The ten-day “Maya Sacred Path to 2012″ tour, December 2 – 11, 2010, will include Chichen Itza, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. There will be excursions to archaeological sites at Labna, Edzna and Mayapan, as well as subterranean caverns at Ik Kil and Xtakunbilxunan, an entrance to the Maya Underworld. A boat ride in the Rio Lagartos nature preserve will take the group to a picturesque fishing village, home to Mexico’s largest flock of flamingos.

“The Maya not only excelled in mathematics and astronomy, they also had a spiritual connection to the earth and the cosmos,” said tour co-leader Miguel Angel Vergara Calleros, who has been studying and teaching the Maya wisdom for more than 25 years.

The other leader, Dr. Richard Jelusich, Ph.D., is a teacher and director at the California Institute for Human Science, and author of two books on metaphysics and self-empowerment. Dr. Jelusich will reveal details about the Mayan calendar which some people believe predicts major changes to the world on December 21, 2012, as dramatized in the disaster movie “2012″.

In Izamal, Yucatan’s oldest city, the group will visit a Franciscan Monastery, built in 1561 upon the base of a Maya pyramid, and Miguel Angel will conduct a ceremony to activate the light and help participants to connect with ancient wisdom.

Four-star accommodations include a restored 17th century hacienda in Yucatan’s second oldest colonial city and a seaside resort on the Gulf of Mexico.

For more information contact Sacred Earth Journeys

Found in cultures spanning the globe, the earliest known labyrinth design was discovered on a clay tablet in Pylos, Greece, dating from 1,200 BCE. The Greek isle of Crete is also known for its labyrinth, the maze used to entrap the mythical Minotaur. During the Middle Ages labyrinth designs were incorporated into the floor patterns of Europe’s grand cathedrals, most notably in Chartes, and in the Renaissance, “branching” garden mazes became popular in the palaces of royalty. labyrinthsociety.org/

Today, labyrinths are being constructed around the world as a tool for personal growth and spiritual transformation. Practitioners use these sacred, earth-based paths to conduct walking meditations, focusing on an issue or concern that is addressed through contemplation or prayer.

This Summer in Taos, eight labyrinths will be available to walk, without charge, in connection with the town’s “Return to Sacred Places” travel destination theme. Beginning July 1st, and continuing through October, visitors are invited to be part of the reawaking of this spiritual tradition.

“New Mexico is one of the centers for this transformative spiritual energy,” says Sandra Wasko-Flood, visionary artist and founder of The Living Labyrinth Center for Peace (http://www.livinglabyrinthsforpeace.org). “And Taos, with its 1,000 year old Pueblo, is at the heart of this blossoming Renaissance.”

Wasko-Flood is curating many of the labyrinth-related activities including a photo exhibit of labyrinths from around the world that was first exhibited in the rotunda of the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC.

Rev. Wayne Mell, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Taos, is also an advocate for this form of walking prayer and has supported the construction of a labyrinth in the church’s front yard that will be dedicated on July 18. “Walking the labyrinth can be symbolic of a journey to the sacred center,” he says. “It’s a practice that can appeal to all ages and faiths, as more and more people explore their spiritual pathways.”

Katherine Costabel, who with her husband own the Adobe and Pines B&B, have constructed a beautiful 66-foot diameter labyrinth made of 4,670 pieces of slate and rimmed by 225 native plants. Having experienced her first labyrinth in Sedona, Arizona, Ms. Costabel believes that walking the path reminds one of her earthly journey. “Take something into the circle,” she says. “Walk, think and pray and see if you can come to a conclusion.” www.adobepines.com

Taos Labyrinth Events

June 14 – July 31, 2010

Classic Seven-Circuit Labyrinth at El Monte Sagrado Resort and Spa

Open to the public day and night

317 Kit Carson Road, Taos, NM

www.elmontesagrado.com

July 1 – October 31, 2010

66-foot Diameter Slate Rock Labyrinth at Adobe and Pines Inn. Open daily dawn to dusk. Yoga every Saturday with Paul Kelly at 10 am. 4107 N.M. 68, Ranchos de Taos, NM

www.adobepines.com

July 1 – October 31, 2010

Stone Labyrinth at San Geronimo’s Lodge, 1101 Witt Lane, Taos, NM

Full moonwalks during summer months (June – Sept)

www.SanGeronimolodge.com

July 1 – October 31, 2010

Labyrinth Sacred Space at the First Presbyterian Church

Dedication of Medieval-style labyrinth by Rev. Wayne Mell on Sunday, July 18 at 11 am.

