Motivational Yoga (MOGA)
Motivational Yoga (MOGA)
Motivational Yoga (MOGA)
Motivational Yoga (MOGA)
CUBA
HAVANA & VIÑALES
AUG 29 - SEPT 3, 2024
CULTIVATE A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR ANCESTORS TO HEAL YOUR PAST AND SECURE AN EXPANSIVE FUTURE!
Surround yourself with the powerful experience of a country that has preserved its Indigenous & African Roots and Practices!
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We'll be diving deep into the heart of culture, history, healing workshops, yoga, and meditation as we journey through Havana, Viñales, and Matanzas!
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All while gaining invaluable insights from Cuban experts and having the opportunity to explore the homes of artists, eco-conscious farmers, and former freedom fighters through our retreat partner Reroot Travel!
Immerse yourself in a society that has honored its Ancestral Wisdom and Traditions to reclaim this wisdom for yourselF.
Retreat Highlights
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Our partner, Reroot Travel, has local experts in Cuban travel to support us in this travel experience!
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Two Pre-Retreat Ancestral Healing Workshops
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All Ground Transportation within Cuba
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Accommodations at Local Family Hotels and Restored Colonial-Style Mansions included
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All-Inclusive Cuban Cuisine and Beverages
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Welcoming & Closing Ceremonies with Dinner
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Explore Cuban History Through Food
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Learn About Afro-Cuban Religions
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On-Site Healing Workshops
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Cultural Tours & Excursions
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Visits to Indigenous Sacred Sites
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Tour of the Enslaved Route & Rivers in Matanzas
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Eco-Farming & Horseback Riding in Viñales
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Dance Lessons
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Percussion Classes
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Art Tours
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A Barbecue on the Beach
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Professional Photoshoots
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Motivational Yoga: A gentle healing practice that combines neuro-programming, somatic healing, breathwork, and yoga to stimulate positive thinking, overcome limitations, and release emotional blockages.
Meet your Hosts
Cynthia Santiago Borbón
Cynthia is a clinically trained therapist, healer, and Priestess of Obatala with over two decades of expertise in the mental health and wellness space. Cynthia’s multi-disciplinary, culturally informed, spiritual approach has always been deeply rooted in liberation, equity, and anti-oppression. She provides personal and professional development services including private coaching, clinical supervision, group coaching, workshops, and retreats for other clinicians, healers, leaders, transformational practitioners, wellness practitioners, and business owners that want to decolonize their work and businesses and ensure that they are not replicating harmful, oppressive practices within their lives, with their clients, and in their work.
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Cynthia credits her powerful and transformative approach to healing, growth, and personal and entrepreneurial development to the wisdom of her African and Indigenous Ancestors and to the Orishas that have guided her journey.
Samora Suber
Samora is a certified Somatic Life Coach and Yoga Instructor who helps people feel connected and confident in their bodies and in their lives through the power of movement, breathwork, and mindset coaching. Her work has been featured in Forbes, Cosmopolitan, Essence, and Health Magazine to name a few, and she has worked with organizations such as Soho House, The Gathering Spot, UPenn, Athleta, and so many more.
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Samora also created a healing practice, Motivational Yoga, which fuses motivational affirmations and breathwork with specific yoga sequences to stimulate positive thinking, push physical limitations, and release emotional blockages.
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Samora is based in Los Angeles, loves to dance, is a travel addict, and can eat french fries every single day (does not, but would love to)!
The Itinerary
Day 1
Arrival
Welcome to Havana! Your ride awaits you at the airport where you’ll be whisked away to our colonial style mansion.
Our welcome dinner is at one of Havana’s hottest restaurants in the twinkling, romantic lights of Havana. Over dinner we will participate in a TABLE TOPICS WORKSHOP in order for all of us to connect in community.
