Awakening the Sacred Heart

Awakening the Sacred Heart is a nine-night yoga and meditation retreat in Peru, led by Yuval Samburski of UVYoga. It pairs the country's best-known sights with an inner pilgrimage, and suits anyone who wants a cultural, nature-filled yoga experience rather than a retreat spent in one place.

What to Expect

The days move through Machu Picchu, the Sacred Valley, Aguas Calientes and a guided exploration of Cusco. Along the way you visit local farms and connect with the earth that nourishes Andean communities, watch women artisans weave ancient stories into vibrant textiles, and walk cobblestone streets where past and present meet.

The outer route is matched by an inner one. Standing before mountain views, sacred ruins, rivers and village life, the retreat invites clarity, courage and the awakening of your own sacred heart. Yoga and meditation sit alongside the sightseeing, so the landscape and the practice inform each other.

About Yuval Samburski

Yuval Samburski is a sound healer, yoga instructor, teacher trainer and mentor. He holds E-500RYT and YACEP credentials and is a Reiki level 2 practitioner. He is a faculty member and presenter at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health in the Berkshires, Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, New York, Ananda Ashram in Monroe, New York, and Ocean Edge in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Since 2014 he has created and led experiential and educational programs, retreats and teacher trainings around the world.

The Setting

The retreat is based at Willka T'ika, Paradero Rumichaka, in Peru, within reach of the Andean highlands and the Sacred Valley that the itinerary explores.