If you are juggling a full calendar and a busy life, yet quietly longing for space to breathe, soften, and awaken your heart, this retreat was created for you. Join us at mystical Verdesana, a retreat nestled in the cloud-covered mountains of Costa Rica, where the pace slows, where nature holds you, and every moment invites your nervous system to rest. This is your invitation to step away from all the noise and into a sanctuary of rest, renewal, and soulful connection.
Through this immersive, heart-centered experience, where stillness meets meaningful transformation, you will return home not only refreshed, but reawakened to the joys of your life, to deeper awareness, and to the calm presence your soul has been longing for.
Allow yourself to imagine…
Gently waking to the quiet hum of the forest, filtered light moving through mist and leaves just beyond your window. The air is cool and alive, carrying the clean scent of earth and cypress trees. You step outside and feel the strength of the land beneath your feet.
Here, you spend a few moments in gratitude as you gaze at the landscape before you, a living canvas of forest, sky, and stone. Waiting in the distance, a long wooden table, simply and beautifully set with vibrant fruits, warm bread, and nourishing food that has been prepared for you with care. The smell of fresh coffee invites you to the table. There is the quiet knowing that you are exactly where you are meant to be. There is a knowing that the day that just greeted you will be filled with self-love, soul-level nourishment, inspiration, and restoration.
Here, the world slows. And something within you begins to awaken.
Finding yourself in easy conversation with new friends, laughter rising naturally as you wander along forest paths and open clearings shaped by time and care. You hear someone say, “Buenos días,” and respond back.
Later, you are drawn to the clear, cool waters of the river, flowing through the ancient, cloud-kissed mountains. Your body is anchored by smooth, ancient boulders that seem to hold centuries of stillness. The river moves around you, steady and sure, reminding you how to soften, relax, and let go. You pause and look around, taking it all in. The mist, the green canopy, the quiet power of the mountain. It feels surreal, as if you’ve stepped into a place that exists outside of time.
And yet, here you are… here is where you become more aware. You, my friend, are in Costa Rica… you are at Verdesana.
Verdesana is where restoration becomes renewal.
There is no better place than a regenerative, cloud-kissed forest in Costa Rica, long regarded as a sacred bridge between worlds, to spend six unhurried days in the presence of heart-centered, like-minded, soon-to-be friends. In this land where earth and sky meet, the pace softens, the nervous system settles, and the heart is given space to awaken.
Throughout the retreat, you will discover a powerful, embodied approach rooted in Spiritual Psychology, one that supports a life aligned with your soul’s purpose and natural expansion. Through simple, intentional practices grounded in breath, stillness, and connection to nature, you will learn how to restore balance and bring greater awareness into daily life.
As the days unfold, you will begin to recognize and gently release limiting beliefs and emotional patterns that have shaped your story. In their place, a deeper sense of clarity, inner strength, and self-trust emerges, allowing you to come back into alignment with your innate power, beauty, and wholeness.
You Had Me at Cloud-Kissed Forests!
Uh oh…
I can almost hear your thoughts about now…
“A retreat like this sounds beautiful… but how would I ever make the time? How could I justify spending money on myself?”
Between work, family, responsibilities, and the needs of everyone around you, even carving out space to rest can feel unrealistic, let alone traveling to a cloud forest in Costa Rica. And that is exactly why this should be mandatory! Not optional. Many of us left 2025 exhausted with our nervous systems fried. It’s time to rest and repair!
You might have a “maybe someday” list tucked away somewhere. A list of things your heart longs for, but your mind has learned not to fully embrace.
You may be wondering if this is practical. If you could really step away. Spend money on yourself. Travel alone.
Is it even possible to gather what’s needed and give yourself permission to go?
Underneath it all, there’s a deeper question you may be asking yourself…
“What if I can find a way? What if I gave myself permission to just go. What if I gave myself the space for what my soul so desperately needs?”
My friend, it’s time to remember ‘Pura vida’.
A return to the joy of living.
YOU ARE READY! THIS IS YOUR MOMENT! THIS IS THE RETREAT YOU CANNOT MISS!
