the Art of Self-Creation
PERSONAL Mentorship
Your vision, our expertise
It all begins with a clear, rooted vision. Our Personal Mentoring Sessions offer a sacred space to align with your purpose, refine your offering, and move forward with clarity and confidence. Whether you’re navigating change in life, dreaming up your first retreat, or deepening your role as a facilitator, these 1:1 sessions are designed to support your process from the inside out—with intuitive guidance, tailored exercises, and integration support.
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What Sets Us Apart
Proven Expertise
With over 400 satisfied clients, Ancestral Retreats & Academy is a trusted partner in hosting conscious events in Colombia and Portugal. We hold space for people from around the world, offering experiences rooted in authenticity, care, and deep local insight. Every retreat we create is supported by consistent 5-star reviews and a reputation for transformational, high-quality gatherings.
Focus on your magic
You bring the questions, we hold the space. With intuitive guidance, tailored practices, and compassionate reflection, our personal mentoring sessions support you in navigating transitions, clarifying your purpose, and aligning your next steps—so you can move forward with trust, depth, and inner clarity.
LIFE MENTORING
You Feel the Shift, We Guide the Steps
A sacred space created just for you. This private 1:1 mentoring session is designed to support you through meaningful life transitions, soul-level inquiries, and key decisions along your path as a conscious human and facilitator.
What’s Included:
✧ Private session (via Video Call)
✧ Intuitive and grounded guidance tailored to your unique process
✧ Personalized follow-up practices to support integration
✧ Reflective evaluation to deepen insight and align future steps after each session
✧ 48 hours of follow-up chat support (email or text)
Key Benefits:
✧ Clarify your purpose and next steps
✧ Navigate personal or professional transitions with confidence
✧ Receive heart-centered, embodied support
✧ Align your offerings and choices with your deeper truth
✧ Integrate insights into practical, sustainable action
Before committing, we begin with a free conversation to explore your current needs, clarify your goals, and assess how this mentoring space can best support your process.
20-minute Check-In call – FOR FREE
1st 60-minute Discovery Session – 49€
Each 60-minute Follow-Up Session – 99€
3 x 60-minute Mentorship Package – 249€
5 x 60-minute Mentorship Package – 429€
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Retreat Creation, Venue Support & Full Coordination
Who is Ancestral Academy?
Your Mentors
Carolina
Carolina Martínez is a mentor, facilitator, and founder of Ancestral Retreats & Academy, with many years of experience guiding individuals and groups through personal growth, life transitions, and conscious entrepreneurship. Originally from Colombia, a country rich in contrast and cultural heritage, her journey has been shaped by her roots and by years of living and studying in Southeast Asia and India.
Carolina holds a degree in Business Administration with a focus in Finance. She began her career working in the corporate world before launching several entrepreneurial projects. These experiences allowed her to explore leadership and creativity in meaningful ways. With Ancestral Retreats, she found the space to integrate her professional background with her passion for purposeful living.
She is a Yoga Alliance E-RYT 500 certified teacher with over 1,000 hours of training, specializing in Himalayan Kriya Yoga, pranayama, and applied ritual. Her approach combines traditional yoga philosophy with practical tools for emotional clarity, embodied presence, and intentional living. She is also trained in Reiki and energy work, which she applies in a grounded and accessible way.
Through her mentoring, Carolina supports aspiring facilitators, leaders, and educators in designing impactful experiences—from retreats to trainings—with structure, authenticity, and vision. Her guidance is clear and down-to-earth, helping others bring their ideas to life while staying connected to what truly matters.
Ancestral Retreats & Academy is the platform where she shares this work, a space for learning, connection, and meaningful creation.
Marco
Marco Weimer is a mentor, facilitator, and co-founder of Ancestral Retreats & Academy. With a background in philosophy, journalism, and music, his work bridges intellectual clarity, emotional depth, and soulful embodiment. His journey began with academic studies in philosophy and years of experience as a journalist, researching and writing about startups, business, and technology for Gruenderszene.de. Marco spent years working with startups, closely observing how others brought their visions to life from the ground up. This chapter of his journey gave him valuable insight into business dynamics, creative strategy, and the inner world behind purpose-driven ideas.
Eventually, his path led him to India, where yoga became both a personal practice and a path of devotion. As a Yoga Alliance-certified teacher (E-RYT 500), Marco has completed four comprehensive trainings across India, Italy, and Colombia, with over 1,000 hours of study in Hatha, Kundalini, and Vinyasa yoga.
Marco’s mentoring is rooted in a lived philosophy: transforming meaningful questions into tangible action. He guides others to clarify what truly matters, ask the right questions, and courageously take aligned steps forward. His sessions offer a space for inspirational exchange, practical reflection, and the discovery of new perspectives—helping clients bridge inner inquiry with real-world creation.
He is especially skilled in supporting new teachers, creatives, and purpose-driven individuals to step into leadership with authenticity and grounded confidence.
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