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Win a Week for Two at Farm of Life in Costa Rica

 

A lucky winner and guest will enjoy a week-long stay at a much-loved boutique health retreat in Costa Rica, sponsored by Natural Awakenings and Farm of Life (Finca de Vida).

For more information, and to enter the Natural Awakenings' Farm of Life Health Adventure Sweepstakes, click here.

 

Secluded high in the cooling mountains above Dominical with views of the Pacific Ocean, Farm of Life offers yoga classes, health counseling, educational retreats, a wide variety of area activities, and a delicious raw food menu featuring fresh produce from their permaculture garden. Guests can enjoy jungle hikes to dramatic waterfalls, horseback riding, whitewater rafting, tours of nearby eco-farms, and excursions to nature parks, local markets, and nearby beaches with great surfing, snorkeling, whale watching, deep-sea fishing, and sea kayaking. The property includes spring-fed pools, an organic farm, mountainside yoga deck with sunset views of the Pacific Ocean, an inviting common house, and delightful hilltop cottages and cabins.

The best part is simply relaxing in this very special mountain retreat with like-minded international guests while learning how to create a healthier lifestyle. Owners Jody and Brian Calvi have a well-deserved reputation for attentive, loving service and skillful health counseling that is devoted to helping guests explore the inner world of personal health while enjoying the peaceful, healing and inspirational natural surroundings.

“We both have cured ourselves of debilitating diseases through raw food diet and lifestyle changes,” says Jody, who was on crutches five years ago due to ever-worsening juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. “We wanted to create a place that was very affordable for everyone to experience and learn what they can to do to create better health, whether they have health issues or simply want a more vibrant, enjoyable life.”

Brian adds, “My healing experience from fibromyalgia/chronic fatigue was helped by attending an expensive raw food retreat in an American city. During our honeymoon in Costa Rica, I realized how special it would be to offer an affordable option for anyone who chooses to explore this healing, raw food lifestyle where one can be immersed in the peace and serenity of nature with clean air, mountain streams, organic farm fresh produce, and a loving vibe. This is the place.

“When people first arrive, we ask them ‘What is your intention?’ We want people to own their experience as much as possible and then leave with a toolbox that they can use. We role model the lifestyle that we teach our guests. While cooked food is available, we teach guests how to prepare delicious raw foods that retain all the nutrients nature intended, and provide counseling to help guests integrate a new way of living fully in mind, body and spirit. We also have daily yoga classes, meditations, and walks to neighboring organic farms that may include visits to neighbors who are living completely off the grid.

Staying at Farm of Life is like being in a family; guests can choose to join us in what we are doing, or not. We not regimented in a schedule. If guests have come for healing, they have to be proactive because we want them to learn how to take this information back with them. It is always in the hands of the guests. We also know that people need to relax and need downtime. Just the peace and quiet and being in nature is healing in itself.”

“Of course, many people just come for a healthy vacation because there is so much to do here, so many activities in the beautiful surroundings,” says Jody. “We have spectacular waterfall hikes in our valley, hiking trails that begin right from the property, and can arrange for a wide variety of daily excursions for whitewater rafting, surfing, nature parks, and more.”

The very special spirit of Farm of Life is best captured in the dozens of loving testimonials that guests have left on TripAdvisor.com that is perhaps best summed up in one line: “I went just for a vacation, but ended up with a life-transforming experience.”

The prize includes shared accommodations for two, ground transportation to and from the San José airport, nightly dinners, and use of the communal kitchen and the farm’s fruits and vegetables to prepare your own breakfast and lunches. Winners will also enjoy health coaching, yoga sessions, two waterfall hikes, a beach excursion, a permaculture farm tour, and a tour to Manuel Antonio National Park.

PLEASE NOTE:  Winners are responsible for their air transportation to and from San José, Costa Rica.

To enter, visit NaturalAwakeningsMag.com/Natural-Awakenings/Contests/. To learn more about Farm of Life, visit FarmOfLifecr.com and by googling tripadvisor farm of life.