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The Empowered Path | Trauma Informed Psilocybin Retreat + Microdosing

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952F+X29 Provincia de Guanacaste, Santa Cruz, Costa Rica
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Up to 8 in group
Date
August 27 - September 3, 2026

Retreat Highlights

  • Join us for an intimate 6 Day/5 Night healing experience with the sacred medicines of Cacao and Psilocybin. Experience safety and transformation in eco sustainable luxury. Explore healing with plants, movement, and art therapy all included in this immersive experience.
  • Limited to 8: this immersion offers:
  • Luxury king bed accommodations with ocean views
  • 3 sacred medicine ceremonies
  • Individualized care
  • Private chef gourmet meals
  • Live Music celebration
  • Integrative art therapy class
  • Daily transformational workshops
  • Breathwork and movement
  • Beach walk
  • Group Sound Journey
  • Intimate sharing circles
  • Pre-retreat preparation, individual sessions onsite, post-retreat integration
  • Additional healing services available onsite

About this Retreat

Your Guides

Details of this retreat

You have done the work. Something still has not shifted.

The Insight Gap. You understand your patterns intellectually. Understanding and changing are not the same thing. The place where patterns actually live is in the body and nervous system. Not the mind. Talk- based approaches rarely reach it.
The One-and-Done Window. A ceremony or weekend retreat opens a door. Without deliberate preparation before and real support after, the window closes. Life fills back in. Within weeks you are back at baseline. Sometimes further from yourself than before.
No Continuity of Care. Different facilitators for preparation and ceremony. No one holds the whole arc. No single person who knows your story, your intentions, and what you said mattered on day one, still there at the end.
Navigating Alone. Transformation attempted in isolation rarely holds.  There is no one bearing witness to who you were
and who you are becoming. No relational container to make the change real and keep it real through ordinary life.

Introducing The Empowered Path. A specific methodology designed to optimize:

Phase I Attune: 4 weeks of microdose for pre-retreat preparation and nervous system regulation
Phase II Immerse: 8 day deep-dive immersion with 3 macro ceremonies
Phase III Anchor: 12 weeks of post-integration and microdose support

The Empowered Path was built to close all four gaps at once. Not as a retreat. As a complete program, with the ceremony at its center and everything else built to make it last.
We are looking for 8 individuals...
Ready to embark on a deep journey of empowerment, and to be the first cohort to experience the fullness of this transformational offering. As founding members of The Empowered Path, you move through the complete 16-week program at the current price of our retreat.
This program calls a specific kind of person...

Ready to commit to outcomes, not just experiences. You are looking for something that changes how you actually live.
Willing to be vulnerable. With your guardian, your cohort, and yourself. Real growth requires real honesty.
Ready to go all in.  To show up fully across 16 weeks and trust the process even when it gets uncomfortable.
Ready to make the shifts necessary for your best life.
Something in you knows the time is right. That knowing is worth listening to.
At a threshold.
A career that no longer fits, a relationship at a crossroads, or simply someone who senses there is a level of
aliveness still waiting.

Something in you is ready. You can feel it.
Maybe you have been doing the work for years. Maybe this is your first time going this deep. Either way, something has brought you here. A quiet knowing that there is more available to you. More aliveness. More clarity. More ease in your own skin.

Ananda Lodge was built for this moment. Whether beginning your healing journey or going deeper than ever, we offer a container that holds you completely so real change can happen and last.



What Becomes Possible...

Mental: The loop quiets. The internal critic softens. Clarity of priorities and genuine capacity to make changes you have been circling for years.
Emotional: Relationships shift. Some fall away, others deepen. A richness and intimacy appears across your partnerships, family, friendships, and work.
Spiritual: You step into action. Things fall into place as you move from confusion into aligned action. Access to what you actually want, underneath the noise.
Physical: The body follows. Coping mechanisms fall away. Not because you push them, but because the gravitational pull has softened.
You know where you are headed. An embodied clarity like never before. Tools that support navigating life with
more ease, grace, and joy, long after the program ends.


Four things no other program offers together.

16 Weeks of Continuous Support. Four weeks preparation, eight days immersion, twelve weeks integration. Most programs offer a retreat with follow-up. This is a complete program where the ceremony lives at its deepest point. The coaching, somatic work, and community do not pause. They grow.

Psilocybin as a Continuous Companion. The microdose begins four weeks before ceremony. A deliberate introduction to the same plant you sit with in macrodose. After ceremony, eight weeks of microdosing sustains the brain's openness to change. No other program does this.
A Guardian Who Knows You. One person stays with you across all three phases. They know your name, your story, and what you said mattered on day one, and walk beside you through the whole journey.

