Radical Honesty

Set atop a ridge in the valley of San Juan de Dios in Costa Rica, Cascada Elysiana (or Elysian Falls) is a Natural Wonderland, featuring one of Costa Rica's most beautiful waterfalls, accessible only to us and our neighbors at Finca El Encanto, an organic water buffalo ranch across the river.

Our orchards and hiking trails are a reforestation project 30 years in-the-making, exquisitely designed by Eugene Mitchell, who sought to rehabilitate the land surrounding these majestic falls.

Cascada Elysiana has incredible chefs that make delicious vegetarian meals. The meals are often made with food harvested from the land, including bananas, papayas, mangos, and eggs from the chickens!

The easiest way to get to Cascada Elysiana is by flying into San Jose's airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), and taking a taxi to the retreat center, which is generally $100-150. The retreat center is 3.5 hours from the airport, so we suggest trying to share a taxi with other workshop members if you can -- if you consent to it, we will create a google spreadsheet list of the workshop members' information so you can coordinate a shared taxi with someone. Although we don't recommend this option, you can rent a car and drive to Cascada Elysiana. There is limited parking onsite. However, in this case, you would have the ability to leave the eco lodge as you please to check out the local town at night.