After trying conventional therapy and simply pushing through, you may be ready for something deeper.
This week-long intensive in Costa Rica launches 100 Days to Freedom ™ The Choose Again Transformation™, an immersive program designed for those who are no longer interested in managing symptoms and are ready to address healing at the root.
Built on more than 20 years of proven results, this experience offers a practical lifetime tool and the possibility of lasting change. Your time in Costa Rica is followed by three months of online counselling, coaching, and support from the same team of counsellors, helping you integrate what you learn into daily life.
The purpose of this program is to create a deeply immersive, intensive, and freeing therapeutic experience. It is designed to help you carry a renewed sense of freedom and integrity into your everyday world.
Choose Again combines universal spiritual teachings with practical science and psychotherapy in a clear, proven process that supports transformation of mind, body, and spirit.
If you have already explored psychotherapy, meditation, yoga, ayahuasca, or other spiritual practices, but still struggle with any of the following, this retreat may be right for you:
Go deep each day into the core beliefs behind painful patterns of thought and experience, and leave with a lifelong tool for greater peace of mind, creativity, and connection.
Support your process with daily gentle yoga and mindfulness practices. Focused holotropic breathwork sessions offer powerful insight and perspective.
Enjoy mindfulness walks and swimming outings at the center on Lake Arenal in Costa Rica.
Healing is supported by nourishing food, and the cuisine here reflects that commitment. International in-house chefs prepare three buffet meals daily using globally inspired, locally sourced ingredients. The menu emphasizes salads and vegetables, includes local fresh fish or chicken for protein, and is low in refined carbohydrates. Meals may feature fresh eggs and avocados at breakfast, creative Buddha bowls at lunch, and gourmet dinners, alongside fresh fruit, green smoothies, and a steady supply of salads and micro-greens from the on-site greenhouse. Coffee, tea, and snacks are available throughout the day.
Vegetarian and vegan preferences can be accommodated.
Set at mid-elevation amid lush jungle, the property features manicured gardens and views over Lake Arenal. Facilities include a communal dining hall, indoor and outdoor group circle spaces, a yoga studio, and a greenhouse where greens are grown on site.
All rooms include posturepedic mattresses, a private bath, and a veranda with garden and lake views.
Each intensive includes at least one excursion to a place of exceptional natural beauty. Possible outings include the wild hot springs near Arenal Volcano, the peaceful Lake Arenal, the local equine therapy centre, and/or one of the wide, quiet beaches on the Nicoya Peninsula.
These excursions are an important part of the therapeutic process, giving participants the chance to practice what they are learning while connecting with local people and natural surroundings.
Support continues after your stay with an extensive 90+ day aftercare program included for every participant.
Live integration sessions take place every two weeks throughout the program, with each session lasting 1.5 hours and led by the same counsellors you worked with in Costa Rica.
Weekly online Therapeutic Circles also continue for the duration of the program, offering 2-hour small-group sessions focused on practicing the six steps in a safe and supportive setting.
Persistent suffering is often rooted in negative beliefs formed during painful experiences. Although these beliefs may once have helped us survive, they can later distort self-perception and the way we relate to the world, driving patterns of self-deception and reactive behavior.
The encouraging truth is that even one shift in belief can begin to transform your entire experience of life.
At the heart of this program is the Six Steps to Freedom, a powerful process developed by Diederik Wolsak to uncover and heal the beliefs that keep harmful patterns in place.
These are practical, repeatable steps that help you trace and heal any belief system in a judgment-free environment where your natural state can be restored.
You are not alone in wanting lasting peace. Change begins with a choice, and with a willingness to see things differently, freedom can become the path ahead.
"Direct and eloquent… a practical six-step program to self-liberation." — Gabor Maté, Renowned Speaker & Bestselling Author
"It has the power and the potential to truly change your life." — Jerry Jampolsky, Founder of Attitudinal Healing International & Bestselling Author
As a busy working mom, I felt destined to stay stuck in the rat race, always putting everyone else first and never having time for myself. That belief left me unhappy and searching for love and relief in all the wrong places. Choosing to come to El Cielo and put myself first was the greatest gift I gave myself and my family. The program nourishes both body and mind, the food is fantastic, and the silent walks were breathtaking. Knowing and believing now that I am joy and peace at my core has given me the trust to move forward with love.
~M.Y. 38, Corporate Secretary, Canada, January 2024 retreat participant
I gifted myself a retreat to El Cielo, and it was the best birthday present I have ever received or given. I knew very little about this magical place in Costa Rica or the Choose Again Six Step Process, so I was hesitant at first. After completing the program and returning home, I saw firsthand that peace and happiness are attainable. I encourage anyone reading this to go for it. Pack your bags and transform your life. This truly works. Everyone in my group had a life-changing experience. With the help of the fantastic staff, you reconnect with the truth that the key to happiness and peace has always been within you.
- Debbi Levins, NY, 2023 Retreat Participant
I have been in 12-step recovery for addiction for over 20 years. Although I have stayed sober, I continued to struggle with depression. I have read dozens of books and studied several spiritual practices, but none of them offered what Choose Again did. If true happiness has eluded you and you believe no human power can help, there is a solution here.
- D.F., Real Estate Developer, Colorado, Healing Trauma Retreat, January 2024
The Choose Again Intensive Retreat Center is located in northwest Costa Rica, near Lake Arenal. The nearest airport is in Liberia, Guanacaste. A free shuttle is provided on the workshop start and end dates for arrivals and departures. If you need to travel on another day or via a different airport in Costa Rica, please let us know in advance so travel arrangements can be discussed before registration.
Due to the distance, airport transfer from San Jose is not available. If you choose this route, please contact us for details on other transport options.
In December 2011, Warren Helfrich, a program evaluation consultant in private practice, completed an evaluation of the services offered by Choose Again at their Healing Centre in Costa Rica (El Cielo).
Highlights from the results included:
Diederik Wolsak
Gabor Maté
Founder of Attitudinal Healing International and a bestselling author from the USA, Jerry Jampolsky brings a deeply human and inspiring perspective to healing and personal growth. His work has touched countless people through a compassionate approach centered on inner peace, emotional resilience, and the transformative power of attitude. With a long-standing commitment to helping others shift from fear to understanding, his...
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Sun, May 3 – Sun, May 10