Design your own retreat with horses, nature, yoga
Guanacaste Province, Tierras Morenas, Costa Rica
Flexible Dates
Retreat Highlights
- Shift yourself back into balance
- Re-energise and start to thrive again
- Reset your nervous system
- Feel held and revitalised by abundant, vibrant nature all around
- Learn from the wise, gentle, powerful horses
- Find your optimum state of relaxed alertness, peaceful yet powerful presence
- Become part of the horse herd building non-verbal connection, trust and relationship
About this Retreat
Sally Nilsson is an experienced facilitator, coach, mentor and instructor in Eponaquest horse-led leadership, mindfulness and personal development activities. She is a certified life coach with the Institute of Professional Excellence in Coaching (IPEC).
Prior to this path, Sally spent 15 years as a corporate attorney in London and Hong Kong. Her communication skills and emotional intelligence have always been at the core of her leadership style. After reaching the position of General Counsel, she stepped off the corporate path to follow her passion and moved to Costa Rica to focus on supporting others to find and access the life they truly want and to believe that, like her, they can create it.
Sally co-founded Tula Vida Transformational Horse Experiences with Eric Kolesar in 2019. They recently created their own stunning retreat in the heart of nature in Costa Rica, with the Tula Vida horse herd at the centre, with a mission to support people in a deeper connection with themselves through horses, nature and experience.
Eric Kolesar is a Certified Equine Experiential Learning Facilitator in the renowned Eponaquest model, a Masterson Equine Specialist, an Equine Facilitated Sand Play Practitioner, a Certified Professional Life Coach, a 500 hour Certified Yoga Instructor and an expert in multiple modalities of energy work.
With understanding, compassion and mindfulness as the cornerstones of his beliefs and life work, Eric uses a variety of techniques firmly grounded in neuroscience to balance both mind and body, and liberate your authentic self to share your gifts with the world. He is the founder of Higher Living Now, guiding people to self-empowerment through experiences with horses, yoga, coaching and adventure.
Eric co-founded Tula Vida Transformational Horse Experiences with Sally Nilsson in 2019. They recently created their own stunning retreat in the heart of nature in Costa Rica, with the Tula Vida horse herd at the centre, with a mission to support people in a deeper connection with themselves through horses, nature and experience.
Details of this retreat
We create individual, family or group experiences that are custom-designed to create what you are looking for.
We have the natural beauty, the horses' wisdom, the place, the tools and many additional experiences to choose from.
Check out the photos and imagine yourself here - if that feels good, let's design something together.
We offer 1-day, multi-day or even 1 month options.
We have the natural beauty, the horses' wisdom, the place, the tools and many additional experiences to choose from.
Check out the photos and imagine yourself here - if that feels good, let's design something together.
We offer 1-day, multi-day or even 1 month options.
Schedule
Yoga
Traditional breakfast
Horse experiences out on the ranch - with lunch in beautiful picnic or BBQ places -
OR an offsite activity such as paddle boarding or hot springs
Watch the sunset overlooking the lake or valley
Traditional breakfast
Horse experiences out on the ranch - with lunch in beautiful picnic or BBQ places -
OR an offsite activity such as paddle boarding or hot springs
Watch the sunset overlooking the lake or valley
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change
Getting Here
Tula Vida , Guanacaste Province, Tierras Morenas, Costa Rica
Directions
Fly into Liberia (LIR) Daniel Oduber Quiros International Airport.
Tula Vida is about 1h30 pretty drive - we can arrange transportation or there are many rental car options at the airport
Tula Vida is about 1h30 pretty drive - we can arrange transportation or there are many rental car options at the airport
Accommodation
More pictures coming soon.
Price varies on length/activities
Venue & Amenities
A/C in Rooms
Free Wifi
Spa
Sauna
Pool
Towels
Free Parking
Kitchen
Tour Assistance
Hot Tub
Coffee/Tea
Cafe
Restaurant
Fitness Center
Yoga Studio
Housekeeping
Bicycles For Rent
We are lucky enough to be based on 80 acres of pasture and rainforest, with expansive views of the valley, framed by 3 volcanoes, facing the sunset. We spend a lot of time out on the property trails - with rivers, waterfalls, valleys, forests and abundant wildlife - truly accessible nature.
Our cabins are simple, beautiful and comfortable with a terrace and individual bathrooms. Our communal ranch-house is where we share meals and practice yoga and is a safe space to rest.
Our cabins are simple, beautiful and comfortable with a terrace and individual bathrooms. Our communal ranch-house is where we share meals and practice yoga and is a safe space to rest.
Meals
Menu Types
Vegan
Vegetarian
Pescetarian
Ayurvedic
Includes Meat
Organic
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Nut Free
Food is fresh, local, healthy and made with love. We can cater to dietary preferences.
What's Included
- Select what appeals....
- Comfortable accommodation with stunning sunset & volcano views
- All or some meals - you choose - all home-cooked and healthy, made with love
- Experiential learning and coaching with horses, out in nature
- Hiking trails in forest, valleys, rivers, springs, waterfalls
- Yoga
- Massage
- Craniosacral
- Reiki
- Off-site activities:
- Paddleboarding on Lake Arenal
- Hot Springs
- Horseback riding
- Volcano hikes
- Handing bridges
- Wildlife sanctuary
- River floats
- Ziplining
- Canyoning / Whitewater rafting
- Sloth/wildlife viewing
What's Not Included
- We can design your package to include what works for you.