There comes a moment when watching life unfold from the sidelines no longer feels acceptable. When dreaming about a life that nourishes you, just isn’t enough. And something within you knows it’s time to choose differently.
Not from fear. Not from obligation. But from alignment with what your soul has been quietly asking for.
You don’t need to have it all figured out. You don’t need to do this alone.
What you need is space, support, and wise guidance to listen deeply, a method for releasing old fears, and courage to step toward what feels true.
This is where intention becomes action. Where awareness turns into alignment.
Where you stop waiting for the “right time” and begin living in relationship with what truly lights you up.
At Verdesana, you will be held, guided, and supported as you move from hesitation into clarity, from caution into trust, and from longing into lived experience.
This is your invitation to choose from faith… and to align with the life that is already calling you forward.
Your Arrival…
From the moment you are greeted in Costa Rica, you begin to sense a shift. The pace slows. The air feels different. As you are transported from the city into the mountains, the landscape changes, and with it, something inside you begins to soften.
Arriving at Verdesana, you step onto sacred land long honored as a place of renewal and connection. You are welcomed by a caring team devoted to serving our group exclusively, allowing you to settle in, exhale, and truly arrive. There is nothing you need to manage, organize, or plan. Your only invitation is to be present.
Over the days that follow, you will be guided through a gentle rhythm of reflection, connection, and restoration. Surrounded by forest, river, and mist, you will begin to disconnect from the constant doing of everyday life and rediscover a slower, more natural way of being. This is where the nervous system unwinds, and clarity quietly returns.
Through guided conversations, simple practices, and time in nature, you will be supported in understanding what has kept you feeling stuck or depleted, and what is now ready to shift. The environment itself becomes a teacher, offering space to listen, feel, and realign without force or urgency.
For once, the details are handled for you. Each aspect of the experience is thoughtfully curated to support both your outer comfort and your inner journey, allowing you to focus fully on restoration, insight, and renewal.
More than a retreat, this is a return. A remembering of what you truly crave. A chance to refuel your body, reconnect with your heart, and step back into your life with greater ease, presence, and intention.
I'm Ready for Costa Rica!
Affirm
Through each experience of the retreat, you will be gently inspired and supported in connecting more deeply with what you are ready to create for yourself. Whether that is greater spaciousness in your days, a renewed sense of well-being, or a more intentional way of living, you will be invited to listen closely to what truly matters to you now.
As the days unfold, you will begin to shape a clear and realistic vision for how you want to re-enter your life once you return home. Rather than slipping back into old patterns, you will outline a way of being that feels more aligned, sustainable, and supportive of your nervous system and your heart.
Throughout your time at Verdesana, you will be guided through thoughtfully designed, experiential practices rooted in Spiritual Psychology and connection to nature. These experiences are created to help you recognize and move beyond the internal, subconscious roadblocks that have kept you feeling stuck or constrained, allowing you to begin creating a life that supports your growth, vitality, and highest potential in the areas that matter most to you.
Restoration
Where the Heart Awakens is intentionally woven as a celebration of life, vitality, and well-being. Each day at Verdesana, you will be immersed in a way of living that honors presence, nourishment, and connection — not as luxuries, but as essentials. Surrounded by forest, river, and community, you will begin to internalize a rhythm that feels both restorative and alive.
Through the reverence given to rest, simplicity, and meaningful connection, you will come to understand how this way of being can gently integrate into your life beyond the retreat. Rather than feeling like something you leave behind, what you experience here becomes something you carry with you.
Through personal reflection and shared group experiences, you will gain clarity around how you want to show up in the world — with greater ease, grace, and authenticity. Guided by what you affirm and embody throughout the retreat, you will begin to bring to life the vision that has been forming within you, allowing the wisdom of each experience to support and revive you long after you return home.
The Venue
Set high in the mountains at nearly 5,000 feet, Verdesana is a private sanctuary nestled within one hundred acres of regenerated forest. From the moment you arrive, you feel the quiet intention of the land, thoughtfully restored, carefully tended, and alive with presence.
