Nourish the Goddess with María Brito
2023-07-06 19:00 - 2023-07-09 15:00 UTC
This retreat is all about remembering your power as the magical woman that you are! You will connect with other like-minded women who are wanting to rekindle their own divine feminine energy. The work we do during this time together is truly transformational. You will be held, you will remember your worth and deeper still, you will be introduced to what true sisterhood is. This sacred adventure focuses on providing you with the tools to release in order to make space for the abundance you desire. It takes fierce determination to make yourself a priority and this weekend you will immerse yourself fully into receiving and embodying all you need to bring more balance into your life.
This retreat is for you if you:

Feel trapped in limiting beliefs and old stories that have kept you small

Want to make an empowered shift in your life

Want to have a better relationship with your body

Need to restore and renew

Want to be in an environment that supports relaxation and divine play

Want more tools in your tool bag to feel more supported

Need to recommit to yourself, to your own happiness and fulfillment

workshops included:
Embodying the fullness of you: An exploration of the wild woman within
Weaving Desires: Unapologetically claiming your full potential
Exploring Tantra: Reclaiming your divine essence
Finding Fierce Freedom: A celebration of finding pleasure and balance to find your rising
Plus other surprises!
PLUS:

Powerful morning yoga classes fused with Kundalini

Daily ceremonies

All Vegetarian farm-to-table meals

30-day access to the Connect to Your Sacred Soul Membership after the retreat

Goddess swag bag upon arrival to retreat

24/7 chat space before and after the retreat with VIP access to special events

One complimentary 60-minute one-on-one integration coaching session with Maria (to be booked within 30 days after retreat)

Diosa Retreat with Christine Gutierrez
2023-07-14 19:00 - 2023-07-17 15:00
“The Diosa Retreat™ is a goddess retreat for women ready to heal deep, come back HOME to themselves, and crown themselves in confidence. It’s a healing experience that goes beyond words. It is a time of sacred activation between women. It is a space in nature for you to heal and surrender. I am beyond proud of the miracles and the blessings and the breakthroughs that have occurred during these sacred Goddess times. This experience offers you the opportunity to dive deep into the core of you, to heal, to let go, to build COURAGE, and feel empowered from your root up. It is an invitation and a call back home to YOU, to your true self, to your soul, to the compass that is your soul, to your tribe, your sisterhood, to your inner power, to your truth.” ~ Christine Gutierrez
SOLD OUT – Visit christinegtv.com for 2024 bookings

Beatriz Bonin Awaken Shakti Day Retreat
2023-09-23 08:00 - 17:00 | Casa Grande Mountain Retreat, Barrio Caonillas Abajo, Road 612, KM 0.3, Utuado, 00641, Puerto Rico
The Awaken Shakti DAY retreat is a space for women to gather, release the stagnancy in their bodies and heart, release shame, guilt, and doubts, release pain, disconnection, and the sense of feeling lost, a space of surrender and awakening to the wisdom of Shakti (divine feminine energy) so that clarity and joy can flow through us.

In this retreat, we will sit in ceremony and devotion to ourselves to make space for new things to come as we cleanse from the root what no longer serves us, and we can unlock our next level of consciousness, joy and creatix within.

THE EXPERIENCE:

Womb Healing Vinyasa Flow (beginner friendly)

Breathwork journey

Fire ceremony

River ceremony and water blessing

Unleashing joy through dance

Self-Devotion Ceremony

WHAT THE EXPERIENCE INCLUDES:

All ceremonies and workshops

Organic and locally sourced vegan lunch, snacks, and fresh juices

10% Discount to stay the night at Casa Grande Hotel (optional but recommended)

Access to hikes, saltwater pool, and rivers on the property

Retreat gratitude bag

Access to community WhatsApp group chat

BECOMING day retreat - a journey for women to uncover their deepest knowing
2023-10-14 10:00 - 16:00 | Casa Grande Mountain Retreat, Barrio Caonillas Abajo, Road 612, KM 0.3, Utuado, 00641, Puerto Rico
It does not matter where you are in your journey, this one-day workshop is all about realigning you with the highest version of YOU. Think of it as a mini retreat for yourself do dive deep, get clear, and take determined action. Maria has been called a fabulous creatress of healing experiences. She has a gift of bringing women together and creates sacred spaces so that all that attend can do some deep healing work. Through mindful exercises and processes, Maria brings you this transformative work which offers you tools to make the changes necessary in order to live a more awakened life.
This magical container will be curated to provide deep awakenings to accelerate your inner growth and teach you how to hack lack and fear-based mentality which often leads to high anxiety and depression. The work we will do together will deepen your connection to yourself, your desires, and to your dreams. Think of it as a transmission to upgrade your thinking and the way you perceive life.
Maria’s workshops have been described as Spiritual tune-ups and soul-searching, transformative experiences. As always, she makes it a priority to create a safe, encouraging, and transformative environment for each woman attending.
This retreat is for you if you:

Have been intrigued about Maria’s retreats

Have felt disconnected and want to rediscover yourself

End your day/week/month with any kind of overwhelm

Need to escape the daily grind and want to find some inner peace and alignment

Are feeling anxiety and feel something needs to shift

Want to learn tools that you can apply in your daily life to feel more empowered, joyous, and alive

this day retreat will include:

INBOUND Deep Immersion Yoga Session led by Maria
This is a combination of Kundalini/Tantra and Maria’s signature Shakti-infused Vinyasa

Revelation Breathwork +Reiki: a powerful “deep purge” breathwork session using silent sound technology

