Awaken our Senses Retreat
With Nathi and Kristine
October 2-7, 2025
Casa Alternavida
Puerto Rico
Wellness is not a destination; it’s a journey – one that is transformative and deeply personal. The Awaken Our Senses Retreat empowers you with the tools to navigate your wellness experience through a curated program that nourishes your body, mind and soul.
During the 5 day retreat, you’ll experience transformative sessions created to energize, restore, rejuvenate and awaken your soul. You’ll experience hands-on meditations and breath work, plant-based cooking masterclasses, sacred ceremonies, intention setting, and energetic work, designed to help you reflect, grow and manifest your dreams.
You’ll also have time to connect with nature in the gorgeous beachfront setting, and enjoy time with your new community of like-minded women.
The Awaken Our Senses Retreat is led by Nathi Toro, a visionary Holistic Nutritionist, Plant-Based Chef, and Educator, and Kristine Kelly, a renowned Longevity Chef, Nutrition Expert, and Qigong Instructor.
This Retreat Is For You If:
- Embracing Nutritional Wellness: You’re curious about how nutrition and lifestyle changes can profoundly impact your health and well-being
- Reclaiming Vitality: Fatigue or burnout has left you drained, and you’re determined to rediscover your vibrant energy.
- Seeking Emotional Balance: Anxiety and emotional overwhelm have been part of your journey, and you’re ready to embrace peace and clarity.
- Open to Transformation: Traditional methods haven’t resonated, and you’re ready for a holistic, transformative experience.
- Desiring Hormonal Balance: Balancing your hormones naturally is a priority, and you’re eager to learn effective strategies.
- Reducing Inflammation: You’re seeking practical tools to reduce inflammation and support your body’s natural healing processes.
- Aligning with Natural Cycles: You’ve noticed shifts in your body and are interested in syncing your lifestyle with your natural rhythms.
- Craving Community: You desire connection with inspiring women who are committed to personal growth and empowerment.
- Preparing for a New Chapter: You’re excited to release the old and step into the new year with confidence and purpose.
- Embodying Joy and Vitality: You aim to embody joy, strength, and vitality as you move forward into 2025.
- Seeking Holistic Rejuvenation: You’re looking for rejuvenation through practices that awaken your mind, body, and soul.
- Connecting with Nature: The idea of immersing yourself in nature and embracing holistic wellness resonates deeply with you
What To Expect:
- Expert Guidance: Receive personalized support from master energy healers and trained therapists dedicated to your emotional clarity and healing.
- Holistic Healing Modalities: including yoga, pilates, qigong,vagus nerve stimulation.
- Sound Therapy: Experience the soothing vibrations of singing bowls to alleviate stress and promote deep relaxation.
- Personalized Nutrition Plans: Benefit from nutritional assessments and tailored guidance to discover the optimal foods for your body.
- Mind-Body Techniques: Learn grounding exercises, breathwork, and resilience-building practices to restore balance and inner strength.
- Hormonal Health Workshops: Participate in sessions focused on understanding and nurturing your hormonal health for enhanced well-being.
- Anti-Inflammatory Strategies: Discover lifestyle and dietary adjustments to reduce inflammation and boost overall health.
- Cycle Synchronization: Explore practices like seed cycling and aligning your lifestyle with lunar cycles to harmonize with your body’s natural rhythms.
- Intuitive Eating Guidance: Develop a deeper connection with your body’s wisdom through mindful and intuitive eating practices.
- Nature Immersion Activities: Engage in hiking, and other nature-based rituals designed to reconnect you with the natural world and your inner self.
Workshops (9 Transformative Sessions):
- Awaken: Heart-opening cacao circle, intention setting, manifestation, and somatic movement.
- Nourish : Plant-based cooking masterclass, mindfulness eating, and plant-based nutrition.
- Longevity: Daily practices for well-being, eating the rainbow.
- Energize: Chakra vocal toning
- Restore: Power of being you, feel wheel
- Rejuvenate: Grounding breath-work, improving blood flow, and enhancing sleep routines.
- Intuition: Intuitive eating, understanding cravings, and stabilizing sugar levels.
- Abundance: Nutrition for hormonal health, seed cycling
- Clarity: Closing circle to reflect, set goals, and manifest intentions.
Itinerary
DAY 1
4:00 pm | Check-in and Welcome |
5:30 pm | Opening Circle and Introductions to create a safe and supportive space for sharing dreams, wishes, and aspirations. |
7:30 pm | Dinner and Socializing
Enjoy a delicious, nourishing meal together and build personal connections. Journal and intention setting Session |
DAY 2
7:00 – 7:30 am | Tea, infused water, juice, coffee |
7:30 – 8:30 am | Yoga & Meditation |
8:30 – 9:30 am | Breakfast (local, organic, healthy) |
9:30 – 1:00 pm | Guided nature adventure |
1:00 – 2:00 pm | Lunch (local, organic, healthy) + nutrition workshop: Rejuvenate: grounding |
2:00 – 3:30pm | Free time – (ie. massages, journaling, relax time, 1:1 sessions) |
4:00- 6:00pm | Vagus nerve stimulation + sound therapy |
7:00 – 8:30pm | Dinner (local, organic, healthy)
Qigong, and Yoga nidra after dinner |
DAY 3
7:00 – 7:30 am | Tea, infused water, juice, coffee |
7:30 – 8:30 am | Yoga & Meditation |
8:30 – 9:30 am | Breakfast (local, organic, healthy) |
9:30 – 12:30 pm | Cacao Ceremony – experience a traditional cacao ritual focusing on a heart-opening ceremony led by a trained facilitator. A time for intention setting, and gratitude practices to connect deep into your authentic self.
