Transformational Retreats
February – September, 2020
Our Nicaraguan Transformational Retreat offers you a wellness-minded leadership experience set within a luxurious beach community and epic coastline. Your time here offers a holistic approach to align your purpose, your career, and your life. Our experiences are designed for those who need time away to harness purposeful direction in their lives. Learn to manifest your goals and overcome mental barriers to improve yourself and your business endeavors, all while indulging in peaceful tranquility that only nature can provide.
In Nicaragua you will stay in modern luxurious accommodations, surrounded by positive energy, a vibrant jungle landscape, be serenaded by monkeys and exotic birds, enjoy healthy cuisine, experience revitalizing yoga, and walk along tropical beaches with a stunning coastline.
Ready to change your life?
Upcoming Retreats:
Mind, Body, Spirit in Balance
May 2 – May 9, 2020
Our Nicaraguan Transformational Retreat offers you a wellness-minded leadership experience set within a luxurious beach community and epic coastline. Your time here offers a holistic approach to align your purpose, nourish your mindset and create positive shift. In the Mind Body Spirit Retreat, you can enjoy revitalizing yoga, healing Reiki and cupping sessions, centering Cacao Ceremonies, relaxing Spa Treatments, all set amongst the stunning coastline of one of my favorite beaches in Nicaragua.
Feed Your Soul
May 30 – June 6, 2020
This experience is about reconnecting with your true self. With the restorative energy of a daily yoga practice coupled with attaining new skills on how to nourish your body, you will feel rejuvenated, healed, and reconnected with your true, happy self. Join us as we combine simple but powerful knowledge on healthy, intuitive eating, immerse in the barefoot luxury of tropical Nicaragua, and greet the healing energy of the full moon. This Retreat will empower you to let go and feed your soul.
Nicaragua Retreat Details
8 Rejuvenating Days | $2899 – $4999 USD
2020 Retreat Dates
May 2 – 9
May 30 – June 6
July TBD
August TBD
September TBD
Alternative dates available for customized company retreats.
What’s Included:
The following are included on every Nicaraguan Retreat*.
- Gourmet, healthy and delicious meals daily (all diet requirements catered for);
- Luxurious bathroom with hot water showers
- Modern, newly furnished rooms
- Exquisite open-air yoga shala with jungle views
- Queen and King sized beds with soft cotton sheets
- Garden and jungle landscapes of Eucalyptus trees, exotic flowers
- Refreshing swimming pools
- Beach Club Access
- Gym Access
- Yoga sessions (sunrise & sunset)
- Airport pick up and drop off
- Wifi/AC/Hot Water
- Safe and comfortable transportation in country
- Calendar of optional local cultural immersion activities
- Leadership Program including transformational personal growth workshops
- Daily nutrition seminars teaching you basic tenets of eating well, with a focus on plant-based eating
- Opportunities to learn basic cooking skills and plant-based recipes
- Pristine beaches and spectacular sunsets
*Optional add-on activities such as ocean-view jungle hikes, 9-hole golf course, beach volleyball, spa & massage, bike rides, horse rides on the beach.
Venture Within is proud to support CREA, a local non-profit based in Tola, Nicaragua which inspires rural Nicaraguans through literacy, education and leadership in youth development.
Proceeds from your accommodation in Hacienda Iguana are donated directly towards this local initiative.
Here is what each day could look like:
Day 1
- Arrival to your luxurious Nicaraguan Retreat
- Welcome Ceremony
Day 2
- 7:30am Breakfast
- 9:00am: Workshop
- 11:00am: Scrumptious morning snack
- 11:30am: Workshop
- 12:30pm: Healthy lunch
- 1:30pm: Time for reflection or naps in a hammock
- 3:00pm: Yoga
- 4:30pm: Your free time to reflect, explore local beaches, or hike through the rainforest
Day 3
- 7:30am Breakfast
- 9:00am: Workshop
- 11:00am: Scrumptious morning snack
- 11:30am: Workshop
- 12:30pm: Healthy lunch
- 1:30pm: Time for reflection or naps in a hammock
- 3:00pm: Yoga
- 4:30pm: Your free time to reflect, explore local beaches, or hike through local coastal forests
Day 4 – 7
- 7:30am Breakfast
- 9:00am: Workshop
- 11:00am: Scrumptious morning snack
- 11:30am: Workshop
- 12:30pm: Healthy lunch
- 1:30pm: Time for reflection or naps in a hammock
- 3:00pm: Yoga
- 4:30pm: Your free time to explore local beaches
- 6:30pm: Final Group Dinner
Day 8
- 7:30am Breakfast
- Departures
Location Details
Accommodation & surrounds
Your private room will be in a lush, spacious eco-community on the tropical Pacific Coast. This includes a beautiful pool, a yoga shala and gorgeous coastal views.
