An Opportunity to Merge Somatic Therapy, Authentic Movement, Parts Work, and Psychodrama
7-Day Experiential Retreats- A Group Transformation Immersed in Nature
Our Experiential Retreats at a Glance
Why These Four Modalities Belong Together
Most healing modalities work in isolation. Talk therapy stays in the mind, yoga stays on the mat, and traditional retreats often don’t offer a full spectrum of modalities. Experiential retreats are entirely different.
In this 7-day immersion, we have intentionally bridged Somatic Therapy, Authentic Movement, Parts Work (IFS principles), and Psychodrama into a continuous, multi-layered landscape of collective experience. By uniting the sensory, structural, psychological, and expressive, your whole self is fully integrated.
- THE MIND uncovers the hidden dynamics (Parts Work).
- THE BODY tracks the physical sensations (Somatic Therapy).
- THE MOTION safely carries it out of your system (Authentic Movement).
- THE STAGE externalizes the subconscious blocks (Psychodrama).
What You Will Experience: Our 7-Day Experiential Retreat in Costa Rica
- SOMATOSENSORY DE-ARMORING & DEEP TENSION RELEASE
Unwind the physical density of chronic stress. We use advanced somatosensory techniques—tracking interoceptive sensations —to safely thaw and release fixed nervous system states, postures, and armors. - SOMATIC EXPERIENCING & NERVOUS SYSTEM REGULATION
Gently touch into stored trauma without overwhelming your system. Using the core SE principles of titration (slowing things down into bite-sized pieces) and pendulation (moving fluidly between resource and distress), we safely discharge trapped survival energy without re-traumatization. - PARTS WORK: WELCOMING YOUR INNER LANDSCAPE
Connect deeply with your internal family of parts—the protectors, the critics, and the hidden wounds. Instead of just talking about these parts, you will learn to understand their somatic weight, clear their burdens, and lead them from a place of grounded, centered Self-energy. - THE LIVING THEATER OF THE SUBCONSCIOUS (Psychodrama)
Step into the stories that run your life. By externalizing internal conflicts, ancestral patterns, and unspoken words within the safety of the group mirror, you will actively rewrite your past narrative and reclaim your personal power. - COMPLETING THE SELF-PROTECTIVE MOTOR RESPONSES
When trauma happens, our natural survival impulses (like fleeing or fighting back) are often thwarted and frozen in time. Through Somatic Experiencing, we guide your body to complete these defensive responses and organically dissolve long-standing physical armor. - AUTHENTIC MOVEMENT & SENSORY AWARENESS
Bypass the analytical mind entirely. Through unchoreographed, witnessed movement, you will practice tuning into your raw sensory impulses. This sharpens your inner tracking, builds deep self-trust, and lets your subconscious speak its truth without censorship. - BUILDING INNER RESOURCES & TOOLS
Anchor your body in deep safety. You will acquire practical somatic and grounding tools to track your arousal states, expand your window of tolerance, and identify internal anchors of calm. In the group container, we leverage collective co-regulation to help your nervous system settle and recover in real time. - THE POWER OF THE COLLECTIVE MIRROR
Move from isolation to belonging. We dive into the profound dynamics of being seen in your rawest expression and holding witness for others, breaking the core relational wounds of shame and hiding through shared sensory and emotional presence.
Your Hosts
Your safety and profound transformation are our highest priorities. Our experiential retreats are exclusively facilitated by highly trained, trauma-informed somatic therapists who specialize in nervous system regulation and group dynamics. With decades of combined clinical and experiential expertise, our team provides an exceptionally steady, compassionate, and nuanced container. We know exactly how to guide the collective energy so that every individual feels profoundly seen, structurally safe, and free to dive deep.
WORKSHOPS
Together, we will explore the fundamentals of Integrative Therapies, with a special focus on movement and body language. Beyond theory, we will refine a series of exercises and techniques to put what we learned in the classroom into practice.
- Trauma & Attachment Wounds: integrating knowledge into practice
- Learn nervous system mapping (Polyvagal Theory)
- Somatic Therapy: Pendulation and Titration (between comfort & discomfort)
- Somatic Psychology Principles within a Trauma-informed Approach
- Somatic Experiencing: The felt sense as a gateway
- Somatosensory Therapy: the Body’s Intelligence
- Emotions as bodily signals: Containment and Expression
- Psychodrama Foundations: Set and Setting
PRACTICE
- Morning Routine: Grounding, Vagal Activation, and Meditation
- Co-regulating the Nervous System: breathwork series
- Authentic Movement Flow: practical series
- Partner activity: Space, Boundaries, Trust, Power Dynamics
- Interoceptive, Exteroceptive and Proprioceptive Body Awareness: practical series
- Somatic movement for self-expression: body language series
- Downregulating Anxious Patterns: breathwork series
- Somatic Storytelling: body language series
- Somatic Release: pelvic area and legs series
- Somatic Release: shoulders, arms and chest series
- Somatic Release: head and neck series
- Parts Work: ego states, relational states
- Parts Work: Gestalt series
- Dynamic Staging in groups: psychodrama series
DURATION: 6 nights, 7 days
FOOD: farm-to-table, organic, delicious home-made food (3 meals per day)
ACCOMMODATION: private house with bathroom, double occupancy
LOCATION: Chirripó Valley, Costa Rica
DATES: View Calendar
Fees & Specifications
You will stay in a spacious cabin with a private bathroom and a beautiful deck, shared with up to 2 or 3 students. You will live in the forest, surrounded by natural views and spectacular wildlife. Food is farm-to-table, gourmet, organic, and can be tailored to special needs.
We accept only small groups to maintain high-quality communication and a fluid experience.
FEES: $1950
INCLUSIONS: food, double-occupancy accommodation, full course, school registration fees, use of facilities, PDF materials, e-books, herbal teas and drinks, yoga equipment, personalized support.
SINGLE ROOM: available on request at a different rate
DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE: for multiple bookings and 1-on-1 courses at our facilities
EXTENSION OF STAY: a tailored trauma-release advanced class is possible after consultation
LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE: Spaces are intentionally kept intimate to ensure that every participant receives dedicated therapeutic support.
Fees don’t include airline tickets and transfers.
DEPOSIT REQUIRED: $800