Who Is In? - Awareness Intensive

4.508 reviews
Date
December 20 - 23, 2025

Retreat Highlights

  • 3 day awareness intensive
  • Secure silent space for introspection
  • Experienced facilitators
  • Clearly structured schedule
  • Secluded in the jungle of Costa Rica

About this Retreat

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Details of this retreat

Based on traditional Zen techniques, seeking the direct experience of truth of being, the repeated use of the Zen koan“Who is in?” acts like an arrow, piercing through the layers of the mind. It exposes identification with the false personality, rigid beliefs and pre-conceived ideas. It sheds old layers and reveals an expanded state of consciousness, eventually re-connecting us to the source. The Who Is In? retreat is not another psychological therapy. In this meditation retreat we seek a direct experience of who we truly are and in this adventure we pass through and beyond ideas, ideals, conditionings, problems, games and identities, in one word … mind. We will use the Koan “Who Is In?” as a tool to return to the source inside. The work involves an intense retreat with silence, diet, active and passive meditations and individual Koan talks.

Schedule

6:30 AM Morning Yoga or Movement Class
7:30 AM Breakfast
8:00 AM Morning Session, Workshop or Free Time
12:30 PM Lunch
2:00 PM Afternoon Session, Workshop or Free Time
4:00 PM Optional Afternoon Yoga or Meditation Class
6:30 PM Community Silent Meditation
7:30 PM Dinner
8:00 PM Evening Session, Event or Ceremony
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change

Getting Here

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Directions

PachaMama is accessible from both San José (SJO) and Liberia (LIR) airports. From San José, you can take a domestic flight to Nosara, drive (approx. 5 hours), or take a bus to Nosara and continue by taxi. From Liberia, it’s a 2.5-hour drive or bus to Santa Cruz, followed by another bus to Nosara. From Nosara, a taxi to PachaMama takes around 40 minutes.

Accommodation

PachaMama has a variety of accommodations available, from rustic and natural casitas in the trees to beautiful cabinas on the lagun to quiet forest studios and even fully furnished homes. There are options to have a kitchen, hot shower and/or AC.

Program Price: Visitor/ Basic Member
Circle Member Price
Volunteer Price
EB Price: : Visitor/ Basic Member- until December 13th

Venue & Amenities

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Pool icon Pool
Towels icon Towels
Free Parking icon Free Parking
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Tour Assistance icon Tour Assistance
Hot Tub icon Hot Tub
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Cafe icon Cafe
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Yoga Studio icon Yoga Studio
Housekeeping icon Housekeeping
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The ecological, spiritual community of PachaMama located in Costa Rica, is a platform for a deep voyage into healing, self-acceptance, and expansion of consciousness. The PachaMama Community is also an intentional and alternative eco-village where people live their normal lives in harmony with nature.

Meals

Menu

Menu Types

Three times a day, Verde offers vegetarian, buffet-style meals. Influenced by the tropical climate, lunches and dinners always include a variety of at least three raw food dishes.

What's Included

  • 3 days of guided self inquiry in meditation temple
  • Access to river, forest and other nature spaces
  • Access to community restaurant, shop and cacao cafe
  • Protected space of silence and inner work

What's Not Included

  • Meals, airfare, transport

Customer Reviews

4.50 out of 5.0 average rating

5.0
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Wonderful community
Walking into PachaMama is for me coming home. My entire nervous system relaxes. I have been coming here for 16 years and while there have been some changes the essence of PachaMama is alive and breathing. The nature, the river and the workshops here are rejuvenating and have helped me dive deep into my core and help me find my true essence. I love PachaMama and will continue to return again and again.

5.0
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Life changing
Simply put, pachamama changed my life.
It’s raw it’s real it’s beautifully messy and it’s a very very safe place to explore what it means to be human. To shed layers
To question everything
To celebrate and to heal
The more you come clean of ideas and the more you take responsibility for your own journey the better
Good people strong tribe

5.0
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Home and transformation
I have been coming to PachaMama for the past 4 years and it’s been a very good experience. I’ve done a lot of woman’s workshops and can truly say my life changed after all these experiences. I’ve grown as a person and PachaMama and all it has to offer created the space to allow it. The healthy tasty food, daily yoga classes, all the movement. Ceremonies, events, workshops. The river and the beautiful beach close by. PachaMama will always have a place in my heart. I highly recommend coming here if you feel the call to go deeper in life.

5.0
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a sanctuary for the soul
a place that was created for seekers to reconnect with essence, with nature, with that which is already sacred within and around us. It is inviting to come back to the simplicity and joy of life, through meditation and celebration, through inner work and music, deep solitude and community.

5.0
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Incredible place
I recently spent two incredible weeks at Pachamama, and I can honestly say it was life-changing! As a foreigner and a solo female traveller, I felt safe, welcomed, and part of the community from the start. The peaceful jungle surroundings, the daily yoga, and the authentic spiritual practices helped me disconnect from my busy life and reconnect with myself on a deeper level. I left feeling rejuvenated, more grounded, and ready to bring this newfound energy back home. I’m already planning my next visit – can’t wait to return to this magical place!

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