You’ll stay in gorgeously appointed cabins, hand-crafted from cypress trees harvested directly from Verdesana’s own regenerated forests. Each cabin is dotted gently along the hillside, offering privacy, comfort, and sweeping views of gardens, forest, and mountains. Inside, you’ll find ensuite baths, comfortable queen-sized beds dressed in luxurious 850-thread-count sheets, and outdoor decks that invite you to step outside, breathe deeply, and take in the living beauty around you.
The property itself is designed to support stillness, reflection, and gentle exploration. Winding trails and forest paths lead you through a landscape where native species and pine forest coexist in harmony. Small bridges cross shaded stretches of land, guiding you deeper into the quiet rhythm of nature.
There are wood-fired hot pools where you can soak beneath the open sky, a mountain river with private access, and a bonfire spot near the water where evenings naturally draw people together. A sacred labyrinth offers space for meditative walks, intention-setting, and quiet listening.
This is also a place alive with movement and wonder. Hummingbirds flit through the trees, more than twenty species calling Verdesana home. With patience and presence, you may also glimpse wildlife such as coatis, agoutis, deer, or other forest dwellers who move freely through this protected land.
Everything about Verdesana is designed to help you soften, arrive, and feel held. Here, beauty is not staged. It is lived in, breathed in, and shared quietly with those who come ready to listen.
The Food of Verdesana
Plant Based Cuisine
World-Renowned Imiloa kitchen led by plant based cuisine enthusiasts!
At Verdesana, nourishment is part of the healing journey. Here, food is prepared with intention, reverence, and care — what the team lovingly calls conscious comfort food.
You’ll be served healthy, locally sourced, gourmet vegan meals that are as beautiful to look at as they are nourishing to the body. Each dish is thoughtfully crafted, artistically plated, and designed to support balance, vitality, and ease. This is farm-to-table cuisine at its finest — clean, chemical-free, and deeply satisfying.
There is a deep understanding here that nourishment goes beyond taste alone. The gut is often called the body’s “second brain,” and by tending to it with care, space is created for greater clarity, presence, and well-being. Throughout your stay, you’ll experience what becomes possible when food truly supports the mind, body, and soul.
Many guests arrive having eaten animal products regularly, yet nearly everyone leaves surprised by how sustained, energized, and satisfied they feel. When preferences and dietary needs are honored with such elegance, something subtle but powerful happens — you feel seen, cared for, and deeply held.
Meals at Verdesana are not rushed. They are shared moments of connection, reflection, and enjoyment. Over the course of the week, as your body is nourished with clean, vibrant food, you may notice a greater sense of lightness, clarity, and vitality — a quiet reminder of how good it feels to be truly cared for.
This is where transformation begins at the table.
I’m Coming to Verdesana!
“The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.”
– Carl Jung
Activity Level: Gentle & Accessible
This retreat is designed with ease and accessibility in mind. Most days include gentle movement such as walking along forest paths and trails, generally ranging from 2–3 miles at a relaxed pace. Terrain is mostly manageable and unhurried, allowing plenty of time to pause, rest, and take in the surroundings.
Participants should feel comfortable being independently mobile, including navigating stairs, stepping in and out of vehicles, and moving over natural terrain typical of a forest environment. All activities are optional, and the overall pace of the retreat is intentionally slow and supportive.
This experience prioritizes presence, restoration, and connection rather than physical exertion. You are always encouraged to listen to your body and participate in ways that feel right for you.
What’s Included
Every aspect of Verdesana – Where the Heart Awakens has been thoughtfully curated so you can fully arrive, settle in, and focus on your inner journey.
