Superior Ocean View Room w/AC - SOLD OUT
Step-out balcony, king bed, private bathroom with solar hot water, and a safe large enough for a laptop. Located in the Main Building.
Single$5,575
Double$4,350 pp
SOLD OUT
PESI
7-Night Somatic Psychotherapy & Trauma-Sensitive Movement Retreat:
7-Night Somatic Psychotherapy & Trauma-Sensitive Movement Retreat:
An Immersive Clinical and Experiential Training in Embodied Trauma Treatment
7 nights in Costa Rica to develop powerful trauma-treatment skills and somatic practices.
Learn from internationally renowned Somatic Trauma Therapist Manuela Mischke-Reeds, MA, MFT, earn up to 19 CE hours, and enjoy restful moments that your own nervous system has been asking for.
When
Jan 9–16, 2027
7 nights
7 nights
Where
Blue Spirit
Nosara, Costa Rica
Nosara, Costa Rica
CE Hours
Up to 19
across professions
across professions
Toolkit
Course Manual
included
included
Meals
All-Inclusive
local & nourishing fare
local & nourishing fare
Starting At
$3,225
single · double rates avail.
single · double rates avail.
Limited spots · Reserve early — past retreats have filled before the deadline
January in Costa Rica: Peak Season for Sunshine, Wellness, and Renewal.
Imagine returning home from Costa Rica with more than memories—you leave with practical, evidence-informed somatic therapy skills you can immediately integrate into your work with trauma, PTSD, complex trauma, anxiety, and stress-related disorders.
Throughout this immersive training, internationally renowned somatic trauma expert Manuela Mischke-Reeds, MA, MFT, will guide you through the principles, techniques, and clinical applications of somatic psychotherapy and trauma-sensitive movement so you can confidently bring the body into trauma treatment while maintaining safety, regulation, and therapeutic effectiveness.
Set against the breathtaking backdrop of Blue Spirit Retreat Center in Nosara, Costa Rica, this experience offers far more than a traditional classroom training. Perched above the Pacific Ocean and overlooking a protected white-sand beach, Blue Spirit is internationally recognized as a destination for healing, wellness, and transformational learning. Here, you'll have the rare opportunity to step away from the demands of daily life and fully immerse yourself in both professional growth and personal renewal.
Through interactive lecture, live demonstrations, guided experiential practice, movement-based learning, and real-world clinical application, you'll learn how to assess readiness for body-based interventions, recognize trauma through nervous system and movement cues, and apply somatic strategies that help clients move from survival and dysregulation toward resilience, embodiment, and lasting healing.
And because the retreat itself is designed around the principles you're learning, you'll experience firsthand the power of embodiment, mindfulness, nervous system regulation, and restoration.
Between training sessions, enjoy nourishing meals, stunning ocean views, time for reflection, and the natural beauty of Costa Rica's Pacific coast—allowing you to deepen your learning while reconnecting with your own sense of presence, balance, and well-being. Plus, you'll meet a supportive community of clinicians committed to advancing trauma-informed care.
You'll Leave Costa Rica With:
- Practical somatic psychotherapy tools you can use immediately with clients.
- Greater confidence integrating body-based approaches into trauma treatment.
- Clear strategies for assessing client readiness and avoiding overwhelm.
- Enhanced ability to recognize trauma through posture, breath, movement, and nervous system cues.
- Renewed energy, resilience, and inspiration for your clinical work.
Earn up to 19 CE hours, expand your trauma-treatment expertise, and experience the restorative beauty of Costa Rica while gaining skills that can transform your work—and the lives of your clients—for years to come.
A Day in the Life
Imagine this.
You awaken to the sound of the Pacific Ocean, howler monkeys, and the jungle breeze at world-renowned retreat center Blue Spirit in Nosara, Costa Rica. After a barefoot stroll along the beach, you make your way to breakfast: open-air dining, tropical fruit, fresh Costa Rican coffee, and a nourishing smoothie.
Joining the rest of the class in a space with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the three-mile stretch of Playa Guiones and the emerald hills beyond. Now you're ready to absorb new skills and insights from acclaimed somatic therapist Manuela Mischke-Reeds. Notebook open, mind engaged, it's an immersive learning experience that reconnects you with why you entered the field in the first place.
Some afternoons are meant for restoration. Enjoy a massage, set out on an adventurous excursion, swim in the infinity pool, or experience the rhythm of life in the nearby village.
