Choose Again Attitudinal Healing Center in Costa Rica

A Day at the Center

Morning

The day starts at 7 AM. The time between 7 and 8, before breakfast is served, is used for individual study and meditation. We teach a variety of meditations and hold that meditation is of inestimable benefit. At 8:30 the clients meet for an informal study and discussion group, which is not facilitated by a staff member. Here they learn to take a leadership role, express themselves freely and explore new ideas. At 9:30, staff and clients gather in a circle and engage in a 3-hour intensive group-therapy session. A team of trained counselors facilitates this circle and assists clients as they explore any upsets they may have had in the previous 24 hours. Participants come to see how their process is similar to others’. They may see that a young teenager who may have come to the center because of a drug addiction has the same core belief as a middle-aged man who is ostensibly highly successful but came to work on relationship issues. In other words, they see how alike they are and how their problems are not “problems” but simply evidence for beliefs. A belief is by definition not true. The group process provides a safe place to look at beliefs and release fears.

Afternoon

In the afternoon, after lunch, we offer a variety of activities including one-on-one sessions, small group work, yoga, hikes, swimming, art therapy, journaling, horseback riding and myofascia release sessions.

Once a Week

Once a week clients participate in a breathing technique called Holotropic breathing. The purpose of the breathing is to potentially release past traumas that a client may hold and to access feelings which may have remained buried for many years. We offer this process once per week (more often on an individual basis if needed) and clients have reported remarkable transformations and shifts as a result. Holotropic breathing is also an effective tool with new clients who have never accessed feelings let alone spoken about them. Also, once a week we leave the center for an off-site experience. This may consist of a trip to the hot springs, a day at the beach on the Pacific Ocean, a volcano exploration, or a zip-line excursion to name a few.