7 DAY COSTA RICA RETREAT
The Medicine of your Voice Method Voice Work™ & Inner Horizon Life Coaching™
‘VOICES & VINES’
-Exploring the neurobiology of your Voice within the Spiral of the Labyrinth-
Transformation through Voice Work, Inquiry & Nature!!
27th Jan–2nd Feb 2027
Personal Development and Transformation through Voice Work, Life Coaching & Plant Medicine
For emotional resilience, self leadership & embodied expression.
with Bettina Maureenji & Ann Vervoort
5th edition of this annual retreat! 27th of Jan – 2nd of Feb 2027. 7 days, 6 nights, 1 Plant Medicine Session!
Join us for a unique Retreat, where self expression and personal growth meet in harmony with the energy of nature. Unlock your voice, elevate your confidence, open your creative channel and discover your inner power in the serene atmosphere of La Senda.
“Whether addressing uncomfortable beliefs, physical discomfort or disruptive patterns, the voice always shows up as a mirror of our internal landscape. At the same time it is a tool and an instrument to support us to expand into a wider and liberated experience of self. The Medicine of your Voice Method is a structure and offers a compass that keeps us staying present within this process of awareness, compassion, letting go, discovery and expansion” Bettina
What will happen in a retreat?
This retreat is for women and men who:
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Seek to explore the full potential and expressive range of their voice whether in personal healing, professional contexts or singing.
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Are curious about the scientific and therapeutic dimensions of vocal practice, including its impact on the nervous system, emotional regulation, and overall wellbeing.
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Wish to integrate evidence – based vocal and breathwork techniques into their personal healing journey or professional toolkit.
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Aim to strengthen and empower their speaking voice for public speaking, facilitation, teaching, leadership or singing.
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Are committed to cultivating a more embodied, resonant, and authentic presence in their communication.
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Want to explore how vocal vibration can support emotional clarity, energetic alignment, and resilience in daily life.
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Are drawn to spend time in nature with a community of growth oriented, conscious individuals.
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Wish to learn devotional and traditional songs from various cultures as a way to connect, ground, and inspire.
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Feel called to deepen their self awareness and sense of service through the voice.
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Are ready for meaningful personal or professional transformation.
What we will learn:
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Guided meditations: designed to reconnect you with the natural instrument of your voice and foster inner stillness.
- Transforming limiting beliefs and shadow patterns: through vocal inquiry reclaiming the parts of self that were silenced, shamed, or overlooked.
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Voice and breathwork practices: including techniques grounded in the Indian musical scale (Sargam), to deepen awareness and cultivate resonance.
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Singing of devotional songs: from global traditions inviting connection, reverence, and joy.
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The Voice as self healing tool: supporting nervous system regulation, emotional release, and wellbeing.
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Embodied emotional awareness: learning to identify patterns of contraction in the body and psyche, and transforming them into expanded presence and vitality.
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Integrative voice work: to meet your truth with clarity and compassion, empowering authentic expression in daily life, relationships, and professional settings.
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Living fully in a disconnected world: cultivating embodied presence, deep listening, and expressive aliveness as antidotes to fragmentation and disconnection.
No musical or singing education is required in order to participate in this retreat! We will go home with new tools, skills and inspiration for our personal, professional and musical lives.
Schedule includes:
- The Medicine of your Voice Method & Inner Horizon sessions with Bettina Maureen
- Transformational Sharing Circles with Bettina Maureen
- The Inner Critic Workshop with Ann Vervoort
- Temascale (Sweatlodge) with Aya Natan
- 1 Plant Medicine Session ‘Meeting with the Plants’ (moderate) with Bettina Maureen
- Sound Bath with Andrea Carboni
- Yoga with Catherine Paulson
- Labyrinth Walk with Ann Vervoort
- Lectures & Dialogues with Bettina Maureen, Ann Vervoort & Griet Depypere exploring the Diamond Approach teachings & Voicework as a powerful tool for inner transformation, laying the foundation for authentic systemic change
- Spa, Pool & Beach including Lunch at Cala Luna Hotel
There will be plenty of time to rest, connect with other participants or practice.
Schedule a 15min discovery chat to discuss any of the programs.
The Venue
La Senda Retreat Center | Costa Rica
Santa Rosa, (near Tamarindo) Guanacaste, Costa Rica
(Retreat will be facilitated in English!)
THE PROPERTY: On a prime location in a valley surrounded by hills, the 74-acre property provides an environment of seclusion. We are privileged of being sheltered by nature and its tropical dry forest, along with howler monkeys and countless mammals, while we listen to the sweet song of many tropical birds.
FARM TO TABLE: You’ll experience where your food is cultivated while savoring the ingredients at best freshness, bursting with flavor and vitamins, all artfully and passionately prepared by our Cala Luna Chef, right in front of you and at the vegetable garden.
THE LABYRINTH: Labyrinths in the western world are mostly found in churches, cathedrals, and recently in many hospitals. Are known as sacred gateways and have been found at the entrance of ancient sites around the globe. Often are located at the center of subtle Earth energies. These temples enhance, balance, regenerate and realign our biochemistry. Labyrinths have only one path, same that symbolizes our journey in life, and takes us inward, guiding us to discover who we are.
