Living on Life-Force
Private Retreats
Your Personalized Path to Vitality
La Ecovilla, Costa Rica, Winter 2026 & 2027
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 three- to five-day immersion is 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 and breathwork to awaken your body, walk 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.
We choose every session, meal, and moment with care to meet you where you are and help you return home renewed, clear, and deeply connected.
Your Personalized Path of Renewal
No two days are the same because no two people are. Each day unfolds in attunement with you, your energy, your emotions, your intentions. We listen deeply and shape the day around what you need most for renewal.
This is not a retreat you “follow.” It’s a retreat that follows you.
We listen. We adapt. We honour 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.
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 Information
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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
Email info@thelivingcentre.com
WhatsApp number - 519-652-9109
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1. Deposit Requirements:
A deposit of $1000.00 US is required upon registration to secure your spot.
Final payment is due 60 days prior to retreat
2. Cancellation Policy:
60 days or more before the retreat: Full refund of any payments made (minus a cancellation fee of $200 US).
30 to 60 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.
Retreat Invesment
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 Retreat for One Person: $575 USD a day with a minimum of a 3-day stay
Private Retreat for Two Persons: $525 USD a day with a minimum of a 3-day stay
Begins at noon on day one and ends at 3 pm on the final day
Pricing includes all sessions, meals, herbal formulas, private accommodation, and personalized support.
Payment plans available upon request.
ALSO INCLUDED:
Integration plan to support your return home (includes diet, daily rhythm, herbs, and ongoing self-care tools)
Tour of La EcoVilla and the two sister communities -Allegria & San Mateo EcoVilla if desired
Attunement session
Note: Transportation to/from La EcoVilla is not included (we’re happy to assist you in any way we can)
Who is this Retreat 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, and 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.
Meet your instructors
Shantree & Lorenna
Lorenna and Shantree are founders of The Living Centre, an eco-spiritual education sanctuary established in 1983 in Ontario, Canada.
Shantree is an elder herbalist and a practitioner and educator in Ayurvedic and nutritional practices. For over 50 years, he has explored fasting and cleansing processes as methods to clear, renew, and deepen one's relationship with Life. He is the author of "Spiritual Nutrition" and "Ayurvedic Tongue Diagnosis." As a lifelong teacher of regenerative living, herbalism, and Earth-based spirituality, Shantree’s work integrates living nourishment, the body's intelligence, nature, and spirit
Lorenna is an eco-somatic guide, ceremonialist, and the founder of Shamanu: Earth Wisdom Teachings. For over 40 years, she has investigated the connections between the body, Earth, spirit, and the profound transitions of human life. Through movement, ceremony, silence, cleansing, and communion with the living world, she helps individuals listen inwardly and navigate times of change with greater presence. Her work encourages people to release what no longer serves them, reconnect with what is essential, and open to what is trying to emerge.
Together, they bring a wealth of lived experience, practical wisdom, and long-standing facilitation to The Sacred Passage.
