Imagine this…You step away from the noise, the pressure, the endless to-do lists — and for five full days, you give yourself permission to just be. No deadlines. No distractions. Just you, in a peaceful sanctuary surrounded by the natural beauty of Costa Rica. What would it feel like to finally exhale, to reconnect with yourself, and gently explore what’s working in your life… and what isn’t?

This retreat is your invitation to pause and restore. To become aware of how stress, overwhelm, and disconnection may be shaping your days — and to discover tools that will help you move through life with more peace, resilience, and clarity. It’s not just a getaway — it’s a reset.

You’ll experience the kind of transformative insights you'd expect from a powerful conference, but wrapped in the calm, nourishing embrace of nature, healthy food, and a supportive community that gets it. This is your moment. Come as you are — and leave renewed.

We’re Darcy and Shari, and together we lead transformational wellness and leadership retreats around the world. With 30+ years in corporate leadership and 32 years in mental health, we’ve seen the power of both practical tools and true restoration.

Our retreats combine a calming atmosphere with actionable strategies—giving you time to disconnect, reflect, and practice life-changing techniques. You’ll leave not just inspired, but equipped with tools and a plan to bring lasting confidence, resilience, and balance into your daily life.

Need to know more? Leave us an email at info@yournextlevel.global and we will send you the link. We can’t wait to welcome you and share this unique experience.

Participants will arrive the day before and spend the night at a hotel near the airport. On the morning of June 7, all attendees will be picked up at the hotel and taken to the resort center. Along the way, enjoy drinking from a freshly opened coconut, walking on a beach, and more. After arriving at the retreat center, settling into rooms, and getting familiar with the grounds/accommodations, participants will engage in a meet-and-greet with retreat leaders.

Pick Up and Excursions

Welcome/Introductions/Appetizers

Review Logistics

Review agenda and workbook

Set personal goals for the retreat

After awakening to the sound of waves and a healthy breakfast, your morning will be spent learning about how to get out of survival mode. Not only will you learn how to take back your executive functioning and creativity; we'll show you how to reset your nervous system everyday so you're living from a place of emotional regulation. Additionally, a surprise guest will offer insight on resiliency and turning pain into power. Following lunch, participants will have the opportunity to join the chef in creating a healthy snack. The afternoon will focus on state changes vs trait changes, self-care and self-awareness, and recognizing trigger cycles.

Breakfast

Limbic and Nervous System

Exercise and Group Discussion on 6 survival reactions we ALL use

Video on Resiliency

Exercise and Group Discussion

Introduction to journaling and acknowledging our story 

The science of Grief and Loss

Lunch and Free Time

Self Care and Awareness

State Change vs Trait Change

Exercise on values and goals

Intro to the Trigger Cycles  

Free Time

Dinner

Following breakfast, you'll start the day with a nature bath, incorporating all five senses. We will discuss how presence and awareness allows for emotional regulation. You will spend the afternoon exploring the lizard and wizard brain, developing and implementing routines, and creating time management tools that move beyond the retreat.

Breakfast

Review Trigger Cycles 

Nature Bath  

Lunch and Free Time

Lizard and Wizard Mindsets

Visioning and goal setting

How we grow around loss and trauma

Routine Building - why and how

Time management - useful tools, setting boundaries, time optimization

Visioning and goal setting-action plans

Free Time

Dinner

In the morning we will discuss communication and relationships. In this discussion participants will identify the "chatter" that can take up space in one's life. In the afternoon you will become aware of the narratives you create and identify any self limiting beliefs prohibiting you from living the life you desire. We will spend time learning to create meaningful connections and cultivating a support network. You will finish the day with an optional yoga meditation.

Breakfast

Game changer Exercises that address personal narratives/beliefs and communication styles

Relationships and Communication, MVE, Parts Work

Lunch and Free Time (Journaling)

Discuss journaling 

Confidence Booster
Stress management and burnout prevention

Creating meaningful connections and cultivating a support network

Yoga or meditation

Develop self-care plans

Dinner

After breakfast, we will discuss boundaries and participants will establish a coat of arms to guide values after returning home. We will review the tools you have learned and how you can apply them into your daily life, setup an accountability plan, and wrap up with a closing ceremony.

Breakfast

Discuss what tools you would like to use and the one you WILL use

Growth and Learning - How to continue post retreat

Reviewing Boundaries - Worksheet

Lunch and Free Time

Accountability tools-let's setup the tools and your next steps.

Revisit Care Plans

Leaving it Behind

Coat of Arms - Creative activity reflecting personal values that will guide you post retreat

Takeaways

Closing Ceremony

Free Time

Dinner

Following breakfast, participants will be escorted back to the airport for flights home, armed with tools, strategies, a renewed sense of self, and a restored nervous system.