NOSARA, COSTA RICA
7 - 13 JUNE 2026
7 - 13 JUNE 2026
Culinary experience
in Costa Rica
A RETREAT WHERE NOURISHMENT BECOMES CEREMONY
Reconnect with the body, the senses and nature through conscious cooking, movement, and presence.
We will cook with local and seasonal food, learning simple and nourishing recipes that you will take home.
Each practice awakens our senses and invites us to inhabit the present. Surrounded by other women learning and growing together.
We will cook with local and seasonal food, learning simple and nourishing recipes that you will take home.
Each practice awakens our senses and invites us to inhabit the present. Surrounded by other women learning and growing together.
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Rediscover yourself
This retreat was created as a space to honor the connection between food, nature, and our own presence. Because true nourishment goes far beyond what we eat: it is also how we breathe, how we inhabit our bodies, and how we connect with the world and those around us.
I invite you to gift yourself a pause from routine: a sanctuary to return to your center, where food becomes medicine, nature our teacher, and community a circle of support. Together we will awaken our senses through the body, enjoying vibrant flavors, simple rituals, and experiences that bring us back to what truly matters.
This gathering is designed for women who long to live more slowly, with authenticity and love. We will explore new ways of cooking, discover healthy habits easy to bring into daily life, and share them with those we love. We will nourish ourselves with colors, textures, and the pura vida spirit of the Pacific in Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica—a place waiting to renew you into a new version of yourself.
I invite you to gift yourself a pause from routine: a sanctuary to return to your center, where food becomes medicine, nature our teacher, and community a circle of support. Together we will awaken our senses through the body, enjoying vibrant flavors, simple rituals, and experiences that bring us back to what truly matters.
This gathering is designed for women who long to live more slowly, with authenticity and love. We will explore new ways of cooking, discover healthy habits easy to bring into daily life, and share them with those we love. We will nourish ourselves with colors, textures, and the pura vida spirit of the Pacific in Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica—a place waiting to renew you into a new version of yourself.
Who is this retreat for?
This retreat is for women who want to explore food, cooking, nutrition, movement, and wellness from a holistic perspective. It's an experience to reconnect with oneself, with other women, and with the earth.
Mission
The mission of this retreat is to reconnect with the body, senses, and nature through mindful eating, movement, and presence. It is an invitation to explore the pleasure of nourishing ourselves holistically: with local, seasonal foods, prepared with intention, simplicity, and respect for what the earth offers us.
Led by me, as a chef and facilitator, the retreat offers creative and nutritious cooking workshops, where we will learn practical recipes and healthy habits that you can easily incorporate into your daily life. This experience will be accompanied by body practices such as yoga, water dances, and rituals that connect with the elements, awakening our senses and inhabiting the present moment with depth and sensitivity.
Led by me, as a chef and facilitator, the retreat offers creative and nutritious cooking workshops, where we will learn practical recipes and healthy habits that you can easily incorporate into your daily life. This experience will be accompanied by body practices such as yoga, water dances, and rituals that connect with the elements, awakening our senses and inhabiting the present moment with depth and sensitivity.
Vision
Create a space surrounded by nature where we can inhabit the present and awaken our senses. A week of experiences that nourish the body, mind and soul, allowing you to take what you've experienced and integrate it into your daily life as a guide to well-being.
What to expect in a week with Lamar Retreat
Lamar Retreat is a 6-day immersion created for women who long to slow down, reconnect, and be nourished in body and soul. Our time together is a blend of cooking, movement, nature, and presence — an invitation to live with your senses wide open.
Cooking as Ritual
Each day we’ll gather in the kitchen for a hands-on cooking workshop. Together, we’ll prepare vibrant, seasonal, plant-forward meals while learning techniques to bring more nourishment and creativity into your daily life. Cooking becomes more than making food — it becomes meditation, connection, and joy.
Food as Presence
Beyond workshops, every meal we share will be a celebration of flavor and simplicity. Abundant, wholesome, Costa Rican-inspired and all over the world dishes will remind you that nourishment can be grounding, energizing, and deeply pleasurable.
Movement & Senses
We’ll move gently every day through yoga, embodied practices, or mindful walks — to awaken the body and tune into the senses. You’ll discover how cooking, eating, and moving are all invitations to presence.
Sisterhood & Connection
Around the table, in the kitchen, and under the trees, you’ll connect with women on the same path of slowing down and rediscovering joy. Shared meals, circles, and conversation will nurture a sense of belonging.
Time for You
This retreat is not about doing more, but about savoring. You’ll have unstructured time to rest, journal, swim, read, or simply breathe. Spaciousness is part of the recipe.
By the end of the week you’ll leave not only with tools and recipes to bring into your everyday kitchen, but also with a heart full of calm, inspiration, and the memory of what it feels like to live nourished, rooted, joyfull, oh what a present!
