El Silencio, Costa Rica
Private retreat · Bajos del Toro, Costa Rica
A personal journey back to balance and spirituality
A private ancestral healing retreat, rooted in ritual and plant medicine, supported by Ayurvedic care, and held in the privacy of nature. Across five days and four nights you move between personalized treatment, nourishing rituals, quiet moments and gentle connection with nature. Everything is adapted to what is present for you physically, emotionally and energetically.
Your five days
Arrival and intention
- Private transfer from San José into the cloud forest
- Herbal welcome and time to settle in
- Visit to the lodge's organic farm
- Private opening conversation and ritual with Camilla
Grounding and ceremony
- Sunrise private yoga class and breakfast
- Mystic Hike through the cloud forest reserve
- Ancestral healing ceremony with Camilla
- Clay massage at Esencia Spa
- Calm dinner and early rest
Forest, waterfalls and wonder
- Morning walk to the waterfalls on the lodge's own trails
- Private lunch by the river
- Afternoon horseback ride through the Bajos del Toro valley
- Shirodhara and reflexology at Esencia Spa
- Private healing sessions with Camilla
Fire and renewal
- A full day at Arenal Volcano
- Time in the volcanic hot springs
- Unhurried return to the cloud forest
- Light dinner and integration talk with Camilla
Integration of the spirit
- Second private yoga class and reflective writing
- A personal signature treatment at Esencia Spa
- Closing session with Camilla and a personalized practice to take home
The setting
El Silencio Lodge & Spa is a Relais & Châteaux property with two MICHELIN Keys, about 90 minutes from San José airport. Five hundred acres of private reserve in Bajos del Toro border Poás Volcano and Juan Castro Blanco national parks, with three waterfalls and trails along the river. Hillside suites and riverside villas, Esencia Spa, the Samana Wellness Center and Las Ventanas restaurant, cooking with produce from the lodge's own organic farm.
Everything needed to feel held
- 4 nights at El Silencio
- A pre-retreat online alignment with Camilla
- All meals, prepared to support the process
- Ancestral healing and Ayurvedic sessions with Camilla throughout your stay
- Three treatments at Esencia Spa, including Shirodhara and reflexology
- Two private yoga classes, farm visit, Mystic Hike, waterfalls, horseback riding and a private river lunch
- A full-day trip to Arenal Volcano and its hot springs
- Private transfers from San José airport and local transportation