Soul Song - Yoga, Vocal Empowerment and Songwriting Retreat
Soul Song - Yoga, Vocal Empowerment and Songwriting Retreat
Casa Kula, La Brecha, Tzununa, Guatemala
Up to 12 in group
December 14 - 19, 2024
Retreat Highlights
- Daily, intentional movement and meditation practice
- Freeflow vocal expression
- Vocal technique and empowerment
- Songbook full of medicine songs and mantra
- Guatemalan Cacao and optional medicine microdosing
- Songwriting workshops
- Healing harmonies, medicine music and soundscapes
- Sacred Ceremony, Fire and Sharing Circles
- Volcano-Ringed Lake with stunning views
- Ritual and Ceremony, including Sauna/Sweat
- Close-knit, like-minded community
- Expertly held container
- Experienced Facilitators
About this Retreat
Your Guides
Jiya Julia Randall is a sacred spaceholder, teacher and mentor with over ten years experience working with groups and individuals who wish to simply live more fully. She is an ERYT-500 level yoga teacher with over ten years experience, and founder of Kula Collective, offering yoga teacher trainings, retreats and ceremonies at sacred locations worldwide, as well as Kula Maya Boutique Hotel in Lake Atitlan, Guatemala. She specializes in shamanic creativity, women’s empowerment and personal transformation with a focus on self love, authentic expression and connection to nature.
Jiya’s work centers on the consistent invitation for students to explore their own experience. From this place, she is able to understand the process of healing from a personal, unique standpoint, calling on many rich and varied techniques to bring the entire being back into balance. Jiya has been living and working in Latin America since 2009, and is currently focused on her retreats, as well as finishing her book based on her international body of work with women, Sovereign.
Jiya is also a talented musician and artist with a penchant for songwriting and poetry, with music released on all major platforms. Jiya’s free-flowing source of creativity and vibrant energy are an inspiration to many. Her writing, songwriting, creative problem solving, visioning and poetic teaching style capture the communal spiritual journey and inner revelation. With a strong practice rooted in Bhakti yoga, japa meditation, precise healing alignment and spiritual creativity, she is a walking, dancing invitation to explore beyond the boundaries we create for ourselves.
Details of this retreat
Imagine finally feeling free in your voice, to sing in a group, freestyle with tone and pitch, and even turn personal affirmations into your own healing song.
Maybe you understand the power of the voice, and yet like so many, accessing this vital tool feels remote.
This retreat changes all of that. At Soul Song, we welcome participants of all abilities, whether you are a seasoned singer looking to turn your ideas into a song or want to build your song repertoire, whether you feel curious after attending a few kirtans and long to feel ease and freedom in your voice in general.
More than this, this retreat is a precious experience of life - a powerful container, held with reverence, joy and expertise, packed full of sacred ceremony, yoga, stunning nature and real, interpersonal connection.
This retreat is full of nectar from beginning to end. Guided by experienced international facilitators and music artists Cher Joy and Jiya Julia, we will embark on a 5 night, 6 day journey into the power of our own voice, through the medium of songwriting, sound healing, medicine songs and mantra.
“EVERYTHING THESE TWO BEAUTIFUL SOULS ARE DOING IS PURE MAGIC. THIS RETREAT GOES BEYOND ANY WORDS I HAVE. EYE - MIND - SOUL AND HEART OPENING. PURE - REAL - RAW - AUTHENTIC GREATNESS POURED INTO 6 DAYS. I SUGGEST EVERY SINGLE SOUL ON THIS EARTH TO JUST GO FOR IT. 10/10”
Eef de Nyn, Soul Song Participant August 2023
HIGHLIGHTS OF SOUL SONG RETREAT…
Go home inspired, with a new songbook full of medicine songs and mantra
Experience the subtle and powerful effects of cacao and optional microdosing and learn about more about how plants can support personal growth
Learn the structure of songwriting and create both in group settings and alone
Reset your system with the healing harmonies of medicine music and our unique instrument soundscapes
Free your voice through freeform jams in a safe and playful environment
Root yourself into a daily practice with experienced facilitators, including yoga, meditation, movement and shamanic journeying
Have the opportunity to share your own songs and receive feedback and group support
Charge your system in the magnificent volcano landscape of Guatemala’s highlands, with hiking, waterfalls and world class views
Experience the healing power of a Shamanic Spa, including sauna, plant bath, mud bath and natural spa products
Join together in ceremony to pray and set intentions for your own personal transformation
Feel empowered to speak your truth and be seen
Maybe you understand the power of the voice, and yet like so many, accessing this vital tool feels remote.
This retreat changes all of that. At Soul Song, we welcome participants of all abilities, whether you are a seasoned singer looking to turn your ideas into a song or want to build your song repertoire, whether you feel curious after attending a few kirtans and long to feel ease and freedom in your voice in general.
More than this, this retreat is a precious experience of life - a powerful container, held with reverence, joy and expertise, packed full of sacred ceremony, yoga, stunning nature and real, interpersonal connection.
