Mountain Alchemy REtreat ~ Puerto Rico
Qi-Gong & Breathwork Retreat
Feb 22- 27, 2027
Qigong & Conscious Breathwork Retreat
Regulate. Circulate. Refine
A Retreat for Nervous System Intelligence
This is not an intensity-driven immersion.
This is a recalibration.
In the cool air of Puerto Rico’s central mountains, surrounded by rivers, forest canopy, and ancient stone, we gather to restore coherence to breath and Qi.
Stabilization comes first.
Expansion follows naturally.
Over time in retreat, you will enter a structured and supportive container designed to re-tune your system through Qigong, conscious breathwork, and land-based embodiment. The pace is intentional. The practices are progressive. The environment is held.
This is refinement, to release the overwhelm.
The Setting
We will gather in the lush central mountains near a region known for its temperate climate, river valleys, and dense forest canopy.
Expect:
• Mountain-view rooms
• Pool and communal spaces
• Covered outdoor practice platforms
• Walking trails, waterfalls, and flowing river access
The land itself is part of the teaching.
Who This Retreat Is For
This retreat is designed for practitioners, teachers, and embodied leaders who:
• Feel the call to regulate before expanding
• Want to deepen their relationship with Qi beyond surface-level practice
• Seek breath protocols that are grounded, adaptable, and trauma-aware
• Value structure, safety, and intelligent progression
• Desire connection to land, history, and inner transformation
The Immersion Includes
Each day is held in a steady container: activation, application, integration.
Dawn Qigong & Standing Meditation
Grounded morning practice to cultivate internal circulation and structural alignment.
Daily Breathwork Laboratories
A progressive exploration from functional breath mechanics to advanced wave breath and Qi regulation. These are educational and experiential, designed for you to bring home with you.
Optional River & Waterfall Integration Sessions
Direct immersion in cool mountain water for nervous system reset and sensory recalibration.
Taíno Archaeological Excursion
A guided visit to a nearby Indigenous site with petroglyphs and river stone formations. This experience grounds our practice in cultural and historical awareness, honoring land, lineage, and continuity.
Nourishing Meals
Locally curated,local foods designed to support reset and recovery.
Lodging in Mountain Retreat Space
Comfortable shared or private rooms in a quiet forest setting, with covered outdoor practice areas and access to trails and rivers.
Transportation Support
Trauma-Aware Facilitation & Community Care
This container is guided with attentiveness, pacing, and clarity. Regulation is prioritized.
Cultural Grounding
Our Taíno archaeological excursion offers:
• Context for Puerto Rico’s Indigenous history
• Relationship to water, stone, and sacred landscape
• Reflection on continuity, resilience, and place
This is not tourism.
It is a respectful engagement woven into the spirit of our time together.
Are You Ready to Return to Your Breath?
This retreat is intentionally intimate.
Spaces are limited to preserve depth, attention, and safety.
If you feel the quiet recognition, this container is for you.
We gather to regulate.
We circulate.
We refine.
Join us in the mountains.
All levels are welcome.
No prior Qigong or breathwork experience is required, only willingness to engage sincerely.
5 nights of single or shared accommodations
Fresh local meals
Morning practice, daily workshops, and evening rituals
Excursion to Taino Archeological site
Transportation from SJU airport
DATES:
5 nights
February 22 - 27, 2027
Includes:
ACCOMMODATIONS
You’ll stay in thoughtful, comfortable rooms chosen for rest, calm, and restoration.
Each room’s beautiful mural pays homage to a local animal. Every space is unique and designed to allow the outer world worries to fall away. The owner has salvaged, restored and utilized 83% of the furniture to create a space full of character and soul while reducing environmental impacts
A labor of love, this house has had a lot of care and attention put into its transformation.
Tent twin
Looking for the most affordable option? We will have a tent set up on the terrace for one lucky individual. This will be glamping at it’s most elegant.
Shared room - Queen or Twin
A large shared room with a Queen and Twin bed, or two Twin beds in it. The bathroom is ensuite.
private room - Shared Bath
These private rooms come with a queen bed and an external shared bathroom.
Private room - Ensuite
Queen room with an attached bath. Enjoy the privacy of the your own little sanctuary.
pricing:
Private Rooms
starting at $3800
Shared Rooms -
Starting at $3000
Tent Twin
$1500
*All prices are per person and signify the bed size. Private Rooms have a queen bed and are not ideal for sharing unless you are comfortable with this size bed. Email retreats@yogafram.us to enquire about sharing a bed.
Please note - retreat payments are non-refundable.
confirm before purchase that you are able to attend.
Meals
The onsite chef customizes a menu for your retreat flow.
Everything in the kitchen is:
•Organic
•Gluten free
•Refined sugar free
•Dairy free (except butter)
Prioritizing locally sourced ingredients, using what is in their own garden, while also leveraging relationships with several nearby farms that make weekly deliveries is at the heart of the meals at Casa Alternivada.
sample retreat schedule
Morning ~ 7am
Dawn Qigong and standing breath practice to establish circulation and structural awareness.
Mid-Morning ~ 11 AM
Breathwork Laboratory: from foundational mechanics to advanced patterning.
