Living on Life-Force
Private Cleansing & Rejuvenation Retreats
Reconnect to your body’s wisdom, calm your mind,
and reclaim your vital energy
La Ecovilla, Costa Rica | Winter 2026
In the lush regenerative eco-village of La EcoVilla, Costa Rica, your private retreat unfolds as a deeply personal path back to vitality. Whether you come alone, with a friend, or as a couple, this is a five day immersion created entirely around you, your needs, your rhythms, and your intentions.
Each day is attuned to how you feel and what you most need for restoration. You might begin with guided
eco-somatic movement to awaken your body, walk barefoot along forest trails to reconnect with the elements, or receive personalized Ayurvedic guidance to support your inner balance. You will be nourished with vibrant plant based meals, supported with herbal remedies tailored to you, and guided through nature based rituals that restore your connection to the Earth and your own life force.
This is not a fixed program. It is a retreat that follows you. Every session, meal, and moment is chosen with care to meet you where you are and help you return home renewed, clear, and deeply connected.
Your guides, Lorenna Bousquet Kacera and Shantree Kacera, bring over forty years of experience in ecological wisdom, Ayurvedic medicine, plant based nutrition, and earth centered spiritual practices. With a gift for creating safe, sacred, and transformative spaces, they weave together ancient teachings and modern insights to support you in unlocking your natural capacity for healing and regeneration.
Whether you are navigating a life transition, recovering from burnout, or simply ready to deepen your relationship with yourself and the living world, this is your space to rest, release, and remember who you are.
Your Personalized Path of Renewal
No two days are the same because no two people are the same. Each day unfolds in attunement with you, your energy, your emotions, your intentions. We listen deeply and shape the day around what’s most needed for your renewal.
This is not a retreat you “follow.” It’s a retreat that follows you.
We listen. We adapt. We honor the pace of nature within you.
What’s Included
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The Physical Body: Rebuilding the Temple
Your body is intelligent, miraculous, and constantly regenerating. When fed from the Source, through enzymatically rich foods, vibrant herbs, sun energy, and structured water, it becomes a vessel of renewal and radiant energy.
One-on-one Ayurvedic consultation & assessment, including pulse & tongue diagnosis
Personalized Ayurvedic meals made with local organic produce
Sacred dining rituals and plant-based vibrational food preparation
Daily herbal elixirs, mineral tonics, and teas
Gentle cleansing protocols that support the colon, liver, lymph, and skin
Optional juice fasting days, tailored to your constitution
“This is about nourishing the sacred vessel of your life.”
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The Emotional Body: Returning to Flow
Water is emotion, memory, and intuition. It reflects the unconscious and stores both joy and unresolved grief. Through intentional movement, nature immersion, and emotional unwinding, stagnant energy is invited to flow again.
Eco-somatic movement & fluid body practices
Sacred river immersions & waterfall rituals
Emotional energy clearing and intuitive processing
Deep rest and guided inner inquiry
“Your emotions are not a problem. They are intelligence in motion, guiding you home.”
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The Mental Body: Cultivating Clear Insight
Clarity of mind arises when we breathe with intention and live with awareness. The Air element governs the nervous system, communication, and perception. With the support of breathwork and mindfulness, mental fog and overstimulation dissolve into presence.
Elemental breathwork sessions
Daily silent morning practices
Practices to calm and rewire the nervous system
Guided mindful living sessions infused with nature’s rhythms
“At its core, mindful living is love in motion—breath by breath, thought by thought.”
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The Energy Body: Igniting Passion & Power
The Fire element activates vitality, transformation, and aligned action. Most people are burned out not from too much fire, but from misdirected energy. This retreat helps you refine and redirect that inner flame.
Therapeutic sweating rituals (sauna or steam depending on season)
Chakra opening movement practices
Fire ceremony (optional) for release and intention setting
Solar attunement and energy balancing meditations
“Your energy body is your compass. When clear, it guides you directly to your life’s spark.”
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The Spiritual Body: Reclaiming Sacred Space
We are more space than matter. When we remember the stillness within, we touch the infinite. The Ether element reconnects us to awe, joy, and the vast creative intelligence pulsing through all of life.
Sound healing journeys
Star-body meditations & inner space explorations
Rituals to reweave the connection between body and cosmos
Practices for creative emergence and soul remembering
“The sacred still point is where all transformation begins.”
Retreat Investment
This is a custom-designed immersion experience with two master-level guides, created to meet your unique constitutional, emotional, and spiritual needs - a deeply personalized journey into restoration, clarity, and reconnection.
Private 5 Day Retreat For One Person: $2,800 USD
Pricing includes all sessions, meals, herbs, private accommodation, and personalized support.
Private 5 Day Retreat Two (Couple or Friends): $4,800 USD
Includes shared or private accommodation and full programs for both participants.
Payment plans available upon request.
ALSO INCLUDED
Personalized herbal & lifestyle recommendations
Integration plan to support your return home (includes diet, daily rhythm, herbs, and ongoing self-care tools)
Optional add-ons:
Body therapies or massage (additional cost)
Tour of La EcoVilla and the two sister communities - Allegria & San Mateo EcoVilla
Note: Transportation to/from La EcoVilla is not included (we’re happy to assist with booking).
Retreat Information
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Flexible, based on constitution and needs — designed for deep nourishment and ease.
