Coming Home

A journey of embodied remembrance and reconnection with the Sacred Self

led by Ashley Smith

May 26th- 31st, 2024

Holos Global- Diamante VAlley, Costa Rica

 

Join me for this transformational journey of remembrance and reconnection in the heart of the Diamante Valley, Costa Rica. Together, for 6 days and 5 nights, we will be held at the stunning Holos.Global, healing and celebrating life through daily tea ceremony, yoga, and communion with the sacred waterfalls and land, 1 optional medicine ceremony, daily integration sessions, transformational sound bath, indigenous teachings, fire ceremony, and so much more! Life is a sacred and precious gift asking us to steward it well- let us remember who we are and celebrate our sacredness!

 
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This retreat has been carefully and heartfully curated from start to finish to provide you with the safety, support, and magic required to heal at the deepest level.

I am so humbled and honored to be sharing these sacred lands that are so dear to my heart and have played such a major part in my own healing. After losing my beloved partner, Ryan, to his battle with anxiety and depression (unresolved trauma), I took the time and gave myself the space required to deeply grieve, feel and process the pain of his passing and the loss of the life we shared.

One year after his death, I embarked on my own personal journey of healing, ready to rise again. Holos Global was the place I landed and where I felt myself come back home! It is a heartfelt dream and honor to be guiding a group of special souls and sharing this sacred land with the prayer that you find a piece of yourself here that you didn’t even know you were looking for <3

Your life, YOU, are a sacred and precious gift! This retreat is my lovesong to my beloved, Ryan + an offering to all beings who suffer here on Earth. Let our lives, lived well, be our greatest offering. Let us remember the sacred ones that we are!

The time to awaken and experience your inner good is now! Let us come together on the healing and holy land of Holos in the Diamante Valley of Costa Rica- one of the most biodiverse countries in the world- for an absolutely, undeniably epic journey of remembering and reconnecting to the Sacredness and celebration of who we are!

For six days and five nights we will be held, nourished and nurtured in body, heart, and spirit as we do our inner work. The flow of the retreat is designed with easeful transformation in mind. A perfect blend of deep inner work and PLAY!

Upon arrival you are invited to acclimate gently- allowing the bodies systems to slowly attune to the land, the group, and the experience. You will have time to settle in, nourish yourself with some fresh snacks, and our first group journey to the waterfalls for a cleansing ritual as a way to offer our hearts to the lands that will hold us as we do our deep and sacred soul work in the week ahead. Before we are lulled and healed by a transformational sound healing session by local sound guide, we will be nourished with our first of many delicious meals. We will have time to connect and enjoy our first meal in the company of our soul tribe. Finishing our day with the dreamiest of sound baths that will have us floating on a cloud so we can drop into the deepest sleep and wake up for our first full day together well rested and rejuvenated!

The flow of our full days together will follow a schedule of early awakening and silent tea ceremony with group journaling and morning sharing circles. Deliciously filling and nutrient dense breakfast, waterfall journey, lunch, somatic skills + processing group, movement, dinner, and evening activity. The day of our medicine ceremony will follow a slightly different flow. The days themes are as follows: arrive gently, get curious, feel to heal, release, celebrate life, and reemerge.

The intention for our time together is to offer an experience that allows each participant to remember and reconnect with a piece of their soul that had been exiled, forgotten about, or fragmented- and therefore allowing each soul to embody a deep understanding of the Light and goodness that they are, and their sacred interconnection with this life and the world around them. When we embody this understanding- it moves from the head to the heart- an idea or concept that was intellectually understood becomes known, and once that happens we can never be he same. This is the change we wish to see in the world- this is how we BE THE CHANGE! We have to experience and embody it first! And, when we deeply know that we BELONG to the world, the Earth, to each other, the way that we show up changes. We experience less fear, we hold less back, we let our light shine brighter, and we do better because we know better!

If you are feeling the call, the invitation is to trust it and take the leap!

A portion of profits will go to the Ryan DeBaun Memorial fund to support young adults experiencing financial difficulties in getting the mental health help they need <3 More information on Ryan’s fund can be found here.

