An all-inclusive 8-day retreat in Nicaragua, where you’ll design your ideal life, market your skills, and build a business that lets you work from anywhere.
The Ultimate Digital Nomad Program
Working in partnership with Esc’s Digital Nomad Village in Popoyo, Nicaragua, this all-inclusive digital nomad program features fully equipped studio apartments, a state-of-the-art co-working center, and all the amenities you need for a productive and inspiring remote work experience.
With the Bloom Digital Nomad Program, you will meet like-minded professionals, enjoy yoga, surf lessons, and enriching workshops to help you thrive as a digital nomad. With healthy meals, seamless transportation, and breathtaking surroundings, this program offers the ultimate way to work, explore, and unwind in paradise.
What’s Included
- Healthy and delicious meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day. All dietary requirements catered for)
- Fully outfitted studios designed for digital nomads. Each studio offers air conditioning (AC), high-speed internet, hot water, and access to all Esc facilities, ensuring a hassle-free living experience.
- 24/7 access to our co-working spaces, ideal for productive workdays. With private workstations, meeting rooms, and a quiet, professional environment, you’ll have everything you need to stay focused and get work done, all while enjoying our café offering unlimited coffee, juices, and smoothies.
- Exquisite open-air yoga shala with jungle views
- Unlimited yoga classes designed to help you unwind, recharge, and stay active.
- Garden and jungle landscapes
- Six digital nomad workshops designed to equip you with strategies for balancing work with travel, increasing efficiency, building your brand, enhancing your skillset on the digital landscape, and maintaining a successful work-life balance
- Refreshing swimming pools
- Surf & group surf lessons
- 1 relaxing massage to relieve stress and boost your well-being.
- Jungle hikes with coastal views
- Airport pick up and drop off
- Safe and comfortable transportation in-country
- Calendar of optional local cultural immersion activities
- Pristine beaches and spectacular sunsets
The Workshops
Transformative Workshops Designed to Inspire, Empower, and Elevate Your Program Experience.
Actionable takeaways you can immediately integrate.
Determine the next goals to be achieved during the week
Accountability strategies in place to keep you focused, supported, and on track.
Session 1 – Dream Big: Envision Your Future & Set Your Intentions
Through a blend of private and interactive activities, you will take a close look at your personal goals, your skillsets to use or obtain, your financial dreams, and the lifestyle you want.
You will gain clarity on what IS working out for you, and tap into those strengths and skills.
You will also hone in on what IS NOT working for you (usually casual decisions and patterns) and learn how to make small changes that manifest big results.
Set your intentions for the week and your future lifestyle as a digital nomad.
Session 2 – Mastering the Lifestyle
Discover the core values that drive you and craft a realistic budget that ensures the good things you love in life are within reach each day. This workshop will help you understand how a career as a digital nomad life will add value to your life.
You will also link the realistic cost to get you there by creating a budget personalized to the life you are creating. We will also provide you with money-saving hacks, ease the cost of travel, as well as support with basic banking and financial guidelines.
This will help you zero in on remote jobs that provide the income you need for a location-independent lifestyle.
Session 3 – Branding and Value
Brand Identity Workshop: If you are an entrepreneur and are starting your own company, this workshop will develop your brand’s core identity, detailing its mission, target audience, and unique value propositions to resonate with ideal clients.
If you are shifting from a traditional, location-bound career into working remotely, this workshop will help you reframe your skillset and experiences to enhance your profile in the digital workforce. You will learn creative ways to digitize your talent and how to access online learning tools to upskill yourself for specific remote gigs.
Session 4 – Strategy & Refinement
Refine your business brand or professional profile by using peer and expert feedback, enhancing positioning, and preparing for advanced applications.
You will further explore pathways to creating your own online business as an entrepreneur. You’ll be directed to active job boards and other resources and learn how to seek remote work successfully.
Session 5 – Building Your Online Presence
Website Building Workshop: Guidance on structuring and refining websites to better align with brand strategies and attract ideal clients. You will learn how to hone your resume to highlight specific skills, revamp your online presence on LinkedIn or other social media profiles, and learn how to curate Cover Letters for specific roles and job openings.
