Pura Vida is a non-denominational, spiritually oriented, health-focused eco-retreat center set in a tropical paradise in Mexico. With accommodations located right by the ocean, it offers a peaceful setting for guests who want to reconnect with nature and with themselves.

This retreat blends the feel of a spiritual retreat, an oceanfront spa experience, and a range of alternative holistic healing therapies. Over the past 8 years, the team has supported hundreds of guests each year through integrated Holistic Healing and Personal Transformation programs, with many participants reporting lasting life changes.

What’s Included

6 nights in beautiful jungle accommodation overlooking the ocean
Morning conscious movement sessions, including yoga, 5 Rhythms, and Kundalini
Daily yoga classes
Daily meditation classes
Daily group spiritual inquiry to support integration
3 daily delicious and nutritious vegetarian meals
Welcome drink
Water, tea, and coffee available throughout the day
Swimming and snorkeling in the ocean, just a 5-minute walk away
60-minute massage with Vida
Hike to the waterfall
Group breathwork
WiFi connection
Nature hikes with a trusted guide
Free excursions to sites of interest
Accommodation
Pre- and post-retreat support from the team

What’s Not Included

Airport transfers
Flights
Transportation to the retreat
Travel insurance

Program Highlights

Your stay includes a private room with bathroom and ocean view, gourmet organic vegetarian buffet-style meals, and a thoughtfully designed mix of healing practices and free time. The program may include 1 Watsu session, 3 individual sessions such as bodywork, energy work, or private breathwork, and 2 group breathwork sessions.

Additional experiences may include morning group conscious movement, pilates, and somatic classes; evening meditation and inquiry; yoga, movement, meditation, conscious breath, and other specialty modalities; an authentic Mexican sweat lodge/Temazcal ceremony led by a local shaman; a hike to Pueblo Waterfall for meditation; a boat trip to a secluded beach with a group holistic breathwork session; snorkeling; and, if available, a cacao or fire ceremony, kirtan, or Mexican folkloric dance performance.

The Retreat Experience

Imagine a week surrounded by tropical beauty, with yoga, pilates, Kundalini, meditation, breathwork, nourishing food, spiritual practices, and adventure woven together in a supportive environment. Daily classes and workshops offer space to deepen your yoga and meditation practice, including Yin and Restorative Yoga.

You’ll also enjoy tropical fruits such as mango, pineapple, and papaya, along with nourishing vegetarian meals and the opportunity to learn more about healthy living and nutrition. This retreat is designed to support healing, help release old and new wounds, shift negative mental patterns, integrate emotional imprints, and open space for spiritual awakening.

What Makes This Retreat Special

The experience is shaped by an integrated approach that brings together body, mind, spirit, shadow work, and healing modalities. Set in a peaceful jungle location just above the ocean, it also includes hikes to waterfalls and walks through an authentic Mexican village. For many, it becomes a meaningful doorway into spiritual enlightenment.

Temazcal Ceremony

A Temazcal is a traditional sweat lodge ceremony with roots in pre-Hispanic Indigenous Mesoamerican culture. It is said to offer benefits for detox, deep healing, and spiritual awakening, supporting the body, mind, and soul. The ceremony is led by a shaman or local leader and may include chanting, herbs, and ritual elements.

Food

The kitchen serves mostly organic, healthy vegetarian buffet-style meals, with vegan options available and fish or chicken available for an additional fee. Juices and smoothies are also offered, and juice detox options can be adjusted to your needs. Meals are served in the dining room at the top of the property, where guests enjoy wide views of Yelapa Bay and the mountains.

Diets catered: dairy-free, gluten free, organic, raw, vegan, vegetarian.

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