About Ancient Soul Retreats
A place in the mountains of Nicoya where nature, awareness, embodiment and genuine human connection come together.
A place in the mountains of Nicoya where nature, awareness, embodiment and genuine human connection come together.
Ancient Soul Retreats began with a shared vision: to create a small, intimate place where people can step away from the noise and pressure of everyday life and reconnect with themselves, with others and with nature.
We found that place in the mountains of Nicoya, Costa Rica — surrounded by tropical vegetation, mountain views, walking paths and a secluded waterfall.
Rather than creating a large commercial resort, we are developing a transformational retreat center shaped around privacy, simplicity, conscious living and genuine human connection.
The finca itself is part of that vision. We are developing the land according to principles of regenerative agriculture, permaculture, agroforestry and food-forest design.
The land is not decoration around the retreat. It is part of the experience.
Ancient Soul Retreats is where our two individual paths meet: Raymond’s work with awareness and inner freedom, Preshanna’s work with embodiment, feminine wisdom and kundalini energy, and our shared love for nature and authentic transformation.
TWO PATHS. ONE SHARED VISION.
We came to Ancient Soul Retreats through different paths — and we see those differences as one of its strengths.
Raymond is the creator of Real Awakening. His work grew from more than two decades of teaching and individual guidance around stress, awareness, meditation and inner freedom. After experiencing burnout earlier in his own life, his search led through India and Thailand and ultimately to a simple insight: lasting change is often found not by trying harder to improve ourselves, but by seeing more clearly what creates the struggle in the first place.
He has taught more than 5,000 students, facilitated over 7,000 individual sessions and received more than 900 independently published participant reviews.
Preshanna is the creator of The Kundalini Goddess. Her work is rooted in embodiment, intuitive awareness, feminine wisdom and kundalini energy. She creates spaces especially for women to soften, reconnect with their bodies and inner knowing, and explore what becomes possible when there is less performance and more being.
At Ancient Soul Retreats, Raymond will facilitate Real Awakening experiences, while Preshanna will lead her own women’s retreats, kundalini experiences and selected individual and group sessions.
Together, our approaches bring two complementary qualities to Ancient Soul Retreats:
seeing clearly and feeling deeply.
Rooted in the Mountains of Nicoya
Ancient Soul Retreats lies in the mountains of the Nicoya region, part of one of the world’s five original Blue Zones — regions associated with exceptional longevity and healthy aging.
But what drew us here goes beyond longevity.
Life feels closer to its natural rhythm: sunlight, rain, movement, fresh food, mountains, birdsong and a constant reminder that human beings are part of nature rather than separate from it.
We are creating the finca as a living retreat environment, where guests can combine inner work with quiet mornings, nourishing food, walking, reflection, meaningful conversation and simply being.
FIND YOUR WAY HERE
Whether you come for your own inner journey or bring a group of your own, Ancient Soul Retreats is being created as a place for meaningful experiences in an intimate natural setting.
Experience one of our own intimate transformational retreats in Costa Rica, including Real Awakening journeys and future women’s retreats led by Preshanna.
Bring your own program and group to a private nature-based retreat venue designed for up to 12 guests.
Explore Raymond’s Real Awakening guidance or Preshanna’s kundalini and embodiment sessions before travelling to Costa Rica.
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