Name: The Actors' Odyssey in Costa Rica
Start: 2024-06-23
End: 2024-06-29
Location: Puntarenas Province, Puerto Jiménez, Costa Rica

THE ACTORS' ODYSSEY

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11 reviews

Jun 23 - 29, 2024

Group size: 6 - 25

The Actors' Odyssey in Costa Rica

Puntarenas Province, Puerto Jiménez, Costa Rica

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THE ACTORS' ODYSSEY

Email address verified

11 reviews

$NaN

Jun 23 - 29, 2024

Group size: 6 - 25

Day 1
Day 1
Arrival
The Actors' Odyssey begins!

After you fly into San Jose International Airport you will take a 12 seater charter plane down to the Osa Peninsula - an adventure in it's own! Once you land a taxi will be waiting for you where you will take a 45 mins drive through the jungle to your new home for the week: Encanta la Vida Eco Lodge!

Feel free to take a dip in the pool, take a walk on the beach or relax in your hammock until it is time to meet on the Yoga Deck for our opening ceremony!
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Day 2 , 3, 4, 5, 6
Day 2 , 3, 4, 5, 6
Actors' Odyssey in full force!
A typical day:

Morning Session

6:30a Wake up call from the monkeys! Coffee, tea and a light breakfast of yoghurt, Fruit and Granola is available

7:30a - 10a Morning Acting Session with Hugh

10a - Full breakfast

Free-Time: Sign up for an activity or adventure excursion, relax, build sand castles on the beach, hike through the jungle, play in the nearby waterfalls, take a dip in the pool, enjoy a tropical drank at the swim up bar, play ping-pong, practice what you learned in the beautiful lodge gardens, journal... or simply swing in your hammock watching all the animal life fly by!

Lunch is anytime between 1-230p. If you are out surfing or adventuring the kitchen will save a plate for you. No need to rush at any point during this retreat!

Afternoon Session

3:30p - 5p Chakra exploration and Yin Yoga with Jenna and

5:30p Sunset on the beach

6:30p Dinner with your new friends, laughs, reliving special moments in class

8p Pow wow, hang out, story-telling, star-gazing, pass out!

* During the Actors' Odyssey you will experience group excursions such as a waterfall hike, night hike, bonfire, closing ceremony and much more
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Day 7
Day 7
Departure
How did it go by so fast!? A taxi will be waiting for you to take you to the airport after your morning coffee and last breakfast. We'll take lots of group photos and say goodbye to the Monkey's... We'll see you next year!

Check out by 11a
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Day 1

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11 reviews

The Actor’s Odyssey is an exclusive, week-long, transformational immersion, strategically set in awe-inspiring, energetically potent, nature destinations around the world. Our program is designed to liberate your creativity by moving you beyond what you think you are capable of achieving and connecting you to a renewed, refined and deeper relationship to your artistic self. Each ensemble is comprised of carefully chosen supportive creatives who are looking to move their work forward, reclaim joy, and seek life’s next odyssey.

As a professor of acting, I was excited to come to Costa Rica to learn more about Hugh O'Gorman's pedagogy, but what I received was that and so much more. The location is magical. It is the jungle, so it comes with all that the one of the most bio-diverse places on earth provides: lizards scurried across the path, leaf cutter ants worked tirelessly every day, ant eaters climbed trees, poison dart frogs posed like statues, butterflies of every color, size and shape darted through the trees like fairies, howler monkeys howled like demons in the night. We hiked waterfalls, swam on deserted beaches, saw whales and dolphins, learned to surf...as an adventure destination, the Odyssey delivered. As an acting journey, the Odyssey delivered more than I realized I needed. I came looking for new tools to use in the classroom, and I left with those tools AND healing and new approaches to life. I also left as part of an incredible community of people with whom I had shared my greatest dreams and vulnerabilities. Each person I shared these 7 days with touched my soul and will always hold a special place in my heart. All my judgements and assumptions were shattered every day - about others, about myself, about how this journey called "being an actor" or perhaps "life" can be lived.

By Sandi C for The Actors' Odyssey in Costa Rica on Jul 12, 2024

I had the trip of a lifetime! This program by Fay Simpson, creator of The Lucid Body, was everything I imagined it to be - plus some! We had yoga and acting training twice daily. I learned so much and left with a very toned body, a new level of self realization and characterization. This was an intense program, presented with such skill and intention. Additionally, everything was so perfectly organized. The people at the lodge were all very friendly, attentive, and knowledgeable. The food prepared for us daily was delicious, artfully presented, and low in calories. It was all fresh and natural, no GMOs. The natural fruit and vegetable drinks were refreshing and healthy. There was a re known bartender at the bar who made milkshakes and other drinks; non-alcohol as well as alcohol. There were a sufficient amount of activities and massages to partake of, in addition to the yoga and training calendar already programmed and anticipated. Simply being in the jungle and experiencing nature in this way made the purpose of the trip so fascinating and unique. The air is clean, beaches are near, and the jungle is very lush. Anyone who missed this, missed out!

By Sandra L for DEVISING WILD, a Lucid Body Retreat on Jul 04, 2023

Transformative! The schedule flowed perfectly combining deep class work, relaxation, and enriching experiences. The venue was fantastic, a perfect taste of local life.

By Mary J for DEVISING WILD, a Lucid Body Retreat on Jul 03, 2023

I had an amazing retreat, just what I needed. A lot of reflection, laughter, crying, dancing, rejoicing and eating well. Thank you Hugh and Jenna for a life changing experience! Shona

By Shona T for Actors & Artists go Off-Grid in COSTA RICA! on Jun 22, 2023

BEST EXPERIENCE EVER! Amazing self acting sessions for unblocking creativity and your inner artist! Amazing Yoga Sessions to get your body right were it needs to be and chakra alignments! All of this in the most beautiful rainforest surroundings! Hope to come back next year! Love you Hugh and Jenna!