Previous wellness events
and retreats at AmaTierra are featured
on this page.
For upcoming retreats, view our current
retreat schedule which includes yoga
retreats, holistic health workshops and many
other opportunities to learn, relax and
enjoy the beauty and tranquility of Costa
Rica.
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Join Travel Photographer Cynthia Delaney for an exciting week photographing the vivid colors of Central America, using AmaTierra as your home base. We will visit and photograph Carara National Park, a haven for wildlife including colorful frogs, monkeys, and the beautiful scarlet macaw. Another
day we explore Turubari Tropical
Park complete with a butterfly garden and canopy tour. We will also visit Jaco Beach to photograph the friendly Costa Rican culture.
Don’t miss the chance to hone your photography skills in one of the world’s loveliest countries. All levels are welcome for this photographic adventure in paradise and we cater to both film and digital shooters.
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Snow
Geese
Cynthia Delaney
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Enjoy the spirit of photography while relaxing in splendor.
The price of the trip includes 7 nights lodging with breakfast and dinner, guided tours, airport transfers, transportation to parks and other photographic destinations, pre-trip information package, and photographic instruction throughout. A tremendous value.
 Cynthia Delaney has been photographing nature, wildlife, and travel imagery for over twenty years. Raised in rural northwestern Nevada, her love of nature and the West was inspired by years of riding
horseback through open sage and back road journeys with her family. Cynthia continues to explore the West and travel the world, including recent expeditions to Ecuador and Norway.
Cynthia’s work has received several prestigious photography awards and has appeared in Bugle, Country Magazine, Montana Magazine, Montana Outdoors, Nature Photographer, Nevada Magazine, Reptile Magazine, Range, Writer's Journal, and other editorial and advertising sources. Cynthia is currently represented by The Image
Finders, Photo Agora, and Timecast stock agencies. Cynthia lives in Elko, Nevada near the majestic Ruby Mountains with her husband Ronnie Joe Varnell, a frequent travel companion, amateur photographer, and assistant in the field. http://www.cynthiadelaney.com/index.html
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Photos
and feedback from participants
in the June workshop:
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"This retreat changed my life....seriously."
--Tresa Jennings, participant
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"What a delightful group of human beings, and all so different!" --Becca Howard
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Are you ready to experience profound change in your thought processes? Integrative Psychotherapist Becca Howard uses state of the art techniques including the LIFE system, EMDR and EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) to help you rapidly release old, negative beliefs about your Self and patterns which no longer serve you. Experience profound healing and a sense of freedom as you acquire new tools to manage anxiety, fear, and stress. And, you'll have plenty of time to enjoy the beauty of Costa
Rica.
In this
5 day Workshop you will learn easy emotional
release techniques that will help you throughout
your lifetime. What are some of the old,
negative beliefs you have about yourself
that may be hindering your progress and
diminishing your sense of well-being? These
“tapes” may be ingrained but they can be
rapidly released through individual sessions
with the LIFE system, a quantum physics
based bio-resonance system*, and through
EMDR*, a highly researched method which
clears old beliefs and “installs” new, positive
ones.
You will
experience profound relaxation and probably
some “aha’s!” during individualized sessions
with Becca. In group settings, you will
also learn more self-help methods, such
as EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) and
Brain Gym, body movements to reorganize
your neuro-system to become more balanced.
When coupled
with interactive abdominal massage, (optional)
releasing old emotional “held” energies
is amplified. Or treat yourself to an energy
balancing session to calm your system.
While this
retreat could be life-changing, it will
also be FUN and give you a chance to experience
the beauty and adventure that is authentically
Costa Rica!
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Featuring:
- 5 nights lodging at AmaTierra
retreat
- All meals (delicious international cuisine with some Typical Costa Rican dishes, fish, chicken & vegetarian fare upon request)
- Transportation to and from San Jose airport
- Day trip: Guided tour, lunch and activities at Turubari Tropical Park
- Thermal hot springs
- Group Meditation/Sound Therapy evening
- Salsa Dance Evening
 Becca
Howard, MA, LAC, CHt, is a psychotherapist
who specializes in EMDR, (Eye Movement Desensitization
and Reprocessing) currently at Sierra Tucson,
an internationally acclaimed treatment center
in Tucson Arizona where she also conducts
a private practice. Her 12-year background
as a hypnotherapist augments the work which
specifically releases past traumatic experiences
and reframes old thought patterns and behaviors,
leading people to a new, intentional future
of hope and recovery.
