Queer Birds: An LGBTQ+ Wellness Retreat with Bird Tribe
With Tony Moss, Shireen Jarrahian, David Daniel, Diana Carr and Donovan McGrath
July 7 - 14, 2024
[This retreat is open to all LGBTQ+ identified people- inclusive of all backgrounds and gender identities]
We invite you to join a community of queer adventurers for a 7-day experience of wellness in the glorious Diamante Valley of Costa Rica. This experience will bring in the best elements of sacred plant ceremonies led by BIRD TRIBE; and embodiment practices: daily yoga, mediation, movement, breathwork and philosophy.
Hosted in the Jungle Gayborhood, enjoy staying in our exquisite hand crafted bamboo cabins in the rain forest of Costa Rica, as you spend your days immersed in the spectacular natural wonderland of our property, with several kilometers of forest trails leading to pristine natural waterfalls, rock pools and rivers. Surrounded by the abundance of nature and supported by queer community, this retreat is open to all queer gender expressions and all levels of practice and experience with yoga, meditation, and sacred plant ceremonies.
In addition to the scheduled elements of the retreat, we will have plenty of time to relax and savor the exquisite natural settings, and process our learnings, and grow from the supportive community we will create.
The booking price includes selected accommodations, all meals, embodiment practices, nature excursions, and transportation to and from San Jose airport. Sacred Plant Ceremonies are optional, and offered at no charge to retreat participants.
Invitation to Participate in Optional Research Study
As a part of this retreat, we’ll be partnering with our friends at Unlimited Sciences to conduct a clinical study that is deeply aligned with some of our core values as a queer wellness center. The goal of the study is to learn more about the positive and/or negative outcomes of sacred plant ceremonies in naturalistic settings (meaning outside a research laboratory), and any potential factors that could affect those outcomes, in a group of queer-identifying individuals. The study will involve filling out a set of online surveys over the period of 2 weeks before and up to 3 months after your experience at the Gayborhood. Your participation in this study could instrumentally shape our understanding of the therapeutic potential of sacred plant ceremonies amongst the queer community. Read more about the study here.
✔ Included:
- Accommodations
- 3 meals / day
- All workshops and practices
- Group Shuttle Airport transfer to and from the Jungle Gayborhood (at specific dates/times)
✗ NOT included:
- Flight
- Any visas that may be required
All Prices are in USD$.
A 50% Deposit payment is required to book your space. The remaining 50% will be processed 30 days prior to the start of the course.
Please note: 13% tax will be added to all costs.
Jungle Gayborhood Retreat Cancellation policy:
90+ days prior to the start date of the retreat: Full refund
89-30 days: 50% refund
29 days or less: No refunds
We know that life can be unpredictable, and sometimes plans need to change, but our cancellation and refund policies are absolute. We recommend trip insurance that includes coverage for cancellations made for any reason. We recommend insurance companies such as: Travel Guard, World Nomad or any other well-known travel insurance company.
Photo: The Upper Falls, Jungle Gayborhood, Diamante Valley
SCHOLARSHIP OPTIONS – [SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED AS OF JUNE 13.]
Participants who would like to join the course but are facing financial challenges and difficulties can opt for one of a limited number of scholarship option.
They will be able to access the course at a greatly reduced price. Accommodation will be in a camping tent rather than a cabin.
In order to qualify for this, a participant needs to send us an email speaking of their motivation for joining the course as well as describing the nature of their difficult financial situation.
PRECIO TICO
For Costa Rican nationals we offer a 50% discount on listed prices. Please email [email protected] for further information. A Costa Rican passport or identity card is required.
Doggo Notice: We have two very loving and friendly pups – Bodhi & Luna – who live here at the Gayborhood. Aside from the occasional barking spree at incoming cars, they are quiet, harmless, and very sweet. If you have any concerns about dogs being onsite, please reach out to discuss.
Facilitators
Tony Moss is a recording artist, producer, and creative director at I.AM.LIFE Music. With 28 years experience of study and facilitation with plant medicine work, his focus is “music as medicine” and it’s contributions to traditional and contemporary ceremonial, psycho-spiritual, and related therapeutic uses.
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Shireen Jarrahian is a sound healing practitioner, multi-instrumentalist musician and psychedelic integration specialist. She’s also an event producer at I AM LIFE Music, building and connecting community through ceremony, music and conscious events in the Los Angeles area and internationally.
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DAVID DANIEL/“Yancun Wishtin” is a founding member of Bird Tribe with 10 years of devotional service and apprenticeship under Maestro Tony Moss, as well as the Shipibo and Lakota traditions. David has woven a potent prayer for harmonizing the traditions and technologies of North and South, mind and heart, eagle and condor.
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DIANA CARR, a founding member of Bird Tribe, is a healer, singer/song writer, mom, recording artist, and ceremonialist with over 10 years of devotional service to the plants. Her legendary and classic ceremonial music anthems are synonymous with the healing container of Bird Tribe.
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Donovan is the founder of Amplified Yoga, for which he travels the world sharing his positive vision. His motivation is to encourage you to Amplify the greatest parts of yourself, using ancient yogic technology, presented in a modern & accessible way. In 1996, at the age of 20, he took his first yoga class in New York City. Struck by the clarity, vitality and peace he felt, this ignited a lifelong passion. He immediately completed his first teacher training at the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center, started meditating and began teaching. Since then, he has trained and become certified in the traditions…
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