of true centredness and purpose.
Through:
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Non-dual tantric teachings and practices,
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An embodied, heart centred approach to meditation,
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Emotional digestion practices,
This retreat offers a grounded and authentic approach to spiritual awakening and inner transformation—one that is practical, profound, and free from new-age fluff.
Retreat Testimonials
Why We Created This Retreat
Between us, we have spent decades immersed in spiritual practice, with over 20 years of teaching experience in meditation, yoga, tantra, and embodiment. Over the years, we’ve seen sincere seekers struggle with the same core challenges:
1. The Struggle to Integrate
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Many traditional teachings were designed for renunciates, not modern people balancing work, relationships, and daily life.
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Spiritual seekers are often told to “just observe” emotions—but without guidance on how to actually process them, leading to suppression or avoidance, or worse, guilt and shame for having challenging emotions.
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This leads to a disparity between the beauty sought and experienced in retreats and practice, and the disharmonious behaviours and ways of relating, expressed in our lives.
2. The Lack of Genuine Depth
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The internet is full of marketable but shallow teachings that feel good but don’t create real transformation.
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Many people consume books, YouTube videos, or even retreats, yet find that when life gets real, the teachings don’t hold up.
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True wisdom—rooted in deep, sustained practice—is often lost beneath superficial, commodified versions of ancient traditions.
Our Response: A Retreat That Bridges the Gap
We created this retreat to offer a different path—one that is both authentic and deeply practical. A space where real transformation happens, not by escaping life, but by learning how to meet it fully—embodied, awake, and integrated.
If you’re looking for more than just another retreat—if you’re seeking something real, grounded, and profoundly life-changing—this is for you.
At Casa Arkaana
For the first time, we are offering this profoundly potent retreat in the perfect peace and stillness of the Mayan jungles of Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
"Nestled deep in the pristine Mayan jungle is your home away from home.
A peaceful, safe, sustainable and intentional sanctuary; wholeheartedly created to support your journey of evolution, reconnection, optimization, expansion, and liberation.
Our project is focused on the healing arts, conscious transformation, permaculture, and slow, sustainable living.
We facilitate and host a wide variety of holistic retreats, events, weddings and conscious gatherings. At Casa Arkaana, we are completely powered by solar energy and our water comes from our well.
Our united vision is to hold space for healing, learning, and transformation while living and working in harmony and reciprocity with nature.
Join us at our Mayan jungle retreat center on the outskirts of Tulum for a transformative experience."
Content
What’s in This Retreat?
This retreat offers a deep reset for the body, mind, emotions, and nervous system.
Blending non-dual meditation, embodiment, and emotional integration for a grounded, transformative experience.
🧘 Meditation: Resting in Pure Presence
Meditation is both A science and an art. The science of meditation is about application of technique and the insight developed through practice. But the art of meditation is the core of the practice. As an art, meditation is the skillful means of intuitive navigation through the various states of body and mind, eventually landing us home, in the heart.
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Cultivates a subtle recognition of silence and pure presence beyond mental noise.
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Discover your true self what you are prior to thoughts and memories**.**
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Fall in Love with life, exactly as it is, not as you think it to be.
🌿 Subtle Body Practices: Embodied Awareness & Energy Flow
Through a unique approach to postural yoga and a series of somatic explorations, you will discover the subtle/energy body.
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Develops grounded presence, helping you stay balanced through life’s ups and downs.
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Increases awareness of mental-emotional patterns and how they manifest in the body.
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Develop energetic and emotional intelligence and navigate through life with skill and ease
💛 Emotional Digestion: Transforming Energy into Clarity
The physical body digests food in order to become strong and healthy. The emotional/energetic body suffers when we do not know how to embrace, process and integrate emotional energy.
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Learn to process emotions as naturally as the body digests food.
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Prevent emotional overwhelm or suppression-notice signs of stress and self-regulate, long before burnout occurs
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Proper integration of emotional energy leads to clarity, vitality, and well being.
What This Retreat Offers You
Silence & Meditative Depth
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Shift from overthinking and anxious preoccupation to a calm, grounded direct experience of presence
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Find clarity and insight beyond doubt and distraction - move through life with purpose, meaning and joy
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Cultivate a natural state of lucid and easeful awakeness
Somatic & Embodiment Practices
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A unique approach to Hatha Yoga for grounding and energy balance
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Somatic emotional regulation practices to digest unresolved emotions
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Embodiment techniques to develop intimacy with life itself
Emotional Healing & Nervous System Mastery
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Regulate emotional states with both modern psychotherapeutic-based tools, and ancient techniques of tantric yoga
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Process and integrate deep-seated emotions in a healthy way - effective, time tested practices guaranteed, no new age fluff
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Restore a sense of balance, vitality, and inner stability
Welcome Back Home, to Meaning & Purpose,
to Inner Stability & Safety,
to You!
