NOTE: this event is fully SOLD OUT.
Meet the Team
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Zach Bush MD
Zach Bush MD is a physician specializing in internal medicine, endocrinology and hospice care. He is an internationally recognized educator and thought leader on the microbiome as it relates to health, disease, and food systems. Dr Zach founded *Seraphic Group and the nonprofit Farmer’s Footprint to develop root-cause solutions for human and ecological health. His passion for education reaches across many disciplines, including topics such as the role of soil and water ecosystems in human genomics, immunity, and gut/brain health. His education has highlighted the need for a radical departure from chemical farming and pharmacy, and his ongoing efforts are providing a path for consumers, farmers, and mega-industries to work together for a healthy future for people and planet.
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Gaia Ma
Gaia skillfully combines extensive training over 30 years in modalities such as Tantra, Yoga, Psychology, Systemic Constellation, Breathwork, Dance and Movement Therapy, and Trauma Healing with her diverse life experience as a community founder, entrepreneur, dancer, lover, natural builder, and permaculture designer.
Gaia has degrees in both Gender and Sexuality Studies and Economics from New York University. As well as certifications in Skydancing Tantra, Shamanic Healing, OSHO Therapy, Yoga Teaching, and Permaculture Design.
Gaia is best known for her transparent and genuine approach. Gaia’s authenticity permits her to bring both keen perception and loving presence to her work.
Gaia is the founder of The Tantric Way Process, a world-renowned personal and spiritual development process. In The Tantric Way process, Gaia creates a safe and intimate environment in which to shatter programmed patterns of the body mind and supports people to step into love and freedom. It’s been said that Gaia “Holds Space Like a Mother #^@%*!”
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Manuel Obregon
Musician, composer and producer, Manuel Obregón has focused his creative work on the Central American music and its relationship to nature and the environment. In his work, Obregón has achieved a synthesis between academic training, tradition and experimentation. This evolution that can be traced in his solo recordings and in the various music groups he has founded, as well as in the projects he has developed such as La Orquesta de la Papaya and La Orquesta del Río Infinito. He is also founder of Papaya Music, a music company formed by various artists, technicians and producers intended to rescue and spread the Central American music. Manuel Obregón has numerous recordings which include more than 20 solo albums of his original compositions and as many as producer and guest musician; these work has earned him national and international recognition along his carreer. He has been granted several awards from the Costa Rican Association of Musical Composers and Authors (ACAM).
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Francesca Barone
Francesca is a naturopathic medical practitioner, holistic nutritionist, and avid seeker of root-cause healing through holistic practices. Francesca is a trauma-informed practitioner and long-term student of Gabor Maté’s work specializing in early-developmental trauma, somatic healing, and addiction therapy. Her passion is rooted in guiding others through a variety of root-cause healing practices to help them restore their vitality and true essence. She is committed to helping others rediscover their empowerment through self-healing, compassion-based therapy, and connection to Spirit.
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Peter Oppermann
German engineer turned transformational engineer – Peter is the founder of the LA-based Future Self Institute. Peter offers workshops, classes, and one-on-one coaching to individuals globally. He has helped over 10,000 people from 25 nationalities discover their future selves using the cutting-edge, research-driven Future Self Method blending neuroscience, quantum physics, and ancient wisdom traditions. Peter empowers individuals to rewire their operating systems, create new neural pathways, and manifest the lives and regenerative business ventures of their dreams.
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Priscilla Coblentz
A classically trained opera singer, harnesses the transformative power of sound vibrations to uplift and heal. As a visionary in energy medicine and vibrational sound therapy, she founded the Harmonic Alignment Collaborative, connecting practitioners to share innovations, best practices, and educate through workshops and wellness travel to sacred sites worldwide. A certified bioenergetic practitioner (IMATE, Energy 4Life) and health coach via Dr. Zach Bush’s 8-Point Journey of Intrinsic Health. Alongside Dr. Larisa Sharipova, she hosts Harmonic Alignment™, a podcast bridging Western medicine and quantum physics. Priscilla, a Reiki Master, yoga practitioner, and Argentine tango dancer, believes “You are a Miracle”. You are a unique puzzle that only you can put together. She is excited to be a guide along your beautiful journey.