Your very own Human Design Workbook with writing prompts to help you connect to your unique blueprint

Women’s Circle: guided life coaching with Maria and a deep dive into shadow work with loving guidance for soulful living

A Delicious Vegan Lunch and Afternoon Snack

Raw and real conversations, spontaneous laughter and connection with other women longing to make the end of 2023 the most powerful portal for their upleveling

Sound bath with guided meditation infused with Aromatherapy led by the amazing Cristina Rivera Miro

Afro-Dance Workshop with the fabulous Charma Avilez

Sacred Tea Ceremony with Zhenya Glorka

Conscious self-care time

topics covered

Exploring the journey of rediscovering yourself

Who are you becoming

Who do you want to become

What changes do you want to create

How to make transformative shifts

you will leave:

Refreshed, aligned and empowered

Mentally stronger and more focused than ever

With tools to serve you for a lifetime

A sisterhood of women who are leveling up just like you

participants will receive:

Access to Maria’s online community, The Sacred Sisterhood Collective, filled with tons of womanly goodness and encouragement

Discount on a one-on-one 60 min. coaching session with Maria to be booked within 15 days of the workshop

Discount on Maria’s upcoming online program AWAKENED beginning in November

One free month access to Maria’s online membership portal
The Inner Circle

In-person time with Maria and focused coaching on what you want most for your life

$200 off towards Maria’s retreat at the beautiful Finca Victoria in July of 2024 THE AWAKENING (**Link for this retreat can be found under Wellness Retreats in Maria’s website)

Re-Parent Your Inner Child: ​A Retreat of Self-Awareness and Healing
2023-10-20 15:00 - 2023-10-22 17:00
This retreat will offer a safe space in which to reflect on your childhood, however supported or unsupported it may have been. It will guide you to be curious about how your adult life today is influenced, and sometimes sabotaged, by those experiences. It will introduce you to your inner child: the part of you that was wounded during your childhood and that is reactive when it is triggered. It will offer you the skills both to recognize what was positive about your childhood, and to re-parent yourself in the ways that you wished you had been parented. When you listen to and soothe your inner child, when you connect to the child you once were, you can allow your thoughts and actions to come from an adult space of calm rather than from an inner child’s space of hurt and lashing out.
When we experience trauma (including what some might consider small, inconsequential traumas) and when we don’t process them effectively, we become more fragmented in ourselves. We create survival methods that protect ourselves from more harm, yet in the process, parts of us may get suppressed, compartmentalized, or taken advantage of. This retreat seeks to help you reunite your fragmented pieces so that you can embrace the whole you!
​Befriending your inner child and re-parenting it may sound strange, but it can help you navigate the world more smoothly, including all of your relationships, be it with your parents, family, friends, partner, children, or even with yourself. It can also support you to live life from a more balanced space, with more confidence, joy, self acceptance, and compassion.
Throughout this retreat, we will practice yoga – including movement, meditation, breathwork, and yoga philosophy, such as the concept of svadhyaya, or self study – to guide us through this journey.
Tentative Retreat Schedule:
​
Friday
3pm Check-in and relax
4pm Opening Ceremony – meet your inner child and understand why this work is key to improving your life
5pm Dinner
8pm Reflection Workshop – be curious about your childhood, both the positives and the challenges., and find awareness about which of your needs went unmet. End the night with a slow yoga practice.
Saturday
8am Yoga and Pranayama (yoga breathing) – breathe and stretch with your inner child!
9am Breakfast
10am Compassion, Validation, and Acceptance Workshop – befriend and listen to your inner child through journaling
Noon Lunch
1pm Curiosity – explore your inner child’s playfulness and creativity including creative mandala project* and river exploration
5.00pm Dinner
7pm Transformation and Metamorphosis Workshop – let go of patterns in which you have got stuck through a fire dance* ceremony followed by breathwork
Sunday
8am Yoga and Mantra Chanting* – as you hold space and soothe your inner child
9am Breakfast
10am Re-parent Your Inner Child Workshop – be the parent you always needed, supporting your inner child in a way that transforms your life and makes your inner child feel unconditionally loved and safe through role-playing* and journaling
Noon Lunch
3pm Closing Ceremony – reflection on what we have learned and a final meditation
5pm Depart
*if you feel adverse to any of the activities listed above, this may be linked to the reactivity of your inner-child. I highly advise that you push through your fear and aversion while also supporting your inner child. Supporting your inner child through challenges/uncomfortable moments is a wonderful way to grow your inner child/parent relationship!

Location
Casa Grande is located on 125 acres in the beautiful mountains of Utuado, a 90 minute drive from San Juan. It is nestled into a valley with views of the mountains that are covered in lush tropical vegetation. Bordered by a lovely river, it is possible to hike on the property as well as to the river, where there are waterfalls and swimming holes. Casa Grande is fully equipped with an airy yoga studio and an outdoor salt-water pool. For those without transportation, we usually find ways to carpool to and from San Juan.Accommodation
Casitas are built on stilts and are surrounded by lush vegetation, fruit trees, and the sounds of nature. Each room comes with an en suite bathroom as well as a private porch and hammock. Rooms are tastefully decorated and boast comfortable beds with hypo-allergenic, organic bedding. Both single and double occupancy rooms are available.

Meals
The retreat includes all meals from dinner on Friday night to lunch on Sunday. All meals are plant-based with much of the ingredients sourced from local farms. Our communal meals will be enjoyed in a covered outdoor space, overlooking the pool area and the mountains. Tea, coffee, infusions, and snacks are also included. Please note that alcohol will not be served during the retreat.