Becca’s
journey began with her involvement in the
creative arts as she researched the creative
process and how the mind works. Her participation
as early as 1977 in pioneering research
of the effects of “Right Brain” or
creative expression with elementary students
eventually led to newer research into energy
transformation and its effects on the brain,
and Becca’s training in EMDR, TFT (Thought
Field Therapy), EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique)
and Brain Gym.
Join herbalist, author and educator Candis Cantin for a 5-day workshop introducing concepts of Ayurvedic and Traditional Chinese medicine while you relax and explore the beauty of Costa Rica. This workshop will benefit everyone, even if you do not consider yourself a student of herbal medicine.
What foods are right for your specific constitution? What is your predominant "Dosha"?
Is it Pitta, Kapha or Vata? How can you integrate traditional healing foods, herbs and the time to digest them in your busy modern life? What are the 6 Flavors, and how does each one help to balance your system?
Learn the answers to these and other questions in a fun, interactive setting. We'll cook, taste different foods and herbs, and visit a rainforest herb garden with over 300 species of culinary and medicinal herbs. You'll have plenty of time just to relax, enjoy the wildlife, walk to the stream, lay in a hammock, get a massage or visit nearby attractions.
Featuring:
- 5 nights lodging at AmaTierra
- All meals (delicious and healthy, with fish, chicken and plenty of fresh fruits and veggies...vegetarian cuisine on request)
- Transfer to and from San Jose Airport
- Excursion to the Ark Herb Farm
- Daily Yoga classes
- An Evening of Herbal Tarot (Candis' own creation)
Feel free to inquire about extending your trip, either staying extra days at AmaTierra or visiting other areas of Costa Rica. We can help!
Fee for all-inclusive 5 night workshop: $795. double occupancy $975. single occupancy.
Candis Hope Cantin has over 25 years practical experience as a counselor and teacher of holistic lifestyle principles. Her background includes extensive Western herbal studies, Ayurvedic and Chinese healing systems, psycho/spiritual counseling, and communications skills. Candis has studied with herbalist, Dr. Michael Tierra and with Dr. Vasant Lad of the Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque. She is also a founding member of the American Herbalist Guild. Candis has studied comparative religions and philosophies and is a registered minister with EverGreen Holistic Ministry.
Candis is owner and director of EverGreen Herb Garden and School of Integrative Herbology and has extensive organic botanical gardens where over 250 herbs are on display. The gardens were one of ten featured in the book "The Herbalist's Garden" by Shatoya and Richard de la Tour.
Candis is the author of Pocket Guide to Ayurvedic Healing (Crossing Press), and the artist of The Herbal Tarot and co-author of its companion book The Spirit of Herbs.
(US Games). http://www.evergreenherbgarden.org/index.html
Live life at a slower pace like the Costa Ricans. A week long artist retreat and creativity workshop that is sure to connect you with your deepest creative Self. Nothing but blue skies, singing birds, beautiful scenery and more time for reflection, journaling and pampering. We’re only an hour from the capital, San Jose, but this undiscovered and undeveloped area allows one to truly feel the great energy of the surrounding nature. Single accommodations in suites surrounded by mango trees all with private jacuzzi. Yoga, massage, color and sound therapies plus delicious healthy food prepared by local women. Discover the common plant used to stop the itch of insect bites from AmaTierra's owner, Jill, who is a registered herbalist and colleague of Dr. Andrew Weil.
Find out the spiritual significance of a bird, a jaguar and a butterfly in one of many museums in San Jose or meet some of Costa Rica’s well-known artists on a special art studio tour. Float in the warm gentle ocean at Herradura Beach and dine while watching the sun set over the Pacific Ocean. Take in a bird’s eye view of the tropical rain forest landscape in an enclosed cable car or if you dare, zig zag on a zip line to the beautiful gardens waiting for us below.
For more information about Creativity Exercises and Journaling,
proceed to Explore & Create in Costa Rica Tour
For more information about the Original Explore and Create Tour
proceed to Original Explore & Create in Costa Rica
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