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What's the Ylang Ylang Herbal Gathering?
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The Ylang Ylang Herbal Gathering is an annual week-long exploration of cosmology, people, plants, land, liberation, birth, and beyond! Together we celebrate our stories, our knowledge, our culture and traditions. Over the week we will go on plant walk with local herbalist, attend traditional Afro Costa Rican cooking class, and attend workshops of all kinds with local Costa Rican teachers as well as international, all set beach front on the Caribbean of Costa Rica. Classes will be held in English or be translated into English.
Please note actual classes will run March 11 - 17, 2019 |
The beach in front of Ylang Ylang Herbal Gathering . . . on a nice calm day
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Schedule
Sunday March 10
Arrival for folks staying onsite between 2-8pm (no programming this day)
Monday March 11
8:00 Welcome Opening
9:30 - 12:30 Plants Allies of Resilience and Resistance with Shelagh Brown
12:30 Group Lunch
2:00 - 4:30 Herbal Antibiotics of the Jungle with Brandon Ruiz
Tuesday March 12
8:30 am Medicinal Plant Walk in the Afro Costa Rica Tradition with Alda Cook Campbell IN MANZANILLO (trasnport provided)
12:00 Group Lunch Punta Uva
1:00 - 4:00 Solventless Cannabis Extractions: The History and Methodologies of Processing Hashish with Rachel Hessheimer
Wednesday March 13
7:30am Morning Meditation with Ellenie Cruz
8:30 - 11:30 The Herbal Bridge: Understanding Herbal Analogs of Costa Rica with Katie Rose Molina Browning
11:30 Group Lunch
1:00 - 3:30 Pregnancy, Birth & Postpartum Support with Tropical Plants with Monique Moyer
4:00 - 6:30 Mini-Herbal Freedom School/BIPOC Communiversity with Toi Scott
Thursday March 14
8:30 - 11:30 Indigenous BriBri Chocolate Making with Mauricia
11:30 Group Lunch
12:30 - 3:30 Cosmetics the Natural Way with Amanda Merkx
3:45-6:45 Reversing Tumors/Cancers - A Wholistic Approach with Yuma "Docta Yew" Bellomee
Friday March 15
7:30 am Morning Meditation with Ellenie Cruz
8:30 - 11:30 The Essence of Ressurection with Arvolyn Hill and Ellenie Cruz
11:30 Group Lunch
12:30 -2:30 Queer Like Radical: Growing Healthy Families with Etecia Brown
3:00 - 5:30 Roots Resins and Rhizomes with Heather Campo
Saturday March 16
Free Day
Sunday March 17
8:00 - Morning Meditation with Ellenie Cruz
9:00 Healing our Ancestors with Ayo Ngozi
12:00 Group Lunch
1:00-4:00 Reclaiming Our Plant Relationships with Amanda David
4pm Tradtional Afro Costa Rican Cooking with Luba Cook Campbell and Despedida Dinner
OR Stay two extra days and register for the
Art of Pleasure Medicine Intensive with Ayo Ngozi!
Arrival for folks staying onsite between 2-8pm (no programming this day)
Monday March 11
8:00 Welcome Opening
9:30 - 12:30 Plants Allies of Resilience and Resistance with Shelagh Brown
12:30 Group Lunch
2:00 - 4:30 Herbal Antibiotics of the Jungle with Brandon Ruiz
Tuesday March 12
8:30 am Medicinal Plant Walk in the Afro Costa Rica Tradition with Alda Cook Campbell IN MANZANILLO (trasnport provided)
12:00 Group Lunch Punta Uva
1:00 - 4:00 Solventless Cannabis Extractions: The History and Methodologies of Processing Hashish with Rachel Hessheimer
Wednesday March 13
7:30am Morning Meditation with Ellenie Cruz
8:30 - 11:30 The Herbal Bridge: Understanding Herbal Analogs of Costa Rica with Katie Rose Molina Browning
11:30 Group Lunch
1:00 - 3:30 Pregnancy, Birth & Postpartum Support with Tropical Plants with Monique Moyer
4:00 - 6:30 Mini-Herbal Freedom School/BIPOC Communiversity with Toi Scott
Thursday March 14
8:30 - 11:30 Indigenous BriBri Chocolate Making with Mauricia
11:30 Group Lunch
12:30 - 3:30 Cosmetics the Natural Way with Amanda Merkx
3:45-6:45 Reversing Tumors/Cancers - A Wholistic Approach with Yuma "Docta Yew" Bellomee
Friday March 15
7:30 am Morning Meditation with Ellenie Cruz
8:30 - 11:30 The Essence of Ressurection with Arvolyn Hill and Ellenie Cruz
11:30 Group Lunch
12:30 -2:30 Queer Like Radical: Growing Healthy Families with Etecia Brown
3:00 - 5:30 Roots Resins and Rhizomes with Heather Campo
Saturday March 16
Free Day
Sunday March 17
8:00 - Morning Meditation with Ellenie Cruz
9:00 Healing our Ancestors with Ayo Ngozi
12:00 Group Lunch
1:00-4:00 Reclaiming Our Plant Relationships with Amanda David
4pm Tradtional Afro Costa Rican Cooking with Luba Cook Campbell and Despedida Dinner
OR Stay two extra days and register for the
Art of Pleasure Medicine Intensive with Ayo Ngozi!
Class Descriptions
The Herbal Bridge: Understanding Herbal Analogs of Costa Rica
Using the plants that surround us in our immediate environment is important for many reasons. Aspects like our personal and cultural relationship to the plants, issues of environmental sustainability and the protection of many sensitive and rare species. In this class we will learn some methods for understanding herbal analogs and we will discuss some important medicinal plants from temperate regions and find their analogs specific to Costa Rica and tropical climates.
