The retreat includes 3 meals per day and a tea break mid afternoon. Traditional Mexican food will be offered. On registering, you can share if you have any food allergies / restrictions. 

You’re also welcome to bring snacks or any foods you’d like to supplement the meals with if you feel you’ll need them during your stay.

Mental Preparation

‘Success occurs when opportunity meets preparation.’ If you have decided to participate in this retreat you may have some expectations. What can we do to turn our expectations into reality? The following will help you prepare and get yourself ready.

1. Think about what you would like to achieve at this stage of your life in order to move your life forward.
2. Think about what you would like to achieve at this retreat.
   

Practical Tip: Learn and Practice Yuan Gong 

In addition to the mental preparation mentioned above, there are things you can do to help you get ready. 

Yuan Gong methods will be taught at the retreat. However, learning and practicing in advance will mean you can reap the benefits of the retreat practice immediately. This will help you build up a Qi foundation for the healing and work on life we do at the retreat. 

You can learn by:

• taking our English self-paced Qigong courses online (Spanish courses also available)
• email lula@renxueamericalatina.org if you’re interested in learning Yuan Qigong in Mexico before the retreat as we’ll be offering workshops this autumn & winter in 2023.

Cuernavaca, the nearest city to Comunida Tapalehui, has a warm climate all year round. In January and February the average temperature varies between highs of 30 degrees celsius (86 fahrenheit) and lows of 15 degrees celsius (59 degrees fahrenheit.) 

We recommended bringing:

• A blanket for sitting mediations - in the morning / evening it can be cooler 
• The center offers seats, thick mats and cushions, but you’re also welcome to bring your own. The main thing is for you to be as comfortable as possible! 
• Comfortable clothing 
• Flip flops and a bathing suit for the pool 
• A water bottle, thermos for hot water 
• Something to take notes on 
• earplugs (for sharing a room comfortably if you need)

Comunidad Tapalehui

Cerro del Sapo A1
Colonia Tapalehui
62680 Xoxocotla
Morelos

Please note: If you’re coming of your own accord, you can send Lula a Whatsapp message and she’ll send you the “pin” with the exact location +52 9541687701

From Mexico City to Cuernavaca by bus:

There are 3 options by public bus:

• Taxqueña, la central del sur (The South bus station)
• La Central del Norte (The North bus station) 
• Mexico City International Airport

The buses leave regularly and the journey lasts around 2 hours (depending on the time of day.) 

We’ll offer a private minibus from the airport which will take you straight to the retreat center for an additional cost. If you’re interested, you can ask to receive more information about this when you register. 

From Cuernavaca to Comunidad Tapalehui:

You have 2 options: 

1 By bus or taxi: 

From Cuernavaca you can take a public bus (bus company Pullman) towards Xoxocotla from these 2 bus stations: 

• La terminal del Casino de la Selva
• La terminal Pullman de Morelos (in the center of the city)

Xoxocotla does not have an official bus stop so you have to tell the driver to stop at the taxi rank where the Bodega Aurrera supermarket is, before arriving in Xoxocotla. From there you can take a taxi to Comunidad Tapalehui. The taxi costs $80 pesos approximately and you’ll arrive in around 10 minutes. 

2 In a taxi from Cuernavaca to Tapalehui

It’ll cost you $600 pesos approximately.

If you need to cancel your retreat registration, please do so early. Late cancellations may make it difficult to give someone else the opportunity to attend. Once you have paid any portion of the retreat fee, administrative and possibly cancellation fees will apply, depending on the cancellation date. 

If you cancel your reservation before December 15, 2023 at midnight we will refund all fees paid minus any applicable administrative charges.