About your retreat leader

Daniella Gould is Owner and Instructor of Santosa Yoga and Health based in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She holds a MA in Asian Studies from UC Berkeley, is RYT 200, Y12SR (addiction recovery), and breathwork certified. She has also attended multiple trainings, including on trauma, resilience, self regulation, inner child work, parenting, social justice, meditation, and mindfulness.
Daniella has applied yoga philosophy to many facets of her own life. It has changed how she views and relates to herself, her husband, and their son in such a transformative way that she loves to share the practical benefits of yoga, meditation, breathwork, and yoga philosophy with others.​For Daniella, yoga is about connecting people with their bodies and breath in order to quiet the noise and distractions that often accompany our hectic lives. She loves to help students apply yoga philosophy to their lives in a practical, understandable way. Ultimately, she thinks that yoga allows us to find contentment and satisfaction, making it easier to navigate life’s challenges.She enjoys working with students of all levels, and believes that everyone can benefit from yoga, meditation, breathing practices, and yoga philosophy regardless of flexibility and/or experience. She teaches with humor and playfulness, and she aims to make all students feel welcome and at ease in a supportive, safe space.
Daniella has taught retreats in a number of locations, but Casa Grande is her favorite space-to-date to take people on transformative journeys.
Benefits of the retreat

Receive practical guidance on how to navigate life more smoothly through inner child and re-parenting work
Learn tools to improve your relationship with yourself, your partner/future relationships, family, and friends
Gain knowledge about how to reframe your childhood and how to better support yourself as an adult in triggering moments
Become less reactive to what triggers you in life
Find more self-acceptance, appreciation, and self-love
Learn to embrace all parts of yourself
Practice daily yoga, plus journaling, mediation, breathing exercises, hiking and water exploration
Experience self care in a stunning space with good healthy food, comfortable and beautiful accommodation, and fresh air while surrounded by nature
Enjoy time to reflect and grow in a supportive environment
Connect with other lovely people also willing to learn and grow

“The success of yoga does not lie in the ability to perform postures but in how it positively changes the way we live our life and our relationships”
– T.K.V.Desikachar

Early Bird Pricing Until May 31 (after which pricing will be an additional $50 per person):

Double occupancy – $795 per person
Single occupancy – $1,040 per person

Tickets are non-refundable, but they are transferable (you can find someone to replace you). Payment plans and part scholarships are available. Follow link below to book:

Rest Is...
2023-10-26 15:00 - 2023-10-31 11:00 | Casa Grande Mountain Retreat, Barrio Caonillas Abajo, Road 612, KM 0.3, Utuado, 00641, Puerto Rico
We know that that liberation of all of us will not happen until Black womxn are free. The purpose of Rest Is… to embody the theories of today’s Black Feminists such as dr. yaba blay, Tricia Hersey, Sonya Renee Taylor and adrienne maree brown in stating that rest is not only resistance, but rest, for Black womxn, girls and femmes, IS revolution. This inaugural event will offer space for us to teach, learn, model and practice how we rest in our work. Upon our return, it is our contention that we will be equipped to translate, code and decode our experiences and learnings into our professional spaces. Like our foremothers have taught us, we must position ourselves to give from our overflow. Rest Is…seeks to position us to do just that.

RETREAT STAY
OCTOBER 26-31, 2023

Ground transportation provided from Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport

Single or Double accommodations

Vegan, farm to table breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks

Morning relaxation (guided meditation; yoga)

Evening release rituals (cocoa ceremony; ancestral veneration)

Daily schedule released soon!

RETREAT COSTS
$4500.00

$4,500 (single occupancy)

If paid in full – discounted price of: $4,050

$4,250 (double occupancy)

If paid in full – discounted price of: $3,825

A deposit of $1,000 is due to secure your retreat experience. ​

The remaining balance can be broken up into three (3) easy payments of:

$1,200 (single occupancy)

$1,085 (double occupancy)

What is this retreat about?

Helping womxn learn how to be selfish with caring for themselves, setting boundaries and learn to rest in our liberation work. ​​​

What will I be doing in this retreat?

We will be HEALING! Activities may include but are not limited to rituals, eating clean, building with like minded folks, walks/hikes, community care workshops, turning up and lots of other fun activities.

How can I pay for this?

Sis, use your professional development funds! Do you need an invoice/purchase order?? Email us at info@ellipsisinstitute.com and let us know what you need to get your institution to pay!

WYLD Retreat with Lindsey & Kevin
2023-11-03 19:00 - 2023-11-08 15:00
JOIN US IN MOUNTAINS OF PUERTO RICO FOR AN “AWAKEN YOUR WYLD” RETREATWITH LINDSI STEVENS & KEVIN CARRINGTON!
Disconnect for a 5 night, 6 day adventure in the pristine mountainous landscape of Utuado. You’ll have opportunities to participate in group WYLD & fitness classes, learn concepts to enhance your personal growth, and connect with others from around the world. WYLD is a dance and meditation practice focusing on connection to self and building community. All classes, workshops, cultural & service activities, lodging, meals and swag are included – just fly into San Juan – we’ll pick you up and take care of the rest!
Click here for full details

RETREAT SCHEDULE

Inner Wellness Experience: Reset & Renew, an Ayurvedic Rejuvenation Retreat
2024-01-19 15:00 - 2024-01-21 15:00
Offering an inclusive approach to whole person wellness. Cultivating a conscious community while giving you an experience that is tailored to your unique wellness needs. Consciously curated by Diego Baldi & Maria Victoria la Tanamá.

