An elemental journey infused with tantric rituals and creative play as a pathway to access your most authentic storytelling
During this writing retreat, we will invite your inner muse and childlike sense of awe to come out and play. This five-night, six-day experience is built to challenge you to look more deeply at how you channel your creativity. We will look at the stories you have collected about who you are and the unique creative medicine you are meant to share with the world. We will begin with a deep unraveling and releasing ceremony, followed by an excavation and exploration of what has been inside of you all along. We will do this through writing workshops and daily spiritual and artistic practices.
This retreat is specially tailored to creatives, writers, and mystics. Michaela Trimble, who has a background in journalism, fiction writing, and tantra-based spiritual practices, will lead the writing workshops. She is also a certified tantra and yoga teacher, as well as an ayurvedic wellness coach. Guest facilitators will also be present and will be announced soon.
This journey is designed to take you to places you may have never been before—to experience your light and your depths. The vision is for you to leave Nosara more intimately aware of who you are and the artistic pursuits you were put on this planet to do.
Are you ready to meet your new creative community? We’ll embrace you with open arms! ☽
If you've found your way here, it's likely because...
You’re a writer, artist, or creative being who desires to deepen your creativity through spiritual practices
You're excited to learn how to access your creativity through tantra rituals
You yearn for a transformative experience that will forever change the way you connect with yourself and your creativity
You are curious about expanding your writing practices into new realms
You wish to embrace a more embodied and expansive approach to creativity
You’re ready to explore the profound depths of your creative expression in a community of like-minded dreamers
You desire to connect and contribute to a supportive community of creatives who you can grow alongside
You know you have vast potential within you that’s ready to burst forward
You're looking to elevate your writing abilities and learn from an expert
You’re ready to have fun, connect with amazing beings, and play in the jungle at your heart’s content
You’ve always wanted to be a writer or write a book — and you know the time to begin is now
You want to live a wild, free, and aligned life and need help seeing that vision through
If any of these speaks to your heart, you're in the right place. So why not join us for your next big adventure?
Welcome to the idyllic surf village of
Nosara
an oceanside oasis enveloped in
the jungle canopy of the Nicoya Peninsula.
Tucked within the lush Nicoya Peninsula of northwest Costa Rica, Nosara is a delightfully mellow oceanside village where spirituality, sustainability, and surf coexist. Where the dense jungle meets the wild Pacific Ocean, Nosara is the type of place where you can take to the dirt-track streets with friends to find boutique shops with billowy kaftans or palapa-roofed restaurants serving the best carpaccio and fish tacos in town. Enjoy a luxurious creative reset at our home for the week, a boutique oceanfront property that is the closest of its kind to the beach — just a one-minute walk away! Each luxury residential-style suite offers an ideal home to unwind, relax, and expand during our experience. We’ll have the entire property to ourselves, enjoying an infinity pool, rooftop lounge, and yoga studio as areas for our writing workshops and spiritual practices. We’re arriving at the end of November when the rainy season is ending — but do expect rain and steamy temperatures!
An expansive experience rooted in the wild mysteries of the Nicoya Peninsula
How We Will Spend Our Days
Each day is planned to invoke your ultimate creative awakening. Though the schedule may change depending on how best we can soak up the beauty of Nosara, we will likely begin most days with a light breakfast of coffee, tea, fruit, and yogurt before a healthy activity like a morning yoga flow or a breathwork session to get us out of our thinking minds and into our bodies.
We will then have a family-style lunch before enjoying some free time to write and explore the coastline of Nosara — or relax poolside with your new writing community — before meeting again in the evening for a writing workshop led by your retreat host, Michaela Trimble. Each session is designed to guide you on the path of discovering your most authentic artistry.
Our evenings will be spent enjoying the serene sunsets of Nosara. We always end our day in community and reflection by savoring a family-style meal together.
Our Immersive Writing Workshops
All writing and creativity-based workshops are designed to get you writing and in your creative flow, to make you feel more connected and centered in your most authentic creative expression. You will be challenged and encouraged to expand and leave with new practices and tools to continue your creative exploration well after the retreat ends.
Though all workshops may change and are based on the interest of participants, here’s a snapshot of what to expect:
An intention-setting ceremony with guided writing prompts to unlock your most authentic storytelling
Exploring the narrative lines of your life and how this can uncover a euphoric, highly-detailed path to tell your own stories
A creative reckoning and release breathwork ceremony to remove any blocks or barriers hindering you and your most profound works
A creative resurrection and embodiment practice to develop the building blocks of the work you desire to produce both now and in the future
A sound healing ceremony facilitated by a local expert
And even more artistic methods and rituals to expand your creativity!