Cooking as Ritual
Each day we’ll gather in the kitchen for a hands-on cooking workshop. Together, we’ll prepare vibrant, seasonal, plant-forward meals while learning techniques to bring more nourishment and creativity into your daily life. Cooking becomes more than making food — it becomes meditation, connection, and joy.
Food as Presence
Beyond workshops, every meal we share will be a celebration of flavor and simplicity. Abundant, wholesome, Costa Rican-inspired and all over the world dishes will remind you that nourishment can be grounding, energizing, and deeply pleasurable.
Movement & Senses
We’ll move gently every day through yoga, embodied practices, or mindful walks — to awaken the body and tune into the senses. You’ll discover how cooking, eating, and moving are all invitations to presence.
Sisterhood & Connection
Around the table, in the kitchen, and under the trees, you’ll connect with women on the same path of slowing down and rediscovering joy. Shared meals, circles, and conversation will nurture a sense of belonging.
Time for You
This retreat is not about doing more, but about savoring. You’ll have unstructured time to rest, journal, swim, read, or simply breathe. Spaciousness is part of the recipe.
By the end of the week you’ll leave not only with tools and recipes to bring into your everyday kitchen, but also with a heart full of calm, inspiration, and the memory of what it feels like to live nourished, rooted, joyfull, oh what a present!
A glimpse into our week
Join me for a hands-on culinary experience where we’ll explore plant-based, raw, and fermented recipes, nutrient-rich, wholesome, and full of life!
Together, we’ll create plant-based milks, cheeses, yogurts, guilt-free sweet treats, and vibrant salads with delicious dressings, learning how to transform simple ingredients into unique textures and flavors.
We’ll also include vegetarian and pescetarian preparations, celebrating the blessing of having access to freshly caught local fish, fresh eggs from friends’ farms, seasonal greens, and other beautiful local ingredients.
Whether you already have experience and want to deepen your knowledge, or you’re just beginning to connect with food as a form of nourishment and medicine, this is your moment to express yourself freely in the kitchen with me.
There’s so much more I’ve prepared and I’m so excited to share it all with you!
Our week at Lamar Retreat is designed as a gentle flow between nourishment, cooking classes, learning new techniques, movement, rest, and connection with yourself and with others. Each day has its own rhythm, yet always leaves space for spontaneity and the simple joy of being present.
Together, we’ll create plant-based milks, cheeses, yogurts, guilt-free sweet treats, and vibrant salads with delicious dressings, learning how to transform simple ingredients into unique textures and flavors.
We’ll also include vegetarian and pescetarian preparations, celebrating the blessing of having access to freshly caught local fish, fresh eggs from friends’ farms, seasonal greens, and other beautiful local ingredients.
Whether you already have experience and want to deepen your knowledge, or you’re just beginning to connect with food as a form of nourishment and medicine, this is your moment to express yourself freely in the kitchen with me.
There’s so much more I’ve prepared and I’m so excited to share it all with you!
Our week at Lamar Retreat is designed as a gentle flow between nourishment, cooking classes, learning new techniques, movement, rest, and connection with yourself and with others. Each day has its own rhythm, yet always leaves space for spontaneity and the simple joy of being present.
What's Included
- Transportation from and to Liberia Airport (LIR)
- 6 night Accommodation at our beautiful house Casa Emilia
- 5 cooking workshops with Maria Lamar
- Daily, healthy and vibrant breakfast, lunch & dinner. We adapt to your dietary restrictions
- Daily yoga and movement classes with Mariel Cadet
- 1 Aguahara session (water dance) with Ale Machuca
- 1 special sensorial dinner
- 1 dinner out in town
- 1 cacao circle and medicinal drum journey with Maria Lamar and Flaminia Calabresi
- 1 cook book of all learned recipes and more!
- Special goodie bag at arrival
- A unique experience to remember!
- An amazing connection between like minded women!
- An online community group to share recipes and to continue cooking together worldwide!
- 6 night Accommodation at our beautiful house Casa Emilia
- 5 cooking workshops with Maria Lamar
- Daily, healthy and vibrant breakfast, lunch & dinner. We adapt to your dietary restrictions
- Daily yoga and movement classes with Mariel Cadet
- 1 Aguahara session (water dance) with Ale Machuca
- 1 special sensorial dinner
- 1 dinner out in town
- 1 cacao circle and medicinal drum journey with Maria Lamar and Flaminia Calabresi
- 1 cook book of all learned recipes and more!
- Special goodie bag at arrival
- A unique experience to remember!
- An amazing connection between like minded women!
- An online community group to share recipes and to continue cooking together worldwide!
What's not Included
– Airplane Ticket to Costa Rica
– Medical and Travel Insurance
If you fly to San Jose Airport ( SJO - Juan Santamaría International) the transportation to Nosara is not included in our rate but we will arrange it for you.
– Medical and Travel Insurance
If you fly to San Jose Airport ( SJO - Juan Santamaría International) the transportation to Nosara is not included in our rate but we will arrange it for you.
Testimonials
"A true reset for my soul."
