The Jaguar Journey: An Annual Retreat at The Living Library
When summer arrives, we eagerly explore rivers, waterfalls, and camp out under the moonlight. Each year, we share this passion with adventure seekers who wish to explore the wild and push themselves to their limits.
While the specific experiences may vary as we discover new places, the challenges remain constant. This is a challenging retreat, perfect for those who are not afraid of bouldering through rivers, undertaking extreme hikes, getting dirty, and embracing adventure.
A vital part of this journey is maintaining a frequency of gratitude through action for the entire valley. Whether we walk into the jungle, partake in a Temazcal ceremony, or camp, we strive to be present and give thanks to the guardian spirits of the forest and the elements, asking for their protection and offering our gratitude.
When summer arrives, we eagerly explore rivers, waterfalls, and camp out under the moonlight. Each year, we share this passion with adventure seekers who wish to explore the wild and push themselves to their limits.
While the specific experiences may vary as we discover new places, the challenges remain constant. This is a challenging retreat, perfect for those who are not afraid of bouldering through rivers, undertaking extreme hikes, getting dirty, and embracing adventure.
A vital part of this journey is maintaining a frequency of gratitude through action for the entire valley. Whether we walk into the jungle, partake in a Temazcal ceremony, or camp, we strive to be present and give thanks to the guardian spirits of the forest and the elements, asking for their protection and offering our gratitude.
WHAT IS INCLUDED?
Here is a short summary of the offerings during our one-week deep immersion into ethnobotany and cosmovision united.
- Opening Temazcal
Our entire journey is a leaning of balance of what we are taking from this land.
- Powwow of the Standing Drum
We will fill this hearth with singing and dancing to the beat of our combined creation.
- Prayer to the Wind
We will venture into the mountain in the practice of walking in wild precision and perception of each step, as jaguar.
- Prayer to the earth
We offer this day to learn all that one can learn in a crash course into ethnobotany and preservation of sacred plants. We shall give homage and song to the beautiful plant spirits grown here. Our hand may be guided to work with many different plant spirits during this time.
- Prayer to the water
We will journey on foot via river to see untouched and primal forest as it was 1000 years ago.
This journey is for those that are agile and able to cross great distances in treacherous terrain and is not for house cats.
Full body clay detox and ceremonial body painting.
- Prayer to the Fire
Our final payment will be for our safe journey experiencing the wilderness as jaguar.
Beyond our song, we honor the fire by giving of sugars, grains, sacred herbs and revered keepsakes to empower our prayer of gratitude.
Flower Blessings and circle of integration to bring our words to truth and complete relation.
We will bathe in smoke, steam, herbal tonic and each other's laughter.
- Feast of Completion
- All the transport during the event
The transportation from San Jose, or other places it is not included.
We can give options for buses or also hire a private car. ($150)
We are about 3.5 hours from San Jose.
We host this event once a year during the summer as we are accessing raw areas of Costa Rica that aren't possible during the rainy season.