Our Tantric Creativity Rituals
While Tantra embraces the totality of the human experience, tantric creativity rituals allow you to safely experience the full range of your emotional landscape. There is no labeling or judging certain emotions or feelings as good or bad — what a relief! When you become the witness of yourself and embrace the totality of who you are, the wild ride of your unique human experience gets a whole lot sweeter.
Most practices are deeply cathartic and illuminating; none of them involve nudity or intimacy. The closest we get to that is perhaps an eye gaze or a handhold. When embraced completely, these rituals can show you — maybe for the first time in your life — what it means to get out of your thinking mind and into your body. Beyond the layers of societal conditioning, a surge of energy breaks forth to unveil your most authentic nature.
When you create from this liberated place, new levels of joy, freedom, and bliss are yours — forever.
What’s Included
Accommodations for five nights, six days at a luxury boutique residence steps from the beach
Daily workshops led by Michaela Trimble
Fresh and soulful meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Guided experiences like breathwork practices and tantra yoga
A private sound healing journey for our group
A surprise off-site adventure to explore the Nicoya Peninsula’s natural treasures
Free use of surfboards if you’re an experienced surfer
Airport transfer to and from the Nosara Airport
Access to book surf lessons on Playa Guiones
Access to book in-room spa experiences like massages and relaxing treatments
*Airfare, alcohol, surf lessons, and spa services are not included.
From morning breathwork and journaling sessions to afternoon writing workshops (and plenty of time to frolic at the beach, explore downtown Nosara, and hang poolside with your fellow creatives), get a behind-the-scenes look at what awaits you during our retreat experience!
Here are some of our favorite past retreat moments.
Watch the recaps from the Baja Sur Writing Retreat & the Menorca Writing Retreat.
Curious what the experience is like?
Meet Your Retreat Team
Michaela Trimble is a freelance journalist for some of the world’s top publications, including T: The New York Times Style Magazine, Condé Nast Traveler, Vogue, Travel + Leisure, and more. Read her work here.
Her debut fiction novel is set to release in 2024, a fiction thriller exploring the intersection of art and mysticism in Mexico City.
She credits the success in her writing career to her deep sense of spirituality, which she continues to cultivate through her many practices, from breathwork to tantric meditations. She finds immense joy in seeking the beauty of the world and sharing it with others through her stories.
YOUR RETREAT HOST
As part of the retreat, you will also have access to editorial images captured by our talented retreat photographer!
Michelle is an editorial photographer and writer who is inspired by a sense of wonder for the world and an urge to explore the various corners of our vast planet.
She has a deep love for the outdoors, which began when she was a little girl, spending summers along the Hudson River in Upstate New York. Thanks to this, her imagery evokes a feeling of calm, harmony, and appreciation for the natural world.
Michelle has worked with boutique brands, non-profit organizations, farm-to-table restaurants, and luxury hotels from New York to Italy to Kenya and beyond.
YOUR RETREAT PHOTOGRAPHER
Amalia is a healer and alignment guide specializing in healing energetic practices rooted in psychology, neuroscience, and polyvagal theory.
She helps her clients reprogram past trauma or belief systems that no longer serve them to live their most fulfilling lives.
During our retreat, she’ll guide us through cacao immersion and a deep breathwork journey.
CACAO INTEGRATION AND BREATHWORK
Optional Add-Ons
Optional Add-Ons
Available for pre-booking only
PRIVATE SESSION WITH MICHAELA TRIMBLE
Michaela has over ten years of experience as a freelance writer and novelist. Whether you desire to write a book or pitch your ideas to some of the top magazines and newspapers in the world, Michaela will help you tailor your ideas into concepts editors, agents, and decision-makers will love. Each session is client-led and customized to your needs. To encourage self-discovery after each session, Michaela may offer suggestions and practices for you to further develop your ideas.
PORTRAIT SESSION WITH MICHELLE OSPINO
Michelle has a special way of guiding portrait sessions that make you feel comfortable, relaxed, and completely yourself. During a private session with Michelle, she’ll take your photos in an editorial style, which you can later use to update your website, perfect your social media, or simply have as a special memory of your transformative retreat. All portrait sessions are private to you. Following the retreat, you will receive your edited imaged directly from Michelle via email or WhatsApp.
SOMATIC HEALING SESSION WITH AMALIA MOSCOSO
Amalia is trained in multiple techniques: sound healing, quantum meditations, hypnotherapy, breathwork, and an original process called the Quantum Heart Method that she developed through her practice. During this session, she will work intimately with you to address whatever may be arising in your field. Amalia specializes in curating a specific experience for each client, depending on the intentions or needs of each individual. She leaves everyone feeling empowered, enlightened, and ready to step into their authentic life.