Katie Molina Browning is a Certified Herbalist based in Ashland, Oregon and the Caribbean of Costa Rica. She was formally trained in the art and science of Western Herbalism at the former Rocky Mountain Center for Botanical Studies in Boulder, CO and apprenticeships in Vitalist, Wise Woman and Earth Centered traditions over many years. Her personal background has always been intricately woven with the world of plants. Katie also holds a Permaculture Design Certificate from the Punta Mona Center for Regenerative Design and Botanical Studies, is a Phase 1 Qigong Instructor and student of Adam Holtey in Ashland. OR and has completed an in depth ‘Journey of the Feminine’ ceremonial training from All Seasons Chalice in Boulder, CO. Her experiences have led her to place a strong focus on facilitating relationships between people and plants through ceremony, connection with nature, community building and education. Her career and passion as an Herbalist has spanned 17 years; from working & managing the thriving Rebecca’s Apothecary in Boulder, CO for 8 years, upholding a private practice focused on women’s health, developing numerous herbal products, teaching and facilitating community classes, workshops and retreats, as well as, speaking at international herbal conferences like Medicines from the Edge & the Red Earth Herbal Gathering and working as a dispensary herbalist for the integrative Cancer clinic, the Mederi Centre for Natural Healing. Her life is filled with joy by her 4 year old daughter Hana Ilana, her work with the ‘green ones’ and time spent in nature both in the coniferous forests of the north and the jungle/ocean paradise of the Caribbean.
Using the plants that surround us in our immediate environment is important for many reasons. Aspects like our personal and cultural relationship to the plants, issues of environmental sustainability and the protection of many sensitive and rare species. In this class we will learn some methods for understanding herbal analogs and we will discuss some important medicinal plants from temperate regions and find their analogs specific to Costa Rica and tropical climates.
Katie Molina Browning is a Certified Herbalist based in Ashland, Oregon and the Caribbean of Costa Rica. She was formally trained in the art and science of Western Herbalism at the former Rocky Mountain Center for Botanical Studies in Boulder, CO and apprenticeships in Vitalist, Wise Woman and Earth Centered traditions over many years. Her personal background has always been intricately woven with the world of plants. Katie also holds a Permaculture Design Certificate from the Punta Mona Center for Regenerative Design and Botanical Studies, is a Phase 1 Qigong Instructor and student of Adam Holtey in Ashland. OR and has completed an in depth ‘Journey of the Feminine’ ceremonial training from All Seasons Chalice in Boulder, CO. Her experiences have led her to place a strong focus on facilitating relationships between people and plants through ceremony, connection with nature, community building and education. Her career and passion as an Herbalist has spanned 17 years; from working & managing the thriving Rebecca’s Apothecary in Boulder, CO for 8 years, upholding a private practice focused on women’s health, developing numerous herbal products, teaching and facilitating community classes, workshops and retreats, as well as, speaking at international herbal conferences like Medicines from the Edge & the Red Earth Herbal Gathering and working as a dispensary herbalist for the integrative Cancer clinic, the Mederi Centre for Natural Healing. Her life is filled with joy by her 4 year old daughter Hana Ilana, her work with the ‘green ones’ and time spent in nature both in the coniferous forests of the north and the jungle/ocean paradise of the Caribbean.
Queer Like Radical: Growing Healthy Families
This workshop will help attendees become familiar with and improve their existing advocacy skills around LGBTQI2S reproductive health and family planning. This workshop will help participants gain a common understanding of reproductive health, how to engage practical family planning tools, how to navigate health care institutions and insurance providers, and how to navigate the law to protect their family and parenting rights. Participants will work in small groups to develop their own action plans for real life scenarios. Any group members who are currently advocating on behalf of LGBT health will be encouraged to use their own scenarios. Participants will practice their advocacy skills and learn various methods for conception in a way that is empowering, safe, and inclusive. Attendees will leave with practical advice and the ability to understand reproductive justice as one aspect of racial and economic inequity. Learning objectives: Learn how to access family planning methods and procedures and how to advocate for self; Understand health insurance coverage options, Increase ability to conceive a child in a way that is cost effective, Learn tools to navigate challenges, Understand laws to protect LGBTQI2S families and parenting rights, Understand birthing options, Learn the birthing outcomes of Birthers of color and the history of disparities in pregnancy and fertility health among Birthers of color.
Etecia Brown is a certified Full Spectrum Doula and Herbal Apprentice with intentions to decolonize birthing in the U.S. as well as empower Birthers to stand in their power as Creators. In 2017 Etecia launched an organic, fair trade, loose leaf tea line as apart of her wellness brand Letthemflourish. Etecia has been studying indigenous West African healing technologies and practices for several years.It is Etecia's primary goal to make these natural methods for replenishing the spirit and nourishing the body accessible to her community. Etecia most recently began a Ph.D. program in Medical Sociology at Howard University to conduct research that assesses the benefits and impacts of indigenous spiritual practices within a contemporary healthcare framework as a reliable method for preventing stress related diseases in Black women. In addition to being a healer, Etecia is in the process of raising funds to open a holistic health center and birthing temple in the Bayview Hunter's Point neighborhood of San Francisco dedicated to preserving and utilizing culture as a form of healing.
This workshop will help attendees become familiar with and improve their existing advocacy skills around LGBTQI2S reproductive health and family planning. This workshop will help participants gain a common understanding of reproductive health, how to engage practical family planning tools, how to navigate health care institutions and insurance providers, and how to navigate the law to protect their family and parenting rights. Participants will work in small groups to develop their own action plans for real life scenarios. Any group members who are currently advocating on behalf of LGBT health will be encouraged to use their own scenarios. Participants will practice their advocacy skills and learn various methods for conception in a way that is empowering, safe, and inclusive. Attendees will leave with practical advice and the ability to understand reproductive justice as one aspect of racial and economic inequity. Learning objectives: Learn how to access family planning methods and procedures and how to advocate for self; Understand health insurance coverage options, Increase ability to conceive a child in a way that is cost effective, Learn tools to navigate challenges, Understand laws to protect LGBTQI2S families and parenting rights, Understand birthing options, Learn the birthing outcomes of Birthers of color and the history of disparities in pregnancy and fertility health among Birthers of color.
Etecia Brown is a certified Full Spectrum Doula and Herbal Apprentice with intentions to decolonize birthing in the U.S. as well as empower Birthers to stand in their power as Creators. In 2017 Etecia launched an organic, fair trade, loose leaf tea line as apart of her wellness brand Letthemflourish. Etecia has been studying indigenous West African healing technologies and practices for several years.It is Etecia's primary goal to make these natural methods for replenishing the spirit and nourishing the body accessible to her community. Etecia most recently began a Ph.D. program in Medical Sociology at Howard University to conduct research that assesses the benefits and impacts of indigenous spiritual practices within a contemporary healthcare framework as a reliable method for preventing stress related diseases in Black women. In addition to being a healer, Etecia is in the process of raising funds to open a holistic health center and birthing temple in the Bayview Hunter's Point neighborhood of San Francisco dedicated to preserving and utilizing culture as a form of healing.
