THE PROCESS
Ascension is a sober retreat dedicated to helping you cultivate greater mental, physical and emotional sovereignty. Reorientation toward the self takes practice, and we're here to walk that practice with you. Through our one-, two-, three-, and four-week retreat experiences, we guide you through this embodiment process — building the foundation from which your goals can become embodied reality. We begin with the body — the place where awareness becomes tangible. As awareness grows in the body, we gain access to the mind; through the mind, we come to understand our emotional landscape; and through our emotions, we reconnect with our deepest essence.Our program curriculum includes:
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DAILY SUNRISE MEDITATION, deepening each day towards the transformation of mind, body, emotions and essence.
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MORNING KUNDALINI YOGA, adapted to each participant and sequenced to each phase of the process.
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JOURNALING with guided prompts to initiate observation of the body, thoughts, emotions and subconscious mind.
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WE SEE FOOD AS MEDICINE. Each day guests receive a curated breakfast, lunch and dinner menu from local ingredients, designed to support, nourish and cleanse with each bite. We do not believe in fasting, we believe in health through the joy of beautiful food.
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PRIVATE FREQUENCY MEDICINE sessions and group sound journeys offer both ancient and innovative technologies, aligned with each week’s intention.
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CONNECTION AND REFLECTION are an integral part of the process. We use meals to discuss reflective questions. Gradicube is a game that prompts participants to share meaningful stories and insights. Poetry reading and coherence healing are beautiful and connective ways to give and receive within a group. We work with the book Love, a Manual for Humanity as a workbook for partner exercises. Group sharing is useful to integrate experiences and strengthen emotional capacity.
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CONNECTION WITH NATURE is fundamental to this process, including forest walks, river and waterfall bathing, time for contemplation in the vibrant and verdant jungle.
If you're ready to reset your nervous system, move beyond burnout and overwhelm, reconnect with your authentic self, and create meaningful change in your life, we invite you to join us.
PAUSE . RESET . RECONNECT . ASCEND
STAGE 1
BODY: THE BEGINNING OF TRANSFORMATION
Intention: To awaken bodily awareness, cleanse the system, and establish the physical foundation for transformation.
The body is the doorway to transformation. During this first stage, the focus is on purification, regeneration, nourishment, awakening dormant vitality and reconnecting with the natural elements. Through physical, sensory, and energetic practices, the foundation is prepared for the inner work that follows. The body becomes the temple where transformation begins.
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Cleansing and nourishing meals
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Kundalini yoga, breathwork, morning cacao and sunrise gazing to activate and balance the nervous system
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Therapeutic massages and Watsu to release tension and reconnect with the water element
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Mineral mud baths, herb walks, and grounding contact with the earth
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Jungle walks, river and waterfall bathing
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Conscious cooking lessons that blend nutrition with mindfulness
MIND: CLARIFY PERCEPTION AND FOCUS
STAGE 2
Intention: To observe and transform the mind, recognizing its creative power and capacity for expansion.
Once the body finds ease, the nervous system can reset, allowing the mind to become still, clear, and receptive to new perspectives. This stage focuses on expanding perception, identifying and reprogramming limiting beliefs, and recognizing the mind's remarkable capacity for change.
Through contemplative and cognitive practices, participants cultivate greater observation, attention, self-awareness, and creative insight—developing the capacity to pause, reflect, and consciously choose how they respond to their thoughts, experiences, and lives. Participants begin to open themselves to new possibilities and ways of seeing themselves and the world around them.
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Guided sunrise meditations (including those by Joe Dispenza)
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Journaling prompts to inform perception and purpose
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Art therapy as a playful channel for exploring the unconscious
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Hypnosis focused on belief transformation and mental reprogramming
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Documentary and conscious film screenings with group dialogue
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Stargazing as a contemplative practice
STAGE 3
EMOTIONS: OPENING, CONNECTION AND EXPRESSION
Intention: To open the heart, allow authentic expression and nurture connection with oneself and others.
Group dynamics and expressive rituals create an atmosphere of trust, authenticity, and communion.
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Daily cacao ceremonies to open the heart and awaken joy
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Aquatic therapies are opportunities for surrender through relaxation
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Poetry sharing, where emotions find voice
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Kirtan as collective expression
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Sound journeys, finding resonance
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Dream journaling to recognize symbolic wisdom from the unconscious
ESSENCE: PURPOSE, SURRENDER, TRANSCENDENCE
STAGE 4
Intention: to integrate the entire process; anchoring purpose and alignment.
