Healing with Horses Retreat Itinerary
Day 1: Saturday, September 16
● Arrival and check-in at the Flor de Esterillos Cabinas
● Snacks & welcome gathering followed by beach sunset with fresh juice elixirs with coconut water
● When you arrive to Flor de Esterillos we will show you to your beach cottage. We encourage you to explore the beach and the hotel grounds! Rest your bones, enjoy the view of the ocean, and start to connect to all the magical gifts the land has to offer.
● You will have time to unpack and settle into your space, explore, take a nap, or visit the beach!
● Dinner ~ We look forward to having our whole group together for dinner. Here you will get to meet other retreat members who are going on this amazing journey with you! After dinner we will have a 30 minute gathering to talk about the week’s schedule and to bring our energy together in gratitude for all that blessed us to help us arrive, and for all that’s to come!
Day 2: Sunday, September 17
● Meditation (optional)
● Yoga
● Breakfast
● Visit CR Beach Barn to meet Sylvia and spend time with the horses
● Wellness services (optional) or free time for journaling, meditation, beach, hammock time, nap, etc
● Dinner
Day 3: Monday, September 18
● Meditation (optional)
● Breakfast
● Beach horseback ride
● Activity time (optional) or free time for journaling, meditation, beach, hammock time, nap, etc
● Dinner
● Evening private beach cacao ceremony
Day 4: Tuesday, September 1
● Meditation (optional)
● Breakfast
● Mountain horseback ride – Hacienda Las Colinas
● Afternoon free time – space for wellness services or activities
● Dinner
Day 5: Wednesday, September 20
● Meditation (optional)
● Breakfast
● Leave for Lake Arenal to visit Dances with Horses Ranch
● Stop for lunch along the way at traditional roadside Soda
● Arrival and check-in at Dances with Horses Ranch
● Meet our teacher Nancy Zintsmaster, our Carolyn Resnick trained Horse Whisperer and Instructor, for a welcome social – champagne, organic kombucha, fresh strawberries, tropical fruit, and Costa Rican chocolate
● Meet the herd of loving horses that we will be connecting with over the next few days
● Dinner
Day 6: Thursday, September 21
● Day 1 Clinic – Carolyn Resnick Method: The Power of Connection with Horses
● Evening – Optional trip to natural hot springs
Day 7: Friday, September 22
● Day 2 Clinic – Carolyn Resnick Method: The Power of Connection with Horses
● Closing sunset meditation with the horses overlooking Arenal Volcano
Day 8: Saturday, September 23
● Breakfast
● Departures