Herbal Antibiotics of the Jungle
This class will talk about botanicals from the tropics that possess antibiotic properties and can be used in place of systemic and acute antibiotic treatments. We will talk about protocols with the herbs involved, traditional use, additional properties of these plants and preparing them as antibiotic medicine. In our current state of increased antibiotic-resistance, antibiotic herbs will be our heroes when dealing with bacterial infections and more!
Brandon Ruiz is a certified Holistic Herbalist, Plant-Based Nutritionist and Permaculture Designer who lives in Charlotte, NC. He is the founder of Atabey Choreto Medicinals, the Charlotte Herbal Accessibility Project and teaches classes and creates custom herbal products for local restaurants like Living Kitchen. He has been studying plant medicine since 2014, and specializes in medicines from Appalachia and the tropics, specifically Puerto Rico and surrounding islands. Brandon has knowledge in wildcrafting, medicinal plant cultivation and is highly involved in food and medicine justice and equal accessibility in Charlotte. He dreams to create an educational center and medicinal herb farm in his native Puerto Rico, educating the community and getting back to his roots on the island.
This class will talk about botanicals from the tropics that possess antibiotic properties and can be used in place of systemic and acute antibiotic treatments. We will talk about protocols with the herbs involved, traditional use, additional properties of these plants and preparing them as antibiotic medicine. In our current state of increased antibiotic-resistance, antibiotic herbs will be our heroes when dealing with bacterial infections and more!
Brandon Ruiz is a certified Holistic Herbalist, Plant-Based Nutritionist and Permaculture Designer who lives in Charlotte, NC. He is the founder of Atabey Choreto Medicinals, the Charlotte Herbal Accessibility Project and teaches classes and creates custom herbal products for local restaurants like Living Kitchen. He has been studying plant medicine since 2014, and specializes in medicines from Appalachia and the tropics, specifically Puerto Rico and surrounding islands. Brandon has knowledge in wildcrafting, medicinal plant cultivation and is highly involved in food and medicine justice and equal accessibility in Charlotte. He dreams to create an educational center and medicinal herb farm in his native Puerto Rico, educating the community and getting back to his roots on the island.
Plants Allies of Resilience and Resistance
This workshop is about the plants that are crucial in liberation work, the plant allies that are crucial through trauma, grief, loss, displacement, etc, and not just for our communities and clients but especially for those of us healers doing revolutionary and liberation work, what at the plants that keep us grounded and provide us with that stamina to work through our own trauma while fielding everyone else's, particularly us Black folks and people of color, disabled folks, queer trans and folks, folks with mental illness, fat folks, poor folks, and anyone living at multiple intersections of oppression. I want to create a space where people feel supported and protected, that is interactive, where we can go deep with the plants and really tap into their ability to provide us with resilience through so many aspects of life. I will convey both my personal and clinical experience with the plants we discuss. I am trained in both western and chinese herbalism, but as a mixed Black woman with ancestors who were enslaved in this nation, I find it important to work closely with the plants my ancestors used for resilience, resistance and survival through slavery in the southeast united states, so much of my herbalism is centered around these teachings.
Shelagh is passionately committed to reconnecting communities with nature by working with individuals and communities to attain optimal health freedom through partnership guided by her approach that combines Acupuncture and East Asian Medicine, western botanical medicine, aromatherapy, yoga and movement therapy and whole foods nutrition. She holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Herbal Sciences and a Masters of Science degree in Acupuncture and East Asian Medicine from Bastyr University. Shelagh also has completed a yoga teacher training at the Samayra Center for (Human)kindness as well as additional training in Integrated Movement therapy (a yoga based therapy), medical qi gong, craniosacral, and aromatherapy. Her well-studied and intuitive approach coupled with an ever-expanding clinical lens informs her loving, healing touch and instruction as she helps empower her patients and community to create more wellness in their lives. Shelagh approaches all aspects of care through an anti oppression lens, and is deeply dedicated to carrying forward conversations about race, privilege and institutionalized oppression and how these things impact health as well as access to care, from a community informed perspective, that is guided by deep love for all life as well as the desire to create a world that is healthy, safe and just for all.
This workshop is about the plants that are crucial in liberation work, the plant allies that are crucial through trauma, grief, loss, displacement, etc, and not just for our communities and clients but especially for those of us healers doing revolutionary and liberation work, what at the plants that keep us grounded and provide us with that stamina to work through our own trauma while fielding everyone else's, particularly us Black folks and people of color, disabled folks, queer trans and folks, folks with mental illness, fat folks, poor folks, and anyone living at multiple intersections of oppression. I want to create a space where people feel supported and protected, that is interactive, where we can go deep with the plants and really tap into their ability to provide us with resilience through so many aspects of life. I will convey both my personal and clinical experience with the plants we discuss. I am trained in both western and chinese herbalism, but as a mixed Black woman with ancestors who were enslaved in this nation, I find it important to work closely with the plants my ancestors used for resilience, resistance and survival through slavery in the southeast united states, so much of my herbalism is centered around these teachings.
Shelagh is passionately committed to reconnecting communities with nature by working with individuals and communities to attain optimal health freedom through partnership guided by her approach that combines Acupuncture and East Asian Medicine, western botanical medicine, aromatherapy, yoga and movement therapy and whole foods nutrition. She holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Herbal Sciences and a Masters of Science degree in Acupuncture and East Asian Medicine from Bastyr University. Shelagh also has completed a yoga teacher training at the Samayra Center for (Human)kindness as well as additional training in Integrated Movement therapy (a yoga based therapy), medical qi gong, craniosacral, and aromatherapy. Her well-studied and intuitive approach coupled with an ever-expanding clinical lens informs her loving, healing touch and instruction as she helps empower her patients and community to create more wellness in their lives. Shelagh approaches all aspects of care through an anti oppression lens, and is deeply dedicated to carrying forward conversations about race, privilege and institutionalized oppression and how these things impact health as well as access to care, from a community informed perspective, that is guided by deep love for all life as well as the desire to create a world that is healthy, safe and just for all.
Cosmetics the Natural Way
This workshop is a hands on workshop, in short it can be described as a traditional home-style spa day. Lots of info about how to support our health by applying plants (and other natural materials) externally and interally on our bodies wil be shared. We will breakdown what beauty means and learn easy tips and tricks to feel good in our own skin!
