Awaken + Move
Yoga • Meditation • Breakfast

AFTERNOON

Explore + Restore
Beach • Adventure • Rest

EVENING

Gather + Exhale
Dinner • Connection • Sunset Practice

As the day softens, so do we.

Evenings are an invitation to come back together — for nourishing dinner, sunset practice, reflection, sound, conversation, or simply time to be.

Some nights may hold a shared experience.
Others may leave room for you to follow what you need.

Nothing to accomplish. Nowhere else you need to be.

Your days have rythem, but they are not rushed.

There is space to simply be.

what your retreat includes

7 NIGHTS / 8 DAYS
A week immersed in the rainforest at Tierra de Sueños, with space to settle in, slow down, and truly exhale.

NOURISHING MEALS
Three fresh, nourishing meals each day, thoughtfully prepared and shared together.

DAILY PRACTICE
Yoga, meditation, breathwork, reflection, and restorative practices woven throughout your week.

BEACH + RAINFOREST
Time to explore the Caribbean coast, wander through the rainforest, and experience the natural beauty of Costa Rica.

TIME TO EXHALE
Unhurried afternoons, hammocks, beach walks, quiet moments, and space that belongs entirely to you.

INTIMATE COMMUNITY
An intentionally small retreat shared with just 10 guests, creating room for genuine connection without losing your own space.

WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED

To keep your retreat experience flexible, the following are not included in the retreat investment:

• Airfare to and from Costa Rica
• Connecting flights and ground transportation to and from the retreat center
• Travel insurance
• Airline baggage, change, or cancellation fees
• Optional excursions, tours, spa treatments, or wellness services not specifically listed as part of the retreat itinerary
• Personal purchases and expenses

After you reserve your place, you'll receive detailed travel information to help coordinate arrival times and our planned final leg of the journey to Tierra de Sueños.

Our goal is to arrive together whenever possible — while giving you the freedom to arrange the travel itinerary that works best for you.

YOUR INVITATION TO EXHALE

JUNE 13–20, 2027 · COSTA RICA

Seven nights. Eight days.
An intimate retreat experience created for just 10 guests.

A week to step away from the pace of everyday life and into something slower — rainforest mornings, nourishing meals, movement, rest, adventure, connection, and space to simply be.

Your investment: $2,347 per person

Your retreat includes your seven-night stay at Tierra de Sueños, three nourishing meals each day, daily yoga and embodied practices, retreat programming, and the experiences included in your retreat itinerary.

RESERVE YOUR PLACE

A deposit secures your space.

Because this retreat is intentionally limited to only 10 guests, your reservation is confirmed once your deposit is received.

Your place at The Art of Exhale™ is reserved with a $500 non-refundable deposit, which is applied toward your total retreat investment.

Retreat Investment: $2,347 per person
Deposit to Reserve Your Place: $500
Remaining Balance: $1,847

After your $500 deposit, your remaining balance of $1,847 may be paid in full or divided into two payments of $923.50. Payment dates will be arranged with you after registration based on your booking date. All retreat balances must be paid in full no later than April 6, 2027.

Reservations made close to the final payment deadline may require the remaining balance to be paid in full.

Your retreat balance must be paid in full by April 6, 2027.

CANCELLATION & REFUND POLICY

Your $500 deposit is non-refundable and secures your place in this intimate retreat.

If you need to cancel before April 13, 2027, payments made beyond your $500 deposit are refundable.

Beginning April 13, 2027, $1,347 of your retreat investment becomes non-refundable, as accommodations and retreat expenses will have been committed on your behalf.

TRAVEL TO COSTA RICA

Airfare and transportation to and from the retreat are not included in your retreat investment.

Guests are responsible for purchasing their own airfare, baggage fees, travel-related expenses, and any airline change or cancellation fees.

Our goal is to coordinate our arrival in Costa Rica so that, whenever possible, we can travel the final leg of the journey together. After you reserve your place, you'll receive detailed travel guidance, recommended arrival times, and information about the short connecting flight we're planning to take as a group.

The cost of this connecting flight and other transportation to and from the retreat is separate from the $2,347 retreat investment, unless specifically stated otherwise.

Because travel plans can change unexpectedly, travel insurance is strongly recommended to help protect both your retreat and travel investment.

Only 10 spaces available. Your $500 deposit is applied toward your $2,347 retreat investment.

PAYMENT SCHEDULE

Retreat Investment: $2,347 per person

Your $500 non-refundable deposit reserves your place and is applied toward your total retreat investment.

Balance Payment #1 — $923.50
Due February 15, 2027

Final Balance Payment — $923.50
Due April 06, 2027

Reservations made after a payment deadline will require any payments that have already come due. Reservations made after April 06, 2027 require payment in full.

CANCELLATION & REFUND POLICY

Your $500 deposit is non-refundable and secures your place for The Art of Exhale™ Costa Rica Retreat.

