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Queer Birds in Costa Rica: An LGBTQ+ Wellness Retreat with Bird Tribe Medicine Circle

With Tony Moss, Shireen Jarrahian, David Daniel, Diana Carr and Marcos Jassan

July 1 - 8, 2023

Date and Time Details: Arrival: Shuttle departs San Jose International airport at 11am on Saturday, July 1st, 2023, for a 4pm arrival to the Jungle Gayborhood. Departure: Shuttle departs the Jungle Gayborhood at 9am for a 2pm arrival at San Jose International airport on Saturday, July 8th, 2023.

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

Address: San José Province, Tinamaste, Costa Rica

Contact: Timothy
junglegayborhood@gmail.com
If you’d like to discuss your suitability and answer any questions you may have about this retreat, please schedule a call with Timothy here: https://calendly.com/junglegayborhood/30min

Accommodation: The retreat will be hosted at our own dedicated retreat space for the LGBTQ+ community, the Jungle Gayborhood in the Diamante Valley of Costa Rica. All accommodations are in comfortable bamboo jungle cabins. Pictures of the retreat center and cabins are shown when selecting your accommodation type. Private and shared options available.

Transport: You will need to get yourself to San Jose International Airport by 11:00AM local time on July 1 2023, where we will provide a shuttle bus to to the retreat centre. If you're making your own way to the centre please let us know. We will also provide a shuttle bus from the retreat centre to San Jose International Airport on the morning of July 8, 2023, if you are flying that day please book your flight for after 4:00PM.

Food: All meals are provided daily during your stay. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are prepared fresh in house by our chef Laura and her team.

Booking Process: Please submit your booking to secure your spot. We will follow up with a screening questionnaire to evaluate physical and emotional safety for the sacred plant ceremonies. And a consultation call with our facilitator may be scheduled before your place has been confirmed. Please do not book non-refundable travel until after your application has been approved. If for any reason this retreat is not a good fit for you, a full refund will be issued.

Reduced Price / Scholarships: We intend to make this experience as accessible as possible for people so we have set aside some scholarships to reduce the price of the retreat. Some of these scholarships are specifically set aside to make the retreat more affordable for Costa Ricans (called Ticos). If you are unable to afford the full price, please email Timothy and explain your situation and what price you are able to afford, and we will do our best to accommodate your situation. Please submit your request for a scholarship before February 1st 2023 to ensure it's consideration. If you are able to, please consider a contribution to the Scholarship fund during check out.

  • Shared 4 Bed Jungle Cabin – $2,599.00
  • Private King Jungle Cabin – $3,499.00
  • Shared Twin Jungle Cabin – $3,099.00
  • Private Deluxe King Jungle Cabin – $3,599.00
  • Camping – $1,800.00
We invite you to join a community of queer adventurers for a 7-day experience of wellness in the glorious Diamante Valley of Costa Rica. This experience will bring in the best elements of sacred plant ceremonies led by BIRD TRIBE; and embodiment practices: daily yoga, mediation, movement, breathwork and philosophy, led by Marcos Jassan.
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 all queer 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.
The booking price includes selected accommodations, all meals, embodiment practices, nature excursions, and transportation to and from San Jose airport. Sacred Plant Ceremonies are optional, and offered at no charge to retreat participants.
If you’d like to discuss your suitability and answer any questions you may have about this retreat, please schedule a call with Timothy here: https://calendly.com/junglegayborhood/30min
Photo 1: Yoga Practice in our Shala 
Photo 2: Group excursion to Nauyaca Waterfall
Photo 3: Shala at night
Photo 4: Cabin accommodations
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BIRD TRIBE is an established medicine circle that brings together traditional and contemporary North/South ritual practice and music. It’s a fusion, or hybrid, of traditional and contemporary ceremonial styles and traditions we refer to as, “Eagle Condor” – a harmonious and progressive blend of North & South.
The ceremonies are lead by Tony Moss with a very experienced crew of assistants and musicians. Tony is a trusted facilitator with over 28 years experience and a reputation for quality and integrity. The Bird Tribe ceremonies are renowned for the safety of the container held, their integrity, and for the beautiful live music – all offered in an open, safe, and nourishing space to do psycho/spiritual exploration with sacred plants. 

Marcos has been practicing yoga since 1997 and has been a teacher for more than 23 years. For over 10 years he has trained and certified yoga teachers with his method, and guided more than 50 groups and 700 graduates. He studied architecture, philosophy and history, and has taken various yoga certifications around the world. He is considered a global innovator in body alignment, nutrition and coaching. He brings his wisdom of the yogic path to support our journey together.

 

Photo: The Upper Falls, Jungle Gayborhood, Diamante Valley

 

PRECIO TICO: For Costa Rican nationals only we offer a discount of $1000.00 with discount code: TICO1000

A passport or identity card is required.

About the Facilitators

Tony Moss

Tony Moss is a recording artist, producer, and creative director at I.AM.LIFE Music. With 28 years experience of study and facilitation with plant medicine work, his focus is 'music as medicine' and it's contributions to traditional and contemporary ceremonial, psycho-spiritual, and related therapeutic uses.

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Shireen Jarrahian

Shireen Jarrahian is a sound healing practitioner, multi-instrumentalist musician and psychedelic integration specialist. She’s also an event producer at I AM LIFE Music, building and connecting community through ceremony, music and conscious events in the Los Angeles area and internationally.

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David Daniel

DAVID DANIEL/“Yancun Wishtin” is a founding member of Bird Tribe with 10 years of devotional service and apprenticeship under Maestro Tony Moss, as well as the Shipibo and Lakota traditions. David has woven a potent prayer for harmonizing the traditions and technologies of North and South, mind and heart, eagle and condor.

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Diana Carr

DIANA CARR, a founding member of Bird Tribe, is a healer, singer/song writer, mom, recording artist, and ceremonialist with over 10 years of devotional service to the plants. Her legendary and classic ceremonial music anthems are synonymous with the healing container of Bird Tribe.

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Marcos Jassan

Marcos has been practicing yoga since 1997 and has been a teacher for more than 23 years. For over 10 years he has trained and certified yoga teachers with his method, and guided more than 50 groups and 700 graduates. He studied architecture, philosophy and history, and has taken various yoga certifications around the world. […]

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