Women’s Retreat in Costa Rica
The Embodied Woman Retreat
Plant Medicine, Ritual & Community
The Intention
A sacred gathering for women moving through seasons of transformation, grief, awakening, transition, or remembrance.
This is a space for the women who feel deeply. The women standing at thresholds. The women longing to soften. The women craving connection — to themselves, the earth, and one another.
Together, we gather in ceremony, ritual, music, nature, and community.
This retreat isn't about fixing yourself or becoming someone else. It's about remembering the wisdom already living within your body.
Held in the lush jungles and along the coastline of Costa Rica, this retreat invites you to slow down enough to listen — to your body, your emotions, your intuition, and the living world around you.
There's space here for grief, joy, laughter, tears, stillness, beauty, rest, and honest connection.
You don't need to arrive perfectly healed. You're welcome exactly as you are.
Curious If This Retreat Is for You?
Applying is the first step, not a commitment. Once you apply, Robyn and Lauren will reach out to answer your questions and make sure this retreat is the right fit.
What’s Included
Ceremony & Ritual
Multiple medicine ceremonies
Microdose meditation circle
Cacao ceremony
Fire ceremony
Drum journeys & live flute music
Community & Rest
Group processing & community reflection
Nature connection practices
Spacious time for rest & integration
Beach time & whale sightings
Food, Stay & Self-Care
Three fresh, local, and organic meals daily
Beautiful coastal accommodations
Beach access and unstructured solo time
Optional massage add-ons
What’s Not Included:
Airfare to and from Costa Rica, additional excursions
Flow of the Retreat
Our week together moves in a gentle arc: arriving and settling in, preparing with intention, entering ceremony, and integrating what emerges. Each day balances guided group work with plenty of space for rest, solitude, and time by the ocean.
Arriving & Settling In
Arrive, unpack, and ease into the space with light snacks and a shared dinner. That first evening, we’ll gather as a group for breath work and live music, a gentle way to check in, meet one another, and let your body begin to land. There’s nothing to do yet but arrive and settle in.
Preparing with Intention
The next few days offer a steady rhythm of morning yoga, nourishing meals, and open time to rest. Through guided group sessions, we’ll explore your intentions and your relationship to the land/yourself/others, so you feel safe and supported. A cacao meditation, music, and evening preparation help you feel grounded before ceremony.
Ceremony
A full day devoted to ceremony. Everything leading up to this day is designed to help you feel prepared, grounded, safe, and cared for. Robyn and Lauren hold a protected, steady space for your journey, so you can go inward, witness what arises, and trust that you’re supported every step of the way.
Integration
The days after ceremony are about tending to what’s emerged. Gentle movement, time by the ocean, quiet reflection, and optional massage offer care for body and spirit, while circle brings you back together to share and explore what’s ready to shift. Robyn and Lauren remain close for whatever support you need, and later in the week a fully free day invites rest or exploration.
Release & Closing
We close together in circle, then gather around the fire for a releasing ceremony. You’ll have the chance to let go of what you’re ready to leave behind before heading home. And the support doesn’t end when the retreat does: a follow-up integration call after you return helps you bring what you’ve discovered into everyday life.
Who This Retreat Is For
This retreat may be for you if:
You're moving through grief, change, or a major life transition
You long for deeper connection with your body and intuition
You crave authentic community with other women
You want space where emotions don't need to be minimized or contained
You feel called toward ritual, ceremony, music, and earth-based healing
You desire both transformation and rest
Anyone who identifies as a woman or nonbinary person is welcome.
📍Nereus Retreat Center - Puerto Jiménez, Costa Rica
Nestled between the jungle and the ocean, Nereus Retreat Center offers a peaceful, regenerative setting for healing and transformation. With ocean views, open-air gathering spaces, and nourishing meals sourced locally, Nereus is designed to help you return to your natural rhythm.
You'll stay in comfortable, eco-conscious accommodations, enjoy healthy, organic meals, and have ample space for rest, reflection, and reconnection — with yourself and the natural world.