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Next we’re off to FABRICA DE ARTE — Cuba’s coolest art museum that also subs as a disco & bar all in one! Prepare to dance with art all around you. Fabrica de Arte was included in 2019 TIME magazine’s list of 100 World’s Greatest Places to visit!
Day 2
Havana
We’ll start our day off with MEDITATION & LIGHT MOVEMENT followed by our first ANCESTRAL CONNECTION WORKSHOP.
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Then we'll head out for our first activity - A HISTORY OF CUBA THROUGH FOOD where we’ve worked with a Cuban chef to create a special 5-course menu just for us! Each course covers a specific period in history and there will be an on-site historian educating us as we eat together and learn more about Cuba.
Day 3
Cuba & Africa
Our day starts with YOGA & MEDITATION and then we’ll salsa our way to our own private CUBAN DANCE lesson where our instructors are the world-famous dancers of the Tropicana Cabaret!
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Next, we'll learn how Cuba's African heritage has shaped its culture and present-day life from dance to music to religious beliefs. A Cuban soldier who fought in Angola alongside Che Guevara presents on CUBAN SOLIDARITY MISSIONS and how Cuba & African Nations have a long-standing positive relationship.
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We’ll end our day under the palm trees with snow-white sand under our feet and lobster at our tables as we watch the sunset at our BEACH BBQ.
Day 4
Matanzas & The Stolen Tribes of Africa
We depart on a journey an hour away from Havana to Matanzas to the San Severino Castle Museum Slave Route where we’ll talk to the director about the SLAVE TRADE and how the majority of enslaved peoples arrived here to this very town.
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Next, we head to Cuba’s OLDEST ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE where we learn about the Indigenous Peoples who were the first revolutionary leaders on the island and how they lived and subsequently died.
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Following this experience, Cynthia and Samora will facilitate an ancestral healing circle by the huge RIVERS Matanzas is famous for.
Day 5
Rumba & Lucum/Santeria
Today is a very special experience! We’ll start the day meeting the first female president of Yoruba who will teach us the basics of LUCUMI/SANTERIA and how it has preserved African culture, language, rituals, and customs on the island.
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Then we’ll head on to meet the Grammy-winning folkloric group, Muñequitos de Matanzas, who will perform the DANCE OF THE ORISHAS. We’ll learn about the different gods and goddesses that rule Cuba’s natural elements.
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Then we’ll get to dancing! We’ll learn the ceremonial dance called the RUMBA, which is very important to Afro-Cubans.
Day 6
Countryside of Cuba & Tobacco FARMS
Viñales is a small town where the landscapes take your breath away. We'll be welcomed into a typical Cuban family home and enjoy a fresh homemade meal leading to our FOOD ECONOMICS activity. Learn how sanctions have affected Cuban access to food and the strange laws created as a result.
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Our next lesson is on HORSEBACK RIDE as we trot through the farms of Cuba to learn about ECO FARMING. Here is where we’ll learn the tobacco growing process as you try your own complimentary cigar dipped in honey and sip mojitos at one of the best views Cuba has to offer.
Day 7
Sunrises & Pig Roasts
Our day begins with an optional sunrise hike to the valley where we see the sunrise, watch the valley explode with a myriad of colors, and participate in YOGA & MEDITATION to rejuvenate our minds, bodies, and spirts.
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The rest of our day is open for us to explore the town on our own. Go shopping, zip lining, or enjoy other natural activities.
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We’ll celebrate our time together in a CLOSING CEREMONY and dinner with a traditional Cuban pig roast (don’t worry vegetarians, there will be plenty for you to eat).
Day 8
DEPARTURE
Our journey ends today in tropical Cuba but we’re sure you’ll continue on your own
path with the memories made during your experience!
SEE YOU IN CUBA!
Pack your bags for this all-inclusive experience where we will dive deep into our relationship with our ancestors while experiencing the beauty and culture of Cuba!
Investment: $3,985
Payment plans are available
Please be aware that you will be directed to our retreat partner, Reroot Travel's website, to secure your spot!