This retreat is full of nectar from beginning to end. Guided by experienced international facilitators and music artists Cher Joy and Jiya Julia, we will embark on a 5 night, 6 day journey into the power of our own voice, through the medium of songwriting, sound healing, medicine songs and mantra.
“EVERYTHING THESE TWO BEAUTIFUL SOULS ARE DOING IS PURE MAGIC. THIS RETREAT GOES BEYOND ANY WORDS I HAVE. EYE - MIND - SOUL AND HEART OPENING. PURE - REAL - RAW - AUTHENTIC GREATNESS POURED INTO 6 DAYS. I SUGGEST EVERY SINGLE SOUL ON THIS EARTH TO JUST GO FOR IT. 10/10”
Eef de Nyn, Soul Song Participant August 2023
HIGHLIGHTS OF SOUL SONG RETREAT…
Go home inspired, with a new songbook full of medicine songs and mantra
Experience the subtle and powerful effects of cacao and optional microdosing and learn about more about how plants can support personal growth
Learn the structure of songwriting and create both in group settings and alone
Reset your system with the healing harmonies of medicine music and our unique instrument soundscapes
Free your voice through freeform jams in a safe and playful environment
Root yourself into a daily practice with experienced facilitators, including yoga, meditation, movement and shamanic journeying
Have the opportunity to share your own songs and receive feedback and group support
Charge your system in the magnificent volcano landscape of Guatemala’s highlands, with hiking, waterfalls and world class views
Experience the healing power of a Shamanic Spa, including sauna, plant bath, mud bath and natural spa products
Join together in ceremony to pray and set intentions for your own personal transformation
Feel empowered to speak your truth and be seen
Schedule
7-9: Morning Practice
9-10: Big Breakfast
10-1: Workshops, Hikes, Sharing Circles
1-4: Light lunch and Personal Time
4-6: Afternoon workshop, singing circle, fire, ceremony or yin yoga
6-7: Dinner
7-8.30: Fire, Circle or Personal Time
9-10: Big Breakfast
10-1: Workshops, Hikes, Sharing Circles
1-4: Light lunch and Personal Time
4-6: Afternoon workshop, singing circle, fire, ceremony or yin yoga
6-7: Dinner
7-8.30: Fire, Circle or Personal Time
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change
Getting Here
Jiya Julia, Casa Kula, La Brecha, Tzununa, Guatemala
Directions
Arrive to Guatemala City Airport
From there, travel by private car (we can help arrange) direct to the retreat center (around 4 hours)
Alternatively take the public shuttle or bus to San Marcos La Laguna, or Panajachel, on Lake Atitlan. From there, a combination of boat or Tuk Tuk can get you to Casa Kula.
From there, travel by private car (we can help arrange) direct to the retreat center (around 4 hours)
Alternatively take the public shuttle or bus to San Marcos La Laguna, or Panajachel, on Lake Atitlan. From there, a combination of boat or Tuk Tuk can get you to Casa Kula.
Accommodation
The magical flower gardens of Casa Kula supports us with a large, lake-facing deck, open air kitchen with flowers dropping from the ceiling, exquisite herb gardens, naturally built cabins and delicious, local vegetarian cuisine. We offer simple, beautiful private cabins and shared cabins with natural materials and a shared eco-toilet/shower, as well as small tambo/thatch tents and regular nylon tents complete with bed, shelf, shade and floor mat.
Private Cabin with Shared Bathroom
Shared Cabin with Shared Bathroom
Private Tent with Shared Bathroom
Venue & Amenities
A/C in Rooms
Free Wifi
Spa
Sauna
Pool
Towels
Free Parking
Kitchen
Tour Assistance
Hot Tub
Coffee/Tea
Cafe
Restaurant
Fitness Center
Yoga Studio
Housekeeping
Bicycles For Rent
Casa Kula is the Guatemalan home of our Kula Collective co-founders. It is an eco-friendly and nourishing space, filled with all the comforts of home, including healing herbs, tropical fruits, loving animals and warm smiles. Casa Kula is located in Tzununa, in the western highlands of Guatemala, with stunning views of the serene Lake Atitlan and her volcanoes seen through banana palms, avocado trees and lush green coffee forests.
Meals
Menu Types
Vegan
Vegetarian
Pescetarian
Ayurvedic
Includes Meat
Organic
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Nut Free
Delicious, vegetarian home cooking includes lots of vegetables, beans, tempe or tofu, homemade sourdough bread, fresh, organic garden salad with each meal and a selection of fresh, homemade sauces.
What's Included
- Accommodation in eco-chic retreat center Casa Kula
- 3 meals a day
- Use of Sauna/Sweat
- Microdosing Huachuma/San Pedro
- Cacao Ceremony
- Fire Ceremony
- Sweat Ceremony
- Vocal Circle
- All scheduled activities
What's Not Included
- Transport to and from the retreat center