- Pre-retreat preparation and intention-setting call to help you arrive grounded and ready
- Six days and five nights at the Verdesana sanctuary in beautifully appointed hillside cabins
- Ground transportation to and from the designated airport at scheduled arrival and departure times
- All on-site transportation related to retreat experiences and scheduled activities
- Nourishing, farm-to-table meals prepared with intention: Daily breakfasts, Lunches, Dinners thoughtfully designed to support vitality, clarity, and well-being
- Daily guided sessions rooted in Spiritual Psychology, reflection, and heart-centered inquiry
- Sound healing immersions and music experiences
- Sacred rituals, group circles, and experiential practices designed to support release, renewal, and integration
- Time and space for rest, reflection, journaling, and nature immersion
- Access to the river, wood-fired hot pools, forest trails, labyrinth, and sacred gathering spaces
- All retreat materials and ceremonial elements
- Post-retreat integration support to help you bring the experience home (not sure yet)
- Thoughtful surprises and gifts offered throughout the week
Throughout your stay, a dedicated on-site team will care for the details, ensuring your comfort, safety, and ease so you can focus fully on restoration and transformation.
This retreat is designed so nothing is required of you except presence. Everything else is held.
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Bonuses
This retreat doesn’t begin when you arrive, and it doesn’t end when you leave. You are supported before, during, and after, so the awakening of your heart continues to unfold long after your time at Verdesana.
PRE-RETREAT GATHERING
Before you ever arrive in Costa Rica, we will gather as a group for a live pre-retreat call. This time together is designed to help you prepare, both practically and energetically, for the journey ahead. You’ll receive a pre-retreat preparation packet in advance, offering reflections, gentle prompts, and guidance to support your arrival.
This call also allows you to begin connecting with others in the group, so when you arrive at Verdesana, there’s already a sense of familiarity, ease, and shared intention.
This call will be held on Friday, June 4, 2027 at 12:00 noon. A Zoom invite will be sent ahead of time. A recording will sent if you can’t make it.
THE PURA VIDA CIRCLE
Pura vida is more than a phrase in Costa Rica, it’s a way of living. It speaks to presence, simplicity, connection, and the joy of being fully alive.
The Pura Vida Circle is our private online community for retreat participants. Upon registration, you’ll receive access to this intimate space where we’ll share important travel details, preparation guidance, and updates leading up to the retreat. It’s also a place to connect with fellow participants, ask questions, and begin forming relationships before we ever gather in person.
This circle is here to help you feel supported, informed, and held from the moment you say yes
ARRIVING IN COSTA RICA GUIDE
Traveling to a new country can feel exciting and, at times, a little daunting. To make your journey as easeful as possible, you’ll receive an Arriving in Costa Rica guide, created to help you feel comfortable and confident before you go.
- A virtual orientation to Costa Rica and the Verdesana region
- Practical travel tips and cultural insights
- What to pack for a cloud-forest retreat
- Gentle reminders for traveling with presence and ease
This guide is not about doing more, it’s about helping you arrive calm, prepared, and open.
POST-RETREAT INTEGRATION CALL
After you return home, we’ll gather once more for a post-retreat integration call. This space is designed to help you anchor what you’ve experienced, reflect on what has shifted, and stay connected to the intentions you affirmed during the retreat.
Integration is where transformation becomes lived experience. This call offers support as you bring the clarity, calm, and alignment you cultivated at Verdesana back into your everyday life.
This call will be held on Friday, June 25th at 12:00 noon. A Zoom invite and reminder will be sent ahead of time.
What’s Not Included
To help you plan with ease, the following items are not included in your retreat experience:
- International round-trip airfare to and from Costa Rica (recommended to fly to San Jose, Costa Rica on the 12th)
- Airport hotel accommodations in San José prior to departure for Verdesana. Ground transportation to Verdesana departs promptly at 2:00 PM on June 13th, 2027 from San José. Most guests choose to arrive the day before and stay overnight near the airport. I will share the name of the hotel we will be staying at so everyone can be together if that is your preference.
- Meals not explicitly listed in the retreat itinerary (on travel days)
- Alcoholic beverages not included… we do not recommend having alcohol while doing the deep inner work that we will be experiencing together during the week.
- Laundry Services: Verdesana does offer laundry service and you will be billed separately for that if needed.
- Spa Services: Verdesana massages are the best! You are welcome to schedule one… information for that will be sent out upon registration. Those who take advantage of the early registration or pay in full by March 1, 2027, will be gifted a complementary massage during the retreat.
