Romanced by the Elements:

 Awaken the Sacred Union Within & Between

A Conscious Relationship Retreat

Costa Rica | February 13 to 18, 2026

This couple’s retreat is time intentionally set aside for you and your partner to step away from daily responsibilities and focus fully on your relationship. In Costa Rica’s lush eco village, Romanced by the Elements offers six days of renewal, intimacy, and discovery. Only five couples will be welcomed into this intimate setting, creating a sanctuary where love can truly be nourished.

This retreat is designed to help you and your partner deepen connection, awaken sensual presence, and strengthen the foundation of your relationship. Through elemental rituals, sacred touch, and eco somatic movement, you will explore new ways of meeting one another with presence, trust, and joy. River immersions, fire circles, and sound journeys invite you to soften, release, and remember the beauty of your love. Ayurvedic insights reveal your unique constitutions and how they harmonize, offering fresh understanding and compassion for the ways your energies meet.

Guided by Lorenna Bousquet Kacera and Shantree Kacera, partners in life and love for over twenty seven years, you will be supported with tools and practices that bring more clarity, ease, and intimacy into your daily lives. Their own relationship has been built on devotion, creativity, and conscious practice, and they share this lived wisdom to help couples thrive.

Romanced by the Elements invites you to return home with a renewed sense of connection, a deeper understanding of one another, and the inspiration to carry your love forward with more joy, trust, and devotion.

You Will Experience

  • Partner practices that nurture trust, vulnerability, and presence

  • Elemental rituals that awaken relational awareness through Earth, Water, Fire, Air & Ether

  • Sacred touch & eco-somatic movement to reconnect body-to-body and heart-to-heart

  • River immersions, fire circles & wild nature as mirrors for your love

  • Sound journeys & ceremonies to move emotional energy and open new channels of intimacy

  • Ayurvedic insights to understand your nature and how your constitutions harmonize or clash, and how to meet in balance

  • Organic, locally sourced plant-based meals designed to support clarity, vitality & connection

  • Personalized constitutional assessment with insights for sustaining your growth together beyond the retreat

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What’s Included

All-Inclusive 6-Day Couples Retreat
Pricing includes accommodations, meals, and full retreat programming for one couple.

Early Bird: USD 3,800 before Dec 15, 2025
Regular Rate: USD $4,600 after Dec 15, 2025

Payment plans available upon request.

Retreat Package Includes:

  • 6 days and 5 nights in eco-luxury accommodation

  • 3 nourishing organic meals daily

  • All eco-somatic workshops, rituals, and ceremonies

  • Personalized Ayurvedic constitutional chart & insights

  • One private couples session with Lorenna or Shantree

  • A 1.5-hour post-retreat integration session with Lorenna or Shantree

Optional Add-Ons:

  • Therapeutic massage

  • Additional private sessions during your stay

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Retreat Information

Only 5 couples will be welcomed into this intimate journey to ensure depth, privacy, and personalized guidance throughout.

  • 6 Days / 5 Nights
    From dinner on Day 1 (4pm) to lunch on Day 6

    This daily flow offers a general outline of the retreat experience; the specific timing and content will shift to honor the unique rhythms, needs, and dynamics of the group.

    Day 1 – Arrival & Opening the Heart
    Theme: Setting the Sacred Container

    • Welcome elixirs crafted with tropical herbs to ground and open the senses

    • Arrival eco-somatic practice: Tuning to place and presence

    • Opening Circle: Intention-setting and sacred commitment ceremony

    • Firelight Ritual: Elemental Blessing of your Union through the Five Elements

    Day 2 – Earth: Grounded in Love
    Theme: Trust, Stability & Rooted Connection

    • Partner movement sequence focused on stability, rhythm, and mutual support

    • Eco-somatic Earth Ritual: Honoring the body as sacred soil for love to grow

    • Ayurvedic self and partner body-mapping: Learning your Earth qualities

    • Foundational communication practices: Speaking from the ground up

    Day 3 – Water: Emotional Intimacy & Surrender
    Theme: Fluidity, Feeling & Sensual Flow

    • Somatic breath and movement to awaken the emotional body

    • Guided River Ritual: Releasing stagnant patterns, receiving emotional truth

    • Ayurvedic perspective on emotional digestion & relationship imbalances

    • Restorative touch & guided couple dialogue for deepening emotional safety

    Day 4 – Fire: Sensuality, Polarity & Devotion
    Theme: Passion, Energy & Sacred Power

    • Shaking medicine & eco-somatic practices to awaken Kundalini & erotic flow

    • Ayurvedic teachings on Agni (inner fire) for sensual vitality & boundary wisdom

    • Partner polarity play: Embodying the dance of masculine & feminine

    • Fire Ceremony: A ritual of devotion, sacred play, and embodied truth

    Day 5 – Air & Ether: Shared Vision & Devotional Space
    Theme: Insight, Inspiration & Spacious Love

    • Sunrise breathwork & movement to expand perception and energetic lightness

    • Guided Couple Visioning: Using Ayurvedic dosha awareness to support co-creation

    • Eco-somatic Ether practice: Listening to the unseen, creating sacred space together

    • Closing Circle: Shared commitments, gratitude, and blessings offered to the elements

    Day 6 – Departure with Devotion
    Theme: Integration & Blessing the Journey Forward

    • Morning gratitude ritual to anchor intentions in the body

    • Nourishing farewell brunch featuring elemental-aligned tropical foods

    • Depart in clarity, connection, and renewed sacred commitment

  • Earth - Rooted Love & Trust
    Ground your relationship in the sacred soil of presence, stability, and embodied care. This is the foundation of devotion, where love is not a concept, but a felt reality.