"I came to Costa Rica feeling burnt out and disconnected. Maria created such a safe, nurturing space. The food was incredible, but the connection with the other women changed my life. I left feeling like a new version of myself."
Sarah J., New York
"More than just a cooking class."
"I've done retreats before, but this one was different. It wasn't just about recipes; it was about mindfulness and slowing down. The balance of yoga, cooking, and free time was perfect. Nosara is paradise!"
Emily R., Newport beach CA
"Maria is a magical host."
"From the moment I arrived, I felt at home. Maria’s knowledge of local ingredients and her warm energy make this retreat special. If you are hesitating, just book it. You won't regret it."
Jessica M., Toronto
"I came to Costa Rica feeling burnt out and disconnected. Maria created such a safe, nurturing space. The food was incredible, but the connection with the other women changed my life. I left feeling like a new version of myself."
Sarah J., New York
"More than just a cooking class."
"I've done retreats before, but this one was different. It wasn't just about recipes; it was about mindfulness and slowing down. The balance of yoga, cooking, and free time was perfect. Nosara is paradise!"
Emily R., Newport beach CA
"Maria is a magical host."
"From the moment I arrived, I felt at home. Maria’s knowledge of local ingredients and her warm energy make this retreat special. If you are hesitating, just book it. You won't regret it."
Jessica M., Toronto
FAQ
Q: Do I need cooking or yoga experience to join?
A: Not at all! This retreat is for all levels. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced cook/yogi, Maria tailors the workshops to the group. The focus is on joy and connection, not perfection.
Q: Can I come alone?
A: Absolutely! Most of our guests join solo. It’s a wonderful opportunity to meet like-minded women and build new friendships in a safe, supportive environment.
Q: What if I have dietary restrictions or allergies?
A: We adapt all meals to your needs! Whether you are vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, or have specific allergies, please let us know in advance, and we will ensure you are fully nourished.
Q: What is the cancellation policy?
A: We understand that life changes! Here's our policy:
- More than 30 days before the Retreat: 50% of the total payment is refundable (excluding the non-refundable deposit)
- Less than 30 days before the Retreat: No refunds or transfers available
In case of medical emergencies or force majeure (such as flight cancellations), we'll discuss options for credit toward a future retreat on a case-by-case basis.
A: Not at all! This retreat is for all levels. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced cook/yogi, Maria tailors the workshops to the group. The focus is on joy and connection, not perfection.
Q: Can I come alone?
A: Absolutely! Most of our guests join solo. It’s a wonderful opportunity to meet like-minded women and build new friendships in a safe, supportive environment.
Q: What if I have dietary restrictions or allergies?
A: We adapt all meals to your needs! Whether you are vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, or have specific allergies, please let us know in advance, and we will ensure you are fully nourished.
Q: What is the cancellation policy?
A: We understand that life changes! Here's our policy:
- More than 30 days before the Retreat: 50% of the total payment is refundable (excluding the non-refundable deposit)
- Less than 30 days before the Retreat: No refunds or transfers available
In case of medical emergencies or force majeure (such as flight cancellations), we'll discuss options for credit toward a future retreat on a case-by-case basis.
Packages
Casa Emilia - Playa Pelada
Master Bedroom
This room offers a big space on the 3rd floor of the house with a stunning ocean and jungle view, one king bed with AC, private bathroom with external shower, work desktop, balcony with sofa and big wardrobe.
ASK US FOR A DISCOUNT IF YOU WANT TO SHARE IT WITH A FRIEND!
ASK US FOR A DISCOUNT IF YOU WANT TO SHARE IT WITH A FRIEND!
Meals, classes, workshops, transportation from/to airport, all included.
EARLY BIRD PRICE!
till May 1st $3200 per person
EARLY BIRD PRICE!
till May 1st $3200 per person
King Bedroom
This room offers a confortable space on the 2nd floor of the house with a stunning ocean and jungle view, one king bed with AC, private bathroom with shower, work desktop, balcony and wardrobe.
ASK US FOR A DISCOUNT IF YOU WANT TO SHARE IT WITH A FRIEND!
ASK US FOR A DISCOUNT IF YOU WANT TO SHARE IT WITH A FRIEND!
Meals, classes, workshops, transportation from/to airport, all included.
EARLY BIRD PRICE!
till May 1st $3000 per person
EARLY BIRD PRICE!
till May 1st $3000 per person
Shared Bedroom
This room offers a confortable space on the 2nd floor of the house with 2 queen beds and 2 individual beds on 2 bunk beds furniture with AC, private bathroom with shower and external wardrobe.
Queen bed, per person
Individual bed per, person
Meals, classes, workshops, transportation from/to airport, all included.
EARLY BIRD PRICE!
till May 1st $2600 Queen bed, pp
till May 1st $2300 Individual bed, pp
EARLY BIRD PRICE!
till May 1st $2600 Queen bed, pp
till May 1st $2300 Individual bed, pp
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Nosara, Costa Rica
7 - 13 JUNE 2026
7 - 13 JUNE 2026
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