Hands-On Application: Participants apply the concepts discussed to start building or revamping their websites with expert feedback.
Session 6 – Integration & Feedback
Presentation of Projects: Each participant presents their refined projects and strategies to the group for comprehensive feedback.
Strategic Integration and Continued Growth: Refine business strategies using feedback, integrate program learnings into daily practices, and plan for sustained growth with accountability strategies, follow-up support, and community engagement.
Meet Your Retreat Facilitators
Christy Nichols
Retreat Director | Author | Speaker | Purposeful Travel Advocate | Book Coach | Curator of Transformational Retreats | Reiki Master
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Christy’s professional education expertise has afforded her the opportunity to work all over the world. Since achieving a Masters Degree and Teaching Credentials in Sussex, England, she has delivered educational and leadership initiatives internationally to individuals in the UK, Europe, Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, South Africa, Canada, the USA, and Australia. After successfully creating and developing EDventure International, an organization combining leadership development, education, and conservation projects overseas, she launched Venture Within. Her passion is creating transformational experiences for personal and professional growth through overseas immersion, executive life coaching, and adventurous experiences abroad. She enables and inspires others to live a full and meaningful life.
- Expert in leadership development amongst professionals
- 20 years an Educator, CEO of Venture Within, and EDventure International
- ICF Accredited Certified Professional Coach
- Curated strategic leadership workshops catered for traveling professionals, with a focus on personal development and growth.
- Utilizes cultural immersive experiences as transformative opportunities.
- Specializes in transformative experiences that enhance leadership abilities on personal and professional levels.
Thomas Talavera
Program Facilitator | Founder and CEO of Start Loaded & Atravela
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Thomas founded Start Loaded to help freelancers create more freedom by working less, charging more, and increasing their value as professionals.
With 17 years of freelancing experience and over eight years as a digital nomad, he’s dedicated his career to empowering creatives and businesses worldwide. Through Start Loaded, he’s helped freelancers work smarter, earn more, and achieve true freedom. His book Laid Back Freelancing, top-rated courses, and masterclasses have guided over 200,000 students toward building thriving businesses and designing lives on their terms.
At Atravela, his marketing agency, he’s partnered with over 200 brands, including BBC and TEDx, and helped 20 startups raise over $24M. Guided by our motto, “Simplicity Empowers,” they specialize in transforming businesses from the ground up, delivering digital solutions that simplify and elevate operations globally.
Bloom is the culmination of everything he’s learned, packaged into an all-inclusive program designed to help you unlock meaningful productivity and freedom. Drawing on the lessons of his career, it’s more than just a retreat—it’s an opportunity to gain the tools, strategies, and community needed to work less, charge more, and make impactful decisions with confidence.
Join us at Bloom to break free from the mundane, embrace exceptional creativity, and build a life of freedom and adventure. Together, we’ll transform your creative and professional journey into one of purpose, growth, and lasting success.
- Specializes in transformative experiences that enhance leadership abilities on personal and professional levels.
Where You Will Live
Esc is a specially designed digital nomad village in Central America, providing a home for remote professionals who crave an alternative to the typical corporate workspace. As part of the Emerald Coast in Nicaragua, our community isn’t just a stop on your travels – it’s a place where you can grow, thrive, and connect with like-minded individuals.
Esc features a hotel in the mountains with rental spaces, apartments, and cozy casitas for sale, each fully equipped to support the digital nomad lifestyle. And when you need a break? Our beach resort is just a 10-minute drive away.
Where You Will Stay
Perched in a tranquil setting, Esc offers the perfect place to call home. You can unwind by the outdoor pool and enjoy the jungle views. Each of our Spanish-styled guest rooms are thoughtfully designed for the modern traveler with all the comforts of home, including Double Queen or King-size beds, kitchenettes, A/C, and wifi.
Step out onto your private balcony or patio and marvel at unparalleled ocean, pool, or garden views.
You will find your perfect escape at Esc, where comfort and tranquility come together in a beautiful, peaceful setting.
