A Yoga Retreat to the Colonial Walled City of Cartagena, Colombia, with Jessica Bellofatto and Escape to Shape!

This is a past retreat. Please contact jessica@kamadevayoga.com to express your interest on attending a similar retreat to Cartagena in the future.

The Retreat

After an amazingly successful retreat to Cartegena in March of this year, please join me, Jessica Bellofatto, again as I team up for a second exclusive Yoga retreat with Escape to Shape to this magical place! Experience the charm and sophistication of this 500 year old original Spanish colonial walled city, uniquely located on the Caribbean ocean; a combination of luxurious accommodations, daily Yoga and exercise classes, rich Spanish traditions, narrow cobblestoned-lined streets with impressive architecture and splashed with cafes, restaurants, boutiques and artisans, grand cathedrals and plazas full of life. Addditionally, experience the natural beauty of Cartagena, set on the turquoise waters of the Caribbean sea, with its long strands of sand beach, lush vegetation, exotic fruits, and palm lined islands just miles off the shore. Guests will also enjoy massages, Salsa dancing lessons, Spanish language lessons and cooking classes.

There will be two to four hours of Yoga daily, including asana, pranayama, chanting, and meditation will be taught. Appropriate for all levels of student, we will explore through the course of the week how the physical practice of asana prepares and supports the body, breath, and mind for the more internal practice of meditation with the aim of reaching the highest goal- self-realization.

Accomodation

Our home for the week will be an 18th century restored mansion within the colonial city walls. Imagine walking out the heavy wood doors into the narrow balcony lined, seductive streets of colonial Cartagena, steps away from famed author Gabriel Garcia Marquez's home and haunts. Traditionally decorated with a swimming pool in the courtyard center and a rooftop terrace designed to soak in the sun as well as the magnificent skyline of church domes, bell towers and the Caribbean sea, a stay in this private home is a unique experience in and of itself. Complete with spacious suites, numerous balconies and terraces, a parrot named Nora, and lots of indoor and outdoor space ideal for practicing and inspiring each Yoga practice, this special retreat is not to be MISSED!!

Jessica Bellofatto

Jessica Bellofatto, Founder and Director of KamaDeva Yoga in East Hampton, NY, is best known for her easy laughter, radiant energy and matchless knowledge of the body. A mother, yogini, doula and triathlete, Jessica has inspired thousands of students in their journey to better understand themselves and their world. She uses movement as play, movement as therapy, and most importantly, views movement in general and the asana practice specifically as a spiritual practice done to benefit all beings. Extended Jessica Bellofatto Biography

Escape to Shape

ESCAPE TO SHAPE offers vacations combining luxury, culture & fitness at unique locations around the world. A traveling spa, our trend-setting locations change throughout the year and provide guests the opportunity to discover the history, people, food and natural wonders of various cultures while toning the body, expanding the mind, and meeting new friends along the way.

Registering for this Retreat

This is a past retreat. Please contact jessica@kamadevayoga.com to express your interest on attending a similar retreat to Cartagena in the future.