Retreat days can be shaped around the way your team actually works. Use focused sessions when energy is highest, then leave room for smaller conversations, breaks in the garden or informal discussion over coffee and meals. Ka’ana can tailor the flow around group size and working needs rather than forcing the group into a fixed conference format.

Use the time away from the agenda to build the connections that matter. A Maya Cooking Class, private dinner, Ool Spa time, a visit to Xunantunich or an outdoor Cayo experience can give your team shared context and conversation without feeling like conventional team building.

Keep your team together without giving up individual privacy. Ka’ana’s Rooms, Suites and Villas let you stay within one property, while multi-bedroom Villas can give smaller groups shared living areas alongside separate bedrooms.

Accommodation, private transfers, meals and experiences can be coordinated through Ka’ana, reducing the number of moving parts for the organizer. Tell the team your objectives, group size and dates, and the retreat can be built from there.

This format is designed for you when your group values conversation and shared experience more than large-scale conference infrastructure. Strategy sessions, leadership offsites, founder gatherings and creative working retreats can each use Ka’ana differently while keeping the experience personal.

Ka’ana suits retreat organizers looking for a small-group setting rather than a conference venue. The garden, Ool Spa and the quiet of Cayo give a wellness program its natural rhythm, and retreat leaders are welcome to bring their own instructor and shape the schedule around their own practice.

A large sheltered yoga deck is currently in development and will open in a future season, with room for a full group to practice together and cover enough to hold the session whatever the weather. Until then, the Guest Experience Team can talk through the spaces available for group practice and help you plan the rest of the stay — accommodation, dining, spa time and Cayo experiences — around your program.