A project as authentic and honest as this one had not yet knocked on the doors of LocalGuide and it is that upon learning the result of the fusion of the souls of Martin Good Trip and of Diana Hoogesteger, our hearts break before so much beauty.

Shala House It is a space to connect with the internal nature and with the external nature that resides within us when we inhabit such a divine planet. Diana's environmental education as well as the multiple techniques of exploration of body, soul and spirit have allowed her an openness that the fact of having been a mother only stops connecting her with Mother Nature.

On the other hand, Martín Buen Viaje's more exploratory and feral approach with his journeys with animals and the grandparents of the native peoples have awakened in him a new genesis of life in the universe.

So much so that the origin of the species in Aztlán was revealed to Martin and how each of them developed, thus creating current life and developing a tarot of multiple animals that have become transcendental for the life of Martin and many of his other listeners. 

For Martin, the nickname “Buen Viaje” comes from the philosophy that in order to appreciate something good in life, you must also know how to take bad trips. In every death there is a rebirth to empty a little or the maximum of those childish thoughts. In accepting that within each death there is a rebirth and taking those medicinal plants and spreading them throughout the world.

The Amazon and the indigenous peoples of Mexico are the ones who help you in your solar culture. Arriving in a new place like Saint Michael, also involves connecting with the energies of the places. Keeping in mind that 10,000 years ago Sabre-toothed tigers lived there and that the Cañada de la Virgen looked absolutely different from how it looks now. For him and for life, everything is frequency, energy and vibration.

Beyond the fact that it is thought that he helps animals, animals help him as our older brothers, having been here longer than us, like whales, which are beings with radars and sonars that not even the entire technological industry has been able to fully decipher. We have a connection beyond science.

As for Diana's practice, Ashtanga Yoga, it is divided into several branches such as Ashta, which are 8 ramps to a healthy life and to reach enlightenment. Ilanas are the social disciplines on how to behave in society, niyamas are the individual practices of how you take care of your temple (food and thoughts and internal cleansing), asanas are the physical postures through discipline and strengthening. Pranayamas are the breathing with which it has been scientifically proven that we are able to control our immune system.

Breathing allows you to observe yourself, focus, and regulate your nervous system. Pratyahara is withdrawing all your senses so as not to become overwhelmed, and dharana is absolute concentration. All of this results in a very demanding physical and mental practice.

When it's time to relax, dance comes, which for Diana is the most authentic expression of the human being and a tribute to San Miguel, since it was the land where she began to dance, as well as the movement that allowed her to meet Martín and form this prodigious duo, since more than talking, they danced. 

As she is more realistic and consistent and Martin is more adventurous, they managed to form an ideal complement that has allowed her to continue with this community sanctuary that will undoubtedly continue to grow throughout San Miguel. Check out the full interview with this powerful duo.