- Souvenirs or personal shopping expenses (small gift shop on the Verdesana campus)
- Transportation outside of scheduled retreat activities (it is not recommended to plan activities outside of retreat activities. Please plan to fully participate in our retreat during our scheduled retreat time)
- Tips for staff at Verdesana is appreciated, not expected. It is collected and divided equally among all of the staff (some you never even see, but take care of you from behind the scenes)
- Wifi is available in certain areas of Verdesana. Be sure to check your cell phone plan for coverage in another country. It is HIGHLY suggested to become disengaged from phones and news. We do recognize cameras and music are important parts of our experience, so bring your phones! But use them with discernment.
- Personal, medical, or trip cancellation insurance – Strongly recommended – please let us know if you need help identifying travel insurance options.
VIP Experience Note
For those who choose to purchase the optional VIP Pass, we will gather for a special afternoon and evening experience in San José on June 12th and/or June 13th, prior to departing for Verdesana. This will be a small, focused group participating in a mastermind and specialized training.
Please note: this extra hotel stay is not included in the retreat investment.
A gentle reassurance…
Once you arrive at Verdesana, everything is held for you.
From that moment forward, your focus can shift fully to rest, presence, and the journey ahead.
Meet Your Retreat Hosts
Verdesana – Where the Heart Awakens is guided by a partnership rooted in presence, wisdom, and lived experience.
Jenny Aiello
Jenny Aiello is a Spiritual Psychology Practitioner, life coach, and retreat leader devoted to helping men and women navigate life’s transitions with clarity, compassion, and courage.
For nearly two decades, Jenny has supported individuals and groups in releasing old patterns, reconnecting with their inner truth, and creating lives that feel aligned, meaningful, and whole. Her work weaves together Spiritual Psychology, conscious inquiry, and embodied practice, offering a grounded yet soulful approach to transformation.
Bob Aiello
Bob Aiello brings a deeply steady and compassionate presence to the retreat experience. A trained clinical psychologist and lifelong musician, Bob has spent decades guiding people through emotional awareness, self-understanding, and personal growth.
At Verdesana, he serves not as a clinician, but as a facilitator, guide, and sound healer, supporting participants through experiential practices, reflective dialogue, and immersive sound journeys that help calm the nervous system and open space for integration and insight.
Together, Jenny and Bob co-create a retreat environment that balances depth with safety, insight with embodiment, and reflection with lived experience. Their shared facilitation offers both structure and spaciousness, allowing each participant to move through the retreat at their own pace, supported by wisdom, presence, and care.
This is not therapy, nor is it performance. It is an invitation into awareness, alignment, and remembrance, guided by two people who know how to hold space with integrity, warmth, and respect for the individual journey.
Retreat Co-Hosts
Christy Jones
Christy Jones is an Authority Coach and the founder of Shepherd Holistic Life Coaching, walking alongside high-functioning women as they shed the performance of “good” and return to the sacred truth of who they already are. She believes every woman carries an inner authority — a quiet, knowing voice that gets buried under years of pleasing, performing, and seeking approval outside herself. Christy’s calling is to help women reconnect with that voice, trust it again, and let it lead.
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After spending twenty years building a business that looked successful from the outside, Christy made the hardest and most sacred choice of her life: to listen to her own intuition instead of everyone else’s expectations. That choice cracked her open and set her free. Today she guides her clients through the same unraveling — releasing self-abandonment, reclaiming self-trust, and coming home to a life that feels wholly, unmistakably their own.
At this retreat, Christy leads morning warm-ups designed to awaken the connection between mind, body, and soul. Through breathwork, yoga, and nervous system regulation, she creates space for each woman to arrive fully present — grounded in her body, open in her heart, and ready to receive the deeper work the day holds.
Sarah Dlugosh
Sarah Dlugosh is an identity specialist, spiritual practitioner, and multidisciplinary consultant working at the intersection of consciousness, identity, Human Design, astrology, entrepreneurship, and personal transformation.
