You can expect to leave our retreat with:

• Elevated mindful movement practices that you can practice in your daily life
• A deeper understanding of how our mindset and responses to experiences shape our inner peace and perceptions of ourselves, others, and the world around us.
• New friends and a community to share with as you integrate/return to life back home
• More inner peace and tools for maintaining a positive mindset
• Increased balance within your body
• Joyous memories to last a lifetime!

About me, your retreat leader:

• As an Environmental Studies undergraduate student at UC Santa Barbara, I spent six months researching biodiversity and living in Costa Rica. Selva Terra Eco Resort protects the environment using the same values with which Costa Rica built its ecotourism industry. We proudly partner with businesses who are dedicated to protecting the environment and offer opportunities for us to connect with nature.
• As a former firefighter/paramedic, you are in good hands in the event of an emergency (although, we’ll also do our part to prevent them.) I continue to maintain a current CPR and First Aid certification. Our safety is of utmost importance.
• As someone who has experienced injury and chronic pain, the healing benefits of inner peace and positive mindset have been integral to my own healing journey. We can work together to honor each person’s unique body and needs.
• As a former middle school Spanish teacher who has traveled throughout Latin America (Cuba, Colombia, Peru, Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Panama), I can often help with translation and have studied many of the cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. We value cultural diversity and honor both the people and the lands that we have the privilege to visit during our retreat.
• As an Integrative Movement Coach, I have formal education in Pilates, yoga and mobility training, almost 20 years of experience teaching and practicing a variety of movement modalities, a passion for dance and a true desire to help others find joy and healing through movement. We encourage an open-mind, curiosity, a thirst for life-long learning and exploration of movement.

Fun Facts about Selva Terra:

• Selva Terra is located on the island of Boca Brava, on the Pacific Coast of Panama, in the Gulf of Chiriquí Marine National Park.
• Boca Brava is relatively uninhabited and provides refuge for animals on land and in the sea.
• The food served here is locally sourced and boasts a delicious array of flavors.
• Tap water has a triple-filtration system, so you can fill up your water bottle at any tap.
• Selva Terra is a solar-powered, off-the-grid eco resort.
• The farm where many ingredients for our meals are grown is along one of the hiking trails.
• Howler monkeys are often seen and heard in the jungle near the resort.

Fun Facts about Panama:

• December average temperatures: Highs in the mid 80s and lows in the mid 70s (F)
• The wet season traditionally ends in November, so we can expect lots of greenery and some tropical showers as we enter the dry season.
• Panama is on Eastern Standard Time and does not observe Day Light Savings.
• 1 Panamanian Balboa = $1 USD  (And US dollars are widely accepted throughout Panama, so you don’t need to exchange currency unless you’d like to do so. FYI – Most change is given in balboas.)
• Tap water is generally safe to drink throughout Panama due to the state-of-the-art water treatment system.
• Spanish is the official language of Panama. Panamanian Creole English and at least another 18 languages, including indigenous languages, are spoken across Panama.