Your Invitation is to Come Back to Love

If you have been working on yourself, are successful in all areas of your life except LOVE - and finally ready to break the patterns that have kept real love at a distance - this retreat is for you.

If you are ready to heal the hidden patterns that have kept love away, despite how much healing you've done already - this retreat is for you. 

If you are emotionally intelligent, open to connection, and still terrified you'll end up alone - this retreat is for you.

If you've rebuilt your life, but not your heart (yet) - this retreat is for you.

Partnered or single, if you feel loyal to an old wound and unable to open deeply and be seen for who you truly are - this retreat is for you.

If you miss touch, sensuality, passion, connection and want sacred partnership -- THIS RETREAT IS FOR YOU!

 

In paradise, you will: 

 Reconnect with the deeper wisdom beneath the noise of everyday demands.


Have the space to understand what’s been blocking your heart....

and learn the tools that help you open, receive, and create the LOVE and relationship that you desire.


In the heart of Costa Rica’s vibrant rainforest, each day we'll explore heart-opening practices, movement, and community connection alongside dancing, yoga, plus adventures to hot springs, waterfalls, and the lush jungle that embodies Pura Vida.

The quiet cost of standing still

You wake up another year older wondering why love keeps feeling just out of reach.

You stay in the relationship that's slowly draining you — not because you want to, but because you don't know how to want something better.

You keep choosing the same person in different bodies and telling yourself this time will be different.

You spend another New Year's Eve single — not by choice, but by patterns you never learned to see.

You stay busy, successful, and quietly lonely — and you've gotten very good at pretending that's okay.

You keep giving everything in relationships and receiving almost nothing — and somewhere deep down you've started to believe that's what you deserve.

You meet someone wonderful and self-sabotage it before it can become real — and you won't know why.

You carry the weight of old heartbreaks into every new beginning, and wonder why new beginnings never quite feel new.

You keep waiting for the right moment to finally do this work — and the right moment keeps not arriving.

The walls you built to protect yourself from pain become the walls that keep love out entirely.

You settle. Not dramatically. Just quietly, slowly, in the small daily choices of a life that hasn't quite become what you knew it could be.

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Life after the retreat

You stop recognizing the old patterns — not because they disappeared, but because you can finally see them before they take over.

You wake up and feel, maybe for the first time, genuinely at home in yourself.

You stop chasing the feeling of love and start embodying it — in how you speak to yourself, in what you allow, in what you walk away from.

You meet someone and instead of asking "are they interested in me?" you ask "are they good for me?" — and you actually know the difference.

You stop explaining yourself to people who were never really listening.

The relationship you've been in for years quietly transforms — because you transformed, and that changes everything between you.

You cry at the retreat — the good kind — and something you've been carrying for years finally puts itself down.

You stop waiting to be chosen. You choose yourself — and from that place, everything looks different.

You feel desire again. Not desperate, grasping wanting — but clean, clear, open desire. The kind that comes from someone who knows their own worth.

You stop wondering if real love is possible for you.

You know it is — because you came back to it.

Daily Yoga & Meditation

Each day will begin peacefully with yoga as we awaken to the sounds of the jungle enjoying a dynamic and soulful experience.

Five-Star Farm-to-Table Meals

Gather around communal tables to nourish your body with 5-star organic, gourmet, locally sourced, multi-course plant-based meals.

Natural Thermal Hot Springs

Immerse yourself in private mountain hot springs with therapeutic mineral pools and misty valley views.

On-site Spa & Wellness Bar

Unwind your body at Imiloa’s world-class spa. Choose from various massage styles and spa treatments for next level nourishment. 

Verdesana By Imiloa, Palo Verde, Cartago Costa Rica

A 5-star eco-luxury retreat center


Dec 27, 2026 - Jan 3, 2027

Let's spend NEW YEAR'S EVE together!

Early Bird Pricing starts at $5000

$500 deposit holds your spot!

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Your Journey Begins…

Arrive at the San José Airport, and we'll guide you from there. You'll be escorted to travel by private shuttle for a serene journey through Costa Rica’s beautiful terrain, allowing you to unwind as you make your way toward our retreat.

Upon arriving at Verdesana, your luggage will be brought to your room so you can settle in with ease. The property’s mountain-top setting offers quiet, expansive views and a naturally grounding atmosphere.

During your stay, you'll have access to nearby waterfalls, peaceful nature trails, an infinity pool, and so much more....

Morning

  • 8 – 9 am Yoga/Movement in yoga shala
  • 9 – 10 am Gourmet breakfast
  • 10 am – 12:30 pm Workshop sessions to Come Back to Love

Afternoon

  • 1-2 pm Gourmet Lunch
  • 2-3 pm Siesta 
  • 3-6 pm Excursions, extra workshop sessions and more....

Evening

  • 6:30 - 7:30 pm Dinner
  • 7:30 - 9:30 pm Evening program may include ecstatic dance, Intimate Pujas, massage, and more....
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Awaken Your Heart

Celebrate the turning of the year with intention. We will begin with a soulful sunset dinner to an uplifting, substance-free night of cacao ritual and intention setting for 2027. Let movement, music, and mindfulness usher you into a year defined by authenticity and LOVE. 

Meet Your Guide, Robyn Vogel

Robyn Vogel, MA is an author, Internal Family Systems psychotherapist, Love and Intimacy Coach and the founder of Come Back to Love®.  Robyn creates immersive, transformational experiences that help spiritual seekers reconnect with their deepest truth and step into the lives they're meant to live - with love.

For more than 20 years, Robyn has been a trusted guide for those ready to expand their capacity for love, intimacy, and authentic connection. 

Her mission is simple: to help you remember who you truly are and to support you in creating a life and relationship you deeply love.

Lori Dye, Retreat Yoga Teacher

Lori Dye, E-RYT, YACEP, NBC-HWC is the founder of Village of Islands Yoga and an internationally experienced yoga, mindfulness, and retreat facilitator.

With over 35 years of personal practice and 4,500+ hours of teaching experience, Lori’s work weaves breath-led movement, mindfulness, yoga nidra, and intuitive inquiry into deeply grounding and transformative experiences. Her teaching is rooted in presence, nervous system regulation, and the integration of stillness and movement—supporting students in cultivating clarity, resilience, and embodied ease.

Step out of the noise and immerse yourself in the healing power of nature and community.

How exciting would it be to step into an experience that has the capacity to un-stick what's kept you quietly lonely? An experience that powerfully invites your heart to open and you feel safe. 8-days of exquisite facilitation so that transformation happens with ease. Why not change the way you relate to love and intimacy entirely so it no longer feels frustrating, terrifying or not for you in this lifetime? 
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Love Deeply. Love Fully.

Welcome the New Year in your Most Authentic Self - the One that Loves with a Heart Wide Open. 

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