<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[La Casa de Loto Meditation & Yoga Retreats]]></title><description><![CDATA[La Casa de Loto is a meditation and yoga retreat in Guatapé, rooted in contemplative silence and mindful practice.]]></description><link>https://www.lacasadeloto.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:36:09 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.casadeloto.com/es/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Burnout en Colombia: señales de que necesitas parar (y qué hacer)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personas meditando en silencio en la montaña, dandole combate al burnout en Colombia]]></description><link>https://www.lacasadeloto.com/es/single-post/burnout-en-colombia-se%C3%B1ales-de-que-necesitas-parar-y-qu%C3%A9-hacer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4a9f6a0e6d4656949b9563</guid><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2026 18:16:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/26d689_5c8123480d814fb79f3418c6303c665d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Karma Pema Tsering</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Retiro de silencio cerca de Medellín: qué esperar tu primera vez]]></title><description><![CDATA[Si nunca has hecho un retiro de silencio, es normal tener preguntas. ¿Qué se hace todo el día? ¿Es obligatorio no hablar? ¿Y si no sé meditar? Aquí te contamos, sin rodeos, qué esperar. ¿Qué es exactamente un retiro de silencio? En La Casa de Loto, ubicada en las montañas de Guatapé (a unas dos horas de Medellín), el retiro tiene una estructura diaria fija pero flexible en duración: puedes quedarte el tiempo que necesites. 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The Dalai Lama on Bodhicitta]]></title><link>https://www.lacasadeloto.com/single-post/h-h-the-dalai-lama-on-bodhicitta</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64c9d4ddecb0a6d8e62bdcc1</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2021 20:56:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=320&amp;v=8HUPktNZ4R0&amp;feature=emb_title" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Karma Pema Tsering</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dzongsar Khyentse Teaches Seeing The Truth: Lhakthong (Vipassana)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many Bhutanese speak admiringly of Goenka’s vipassana retreats, not realizing that the Bhutanese concept of lhakthong is the same as...]]></description><link>https://www.lacasadeloto.com/single-post/dzongsar-khyentse-teaches-seeing-the-truth-lhakthong-vipassana</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64c9d4ddecb0a6d8e62bdcae</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2021 15:06:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_T0CA0XeWI" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Karma Pema Tsering</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Practice Shamatha? by B. Alan Wallace]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have been drawn to the practice of shamatha from the time I was first introduced to it, in Dharamsala, India, in the early...]]></description><link>https://www.lacasadeloto.com/single-post/why-practice-shamatha-by-b-alan-wallace</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64c9d4ddecb0a6d8e62bdcc4</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2021 01:27:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/26d689_215938408487435fa19e48eaf0ca0a0e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Karma Pema Tsering</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meditación Samatha-Vipassana Guiada]]></title><description><![CDATA[Todos queremos ser felices, pero pocos lo logramos, por qué no entendemos quienes somos y cómo funcionamos. 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Todo era alegría en el jardín; y todos ellos...]]></description><link>https://www.lacasadeloto.com/es/single-post/2018/08/22/el-%C3%A1rbol-que-no-sab%C3%ADa-qui%C3%A9n-era</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64c9d4ddecb0a6d8e62bdcb4</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2018 00:13:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/26d689_5f3cd7533acf4348a96736b4e911e7e4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_799,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Karma Pema Tsering</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Namo Rinpoche]]></title><description><![CDATA["Even if death were to fall upon you today like lightning, you must be ready to die without sadness and regret, without any residue of...]]></description><link>https://www.lacasadeloto.com/single-post/2018/08/22/namo-rinpoche</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64c9d4ddecb0a6d8e62bdcb8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2018 12:38:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/26d689_e7644228a9804965afc5cb4ae5181a3a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_695,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Karma Pema Tsering</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zen Teaching of Homeless Kodo]]></title><description><![CDATA["To be born human is rare, and we should be grateful and use our lives meaningfully. 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