This eight-day adventure begins just outside Panama City in the mystical Soberania National Park where we will spend our first night together in the Gamboa Rainforest Resort, nestled in a pristine natural environment on the Chagres River where we may enjoy sightings of wild parrots, capybaras, caiman, and sloths. You’ll be immediately transported out of your everyday routine, allowing your usual worries and concerns to drift away. Already, new ideas about who you are will become possible and ready for you to try them on.

Then, we’ll travel together by private transportation to our surf location, Hotel Santa Catalina on the Pacific Ocean. We’ll be inspired by the world-class surfers surfing the point break in front of the hotel, while we take surf lessons from encouraging and supportive instructors at a more gentle beach break just a few minutes’ walk from our rooms. 

In the mornings, we’ll be inspired to release our more playful sides and awed by the wonders of the natural world as we take dolphin and whale watching panga boat excursions and spend a day snorkeling with sea turtles and island hopping, including a visit with crocodiles, agoutis, and capuchin monkeys at the UNESCO World Heritage site of Isla Coiba--an island so rich in biodiversity, it rivals the Galapagos. If you are hoping to slow down and re-engage with the natural world, this will be the perfect opportunity.

In the evenings, we’ll unwind with yoga or a Latin dance lesson to further explore the edges of our comfort zone.

The trip concludes at Magnolia Inn, a French colonial mansion in the historic district in Panama City known as Casco Viejo, where we’ll hold a celebration dinner and slowly re-engage with the quicker pace of modern life as we stroll among historic buildings, shops, and exciting restaurants.