THE TURNING POINT

With Taryn Swanepoel and Jacqui Ruiz

July 2 - 7, 2026

Address: Guanacaste Province, Nuevo Arenal, Costa Rica

Contact: Taryn
taryn@beyondbreath.ca

  • $1,800.00 – Shared Room Accomodation
  • $2,400.00 – Private Room Accomodation

There comes a moment in a woman’s life when she feels something shift.
A moment when she realizes she can’t keep carrying everything the way she has been.
A moment when clarity and change start calling.

That moment is the turning point.

This five-day retreat is designed for women navigating life transitions who feel stretched thin, overwhelmed, or disconnected from themselves. Women who are ready for steadiness, clarity, and a deeper sense of inner direction. Women who want more than coping. They want renewal.

In the stillness of the Costa Rican jungle, you’ll have the space to breathe again, settle your nervous system, listen inward, and reconnect with the strength and wisdom that have always been yours.

Why Women Choose This Retreat

Many of the women who join us share experiences like these:

• Feeling overwhelmed or emotionally reactive
• Snapping or shutting down during stressful moments
• Carrying responsibility for everyone else without space for themselves
• Navigating major shifts in identity, purpose, or direction
• Feeling lost behind the roles they’ve played for years
• Wanting calm, clarity, and emotional steadiness that lasts

This retreat weaves together psilocybin, breathwork, grounded integration, and the natural world to support women through the very real emotional and physical demands of transition.

What You’ll Experience

• Two psilocybin ceremonies guided with care, professionalism, and emotional safety
• One transformational breathwork journey designed to regulate your nervous system
• Integration sessions before and after ceremony
• Gentle morning practices including yoga and breath awareness
• Nature excursions and unstructured time for rest
• A private, quiet environment created for reflection and renewal
• Nourishing vegetarian meals prepared by our in-house chef

Every element of the experience is intentional. Spacious. Supportive. Grounded.
The goal is not intensity — it’s clarity and reconnection.

What You’ll Learn

• How to release emotional patterns and internal pressure
• How to meet stress without burning out or shutting down
• How to reconnect with your intuition, desires, and inner voice
• How to cultivate calm in your nervous system
• How to navigate change with confidence and steadiness
• How to feel more like yourself again

This isn’t about escaping life. It’s about meeting your life with new clarity and strength.

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 space, Wi-Fi, kitchen access, and housekeeping.

It’s quiet, surrounded by nature, and designed to help you settle, soften, and reconnect.

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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