Women's Fertility Wellness Retreat with Yoga, Acupuncture & Healing in Costa Rica

The retreat runs for six days at an oceanfront property on Sugar Beach, about 90 minutes from Liberia's international airport. Each morning begins with movement — vinyasa yoga when you want energy, yin yoga when you need to slow down — led on a shala overlooking the Pacific. After breakfast, you'll sit in on workshops that cover the mechanics of fertility: how to read your own cycle, which blood tests actually matter, what the research says about common supplements, and how to evaluate your options whether you're looking at IVF, IUI, egg freezing, or trying naturally.

Afternoons are structured around private time with Dr. Lindsay Drerup. She holds board certification in Obstetrical Acupuncture and has trained at AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine (Austin) and Pacific College of Health and Science (San Diego). In your one-on-one sessions, she reviews your history, answers the questions you've been carrying around, and maps out a personalised fertility plan you can actually take home and use. Acupuncture sessions focus on reproductive health and hormone balance.

The retreat is facilitated by Alex and Zanna, who live in Costa Rica and have built a practice around bodywork and ceremony. Alex trained in Osteo Thai massage, lymphatic drainage, lomi-lomi, and cupping; Zanna is a yoga teacher, Thai yoga massage therapist, and herbalist. Together they lead the week's rituals — a breathwork journey, a cacao ceremony, a sound bath, and a closing fire ritual at sunset.

What sets this apart from a spa week or a solo visit to an acupuncturist is the combination: you get the medical expertise of a fertility-focused practitioner alongside daily yoga, bodywork, and ceremonial experiences, all in one place, with meals and logistics handled for you. The group is small and women-only, so conversations tend to go deeper than they would in a mixed setting. You also leave with professional photos from a session during the week.

The location itself matters. Sugar Beach sits in Costa Rica's Blue Zone, a region where people live measurably longer — the air, the pace, the food all contribute. Howler monkeys wake you up; the Pacific is a short walk from your room. It's a real escape, not a hotel with a spa attached.

What's included

- 5 nights accommodation in shared or private casitas - Airport pickup and drop-off from Liberia (LIR) - 3 daily meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) - Water, tea, and coffee throughout the day - Welcome drink - Daily yoga classes (vinyasa and yin) - Daily meditation sessions - Fertility workshops with Dr. Lindsay - 1:1 fertility consultations with Dr. Lindsay - Acupuncture treatments with Dr. Lindsay - 1 hour bodywork treatment - Breathwork journey - Cacao ceremony - Sound journey - Yoni steam workshop - Sunset fire ritual - Sunset catamaran excursion - Professional photo session - Transportation during the retreat - Pre and post retreat support - Hormone-supportive teas

What's not included

- International flights - Travel insurance - Visa fees (if applicable) - Additional bodywork treatments beyond the included session - Additional activities not listed in the itinerary - Personal expenses