We invite you to join us in Yelapa, Mexico for an Epic New Years Retreat in beautiful Yelapa, Mexico.
What a powerful way to activate & celebrate the New Year in community and the natural beauty of Yelapa.
A playful, nourishing and restoring week of healing yoga practices, Qi Gong, chanting, music, dynamic meditations, connection, community, ceremony and the healing power of the nature.
A week to reset and rejuvenate as we slow down to the rhythms of the elements and natural light. Reset the nervous system with deep practice and immersion into nature [yelapa has no cars]! Retreat is a time to become deeply present with ourselves, with each other, with nature, with life.
Some highlights from the week are beautiful morning chanting + meditation sessions, a trip into the local fishing village, a powerful temescal fire ceremony and cacao ceremony. Evenings of satsangh and chanting as well as delicious home cooked meals, daily yoga practices and relaxing at the oceanside pool and smoothie bar enjoying the incredible ambiance and beauty of Yelapa.
A week of practice to support your inner creativity your heart expansion, relaxation and joy.
~ Daily Yoga, Qi Gong Meditation + Chanting Practice
~ Afternoon Transformation Sessions
~ Evening Chanting
~ Ecstatic Dance
~ Cacao Ceremony
~ Tesmescal / Traditional Sweat Lodge Fire Ceremony
~ Delicious Fresh Local Food [ Mostly Organic]
~ Smoothie Bar + Massages + Watsu
~ Relaxation by the oceanside infinity Pool
~ Visit to Local waterfall
& more …
Retreat Testimonials
When I said yes to the invitation to a Summer Solstice Yoga Retreat in Yelapa, Mexico little did I know that I was saying yes to six days of tropical paradise where I would re-meet my soul, discover its purpose and relearn to re-treat my SELF. Words are utterly inadequate to begin to describe the transformative journey that Saul (aka and pronounced“Soul – source of unconditional love”) David Ray took us on. In over 30 years of practicing yoga never have I experienced the depth of the wisdom Saul infused into my body, mind and soul. The spiritual bathing he showered us in over the week to nourish our beings as humans came only in part from yoga; other parts include the singing, chanting, meditation, dancing, hiking to a cascading waterfall in the middle of the forest we swam in, a private beach we boated to next to dancing dolphins, the ceremonies – Temescal / fire ceremony and the delectable cacoa one were just some of the highlights of this wonderful week! I am eternally grateful Saul and am counting the days to the next opportunity to journey with you and the “beauty-full” family/tribe who surround you to the next retreat!!!!
~ M. Soloway J.D., C.P.E
My wife and I attended the summer solstice retreat in Yelapa with Saul. The Pura Vida retreat center is beautiful and created the perfect setting for the unfolding which took place over the coming days. Saul shares an intuitive, heart centered energy practice that allows the individual to open in a way where the focus isn’t about how perfect you are doing an Asana, but how you embodying it, giving space to allow a deep personal experience. We began working with with our Energy/Chi/Prana on a daily basis with awareness and intention through movement, breath work and our voices… the result was softening and vulnerability with my brothers and sisters from all over the world and an overwhelming presence of LOVE As we return to our home I have the feeling of present connection to you all, only needing to follow the breath back to the energetic flow where we and dance and sing in the ONE….
Love and Gratitude, Galen Evans, Canada
Saul David Raye has been a student and teacher of yoga, mysticism and the healing arts for over 25 years.
Deeply influenced by his study and practice of Hatha Yoga, Bhakti, Tantra, Thai Massage, Pranic Healing, Shamanism and Music, Saul’s heart-centered approach to yoga and healing have influenced many students and teachers around the world. He is able to bring alive the ancient wisdom teachings for modern seekers and create a safe space for students to connect deeply with their own authentic power, spirit and truth.
For the last 3 decades, he has taught at conferences, festivals & retreats both in the USA & internationally and has presented alongside many luminaries in the Spiritual world. Saul is also a musician, sound artist and songwriter. His first album 10,000 Suns! Music for Healing, Peace & Awakening’ reached #3 on the iTunes world music charts.