Who is This Retreat For?
✅ You crave clarity, purpose, stability and centredness in your life
✅ You want to heal emotional patterns and cultivate true emotional maturity
✅ You seek accessible, practical and authentic spiritual teachings, taught by facilitators with decades of experience in study, practice and life
✅ You feel overwhelmed by life’s demands and need deep restoration and reconnection with yourself
✅ You’re ready to experience meditation beyond mindfulness, beyond concepts, as a deeply embodied and transformative practice
✅ You’ve tried meditation but found it to be mostly a struggle with thoughts and emotions
✅ You already have a spiritual practice but find that there is a disconnect between the teachings, your practice and your life/emotions/relationships/work etc.
But Think Twice if...
⛔ You're looking for a relaxing spa holiday
⛔ You're hoping for a magical quick fix that will take all of your problems away
⛔ You're would rather live in a cave or monastery than the world
⛔ You'd rather believe in spiritual fantasies than face your life head on
This retreat is not about escaping life—it’s about stepping into it fully awake, fully embodied, and fully alive.
Accommodation
"Casa Arkaana’s spaces offer an earthy, ethnic, and organic feel, merging the comfort of the indoors with the beauty of the outdoors. Our retreat center invites nature in, featuring breathtaking jungle views, abundant natural airflow, and plenty of sunlight. Enjoy the perfect balance of coziness and connection to the great outdoors.
We built and decorated our spaces using local materials and craftsmanship. This includes upcycling fallen trees, using local limestone for walls and paths, and utilizing palm and grass fronds for roofing. We also support local artisans and craftspeople, ensuring a positive impact on the land and community."
There is also a large swimming pool to make use of during breaks.
Jungle Casitas
For those seeking a secluded space surrounded by trees, our Jungle Casitas are the ideal choice. With large windows that immerse you in the beauty of nature, you'll feel truly connected to the jungle. These Jungle Casitas offer a serene escape with a shared bathroom, providing both comfort and an authentic nature experience.
Veranda
This stunning, comfortable 4-bedroom house has an organic, bohemian feel and epic jungle views. There is natural airflow and plenty of light pouring in. Each bedroom has wi-fi, a full en-suite bathroom (with hot water), fans, and shelves to unpack your bag and feel at home. A deck seating area to contemplate the jungle and relax.
Food
"At Casa Arkaana, our 'Edible Alchemy' menus are custom made for each retreat, considering the needs of the group. We use local seasonal organic ingredients as much as possible. Our menu is inspired in high vibration nutritious and delicious global flavors."
The retreat includes 3 delicious and nutritious vegetarian or vegan meals each day.
Accommodations can be made for those with allergies, just let us know in your registration form.
Cost Breakdown
7-Day Retreat:
Course Fee:
$ 639 USD
Food and Accommodation:
$640 USD
Total Cost:
$ 1279 USD
Early Bird Price
$1129 USD
Includes 3 delicious vegetarian or vegan meals per day.
All food is made with local, season and when possible, organic ingredients
You can also find us on Bookretreats.com
“I searched for God and found only myself. I searched for myself and found only God.”
- Rumi
Schedule
Check-in and Arrival
will be on November 9th at 13:00
We will start the first retreat session around 15:30
This session will include a welcome and sharing/orientation talk,
Our first instructional session and our first practice together.
Silent Days
SESSION 1:
7.00am – 8.00am: Meditation*
8.15am – 09.30am: Meditative Hatha Yoga
09.30am - 10:00am Meditation
10.00am – 11.00am: Breakfast
SESSION 2:
11.00am – 12.00pm: Contemplative Talk
12.15pm – 1.00pm: Meditation
1.00pm – 3.00pm: Lunch & Rest
SESSION 3:
3.00pm – 4.00pm – Meditation
4.15pm – 4.45pm – New technique introduction
4.45pm – 6.00pm - Technique practice and Meditation
6.00pm – 7.00pm – Dinner
SESSION 4:
7.00pm – 8.30pm - Q&A / Talk
8.30pm – 9:00 pm – Meditation and/or Yoga Nidra
Check-out and Departure
will be on November 15th at 13:00
There will be a full morning session including a special topic to close the retreat, followed by a sharing circle to close out the retreat.
Location and Arrival info
Casa Arkaana
Aldea Coral, Chemuyil, Tulum, Q.R., Mexico, 77774
Whilst being immersed in the Mayan jungle, Casa Arkaana is only 6km away from the last virgin beach on this coastal stretch, Xcacel (recently nominated as the most beautiful beach in the world).
