Programs
15 nights in Costa Rica Cultivating Community Pura Vida Lifestyle Getaway
With David Franklin Smythe, Justine Adelaide Smythe, Monica-Jean Adelaide Smythe and Alexander Steller
RENEW Come to RENEW in Costa Rica and celebrate the harvest of Mesoamerica in the Nicoya Peninsula blue zone, known for its positive effects on longevity and quality of life. Live longer, happier lives the blue zone way. Relax, philosophize, hands-on cooking, eat, explore, drum, meditate, practice Tai Qigong, yoga, reiki, paint, ride horses, suspension […]
6 nights in Costa Rica and Reiki Retreat - ENERGY HEALING ADVENTURE includes certification levels 1, 2, 3
With David Franklin Smythe, Justine Adelaide Smythe, Monica-Jean Adelaide Smythe and Alexander Steller
Our Reiki Retreats include certification in Reiki levels 1, 2, and 3, and animal Reiki, and last 7 days and 6 nights. You arrive on Wednesday and depart on Tuesday. Are you ready to immerse yourself in a Reiki retreat with like-minded healers in Costa Rica at Casa Bellavista Montezuma, the Blue Zone way? Join […]
6 nights in Costa Rica - Equine Tropical Healing with Horses Retreat
With David Franklin Smythe, Justine Adelaide Smythe, Monica-Jean Adelaide Smythe and Alexander Steller
You will get to groom and care for horses during your stay at CASA BELLAVISTA, You will go horseback riding in beach and jungle settings. This retreat includes six days and five nights of accommodation, two organic gourmet meals per day, four equine adventures, daily contact with our horses, and all local transportation (we will […]
10 nights in Costa Rica - Artists Self-Expression Retreat, art and body movement as self nourishment plus puppetry and parade
With David Franklin Smythe, Justine Adelaide Smythe, Monica-Jean Adelaide Smythe and Alexander Steller
Have you been putting off taking time for your art? Need a creativity jump-start? Come to Casa Bellavista and reconnect with your creativity and well-being. Includes 10 nights and 11 days in a private cabin, two meals per day, pick up and drop off at the local airport in Cobano, daily housekeeping, laundry service, concierge […]
1 week Work Exchange - Pura Vida Conscious Community with shared meals, permaculture garden, rescue animals
With Monica-Jean Adelaide Smythe, Justine Adelaide Smythe, David Franklin Smythe and Alexander Steller
Join us as a work-exchange participant, working in the gardens, in the kitchen, and with the animals, or contributing your special skills...we will play and work together in this conscious community, pura vida
8 night Culinary Retreat in Costa Rica Blue Zone - Studies in Holistic Nutrition and Culinary Perceptions with CIA chefs
With David Franklin Smythe, Justine Adelaide Smythe, Monica-Jean Adelaide Smythe and Alexander Steller
with Chef David Smythe, Professor (R) Culinary Institute of America 1983 - 2013 Certified Hospitality Educator (CHE) Certified Culinary Educator (ACF) Certified Executive Chef (ACF) Food Industries Production Consultant Nutritional Consultant to Hospitals Course description ϖ A concept-driven, holistic, andragogic adult learning experience with a career professional. ϖ The class sizes will always be small, […]