An integrated wellness weekend retreat.
Rejuvenate body, relax mind energise heart

Self Care & Harmony
Immerse yourself in nature, a space to reconnect with Self.
Be a part of a nourishing foods and community.

Mindfulness , Awareness & Equanimity
Embody movement, breath and meditation practices to support
a sense of inner wellness.

Schedule
Friday
6-7pm Group dinner
7-9pm Welcome, connection & introduction
7- 10pm Self retreat

Saturday
8-9.30am Mindfulness based vinyasa yoga & meditation
9.30-11am Breakfast and relaxation
11-1pm Opening workshop and intention setting
1- 2pm Lunch
2-3pm Mindfulness walking practice
4-6pm Afternoon session
6-7pm Dinner
7- 10pm Self retreat

Sunday
8-9.30am Mindfulness based vinyasa yoga & meditation
9.30-11am Breakfast and relaxation
11am Check-out (optional / store luggage in car or reception)
11-1pm Workshop & discussion
1- 2pm Lunch
2-3pm Closing ceremony

Full Weekend Package Cost
Single $930
Sharing $748
Inclusive of: accommodation, meals, all classes and workshops

To book or for questions contact: yoga@casagrandepr.com

Inner Wellness Experience: Abundance of Awareness, Co-Creating Abundance with Heart Centered Awareness
2024-02-09 15:00 - 2024-02-11 15:00
Offering an inclusive approach to whole person wellness. Cultivating a conscious community while giving you an experience that is tailored to your unique wellness needs. Consciously curated by Diego Baldi & Maria Victoria la Tanamá.

An integrated wellness weekend retreat.
Rejuvenate body, relax mind energise heart
Self Care & Harmony
Immerse yourself in nature, a space to reconnect with Self.
Be a part of a nourishing foods and community.
Mindfulness , Awareness & Equanimity
Embody movement, breath and meditation practices to support
a sense of inner wellness.

Schedule
Friday
6-7pm Group dinner
7-9pm Welcome, connection & introduction
7- 10pm Self retreat
Saturday
8-9.30am Mindfulness based vinyasa yoga & meditation
9.30-11am Breakfast and relaxation
11-1pm Opening workshop and intention setting
1- 2pm Lunch
2-3pm Mindfulness walking practice
4-6pm Afternoon session
6-7pm Dinner
7- 10pm Self retreat
Sunday
8-9.30am Mindfulness based vinyasa yoga & meditation
9.30-11am Breakfast and relaxation
11am Check-out (optional / store luggage in car or reception)
11-1pm Workshop & discussion
1- 2pm Lunch
2-3pm Closing ceremony

Full Weekend Package Cost
Single $930
Sharing $748
Inclusive of: accommodation, meals, all classes and workshops

A Wellness Retreat for Parents: A Weekend of Self-Care, Renewal, and Skill-Building
2024-02-23 08:00 - 2024-02-25 17:00
This retreat offers an opportunity for us as parents to pause, reconnect with who we are, and learn tools to support ourselves on our parenting journeys. The content of the retreat will help us to become less reactive and more connected with both ourselves and our children.
Taking time out for a retreat for ourselves is not selfish. It is crucial to take breaks and spend time without our children, however hard that might feel, so that we can recharge and give back to our families with more authenticity, kindness, and patience. Treat yourself and your family by joining us on this retreat to help you change the way that you show up for yourself and as a parent.
Everyone in the family deserves to get their needs met, to feel supported, and to feel connected and loved. Even children who behave badly should be treated with love, kindness, and patience, but this can be hard to do if we were not treated in that way when we were children. Parents also deserve to feel competent and worthy. We too deserve to have our needs met and to take time out to recharge and reconnect with ourselves. This retreat will enable us to meet everyone in the family’s needs more effectively.
Who is This Retreat For?
This retreat is for each and every parent, but especially if you feel any of the following:

Short tempered with your children.
Angry and burnt out with your children.
Frustrated that your children won’t listen without forcing or manipulating.
Ashamed for how you treat your children.
Insecure and overwhelmed by parenting.

You need a break and some time for yourself.
You are repeating negative patterns from your own childhood.
You want to learn some new parenting skills that will help create more connected relationships with your children.

Throughout this retreat, we will practice yoga – including movement, meditation and breathwork. Yoga philosophy will guide us through this journey. All levels of yoga experience are welcome, including complete beginners.
The content of this retreat applies to raising children of any age. Come on your own or with a partner.

​Tentative Retreat Schedule:
​
Friday – Understanding Ourselves
3pm Check-in and Relax
4pm Opening Ceremony and Peace Begins with Me Workshop: The importance of me-time, self-reflection, and self-regulation to reduce our reactivity
5.30pm Dinner
7pm Face Your History So it Doesn’t Dictate Your Present: A workshop to reflect on our own childhood so that we don’t project on our children
9pm A Slow Yoga and Meditation Practice: Playing with the concepts of liking and accepting ourselves. Finding kindness, patience, and compassion for ourselves as we breathe and stretch, so we can offer these qualities to our children
Saturday – Understanding our Children
8am Yoga and Pranayama (yoga breathing): Finding a new perspectives with an open heart and mind
9am Breakfast
10am Viewing our Children Through New Lenses Workshop: What does their bad behavior actually mean? What are their needs? How do conventional responses to “bad” behavior affect our children?
Noon Lunch
1pm River Exploration: Finding joy in the details of life
4pm Tools for Parenting with More Ease Workshop: Conscious listening, nonviolent communication, boundary setting, empowering our children, and repair
5.30pm Dinner
7pm Emotional Intelligence Workshop: How can we support ourselves and our children when we are having big feelings?
8.30pm Holotropic Breathwork: A powerful way to move stuck emotions
Sunday – Becoming the Parent You Want to be
8am Yoga, Mantra Chanting, and Meditation: Nourish ourselves in ways that support our nervous systems to feel safe
9am Breakfast
10am Workshop to Practice Becoming a Metta Parent: Grow into a parent who is both full of loving kindness and a reliable leader, even in moments where we are triggered, and/or where our children are having a hard time
12.00 Hike and Silent Meditation: Find connection with ourselves and nature as well as peace within
12.45 Lunch
3pm Closing Ceremony: Reflect on the learnings of the weekend and how to take action when we return to our families, followed by a final meditation
5pm Depart

