Magic of the Mayan Cenote – Zen Nomad Adventure with Rachel Garrard, Sonja den Elzen and Blaise Misiek
I had come down to Mexico to have the space to develop my yoga teaching practice and to connect with life in general. I met an incredible community of people who also lived on the beach, moved through their lives with intention, which also included amazing experiences, music under the stars, Temazcals (sweat lodges) with medicine people, singing, dancing, healing ceremonies, cacao ceremonies, Mayan calendar time, community kitchens of sharing whole and healthy delicious food, and everyday honouring of the nature around us.
A few hundred feet back from where I camped, there was a cenote, this is a small body of slightly salty water that are surface connections to subterranean water bodies, connecting the sea from the mangroves below and resulting from the collapse of limestone bedrock that exposes groundwater underneath. The one behind us where we often swam in the peaceful waters of was also home to a crocodile.
photography Blaise Misiek
model/yogi/artist Rachel
stylist/yogi/designer Sonja den Elzen
clothing Zen Nomad
bamboo jersey ruched Sungazer yoga shorts
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