About Soltara Healing Center
Mission & Vision
Upcoming Retreats at Soltara Healing Center
Soltara Playa Blanca | Seven Night Retreat
Soltara Scarlet Valley | Seven Night Retreat
Soltara Playa Blanca | Five Night Retreat
Soltara Scarlet Valley | Five Night Retreat
Soltara Playa Blanca | Seven Night Retreat
Soltara Scarlet Valley | Seven Night Retreat
Soltara Playa Blanca | New Year's Retreat 2027
Venue & Amenities
Meals
Menu Types
Getting Here
Directions
We offer pickup on Day 1 of your retreat from a hotel near the San Jose (SJO) airport.
We recommend arriving the day before, and booking your stay at the recommended hotel in our confirmation email, in order to give you time to relax and settle in before beginning your journey to Soltara.
We look forward to supporting you in an immersive experience in nature, community, and medicine!
Customer Reviews
Soltara Experience
A life-changing experience I will carry with me forever
The ceremonies helped me reconnect with parts of myself I had lost along the way. I was able to process emotions connected to my father, love, relationships, self-worth, and the way I have been seeking security outside of myself. Some moments were incredibly intense and challenging, but they also brought me a sense of release and peace that is difficult to put into words.
What made the experience even more special was the environment Soltara created. I felt genuinely safe, supported and cared for throughout the entire process. The maestros, facilitators and staff held such a beautiful space for us, and the connection I developed with the other participants became an important part of my journey too. By the end of the week, people who had been strangers only days before felt like family.
I know the real work continues after leaving, and that integration will take time. But I am leaving with more love for myself, a deeper sense of inner security, and the feeling that I can face life differently. I will always be grateful for this experience and for everyone who was part of it. ❤️
I was lost but now I'm found.
For most of my life, I struggled to find peace within myself—to quiet the noise, to feel truly connected to who I was, and to hold onto a genuine happiness that lasted longer than a few days.
I’ve done a lot.
I’ve seen many places.
I’ve experienced things most people only dream about.
I have absolutely lived a life.
But somewhere along the way, I lost touch with a part of myself.
In recent years, that darkness became heavier. It kept building, quietly and relentlessly, until I reached a point where I knew I needed to do something different.
I had tried the traditional paths. I had searched for answers, worked on myself, and kept moving forward—but I still felt like there was something deeper inside me that I hadn't been able to reach.
Eight years ago, I experienced something that showed me another way.
Ayahuasca.
I knew there was something in that experience that I hadn't finished exploring. Somewhere deep inside, I knew there was still a light within me—and I needed to find my way back to it.
For years, I dreamed of coming to Soltara Healing Center.
Then, after a series of events that left me in tremendous pain, an opportunity appeared.
And this time, I didn't hesitate.
I grabbed it with both hands.
What followed has been one of the most profound journeys of my life.
This experience hasn't magically changed who I am.
It has helped me remember who I was beneath everything I had carried.
It has given me tools, perspective, courage and, perhaps most importantly, the willingness to meet myself honestly.
The man who arrived here was searching for something.
The man who leaves is carrying something.
A deeper understanding of himself.
A greater capacity to love.
A renewed sense of purpose.
And a light that he now knows was never truly gone.
And then there are the people.
The love, kindness, vulnerability and acceptance I experienced here was beyond anything I could have expected from a group of strangers.
Somehow, strangers became friends.
Friends became family.
And for that, I will carry an immense gratitude and respect for every person who shared this journey with me.
You have each left a mark on my life, and you will forever hold a place in my heart.
I don't know exactly what the rest of my life will look like.
But I know what I want to leave behind.
I want to leave this world having inspired someone to believe in themselves.
I want to nurture people, protect what is vulnerable, love without holding back, and bring more kindness into a world that desperately needs it.
I want to leave my mark—not through what I own, what I achieve, or what people think of me…
but through the lives I touch.
Not just for me.
For my Wife.
For my daughter.
For my family.
For the people I haven't met yet.
For every living thing that shares this extraordinary planet with us.
I spent so much of my life searching for the light.
Now I understand something.
The light was never gone.
It was always inside me.
I just had to find my way back to it.
I am whole.
I am me.
I am free. ✨