Whole Healing Retreats Costa Rica Healing Immersion

A week of healing, presence, and soulful restoration awaits in a setting designed to support deep inner work and meaningful renewal.

Leave behind the pace of daily life and enter a space devoted to nervous system restoration, self-discovery, and profound healing. This immersive retreat invites you to explore expanded states of consciousness while being held through yoga, meditation, somatic practices, and intentional community.

Set in the serene beauty of Costa Rica’s Blue Zone, the experience offers a safe, nurturing environment to reconnect with your authentic self, release what no longer serves you, and return home feeling grounded, empowered, and renewed.

Meet Your Hosts

Angela Melzer

Angela is devoted to creating transformative healing experiences that help people reconnect with themselves through mindfulness, embodied practices, and compassionate guidance.

Cristen Malia

Cristen offers a heart-centered approach to personal transformation, weaving somatic awareness, meditation, and nervous system regulation into spaces where lasting healing can unfold.

Together, Angela and Cristen have shaped this retreat into a deeply supportive journey that honors each participant’s individual path.

What You'll Experience

This retreat is centered on depth rather than surface-level wellness. Each day is intentionally structured to create a steady foundation for healing through practices that support both body and mind.

Throughout the week, you’ll experience:

• Daily yoga classes

• Guided meditation

• Somatic movement practices

• Nervous system regulation techniques

• Breath awareness

• Journaling and self-reflection

• Community circles

• Time for integration and rest

• Ocean-view yoga sessions

• Quiet moments surrounded by Costa Rica’s natural beauty

The open-air yoga shala overlooking the Pacific Ocean creates an inspiring setting for slowing down, reconnecting, and allowing transformation to emerge naturally.

Optional Plant Medicine Experience

Guests who feel called to explore a plant medicine experience may choose to connect with the experienced team at Shiva Shambho Retreats, an independent retreat center in Nosara.

Ron Nikel, Paul Jarreau, and their team specialize in meditation, sound, ceremony, and personal transformation. All preparation, screening, participant assessments, ceremony facilitation, and aftercare are handled directly by the Shiva Shambho Retreats team to determine whether participation is appropriate for each individual.

If you choose to take part, you will be introduced to their team so you can begin that conversation directly with them.

Nourishment for Body & Soul

Healing is supported beyond the daily practices as well. Throughout the week, you’ll enjoy chef-prepared meals made with fresh local ingredients, nourishing both body and mind. Dietary preferences and food sensitivities are thoughtfully accommodated so every guest feels cared for.

Who This Retreat Is For

This retreat is ideal for anyone ready to:

• Slow down and reconnect

• Support nervous system healing

• Deepen self-awareness

• Explore embodied practices

• Cultivate emotional resilience

• Spend meaningful time in nature

• Experience authentic connection with a supportive community

Whether you are just beginning your healing journey or continuing work already in motion, you’ll be welcomed with compassion and care.

Reserve Your Spot

Join Angela Melzer and Cristen Malia from March 20–27, 2027, for this immersive Costa Rican retreat, a week of healing, self-discovery, and renewal in the heart of Costa Rica.

Return home feeling lighter.

More present.

More connected.

And more deeply rooted in who you truly are.