Rethink, Reconnect, Rejuvenate — Holistic Retreat for Therapists
May 2027, Costa Rica
As health and wellness professionals, we often pour into others while our own nervous systems run on empty. Reliable treatment planning strategies that used to help our clients and patients get better are not as effective as they once were. Emotional states of anxiety and depression seem intractable and difficult to treat. Too many are chronically fatigued and ill. Consequently leaving therapists, doctors and other clinicians with historically high levels of burnout, emotional load, and chronic stress.
Created specifically for health and wellness professionals, this holistic retreat was designed to interrupt the cycle of burnout and chronic stress. The intention is to inspire therapists, doctors and other wellness professionals with learning new perspectives on mental health while nourishing their mind and bodies on the beaches of the Nicoya peninsula in Costa Rica.
Connect with other holistic health and wellness professionals within a small, private retreat-setting with a private beach and two saltwater pools
Over five spacious days, we’ll explore how holistic and integrative approaches can reshape the way therapists understand and treat anxiety, depression, and chronic emotional and nervous system dysregulation. The flow of our time together will weave in educational holistic treatment approaches somatic practices, nervous system science, nutritional neuroscience, integrative assessment, psychedelic-assisted modalities, and trauma-informed family system frameworks.
Each day blends:
- Gentle, nervous-system attuned yoga
- Morning meditation and mindful presence
- Daily sound baths to reset the body
- Holistic learning modules delivered in a relaxed, conversational way
- Plenty of downtime for rest, connection, and integration
This is not a rushed conference or an academic overload. It’s a space to learn the way the body learns slowly, relationally, and with room to breathe.
Participants will leave feeling restored, inspired, and more deeply connected to their own wellbeing and the heart of their clinical work.
Learning Modules – Holistic and Integrative Approaches to Mental Health
Each day in mid-morning, one of our experienced and credentialed presenters will enlighten you with information in a conversational way on holistic, integrative and trauma-informed treatment options for mental wellness. These presentations are optional and will last for a maximum of two hours.
Participants will receive printed material to reference during the instruction allowing us to leave screens behind. And the timing of each module allows for plenty of free-time to do whatever nourishes you. Our daily schedule will weave in nourishing food and somatic practices with continued education in a way that feels easy and flows with the coastal breezes. Most mental health professionals can receive up to 9 Continued Education credits (CE’s) including 2 Ethics CEs.
Holistic and integrative learning modules include:
Introduction to Holistic & Integrative Mental Health Treatment
Rethinking Anxiety Through a Holistic, Integrative Lens
Essential Fats, The Brain & The Food-Mood Connection
Psychedelics & Mental Health – Evidence, Safety & Clinical Applications
Case Consultation: Applying Integrative Strategies
Sample Daily Schedule
- Morning meditation + breakfast
- 2-hour continuing education module
- Free time
- Lunch +• Free time
- Afternoon Yoga for Regulation
- Dinner
- Nightly Sound Bath
Our host – Salvatierra 
Salvatierra is a hotel and yoga retreat located on a private 10-acre beachfront along Playa Coyote, Costa Rica. Playa Coyote is considered one of the most pristine and secluded beaches in Costa Rica. The region is known for its excellent surfing, hiking, and waterfalls. Salvatierra is in the Nicoya Peninsula, one of the world’s five blue zones, making Playa Coyote a truly special place to recharge and get back in touch with yourself. It offers direct beachfront access with stunning sea views and the on-site restaurant serves Latin American cuisine with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and dairy-free options.
Salvatierra offers Cabina Rooms on the beach and Jungle Rooms for retreat guests. Ea
ch room option provides a tranquil, private space to relax. Meals and educational modules will be held on property within a brief walk from the beach or jungle rooms. Salvatierra’s Yoga Shala is located within the lush gardens where we will meet twice daily yoga, meditation and sound practices. While there is no air conditioning on the property, the buildings were designed to promote natural air flow and optimal health. Register now
Pricing, Registration and Optional 6th Day
The standard retreat is five nights and the all inclusive pricing includes accommodation, meals, yoga and meditation classes, sound baths and airport transfers to/from Liberia, CR. Room options start at $2,350 for a triple shared beach cabina and payment plans are available.
