Presenceful Practice for Lives in Transition: A Life-Centering Retreat in Costa Rica with Jayanti & Dr. Brad

-Arrive in the paradise that is Costa Rica and transfer to your accommodation in Alajuela, home to lush natural scenery, coffee plantations, and a serene atmosphere.

-Attend a welcome ceremony where you can greet your fellow travelers, set your intentions, and get ready for the upcoming journey.

-A delicious, colorful dinner closes out this first night in Costa Rica.

-Greet the morning with gentle good-morning yoga and meditation, allowing your mind and body to ease into the day.

-Before lunch, we will have a “Ground-of-Being” story circle to center and guide intentional transitions and build community. A flow meditation will complete the session.

-The early afternoon will be free, allowing you to explore and make use of the amenities available at the retreat.

-At 4:00 pm, we will have an Intro to Presenceful Practice. This will establish a foundation that will guide our experience together, empowering you to embrace life changes through a holistic, present-moment sense-of-self.

-Before heading to bed, meet with the group for a good-night meditation, relaxation, and meaning-making contemplation.

-Our morning routine begins once again with good morning yoga, meditation, and breakfast.

-Our morning workshop today is about practicing a presenceful approach to life with new skills. Here, we will work together to explore risk and discomfort as powerful allies (rather than adversaries) on our transformative journeys. This will activate our natural skills for defining our own narratives and identities in new ways.

-The afternoon will be spent away from the retreat center, going on adventures and exploring the beauty of Costa Rica.

-Enjoy a gentle and calm evening at the retreat, eating dinner and meditating.

-A beautiful day blooms here in Alajuela. Move your body and allow your senses to awaken with gentle good morning yoga and meditation.

-Designing Transformative Experiences Into Our Lives. This workshop experience will provide powerful insights into how the mind-in-transition works and the connections your mental realm has to your physical and spiritual realms.

-Our Intersectional Selves and Identity Authorship: An interactive session in the afternoon is sure to have great impact. Focusing on our many identity narratives and learning to use them to navigate life changes with agency and intention.

-Enjoy another gentle and calm evening at the retreat, eating dinner and meditating.

-With the sun, we rise and attend a session of gentle good morning yoga and meditation.

-After breakfast, we will begin a workshop on yogic philosophy. Here, you will learn just how important it is to approach your practice from a thoughtful, philosophical stance. The ideas presented here will have a huge impact in the way you understand yoga as a holistic process in your life.

-Grab lunch at the retreat and prepare for an off-site group excursion that will introduce you to even more of Costa Rica's views and vistas. Connecting with both Mother Nature and the local culture, you will be able to feel Alajuela's pulse.

-As always, we round out the day with dinner, meaning making, and meditation/relaxation.

-After our morning routine, attend a session dedicated entirely to the theme of the retreat: getting out of your mind and into the moment. Here, you will learn everyday micro-skills to re-frame anxiety and worry into values and change-agency. Being able to live in the moment is hugely rewarding and absolutely critical to well-being and growth.

-A Presenceful Playtime will occur in the afternoon, focusing on the joy, simplicity, and abundant energy available in the here and now.

-Get in touch with your body and its various movement patterns during mindful movement in the later afternoon.

-Our last full day ends with dinner and a farewell ceremony where our progress will be celebrated and reflected on.

-Despite this being our last day, we begin as always with good morning yoga, meditation and breakfast.

-Closing “Ground-of-Being” Story Circle: Where we share our “A-Ha” moments, new insights, and intentions for life back home.

-Eat lunch and then check out of the accommodation. In the afternoon, we depart for the airport to fly home. Be well!