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Sacred Union | The Psilocybin Couples Experience in Playa Grande, Costa Rica

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Up to 16 in group
Date
February 10 - 15, 2027

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The spark is still there. Now is the time to bring it back to life.
Somewhere between careers, children, and the work of running a life, the connection that once came easily went quiet. You became good partners in logistics. You once drove 200 miles for a kiss. Now you can’t remember the last real one.
Sacred Union is six days away from every role you play at home, for couples who are not in crisis and not willing to settle. This is not a vacation. It is intentional work on yourself and your relationship, done with your safest person.




✦Talk that stays on the surface. Schedules, kids, bills. Rarely what you actually feel.



✦Date night that is just dinner. Time together that no longer feels like being together.



✦Intimacy on a schedule. Touch that became routine, pressured, or rare.



✦Two people managing a life. Partners in logistics, missing the ones who chose each other.




Two ceremonies. One practice of touch.






Ceremony I · Thursday evening · Coming Home to Yourself
Partners sit side by side, each on their own inner path. Before you can meet each other, each of you returns to who you are beneath the roles.





Ceremony II · Saturday at 5 AM · Meeting Each Other
Our dawn ceremony, held with crystal bowls, drums, and sound as the sun rises over the Pacific. You sit as a couple, with one shared intention.



Sensate focus
Sensate focus is a structured practice of gentle, non-sexual touch, first developed by Masters and Johnson to help couples release performance pressure. There is nothing to achieve. You slow down and experience one another again, with curiosity instead of expectation.
Bodies change. Desire changes. Parenthood, stress, aging, and life transitions all shape how intimacy feels. Cathi teaches the practice in the group. You practice it privately, in your own suite, at your own pace.



Six days, one arc.




First you come home to yourself. Then you meet each other. Then you celebrate what you rebuilt, on Valentine's Day, with no medicine at all.



Day 1 · Wednesday, Feb 10
Arrival and landing
Liberia airport pick-up, welcome, opening circle with the couples and team, dinner, an evening to yourselves.



Day 2 · Thursday, Feb 11
Opening the heart
Morning cacao ceremony, ceremony preparation, individual dosage consultations. Ceremony I at 6 PM.



Day 3 · Friday, Feb 12
Integration and play
Integration circle, men’s circle with Logan and women’s circle, sensate focus teaching and private practice, couples cooking experience, early rest.



Day 4 · Saturday, Feb 13
Meeting each other
Ceremony II at 5 AM with sound healing, fruit offering, quiet rest, couples massage, beach walk, private practice.



Day 5 · Sunday, Feb 14
Valentine’s Day, re-choosing
Communication workshop with Cathi and Logan, sensory experience, re-choosing ritual, sunset sail, celebration dinner.



Day 6 · Monday, Feb 15
Carrying it home
Closing circle and your go-forward agreements, breakfast, your post-retreat consultation scheduled, departure.

Schedule

Six days, one arc.
First you come home to yourself. Then you meet each other. Then you celebrate what you rebuilt, on Valentine's Day, with no medicine at all.

Day 1 · Wednesday, Feb 10
Arrival and landing
Liberia airport pick-up, welcome, opening circle with the couples and team, dinner, an evening to yourselves.
Day 2 · Thursday, Feb 11
Opening the heart
Morning cacao ceremony, ceremony preparation, individual dosage consultations. Ceremony I at 6 PM.
Day 3 · Friday, Feb 12
Integration and play
Integration circle, men’s circle with Logan and women’s circle, sensate focus teaching and private practice, couples cooking experience, early rest.
Day 4 · Saturday, Feb 13
Meeting each other
Ceremony II at 5 AM with sound healing, fruit offering, quiet rest, couples massage, beach walk, private practice.
Day 5 · Sunday, Feb 14
Valentine’s Day, re-choosing
Communication workshop with Cathi and Logan, sensory experience, re-choosing ritual, sunset sail, celebration dinner.
Day 6 · Monday, Feb 15
Carrying it home
Closing circle and your go-forward agreements, breakfast, your post-retreat consultation scheduled, departure.
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change

Getting Here

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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 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 with each guest receiving king-bedroom single accommodations. 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 comfort, sustainability, and ultimate relaxation. A Each room is outfitted with natural, local wood and stone accents, and an open-air shower to enhance your connection with nature.

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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 carefully crafted accommodations provide comfort as you engage in transformative experiences guided by respected Indigenous 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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Be catered to with private chef gourmet meals, attuned to your specific dietary needs. Vegan, vegetarian, allergies, and dietary restrictions welcomed.

