A Yoga & Mindfulness Retreat to Mexico
with Ramsay & Shannah Green

Saturday, March 9 - Saturday, March 16  2024

At Playa Viva, just outside of Zihuatanejo, they believe in the simple luxury of nature. Their property is situated on a mile of pristine private beach surrounded by lush green palms. You’ll fall asleep to the lullaby of the Pacific Ocean and wake to the warm breeze on your skin. Tour the on-site farm where they grow some of their food, including coconuts, mangos, cashews, tamarind, tomatoes, lettuces, cactus and many other delights. Visit the baby sea turtle sanctuary and explore the diverse coastal ecosystem. With each passing moment at Playa Viva, you’ll feel more connected to the natural world around you.
Wellness is central to every aspect of Playa Viva. When we feel healthy and well, we are better able to serve our planet and ourselves. Experience the complete transformation that comes from being fully immersed in nature. Enjoy healthy, locally sourced food; daily beachside yoga classes; and a variety of massage services. Continue on your personal path to health and wellness at Playa Viva.
Explore the Real Mexico. Whether it’s exploring the stunning natural landscape of the Mexican coast or the local communities around Playa Viva, we have a variety of tours and activities to satisfy your desires. The focus of our excursions is to connect you with local operators who promote activities that will engage you with the local community and the environment.

You may choose adventures on land or on the ocean, on a farm or in a home, but they will all leave you with an authentic experience you won’t find anywhere else.
About the Retreat:
We will offer two yoga classes a day (morning and late afternoon). Both the morning and afternoon sessions will vary in style and format ranging from active vinyasa-style yang yoga to gentle, slow-flow classes incorporating elements of Yin and Restorative yoga, pranayama and meditation. We will incorporate philosophy discussion and mindfulness teachings into time before and/or after classes. 

The yoga classes that we offer will be appropriate for all levels of students as we will offer the chance to modify or add on when appropriate. So whether you are a beginner or advanced student, we will work with you at your level to provide a week of challenge and growth. During the day, you will have the freedom to spend your time as you choose….treating yourself to a massage, napping, reading, sun bathing or going on an adventure

Here’s what a typical day will look like:
6:00-7:30 Coffee,tea, & fruit available
7:30 Light Breakfast
8:30-11:00 am Dharma Discussion & Vigorous Yoga practice
12:00 Lunch           
Afternoon Excursion Time or Chill Out Time
4:00-5:30 pm Slow Flow Yoga practice & Meditation 
6:30pm Dinner               
Evening Free Time

*Our yoga classes will often begin or end with “Dharma Discussions”, an opportunity to dive deep into the sutras and talk about the role this ancient philosophy plays in our daily, modern lives.

What's included in the price:

• Airport pick-up and drop--off

• Eco-Luxury Accommodations for 7 nights

• All Meals & Snacks

• Yoga 2x Daily

• All Manduka Yoga Props

• Taxes & Gratuities

• Donation to RegenerativeTrust for Turtle Sanctuary (2%)

AVAILABLE ROOMS price is per person & includes all items listed above.
(1) MOTHER MANTA TREEHOUSE (2, 3 or 4 people) $3950-$3250-$2890
(3) DUNE MANTA TREEHOUSE (2, 3 or 4 people) $3550-$2995-$2600
(1) WING TREEHOUSE (2, 3 or 4 people) $3700-$3200-$2790
(1) ORIGINAL JET TREEHOUSE (2 people) $3550
(1) The NEW JET TREEHOUSE (2, 3 or 4 people) $3700-$3200-$2790
(2) KING ECO-CASITAS (2, 3 or 4 people) $3100-$2600-$2300
(3) QUEEN ECO-CASITAS (1 or 2 people) $3800-$2200

REGISTER NOW with a $1000 non-refundable deposit.
Let us know what room you would like (first come, first served) and with whom you will be traveling. Payment in full due by November 15.

What’s Not Included:

• International Airfare.       

• Spa treatments

• Excursions/Adventures.                                                                                            

• Alcohol, special smoothies, coconuts & other specialty beverages.

CANCELATION POLICY

All retreat payments are non-refundable as we will be obliged to fulfill our reservations with the resort the moment you reserve with us. If we can fill your spot, we will refund you.

SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT PLAYA VIVA'S ON-SITE TURTLE SANCTUARY: Each year thousands of Olive Ridley (Golfina) turtles and dozens of endangered Green (Negra) and Leatherback (Laud) turtles come to the shores of Playa Viva to lay their eggs. Over the past 50 years of commercial exploitation, poaching, and degradation of nesting and foraging habitats, six of the seven marine turtle species have been placed on the endangered species list.

Playa Viva founded La Tortuga Viva (LTV) in 2010 to protect these turtles from predators and poachers alike. Since then, LTV has safely released over 450,000 baby sea turtles. LTV is staffed by an all-volunteer team comprised of members of the local community of Juluchuca. Playa Viva supports the sanctuary by helping to raise funds for needed equipment. The volunteers patrol the beach at night to look for turtles or turtle tracks, to collect nests buried in the sand, and to bring these eggs to the sanctuary just as the mother turtle left them. The eggs are kept safe within a protected incubation sanctuary that keeps them out of the reach from the real and imminent danger of predators and poachers.

Baby Turtle Release...Olive Ridley nests take about 45 days to hatch. During this time, the volunteers visit the sanctuary multiple times throughout the day to check to see if any turtles hatched. When the baby turtles emerge to the surface, normally in the early morning, the volunteers safely remove them from the incubation pen and release them into the ocean. We invite you to join us on a night patrol with volunteers from LTV as well as the release of the baby turtles to the ocean during a morning of your stay. This is truly an experience of a lifetime.

The turtles nest year round, with turtles arriving to lay eggs peaking during the rainy season, between July and October. Due to the normal 45 day gestation period, you will still see hundreds of baby turtles released through January. We have been lucky in that you are likely to see baby turtles almost every day of the year in Playa Viva.