Costa Rica - Sacred Synthesis Retreat 2027
With Lolo Santos, Shanti Lux and Matt Bud
January 17 - 23, 2027
Join ANAHATA RISING deep in the heart of Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica
Sacred Synthesis — a 6-night immersion where the jungle, the sea, and the medicine of the land hold you as much as anything we could offer
There is a reason people travel to this particular corner of the world.
Puerto Viejo sits at the edge of the Caribbean where dense rainforest meets the sea — a place pulsing with heat, birdsong, and a wildness that gets into you slowly. The air here is thick with life. The water moves at its own pace. The jungle does not rush, and neither will you.
This is not a retreat that happens despite the location. The land is the retreat. The environment here — the mangroves, the coral coast, the jungle paths at dawn, the warm Caribbean pulling you open — is one of the most powerful healing forces on the planet. We have chosen this place deliberately, and we return to it because it works.
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Into this container, we bring our work. Over six nights, Matthew, Lolo, and Shanti weave together breathwork, somatic movement, Human Design, plant medicine ceremony, and live music — not as a curriculum, but as a current running beneath the days. The real teacher is the place itself. We are here to help you receive it.
What awaits:
- 🌿 Sacred plant medicine ceremonies held under open sky in intentional, ceremonial space
- 🌊 Daily time in the Caribbean — swimming, floating, stillness at the water’s edge
- 🧘 Morning yoga and somatic movement with Lolo, grounded in the rhythms of the jungle
- 🌬 Breathwork sessions with Matthew and Lolo
- 🔮 Human Design readings and integration circles with Matthew & Shanti
- 🎵 Live music and cacao ceremony with Shanti beneath the canopy
- 🌴 Unstructured time to wander, rest, and let the land do its work
This retreat is not just travel. It is a threshold. The kind that only opens when you are somewhere unfamiliar enough that your ordinary patterns can’t follow you. Puerto Viejo has a way of dissolving what no longer belongs — quietly, completely, without force.
No prior experience with yoga, breathwork, or plant medicine is required. What is required is a genuine readiness to arrive.
What’s included:
- 6 nights accommodation at our private retreat venue nestled between jungle and coast
- All meals — organic, nourishing, lovingly prepared with local ingredients
- Daily yoga and somatic movement sessions
- Breathwork and Human Design sessions
- Plant medicine ceremonies
- Cacao ceremony and live music
- Integration circles and group sharing
- Airport transfer support
75% of those who travel with Anahata Rising return for another journey. Something about this combination — this land, this medicine, this community — leaves a mark that doesn’t fade.
January 17–23, 2027 | Puerto Viejo, Caribbean Coast, Costa Rica
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About the Leaders
Lolo Santos
Movement Guide & Soma+IQ™ Breathwork Practitioner Lolo Santos is a movement guide, retreat facilitator, and somatic breathwork practitioner devoted to helping people reconnect with their bodies, their hearts, and the wisdom within. With more than two decades of experience in movement and fitness, Lolo brings a rich background in yoga, strength training, Pilates-based movement, and […]
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Shanti Lux
Sacred Medicine Facilitator & Ceremonial Musician Shanti Lux is a sacred medicine facilitator, ceremonial musician, and compassionate guide devoted to creating spaces of connection, healing, and transformation. With over fifteen years of experience supporting individuals and families, Shanti brings a deeply intuitive and heart-centered approach to her work through ceremony, music, and integrative coaching. Her […]
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Matt Bud
Human Design Guide, Soma+IQ™ Breathwork Practitioner & Sound Healer Matt Budenholzer is a Human Design guide, Soma+IQ™ breathwork practitioner, and sound healer devoted to helping others reconnect with their authentic nature and inner wisdom. With a grounded and heart-centered presence, Matt holds space for deeply transformative experiences that support self-discovery, emotional healing, and expanded awareness. […]
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