AwakEmbody
10-day Silent Non-Dual Tantra
Meditation Retreat
At Santuario, Medellín, Colombia
In the beautiful "El Santuario"
in the midst of the Jungle & by the River
near Medellin, Colombia
A Totally Unique, Heart Opening Journey into
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Embodied Awakening
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Classical Tantrik Spiritual Practices
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Non-Duality
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Emotional & Nervous System Regulation
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Opening of the Heart
With Sasha Medvedovskaya & Kyle Brooks
May 1-11, 2026
The Quantum Leap From the Head to the Heart
Are You Seeking More than Just Silence?
This is not just a meditation retreat, it’s:
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An immersion into embodied wisdom, your body’s deep somatic intelligence.
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This is an opportunity to digest unprocessed emotions,
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Regulate your nervous system,
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Reconnect with life from a place of true centredness and purpose.
Through:
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Non-dual tantric teachings and practices,
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An embodied, heart centred approach to meditation,
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Emotional digestion practices,
This retreat offers a grounded and authentic approach to spiritual awakening and inner transformation—one that is practical, profound, and free from new-age fluff.
Retreat Testimonials
Why We Created This Retreat
Between us, we have spent decades immersed in spiritual practice, with over 20 years of teaching experience in meditation, yoga, tantra, and embodiment. Over the years, we’ve seen sincere seekers struggle with the same core challenges:
1. The Struggle to Integrate
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Many traditional teachings were designed for renunciates, not modern people balancing work, relationships, and daily life.
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Spiritual seekers are often told to “just observe” emotions—but without guidance on how to actually process them, leading to suppression or avoidance, or worse, guilt and shame for having challenging emotions.
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This leads to a disparity between the beauty sought and experienced in retreats and practice, and the disharmonious behaviours and ways of relating, expressed in our lives.
2. The Lack of Genuine Depth
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The internet is full of marketable but shallow teachings that feel good but don’t create real transformation.
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Many people consume books, YouTube videos, or even retreats, yet find that when life gets real, the teachings don’t hold up.
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True wisdom—rooted in deep, sustained practice—is often lost beneath superficial, commodified versions of ancient traditions.
Our Response: A Retreat That Bridges the Gap
We created this retreat to offer a different path—one that is both authentic and deeply practical. A space where real transformation happens, not by escaping life, but by learning how to meet it fully—embodied, awake, and integrated.
If you’re looking for more than just another retreat—if you’re seeking something real, grounded, and profoundly life-changing—this is for you.
At El Santuario, Colombia
For the first time, we are offering this profoundly potent retreat in the serenity and natural splendor of the forest surrounding Medellin (Colombia).
El Santuario is located next to a river in the magical mountains offering mesmerizing views, abundant wildlife, nature, and a refreshing breath of fresh air, inviting you to experience a world of natural beauty and tranquility.
Santuario is more than a place, it is a sacred passage, a home for the soul to awaken, release, and remember. Here, the embrace of nature heals you, and the journey inward reveals the truth you have always carried within.
Step into Santuario where transformation begins with the courage to listen
Welcome to Santuario Retreats
We are a private healing centre, owned and operated by a family devoted to the mission of liberating humanity. We have chosen this path to serve those who seek to live in their highest and most authentic state of being. Through our transformative retreats, we guide individuals in reducing trauma, burnout, grief, and stress while dismantling false beliefs that hinder personal growth.
What This Retreat Offers You
Silence & Meditative Depth
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Shift from overthinking and anxious preoccupation to a calm, grounded direct experience of presence
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Find clarity and insight beyond doubt and distraction - move through life with purpose, meaning and joy
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Cultivate a natural state of lucid and easeful awakeness
Somatic & Embodiment Practices
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A unique approach to Hatha Yoga for grounding and energy balance
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Somatic emotional regulation practices to digest unresolved emotions
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Embodiment techniques to develop intimacy with life itself
Emotional Healing & Nervous System Mastery
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Regulate emotional states with both modern psychotherapeutic-based tools, and ancient techniques of tantric yoga
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Process and integrate deep-seated emotions in a healthy way - effective, time tested practices guaranteed, no new age fluff
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Restore a sense of balance, vitality, and inner stability
Welcome Back Home, to Meaning & Purpose,
to Inner Stability & Safety,
to You
Content
What’s in This Retreat?
This retreat offers a deep reset for the body, mind, emotions, and nervous system.
Blending non-dual meditation, embodiment, and emotional integration for a grounded, transformative experience.
