A Week to Return to Your
True Nature.
Come to the lush mountain paradise of Western Puerto Rico for an intimate Ayurvedic retreat surrounded by tropical beauty, fresh air, and the rhythms of the natural world. Rooted in personalized care, deep rest, and connection with the land, this is a space to slow down, restore, and reconnect with yourself.
Choose a quiet residential Panchakarma retreat devoted to deep restoration, or pair your Ayurvedic experience with waterfalls, secluded beaches, tropical farms, local food, and time exploring the extraordinary natural beauty of Puerto Rico’s western coast.
TWO WAYS TO SPEND YOUR WEEK
What are you Making Space For?
Both retreats offer personal attention and time away from everyday demands. Each follows a different rhythm
Panchakarma Retreat
7 days · $3,500 · Residential Custom Ayurvedic Cleanse
Settle into a week centered on rest, Ayurvedic cleansing therapies, body work and a simple prescribed mono-diet. With one-on-one support, you can give your attention to your care.
You’ll stay at the center throughout your program, with quiet time in the house and on the land between therapies.
Your retreat includes
Private accommodations with a private bathroom
All Panchakarma therapies prescribed for your program - Receive daily Ayurvedic bodywork and cleansing therapies selected specifically for your constitution, current needs, and individualized Panchakarma plan.
Comfortable accommodations
All meals
One-on-one care with professional Ayurvedic practitioners
Custom herbal formulations
Preparation guidance before your stay
Integration support after your retreat
Airport pickup and drop-off
Panchakarma is not appropriate for everyone. An individual assessment helps determine suitability and the preparation you’ll need.
Ayurveda Experience & Island Adventure
7 days · $3,500 · Care and West Coast discovery
Receive personalized Ayurvedic guidance, nourishing meals, and treatments, alongside island adventures exploring the landscapes, flavors, and culture of Western Puerto Rico.
Return to your mountain jungle home between outings, with space to rest and enjoy your surroundings.
Your retreat includes
Private accommodations with a private bathroom
Three Ayurvedic meals each day
An Ayurveda consultation
A personalized diet and lifestyle plan
A custom herbal formula
Three Ayurvedic treatments — Receive personalized bodywork therapies such as abhyanga (warm oil massage), external vasti (a localized treatment using medicated oils), and shirodhara (a continuous stream of warm oil poured gently over the forehead).
Four island adventures — Experience the natural beauty and culture of Puerto Rico through your choice of beaches, waterfalls, snorkeling, boating, water activities, hiking, local cultural experiences, and more.
Airport pickup and drop-off
We’ll discuss your interests and activity preferences as we plan your adventures.
YOUR HOME FOR THE WEEK
An Island Retreat, Close to Home
Puerto Rico offers the feeling of a tropical escape without traveling far from home. As a U.S. territory, Puerto Rico is part of the United States, making travel especially simple for guests coming from the mainland U.S., with no passport required for U.S. citizens.
The island is also well connected to Central and South America, making it an accessible meeting point for guests traveling from across the Americas. Once you arrive, the pace shifts completely: lush mountains, warm Caribbean waters, waterfalls, tropical farms, and quiet natural spaces create the setting for deep rest, restoration, and immersion in the land.
Meet your Practitioners
Zaidy Charron, AD
Zaidy Charron is a Puerto Rican Ayurvedic Doctor and E-RYT 500 yoga teacher with a deep background in Panchakarma, Rasayana, herbal medicine, and therapeutic cleansing. Raised in the Puerto Rican diaspora in Colorado, Zaidy grew up deeply connected to her family’s roots in the western mountains of Puerto Rico. For much of her life, she has carried a dream of returning to this land and creating a healing center in the mountains where her family comes from, bringing together Ayurveda, traditional healing practices, and a deeper relationship with the land.
Zaidy completed the four-year Gurukula program at Alandi Ayurveda in Boulder, Colorado, with more than 4,000 hours of clinical and educational training. Her Panchakarma training includes classical Ayurvedic bodywork and therapies such as abhyanga, shirodhara, external vastis, svedana, nasya, and vasti, as well as the preparation and rejuvenation practices that surround the cleansing process.
Zaidy’s approach to Panchakarma emphasizes that cleansing is never one-size-fits-all. She creates individualized programs based on each person’s constitution, current imbalances, digestion, strength, and stage of life, with particular attention to nervous system restoration, deep rest, and the mind’s role in healing. Her work extends beyond the cleansing period itself, incorporating preparation and Rasayana to help clients rebuild nourishment, resilience, and vitality.
Alongside Ayurveda, Zaidy’s perspective has been shaped by yoga, meditation, Sowa Rigpa (Tibetan Medicine), Traditional Chinese Medicine, bioregional herbalism, and curanderismo. Her work is rooted in the understanding that healing happens not only through treatment, but through restoring relationship with the body, mind, food, daily rhythms, community, and the natural world.
Matthew Sabatino, AD
Matthew Sabatino is an Ayurvedic Doctor, chef and herbalist with a deep background in clinical Ayurveda and Panchakarma. He completed the four-year Ayurvedic Doctor program at Alandi Ashram in Boulder, Colorado, where he developed a particular passion for clinical medicine and traditional Ayurvedic cleansing and rejuvenation practices. He maintains a private clinical practice and has extensive experience supporting people navigating complex and chronic health concerns, including autoimmune conditions, Long COVID, and recovery from addiction.
Panchakarma is an important part of Matthew’s work, bringing together individualized therapies, herbal medicine, food, daily rhythms, and deep rest to support the body through cleansing and restoration. His more than 20 years of experience as a chef also informs his approach to Ayurvedic nutrition, allowing him to translate therapeutic dietary principles into food that is both medicinal and deeply nourishing.
