Our Costa Rica retreats are designed for individuals, couples, family members, or best friends – anyone searching for a direct channel into deeply creative therapeutic work. Our time together is designed to intuitively guide you on a journey into the parts of yourself that need tending to most. Maybe it’s creative inspiration you are seeking, or space to heal a broken heart. Maybe you are processing a major decision or transition in your life… or maybe you and your partner have decided to take a major step towards a deeper bond and connection with one another. Whatever your reason, our time together will help you identify, process and heal through anything you are going through, big or small.

Through embodied movement, meditation, expressive art, creative journaling and therapeutic workshops, we will co-create a safe space for processing and healing.

No prior art or Yoga experience necessary to participate in this retreat

Our host for the retreat, Jessica Young, is an abstract intuitive artist, author and licensed psychotherapist. For the last 12 years she has worked with a wide variety of populations and demographics as therapist and currently works in private practice. Art became a means of creative healing and expression in 2014 after coming out of a difficult time in her life. She now uses abstract expression and mindfulness based, trauma informed healing modalities to help others find a healing path. She combines art-making, inner-child exploration, meditation, breath work, movement and emotional release to co-create creative spaces for deep transformative healing and radical acceptance.

We are always eager to welcome back Zaiden Shannon, healing practitioner, yoga teacher and massage therapist. Zaiden will be offering Yin yoga, breath-work, massage, sound healing hypnotherapy and guided meditation during the retreat. Zaiden will also be available for private healing sessions as well as massage, Reiki, sound-healing and hypnotherapy. Zai joined us in Sedona in May 2021 and it is quite impossible to put into words the energy she provides to the spaces she occupies. You will be glad you met her the moment you lock eyes.

Kyle is our behind the scenes technical support and right hand man for everything and anything we may need during the retreat. Raised amongst a family of women, Kyle is a sensitive and empathic addition to our team. A licensed architect by day and Jessica’s creative assistant by night, we wouldn’t be where we are without his invaluable knowledge and support. Kyle will be our chauffeur, our extra eyes, hands and hiking support and will also be teaching a water-color class to give your art journaling skills a boost. He also makes sure Jessica stays fed and doesn’t forget anything 🙂

Example Itinerary

This is just a rough outline of how our day might go.

8am | Restorative Yoga, Meditation and Movement

9am | Breakfast

10am | Creative Healing Circle with Art Journaling

11am | Beach/Ecotourism/Hiking/Adventure

1pm | Lunch

2pm | Free Time

4pm | Healing Art Class

6pm | Dinner

8pm | Yoga Nidra/Poetry Reading/Art Journaling/Dancing

***One night adventure to rescue sea turtle eggs with the local Turtle conservation group is included, must be ready to hike 3-5 miles on the beach after midnight to participate in this activity

* excursions, adventures and Ecotourism trips will be decided on together as a group before the retreat. The retreat fee includes transportation to all off property outings, a trip to the waterfall slide and a day trip to Ballena National Marine Park for plein air painting. Additional hikes and excursions will be decided on as a group prior to the retreat.