Join Johanne for a journey of self-discovery as you explore this wonderful universal healing art and its amazing possibilities. Dedicate four days to discover a new and delightful ability in yourself. Reiki is a wonderful form of self-care that helps reduce stress and brings about overall well-being.
You are invited to partake in Tambo Ilusion's Reiki Level 1 initiation retreat, which consists of attunement to the first degree of Usui Reiki to learn to heal with your hands. Offer yourself the wonderful opportunity to learn and share the Usui Reiki system - which is a simple, holistic, non-invasive healing system that balances the body's energy centers. It is one of the easiest and most natural forms of holistic healing there is.
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08:30 - Preparation of breakfast and enjoy a sit-down breakfast
10:00 - Cooking workshop preparing the midday meal
13:00 - Lunch
14:00 - Free time
16:30 - Yoga and meditation practice
18:00 - Free time
19:00 - Supper
This program is designed for one or two people maximum for an intimate experience and personalized instruction.
Get a real taste of vegetarian cooking with this perfectly blended five-day retreat.
If you prefer the option without the yoga classes included, please inquire.
Vegetarian cuisine is both tasty and culturally diverse and this retreat aims to show you just that. You will experience time and again how wholesome food prepared with love and good intention is exquisite, eye-pleasing, and fulfilling. Johanne holds a vegetarian nutrition certificate and is a coach in mind-body nutrition & the psychology of eating. She worked as the cook in a hostel in Costa Rica for over a year and at Tambo Ilusión Wellness Retreat Center for over 3 years and made a name for herself as a great cook. Johanne is happy to share her knowledge and passions with her guests. Johanne will teach you how to prepare and eat more plant-based foods and raw foods without the dogma and the fanaticism often associated with them. Her goal isn't to convert anyone to vegetarianism but to encourage and inspire people to eat a balanced diet.
If you already follow a vegetarian or vegan diet, you might become savvier and will come away with tasty recipes, as the possibilities of vegetarian dishes are endless. There's so much you can do with fruits, vegetables, legumes (beans, lentils, and peas), whole grains, sea vegetables (seaweeds) nuts, and seeds, which are all part of a balanced vegetarian diet. Come learn to transform these ingredients into delightful dining experiences that are sure to excite your palate and engage your senses.
The content of the cooking workshops within this retreat is informative, easy to understand, and digest. You will learn to prepare and enjoy various dishes daily. You will receive hands-on experience preparing food, practical tips and tricks, as well as savor delicious and nourishing food. You will hopefully discover new foods like locro de zapallo, Johanne's vegan take on a popular Peruvian dish.
You will learn to prepare healthy breakfasts, learn about superfoods, sprouting, juicing, fermenting, dehydrating, making smoothies, nut and seed milk, raw desserts, and much more. You will get to ask questions as you prepare meals from start to finish. The workshops are fun, relaxed, and practical.
Before your arrival, you will be asked what foods you love, what foods you dislike, if you have any food allergies, and if you want to focus on lacto-ovo vegetarian recipes (no meat, no fish, and no animal tissue products), vegan recipes (only plant-derived foods), or raw vegan recipes. The recipes and menus are then further customized to honor such requests.
Eating nutritious foods and moving our bodies are two of the most important ways in which the actions we take on a daily basis contribute to our overall health and well-being. Thus, this program would not be complete without yoga practice and a walk in the protected forest.
Wholesome vegetarian meals are prepared three times daily. Meals are shared in Tambo Ilusion's house family style. Fruits and vegetables are fresh and seasonal. Some of the fruit come from their own trees (citrus, papayas, mangoes, bananas, star fruit, etc.). Special dietary needs can be accommodated with advanced notice.
The following meals are included:
