Enhance your fitness goals in one of the World’s most beautiful Blue Zones, Costa Rica, at MEVH with the experts featuring Torre Washington, IFBB Pro and Certified NASM Trainer/Coach who has been vegan since ‘98 -AND- John Lewis, renowned fitness expert, published cookbook author, and co-director of the documentary “They’re Trying to Kill Us”.

Bring a friend and enjoy 5 days, and 4 nights of farm-to-table vegan cuisine, daily mobility and fitness education, round table discussions and workshops on how to take control of your health, and strength training to teach the proper technique and form to be successful on your fitness journey. This retreat goes beyond physical strength, but also educates you on the tools to learn and teach your community about holistic wellness connecting the mind and body as one.

A transformative wellness retreat designed to elevate body, mind, and spirit. Set within Costa Rica’s blue zone at our premier eco-luxury, plant-based sanctuary.​​

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This intimate retreat brings together world-class leadership, high-performance plant-based nutrition, and intentional movement and restoration, all within a private, fully exclusive setting overlooking both ocean and mountains.

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Your experience begins upon arrival at Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport in Liberia, Costa Rica, where a private shuttle will bring the group together to Tamarindo for check in at MEVH. After settling into your suites and taking a moment to reset from travel, we will gather at the salt water pool for a relaxed meet and greet with John Lewis, known as BadassVegan, and Torre Washington. This first evening is about connection and conversation as everyone arrives into the space. We will then share a sunset welcome dinner, grounding the week in presence, community, and intention as the day transitions into night.

The day starts early with an optional 7 AM run for anyone ready to get after it, followed by breakfast at 8:30 AM. At 10 AM, the focus shifts to a chest, back, and core session led by John and Torre, pushing strength, discipline, and solid work. Lunch is at 12:30 PM, with free time built in throughout the day to rest, reset, or simply take it slow around MEVH. For those who have prebooked, massages will take place during designated free time, giving the body the recovery it needs. In the afternoon, the group comes back together for a 4:30 PM workshop breaking down proper form and the real importance of warming up and cooling down the right way. Dinner at 6:30 PM closes out the day, bringing everyone back to the table after putting in meaningful work.

The morning kicks off again with an optional 7 AM run for those who want to stay consistent, followed by breakfast at 8:30 AM. At 10 AM, the focus shifts to arms, shoulders, and core, dialing in strength with controlled movement and intention. Lunch is served at 12:30 PM, with free time woven throughout the day to rest, recharge, or enjoy the property at MEVH. For those who have prebooked, massages will take place during designated free time slots, allowing recovery to match the intensity of the work. In the afternoon, the group comes back together for a 4:30 PM workshop centered on mechanics and procedure, breaking down the details that separate average training from effective training. Dinner at 6:30 PM closes the day, bringing everyone back together after another solid session of focused effort.

Breakfast begins at 8:30 AM before a 10 AM training session centered on the core, where John and Torre break down what the core truly is, how it functions, and the multiple ways it can be trained without falling into repetitive, boring routines. After the session, the group heads out for a local fruit market tour and exotic fruit tasting, experiencing the flavors of Costa Rica firsthand. The afternoon continues with a curated lunch on the beach, where massages will be available oceanside for those who have prebooked, while others enjoy free time to relax and take it in. At 4:30 PM, everyone reconvenes for the scheduled workshop on different modes of training and how to align them with specific goals. The evening closes with a final dinner, an all white candlelit gathering to celebrate the work, the connection, and the time shared together.

The final morning begins with breakfast at 8 AM, giving everyone time to gather one last time before departure. The shuttle will leave MEVH at 9 AM for Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport for those heading home, and check out is at 10 AM. For guests who wish to extend their stay, please coordinate directly with Mother Earth Vegan Hotel reservations to receive a special discounted rate. Depart grounded, restored, and ready to carry the experience forward.

As a well renowned fitness expert, John Lewis has spent over 2 decades in the health and fitness industry and played Division I College basketball. John is highly passionate about not only his own health and fitness, but that of others as well… Which are evident through his motivational messages either through his international public speaking engagements or simply through his social media outlets.

Today, John has taken his passion for health and is now directing his first feature length documentary focused on food and social justice. John has teamed up with the maker of the award winning “What The Health” to create their joint venture “Hungry for Justice”.

The film follows co-director John Lewis from his beginnings as an adopted child from a crack-addicted birth mother, growing up as an overweight kid in the violence of Ferguson, Missouri, to becoming a prominent health and wellness advocate promoting compassion.

Audiences journey with John as he crosses the country seeking answers to why Americans of Color suffer from disproportionately higher rates of chronic disease than their European American counterparts, while examining the intersections of food, disease, race, poverty, institutional racism and government corruption.

Through interviews with cultural influencers, doctors, researchers, politicians, attorneys, professional athletes, activists and experts in the field of food justice, John begins to unravel a story of collusion that has kept millions of US Americans sick, while the industries responsible make billions of dollars.

Professional Bodybuilder. NASM Certified Coach. Sprinter. Animal Lover.

Since a very young age, I’ve been fascinated with how things worked and how they were created. I would take things apart to see if I could re-assemble them and have them work as if I never took them apart. This was the beginning of the engineer that wanted to design a great physique. Having studied the physiques of Arnold Schwarzenegger, the bodybuilders of that era, and the comic book characters such as superman and wolverine, I started sculpting my body with a dumbbell and a bench. Some years later I acquired a degree in engineering, but my passion for sculpting physiques never faded, it rather strengthened when I witnessed my friend compete and win in 2009. My passion drove me to have the courage to start learning about bodybuilding and begin competing. I took a great leap of faith to pursue my dream to become one of fitness greats and share my gift with the world.