Amanda lives on her family run organic farm on the south caribbean coast of costa rica. She is a holistic health care practitioner and loves sharing workshops and classes. She is the owner of Salud Salvaje which is a local natural products brand making medicine, cosmetics and food products from all local plants and ingredients. Her passions are homeschooling her children, talking to plants, sharing everything she learns about plants, ceremony, peaceful parenting, permaculture and more with those who are interested.
This workshop is a hands on workshop, in short it can be described as a traditional home-style spa day. Lots of info about how to support our health by applying plants (and other natural materials) externally and interally on our bodies wil be shared. We will breakdown what beauty means and learn easy tips and tricks to feel good in our own skin!
Amanda lives on her family run organic farm on the south caribbean coast of costa rica. She is a holistic health care practitioner and loves sharing workshops and classes. She is the owner of Salud Salvaje which is a local natural products brand making medicine, cosmetics and food products from all local plants and ingredients. Her passions are homeschooling her children, talking to plants, sharing everything she learns about plants, ceremony, peaceful parenting, permaculture and more with those who are interested.
Mini-Herbal Freedom School/BIPOC Communiversity
A space for BIPOC (Black Indigenous People of color) to explore liberatory medicine, decolonial health and healing, and the medicine and healing of our ancestors. We’ll define key concepts for ourselves, talk about the impact of colonization on our ancestral traditions and share about our radical healing histories. We'll also share about medicines we work with toward liberation (on many levels) for our self, our families and our communities.
Toi Scott (pronouns: they/them) is a queer, non-binary, medicine maker of many varieties who has studied the human body, plants and various healing ways for 20 years. They have an advanced degree in Health Advocacy and for the past 10 years they’ve been a visionary community organizer committed to health and healing, racial, food and economic justice for their BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) queer and trans communities. And during this time, they've also been dedicated to writing liberatory literature while also compiling and providing resources in hopes of inspiring survival, resistance and transformation. As knowledge and medicine keeper and co-creator of the School of Liberation Healing and Medicine which houses the Herbal Freedom School, BIPOC Communiversity and Queering Herbalism knowledge shares, Toi is committed to affirming the power importance, and relevance of indigenous black, brown, two-spirit, trans, gender non-conforming and queer ancestral healing histories and medicine.
A space for BIPOC (Black Indigenous People of color) to explore liberatory medicine, decolonial health and healing, and the medicine and healing of our ancestors. We’ll define key concepts for ourselves, talk about the impact of colonization on our ancestral traditions and share about our radical healing histories. We'll also share about medicines we work with toward liberation (on many levels) for our self, our families and our communities.
Toi Scott (pronouns: they/them) is a queer, non-binary, medicine maker of many varieties who has studied the human body, plants and various healing ways for 20 years. They have an advanced degree in Health Advocacy and for the past 10 years they’ve been a visionary community organizer committed to health and healing, racial, food and economic justice for their BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) queer and trans communities. And during this time, they've also been dedicated to writing liberatory literature while also compiling and providing resources in hopes of inspiring survival, resistance and transformation. As knowledge and medicine keeper and co-creator of the School of Liberation Healing and Medicine which houses the Herbal Freedom School, BIPOC Communiversity and Queering Herbalism knowledge shares, Toi is committed to affirming the power importance, and relevance of indigenous black, brown, two-spirit, trans, gender non-conforming and queer ancestral healing histories and medicine.
Roots, Rhizomes, and Resins
A look beyond the green at the potent healers of the tropical rain forests.
From the market stalls of Mauritius, to the jungles of Central America, Heather Campo has worked with plant medicines and their ethnobotanical application for over thirty years.
A look beyond the green at the potent healers of the tropical rain forests.
From the market stalls of Mauritius, to the jungles of Central America, Heather Campo has worked with plant medicines and their ethnobotanical application for over thirty years.
Pregnancy, Birth & Postpartum Support with Tropical Plants
Join herbalist and doula Monique Renee in exploring tropical and subtropical plant allies for pregnancy, birth and postpartum. Herbs can offer gentle, safe and effective assistance for birthing people during these important times. We will discuss and demonstrate how plants that thrive in tropical climates can be used to support clients and loved ones during these crucial times. We will cover plant identification, herbal preparations and application. Participants will also gain and understanding of how that plants are grown. A medicine making demonstration will be included.
Monique Renee was born and raised in South Florida. As a third generation Floridian, she feels a deep connection with the tropical and subtropical plants that she and her loved ones have grown up beside. She received her certificate of completion from the Northeastern School of Botanical Medicine in 2008 and has gained wisdom from many knowledgeable herbalists and plant people on her herbal journey, through workshops, classes, conferences, books and personal exchanges. Monique works with clients to guide them towards balance and healing with herbs, and lifestyle changes. She is also a full spectrum doula, providing client support for a wide range of reproductive related experiences. She helps guide her clients to safely and supportively use herbs during these times when desired.
Join herbalist and doula Monique Renee in exploring tropical and subtropical plant allies for pregnancy, birth and postpartum. Herbs can offer gentle, safe and effective assistance for birthing people during these important times. We will discuss and demonstrate how plants that thrive in tropical climates can be used to support clients and loved ones during these crucial times. We will cover plant identification, herbal preparations and application. Participants will also gain and understanding of how that plants are grown. A medicine making demonstration will be included.
Monique Renee was born and raised in South Florida. As a third generation Floridian, she feels a deep connection with the tropical and subtropical plants that she and her loved ones have grown up beside. She received her certificate of completion from the Northeastern School of Botanical Medicine in 2008 and has gained wisdom from many knowledgeable herbalists and plant people on her herbal journey, through workshops, classes, conferences, books and personal exchanges. Monique works with clients to guide them towards balance and healing with herbs, and lifestyle changes. She is also a full spectrum doula, providing client support for a wide range of reproductive related experiences. She helps guide her clients to safely and supportively use herbs during these times when desired.
Healing our Ancestors
That we exist at all is a testament to the tenacity and genius of our ancestors, who brilliantly and collectively figured out ways to survive and to thrive under any condition. Our cells are ordered by their DNA code--we are made, literally, of our ancestors’ flesh and blood. We also carry with us their experiences, memories, joys and traumas. Regardless of your background or current connection to family, you have inherited traditions and practices that can support you in healing ancestral wounds. This workshop will facilitate your exploration of plants and practices intended to connect you more deeply and positively to your ancestral lineage, and to cultivate wellness for future generations.
Ayo Ngozi
I am a modern root woman of the African diaspora, an historian, an artist, and a mother; a descendant of herbalists, farmers, educators and cooks; a clinician and a practitioner of ancestral traditions; a scholar rooted in a commitment to documenting traditional herbalism and making evidence-based herbal education accessible to all.
