Deeply personalized, trauma-informed plant medicine retreats through the lens of somatic care and intimate connection.

Supporting your sacred journey back home to your innate wholeness.

“I have done 14 Ayahuasca ceremonies. This was my best retreat yet!! I felt extremely safe at all times and taken care of in such a different way that I have NEVER felt before.”
Jasmine
2025
“I will carry this experience and its many lessons with me for the rest of my life.”
Warren Long
2025
"If you’re feeling the call to do real inner work, to shed what’s not yours, and to reconnect with who you really are...Ananda is where you want to be."
Christina
2025
" This experience has touched my soul in ways I never expected."
Arlene
2025

Welcome

We are Happy you are Here

Hi, we are Jason and Kimberly Ocana, the founders of Ananda Lodge Costa Rica, a Family-Owned Center that believes in:

Holding space without judgment for your story and your process at your pace. We’ve walked this path and we understand.

Trauma-informed Plant Medicine retreats that understand how trauma lives in the body and nervous system.

Continuous learning: We remain humble students, always
growing in our capacity to serve you with greater skill and
compassion.

FEATURED RETREAT

Energetic Reclamation:
A Women's Psilocybin & Cacao Immersion

December 4-11, 2025

End the year renewed and step into 2026 with centered clarity—this intimate 8-day women’s immersion offers three distinctly designed psilocybin ceremonies paired with daily chakra restoration workshops, creating a sacred container where ancient earth wisdom meets modern somatic practice to unlock and embody the vitality that’s been waiting within you.

Early Hummingbird pricing available until November 4

Your Journey of Transformation

At Ananda Lodge we believe that integration begins with preparation and that embodiment is the key to empowerment.

Purposeful Preparation

Step One: Comprehensive intake form and call to review your history

Step Two: On this call we will work with you to establish powerful intentions through the lens of somatic psychology.

Step Three: You will have the option to have a third call designed to empower you to be prepared for transformation.

Step Four: Online group orientation.

Intimate Immersion

  • 2:1 staff to guest ratio
  • Max 8 guests/retreat
  • Individual ocean-view rooms
  • Two private on-site integration sessions
  • Small group integration circles
  • Art Therapy experience included
  • Private Chef nourishing meals
  • Somatic empowerment tools
  • Beach excursion to Playa Grande

Intentional Integration

Ongoing Individual Care: 3 months of post retreat individual integration (3 sessions total)

Community Support: Group zoom call 30 days post retreat + invitation into Ananda’s Colibri Circle

Tools & Resources: 3 months of guidebooks designed to support the process of integration

Your Journey, Your Medicine

At Ananda Lodge we work with three unique medicines, choose the experience that feels right for you.

Click on a box to learn more about that medicine

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At Ananda, it is our prayer that through our somatic, trauma-informed approach we can create a world that is maybe a little softer, perhaps more compassionate, and filled with just a bit more grace and understanding.

Specialized Offerings

At Ananda it is our honor to curate programs that strengthen the bonds that we share. While our doors remain happily open to all, we have curated specialized offerings for the following:

Women's Only

retreat guests entering healing temple in costa rica jungle before beginning to enter into plant medicine ceremony, embodying mindfulness and awareness

Our Founder, Kimberly, a sexual trauma survivor knows the power of safe containers. Our women’s programs focus on empowerment through self-discovery and community. We provide specific tools that honor the unique lifecycles women experience.

First Responders

After 18 years as a firefighter paramedic, our founder Jason found healing through plant medicine. Created by first responders for first responders, these retreats honor the unique burdens you carry, and extend support to your families.

New to the Path

Taking this step requires courage, and you deserve to feel safe and supported. Our comprehensive preparation and integration framework ensures newcomers feel safe, informed, and deeply held throughout the entire process.

Curated Experiences

Design a private or semi-private retreat tailored to your needs—whether for yourself, friends, family, or community. We’ll work with you to create your ideal journey.

Co-Hosted Retreat

Partner with our trauma-trained team to create a co-branded retreat experience. We provide the container, support, and expertise while you bring your unique vision and community.

Host Your Retreat

Bring your therapeutic practice or healing modality to our retreat space, designed for depth. We handle lodging, meals, and logistics so you can focus entirely on holding your participants.

Ananda / ah-nahn-duh / noun / Sanskrit: आनन्द:

A Sanskrit term meaning “bliss” or “divine joy”; the profound sense of peace and fulfillment that arises at the end of a spiritual rebirth or deep personal transformation.

How do you ensure safety at your retreat center?

Safety, on all levels, is our number one priority at Ananda Lodge. Through ensuring proper screening, preparation, facilitation, and medical support, we aim to mitigate physical and psychological risks. We believe in layers of support and training our entire staff to enact the outlined safety protocols, should the need arise. Our retreat team members are trained in trauma-informed care and if desired, we have therapists and psychologists that we can safely refer to.

As an eco luxury boutique center, we aim to provide a high level of service through the lens of mindful sustainability and reverence for the earth. Limiting our retreats to 8 participants allows for each guest to enjoy single, king-bedroom accommodations with private open-air showers, artfully designed local furniture, and secluded balconies overlooking the ocean. Guests will enjoy amenities including a natural stone swimming pool, hanging chairs, yoga shala, private healing hut, and walking path to enjoy nature.
Our center is located in the Guanacaste region of Costa Rica. Perched in the mountains, overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Ananda Lodge is in the town of Playa Grande, a hidden gem on Costa Rica’s north Pacific coast, where nature’s beauty meets vibrant community life. Located just a short drive to pristine beach, perfect for swimming, sunbathing, and surfing. Its consistent waves make it a surfers paradise, suitable for all skill levels.

Liberia International airport is approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes from Ananda Lodge. Guests can fly into Liberia airport where you can rent a car or take a shuttle to arrive at our property. Alternatively guests can fly into San Jose international airport, which is approximately 5 hours from our center.

Ayahuasca, Psilocybin, Huachuma (San Pedro)

Our facilitation and CARE team members are trained in somatic trauma therapy techniques and have extensive experience personally and professionally with plant medicine facilitation and integration. Our Ayahuasca Maestras come from long lineages of Shipibo cosmology and travel from Peru to offer their knowledge and skills. Our Huachuma medicine carriers come with deep reverence and many years of apprenticeship from Peru.

Limited spaces held with intention

Book a complimentary 30-minute call with our team to begin your journey.

Prepare For Transformation

Enter your email to begin your plant medicine journey. You will learn about the importance of preparing, our trauma-informed approach, and an outline of your journey