August 9th- 15th 2026
Magnetica: Women’s Retreat
Your sanctuary.
Magnetica is a week-long immersive retreat for women in technology who are navigating high growth, high pressure, and a deeper internal shift.
From the outside, things are working.
You’re building, leading, delivering.
But internally, something is changing.
A pull toward a different way of operating.
One that doesn’t rely on force, overextension, or constant output.
Magnetica is designed as a reset for your nervous system and your leadership.
A space to step out of the pace of the industry and reconnect with the part of you that sees clearly, moves precisely, and doesn’t burn out in the process.
We explore what it means to lead from a regulated, embodied state. This is not about slowing down your ambition.
It’s about expanding your capacity to hold it.
You’ll be surrounded by women in tech who are building at a high level—and choosing to do it differently.
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She operates at a high level, but she’s no longer willing to override her body to keep up.
She cares about how she feels: in her body, her environment, her life, because she knows that’s where her clarity and power come from.
She has a big vision, and she’s learning that force isn’t what gets her there.
She’s at a turning point.
Personally or professionally—and she’s not available to go back to who she was to make others comfortable.
She values depth, honesty, and real connection.
She’s craving creativity, beauty, and aliveness.She’s here to elevate how she lives, how she leads, and how she relates to herself and others.
She knows she’s not here to play small—and she’s ready to be in rooms that reflect that.
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❋ Nourishing Chef-Prepared Meals
Enjoy locally sourced meals prepared by a private chef, designed to support gut health, vitality, and deep nourishment throughout the retreat. Dairy-free, Gluten-free. Seed-oil free.
❋ digital detox
For a set period during the retreat, we step away from devices, notifications, and external input. Most women in tech are operating in a constant stream of information, decisions, and subtle pressure.
Over time, this fragments attention and disconnects you from your own internal signal.
❋ Breathwork, meditation & Yoga
Each day begins with gentle movement and breath practices that reconnect you with your body, regulate your nervous system, and cultivate presence.
❋ Nature excursion
Immerse yourself in one of the most biodiverse regions in Costa Rica. Wake up to the sound of howling monkeys, take daily ocean plunges, and end your days with golden sunsets over the water. We’ll hike through the jungle to hidden waterfalls, explore tide pools along the coast, and spend as much time as possible outdoors.
❋ Group workshops
Each day includes a guided group workshop focused on somatic and emotional exploration, led by our two experienced facilitators. Through carefully designed practices and conversation, these sessions help you reconnect with your body, process insights, and deepen the themes of feminine leadership and magnetism explored throughout the retreat.
❋ Community
Each retreat is thoughtfully curated. The women who gather here are already on a path of growth. They are builders, leaders, and creatives who feel called to live and lead with more depth and intention. Magnetica attracts women who are willing to invest in themselves, think expansively, and support one another in meaningful ways.
JOIN US IN
santa teresa, costa rica
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You will be greeted by our private local transportation at Cobano Airport and brought directly to the retreat space.
This is a day to land. To exhale. To meet the other women and begin settling into the rhythm of the week.
We’ll gather in the evening for a welcome dinner and opening circle to set intentions for our time together.
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On this day we focus on nourishing your body. Through guided practices, movement, and time to reset your nervous system, we begin by reconnecting with your physical vessel.
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After opening the physical body, we go deeper into the emotional body.
This day is focused on identifying and clearing stored emotional patterns that may be unconsciously shaping your day to day life.
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A day for expansion.
We shift from releasing into creating. Tuning into what you want to manifest and aligning your energy, choices, and direction with it. This is where new possibilities begin to take form.
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A day for joy, play, and connection.
Unstructured time to explore, have fun, and create meaningful relationships with the women in the group.
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We close our final day with a family breakfast!
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honored to be your host.
Hi, I’m Michelle Florez.
If you’ve arrived here, it’s not by accident. Whether you’ve worked with me, followed my work, or felt drawn to something I’ve shared, there’s a reason you found your way into this space.
Over the past five years, I’ve facilitated thousands of hours of breathwork and hosted 19 retreats. Alongside this, I’ve worked closely with founders and women in tech, including inside high-performance environments like HF0 Residency and with early-stage founders from Y Combinator.
After coaching hundreds of founders and women in tech, I began to notice a pattern.
On the surface, everything was working.
They were building, leading, and executing at a high level.
But underneath, there was a quiet disconnection.
From their bodies.
From their intuition.
From the feminine power.
The pace of the industry rewards output, responsiveness, and constant engagement.
And over time, it can pull you further away from your own internal signal.
As we move deeper into an era shaped by AI and accelerated innovation, this only intensifies.
