EQUINE AND EARTH
Reconnect to You
In the Volcanic Mountains of Costa Rica
February 9th-14th 2025, Tula Vida Ranch
With Jane Marchant, Islena Faircrest, & Tara Casagrande
Sign up early as our retreat fills up quickly!
Join us for an unforgettable journey of self-discovery, centering, and reconnection with your physical & emotional body, mind & soul. Tula Vida Ranch is an 80-acre exclusively private jungle haven containing a herd of 14 horses, gorgeous vistas, lovely accommodations, and delicious food. We will also provide daily somatic practices that lead you to a reawakening of your wild soul, your vitality, and your radiance.
What you can expect
Fun & play and time with nature and horses
Body centered somatic exploration practices
Decompression and nervous system regulation
Deepening of your authentic and revitalized self
Private Jungle Location
Movement Medicine, Meditation, Yoga, and Qigong
Healing Local Fresh Food
Highly Trained Guides
Daily Transformational Coaching
Connection with Like-Minded New Friends
All genders are welcome.
**BONUS: One month prior to the retreat, Islena, Jane, Tara, and Tula Vida owner, Sally, will offer weekly virtual sessions and informative/educational emails to prime you for your transformative journey in Costa Rica.**
Tula Vida Ranch
Tula Vida Ranch is surrounded by 3 volcanos, an expansive sunset view, and pristine rainforest, with rivers, springs, and ponds - the horses roam freely in this stunning environment where you will find you can breathe more deeply and re-discover your flow. It is a true sanctuary for all visitors, which includes shy tapirs, rare bell-birds, and plenty of toucans, sloths, and monkeys. There are trails, rivers, waterfalls, valleys, primary rainforest, and abundant wildlife - truly accessible nature.
Why Horses?
Horses actively seek connection with us. As herd animals, connection means safety. Horses read our energy, internal state, our intention, and our physical movements (body language). They feel safe with us when these all match up. Their reaction to us shifts as we open up, allow ourselves to feel our real feelings, and follow the guidance of our own hearts and intuition.
Through the perception of the horses and our interactions with them, we can understand more about our true inner self.
Accommodations
Rooms are beautiful and comfortable with a terrace and individual bathrooms.
There are double rooms with private bathrooms and a stunning terrace.
Tula Vida also provides private rooms with a shared living area and a stunning terrace where the horses may come and join you for your morning coffee.
The communal lodge is where we will share meals, practice yoga and it also provides a comfortable space to rest.
Included in your payment:
January 2025 weekly online prep work sessions and information emails
5 nights accommodation with 3 delicious, healthy, and local meals a day- starting with arrival day dinner and ending after breakfast or lunch on departure day,
Full access to almost 80 acres of property, miles of trails, waterfalls, valleys, sunset views, a spring-fed pond, horses, wildlife, and more
Two full-day transformational equine experiences with owners Eric and Sally
Morning and afternoon movement and meditation practices with Islena, Jane, and Tara
One hour massage/bodywork session
Sunset gatherings in the evenings
You will take care of payment for:
Airfare to Liberia Costa Rica
Transportation to and from Tula Vida Ranch: estimated $50/person in a shared shuttle
Tips for staff and drivers
Additional massages
Alcohol, although we recommend little or no alcohol in order to be more present for your experience
Additional Excursions
Payment Information
Full Price: $3,588 USD
Early Bird (register by October 1): $3,388 ($200 discount)
$1000 USD deposit to reserve your room upon registration.
Last payment due by October 15: $2,588 USD
(Early Bird $2,388 USD)“Share a room” $100 discount per person
Refund Policy
Fully refundable before October 1st, 2024.
50% refund available before December 1st, 2024.
After December 1st, 2024: refunds are no longer available
++ Tours and excursions often require cash payment. American dollars are widely accepted.
Meet Your Guides
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Recently a student of Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield, Tara graduated from a Mindfulness and Meditation Teacher Certification Program, a two year mindfulness training. Tara enjoys teaching vinyasa style yoga, qigong and meditation. Tara also loves to have a lot of fun and not take life too seriously. A twenty year survivor of cervical cancer, Tara sees movement, meditation and healthy lifestyle as key ingredients to bring peace, calm and happiness.
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An educator, holistic therapist, and trauma-informed transformational life coach, Islena Faircrest brings 22 years teaching experience to people of all ages & stages since 2000. A writer for health content media, she has taught retreats, Yoga Training Intensives, workshops, and Teacher Trainings in the US, Canada, Australia, and Costa Rica.
A holistic wellness innovator, her healing platform is informed as a bodyworker since 2002, utilizing an intuitive blend of counselling, trigger point & myofascial release, body & energy rebalancing, physical therapy, and Bowen Bodywork. With expertise in early childhood and family development as a former doula and prenatal & postpartum educator, Islena has a 20 year background in health & family services in Vancouver & San Francisco, as well as a cultural dance background facilitating deep knowledge in moving meditation.
Recognized for creating inspiring learning environments, Islena was co-owner of a Yoga Centre in western Canada, which merged with a neighboring studio to create a stronger localized community. Islena teaches Hatha, Vinyasa, Alignment-based, Therapeutic, Restorative, Prenatal, Mom & Baby, Kids, Seniors Yoga, Yoga for Equestrians, Yoga Dance, Yoga for Surfers, and was the first to bring SUP Yoga on Standup Paddleboard to San Francisco's Coastside Half Moon Bay.
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Jane Marchant grew up in Switzerland where she graduated as a physical therapist in 1990. In 1995 she moved to Costa Rica where for 5 years, she worked for Don and Amba Stapleton, founders of the Nosara Yoga Institute (NYI), Interdisciplinary Yoga and Pranassage. In 2000 Jane founded Nosara Wellness, a center for healing and movement therapies. In addition to being a Mom of two young adults, she continues to work as a Physical Therapist, and offers Therapeutic Fitness classes, and also Equine Facilitated Coaching. In the past two years she has been educating herself more about the myofascial tissue, how to treat it and how to rebalance the body through specific movements addressing the myofascial chains. Jane is licensed to work as a physical therapist in Switzerland and in Costa Rica. She speaks fluent English, French, Spanish, German and Dutch.