I completed an MS in Herbal Medicine at the Maryland University of Integrative Health in 2012. In my clinical practice, I work with clients of all ages to offer new possibilities for wellness using an approach that integrates scientific knowledge and traditional wisdom. I also work closely with plants as a creative medium, incorporating plants into textile work, jewelry, and other artistic expression.
That we exist at all is a testament to the tenacity and genius of our ancestors, who brilliantly and collectively figured out ways to survive and to thrive under any condition. Our cells are ordered by their DNA code--we are made, literally, of our ancestors’ flesh and blood. We also carry with us their experiences, memories, joys and traumas. Regardless of your background or current connection to family, you have inherited traditions and practices that can support you in healing ancestral wounds. This workshop will facilitate your exploration of plants and practices intended to connect you more deeply and positively to your ancestral lineage, and to cultivate wellness for future generations.
Ayo Ngozi
I am a modern root woman of the African diaspora, an historian, an artist, and a mother; a descendant of herbalists, farmers, educators and cooks; a clinician and a practitioner of ancestral traditions; a scholar rooted in a commitment to documenting traditional herbalism and making evidence-based herbal education accessible to all.
I completed an MS in Herbal Medicine at the Maryland University of Integrative Health in 2012. In my clinical practice, I work with clients of all ages to offer new possibilities for wellness using an approach that integrates scientific knowledge and traditional wisdom. I also work closely with plants as a creative medium, incorporating plants into textile work, jewelry, and other artistic expression.
The Essence of Resurrection
Flower Essences function as vibrational medicine to assist in healing the spirit and energetic body and thus assists in balancing emotions and gently heal the manifestation of physical illness. In this workshop Ellenie Cruz and Arvolyn Hill will teach and explain the history of flower essences and demonstrate how they impact the body energetically. You will learn how to use flowers to alleviate symptoms of anxiety, depression, connect with self, flood your self with positivity and more with the energetic properties of flowers.
Arvolyn is a Writer, Herbalist, Flower Essence Practitioner, DJ, Artist and Educator currently based in Harlem, NY. Arvolyn is passionate about gardening at her local community garden, her work as a Children's Educator at the New York Botanical Gardens, and connecting with other healers of color around the city. Arvolyn loves cooking, dancing, djing and making art with her hands. Ellenie Cru is a herbalist, doula, flower essence practitioner and founder of Asc3nsion Art provides a variety of items and services including but not limited to: hand crafted jewelry; specialty items, such as yoni eggs, herbal, energetic and holistic medicine; Food and Nutrition Literacy , and birth work for expecting mothers and families!
Ellenie Cru is a herbalist, doula, flower essence practitioner and founder of Asc3nsion Art provides a variety of items and services including but not limited to: hand crafted jewelry; specialty items, such as yoni eggs, herbal, energetic and holistic medicine; Food and Nutrition Literacy , and birth work for expecting mothers and families!
Flower Essences function as vibrational medicine to assist in healing the spirit and energetic body and thus assists in balancing emotions and gently heal the manifestation of physical illness. In this workshop Ellenie Cruz and Arvolyn Hill will teach and explain the history of flower essences and demonstrate how they impact the body energetically. You will learn how to use flowers to alleviate symptoms of anxiety, depression, connect with self, flood your self with positivity and more with the energetic properties of flowers.
Arvolyn is a Writer, Herbalist, Flower Essence Practitioner, DJ, Artist and Educator currently based in Harlem, NY. Arvolyn is passionate about gardening at her local community garden, her work as a Children's Educator at the New York Botanical Gardens, and connecting with other healers of color around the city. Arvolyn loves cooking, dancing, djing and making art with her hands. Ellenie Cru is a herbalist, doula, flower essence practitioner and founder of Asc3nsion Art provides a variety of items and services including but not limited to: hand crafted jewelry; specialty items, such as yoni eggs, herbal, energetic and holistic medicine; Food and Nutrition Literacy , and birth work for expecting mothers and families!
Ellenie Cru is a herbalist, doula, flower essence practitioner and founder of Asc3nsion Art provides a variety of items and services including but not limited to: hand crafted jewelry; specialty items, such as yoni eggs, herbal, energetic and holistic medicine; Food and Nutrition Literacy , and birth work for expecting mothers and families!
Herbs and Ceremony
For most of history, herbs have been used in healing ceremonies, as spiritual medicine, and therapy for the soul. In this workshop, we will discuss limpias (traditional herbal cleansings), folk knowledge of the ancient art of Curanderismo (Mexican Folk Healing) and Community Healing: Espiritismo (Spiritism), one of the indigenous healing systems of Puerto Rico. We will create our own small ceremony and be in direct practice with the herbs.
Adela Nieves Martinez is a Traditional Community Health and Healing Arts Practitioner. She is deeply committed to her Taino (indigenous peoples of the Caribbean) roots and integrative wellness approaches, practicing Acudetox (ear acupuncture), indigenous traditional medicine, cupping therapy, whole person natural care, and Reiki for individuals and groups struggling with addiction, PTSD, stress and trauma. Adela founded Healing by Choice! a circle of women-of-color healers and health practitioners offering a range of healing modalities to organizations and communities within the city of Detroit and beyond. She is also a project coordinator for Center for Embodied Pedagogy and Action (CEPA), an ecologically light retreat and education center in Puerto Rico.
For most of history, herbs have been used in healing ceremonies, as spiritual medicine, and therapy for the soul. In this workshop, we will discuss limpias (traditional herbal cleansings), folk knowledge of the ancient art of Curanderismo (Mexican Folk Healing) and Community Healing: Espiritismo (Spiritism), one of the indigenous healing systems of Puerto Rico. We will create our own small ceremony and be in direct practice with the herbs.
Adela Nieves Martinez is a Traditional Community Health and Healing Arts Practitioner. She is deeply committed to her Taino (indigenous peoples of the Caribbean) roots and integrative wellness approaches, practicing Acudetox (ear acupuncture), indigenous traditional medicine, cupping therapy, whole person natural care, and Reiki for individuals and groups struggling with addiction, PTSD, stress and trauma. Adela founded Healing by Choice! a circle of women-of-color healers and health practitioners offering a range of healing modalities to organizations and communities within the city of Detroit and beyond. She is also a project coordinator for Center for Embodied Pedagogy and Action (CEPA), an ecologically light retreat and education center in Puerto Rico.