The Instructors
Facilitator
Bettina Maureenji: Bettina is a visionary and transformational guide, a voice alchemist and emerging thought leader! Particularly in the intersection of sound, embodiment, and personal liberation. She is internationally certified as a Coach and Mentor in the field of Personal Development and Transformation using The Voice as a main tool bridging sound, spirit and science. She is an Author and Musician with more than 20 years of experience working with hundreds of people worldwide.
She is educated in Indian Classical Music with Pandith Shivnat Mishra, Varanasi, India and she has accreditation in sound therapy with Harmonic Sounds in Spain (2007) and in sound, voice and music healing with the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, California (2012), focused on neurology and mental health based on the studies of Dr. John Beaulieu, Mitchell L. Gayner M.D. and Dr. Jeffrey Thompson. Bettina is currently learning with Erickson Coaching International. She also deepened her studies on Transpersonal Psychology inspired by Grof, Maslow and Sutich, Family Constellation by Bert Hellinger, Vipassana Meditation by S.N. Goenka, Trauma Work by Peter Levine, The Compassionate Inquiry Approach by Dr. Gabor Mate and Ancestral Medicine with Dr. Daniel Foor. In 2007 she founded the NON Profit organisation Samasound Association for Healing Music bringing music to elderly homes, hospice and cancer support communities in Europe and the US.
Bettina is from Germany and lives in Spain.
Co-Facilitator
Ann Vervoort: Ann is one of the co-creators and owner of La Senda Wellness Center Costa Rica & Cala Luna Hotel. While she has a master in economics, her heart is always on a quest for inner knowledge. Creativity, be it as tax advisor in a multinational consulting company, as the owner of a shop in luxury home decorations or as the principle of the Waldorf Highschool in Belgium, was always infused with the search for inner depth and strength in (wo)mankind. Life’s guidance led her from Belgium to Costa Rica, and to the path of the Diamond Approach. A spiritual teaching emphasizing personal transformation through inner work, self inquiry and exploration of the deeper layers of one’s being.
The inner critic work is based on the book ‘Soul without Shame’ by Byron Brown, a Diamond Approach teacher offering a very practical tool to deal with our inner judgements and our should and should not.
Ann is from Belgium and lives in Costa Rica.
Yoga Instructor
Catherine Jane Paulson is a student of yoga and Ayurveda. From her 3 plus decades of practice, she shares her experience with students in service to their radiant well being, self discovery and personal growth.
Temazcal Facilitator
Aya Natan: Aya has been walking the Red Road of indigenous ceremonies and sacred rituals since 2006 after receiving permission by the elders of the path. She is holding the space with dedication, love and respect for this ancient tradition. Aya is also the founder of Cura Sana Remedies and holds herbal plant and flower essence workshops.
Aya is from Israel and lives in Costa Rica.
Sound Healing & Cacao Ceremony Facilitator
Andrea Carboni: Andrea is facilitating sound healing and cacao ceremonies since years with great devotion to sound, vibration and the medicine of cacao. She is as well the manager of the Lahari Wellness Center at Cala Luna Hotel Costa Rica.
Andrea is from Costa Rica and lives in Costa Rica.
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Prices & Booking
Prices include:
- Online group gathering 2 weeks prior to the retreat
- All The Medicine of your Voice Method activities with Bettina Maureenji
- 6 nights Luxury glamping all tents with private bathrooms. Double rooms only with double bed or 2 single beds! Few single rooms available. Please inquiry special prices.
- 2 Farm to table dinners facilitated by Cala Luna Chef
- Breakfast, lunch & dinner for the entire time of the retreat
- Walking the Labyrinth guided by Ann Vervoort
- Temazcal (Sweatlodge) guided by Aya Natan
- 1 Plant Medicine Ceremony with Bettina Maureenji
- Spa, Pool and Beach experience inlcuding lunch at Cala Luna Hotel https://www.calaluna.com/
- Sound Healing Session & Cacao Ceremony with Andrea Carboni
- Post Retreat Online Gathering
- Special discount on post retreat follow up one on one sessions with Bettina Maureenji
Jan 27 – FEB 2, 2027 (6 nights)
- LOCATION: La Senda Wellness & Retreat Center, Santa Rosa, near Tamarindo
- https://lasendacostarica.com/en/
- Nearest airport: Liberia (ca 1.5 hours drive to La Senda)
- San Jose Airport (ca 4 hours drive to La Senda). Public Transport is available.
- Airport shuttle: Costs are not included into the retreat price! La Senda can organise the shuttle for you though.
- START : Wednesday, 27 January, 2027 | 4 pm
- END: Tuesday, 2 February, 2027 | 12 noon
RESERVE YOUR SPACE FOR $750
- Price is all inclusive!
- Only double rooms! Few single rooms available. Please inquire price!
- Group is limited to 12 people.
Per Person
- All tents are beautifully furnished and located deep in the tropical jungle surrounded by the sounds of local birds and howler monkeys.
Special Discount
- Get a 10% discount on your retreat price, if you bring one full paying person! Or come as a couple and share the discount!
* If you have not yet worked with Bettina, in order to participate an interview with Bettina is required. After the interview an Intake & Inquiry Form has to be filled out and submitted until the 15th of January 2027. Please reach out to Bettina via email or WhatsApp to schedule.
Email: bettina@bettinamaureenji.com
WhatsApp: +1 808 346 7645
Schedule directly: visit the calendar scheduler
