From the Physical to the Mystical (Casa Arkaana, Mexico)

From the Physical to the Mystical is a seven-day yoga retreat at Casa Arkaana, a jungle retreat house in Chemuyil, Mexico, led by Randi and Shana. It brings together silent mornings, yoga and movement, sound healing, temazcal, a cenote visit and fireside circles, and it is open to up to 22 guests.

What to Expect

The week runs six nights and is built around a slow movement from the body toward something quieter. Mornings are held in silence, which sets the tone for the rest of the day. Yoga and movement practice form the core of the program, joined by sound healing and a temazcal, the traditional Mexican sweat lodge ceremony. A visit to a cenote, one of the freshwater sinkholes of the Yucatán Peninsula, gives the group time in the water and the surrounding jungle.

Evenings are for fireside circles, where the group gathers to share and settle after the day. With up to 22 people, the group is large enough to feel the energy of practicing together and small enough for the week to stay personal.

About Randi and Shana

Randi and Shana lead the retreat together and guide the yoga, movement and circle work throughout the week.

The Setting

Casa Arkaana sits in the jungle near Chemuyil, on the Caribbean coast of Mexico. The house also hosts plant wisdom retreats, bodywork trainings and other yoga retreats, and it is set up around a traditional temazcal and a permaculture approach to land and food. Meals are included in this retreat, as are airport transfers, so you can arrive without arranging the last stretch of the trip yourself.

Before You Go

Meals and airport transfers are part of the retreat. The week is led in English. Come prepared for warm, humid jungle conditions and for time in water, at the cenote and in the temazcal. Silent mornings are a shared part of the rhythm, so it helps to arrive open to a quieter pace and to time away from conversation and screens.