Reclaiming Plant Relationships
Building intimate relationships with the plants is foundational to creating a practice of herbalism that is just and mutually beneficial to plants, people, land and one's self. communication is crucial to deepening any relationship and remembering how to communicate directly with the plants offers us a decolonized and sensual way of knowing. in this class we will look at simple ways to reclaim our relationship with plants through observation, energetics, listening and feeling. we will also re-imagine ways in which our relationship with plants can foster personal and planetary healing.
Amanda is a community herbalist, the mother of three amazing children, the creator of Rootwork Herbals and a plant lover from way back who has been working and playing with herbal medicine for 20 years. She tends plants and people growing gardens, handcrafting remedies, offering consultations and teaching. Her approach to herbalism is based in the folkways, on building intimate relationships with the plants that grow nearby in order to bring herbal medicine and home healthcare back to the people. In doing this, she sees herbalism as a means to rebel against oppressive systems, which undermine health. Above all, Amanda is a lover of plants and a lover of people and is passionate about bringing them together in a down to earth, joyful and accessible way that promotes personal and planetary healing. - ----- this is the long version, i have shorter ones!!
Building intimate relationships with the plants is foundational to creating a practice of herbalism that is just and mutually beneficial to plants, people, land and one's self. communication is crucial to deepening any relationship and remembering how to communicate directly with the plants offers us a decolonized and sensual way of knowing. in this class we will look at simple ways to reclaim our relationship with plants through observation, energetics, listening and feeling. we will also re-imagine ways in which our relationship with plants can foster personal and planetary healing.
Amanda is a community herbalist, the mother of three amazing children, the creator of Rootwork Herbals and a plant lover from way back who has been working and playing with herbal medicine for 20 years. She tends plants and people growing gardens, handcrafting remedies, offering consultations and teaching. Her approach to herbalism is based in the folkways, on building intimate relationships with the plants that grow nearby in order to bring herbal medicine and home healthcare back to the people. In doing this, she sees herbalism as a means to rebel against oppressive systems, which undermine health. Above all, Amanda is a lover of plants and a lover of people and is passionate about bringing them together in a down to earth, joyful and accessible way that promotes personal and planetary healing. - ----- this is the long version, i have shorter ones!!
Reversing Tumors/Cancers - A Wholistic Approach
This workshop aims to give perspective and solutions from a wholistic and herbal standpoint of addressing the contributing factors, hindrance, and reversal of abnormal, unhealthy cellular reproduction.
Yuma "Dr. Yew" Bellomee is a Certified Holistic Health Consultant, herbalist, wellness advocate/educator, and musical artist, who has been featured in numerous radio programs, natural hair, health & beauty expos, magazine articles, and community and school programs as a speaker and workshop facilitator on wholistic wellness. He is also the founder of Yew-360 Wholistic Health & Wellness, LLC, and a member of the African Wholistic Health Association (AWHA), and the Collective Health Initiative (CHI) in Washington, DC.
This workshop aims to give perspective and solutions from a wholistic and herbal standpoint of addressing the contributing factors, hindrance, and reversal of abnormal, unhealthy cellular reproduction.
Yuma "Dr. Yew" Bellomee is a Certified Holistic Health Consultant, herbalist, wellness advocate/educator, and musical artist, who has been featured in numerous radio programs, natural hair, health & beauty expos, magazine articles, and community and school programs as a speaker and workshop facilitator on wholistic wellness. He is also the founder of Yew-360 Wholistic Health & Wellness, LLC, and a member of the African Wholistic Health Association (AWHA), and the Collective Health Initiative (CHI) in Washington, DC.
Solventless Cannabis Extractions: The History and Methodologies of Processing Hashish
Hashish is the product of an extraction process commonly applied to Cannabis known as Hashing. Hashing is generally defined as a physical process of breaking down a larger complicated structure into its smaller concise parts. Hashing is directly translated into the practice of processing Cannabis into solventless concentrated extracts. It traditionally originates in the Northern and Middle regions of the Eastern Hemisphere, where environmental conditions are ideal for cultivating plants with specific characteristics known to produce the best Hash. Hashish has been made and used for thousands of years, and has an incredibly rich and fascinating history in many cultures across the globe. Today, sparked by a collective crisis in human and environmental health, social ideologies and political systems are changing their perspectives regarding Cannabis on a mass scale. Cannabis is reemerging into various public spheres, due to its adaptogenic and homeostatic potentials, and therefore, Hashish is experiencing a resurgence in popularity as well. The craft of extracting the aromatic resins of Cannabis is an artform as ancient as the beginnings of human civilization itself. The practices of processing Hashish without solvents, which are just as applicable today, yield the most flavorful, highly prized, and superior quality products on the market, which not only appease the most discriminating of coinsurers, but hold even more potential in our ability to treat a multitude of medical and psychological health conditions. Solventless Cannabis Extracts possess the ability to express natural, nuanced, and highly complex flavor and aroma combinations, which are uniquely available in as vast a variety of extracts as are present in the number of species cultivars. In this class, we will specifically be exploring the history of Hashish, Cannabis Botany and Materia Medica, the different methods of solventless extraction, sustainable processing practices, the art of curing, and clinical applications.
A native of New Mexico, Rachel has been learning and practicing the art of Botanical Medicine since 2004. Like many other Herbalists, Rachel came to this path through self-healing, and a love of the natural world- its vast varieties of life, beauty, rhythms, cycles, and seasons. On her journey of healing, she came to the deeper understanding that internal dis-ease essentially reflects how one relates to and participates with their external environments, human and non-human members of their community, local ecology, agriculture, medicine, and wilderness. While she finds great joy and satiety spending time in nature amongst soil, microbiota, mushrooms, plants, and animals, as well as gardening, cooking, and crafting medicinal extracts and remedies, she most enjoys working with people through art, wholistic conversations, and empowering education.
