Copa De Arbol | Osa Peninsula | Costa Rica

Events and Residencies

Discover Exclusive Residencies and Explore Scheduled Events During Your Stay.

Where Gathering Becomes Transformation

Copa de Arbol offers a rare sanctuary for retreats, private gatherings, and expert-led residencies. Accessible only by boat and surrounded by primary rainforest, rivers, and ocean, this is a setting where distraction dissolves and connection deepens. Host your experience on our two-story towering yoga deck, reserve the entire hotel for a fully customized all-inclusive retreat, or apply for a seasonal residency designed for master practitioners. Every offering at Copa is intimate, intentional, and immersed in nature, unlike anything else on this side of the Osa Peninsula.

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Yoga Residency July 6th - 10th 2026

$25 per class, inquire with front desk to book during your stay

Jackie – Yoga Professional Hypnotherapist & Ayurvedic Life Coach

Class Schedule

July 6th – 10th 9:30am-10:30am 

Yoga with Jackie: this 50-minute yoga experience invites you to reconnect with yourself through movement, breath, and nature.

Designed for all levels, each class offers thoughtful modifications and personalized guidance, ensuring you feel supported and comfortable. Together, we move through a gentle warm-up followed by a slow, mindful flow that emphasizes breath awareness, alignment, strength, flexibility, and balance.

Each class is woven around an inspiring theme drawn from nature, yoga philosophy, or mindful living, offering an opportunity for reflection both on and off the mat. These teachings are designed to accompany you throughout your day, whether relaxing by the ocean, sharing a meal with new friends, or wandering the forest trails in quiet contemplation.

July 7th & 9th, 3:30pm-4:15pm

Yin Yoga with Jackie

Slow down, soften, and reconnect. Yin Yoga is a gentle, meditative practice where poses are held for longer periods to encourage deep relaxation, improve flexibility, and release tension in the body. This calming beginner friendly class invites you to unwind, breathe deeply, and find stillness surrounded by the sounds of the rainforest.

Yoga Professional Hypnotherapist & Ayurvedic Life Coach

With over 20 years of experience leading retreats across Costa Rica, Bali, Peru, and beyond, Jackie brings a rare balance of structure, intuition, and depth to every experience she creates.

Jackie will be offering private hypo therapy and yoga classes on request during her stay. Please inquire within.

  • Classes are open to all experience levels.
  • Yoga mats are provided at the yoga space
  • Guests are welcome to bring their own mat if preferred

Sacred Seclusion

7-Night Wellness Retreat | July 5–12, 2026

Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica

Sacred Seclusion is a 7-night immersive retreat led by Jackie Chiodo, an internationally recognized yoga teacher, hypnotherapist, and Ayurvedic life coach with over 20 years of experience leading transformational retreats worldwide.

Designed around the philosophy “Nature is medicine — because you are nature,” this experience integrates yoga, meditation, and nature immersion to support physical, mental, and emotional reset.

The Experience

Each day explores one of the five elements — Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Ether — guiding participants through a progression of grounding, release, clarity, expansion, and integration.

The retreat balances structure with flexibility, offering both guided experiences and personal space.

  • 7 nights in an eco luxury accommodation
  • 3 daily chef-inspired meals
  • Daily yoga & meditation sessions
  • Sunset beach rituals
  • Guided rainforest exploration
  • Kayaking, standup paddle boarding & snorkeling
  • Ocean & beach time
  • Customizable private tours
  • Time for reflection and connection with nature

Jackie Chiodo is an internationally recognized retreat leader with a background in yoga, hypnotherapy, and Ayurvedic coaching. She has led retreats across Costa Rica, Bali, Peru, Sedona, and beyond, and is the former owner of Joyful Yoga & Spa, one of Florida’s largest yoga studios.

Her approach blends structured practice with intuitive guidance, creating experiences that are both refined and deeply personal.

Guests leave feeling:

  • Reset and grounded
  • Clear and energized
  • Reconnected to themselves and their environment

Limited availability.

Direct bookings only. Inquire to reserve your space.

200hr Yoga Teacher Training

(Yoga Alliance Accredited Yoga Teacher Training)


June 12th – 26th 2027

An Immersion in Nature, Self-Discovery, and Transformation on Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula

Join yoga teacher trainer Jacqueline Chiodo for an extraordinary 13-night, 14-day immersion in one of the most biologically diverse places on Earth.

