What is Soul Projects?

Soul Projects or Spiral of Your Life Projects, is a small, family run organization that was set-up in early 2008, to give travellers the opportunity to have adventurous travel experiences that are deeply internally rewarding. While at the same time helping to support the local communities, in the most positively active and sustainable way as possible. Giving you the chance to really leave YOUR mark, and make YOUR difference.

Our ultimate VISION, is to set-up a range of projects that will give people from all over the globe opportunities to work together in remote places, in different parts of the world, with different cultures. Giving real experiences that change lives and enhance spiritual development.

So what is the expedition about?

Challenge your body, energize your soul, clear your mind, and aliven your spirit by joining us, Soul projects, on our new expedition here in Guatemala. You will be living and working high-up in the mountains with the indigenous Maya Indians, the Kaqchikels and the Tz´utujils. Our forest camp overlooks the ancient volcanic lake of Atitlán, which is renowned to be one of the most beautiful lakes in the world!

The essence to the project itself is about getting people out there, into the unknown, off the beaten track, into nature, and away from the many blinding distractions of a too comfortable modern day western culture. And by doing so, giving people the opportunity to glimpse ‘themselves,’ and the other deeper side to life that is there right in front of us every moment, if we just learn to open our eyes to it.

A large part of our project will therefore involve hiking & camping out in the middle of the forest, and living and working in a more secluded location with a group of other similar, like minded travellers from around the world.

Learning together about how to survive out in the wild, and to live more in harmony with our beautiful Mother Nature. Seeing and experiencing for ourselves the magic and benefits of living the ‘simple life,’ in a more natural and high energy environment.

Yoga and meditation practice, and giving you an introduction into the internal martial arts (Taijiquan & Qigong), is an important element of the expedition as well. As it will help us clear the mind, connect with nature, and connect more with ourselves, by simply putting us more in the present moment.

Soul Projects also promotes and encourages interaction with the local communities as much as possible. Giving travellers a chance to be able to experience and gain a real taste into Guatemalan way of life, music, traditions, and Maya culture for themselves, seeing what it really has to offer the world.

An important part of our project is to give our viajeros the opportunity to live with and get to know a local Guatemalan family, work with the children and teachers of the schools, work with handicapped children from around the lake, get involved with local community projects, study Spanish and/or the Mayan language (Kaqchikel or T’zutujil), and play some sport (football or volleyball) in the village.

Environmental education and conservation issues are an increasingly important issue to the local communities around the lake, as their natural environment is such a core part of their everyday lives.

Therefore, the project also focuses on helping to educate and spread a positive message to the village of San Marcos la Laguna and surrounding lakeside communities. We do this


through teaching music, the arts, environmental awareness and English in the local schools, and by actively taking part in a clean-up project on the lake through scuba diving & snorkelling.

Anyone can participate in our group. We run expeditions all year long and anyone is welcome to contact us for more information, and join us in helping the local community of San Marcos la Laguna, Guatemala.

E-mail us at: guatemala@soulprojects.org
or visit our site: www.soulprojects.org for more details...