Accommodation & Rates

HOLOS is a private retreat and residency space in the Diamante Valley of south west Costa Rica. Stewarded with care and the utmost integrity. Holos is a community with an incredible dedication to supporting individuals in coming into wholeness through connection with nature, heartfelt intentionality, and embodied evolutionary wellbeing.

They are committed to reciprocal relationship with the indigenous community and are devoted to a mutually beneficial relationship between the land and those who come to stay.  They cultivate a new approach using modern and ancient models of wellbeing for the health of individuals, society and our planet.

HOLOS creates a new standard for immersive body and mind programming, with a specialized focus on immersive transformational ceremony, future-proof design and an enlightened guest experience, close to nature.

The accommodations are luxurious and spacious safari- inspired bell tents with high ceilings, air conditioning, comfortable full-size memory foam beds. The base camp is located overlooking and surrounded by the mountains and jungles of the valley and Diamante waterfall.

shared accommodation - 2 queen beds

$4400

When booking with a friend

$4200

Private accommodation - king bed

$5200

We want you to experience this life changing journey!

Customized payment plans available by request!

Limited scholarships and discounted rates available - please email peacefulash@gmail.com - to inquire*


 
 

WHAT'S INCLUDED

1:1 Session, Group Prep Session + Group Integration Session

One personal Healing Session with Ashley to be booked before our retreat, one group preparation call (or in-person at Pillar of Light if the group is all local), and one post retreat integration call or in-person circle. And support throughout the retreat.

DAILY TEA CEReMONY

Begin each day by turning within. A space for intentional remembrance +reconnection.

DAILY PROCESSING + HEALING GROUPS

We will gather to do the deep soul work. Exploring + working experientially with psychospiritual and somatic healing modalities.


DAILY YOGA

Enjoy expert guidance as we incorporate daily movement into the flow to help integrate and move what we are working with.

DAILY WATERFALL EXCURSIONS

Take trips to the sacred waterfalls and meet the heartbeat of the land.

PSILOCYBIN CEREMONY

Optional evening ceremony in the open air shala, surrounded by natures symphony- the most exquisite setting for a deep and life changing encounter with this sacred medicine. Guided by one of Holos lead facilitators and stewards of this medicine, and supported by Ashley.

FIRE CEREMONY

A ritual to release all the old stories!

CELEBRATORY DANCE

All our good hard work of the week is celebrated with an epic dance party in the open air shala with the audience of the stars, the jungle, and the waterfall!!

GOURMET CUISINE

Three gourmet, organic, farm to table meals daily, made with local and seasonal ingredients. Fresh fruit and snacks available between meals. All food restrictions/ allergies will be supported.

COLD PLUNGE

Onsite cold plunge with breathtaking views of the Diamante Valley and the tallest waterfall in Costa Rica, the Diamante Falls.

BODYWORK SESSION + IV THERAPY

Optional add-on available. Let me know if you wish to book a session with one of the amazing local healers.

AND SO MUCH MORE…


Prepare for your retreat

Once you have made your deposit, you will be receiving a welcome letter with important details for your journey from Ashley + a link to book your healing session!

We will discuss travel information in greater detail on our first preparation call. In the meantime- it’s advisable to book your flight from your town to San Juan (SJO). When I have traveled to Holos I like to arrive one day early and stay overnight in SJO- there are shuttles that take you to very affordable and nice hotels 6 minutes from the airport. The next morning you are able to take a domestic flight to Quepos (25 minutes) and private shuttle (~1hr) to base camp or a private shuttle from San Jose to Holos (~3.5 hours drive).

TRANSPORTATION

Holos Basecamp is located about 200km southwest of San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica. Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) is located within San Jose and the closest international airport to Holos.

There are a few options for getting to the land from SJO:

• Ground Transportation: SJO to Basecamp: A shared shuttle or private taxi to the property.

• Domestic Flight: SJO to Quepos: A 25-minute flight to Quepos/Manuel Antonio (XQP), where a shuttle will be waiting to bring you to the property. Please note this requires booking an additional flight from San Jose to Quepos using one of the domestic airlines, Sansa or Green Airways.

CANCELLATION POLICY

There are no refunds for the deposit and cancelled reservations.