Location
Casa Grande is located on 125 acres in the beautiful mountains of Utuado, a 90 minute drive from San Juan. It is nestled into a valley with views of the mountains that are covered in lush tropical vegetation. Bordered by a lovely river, it is possible to hike on the property as well as to the river, where there are waterfalls and swimming holes. Casa Grande is fully equipped with an airy yoga studio and an outdoor salt-water pool. For those without transportation, we usually find ways to carpool to and from San Juan.
Accommodation
Casitas are built on stilts and are surrounded by lush vegetation, fruit trees, and the sounds of nature. Each room comes with an en suite bathroom as well as a private porch and hammock. Rooms are tastefully decorated and boast comfortable beds with hypo-allergenic, organic bedding. Both single and double occupancy rooms are available.
Meals
The retreat includes all meals from dinner on Friday night to lunch on Sunday. All meals are plant-based with much of the ingredients sourced from local farms. Our communal meals will be enjoyed in a covered outdoor space, overlooking the pool area and the mountains. Tea, coffee, infusions, and snacks are also included. Please note that alcohol will not be served during the retreat.
Post-Retreat Online Meet-Up
Following the retreat, there will be an on-line meet-up with all retreat participants. We will reflect on how things have changed in your families since the retreat as well as any specific questions or challenges that have since arisen. This follow-up get-together is included in the cost of the retreat.

About Your Retreat Leader – Daniella Gould

Daniella understands what it is like to struggle as a parent. She felt ashamed and incompetent when her son tantrumed and raged. She yelled, judged, criticized, controlled and felt like a horrible mother. Facing parenting challenges, she combined yoga philosophy and psychology to create a transformative course, positively impacting both herself and her son. With 4 years of experience leading life-changing Parenting with Yoga workshops, she offers guidance for parenting with love and kindness.
Currently writing a book on the topic, she is also the owner and lead instructor at Santosa Yoga and Health in Puerto Rico, where yoga principles enrich her classes, workshops, and retreats.
Daniella holds a MA in Asian Studies from UC Berkeley, is RYT 200, Y12SR (addiction recovery), and breathwork certified. She has also attended multiple trainings, including trauma, resilience, self regulation, inner child work, parenting, social justice, meditation, and mindfulness.

Pricing
Early Bird Pricing Until September 30 (after which pricing will be an additional $50 per person):

Double occupancy – $815 per person
Single occupancy – $1,065 per person

Tickets are non-refundable, but they are transferable (you can find someone to replace you). Payment plans and part scholarships are available.

Benefits of the Retreat
This retreat will help you to:

Show up as a parent with more confidence, kindness, understanding and compassion in the present moment.
Become less reactive to what triggers you in life.
Have more skills to navigate emotions and behaviors.
Feel more connected to your children and find more appreciation and joy for them in small moments together.

Receive practical guidance on how to navigate family life more smoothly.
Experience self-care in a stunning space with good healthy food, comfortable and beautiful accommodation, and fresh air, while surrounded by nature.
Enjoy time to reflect and grow in a supportive environment.
Connect with other lovely parents also willing to learn and grow.
Practice daily yoga, plus journaling, mediation, breathing exercises, hiking and water exploration

Yoga Teacher Training with Tanamá & Diego
2024-06-01 08:00 - 2024-06-30 17:00
A one-of-a-kind immersive experience of the study and practice of Yoga, surrounded by nature, in an oasis of peace. Our 200hr Yoga Alliance Registered Certificate course integrates a comprehensive experience of yoga study and practice with a self-care lifestyle experience inspired by yoga’s sister science of Ayurveda. This is a 4 week residential course that includes accommodation, meals, and all course content. Casa Grande Mountain Retreat is surrounded by a river and mountains with lush tropical plants and is away from the hustle and bustle of daily life. You can read more about the course here, but note that the dates for 2024 are June 1-30 and the price will be different. Contact us at yoga@casagrandepr.com for more details.

An Exploration of the Koshas: A Retreat to Nourish Every Layer of Your Being
2024-10-25 - 2024-10-27 | Casa Grande Mountain Retreat, Barrio Caonillas Abajo, Road 612, KM 0.3, Utuado, 00641, Puerto Rico
The Koshas in yoga represent the different layers of our being. We can picture the Koshas as Russian nesting dolls, each representing a part of the self that contributes to who we are as humans. The aim is to take care of every layer of who we are in order to release energy blockages and stagnation. When we do so, we can show up as our true authentic selves. Note that the nesting dolls start with the outer layer and move inwards. These layers are:

Our physical body,
Our energy (including our breath and energetic self),
Our thoughts and emotions (otherwise known as our ego),
Our wisdom, and
Our soul.

