Embodied Soul Immersion Retreat
Embodied Soul Immersion Retreat
952F+W3R Provincia de Guanacaste, Santa Cruz, Costa Rica
Up to 15 in group
July 28 - August 2, 2024
Retreat Highlights
- Meals throughout the retreat | Accommodations | Two plant medicine (psilocybin) ceremonies | A Traditional Mayan Cacao Ceremony | Daily Somatic Movement Sessions | Daily meditation Sessions | Internal Family Systems therapy group session | Integration therapy group session using Havening and EFT | A death ritual | Opening and closing ceremonies | A sound bath | Optional one-one-one healing / therapeutic treatments with the facilitators during, before, or after the retreat (additional cost) such as additional individual therapy and integration, energy healing work, ancestral channeling, individual body or movement work, etc | Medical pre-screening before you arrive Pre-trip preparation session | Post-trip integration session
About this Retreat
Your Guides
SAMI BASS -
I began working in healing modalities with the body and meditation in 2009, teaching release-technique at the NW Classical Ballet. This technique encouraged listening to the body and its somatic impulses to learn how to move through experience; movement as liberation over discipline. From there I began to learn about injury recovery and the relationship between trauma and stored somatic experience, studying with the Harkness Center for Dance Injuries, the Equinox Academy, The Brookbush Institute for Human Movement Science, and Yoga Vida’s Abuse Trauma Informed Training. I worked as a trauma informed movement specialist in NYC for over a decade, using my abilities to channel and intuit the body’s needs with clients ranging from professional dancers, MLB + NFL players, celebrities, and more. Gaining a vast understanding of movement, mechanics, and injuries I knew there was more to be learned about the connection between the spirit, the emotional body, and how the physical body functioned. I began studying under Mayan Quechua and Shipibo-Conibo elders and healers who taught me the body through a spiritual lens, and honed my craft as a channel and medicine holder. I have held space as a medicine facilitator and ancestral channel for nearly a decade which has included such experiences as a combined movement-healing + ancestral medicines and channeling retreat for the Divine Dark Feminine in the Berkshires, focusing on female-identifying populations with cPTSD, as well as working 1:1 with medicine clients. I have trained with EntheoNation’s Plant Spirit School, graduating in psychedelic integration in March of '23, as well as Peter Levine’s Somatic Experiencing International’s Trauma for BIPOC practitioners. I’ve held channeling ceremonies to help business-owners and filmmakers with their endeavors as well as working with Sacred Matriarch and Ecko Aleck, creating healing containers that return humans to their ancestral and earth-based roots with a focus on environmental impact and community safety and inclusion. I have also offered my trauma-informed consulting on dozens of movie sets, including recently pairing with The Red Sands Project on their documentary, We Ride for Her, shedding light on human-trafficking, and joining the board of directors for Hire Survivors Hollywood to curate less harmful working environments for survivors in Hollywood.
COURTNEY LOVING -
Courtney has been living, working and playing in the Wood River Valley for almost 10 years. After studying and working in Georgia at a United Way Agency for 5 years, Courtney moved to Idaho and started her private practice as a trauma focused psychotherapist. She quickly found a home working as a mental health partner with Higher Ground’s Veteran programs and in 2020 created the Ketchum Counseling Collective with a group of like-minded therapists and doctors. Her training in Georgia specialized in trauma and working with couples using Dr. Sue Johnson’s Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy. In Idaho she became certified in the Trauma Resiliency and Community Resiliency models as well as a certified Havening Practitioner. In the past few years Courtney’s interests in working with trauma and Veterans, led her to pursue a certificate from the California Institute of Integrative Studies’ in psychedelic assisted therapy. Since graduating in 2022 Courtney continues to expand into this growing global community, attending multiple conferences across the country and joining the local Consciousness Medicine Collective. Last April Courtney partnered with the Ketchum Community Library leading a conversation based on Michael Pollan’s Netflix series How to Change Your Mind. It is Courtney’s passion to build and support building beloved community in the Wood River Valley through honest conversation and reflection around trauma and psychedelics. As entheogens become legal and expand into our therapeutic work, she plans to be a part of this movement and partner and embrace these ancient and wise ways of healing.
