Food Notes Podcast and Pretreat

LAURNEA RECORDING ARTIST VEGAN CHEF -CEO/ DIRECTOR FOUNDER/ CREATOR OF FOOD NOTES. VEGAN CLASSES, ART AND MUSIC SEMINARS Vegan Culinary Artist | International Performer | Cultural Producer | Wellness & Creativity Curator Multidisciplinary visionary Laurnea Yue’—a globally respected recording artist, vegan chef, and creative director—has launched a powerful series of culinary, artistic, and wellness initiatives in Cahuita, Costa Rica. Blending music, food, storytelling, and ancestral healing practices, her work centers Black wellness, creativity, and cultural exchange through immersive programming and media. Laurnea started her career in New York on Broadway straight out of high school, as Dorothy in the Wiz (Stephanie Mills Understudy) followed up with one of the starring roles in the National and International Broadway show Ain't Mis'Behaven. Laurnea was a member of three groups in the 1990s. Bobby McFerrin’s acapella group VOICESTRA,the British Group Loose Ends, and later a member of the Grammy Winning group ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT in the mid 1990's She produced and wrote several songs on each project. Joining the R&B industry in 1997 with the release of her debut album ''Betta Listen", the album featured production by Omar, Raphael Saadiq, and Jon Jon Robinson. After 4 years of working with Sony, Laurnea left to form her own label, Era Sound 1 Records. On her own label, Laurnea released several albums. .“Laurnea II” was released in Japan, South East Asia and Australia. The album featured well-known producers, Jon B, Craig Love and Dwayne Wiggins. Following up this release, Laurnea released “New Territory”. This album, too, was released exclusively overseas. , Laurnea released "I Remember " in Japan with production by India Arie and Billy Odum. Laurnea returned to the United States with the album “The Collection” which was actually a compilation of four songs from each of her past four cds. Laurnea worked with India Arie on her first 4 CDs and wrote for film and television, including American Idol. She also collaborated with Rachelle Farrell, co-writing five songs. She recorded background vocals with Lalah Hathaway, Rahsaan Patterson, Shanice Wilson, Ledesi and N'Dambi on a Rachelle Farrell project. Laurnea has now completed her 6th CD, titled “UNIVERSAL LOVE, and now is working on releasing a house, Afrobeat projects with producers from several different musical countries,Currently working in Costa Rica with the Caribbean beats and musicians.

DJ & PRODUCER WORKSHOP FINALE BEACH PARTY GUEST DJ ATL & London

(DEC.-APRIL) WATER SHAMAN CEREMONY Water Ceremony (1.5–2 hrs) A deeply immersive ritual combining breathwork, energy clearing, and water immersion to restore harmony and reconnect with natural elements. The ceremony involves grounding meditation, body alignment, and symbolic release—culminating in renewal and balance. Offer #2 Loving Your Story: Human Design Introduction (1 hr) A personalized exploration of your Human Design chart, integrated with numerology and Mayan totem insights. This session helps individuals embrace their unique blueprint, deepen self-understanding, and move toward authentic alignment. Offer #3 Guided Hypnotherapy (1 hr) A gentle but powerful experience designed to reprogram subconscious patterns, release emotional blockages, and awaken creative or spiritual potential. Offer#4 Shamanic Journey (1 hr) Using rhythm, sound, and guided visualization, this journey connects participants with their spirit guides and deeper consciousness for healing, clarity, and insight.

RAW FOOD/ JUICING WORKSHOPS

As an Army veteran, Damon brings the discipline, resilience, and leadership forged through military service into every aspect of his work as a personal trainer and life coach. With over 20 years of experience in fitness and more than a decade in life coaching, he has guided countless individuals to achieve their physical goals while breaking through mental and emotional barriers. His mission is simple yet powerful — to help others build not just stronger bodies, but stronger lives. Damon’s signature 90-minute high-energy bootcamp experience fuses intense functional training with mindset transformation. Each session combines military precision, motivational coaching, and mindfulness techniques designed to challenge your body and reprogram your mind. You’ll move through powerful workouts, mental conditioning exercises, and reflective moments that help you reconnect with your purpose and inner strength. This isn’t just a fitness class — it’s a transformational journey that will push your limits, build resilience, and leave you feeling empowered, grounded, and mentally unstoppable.