Here, body, mind and emotion are integrated, allowing surrender, silence, and connection to the sacred within.
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A sunrise - sunset intentions setting process
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Contemplation of mortality on the Cemetery Island
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Silent meditative walk through Cabo Blanco Nature Reserve to practice the expansion of perception
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Bridge crossing ceremony to identify core goals for the retreat
PROGRAM OPTIONS
We have created a core curriculum of somatic practices, which serves as the basis of each week. Each program is intended to awaken the same presence in our guests, however much like anything we engage in with our mind, body and spirit, the more we exercise these latent abilities, the more we fortify the results. The longer you practice, the more embodied your transformation becomes. In addition to the fundamentals, each week adds layers of depth and includes unique experiences for the culmination of each week. The unique experiences belong to their respective week and those who practice longer, will be able to experience more of them. Our unique experiences are designed to bring ceremony to each week’s accomplishments. For our 28 Day Program, for example, participants will experience the excursions from the 7, 14, 21 and 28 day programs.
Each experience has been deliberately designed to facilitate greater awareness of the self, every layer building into the next, being an anchor for the entire process. These practices are not limited to a single stage but sustain continuity, build containment, and group coherence.
REALIGNMENT
7 Day Program, Return to Your Elemental Self for nine seekers ready to shed their past and ascend.
We like to have a casual clarity call with potential guests to ensure we are aligned prior to opening up registration, we are excited to meet you!
7 DAY PROGRAM | $2,888 (USD)
CORE CURRICULUM: cleansing diet, daily cacao ritual, sunrise meditation, Kundalini Yoga, waterflow & ayurvedic massage, frequency therapy, connective group exercises & activities.
UNIQUE EXPERIENCES:
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Meditative walk in Cabo Blanco Natural Reserve & visit Indigena Cafe to learn about and sample the purest chocolate on the planet.
EVOLUTION
14 Day Program, Transformation Guided by Nature for nine seekers ready to shed their past and ascend.
We like to have a casual clarity call with potential guests to ensure we are aligned prior to opening up registration, we are excited to meet you!
14 DAY PROGRAM | $5,333 (USD)
CORE CURRICULUM: cleansing diet, daily cacao ritual, sunrise meditation, Kundalini Yoga, waterflow & ayurvedic massage, frequency therapy, connective group exercises & activities.
UNIQUE EXPERIENCES:
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Meditative walk in Cabo Blanco Natural Reserve & visit Indigena Cafe to learn about and sample the purest chocolate on the planet.
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Visit to Cemetery Island in Cabuya to contemplate mortality
EMOBDIMENT
21 Day Program, Elemental Transformation Forged by Nature for nine seekers ready to shed their past and ascend.
We like to have a casual clarity call with potential guests to ensure we are aligned prior to opening up registration, we are excited to meet you!
21 DAY PROGRAM | $7,555 (USD)
CORE CURRICULUM: cleansing diet, daily cacao ritual, sunrise meditation, Kundalini Yoga, waterflow & ayurvedic massage, frequency therapy, connective group exercises & activities.
UNIQUE EXPERIENCES:
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Meditative walk in Cabo Blanco Natural Reserve & visit Indigena Cafe to learn about and sample the purest chocolate on the planet.
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Visit to Cemetery Island in Cabuya to contemplate mortality
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Cairn Building at Playa Colorado
ALCHEMY
28 Day Program, The Path of Embodied Awakening for nine seekers ready to shed their past and ascend.
We like to have a casual clarity call with potential guests to ensure we are aligned prior to opening up registration, we are excited to meet you!
28 DAY PROGRAM | $9,555 (USD)
CORE CURRICULUM: cleansing diet, daily cacao ritual, sunrise meditation, Kundalini Yoga, waterflow & ayurvedic massage, frequency therapy, connective group exercises & activities.
UNIQUE EXPERIENCES:
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Meditative walk in Cabo Blanco Natural Reserve & visit Indigena Cafe to learn about and sample the purest chocolate on the planet.
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Visit to Cemetery Island in Cabuya to contemplate mortality
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Cairn Building at Playa Colorado
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Hypnotherapy Session with a student of Dolores Cannon
