Logistics

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SCHEDULE

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LINE UP

Our lineup of women teachers remains as impressive as ever, each one a radiant gem, poised to awaken your curiosity and fuel your journey.

This year, we're embracing an exciting evolution. While our previous gatherings embraced the "choose your own adventure" spirit, we've sensed a collective yearning for deeper connections, richer community bonds, and a slower pace.

In response, our dedicated team of OG Babes is crafting a hybrid lineup that blends the freedom of choice with immersive pathways of learning.

For our upcoming gatherings, we're focusing on quality over quantity, curating fewer offerings and teachers to foster a more intimate and connected experience. Our aim is to infuse your life with tangible moments of depth and meaning that resonate long after the gathering ends.

Stay tuned for our lineup release in the early Autumn months, and get ready to embark on a journey of transformation and connection like never before.

MEALS

You ticket includes 2 meals per day, breakfast and dinner, served in our cocina communidad (community kitchen). All our ingredients are sourced locally and organically, we work with small Costa Rican farms to bring you fresh produce + humanely raised animal proteins.

We work side by side with Eco-feria Dominical to bring you this healthy nourishment directly from the farms.

Lunches can be purchased with cash from Nourished Roots, our daily lunch + snack vendor. Locally made Costa Rican dishes will fill your belly in the afternoons. They will also have an assortment of cacao drinks available for purchase during breakfast and at lunches. Lunches cost between $12-20.

CAMPING

Sleeping in the rainforest promises the thrill of adventure and the beauty of starlit nights. Embrace the journey, for in its challenges, you'll discover opportunities for growth and moments of connection.

Those of you camping have the option to pitch your own tent within our cascading hills of Rio Vista Campgrounds, or arrive to your ready to go rental tent from us. In the campgrounds you’ll have outdoor showers, hand-washing stations, and compost toilets.

Make sure you've got a good rainfly on your tent in case we get a tropical downpour! It's all a part of the mystery of nature ;)

GLAMPING

Resting in the rainforest offers both the excitement of adventure and the splendor of starry nights. Embrace the journey, for within its trials, you'll find chances for personal growth and shared connections.

Nestled within the campgrounds, our spacious glamping accommodations blend harmoniously with the natural environment, offering you comfort, seclusion, and convenience, all while fostering a deep connection to the wonders of nature.

MAMAS + KIDS

Mamas and babies will have their own camping area in the heart of our campgrounds with access to a special mama’s/babe’s rest area. Within the mamas den campgrounds there are pitch your own tent spaces, rental tents, and glamping options. When you’re booking a tent or glamping option be sure to specify you’d like to be housed within the Mamas Den Campgrounds.

TRAVEL

Whether you arrive by car, shuttle, or plane, rest assured that your journey to our gathering will be safe and sound, filled with moments of adventure that will only add to the excitement of our shared experience. We are here to support you along the journey.

If flying from outside the country into San Jose International Airport (SJO) you will need to plan a ride from the airport to the venue.

If you’re living in Costa Rica and joining the magic make sure you either get a parking pass or one of our limited car camping passes.

PACKING LIST

January in Costa Rica can be hot and humid.

Need to Knows

Being Off Grid

The land we gather on, “the Sanctuary”, is disconnected from the societal world and immersed in the living world. We highly encourage using this time gathering to be off of your phones and unplug from technology. If you do need to tap back in to “reality” while here, please remember to sign up for an international plan and prepare to hike for service. WIFI is not available here, there is a high point on the land you can hike to for service if you need it.

All our electricity is generated by Costa Rica’s renewable resources of solar, hydro-electric or wind energy. We will have a couple charging stations available to you at the gathering, but please understand it's not uncommon for power outages to happen here. We encourage you to bring solar chargers or backup battery packs to be self-sufficient with additional power needs.

Radical Self Reliance

Origins is first and foremost a primitive skills, earth-based gathering.

You are being asked to be radically responsible for yourself and contribute to our community of women as a sensible human being. When an issue arises, first check with yourself if you have the tools to remedy it. If you don’t, ask a neighbor for support. If you can’t figure it out together, tune in with an instructor or one of our organizers if necessary.

All of our ancestors lived within the elements and survived, we can too. We just need to remember long forgotten ways and tap back into our primal instincts.

Pack it In. Pack it Out

Leave these lands better than you found them please! Do not leave trash anywhere in nature and be minimal with what you put into our trash cans. We don’t have a dump close by so we also have to bring any trash collected off site. We encourage you to pack out your trash and throw it away once you get back into civilization. This gathering is a gift of service to our community of women, please respect the fact we are not here to clean up after you.

Don’t leave your things sitting about in common spaces. Be mindful of your neighbors. We are all sharing this home within the rainforest for our week together and we can all pitch in to co-create harmony.

MOOP: Matter out of Place,
you see something that looks like it doesn't belong in nature? Pick it up and throw it away. Be that sensible human being that cares for the planet ;)

Suggested Packing List will be released in November

Closed Container

Origins Gathering has grown into a gathering with a “closed container”, meaning no re-entry once you arrive.

This year in a hope to build relationships within the local community, we will be allowing a limited amount of locals in/out tickets to be dispersed. These tickets will require an application and hold each woman to keeping our sacred container closed even when leaving the land.

We highly encourage everyone to camp on the land, even if you live close-by. You can’t experience the full depth of Origins without this “roughing it in nature” facet.

For everyone without a in/out pass, there are no re-entries and you may only stay on site to attend Origins. If something comes up and you need to leave, of course you are welcome to leave, but we won’t have the ability to have you return.

We need everyone to arrive on our first day between 8-10am.

In respect to the sacred nature of this gathering, please respect the fact everyone showing up to this gathering has their own stories and experiences. Strive to find love for other rather than judgment, enter these gates with an open heart and leave the drama behind you.

Cash Money

Bring that money honeyyy! Since we are an off grid gathering that means technology won’t work here. No credit cards, Venmo, PayPal, Sinpe, etc.
Cash is queen here at Origins.
It’ll get you your materials for workshops that require fees, treatments in the spa, arts and crafts, lunches, and any other goodies you may find while exploring.
It also will give you the freedom to SHOP! lol
Dollars or Colones will be accepted, we don’t have an atm on site so make sure to pack that cash money!

We recommend BRINGING between $300-$1200 in cash. US dollars or the local colones currency is great.

In Case of Emergency

2 medically trained women will be on site throughout the entirety of each gathering. Please do not try to touch any snakes or spiders you might see, be mindful with your steps along the paths, and keep your kids within eye site at all times. Do all this and we shouldn’t need much from our medics ;)

There will be an emergency line available in case loved ones need to get a hold of you, we’ll send out details in your welcome guide.

We are located 15 minutes away from an urgent care hospital.