The beautiful beaches of Bahia Principe and Akumal are also very accessible from Casa Arkaana, as are a plethora of crystal clear cenotes (Xunan-Ha, Yax Kin, Chemuyil Cenote, etc).
Whilst providing the absolute tranquility of a deep jungle immersion, Casa Arkaana is located just 30 minutes away from Tulum and 45 mins away from Playa Del Carmen (by car).
The closest airports are Tulum International (1 hour) and Cancun International (1.5 hours) from our center.
Knowing others is intelligence;
knowing yourself is true wisdom.
― Lao Tzu
FAQ's
Is it Safe to Travel to Mexico?
Mexico’s reputation regarding safety, while not entirely untrue, is often exaggerated by the news media, especially in neighbouring countries where opposition to Mexico/Mexican people supports political agendas and dramatic media coverage drives clicks, views etc. There are certain areas of Mexico where there is a high rate of crime. These areas are thus less safe for foreign travellers. However, millions of travellers and holiday makers pass through Mexico each year without incident. Regarding travel here, we have a long standing relationship with a particular taxi driver and his brother. They provide safe and reliable airport and local shuttle services for guests coming/leaving the centre.
I have previous experience with Yoga &/or meditation will this retreat be to basic for me?
Years of feedback from participants have shown clearly that this retreat is well adapted to suit both beginners and experienced practitioners. The first few days will start slowly, and if you have quite a bit of sitting/retreat experience you will find this to be a gentle warm up and lead into longer sitting. You will also likely find that the attitude towards and theoretical aspects of the practice of meditation to be quite fresh and very profound. While the retreat embraces the visions of classical yoga, Advaita Vendanta and early Buddhism within it’s philosophical framework, our approach to practice draws heavily on the tantric traditions, in which an incredibly all-embracing and embodied approach to spiritual practice is emphasized. For experienced meditators this comes as a very welcome, complimentary and sometimes evolutionary deepening to their practice.
I’m new to yoga &/or meditation will I be able to keep up?
We start the retreat at a very beginner friendly level. We start with shorter sittings and build up over the first couple of days, we have found that even the most restless of people are able to adapt to the sitting practice after about 3 days and that many/most of the beginners that come for retreats both appreciate this graduated approach to learning to sit, and are surprised that within a few days they can sit for an hour without struggle. We have also found that our approach to teaching meditation, which is quite practical with guidance offered during the first 10-15 minutes of each practice sessions before we transition to simple silent sitting together, plus our emphasis on an attitude of acceptance and simplicity during meditation both make great conditions for learning, even if you have never sat before.
I’m Interested in this retreat primarily for psychological healing, will the contents and practices be appropriate for me?
Generally speaking, meditative, contemplative and spiritual practices can be incredibly beneficial for psychological health, stability, well being etc. This is especially true when those practices and teachings are body oriented and encompassing of a life guided by a genuine spiritual search and longing while living a well adjusted life in society, including making money, having relationships, jobs, projects, families etc. The teachings and practices of this retreat fit 100% in that category of spiritual teachings and practice. (This is certainly not always the case as many approaches in spirituality directly emphasise or are drawn from a cultural context in which genuine spirituality is seen as something incompatible with such a lifestyle. In such cases the practices and teachings may be entirely unhelpful, even damaging to someone seeking to heal deep traumas and psychological disorders). If you are passing through a difficult moment in life, like a loss, breakup or major change in life direction and circumstance, or if you have a history of trauma or psychological disorder that is well managed through therapy and previous personal development work, we know from experience that this retreat can be massively beneficial. Having said this, this retreat is not specifically designed to address people or situations of extreme psychological need. While everyone is welcome here, regardless of background and psychological state, if you are actively seeking to heal from traumatic life events or seeking alternative forms of treatment for diagnosed psychological disorders (such as bipolar, schizophrenia etc.) we would not recommend you attending this retreat. The reasoning behind this is that while we can help (Sasha is a licensed and practising psychotherapist and we both have years of experience working with people in quite extreme situations), in the context of this retreat (which is silent and by definition avoids direct personal contact and interaction between participants and/or facilitators) we are not able to provide the specific 1:1 support that is required in such delicate situations.
After Your Retreat
Join our 8-Week Online Integration Course.
This is a profound extension to the content of the retreat!
Through 8 weekly live calls we will dive some familiar topics from the retreat, like trust and surrender, as well as awareness of awareness and self inquiry.
We will also explore new topics, such as emotional digestion, conscious relationships and more!
With Kyle & Sasha
