The Chrysalis Journey - 9-Day Retreat

Retreat Highlights

• Hatha Yoga, Breathwork & Energy Healing
• Awaken your life force through the transformative power of daily Hatha Yoga and Breathwork sessions. These potent practices will expand your awareness, increase vitality, and release what no longer serves you. You'll also receive a private Reiki session to clear energetic blockages and elevate your frequency, leaving you deeply aligned and renewed.
• Heart-Opening Work
• Using the Chakras as our sacred map, each day offers immersive, soul-stirring workshops designed to guide you back to your most authentic self. Through mindful connection, creative expression, and heart-centered dialogue, you’ll dissolve inner barriers, deepen your relationship with yourself and others, and rediscover a sense of inner peace and purpose. These sessions are gentle yet profound invitations to become whole again.
• Spa Bliss
• Surrender to deep relaxation with a luxurious massagef and facial. Let expert hands melt away tension and restore your natural glow—because your healing journey also deserves moments of pure indulgence.
• Deep Nature Connections
• Reconnect with the Earth in one of the most biodiverse regions on the planet. Embark on guided forest hikes, visit a hummingbird sanctuary, orchid garden, butterfly tour, waterfalls, a local chocolate factory, and an environmental education center. Surround yourself with nature’s wisdom, as the river running beside our retreat whispers you back into balance.
• Day Trip to Spiritual Sanctuary for Sacred Ceremony
• Journey deep into the local forest to work with a wonderful team of Shamans, who will guide us in a full-day sweat lodge ceremony. Plant medicine (San Pedro) will be offered to those who would like to paritipcate in deepening their connection to the Earth and to support opening your heart chakra fully.
• Sacred Practices & Rituals
• Weave the sacred into each day with grounding meditations, walking practices, creative rituals, and intention-infused hikes. These experiences cultivate presence, elevate your spirit, and deepen your connection to the land, the group, and yourself.
• Everything is an Invitation
• You’re free to participate as you wish. Whether you’re immersed in a ceremony or swaying in a hammock under the canopy of the jungle, your presence is honoured just as it is.
• Deep Healing
• Access the profound wisdom of your own energy through guided practices designed to help you release limiting beliefs, reconnect with your essence, and step fully into your power. This is a space to heal, rise, and remember who you truly are.
• A Heart-Centered Experience
• Open yourself to transformation in a deeply nurturing environment. Surrounded by compassionate facilitators and like-minded souls, you’ll feel supported as you journey inward, accessing the clarity and courage already within you.
• Relax to the Fullest
• Rest in your own private riverside room (no single supplement), where the gentle lull of the river cradles you to sleep each night. Serenity and solitude await just outside your door.
• Gourmet Wellness Cuisine
• Savor every bite of artfully crafted meals by one of the region’s top chefs. Every dish is tailored to your dietary needs and infused with love, nourishment, and the vibrant flavors of the land.
• Intimate, Personalized Retreat
• With a small group of no more than 12 guests, this retreat offers an intimate, inclusive atmosphere. You’ll receive individualized attention, form meaningful connections, and experience the magic of being truly seen and supported.
• A True Escape
• Leave behind the demands of daily life and step into a sanctuary of healing, movement, stillness, and nature. This is your invitation to remember what it feels like to be fully alive.
• Join us for this life-changing journey—where transformation, relaxation, and adventure come together in perfect harmony.

About this Retreat

Your Guides

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Richards

Jacqueline leads from the heart, offering a grounded and nurturing presence that fosters ease, clarity, and transformation. A highly experienced yoga instructor—teaching Hatha, Chair Yoga, and Chair Cardio Fit—she also trains yoga teachers, with a focus on mindful movement that is accessible to all bodies. During the retreat, Jacqueline will also guide sessions on the Chakra system, helping participants explore and harness its subtle yet powerful energy. With a toolkit full of diverse modalities, she brings a rich, hands-on approach to every session. An accomplished author, financial coach, wellness educator, and devoted volunteer, Jacqueline somehow balances it all alongside her career as a mortgage professional in Ottawa. Jacqueline is overjoyed to be dedicating more than a week to her greatest passion: guiding others on a journey of healing and self-discovery in paradise.

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