Retreat venue
School of Soul Retreat
February 28 – March 5, 2027 · Mandala Ojochal, Costa Rica

The Body Knows.
The Breath Unlocks.

Most people search for breakthrough in the mind, but the real block lives in the body. This 6-day retreat gives you the secrets to connect mind, body, and breath, activating a transformation that is felt, not just understood.

The Root Cause

The body and breath are the
biggest culprits holding you back.

Most purpose-driven souls have mastered their mindset, yet something still feels blocked. The missing key isn't another strategy. It lives in your fascia, your nervous system, and the breath you haven't fully taken yet.

Restricted Fascia

Tension locked in the body's connective tissue limits breath, blocks energy flow, and keeps the nervous system stuck in survival mode.

Shallow Breathing

Most people use less than 30% of their lung capacity. The breath is the most direct lever to shift your state, clear stagnant energy, and unlock vitality.

Unprocessed Energy

Life experiences that haven't been fully felt get stored in the body, silently draining your aliveness, creativity, and capacity to be fully present.

The Transformation Arc

Fascia · Fire · Frequency

We hold the secrets to connecting mind, body, and breath. Our proprietary three-part activation sequence moves you from physical release to energetic ignition, and finally into the deep integration that changes everything.

Fascia

Fascia

Release

Targeted release of respiratory fascia combined with Fascia Flow movement.

Outcome

Physically allows for fuller, deeper breaths. Participants describe feeling like their body is more open, lighter, and in flow.

Fire

Fire

Ignite

Consciously connected breathwork becomes the catalyst for transformation, awakening dormant energy and creating space for emotional release, clarity, and personal breakthrough.

Outcome

Illuminates dark places within, alchemizing past struggles into forward momentum and epigenetic expression.

Frequency

Frequency

Restore

Restorative sound bath using crystal bowls and vibration to integrate the energy shift.

Outcome

Regulates the nervous system through resonance, allowing the body to regenerate and anchor the new identity.

"Most people spend a lifetime searching for what's already inside them. Fascia · Fire · Frequency is the key that opens the door, through the body, through the breath, through the soul."

Your transformation begins with a single breath.

Space is limited. Secure your spot for February 2027.

Start Your Transformation
Your Guides

Meet the Facilitators

Experienced guides who have walked the path and now lead others home

Cheng Ruan, MD

Cheng Ruan, MD

Identity Architecture & Human Potential

Physician, entrepreneur, and pioneer at the intersection of human potential and cutting-edge medicine, guiding high-performers toward lives of effortless power, clarity, and deep fulfillment.

Jill Economakos

Jill Economakos

Integrative Movement and Body Wellness Practitioner

Dedicated body wellness practitioner integrating Pilates, fascia health techniques, breathwork, health coaching, and sound healing. Creator of Fascia Fire Frequencyâ„¢, an integrative experience using fascia release, breathwork, movement, and sound.

Andy Sudbrock

Andy Sudbrock

Shamanic Practice & Medicine Man

Medicine man and facilitator of shamanic healing, blending modern science with ancient wisdom to create deeply meaningful experiences of personal growth, reconnection, and renewal. Founder of Sacred Path Retreats, offering life elevation coaching, sacred ceremony, and transformational experiences.

All-Inclusive

What's Included

Everything you need for a transformational experience, seamlessly provided

Accommodations

Accommodations

Luxury villas and bungalows with AC and private kitchenettes.

Nourishment

Nourishment

Three organic, farm-to-table meals per day, prepared on-site with local ingredients.

Transportation

Transportation

Private charter flights SJO ↔ Quepos, available exclusively for our retreat members. Ground transport between airport and resort.

Private Pools

Private Pools

Most villas feature private saltwater infinity pools, outdoor showers, and soaking tubs.

Wellness Spaces

Wellness Spaces

Access to multiple yoga shalas, meditation spaces, and jungle trails.

Energy Activations

Energy Activations

Daily Fascia Fire Frequencyâ„¢ sessions to unlock the body, ignite the breath, and integrate lasting transformation.

The Container

Mandala Ojochal

Fourteen acres of restored tropical jungle in the heart of the Ojochal Valley — a luxuriously grounded, ecologically rooted haven named by The New York Times among the world's most extraordinary places to travel.

Nestled just south of Uvita and minutes from Marino Ballena National Park, Mandala sits at the center of Costa Rica's Southern Pacific Zone — a region holding roughly 2.5% of the planet's entire biodiversity within just 0.03% of its surface. Where the Pacific meets ancient rainforest, humpback whales breach offshore while scarlet macaws and blue morpho butterflies drift through the canopy above. This is solitude in nature, preserved and profound — the invisible architecture for transformation that no spa menu can manufacture.

Mandala Ojochal Aerial View
Mandala Fire Circle
Ceiba Shala
Mountain & Ocean Views

Mountain & Ocean Views

Open-Air Bamboo Shalas

Open-Air Bamboo Shalas

Organic Gardens

Organic Gardens

Minutes from Beaches

Minutes from Beaches

2.5%

of Earth's biodiversity held in this single region

0 Standing Army

Costa Rica's decades-long democratic tradition of peace

Pura Vida

a lived philosophy of presence, woven into daily life

Undisturbed

genuinely unhurried — no cruise crowds, no souvenir strips

As Featured By

"Travelers have more options for accommodations in the region, too, including Mandala Ojochal, a new boutique hotel that hosts wellness retreats."

— The New York Times, 52 Places to Go in 2026

When the Times named the Osa Peninsula and its surrounding coastline among the world's must-visit destinations for 2026, Mandala Ojochal was named directly — mainstream recognition of what discerning wellness travelers have quietly known all along.

School of Soul Retreat

School of Soul Retreat

A collaboration between Physician Transformation Institute and Manna Pilates and Health — a physician-guided body, breath, and soul transformation designed for consciously connected individuals who want to explore consciousness.

Details

February 28 – March 5, 2027

Mandala Ojochal, Costa Rica

jill@mannapilates.com

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