Much of Sarah’s professional work happens in collaboration with other coaches, consultants, practitioners, retreat leaders, and transformational businesses. She can be brought into an existing program, mastermind, retreat, or coaching ecosystem as a specialist, adding her areas of expertise to the work already being done. She also collaborates with other professionals to blend complementary modalities and create deeper, highly personalized experiences for their clients.
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Her work draws from spiritual psychology, New Thought principles, Human Design and BG5, astrology, Gene Keys, Reiki and energy work, subconscious and identity work, and intuitive insight. Rather than using these systems to determine what is possible for someone, Sarah uses them as tools for self recognition, helping people uncover their natural strengths, patterns, mechanics, timing, and unique expression.
At the center of Sarah’s work is identity. She believes meaningful transformation begins with remembering that we are each a unique expression of one Source, then consciously choosing who we are being and allowing our individual design, gifts, and lived experience to inform how that identity is expressed in the world.
Sarah is also the founder and steward of The Gathering Parlour in Beresford, South Dakota, a historic gathering space, coworking community, event venue, and developing rural entrepreneurial ecosystem. Through the Parlour, she is creating a place where entrepreneurs, practitioners, creatives, and community members can gather, collaborate, learn, celebrate, and bring new ideas to life. Her vision is especially focused on expanding access to connection, resources, education, and meaningful collaboration for people building businesses and creating impact in rural communities.
Alongside her collaborative business work, Sarah selectively works with individuals through high level spiritual coaching, identity work, and transformational support during seasons of expansion, reinvention, and becoming.
Whether she is collaborating inside another leader’s body of work, supporting an individual through transformation, or creating spaces where people and ideas can come together, Sarah’s work returns to the same question: Who are you, and what becomes possible when you fully recognize, trust, and express it?
Frequently Asked Questions
What if I can’t afford a retreat like this?
My friend, what I like to ask when this question arises is, “Can you afford NOT to come?”
This is an investment in yourself and in the life you are actively creating. What happens if you DO allow yourself to afford this retreat? And what happens if you don’t?
Verdesana – Where the Heart Awakens is designed to support you at a foundational level—emotionally, energetically, and spiritually. The guided experiences, facilitation, sound healing, and Spiritual Psychology practices you’ll receive throughout the retreat are not something you simply enjoy and leave behind. They are tools and insights you bring home with you, supporting how you live, choose, and show up long after the retreat ends. You learn to create your BEST life!
For many, the value lies not only in the setting or the experience, but in the clarity, alignment, and inner stability they return with. That kind of shift has a way of touching every area of life.
To support you in saying yes, payment plans are available through April, making this experience more accessible and allowing you to plan with ease and intention.
This is less about whether you can afford it… and more about whether you’re ready to invest in what your heart has been asking for.
I have a job and family. I can’t see taking time away.
It’s understandable to feel this way. When your days are full and others depend on you, taking time for yourself can feel unrealistic, or even selfish. And yet, this is often the very reason the pause is needed.
Verdesana – Where the Heart Awakens is not about stepping away from your life, but about stepping back into it with greater clarity, energy, and presence. Learning how to create space for renewal, reflection, and restoration allows you to show up more fully, not only for yourself, but for the people and responsibilities you care deeply about.
Many find that when they finally give themselves permission to pause, something essential resets. They return home with a clearer mind, a steadier nervous system, and a renewed sense of direction, able to engage their work and family life with greater ease, intention, and heart.
Taking this time is not an absence from your life. It is an investment in how you live it.
I’m not sure about traveling with people I don’t know.
That’s a very common concern, and one we’ve thoughtfully accounted for.
From the moment you register, you’ll be welcomed into our private retreat circle, a dedicated online space created exclusively for those attending Verdesana – Where the Heart Awakens. This is where you’ll begin connecting with one another, sharing intentions, asking questions, and getting familiar long before you arrive.
We’ll also gather for a pre-retreat call, giving you the opportunity to see friendly faces, feel the energy of the group, and arrive already feeling connected and at ease.
By the time you land in Costa Rica, you won’t feel like you’re arriving among strangers, but stepping into a circle that’s already been gently forming.