If you need to cancel before April 13, 2027, payments made beyond your $500 deposit are refundable.

Beginning April 13, 2027, $1,347 of your total retreat investment becomes non-refundable, as your accommodations and retreat costs will have been committed to Tierra de Sueños on your behalf.

Any eligible refund will be limited to payments received above the non-refundable amount and does not include airfare, transportation, travel insurance, airline fees, optional excursions, or other personal travel expenses.

Travel insurance is strongly recommended to help protect your investment in the event illness, travel disruption, or another unexpected circumstance prevents you from attending.

That preserves the distinction we worked out earlier:

April 6 → your guest must be paid in full.
April 13 → your $1,347 venue commitment becomes non-refundable.
June 13 → retreat begins.

HAVE QUESTIONS BEFORE YOU RESERVE?

NOT QUITE READY TO SAY YES?

Sometimes you just need a real conversation.

If you're seriously considering joining us in Costa Rica but have questions about the retreat, traveling on your own, accommodations, the practices, or whether The Art of Exhale™ is the right experience for you, you're invited to schedule a private 15-minute Retreat Discovery Call with Michele Marie.

15 minutes · $25

If you decide to join the retreat, your $25 discovery-call fee will be credited toward your $500 deposit.

Bring your questions. There is no pressure to book — just a little space to connect, get clear, and decide whether this experience feels right for you.

THE EXPERIENCE BEHIND THE EXHALE

A LITTLE ABOUT MICHELE MARIE

My relationship with yoga began simply: I was looking for relief in my own body.

I knew what it felt like to carry stress long after the moment had passed. As I practiced, my body began to feel better — but something else was happening, too. I became curious about why.

That curiosity led me deeper into yoga, breath, awareness, mindfulness, movement and eventually the philosophy and ethical practices of yoga, especially the yamas and niyamas.

What began as something I did became part of how I learned to live.

She is a teacher, educator, author, adventurer, and lifelong student of what it means to live awake — in the body, in nature, in community, and in the life unfolding right in front of us.

Her work has taken her from yoga studios to paddleboards, from classrooms to retreats, and into communities of veterans, first responders, people in recovery, and everyday humans simply looking for a place to breathe.

The Art of Exhale is an extension of that work — but it is also personal. Michele isn't inviting you to Costa Rica to escape your life. She's inviting you to slow down enough to experience it differently.

Certified Yoga Therapist • E-RYT 200 • YACEP • SUP Yoga & Fitness Master Trainer (PIF) • Recovery Coach • Veterans Yoga Project Instructor • Author & Educator • Founder, The Art of Exhale School of Yoga & Embodied Living • Founder & Program Director, Lotus Pond Holistic Wellness Ranch

MANY STORIES. A SHARED HUMAN NEED.

The people I work with don't all share the same story. None of us do.

But underneath our different experiences, so many of us are looking for something remarkably similar: a little more peace in our minds, a little more ease in our bodies, meaningful connection, and the ability to be present for the life we're actually living.

That's why I don't believe there is only one doorway in.

Sometimes it's yoga. Sometimes it's breath. Sometimes it's journaling, recovery work, nature, conversation or simply being around people who allow us to be ourselves.

And for me, more than twelve years ago, one of those doorways became the water.

WHY I CREATE EXPERIENCES LIKE THIS

Over the years, I’ve learned that some of the moments we remember most aren’t necessarily the biggest ones.

Sometimes it’s a conversation over a meal.
A morning practice when something finally becomes clear.
Laughing harder than you expected.
Standing barefoot somewhere beautiful.
Or realizing, perhaps for the first time in a while, that you feel completely present.

Those are the kinds of experiences I love creating.

My work has allowed me to hold space for people from many different walks of life — veterans and first responders, people in recovery, women moving through difficult chapters, yoga students, teachers, and people who simply know they need a little room to breathe.

I don’t believe everyone needs the same practice or the same path. I believe in offering different doorways: movement and stillness, breath and reflection, nature and adventure, meaningful conversation, laughter, community — and sometimes simply doing absolutely nothing for a while.

Because stillness isn’t empty.

There is so much we can notice when we finally become quiet enough to hear ourselves again.

And perhaps that is what I hope most for you in Costa Rica.

Not that you become someone different.

Not that you fix everything.

Not that you return home with your entire life figured out.

But that somewhere between the rainforest and the Caribbean, the movement and the stillness, the laughter and the long exhales,

you have enough space to remember what it feels like to be fully present in your own life.

You don't have to escape your life to experience it differently.

THIS IS YOUR INVITATION TO EXHALE

You don't have to earn the rest.
You don't have to arrive with anything figured out.

Just come as you are.

For seven nights, let the rainforest hold the noise.
Let the Caribbean remind you how wide the world still is.
Let your breath become something you notice again.

June 13–20, 2027
Tierra de Sueños · Costa Rica

Ten spaces. One week. Your invitation to exhale.