The Location
Meet Your Facilitators
We're Lauren and Robyn — friends, collaborators, and fellow travelers devoted to creating spaces for ritual, embodiment, community, and connection.
This retreat was born from our shared love of plant medicine, music, ceremony, nature, and the healing that becomes possible when women gather authentically together.
Our intention is to create a retreat space that feels grounded, relational, spacious, and deeply human — a space where all emotions are welcome and nothing needs to be performed.
Together, we bring backgrounds in ceremony, astrology, reiki, meditation, music, embodiment practices, and community healing work — offering a container that is relational, spacious, and deeply supportive.
This retreat is not therapy or intended to be a substitute for therapy.
Dates & Investment
Retreat dates: December 5–12, 2026
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$3,333
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(shared with one other person) $3,000
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(for 2 people who already know each other) $2600/person
Includes: Accommodations, meals, group sessions, ceremony, all retreat programming, and airport transfer.
Not included: Airfare.
Payment plans available.
Frequently Asked Questions
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This isn’t a competition. There are so many beautiful retreats out there. What we offer is the depth and safety that comes from our relationship and our shared commitment to this work. We’ve been healing and collaborating together for years, and we trust each other’s gifts completely. That trust creates a container where you can go deeper than you might expect.
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The Embodied Woman Retreat is for women who feel called to go deeper, whether you’ve done years of therapy and self-reflection or are newer to this kind of work. It’s for women who want to reconnect with their intuition and the divine feminine within, and heal in community.
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We feel an exceptional energetic connection to the land in Costa Rica, especially at Nereus. We meditate regularly with its plant, animal, and ancestor spirits to learn what wants to come through and how we can be channels of healing for the women who join us.
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Most of our time is spent on the retreat grounds at Nereus, surrounded by lush jungle and the ocean. There’s also a nearby river you can walk to, where you’ll often spot howler monkeys, wild pigs, otters, and all kinds of local birds.
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No. All medicine offerings are completely optional. If you choose not to partake, you’re still welcome to journey alongside the group and be fully held in the experience. There’s no pressure, ever. Your consent guides everything.
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All you need is openness and a willingness to stay with what arises. We’ll meet you where you are and move at a pace that honors your nervous system.
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Safety is the foundation of everything we do. Nothing happens without your consent, and we hold a steady, attuned space all week so your system never feels rushed or overwhelmed. The retreat property itself is quiet and secure, tucked away off the beaten path, with dedicated groundskeepers on site.
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Seven nights of accommodations, three nourishing meals daily, morning yoga, breathwork, live music, group circles, cacao ceremonies, and ceremony. There’s also plenty of time for rest and the beach, and you’re invited to attend a follow-up integration call after you return home. Optional massages and excursions are available as add-ons.
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Before we meet in Costa Rica, we gather virtually for two group prep calls. On these calls, we introduce ourselves, set expectations for the group, begin meeting one another, and start getting in touch with what you hope to work on during your week. Attendance is required, and links are sent to all registered participants. We also offer optional preparation calls for anyone who’d like extra support building a relationship with the medicine before the retreat.
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We’ve found the most relaxed way to arrive is to travel the day before the retreat begins. That usually means flying into San José, Costa Rica, staying the night near the airport, and taking a short regional flight to Puerto Jiménez the next morning. If you travel well on a red-eye or prefer to do it all in one day, that’s completely up to you.
When booking, make sure you choose San José, Costa Rica (SJO), not San Jose, California. For the regional flight from San José to Puerto Jiménez, Sansa has the most options.
Our hosts at Nereus will pick you up at the Puerto Jiménez airport. It’s a 10–15 minute (sometimes bumpy!) drive to the retreat.
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Healing doesn’t end when the retreat does. Participants are invited to attend a follow-up integration call after returning home, to help bring what emerged into everyday life. We also offer free monthly integration calls ongoing, as well as Robyn and Lauren being available for offerings listed here.
Ready to join us?
Space is limited to preserve the intimacy and depth of this retreat container. If you feel the call, we invite you to apply.