Community as Medicine. Your cohort of eight moves through this journey together. Weekly in Attune, Circle Community in Anchor, bearing witness to each other's transformation. That relational container is its own form of healing.


Three Unique Psilocybin Journeys

This isn't three versions of the same experience. Each ceremony serves a specific purpose in your journey—whether you're building your first relationship with psilocybin or deepening an existing one:


Ceremony 1 Opening the Door: Gentle nervous system calibration and trust-building (perfect for first-timers or those new to ceremonial context)
Ceremony 2 The 5am Dawn Journey: The signature dawn journey with extended sound healing (where sacred timing meets optimal brain states)
Ceremony 3 Community & Live Music: Lemon Tek technique with live medicine musicians for communal integration (deepening connection and completion)

Trauma-Informed, Somatic-First Facilitation
We meet you exactly where you are. Every ceremony includes individual dosage consultations that honor both your experience level and your nervous system's needs. Whether this is your first ceremony or you've sat many times, we work with your body's wisdom to find the right depth for you. This is refinement through embodiment, not intensity through overwhelm.
Intimate Luxury Meets Sacred Simplicity
Ocean-view suites. Farm-to-table cuisine. Maximum 8 participants. This isn't a crowded retreat center—it's a bespoke ceremonial immersion where you're truly seen and held.




Three Phases. One Journey
PHASE I Attune | (Preparation & Microdose) - Enrollment for Phase I closes July 31

4 weeks preparation + structured microdose protocol
Four weekly group sessions
Three personal preparation sessions

PHASE II Immerse - August 27 - September 3 (8 Day Retreat)

Private ocean-view suite
Private chef
Three ceremonies
Two breathwork sessions, indigenous cacao ceremony, 2-hour art therapy class

PHASE III Anchor | September 14- November 23  (Integration + Microdose)

12 weeks post integration + microdose protocol
6 bi-monthly group sessions
Three private integration sessions





Have questions? Book a call with us via our website: www.anandalodgecr.com

Schedule

PRE-RETREAT
Intake Discussion
Two Individual Preparation Sessions
Virtual Group Preparation

YOUR 8-DAY CEREMONIAL JOURNEY

DAY 1 — Arrival & Opening
4:00pm Check-in to your ocean-view suite
5:00pm Group Orientation
6:00pm Farm-to-table Cuisine
7:00pm Heart-opening Cacao Ceremony

DAY 2 — Building Trust (Ceremony 1)
8:00am Cacao Ceremony
9:45am Breakfast
10:30am Ceremony Preparation
1:30pm Lunch
2:30pm Private Dosage Consultation
5:30pm Ceremony 1: Building Nervous System Readiness & Trust

DAY 3 — Integration & Breathwork
9:00am Breakfast
10:00am Group Integration
1:00pm Lunch
4:00pm Breathwork
6:00pm Dinner
7:00pm Ceremony Preparation

DAY 4 — The Dawn Difference (Ceremony 2)
5:00am Ceremony 2: Sunrise Journey with Extended Sound Healing
12:00pm Lunch
Afternoon Rest, Healing Services, Integration
4:30pm Beach Sunset
7:00pm Dinner

DAY 5 — Rest & Integration
9:00am Breakfast
10:00am Integration
12:30pm Lunch
2:00pm 1:1 Consultations
5:00pm Gentle Yoga
6:30pm Dinner

DAY 6 — Microdose Mastery & Ceremony 3: Live Music Celebration
8:00am Beach walk
9:30am Breakfast
10:30am Microdose Workshop
1:00pm Lunch
2:00pm Private Dosage Consultation
5:00pm Ceremony 3: Lemon Tek & Sacred Connection

DAY 7 — Microdose Mastery & The Integration Journey
9:00am Breakfast
10:00am Integration
12:30pm Lunch
2:00pm Art Therapy
6:30pm Dinner

DAY 6 — Closing & Embodiment
8:15am Group Closing Circle
9:15am Breakfast
11:00am Departure
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change

Getting Here

Location icon Ananda Lodge, 952F+X29 Provincia de Guanacaste, Santa Cruz, Costa Rica

Directions

Ananda Lodge's prime location offers easy access to and from key destinations:
- 1 hour to Liberia (LIR) Airport
- 30 minute drive to Tamarindo or 5 minutes by boat ride
- 40 minutes to Potrero
- 40 minutes to Marina Flamingo

Accommodation

Capturing a sweeping view of the property and the Pacific Ocean, our 8-room lodge is nothing but spectacular. With eco-sustainable construction and natural, local wood elements, the lodge is our primary housing for guests. Guests will each enjoy private ocean-view king bedroom accommodations with teak wood finishes, and an open-air shower. Guests enter their rooms through the back of the lodge, allowing for unobstructed views of the property and ocean from the oversized, private balconies. Each room is thoughtfully designed for luxury, sustainability, and ultimate relaxation.

