Being completely immersed in the dance,

ecstatic absorption of fantasy draw 

by a tumultuous 

and sensual exchange of creativity.

It did not take me even a couple of seconds to respond: 

Atitlán Lake, Guatemala,

that's my next dream trip!!

The dance kept going, intense beats per minute,

acrobatics and trust; 

when the music stopped 

and we were in a circle of gratitude and announcements,

the Gods Spoken: 

An ecstatic dance   retreat in Guatemala,

Atitlán Lake with the international community…

the door was opened to a new adventure across borders.

                                         

Every second after the decision of joining the adventure

has been a continuous receiving and giving 

of unconditional love, deep deep entourage with myself.

A Couple of weeks before I was jumping to the Redwoods 

for a Winter Dance Camp, 

a spaceship of non-attachment and joy.

The pure joy of being, 

pure joy for sharing passions and love,

pure joy for finding a home.

When you open a door and put your energy into it,

you feed the vortex inside it that made you open it,

you have to let go, 

you have to embrace what will have to come
without losing your anchor,

reentering every morning into the flame 

that stays in your heart

but allowing the laugh of the neighbor 

to brighten your day,

the pain of your roommate to be your pain 

and be always ready to help and listen.

Do not be afraid to laugh, 

so loud that your chicks turn red and,

your eyes cry with joy. 

I give myself the pleasure to write, 

where El Camino,

or better said  where the choice of wonder,

took me and,

the clues that synchronicity left for me on the mountains.

                                     

When I arrived at the   Eagles Retreat  in Atitlán,
our home for the week,

I couldn't be more fascinated by the beauty of the location,

it is literally one of the most beautiful planets of this galaxy.

I considered myself a well-traveled person

and when I contemplated  the lake from the Dj's
the platform on top of the Dance Floor,

I was immersed in a dreams land,

I turned to the person next to me 

and told him:
I wish I live here .- to what he responded: I hope you do.

That night I found out he was Greg Clough, 

the visionary behind the Eagle's Nest.

I kept wandering around the hill, 

exploring the subtle relationship

between the environment and,

 the consciousness of the space,

when I saw a Santiago Cross 

on one of the stones sink looking to the lake,

one of the symbols of the Pilgrims in El Camino.

My mind was completely blown away,

I asked myself why a Santiago Cross in Guatemala, 

but I smiled, filling my heart with an intense sense of home.

This place is Beyond everything you can imagine….

so so pretty, so so magic, 

the mountains are the knowledge of the lake
and the lake is the reflection of the skies.

The condors surveillance your dreams, 

your dance, your yoga, your meditation,

you are stargazing shootings stars in the sky

while the volcanos are painting the darkness

of the night with lava silhouettes 

of a magnificent vibrant fire; 

being invited by the most astonishing 

views of the lake whose depths 

embraces a lost village with pyramids and,

all kind of legends, 

combining clouds with the pure green of the mountains

in a luxurious spectacle of paradise, 

Daily Mayan Gods of light, breeze, 

the colors of the sky, animals, and nature.

That night I learned the reason of the Santiago Cross, 

and not only that but the shape 

of the pilgrim's shell of the dance floor,

open looking at the villages

across the lake called Santiago ...wow!

Greg did El Camino and as a pilgrim
it is one of his inspirations to build

the concept of the Eagle's Nest

together with the nurturing and symbolic Little Prince,
if you take the time to observe you will see the scenery that
inspired by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry in his book,
and how our experience at the retreat, 

what we shared, what we learned,
the emotions and the expression of them,
what came up through the dance and how we deal with,
it is a pure representation of one and,

each of the characters of the book.

The Fox teaches the Little Prince the importance of rituals
and ceremonies outside the strict world of grown-ups;
we had fire ceremonies, cacao ceremonies, 

wedding ceremonies...

The Rose represents the unconditional love,
love that comes from investing in other people,
and the teaching that the most important in life is invisible.

The Snake that feeds his soul with others fears and represents
danger and risk, but in an act of love and faith,

Little Prince has to trust
him to go back home with his Rose.

The Narrator indicates that lessons 

must be learned through personal
exploration and,

not only from books and other teachings.

The Little Prince is a pure and innocent traveler, 

he can see what adults don't,
he brings back childhoods memories 

into the Narrator's mind and teaches him
to be yourself even though no one is listening to you and,

to fight for what you love.

After years traveling the world,

following his passion for Acro Yoga and Dance,

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