215 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, next to Kit Carson Park, Taos, NM

July 4, 2010, 3 pm

Drumming Labyrinth Walk in the Cretan Labyrinth at Touchstone Inn facing Taos Mountain

110 Mabel Dodge Lane, Taos, NM

www.touchstoneinn.com

July 4 – August 31, 2010

Santa Rosa contemporary labyrinth at the Blumenschein Museum

222 Ledous Street, Taos, NM

www.taoshistoricmuseums.org

July 19 – August 1st

Labyrinth Sacred Space at Kit Carson Park. Hopi Labyrinth design

www.taosgov.com/recreation/kit-carson.php

July 29, 2010, 10 am – 1 pm

“Labyrinths for Creativity and Peace Childrens’ Workshop.”

July 29, 2010, 7- 9 pm

Introduction to Labyrinths: Lecture and walking

Harwood Museum

238 Ledoux Street, Taos, NM

www.harwoodmuseum.org

July 30, 2010

“Birth of the Labyrinth”

Light box and labyrinth-inspired fine art and etchings of Sandra Wasko-Flood

Harwood Museum of Art

238 Ledoux Street, Taos, NM.

www.harwoodmuseum.org

August 23 – October 1, 2010

“Labyrinths for Peace: 2000″ Photo Exhibit. Exhibit of photos of labyrinths from around the world first exhibited at the Rotunda of the U. S. House of Representatives.

Free opening reception; August 28th, 5:30 to 8 pm

Millicent Rogers Museum, Taos, NM.

www.millicentrogers.org

Torrential rains in late January forced the evacuation of more than 4,000 people by air from the 15th century city in the Andes and claimed seven lives.

The storms also dealt a major blow to the South American nation’s tourism industry with an estimated loss of 185 million dollars in revenue, the tourism ministry said.

The World Heritage site perched about 2,500 meters (8,200 feet) in the Andes mountains formally reopened Thursday but remains plagued by concerns about its preservation with plans under way to build an alternative access to the ruins.

“It’s mysterious. There’s such energy here!,” said Eva Maria Frittgen, a 23-year-old German, who was one of the first of the returning visitors to the so-called “Lost City of the Incas” this week.

The heaviest rainfall in 15 years washed away large chunks of the 110-kilometre (70-mile) railway which brings nearly all of 2,200 daily tourists who visit Machu Picchu each day.

The brunt of the closure was felt in the province of Cuzco where 175,000 people depend on tourism. The city of Cuzco has been operating at 30 percent of capacity, and some hotels and restaurants closed, Roger Valencia, vice-president of the chamber of commerce, told AFP.

That is why the reopening of Machu Picchu on Thursday was cause for celebration with Hollywood star Susan Sarandon joining about 1,000 tourists in the festivities.

“What a relief,” exclaimed Justiniana, who sells alpaca sweaters in the village of Aguas Calientes, the gateway to Machu Picchu. “I lost about 200 soles (70 dollars) a day, we all had nothing else to do.”

The ancient city will not be at full capacity for tourists for a while yet. It will take another two months to repair the full length of the railway.

But the closure of Machu Picchu has made Peru more aware of its dependence on visitors to the Inca site and some in the tourism industry and media have called on the government to diversity the country’s appeal.

Tourism Minister Martin Perez, who attended Thursday’s reopening, talked about building a new road to provide alternative access to Machu Picchu besides the railway line.

The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has raised concerns that the project could lead to uncontrolled access to the Inca citadel, which for five centuries, until it was rediscovered by American explorer Hiram Bingham in 1911, was unknown to the rest of the world.

Peruvian heritage experts are working with UNESCO on a project that provides appropriate access to the archeological jewel.

A Vancouver travel company, Sacred Earth Journeys, has been offering pilgrimage travel experiences since 2003. Its president, Helen Tomei says “people want more from a holiday than simply lying on a beach. They want to change their lives for the better.”

“The purpose of the pilgrimage is to make life more meaningful,” wrote Phil Cousineau in The Art of Pilgrimage: The Seeker’s Guide to Making Travel Sacred (Conari Press, 1998). “A journey without challenge has no meaning; one without purpose has no soul.”