Midday ~ 12:30–2:30 PM
Nourishing meal and rest: hammocks, journaling, forest sitting, river walks.
Afternoon ~ 3:00–4:30 PM
Workshops
Evening ~ 7:30 PM
Integration session, seated breath awareness, slow floor practice, reflective inquiry.
Yoga Farm will provide ground transportation from SJU on the first day, and a return to the SJU airport on the final day.
TRANSPORTATION
ABOUT Casa Alternivada
Inspired by seeing guests transform.
The Casa Alternavida team is brought together by shared purpose and passion for personal growth. They have fun working together as diverse individuals, learning and growing alongside their guests.
Located at the Southern tip of the Bermuda triangle, they are strategically aligned so guests often feel time expand and their busy, stressful outside world disappear.
Geographically, the retreat is nestled between the El Yunque National Rainforest and the warm, turquoise ocean water, so it’s easy to experience the cycle of fresh mountain rainwater in the river, on down to where it pours into the ocean.
Founded on the principle that there are healthier, “alternative” ways to balance life and work, the Spanish words alterna (alternative) and vida (life) were combined to create our business name, Casa Alternavida. The alternative is to stop the unconscious addiction to stress, overwhelm, and struggle to instead focus on a healthy, balanced lifestyle that yields better results. They do their best to walk their own talk in how they show up to work each day, resourced, passionate, and curious about what exciting things might unfold.
MEET Your RETREAT HOSTS
JEANNIE O'NEILL
M.ED, E-RYT500, YACEP:
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT Yoga Farm Ithaca (YFI)
Jeannie has a masters degree in education specializing in contemplative pedagogy and transformative curriculum design.
She is a 500E-RYT Vinyasa and Kundalini Yoga Teacher, Mindfulness Meditation instructor, a Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider and an Ayurvedic health practitioner.
Jeannie has led thousands of students through Yoga Teacher Training (YTT) programs at the foundational and the Advanced level. She has created countless educational programs and CEUs for educators, as well as creating the ‘Radiant Warrior Yoga Teacher Training’, ‘Kundalini Warrior’ and ‘Spiritual Warrior 300YTT’. She also developed and guided a Kundalini Prenatal YTT and Rebirthing Certification Program.
Jeannie’s take on yoga is that there is a depth and breadth of information that can be experimented in order to find the perfect inner balance and alignment. Her teaching philosophy is based in experiential learning and teaching the path that you have walked.
JESSICA ENGLISH
RETREAT COORDINATOR, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AT YOGA FARM ITHACA
Jessica has spent her life crafting experiences and leading people on adventures.
She is thrilled that in her role at Yoga Farm she gets to continue to explore this passion, working alongside Jeannie to bring Yoga Farm out into the world via retreats.
Jessica’s passion for travel has been well honed over the years, and she has an eye for amazing spaces and unique opportunities, as well as a skill at making a retreat feel seamless and the participants feel welcomed and at home. She takes care of all the details so you can let yourself simply relax and enjoy the ride.
Jessica believes in the transformative power of coming together in community, in a space that is out of your element. She knows that the curriculum created for the retreats YFI holds will leave the participants feeling more centered, whole and aligned.
SabrinA Trapani
STUDENT SERVICES COORDINATOR, EDUCATOR, SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER
Sabrina leads everything she does from the belief that everything you need is within you. Through our practices, we learn and unlearn, we embrace our uniqueness and truly embody the essence of who it is that we are, and how to use our energy to live our dharma | path. Understanding the love and courage that it takes to find one’s way, she is devoted to holding space for others. We feel and fuel our dreams through our presence in practice, learning to trust our intuition, tap into our truth, and lead a fulfilling life of authenticity.
Sabrina has studied with Yoga Farm Ithaca since 2020 through our Radiant Warrior, Kundalini Warrior, Spiritual Warrior, Kundalini Rebirthing, and more! She will assist in morning practices and workshops.
Student Reviews
The Yoga Farm retreat I went on was a life changing experience. I felt loved, accepted, cared for, and inspired the entire time. For me, it was the culmination of years of practice in self-healing, awareness and growth. It was a time and place which gave me the space to explore that growth in a loving, supportive, safe and BEAUTIFUL environment. It cultivated and inspired the motivation I needed in order to make significant life changes. The lessons I learned there helped to guide me on my path towards chasing my joy and trusting my deepest intuitions. Yoga Farm is a family and community unlike any other. I cannot wait for the next retreat!
Heather G
On my retreat with YFI, everything that I needed to support my journey of healing and growth was available: delicious, nourishing meals, wise and generous teachers and compassionate community. I gained clarity of purpose and am now able to embrace ALL of who I am and the incredible opportunities that await.
Deborah D
What I learned on retreat with Yoga Farm
Chanting is now an act of time travel.
A space I re-enter any time I'm in need.
Where I feel each of you in my bones, in my cells, in my soul.
You inspire laughter and tears and remind me of the full spectrum of this existence.
And I remember all the pieces that make me whole.
The pieces that were reflected back to me, gifted to me.
And I return home.
Symphony H