For the woman who has been holding everything together for a very long time.
Come home to your body, your rest, and yourself.
(Without pushing through another wellness itinerary that leaves you more tired. Without going somewhere you have to be "on." And without arriving alone and staying that way.)
Featured in The Huffington Post as
“One of the programs that are helping
the world Unplug And Recharge”
Does this sound like you right now?
You are exhausted but you can't switch off
You are tired all day and wide awake at 11pm. Your body is done, but your mind keeps running a list you never finish.
Everyone gets a piece of you except you
You take care of the people around you and by the time it is your turn there is nothing left. You have stopped noticing you do this.
You go through the week on autopilot
You get things done, you show up, you answer everyone. But you could not tell anyone what you actually felt on Tuesday.
Your body feels like something you drag around
It aches in the same places it always does. You are in it but not really living in it, and you have gotten used to that.
You are surrounded by people and still lonely
You have plenty of contacts and not many people who really know you. The last real conversation you had was a while ago.
Maybe you've already tried...
❌ A weekend away. You slept in, you came back, and by Wednesday you were exactly where you started.
❌ The morning routine. The app, the journal, the 10 minutes before everyone wakes up. It helps for two weeks and then it becomes one more thing you are failing at.
❌ Scrolling retreat pages for months. They all say the same words and none of them tell you whether you will be safe, held, or the only one there who came alone.
❌ Waiting until things calm down. They never do. You have been waiting for a quiet season since 2019.
There's another way.
What if you came back softer, steadier, and actually rested?
Imagine a week where nobody needs anything from you. You wake up because the birds are loud, not because an alarm went off. Someone else is making breakfast. The day has a shape, and none of it is your job to hold.
By day three something in your chest lets go that you did not know was clenched. You laugh at dinner. You sleep straight through. You start to hear your own voice again underneath everyone else's.
→ You sleep through the night, most nights, and it keeps going after you get home → Your body stops bracing, and you can feel the difference in your shoulders and your jaw → You cry when you need to and it is a relief instead of an emergency → You come home with women who know exactly where you have been → You start saying no without an apology attached to it
It is 6:15 in the morning at Mandala Ojochal and the jungle is already awake. You walk barefoot down the path to the shala with a blanket around your shoulders, and the air is warm and wet and smells like earth and coffee. Somewhere above you the howler monkeys start up. You lie down on the mat and the first bowl sounds, low and long, and you feel it in your sternum before you hear it. Your eyes are closed and the light is coming through your eyelids orange. For the first time in longer than you can remember, there is nothing in your head at all.
How It Works
1. Book a free call. You tell us where you are at right now, and we listen. That is the whole call.
2. Join us in Costa Rica. Seven nights in the jungle above the Pacific, with women who arrived carrying the same thing you are.
3. Go home different. Not on a high that fades. Rested in a way that stays, and back in touch with your own instincts.
What's Included
✓ Seven nights at Mandala Ojochal, on 15 acres of jungle above the Pacific. Your own quiet place to land, with a private outdoor lounge and jungle views. Nobody knocks.
✓ Three farm-to-table meals a day, organic and locally grown where possible, served poolside or in the open-air dining space. You will not think about food once.
✓ Daily yoga, meditation, and breathwork. Sound healing journeys with crystal alchemy bowls, Himalayan bowls, and gongs. Reiki. Body-based sessions built around helping your nervous system come down and stay down.
✓ Five days shaped around Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Ether, so the week builds instead of just filling up.
✓ A fire ceremony under the stars, an ocean day on the Pacific coast, and a waterfall excursion.
✓ Your domestic flight from San José to Quepos and both airport transfers, handled.
At A GLANCE
February 7 to 14, 2027 · 8 days / 7 nights · Ojochal, Costa Rica ·
Everything is handled so you can focus on the only thing that matters: you.
