Lake Atitlan

I plunge into the water and underneath the world is silent. My head comes to
the top and I take a breath, the water is cold but the sun immediately warms
me up. I look away from the dock that I just jumped from and see the men in
wooden Kaoks fishing next to me. The other side of the lake is overtowered
with volcanoes, and I look at their beauty, their strength...and smile. I
put my head underwater but don´t hear anything. It is silent. The world is
so peaceful.
Last night I ducked through a tiny hole into the Mayan sauna. The stone
walls and small space heated with a wood stove as we splash fresh water on
it and watch the steam rise making the air feel thick and hot as I try and
breath in. The toxins feel like they are dripping off of my body and then I
am handed a bowl of salt to spread on my body. I take the bowl and feel the
coarseness of the salt against my skin. We stay in until our bodies can
handle no more, and I step out to the cold shower outside. Everything here
is made simple and natural. I wash the salt off and climb up to my loft in
the straw thatched bungalow....$5-night to stay in this paradise. The food
is all from the garden, organic, vegetarian and so tasty I feel like I am
tasting the most fresh piece of earth ever. Yesterday I was provided a
hearty bowl of tomato soup, each bite the best taste I have ever encountered
in my life. You could only want more.
I have been removed from the 3rd world and dropped into the little village
of heaven. Yesterday I received a massage from a costa rican that was only
allowed to be completed when he felt he had covered everything...in other
words clocks do not exist in this world. Today, I woke up and with my
pajamas headed over to the thatched roof circel where we sat on thatched
mats and did yoga for 2 hours with our israelian instructor. A candle was
lit in the middle of our circle with incense to add to the flavor of the
birds chirping around us and sun splashing on the gardens that surrounded
us. The ultimate ygoa experience.
I have experienced the ultimate retreat....a must...on the list of things to
do in life.