Welcome to the Soul Alchemy Pilgrimage With Amber Tande and Melissa Lundsgaard

This is going to be more than a retreat, it’s a soul pilgrimage into the heart of Being, where devotion, rest, ritual, and joyful community connection sit at the altar of transformation. 

On this journey, you’re invited to bring every part of yourself–the tender, the radiant, the uncertain, the fierce. We’re going for full feeling, full expression, full expansion, and total return to what’s real and right.

We gently drop old ways that we’ve been dragging along behind us, come into remembrance that we are here as illumined light in complete and whole brilliance and belonging, and then we turn to our visionary wisdom to the necessary pathways for Soul Alchemy.

If you feel called, join us for this pilgrimage to the heart.

For years, we’ve been walking with the dream to hold a group of beautiful women who are in a life season of going all in.  

Women who want to fall in love again...

with Life, with Self, with Community, with their own Brilliant, Loving, Creative, Peaceful Self.

Women who are craving emptying the Self of the self.

To access a wild liberation through purposeful, devotional, nurturing practice and connection.

This retreat is going to be gloriously joyful, regenerative, and supportive.  

We’ll play with the balance of:

deliciously still, quiet, contemplative spaciousness 

AND 

enlivening our own bold, powerful, authentic voice-activated visionary Self.

In the Blue Zone of Nosara, Costa Rica—where jungle meets ocean, where some of the longest-living and happiest people in the world thrive, we’ll gather above the shoreline, in the tree tops in a gorgeous retreat space that we’ll have all to ourselves!

Here, in our studio with sweeping views of the ocean below, we’ll:

• Sing our way into Divine Loving Presence through Mantra, Sacred Sound, & Bhakti Yoga.

• Enter the luminous practices of rest, creativity, and regeneration through Yoga Nidra, Meditation, & Ritual.

• Work with Visionary Practices to attune to the Dharmic Life in the way that’s most authentic for the Soul Season you’re currently in.

• Steep in the Remembrance and Feel Good Community Togetherness that naturally returns the Body-Mind-Spirit System to a beautiful coherence.

Yes, we’ll definitely practice some yoga asana for a divine re-patterning of the physical system, but really this is a Full Being Retreat.

It’s as much for You as it is for Each Other, as it is for how we’re living in a way that ripples something of beauty into the Field.

A Win-Win-Win.

You are so welcome to join us!  

Bring your devotion, your longing for more depth and connection, your voice, your grief, your wonders and cravings….all of it.  

All of you is welcome.

Your guides are dedicated practitioners and ceremonialists who weave together decades of devotion, study, and lived experience, and who are over the moon about crafting a week of super lush and deep nourishment and enlivening practices for you.

Melissa & Amber will hold you in a gorgeous container of Bhakti Yoga, Kirtan, Voice Activation, Yoga Nidra, Shamanic Practices, & Ritual Wisdom.

Together, they hold space with skill, heart, and ceremonial artistry, with a bit of discipline and an ocean of devotion.  They bring traditional lineaged wisdom transmissions  into the everyday, through rich and simple rituals practices.

AMBER TANDE

Amber is a lifelong student and guide of the inner world, devoted to helping others access their own sanctuary of stillness, wisdom, and empowerment. With 30 years of experience and practice in the yoga arts, meditation, and shamanic practices, she weaves together ceremony, ritual, yoga nidra, and sacred journeying to create safe, transformative spaces for healing and growth.

Holding degrees in Holistic Health Psychology (Bastyr University) and Integrative Studies in Psychology (Antioch University), as well as certifications as a Reiki Master, Shamanic Practitioner, and Meditation Teacher, and Yoga Nidra Teacher, Amber brings both depth and a light hearted touch to the work. Blending ancient teachings with practical tools, her approach invites presence, insight, and a joyful embodiment of the spirit-led life.

www.mysticliving.org

MELISSA LUNDSGAARD

Melissa is a kirtan artist, singer, holistic vocal coach, and yoga teacher devoted to the healing power of mantra, voice, and devotional practice. With over a decade of teaching, she creates grounded, joy-filled spaces where music becomes prayer and every voice is welcome.

Her path has taken her from the corporate world to India, where she studied with Yogrishi Vishvketu, Mataji Devi Vanamali, and Mataji Keya Goswami. Certified in both Akhanda and Bhakti Yoga, she blends classical training with a heart-centered, intuitive approach.

Through kirtan, Bhakti Yoga, and vocal empowerment, Melissa guides students into a flow of breath, sound, and presence where expression arises naturally—transforming self-consciousness into self-discovery. Whether in the call-and-response of chant, a circle of singers reclaiming their voices, or the quiet intimacy of retreat, her work is an invitation into devotion that is alive, embodied, and deeply transformative.

www.robandmelissa.com

Bhakti Yoga | Love,  Devotion & Song
Through mantra, song, and sacred story, the voice becomes a bridge to Divine Loving Presence. Singing together, we awaken joy, dissolve barriers, and open to the bliss of devotion.

Yoga Nidra, Journeys, Meditations & Visioning | Rest, Awakening, Creation
Practices to guide us through doorways of conscious rest and insight to restore the nervous system, awaken clarity, empower intention, amplify creativity and deepen spiritual satisfaction.

Yoga Asana & Ceremony & Ritual

Each day we’ll weave movement through our practices of deep rest, devotion, sound, and envisioning in a way that honors body as a sacred vessel.  

We’ll practice Bhakti Vinyasa, Yin Yoga, Restorative Yoga, and some creative free form movement as well.  Movement will be beautifully balanced for optimal energy throughout the week.