Nestled within the lush rainforest of Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula, adjacent to the legendary Corcovado National Park, this intimate and exclusive hybrid training offers far more than a traditional yoga certification. It is an invitation to step away from a world that constantly overstimulates the senses, distracts the mind, and taxes the nervous system, and return to the wisdom of nature, the practice of yoga, and your authentic self.

Over the course of two transformative weeks, you will be immersed in daily yoga, meditation, philosophy, self-inquiry, and experiential learning, all while being guided by the rhythms of the rainforest. Monkeys call from the canopy, tropical birds provide the soundtrack to your practice, and the jungle itself becomes one of your greatest teachers.

What's Included
  • Comprehensive 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training Immersion culminating in a Yoga Alliance-accredited 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training Certificate.
  • Eco-luxury accommodations at Copa de Arbol Beach & Rainforest Resort in your choice of a private or shared villa, surrounded by pristine rainforest and ocean views.
  • All-inclusive dining featuring three fresh, chef-prepared meals daily, plus coffee, tea, and snacks throughout your stay. (We happily accommodate dietary restrictions and preferences.)
  • A curated group adventure experience during your stay, designed to connect you more deeply with the natural beauty of the Osa Peninsula. (Tour details and itinerary will be provided by Jackie prior to arrival.)
  • Daily yoga, meditation, philosophy, and experiential learning designed to deepen your understanding of yoga both on and off the mat.
  • A transformational immersion that supports personal growth, self-discovery, and meaningful connection with a like-minded community.
  • The knowledge, confidence, and practical teaching skills to either deepen your personal practice or begin your journey as a certified yoga instructor.

This training is rooted in a simple yet profound understanding:

Nature and yoga are not separate.

Both guide us back to presence. Both remind us of our connection to all living things. Both invite us to listen more deeply, move more consciously, and live more fully.

As the days unfold, you may find yourself slowing down, breathing more deeply, sleeping more soundly, and experiencing a profound sense of belonging, not only to the natural world around you, but to yourself.

Whether you intend to become a yoga teacher, deepen your personal practice, reconnect with your purpose, or simply answer a call that has been quietly stirring within you, this experience offers a rare opportunity to learn, heal, awaken, and grow within a supportive community of fellow travelers.

Led by Jacqueline Chiodo, who has guided trainings and retreats throughout Costa Rica and around the world for more than two decades, this inaugural training at the beautiful Copa De Arbol Beach & Rainforest Resort promises to be an unforgettable journey of transformation, connection, and discovery.

Yogis of the world, if you feel the call, answer it.

*Yoga Alliance Accredited 200hr YTT

Upcoming Residencies

Hidden behind the hotel and reached by a weaving rainforest trail crossing over a river, our two-story yoga deck rises from the primary rainforest canopy with complete privacy and exclusivity.

This expansive gathering space includes:

  • Upper covered deck with sweeping ocean views
  • Lower open-air “Yoga Perch” nestled in the trees
  • Capacity for up to 30 guests with mats
  • Private housing for two facilitators, each with en-suite bathrooms
  • Additional public restroom for participants
  • 5–10 minute walk to the beach

Surrounded by wildlife, flowing water, and the sounds of the rainforest, this space is suspended between jungle and sea. It is intentionally removed from the main hotel for uninterrupted focus while remaining fully supported by our all-inclusive hospitality.

Reserve Your Stay with Ease:
By Phone: Call our reservation manager (U.S.): (831) 246-4265
By Email: summer@copadearbol.com
Online: Use our intuitive and secure online booking system.

Daily Rates Include:
Accommodations: One-night lodging in luxurious comfort
Dining: Three gourmet meals daily, including fresh juices, coffee, tea, and purified water
Welcome Drink: A refreshing beverage upon arrival
Activities: Complimentary use of kayaks and stand-up paddleboards

Additional Rate Information:
• Single Occupancy: Rates increase by 25%.
• 3rd & 4th Guests: Receive a 10% discount on nightly rates.
• Children (4–12 years): Receive a 40% discount when staying with two adults (restrictions apply).
• Children under 4 years old: Copa De Arbol is not suitable for guests under 4 years.
• Taxes: All rates, tours, and transfers are subject to a 13% Costa Rican tax.

