Vibrant Living Detox Retreat in Montezuma, Costa Rica

The retreat runs for seven nights, with the core programme built around a cleanse Joseph Mikrut designed. Five times a day you take something to support it: zeolite spray and powder, chlorella, glutathione, black walnut, clove, wormwood, oregano oil, ornithine, diatomaceous earth, papaya seeds, NAC and activated charcoal. Joseph walks the group through the whole protocol at the start of the week and is around all week for guidance. Meals are vegetarian, built around fresh greens, sauces and creatively presented vegetables, and breakfast is served later in the morning to stretch the daily fasting window. Midweek there is a 24-hour liquid fast.

Mornings and afternoons carry the classes. Wim Hof breathwork sessions run through controlled breathing exercises, and heart coherence meditation pairs rhythmic breathing with heart-focused attention. There is a workshop on the elemental health foundation and the dimensions of consciousness, covering the chakra system, the five elements and practical manifesting. HRV testing shows you how to read your own scores and what they say about stress and recovery. A microdosing class covers dosage and safety, with optional free capsules offered.

One full day is given to the nature immersion. The group hikes about 40 minutes along the beach into a nature preserve where there are no roads, just jungle, waves, coconut palms and monkeys. At Playa Grande there is a cacao ceremony, time for reflection and sharing, swimming in warm water, and a snack lunch. The emotional cleansing ceremony is the other anchor of the week: shaking trauma-release exercises, then holotropic breathwork to a rhythmic soundtrack, then a forgiveness practice where you write down what you want to let go of and offer it to a fire.

Evenings are quieter. There is a documentary movie night, journaling and self-reflection time, sharing and integration circles, a song circle, and a performance and dance celebration. Spa services are available at an extra cost. Yoga is optional and priced separately at 5 per class, up to seven classes across the week.

Anamaya sits on the cliffs above Montezuma on the Nicoya Peninsula. The centre was founded by Joseph Mikrut and Kelsey Matheson in 2009, on a site Joseph found through Geoff McCabe's villa. Joseph later returned to the US to earn board certification in Naturopathy. Chela Rie has worked in the healing arts for over two decades, with training in massage, yoga and evolutive astrology, and has run retreats and wellness programmes in Costa Rica and elsewhere.

What's included

- 7 nights of accommodation (dorm, triple, double or single) - All meals (vegetarian, with fresh juices) - Pathogen, parasite and heavy metal cleanse programme - All biohacking supplements and powders - Wim Hof breathwork and heart coherence meditation classes - Microcurrent therapy - Daily infrared sauna and cold plunges - Emotional cleansing, forgiveness and breathwork ceremony - Elemental health foundation, dimensions of consciousness and manifestation classes - Journaling and self-reflection time - Documentary movie night - Sharing and integration circles - Performance and dance celebration - Song circle - Cacao ceremony - HRV testing - Nature immersion: jungle hike, waterfalls and beaches - Microdosing class and optional free capsules - Instructions on maintaining a healthy lifestyle after the retreat

What's not included

- International and domestic flights - Airport transfers - Travel insurance - Sales tax - Yoga classes (5 each, up to 7) - Spa services - Personal expenses