Hashish is the product of an extraction process commonly applied to Cannabis known as Hashing. Hashing is generally defined as a physical process of breaking down a larger complicated structure into its smaller concise parts. Hashing is directly translated into the practice of processing Cannabis into solventless concentrated extracts. It traditionally originates in the Northern and Middle regions of the Eastern Hemisphere, where environmental conditions are ideal for cultivating plants with specific characteristics known to produce the best Hash. Hashish has been made and used for thousands of years, and has an incredibly rich and fascinating history in many cultures across the globe. Today, sparked by a collective crisis in human and environmental health, social ideologies and political systems are changing their perspectives regarding Cannabis on a mass scale. Cannabis is reemerging into various public spheres, due to its adaptogenic and homeostatic potentials, and therefore, Hashish is experiencing a resurgence in popularity as well. The craft of extracting the aromatic resins of Cannabis is an artform as ancient as the beginnings of human civilization itself. The practices of processing Hashish without solvents, which are just as applicable today, yield the most flavorful, highly prized, and superior quality products on the market, which not only appease the most discriminating of coinsurers, but hold even more potential in our ability to treat a multitude of medical and psychological health conditions. Solventless Cannabis Extracts possess the ability to express natural, nuanced, and highly complex flavor and aroma combinations, which are uniquely available in as vast a variety of extracts as are present in the number of species cultivars. In this class, we will specifically be exploring the history of Hashish, Cannabis Botany and Materia Medica, the different methods of solventless extraction, sustainable processing practices, the art of curing, and clinical applications.
A native of New Mexico, Rachel has been learning and practicing the art of Botanical Medicine since 2004. Like many other Herbalists, Rachel came to this path through self-healing, and a love of the natural world- its vast varieties of life, beauty, rhythms, cycles, and seasons. On her journey of healing, she came to the deeper understanding that internal dis-ease essentially reflects how one relates to and participates with their external environments, human and non-human members of their community, local ecology, agriculture, medicine, and wilderness. While she finds great joy and satiety spending time in nature amongst soil, microbiota, mushrooms, plants, and animals, as well as gardening, cooking, and crafting medicinal extracts and remedies, she most enjoys working with people through art, wholistic conversations, and empowering education.
Rootsong
The Rootsong™ practice entails yogic breathwork and asana, meditation, vocal somatics, full-body resonance training, and movement. It can be applied by groups and individuals to shape creative space, facilitate collaboration, and foster healing. Featuring carefully sequenced, gentle hand and body movements joined with vocal sounds, breath techniques, creative affirmations/declarations, and song, this practice yields a deepened connection to the intuitive powers of each practitioner, and can be divinely useful to workers of spirit, cultural warriors, social activists, teachers and healers. Requiring a willingness to vibrate the body with sound, as well as the courage to open the heart through sound, this practice invites you to water the roots of your being™.
Karma Mayet • MFA, RYT Artist, Educator, Mystic karmamayet.com | rootsong.net | spirallabguru.com Karma is based in Brooklyn, New York and originally from Chicago, of Mississippi heritage. Karma's gift as a channel of ancestral spirits has informed her life since childhood. Sharing messages from family ancestors and elemental beings, she offers healing modalities grounded in Rootwork, including stone and water blessings and insight readings. Her work in community settings facilitates the cultivation of peace through justice within inter- and intra-personal relationships. As the creator of the Rootsong™ practice, she shares the process of somatic improvisation as a tool for personal and communal transformation and uses the creative process to facilitate healing. As composer/performer, educator, and Karma brings the same reverence for Mystery to each modality.
The Rootsong™ practice entails yogic breathwork and asana, meditation, vocal somatics, full-body resonance training, and movement. It can be applied by groups and individuals to shape creative space, facilitate collaboration, and foster healing. Featuring carefully sequenced, gentle hand and body movements joined with vocal sounds, breath techniques, creative affirmations/declarations, and song, this practice yields a deepened connection to the intuitive powers of each practitioner, and can be divinely useful to workers of spirit, cultural warriors, social activists, teachers and healers. Requiring a willingness to vibrate the body with sound, as well as the courage to open the heart through sound, this practice invites you to water the roots of your being™.
Karma Mayet • MFA, RYT Artist, Educator, Mystic karmamayet.com | rootsong.net | spirallabguru.com Karma is based in Brooklyn, New York and originally from Chicago, of Mississippi heritage. Karma's gift as a channel of ancestral spirits has informed her life since childhood. Sharing messages from family ancestors and elemental beings, she offers healing modalities grounded in Rootwork, including stone and water blessings and insight readings. Her work in community settings facilitates the cultivation of peace through justice within inter- and intra-personal relationships. As the creator of the Rootsong™ practice, she shares the process of somatic improvisation as a tool for personal and communal transformation and uses the creative process to facilitate healing. As composer/performer, educator, and Karma brings the same reverence for Mystery to each modality.
Getting To Us
Transportation to and from our site is not included in registration prices.
From San Jose: We love Caribe Shuttle or Interbus to come from the airport or San Jose area down to us. It is essential to pre-book your shuttle well beforehand. It is a good idea to plan to arrive at least a day before the event begins and go to San Jose the day before your flight leaves in order to be sure as road conditions can vary. You should anticipate these shuttles filling up early therefore plan ahead!
From San Jose: We love Caribe Shuttle or Interbus to come from the airport or San Jose area down to us. It is essential to pre-book your shuttle well beforehand. It is a good idea to plan to arrive at least a day before the event begins and go to San Jose the day before your flight leaves in order to be sure as road conditions can vary. You should anticipate these shuttles filling up early therefore plan ahead!
Accomodations
Residential (located 3 kilometers south of gathering site - NOT ON SITE OF ACTUAL EVENT, best for those who choose to rent a car)
When choosing the $888 dorm style accomodations you will be staying in our rustic historic wooden Caribbean home location 3 miles south of the location site in Manzanillo. It is a 3 mile walk up the beach to the location, or about a 1 dollar bus ride each way up to the location. You can also rent bikes in Manzanillo and bike up to the event. We always recommend not walking or biking on the main road after dark. Rooms will have between 3-4 people each, they have basic private bathrooms and access to a kitchen. The accomodations are super super rustic and a great practice in living simply and in a similar way to our local community. If you are attending with friends let us know and we can get your in rooms together.
Non-Residential
Choosing the "Non-Residential" Option we recommend checking out AirBnB - we always encourage folks to stay at local Costa Rican owned places - you can check out AirBnB - on our same road there is Olguita's Place which is locally owned, and very close by. We love Cabinas Selvin in Punta UVa which is about a 15 minute walk away also locally owned. A few places near by but we aren't super familiar with - Super local on our street is also Arrecife Cabinas are down the road, rustic, Looney Grapes is about a 10 minute walk, Walaba Hostel , Korrigan Lodge and Pachamama are nearby, nice, pricey.