Phil Cousineau will be leading a group tour of Ireland in September, 2010. Dubbed “Land of Myth and Mystery – A Pilgrimage Into the Heart of Sacred Ireland,” the 12-day tour will include a walk on Croagh Patrick, the mountain where Saint Patrick is said to have fasted and prayed for 40-days. There will also be visits to Irish pubs, concerts of traditional Celtic music, a trip to the monastery of Clomacnoise, founded in 545 by Saint Ciaran, and the most famous prehistoric site in Ireland, the UNESCO World Heritage site of Newgrange.

People with a passion for yoga can visit its birth place. Sacred Earth Journeys is offering a “Yoga & Spirituality Tour of South India” February 13 through 28, 2010. One of the tour leaders, Michele Labelle, is a Certified Hatha Yoga Teacher based in Vancouver. She will be joined by Tour Guide Aman Singh, a follower of India’s ancient spiritual practices with a deep interest in philosophy and culture. In addition to yoga and meditation sessions, the group will explore ancient Hindu temples, witness herds of wild elephants, take a boat ride in a tiger reserve, shop in a 600-year-old marketplace, attend a colorful, traditional dance show, travel by train to a fishing village and possibly meet with Mother Amma “the Hugging Saint” in her ashram.

Information about other pilgrimage travel opportunities is available online at http://SacredEarthJourneys.ca

Here is how Ms. Dodson describes the experience:
Home to Queztacoyatl, the plummed serpent god, this area is a place of transformation and regeneration. It is a sacred women’s power site where Aztec Priestesses were trained. Today you will see holistic and alternative medicine businesses throughout the quaint town.

The Mayans served as the messengers of the cosmic knowledge universal philosophy that teaches us that the human body belongs to the Earth, and the human spirit to the Universe.Now is the time of the Maya, the knowledge that has been embedded in the sacred Mayan temples and in our own cellular memory is reawakening and preparing for 2012 – the end of the Mayan calendar and a time of great transformation.According to the Mayans, these changes will permit us to make a quantum leap forward in the evolution of our consciousness.

This is our destiny and so it is encoded in our genes. This sacred journey will help you understand this cosmic process, the wisdom of the Maya and how to connect with your sacred self.

Highlights:

Linda Caswell will teach her simple and unique meditation practice, “Finding Time Sitting Still.” You will learn how to make peace with your mind, improve your health and link to your divine inner Presence…in only 10 to 20 minutes a day. Linda, a daily meditator for over 30 years, teaches workshops and private classes in Dallas, Texas. Over 1,000 people have taken Finding Time Sitting Still since 2001.

You will also take a day trip to the Xochicalco Pyramids and other archeological zones where Shaman Eduardo Morales will lead us through a Mayan Initiation Journey to tap into the true power of the Mayan culture, to learn how you were created and to worship Mother Earth and Father Sun.
Special Guest Presenters:

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Fire Ceremony Luci Lara Salyer, craniosacral therapist, shamanic practioner, bodyworker, world craniofacial foundation. During this retreat, Luci will lead us in a shamanic fire ceremony to help us release our fears and give birth to our power, and she will give individual healing sessions.
laurenYoga Trance Dance Lauren Embrey, president of the Embrey Family Foundation, is an actor, singer, dancer, human rights advocate, theatre and film producer. Lauren will share with us how to have fun and rejoice in the sacred “Yoga Trance Dance.” Yoga Trance Dance flows into an exploration of free-form, breath driven movement to liberate one’s creative life-force and cultivate embodied freedom. This is a powerful dance to open you up to more of who you really are.

mari Feng Shui Fashion Mari Bowlin, image consultant with 30 years in beauty, wellness, fashion and spa industries, has a degree in women’s studies and is a facilitator with the Clarity Insititute. Mari will present a Feng Shui Fashion Show, which integrates the sacred into the everyday ritual of dressing. Dress with intention and transform your look and your life.

Your Activities Include:

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Xochicalco Pyramid
goddess Sisterhood Goddess Ceremony. Honoring yourself, the Art of Being Authenthic with Sherri Reed (goddess photo at left).

The Five Tibetan Rites/yoga for health, energy, and longevity long considered, “The Fountain of Youth” by Dr. Dariah Morgan

Shamanic Pyramid Tour. A day trip to the Xochicalco Pyramids, known for it’s observatory with “a stairway to the gods,” and a tomb for our Goddess Xochiquetzal, goddess of love and beauty, led by shaman Eduardo Morales.

