Pachamama

What Pachamama does

PachaMama is a non-profit eco-village and international retreat center situated in the dry tropical forest of Guanacaste, Costa Rica, near San Juanillo on the Pacific coast. Founded in the late 1990s by spiritual guide Tyohar after encountering Osho's meditations in India, the community organizes its offerings around a Six Pillars framework: Meditation (Silent Retreats, daily Silent Sitting, Satsang), Emotional Healing (therapy groups, Family Constellation), Physical Rejuvenation (yoga, Body Cleanse programs), Red Road (Vision Quest, Sweat Lodge, Spirit Dance, Tipi ceremonies), Ecology (sustainable village infrastructure), and Musical Journeys (Rock Odyssey, trance dance, Kirtan, Cura Vida Festival). The site spans casitas, bungalows, cabinas, AC rooms, forest studios, multi-bedroom casas, and premium villas such as Casa Tierra, alongside shared facilities including Osho Hall, the Verde Restaurant, Wild Treats Raw Bar, Jungle Shop, and Prana Clinic. Core technology is limited to high-speed fibre-optic internet ('Internest') supporting remote workers and third-party booking through RetreatGuru.

The business model combines accommodation bookings ($48-$270/night, with a 13% Costa Rican VAT and 30% off-season discount), structured workshops and multi-week programs ($95-$5,585, ranging from single-night ceremonies to 21-day 200-hour Breathwork Facilitator Training and the 5-week Transformation Cycle), a Volunteer Exchange Program requiring a 2-month minimum commitment, and ancillary food, beverage, retail, and laundry revenue. All income is reinvested into community maintenance and development. Go-to-market is event-driven and community-led: an active Instagram account (@pachamama_eco_village), website content, email newsletter, RetreatGuru marketplace listings, and word-of-mouth from returning visitors and alumni drive bookings without a traditional sales team.

The customer base spans five primary segments — Spiritual Seekers and Wellness Practitioners (the core persona), Wellness Professionals seeking certification, Indigenous Wisdom and Ceremonial Practice Enthusiasts, Digital Nomads and Remote Workers, and Volunteers/Long-term Community Members. Demand is concentrated in the wellness-spiritual persona and Costa Rica inbound travel, with no enterprise or institutional customers. Capacity is explicitly constrained by limited accommodation and a 7-day minimum stay (10 days recommended).

Name

Pachamama

Legal name

PachaMama

Website

https://pachamama.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PachaMama is a non-profit eco-village and international retreat center in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, offering meditation, yoga, breathwork, and indigenous-inspired ceremonies to individual spiritual seekers, wellness practitioners, and digital nomads through a Six Pillars program framework.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wellness Retreat Services

NAICS

Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds) (721214), Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Wellness Retreat Centers (Yoga, Meditation & Mindfulness) (THAGAMAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wellness Retreats & Immersions (Multi-day, Digital Detox, Mind-Body Programs) (THAJAHAB), Mindfulness & Mental Wellbeing Experiences (Stress Management, Sleep Retreats, Coaching) (THAJAHAH), Yoga & Meditation Experiences (Studio Classes, Guided Meditation, Mindfulness) (THAJAHAA)

Keywords

• Wellness retreat center
• Meditation eco-village
• Yoga teacher training
• Holistic healing programs
• Spiritual retreat services

Headquarters

HQ city

San Juanillo

HQ country

Costa Rica

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Accommodation Bookings: Visitors book accommodations ranging from basic casitas ($48-58/night) to luxury villas ($230/night). All accommodation includes access to daily meditation, yoga classes, and evening activities. Booking handled through RetreatGuru integration.
2. Workshops and Retreat Programs: Revenue from structured programs including Silent Retreats, Breathwork Training ($4,055-$5,585), Body Cleanse Programs, Transformation Cycles, Yoga Teacher Trainings, Vision Quest, Spirit Dance ceremonies, and other wellness workshops. Prices range from $95 for single events to $690+ for multi-level programs.
3. Food and Beverage: Verde Restaurant serves three fresh vegetarian meals daily (priced at $3.10 per 100g, averaging $11-16 per meal). Wild Treats Raw Bar offers juices, smoothies, and raw desserts throughout the day.
4. Jungle Shop Sales: On-site retail store selling organic produce, non-perishable items, toiletries, health foods, and eco-friendly products.
5. Laundry Services: Full-service laundry available at $14 per full-service load or $4.50 for wash or dry only.
6. Non-profit Reinvestment Model: As a non-profit organization, all income is reinvested into the community's maintenance and development rather than distributed as profits.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Pachamama operates a non-profit meditation eco-village and international retreat center in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, delivering structured wellness programs organized around six pillars (Meditation, Emotional Healing, Physical Rejuvenation, Red Road ceremonies, Ecology, and Musical Journeys). The core offering bundles on-site accommodation (casitas to luxury villas), organic vegetarian dining at Verde Restaurant, structured multi-day retreats and certification trainings (Silent Retreats, Transformation Cycle, 200-hour Breathwork Facilitator Training, Yoga Teacher Training, Body Cleanse), and indigenous-inspired ceremonies (Vision Quest, Sweat Lodge, Spirit Dance). Supporting services include the Prana Clinic healing-arts center, Wild Treats raw-food bar, Jungle Shop for organic goods, and a Volunteer Exchange Program for longer-term immersion.

