Human Intelligence
A 6-week exploration of earth-based, water-based, and indigenous knowledge systems.
January 14th - February 18th, 2026
Earth/Water based knowledge systems have served humanity as a foundation for sustainability for millennia. All indigenous traditions across the world based their ways of life in the intricate design of Nature, creating cultures of community, connectivity, and respect. The pieces that are left of the Ancient ways of living, stand stronger than ever today- inspiring conversations and action within modern minds to find answers to the most complex problems we face as humans.
Human Intelligence is an invitation to spark the flame of curiosity and re-connect to the cyclical nature of life through Mayan Cosmology and Earth-based knowledge systems.
As we witness and participate in the culmination of unsustainable systems that don't serve us, we are also witnessing and participating in the CREATION of the New Way. How do we bring forth the sustainable & connected future we know in our hearts to be possible?
Reshaping and adapting our ways of thinking might be where to start.
Indigenous knowledge systems serve as a map to orient ourselves to the reality and the relational complexities of the Earth-Body we inhabit and inspire us to re-connect to our Nature and live in more sustainable ways.
Join us on this 6-week introductory study on the Science of Life, guided by Ancestral Wisdom & Maya Cosmology.
This enriching course delves into millenary spiritual practices, holistic health principles & Maya Comovision to reconnect you with your innate human intelligence.
Course Overview
You will learn about:
Human ecology - what is our place and purpose within the Earth’s bioregion.
Water wisdom in relation to your Soul journey.
Ancestral ways of connecting to life.
Womb wisdom - through Water.
Mayan Cosmovision.
Mayan Medicine for whole health.
Ways of connecting to life from the Maya Cosmovision.
You will receive:
Opening and Closing Ceremonies
4 live-online classes
Access to all recordings for 3 months
2 group mentorship calls
WhatsApp group to share, connect and reflect with others students who join
A 1:1 Mayan Nawal Reading that will help you integrate all the knowledge to apply it into your life according to your unique energy.
Human Ecology
Gain a deep understanding of your place and purpose within the Earth’s bioregion, exploring our interconnected relationship with the planet and all living beings.
Water Wisdom & Soul Journeys
Discover the sacred role of water in spiritual development and personal transformation, learning about its connection to your soul’s path.
Ancestral Connection
Learn indigenous ways of connecting to life that honor sacred traditions, rituals, and teachings passed down through generations.
Womb Wisdom & the Storm of Creation
Explore the four phases of the womb cycle, understanding their connection to the Cycle of Water energetically, spiritually and physically.
Mayan Cosmovision
Experience the profound cosmology of the Maya, including their calendar systems, spiritual principles, and view of the universe.
Mayan Medicine for Whole Health
Learn about natural, ancestral healing practices rooted in Mayan traditions, designed to promote health and balance in body, mind, and spirit.
Connecting to Life from Maya Cosmology
Discover ways of living in harmony with the natural cycles and energies of the Maya worldview, fostering greater alignment with life’s rhythms.
Class Schedule
All Classes will be held live-online via zoom, at 3pm Pacific Time.
Our group mentorship calls will be at a different time (TBD)
You can choose a convenient date/time for your 1:1 Nawal Reading from the options we’ll share with you once you’ve completed registration.
All class recordings will be shared with you within 48hours after each class.
January 14th, 2026 - Jo’b E’
Opening Ceremony
January 21st, 2026 - Kab’lajuj Kawoq’
Ecology of Soul Masterclass
January 28th, 2026 - Waqib’ Keme’
Water Women Masterclass
February 4th, 2026 - Ox’lajuj Aj
Introduction to Maya Cosmovision
February 11th, 2026 - Vuqub’ Ajpu
Introduction to Maya Medicine
February 28th, 2026 - Jun Kej
Closing Ceremony
January 31st, 2026 - Belejeb’ Toj
Mentorship Call #1 w/ María
February 16th, 2026 - Kab’lajuj Kan
Mentorship Call #2 w/ Ixquik’
Early Bird Enrollment is OPEN NOW!!
