Experience personal growth and transformation in 2024 through community-led nourishment with doctors of Chinese Medicine in a beautiful beachfront location.
Optimized Wellness Living (OWL), with Dr. Chloé Bañales and Dr. Lexi Stiles, is a 5-day Blue Zone wellness week to recharge and experience the way of living that humans are made to have.
Join us on December 11-15, 2023 in the beautiful Nosara, Costa Rica, to immerse yourself in the healing power of nature while enjoying a curated experience designed to elevate your physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
The mind and body exist in a relationship that maintains a delicate balance. A healthy diet, activity in nature, rest, and social connection all play critical roles in this equilibrium. A life crowded by business, school, and constructed obligations, often takes us away from being able to adequately focus on the most essential priorities for our own well-being.
OWL offers a reset from this programming, a return to your most vitalized self, by restoring the primary determinants of health with guidance from doctors of traditional medicine.
Enjoy local, nutrient-dense meals prepared by a certified holistic chef a part of your retreat to nourish your body, mind, and soul -- a foundational part of longevity and feeling your best.
5 nights' beachfront accommodation
Complimentary airport transfers to and from the hotel
3 chef-prepared meals per day
Daily Yoga class
Surf Lessons with certified instructors
Guided nature hikes and local excursions
Ice Baths/Cold Thermogenesis
Mental Emotional Release® for unresolved negative emotions and limiting beliefs
Huna Energy Work
Introduction to Essentials of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Workshop
Bodywork/Massage Therapy
Acupuncture
After registering for OWL, you'll receive a Herbal Consultation with a Doctor of Chinese Medicine at My Herb Pharm that includes a comprehensive intake and tongue diagnosis to determine which Chinese Herbal Formula would be best to meet your individual needs and wellness goals. Hello, feeling nourished and replenished!
$2,900 includes:
5-night stay at Norte Nosara
Ground transportation to and from Liberia airport
Herbal Consultation + Custom Herbal Formula
3 delicious, healthy meals a day
All activities such as yoga, surfing, massage, acupuncture, and ice baths (activities subject to change)
$2,600 includes:
5-night stay at Norte Nosara
Ground transportation to and from Liberia airport
Herbal Consultation + Custom Herbal Formula
3 delicious, healthy meals a day
All activities such as yoga, surfing, massage, acupuncture, and ice baths (activities subject to change)
Experience personal growth and transformation in 2024 through community-led nourishment with doctors of Chinese Medicine.
Dr. Lexi Stiles is a licensed Doctor of Chinese medicine and a multifaceted healer. Incorporating many elements into her sessions (acupuncture, cupping, herbal medicine, diet therapy, meditation, reiki, breathwork, somatic release, and subconscious reprogramming), she aims to meet the body where it’s at, believing that when the body feels safe will it be receptive to healing.
Having worked for many years in the field of women’s hormonal health, fertility, and mental health, it is Lexi's mission to bring life to the sometimes hidden, but infinite potential that she sees in every single person. She believes that true health comes from integration within ourselves along with the surrounding environment. Nothing is separate. She will go deep into the underlying webs of disharmony with her clients, which once untangled, bring about sustainable, long-lasting healing.
After Lexi tried years of working with various practitioners, supplements, and protocols and trying to “solve” her own health problems, she realized the magic of healing was in non-resistance to the circumstances at hand. To surrender to the symptoms at hand is to surrender to the higher wisdom at play, which reveals the lesson and purpose behind our health experiences.
As practitioners of holistic healthcare, one of the best treatments that we can offer is to provide an environment where individuals can experience truly optimal living.
Hence the vision of Optimal Wellness Living.
Having grown up surfing competitively, one of OWL's original founders, Dr. Gavin Garcia, loves to share with others the lifelong gift of riding waves as a way of connecting to the ocean. He believes it to be one of the most pure and authentic human experiences, and feels privileged to be able to teach this skill to others who want to learn.
Side-effects include improved mood, increased immunity, enhanced circulation, muscle development, and more!
Understanding the ways of ocean waves also gives philosophical insight into the world at large.
We warmly invite you to share this experience of optimal living in Nosara, Costa Rica -- one of only 5 blue zones in the world!
A blue zone is an area where residents enjoy an extraordinarily long, healthy lifespan. Residents of these unique locations often live to be over 100 years of age.
Thank you to our generous sponsors who were thoughtfully selected based on their shared values and mission to support wellness and personal growth: My Herb Pharm, YINA, Elix, Paleovalley, Troscriptions, and LMNT.
We'd love to have you both join us! Each of you will get $100 off your registration if you sign up together. Email Dr. Chloe at hello@chloehom.com to set this up. See you soon!
Payment plans are available with a 50% deposit. The remaining balance can be split into up to 2 payments with the final payment due by November 27, 2023.
If you're interested in a payment plan to secure your spot at OWL Costa Rica 2023, please email Dr. Chloe at hello(@)chloehom.com and we'll set that up for you!
We've got you covered! After you submit your payment, you'll receive a questionnaire where you can indicate your dietary restrictions and preferences for our certified holistic chef.
Optimized Wellness Living was originally founded by Dr. Chloé and Dr. Gavin. Due to personal matters that require extra time and attention at the moment, Dr. Gavin will no longer be available to join us for the retreat. He sends his best wishes and looks forward to hosting future events together.
The intention of this experience is for you to rest, recover, and revitalize your mind, body, and spirit. If part of that includes opting out of the cold plunge, that is 100 percent okay! You can reach out to Dr. Chloe at hello@chloehom.com with any additional questions about the itinerary as well.
Experience personal growth and transformation in 2024 through community-led nourishment with doctors of Chinese Medicine.