Danyasa

Danyasa An Eco-Retreat and Sanctuary for Living Artfully offering retreats, adventure and creative exploration in our Costa Rican paradise! AC, Wifi, swimming pool.

Design and Host your Retreat with us! The heartbeat of the Dominical community since 2008. An Eco-Retreat offering classes, sessions, retreats and teacher trainings in Yoga, Dance, Expressive Healing Arts, Healing Bodywork and Adventure tours. Stay in our rooms made from recycled shipping containers and shower in our jungle shower outside! We have a gorgeous open air 1200 sq. ft bamboo playground for you to play in!

Sometimes, the best way to find yourself is to get lost in nature. Danyasa is located in Dominical, where the jungle mee...
25/09/2024

Sometimes, the best way to find yourself is to get lost in nature.

Danyasa is located in Dominical, where the jungle meets the sea.

Embrace the wild, breathe in the magic, and let your spirit roam free.

We are in the final hours for our GIVEAWAY for a FREE SPOT in our upcoming 200 HR Tantrika Yoga Teacher Training in Cost...
05/09/2024

We are in the final hours for our GIVEAWAY for a FREE SPOT in our upcoming 200 HR Tantrika Yoga Teacher Training in Costa Rica this October!!!

What do you stand for? And are you saying YES to your sacred mission?

Are you clear and in alignment with what truly matters? Have you fully awakened to your purpose and live it each day?

In this training you will Embody, Empower, Express & Evolve all areas of your life, relationships, purpose and sacred mission.

Evolve into your Highest Divine Feminine Leadership & Frequency this October with us inside of the Temple Body Arts®️ Yoga Teacher Training Program. The path is ready for you to fully step on to, will you join us?

Sister!I want to tell you about an epic GIVEAWAY we are having over on Instagram!We are having a 5-DAY TEMPLE BODY ARTS®...
26/08/2024

Sister!

I want to tell you about an epic GIVEAWAY we are having over on Instagram!

We are having a 5-DAY TEMPLE BODY ARTS®️ 200 HR YOGA TEACHER TRAINING GIVEAWAY CONTEST,
LAUNCHING TODAY MONDAY 8/26 through FRIDAY 8/30 with our INSTAGRAM Fam!

Head over to Instagram to & & join us in the GiveAway!

Are you ready for an experience of a lifetime?

Become a Temple Body Arts®️ Yoga Teacher this October 4th - 26th, 2024. Do you feel called to expand into an embodied Divine Feminine Leader and Yoga Teacher through the practices and teachings of Temple Body Arts®️?

Now is your chance to join us… on a special gifted entry – 100% free!

This GIVEAWAY is an opportunity for you to step more into your leadership, express your voice, and to BE SEEN in your desire to create impact.

Show us your commitment to making your dreams come true! The more you share the more potential you have to WIN!

ENTER TO WIN ON INSTAGRAM:

1. SHARE YOUR VOICE SISTER!
GO LIVE (3-5 min) on Instagram and tell us why you are most aligned to receive the gift of 100% free tuition to our 200 HR Yoga Alliance Certified Yoga Teacher Training! Save this to your timeline to share throughout the week.

**Be sure to include why you feel called to lead as a Yoga Teacher, and why Temple Body Arts®️ is your chosen program and path of discovery!**

2. Like this post and tag 3 friends who you feel are also aligned with this training.

3. Follow & on Instagram

……………

Bonus Entries - SHARE TO YOUR STORIES!

1. Repost your Live onto your stories, and tag and retreat along with your friends who will share your story (near and far!)

2. Keep sharing your Live Video onto your stories each day and tag us every time! Keep tagging new friends in your stories to create the ripple.

You have the opportunity to share all week for added entries! Be sure to utilize the Bonus Entry options! We want to see you go for this opportunity dear sister!

THE MORE VISIBLE YOU BECOME, THE GREATER YOUR CHANCE TO WIN!

CONTEST DATES - Monday, August 26th, 2024 through Friday, August 30th, 2024 - Contest closes at midnight PT Friday August 30th, 2024.

The winner will receive FREE tuition for the Yoga Alliance Certified, Temple Body Arts®️ 200HR Yoga Teacher Training - 22 nights at Danyasa Yoga Retreat & Eco Lodge in Costa Rica, including 3 daily meals and accommodations.
(* flights not included *).