Nourishing Meals
Enjoy hearty breakfasts with menu choices such as homemade bread, fresh avocados and coconuts, and healthy organic juices. Lunch and dinner will be prepared with your health and well-being in mind. Try out the local specialties, veggie burgers, grilled fish, creamy vegan pasta, tantalizing desserts, and super healthy smoothies will be prepared for you.
Activities & Cultural Excursions
Rejuvenate your mind, body and soul with nourishing revitalizing yoga included within your Retreat. You will also have options for surfing, hiking, and horseback riding along the beach.
Your retreat location is surrounded by gorgeous jungles for you to hike through and tropical surf beaches to explore.
Book. Click the “Book Now” button below to submit your details.
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. Please arrange your flights into Augusto C Sandino international airport in Managua (MGA) to arrive by 1pm on the beginning date of your Retreat. We will pick you up at the airport upon arrival. If you need to fly in earlier, please get in touch with me and I’ll help you arrange for the best possible travel logistics.
Prepare. We will connect with you soon to provide more information regarding in-country travel logistics, your itinerary, and any answer questions you may have that helps you prepare.
Co-Host Your Retreat
I partner with life coaches, wellness or yoga instructors seeking to take their clients to the next level by providing a life-changing retreat overseas. I personally work with educators, facilitators and instructors to co-create an experience that will enhance and amplify your services.
Beginning with understanding the take-aways you want to create for your clients through detailed planning, travel and accommodation logistics, communications and on-the-ground support, I can enhance your offerings in ways that take your business to the next level.
You can expect:
- Personal collaboration from Venture Within’s founder, who has 9 years experience running experiential retreats overseas.
- Flexibility in fusing a co-created experience combining our expertise to co-create the best possible experience.
- Assistance in planning, managing, and marketing your retreat.
- Access to our overseas community and network of accommodations, and local experiences in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Indonesia.
- Back-end platform support for logistics, payments, partnership site hosting and more.
- On-location support staff, location management, and extra facilitation if desired.
- Transparency, professional treatment and genuine care for your business from the initial chats to the final moment of celebration at the end of your successfully completed retreat.
Your Transformational Retreat includes Personal Growth and Leadership Workshops delivered throughout the duration of your experience and will benefit you in the following ways:
- Refocus your energy and passion
- Shift from surviving to truly shining
- Release limiting behaviours and beliefs that hold you back
- Gain clarity and confidence in your vision
- Create the life, career and success you desire
- Become the highest version of yourself
- Identify your gifts and talents
- Breakthrough to the next level of your career
- Massively improve the quality of your life
- Reconnect with your passion
- Eliminate stress and worry from your life
Christy Nichols
Professional Development Facilitator | Leadership Training Expert | Purposeful Travel Advocate | CEO at Venture Within
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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, 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, coaching and mentoring workshops, 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
- 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.
Nicaragua is a beautiful country, boasting emerald coastlines, legendary surf spots, and epic volcanos.
You will experience a beautiful culture and landscape, whether it’s surfing the waves, exploring the local markets and nightlife of colonial cities, kayaking or hiking, or horse riding on the stunning beach – you will be truly fulfilled with the immersive cultural experiences that you will discover during your trip.
The Nicaraguan Transformational Retreat is for those who seek an indulgent experience away from their routine and who crave soulful time to align their purpose. If you are:
- an adventurous spirit
- craving a change in your scenery
- a soul-searching individual
- seeking mindfulness
- in need of a break, relaxation and re-focus
- ready to invest in your well-being and personal growth
Then we got you covered. The Nicaragua Retreat is the luxurious get-away offering you the personal learning experience and transformation you’ve been looking for.
Still have questions? Get in touch and we’ll give you a call to be sure this retreat is the perfect fit for your needs.