Restore & Abundance: Nutrition workshop: feminine hormonal health & energy. |
1:00 – 2:00 pm | Lunch (local, organic, healthy) |
3:30 – 5:30 pm | Beach Trip + somatic movement
Nutrition workshop: Longevity |
7:00 – 8:30 pm | Deep Breath & Deep Stretch |
7:00 – 8:30 pm | Dinner (local, organic, healthy)
Qigong, and Yoga nidra after dinner |
DAY 4
7:00 – 7:30 am | Tea, infused water, juice, coffee |
7:30 – 8:30 am | Pilates & Meditation |
8:30 – 9:30 am | Breakfast (local, organic, healthy) |
9:30 – 1:00 pm | Local farm visit/excursion |
1:00 – 2:00 pm | Lunch (local, organic, healthy) |
2.:00 – 4:00pm | Nutrition workshops: Energize: Energize chakras and vocal toning
Intuition: intuitive eating, cravings |
4:00 – 5:30 pm | Free time (massages, 1:1 sessions) |
5:30 pm | YIN Yoga Class |
7:00 – 8:30pm | Nourish: Culinary Masterclass by Nathi and Kristine, Dinner |
Your venue destination
Casa Alternavida
Casa Alternavida is a boutique wellness retreat center located in Puerto Rico offering a high-touchpoint, guided retreat experience for curious, growth-minded individuals and groups.
Our approach is to get people out of their heads and into their body, a vast and commonly untapped intelligence that can bring deep insight and guidance.
We work with nature as a metaphor during our daily adventures, supporting mindset shifts that give our guests opportunities to reconnect to their essential self.
Nathi
Nathi Toro is a visionary Holistic Nutritionist, Plant-Based Chef, and Educator dedicated to transforming lives through the healing power of food and mindful living. With a profound passion for women’s health, hormonal balance, and sustainable nutrition, Nathi’s journey began with a deep dive into the connection between nourishment and well-being, leading her to inspire countless individuals worldwide. As the founder of Nourish by Nathi and co-founder of Awaken Our Senses, she blends science, culinary artistry, and compassionate mentorship to empower others to align with their natural rhythms and achieve radiant health.
Trained at renowned institutions such as Matthew Kenney Culinary, Cornell, and Stanford University, Nathi’s expertise spans plant-based sports nutrition, gut and hormonal health, and sustainable culinary practices. Her work includes private chef services for high-profile clients, educational retreats, and innovative menu development for wellness-focused brands.
Kristine
Kristine is a renowned Longevity Chef, Nutrition Expert, and Qigong Instructor dedicated to helping others achieve vibrant wellness through holistic practices. Her personal journey began with a transformation sparked by nourishing her body with earth-rooted, colorful plant foods, which revitalized her energy and resolved inflammatory symptoms. This awakening inspired her global exploration of traditional healing practices, plant medicines, and the secrets to longevity, learning from indigenous wisdom to harmonize body, mind, and spirit. As the founder of Plant-Based Daily and Kristine’s Beauty Lab in St. Barth, Kristine empowers individuals to embrace nourishment, self-care, and conscious living. Her work as a private chef for celebrities and CEOs has further refined her culinary expertise, enabling her to inspire transformative wellness journeys worldwide with Nathi, co-founder of Awaken Our Senses. With a compassionate heart, Kristine’s mission is to radiate love and guide others toward sustainable, radiant health.
THIS RETREAT INCLUDES:
6 days, and 5 nights of accommodation at a private villa
Daily longevity-boosting meals (breakfast, lunch & dinner) by a private chef, sourced from local farms. Welcome drink, plant-based snacks, and gift upon arrival
9 Nutrition + Wellness workshops
Plant-based cooking class by Nathi & Kristine
Farm-to-table experience
Daily morning yoga, breath work & movement
Cacao ceremony
Guided hikes through the waterfalls
Guided beach
One hour Massage
Transportation to the airport.
WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED:
Airfare to/from Puerto Rico
Alcoholic Beverages
HAVE A QUESTION?
tammy@wellnessmarketingltd.com
312-961-3280
Pricing
PAYMENT PLANS
Customized payment plans are available and can be arranged by contacting Tammy Petersen directly at 312-961-3280
TRAVEL ASSISTANCE
If you need travel assistance please contact Barbara Khan from Pro Travel, Inc. Ph: 305-361-0707 Barbara.khan@protravelinc.com
HOTEL INCIDENTALS
A credit card must be presented at the time of check in for incidental charges (including spa treatments, additional excursions, alcohol, etc)
DEPOSIT POLICY
To reserve your spot, a non-refundable deposit of $750 per person is required. The balance must be paid 30 days prior to the start date of the retreat.
FLIGHT DETAILS
Please Fly into San Juan, (SJU) Puerto Rico.
Ground transportation is not included in the retreat price. Please contact Tammy so we can group you together on resort trips. Round Trip Transportation is extra.
ROOMMATE REQUESTS
If you desire a roommate, please indicate this on your form upon sign up. If we are unable to pair you with
one, we will adjust your rate to Single Occupancy, and collect the difference one week prior to the event.