NAOMI MCDOUGALL JONES -
Naomi is a storyteller, changemaker, energy healer, and certified death doula. In all of her work, she seeks to support individuals and our society in healing forward from the most damaging features of our past and weave a bridge to a more beautiful future using the power of story and the richness of the intergenerational life-death cycle. Naomi has written, acted in, and produced two award-winning feature films. The first, Imagine I’m Beautiful (2014), collected 12 awards on the film festival circuit before receiving a theatrical and digital distribution deal and is now available on AmazonPrime. Her second feature, Bite Me (2019), was released via a paradigm-shifting 3 month, 51 screening, 40 city Joyful Vampire Tour of America that took the country by storm, and is now available on iTunes, GooglePlay, and Amazon. She is currently at work on her next two feature films: Hammond Castle, an adult fairytale for which she received the honor of being the first artist in residence at the final home of Ernest Hemingway in Sun Valley, Idaho, and The Control Room, a thriller co-written with Christian Coulson. Naomi is an advocate and thought leader for bringing gender parity to cinema. Her writing on this has appeared in The Atlantic, Ms. Magazine, and Salon.com, and she gave a virally sensational TEDTalk, What it’s Like to Be a Woman in Hollywood, which has now been viewed over 1 million times and can be seen on TED.com. Naomi’s first book, The Wrong Kind of Women: Inside Our Revolution to Dismantle the Gods of Hollywood, debuted as a #1 Amazon bestseller and received an electric critical response, with The Christian Science Monitor calling it, “...an outpouring of passion that will change the ways in which movies are seen,” and is now available wherever books are sold. She is currently at work on her second book, Vivisection of a White Woman (by the Ghost of Ernest Hemingway and a Whole Host of Ancestors). She is the Founder of The 51 Fund, a private equity fund dedicated to financing films by women. Their films Cusp and Shayda both premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and won a Special Jury Prize and the Audience Award respectively. Shayda is now Australia's official submission for a 2024 Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. Her latest venture, reGEN media, is the first and only Indigenous-owned and female-led regenerative media studio. More at www.naomimcdougalljones.com.
JULES RACHLIN -
Jules is a psychotherapist with 15 years of experience in Healing Trauma and Restoring Wholeness. Jules has lived, studied, and worked in Montana, Colorado and now Idaho. She has a graduate degree in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology from Naropa University (Boulder, CO) and has completed Level 1 and Level 2 training in Internal Family Systems, with areas of focus in neuroscience and Somatic IFS. She has completed advanced training and certifications in EMDR, Gestalt therapy and Wilderness Therapy. She draws perpetual inspiration from the wisdom of nature, and feels passionate about the intersection of IFS + Nature + Psychedelics. Jules is in awe of human transformation. It moves her to see people shift from stuckness to the full expression of who they are. While exploring your inner landscapes you’ll be met by her curious and compassionate presence, her grounded and catalyzing perspective, and her unwavering support. She would be honored to walk this path with you.
Details of this retreat
The Embodied Soul Immersion Retreat unites modern therapeutic techniques with ancient and spiritual healing methodologies to create a deeply transformational healing experience. Our four facilitators bring a holistic container to the plant medicine experience with decades of combined experience in clinical trauma (some specialties include Internal Family Systems therapy and Havening Techniques), indigenous healing and teachings, energy work, somatic and movement methods, narrative healing, and death doula work.
The Soul Embodied Immersion has been designed to do simply that: connect us back to our most authentic, loving, resilient soul pieces, illuminating the brilliance within us, and clearing any blockages in our embodiment so we can fully integrate these pieces to walk with us in the physical world. Our retreat is curated to meet you where you are in community, with the land, within yourself and with other participants. Partnering with Ananda Lodge is intentional and exciting. Our team aims to provide the comforts and essentials to support your journey. From walks around the property, to nearby excursions, to delicious meals prepared by (name), to gifted and caring retreat leaders and comfortable lodging all your needs will be met. The week will include activities and ample downtime to prepare you for 2 (3, including cacao) medicine ceremonies and support integrating the experience as you move back into your life at home. What do you hope to cultivate during your stay? More connection? Increased peace? Openness to experience healing trauma? Release? Self-witnessing? Embodiment? Equanimity? What if you got to choose the experience you desire? This retreat wants to support an experience of you reclaiming and remembering what your internal wisdom wants and needs to flourish. We are excited to be a part of your journey!