What's Included

  • 6 Day/5 Night All-Inclusive Couples Experience
  • Ocean-view king bed accommodations
  • Private chef prepared meals
  • 2 Psilocybin Ceremonies
  • 1 Cacao Ceremony
  • Sound Healing Journey with Psilocybin
  • Max 8 Couples
  • Communication & Connection
  • Sunset Sail
  • Couples Dining Experience

What's Not Included

  • Airfare
  • Massage
  • Plant Medicine Fee

Customer Reviews

4.99 out of 5.0 average rating

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Where My Soul Found Its Way Home
The Empowered Path Retreat--I came to Ananda Lodge looking to go deeper into my own healing work, this time through plant medicine, and after one phone call with Kimberly, it was an easy decision. From the moment I arrived, their intention was palpable--in the quiet design of every space, from the sitting area to the maloca to the outdoor spaces meant for both community and stillness with nature. Kimberly, Jason, Dana, and the whole team held that intention with such care, offering one-on-one guidance after several of my ceremonies that made all the difference. That care extended well beyond the retreat itself, too--four weeks of preparation beforehand and three months of integration support afterward, with group calls and one-on-one sessions held online to help me carry the experience forward. I left with a true sense of self-acceptance and a felt understanding of what empowerment really means--being blanketed in unconditional love, and realizing how much love I have to give in return. It truly felt like stepping into another realm, heaven found here on earth. I will carry this experience with me always, and I hope anyone reading this finds their own way to Ananda Lodge.

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Amazing experience!!
I cannot recommend this more highly . Kimberly and Dana and Jason made me feel extremely comfortable and safe throughout the retreat. I did not have any spiritual experience and was not sure what to expect from the medicine and the ceremonies - I will admit I was a bit skeptical. Given all that - I left Ananda feeling like a new person. Kimberly and Dana held space for everyone and allowed us each to experience the medicine and ceremonies at our own pace. I arrived on my own and left having shared a deeply personal experience with people I love.

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Ananda Lodge
This experience at Ananda changed my way of being. I learned to trust and value myself. I was held in space gently and intentionally, and felt challenged to merge this experience with my old thoughts. I learned a great deal about how to protect my spiritual being and continue to evolve. Everything during my stay was attended to with great compassion.

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Pura Vida
I attended the 8 day women’s reclamation psilocybin retreat sep 2026 and HIGHLY, HIGHLY recommend Ananda lodge for your next spiritual and psychedelic experience. The accommodations were gorgeous, comfortable, immaculate and restorative. The private chef Camilo creates pure magic in the kitchen and I am forever grateful for the intentionality he pored into every meal. The ceremony space was enchanting and full of life and the 3 separate journeys were all different but aligned with the elemental and chakra themes we were learning about. My favorites: a cacao ceremony with a wonderful local woman’s named Marien (hope I spelled her name correctly), sound bath and rhythmic explorations by co-owner Kimberly, live music during the final ceremony, water color art class with a talented local artist name Sophie, live music during the final ceremony and 2 trips to the beach to swim and let the waves wash away anything that was no longer serving us. Kimberly, Dana H and Dana M were the BEST medicine women I could have ever hoped for and will always be in my heart. They will forever be in my heart. They created such a sense of safety, and understanding, that I believe is unmatched. Their knowledge of the medicine and all things within their unique powers are beyond description. They introduced me to all of the possibilities in the world that I’ve been previously unaware of and can’t wait to explore.

As an army veteran who flew helicopters in 3 different combat deployments to Iraq spanning 3 years of my 27 year career, I came to Ananda feeling stressed, discouraged, in physical pain and burned out. I’m leaving with so much lightness, the ability to help regulate my own nervous system through tools I learned, more in tuned with my body and a little less pain and a reset nervous system. I used to call all of this “woo-woo” but now it’s just pure God given magic that we all have access too. Don’t hesitate to inquire about their military and first responder scholarships if money is a barrier. I can’t recommend this enough! It’s way better than any talk therapy of medicine I’ve ever experienced.

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Ananda is a Miracle
I came in search of 'freedom' and I left realizing freedom is within me. I gave all of my attention to this experience. From the moment it was brought to my attention as a possibility to it's continuing manifestation. My experience was profound and personal. I felt safe and supported throughout my time at Ananda. If all you did was come to partake of Chef Camilo's amazing food and sleep in your luxurious room you'd leave satiated. A special thank you to Norwin who was there for us each night and in the early morning with coffee-thank you. The facilitators are world renown. My journey was transformative. It's beyond what I have words for. What I can say is that I gave myself to the process, I trusted, and the experience I received was once-in-a-lifetime gift. My intention was to find 'freedom'. I left understanding freedom is inside me. The medicine continues to work in my life since leaving my experience at Ananda in incredibly positive ways. Beyond freedom, I am newly in love with my life. I am living in the moment. I am feeling kinder and more patient and loving to others. I found gratitude, acceptance and peace. Thank you Kimberly, Dana [Day-na] and Dana [Dahna].

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