Nurture Your Mother Nature
Rest, Reconnect and Reinvigorate for 2025
All Inclusive Women's Retreat in the Heart of Costa Rica
May 5-9, 2025
5 days, 4 nights
If you're a woman experiencing the relentless demands of daily life and yearning for a pause...
If you're the high-achiever, the glue holding everything together and you're perpetually at the beck and call of everyone around you...
It's time to hear the gentle whisper of your inner Mother Nature who is eager to impart the wisdom of rest!
This retreat is your time to be nurtured and learn ways to rejuvenate yourself, come away with new skills for grounding and healing so that you feel empowered and rekindled. This is your time to rest, reconnect and reinvigorate!
The Retreat: Nature is our First Mother...
Let us take you on a journey that will allow you to rest, reconnect to your Mother Nature, and reinvigorate your commitment to creating space and time for rest for yourself.
We will embrace nature's invitations and honor somatic imprints in the pursuit of sacred rest. Over the course of these five days, you will embark on a personal development journey aimed at integrating profound rest into your life.
Somatic Invitations exploring our Inner Mother Nature
Rest
Pleasures of Presence
Expanding our Outer Senses
Personal Flower Essence Creation
Exploring the Heart Sense
Reconnect
Somatic Practice Sessions
Nature Art
Sound Healing
Intuition: Our Inner Compass
Reinvigorate
Story Weaving
Exploring Nature
Sacred Rest (Take the Quiz!)
Yoga and other Mindful Movement
The Program
(See Topics Above)
Day 1 Monday May 5 Arrival
Arrive via group transportation from airport suggested arrival flight by 1pm (Transfer from the SJO Airport)
Check-in at Finca 360 Mountain Retreat
Opening Circle
Day 2 Tuesday May 6
Heart Sense Forest Bathing Walk (sensory rest)
Create a Personal Shield (creative rest)
Evening Sharing Circle (social rest)
Day 3 Wednesday May 7
Morning Movement (yoga)
Waterfall Hike-offsite (mental rest)
Hot Springs-offsite (physical rest)
Day 4 Thursday May 8
Morning Movement (solo walk + sit spot)
Tree Planting
Co-Creative Nature Mandala
Closing Ceremony (sound bath sensory rest)
Day 5 Friday May 9 Departure
Morning Movement (yoga)
Breakfast and Farewells
Transport to airport
(Note: Book Departure Flight from SJO after 2 pm)
(Note: All meals from Dinner on Day 1 to Breakfast on Day 5 are included).
If you would like to extend your stay (arriving early or staying after the retreat), your facilitator Sarah Joy can help you with those travel arrangements. You can begin the conversation by emailing [email protected]
Your Guides:
Jesse Remer
Jesse is an international doula trainer, flower essence alchemist and ANFT Certified Forest Therapy Guide. She has led women's circles for over twenty years with the intention of supporting a culture of nurturing based in the feminine principles of connection, nurturing and birth.
She is the founder of Forest Therapy PDX and Mother Tree International in Portland, OR and a visionary in the health field. She brings her skills as a doula, trainer, forest therapy guide, educator, speaker, writer, change agent, advocate and resource to support health equity in the childbearing year and women's health.
Jesse enjoys tending to her hobby farm of mini donkeys, alpacas, piggies, goats and teenagers.
Sarah Joy Staude
Sarah Joy is a heart-centered entrepreneur who took the leap 18 years ago to move from Portland, Oregon to Costa Rica and start a business with her now-husband, Julio.
Through her expertise as a doula, student travel expert, and passionate traveler, Sarah Joy has forged a hybrid business that supports and nourishes travelers and retreat attendees in Costa Rica.
Sarah Joy is a dynamic leader and caregiver who is attentive to group and individual needs. As an intuitive and empathetic person she values stories, deep listening, and finding joy in daily life.
Sarah Joy loves to make craft cocktails and take interesting flower photos!
Rest , Reconnect and Reinvigorate your Soul and Practice
Limited Spots for women who are seeking the wisdom of rest
Where: FINCA 360
Off–the-grid and out of this world, Hotel Finca 360 has superb views of volcanoes, mountains, the Juan Castro Blanco National Park, the San Carlos Valley and even the mountains in distant Nicaragua! The hotel features deluxe rooms, each with a balcony with views of mountains or the forest. The amenities include the Morpho Spa as well as a private dining room serving local and international cuisine.
Throughout your stay you will be surrounded by the creative works and cuisine of local artisans.
