Aquarella - San Marcos La Laguna, Guatemala

Posted by Rieki Cordon (Rieki) in the ReGen Civics community forum.

**Aquarella** is a early-stage regenerative land project based in San Marcos La Laguna, Guatemala, Guatemala.

**Vision**
Aquarella will be an upscale retreat center that offers world-class holistic wellness
and personal transformation retreats for discerning clientele, while still offering
affordable options so that everyone can benefit.
Our mission is to have a wide impact on global consciousness by hosting retreats
for business executives, global thought leaders, and community organizers.
Our space will be filled with such breathtaking beauty that your spirit is renewed
and your soul is filled with inspiration - just by setting foot on the grounds.
We will combine the most advanced tools in self-development with plant medicine
to bring out the highest potential of everyone who arrives.
We will be a global hub for trauma-informed plant medicine work and integration.
Pre and post ceremony care will be woven into the very fabric of our signature
retreats.

**Land status:** owned

**Regenerative practices**
Our focus is on regenerating people by helping them heal the wounds of their past, find their purpose and meaning in life and bring their dreams to life.

**Governance approach**
Aquarella will be a privately owned and operated business. Although we will be technically for-profit, our mission is really about creating the most good possible for humanity by helping leaders people transition out of the corporate world and into the regenerative one. Unofficially, we are a recruitment and training facility for the Regenerative movement.

**Community engagement**
Besides bringing in top talent for the Regen World, we will also contribute to several local charities

The Midwife Project
Our Mission is to offer safe, dignified and culturally appropriate health care to women in Guatemala by empowering indigenous midwives through education. We focus on revaluing the Mayan ancestral knowledge while integrating modern medical practices. With the creation of Holistic Clinics & Birthing Centers as a meeting ground and model project. 

Konojel
We are a local nonprofit organization that works together with the community of San Marcos la Laguna, Guatemala in seeking collective well-being and sustainable social development.
Healthy Babies Program
Young Leaders Program
Computer Lab
Konojel Restaurant

Water 4 Life
Much of Guatemala lacks proper greywater treatment systems, leading to water-borne illnesses and a toxic environment.

Our vision is clean drinking water that is easily accessible and maintained for all.
Our mission is to provide Guatemala with a healthy and sustainable future, starting with clean water.

**Team:** Daniel Morningstar
CEO & Founder
Daniel is a serial entrepreneur and polymath. He started his career in the tech sector and ran a successful web development company for over 7 years.
He then managed NYC’s #1 rated youth hostel from 2008 - 2011.
Returning to tech, he built healersource.com, a world-wide online directory for holistic healers.
Pursuing his passion for healing, he became a licensed Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist in 2015.
In 2021 he completed his apprenticeship to serve plant medicine at Florestral and has been opening that portal for people ever since.

Brett Mackey
Strategy & Operations
Brett Mackey is a well-being entrepreneur, business owner, and consultant with 14 years of corporate experience, including eight years at Deloitte and serving as Vice President at PODS Moving & Storage. His expertise spans business strategy, operations, human performance, and transformation, but his true passion lies in bridging the worlds of business, healing, and personal growth.
Through his company, Paradigm Rhyme, Brett partners with visionary leaders in the wellness space to help them launch, expand, increase impact, and build profitable businesses.

Dominic Rouse
Project Manager
Dominic has been a professional PM for +25 years in the automotive, chemical and nuclear industries, including construction in remote rural locations.
His current project involves building an aircrete dome home, including a production facility to manufacture the aircrete blocks, in addition to providing training workshops for students interested in building their own domes.

Shelby Sly
Retreat Center
Manager
Shelby spent over 2 years managing Florestral Retreat Center in the heart of Costa Rica with a vibrant community of staff and volunteers. She is also a ceremonialist, Wilderness Therapy Guide, Yoga teacher and Somatic Integration Practitioner, passionate about ecological, individual and collective healing.

Kendal Light
Marketing Director
Kendal is a seasoned creative and marketing strategist with a strong background in digital content creation, community building, and brand development. With years of experience in video production, social media strategy, and high-level content marketing, Kendal has worked alongside wellness leaders, retreat centers, and conscious brands to elevate their presence and drive meaningful engagement. (2 people)

**Current funding:** Currently raising money through LOGD but nothing signed yet.
**Funding needs:** We have several investment options depending on interest

Option 1: Raise the entire $866k for building The Pantheon + Retreat Lodging 1 upfront and proceed with construction on an accelerated timeline. Investors take 45% ownership.
 
Option 2: Raise $255k to build The Pantheon now, and then raise the remaining $611k for Retreat Lodging 1 next year. This would delay Phase 2+3 completion by one year. With this option, the 1st round would give investors 15% ownership and the 2nd round would give another 25%, giving investors 40% total ownership.

Option 3: For the cautious investor, we could build Phase 0 - The Executive Suite first for $142k. This would allow us to validate our construction methods and costs before proceeding with the next Phases. This would delay Phase 2+3 by 2 years and investors would take 7% ownership. Even in the worst case if no further construction happens, the property value will be $350k of which you would own 40% equity.

Option 4: We could raise a seed round of $40,500 to finish our perimeter fence and create blueprints for 
Phases 1+2+3 to give us exact construction quotes. Investors take 2% ownership.
 
We would prefer Option 1 but are open to all options. All figures in our Pitch Deck and our Financials Spreadsheet reflect Option 1. We can create detailed financial analysis for Option 2, 3 or 4 upon request.

**Time commitment:** We are fully committed to our project and will put in whatever time is necessary
**Website:** https://drive.google.com/open?id=1gXmFpq8Qy3DsaA5LRZFn3JfKWI1j-sp1&usp=drive_fs

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