When choosing the $888 dorm style accomodations you will be staying in our rustic historic wooden Caribbean home location 3 miles south of the location site in Manzanillo. It is a 3 mile walk up the beach to the location, or about a 1 dollar bus ride each way up to the location. You can also rent bikes in Manzanillo and bike up to the event. We always recommend not walking or biking on the main road after dark. Rooms will have between 3-4 people each, they have basic private bathrooms and access to a kitchen. The accomodations are super super rustic and a great practice in living simply and in a similar way to our local community. If you are attending with friends let us know and we can get your in rooms together.
Non-Residential
Choosing the "Non-Residential" Option we recommend checking out AirBnB - we always encourage folks to stay at local Costa Rican owned places - you can check out AirBnB - on our same road there is Olguita's Place which is locally owned, and very close by. We love Cabinas Selvin in Punta UVa which is about a 15 minute walk away also locally owned. A few places near by but we aren't super familiar with - Super local on our street is also Arrecife Cabinas are down the road, rustic, Looney Grapes is about a 10 minute walk, Walaba Hostel , Korrigan Lodge and Pachamama are nearby, nice, pricey.
Attend ~ REGISTRATION IS CURRENTLY CLOSED
Very Limited Spaces Available -
PLEASE NOTE WORK TRADES ARE NOT AVAILABLE
We are relying on registrations in order to cover our budget!
Residential (NOT on site of the event)
$888 - Dorm style housing included located 3 miles south in Manzanillo (VERY limited availability), best if you've rented a car
Non-Residential
$675 - Non-Residential (find your own housing nearby, some suggestions above)
Local Price
$150 - Central American Nationals (accomodations not provided, we can recommend folks to local affordable accommodations, this price is meant for people living full time in Costa Rica, and it is meant to be in line with folks who are making a local wage
Group Discounts:
$2000 for group of 4 people non-residential
Includes Lunch listed on program days, as well as dorm style accomodations. It does not include participation in the final day plant walk as well as the cooking class, we recommend
Please be very sure you are able to attend when you register, all payments are final, non refundable and non transferable.
Please download, sign and send an attached copy/photo of the signed waiver form below upon your registration.
$888 - Dorm style housing included located 3 miles south in Manzanillo (VERY limited availability), best if you've rented a car
Non-Residential
$675 - Non-Residential (find your own housing nearby, some suggestions above)
Local Price
$150 - Central American Nationals (accomodations not provided, we can recommend folks to local affordable accommodations, this price is meant for people living full time in Costa Rica, and it is meant to be in line with folks who are making a local wage
Group Discounts:
$2000 for group of 4 people non-residential
Includes Lunch listed on program days, as well as dorm style accomodations. It does not include participation in the final day plant walk as well as the cooking class, we recommend
Please be very sure you are able to attend when you register, all payments are final, non refundable and non transferable.
Please download, sign and send an attached copy/photo of the signed waiver form below upon your registration.
Please be aware that there is no wifi access on site the Ylang Ylang Herbal Gathering, however all local hotels and cabinas will have wifi access.
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Donations Needed:
Yoga Mats - if you are interested to bring a yoga mat for use for yourself during the morning meditations we recommend that, and if you are willing to donate it at the end of your stay this well help future visitors!
Natural Citronella Incense Sticks for evenings to share
Yoga Mats - if you are interested to bring a yoga mat for use for yourself during the morning meditations we recommend that, and if you are willing to donate it at the end of your stay this well help future visitors!
Natural Citronella Incense Sticks for evenings to share
What to Bring
What To Bring:
Remember if you are staying onsite our cabinas are very very rustic and very simple, we try to live as simply and in tune with nature as possible. Our classroom is outdoors, we do not have air conditioning and we live simply in a way very much like our local community members.
Coming on this trip and life in the Caribbean here is an opportunity to go with the flow and enjoy a slower and more simple lifestyle - that is part of the medicine of your time here. Expect and prepare for beautiful and intense sun, invigorating rain, humidity, critters, mosquitos.
Bring a good pair of shoes to hike with that you dont mind getting muddy, and flip flops, and whatever else you'd like to have with you. In our immediate area there is not potable water, you'll need to purchase water while here and at your hotels, generally in Costa Rica toilet paper is not put down the toilet paper but instead put in trashcans. Bring lightweight breathable clothing, cotton tshirts and clothing are great, a rain jacket, bathing suit, towel for the beach (please do not bring hotel towels to the beach), are all great. BUG SPRAY (and enough to share) is important to your comfort here herein the Caribbean we do indeed have mosquitos. Some cabinas provide mosquito nets, others do not, check in where you are staying. Bring any regular medications/supplements you use. Bring SUNSCREEN if you use it. A hat. Sunglasses. As far as a laptop/phones - there is internet in town so you're welcome to bring it, just depends how connected you'd like to be! It's another thing to travel with and to be conscious of while you're on buses etc. But it can be convenient, so that is totally your decision. Outlets there are the same as the US, no converter is needed. You are responsible for your belongings at all times, Centro Ashe cannot be held responsible for the loss or theft of your belongings.
Remember if you are staying onsite our cabinas are very very rustic and very simple, we try to live as simply and in tune with nature as possible. Our classroom is outdoors, we do not have air conditioning and we live simply in a way very much like our local community members.
Coming on this trip and life in the Caribbean here is an opportunity to go with the flow and enjoy a slower and more simple lifestyle - that is part of the medicine of your time here. Expect and prepare for beautiful and intense sun, invigorating rain, humidity, critters, mosquitos.
Bring a good pair of shoes to hike with that you dont mind getting muddy, and flip flops, and whatever else you'd like to have with you. In our immediate area there is not potable water, you'll need to purchase water while here and at your hotels, generally in Costa Rica toilet paper is not put down the toilet paper but instead put in trashcans. Bring lightweight breathable clothing, cotton tshirts and clothing are great, a rain jacket, bathing suit, towel for the beach (please do not bring hotel towels to the beach), are all great. BUG SPRAY (and enough to share) is important to your comfort here herein the Caribbean we do indeed have mosquitos. Some cabinas provide mosquito nets, others do not, check in where you are staying. Bring any regular medications/supplements you use. Bring SUNSCREEN if you use it. A hat. Sunglasses. As far as a laptop/phones - there is internet in town so you're welcome to bring it, just depends how connected you'd like to be! It's another thing to travel with and to be conscious of while you're on buses etc. But it can be convenient, so that is totally your decision. Outlets there are the same as the US, no converter is needed. You are responsible for your belongings at all times, Centro Ashe cannot be held responsible for the loss or theft of your belongings.
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