MAYAN PATHWAYS OF INITIATION
~ Accessing Soul-Codes through Ancient Mayan Wisdom ~
8-day Retreat in the Yucatan, Mexico
Feb 16 – 23, 2026
Purify your body, mind, and heart in the multi-dimensional realm of the precious Mayan people.
This is an experiential retreat, focused on Self-Awareness and Somatic Vitality, while experiencing the active energies of sacred sites in the Yucatan Peninsula, such as ancient Mayan temples, cenotes, and participation in Mayan ceremonies.
During the retreat you will receive…
1. Release of Limitations, Mentally & Emotionally, through traditional Mayan Cleansing Ceremonies such as Limpias, Temazcal, Cenote and Ocean rituals, guided by the Mayan Healers, Maria Owl & Duane Michael
2. Catalyze Inner-unity and Rapid Healing, through diagnosis and treatment from the Mayan Shamans and Herbalists
3. Immersion into the Higher Frequency Fields for deep Self-remembering, through guided meditation and physical practices at the sacred sites of Uxmal, Coba and Dzibilkaltun, guided by our teacher Miguel Angel Vergara
4. Integration and Application of the Newly Unlocked Ascension Codes, through oracular guidance transmitted directly to you at the Sacred Sites.
5. Each year we are invited to experience something special from our Mayan friends here. There is always a new adventure each year.
Everyone who attends will go through a personal transformation.
The transformation you experience will be completely dependent on the intentions you are holding for your life, and the opportunities presented to you by your Higher Self.
ITINERARY
Exact days and times of events is subject to change due to guide availability and weather.
Feb 16 Arrival and pick up at Merida International Airport. Check-in at lodging. Dinner.
Feb 17 Ceremony at Oxkintok Cave with Mayan Shaman. Evening Temazcal.
Feb 18 Uxmal Mayan Site. Maria, Duane & Miguel Angel guide Initiation Experience. Travel to Muna. Meet Patricia – Ceramic Artist. Dinner.
Feb 19 Melipona Bee Experience with Dona Anselma and family.
Feb 20 Travel to Coba. Visit Casa Itzamna. Mayan Lunch and Limpia with Mayan Healers.
Make Cacao Bars. Return to Merida.
Feb 21 Free Day to Explore – Slow Food Market in Merida.
Feb 22 Meditations at Dzibilkaltun. Closing Ceremony.
Feb 23 Departure from Merida Airport.
MORE DETAILS
DAY 2: Ceremony at Oxkintok Cave with Mayan Shaman. Evening Temazcal.
– 7:00 to 8:30 AM Breakfast in the community kitchen, food provided.
– 9:30 AM Meet up with Miguel Angel and travel to Oxkintok Cave where we’ll unite with our Mayan guides.
– 10:00 – 3:00 PM We will announce ourselves to the Spirits of Place and make offerings. We will hold ceremony to receive a cleansing and blessing. Balch’e Drink served to deepen the connection. Meditation with the Inner-earth Maya and Aluxes. Intention-setting for our week journey.
– Food provided for nourishment.
2:00 PM Return to Merida for late lunch restaurant meal. Everyone pays their own meal.
3:30 PM Return to lodging to rest and prepare for the Temazcal Ceremony (sweat lodge).
6:00 PM Attend a Purifying Temazcal Ceremony with local ceremonialist. Meal afterward at the site.
DAY 3: Uxmal Mayan Site. Muna for Lunch and Gallery of Patricia Martin.
– 7:00 – 8:30 AM Breakfast in Community Kitchen
– 10:00 AM Arrive at Uxmal Archaelogical Zone. Miguel Angel will guide us through an Initiation Experience and Meditation Practices to activate our remember.
– 3:00 PM Travel to Muna. Late lunch at the gallery of Patricia Martin and her family. Experience Patricia’s incredible pottery, channeled through her by her ancestors! Patricia’s replicas are featured at Anthropological museums around the world.
– 5:00 PM Return to lodging – Free evening.
DAY 4: Melipona Bee Experience with Dona Anselma in Xcunya
– 7:00 – 8:30 AM Breakfast in community kitchen
– 9:00 AM Travel to Xcunya to join Mayan Bee Shamaness and Healer/Curandera, Dona Anselma.
This day will be a beautiful invitation from Dona Anselma to journey with the indigenous stingless honeybees, Xunaan Kaab and learn about the traditional healing methods of the Mayan people. You will have an opportunity to purchase many healing products made by Dona Anselma with the Melipona Honey and medicinal plants grown by Dona Anselma, before we leave.
