Mayas Nirvana is located in a beautiful place in the heart of the volcanic landscape in the Northern district of Haría in Lanzarote, the most Oriental of the Canary Islands. By far the most beautiful and captivating part of the Island, our exclusive Eco Retreat sits in picturesque surroundings 450 meters above the sea between the Volcano de la Corona and the Atlantic Ocean. It is a silent place away from the mass of tourists in the South of the Island - a place where you can hear your heart beat when there is no wind.
One of the most beautiful beaches on the island is just a 10 minute drive away or a stunning 40 minute route on foot. Surfing, sailing, swimming, climbing or walking, it is just fantastic to BE surrounded by the natural environment here.
The Canary Islands.
Our sweet little dog Sunny loves to be cuddled and taken for walks.
Here you can be in tune with the elements far away from civilisation, enjoy your own company and be open to life changing experiences. It is a place for people who like to be self sufficient. To this end we tend to avoid over stimulating activities here. We live without TV and avoid the use of computers or mobile phones for up to a week or two. We have internet but suggest you don’t use it too often for your own comfort.
As an Eco Retreat, we are harnessing the sun and wind to produce our own energy. We are self supporting through our own contributions and our guests. Everything we earn from our activities helps to keep the place alive and improve and develop the installations.
Our house is Alcohol and drug free. We have experienced that it makes a big difference as you go deeper into the transformational process and come closer to yourself. Just one week without alcohol or other substances will make you become more aware of yourself.
In order to help make Mayas Nirvana grow we also offer volunteer work. For more information about volunteering with us check us out on workaway.info
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Looking out to sea to the smaller Islands
The entrance
Wolfram by our panoramic window
Our Meditation Hall
Clouds hugging the cliffs
The view from the boat on the way to La Graciosa
"A place for transformation and healing"
Mayas work and vision have been the same for many years. The aim is to develop, create, nurture and promote....
- a place where people from all cultures can meet and realise their desire for personal change.
- an environment where everyone who comes here feels at home and would like to come back.
- a place that returns you in no time to your inherent potential.
- mindful loving interaction between people, animals (especially Sunny our dog) the plants and the house. This is very important to us.
- a place to make and strengthen old and new relationships.
- just being there in the moment.
- a place open to change and new surprises.
- a place that avoids too much use of TV, big music equipment and the Internet in order to give the individual the opportunity to connect more intensively with nature and to themselves. (We do however recognise that modern technology is important so everyone has the opportunity to connect with the outside world for short periods of time by phone or email.)
- a project where everything earned is reinvested in the preservation of the place.
Our main priority is that our house is alcohol and drug free. Rarely do you find a place to experience something like this. We have experienced that it makes a big difference to your transformation process - to go deeper into yourself. You may come closer to yourself and experience what happens being without alcohol or other substances. It can be a life changing experience. It makes you more aware of yourself and your body and you come alive even more.
It is worth a try.....
You are always welcome to participate in this special place and to help maintain the peace, quiet and non-disruptive atmosphere. As a thank you to this wonderful place we would be very happy for you to come and help once a day in the kitchen or in the garden.
"After searching around the world I finally came to this place in the North of Lanzarote and fell in love. This beautiful place passed into our hands in April 2012 by a dear friend of ours. The Mayas Nirvana project has been funded without foreign money - everything has been hand made and paid for by ourselves privately. I give many thanks to my partner Wolfram, who has always encouraged and supported me and to my colleagues and friends such as Hans Ruedi and Daniel, who helped to manifest this center with their work. For more than 14 years I have been realising my dream using my own hands through energy work, coaching, training and massage." - Maya Widmaier