Transportation Options (each way):
• Drake Bay Airport: Taxi and Boat – $40 per person
• Palmar Sur Airport: Taxi and Boat – $120 per person (2-person minimum)
• Sierpe: Boat Transfer with Mangrove Tour (1.5 hrs) – $95 per person (2-person minimum)
• Private Charter Flights: Available via Carmona Charters (please inquire directly for rates and availability).

Weddings and Honeymoon FAQs

A small luxury eco-resort Copa De Arbol is specifically designed and located to cater to the traveler seeking an “off-the-beaten-path” rainforest and ocean experience. The resort is accessed by boat only, with wet beach landings that can be challenging at times. We also remind guests that we are in the jungle – which means there is a lot of wildlife, some dangerous, most magnificent. Copa De Arbol is a total escape from the outside world. Once you arrive, you will be immersed in your own private, tropical wilderness – no roads, cars, discos, shopping malls or supermarkets. Just you, the ocean, the wildlife, and the rainforest. Are you ready to escape?

PASSPORT

All foreign citizens entering Costa Rica must have a passport that is valid for at least six months after the date they leave the country.  Citizens of the United States, Canada and many other countries do not need visas to enter Costa Rica. Citizens of countries other than the United States, Canada and the European Economic Community should check with the nearest Costa Rican Embassy or Consulate.

FLYING

Most flights into Costa Rica fly into Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO).  The airport is located 20 kilometers from central San Jose. Another international airport in Liberia is also an option and it is located further north in Guanacaste.

Depending on your arrival time to SJO, you may have to spend the night in San Jose and catch a connecting flight to Drake Bay the next day.  If your flight arrives in the early morning you may be able to make a connecting flight the same day.  Keep in mind that baggage, customs and immigration could take up to an hour or more (although it is usually quite fast).

We can recommend a hotel for your overnight in San Jose as well as arrange a taxi to pick you up from your international flight.

AIRPORT

For international flights, it is recommended that you arrive at the airport 2 hours prior to departure as you will have to pay the departure tax of $28USD, verify paperwork, and deal with baggage inspection in addition to regular check-in procedures.

TIPPING

Restaurant: As an all-inclusive resort, our restaurant staff is not dependent on tips from our Cabina guests for the meals served, That said, if the service was extra attentive, feel free to tip.  A 10% gratuity, as well as a 13% state tax, will be added to all extras such as sodas, cocktails and food sold in the restaurant, which is the standard throughout Costa Rica.

Hotels: Customary tipping protocol applies to luggage handling and housekeeping.  Luggage is typically $1 per bag, more if there are stairs or a bit of a walk.  $1/day is a good guideline for housekeeping, more if there are more than 2 people, or if you are particularly untidy.

You will be able to include and pay for any staff tips with your final checkout, though US dollars are always welcome as tips.

MONEY MATTERS

We accept US dollars, Costa Rican colones, and most credit cards for all payments at the resort.  We do not accept travelers’ checks.

There are no ATMs in Drake Bay, and your last opportunity to exchange or withdraw cash will be at the airport in San Jose unless you are traveling to other parts of the country prior to your trip to Drake Bay.

In most small towns as well as throughout San Jose you will find Costa Rican banks with ATM machines.

Choose your Luxury Villa

Relax in comfort and style. Our luxury villa accommodations offer the perfect base for exploring Costa Rica — with all meals and comforts included.

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Customer Reviews

Our resort invites you to experience the perfect blend of adventure and relaxation.
Our guests can explore the ocean, enjoy world-class wildlife experiences, and unwind in an exclusive, tranquil setting.
Whether you’re seeking adventure or simply a peaceful escape, every moment here is crafted for unforgettable memories.
Read what our guests have shared about their extraordinary experiences.

We encourage you to embrace the “Pura Vida” lifestyle and immerse yourself in the natural beauty that Copa de Arbol has to offer. Whether you’re seeking adventure or relaxation, our resort provides an unforgettable experience.

Need Assistance?

For any questions or assistance with your travel plans, please contact our reservation manager.

Call or Text:

+506-8935-1212 (CR)
+831-246-4265 (US)

Location:

Drake Bay, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica

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