Totally RAWsome Retreat

Lena Ropp is a Living Foods Chef, Recipe Developer, Health Coach, Regenerative Lifestyle Educator, and Best-Selling Author based in the South Pacific region of Costa Rica. For nearly a decade, Lena has guided hundreds of individuals through retreats, classes, and private coaching to support vitality, digestive and lymphatic health, and sustainable lifestyle transformation through plant-based, living foods and conscious self-care practices. Her work is rooted in a simple philosophy: thriving on plants should feel joyful, nourishing, and sustainable—not extreme or complicated. Through her platform PureVeganFood, Lena shares accessible recipes, culinary education, and daily practices that support whole-body wellness, clarity, and connection to self. Lena’s approach weaves together living cuisine, mindful nourishment, movement, meditation, and nature immersion. She believes that true health is cultivated through consistency, presence, and a deep relationship with food, land, and community. Together with her family, Lena lives a fully plant-based lifestyle and grows a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, herbs, and medicinal plants in thriving regenerative gardens. She is a co-founder of WILDER Regenerative Gardens & Food Forest, a living ecosystem created to support healing, education, and reconnection with nature. Lena is a graduate of Cornell University’s Plant-Based Nutrition Program, founded on Dr. T. Colin Campbell’s The China Study, as well as The Institute for Integrative Nutrition. Her work has been featured in numerous national print and online publications, including One Green Planet, The Healthy Mama Magazine, THRIVE Magazine, and The Huffington Post, which named her Instagram platform @pureveganfood one of the “17 Vegan Instagram Accounts You Should Definitely Be Following.” Through retreats, culinary classes, private events, and global coaching, Lena continues to share her passion for living foods and regenerative living—guiding others to feel more energized, radiant, and connected to life. At the heart of her work is a simple truth: Taking care of your health can be deeply nourishing, empowering, and joyful—starting in the garden and in the kitchen.