6 Day Private Wellness & Massage Escape in Costa Rica's Southern Caribbean

This retreat is for people who spend their lives looking after everyone else. For five nights, you're the one being taken care of. Your day includes one private wellness session with Fern—yoga, breathwork, meditation, yoga nidra, or sound healing, tailored to what you're carrying. And you get one therapeutic massage every day. Fern's training spans deep tissue, Chi Nei Tsang abdominal massage, craniosacral therapy, Ayurvedic massage, and reflexology, so she can work with what your body is asking for on any given day.

The retreat is based at Dragonfly Beach Retreat Center in Punta Uva, a small, family-run place between the rainforest and the Caribbean coast. It's quietly luxurious in the right ways: an open-air yoga shala, a saltwater pool, tropical gardens, and direct access to the beach. The rooms are simple and comfortable, built with local hardwoods and handmade details. What you'll remember is the wildlife just outside your door—sloths, monkeys, toucans—and the sound of the jungle at night.

Fern has been running retreats since 2013. Before that, she worked in finance on Wall Street and studied biomedical engineering. After her own burnout and autoimmune illness, she shifted into integrative health, studying trauma-informed somatic work, breathwork, sound healing, and energy work. She's the founder of Thyroid Yoga® and Embodied Voice Breathwork®. Her style is grounded and warm; guests consistently describe her as a friend or big sister who holds space without judgment.

The package includes two meals a day—brunch and dinner—prepared by the retreat chef and delivered to your accommodation. Meals are plant-based and can be gluten-free. You can also add optional excursions like kayaking down a jungle river, a visit to the BriBri Indigenous community, or a day trip to Manzanillo National Reserve. Or you can just stay by the pool. Both are completely acceptable here.

What's included

- 5 nights private accommodation at Dragonfly Beach Retreat - Two nourishing meals daily (brunch & dinner) - Daily therapeutic massage (deep tissue, Ayurvedic, craniosacral, reflexology, and more) - Daily private wellness session with Fern (yoga, breathwork, meditation, sound healing) - Arrival Cacao Ceremony and Handpan Sound Journey - Signature Cacao Beach Spa Self-Love Experience - Kayaking and local nature walks - Personalized retreat planning before arrival - Round-trip transportation from Limón airport - On-site concierge and access to all retreat amenities

What's not included

- International and domestic flights - Travel insurance - Visa fees - Additional meals and snacks (beyond brunch and dinner) - Chef's Signature Upgrade (for seafood or organic animal protein) - Optional excursions (BriBri cultural tour, waterfall adventures, national park trips) - Additional treatments or massages beyond the daily included session - Personal expenses and gratuities