Calling all travelers who love Guatemala  ....

are intrigued by the indigenous culture they see around them 

and would like to learn more ....  If so, please join us  
 
21-30 January   2020   

Wajshika B'atz / Celebrating the Tzolk'n New Year



This feast day 
celebrates the 
new year 
in the 260 day 
Tzolk'in 
calendar 
(also called the agricultural 
or short count calendar). 




We will spend Wajshika B'atz 
in Momostenango ...  where the ceremonies and fires 
burn in the hills throughout night of the new year. (That is where I took the above photo) 
I've taken a few small groups (max of 6) for this experience. 
chichi steps
We all thought it was more than amazing. 

While there, we'll visit nearby markets, 
(San Francisco el Alto is one of my favorites), 
check out the blanket making  in Momostenango, 
and learn more about what those fires mean in 
Maya spirituality and healing practices. 

Then we'll move on to Chichicastenango 
for market day,  meet with a
spiritual guide and learn more about the Mayan 
calendar and our own nahuales.  




And then, of course, meditatively gorgeous 
Lake Atitlan can't be missed ...   

So we'll spend a few days,
and lovely warm nights, 

We'll make a spirit house
get out on the lake in a boat
to visit nearby villages ...  and 
have a chance to relax and ponder/digest 
what we've experienced and learned.  

Ok, and swim, hot tub, sauna, canoe at dawn, lounge in a hammock
 and shop, if so desired.  
 
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** May is a lovely time to visit Guatemala... 
the rains have started, so the dust is washed off 
the plants and green is starting to show .. 
It is low season, so not nearly as crowded 
as during the summer and winter.  

** Total package price, including lodging in 
lovely colonial style hotels, 
a hearty breakfast each morning, 
ground transportation and 
some pretty interesting cultural experiences
 is a very reasonable $2,175.00.

 ** If you'd like to join us, just send in a 
$500 deposit with the
 registration form on our web page.

     ** To learn more about this workshop, or if you would like a copy 
of our day to day itinerary,  
please email Liza at  fourre@artguat.org ,call  612-825-0747 or skype (lizafourre). 

We at  Art Workshops in Guatemala  have been providing  unique
and life changing learning and cultural experiences for almost 25 years.  
Hope to see you this energy filled time in Guatemala !!   Liza
   
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