Yoga and meditation in the middle of the jungle? Yes, absolutely. This amazing program was specially designed to encourage our relationship and balance with Nature in a novel and inspiring way. Intended for those seeking alternatives to improve their quality of life, eager to discover and enjoy nature in a lush environment rich in wildlife expressions.
This innovative proposal has been designed to promote the reconnection with our inner world, as experiencing the calm of Mother Nature creates a direct connection with the stillness that also resides within us. It is a unique experience that achieves its goal through Yoga practices, Meditation, and various Breathing Techniques.
Special mention deserves the cuisine of Yacutinga Lodge. Balanced, innovative dishes based on the criterion of consciously nourishing ourselves. Proper nourishment is extremely important, especially if we are seeking to regain our balance. For the preparation of our dishes, fruits and vegetables from local production are used, thus guaranteeing their freshness and healthy production, avoiding the use of pesticides or agro-toxins. Each dish is prepared with dedication in our kitchen and seeks to combine flavor, freshness, and nutrition without forgetting to incorporate a large dose of love into each preparation.
During free time, interesting optional excursions are organized along the various trails of the Yacutinga Private Reserve or along the waters of the rivers and streams that run through it. It is about environmentally interpreting the Ecology of the Subtropical Jungle, understanding its dynamics, and discovering its curiosities by exploring its peculiarities. They are ideal opportunities to observe wildlife and marvel at the thousands of colors of the Birds and Butterflies that shelter in this evergreen Jungle.
By developing these interpretive tours, we participate in a unique experience that brings us closer to our evolutionary roots and allows us to reconnect with the natural world. Through proper interpretation, Nature with its ancestral wisdom opens up a world to which we belong in our deepest essence. These activities are led by Ecologists and Environmentalists.
It will be 3 days of introspection and calm, to immerse ourselves in a different experience, connecting with the wonders that the Jungle offers us, and the Peace that the biodiversity of this green seems to offer endlessly.
Pick up from your hotel in Puerto Iguazu or Foz do Iguaçu, or even from Iguazu Airport. Arrival to the meeting point from were we will towards the heart of the Misiones Jungle. Arriving at the town of Comandante Andresito where the landscape is extremely picturesque, characterized by deep greenery, reddish, clayey roads. Land of settlers and pioneer producers of South American Tea, also called Yerba Mate (Ilex paraguriensis).
By mid-afternoon, we reach the Southern entrance of the exclusive Yacutinga Private Wildlife Reserve, nestled in the heart of the Paranaense Jungle.
5:00 PM – Arrival at the Lodge, reception, room allocation.
6:30 PM – Yoga Practice in the Hummingbird Garden. We stretch our bodies after the journey.
8:00 PM – Interesting introductory and informative talk about the Environmental situation of the Paranaense Jungle. Its Conservation status. Some recommendations for your stay at Yacutinga Lodge are included.
Dinner – Conscious eating.
Accommodation at Yacutinga Lodge.
We start our day by performing our practices in the Meditation Tower at Yacutinga Lodge. Quieting our minds, trying to focus on the present moment. Meditation energizes us, helps us reduce stress, promotes alertness and focus, improves perception and expression; connecting with ourselves in the here and now. Additionally, some breathing techniques and exercises are incorporated.
Vital Breakfast.
Free time for optional environmental interpretation activities such as hiking or navigating the waters of the Jungle.
Lunch – Conscious eating.
After lunch, participants are invited to gather various herbs and wildflowers to learn how to prepare infusions based on traditional herbalism from the Misiones Jungle.
Sunset Yoga in our Hummingbird Garden. Yoga is a self-realization system whose purpose is integral harmony in all aspects: individual, social, and natural. Regarding the individual, it seeks the fullest and most perfect manifestation of being, not only in the physical aspect but also in the psychological and spiritual.
Herbalism. Tasting of the different wild teas we prepare.
Dinner – Conscious eating.
After dinner, by the fire, we dedicate our free time to sharing experiences or engaging in inspiring readings. We deeply enjoy the tranquility of the night in the Jungle.
Accommodation at Yacutinga Lodge.
Vital Breakfast to start our day. Then, free time for personal activities or to share an optional walk through the Misiones Jungle guided by Ecologists.
Lunch – Conscious eating.
Free time for optional ecotourism activities, such as hiking or navigating the waters of the jungle, or to engage in Insight activities (Yoga or meditation).
Dinner – Conscious eating.
Meditation and Breathing under the stars. At dusk, we will connect with the impressive night sky that can be observed from the heart of the Environmental Reserve; since we are away from large cities and the nearest population is very small, the sky takes center stage at nightfall. Without refraction, we can easily appreciate its immensity, especially the Milky Way with its vastness.
It is in this context that we will meditate, to also connect with the sounds and aromas of the Jungle.
Accommodation at Yacutinga Lodge.
Vital Breakfast.
9:00 AM Orchid Rescue. After breakfast, you are invited to participate in this Conservation Program that Yacutinga Reserve has been promoting for several years. (*)
9:30 AM Check Out
10:00 AM Transfer back to Puerto Iguazú. (Meeting Point).
12:30 / 1:00 PM Final arrival in Puerto Iguazú.
End of our services.
(*) Regarding the Orchid Rescue:
For years, the proliferation of primates has been observed in the area. The two representative species of this area of the Province of Misiones are the Capuchin Monkey (Cebus apella) and the Black Howler Monkey (Alouatta caraya). This increase in population impacts the ecology of the area, with bulbous orchids being the plant species that have suffered the greatest negative impact from being foraged by these primates very intensively. It is common to find clusters of fallen tree orchids at ground level due to the frenetic search for nutrients and mainly water provided by the juicy bulbs of Miltonia flavescens primarily.
These orchids, when they fall to the ground, tend to die due to the changed habitat. To counteract this impact, the conservationists of the Reserve have been rescuing and relocating them for years. Participating in this activity allows you to learn about the ecology of the Jungle and, as humans, make a small contribution to restoring environmental balance.
A Participation Certificate will be provided.
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