Finding time Sitting Still. Meditation practices led by Linda Caswell

Drumming Classes and Sacred Circle Dance in the mountains at the home of Mo Scian and Helida Burstein.

Temazcal Sweat Lodge to purify body mind and spirit with curendero Carlos Gomez.

Goddess Celebration. Evening performance in full native costumes by Onilu Ache and Chelsea Madrigal

Sacred chanting and music by Chelsea Madrigal.

Integration and Spiritual Reading with Alma Weaver Jones

The Sacred Power of Beauty with Elaine Dodson

Photography by Sherri Reed

Optional: bodywork, acupunture, polarity therapy, craniosacral, massage, shiatsu, spiritual response therapy.

Sign up now! Contact Elaine Dodson at:

(214) 948-7266
Toll Free (888) 362-6827
E-mail: elainedodson@sacredjourneyretreats.com
visit the website: www.sacredjourneyretreats.com

Join us on a pilgrimage to the sacred sites of England to deepen the power of your intuition and inner knowing. Travel from the gentle embrace of Somerset, considered the legendary heart center of the world, to the wild and rugged beauty of Cornwall, known as the home of the ancient Britons. Awaken the energies of the Sacred Feminine and Sacred Masculine within yourself and restore the balance of this Divine Union.

Imbibe the nurturing energy of the healing waters of Chalice Well and immerse yourself in the mesmerizing reflections at Bath. Feel the loving embrace of the Lady of the Lake in the sacred Isle of Avalon and the strength of Lady Guinevere. Connect with Mother Nature and the Sacred Feminine at Silbury Hill, delve into the womb of the earth at West Kennet Longbarrow, and honour your inner divinity through an Initiation into the Lineage of Mary Magdalene, Isis and the Rose.

Explore the home of mighty King Arthur at Cadbury Castle in ancient Camelot, honour his final resting place at Glastonbury Abbey, and retrace his lineage at Tintagel Castle. Harness the power of Excalibur in a special Sword Ceremony and awaken the warrior within yourself.

Travel back in time to experience the mystery and magic of the Holy Grail, sing the beauty of the English countryside from the top of Glastonbury Tor and honour your ancestors at the holy place of St. Michael.

Join your new brothers and sisters to re-light the Sacred Flame of Camelot, and be led into Meditation with Sacred Oils amongst the great oaks. Participate in a special Grail Initiation Ceremony during our Private Entrance at Stonehenge to invoke the power of our ancestors and help activate a vision of peace and harmony on Earth.

Discover the mystery and magic of the stones at Avebury, Stonehenge, Madron and Bodmin Moor and become acquainted with the “Stone People”, the ones who store knowledge and information that will provide a key to the destiny of mankind.

Connect with your “Anam Cara”, the Celtic word for soul friends and kindred spirits, and re-awaken the energies of rebirth, power, healing and love. Go within yourself and touch the sacred stillness of your own being which will assist you in awakening your consciousness to deepen the understanding of your life’s purpose. Share in songs, stories, ceremonies, blessings and meditations as you weave the inner with the outer to create a tapestry of beauty, mystery, inspiration and purpose.

If you would like to get full details about this highly recommended experience, please visit www.sacredearthjourneys.ca. And if you decide to go, Helen and I would appreciate it if you would let her know you heard about the trip from my website.

Thanks and best wishes,
Robert

The “Places of Vision: Initiation of Innocence Pilgrimage” is scheduled for July 28 to August 1, 2009.  Included in the itinerary are visits to the lesser-visited sites — Bandelier National Monument, the El Santuario de Chimayo, and Jemez Pueblo — as well as the better known Chaco Canyon, and Taos Pueblo, admitted to the World Heritage Society as one of the most significant historical cultural landmarks in the world, thereby joining such sites as the Taj Mahal, the Great Pyramids, and the Grand Canyon

Native elders, who ordinarily keep their ancient wisdom closely guarded, have agreed to share some of their secret knowledge with outsiders. As tour members explore ancient ruins, meditate in sacred kivas and explore mysterious landscapes, they will be accompanied by Phillip Chavez, Jicarilla Apache Elder, as well as spirits of the ancient teachers.

