The "pause" that you never knew you needed.
Here is the chance to take back control of your life and find the person that you might have been missing.
Join us at Casa Kismet in Nosara, Costa Rica
March 1 - 8, 2025
Live
For 1 week, re-write what it is that you want from life and leave with a plan to start taking action.
Laugh
When is the last time you really laughed OUT LOUD? Laughter is the fountain of youth and (and it's fun)
Love
Learn to love yourself where you are NOW so you can start treating yourself the way you deserve to be treated.
Flip Flops & Hot Flashes
is a special retreat created for the woman who is navigating menopause and wants to feel seen, valiated and heard while she steps into the next chapter of her life.
Retreat
Definition: An act or process of withdrawing especially from what is difficult, dangerous or disagreeable.
Women going through menopause, often feel isolated, abandoned and alone and as a result, they often "retreat" from others and the outside world.
This luxury retreat was created for you; the woman who does not feel understood or seen and desires to reconnect to what was once there so they can feel confident and whole again
Release
Release all of the old stories in your head that you are not enough. This is your time to shed all of the things that are no longer serving you and keeping you stuck.
Menopause does NOT have to suck and you can feel better than you ever have when you abandon the idea that you need to "work hard" to achieve happiness and health.
Redefine
Redefine how you are going to show up on your life and exist for the next 20, 30 or 40+ years.
Menopause and midlife is an opportunity to do all of the things that you have always put off in order to care for everyone else.
Learn how changing the way you live, from the inside out, can create massive shifts for years to come.
Renew
Leave this retreat feeling refreshed, renewed and ready to take on the world because you have all the tools you need from here on out..
With new friendships, connections and an understanding of where you are and what you can do, the possibilities are endless!
Sample Itinerary
7:30-8:30am - Morning yoga to help get your joints moving and set the tone for the day.
9 - 10am - Breakfast
After breakfast - Workshops, mindset, goal setting, sound bowls, meditations and journalling
1 - 2pm - Lunch
After lunch - 5:30pm - Free time, excursions, shopping, swimming etc.
5:30 - 7pm - Body weight movement/strength classes, dance, restorative yoga and self reflections.
7 - 8pm - Dinner
After dinner - Free time, star gazing, moonlight ceremony
** NOTE**
There will be 1 night out for dinner at a beautiful, local restaurant, on the beach. This is NOT included in your retreat price.
The Space
Welcome to Casa Kismet
Casa Kismet rests on top of a quiet ridge in Playa Pelada boasting incredible ocean views in the quiet surf town of Nosara, Costa Rica.
Like being nestled in a cocoon of good energy, peaceful vibes, ocean breezes, and wild life, this exclusive space in the jungle allows you to immerse yourself into nature, enjoy the magic of the Pacific Ocean, and live the Pura Vida life.
The Food
Fresh, local and delicious food to support your health in menopause.
Just imagine...every morning waking up to the most delicious display of fresh produce and mouthwatering meals that you will ever have, in Costa Rica.
Their in-house chef combines the local cuisine of this beautiful country with fresh, locally sourced, and mostly organic food. The meals are primarily pescatarian (fish), delicious, healthy, and nourishing to help support an anti-inflammatory diet for someone going through menopause.
Their chef can accommodate a variety of dietary options including vegetarian, gluten-free, and dairy free along with food allergies.
Book your retreat NOWThe Accomodations
Karma Penthouse King
Single occupancy $3,200 USD
This large, beautiful , private room has 1 king bed, full kitchen and a private ensuite bathroom. Enjoy hammocks and an outdoor seating area on your covered patio.
Karma Penthouse Queen
Single occupancy - $3,000 USD
This beautiful, private room has 1 queen bed, full kitchen and a shared bathroom with Karma Junior room. Enjoy hammocks and an outdoor seating area on your covered patio.
Karma Penthouse Junior
Single occupancy - $2,800 USD
This quaint, private room has 1 double bed, access to full kitchen and a shared bathroom with Karma Queen room. Enjoy hammocks and an outdoor seating area on covered patio.
Dharma Double
Double occupancy - $2,500 USD per person
This spa ious villa has 2 queen beds, kitchenette and a shared bathroom. . The large, covered wood patio includes 2-person outdoor table and seating area.
Karma Double
Double occupancy - $2,500 USD per person
This ocean view studio includes 2 queen beds, full kitchen and shared bathroom. Relax on a hammock while you feel the ocean breeze on the covered patio
Karma Quad
Quad occupancy - $2,100 USD per person
This ocean view studio includes 4 twin beds, fukll kitchen and shared bathroom. Relax in a hammock while you listen to the sounds of the jungle on the covered patio.
Dharma Deluxe
Occupancy 6 - $1,800 USD per person
Large studio villa is a shared room with 6 twin beds, full kitchen and shared bathroom. Step outside onto the large, covered wood patio, that seconds as the Yoga Shala where we will enjoy many activites as a group.
Your Host - Sam
Samantha (Sam) Montpetit-Huynh has been in the health and fitness industry for over 2 decades, is known as Sam Core Trainer and developed the most comprehensive online health program for women going through menopause and midlife.
She is the co-host of the massively successful High Heels & Hot Flashes event in Toronto, Canada and this retreat is an extension of that incredible night.
Sam made her first trip to Costa Rica in March 2023 and fell in love!
The people, the food; but most importantly, the energy is something that "changed her" which was something that she didn't expect - especially in menopause!
Samantha has found herself again and now she wants to give women the same opportunity to change themselves so they can be the person that they want to be!! 🙏🏾❤️
Retreats starting at $1,800
Prices are per-person and include:
- Accomodations at Casa Kismet for 7 nights.
- Gorgeous, nutritious and delicious meals 3 times a day. (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner except for 1 night out at a beautiful local restaurant on the beach)
- Daily activities, yoga, fitness and movement sessions
- Mindfulness practices (ie: meditation, sound bowls, healing, dance and other)
- Daily Workshops (mindset, goal setting and reflections)
How to book your perfect retreat with us.
Please read through carefully:
- Select the room you would like to stay in. Also choose a second option based on what is available (look at room selection above).
- Email Cathy Wassermann or Samantha Montpetit-Huynh to start the process. Include your name, the date you are booking for and the rooms you would like. Also let us know if you are booking with someone else (friend, sister etc.). Keep in mind this retreat is only for women. Contact info just below this.
- Cathy Wassermann will send you an online registration form and take your deposit to hold your room.
- Book your vacation time from work and start dreaming of warm sunshine, beautiful ocean waves and healing sisterhood in Costa Rica.
Bookings will be made through our travel partner Wassermann Retreats, an affiliate of Direct Travel, 93 Main St. S, Georgetown, ON L7G 3E5, TEL 905.873.2000 ext. 1232
TICO 50023504
***Terms & Conditions***
- A Non-refundable deposit of 750.00USD is required at time of booking.
- Final payment is due January 7, 2025 and is 100% non-refundable from final payment date to departure date.
- Airfare is not included.
What is included
🧘🏽♀️ Daily yoga, movement & meditation
📓 Daily workshops
🛌 7 nights/days accommodation
🥗 3 meals per day (except for one night)
📱 Wifi in all the rooms
💨 Air Conditioning
👙 Pool, covered poolside lounges & beach towels
What is NOT included
✈️ Airfare
🚗 Ground transportation
📝 Travel insurance
🍹 Alcohol
💵 Gratuity
🧖🏽♀️ Spa treatments and excursions
🍽️ One dinner out at a local restaurant
