non-duality, Nervous system coherence and IFS

What your 8 day stay includes

1 year+ worth of meditation in 8 days

“I know that my next 6, 8, 12 months will be that much richer for the time that I’ve spent over the past week”

— Henry

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This will be a Close-knit retreat with a maximum of 14 participants. Register soon to reserve your place.

About this retreat:

What if lasting peace and genuine inner freedom weren’t something you needed to achieve or acquire - but were part of the organizing intelligence already running quietly in your body right now?

And the real risk wasn’t failure… but living an entire lifetime without ever learning how to tap into this.

Every contemplative tradition has pointed toward this insight for thousands of years. What modern science has begun to clarify is how the doorway actually works: the interface with this deeper intelligence is your nervous system.

Your nervous system is not simply reacting to the world. It is an expression of the same self-organizing principles that shape life itself. Healing, creativity, insight, and psychological integration all emerge from the nervous system’s natural drive toward coherence.

This retreat is about rediscovering the balance your system already knows how to create.

During this intimate Existential Awe retreat, we will explore meditation not as an escape from the body or mind, but as the place where awareness and biology begin to cooperate.

First, we will work directly with the nervous system. Through attention training, breath, and sensory awareness, you will learn how perception influences the regulatory loops that shape stress, clarity, emotional stability, and resilience.

Second, we will explore psychological integration through Internal Family Systems (IFS). Many difficult emotions turn out to be protective strategies inside the nervous system. When these parts are met with curiosity and compassion, the system naturally reorganizes toward greater harmony.

Finally, we will open into insight and non-dual meditation, where awareness begins to recognize the wider field in which thoughts, sensations, and emotions appear. Many people discover something quietly profound here: the peace they have been trying to create was never absent - it was simply obscured.

Seen this way, meditation is not about fixing yourself. It is about discovering how the living system you already are naturally moves toward healing and coherence when given the right conditions.

The retreat will take place at Ecocoon, a rainforest tree-lodge in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica, where elevated eco-villas blend into the jungle canopy. The space features open indoor-outdoor living areas, green roofs shaded by surrounding trees, private pools with natural filtration, sauna and cold plunge, and a stunning yoga deck surrounded by the sounds of the rainforest.

Space is intentionally limited to 16 participants to support depth, connection, and the kind of transformation that becomes possible in a small, well-held container.

If this speaks to something in you, I would be honored to share the journey.

Logistics:

WHEN: The retreat will be from 2pm Saturday, July 27th to 3pm Saturday, August 3re.

WHERE: Coastal Costa Rica

WHAT: 8 days of sacred silence, supported meditation, group exercises, teacher interviews, movement practices and mindful eating. You will be provided with detailed instruction and support to guide you in continuous meditation, from eyes open to eyes closed. (Note: this can sound daunting if you’ve never done a retreat before, but it is actually quite simple with good instruction and staff and teacher support.)

WHO: If you want to have a significant experience with meditation and see your true self more clearly, this retreat will work for you. One lovely thing about supported meditation retreats is we don’t need to be worried about getting overwhelmed. While this retreat will be quite different from our everyday lives, there is nothing about this retreat that won’t be doable for almost anyone.

ABOUT YOUR TEACHER:

"It is rare to find a mindfulness teacher like Janusz - deep in their practice and community, fluid and clear in their presentation, personable and intimate in delivery... I have only enthusiasm backed by experience to share in regards to their wisdom, integrity, and delivery."
- Shinzen Young - Meditation Master & Author, *The Science of Enlightenment.*
Janusz began meditating as a teen and became fascinated in how to use the depth of meditation to learn to create a better inner and outer world. Practicing in traditions that emphasized continuous, all day meditation, Janusz developed their practice as a way of weaving mindfulness into every aspect of their life.
After receiving two degrees in fine art, and leveled by personal hardship and the events surrounding 9/11, Janusz rededicated themselves to meditation and teaching. After discovering their teacher Shinzen Young, Janusz began to focus on creating new ways to teach and combine traditional meditation systems.
Janusz has had the honor of studying with numerous living masters in meditation and has been empowered to teach by Spirit Rock meditation center and was personally fully empowered to teach by Shinzen Young in 2013.
Janusz has also trained in Attachment theory as an intervention for trauma, and Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy. They are currently focusing on combining non-dual practices with IFS to create a smooth integrated path between emptiness experiences and deep inner healing work.

Retreat Fees

This retreat is being run at cost. Rates include food, lodging, prep sessions, teacher support and movement classes. Rates do not include travel or optional body-work sessions.

At Cost Rates:
$4900 - Base Rate - (Including Teacher Support)

The deposit is $2500. Please note: submitting a deposit and registering does not guarantee a space in the retreat. After submitting your deposit you'll be contacted for an interview.

*Please note: most of the sleeping spaces are individual beds in shared rooms. We will do our best to give people the best accommodations possible and, please be aware that most attendees will be in dorm style spaces.

Interested But Can’t Attend This Time? Leave your contact and we’ll reach out next time.

Retreat Registration

Registration is now is now open. However, registering below does not guarantee a spot on the retreat.

Because this is a very close-knit retreat (14 people) and space is limited, after submitting your deposit and the interview process, we will inform you regarding your retreat status ASAP.

If there is not space, you will be placed on the waiting list. If we cannot find a spot for you on this retreat, we will refund your deposit.

The below information will be kept private and read only by the teacher and the retreat manager. No information will be shared at any point.

(Registration will take about 7 minutes.)

Future Retreats and Courses

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Also, be sure to check out our free resources (guided meditations, videos and our livestream).