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William Vitalis
In the late 1970’s, it became clear to young William that the only medicine powerful enough to stave off planetary disaster would be a profound shift in collective consciousness, a quantum shift of the noosphere, initiated by groups of pioneering souls who had made the jump themselves. Three core texts, the Tao De Jing, the Gnostic Gospels of Thomas, and Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras resonated most profoundly, and kindled the Absolute Desire to go beyond the walls of Ivy League academia and seek out teachers who could pass on the Living Truth reflected in those scriptures, who effortlessly manifested that State of Being in their every act.
This quest, the search for the true source of healing, and his instinct that the application of inner light, sacred sounds, and the subtle frequencies of nature are the origin and future of medicine, has guided decades of inquiry, apprenticeship, and discovery. Now, through the medium of Sacred Song and the Daoist Arts of movement medicine, he is honored to guide friends and fellow travelers, as we return to the Source of all healing, the golden surface of the quantum sea, ever dancing with the light of all possibilities, that I AM.
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Jill & Jessica Emich
As trailblazers in the food and wellness industries for over 25 years, Jill and Jessica (two of triplets) continue to uplift the energy of the planet through holistic, community-focused live and digital classes, workshops, events, and retreats from their hometown in Boulder, Colorado as well as globally.
The Freedom Movement Method was created by Jill and Jessica Emich as an invitation to anchor and expand within to heal and transform through movement medicine. We use dance, breathwork, and grounding techniques to connect more deeply within, to build stamina and empowerment and to move into higher states.
Map of Blue Spirit:
Important Details:
Pricing:
The base price for the 7 days and nights of the program is $2,997.
The all-inclusive cost of meals and accommodation varies based on the type of lodging you choose on the next page.
Refund Policy:
If you absolutely have to cancel your plans, refunds will be issued according to the following schedule:
More than 3 months in advance: 90% refund
1-3 months in advance: 60% refund
2-4 weeks in advance: 30% refund
less than 2 weeks in advance: 10% refund
In the unlikely event that the Immersion is cancelled due to weather or any other unforeseen “Act of God,” your registration fee will be applied to the rescheduled event, or to any other offering from The Journey of Intrinsic Health.
Meals:
Blue Spirit takes pride in offering delicious, nutritious, locally-sourced meals which are primarily vegetarian (with the option of fish on some nights). In the registration form, you will be asked about dietary preferences. Please let us know if you have specific wants or needs and we will make sure you are well-fed.
Shared Rooms:
On the next page, you will see a variety of room options. You have the choice to book the whole room for you (and a friend) OR choose a SHARED room, in which you will be paired with another attendee of the same gender.
Transportation:
We recommend that you book a flight arriving at Liberia International Airport (LIR) a few days before the Immersion or early in the day on Saturday, April 26, 2025, and fly out late in the day on Saturday, May 03.
Shuttle service for the scenic 2.5 hr drive from LIR to Blue Spirit is available on Saturdays for an additional $60 each way.
Mobility:
This immersion takes place in a jungle on the beach. The terrain is uneven, including stone paths, stairs, hills and sand. Certain rooms require walking stairs and hills to and from the main event building. Blue Spirit Resort does not adhere to U.S. ADA standards. In order to participate, attendees must feel comfortable with their ability to physically navigate this environment.
Psycho-Spiritual Readiness:
This immersion is designed to take participants deep into their own psyche. Attendees are invited to excavate old stories and venture into the cobwebbed caves of their emotional bodies. This psycho-spiritual self-inquiry will be facilitated with the tools of meditation, breathwork and somatic activation while immersed in wild nature. Though we create a caring, “safe-enough” environment, such inner adventures are inherently risky, and we encourage potential attendees to sincerely inquire as to their readiness before committing to a program promising this level of intensity.
Location:
Blue Spirit Costa Rica provides an extraordinary setting to all who are dedicated to spiritual transformation, personal development, and environmental sustainability. Perched on a hilltop that overlooks the Pacific Ocean and a three-mile long white sand beach that is protected as a turtle refuge – Blue Spirit offers an extraordinarily beautiful and natural setting on one of Costa Rica’s renowned white sand beaches. Learn more here.