Awakening Aliveness
November 9 – 16, 2025
Cartago, Costa Rica
You sink into a chair by the fire, the night air cool on your skin as mist drifts through the mountain forest. Sparks rise toward a sky scattered with stars. Around you, women gather in quiet connection, and for the first time in a long time, you feel a deep calm settle in. The expectations, the busyness, the endless roles you’ve been carrying—here, they begin to slip away.
This is the Awakening Aliveness Retreat—a week designed for women ready to reclaim their true essence, reconnect with themselves, and remember what it feels like to be fully alive.
Through guided meditation, forest immersion, gentle movement, and heartfelt conversation, you’ll find the clarity and confidence to live from what matters most—rather than what others expect. You’ll release the weight of “not enough,” rediscover your worth, and return home with a renewed sense of purpose and joy.
Experience the healing power of nature with hikes to hidden waterfalls, restorative hot springs, and the magic of Costa Rica’s cloud forest. Nourish your body and soul with vibrant, plant-based meals crafted from locally sourced ingredients. Rest deeply in handcrafted cabins surrounded by the stillness of the forest, designed for your comfort and renewal.
Verdesana, perched high in Costa Rica’s misty cloud forest, will be your sanctuary. Days flow between stillness and exploration—forest therapy, waterfall hikes, restorative hot springs, and evenings by the fire. Nourishing plant-based meals, sourced from the land, bring vitality and delight to every bite.
This isn’t just time away. It’s a reset. A realignment. A chance to breathe deeply, to be fully present, and to step back into your life lighter, clearer, and more alive than ever.
Trip Tuition: See website for details.
Capodanno in Jazz
Dec 28, 2025 – Jan 4, 2026
Rome & Umbria’s Festive Rhythm:
A Jazz-Fueled Journey Through Italy’s Heartbeat
New Year’s in Jazz: Discover Rome and Celebrate Life, Music, and Italian Elegance in Orvieto!
Step into a world where jazz meets Italian charm. Capodanno in Jazz (New Year’s in Jazz) is your exclusive ticket to ringing in the New Year in the heart of Italy. Wander through the ancient streets of Rome, indulge in mouthwatering Italian cuisine, and sway to the soulful rhythms of the Umbria Jazz Winter Festival in Orvieto.
This 8-day journey blends music, culture, and relaxation, offering unforgettable experiences from a lively New Year’s Eve celebration in Piazza Duomo to tranquil moments by Lake Trasimeno. Led by the inspiring Marie Fratoni, this tour is more than a holiday—it’s a celebration of life, connection, and the magic of Italy.
It’s time to push your business forward, set bigger goals, and challenge yourself to reach new heights! Not only will you unplug and recharge and curate connections with like-minded souls. If this resonates with your heart and spirit, it’s time to say YES and join Marie Fratoni for a transformational journey in Italy.
Trip Tuition: $4700 USD per person, details on the website
Nourish & Flourish!
A Jungle Adventure into Longevity & the Future of Wellness
January 18th to 24th, 2026
The Nest, Costa Rica
If you’re a dynamic, health-conscious, busy individual who’s ready to up-level your health, your vitality, reclaim your energy, find your clarity, inspiration and zest for livin’ your best life– then join us on a private Retreat Sanctuary in the magical Costa Rican jungle for a cutting edge nourishing longevity adventure!
Each day and night, you’ll be immersed in extraordinary adventures that’ll take you outside your comfort zone. Enjoy the expansion and love, as the ancestral wisdom of Costa Rica nurtures and nourishes your inner spirit! You’ll learn to tune into the whispers of your soul and trust your inner guidance.
During our Retreat, you’ll discover how to nourish your body, mind and spirit on a cellular level! You’ll explore the secrets of longevity and anti-aging, where the Blue Zone lifestyle and ancient wisdom meet with cutting edge quantum technology.
Throughout this retreat, you’ll experience the peace and calm and the soothing sounds of the Costa Rican jungle. You’ll learn to tune into the rhythms of nature, leading to you finding your own rhythms and inner peace. You can finally let your hair down! Limited Space!! Just a few spots left.
The Rhythms of Scaling and Sangria Retreat
~Design a Soft Life and a Strong Business~
Madrid, Spain
September 18-25, 2026
Are you an experienced woman entrepreneur longing for a business that scales with ease and a life that hums with soulful rhythm?
Sacred Bhutan
Ancient Pathways to Clarity, Vitality & Purpose
October 20-29, 2026
If you’re an adventurous soul seeking to unplug, reconnect with nature, and immerse yourself in the spirituality and culture of magical Bhutan, then join us for an unforgettable journey of a lifetime through sacred landscapes nestled in the Himalayas. You’ll hike ancient trails, discover Bhutanese traditions, and return home with a renewed sense of clarity, vitality, and purpose.
Your adventure begins with an exhilarating landing into Paro, with heart-pounding moments weaving between mountains and breathtaking views. You step off the plane and breathe in the crisp, pure Himalayan air. It feels different here — charged with something mystical and timeless.
Colorful prayer flags dance in the wind, carrying blessings across the mountains. In the distance, whitewashed monasteries cling to cliffsides, their golden spires catching the morning light. Everywhere you turn, the landscape feels alive — soaring peaks, emerald valleys, and rivers that sparkle with the clarity of untouched nature. You exhale deeply. Your shoulders drop, the tension you didn’t even realize you were holding melts into the breeze. You hear the low soothing murmur of a mantra carried in the air that grounds you in the most extraordinary way. You’re fully here. Present. Alive.
WHAT are the highlights?
Flying into Paro you’ll fly over eight of the ten tallest peaks in the world – including Mt. Everest.
Experience 4 different districts: Paro, Punakha, Gangtey, and Thimphu.
A total Hiker’s paradise! Enjoy sacred trails through the lush valleys of Bhutan including the takin reserve.
Pilgrimage to the legendary Tiger’s Nest (Taktshang) that is absolutely breathtaking!
Visit the stunning Punakha Dzong – a magnificent architectural masterpiece nestled between two rivers.
Traditional farmhouse experience, where you’ll learn how to prepare a Bhutanese home-cooked meal.
Explore the capital of Bhutan, Thimpu – the only capital city in the world with no traffic lights!
Meditation session and butter lamp offering at monasteries, attend evening prayers with monks chanting Buddhist prayers.
Attend the Dechenphu Mask dance festival.
I received an email from your organization. On the email it indicates a retreat to Teotihuacan in October 2024. I can see the trip in the email but I don’t see it on your website “Trips at a Glance” page.
Can you clarify if this an actual retreat that you are offering in 2024?
Hi Angela!
We don’t have the trip up yet – we are catching up from the holidays. But the trip is a go and the page is here:
https://www.wanderlustentrepreneur.com/teotihuacan-mexico-retreat-2024/
Let us know if you have any questions at all – we’d love to have you!
xox Sheri
I would like to partner in order to make a retreat in Mexico. I am from Mexico, and would be happy to colaborate.
Thanks Ingrid! Think about joining our FB groups where you could meet other retreat leaders here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/ILoveTransformationalDestinationRetreats
Congrats on such wonderful services! as a tour company in Morocco, We think we have some unique inspiring tours!
When will you have the trips for 2020 uploaded to your site? Interested in Greece and Nepal…
Probably later this year Margo and you can also contact me directly if you would like to have a customized itinerary to any fo the destinations you would like to travel to.
For example, we often arrange private trips to Nepal and have our clients taken care of by our local guides and contact.
For more information, please don’t hesitate to contact me directly:
ales@journeysofthespirit.com
1866 866 5566
Any trips to New Zealand?
Hello Gina,
We currently don’t have any group trips to New Zealand but we can always customize a trip for individual travel as well.
If this is something you are interested in, please feel free to contact us at:
ales@journeysofthespirit.com
I would then discuss the options with you and put together a custom itinerary.
– Ales, Director of Travel @ Journeys of the Spirit
Hi! Still wondering about a possible Ireland/Scotland trip in 2018. Don’t see an answer to my previous request. Thanks. Shirley
Hi Shirley,
I am sorry that your question hasn’t been answered yet. Right now we don’t know yet if or when the Ireland/Scotland trip will be running for 2018 but please do keep checking back on this site as we are always keeping our trips up to date.
You can also send me an e-mail to ales@journeysofthespirit.com and I will keep you updated on any possible trips to Ireland and Scotland in the new year.
Wishing you all the best,
Ales
Hi,
Really interested to do a Hawaii retreat.
Is there one this year?
Would love to join if there’s a scheduled one line up.
Many thanks
Hi Rita!
We don’t have anything to Hawaii this year love – so sorry!
Blessings, Sheri
Hi Rita!
We don’t have anything to Hawaii this year love – so sorry!
Blessings, Sheri
Do you have plans for a magical/mystical trip to Ireland/Scotland anytime next year (2018)?
I too am interested in an Ireland trip in 2018 or 2019
Any singles trips
Dear Lisa,
We do not have any singles trips at this time. We found that they were not popular as most folks who go on retreats do not go as a couple anyway. They are there to improve themselves not to find a partner.
Blessings, Sheri
What about people over 65? Are there any trips that especially cater to us elderly who are in good enough physical shape and still on the spiritual journey?
Dear Mary,
The average person on a spiritual journey is probably around 50 so you would not feel out of place. As long as you are in good shape – why not? We had two people who were 70 join us in Bhutan last year and they did great.
Blessings, Sheri
@Sil: I agree 🙂 I am wondering where to find the couple’s trips here on the site?
@Sheri: My fiance and I interested in locating a spiritual trip here. Even more intriguing is if you have spiritual wedding ceremony information that you’d be happy to share! Any ideas would be greatly appreciated <3
Dear Cindy,
We don’t have an couples trips right now – but I’ll email you regarding a spiritual wedding. 🙂
Blessings & love, Sheri
Hi Sheri,
We talked a while ago, had a nice connection, and you said you would be interested in exploring a mutually supportive relationship between JOTS and the Evolving Conscious Health Community Cruise that I am organizing for the non-profit OxyGenesis Institute, of which I am director. I am finally up and running with the website launched and all, but would like to follow up on our earlier conversation. Please visit the website and contact me from there? http://myholisticcruise.com
Thank you!
In Joy,
Lois Grasso
Dear Journeys,
I have some amazing photos of the blue whales in mexico taken from a boat very similiar to the one on your website.
I am wanting to publish one of the photos and urgently need to find the photographer…
can you help me by perhaps providing me with the company name who does the whale trip and perhaps an email address or website ?
Kind Regards
Melanie Spears
Dear Melanie,
Gosh angel I just don’t know. I purchased my pictures from iStockphoto.com.
xoxoSheri