As the sky turns gold, you walk down to the beach for a sunset dip in the ocean. The horizon glows, the sea sparkles. The energy of Costa Rica is unmistakable.
Costa Rica is where mindful living, experiential learning, and personal transformation come together.
What You'll Learn
Build Practical Trauma Skills While
Build Practical Trauma Skills While
Deepening Your Own Embodied Awareness
What if you had the confidence to recognize trauma as it unfolds in the body and the skills to respond in ways that foster safety, regulation, and lasting change?
This immersive retreat training will provide you with practical, evidence-informed somatic psychotherapy and trauma-sensitive movement strategies that can be immediately integrated into your current clinical approach. You will learn:
- How to assess client readiness for body-based interventions
- Identify trauma responses through observation of the body
- Apply safe, effective techniques that promote stabilization, emotional regulation, resilience, and trauma integration.
You'll leave able to recognize trauma through the lens of the nervous system, work safely and effectively with the body, and help clients move from survival and dysregulation toward resilience, embodiment, and lasting healing.
Along the way, you'll deepen your own capacity for presence, regulation, and renewal in the tranquil setting of Blue Spirit Costa Rica.
Before this Retreat, You Might:
- Feel stuck when clients can't talk their way through trauma.
- Be unsure when or how to bring the body into treatment.
- Worry about overwhelming clients with somatic work.
- Rely primarily on cognitive interventions.
- Be unsure how to read the body through movement cues
- Absorb client trauma and leave sessions feeling depleted.
After this Retreat, You Will:
- Confidently integrate body-based interventions into trauma treatment.
- Recognize trauma responses as they appear in the body.
- Know when clients are ready for somatic and movement interventions.
- Have practical tools to regulate activation, build resources, and support integration.
- Feel more grounded and resilient in your own clinical work.
Leave with a Practical Toolkit That Includes:
- Somatic interventions for trauma, stress, anxiety, PTSD, and complex PTSD.
- Body awareness and tracking methods to assess trauma responses and treatment progress.
- Grounding, regulation, boundary, breath, and mindfulness practices you can immediately use with clients.
- Trauma-sensitive movement exercises designed to build emotional resources, resilience, and embodiment.
- Clear guidelines for determining when body-based and movement interventions are appropriate, and when they are not.
View Full Learning Objectives & Curriculum Outline
Objectives
- Differentiate acute stress, PTSD, and complex PTSD from a somatic psychotherapy perspective to inform trauma treatment.
- Examine trauma and stress through psychobiological, relational, and mindfulness-based frameworks to improve clinical decision-making.
- Evaluate nervous system regulation, dissociation, and the Window of Tolerance to determine client readiness for somatic psychotherapy.
- Identify somatic markers of trauma, including posture, breath, gesture, movement, and sensory orientation, to guide clinical assessment.
- Use foundational somatic psychotherapy principles to establish safety, stabilization, and therapeutic alliance during the early phases of trauma treatment.
- Utilize present-moment tracking and mindful awareness to support clients' embodied experience and capacity for self-regulation.
- Utilize somatic interventions, including grounding, orientation, resourcing, pendulation, titration, and boundary interventions, to stabilize trauma symptoms and support nervous system regulation.
- Integrate breath, voice, and movement interventions to enhance co-regulation, emotional regulation, and embodied awareness during psychotherapy.
- Define the neurobiological principles underlying trauma-sensitive movement and their implications for trauma recovery.
- Evaluate client readiness for trauma-sensitive movement and identify appropriate indications, contraindications, and clinical precautions.
- Use trauma-sensitive movement interventions to support self-agency, complete interrupted defensive responses, and expand adaptive capacity.
- Differentiate movement patterns associated with fight, flight, freeze, fawn, collapse, and healthy flow to guide movement-based trauma interventions.
- Utilize interventions that support the integration of traumatic experiences through embodiment, meaning-making, and restoration of adaptive functioning.
- Integrate evidence-based body-oriented approaches, including Hakomi method, Somatic Experiencing, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, EMDR, and trauma-sensitive movement, into trauma treatment planning.
- Utilize observation and tracking of clients' movement, posture, and embodied responses to inform assessment, intervention, and case conceptualization.
- Determine strategies to strengthen interoceptive awareness and embodied self-regulation as foundations for trauma recovery.
- Identify signs of somatic countertransference, vicarious trauma, and therapist stress, and implement embodied resilience practices to support sustainable clinical work.
