Back To Each Other

With Taryn Swanepoel and Jacqui Ruiz

September 24 - 29, 2026

Address: Guanacaste Province, Nuevo Arenal, Costa Rica

Contact: Taryn
taryn@beyondbreath.ca

  • $4,400.00 – Private Room Accomodation

There comes a moment in a relationship when the distance becomes undeniable.

A moment when two people who love each other realize they’ve been living parallel lives — close but not connected.
A moment when something deeper starts calling.

That moment is the invitation.

This six-day retreat is designed for couples navigating the quiet drift that life brings — the years of responsibility, pressure, and unspoken distance that slowly create space between two people who once felt inseparable. Couples who are ready to stop managing and start truly meeting each other again. Couples who want more than coexisting. They want reconnection.
In the stillness of the Costa Rican mountains, overlooking the calm waters of Lake Arenal, you’ll have the space to slow down, soften, and find your way back to each other — and to yourselves.

Why Couples Choose This Retreat
Many of the couples who join us share experiences like these:

– Feeling emotionally disconnected despite still caring deeply
– Repeating the same arguments without real resolution
– Going through the motions of life together without genuine intimacy
– Navigating a major life transition as a couple — children leaving, career shifts, loss, or reinvention
– Wanting to deepen a bond that is already good, but sensing there is more
– Feeling like roommates rather than partners
– Longing for the closeness they once had and not knowing how to find it again

This retreat weaves together psilocybin, breathwork, grounded integration, and the natural world to support couples through the real emotional terrain of a shared life.

What You’ll Experience:
– Two psilocybin ceremonies guided with care, professionalism, and emotional safety — experienced together, integrated individually and as a couple
– Transformational breathwork journeys designed to open the body and regulate the nervous system
– Integration sessions before and after ceremony, including guided couples dialogue
– Gentle morning practices including movement, breath awareness, and stillness
– Nature excursions and unstructured time to simply be together
– A private, quiet environment created for reflection, presence, and renewal
– Nourishing vegetarian meals prepared by our in-house chef
– An opening cacao ceremony to set intention and create safe, sacred space

Every element of the experience is intentional. Spacious. Held.
The goal is not intensity — it’s intimacy, clarity, and genuine reconnection.

What You’ll Learn:
– How to meet each other with openness rather than defence
– How to release old patterns that no longer serve the relationship
– How to communicate from a deeper, more honest place
– How to regulate your own nervous system so you can truly be present with your partner
– How to navigate change and uncertainty as a team
– How to feel seen, safe, and close again

This isn’t about fixing what is broken. It’s about remembering what brought you together — and building something richer going forward.

The Environment:
– This beautiful, loved property is perched in the hills above Lake Arenal, surrounded by nature with cool breezes and peaceful mornings — comfortable, and intentionally simple.
– Accommodations include private or shared rooms depending on preference, with air conditioning, a shared common space, Wi-Fi, kitchen access, and housekeeping.
– It’s quiet, surrounded by nature, and designed to help you both settle, soften, and come back to each other.

A Note on Psilocybin:

Psilocybin is a powerful tool, and it is not the right fit for everyone. Before joining either retreat, every participant goes through a thorough screening process to ensure this experience is appropriate, safe, and well-suited to where you are right now. This is not a gatekeeping exercise — it is an act of care. We want every person who walks through this experience to be genuinely ready for it.

To begin that conversation, we invite you to book a complimentary 20-minute discovery call. It’s a relaxed, no-pressure conversation where you can ask questions, share a little about yourself, and together we’ll get a sense of whether this is the right next step for you.

Book your discovery call here: https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/booking/wNhvIA23TlRqExNaOnn4

About the Leaders

Taryn Swanepoel

I'm Taryn — breathwork facilitator, psilocybin guide, and the founder of Beyond Breath. I'm a certified breathwork facilitator trained through Breathmasters, a certified psilocybin facilitator trained here in Costa Rica, and a 200-hour certified yoga teacher. My work sits at the intersection of nervous system regulation, somatic healing, and plant medicine — and I've spent […]

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Jacqui Ruiz

"Jacqui" Jacqueline Ruiz has been leading retreats for many years. From mortician to mushrooms, Jacqui Transformational Coach and Corporate Leadership Facilitator combined her personal experience with her professional experience to create life-changing retreats. Her more than 15 years guiding people through emotionally challenging times along with her nurturing, safe, comforting and no-nonsense way is a […]

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