Are you ready to enhance your yoga practice, transform your eating habits, change your perspective on life?
Health, mental, physical, yoga, weight loss, and NLP retreats are offered all year round. You choose the duration and inclusions from our retreat selections. Imagine practicing yoga in an enchanted Costa Rican jungle, enjoying the present moment while feeling relaxed and less distracted.
Treat yourself to a relaxing massage or an organic mud detox in our jungle spa after a magical hike or spend time meditating, swimming, or exploring our area.
Widen your culinary repertoire at Essence Arenal Restaurant which offers a delicious array of organic, vegetarian and vegan dishes. Please note that our resort is spread over several hectares of hilly terrain, makes walking an important part of your retreat experience.
- Always available
Where daily yoga, healing nature, and nourishing food come together
Immerse yourself in a peaceful retreat designed to restore balance and inner harmony.
Surrounded by lush rainforest and nourished by fresh, wholesome meals, you’ll begin each day with an energizing morning yoga practice, followed by moments of rest, exploration, or connection with nature.
This retreat offers more than just yoga — it’s a space to breathe deeply, move mindfully, and enjoy access to spa rituals, permaculture gardens, forest trails, and healing silence.
Whether you’re seeking renewal, clarity, or simply time for yourself, this experience invites you to slow down and reconnect — body, mind, and soul.
- Always available
A gentle pause for your body and mind — with breath, nature and presence.
Take a deep breath and step into a retreat that invites you to slow down, restore your rhythm, and simply be.
This experience blends nourishing meals, daily yoga, therapeutic spa rituals, and the calming touch of a Swedish massage — all surrounded by nature’s embrace.
You’ll connect with the land through a cacao ceremony and permaculture tour, while also enjoying quiet time by the pool, on the trails, or in your private space.
Designed for those seeking stillness, clarity and care, this retreat is an invitation to relax deeply and return to yourself.
- Always available
Reconnect with nature, your senses, and the quiet wisdom of the rainforest.
This retreat is an invitation to deepen your connection — with yourself and the vibrant rainforest around you.
Wake up with energizing yoga sessions, enjoy nourishing meals, and unwind with spa rituals and therapeutic massage.
Explore the land through a cacao workshop, permaculture tour, and an unforgettable night walk in the jungle, where nature speaks in silence and shadow.
Rainforest Connection is more than a getaway — it’s a sensory experience designed to ground you, slow you down, and gently bring you back to your essence.
After a rejuvenating yoga session, treat yourself to a well-deserved massage or indulge in a detoxifying organic mud treatment at our jungle spa. Take a magical hike through the rainforest, meditate by a serene waterfall, or explore the surrounding area to connect with nature and recharge your spirit.
At Essence Arenal Restaurant, tantalize your taste buds with a tantalizing array of organic, vegetarian, and vegan dishes that not only nourish your body but also expand your culinary horizons. Our commitment to using fresh, locally sourced ingredients ensures that every meal is not only delicious but also supports sustainable practices.
- Always available
Reset your system with conscious movement, detox support, and mindful nutrition.
Take a step back from the noise and gift yourself a full-body reset in the heart of the rainforest.
Detox Holiday combines daily yoga, nourishing juices and broths, and personalized detox support in a peaceful, grounding environment.
You’ll enjoy access to a full spa circuit, permaculture gardens, and forest trails, along with ionic detox treatments and one-on-one consultations to guide your process.
Whether you’re seeking clarity, lightness, or simply a break from overwhelm, this retreat offers a safe and nurturing space to renew — from the inside out.
- Always available
Fall back in love with your breath, your rhythm, and your inner peace
This retreat is a gentle reminder that self-love is not a luxury — it’s essential.
Through daily yoga, nourishing meals, spa rituals, massage, and deep connection with the rainforest, you’ll find space to rest, reflect, and return to yourself.
Love Yourself includes a Swedish massage, ionic detox, cacao ceremony, and a magical night tour in the jungle — all designed to ground you in presence and peace.
A full experience of movement, stillness, and self-care, wrapped in nature’s embrace.
- Always available
Release what no longer serves you — with joy, movement and mindful care.
This retreat is not about restriction — it’s about reconnection.
Lose Weight and Have Fun invites you to move with purpose, eat with intention, and enjoy every step of your wellness journey.
With daily yoga, detox juices or healthy meals, spa rituals, and playful experiences like cacao ceremonies and nature walks, you’ll feel supported, energized and empowered.
Guided detox consultations and ionic therapy complement your process, while the surrounding rainforest reminds you how joyful transformation can be.
Yoga classes are daily from 7 to 8:15 am
The next day of your arrival.
Both airports have similar distance to here, but we recommend San José airport as there are more options of transfers and normally are cheaper.
We have a transfer contact that costs $140 per way from and to San Jose airport, and $160 from and to Liberia airport, the payment is directly to the driver- in cash. As is a private transport can be anytime. The trip takes approximately 3 hours. Between 11:00 pm and 4:00 am it has an additional cost of $20.
Yes, we accommodate any kind of intolerances and allergies. We do have different kind of milks as almond, coconut and oat milk.
Check-in starts from 1:00 pm to 8:00pm, in case you arrive before and we have your room ready we will give it to you, and if the rooms still not ready we can keep your luggage at reception area. We close reception at 9:00 pm, if you arrive later we will let the keys of your room and information on the reception desk. Check-out is till 11:00 am, if you need more time we can also keep your luggage at reception.
The day of arrival you have the spa circuit and dinner included. The departure day you will have the yoga class in the morning and breakfast.
You will have 3 daily meals included in our vegetarian and vegan restaurant with a natural homemade fruit juice. Coffee and tea are available all day during open hours (7am to 9pm). Breakfast and lunch you can choose one of the options from our menu. Dinners are thematic from different countries and includes an entrance, main course and dessert.
Sure you will have days without activities. There are many options to do around.
We do have yoga mats here that you can use, but if you prefer you can bring yours.
Our morning yoga classes are Hatha or Vinyasa yoga. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, we have sunset classes at 4:00pm, those classes are yin yoga.
Address:
1 km al sur de El Castillo, 200 meters next to the Butterfly Conservatory
PHONE:
(+506) 2479 1131(+506) 8752 8900
WHATSAPP:
(+506) 8752 8900
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