- We will tour the medicinal plant gardens.
- Eat a beautiful locally grown organic Mayan lunch, prepared by the family.
- Experience a Xunaan Kaab meditation and communion
– 4:00 PM Early Dinner at the coastal town of Progresso
DAY 5: Coba - Casa Itzamna Experience with Virgil and Don Ejilio
– 7:00 – 8:30 AM Breakfast
– 9:00 AM Travel to Coba. Visit the Coba Archaeological Site.
– 11:30 AM Arrivate at Casa Itzamna. Enjoy a special Mayan lunch made by local families.
This day will be full of blessing! Receive a Water and Fire Cleansing from Mayan Elder Don Ejilio. Make Cacao Bars and Sacred Drink from scratch. Optional Healing treatments with the Mayan Grandmothers.
6:00 PM Light Meal and drive back to Merida. ( 2.5 hr. drive)
DAY 6: Merida Slow Food Market and Free Day
Today is a casual free day where Initiates can rest, integrate and enjoy the incredible colonial city of Merida. From 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM, there is a Slow Food Market in Centro, featuring organic produce, honey, ceremonial cacao, fermented foods, crafts, and more! There is also a Chocolate Museum that holds tours. Merida is home to two Anthropological museums.
We will take whoever would like to go to the Slow Food Market and back to our lodging. Any other adventures must be arranged and paid for by participants.
– 6:00 PM Group Check-in and preparation for next day
DAY 7: Closing Ceremony with the Mayan Spirits of Place - Dzibilkaltun
– 7:00 – 8:30 AM Breakfast in community kitchen
– 9:00 AM The location for our closing ritual of Initiation and Light Body activation will be a Dzibilkaltun, just 30 minutes from our lodging in Merida. This is a very powerful Mayan site which is still being excavated. Miguel Angel will join us for this Integrative process.
– 12:00 PM Lunch in Merida – everyone pays their own way
– 2:00 PM Cenote Visit
– 6:00 PM Celebration Dinner at Museo Gastronomico, Merida
LODGING
We will be staying at a beautiful, spacious home in Centro, Merida. Each bedroom has a Queen bed, private bathroom and kitchenette. The house has a community kitchen, a private outdoor shaded yard with a pool. It is walking distance to the Grand Plaza and many organic restaurants and cafes.
Meet Our Teacher and Your Mayan Wisdom Guide:
Miguel Angel Vergara
Miguel Angel is a Maya Priest and Master Teacher who lives and works in Yucatán, Mexico. He studied with Maya Elder Vicente Martín for 17 years and continues to work with the Elders and Priests who are keeping the Maya Sacred Wisdom very much alive today.
He teaches us how to connect with the Maya Masters of Light who are still at the sacred sites ready to guide us today as in ancient times. Going to the source of the Maya knowledge: to the ceremonies, rituals, mantras, sacred books, pyramids, temples, stele, pottery, paintings, sculptures, and oral traditions that are available today, he finds the essence of their knowledge and then teaches it in a heart centered style that connects rapidly and profoundly with his students.
RATES & WHAT’S INCLUDED
$3600 per participant
If you are a couple and sharing a room, receive a room reduction rate of $250 off.
Rooms have one Queen bed, kitchenette, and private bath.
What’s Included:
Pick up and drop off from/to Airport
Tips
Four meals out
Transportation
All entry fees to Sacred Sites, Temazcal and Cenote
Guide fees for our Mayan and Mexican Teachers
Organizing and facilitation fees for Maria & Duane
What is NOT Included:
Airfare
Your personal food and all other meals
Travel Insurance
JOIN THE 2026 MAYAN PATHWAYS OF INTITION RETREAT
To take the next step, please put down your deposit of $1000 US, per person.
Final balance is due before December 31, 2025.
Duane and Maria at Ek Balam
Miguel Angel w Dona Anselma
The Winged Being at Ek Balam Ruins
Inside the Hive, Yucatan Stingless Honeybees
Maria Limpia
Family at Casa Itzamna Proud of their Honey
Temazcal at Casa Itzamna
Mexica Dance Day
‘The Observatory’ at Coba Ruins
Mayan Grandmother Showing How to Make Cacao Drink
Roasting Cacao Beans
Jaguar Crossing Sign
Owl Glyph at Uxmal-In Priestess Compound
Uxmal Ruins
White Sand Beach at Solimon Bay