We will contact the winner on Sunday, September 1, 2024 via Instagram DM & email.

Live Your YES! We are so excited for the lucky sister receiving the Free gift of our 200 HR Temple Body Arts Yoga Teacher Training Program!

Join our sisterhood now! Come to a Live Release Party on Friday, August 30th with Sofiah Thom, Founder of Temple Body Arts, to celebrate her birthday and release of a new short film & song ( a feminine collaboration and message for humanity) Sign up for this Live Codes of Remembrance Activation - link in the comments!

We have an epic GIVEAWAY! Are you ready for an experience of a lifetime? Step into the next level of your expression and...
26/08/2024

We have an epic GIVEAWAY! Are you ready for an experience of a lifetime? Step into the next level of your expression and embodied leadership by entering this contest!

Do you dream of becoming a Yoga teacher and standing out amongst the crowds? This is not your average 200 HR teacher training program!

Temple Body Arts® Yoga 200HR YTT is happening this October 4 -26, 2024!
Now is your chance to join us… on a special gifted entry – 100% free!

This GIVEAWAY is an opportunity for you to step into your leadership, express your voice, and to BE SEEN in your desire to create impact. 

Show us your commitment to making your dreams come true! The more you share the more potential you have to WIN!

ENTER TO WIN:
1. SHARE YOUR VOICE SISTER! 
GO LIVE (3-5 min) on Instagram and tell us why you are most aligned to receive this gift! Save this to your timeline to share throughout the week. 

**Be sure to include why you feel called to lead as a Yoga Teacher, and why Temple Body Arts® is your chosen program and path of discovery!**

2. Like this post and tag 3 friends who you feel are also aligned with this training.  

3. Follow &

BONUS ENTRIES - SHARE TO YOUR STORIES! 

- Repost your Live onto your stories, and tag and retreat along with your friends who will share your story.

- Keep sharing your Live Video onto your stories each day and tag us every time! Keep tagging new friends.

You have the opportunity to share all week for added entries! Be sure to utilize the Bonus Entry options! We want to see you go for this opportunity dear sister! 

THE MORE VISIBLE YOU BECOME, THE GREATER YOUR CHANCE TO WIN! 

CONTEST DATES - Monday, August 26th, 2024  through Friday, August 30th, 2024 - Contest closes at midnight PT Friday August 30th, 2024. 

The winner will receive FREE tuition for the Yoga Alliance Certified, Temple Body Arts® 200HR Yoga Teacher Training - 22 nights at Danyasa Yoga Retreat & Eco Lodge in Costa Rica, including 3 daily meals and accommodations. (*flights not included*). 

We will contact the winner on Sunday, September 1, 2024 via Instagram DM & email.

One of our favourite places to take a sacred pause is here in our mermaid pool. LpO
11/08/2024

One of our favourite places to take a sacred pause is here in our mermaid pool. LpO

Do you feel a stirring for something MORE?EMBODY. EMPOWER. EXPRESS. EVOLVE.AS THE FEMININE LEADER YOU WERE BORN TO BE?Aw...
02/08/2024

Do you feel a stirring for something MORE?

EMBODY. EMPOWER. EXPRESS. EVOLVE.

AS THE FEMININE LEADER YOU WERE BORN TO BE?

Awaken the Magnetism of the Graceful Warrior ✨

Tomorrow with founder - August 2nd | 12-1pm PST - a FREE LIVE Temple Body Arts Yoga offering!

DM US FOR DETAILS AND TO REGISTER!

Join our global movement and collective of empowered and embodied feminine leaders, artists, creatives, yogis, dakinis, coaches on the evolutionary path committed to being of service to awakening humanity and birthing a new paradigm rooted in love and guided by grace.

Our Yoga Teacher Training is a branch of our Temple Body Arts® Mystery School that teaches dynamic fusion of hatha-based alignment, vinyasa-flow, ta***ic philosophy and expressive dance to access your creative potential and empower the Graceful Warrior within.

Live. Your. YES.