- Develop an embodied therapeutic presence through mindfulness, regulation, and the Therapist's Seat to enhance safety, attunement, and co-regulation.
- Utilize clinical reasoning to select and sequence somatic interventions based on client presentation, nervous system state, and treatment goals.
- Use observation and tracking of clients' movement and embodied responses to inform assessment, intervention, and case conceptualization.
- Develop an individualized treatment plan integrating somatic psychotherapy and trauma-sensitive movement interventions appropriate to the client's stage of trauma recovery.
Session 1: Opening the Embodied Journey: Understanding Trauma Through the Body
Embodied Practice
- Somatic arrival practice
Clinical Learning: The Essentials of Trauma, Stress, PTSD, and Complex PTSD
- Overview of acute stress, PTSD, and Complex PTSD
- Post-traumatic growth
- Understanding the Stress-trauma continuum and nervous system responses
- Key body indicators of stress and trauma
- Assess for dissociation & nervous system resilience
- Understanding the Window of Tolerance as a guide for clinical decision-making
Experiential Practice
- Understanding the soma from the inside out
- Mapping your own nervous system
Clinical Demonstration: Trauma-informed somatic assessment to determine readiness for body-based interventions.
Session 2: Somatic Perspective of Trauma and Stress Symptoms
- Embodied Practice: Developing somatic literacy through sensory exploration
- Clinical Learning: Developing the clinician's somatic eye; limitations and risks; reading posture, breath, gesture, movement, and sensory orientation; somatic markers of nervous system regulation and protection; five key trauma movement impulses (fight, flight, freeze, fawn, submit); the flow impulse — restoring adaptive capacity beyond survival
- Practice Laboratory: Observation and body tracking
- Clinical Demonstration: Accurately understanding somatic indicators and nervous system responses
Session 3: Somatic Psychotherapy Fundamentals for Working with Trauma in the Body
- Embodied Practice: Embodied safety through impulse movement
- Clinical Learning — Somatic Psychotherapy Fundamentals: The Therapist's Seat — embodied presence and therapeutic attitude when working with the body; resource and resilience; observing trauma body indicators as a diagnostic tool; key somatic techniques — grounding, orienting, pendulation
- Practice Laboratory: Safety-building exercises; backbody practice
- Clinical Demonstration: Tracking present-moment somatic experience using mindfulness, contact statements, and body awareness to support therapeutic process without overwhelming the client
Session 4: Tracking the Living Process
- Embodied Practice: Movement for mindful awareness and nervous system regulation
- Clinical Learning — Developing Present-Moment Awareness: Tracking present-moment experience; following sensation and embodied experience; using contact statements (Hakomi technique); supporting innate somatic intelligence; learning when to stay with experience rather than intervene
- Clinical Demonstration: Tracking the unfolding process in session
- Practice Laboratory: Tracking and contact practice in small groups
- Clinical Demonstration: Extending tracking and contacting and discerning when to deepen the process safely
Session 5: The Somatic Psychotherapy Toolbox: Interventions for Enhanced Effectiveness in Trauma Treatment
Embodied Practice
- Micro-movements for nervous system regulation
Clinical Learning: Building the Somatic Psychotherapy Toolbox
Participants learn practical body-based interventions that support regulation, stabilization, and trauma resolution.
- Grounding techniques for activating trauma states
- Somatic orientation
- Somatic resourcing techniques
- Language and the somatic experience of the body (Hakomi techniques)
- Pendulation & Titration techniques
- Boundary interventions
Clinical Demonstration
- Applying somatic interventions to support nervous system regulation
Practice Laboratory
- Practicing somatic interventions in dyads
Clinical Demonstration: Applying somatic intervention, including grounding, orientation, pendulation, titration, resourcing, and boundary support, to regulate activation and restore nervous system stability.