• The pure joy of singing in community

• Spaciousness of being and deeply restorative rest

• A steadier, more radiant, and focused mind

• The blissful vibration of mantra resonating in your body & brain

• The empowerment of calm, alert, a knowing that arises when your nervous system is fully supported

• An ancestral memory of wholeness, a devotional life, and creative prowess

• A coherent, generous heart-mind field

• Renewed vitality, inspiration, and clarity

• A finely attuned spiritual toolkit you can carry into daily life

• The empowerment to weave the magical into the practical with ease

Every day is anchored in spiritual ceremonial arts; fully accessible for everyone.  You come as your whole self, experience authentically, and we then allow the container to shape itself in the most authentic of ways.

Woven into our days, a few rituals you’ll  experience:

• Silent Tea Ceremony to attune to subtle energies within and around and to draw Life to us and through us.

• Bhakti Yoga Practices: kirtan, mantra, and sacred storytelling to awaken the heart.

• Yoga Nidra to restore, calm and aware state of being, and empower authentic envisioning.

• Nada Yoga: through toning, sound, drum journeying, & mantra we awaken brainwave states that help us to “see” beyond the veil of the day to day.

• Sacred Visioning: Reorienting to the Soul Life Map via several thousand year old practices. 

• Elemental Blessings & Honoring.  Healing our connection to Land & Place, Earth Blessing Ceremony.

• Grief Ritual: Honoring full circle cycles.

• Community Care Ritual Surprise!

• Sweat Lodge Ceremony (off-site, optional)

• Daily Meditation, Ritual Movement, & SoulSong Activation

• Beach Walks & Ocean Dips (optional)

• Conscious Lounging: structured rest for nervous system repair and creative expansion.

• Silent Morning: - Silent Morning Meditation (lightly led)

• Movement Practice - Yoga or embodied flow woven with mantra and breath

• Workshop 1 (2.5 hrs) - Bhakti, Nidra, Nada, or Ritual, always including movement and voice

• Late Brunch - organic, locally sourced, nourishing and shared

• Free Time - explore jungle trails, rest by the pool, journal, or walk the beach

• Workshop 2 (2 hrs) - Voice, Visioning, Rest, or Ceremony, designed to deepen your journey

• Dinner - communal, crafted with love and local ingredients

• Evening Fire Circle (8–9 pm) - adaptogenic night drinks, poetry, mantra, story, and heart-sharing

Every meal is a celebration for the taste buds -crafted with fresh, locally sourced, and mostly organic ingredients. The in-house chef creates dishes that are both vibrant and deeply satisfying, designed to support balance in body, mind, and spirit. With menus that can be tailored to dietary needs, each meal is both wholesome and delicious.

Our days begin with light morning bites, followed by a nourishing late brunch/early lunch, and end with organic communal dinners infused with love.

Meals are enjoyed communally in the open-air dining space, where food becomes a joyful gathering - a time to connect, share stories, and delight in flavors that are unexpectedly exquisite.

Welcome to the ultimate retreat setting.

Our sanctuary is perched on the hillside above Nosara, where jungle meets the sea. Just a short 10-minute walk to the beach, yet away from the bustle of town, it offers both the grounding of nature and the expansiveness of the ocean.  From the meditation deck, you’ll feel the spaciousness of sky and see the sun set into the sea each day.

Our retreat home offers sweeping ocean views, fresh breezes, and the perfect blend of comfort and seclusion. With a yoga shala, gym, pool, cold plunge, and secure gated grounds, it’s a sanctuary designed for restoration and connection.

Nosara is one of the world’s five Blue Zones - renowned for longevity, health, and joy. Here, time is a bit slower, community thrives in togetherness, and the land itself holds incredible deep healing potential. 

Nosara was once pilgrimage land.  Where countless others have come to lay down their past pains, sing their prayers, and renew their bodies and minds.

It’s a place where magic occurs in small simple every day ways and in big change your life for the better sorts of ways. Soul Alchemy sorts of ways.  

We’d love to welcome you to this pilgrimage to the Heart of Being

Your Booking is a Contract
When you book a trip with Melissa Lundsgaard and Amber Tande (sometimes referred to as “we” or “us”), you agree to the Terms & Conditions below. Together with the details of your chosen trip as listed on our website, this forms a binding agreement between you (the “traveler” or “client”) and us. If you book for multiple travelers, everyone in that booking is considered to have read and agreed to these Terms & Conditions.

Deposit
To confirm your spot, a non-refundable deposit of $500 is required. If you’re booking within 60 days of the trip start date, the full amount is due at booking.

Final Payment
The remaining balance is due 60 days before the trip begins. If payment isn’t received by then, we may need to treat your booking as cancelled.

If You Need to Cancel

• Cancel 61+ days before the trip: you’ll receive a refund of everything paid except the deposit.

• Cancel within 60 days of the trip (or if you don’t show up or leave early): no refund is available.

• Bookings are non-transferable.

If We Need to Cancel

• If we cancel 61+ days before your trip, you’ll receive a full refund of all payments.

• If cancellation is due to circumstances beyond our control (natural disasters, political unrest, etc.), we’ll refund what we can, minus any costs already paid to vendors that cannot be recovered.

Travel Insurance
We highly recommend travel insurance for every booking. A good policy can protect you in case of cancellation, illness, injury, theft, or lost property. Please note: aside from the refund terms above, you are responsible for any additional costs (such as flights, visas, passports, or medical expenses). That’s why purchasing insurance soon after booking is the best way to protect your investment.

Please see the Terms and Conditions page for further information.