Cob Pavillion with Living Reciprocal Roof in Puerto Rico!

January 18-February 22, 2026 Manatí, Puerto Rico

Clay Sand Soul invites you to come warm up and get muddy this winter at Montaña Manatí, a permaculture retreat center located minutes from Puerto Rico’s idyllic North Shore beaches.

In this 5-week Natural Building workshop, you will learn:

• How to analyze local Clay for making Cob and Plaster
• How to formulate Cob for load bearing wall construction
• How to sculpt, embed glass bottles, and insert windows and doors into Cob walls
• How to formulate warm interior clay plasters and protective exterior lime plasters
• How to attach a roof to a Cob Wall
• How to plan, design and build a Reciprocal Frame roof
• How to plan, design, and build a cheap Living Green Roof to insulate and beautify your Cob building
• How to formulate, pour, and finish a beautiful Earthen Floor
• How to calculate materials for your own Natural Building building project
• How to properly use tools like Drills and Saws
• How to trust your own hands and build intuition with earthen materials
• How to live in community for 5-weeks while creating functional art together and sharing each others struggles and successes!

Workshop tuition covers 5 weeks of hands-on building instruction, daily classroom lectures, 3 locally sourced healthful meals per weekday, and camping accommodations on Montaña Manatí’s beautiful land. There are rooms for rent on site if you would prefer that option.

Pricing (special rates for PR locals and work/trade available upon inquiry)

Early Bird Tuition-paid by October 1 2025 $2000

Normal Rate-paid by November 1 2025 $2250

Last Minute Rate-paid by January 18 2026 $2500

For more information and to register, contact us here:
Email students@claysandsoul.com

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Website: www.claysandsoul.com