Session 6: Breath, Voice, and Movement
- Embodied Practice: Restorative and fluid movement practice
- Clinical Learning: Introducing breath as a regulatory tool in the therapeutic process; the clinical use of voice modulation to support nervous system co-regulation; reading breath patterns as indicators of arousal states; integrating breath and voice skills into somatic interventions
- Practice Laboratory: Small-group breath and voice practice; small-group discussion and integration
- Clinical Demonstration: Applying somatic interventions, such as breath and voice, to regulate activation and restore nervous system stability
Session 7: Restoring Adaptive Capacity Through Movement
- Embodied Practice: Extended trauma-sensitive movement practice
- Clinical Learning — Bringing Movement into Trauma Treatment: Principles of trauma-sensitive movement; why movement transforms trauma — the neuroscience of motor memory and embodied change; restoring self-agency through body-based interventions; completing interrupted defensive responses; expanding resilience and embodied resources; what to avoid — risks, contraindications, and limitations
- Practice Laboratory: Movement in trauma treatment sequences
- Clinical Demonstration: Facilitating trauma-sensitive movement to support completion of defensive responses, restore self-agency, and integrate movement into psychotherapy treatment planning
Session 8: Clinical Applications of Trauma-Sensitive Movement
- Embodied Practice: Somatic explorations
- Clinical Learning — Applying Movement Interventions: Anxiety and depression, PTSD, complex trauma, developmental trauma; modulating client overwhelm while expanding relational capacity; integrating movement with psychotherapy sessions; evidence-based approaches that incorporate the body — Somatic Experiencing, Hakomi, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, EMDR, and journal writing with the body in mind; what to avoid — risks, contraindications, and limitations
- Partner Practice and Case Applications
- Clinical Demonstration: Facilitating trauma-sensitive movement and integrating movement into psychotherapy treatments; integrating modalities
Session 9: What Clinicians Need to Know: Vicarious Trauma, Countertransference, and Building Resilience
- Embodied Practice: Practices for therapist nervous system regulation and presence
- Clinical Learning: Somatic countertransference — recognizing and working with your own body's responses; vicarious trauma and burnout prevention; embodied resilience practices for sustainable clinical work; grounding strategies during difficult sessions; common therapist somatic triggers; building a sustainable trauma practice
- Clinical Demonstration: Applying somatic interventions, such as boundary support, to regulate activation and restore nervous system stability, and co-regulation techniques
Session 10: Integration, Clinical Application, and Closing
- Embodied Practice: Closing movement and integration practice
- Clinical Learning: Bringing the framework together — a somatic case conceptualization model; treatment planning with somatic and movement interventions; developing an individualized plan for integrating somatic psychotherapy and trauma-sensitive movement into clinical practice; translating learning into everyday clinical practice; questions and peer consultation
- Closing Ritual: Reflection, integration, completion
Meet Your Retreat Instructor
Manuela Mischke-Reeds
MA, MFT
Manuela is a somatic trauma psychotherapist, author, international teacher of somatic psychology, and senior Hakomi trainer. She is the founder of Embodywise, an international learning community offering professional training in trauma therapy and somatic psychology, and is a co-founder of the Hakomi Institute of California. She is the developer of the Innate Somatic Intelligence Trauma Therapy Approach (ISITTA), an integrative framework that supports trauma recovery through nervous system regulation, embodied awareness, movement-based integration, and relational therapeutic process.
With over 30 years of clinical experience, Manuela has taught professional training programs internationally across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. She is the author of several books, including Embodied Psychedelic Therapy: A Somatic Guide (W. W. Norton, with Joshua Sylvae), Somatic Psychotherapy Toolbox (PESI), Trauma-Sensitive Movement (PESI), and 8 Keys to Practicing Mindfulness (W. W. Norton).
30+ years
Clinical Practice
4 books
On Somatic Psychology & Trauma
Founder
Embodywise Learning Community
Co-Founder
Hakomi Institute of California
Developer
ISITTA Trauma Therapy Approach
Global
Trainer Across 4 Continents
In Her Own Words
A Note from Manuela.
Early in my career, I discovered that talk therapy alone was not enough for many trauma survivors. To support transformative healing, I needed to help clients decode what their bodies were saying. This realization sparked my lifelong exploration of somatic intelligence and its extraordinary power in trauma integration.
I know you are deeply committed to relieving the pain of clients healing from trauma, or perhaps you are working with your own personal trauma. Somatic therapies tap into the body's natural intelligence, the innate capacity to self-heal, and bring a dynamic, effective dimension to integrative care.
Wherever you are in your journey in integrating somatic therapies and movement in your clinical practice—this retreat will give you the tools to help your clients get unstuck and finally make real progress in therapy.
See you in Nosara! Pura Vida!
- Manuela
About Your Retreat Center
Blue Spirit Costa Rica
Blue Spirit Costa Rica
Perched above the Pacific, in a Blue Zone.
Blue Spirit is internationally recognized as a destination for healing, wellness, and transformational learning — sitting on a hillside above the Pacific Ocean and a three-mile white sand beach protected as a turtle refuge.
