LUX Surf · Costa Rica
Immersive Surf & Yoga
Experience In Costa Rica
Join us on the wild coast of Costa Rica for a week of surfing, yoga, and water therapy, a once-a-year, mindfully crafted escape co-created by LUX founder Alenka Mali and Euge Tipaldi, host of LUX Surf.
Dates
Sept 27 – Oct 3 '26
Location
Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
Who
Women only
Investment
$3,333
Level
All levels welcome
Where the jungle meets the sea
A heady mix of eco-luxury and barefoot freedom
Wake up to the wild jungle, howlers in the distance, waves beyond the trees. Let the rhythm of nature set the tone for your day, followed by a nourishing local breakfast and gentle morning movement to awaken your body.
Perched on the edge of virgin rainforest, our retreat is nestled where the jungle meets the sea · a lush paradise full of vibrant macaws, glowing sunsets, and surf-ready waves.
If you joined us at LUX Snow, you already know the power of carving through the storm, rising with intensity, and showing up strong. LUX Surf is the other side of the coin, the yin to that yang · a season of softness, surrender, and soul.
The week
Seven days woven from surf, stillness, and the sea
Vibrant & healthy chef-prepared meals
Daily yoga sessions
Barefoot jungle walks
Visualization techniques
The Pacific as Teacher
Guided mindful journaling
7 day accommodation in our beach house
Who it's for
This is for women who...
- ༄you're tired of performing a version of yourself and want to remember what the real one feels like.
- ༄you've never surfed · or you have, and you want to deepen your relationship with the ocean.
- ༄you want to be in a circle of women who ask real questions and don't pretend to have all the answers.
- ༄you need permission to be both soft and loud. to flow and to roar.
- ༄you're not looking to escape your life. you want to return to it knowing you have a choice.
You don't have to be a yogi or a surfer. Just open to your own rhythm.
Why here. Why now.
The Pacific doesn't ask. It pulls you in.
It humbles you, holds you, rinses you clean. It invites you to listen · not with your mind, but with your whole body.
LUX Surf was born as a pause between seasons. A space where high-energy women · leaders, mothers, creatives, doers, skiers · can come back to themselves. Not by pushing harder, but by softening the edges. By learning to move with life, not against it.
And there's no better teacher than the ocean. No better mirror than the jungle. Ready to unplug? Consider this your invitation.
The real story
I was supposed to host this retreat last year. I canceled it.
Not because of logistics. Because I wasn't ready. I knew the retreat was going to happen, I just didn't know what it was actually about.
I was building something that looked right from the outside. Polished. Professional. And every time I went to share it, something in my body said no.
So I sat with it. I traveled, I questioned, I kept learning from the ocean and the mountains that have always been my teachers. And I waited until I had something real to offer · not a performance of what a retreat should be, but what I actually believe and how I actually teach.
Stepping into authenticity isn't a tagline for me right now. It's the actual work. And my promise, to myself and to every woman who comes, is that I will show up as real as I know how to be.
What I actually believe
Freedom isn't escape. It's choosing.
I bought the dream. Van life, nomadic existence, chasing freedom across continents. I thought freedom meant removing yourself from constraint.
It took a long time to realize I was reacting, not choosing. Running from, not moving toward. And from the outside it looked like freedom · but you can travel the whole world and still be living someone else's script.
Freedom isn't a state of mind. It's the feeling of knowing you have a choice. And then actually making it · from alignment, not from duty. Not from fear. Not from who you've always been told to be.
That's what the ocean teaches. That's what the jungle teaches. And that's what this retreat is built around.
The framework · 3 stages
You can't chase flow. You can only prepare the ground.
The Watcher
Curious enough to wonder. Absorbing, learning, asking questions. The watcher thinks she's on the outside looking in. She's not. She's already a surfer.
Courage threshold · the moment she decides to get in the water. She needs a witness, not a push.
The Explorer
Overcame the friction of being in a different element. Gets in. Gets familiar. Builds the relationship that makes waves possible.
Courage threshold · she's collected enough. Her heart is pounding. This is where everything becomes action.
Flow
Aligned. Present. Moving with it. Not thinking · being. Flow is not the goal. It's what happens when the conditions are right.
“Crossing a threshold is a shared adventure, not a solo test of strength.”
About the place
The magic of the Osa
The Osa Peninsula is one of the most captivating places on Earth · rainforests brimming with vibrant life and unique plant species found nowhere else. Nestled in one of the last remaining lowland rainforests, it hosts 2.5% of the world's total biodiversity.
Alive with energetic wildlife and rare blossoms, you'll be enchanted by nature's flora and fauna. Here it becomes clear that humans are guests in this vast realm of primary rainforest.
The Osa invites you into a world where time slows down, guided by the sun, moon, and tides. It isn't just extraordinary; it's essential.
What's included
Everything is an invitation · not a requirement
- ✦6 nights at Encanta La Vida Lodge · a luxury eco-retreat in the jungle
- ✦Daily yoga & movement practices in an open-air shala
- ✦5 surf sessions (all levels welcome) with local instructors
- ✦Opening & closing ceremonies + cacao ritual
- ✦Wellness & self-connection workshops (TBA)
- ✦A printed retreat journal to carry it all home
- ✦Pre-retreat group call, post-retreat integration call, and 1:1 session with Euge
- ✦3 fresh, nourishing meals/day by local chefs
- ✦Herbal teas, juices, snacks, and smoothie bowls
- ✦Private or shared rooms
- ✦Connection with local culture & people
- ✦Optional spa services and barefoot jungle adventures
Questions
Our FAQs
We are here to help you get there, don't worry. Reach out to Euge for help with flights, transportation and all the details.
Consider this your invitation
Come home to yourself
September 27th – October 3rd, 2026 · Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica · $3,333