7-Day Jungle Juice Cleanse & Detox Retreat in Costa Rica

The retreat is structured to ease you into and out of a three-day juice fast. Days one and two are about preparing your body—fruit meals, coconut water, light juices—so the transition into the full juice days feels gentle rather than shocking. Days three, four, and five are the core cleanse: three to six litres of fresh cold-pressed juice per day, made on a Nama J2 juicer, one of the best available. Days six and seven bring you back to eating, starting with fruit and moving toward grounding raw salads, with guidance on how to continue the work at home.

The daily rhythm includes morning meditation, embodied movement, and plenty of unstructured time. Alam weaves in his knowledge of Chinese Five Element theory, offering acupressure or shiatsu sessions to support elimination and energy flow. He also draws on a network of local practitioners—yoga teachers, fitness instructors, healers—who bring their own skills and stories to the week. You might find yourself in a healing sound journey with a local musician, a kirtan singing circle, or a visit to the community herbal steam sauna.

What makes this different from a generic detox retreat is the setting and the community. Raw Refuge sits on a road where many residents have spent years exploring raw living foods as a lifestyle. There are fruit forests planted along the road, mini-communities, and projects dedicated to this way of eating. You're not sequestered in a resort; you're welcomed into a neighbourhood of people who actually live this life. That context turns a juice cleanse into an education—you see how it's done long-term, not just for a week.

The location does a lot of the work. The Caribbean climate is warm and humid, ideal for the kind of physiological reset the program aims for. The land itself is quiet, with jungle trails, a river for swimming, and easy access to the sea. Alam stays on-site and is available throughout, and the small scale means you can go as deep or as restful as you need. This is a retreat for people ready to question their relationship with food and willing to sit with whatever comes up during the fast.

What's included

- 6 nights accommodation in a private cabin - 3 daily meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) plus snacks - Daily meditation classes - Daily embodied movement classes (yoga, lymphatic release, Qi Gong, calisthenics) - Introductory session to Chinese 5 Element Acupressure Therapy - Specialized community workshops - Healing Sound Journey with local artist - Nature excursions around the Caribbean - Tour of local fruit forests - Herbal Steam Sauna at local community - Group excursions/activities - All transportation during your retreat - Pre and post retreat support from our team - Wifi connection

What's not included

- Flights costs - Travel to and from the retreat space and the airport - Further Acupressure Treatments