Just think…
It is the end of a spectacular day spent participating in your facilitated workshop to delve into what will help bring more rest and balance to your life. You laugh with new friends, sharing your adventures spotting sloths and monkeys in the rainforest and about hiking waterfalls and soaking in the local hot springs. Gazing on the verdant hills you can hardly believe that, at last, you’re here, dining at the edge of the rainforest in Costa Rica.
Enjoy the surroundings and the cuisine of local artisans.
What's Included
Here are some of the included treats that are waiting for you…
Five incredible days together in an unbeatable location in tropical Costa Rica. You will be on the edge of the forest amongst lush tropical gardens, on private and secluded grounds
Our comfortable stay at Finca 360, the magical retreat center with unique rooms for 4 nights (double occupancy),
Fresh, healthy meals with Costa Rican influences are lovingly made daily – 4 delectable breakfasts, 3 luscious lunches (1 lunch offsite), and 4 delicious dinners served at Finca 360
Gentle morning movement sessions daily including walking meditation, yoga, and other somatic movement therapy
Two Forest Therapy Walks include nature senses, walking meditation, and other somatic movement. Moderate activity level--please advise if you have limitations.
Transformational guided experiences and teachings from our guides and lots of deep conversation throughout
Daily sharing circle
Creative art expression sessions
Pre-Costa Rica Preparation Class (virtual pre-retreat session)
A day trip to spectacular waterfalls and local hot springs learning about the local flora and fauna (includes lunch). Moderate activity level--please advise if you have limitations.
All entrance fees to the waterfalls and hot springs, and other included activities.
Tips and gratuities for bus drivers, housekeeping and other retreat center staff, guide to waterfalls, staff at hot springs
Group Transportation to and from the airport at designated times
$2444 USD$
Double Occupancy
Early Bird by Nov 1, 2024
Limited to 5 early bird spots!
Lodging 4 nights + 5 Days
Double Occupancy (only 5 spots)
Meals included
Guided Retreat
Daily Healing Practices
Transportation to/from Finca 360
Excursion Day to Waterfalls and Hot Springs
All gratuities
3 mo Payment Plan Option
$2777 USD$
Double Occupancy
After Nov 1, 2024
Lodging 4 nights + 5 Days
Double Occupancy
Meals included
Guided Retreat
Daily Healing Practices
Transportation to/from Finca 360
Excursion Day to Waterfalls and Hot Springs
All gratuities
3 mo Payment Plan Option
$3577 USD$
Single Occupancy - limited 3 spots available
$3277 by Nov 1, 2024 (Early Bird $300 savings) Limited to 5 early bird spots total.
Lodging 4 nights + 5 Days
Single Occupancy
Meals included
Guided Retreat
Daily Healing Practices
Transportation to/from Finca 360
Excursion Day to Waterfalls and Hot Springs
All gratuities
3 mo Payment Plan Option
Please note, if you are registering with two friends and don’t mind sharing a triple with 3 single beds, please let us know; a discount may be available.
Payment Schedule: 3 payment plan option
A one-third payment is required at time of registration and 5 early-bird spaces with $300 off are available for registration by November 1, 2024.
The balance of payment is due in full at the latest April 1, 2025.
Cancellation policy:
We understand that sometimes life happens and we want to be as flexible as we can be.
Cancellation up to 90 days before the event start: 100% refund
Cancellation between 89 and 60 days before the event starts: 50%
Cancellation between 59 and 30 days before the event starts: 25%
Cancellation 29 days or less before the event: No refund
We reserve the right to transfer the trip to another retreat site within Costa Rica if the trip minimum of 10 participants is not met. Trip cancellation insurance is always recommended whenever making travel plans
Terms and Conditions: (click to read: You will be asked to sign waiver at the registration intake)
Customize your journey
What’s Not Included
These are some of the not-included things you cover yourself…
Your round-trip airfare from home
Personal, medical or trip cancellation insurance (highly recommended!)
Between-meal snacks and alcoholic beverages
Taxi transport and entrance fees for any private excursion before or after retreat.
Personal taxi transport to the airport outside of scheduled group transport
Souvenirs, phone calls, healing modalities, spa services, taxis, laundry, etc.
If you would like to extend your stay (arriving early or staying after the retreat), your facilitator Sarah Joy can help you with those travel arrangements. You can begin the conversation by emailing [email protected]
Jesse's workshop was one of the most creative and elaborate one ever! She comes with not only abundance of useful information/resources but also life experiences/stories and wisdom. I had a very rich weekend workshop and filled with information and connection."
"Sarah Joy helped me plan the perfect trip... She listened to what we wanted, came up with ideas I wouldn't have thought of, and was very flexible. And everywhere she suggested was perfect"
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