Join us for a Yoga vacation in Guatemala and watch your workday blues vanish into thin air. Discover the breathtaking vistas of cobalt-blue Lake Atitlan uniquely surrounded by some of Guatemala’s largest volcanoes.
Start the new year by giving a boost to your spirit! We all need an occasional break to restore and refresh our body, mind and spirit – especially now with the world in such an unsettled state.
This will be a rare experience with our two senior swamis, Swami Asokananda and Swami Ramananda, along with Ram Wiener, guiding the week’s experience.
You will stay at a beautiful hotel and retreat center, Villa Sumaya, situated on the picturesque shore of Lake Atitlan. It has an uninterrupted vista, punctuated only by a skyline of three perfect volcanoes. Here, you can relax and experience an ideal place for people in search of rest, reflection, good company, and ageless natural beauty. This beautiful retreat complex has very comfortable rooms and bungalows, lovely gardens, a restaurant, and stunning locations to practice our meditation, hatha yoga, and spiritual study.
The restaurant, with a stunning view of the lake, offers a culinary-conscious menu for vegetarians. A nutritious, eclectic blend of local and international cuisine, created from Guatemala’s cornucopia of fruits and vegetables, is available three times a day. Baked goods are produced daily.
Our daily schedule will include:
Meditations
Two Hatha Yoga classes per day
Presentations from our featured senior presenters
Plenty of free time to swim, sunbathe, go for walks, simply relax, and get to know your fellow travelers
We will also plan some trips outside of Lake Atitlan for those interested.
Participants on this Integral Yoga vacation are expected to follow a vegetarian diet. Alcohol, smoking, and recreational drugs are not permitted.
Tentative Daily Schedule
6:10 – 6:50 am Meditation
7:00 – 8:30 am Hatha Yoga
8:40 – 9:30 am Breakfast
9:30 am – 3 pm Excursion, ceremonies, swimming, sunbathing, walks, massages, etc.
12:15 – 12:45 pm Meditation
1:00 – 1:50 pm Lunch
3:15-4:00 pm Afternoon Program
4:15 – 6:00 pm Hatha Yoga leading into Meditation
6:30 – 7:20 pm Dinner
7:45 – 9:10 pm Evening Program
Costs
The cost of the program is $1835 per person for triple accommodations, $1950 per person for double accommodations, and $2470 for single accommodations. This includes accommodations for seven nights, 3 daily vegetarian meals, meditations, hatha yoga classes, evening talks, and hotel taxes. It does not include air transportation, transportation to and from the airport to the hotel, special excursions outside the hotel, and tips.
If we receive full payment by October 3, 2025. You may deduct $100 from the total amount.
Cancellations: No refunds are possible after December 1, 2025
Airport
Almost all major airlines fly to Guatemala . You would fly into Guatemala City, Guatemala airport. You need a valid passport to enter the country. No visa needed for US citizens. We coordinate all shuttle and boat bookings for all participants’, arrivals and departures from the airport, with an excellent shuttle company called Kan Tours.
Reservations
Please fill out a registration form and submit a $500 non-refundable deposit by October 24, 2025. Final payment is due by October 30, 2025.
Testimonials
One of the best vacations ever. The quality and organization of outings were excellent; hotel, food, classes, and evening programs were top notch! An outstanding week. — Past Participant
Grateful to share this beautiful experience in the company of blessed yogis. — May C.
Swami Asokananda is so knowledgeable and willing to share with honesty. It’s always a pleasure to hear him speak. — Devi Peterson
It was a privilege to have spent time with Swami Ramananda and receive his heartfelt teachings and experience. He always shows up so authentically, humbly, and with humor. — Maria
Ram has great knowledge, understanding and is very supportive. Very motivating and positive person. Makes things very simple and easy to understand. Thank you. — Shoba
Swami Asokananda, a monk since 1973, is one of Integral Yoga’s foremost teachers, known for his warmth, intelligence, and good humor. His teaching comes out of his own practice and experience, since he has absorbed the wisdom of his guru, Sri Swami Satchidananda, since the age of 19. While he enjoys sharing the practical wisdom of the Yogic philosophy (especially that of the great Indian scripture the Bhagavad Gita), he also loves his practice of Hatha Yoga and is one of our primary instructors for Intermediate and Advanced Hatha Yoga Teacher Training. In the past, he has served as the...
Swami Ramananda, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, is the Executive Director of the Integral Yoga Institute in San Francisco, C-IAYT, and a greatly respected senior teacher in the Integral Yoga tradition who has been practicing Yoga for over 45 years. Ramananda offers practical methods of integrating the timeless teachings and practices of Yoga into daily life and transforming the painful aspects of human experience into steps toward realizing one’s full potential. He leads beginner, intermediate and advanced-level Yoga teacher training programs in San Francisco and offers a variety of programs in many locations in the U.S., Europe and South America. Ramananda co-developed...
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