Mexico Winter Retreat

february 21 - 28, 2009

Don and Nina invite you to join them on the Mexican Riviera for an intimate week of inner exploration, restorative healing and gentle guidance into the loving presence of your deepest nature.

Present Moment Retreat Center

Troncones Beach, Mexico

Located on the Mexican Riviera (see map), only 30 kilometers north of Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo and an easy 45-minute drive to the International airport serviced by a number of International airlines including Alaska Airlines, Continental, American, America West, Frontier Airlines, Mexicana and Aeromexico.
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10 ocean view bungalows with private baths, each named after a quality of Essence. Meditation garden, pool, hot tub, and a 5 star gourmet restaurant featuring fresh, organic produce and local seafood as well as other specialties that you may choose from their extensive menu. The water, flowing from a mountain spring is safe to drink.

imagine this

It’s morning, and you slip out of your bungalow, having slept deeply and entered the dream-time. Exhilarated by the warm ocean breeze and the rising sun, you stroll down to the beach, dipping your toes into the 80 degree water. Barefoot on the beach for the first 3 miles you make contact with Pachamama, step by step, moment by moment. Then putting on your flip-flops you can continue on for another 5 miles as you and the ocean become One . Nature receives you as a blessing, the apus of the Sierra Madre Mountains supporting you on your right and Mama Pacific dissolving all sense of separation on your left. This is your time to heal, relax and ground in the spacious presence of your own Being.

“Present Moment Retreat is more than a simple beach resort or yoga retreat. It is a sanctuary where mind, body and spirit are holistically nurtured. Its unique location, nestled between the Sierra Madre Mountains and the Mexican Riviera… off the beaten tourist path in charming Troncones beach, brings calm and a strong sense of clarity to our visitors. Combined with the magic of Mother Nature herself, our unspoiled haven of miles of white sand beaches provides a life enhancing experience at a luxury Mexican resort.”

Daily Schedule

7:30am Gentle morning Chi Kung practice (no experience necessary)
8:30am Breakfast
9:30am Morning Session (meditation/teaching/spiritual practice):
12:30pm Lunch
Afternoon Free
5:30pm Dinner
6:30pm Evening Session (meditation/teaching/spiritual practice)

Program Details

Together we will create a sacred space and a gentle structure, away from the distractions of daily life where we can drop into a deep contact with our spiritual essence. Through meditation, teaching, exercises and ceremonies designed to facilitate contact with more essential states of Being, Don and Nina will gently guide us into the energy of spiritual presence.

The pace of the retreat will be relaxed, allowing each participant to drop into the rhythm of their true nature, while resting in the presence of the ocean, sun and the peaceful energy of this ancient paradise. We will have ample free time every day to swim, surf, go horseback riding on the beach or just feel free to wander the beach for hours.

the teachings

The Holy Ideas (Holy Love, Holy Perfection, Holy Will, Holy Hope, Holy Origin, Holy Omniscience, Holy Faith, Holy Work, Holy Truth) are nine enlightened perceptions of Reality that we experience when we are in touch with true nature or our Essence.

In our initial days, weeks and months of life we exist primarily in a state of deep abiding in the oceanic Oneness of Being. Each of the Holy Ideas, in it’s own way, is a reflection of this Reality - the ground of Being. Depending on the particular orientation that our soul takes in the human journey, we enter life with an affinity toward one of the 9 Holy Ideas. Our personality develops in an attempt to recreate this inner knowing.

The ocean and mountains of the Mexican Riviera give expression to true nature in a pure and palpable form that will support us in a powerful way in remembering our own souls essence.

Cost

($100 discount if registered by July 1, 2008)
Bungalows: Double - $1799/person, Single - $2499/person

Fee includes: $600 tuition fee, 7 nights lodging, 3 gourmet meals per day, 1 extra yoga or qigong class/day and 17% tax.

*Accommodation choice is on a first-come, first-serve basis.

registration and cancellation

$300 non-refundable deposit due with registration.
Balance due on or before December 10, 2008.

Cancellation policy:
60 days or more prior to retreat - 100% refund less $300 deposit
45-59 days prior to retreat - 75% less $300 deposit
30 - 44 days prior to retreat - 25% less $300 deposit
less than 30 days prior to retreat - no refund