Our 2-week personal retreat program offers the perfect environment for solitude, introspection, reflection, and a change of pace from one’s regular day to day life.

We work with retreat participants in advance to design a personalized program for their stay. Students are free to refine or modify their retreat program during their stay to best meet their needs. Retreat programs include, over the course of two weeks, four private 1 – 1 ½ hour classes in yoga, pranayama, meditation, nutrition and chakra life lessons.

We offer one yoga class and two group meditation sessions daily for any guest who would like to attend. Guests are also always welcome and encouraged to observe the Tashirat orphanage activities anytime between 8 A.M. and 4 P.M.

2-Week Personal Retreat Application Process

1. Send us an email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with the following information:
   • Signed Student Guidelines and Contract, which you will find in the sections: Guidelines and Contract, respectively.
   • Copy of your passport, another government-issued identification document, and a recent photo.
   • Essay requested in the Volunteer Essay Questions section.
2. Please go to the Personal Retreat Program Questionnaire section to complete the questionnaire.
3. Complete the requested information in the Emergency Contact section.
4. With this information, we will explore if our program could be the perfect fit for both you and us, and we will gladly coordinate an interview through Zoom.
5. Within a maximum of 72 hours after the Zoom call, we will write to inform you if you have been accepted into the program.
6. After being accepted into our program, we will contact you to arrange a deposit equivalent to the total amount of the chosen program. Deposits are non-refundable but can be used within a year from the deposit date if your plans change.
7. Reservations are only confirmed once we have received all requirements and full payment for your program.

Guest Guidelines For 2 Week Program

• Our programs are ongoing and can be scheduled for any dates.
• In order to benefit the most from our programs, we suggest guests leave the Ashatya premises no more than once a week during their stay with us. Please do all desired traveling before or after your arrival. 
• Make sure to bring a bank card that is accessible in Mexico or Travelers Checks (and a passport).
• Our program includes 3 meals a day, lodging and four private classes. 
• Please book your flight so that you arrive no earlier than 5 AM and no later than 2 PM in Mexico City, or plan to stay the night in Mexico City and come to Ashatya the next morning. Ashatya only receives guests before 5 PM. If you arrive in Ashatya between 5 AM and 8 AM, our gatekeeper/ security guard will walk you to your bungalow. 
• Please arrive the day you have agreed to arrive, or advise us via email or WhatsApp with advance notice (at least 3 days prior) if there are any changes.
• Please bring comfortable clothes for Yoga and a Yoga mat. Also pack comfortable walking shoes, house shoes, a bathing suit, a warm sweater, a sun hat, lightweight long pants and a raincoat with boots and an umbrella (if visiting between the months of June and October.) The weather is usually quite temperate but it can get very cool in the evenings and hot in the day so pack a variety of clothing.
• Other useful items: sun block, insect repellent, moisturizing cream or natural oils (Tepoztlán is dry between October and June), a scrub brush (everyone hand washes their own clothes), watch, travel alarm clock, a flashlight and notebooks. 
• It would be advisable to read Cosmic Reawakening by Thyera Arian and to eliminate flesh foods, sugar, alcohol, cigarettes and drugs at least six weeks before prior to their visit. This precautionary preparation will decrease the possibility of undergoing major detoxification during your visit. We strictly prohibit radical dietary changes and fasting or juice fasting while staying in Ashatya. We believe in gradual transition in moderation as the basis of health.
• The use of alcohol, drugs, cigarettes and / or being in a state of intoxication are prohibited while staying in Ashatya. 

Please handwrite a 1-2 page essay on unlined paper answering the following questions, scan and email it to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

• Describe this stage of your life.
• What is it that attracted you to Ashatya?
• Why have you chosen to attend our 2-week personal retreat program?
• What are you most looking forward to, or hoping to gain from your experience with us?
• Is there anything else you would like us to know?