Gathering for Good: Actionable Love

April 25th at 2:00 pm - 29th at 10:00 am.

Our retreat is a 5-day immersive experience designed to deepen your connection to yourself and your community while engaging in meaningful social outreach and personal transformation. This powerful yoga retreat is led by three facilitators: Kelly Concannon, Greg Nardi, and Meg McCarver. Together, we will co-create a space in paradise with us to heal and experience our unstruck heart, the Anahata. Our focus emphasizes personal love and incites community through acts of love and compassion.

Enjoy a blissful state of “being” at the Pura Vida Mountaintop Retreat Center, surrounded by coffee plantations and overlooking the Costa Rica central valley.

The retreat is for all levels, from beginners to experienced yogis, who are looking to combine their practice with a purpose.

The retreat focuses on a balanced blend of personal growth and community engagement.

Morning Sessions (Self-Love): The day begins with a silent meditation followed by a morning salute to the sun through a yoga practice. The yoga practice will be followed by a pranayama practice. These sessions are designed to cultivate self-awareness, mindfulness, and a deeper appreciation for your body. Morning sessions will include an exploration of topics through journaling and will encourage participants to reflect on their relationships to self-care in order to enhance self-awareness and transformation.
Afternoon Sessions (Collective Love): Afternoons are dedicated to fostering connection with others. Activities include individual or partner yoga, group discussions on key yogic texts. Spiritual texts are intended to assist in building conscious relationships. These sessions emphasize the idea that collective well-being starts with a practical understanding of yogic philosophy in action. Participants are encouraged to share individually and collectively through group participation and journaling.
Social Outreach (Universal Love) This is a key component of the retreat. Participants will spend time working with local non-profit organizations.
Evening Activities: Universal Love (Love Integration): Evenings are for restoration and community building. Evenings will incorporate gentle restorative yoga, kirtan (devotional chanting), simply stargazing, energy healing circles, and ceremony.

This retreat is a unique opportunity to nourish your inner self while extending your compassion outward to the world. It provides a sanctuary for personal growth and a platform for positive social change, all within the breathtaking natural beauty of Costa Rica.

What's included

5 Nights of Lodging

Rest and relax for 5 peaceful nights in cozy rooms surrounded by lush gardens and stunning panaromic mountain views.

Organic Ayurvedic Meals

3 daily organic Ayurvedic meals honoring your dietary needs. Sourced by local farms and regional purveyors, be nourished with a blend of Costa Rican and American vegetarian, fish and chicken dishes.

Water, Coffee and Tea

Complimentary alkaline water, filtered water, tea, and coffee are available all day. Bottled water refill stations are scattered throughout the property.

Freedom of Chioce

All listed choices are optional for you to enjoy fully or rest as needed.

2 Daily Yoga Practices

2 daily yoga therapy sessions to reduce stress and support strength, balance, deep rest and relaxation.

Daily Pranayama Practice

1 daily Pranayam session following am Yoga practice to reduce stress and relax with peaceful mind.

A Reiki Circle

Group Reiki experience restoring and harmonizing with global awareness.

Svadyaya Self Reflection

Daily self study and self analysis inspired by guided prompts to reveal inner dreams, respond to insights, test new techniques, pair emotions, thoughts and actions, and capture tranquil moments.

Dharma Talks

Life lessons and conversations about deep love, personhood and the community including meditations and positive actions.

An Excurion

La Paz Waterfall Gardens, near the Poas Volcano, offers five stunning waterfalls and 3.5 kilometers of walking trails that wind past the country’s biggest Butterfly Observatory.

Pools and Hot Tubs

Bliss out!

Nightly Star Gazing

Clear, dark skies invite peaceful star-filled evenings for exercising the concentration muscle of the mind and relaxation.

Airport Shuttle

Free transportation to and from SJO (San José/Juan Santamaría) to Pure Vida Retreat and Spa

Uplifting Relationships

We arrive alone and return with a deep knowing of self, inner wisdom flowing and power of community.

What's not included

Flights

Book you own flights in and out of SJO (San José/Juan Santamaría)

Travel Visa

Travel Visa to Costa Rica - Not required for US or Canadian passport holders. Please check for entry/exit requirements based on the passport you hold.

Extra Excurions

If adventure is calling you, try ziplining through the forest canopy or rafting through the rainforest, all to be arranged upon arrival with Pura Vida staff.

The Dining Hall Bar

Enjoy fresh smoothies, juices, and herbal elixirs, and a curated selection of sulfite-free organic wines and local beers.

Spa Services at Wellness

Meet therapists at Pura Vida are highly trained and certified, each committed to healing from the heart and with the essential gift of being present and loving with their touch.