This retreat will offer guidance on how to relate to each aspect of our being in a productive and empowering way. It will offer tools to enable us to show up in life with more presence, intention, and direction.

When we don’t take care of ourselves in the present, it is impossible to be the person we want to be. If we are exhausted, overwhelmed or don’t take time out for ourselves, we are just a shell of who we are and it is challenging to find ways to regulate ourselves and stay calm in triggering moments. The more we push our own needs aside, the harder it is to be in relationships with others without resentment bubbling to the surface from feeling so overloaded and unanchored.
In the process, we may need to release what doesn’t serve us: stress and tension, dysregulation, overwhelm, exhaustion, a sense that we have to do it all, and our conditioning from childhood. In losing some of these “toxic” aspects of life, we can find the space to come back to who we truly are through well-deserved self-care and attention to ourselves. When we offer ourselves permission to find moments for ourselves to re-energize and reconnect with ourselves, we can show up and respond to life and others in our life with more intention, feeling more like ourselves. When we feel more connected to who we are, it is easier to engage our compassionate, patient, and kinder self with our interactions with both ourselves and others.
In this retreat, we will journal, workshop, practice yoga, breathe and meditate, hike, eat nourishing plant-based food, and immerse ourselves in nature. This is an opportunity to reset, find awareness about our needs and how to fulfill them, and to connect more deeply with our true self, so that we can show up in life from a space of more heart-centeredness.

Tentative schedule:
Friday: A Focus on the Physical Body
3pm Check-in
4pm Opening Circle – an overview of the Koshas and how they can help us
6pm Dinner
7.30pm Workshop on the Physical Body – learning to accept and love the vessel that we live in
8.30pm Slow Yoga Flow
Saturday: A Focus on the Energetic Body (Breathing, Thinking, and Emotional Layers)
8am Yoga with a Focus on Our Breath – using out breath to guide our energy
9.15am Breakfast
10.30am Workshop on the Ego – understanding our thinking mind and cultivating a healthy relationship with it
11.30 Hike to the River/Waterfall
1pm Lunch
6pm Dinner
7.30pm Bonfire and Movement – burning away what no longer serves us
8.30pm Breathwork – witness, understand, and experience our emotions
Sunday: A Focus on our Wisdom and Soul
8am Laughter Yoga – finding joy in being in the present and connecting with our silliness
9.15am Breakfast (in silence*)
10.30am Hike (in silence*)
11.30am Free time with ourselves (in silence without cell phones*)
1pm Lunch
2pm Workshop on How to Live from the Heart
3pm Closing Circle and Meditation
4/5pm Depart
*We will engage in a few hours of silence to practice connecting with ourselves and to get comfortable being with and accepting ourselves as we are.

Daniella Gould is Owner and Instructor of Santosa Yoga and Health based in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She holds a MA in Asian Studies from UC Berkeley, is RYT 200, Y12SR (addiction recovery), and breathwork certified. She has also attended multiple trainings, including on trauma, resilience, self-regulation, inner child work, parenting, social justice, meditation, and mindfulness.
Daniella has applied yoga philosophy to many facets of her own life. It has changed how she views and relates to herself, her husband, and her son in such a transformative way that she loves to share the practical benefits of yoga, meditation, breathwork, and yoga philosophy with others.
​For Daniella, yoga is about connecting people with their bodies and breath in order to quiet the noise and distractions that often accompany our hectic lives. She loves to help students apply yoga philosophy to their lives in a practical, understandable way. Ultimately, she thinks that yoga allows us to find contentment and satisfaction, making it easier to navigate life’s challenges.
She enjoys working with students of all levels, and believes that everyone can benefit from yoga, meditation, breathing practices, and yoga philosophy regardless of flexibility and/or experience. She teaches with humor and playfulness, and she aims to make all students feel welcome and at ease in a supportive, safe space.
Daniella has taught retreats in a number of locations, but Casa Grande is her favorite space-to-date to take people on transformative journeys.