You are worth the quiet moment.You are worth the deeper breath.You are worth the time it to slow down, be still, and res...
18/07/2024

You are worth the quiet moment.

You are worth the deeper breath.

You are worth the time it to slow down, be still, and rest.

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Join us for a variety of daily yoga classes in our beautiful bamboo studio - we have everything from aerial yoga, to yin, to vinyasa, and more - welcome to all levels!

We can’t wait to flow with you! 

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Immerse yourself in a world of bamboo! Whether your focus is a yoga retreat or training, adventure, or relaxation, we ar...
10/07/2024

Immerse yourself in a world of bamboo!

Whether your focus is a yoga retreat or training, adventure, or relaxation, we are the yoga retreat center for you!

Our expansive dance and yoga temple boasts gorgeous bamboo floors, half walls for privacy, and bamboo ceilings. A wall of mirrors lines one side, for those dancers and yogis who desire to see their form.

We also offer additional experiences you can include in your retreat, including ecstatic dance, sound healing, cacao experiences, specific types of yoga, expressive healing arts or meditation.

There’s plenty of space at Danyasa to lay back and relax. Our gorgeous common spaces are exclusively yours during your stay with us. 

We can’t wait to see you here at Danyasa Eco Resort and Yoga Retreat!

DM us for more info!
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DO YOU FEEL READY TO…EMBODY. EMPOWER. EXPRESS. EVOLVE.AS THE FEMININE LEADER YOU WERE BORN TO BE?Stay tuned… Big news co...
08/07/2024

DO YOU FEEL READY TO…

EMBODY. EMPOWER. EXPRESS. EVOLVE.
AS THE FEMININE LEADER YOU WERE BORN TO BE?

Stay tuned…

Big news coming soon!!!
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We would love to help you host an unforgettable retreat here at Danyasa Yoga Retreat Center in Costa Rica!Whether your f...
04/07/2024

We would love to help you host an unforgettable retreat here at Danyasa Yoga Retreat Center in Costa Rica!

Whether your focus is a yoga retreat or training, adventure, or relaxation, we are the yoga retreat center for you!

We provide personalized assistance every step of the way, from sharing our practical knowledge and marketing strategies to assisting with travel coordination, meals, and group excursions.

Ultimately, we aim to provide an easeful and successful retreat experience for you and your guests.

Join us in paradise, where the rainforest mountains meet the sea.
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WHAT MAKES TEMPLE BODY ARTS® YOGA DIFFERENT?Our Temple Body Arts® Yoga Teacher Training focuses on exalting women’s empo...
01/07/2024

WHAT MAKES TEMPLE BODY ARTS® YOGA DIFFERENT?

Our Temple Body Arts® Yoga Teacher Training focuses on exalting women’s empowerment and spiritual freedom. We recognize women’s cyclical nature and wisdom, and therefore, we will address how to teach and lead a yoga practice that recognizes the particularities of female anatomy and honors women’s cycles.

You will be encouraged to consider how your yoga practice may differ throughout our unique seasonal rhythms, from the onset of menarche to pregnancy and after birth, in your mothering years, or during the transition to menopause and thereafter. This perspective will translate into exploring and cultivating conscious awareness and respect for your own monthly lunar cycles.

We believe yoga can be a powerful force for social justice, and we believe this force is crucial at these times of great economic and social inequalities, violence, wars and environmental degradation.

Join us October 4th -26th, 2024 for this one of a kind YTT in Costa Rica! More info and link in bio.


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“Yoga is not just repetition of a few postures – it is more about the exploration and discovery of the subtle energies o...
28/06/2024

“Yoga is not just repetition of a few postures – it is more about the exploration and discovery of the subtle energies of life.”

Here at Danyasa, we invite you to..

EXPLORE. EMBODY. EVOLVE.

Through dance, we find our soul’s expression. Dance not to impress, but to express the divine within. Let your movement ...
27/06/2024

Through dance, we find our soul’s expression.

Dance not to impress, but to express the divine within.

Let your movement become an offering, a sacred communion of body and spirit.

Dance with the universe and discover the infinite grace of our existence.

Let the mystical energy of Dominical embrace you at Danyasa, where rejuvenating yoga harmonizes with stunning sunsets.  ...
27/06/2024

Let the mystical energy of Dominical embrace you at Danyasa, where rejuvenating yoga harmonizes with stunning sunsets.