One of the most fascinating enigmas the group will study is that of the EarthKeeper Rites. “They are the preparation rituals before sitting with child like innocence with the Elders,” says Gypsy Healer and EarthSpirit Photographer Lynda Yraceburu, who is one of the tour leaders. “The rituals conducted in the ruins bring us back to the understanding of our true lineage as Children of Earth.”

Helping the group discover the connection between the rituals and Anasazi ceremonial sites will be Maria Yraceburu, who is a 13th generation Apache diiyin, and has studied with traditional wisdom keepers around the world, now teaching about Quero Apache tlish diyan philosophy, medicine, prayers and healing.

“This tour is a rare opportunity to absorb the evolutional understanding of the Indigenous EarthKeepers,” said Joe Montoya, representative of Yraceburu EarthWisdom. “This sacred journey will help people connect with the power of the Changing Mother earth and encourage their own personal growth and transformation.”

They invite attendees to awaken the divine feminine during a week of rejuvenation, beauty and fun and to join them for a truly transformational spiritual journey designed to regenerate, restore and rediscover the authentic self.

Their home base is in romantic Tepoztlan, a well-known spiritual center where energy and mysticism converge.  For three millennia this valley has been home to shamans, healers and artisans. The power that drew the ancients remains.

Home to Queztacoyatl, the plummed serpent god, this area is a place of transformation and regeneration. It is a sacred women’s power site where Aztec Priestesses were trained. Today you will see holistic and alternative medicine businesses throughout the quaint town.

The Mayans served as the messengers of the cosmic knowledge universal philosophy that teaches us that the human body belongs to the Earth, and the human spirit to the Universe.

Now is the time of the Maya, the knowledge that has been embedded in the sacred Mayan temples and in our own cellular memory is reawakening and preparing for 2012 – the end of the Mayan calendar and a time of great transformation.

According to the Mayans, these changes will permit us to make a quantum leap forward in the evolution of our consciousness.

This is our destiny and so it is encoded in our genes. This sacred journey will help you understand this cosmic process, the wisdom of the Maya and how to connect with your sacred self.

Highlights:

in a rare opportunity, Linda Caswell will lead guilt-free, joyful meditations. Linda has taught over 1,000 people how to sit still, do nothing for five minutes and change their lives. Her 31 years of daily meditation are her gift to you. Linda is a Master Neuro-Linguistic Programmer, master gardener, teaches a class in gardening with Spirit and loves daily walking and talking with her husband of 26 years.

Participants will also take a day trip to the Xochicalco Pyramids and other archeological zones where Shaman Eduardo Morales will lead a Mayan Initiation Journey to tap into the true power of the Mayan culture, to learn how we were created and to worship Mother Earth and Father Sun.

Actvities include:

Sisterhood  Goddess Ceremony. Honoring yourself, the Art of Being Authenthic with Sherri Reed.

The Five Tibetan Rites/yoga for health, energy, and longevity long considered, “The Fountain of Youth” by Dr. Dariah Morgan

Shamanic Pyramid Tour. A day trip to the Xochicalco Pyramids, known for it’s observatory with “a stairway to the gods,” and a tomb for our Goddess Xochiquetzal, goddess of love and beauty, led by shaman Eduardo Morales.

Drumming Classes and Sacred Circle Dance in the mountains at the home of Mo Scian and Helida Burstein.

Temazcal Sweat Lodge to purify body mind and spirit with curendero Carlos Gomez.

Goddess Celebration. Evening performance in full native costumes by Onilu Ache and Chelsea Madrigal

Sacred chanting and music by Chelsea Madrigal..

Acupuncture meditation and Reiki One by Jennifer Walz

The Sacred Power of Beauty with Elaine Dodson

Photography by Sherri Reed and Marla McDonald

Optional: bodywork, acupunture, polarity therapy, craniosacral, massage, shiatsu, spiritual response therapy.

For more details about this Mayan Prophecy Retreat, visit www.sacredjourneyretreats.com.

The Dalai Lama will give a three-day teaching on the Six Paramitas (“Perfections”) on September 8, 9 and 10.

In honor of the Dalai Lama’s visit, a spiritual travel opportunity is being offered by the Marquis Reforma’s “Enlightenment” package, which includes admission to the September 9th teaching by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and accommodations for two nights, September 8th and 9th.