    Water - Emotional Intimacy & Flow
    Soften the edges. Open the emotional current between you. Learn to flow with each other’s tides, cultivating soulful intimacy through compassion and deep listening.

    Fire – Sacred Polarity & Passion
    Reignite attraction, awaken desire, and explore the alchemy of healthy polarity. Work with boundaries, creative energy, and playful presence to bring back the spark and purpose in your union.

    Air – Breath, Voice & Vision
    Discover the power of conscious communication, breath, and visionary dreaming. Learn to speak with clarity and listen with your whole being. Align your intentions and reimagine your shared path.

    Ether – Spirit, Space & Devotion
    Enter the space between all things. Through meditation, sacred ceremony, and stillness, attune to the invisible thread that binds your union to the larger web of life.

  • 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.

  • For more information & to register, contact 519-652-9109 or 519-652-023
    Email info@thelivingcentre.com
    We're here to guide you every step of the way!

  • 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.

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Fruit platter with sliced bananas, papayas, and pineapples arranged on a large round tray, surrounded by bowls of berry fruit compote and sliced melons on green and black plates, on a granite countertop.
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This retreat is ideal for couples, whether in a long-term partnership or exploring a new connection, who are seeking more depth, ease, and joy in their relationship. It is designed for those who are ready to consciously navigate change, cultivate meaningful connection, and rediscover the sacred space to listen, play, and love one another with presence and intention.

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Lorenna & Shantree

Co-Guides of Romanced by the Elements
Partners in Life, Love, and Sacred Work for Over 27 Years

For over two and a half decades, Lorenna and Shantree have lived, worked, danced, cried, dreamed, and created side by side, devoting their lives not only to conscious relationship but to the evolution of love itself as a sacred path. Their shared life is rooted in Earth-based wisdom, Ayurvedic principles, and a profound commitment to remembering our interconnectedness with the elements and one another.

Together, they’ve grown a partnership that is alive with kindness, humour, passion, and vision, not because it’s been without challenge, but because they’ve learned how to meet each other in the tender, raw places. Through seasons of transformation, they’ve cultivated the courage to stay present, to listen deeply, and to gently nudge one another toward the fullness of who they are meant to be.

Their relationship is built on reverence for life and for each other. It is this lived experience that informs how they guide others: with humility, clarity, and heart.

Whether tending the garden, facilitating a ceremony or supporting a couple through a moment of breakthrough, Lorenna and Shantree hold a rare and embodied wisdom, an understanding of sacred union as something not fixed, but alive and always becoming.

They walk their talk. They fall and rise. And they know that love is not just a feeling, it’s a practice, a path, and a profound evolutionary force.

Stories of Transformation

  • “This retreat left me deeply relaxed and clear about the direction of my life. I appreciated the mix of intellectual learning, embodied practices, and meaningful reflection.

    Lorenna and Shantree offered exceptional care and guidance. The support, the space, the land… it was all exactly what I needed.”

    -Steve

  • “This experience changed me in ways I didn’t even know I needed. I expected something meaningful, but I had no idea how much tension I was holding and how numb I had become.
    The waterfalls, the river, the ceremonies, the conversations… the sun, the beauty - whew. It was incredible. Now I know what it feels like to be fully alive in my body, and I’m not letting that go.
    This was an exceptional experience I’d recommend to anyone. I feel renewed. Thank you.”

    -Becky

  • T”his experience changed my life. I learned to be present with my emotions, not just when life is calm, but always. The daily meditation, movement, and fabulous vegan meals helped me ground deeply into my body, connect with Spirit, and nourish myself in new ways.

    One lesson stood out: Follow your bliss. Say yes to life. That’s now my mission and even the name of my new business.

    Lorenna and Shantree supported me through every challenge with presence and wisdom. People could feel the shift in me when I returned. This retreat was a return to what really matters.”

    -Sarah

  • “This retreat awakened every part of me. My ego dissolved, old fears surfaced and released, and I met my true self again. "There you are," I thought, "I won’t let you go." The places Lorenna and Shantree guided us to, waterfalls, hidden caves. It was like stepping into a fairytale. The beauty alone sparked dreams and insights I never knew I carried. I came home to a new world... because I had changed. Deep thanks to both of you.”
    -Jill

✺ Frequently Asked Questions ✺

  • This retreat is for couples of any age, orientation, or stage in their relationship who feel called to deepen their connection, nourish their intimacy, and grow together through guided practices rooted in nature, love, and presence.

  • You’ll experience a blend of eco-somatic movement, sacred rituals, guided partner exercises, Ayurvedic teachings, breathwork, and heart-centered dialogue. All practices are designed to be nourishing, experiential, and accessible.

  • While the retreat supports emotional and energetic intimacy, it is not focused on sexual practices. The experience is about cultivating trust, communication, presence, and a deeper connection with yourself, your partner, and the Earth.

  • Travel to and from the retreat centre is not included in the retreat price. We will provide detailed travel recommendations and support you in planning your journey.

  • This is an intimate retreat limited to five couples. We’ve chosen to keep the group small to ensure personal attention, spaciousness, and a deeply held container for transformation.

  • Yes. The schedule is intentionally spacious, with time for reflection, rest, and connection with the land. You are also welcome to enjoy optional massages or private sessions.

  • It’s not uncommon for one partner to feel hesitant. We invite both of you to have an open conversation, and if needed, we’re happy to speak with you directly to help clarify whether this retreat feels aligned for your relationship.

  • You’ll receive a detailed welcome package with packing suggestions. In general, bring comfortable clothes, a journal, any personal items, and an open heart.

Still Have Questions?

If your hearts feel a gentle pull yet you’re unsure how to answer it, we invite you to connect with us. Share your questions, curiosities, or hesitations. We will listen with care and help you discern whether this journey of love and renewal is the right path for you and your partner.