Where wellness meets rainforest conservation.
A family-owned retreat sanctuary eight miles from Manuel Antonio. Every retreat here helps protect the rainforest and rivers that surround it.
A place to remember what the body already knows.
Posada Natura rests on the banks of the Naranjo River, within the biological corridor of the Cerro Nara mountains. Hand-built gathering spaces, riverfront casitas and tropical gardens sit at the edge of more than 10,000 acres of protected primary rainforest.
Our family co-stewards that land through Eco Era, a nonprofit founded in 1991. Retreats here keep that work alive.
Choose your path into the forest.
Begin a personal journey, or bring your own community to the river.
Plant medicine retreats in Costa Rica
Eight days, up to 16 guests. Small-group ceremonies rooted in Colombian lineage, with counseling, integration circles and time in the rainforest.
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Host a retreat
Exclusive use of the sanctuary, three daily meals and a team that handles the details.
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Firefighter program
Rest and plant medicine for wildland firefighters, shaped with the people who meet the fire. Firefighters receive 15% off.
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Addiction recovery
A partner pathway for people seeking structured recovery support alongside Posada Natura programs.
Learn moreSee the river, the forest and the gardens.
Two minutes at Posada Natura, from the Naranjo River to the waterfall in the protected reserve that every retreat here helps fund.
A date with the living world.
Tantric Massage Training
A women's retreat on embodiment, healing and holding intimate healing space. Hosted by a visiting teacher.
Plant Medicine Retreat Firefighters 15% off
Eight days of ceremony, integration circles, counseling, yoga and excursions. Wildland firefighters receive discounted pricing.
Plant Medicine Retreat
Ceremony, contemplative practice and rainforest immersion with Celina De Leon. Open to all.
Plant Medicine Retreat
Three ceremonies and integration support with Celina De Leon.
Hand-built. River-held. Fully alive.
Gathering spaces
An upstairs yoga shala, an octagon fire temple, lounges and an open-air dining hall woven into the gardens.
Riverfront stays
Two-story casitas, a bamboo bungalow, and suites and a house at the neighboring site.
Conscious cooking
Three family-style meals daily with garden produce, handmade tortillas and fresh coconut milk.
Nature immersion
Waterfalls, swimming holes, wildlife and the river at the edge of protected primary forest.
You lead the retreat. We handle the details.
Exclusive venue access, a dedicated team, farm-to-table meals and fully coordinated guest logistics, so you can focus on holding space.
- Exclusive use
- Up to 40 guests
- Three daily meals
- Excursions arranged
"Just being on the grounds is deeply healing and a reminder of how powerful it is to be immersed in nature."
Celina De Leon, retreat leader
The retreat protects what holds the retreat.
Posada Natura is operated by Eco Era, a U.S. 501(c)(3) founded in 1991. Its protected lands span the Naranjo and Savegre watersheds and a vital rainforest corridor in the Cerro Nara mountains.
Posada is so obviously special… you enter the gates and there's a protective shield around you which enables freedom to explore the challenging things.
Grace Parker-Guerrero, guest
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May 14, 2025 · 6 min readRead articleCome for the retreat. Leave protecting the rainforest.
Every retreat at Posada Natura directly funds Eco Era, the nonprofit protecting more than 10,000 acres of primary rainforest. Join a retreat on the Naranjo River, or bring your own community into the forest.