Modalities include plant medicine (psilocybin and cacao), therapy, ancestral healing and medicine, indigenous teachings, energy work, breath work, somatic and movement practice, meditation, internal family systems work (IFS), psycho-sensory techniques like Havening and EFT, cacao ceremony, a death ritual, and a sound bath.
WHAT YOU'LL GAIN:
This retreat can support where you are and become the beginning of a new story - a narrative that you create and desire. You will gain new connections within yourself, with our team, and the unique participants that choose this opportunity to explore and dive deeply into who they were and who they are becoming. Our community welcomes you and we ask you to decide if you are called to participate in this community. The retreat experience can call you into a deeper awareness of who you are and where you come from. This awareness can create more access to being accountable, embodied and compassionate with yourself and your nervous system. Our programming will help build a deeper understanding of how our bodies, spirits, and minds work together and how we can fully participate in our own healing; writing our next chapters. How can we hold compassion for the parts of ourselves that have so beautifully protected our hurt or confused parts all these years? It is our hope that you will gain what you need to return to your lives with what you need to begin to grow in the direction of your choosing.
THIS RETREAT IS FOR YOU IF YOU:
…have previously engaged with some form(s) of personal and/or spiritual work- such as therapy, meditation, spiritual training, ancestral healing - and are ready for your next layer of deep uncovering and growth
…are looking for a retreat that combines modern therapeutic practices with ancient and ancestral spiritual healing work
…are trying psychedelics for the first time OR have experience working with them, but are looking for a safe, sacred, and holistic container in which to journey again
…are curious about the parts of you that want to be seen and understood
…want to heal in community
…desire tools to be with your nervous system with equanimity and embodied presence
…want to have a new experience
…feel disconnected from your ancestors and are looking to come into relationship with them
…are feeling stuck, stagnant, confused about your purpose or path and are seeking clarity
…identify as a cycle breaker or multi-generational healer and are looking for more community, support, or ancestral connection around this
…are looking to overcome negative self-speak, diminishing narratives and stories, or old belief systems that feel to have too much control in your life
…are seeking to get in touch with your most authentic, loving self
Book Your Exploratory Call Here
RETREAT SCHEDULE:
Before you arrive
A half hour one-on-one medical intake and review session with one of the facilitators
Group zoom prep call with all four facilitators to open the container and begin to build the community
July 28th
Morning/early afternoon - participants are shuttled from Liberia to retreat center
Evening - opening welcome fire ceremony - exploration and announcement of group to the work
July 29th
Morning
Meditation and movement/somatic body work
Group Internal Family Systems therapy session with Jules Rachlin
Afternoon
Group prep work for plant medicine using havening and EFT with Courtney Loving
Evening
Extended movement/somatic body work session with Sami Bass - fascial release - prep the body for medicine
First plant medicine (psilocybin) ceremony - from about 6pm - midnight
July 30th
Morning
Sleep in
Later (optional) meditation and movement/somatic body work
Afternoon
Group integration session from medicine ceremony
Evening
Death ritual ceremony with Naomi McDougall Jones - to ceremonially release who we have been and step into who we are becoming
July 31st
Morning
Meditation and movement/somatic body work
Afternoon
Sound bath
Traditional Mayan cacao ceremony with Sami Bass
Preparation for second medicine ceremony
Evening
Second plant medicine (psilocybin) ceremony - from about 6pm - midnight
August 1st
Morning
Sleep in
Later (optional) meditation and movement/somatic body work
Late Morning - Early Afternoon
Group integration session from medicine and other healing work
Late Afternoon
Down time & plus individual check-ins
Evening
Closing ceremony
August 2nd
Morning
Participants are shuttled back to Liberia
After you leave
One group zoom integration session a week or so after we depart
The Soul Embodied Immersion has been designed to do simply that: connect us back to our most authentic, loving, resilient soul pieces, illuminating the brilliance within us, and clearing any blockages in our embodiment so we can fully integrate these pieces to walk with us in the physical world. Our retreat is curated to meet you where you are in community, with the land, within yourself and with other participants. Partnering with Ananda Lodge is intentional and exciting. Our team aims to provide the comforts and essentials to support your journey. From walks around the property, to nearby excursions, to delicious meals prepared by (name), to gifted and caring retreat leaders and comfortable lodging all your needs will be met. The week will include activities and ample downtime to prepare you for 2 (3, including cacao) medicine ceremonies and support integrating the experience as you move back into your life at home. What do you hope to cultivate during your stay? More connection? Increased peace? Openness to experience healing trauma? Release? Self-witnessing? Embodiment? Equanimity? What if you got to choose the experience you desire? This retreat wants to support an experience of you reclaiming and remembering what your internal wisdom wants and needs to flourish. We are excited to be a part of your journey!