YOUR GUIDES
María Xtal’y
Born and raised in Guatemala, María is a Holistic therapist, Medicine woman, Artist and Full Spectrum Doula dedicated to serving the sanctity of life and our connection to Mother Earth. María weaves worlds through earth\water-based knowledge systems, utilizing indigenous ways of thinking to make holistic models of Physiology and Ecology. María is an apprentice of the Maya Cosmology via her relationships with Nana Ixquik’ and the family. She created Ruk’u’x Kawoq’ Academy in 2025 with the intention of amplifying the voices of the Mayan Midwives and sharing what has brought healing to her own life with more people around the world.
Nana Ixquik’
Daughter of Nana Rosalía, Ixquik’ was initiated as an Ajq’ij (Mayan Spiritual Guide) at the young age of 13, receiving a responsibility from her Elders to share the Mayan Cosmovision through her spiritual abilities with the world especially through her work as a Midwife and with Women’s health. Ixquik’ is a spiritually gifted Healer who has developed in ancestral healing modalities known only by a few talented healers in her lineage. Ixquik’s dedication to the Sacred is felt through each word she shares, her connection with the Earth and her embodiment of Ancestral Medicine is a gift to the world.
Inclusions:
Opening and Closing Ceremonies
4 live-online classes
2 group mentorship calls
Access to all recordings for 3 months
WhatsApp group to share, connect and reflect with others students who join
A 1:1 Mayan Nawal Reading that will help you integrate all the knowledge to apply it into your life according to your unique energy.
Pricing:
Human Intelligence, 6-week online course - $397
Early Bird: $297 !!!
A 30% ($89 USD) deposit is required upon application.
After application deposit (3o%) you can opt for any of the following payment plans:
1 Payment of $208
2 Payments of $104
If you are not accepted you will be refunded in full.
IMPACTFUL EXPERIENCES, SYSTEMS CHANGE & RECIPROCITY
We care about the impact that our actions have for the collective and extended consciousness of the Bioregion we inhabit. As conscious stewards of traditions of care it is important for us to direct, pour, invest our energy into building the systems of LIFE that we wish to see in the world. It is important for us that you know that your participation in our retreats contributes directly to the creation of a Mayan Birthing Home “Casa Tortuga” at Xesampual, you are contributing to the continuation of Mayan birth keeping arts and the uplifting/regeneration/continuation of Mayan Culture. THANK YOU!!
“Casa Turtuga” is a project in its initial planning phase for the construction of a Mayan Indigenous Birthing Center in Santa Lucía Utatlán, Sololá. Our purpose is clear: to create a space where life can be born in a safe, dignified and profound way connected to ancestral Mayan wisdom. “Casa Tortuga” will offer service to women, children, and families integrating millenary knowledge and modern healthcare practices.
ECO-CULTURAL TOURISM
It is one thing to travel around the world to encounter the same places, costumes and activities everywhere: fast food, parties based on alcohol consumption, meaningless conversations with strangers, artificial clothing, mass-produced products to consume… This type of tourism not only affects greatly the ecosystem - with pollution and consumerism, it also affects the Soul and ancestral cultures by erasing true diversity and replacing it with a superficial homogenous way of walking through life. Mainstream tourism is a danger to humanity, to our Earth and to every living being who has a Spirit.
It is a very different thing - a sustainable way - to travel places to contribute to the unique ancestral cultures they hold, to LEARN from the Land and it’s Peoples, to travel with a purpose of bettering our humaning. A tourism that supports indigenous communities, is based on respect and genuine connection- to the Land, to people and to ourselves. When we practice this way of traveling we create a systems change, we become part of a peaceful revolution to GIVE BACK to the millenary wisdom that resides within ancestral cultures. When we practice Eco-cultural tourism we feed our Soul with connection, ancestral knowledge and a felt sense that we are walking in a beautiful way that helps us to heal our personal and collective wounds. THIS is the tourism in which we believe, in which we participate and which we inspire people to practice.
“Every breath ever taken is still in the air to breathe. I breathe the breaths of the Ancestors, and everybody else’s too.”
HUMAN INTELLIGENCE
6-week online exploration of Earth-based, Water-based and indigenous knowledge systems.