DO YOU FEEL READY TO…EMBODY. EMPOWER. EXPRESS. EVOLVE.AS THE FEMININE LEADER YOU WERE BORN TO BE?Join our global movemen...
25/06/2024

DO YOU FEEL READY TO…

EMBODY. EMPOWER. EXPRESS. EVOLVE.

AS THE FEMININE LEADER YOU WERE BORN TO BE?

Join our global movement and collective of empowered and embodied feminine leaders, artists, creatives, yogis, dakinis, coaches on the evolutionary path committed to being of service to awakening humanity and birthing a new paradigm rooted in love and guided by grace.

Join us October 4-26, 2024 for our Temple Body Arts® Yoga 200HR Teacher Training.

Lead by

Our Yoga Teacher Training is a branch of our Temple Body Arts® Mystery School that teaches dynamic fusion of hatha-based alignment, vinyasa-flow, ta***ic philosophy and expressive dance to access your creative potential and empower the Graceful Warrior within.

This 200-HR Yoga Alliance Certified Teacher Training weaves ta***ic philosophy, expressive movement and ritual arts with traditional yoga practices and methodology to give you a life changing experience.

Apply today - first 5 people will receive the early bird price. Link in bio!

“Find the love you seek, by first finding the love within yourself. Learn to rest in that place within you that is your ...
23/06/2024

“Find the love you seek, by first finding the love within yourself. Learn to rest in that place within you that is your true home.” -Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

This is a place to come together. To connect and co-create. To cultivate our deepest desires. A place to reset and recha...
19/06/2024

This is a place to come together.

To connect and co-create.

To cultivate our deepest desires.

A place to reset and recharge.

To root into Divine alignment.

To discover a deeper knowing of who you are so everything has an intentional aim and focus that supports your vision for the world.

Join us in our sanctuary for daily yoga or perhaps an upcoming retreat!

Link in bio!

Stretch beyond your comfort zone.Meet new friends who see you.Find Yourself in our Sanctuary for Living Artfully.Click t...
18/06/2024

Stretch beyond your comfort zone.
Meet new friends who see you.
Find Yourself in our Sanctuary for Living Artfully.
Click the link in our bio to see all of our upcoming retreats and Yoga Teacher Training, or host your own retreat!
Photo shot at our founders Temple Body Arts Retreat by

Dear Sister,DO YOU FEEL READY TO…EMBODY. EMPOWER. EXPRESS. EVOLVE.AS THE FEMININE LEADER YOU WERE BORN TO BE?Join our gl...
06/06/2024

Dear Sister,

DO YOU FEEL READY TO…

EMBODY. EMPOWER. EXPRESS. EVOLVE.

AS THE FEMININE LEADER YOU WERE BORN TO BE?

Join our global movement and collective of empowered and embodied feminine leaders, artists, creatives, yogis, dakinis, coaches on the evolutionary path committed to being of service to awakening humanity and birthing a new paradigm rooted in love and guided by grace.

Our Yoga Teacher Training is a branch of our Temple Body Arts® Mystery School that teaches dynamic fusion of hatha-based alignment, vinyasa-flow, ta***ic philosophy and expressive dance to access your creative potential and empower the Graceful Warrior within.

This 200-HR Yoga Alliance Certified Teacher Training weaves ta***ic philosophy, expressive movement and ritual arts with traditional yoga practices and methodology to give you a life changing experience.

Temple Body Arts Yoga is a safe space for women to journey into the feminine mysteries and embody their womb wisdom and sacred sensuality.

Within Temple Body Arts®, we teach and practice yoga guided by the Four E’s:

EMBODY. EMPOWER. EXPRESS. EVOLVE.

EMBODY

Come home to the wisdom of your Temple Body. Bring your full presence into the moment and into your breath. On your journey of embodied feminine leadership, you will experience Temple Body Arts® approach to yoga through the lens of the Five Fold Path and working with archetypal energies, the feminine mysteries, and your womb wisdom. Temple Body Arts® Yoga explores ways to move and align your body to support your physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual growth.