Modalities include plant medicine (psilocybin and cacao), therapy, ancestral healing and medicine, indigenous teachings, energy work, breath work, somatic and movement practice, meditation, internal family systems work (IFS), psycho-sensory techniques like Havening and EFT, cacao ceremony, a death ritual, and a sound bath.
WHAT YOU'LL GAIN:
This retreat can support where you are and become the beginning of a new story - a narrative that you create and desire. You will gain new connections within yourself, with our team, and the unique participants that choose this opportunity to explore and dive deeply into who they were and who they are becoming. Our community welcomes you and we ask you to decide if you are called to participate in this community. The retreat experience can call you into a deeper awareness of who you are and where you come from. This awareness can create more access to being accountable, embodied and compassionate with yourself and your nervous system. Our programming will help build a deeper understanding of how our bodies, spirits, and minds work together and how we can fully participate in our own healing; writing our next chapters. How can we hold compassion for the parts of ourselves that have so beautifully protected our hurt or confused parts all these years? It is our hope that you will gain what you need to return to your lives with what you need to begin to grow in the direction of your choosing.
THIS RETREAT IS FOR YOU IF YOU:
…have previously engaged with some form(s) of personal and/or spiritual work- such as therapy, meditation, spiritual training, ancestral healing - and are ready for your next layer of deep uncovering and growth
…are looking for a retreat that combines modern therapeutic practices with ancient and ancestral spiritual healing work
…are trying psychedelics for the first time OR have experience working with them, but are looking for a safe, sacred, and holistic container in which to journey again
…are curious about the parts of you that want to be seen and understood
…want to heal in community
…desire tools to be with your nervous system with equanimity and embodied presence
…want to have a new experience
…feel disconnected from your ancestors and are looking to come into relationship with them
…are feeling stuck, stagnant, confused about your purpose or path and are seeking clarity
…identify as a cycle breaker or multi-generational healer and are looking for more community, support, or ancestral connection around this
…are looking to overcome negative self-speak, diminishing narratives and stories, or old belief systems that feel to have too much control in your life
…are seeking to get in touch with your most authentic, loving self
Book Your Exploratory Call Here
RETREAT SCHEDULE:
Before you arrive
A half hour one-on-one medical intake and review session with one of the facilitators
Group zoom prep call with all four facilitators to open the container and begin to build the community
July 28th
Morning/early afternoon - participants are shuttled from Liberia to retreat center
Evening - opening welcome fire ceremony - exploration and announcement of group to the work
July 29th
Morning
Meditation and movement/somatic body work
Group Internal Family Systems therapy session with Jules Rachlin
Afternoon
Group prep work for plant medicine using havening and EFT with Courtney Loving
Evening
Extended movement/somatic body work session with Sami Bass - fascial release - prep the body for medicine
First plant medicine (psilocybin) ceremony - from about 6pm - midnight
July 30th
Morning
Sleep in
Later (optional) meditation and movement/somatic body work
Afternoon
Group integration session from medicine ceremony
Evening
Death ritual ceremony with Naomi McDougall Jones - to ceremonially release who we have been and step into who we are becoming
July 31st
Morning
Meditation and movement/somatic body work
Afternoon
Sound bath
Traditional Mayan cacao ceremony with Sami Bass
Preparation for second medicine ceremony
Evening
Second plant medicine (psilocybin) ceremony - from about 6pm - midnight
