A meeting of hearts rooted in land, community, and spiritual companionship.

This April, Rumi’s Retreats invites you to join a service-based gathering in Chiapas, Mexico, co-hosted with Casa Umar.

Since 2011, Rumi’s Cave, a London-based community rooted in service and relationships, has brought people together through shared practice, conversation, and time spent in sincere company. Over the years, they have facilitated retreats across Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East, including accompanying trips on Hajj and Umrah. At its core, Rumi’s Cave’s work is heart-centred and relational, grounded in spirituality and reflection.

This gathering continues that tradition in a new setting. Hosted at Casa Umar, the retreat brings Rumi’s approach to spiritual companionship into a living, community-based environment, where service, daily life, and reflection are woven together in a simple and meaningful way.

Rather than a conventional retreat, this is an invitation into service as devotion: showing up with care, humility, and presence, while taking part in the rhythms of land, community, and shared effort.

• Key Details.

  Dates
  April 1–10, 2026
  
  Location
  San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico.
  
  Accomodation
  Shared, twin accommodation - breakfast included
  
  Who it’s for
  People seeking a grounded service experience, with spiritual companionship and real community connection.

  What’s Included

  1. OCC shuttle to and from Tuxtla

  2. Transfers to and from San Cristóbal bus garage

  3. Daily shuttle to and from Casa Umar

  4. A separate double bed in a shared room for 2.

  5. Two meals daily

  6. Community gatherings and dinners

  7. Excursions

  8. Workshops

  9. Sacred text readings

• Itinerary Overview.

  Day 1 - Arrival
  Orientation, shared meal and opening reflections.

  Day 2 - Exploration 1
  Nature hike and introduction to the local community.

  Day 3 - Service
  Garden project work, workshops, Jummah prayers, communal dinner.

  Day 4 - Exploration 2
  Day trip to a natural site, hiking, time outdoors.

  Day 5 - Service Day 2
  Continued project work, workshops, shopping in town,.

  Day 6 - Exploration 3
  Scenic excursion to waterfalls, pyramids and cenotes.

  Day 7 - Rest
  Optional city exploration, markets and cafés.

  Day 8 - Service 3
  Final project work, cooking and cultural workshops, community dinner.

  Day 9 - Community & closing
  Community activities, hike and closing reflections.

  Day 10 - Departure
  Departures and onward travel.

  *This schedule is tentative and may shift slightly in response to weather or community availability.

  **A more detailed itinerary will be shared with confirmed participants.

• Service Days.

  Hands-on projects that last
  Participants will contribute directly to on-the-ground projects at Casa Umar — including restoring and strengthening our garden space, and helping prepare outdoor areas that will continue to serve the community long after the retreat ends.

  Daily life, not performance
  Alongside the work, participants will share in the everyday rhythm of the region: cooking together, caring for the land, hiking, learing and sharing meals. This is an invitation into presence, not performance.

  *Service days are kept to around five hours, with time set aside for rest and independent exploration.

• Exploration Days.

  Woven throughout the retreat will be time set aside for exploration and discovery.

  Participants will join guided hikes through the surrounding forests, hills, and natural landscapes of Chiapas, offering space to experience the land beyond the project sites. Alongside time in nature, there will be opportunities for excursions and relaxed city exploration, including visits to nearby towns, markets, and cultural sites.

  These days help balance the retreat, adding moments of beauty, curiosity, and shared enjoyment while deepening connection to the region.

• Spiritual Rhythm.

  Alongside the practical project work, the retreat will be supported by spiritual guidance from a qualified, internationally recognised Imam.

  From the opening of the day through its closing moments, time will be held for sacred wisdom readings, reflection, and remembrance. These moments may take place at different points throughout the day, offering grounding before work begins and space to reflect as days come to a close.

  The guidance will draw from spiritual texts (to be confirmed), providing a gentle frame for the retreat — allowing service, shared effort, and daily life to be held within a wider spiritual context, without imposing rigid structure or fixed timings.

• Pricing & Booking.

  To be shared directly by Rumi’s Cave.

  Please complete Rumi’s Cave’s enquiry form to receive the full breakdown, including pricing, what’s included, and next steps.

We hope this gathering becomes a meeting point, where people from different places come together through love, service, and shared effort, building real bridges with the community in Chiapas.

For anyone interested in joining, all enquiries, details, pricing, and booking are being handled directly by Rumi’s Cave. To receive the full information and next steps, please complete their enquiry form below.

We look forward to seeing you!