🧘 Meditation: Resting in Pure Presence
Meditation is both A science and an art. The science of meditation is about application of technique and the insight developed through practice. But the art of meditation is the core of the practice. As an art, meditation is the skillful means of intuitive navigation through the various states of body and mind, eventually landing us home, in the heart.
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Cultivates a subtle recognition of silence and pure presence beyond mental noise.
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Discover your true self what you are prior to thoughts and memories**.**
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Fall in Love with life, exactly as it is, not as you think it to be.
🌿 Subtle Body Practices: Embodied Awareness & Energy Flow
Through a unique approach to postural yoga and a series of somatic explorations, you will discover the subtle/energy body.
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Develops grounded presence, helping you stay balanced through life’s ups and downs.
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Increases awareness of mental-emotional patterns and how they manifest in the body.
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Develop energetic and emotional intelligence and navigate through life with skill and ease
💛 Emotional Digestion: Transforming Energy into Clarity
The physical body digests food in order to become strong and healthy. The emotional/energetic body withers and weakens when we do not know how to embrace, process (digest) and integrate emotional energy.
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Learn to process emotions as naturally as the body digests food.
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Prevent emotional overwhelm or suppression-notice signs of stress and self-regulate, long before burnout occurs
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Proper integration of emotional energy leads to clarity, vitality, and well being.
Who is This Retreat For?
✅ You crave clarity, purpose, stability and centredness in your life
✅ You want to heal emotional patterns and cultivate true emotional maturity
✅ You seek accessible, practical and authentic spiritual teachings, taught by facilitators with decades of experience in study, practice and life
✅ You feel overwhelmed by life’s demands and need deep restoration and reconnection with yourself
✅ You’re ready to experience meditation beyond mindfulness, beyond concepts, as a deeply embodied and transformative practice
✅ You’ve tried meditation but found it to be mostly a struggle with thoughts and emotions
✅ You already have a spiritual practice but find that there is a disconnect between the teachings, your practice and your life/emotions/relationships/work etc.
But Think Twice if...
⛔ You're looking for a relaxing spa holiday
⛔ You're hoping for a magical quick fix that will take all of your problems away
⛔ You're would rather live in a cave or monastery than the world
⛔ You'd rather believe in spiritual fantasies than face your life head on
This retreat is not about escaping life—it’s about stepping into it fully awake, fully embodied, and fully alive.
Accommodation
Twin Cabins with Private Bathroom
El Santuario Retreat offers a space for meditation and mindfulness practices amidst the beauty of nature. Our thoughtfully designed eco-friendly cabins, nestled in the forest with a mountain creek flowing by, offer comfortable spaces for relaxation and enchanting views of the surrounding mountains and forests. Breathe in the fresh mountain air and listen to the calming sounds of nature.
Food
"All you Can Eat" delicious vegetarian or vegan meals per day.
At El Santuario Retreat, we enjoy serving you delicious, healing Ayurveda inspired dishes. Our thoughtfully assembled meals feature locally grown vegetarian food and sustainably sourced ingredients, prepared with lots of love.
Cost Breakdown
10-Day Retreat:
Course Fee:
$ 980 USD
Accomodation* & Food per 10 Day/Nights All Included**
$ 1560 USD
Total:
2540 USD
Limited Spots!!!
*Accomodation in Shared Twin Cabin w/Private Bathroom
**Includes
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"All you Can Eat" delicious vegetarian or vegan meals per day
All food is made with local, season and when possible, organic ingredients
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Full access to amenities:
Sauna, Pool, Jacuzzi, River Access, Fire pit, Maloka, Laundry Service, Cleaning service
SOLD OUT!
Total:
Option #1: 27,500 MXN
Option #2: 25,500 MXN
Option #3: 22,800 MXN
“I searched for God and found only myself. I searched for myself and found only God.”
- Rumi
Schedule
Check-in and Arrival
will be on May 1st at 12:00
We will start the first retreat session around 14:00
This session will include a welcome and sharing/orientation talk,
Our first instructional session and our first practice together.
Silent Days
SESSION 1:
7.00 am – 09.30 am:
Meditative Hatha Yoga & Meditation
9.30 am – 11.00am: Breakfast
SESSION 2:
11.00am – 12.00pm: Spiritual Teachings
12.15pm – 1.00pm: Practice*
1.00pm – 3.00pm: Lunch & Rest
SESSION 3:
3.30pm – 4.30pm – Meditation
4.45 - 6.00 Spiritual Teachings & Practice*
6.00pm – 7.00pm – Dinner
SESSION 4:
7.00pm – 8.30pm - Q&A / Teachings
8.30pm – 9:00 pm – Practice*
*Meditation and/or Embodiment / Emotional Digestion/ Breathwork practices
Check-out and Departure
will be on May 11th at 14:00
There will be a full morning session including a special topic to close the retreat, followed by a sharing circle to close out the retreat.