Awaken Retreat
2024-11-10 08:00 - 2024-11-16 17:00
You were built to fulfill great things, all you need to do is — awaken to them. When we choose the path to heal in the safe haven of nature, it’s an opportunity to come back home to ourselves. This 7-Day Yoga, Meditation, Sound Healing, Qigong, and hiking adventure will provide the space you need to regulate your nervous system. Give yourself the time to see the wounds that weren’t created by you. A journey to nurturing the inner child. Mother and Father Wound Healing work to guide your inner children into peace. Somatic exercises and therapies to help your body release the stagnancy. Cacao and Drum circle ceremonies to open your heart. Locally sourced plant-based meals to nourish your vessel. Secluded waterfalls, rivers, caves and lush forest to envelop you as you rest in the jungle. Explore ancient petroglyphs as you connect to the fertility of the land. Immerse yourself in the biophony and energy of this spiritual sanctuary.
Awaken your self-healing abilities.
Awaken your creativity.
Awaken to your authentic self.
Practitioner Bio:
Michelle Agudo is a firm believer in the healing and restorative power of yoga, sound, meditation, and qigong. She approaches all she does through loving-kindness and interconnectedness. As a Master of Science Psychology graduate, and researcher, she discovered how to integrate the physical and metaphysical aspects of healing. An experienced registered yoga teacher in the Vinyasa-Ashtanga lineage with 9 years of yoga teaching and sound healing experience. She incorporates sound therapy in all her modalities of teaching, leads sound healing trainings, events, and retreats. Through her purpose she has found inner strength, and has been able to help others pave the path for themselves as well.
Schedule:
Tentative Itinerary
Day 1 – Arrival
Early Afternoon:
Arrive in San Juan (if flying in) —travel to Utuado (transportation included)
Early Evening:
Check in, get settled
Welcome Dinner
Evening:
Pranayama (Breath work) + Restorative Yoga
Day 2
Early Morning:
Meditation / Taoist Yoga Flow (Qigong)
Breakfast
Morning/Afternoon:
Excursion in Cueva Del Indio + Rio Planta
(Packed Lunch)
Early Evening:
Yin-Yoga Sound Bath (Deep Stretch)
Dinner
Evening:
Healing The Inner Child Fire Circle
(Sacred Bonfire)
Day 3
Early Morning:
Meditation / Vinyasa Yoga
Breakfast
Morning:
Healing the Mother Wound
Afternoon:
Lunch
Afternoon/Late afternoon:
Hiking in Cañon Blanco + Explore Taino Petroglyphs
Early Evening:
Dinner
Evening:
Chakra Sound Healing – unblock • align • activate
Day 4
Early Morning:
Meditation / Hatha Yoga
Breakfast
Morning:
Earthing Meditative Walk to Centennial Tree + Waterfall
Afternoon:
Lunch
Afternoon/Late afternoon:
Free Time
(optional: book / pre-book massage, Ayurvedic Cooking Class, or Reiki session—pricing available upon request)
*experienced therapists & facilitators
Or, enjoy the amenities of CG.
Early Evening:
Dinner
Evening:
Ecstatic Dance + Drum Circle Ceremony
An integration of all the elements in a dance and song ceremony led by a local drum circle expert.
Day 5
Early Morning:
Power of Pranayama Yoga Flow
Breakfast
Morning:
Healing the Father Wound
Afternoon:
Lunch
Late Afternoon:
Free Time
Early Evening:
Vin-Yin Yoga Flow
Dinner
Evening:
Cacao Corral Ceremony
An intentional, heart opening ceremony with locally sourced cacao led by a practitioner experienced with the subtleties of energy work and wisdom of iXcacao.
Day 6
Early Morning:
Meditation / Taoist Yoga Flow
Breakfast
Morning/Afternoon:
Excursion in Rio Tanama – Cave Tour
(Packed Lunch)
Early Evening:
Dinner
Evening:
Full Moon Sound Therapy
Day 7–Departure
Early Morning:
Meditation / Gentle Yoga
Breakfast
Morning:
Clean / pack-up
Afternoon (12-1pm):
Check-out
Airport Drop-Off (If needed, transportation included)

Re-Parent Your Inner Child: A Retreat of Self-Awareness and Healing
2025-04-25 - 2025-04-27 | Casa Grande Mountain Retreat, Barrio Caonillas Abajo, Road 612, KM 0.3, Utuado, 00641, Puerto Rico
This retreat will offer a safe space in which to reflect on your childhood, however supported or unsupported it may have been. It will guide you to be curious about how your adult life today is influenced, and sometimes sabotaged, by those experiences. It will introduce you to your inner child: the part of you that was wounded during your childhood and that is reactive when it is triggered. It will offer you the skills both to recognize what was positive about your childhood, and to re-parent yourself in the ways that you wished you had been parented. When you listen to and soothe your inner child, when you connect to the child you once were, you can allow your thoughts and actions to come from an adult space of calm rather than from an inner child’s space of hurt and lashing out.
When we experience trauma (including what some might consider small, inconsequential traumas) and when we don’t process them effectively, we become more fragmented in ourselves. We create survival methods that protect ourselves from more harm, yet in the process, parts of us may get suppressed, compartmentalized, or taken advantage of. This retreat seeks to help you reunite your fragmented pieces so that you can embrace the whole you!
Befriending your inner child and re-parenting it may sound strange, but it can help you navigate the world more smoothly, including all of your relationships, be it with your parents, family, friends, partner, children, or even with yourself. It can also support you to live life from a more balanced space, with more confidence, joy, self acceptance, and compassion.
Throughout this retreat, we will practice yoga – including movement, meditation, breathwork, and yoga philosophy, such as the concept of svadhyaya, or self study – to guide us through this journey.

Tentative Retreat Schedule:

Friday
3pm Check-in and relax
4pm Opening Ceremony – meet your inner child and understand why this work is key to improving your life
5pm Dinner
8pm Reflection Workshop – be curious about your childhood, both the positives and the challenges., and find awareness about which of your needs went unmet. End the night with a slow yoga practice.
Saturday
8am Yoga and Pranayama (yoga breathing) – breathe and stretch with your inner child!
9am Breakfast
10am Compassion, Validation, and Acceptance Workshop – befriend and listen to your inner child through journaling
Noon Lunch
1pm Curiosity – explore your inner child’s playfulness and creativity including creative mandala project and river exploration
5.00pm Dinner
7pm Transformation and Metamorphosis Workshop – let go of patterns in which you have got stuck through a fire dance ceremony followed by breathwork
Sunday
8am Yoga and Mantra Chanting – as you hold space and soothe your inner child
9am Breakfast
10am Re-parent Your Inner Child Workshop – be the parent you always needed, supporting your inner child in a way that transforms your life and makes your inner child feel unconditionally loved and safe through role-playing and journaling
Noon Lunch
3pm Closing Ceremony – reflection on what we have learned and a final meditation
5pm Depart

