• 6 nights accommodations 
• 3 meals per day starting with dinner on the first night and ending with breakfast on the last day
• Group Ground Transportation to/from SJO (San Jose Airport) to Retreat Center
• Daily yoga practices
• Personal retreat time (having time to nap, explore, walk, read, and just be)
• On-Site Biodynamic Farm Tour
• Chocolate Tour
• Safari Float on the Penas Blancas River
• Karma Yoga Project

Accommodations

You will stay at a sustainable, rainforest eco-lodge hotel providing comfortable accommodations amidst acres of lush gardens, hiking trails, and a secluded jungle. The atmosphere at the retreat center is simple, healthy, and relaxed. Rooms are single, double, or triple occupancy with fans and hot water. Each room at this center is unique and the size of the rooms vary. The eco-lodge has a beautiful chlorine-free swimming pool and jacuzzi. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are prepared daily and include healthy vegetarian options. The food is organic and local when available, prepared with nourishing ingredients and lots of love. We do our best to honor your registration type. If enrollment pairings are such that we cannot honor the occupancy type you have selected, we will contact you 90 days prior to your trip. Feel free to contact us in the meantime if you have concerns.

Lakia Meaden

Lakia has a deep passion for travel, nature and Yoga. Her journey into healthy living started in her early 20’s when she had a special needs son who required extensive care. She found that western medicine didn’t always hold the key to healing. She began a hunt for other healing modalities to help her son and found the ancient healing practice of Reiki, acupuncture and herbalism. She became a Reiki practitioner in 1999. The journey to healing had begun!

Her first introduction to Yoga happened in High school gym class. She found it fascinating and in her twenties joined her first yoga class in Chula Vista, California. Like many she practiced yoga by attending random yoga classes here and there. Until eventually she knew she wanted to take her Yoga teacher training!

She moved to Norfolk Virginia in 2020 and found the place she wanted to open her first studio space! Lakia is now sharing her love for yoga daily at her bay front studio in Norfolk, Virginia. Her studio space welcomes all levels of yoga students and hosts many types of classes. 

Her teaching style is challenging, yet accessible. By pairing breath with movement, she guide students through creative, flow-based sequences while offering insightful alignment cues and modifications. Along with teaching many styles of yoga she also hosts workshops, private session and curated living coaching program. 

She prides herself in creating a safe space for all to enjoy, learn and practice. Her passion for yoga and the amazing community of loving yogis around her has created a scholarship program that launched this year. Creating opportunity for those in need brings her peace.

While on your retreat you will also have the opportunity to take part in adventure activities and wonderful excursions. Some of the possible options include:

• Zip-lining 
• Horseback Riding
• Volcano Hike
• Hot Springs Excursion
• Nighttime Rainforest Hike
• Hanging Bridges
• Waterfall Tour
• Sacred Seed & Plant Tour
• Kayaking

*Price of activities are not included in tuition. Availability subject to change.

Spa

Bring balance and harmony to your spirit at the Rain Forest Spa. Spa treatments include a variety of massages, therapeutic body treatments, skincare services, and aromatherapy sessions using only the highest quality organic oils and extracts derived from fruits, herbs, flowers, and botanicals.

Please be sure to review Our Policies.

Registration

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Paying an initial non-refundable deposit of $350 and $35 Payment Processing Fee (added to the tuition rate upon registration) will lock in your tuition rate and hold your space for the trip.

For technical questions or alternative payment options, please contact us.

Getting There 

You will be booking your flights for the San Jose International Airport (SJO). Before booking tickets, please be sure you have received your official confirmation note that the retreat has met its minimums. There will be one group airport shuttle each way based on our flight window guidelines. Be sure your flights align with the provided flight windows if you wish to use the group shuttle. The drive time to the center is approximately 2.5 hours.

Travel Insurance

We cannot emphasize more the importance of travel insurance. As we all know, especially as travelers, “life happens.” Whether it’s family, work, mother nature, or a change of heart, it is important to be prepared in case you need to unexpectedly change your travel plans. Often for less than $150, you can purchase a travel insurance policy and be protected in the event that you need to make a change or need to be covered financially prior to or during your trip. 

We have partnered with two insurance companies: Trawick International and CSA Travel Insurance (available for U.S. Residents only). 

Read more about our insurance partners and their policies here. We encourage you to research the insurance company and policy that best meets your needs.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Do you have questions about traveling abroad? After you register, we will provide you with a Participant’s Package with helpful information. Also, be sure to check out our Participant FAQs. If you have other questions, feel free to write to us at info@truenaturetravels.com and let us know how we can help!

Shared Accommodations – $2595 USD

Single w/Shared Bath Accommodations – $2795 USD

Single Accommodations – $2995 USD

A non-refundable $35 Payment Processing Fee will be added to the tuition rate upon registration.

For technical questions or alternative payment options, please contact us.

Cancellation

• Initial deposits and the $35 registration fee are non-refundable and non-transferable.
• 50% of payments are refundable up to 90 days before a retreat excluding the initial deposit and the $35 registration fee.
• 89 days prior to a retreat, tuition is non-refundable and non-transferable.
• Full tuition is refunded if the trip is canceled due to low enrollment. The $35 registration fee is not refundable.
• True Nature Travels is not responsible for any loss incurred due to currency conversion rates.
• Full tuition is refunded* if the trip is canceled due to low enrollment.

*Refundable amounts do not include applied credits.

If you wish to cancel your spot on a trip you must submit your cancellation by email to info@truenaturetravels.com.