Which is why, now more than ever, we need a different way of leading.
For the first chapter of my work, I focused on men. I spent three years leading men’s work and hosting quarterly retreats in Austin, supporting over 100 men in their inner work, leadership, and emotional depth.
Over time, I felt a clear shift. A pull to begin serving women.
Not as a departure from my work with men, but as a natural expansion of it.
Holding space for men has deepened my understanding of relational dynamics, polarity, and leadership. It has shaped the way I now hold space for women.
This retreat is especially meaningful to me. It is my first international women’s retreat and marks a new chapter in my work devoted to the rise of feminine leadership.
I believe we are entering a time where women are being called to lead, create, and live from a deeper place of truth.
My intention is to create spaces that support that emergence.
Let’s create something powerful together.
THE SPACE
Perched above the jungle, our retreat space offers sweeping views that blend seamlessly with the horizon. The open-air design invites ocean breezes to move freely through the spaces, providing natural cooling that feels effortless and deeply connected to the environment.
An infinity pool nestled in the treetops becomes your private retreat, while the rooftop spa and yoga deck offer a front-row seat to vivid sunsets and endless starlit skies. Just a short walk from the quiet shores of Hermosa Beach.
Our HEALERS AND GUIDES
CRISTINA KALYANI
Cristina Kalyani is a globally recognized spiritual guide and yoga instructor whose journey began at age 11 and has since taken her across 42 countries and a lifetime of profound study. Trained in classical Hatha yoga, Ayurvedic practices, transpersonal psychology, holotropic breathwork, hypnotherapy, shamanism, and sound healing, she brings together an extraordinary range of traditions to create deeply transformative experiences. She has led retreats at world-renowned festivals including Envision, Boom, and Cosmic Convergence, and has worked with high-profile clients such as Gisele Bündchen, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Gwyneth Paltrow. Based in Costa Rica since 2001, Cristina now shares her wisdom through her studio, Casa Om Center for Healing Arts, and is the author of the forthcoming book Beyond Yoga: Healing Arts for Extraordinary States of Consciousness.
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ANTONIA PAZ
Antonia Paz is a Chilean-born yoga teacher, holistic therapist, and healing arts practitioner whose path began with a psychology degree in 2009 before yoga called her in a different direction entirely. After completing her 500-hour Yoga Teacher Training in 2016, she left Chile to learn from teachers and traditions across Australia, India, Sri Lanka, Guatemala, and beyond. Along the way she trained in Yoga Therapy, Thai Massage, Sound Healing, Reiki, and Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy — weaving these modalities into a fluid, heart-centered approach to healing. Her classes move beyond the physical, using breath, movement, and presence as gateways to deeper connection and transformation. Since 2019, she has been hosting retreats around the world, creating immersive spaces where people can slow down, listen inward, and return to themselves.
YOGA TEACHER
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A chef, holistic nutritionist, and vocal artist, our retreat chef creates experiences that nourish far beyond the plate. Her cooking philosophy — rooted in what she calls "The Vagal Table" — blends nutrient-dense, bio-harmonically curated menus with an understanding of how food and ritual directly affect the nervous system. Each meal is intentionally designed to move the body out of stress and into a state of ease, clarity, and presence. Grounded in what she calls the "Hearth Strategy," she brings a deeply feminine, nourishing quality to everything she creates — making meals feel like ceremony, and the table feel like home.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Depending on where you are flying from, you can choose to land in SJO Airport (San Jose) or LIR Airport (Liberia). SJO tends to have more flights at a lower cost.
Make sure to book a morning flight so you can take a second flight (domestic) to our destination. Last domestic flights leaves at 4PM.
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There are two main airlines that you can use. Choose the one that aligns with your travel schedule.
SANSA Airlines
Costa Rica Green Airways
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You will be traveling during the wet season. There will be some rain. Make sure to bring something to protect you from the rain. The weather is tropical and humid; you will want to wear light clothing.
Bring:
Waterbottle
Athletic comfortable clothes
Light dress for dinner night (linen, cotton)
Natural Mosquito Repellent
Reef Safe Zinc Sunscreen (no aerosol please!)
Sun hat
Comfortable sandals
Hiking shoes or sandals
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When entering Costa Rica they will ask you for your return ticket as well as the address of where you are staying. You will receive this information via email.
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Costa Rica accepts USD cash. Bring at least $100 to avoid ATM fees. Otherwise, you can use the local ATM.
There are so many cute local shops, and vendors!
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If you have additional questions, please email michelleflorezm@gmail.com or contact her directly via WhatsApp if you are a current client.