Daniella Gould is Owner and Instructor of Santosa Yoga and Health based in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She holds a MA in Asian Studies from UC Berkeley, is RYT 200, Y12SR (addiction recovery), and breathwork certified. She has also attended multiple trainings, including on trauma, resilience, self-regulation, inner child work, parenting, social justice, meditation, and mindfulness.
Daniella has applied yoga philosophy to many facets of her own life. It has changed how she views and relates to herself, her husband, and her son in such a transformative way that she loves to share the practical benefits of yoga, meditation, breathwork, and yoga philosophy with others.
​For Daniella, yoga is about connecting people with their bodies and breath in order to quiet the noise and distractions that often accompany our hectic lives. She loves to help students apply yoga philosophy to their lives in a practical, understandable way. Ultimately, she thinks that yoga allows us to find contentment and satisfaction, making it easier to navigate life’s challenges.
She enjoys working with students of all levels, and believes that everyone can benefit from yoga, meditation, breathing practices, and yoga philosophy regardless of flexibility and/or experience. She teaches with humor and playfulness, and she aims to make all students feel welcome and at ease in a supportive, safe space.
Daniella has taught retreats in a number of locations, but Casa Grande is her favorite space-to-date to take people on transformative journeys.

Reclaiming My Voice and Roots Reconnecting with Soul and Ancestral Wisdom
2025-06-26 14:00 - 2025-06-29 15:00 | Casa Grande Mountain Retreat, Barrio Caonillas Abajo, Road 612, KM 0.3, Utuado, 00641, Puerto Rico
Reclaiming My Voice And Roots helps women and femmes of color struggling to find their voice by releasing their emotional wounds and restoring connection with intuition, soul, and ancestral wisdom to journey life feeling more empowered and grounded in who they are.

Dear loving BIPOC community, healing from the emotional scars living inside you,
So much of our journey is about finding our voice. We often lose our voice early in life, when we are silenced through painful childhood experiences.
Sometimes this happens at home.
Oftentimes we learn to silence ourselves from the systems and toxic environments we grow in.
We are told and shown that our words don’t matter.
Our feelings don’t matter. Our bodies don’t matter.
The historical trauma in our lineages has created legacies
of wounding passed down the generations.
Our ancestral grief follows us like a shadow.
It is both an individual and collective grief.
A grief so heavy that we cannot hold by ourselves.
We begin to feel disconnected to our roots, our soul, and our intuition.
We grow further and further away from our truest nature.
Does this sound familiar? Is this part of your story?
Love, we need you to know that you’re not broken.
But you may hold within your heart burdens of shame and people-pleasing.
You might struggle with being vulnerable and trusting others, including yourself.
Know that your healing journey is liberation work.
It is reclaiming what was taken from you and was your birthright.
Feeling safe in your body, owning your power, your connection to Soul,
ancestors, your voice, your Self-trust and love.
This is YOURS. It was always Yours.
It’s time to retrieve all that has been lost and taken from you.
Are you ready to reclaim your voice, your roots, and finally see ALL of you?

We have curated something so beautifully special, and we’re putting so much heart, love, and soul into this offering just for you.In this retreat, we’ll guide you into your inner world and help you witness what lives within you. You will connect with different parts of you, practice holding yourself with compassion, and talk about your undigested grief, including the grief of being uprooted from your ancestral land.
You’ll have the experience of being loved, held, and cared for by our group.
We will take daily walks on the hiking trails, visit the natural river with waterfalls, build community as we’re swimming in the saltwater pool, sit around the fire, laugh, dream and set our intentions together.
We will engage in rituals and ceremonies to help us collectively release internalized messages, shame, and pain from our inner child and from our lineages.
We will work toward reclaiming and reconnecting more to our roots because when we feel more grounded and rooted in who we are, we embody soul energy. We fully embrace our voice and power. We give ourselves permission to take up space again and reclaim what is ours.

Will you join us?
Will you be part of this community of grounded and connected BIPOC women and femmes fully embracing our voice and power?

This retreat is for you-
Women and Femmes of Color

✅ If you struggle with people-pleasing, shrinking yourself, or speaking up. ✅ If you’re feeling shame and loneliness. ✅ If you’re needing the space to grieve the loss of connection to your Soul, land, and ancestors. ✅ If you’re afraid to be vulnerable, be seen by others, or fear seeing yourself. ✅ If you have a hard time setting boundaries. ✅ If you feel guilty taking up space and caring for your needs. ✅ If you’re uncomfortable receiving love, or scared to love. ✅ If you’re wanting to heal your relationship with your inner child(ren). ✅ If you’re tired of always being the “strong one” and pushing through everything. ✅ If you’re wanting to build community with other women and femmes of color on the journey toward reclaiming. ✅ If you’re of the Boricua diaspora and are trying to deepen your connection to your roots.

Our retreat days together will begin co-regulating with nature as we greet the morning, walk through the trails and take in the love of the mountain valley. We will spend our time together in community, courageous conversation and both inner and collective processes.
We will make space for rituals, including grief rituals and that of reconciliation.We will travel inside and work to see ourselves more.We will see and hold each other more too.
At the end of our days, we will continue building together. So much of healing really is about doing it in community. Connection, both inside and out, is the antidote to stress responses from trauma.Our intention really is to co-create and facilitate a sacred space that feels loving to everyone in it.

The journey will also include:

A community-based group chat (WhatsAPP) to foster connection with each other before and after the retreat
Pre-retreat group call: tentatively scheduled for TBA
Post-retreat group calls: 2 monthly calls to help integrate what was revealed in the in-person retreat and into your day-to-day life. They will be on TBA