Many arrive with the same hesitation and leave with lifelong friendships. Retreat participants often say that the sense of connection and belonging was one of the most meaningful parts of the experience.
You will be welcomed exactly as you are… our mission is that your soul will feel like home with us.
Do I have to participate in all of the activities?
No. This retreat honors personal choice above all else. But you are highly encouraged to participate in as many of the group activities as you can. Your presence is a gift to others AND yourself.
Each experience at Verdesana – Where the Heart Awakens is thoughtfully offered to support renewal, reflection, and well-being. You are always invited, never required. You are the best guide of your own needs, and you are encouraged to listen to your body, your energy, and your inner wisdom throughout the retreat.
There will be intentional space built into the schedule each day for rest, integration, and unstructured time. You may choose to relax in your cabin, soak in the hot pools, sit by the river, hike, or simply enjoy the quiet beauty of the land. With that free time built into your day, it is our hope that you will show up for all of the group experiences we offer.
All scheduled activities are included as part of the retreat experience, and while there are no refunds or credits for opting out, you are always free to shape your days in the way that feels most supportive to you.
This is your journey. You are trusted to move through it in the way that serves you best.
I’ve never been out of the country. I wouldn’t even know where to start.
You don’t have to figure it out on your own. Several who are attending this retreat are first-time international travelers.
From the moment you register, you’ll receive clear guidance, step-by-step support, and trusted resources to help you prepare with ease. We’ll walk you through everything you need to know, from booking flights to arrival logistics, so nothing feels overwhelming or unclear.
You’ll also have access to our private retreat circle and preparation materials, where questions are welcomed and answered along the way. Traveling internationally is far more approachable than it often appears, especially when you’re supported by a team who has thoughtfully planned the journey with you in mind.
You don’t need experience — just willingness. We’ll help with the rest.
Can I stay longer?
Because Verdesana hosts multiple retreat groups, extended stays on the property itself are not available beyond our scheduled retreat dates.
That said, you are very welcome to extend your time in Costa Rica by staying an additional night or two in San José before or after the retreat. Or stay extra and explore even more of Costa Rica! It is a beautiful country with so many places to explore. Many guests choose to do this to travel at a more relaxed pace, explore the city, or simply ease their transition home.
We’re happy to offer recommendations and suggestions for nearby accommodations and ways to enjoy extra time in Costa Rica, should you wish to extend your journey.
While your time at Verdesana has a clear beginning and ending, the experience itself is designed to continue unfolding long after you leave.
How do I get to Costa Rica?
Getting to Verdesana is much easier than it may sound, and we’re here to guide you every step of the way.
You’ll book your international flight to San José, Costa Rica (SJO). This is the primary international airport and is well-serviced by many major airlines.
Once you arrive in San José, we take care of the rest.
Ground transportation to Verdesana departs promptly at 2:00 PM on June 13th, 2027 from San José Airport. Most guests choose to arrive in San José the day before and stay overnight near the airport to ensure a relaxed, unrushed arrival.
After you register, you’ll receive:
- Clear travel guidance and recommended arrival times
- Suggestions for nearby airport hotels
- Step-by-step instructions so you know exactly what to expect
You don’t need to navigate this alone. From the moment you land, your journey is thoughtfully supported.
Who can I talk to if I have more questions?
We would love to connect with you.
If you have questions or would like to talk things through, we’re always happy to schedule a conversation. Simply email jenny@jaiello.com, and we’ll get a call set up for you.
Sometimes all it takes is a real conversation to know if this experience is the right next step for you. We’re here to help you feel clear, supported, and confident in your decision.
Contact Us
We want to chat with you! Please email Jenny at jenny@jaiello.com and put in the subject line: RETREAT INQUIRY CALL. She will reach out to you right away!
Please know that a conversation with us does not insure a commitment to this retreat. We truly need to know if this is a match for what you are looking for. We want our retreat group to be aligned and present and seeking the same thing: Transformation. Connection. Community.
This is soft conversation with no pressure to register. But just know that if you are still here reading this… chances are, we’re already in love with you and your beautiful soul. Say yes to the nudge.
I'm Ready to Join You!
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