EMPOWER

While honoring the wisdom of traditional yoga practices, Temple Body Arts® empowers you to Awaken your Graceful Warrior. Claim your space in your Temple Body and Divine Purpose. Recognize the value of your gifts and what you are here to share with the world. You are invited to step into your authentic power as a Feminine Leader.

EXPRESS

Allow your authentic essence to shine as you find new ways of moving and expressing yourself on and off the mat. You are a unique fingerprint of the divine. Your Temple Body is the bridge to express your infinite creative potential. You are invited to Live Artfully, on purpose co-creating with the divine as you follow your Highest Yes.

EVOLVE

You are invited to awaken your infinite potential through divine alignment, and authentic expression on your evolutionary path. In Temple Body Arts® Yoga, we focus on the journey and how we show up in each moment rather than being solely focused on the goal or destination.

WHAT MAKES TEMPLE BODY ARTS® YOGA DIFFERENT?

Our Temple Body Arts® Yoga Teacher Training focuses on exalting women’s empowerment and spiritual freedom. We recognize women’s cyclical nature and wisdom, and therefore, we will address how to teach and lead a yoga practice that recognizes the particularities of female anatomy and honors women’s cycles.

You will be encouraged to consider how your yoga practice may differ throughout our unique seasonal rhythms, from the onset of menarche to pregnancy and after birth, in your mothering years, or during the transition to menopause and thereafter. This perspective will translate into exploring and cultivating conscious awareness and respect for your own monthly lunar cycles.

We believe yoga can be a powerful force for social justice, and we believe this force is crucial at these times of great economic and social inequalities, violence, wars and environmental degradation.

Participants will be encouraged to explore the intersections between yoga and social justice by exploring yoga’s great benefits on the soul, mind, and body, specifically in calming the nervous system and addressing some of the effects of long-held trauma in the female body due to systemic racism, sexism, ableism, and other forms of oppression. It is because of this understanding that our training is trauma-informed.

This training will empower you to use yoga as a powerful tool for transformation, both individually and for the collective; you will also be encouraged to become compassionate teachers who create inclusive and empowering spaces for diverse populations.

Due to our desire to make this YTT more accessible and inclusive and offer genuine opportunities to those who are often excluded or underrepresented, we are offering two partial scholarships for Black, Indigenous, and Women of Color. We will share more about these opportunities in our upcoming call.

See link to sign up in the comments!

With love and devotion,

Sofiah Thom

Sofiah Thom of Temple Body Arts School
Danyasa
Anya Devi Anya Devi The Alchemical Goddess
Claudia Gallo Maite Onochie Maite Onochie
Kaitlin Ferrell Amanda Jean

We're so excited to announce our Temple Body Arts Yoga Teacher Training happening this October!Do you desire to journey ...
04/06/2024

We're so excited to announce our Temple Body Arts Yoga Teacher Training happening this October!
Do you desire to journey into the feminine mysteries to embody, empower, express and evolve as a feminine leader and guide for others?
We are excited to announce our Temple Body Arts™ Yoga Teacher Training - a 200 Hour Yoga Alliance Certified School, weaving ta**ra yoga, expressive healing arts, social justice, womb wisdom, ritual arts into this unique training and expereince, where you will leave feeling more confident in your temple body, in your voice and in your divine purpose… your dance, expression and direction. You will connect with fellow sisters, like minded individuals and a world wide community of life long friends and a life changing experience.
Join us for a taste of this unique training at our FREE, live online upcoming
New Moon gathering
June 7th at 12 - 2pm PST.

Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kcuytrDooEtfcyCm4a1JbxInPwozBd7Tm

You are invited to experience a 50 minute Temple Body Arts™ Yoga embodiment journey and meet the team, followed my a live Q & A.

Melissa Robin • Transformational Empowerment Facilitator + Photographer

We are so excited to share that one of our incredible retreat hosts is GIFTING a sweet sister deal and discount! You and...
01/04/2024

We are so excited to share that one of our incredible retreat hosts is GIFTING a sweet sister deal and discount! You and a friend will each receive 50% off of a spot in her upcoming retreat - June 17-23, 2024 - Shine Solstice Women’s Retreat - where the intention is to ignite the light within.

It’s a big deal to commit to one week of focused attention time for yourself.