Options:
- Nine (9) continuing education certificates for social workers, professional counselors and marriage and family therapists are available upon completion for $250.
- Spend an extra day at the beach for $125 – this includes accommodation, meals and airport shuttle on Saturday morning May 9th.
- Curious about Family Constellations therapy ? On the extra day, you have the option to participate in this transformative expressive therapy intervention that can help you or your clients and patients discover and address patterns and conflicts within their family groups and bring insight into current and intergenerational trauma(s) within their family system. A certificate for 2 CE’s is an additional $30.
Only 15 spots left — REGISTER NOW
Retreat hosts, instructors and presenters
Cyndi Collen, LCSW-S, CIMHP, CKYT Cyndi is a psychotherapist and the Clinical Director & Owner of Flourish Holistic Mental Wellness in Austin, Texas. She has 13 years of experience in working holistic, integrative, mindful and trauma-informed treatment modalities. Her interest in the connection between early childhood experiences, nutrition, traumatic events and environmental toxins lead her to becoming a holistic oriented psychotherapist before it was trendy. Presently she created a mental wellness framework using foundational pillars such as polyvagal and attachment theories, mindfulness based modalities, parts work, and nutrition for mental health. Certifications include integrative mental health, HeartMath, kundalini yoga and board-approved social work supervisor in the state of Texas.
Sonali Krish, LPC-A, ERYT-500 Sonali is a therapist, educator, and embodied practitioner whose work bridges nervous system science, trauma-informed therapy, and somatic practice. As a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate and ERYT-500 yoga teacher, she offers an integrative approach that honors both psychological insight and the body’s innate wisdom. Her work is informed by polyvagal theory, attachment theory, mindfulness, and somatic frameworks. Especially in the context of chronic stress, burnout, and relational patterns Sonali’s focus is on helping individuals cultivate internal safety, emotional flexibility, and sustainable regulation. During the retreat, Sonali will guide nervous-system-attuned yoga, mindfulness, and integration practices designed to support presence, embodiment, and meaningful reflection in a gentle, invitational way.
Delia McCabe, PhD Delia McCabe holds a master’s in clinical psychology, a PhD in Neuroscience, and has spent over two decades delving into the intricate relationship between brain development, function, cognition and nutrition. Her multi-disciplinary PhD explored the dynamic connections between psychology, neurophysiology, and nutrition, driving her passion to unlock the secrets to enhancing mental health and optimising cognition. She shares her insights and knowledge globally. With a focus on achieving optimum brain health through lifestyle shifts and behavioural science, Dr. McCabe is a sought after speaker. Especially due to the creative way she applies her knowledge to behavioural change and cognitive resilience in organisations, while also exploring and optimising how humans interact with technology.
Shoshana Dresdner, LCSW, CPAP Shoshana is a holistic psychotherapist, facilitator, and educator whose work bridges trauma healing, somatics, and spiritual psychology. Weaving together EMDR, Family Constellations, parts work, and Past Life Regression, her clinical path has moved from integrated behavioral health settings into deeply intuitive, root-cause healing work with adults, now primarily therapists. Shoshana is a certified Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapist through the Integrative Psychiatry Institute (IPI). Her experiences within the psychedelic therapy field attuned her to both the profound possibilities and the complex ethical vulnerabilities inherent in this work. For this reason she developed a grounded, discerning perspective, one that respects the emerging evidence while insisting on humility, intention, and deep bodily wisdom as anchors in an expanding field.
The continuing education portion of this retreat is made possible through collaboration with Flourish Holistic Mental Wellness and the Mindful Wellness Center of Austin, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
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