Nosara is one of the world's rare Blue Zones. Between the jungle-covered mountains and the ocean below, Blue Spirit provides the setting you'd expect for a retreat — leaving you feeling refreshed, inspired, and truly changed.
Perched Above the Pacific
Ocean views from a hillside setting, a short walk down to Guiones Beach.
Saltwater Infinity Pool
An environmentally friendly pool overlooking the mountains and jungle.
Spa & Longevity Center
A world-class spa and the Nosara Longevity Center, on-site.
Gourmet Vegetarian Cuisine
Three consciously prepared meals a day included. On-site juice bar with smoothies and healthy snacks for purchase.
Access to Adventure
Surf lessons, horseback riding, turtle nesting, ziplining, and the Guiones farmers market — easy to arrange when you arrive.
Free Time, Well Spent
Nosara, beyond the training room.
Start the new year surrounded by the natural beauty of Costa Rica's Pacific coast. January's warm temperatures, abundant sunshine, and vibrant tropical landscapes provide the ideal setting to deepen your learning, restore your nervous system, and reconnect with yourself in a truly transformative retreat experience.
Move your body daily, rest deeply, and return to what truly matters. Live like a local and ride into Playa Guiones for their famous artisan farmers market, take a surf lesson, or book a once-in-a-lifetime nature excursion.
The options in Costa Rica are endless.
Choose Your Accommodations
Nine room types, from tented to ocean view.
Pricing reflects all-inclusive retreat tuition — lodging, meals, training, and course manual all included. Prices are per person; select single or double occupancy during registration.
Ocean View Room w/AC
Step-out balcony with beautiful ocean views, king bed or two twins, private bathroom with solar hot water. Located in the Main Building.
Single$5,150
Double$4,250 pp
Mountain View Room w/AC
Step-out balcony with extraordinary mountain views, king bed or two twins, private bathroom with solar hot water. Located in the Main Building.
Single$5,050
Double$4,150 pp
Garden Suite w/AC
Newly built, contemporary design with a balcony overlooking the jungle. King bed, private bathroom with solar hot water. A short walk up a small hill to the Main Building.
Single$4,875
Double$4,100 pp
Pacifico Cottage w/AC
Tucked into tropical gardens close enough to the beach that the ocean will rock you to sleep. Private porch with hammock, queen bed, outdoor shower. Located a short walk from the Main Building down the hill via a stone stairway.*
Single$4,750
Double$3,925 pp
Nature Suite w/AC
Step-out balcony with extraordinary mountain views, king bed or two twins, private bathroom with solar hot water. A short walk from the Main Building.
Single$4,750
Double$4,000 pp
Hermitage w/AC
Cozy and private, with partial ocean or mountain views. Queen bed or two twins, private bathroom with solar hot water, natural ventilation. Queen & Twin variants located in the Main Building and accessible via stairs. King variant located a short walk down the hill from the Main Building.*
Single$4,300
Double$3,600 pp
Eco Cottage
Simple, natural wood-frame structures set in lush vegetation, screened for ventilation. Sleeps two, with private or shared bathhouse. Solar powered. A 5-minute walk from the Main Building.
Single$3,625
Double$3,300 pp
Platform Tent
A queen-sized mattress on a platform under a wooden roof, surrounded by nature and close to a shared bathhouse. Linens, pillows, and towels provided. A 5-minute walk from the Main Building.
Single$3,225
Double$3,100 pp
Bringing a non-participating guest? Call our Retreats Team at 800-844-8260 or email retreatinfo@pesi.com to sign them up!
Transparency
What's included — and what isn't.
Your Tuition Covers
- An intimate learning experience with Manuela Mischke-Reeds
- Live demonstrations, role-play, and real-time Q&A
- Up to 19 CE hours and course manual
- Private lodging of your choice for 7 nights
- Gourmet vegetarian cuisine — 3 meals daily
- Beachfront access and saltwater infinity pool
- Pristine mountain jungle walking trails
- Time for excursions and adventures around Nosara
- WiFi access in your room and throughout the resort
Not Included
- Flight to and from Costa Rica
- Travel insurance
- Shuttle to and from Blue Spirit
- Staff gratuities
- Excursions or other off-site activities
- Café and store purchases (juices, wine, snacks)
- Spa or Longevity Center treatments
Retreat Schedule
Your retreat, gently structured.
Subject to change. CE-eligible sessions are flagged below.