Your Guide
Una Bella
I left the classroom and spent two years travelling solo through 22 countries with no plan and no idea what I was doing. That road took me to Costa Rica, where I got my yoga certification at the Nosara Yoga Institute and finally understood what I had been circling: the right week, in the right place, with the right people, can change the direction of a life. I started Bella Retreats in 2012 to take the logistics off the facilitators so they could do the actual work. Since then I have organised hundreds of retreats across 25 countries, and I still get on the phone with almost every woman who is thinking about coming. I am an artist and an astrologer and, in spirit, a mermaid. Mostly I am the person who makes sure that when you get off the plane, everything just works.
Kayla Sehlmeyer founded Grounded on Glen St., a yoga, meditation, and wellness studio in Upstate New York, and The Mobile Meditation Studio, a nonprofit bringing meditation and nervous system support into her community. She leads the body-based work here, and she is very good at making people feel safe enough to let go.
Daniela Kriete was born into music and called into healing, and has spent over three decades on the relationship between vibration, emotion, and change. She trained as a music therapist at Berklee and has been brought in to lead sound work for rooms full of psychologists, veterans, and clinicians. Her sound journeys are the thing women write to us about months later.
"Daniela's remarkable ability to create a sacred space allows individuals to shed the weight of stress that they often carry. I feel fortunate to have met her and will continue to recommend her."
June Stoddard-Finemore
"Working with Daniela on my personal transformation has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. Her kindness, understanding and worldly experience make her an exceptionally gifted healer."
Dr. Yasmin Mohamed
"Truly incredible experience. I felt a deep sense of relaxation and clarity, and the energy shift was undeniable. Her gift for creating a peaceful space is truly remarkable. Highly recommended."
Stephanie Keilhauer
This is for you if:
✓ You are running on empty and you are finally ready to admit it out loud
✓ You are in the middle of something big and you need room to feel it
✓ You want deep rest, not a packed schedule you have to keep up with
✓ You are travelling alone and want to arrive somewhere you will be looked after
✓ You want work that goes through the body, not one more thing to think about
✓ You have been the strong one for years and you are tired
This is NOT for you if:
❌ You want a beach holiday with a yoga class attached
❌ You want every hour scheduled. The space here is deliberate and some of it is empty
❌ You are not open to sitting in a circle with other women and being seen
Picture yourself six months from now
✓ It is a Tuesday in August. You wake up before the alarm and your first thought is not dread.
✓ Someone asks you for something you do not have room for, and you say no. You do not explain yourself afterwards.
✓ You are stuck in traffic and you notice your shoulders are down and your jaw is loose, and it surprises you.
✓ Your phone buzzes and it is the group chat from Costa Rica, and one of them is having a hard week, and you know exactly what to say.
✓ You feel something difficult come up and you stay with it instead of getting busy.
✓ Someone tells you that you seem different, and you know exactly what they mean.
The week is built around five elements, one per day, so it has an arc instead of a schedule. And there are two facilitators for a small group, which means you are actually seen rather than processed.
Rest, real sleep, and daily practices that bring your nervous system down out of high alert. That is the whole point. Most women tell us the difference shows up in how they sleep and how quickly they recover from a hard day.
Morning meditation, breathwork, and gentle yoga. Breakfast. A workshop or session mid-morning. Afternoons are free or an excursion. Late day is sound healing and Reiki. Dinner, then either an evening circle or permission to do nothing at all.
No. Average fitness is enough and every practice is offered at a level you can meet. Nobody is watching what you can do.
Purpose-built for retreat, on 15 acres, with saltwater pools and open-air spaces throughout. Private and shared rooms in three styles. Three farm-to-table meals a day, organic and local where possible. Dietary needs are handled if you tell us at booking.
Most women do. If you want a shared room we match roommates thoughtfully, on age and compatibility. If you want your own space entirely, that exists too.
Nothing is forced. You can be in the room without speaking. Most women find the harder moments are the ones they are most glad they stayed for.
Fly into San José before 2pm on arrival day. Your domestic flight to Quepos and both transfers are included and handled for you.
You talk, Una listens, and you leave knowing whether this is right for you. No pressure either way.
Next Step
Book your free call
This is not a sales call. It is 20 minutes with Una to talk about where you are at and whether this week is actually right for you. If it is not, she will tell you.
20 minutes · No obligation · Just a real conversation
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