In the verdant jungle of the Nicoya Peninsula, steps away from the best surf break in Nosara, is our luxurious retreat home. We will have many spaces at our disposal, including a rooftop bar, infinity pool, yoga studio, and lounge seating nestled within the serene jungle canopy. Each of the eight grand residences is residential in style and seamlessly blends the luxury and sophistication of a hotel with the privacy, space, and freedom of home.
*Though we could have the property to ourselves, there may be other guests staying.
Our Boutique Retreat
Select Your Stay
Each residence has two rooms that are connected by a fully equipped kitchen. If you book a private room, you will have your own space and private bathroom while sharing a common kitchen space with another retreat guest. In-room spa services and surf lessons are available for booking. With so many built-in comforts, our retreat home is the perfect environment to recharge and renew your creative spirit.
King Bed in Private Suite
$4850 single
Private king bedroom in a shared residence
5 spots available
You will enjoy your own private bedroom and private bathroom in a shared residential suite, which means your private room connects via a fully equipped kitchen to another guest room.
Queen Bed in Private Suite
$4650 single
Private queen bedroom in a shared residence
3 spots available
You will enjoy your own private bedroom and private bathroom in a shared residential suite, which means your private room connects via a fully equipped kitchen to another guest room.
Queen Bed in Shared Suite
$3950 single
Private queen bed in a shared suite with one other guest
8 spots available
You will enjoy a private queen bed in a shared residential suite with one other retreat guest, which means your shared room connects via a fully equipped kitchen to another guest room.
Twin Bed in Shared Suite
$3550 single
Private twin bed (elevated/ladder) in a shared suite with one other guest. .
4 spots available
You will enjoy a private twin bed in a shared residential suite with one other retreat guest, which means your shared room connects via a fully equipped kitchen to another guest room.
Let’s go on a journey together!
Know Before You Go
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE PRICE?
Included in the price are six nights and seven days at our private retreat center, as well as all meals: a light breakfast, lunch, and dinner. All experiences listed in the itinerary are included.
DO I NEED TRAVEL INSURANCE?
Yes. In order to participate in the retreat, you are required to purchase travel insurance. This will protect you from any unexpected situations that may arise, including travel delays, unexpected health experiences, and more. We suggest booking through a provider like World Nomads.
WHAT IS THE CANCELATION POLICY?
All bookings are final. No refunds are accepted. We highly recommend purchasing travel insurance as we are not able to make exceptions to this policy in cases of any unforeseen family or medical emergencies that may result in you needing to cancel your trip.
WHAT IF I DON’T HAVE WRITING EXPERIENCE?
Come one, come all! There’s no need to have prior writing experience. We crafted the itinerary to be inclusive and welcoming to all levels of writers. Our main goal is that you discover your writer within and build your own dialogue regarding your unique creative process.
WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH COVID-19?
Costa Rica does not require you to have a COVID-19 vaccine to enter the country. By participating in the retreat, you assume full responsibility for your health. In the event you select to be tested and your results are positive, you assume the responsibility to find secondary lodging at your own expense. This is why we require travel insurance.
WHAT AIRPORT DO I FLY INTO?
You can arrive to Costa Rica via San Jose International Airport (SJO) or the Liberia Guanacaste Airport (LIR). From either airport, you then need to book a short, fast, easy plane ride on SANSA Airlines to Nosara. Trust me, you do not want to do the drive to Nosara from LIR or SJO — bumpy, nauseating, and unnecessary! The short plane ride is your way to go, and you can get the best aerial views of the magical coastline of the Nicoya Peninsula.
WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED IN THE PRICE?
Your roundtrip airfare, travel insurance, and activities and meals not listed in the itinerary are not included in the trip price. Other expenses not included are any damages that occur to the retreat facility, hotel bar tabs, and private surf lessons. The property has an amazing spa! Treatments are not included.
WHAT SHOULD I PACK?
Nosara is where the jungle meets the Pacific Ocean. We’ll be staying steps from the beach, so bring your beach essentials and breathable layers: hats, sunscreen, bathing suits, linens, kaftans, sundresses, yoga clothes, etc. Though we do expect plenty of sunshine, Costa Rica is a tropical country. We will be there in the dry season, so expect long, sunny days and the rare rain shower! We suggest checking the temperatures before you arrive.
WHAT IF I WANT TO STAY LONGER?
You can and should! Your transfer back to the Nosara airport is included, so you’re free to go there or continue on your journey to another beautiful part of Costa Rica!
