Costa Rica Retreat: Wild Renewal

After a scenic flight into Drake Bay, you’ll be welcomed on arrival and continue by boat to La Paloma Lodge. Our first evening together is a chance to settle in, take in the ocean views, and enjoy the surrounding wildlife. 

At the end of the day, we’ll come together for a welcome dinner and opening circle to get to know each other and set intentions for the week ahead.

Water invites release. This day is devoted to letting go and creating space for what’s ready to emerge.

You’ll begin the morning on a remote stretch of coastline where the rainforest meets the sea. Through guided meditation and time in the ocean, you’ll work directly with the rhythm of water to release what no longer serves you.

From there, you’ll travel by boat along the coastline to Corcovado Wilderness Lodge, arriving by water to your private rainforest villa.

The day culminates in a water ceremony in the lodge’s freshwater pool, sourced directly from the mountain. Surrounded by the sounds of the rainforest, this moment is designed to deepen the day’s work and open you to what comes next. 

Air brings awareness, clarity, and a deeper understanding of the beliefs that shape your reality. 

The day begins with a guided sound, stretch, and breath experience, designed to create space in both the mind and body and allow what has been unconscious to rise into awareness. 

Set high within the rainforest canopy, you’ll be guided through a meditation experience in handwoven tree nets suspended more than 100 feet above the jungle floor. From this elevated vantage point, you’ll explore new perspectives and begin to unravel limiting beliefs. 

Later, we gather for a full sound bath using rose quartz crystal bowls and other instruments. These vibrations move through the body in subtle but powerful ways, releasing tension, quieting the mind, and restoring a sense of inner clarity.

Fire represents transformation and strength. Taking inspiration from Costa Rica’s more than 200 volcanoes, this day is centered around heat, energy, and power.

The day includes a warrior-inspired movement practice designed to build strength, presence, and connection to the body. Through movement and reflection, you’ll work with the energy of fire to awaken a sense of power and forward momentum.

Later, we gather for a fire ceremony beneath the open sky. At the center of this experience is a symbolic arrow breaking – an embodied act of release in which each participant is guided to break an arrow using the soft space of the neck. In this moment, you are invited to step more fully into your power. 

Earth invites grounding and a return to what is steady, rooted, and true. 

The day is centered around connection to the land beneath you, the natural world, and to a deeper sense of belonging. 

In the morning, you’ll be guided through Corcovado National Park by a local naturalist, exploring one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth. Along the way, you may encounter wildlife such as scarlet macaws, monkeys, tapirs, and even pumas.

Later, we welcome an artisan from the Boruca community, an Indigenous group known for their hand-carved ceremonial masks and rich artistic traditions. Through this cultural exchange, she will share her stories and artistry, and you’ll be invited to paint your own mask as an expression of identity, creativity, and connection to something larger than yourself. 

This day brings the week into the body in a different way, grounding your experience and anchoring a deeper sense of belonging.

Stardust invites connection to something greater.

This final day expands beyond the self, inviting a deeper sense of connection to the world around you and the energy that connects us all. 

The experience includes a reiki-infused sound bath, allowing the work of the week to settle and integrate on a deeper level. Later, we gather for a Summer Solstice ceremony. Marking a moment of light, transition, and renewal, this closing ritual offers space to reflect on the journey you’ve taken, honor what has shifted, and step forward with a renewed sense of connection to yourself. 

After a final morning in the rainforest, you’ll depart Corcovado Wilderness Lodge by boat and be transferred to Drake Bay Airport for your journey home.