While Ayurveda forms the foundation of his practice, Matthew also draws from his study of Sowa Rigpa, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and herbal traditions of the Americas. A lifelong forager and student of the natural world, he is particularly interested in the relationship between plants, minerals, food, medicine, and the landscapes from which they come.
INCLUDED IN THE AYURVEDA EXPERIENCE
An Island of Adventures.
Endless Possibilities.
Your four outings are selected from experiences like these, with specific plans shaped by your interests, weather, and availability.
Ocean & Water
Explore Puerto Rico’s wild western coast through waterfalls, hidden swimming holes, secluded beaches, and clear Caribbean waters. Spend the day snorkeling, take a boat through the mangroves, or venture out to experience one of the island’s bioluminescent bays. These excursions offer a chance to experience Puerto Rico through its waters - from mountain rivers deep in the interior to the warm sea along the coast.
Flavors & Culture
Experience Puerto Rico through its food, farms, history, and local traditions. Visit tropical fruit markets and roadside stands, taste traditional Puerto Rican foods, and explore a coffee farm to learn how coffee moves from seed to cup. Depending on the adventure, we may also visit Indigenous ceremonial grounds and explore the history and living influence of Taíno culture on the island.
Jungle & Movement
Spend the day immersed in Puerto Rico’s tropical landscape - hiking mountain trails, following rivers to waterfalls, exploring the rainforest, or moving along the wild western coastline. We can also venture into the agricultural regions of the western mountains to experience the farms, plants, and landscapes that shape life here. Adventures can be tailored to your ability and energy, from slower immersive walks in nature to full days that leave you muddy, tired, and very happy.
BEGIN WITH A CONVERSATION
Let’s find your retreat.
In a free 30-minute Retreat Discovery Call, we’ll explore your intentions, answer your questions, and discuss which experience may suit you, along with timing and preparation.
A few things to know.
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What is Panchakarma?
Panchakarma is Ayurveda’s traditional system of deep cleansing and restoration. Rather than a single treatment, it is an individualized process designed to give the body and mind a period of profound rest while supporting digestion, elimination, and the body’s natural capacity to return toward balance.
Your Panchakarma program is designed specifically for you and may include daily Ayurvedic bodywork, medicated oils, herbal preparations, therapeutic sweating, gentle cleansing therapies, a simple supportive diet, and plenty of time for rest and integration. The experience is intentionally quiet and inward, with your days centered around treatments, nourishing meals, nature, and restoration.
This retreat is best suited for those who want to step away from the demands of everyday life and devote their time in Puerto Rico to a deeper therapeutic process.
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Our retreats take place on our private land in the mountain jungle of northwestern Puerto Rico in San Sebastian, surrounded by tropical forest, fresh mountain spring water, and the rhythms of rural island life. We are also within reach of Puerto Rico’s western coast, making it possible to combine quiet time on the land with waterfalls, beaches, local food, farms, markets, and other adventures. We are a 10 minutes drive to Las Marias and 15 minutes to downtown San Sebastian.
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Residential Panchakarma is designed for those who want to turn inward and devote their stay primarily to Ayurvedic cleansing, restoration, and individualized care. The Ayurveda + Adventure Retreat combines personalized Ayurvedic care with opportunities to explore the natural beauty, food, culture, and landscapes of western Puerto Rico.
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Yes. We offer one private guest room, creating an intimate and highly personalized retreat experience. You’re welcome to come on your own, with your partner, or with a friend. Your stay is shaped around your individual needs, intentions, and the type of retreat you choose.
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For Residential Panchakarma, we recommend a minimum of one week, with 7–12 days being ideal for a deeper experience. Longer-term stays and integration options are also available for those who would like additional time for rest, rejuvenation, and continued support.
For our Ayurveda + Adventure Retreats, we recommend one week to give you enough time to settle into the land, receive Ayurvedic care, explore the island, and still have plenty of space to rest.
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Not at all. You do not need any previous experience with Ayurveda, yoga, meditation, or cleansing. Everything you need to know will be explained and tailored to you.
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Depending on your retreat, your stay may include Ayurvedic consultation, pulse assessment, individualized diet and lifestyle guidance, herbal support, daily practices, body therapies, cleansing therapies, yoga, meditation, and rejuvenation practices. Your program is created specifically for you rather than following a one-size-fits-all protocol.
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There are many possibilities. Depending on your interests, the season, weather, and availability, outings may include waterfalls and swimming holes, beaches and snorkeling, rainforest hikes, coffee and tropical fruit farms, local markets, traditional foods, cultural and historical sites, and exploring Puerto Rico’s western mountains and coastline.
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No. Rest is part of the experience. Adventures are an option for guests who want them, and your days can be as spacious or active as feels appropriate. If what you need is to read in a hammock, walk through the jungle, and do very little, that is welcome too.
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Food is an important part of Ayurvedic care. Meals are prepared with your digestion, constitution, retreat program, and the season in mind, with an emphasis on fresh, nourishing foods and locally available tropical ingredients whenever possible. During Panchakarma, meals become simpler and more therapeutic to support the cleansing process.
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Yes. Our professional chef is experienced in accommodating a wide range of dietary needs, allergies, and intolerances. Meals are thoughtfully prepared to support your individual needs while remaining nourishing, delicious, and aligned with your Ayurvedic retreat program.
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That’s exactly what the free 30-minute Retreat Discovery Call is for. We’ll talk about what is bringing you to Puerto Rico, what you’re hoping to receive from the experience, your preferred dates, and whether you’re looking for deep therapeutic rest, Panchakarma, adventure, or some combination of them.
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We’ll meet for 30 minutes to learn more about you and answer your questions. If one of our retreats feels appropriate, we’ll discuss recommended length, possible dates, preparation, pricing, and next steps.