7-Day Vegan Lifestyle & Holistic Wellness Retreat
7-Day Vegan Lifestyle & Holistic Wellness Retreat
La Vida Bonita Holistic Wellness Center, Ometepe Island, Santa Cruz, Nicaragua
Up to 10 in group
November 3 - 10, 2026
Retreat Highlights
- Opening cacao ceremony and intention setting
- Hands-on plant-based cooking and shared meals
- Daily yoga and gentle movement practices
- Breathwork and nervous system support sessions
- Temazcal ceremony (traditional sweat lodge)
- Waterfall hike on Ometepe Island
- Visit to a local cacao farm and market
- Outdoor meals immersed in nature
- Closing cacao ceremony and ecstatic dance
- Final shared community dinner
- Lifestyle integration and holistic wellness education
- Community connection and collaborative learning environment
About this Retreat
Your Guides
From humble beginnings on the prairies of Saskatchewan comes Danielle Arsenault, a certified raw food chef, educator, cookbook author, motivational speaker, nutrition and lifestyle coach, TV show host, Spanish teacher, outdoors enthusiast, musician and founder of Pachavega Living Foods Education and The Raw food Chef Alliance. Pachavega offers plant-based nutrition coaching, designs and upgrades plant-based menus, hosts international holistic wellness retreats and vegan culinary chef trainings, specializing in raw food chef certification courses around the world. Despite the many hats Danielle wears, she simply refers to herself as a minimalist, curious creative and lover of all things. She earned her Advanced Raw Food Chef and Educator Certificate though the Raw Foundation Culinary Arts Institute in Vancouver, BC and the Anne Wigmore Institute in Puerto Rico. With a Bachelor's degree in drama and a post-graduate in the Master of Education program from the University of Calgary, Danielle has been teaching for 15 years. She has developed holistic nutrition courses at Pacific Rim College in Victoria, BC and has created various curriculum over the years. In 2017, she was named one of Canada's Top Vegan Influencers by Impact Magazine. Danielle co-hosts Plant-based Retreats and teaches Raw Food Chef Certificate Courses throughout the year in BC, Canada and Ometepe, Niaragua. She is also the co-founder of Wanderlust Utopia, a conscious, sustainable, socially responsible, eco-modern retreat center for yoga teacher trainings, wellness events and private functions on Ometepe Island, Nicaragua where she resides half the year.
Details of this retreat
This holistic wellness retreat focuses on how healing and healthy living are actually sustained in everyday life.
Living the Lifestyle is designed for people who already feel called toward plant-based nutrition, gut health, and holistic wellness, but want to integrate those values more deeply into their daily rhythm in a practical, grounded, and sustainable way.
Food remains the foundation of Pachavega School of Holistic Wellness.
Throughout the week, we cook together, share deeply nourishing plant-based meals, and explore the kitchen rhythms that make healthy living realistic and sustainable long term. Alongside the food, we also explore the broader holistic lifestyle practices that support vitality and well-being, including movement, breathwork, nervous system support, rest, emotional awareness, community connection, and daily structure.
The goal is not perfection or rigid wellness rules. It is learning how to organize your life so nourishing food, holistic healing practices, and lifestyle integration become part of your natural rhythm and lived experience.
Living the Lifestyle is designed for people who already feel called toward plant-based nutrition, gut health, and holistic wellness, but want to integrate those values more deeply into their daily rhythm in a practical, grounded, and sustainable way.
Food remains the foundation of Pachavega School of Holistic Wellness.
Throughout the week, we cook together, share deeply nourishing plant-based meals, and explore the kitchen rhythms that make healthy living realistic and sustainable long term. Alongside the food, we also explore the broader holistic lifestyle practices that support vitality and well-being, including movement, breathwork, nervous system support, rest, emotional awareness, community connection, and daily structure.
The goal is not perfection or rigid wellness rules. It is learning how to organize your life so nourishing food, holistic healing practices, and lifestyle integration become part of your natural rhythm and lived experience.
Schedule
Food + Kitchen
Fully plant-based meals
Hands-on cooking (you prepare and eat together)
Focus on simple, nourishing, practical recipes
Group-based meal creation (collaborative, not individual pressure)
Daily Rhythm
Each day includes a balance of:
Kitchen time (learning + preparing meals)
Movement (yoga, light daily practice)
Nervous system support (breathwork + integration tools)
Time in nature (hike, beach, outdoor meals)
Space to rest and integrate
Fully plant-based meals
Hands-on cooking (you prepare and eat together)
Focus on simple, nourishing, practical recipes
Group-based meal creation (collaborative, not individual pressure)
Daily Rhythm
Each day includes a balance of:
Kitchen time (learning + preparing meals)
Movement (yoga, light daily practice)
Nervous system support (breathwork + integration tools)
Time in nature (hike, beach, outdoor meals)
Space to rest and integrate
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change
Getting Here
Danielle Arsenault, La Vida Bonita Holistic Wellness Center, Ometepe Island, Santa Cruz, Nicaragua
Directions
Fly into Managua International Airport (MGA). We recommend arriving the evening before the retreat and staying at Best Western Las Mercedes, located directly across from the airport.
On retreat arrival day, our group shuttle departs from the hotel at 9:00 AM and travels to the ferry port. From there, we take the 12:00 PM ferry to Ometepe Island, arriving mid-afternoon at Infinity Retreat Center.
Please book your return flight for after 1:30 PM on departure day to allow enough time for the morning ferry and transport back to Managua.
On retreat arrival day, our group shuttle departs from the hotel at 9:00 AM and travels to the ferry port. From there, we take the 12:00 PM ferry to Ometepe Island, arriving mid-afternoon at Infinity Retreat Center.
Please book your return flight for after 1:30 PM on departure day to allow enough time for the morning ferry and transport back to Managua.
Accommodation
6 Private Rooms and 10 Dorm Beds
Program Price
Venue & Amenities
A/C in Rooms
Free Wifi
Spa
Sauna
Pool
Towels
Free Parking
Kitchen
Tour Assistance
Hot Tub
Coffee/Tea
Cafe
Restaurant
Fitness Center
Yoga Studio
Housekeeping
Bicycles For Rent
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Meals
Menu Types
Vegan
Vegetarian
Pescetarian
Ayurvedic
Includes Meat
Organic
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Nut Free
The food at Living the Lifestyle is deeply nourishing, vibrant, and designed to support real-life holistic wellness through plant-based nutrition and gut-friendly ingredients.
What's Included
- 7 nights accommodation at Infinity Retreat Center, Ometepe Island, Nicaragua
- Private room accommodation
- Fully plant-based meals throughout the retreat
- Daily raw vegan culinary and wellness education
- Group cooking classes and kitchen instruction
- Breathwork sessions
- Yoga and movement classes
- Temazcal ceremony
- Guided waterfall hike
- Cacao farm and local market excursion
- Lifestyle Integration Booklet
- Shuttle transportation from Best Western Las Mercedes Hotel to Ometepe Island on arrival day
- Return group transportation to the ferry on departure day
- Ferry transportation to and from Ometepe Island during retreat travel schedule
What's Not Included
- Airfare
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