6-Day Caribbean Coast Wellness & Massage Retreat in Costa Rica

This is not a group retreat with a fixed itinerary. It's a fully customized experience created around your needs, your energy, and your intentions — whether you're traveling solo or with a partner. Each full day includes one private wellness session with Fern (yoga, breathwork, meditation, Yoga Nidra, sound healing, or a blend), and one therapeutic massage tailored to your body, which might be deep tissue, Chi Nei Tsang abdominal massage, craniosacral therapy, Ayurvedic massage, reflexology, or a combination.

The setting is Dragonfly Beach Retreat Center in Punta Uva, a small family-owned property nestled between the jungle and the Caribbean Sea. It's not a luxury resort — it's an authentic, nature-based place with an open-air yoga shala, a saltwater pool, tropical gardens, and beachfront lounge areas. Sloths, monkeys, toucans, and butterflies are frequent visitors, and the warm sea is just steps away. The accommodations are simple and comfortable, from a cozy studio tiny house to more spacious casitas with local hardwoods and Costa Rican artwork.

Your host, Dr. Fern, has been leading retreats since 2013. She has a background in biomedical engineering and worked in finance on Wall Street before a healing journey of her own led her to study integrative health, trauma-informed somatic work, breathwork, and sound healing. She's certified as a breathwork facilitator and integrative health practitioner, and she's the founder of programs like Thyroid Yoga® and Embodied Voice Breathwork®. What matters to her more than credentials is the space she holds — guests describe her as safe, warm, and intuitive.

Guests stay in Punta Uva, a quiet stretch of Costa Rica's Caribbean coast known for its rainforest-backed beaches and relaxed vibe. The retreat includes two meals a day (brunch and dinner) prepared by a personal chef and delivered to your accommodation, plus kayaking and local nature walks. Optional excursions, like visiting the BriBri Indigenous community or a waterfall, can be arranged for an additional cost. The pace is deliberately gentle — there's always space to do less.

What's included

- 5 nights accommodation - Two nourishing meals daily (brunch and dinner) - Daily therapeutic massage - Daily private wellness session with Fern - Kayaking and local nature walks - Personalized retreat planning before arrival - Round-trip ground transportation from Limón Airport - Arrival Cacao Ceremony and Live Music Sound Journey

What's not included

- International flights and domestic flights - Airport pickup from San José (available for extra fee) - Travel insurance - Visa fees - Additional activities and excursions not in itinerary - Additional treatments and massages - Extra nights and meals