casa
Mariposa
Women’s PRIVATE HEALING RETREAT
Puerto Viejo de Talamanca | Costa Rica
Rest is
a Revolution
step into a retreat rooted in sacred land, softness, and truth.
A place where your body can exhale. Where you stop performing strength… and start experiencing yourself.
This is where you come to rest, remember, and rise.
A Healing Sanctuary for Your Becoming
Casa Mariposa is a private retreat sanctuary rooted in liberation and remembrance.
this is a space where visitors soften into safety to return to their bodies, play, reclaim Joy + their inner power.
created with deep intention for Black & Brown women ready to return home to themselves.
While this space centers Black women, all who feel aligned (including men) and respectful of this heart mission are welcome.
for you if you are:
Tired of being the strong one and ready to be held
Moving through burnout, grief, or deep transition
Craving softness, safety, and space to just BE + breathe
Seeking joy that feels natural, not earned
Ready to reconnect with your body, your power + your truth
What your retreat Includes
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Private accomodations at casa mariposa + Medicinal teas, fruit offerings + coconut water
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FEEL AGAIN.
Custom private experiences available upon request.
Hula Hoop with Rikki: Joy Activation
Womb + Ancestral Healing
Chakra Alignment + Energy Work
Breathwork + EFT Tapping
Oracle / Tarot Guidance
AcuDetox + Ear Seeds
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Integration, rest, and reflection
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Give it to Gaia. Beach + ocean activations.
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Rikki as your host
for the ones who are burnt out.
Tired.
Blocked.
On the edge of becoming.
THE LOCATION
where Mama Jungle meets Mama Ocean.
Puerto Viejo de Talamanca | Costa Rica
Steps from your door:
Playa Negra — black sand, grounding + raw
Playa Cocles + Playa Chiquita — golden sand + surf
Punta Uva — calm, clear + sacred waters
Cahuita National Park — wildlife, reefs, untouched nature
Music, food + culture rooted in the Afro - Caribbean diaspora
Jaguar Rescue Center
This is Caribbean Costa Rica — slow, rhythmic, alive.
A place where time stretches… and your nervous system finally catches up.
LODGING
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Private Studio
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FULL BED
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PRIVATE OUTDOOR BATHROOM
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PRIVATE OUTDOOR SHOWER IN A TREE
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Mini fridge, mosquito net, coffee maker, coffee + tea, oscillating fan
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SHARED LOUNGE SPACE
MEET YOUR GUIDE
Rikki M.
Van Brackle
Founder of The Butterfly Hippie and The Free Woman Project, and visionary behind Casa Mariposa and House of The Free Woman.
All experiences at casa mariposa are rooted in the Free Woman Method™ — a holistic approach to healing that integrates embodiment, ancestral connection, energy work, breath + integration.
Rikki is an Energetic Medicine Woman + Joy Activator who guides transformation through movement, music, ritual + co-creation with the elements.
Each retreat is held in a deeply thoughtful, trauma-informed container rooted in safety, sovereignty + transformation.
CHOOSE YOUR STAY
Each stay includes:
Private lodging in the jungle sanctuary
A personalized, intuitively guided journey with Rikki
1:1 healing sessions which may include:
movement, womb + ancestral healing, energy work, breathwork, oracle + tarot guidance, Beach + ocean activations and guided meditationMedicinal teas, fresh fruit + coconut water
Time for rest, integration + reflection
experiences are custom curated for your healing, your rhythm + your becoming.
3 Day Reset — $777
A soft landing. A nervous system exhale.
This short stay is designed to gently bring you back into your body. Perfect if you’re feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or simply need space to breathe + reset. feel lighter, clearer + connect to yourself. includes (2) 1:1 healing sessions.
5 Day Immersion — $1,111
Drop deeper. Soften fully. Begin to shift.
This experience allows time to unwind, open + move through deeper layers of healing and remembrance. Your body begins to trust, release + receive. relax + begin to TRULY repattern. Includes (3) 1:1 healing sessions.
7 Day Deep Retreat — $2,222
A full return. A rebirth. A new way of being.
This is for the woman ready to truly meet herself. Over a full week, we move through the layers: body, energy, lineage + truth—creating lasting transformation. This is where you become her. includes (5) 1:1 healing sessions.
Sanctuary
landing
for powerful
transformation.
Step into
a healing portal
where magic is normalized
and joy
is medicine.
ritual, prayer, movement woven into every detail.
Puerto Viejo de Talamanca | Costa Rica