August 1st
Morning
Sleep in
Later (optional) meditation and movement/somatic body work
Late Morning - Early Afternoon
Group integration session from medicine and other healing work
Late Afternoon
Down time & plus individual check-ins
Evening
Closing ceremony
August 2nd
Morning
Participants are shuttled back to Liberia
After you leave
One group zoom integration session a week or so after we depart
Schedule
Here is an example of your day at an Embodied Soul Immersion Retreat:
8:00 am | Morning Meditation & Movement
9:00 am | Breakfast
10:00 am | Group Internal Family Systems therapy session with Jules Rachlin
12:00 pm | Lunch
1:30 pm | Group prep work for plant medicine using havening and EFT with Courtney Loving
5:00 pm | Extended movement/somatic body work session with Sami Bass – fascial release – prep the body for medicine
7:15 pm | Ceremony
8:00 am | Morning Meditation & Movement
9:00 am | Breakfast
10:00 am | Group Internal Family Systems therapy session with Jules Rachlin
12:00 pm | Lunch
1:30 pm | Group prep work for plant medicine using havening and EFT with Courtney Loving
5:00 pm | Extended movement/somatic body work session with Sami Bass – fascial release – prep the body for medicine
7:15 pm | Ceremony
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change
Getting Here
Ananda Lodge, 952F+W3R Provincia de Guanacaste, Santa Cruz, Costa Rica
Directions
Ananda Lodge's prime location offers easy access to and from key destinations:
- 1 hour to Liberia (LIR) Airport
- 30 minute drive to Tamarindo or 5 minutes by boat ride
- 40 minutes to Potrero
- 40 minutes to Marina Flamingo
- 1 hour to Liberia (LIR) Airport
- 30 minute drive to Tamarindo or 5 minutes by boat ride
- 40 minutes to Potrero
- 40 minutes to Marina Flamingo
Accommodation
Capturing a sweeping view of the property and the ocean, our 8-room lodge is nothing but spectacular. With eco-sustainable construction and natural, local wood elements, the lodge is our primary housing for guests. Guests enter their rooms through the back of the lodge, allowing for unobstructed views of the property and ocean from the oversized, private balconies. Each room is thoughtfully designed for comfort, sustainability, and ultimate relaxation. Accommodations can be customized for single or double occupancy, as designated by the guest preferences. Each room is outfitted with natural, local wood and stone accents, and an open-air shower to enhance your connection with nature.
King Room
Enjoy sustainable luxury and artisanal, designed furnishings in your private king, ocean-view bedroom. Designed for relaxation with an expansive, private balcony overlooking the Pacific Ocean and the forest.
Each room is thoughtfully designed to harmonize with earth elements using local woods and stones and an open-air shower designed to make you feel as if you are one with nature.
Reserving this option guarantees the entire suite for your exclusive comfort.
Each room is a sanctuary of comfort, equipped with:
En-suite bathroom with hot showers
Breathtaking views of the lush natural surroundings and the majestic Pacific
Orthopedic beds and luxury linens for a restful night's sleep
Beautiful handcrafted, locally-sourced decor and personal artisanal touches
In-room safe for your peace of mind
Pure filtered water available throughout the retreat
Fresh towel service and housekeeping for your convenience
Utilization of all-natural cleaning agents to ensure a healthy environment
Laundry service available upon request (additional fee applies)
As part of our commitment to your well-being, all accommodations include:
All meals showcasing local, fresh flavors
Medicinal plant ceremonies for holistic healing
Yoga and meditation classes to rejuvenate mind and body
Workshops to enrich your experience
Taxes, fees, and more, as detailed on our main retreat page
At Ananda Lodge, immerse yourself in the natural beauty of Playa Grande while enjoying the comfort of our carefully crafted accommodations and the enriching experiences that come with your stay.