And sister, let me tell you… you are worthy of every little ounce of your time and energy.

You give infinitely to others. What if you turned that energy inward, poured into your spirit and filled your cup until it was overflowing so much you could give tirelessly to your family, your loved ones, and your life?

Your experience is entirely up to you.

You set the intention of what you want to experience and decide to have an open heart and open hands to what this time has for you.

Here is how to enter for your chance to win this gift.

1.⁠ ⁠Like & .rooted.yogi
2.⁠ ⁠Like this post
3.⁠ ⁠Tag at least 3 friends who would be in alignment with with retreat (Each tag is an extra entry)You may tag continuously and for every 3 people you tag you’ll receive an extra entry
4.⁠ ⁠Share this to your story for an extra chance to win!

The contest will close on Monday April 8th at midnight. The winner will be announced on Tuesday April 9th and notified via Instagram DM & email.

Each sister will receive a discount of 50% off on a shared accomodation at Danaysa Yoga Retreat. Flights, airport transportation and travel expenses are not included in this offer. DM KJ for more information about this amazing offering.

Take a moment. Close your eyes and breath.

What do you feel when you visualize yourself in Costa Rica?

Honored to be speaking in the Women's Spirit Festival.What an incredible group with feminine leaders around the world sh...
22/03/2024

Honored to be speaking in the Women's Spirit Festival.
What an incredible group with feminine leaders around the world sharing their medicine.
I am speaking LIVE today at Noon PT on
'How to Embody Your Sovereign Queen as a Soulpreneur'
You can watch the replay after if you can't join me live..

Dear Sister,The Spring Equinox is upon us... This time marks a cross-quarter day in the Celtic wheel that invites all of...
19/03/2024

Dear Sister,

The Spring Equinox is upon us...

This time marks a cross-quarter day in the Celtic wheel that invites all of us as mystics, priestesses, artists, creatives, yoginis, and tantrikas to pause, reflect, and deeply listen to what new pathways want to birth through us.

This is a moment to tune inwards and ask yourself:

What am I being called to let go of, as I create the space for something new to birth aligned with my highest soul's purpose?

✨ I invite you to join me for a very special LIVE EQUINOX RITUAL

As well as a LIVE Q&A on my upcoming Priestess Initiation,

🌹 Thursday March 21st, 2024 at 12:00 PST ✨

This event is for all of you who have been feeling the call to join me and the Temple Body Sisterhood for our upcoming Temple Body Priestess Initiation!

I would love to connect and answer any questions you may have.

This is a very special opportunity since the Temple Doors will be closing for registration in 10 days, on March 28th.

You can register for the FREE Equinox Event in the link in the comments!

🌹🌹🌹

Sister!

There are just a few spaces remaining for the Priestess Initiation, and I don't know If i will ever offer this beautiful deep rite of passage in this way again...
.. as I am also in a space of letting go of the old and making space for something new.

So, if you have been feeling the call to join me for this offering, I invite you to say YES and invest in yourself and your divine path forward.

✨ On this Live Equinox Transmission, I will also be sharing about the BIPOC+ Scholarship I am offering for Initiation ✨

You can listen to a Temple Body Artist Amber Joi Fortier's Sacred Testimonial From Last Year's Initiation in the comments section!

If you are ready for a rite of passage into embodying the Divine Feminine Leader you were born to BE... you can find out more, apply, and book a call with me.

Awaken you into the remembrance of who you came here to BE.

It is time to rewrite old stories and outdated programs

And to birth a new way.

Are you with me?

With Love and Devotion,

Sofiah Thom

What does courage look like? Strength, determination… success? Look at this strong and powerful leader. We are SO blesse...
20/02/2024

What does courage look like?
Strength, determination… success?

Look at this strong and powerful leader.

We are SO blessed to have this goddess - - with us this week leading a group of inspiring woman through her Goddess Rewilding Retreat. What a beautiful offering here at ✨

We couldn’t be more delighted to have this group here with us and are truly enjoying all of the beautiful energy they have brought to the space.

Stay tuned for more!

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Are you interested in creating your own retreat? We will guide you every step of the way and help you bring your vision to life in the beautiful jungle of Costa Rica.
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