Product overview

PachaMama is a meditation eco-village and international retreat center in Costa Rica offering a holistic portfolio of transformational programs centered around six pillars: Meditation (including Silent Retreats and daily Silent Sitting), Emotional Healing (therapy groups and workshops), Physical Rejuvenation (yoga and body cleanse programs), Red Road (indigenous ceremonies including Vision Quest, Sweat Lodge, and Spirit Dance), Ecology (eco-village living), and Musical Journeys (trance dance, music festivals). The core experience combines accommodation, organic vegetarian dining at Verde Restaurant, various healing therapies, and structured retreat programs ranging from multi-day workshops to five-week Transformation Cycles. Additional offerings include the Wild Treats raw-food cacao bar, Jungle Shop for eco-friendly products, Prana Clinic for healing arts, and a Volunteer Exchange Program for longer-term immersive stays.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Accommodation Options Twelve tiers of on-site lodging ranging from open-air Casitas ($48–58/night single/double) and Bungalows ($60–72/night) to Forest Studios ($75–88/night), AC Rooms ($85–98/night), Cabinas ($115–130/night), Casa Luna/Sol/Bougainvillea/Kalimba ($120–170/night), Villa Bonita ($230/night), Casa Tierra ($270/night), and an AC Family Unit ($140–160/night). Available to retreat visitors, with 7-day minimum stay and 13% Costa Rican VAT applied.
• Silent Retreat Week-long silent meditation retreat including daily satsangs, silent sitting, sunrise yoga, and vipassana meditation, designed for inner reflection, self-inquiry, and stillness in a community setting.
• Transformation Cycle Five-week immersive journey combining meditation, emotional healing, yoga, body cleanse, and spiritual practices to rejuvenate the body, clear the mind, and open the heart to self-acceptance.
• 200-Hour Trauma-Aware Breathwork Facilitator Training

Quantifiable outcome

• 300+ bird species and diverse wildlife on property
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• RetreatGurucoreTechnology or IntegrationRetreatGuru is PachaMama's primary booking and reservation management partner. When visitors register through the 'Request to Book' form, their information is stored and processed by RetreatGuru. The partnership handles payment processing, booking management, and reservation coordination. Privacy and data retention practices are governed by RetreatGuru's Privacy Policy.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Selva Armonia Retreat Center: Jungle eco-retreat in southern Costa Rica offering yoga retreats, teacher trainings, and holistic wellness programs in an off-grid setting. Direct competitor for nature-immersed wellness travelers seeking immersive stays.
• Anamaya Yoga Retreat: Boutique yoga retreat hotel in Montezuma, Costa Rica, offering yoga retreats, teacher trainings, and adventure-wellness packages. Comparable product mix (yoga + accommodation + organic F&B) targeting a similar international wellness traveler.
• Nosara Yoga Institute: Costa Rica-based yoga school and retreat center in Nosara offering teacher trainings, daily yoga classes, and wellness retreats. Competes directly for the same yoga professional and practitioner segments in the Guanacaste region.
• Haramara Retreat: Iconic Mexico yoga and wellness retreat near Sayulita offering rustic-luxury cabanas, yoga teacher trainings, and silent retreats in a nature-immersed setting. Highly comparable eco-retreat model and target customer.
• Casa del Mar Retreat: Boutique beachfront wellness retreat in Costa Rica offering yoga, meditation, and detox programs with accommodation. Similar multi-day retreat model and spiritual-seeker customer profile.
• Blue Spirit Costa Rica: Long-running wellness and yoga retreat center in Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, offering multi-day retreats, yoga teacher trainings, and holistic programs on a similar Pacific-coast eco-property. Direct competitor for the same spiritual-seeker and yoga professional segments in Costa Rica.

Broad incumbents

• 1440 Multiversity: California-based wellness and learning campus offering workshops, yoga, mindfulness, and personal growth programs. A broader, more institutional player in the holistic retreat space with greater financial scale.
• Esalen Institute: Pioneering US holistic education and retreat center in Big Sur, California, offering workshops, meditation, bodywork, and personal growth programs. A broader, longer-established incumbent in the transformative retreat category with wider geographic reach.
• Omega Institute for Holistic Studies: Major US-based holistic learning center in Rhinebeck, New York, offering wellness workshops, yoga teacher trainings, and retreats. Operates at much larger scale with a broader portfolio, competing for the same international wellness retreat customer.

Regional players

• BaliSpirit Retreat: Bali-based yoga and wellness retreat offering daily classes, multi-day retreats, and teacher trainings in a tropical setting. Comparable product offering and spiritual-seeker segment but serves Asia-Pacific geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/PachaMamaCommunity
• Instagraminstagram.com/pachamama_eco_village
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pachamama-eco-village

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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