Marquis Reforma’s “Enlightenment” spiritual travel package is priced at $450 or $550 per person, depending on the seating section in the Metropolitan Theatre, a 10-minute drive from the hotel.

To reserve the “Enlightenment” spiritual travel package call the Marquis Reforma toll free at 877-238-9399 or directly at 011-52-624-144-2000. For more information on Marquis Reforma please visit Mexico City Hotels (www.marquisreforma.com).

The Marquis Reforma (www.marquisreforma.com) is a 209-room boutique hotel on fashionable Paseo de la Reforma. The hotel is a short walk from the City’s finest museums including the renowned Museum of Anthropology.

Marquis Reforma’s spacious, elegant spa is the largest in the region and recently introduced ayurvedic treatments to its extensive menu. For dining, the hotel’s new Los Canarios restaurant is one of the City’s top dining spots, where live canaries serenade guests. La Jolla restaurant serves a savory Mexican buffet and an a la carte menu of international favorites, and the Lounge on the lobby level offers a chic ambience for evening cocktails and lavish Sunday brunch.

Marquis Reforma’s unique mix of Mexican art with Art Deco designs enhances its charm and warmth. Its glowing pink granite and glass façade has welcomed celebrities including Salma Hayek, Sting, Liza Minelli, Phil Collins, and Elton John. All rooms and suites offer dramatic views over Mexico City’s rooftops or Reforma Avenue.

It is said that the positive energies of pilgrims visiting a site help contribute to its energies, so perhaps the fact that the Dalai Lama and his followers will be at the Metropolitan Theater may help make it a future pilgrimage site.

Today, I heard of about a yoga retreat that is opening up in Costa Rica. Here are some details…

When the Tabacón Grand Spa Thermal Resort decided to hold their first yoga retreat, they called upon the renowned yoga instructor, MeShall of Mystical Sojourn Retreats, who combines being an Environmental Specialist with teaching yoga and wellness consulting, to launch her signature Mystical Sojourn Retreats at Tabacón’s magical, mineral-rich thermal springs setting. Scheduled October 19 – 23, 2008, the Mystical Sojourn Yoga Retreat pairs Tabacon’s rainforest setting at the base of the Arenal Volcano with a spirituality-based wellness program. Highlights of the five-day program include:

• Temazcal rituals with Tonatiuh, the Grand Spa’s Shaman (Tabacon’s trio of traditional Mexican sweat lodges are the only ones in the world embedded in the empowering energy of an active volcano)

• Guided meditation and meditative walks with MeShall and exploration of the volcanic springs
• Immersive instruction in Angel Yoga and The Five Tibetan Rites including yoga and meditation
• Therapeutic outdoor and introspective indoor activities
• All meals, accommodations, special farewell dinner, unlimited use of the hot springs

Rates start at $1,500* per person, based on double occupancy; single rates are available. For information, www.tabacon.com, www.mysticalsojournretreats.com, 888-62-COSTA or 888-622-6782.

“I chose to introduce my Mystical Sojourn Retreats at Tabacón because the setting is, quite simply, unlike any other place in the world,” said MeShall. “By engaging participants in a peaceful getaway where they can recharge, empower themselves and experience mindfulness and serenity without interruption, we can achieve a collective goal to attune the heart, mind and energy and begin to unwind, release and remove blockages. By drawing on ancient rituals led by Tonatiuh, Tabacón’s resident Shaman-Master, as well as on Tabacón’s fusion style of international contemporary luxuries, we create experiences designed to elevate the senses and create awareness of living in the moment.”

A certified Hatha yoga instructor and former environmental consultant, MeShall is best known for her unique style of Angel Yoga, which connects participants with the unseen presence of angels through guided visualization. “This therapeutic style of yoga produces a peaceful awareness of being divinely supported and healed,” she said. Another MeShall signature, The Five Tibetan Rites, introduces powerful breathing techniques paired with continuous flowing movement similar to Vinyasa yoga, speeding the spinning of the chakras and stimulating the endocrine system.

One of Costa Rica’s premier spa resorts, Tabacón Grand Spa Thermal Resort is located at the foot of the Arenal Volcano in La Fortuna de San Carlos. Among the resort’s singular features is a three-unit Temazcal, the only one in Central and Latin America. Other highlights within Tabacón’s rainforest setting are 12 natural hot spring pools, natural waterfalls, lagoons, thermal river pools and exotic gardens.