Location and Arrival info
We are located around 1.5 hours from Medellin International Airport
We are happy to help you with an airport transfer from Medellin International Airport or a pick-up from Guatape.
How To Get Here
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We have private drivers that we can connect you with whether you’re coming from the airport or Medellin.
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We do not recommend coming here by Uber because the place is a little difficult to find.
Knowing others is intelligence;
knowing yourself is true wisdom.
― Lao Tzu
FAQ's
Is it Safe to Travel to Colombia?
Colombia’s reputation regarding safety, while not entirely untrue, is often exaggerated by the news media, especially in neighbouring countries where opposition to Mexico/Mexican people supports political agendas and dramatic media coverage drives clicks, views etc. There are certain areas of Colombia where there is a high rate of crime. These areas are thus less safe for foreign travellers. However, millions of travellers and holiday makers pass through Colombia each year without incident. The myths of a crime-ridden and unsafe (dangerous) Medellin are outdated and no longer reflect the current safety reality. Today, Medellin is a welcoming and safe destination for visitors and tourists, offering cultural richness, natural beauty, and a thriving economy
I have previous experience with Yoga &/or meditation will this retreat be to basic for me?
Years of feedback from participants have shown clearly that this retreat is well adapted to suit both beginners and experienced practitioners. The first few days will start slowly, and if you have quite a bit of sitting/retreat experience you will find this to be a gentle warm up and lead into longer sitting. You will also likely find that the attitude towards and theoretical aspects of the practice of meditation to be quite fresh and very profound. While the retreat embraces the visions of classical yoga, Advaita Vendanta and early Buddhism within it’s philosophical framework, our approach to practice draws heavily on the tantric traditions, in which an incredibly all-embracing and embodied approach to spiritual practice is emphasized. For experienced meditators this comes as a very welcome, complimentary and sometimes evolutionary deepening to their practice.
I’m new to yoga &/or meditation will I be able to keep up?
We start the retreat at a very beginner friendly level. We start with shorter sittings and build up over the first couple of days, we have found that even the most restless of people are able to adapt to the sitting practice after about 3 days and that many/most of the beginners that come for retreats both appreciate this graduated approach to learning to sit, and are surprised that within a few days they can sit for an hour without struggle. We have also found that our approach to teaching meditation, which is quite practical with guidance offered during the first 10-15 minutes of each practice sessions before we transition to simple silent sitting together, plus our emphasis on an attitude of acceptance and simplicity during meditation both make great conditions for learning, even if you have never sat before.
I’m Interested in this retreat primarily for psychological healing, will the contents and practices be appropriate for me?
Generally speaking, meditative, contemplative and spiritual practices can be incredibly beneficial for psychological health, stability, well being etc. This is especially true when those practices and teachings are body oriented and encompassing of a life guided by a genuine spiritual search and longing while living a well adjusted life in society, including making money, having relationships, jobs, projects, families etc. The teachings and practices of this retreat fit 100% in that category of spiritual teachings and practice. (This is certainly not always the case as many approaches in spirituality directly emphasise or are drawn from a cultural context in which genuine spirituality is seen as something incompatible with such a lifestyle. In such cases the practices and teachings may be entirely unhelpful, even damaging to someone seeking to heal deep traumas and psychological disorders). If you are passing through a difficult moment in life, like a loss, breakup or major change in life direction and circumstance, or if you have a history of trauma or psychological disorder that is well managed through therapy and previous personal development work, we know from experience that this retreat can be massively beneficial. Having said this, this retreat is not specifically designed to address people or situations of extreme psychological need. While everyone is welcome here, regardless of background and psychological state, if you are actively seeking to heal from traumatic life events or seeking alternative forms of treatment for diagnosed psychological disorders (such as bipolar, schizophrenia etc.) we would not recommend you attending this retreat. The reasoning behind this is that while we can help (Sasha is a licensed and practising psychotherapist and we both have years of experience working with people in quite extreme situations), in the context of this retreat (which is silent and by definition avoids direct personal contact and interaction between participants and/or facilitators) we are not able to provide the specific 1:1 support that is required in such delicate situations.
After Your Retreat
Join our 8-Week Online Integration Course.
This is a profound extension to the content of the retreat!
Through 8 weekly live calls we will dive some familiar topics from the retreat, like trust and surrender, as well as awareness of awareness and self inquiry.
We will also explore new topics, such as emotional digestion, conscious relationships and more!
With Kyle & Sasha