Shared Twin Room
Our shared double rooms, for 2 guests of the same gender, are meticulously designed to provide a serene retreat with abundant natural light and panoramic views of the awe-inspiring Pacific Ocean and the forest that envelops our retreat space.
Discover intentional design with each room ensuring a unique experience. When reserving this option, you may book as a single traveler, and you will be assigned a roommate of the same gender or you may book with a friend. Immerse yourself in the charm of Playa Grande with thoughtfully curated, all-natural artisanal touches, warm woods, local stone, and decor that mirrors the vibrant Costa Rican culture.
Each room is a sanctuary of comfort, equipped with:
En-suite bathroom with hot showers
Breathtaking views of the lush natural surroundings and the majestic Pacific
Orthopedic beds and luxury linens for a restful night's sleep
Beautiful handcrafted, locally-sourced decor and personal artisanal touches
In-room safe for your peace of mind
Pure filtered water available throughout the retreat
Fresh towel service and housekeeping for your convenience
Utilization of all-natural cleaning agents to ensure a healthy environment
Laundry service available upon request (additional fee applies)
As part of our commitment to your well-being, all accommodations include:
All meals showcasing local flavors
Medicinal plant ceremonies for holistic healing
Yoga and meditation classes to rejuvenate mind and body
Workshops to enrich your experience
Taxes, fees, and more, as detailed on our main retreat page
At Ananda Lodge, immerse yourself in the natural beauty of Playa Grande while enjoying the comfort of our carefully crafted accommodations and the enriching experiences that come with your stay.
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
Ananda Lodge is a boutique healing center aimed at creating a ripple effect of healing through the reconnection of self extending out to all humanity. Here you will find where eco sustainability meets luxury featuring local artisanal design natural wood & earth tones. Stepping onto the property you'll feel a sense of calm & peace. Removed from the noises of daily life we sit perched on the mountain with a picturesque views of the ocean & jungle while the sounds of birds & monkeys fill the air.
Meals
Menu Types
Vegan
Vegetarian
Pescetarian
Ayurvedic
Includes Meat
Organic
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Nut Free
We feature local cuisine that is fresh and nutritious, as well as fresh baked breads and pizza from our artisanal oven. Vegan, vegetarian, allergies, and dietary restrictions welcomed.
What's Included
- RETREAT SCHEDULE:
- Before you arrive
- A half hour one-on-one medical intake and review session with one of the facilitators
- Group zoom prep call with all four facilitators to open the container and begin to build the community
- July 28th
- Morning/early afternoon – participants are shuttled from Liberia to retreat center
- Evening – opening welcome fire ceremony – exploration and announcement of group to the work
- July 29th
- Morning
- Meditation and movement/somatic body work
- Group Internal Family Systems therapy session with Jules Rachlin
- Afternoon
- Group prep work for plant medicine using havening and EFT with Courtney Loving
- Evening
- Extended movement/somatic body work session with Sami Bass – fascial release – prep the body for medicine
- First plant medicine (psilocybin) ceremony – from about 6pm – midnight
- July 30th
- Morning
- Sleep in
- Later (optional) meditation and movement/somatic body work
- Afternoon
- Group integration session from medicine ceremony
- Evening
- Death ritual ceremony with Naomi McDougall Jones – to ceremonially release who we have been and step into who we are becoming
- July 31st
- Morning
- Meditation and movement/somatic body work
- Afternoon
- Sound bath
- Traditional Mayan cacao ceremony with Sami Bass
- Preparation for second medicine ceremony
- Evening
- Second plant medicine (psilocybin) ceremony – from about 6pm – midnight
- August 1st
- Morning
- Sleep in
- Later (optional) meditation and movement/somatic body work
- Late Morning – Early Afternoon
- Group integration session from medicine and other healing work
- Late Afternoon
- Down time & plus individual check-ins
- Evening
- Closing ceremony
- August 2nd
- Morning
- Participants are shuttled back to Liberia
- After you leave
- One group zoom integration session a week or so after we depart
What's Not Included
- Airfare
- Massage
- 1on1 Sound Healing Sessions