Your Itinerary
Here is what each day will look like:
DAY 1
Arrival at your luxurious Nicaraguan Retreat
Orientation – Here we will review local information about Nicaragua, your surroundings, health and safety information, as well as review what you can expect to experience throughout the week.
Welcome Dinner – Enjoy a Mediterranean-style open-air restaurant at sunset serving hearty, healthy dishes made with fresh, locally sourced ingredients. A variety of gourmet dishes of fish, meat, chicken, salads, and vegetarian/vegan options are available.
DAY 2 – 5
Throughout the next week, your experience will include the following:
This week you will fall into a rhythm of exploring and learning. Immerse yourself in the digital nomad lifestyle while unlocking your creative and business potential. Start your days with yoga, dive into sessions on branding, marketing, and strategy, and embrace tailored mentoring—all in a stunning setting that inspires freedom and adventure. Each day you can expect:
Morning Activities:
- ✔ Morning yoga on the palapa with an epic view of the surrounding jungle and coastlines. Followed by a healthy breakfast and coffee.
- ✔ Jump into a 2-hour workshop that will equip and inspire you to level up your digital nomad lifestyle with helpful tips, strategies, and personal growth tools to keep you motivated and informed.
Workshops:
These workshops will equip you with helpful tips, strategies, and personal growth tools that will support your shift into a remote life while growing your business.
Meals:
- ✔ Lunch: Served at El Tigre Restaurant.
- ✔ Dinner: Served just after sunset.
Afternoon Activities:
The afternoons will be yours to:
- ✔ Check out the surf.
- ✔ Dive into any personal work projects.
- ✔ Enjoy a relaxing massage.
- ✔ Explore the surroundings.
DAY 6
After your final morning workshop, you will enjoy a free afternoon to surf or work on personal projects. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner will be available at the usual times.On Fridays, we are excited to offer you a creative community workshop in the arts! Details change weekly, but these afternoons, you will delve deeper into your creativity, engage with the local community, and have some fun!
DAY 7
This is a free day to explore the surroundings even more, check out different beaches, or organize a trip to Granada or San Juan del Sur. This day is yours to fully enjoy after a well-deserved week, building on your knowledge and skillsets to live a fully remote and rewarding life as a digital nomad. Your final sunset dinner will be at Mag Rock to celebrate the end of an incredible (and life-changing!) week.
DAY 8
Time to pack up and depart . . . (or is it? Perhaps you’ve decided to stay. ) Transport to Managua Airport included. Advice on extending your stay or relocating nearby is on offer.
OPTIONAL ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES:
Tour of local Nicaragua Community: This afternoon excursion takes you by horseback or ox-cart through beautiful rolling hills for you to experience authentic Nicaraguan daily life. You’ll tour cashew farms, take part in making homemade cheeses and tortillas, and engage with friendly Nicaraguan local farmers.
Volunteer at CREA. CREA is a local non-profit which inspires rural Nicaraguans through literacy, education, and leadership in youth development. Proceeds from your Retreat support this initiative. We will have the opportunity to visit the education center to participate in an educational project and understand a little more about the youth development, educational outreach, and library services you’ve been able to support.
Day Trip to Volcanoes, Zip-Lining, and Exploration. Enjoy a day of site-seeing in the local city of Granada, vibrant with culture and heritage. On our way, we will visit Mombacho Volcano, hike around the rim, and zip through the jungle trees on a Canopy Tour. This day will be full of adventure, exploration, and nature.
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Make a Payment. After submitting your details, you will be taken to the “Make A Payment” page so that you can secure your placement with a deposit and a signed participant agreement.
- Deposit of 50% of the total cost is due to secure placement.
- Remaining balance of 50% of the total cost is due 30 days before your departure date.
All payments are non-refundable.
Payment plans are available. Just reach out to me and I can structure a payment plan that works for you and gets you on a Retreat.
Flights. Airport options are Augusto C Sandino international airport in Managua (MGA), Nicaragua, or Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport in Liberia (LIR), Costa Rica. We will pick you up at the airport upon arrival. Please get in touch with me and I’ll help you arrange for the best possible travel logistics
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