(NOV.-APRIL) -Awakening the Four Elements — a journey into the alchemy of Earth, Water, Fire & Air. We are made of Earth, Water, Fire, and Air — the sacred elements that sustain life. Each of them lives within us, shaping our body, mind, and emotions. Yet, in the rush of daily life, we often forget their presence and the wisdom they hold. In this experiential class, you will learn how to recognize the elements in your everyday life and within yourself: • Earth as grounding, stability, and nourishment. • Water as flow, emotions, and adaptability. • Fire as passion, transformation, and vitality. • Air as clarity, vision, and communication. Through guided practices, reflection, and integration, we will explore how each element shows up when it’s in balance — and how imbalance can create blockages in our body and mind. By reconnecting with the alchemy of the four elements, you will discover practical tools to harmonize them and bring more clarity, vitality, and alignment to your daily life.

QI GONG- typically involves moving meditation, coordinating slow-flowing movement, deep rhythmic breathing, and a calm meditative state of mind.

OUR IN HOUSE VIDEOGRAHER FOR FOOD NOTES PHOTOGRAPGHY CLASSES & PRIVATE PHOTO SHOOTS FOR GUEST.

BOSS DIGITAL EMPIRE MASTER CLASS “The Digital Boss Blueprint” Turn your knowledge into income, impact, & freedom from anywhere in the world! In this Digital Empire Masterclass Attendees will Learn the products, marketing, & blueprint to scale your income worldwide Unlock the freedom of designing a lifestyle you love with the power of digital products. In this class, you’ll learn what digital products are, how they create streams of income & the keys to digital marketing that expand your reach worldwide. Amor Shanee’ will explain the exploration of multiple avenues of digital currency that allow you to attract income from anywhere on the planet, while building a brand rooted in your gifts & purpose. Attendees will walk away with the keys to the blueprint to becoming a true Digital Boss!!

(NOV.-APRIL) International musician of African Diasporan Music, vegan chef and proprietor of Veggie Nola, an herbalist and traditional African priest, Classes are available to support the reorganization and harmonization of the body and breath using a unique approach of ADM™. The class is grounded in African Diasporian Movement and Music, including but not limited to Ifa traditions, Kemetic yoga, Orisha movement, and songs. Sessions will be offered in 90-minute sessions. These sessions will support the participant in reorganizing their movements towards optimal wellness.

Handmade” Earth Arts & Crafts” (NOV.-APRIL Clia makes hand crafted art from elements of the earth, turning stone, in gold, her beautiful hand-crafted designs are one of a kind. Clia’s classes are innovative and fun while learning to use things you find on the beaches and jungle here in Costa Rica. The classes include “hunt for your art “, to make your individual very own personal Earth Art piece.

Graphic Art

Darsheel Kaur is a healing arts facilitator, guiding mind-body therapeutic practices with creative expression through Circle of Roots Medicines. Drawing upon her ancestral spiritual roots from the Sikh tradition and the lands of Punjab in South Asia, Darsheel Kaur is a healing arts facilitator, guiding mind-body therapeutic practices with creative expression through Circle of Roots Medicines. Drawing upon her ancestral spiritual roots from the Sikh tradition and the lands of Punjab in South Asia,

DJ 101 classes to becoming a DJ

Adorn your Aura with ESSENCE Essence Monae Jewelry Designer • Energy Alchemist • Creative Visionary Essence Monae has been crafting intentional, high-vibrational jewelry since 2017. As the founder of Escencia, her luxury crystal jewelry line born on the shores of Costa Rica, Essence transforms raw crystals and metals into wearable energy art. Each piece she creates carries spiritual symbolism and is designed to help others Adorn Their Aura. Her jewelry-making classes are more than creative workshops—they’re sacred experiences of intuition, alignment, and self-expression. With Essence as your guide, you’ll learn to design from the soul, infusing every creation with purpose, intention, and beauty.

