Remembering Wholeness: A LGBTQIA+ Wellness Retreat

Ayahuasca Retreat in Savegre de Aguirre, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica
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  • Retreat Info

    About the Retreat:
    We invite you to join a community of queer adventurers for a 7-day experience of wellness in the glorious Diamante Valley of Costa Rica. This experience will bring in the best elements of embodiment practices (yoga, mediation, movement, breathwork, etc), modern psychology, and sacred plant ceremonies, and will be set in a beautiful location of abundant nature and surrounded by a supportive community. The retreat is open to all gender expressions and all levels of practice and experience with yoga, meditation, and sacred plant ceremonies. 
     
    The practices, experiences, and ceremonies will weave three key themes throughout the retreat:
    1. You are already whole (no need to seek validation or approval through love, success, money, or adventure)
    2. We are inextricably tied to nature and ultimately connected to all things 
    3. We thrive in community 
    We will explore these themes, and will invite exploration of how these concepts ring true in our lives, and where these ideas are blocked. As a part of this exploration, we will explore our relationship with sex and sensuality, and how these manifest in healthy and and unhealthy ways in our lives. (Please note, while touch, sensuality, and topics of sexuality will be discussed, sexual activity will not be explored as a part of the retreat.)
     
    Each day we will explore meditation, movement, reflection, nature adventures, and group dialogue. In addition to the scheduled elements of the retreat, we will have plenty of time to relax and savor our exquisite natural settings, and process our learnings, and grow from the supportive community we will create. 
     
    The retreat will offer two group sacred plant ceremonies experiences facilitated by a practitioner trained in the Shipibo sacred lineage and supported by guardians. All sacred plant ceremonies experiences are optional. This retreat is open to all level of practice and experience with sacred plants. For the health and safety of all participants, we will have each participant complete a health screening questionnaire and conduct a conversation with the facilitator before being accepted to the retreat. 
     
    In addition to the retreat experience, we will meet via Zoom in advance of the retreat to prepare you for the retreat, help you begin to set intentions, and begin to build safety and community within the group. In addition, for several weeks following the retreat, we will offer two integration calls to ensure the fruitful integration of lessons, growth, and healing into your daily life. 
    Description of Services:

    DATE AND TIME DETAILS: Arrival: Shuttle departs San Jose International airport at 11am on Saturday, March 18, 2023, for a 3pm arrival to the Jungle Gayborhood. Departure: Shuttle departs the Jungle Gayborhood at 9am for a 2pm arrival at San Jose International airport on Saturday, March 25, 2023.

    LOCATION: 'The Jungle Gayborhood' San Salvador de Baru, Diamante Valley, Costa Rica

    CONTACT:
    Timothy
    [email protected]

    ACCOMMODATION: The retreat will be hosted at our own dedicated retreat space for the LGBTQ+ community, the Jungle Gayborhood in the Diamante Valley of Costa Rica. All accommodations are in comfortable bamboo jungle cabins. Pictures of the retreat center and cabins are shown when selecting your accommodation type. Private and shared options available.

    TRANSPORT: You will need to get yourself to San Jose International Airport by 10:00AM local time on March 18 2023, where we will provide a shuttle bus to to the retreat centre. If you're making your own way to the centre please let us know. We will also provide a shuttle bus from the retreat centre to San Jose International Airport on the morning of March 25 2023, if you are flying that day please book your flight for after 4:00PM.

    FOOD: All meals are provided daily during your stay. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are prepared fresh in house by our chef Laura and her team.

    BOOKING PROCESS: Please submit your booking to secure your spot. We will follow up with a screening questionnaire to evaluate physical and emotional safety for the medicine experiences. And a consultation call with our facilitator is mandatory before your place has been confirmed. Please do not book non-refundable travel until after your application has been approved. If for any reason this retreat is not a good fit for you, a full refund will be issued.

    REDUCED PRICE / SCHOLARSHIPS: We intend to make this experience as accessible as possible for people so we have set aside some scholarships to reduce the price of the retreat. Some of these scholarships are specifically set aside to make the retreat more affordable for Costa Ricans (called Ticos). If you are unable to afford this price, please email Timothy and explain your situation and what price you are able to afford, and we will do our best to accommodate your situation. Please submit your request for a scholarship before February 1st 2023 to ensure it's consideration. If you are able to, please consider a contribution to the Scholarship fund during check out.

    • Private Deluxe King Jungle Cabin – $3,599.00
    • Shared Twin Jungle Cabin – $3,099.00
    • 4 bed shared Jungle Cabin – $2,599.00
    Practitioners:

    Nai Kaya
    Shelby Clark
    Donovan McGrath
    Rocky Heron

  • Details

    Founder(s) / CEO: Shelby Clark
    Group Size: 15-25
    Price Range: $2,600 - $3,600
    Specializing In: Life Elevation, Meditation, and Yoga

  • Our Process

    Overview of Experience:

    We invite you to join a community of queer adventurers for a 7-day experience of wellness in the glorious Diamante Valley of Costa Rica. This experience will bring in the best elements of embodiment practices (yoga, mediation, movement, breathwork, etc), modern psychology, and sacred plant ceremonies, and will be set in a beautiful location of abundant nature and surrounded by a supportive community. The retreat is open to all gender expressions and all levels of practice and experience with yoga, meditation, and sacred plant ceremonies.

    Intake Process:

    Please send all inquiries to [email protected]

    Psychedelic Substances Offered: Ayahuasca
    How does this Center source medicine?:

    Please send all inquiries to [email protected]

    Practice reciprocity with local communities?: No

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