Saturday, Jan 9
4:00–6:00 pmCheck-in
6:00–7:30 pmDinner
Sunday, Jan 10
7:00–9:00 amBreakfast
9:30–10:15 amBlue Spirit Orientation (required)
10:30 am–12:00 pmMorning Workshop CE
12:00–1:30 pmLunch
2:00–3:30 pmAfternoon Program CE
5:30–6:30 pmSunset
6:00–7:30 pmDinner
Monday, Jan 11
7:00–9:00 amBreakfast
9:30 am–12:00 pmMorning Workshop CE
12:00–1:30 pmLunch
1:30–6:00 pmFree Time
6:00–7:00 pmDinner
7:00–8:30 pmEvening Program CE
Tuesday, Jan 12
7:00–9:00 amBreakfast
9:30 am–12:00 pmFree time — Guiones Farmers Market
12:00–1:30 pmLunch
1:30–4:00 pmAfternoon Program CE
5:30–6:00 pmSunset
6:00–7:00 pmDinner
7:00–8:30 pmEvening Program CE
Wednesday, Jan 13
All DayIntegration Day (No CE Hours) — rest, journaling, nature, contemplative practice
7:00–9:00 amBreakfast
12:00–1:30 pmLunch
6:00–7:00 pmDinner
Thursday, Jan 14
7:00–9:00 amBreakfast
9:30 am–12:00 pmMorning Workshop CE
12:00–1:30 pmLunch
2:00–3:30 pmAfternoon Program CE
5:30–6:00 pmSunset
6:00–7:30 pmDinner
Friday, Jan 15
7:00–9:00 amBreakfast
9:30 am–12:00 pmMorning Workshop CE
12:00–1:30 pmLunch
1:30–6:00 pmFree Time
6:00–7:00 pmDinner
7:00–8:30 pmEvening Program CE
Saturday, Jan 16
7:00–9:00 amBreakfast
9:00–10:00 amCheck Out and Depart Retreat Center
CE is awarded during specified times. Licensing boards require full attendance to each CE training session throughout the entire retreat to receive any credit. Daily schedule is subject to change, but total CE hours will remain unchanged. Please plan travel accordingly.
Who Should Attend
This retreat is for clinicians who hold space.
- Counselors
- Social Workers
- Psychologists
- Therapists
- Addiction Counselors
- Marriage and Family Therapists
- Case Managers
- Nurses
- Other Mental Health Professionals
Plan Your Trip
Important Retreat Information.
Retreat Location
Blue Spirit Costa RicaGuiones Sur, Playa Guiones
Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Travel Information
Which airport do I fly into?
Blue Spirit Costa Rica recommends flying into Liberia International Airport (LIR), about three hours from the property. San José International Airport (SJO) is also an option. Please review the retreat's schedule above and plan flights accordingly.
Shuttle Service
Airport shuttle is not included in your package price. Blue Spirit offers airport pick-up at Liberia International Airport, aligned with most major U.S. flight arrivals — please arrange this directly with Blue Spirit. Allow 30–60 minutes to clear immigration, customs, and baggage claim before your shuttle organizer meets you outside the terminal.
All attendees are advised to purchase travel insurance that includes a cancel-for-any-reason option.
Passport Requirements
U.S. citizens must present a passport valid for at least 6 months beyond your return date to enter Costa Rica. If you hold a non-U.S. passport, verify your own country's entry requirements before booking.
Accessibility
The main building includes an elevator between guest rooms, dining, and classroom spaces. However, other areas of the property — including some accommodations, the beach, and the pool — require navigating stairs, steep hills, and gravel pathways. Because accommodations are located throughout the property, each room type has unique accessibility considerations.
If mobility is a concern, please contact both PESI and Blue Spirit directly before registering to discuss whether this retreat is a good fit for your needs.
Good to Know
Cancellation Policy.
From your purchase date through November 9, 2026: cancellation results in a full refund less a $100 administrative fee.
From November 10 through December 11, 2026: cancellation results in a 50% penalty of the total purchase amount.
From December 12, 2026: cancellation results in a 100% penalty of the total purchase amount.
Frequently Asked Questions
Your questions, answered.
Everything you need to know before you book. Still have a question? Email retreatinfo@pesi.com or call 800-844-8260 and ask for our Retreats Team.
Before You Book
What if I have mobility concerns?
If you have mobility concerns, please contact both PESI and Blue Spirit before registering to discuss whether this retreat is a good fit for your needs and to review available accommodation options.