Day 1: ARRIVAL & ROOTING
Private welcome tea & orientation with Lorenna & Shantree
Ayurvedic diagnosis (pulse, tongue, conversation)
Light grounding meal
Evening river meditation & elemental grounding ritual
Day 2: CLEANSING THROUGH EARTH & WATER
Morning: Gentle movement, warm herbal infusion, and breathwork
Midday: Cleansing Ayurvedic meal + digestive herbal tonic
Afternoon: Plant medicine walk & personalized herbal oiling (abhyanga or self-massage)
Evening: Herbal steam or foot bath, reflection journaling
Day 3: FIRE – DIGESTION, TRANSFORMATION & SOUND
Morning: Fire-centered breathwork, solar elixir
Midday: Kitchari or broth + Ayurvedic spices for digestion
Afternoon: Sacred Sound Journey & chakra tuning
Evening: Fire ritual for letting go
Day 4: AIR & ETHER – LIGHTENING & EXPANSION
Morning: Elemental movement, nature immersion
Midday: Liquid cleanse option (juice or broth) or light sattvic meal
Afternoon: 1:1 Integration Session + Creative Visioning
Evening: Stargazing & silence
Day 5: REINTEGRATION & RETURN
Morning: Closing ceremony by the river
Final personalized guidance session: diet, herbs, rituals for home
Departure after brunch
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Ecovilla Costa Rica is a remarkable embodiment of uniqueness and beauty, seamlessly blending regeneration living with the breathtaking natural environment. Nestled amidst lush landscapes, next to the majestic machuca rio its eco-friendly architecture harmonizes with the surroundings, showcasing the beauty of natural materials and thoughtful design. The vibrant community thrives on principles of permaculture and regenerative agriculture, creating a living ecosystem nested next to the muchuca river that not only produces organic food but also enriches the local biodiversity.
The beauty of Ecovilla lies in its strong sense of community, where collaboration and shared values foster deep connections among residents. This nurturing environment encourages holistic wellness and nature-connection, enhancing individual and collective well-being.
Overall, Ecovilla is a sanctuary that embodies the harmony between human life and nature, inspiring those who seek a conscious and fulfilling lifestyle in a beautiful, interconnected world.
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For more information & to register, contact 519-652-9109 or 519-652-023
Email info@thelivingcentre.com
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1. Deposit Requirements:
A deposit of $1000.00 US is required upon registration to secure your spot.
The deposit is non-refundable but can be applied to future retreats if cancellation occurs.
2. Cancellation Policy:
45 days or more before the retreat: Full refund of any payments made (minus a cancellation fee of $200 US).
30 to 45 days before the retreat: 50% refund of total payment.
Less than 30 days before the retreat: No refunds will be issued.
3. Transfer Policy:
Participants may transfer their registration to another person up to 30 days before the retreat. Notification must be given in writing.
4. Special Circumstances:
A partial refund may be considered on a case-by-case basis in case of emergency or illness.
5. Retreat Cancellation:
If the organizer cancels the retreat, all payments will be fully refunded.
6. Changes to the Policy:
The organizer reserves the right to amend this policy. Any changes will be communicated to participants.
Who This Retreat is For
This retreat is for anyone standing at a threshold, whether you’ve already done deep inner work or are beginning to sense a quiet, insistent call for something more refined, more spacious, and more soul-aligned in your life.
You may be emerging from burnout or physical depletion, or navigating a life transition that asks you to pause and listen more deeply. You may sense that outdated patterns are ready to fall away, and something new—truer—is longing to take root.
You carry wisdom. You’ve walked through transformation. And now, you're ready to embody it fully, not just in thought, but in your breath, your body, your daily rhythm.
This retreat is for you if you're ready to:
Gently cleanse body and mind without force or deprivation
Think clearly, feel deeply, and love from a grounded center
Be nourished on every level—physical, emotional, energetic
Receive personalized guidance that meets you where you are
Reconnect with what’s essential by living in rhythm with nature’s intelligence
This is your time to reset, realign, and remember.
Not as a project. As a way of life.
Your Guides
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Shantree Kacera, RH, DN, Ph.D.
Ayurvedic Practitioner | Clinical Herbalist | Regenerative Educator
With over 45 years of dedicated practice in Ayurvedic medicine, energetic herbalism, and regenerative living, Shantree Kacera brings a rare and integrative depth to the art of vitality and whole-person wellness.A Doctor of Natural Nutrition and Registered Herbalist, Shantree is internationally respected for his pioneering work in Ayurvedic tongue diagnosis, elemental energetics, and plant-based therapeutic nutrition. He has supported over 47,000 individuals in reclaiming health and balance through personalized herbal protocols, lifestyle design, and earth-aligned living.
Drawing from decades of research and embodied practice, Shantree blends ancient wisdom with emerging science to support others in restoring the life-force intelligence that animates body, mind, and spirit. His work is deeply rooted in the living traditions of Ayurveda, while grounded in ecological awareness and soul-level transformation.
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Lorenna Bousquet-Kacera
Eco-Somatic Guide | Spiritual Ecology Educator | Founder of Shamanu Earth Wisdom
Lorenna brings over four decades of experience in guiding individuals through elemental embodiment, somatic reclamation, and spiritual ecology. As the founder of Shamanu: Earth Wisdom Teachings, she offers a unique blend of body-based intelligence, nature connection, and soul guidance that helps people reinhabit their lives with presence, power, and purpose.
Her work is an invitation to return to the body as sacred terrain and the Earth as teacher. Integrating eco-somatics, ancestral feminine wisdom, expressive arts, and psycho-spiritual process, Lorenna creates spaces for deep listening, release, and reconnection to one’s original essence.
For over 45 years, she has guided women and men across cultures and life stages to live more truthfully, sensually, and soulfully, offering not just techniques, but a way of remembering who we are and why we’re here.
Stories of Transformation