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Amplify! A GBTQ+ Sacred Plant Journey

With Donovan McGrath and Paulo Rebello

March 24 - 30, 2025

Book now and get $200.00 off listed prices. Offer valid until Feb 1, 2025.

Date and Time Details: Monday, March 24 - Sunday, March 30, 2025

Location: 'The Jungle Gayborhood' San Salvador de Baru, Diamante Valley, Costa Rica

Address: San José Province, Tinamaste, Costa Rica

Contact: Team -
hello@junglegayborhood.com

Included:
- Accommodations
- 3 Meals per day
- All listed activities and practices
- Group shuttle airport transfer to and from the Jungle Gayborhood (at a specific time and date)

Not Included:
- Flight
- Any Visas that may be required.

Cancellation Policy: A 50% Deposit payment is required to book your space. The remaining 50% will be processed 30 days prior to the start of the course.

90+ days prior to the start date: Full refund
89-30 days: 50% refund
29 days or less: No refunds

Please note: 13% tax will be added to all costs.

We know that life can be unpredictable, and sometimes plans need to change, but our cancellation and refund policies are absolute. We recommend trip insurance that includes coverage for cancellations made for any reason. We recommend insurance companies such as: Travel Guard or World Nomads any other well-known travel insurance company.

Scholarship Options: Participants who would like to join the course but are facing financial challenges can opt for one of a limited number of scholarship options. They will be able to access the course at a greatly reduced price. Accommodation will be in a camping tent rather than a cabin.

In order to qualify, please fill out this Scholarship Application Form to let us know about your situation and the scholarship amount you are seeking.

Precio Tico: For Costa Rican nationals we offer a 50% discount on listed prices. Please email hello@junglegayborhood.com for further information. A Costa Rican passport or identity card is required.

Digital Detox: You will be strongly encouraged to switch off all electronics for the duration of the course in order to connect more deeply to nature and to yourself. Use of electronics will be strictly limited to the bedrooms. Electronics such as phones, iPads or laptops will not be able to be used in any public areas.

4x4 (4WD) Notice: Please note that the road leading to our property is a dirt road, and during heavy rains it can be challenging for non-4x4 / 4WD vehicles to exit. In this case, non-4x4 vehicles may need to wait until any heavy rains subside before attempting to leave. Please keep this in mind when renting a vehicle or booking transportation.

Free Shuttle:
Arrivals: Optional shuttle departs San Jose International airport at 10am on Monday, March 24, for a 4pm arrival at the Jungle Gayborhood.
Departures: Optional shuttle departs the Jungle Gayborhood at 8am on Sunday, March 30, for a 2pm arrival at SJO.

Book A Call: https://calendly.com/meetjgb/30

  • Shared 4 Bed Jungle Cabin – $2,710.00
  • Private King Cabin – $3,550.00
  • Shared Twin Jungle Cabin – $3,130.00
  • Private Deluxe Cabin – $3,725.00

We invite you to join a community of queer adventurers for a 6-day experience of wellness in the glorious Diamante Valley of Costa Rica. This experience will allow us to dive into deeper understandings of ourselves, cultivating our authentic essence and amplifying this in our life!

Our experienced facilitator, Paolo, will guide us through 2 sacred plant ceremonies as we access deeper parts of ourselves. Through the tool of the Enneagram, also led by Paolo, we will explore our personality type, our individual qualities and how we best operate in the world. With daily transformative embodiment practices, including Amplified Yoga, led by Donovan McGrath, we will harness and cultivate this exploration of our personal power to create positive change in our lives.

Hosted in the Jungle Gayborhood, enjoy staying in our exquisite hand crafted bamboo cabins in the rainforest of Costa Rica, as you spend your days immersed in the spectacular natural wonderland of our property, with several kilometers of forest trails leading to pristine natural waterfalls, rock pools and rivers. Surrounded by the abundance of nature and supported by queer community, this retreat is open to male identifying gender expressions, and all levels of practice and experience with yoga, meditation, and sacred plant ceremonies. 

In addition to the scheduled elements of the retreat, we will have plenty of time to relax and savor the exquisite natural settings, and process our learnings, and grow from the supportive community we will create.


To create a safe environment conducive to healing and community development, we will ask all participants to adhere to these agreements throughout the week. While we will explore topics of sexuality, we will ask participants to refrain from sex during the retreat. This helps to create a safe environment, and encourages deep connections without the motivation of sex, which past participants recognize as a very refreshing change for queer men.


About the Facilitators

Donovan McGrath

Donovan is the founder of Amplified Yoga, for which he travels the world sharing his positive vision. His motivation is to encourage you to Amplify the greatest parts of yourself, using ancient yogic technology, presented in a modern & accessible way. In 1996, at the age of 20, he took his first yoga class in New […]

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Paulo Rebello

Paulo was born in the Brazilian Amazon, went to College in France and England,  and immigrated to the US to pursue his Master’s in Counseling. During graduate school, he was introduced to the main models, ideas, and concepts that led him to pursue training in Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy. He has been trained in the MAPS protocol […]

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