PESI Retreats Team
retreatinfo@pesi.com
800-844-8260
Blue Spirit Retreat Center
info@bluespiritcostarica.com
The main building includes an elevator, providing access between guest rooms, the dining area, and classroom spaces. However, other areas of the property—including some accommodations, the beach, and the pool—require navigating stairs, steep hills, and gravel pathways.
Please review the mobility notes carefully in the Program Pricing and Accommodations section. Because accommodations are located throughout the property, each room type has unique accessibility considerations. For the most convenient access and overall experience, we recommend booking early and reserving a room in the main building whenever possible.
The facility does not have access to golf carts, motorized wheelchairs, or manual wheelchairs.
Can I bring a colleague, friend, or partner?
Room pricing is per person for single or double occupancy. Blue Spirit is an all-inclusive retreat center — all individuals staying at the property incur a room and board charge whether or not they participate in the training. Call 800-844-8260 (ask for our Retreats Team) to add a non-participating guest.
IMPORTANT: Online registration will only allow you to select single or double occupancy. If you select double occupancy, you must add the second member to your order before completing your registration. If interested in registering a non-participating guest, please register yourself through the online registration process via this website FIRST in order to secure your room. NEXT, contact us HERE or by calling 800-844-8260 (Ask for our Retreats Team). A PESI customer service representative will assist in registering your guest. Securing your room first will reserve your room and provide you time to reach out to PESI without fear of rooms being no longer available.
Can I share a room to save money?
Yes. Double-occupancy rates are lower per person than single-occupancy. Select double occupancy during registration and add your second guest before completing checkout, or call 800-844-8260 for help.
What's your cancellation policy?
From purchase date through November 9, 2026: a full refund less a $100 administrative fee. From November 10 through December 11, 2026: a 50% penalty of the total purchase amount. From December 12, 2026: a 100% penalty of the total purchase amount.
Travel & Logistics
Which airport do I fly into?
Blue Spirit recommends Liberia International Airport (LIR), about three hours from the property. San José International Airport (SJO) is also an option. Please review the retreat schedule and plan flights accordingly.
Do I need a passport?
Yes. U.S. citizens must present a passport valid for at least 6 months beyond your return date to enter Costa Rica. If you hold a non-U.S. passport, verify your own country's entry requirements before booking.
Should I get travel insurance?
Yes, it's strongly recommended. A "cancel for any reason" policy protects your tuition and travel costs against illness, family emergencies, weather, or any other circumstance that prevents you from attending.
Is airport shuttle included?
No — airport shuttle is not included in your package price. Blue Spirit offers pick-up service at Liberia International Airport; arrange this directly with Blue Spirit ahead of your trip.
At the Retreat
Will there be WiFi?
Yes — every room at Blue Spirit has internet access via WiFi at no extra cost.
Does Blue Spirit accommodate dietary restrictions?
Yes. Upon request, Blue Spirit will do its best to accommodate special meal needs and food allergies. Please communicate requests at least 2 weeks in advance through PESI. A Pure Food Option (greens, grains, and legumes without oils or seasoning) is also part of the daily buffet.
What should I pack?
Comfortable clothing for movement work, a swimsuit, sandals, sunscreen, a hat, insect repellent, a refillable water bottle, your passport, and any personal medications. Bring a notebook and pen for sessions.
Does Blue Spirit have a spa?
Yes — a world-class spa and the Nosara Longevity Center are on-site. Services can be booked once you arrive; charges are not included in the program cost.
CE & Course Details
How many CE hours can I earn?
Up to 19 CE hours. Credit hours may vary by board and profession. Credit details.
Do I have to attend the entire retreat to receive CE credit?
Yes. Most licensing boards require full attendance to the entire program to receive any credit. Please plan your travel accordingly.
Wednesday is listed as an "Integration Day" with no CE — what happens that day?
Wednesday is a built-in rest day for reflection, journaling, nature, and optional self-guided movement. No CE sessions are held, and the day doesn't count toward your CE hours or attendance requirement.
January 9–16, 2027 · Nosara, Costa Rica
Eight days that will change how you practice.
You already have the heart for this work. In January 2027, you can have the embodied skills, the toolkit, and the rest your own nervous system has been asking for — all at once, on one of Costa Rica's most beautiful stretches of coast.
Reserve Your Spot — From $3,225Rooms are limited and historically fill before the early registration deadline. Book now to secure yours.
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