Kenya Wright is a Reiki Master Teacher, Shamanic Womb Healer, Earthen Plaster Artist, and the CEO and Founder of Butterfly Bearthworks. She combines ancestral Earth-based rituals with energy healing and self-inquiry to create an enchanting and sensual lifestyle. Kenya believes in the presence of a spiritual inheritance that greatly outweighs the physical inheritance for each human on this planet. Connecting with your spiritual inheritance is the best way to welcome joy and miracles. She wants everyone to walk with this power, starting with all the beautiful womxn and womb carriers in the world.

YOGA/ MEDITATION

(Dec-April ,2026 ) This experience includes intentional Ballet classes for Men and Women designed to reconnect you with your body through grace, alignment and Breath. Jada DeNae started studying the classical arts of dance at the early age of 3. For the next 15 years she competed nationally with Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip-hop, and Pom. She relocated to Costa Rica in February of 2025 and since has founded a school called Nurtured Dance Conservatory at which she teaches Ballet and Tap to children ages 5-11 and adults. In her classes, you’ll focus on foundational movements such as pliés, tendus, and floor stretches that awaken strength, balance, and fluidity. This class is perfect for both beginners and seasoned movers seeking to restore presence, poise, and embodied awareness through the art of Ballet. Perfect for Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced level dancers. Lady Jada DeNae will also be offering a Beginner Level Tap class. ]

Curate your cycle around YOU calendar workshop. Align your monthly cycle in less than 30 minutes. Cycle syncing is indigenous technology Explore your deep connection to the earth Hone your sensual ovulation energy in service to the divine & your creativity

Aligning Touch Therapy & Myofascial Release for chronic pain& pelvic floor therapy Mckenna Anderson, is a licensed Physical Therapist based in Los Angeles, California, with over 18 years of experience specializing in chronic pain, myofascial release, and pelvic floor therapy. She is the founder of AligningTouch Physical Therapy & Myofascial Release and creator of the Fascial Energetics approach — a unique fusion of physical therapy, fascia science, and energetic healing. Mckenna bridges the worlds of structure and spirit, guiding individuals to reconnect to their inner wisdom through touch, movement, and consciousness. Her workshops and retreats — offered in Los Angeles, Costa Rica, and beyond — are invitations to remember the body as an intelligent, sacred landscape of healing and intuition.

WOMB HEALING MASSAGE THERAPY

Transform the noise of the mind into a symphony of creation. Practical tools through meditations, scripting, affirmations and more to nourish your “mental live it (diet),” reprogram your inner architecture, and cultivate fertile ground for the life

(Nov-Apil,2026) Ancestral Vocal Alchemy-“Your Voice is the Key to Your Healing.” Vocal Alchemy is the practice of using your own voice as a tool for transformation—physically, emotionally, and energetically. By activating specific tones, sounds, and breath patterns, you can unlock the healing power that already exists within you. Each session includes guided breathwork, vocal toning, movement, and intuitive sound release. We create a safe, grounded space where your body can recalibrate through the vibrations you generate. Pili uses her voice to unlock emotional truth, catalyze spiritual awakening, and guide others through transformational healing. the artist — blending ancient wisdom, personal expression, and sacred service into a healing frequency that liberates others into their most authentic selves. This is not a singing class. We will be channeling sacred sounds that your body is craving to release energetic blockages and connect with your ancestor/ spiritual support team. This is a divine awakening and is available to anyone with vocal cords who has the desire to tap into your own unique resonance and expand.

SPIRTUAL MASSAGE THERAPY

JOURNALING /ORACLE POETRY Samantha Thornhill is an international poet, author, and intuitive guide devoted to helping others reclaim their voice and inner power. Through her signature blend of poetry, journaling, and oracle work, Samantha invites participants to explore their emotional landscapes and awaken their creative and spiritual potential.

GARDENING, PLANT KNOWLEDGE

Men's Mental Health Sessions