THE JOURNEY

DAY TWO · GARDEN + NOURISH

We'll begin the morning with practice and breakfast before diving more deeply into the botanical world.

The Language of Plants with Lalu

This is where we start getting our hands into things.

Together, we'll explore plants as medicine, beauty and everyday ritual — learning how botanicals can be transformed into preparations for the body and home.

We'll make and experiment with creations such as hydrosols, healing salves and botanical skincare, learning not just what to make but how and why these plants are used.

And you'll take what you make home with you.

Afterward, there's time to enjoy Casa Kura Kura, play with what you've learned, pick something from the garden for a cup of tea — or completely forget about plants for a few hours and jump in the pool.

We'll come back together for dinner, meditation and journaling.

DAY FOUR · CREATE + ALCHEMIZE

We'll begin with meditation and movement before moving into a guided breathwork journey.

And then...

We make things.

Garden Alchemy

This is the playful, creative side of working with plants.

We'll spend the day harvesting, mixing, tasting, experimenting and transforming botanicals into beautiful things you can actually use.

Think aromatic botanical salts, botanical infused honeys, herbal sodas, botanical collagen gummies, herb-infused oils, smoke ritual bundles and fresh garden bouquets.

We'll talk about how to use them, how to recreate them at home and how something very simple — a jar of herbs, an infused oil, flowers picked from the garden — can become its own little ritual.

And yes, you'll be going home with quite a stash.

You may want to leave a little extra room in your suitcase.

From Garden to Table with Chef Sean Baker

Later, we take the same idea into the kitchen for a collaborative culinary experience with acclaimed chef Sean Baker.

Named Esquire's Chef of the Year and a James Beard Foundation Rising Star Chef semifinalist, Sean is known for his deeply ingredient-driven cooking and close relationships with the farmers and producers behind his food.

He's also a longtime Buddhist practitioner, and we'll bring that spirit into the kitchen — slowing down, paying attention and exploring what it means to cook and eat with mindfulness.

Together, we'll see what's ready in the garden, harvest what inspires us, chop, taste and cook — letting the ingredients guide the meal.

And then we'll do the best part.

Sit down together and eat it.

DAY ONE · ARRIVE + ROOT

Arrive at Casa Kura Kura in the afternoon and settle in.

Explore the property. Meet the gardens. Put your things down and let yourself arrive.

We'll begin gently with yin yoga, followed by our opening circle and Moon Bloom cacao ceremony — our first botanical ritual of the retreat and a beautiful way to arrive, connect and begin our five days together.

Then we'll gather around the table for our first dinner.

No big agenda. Just good food, new faces and the beginning of five days together.

DAY THREE · RESTORE + RECEIVE

Today is about receiving — and following your own rhythm.

We'll begin with a walk from Casa Kura Kura to the sea, where we'll spend some quiet time together in meditation before wandering home.

Fresh juice and something nourishing will be waiting for us when we return before we gather for a Quantum Energy Rose Healing with Arianne.

The rose becomes another way of experiencing our relationship with plants — this time less about what we can make with them and more about what we can receive from them.

And then, the rest of the day is yours.

Casa Kura Kura becomes our little private spa, with organic somatic botanical facials and restorative massages happening in rotations throughout the afternoon.

There are no formal meal times today. Instead, the kitchen will be filled with beautiful, nourishing things to enjoy whenever you're hungry.

And in between your treatments?

There is nowhere you need to be.

Swim. Sauna. Nap. Read under the palapa. Pick something fresh from the garden and make yourself a tea. Wander. Journal. Lie in the sun.

Do absolutely nothing.

As evening arrives, we'll come back together for an immersive sound-healing journey with Fernanda Goni.

DAY FIVE · INTEGRATE

Our last morning is easy.

Gentle meditation and movement. A beautiful brunch. One last hand-picked tea together.

We'll gather for a closing circle before everyone begins the journey home.

You'll leave with jars and bottles and bundles and flowers and whatever else we've managed to fit into your suitcase.

But hopefully you'll take something less tangible with you, too.

New things you know how to make. New ways of working with plants. A little more curiosity. A few rituals you want to keep.

And perhaps you'll find yourself looking at whatever is growing around you and wondering:

What can we make together?