Accommodation
Private Ocean View King Stay

Venue & Amenities

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Free Wifi icon Free Wifi
Spa icon Spa
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Pool icon Pool
Towels icon Towels
Free Parking icon Free Parking
Kitchen icon Kitchen
Tour Assistance icon Tour Assistance
Hot Tub icon Hot Tub
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Cafe icon Cafe
Restaurant icon Restaurant
Fitness Center icon Fitness Center
Yoga Studio icon Yoga Studio
Housekeeping icon Housekeeping
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At Ananda Lodge Costa Rica, nestled in the natural beauty of Playa Grande, we offer a sanctuary where trauma-informed care meets ancestral wisdom. Our luxury accommodations provide comfort as you engage in transformative experiences guided by respected facilitators. We honor sacred plant medicines and integrate somatic practices, creating a safe, nurturing environment to support each individual's unique healing journey, allowing for deep restoration of body, mind, & spirit

Meals

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Menu Types

We feature local cuisine that is fresh and nutritious, as well as fresh baked breads and pizza from our artisanal oven. Vegan, vegetarian, allergies, and dietary restrictions welcomed.

What's Included

  • 8 Day | 7 Night Luxury All-Inclusive Experience
  • Ocean-view single, king bed accommodations
  • Private chef prepared meals
  • 3 sacred plant medicine ceremonies
  • Max 8 participants
  • Somatic trauma-informed care team
  • Live music
  • Art therapy class
  • Group sound healing journey
  • Breath, Somatics, Yoga
  • Microdosing Workshop
  • Extensive preparation and integration included

What's Not Included

  • Airfare
  • Massage
  • 1on1 Sound Healing Sessions

Customer Reviews

4.99 out of 5.0 average rating

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This place is EVERYTHING ❤️❤️❤️
I cannot say enough about my experience at Ananda.

From the moment I saw their website through to the very last minute of the retreat, Ananda provided an authentic and meaningful experience that was everything I was looking for and more. They are truly committed to providing a healing space and meaningful guidance throughout your journey, which starts several weeks prior to your visit in the preparation phase, and for several weeks after your return home in the integration phase, both of which include super helpful guides and one-on-one video calls.

Kimberly, Jason, and Chase were with me every step of the way, providing a safe and nurturing space for my experience. I also can’t say enough about Camillo, who prepared healthy and DELICIOUS food that was exactly what I needed right when I needed it.

I could write a million more words and it still wouldn’t express how important this experience was for me. The whole Ananda team truly meets you where you are. I can’t wait to go back 😊❤️

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Beautiful healing experience
I did an Aya retreat here and it was amazing. What makes Ananda stand out from other places is their small group sizes and the amount of integration and care they put into your experience, even before you arrive and after you return home. The ceremony was run by an indigenous Shipibo shaman which gave that true authentic experience I was looking for and you get to directly connect and hangout with the shaman throughout your stay. They have comfortable rooms with a/c and beautiful views, an excellent chef that would make us healthy and delicious meals, and a warm staff all focused on your healing. There are many places in Costa Rica for plant medicine but Ananda is truly special and unique in their approach.

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Life changing experience
I have done Ayahuasca in the Amazon with an outhouse and a communal shower with no running hot water. I have also done Aya at Rythmia a couple times- high end resort like environment. In my opinion, Ananda is the best of both worlds. Small group setting in the jungle, but beautiful rooms and well done space. And the fact that they flew in a Shapibo Shaman from Pulcalpa- you really couldn’t ask for more in a retreat. The amount of care that the owners have for each person that they host is beautiful. And I had an experience I’ve never had before- integration with the Shaman after every ceremony. That’s actually very rare in the retreat space. I will continue to send others their way because they have created a beautiful sacred place for ceremony. Not to mention the land itself holding divine energy. Your life will be forever changed.

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Great People Truly invested in your growth
Kim and Jason were great people and truly care about your growth as a human being. It's a lot to cover in just a couple days but I have been able to incorporate a couple new tools in my toolbelt that didn't exist prior to the retreat.

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Great experience!
It was a great experience! An amazing inwards journey with loving and supportive guidance throughout

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