He continues to write and perform conscious music that inspires peace, healing and connection. He has taught and performed at festivals and healing centers around the world and continues to share his work through online programs, workshops, sacred journeys + retreats & sacred music.
Brenda McMorrow is a Canadian Devotional Chant artist who is known for her unique and warmly embracing style of mantra medicine music, in which she blends elements of acoustic folk, world rhythms, and ancient Indian chants with a sweetly introspective singer-songwriter’s sensibility.
Prices start at $1500 for the week [does not include airfare]
For a good views of the rooms you can visit – Pura Vida on Trip Advisor
Prices include full week program, accommodations, all meals & Traditional Temescal Sweat Lodge Ceremony
Early Sign up before December 5th and save $100
or
Bring and friend and save $150 each
• Community Room / Shared – 3 to 4 people – Open Air / $1500
Beautiful extra LARGE Open air room with large stand up loft. Private bathroom. Amazing view of Pacific Ocean! .
Prices do not include air travel, taxi & water taxi to Yelapa {can be sghared} or final evening dinner in town {$20 – $30}
• Healthy Fresh Traditional Food with Vegetarian, Vegan, Egg, Fish & Chicken Options
• Gluten & Dairy Free options available.
• Food is fresh, delicious local food, mostly organic, except where not available.
• Vegetarian, gluten free options and fish or chicken option 1 x day.
Sample Breakfast: fruit, granola, yogurt, toast, boiled eggs, tortillas, coffee, tea, juice
Lunch: Salads, rice or quinoa, tortillas, beans, fish or eggs
Dinner: Fish or Tofu, veggies, rice, soup, tortillas
Smoothie Bar open on site – delicious smoothies, snacks, about $7 per smoothie
Please send us an email to check availability – [email protected]
If you are a new student, please tell us how you heard about the retreat.
Deposit ~ $600 to hold your space / Space is limited
Deposit is non-refundable. However it is transferable to another Ritam program with Saul if you are not able to attend.
Please contact for Payment – [email protected]
“…sometimes life brings us experiences that change our body, mind & soul for the rest of our lives!! things happen within us that have no words to describe them! the healing, self-love growth and heart-expanding community connection were beyond magical and anything i could have ever imagined! i could not be any more grateful for this experience i had with saul and all the beautiful souls that i met at yandara!
if you are thinking of coming, think no more…the answer is YES!!
~ Christy D. ~ Yoga Teacher / Studio Owner Testimonial
What a week! To come to this retreat was not an easy decision for me, as I am in sorts, a single parent with a kid, pets, a business, and lots of plants to take care of. Not mentioning cash-flow is not on my side right now. With all of this, I am so grateful I followed my gut and heart. I really knew no one personally; not even Saul, but I had taken a few classes online and that was enough for me to take the decision to go to this retreat. I arrived there exhausted from my personal life, burned out from my work, depressed from the world situation, and feeling completely alone after two years of the pandemic. Just one week shared with like-minded people, living in nature with the 5 elements, and full days of meditation, pranayama, yoga, art and creativity, plus Kirtan, was very healing and brought hope and so much joy! I am now living with a heart full, and hope to share the love further, to everyone we meet.
Did I mention we had a lot of fun? Jokes, kidding around, loosening up, good music, chanting our heart out, and dancing. What a blessing! This short week has given me hope again for a better world. Love, acceptance (as we are, with all of our baggages and short comings), gratitude for mother earth and the 5 elements, bring us all back home. This was probably one of the most powerful weeks I have ever lived. Thank you, thank you!
Gaëlle L. ~ Yoga teacher
“This was truly a beautiful experience and have found an opening in my self through it all. At moments I felt the energy of the land vibrating through me. My mind was calm & my body more spacious. The Om Tare mantra touched a part of me on Friday and I recognized it is important for my healing, along with medicine Buddha and all of the others! The return trip home has provided me with many opportunities to return to my heart home. Mantra, breathing & chanting has been sooo helpful . I’ve been able to to observe myself, my reactions & stories & to respond with a more open heart.”
Julie Todd
