Immerse yourself in the
alchemy of sound.
Join us for this week long magical musical immersion in the mountains of Monteverde, Costa Rica.
May 15 - 21, 2025
You will be guided to reconnect and recalibrate yourself with nature, your circadian rhythm, with community, and sound. We will use music as a vehicle to explore deeper aspects of ourselves, experience and explore sound as a modality for healing, and self expression. lmmersive experiences will include:
MUSIC ALCHEMY VOCAL ACTIVATION RHYTHM ROOTS SONG WRITING COOKING CLASS YOGA/BREATHWORK CREATIVE WRITING COMMUNITY BUILDING PERMACULTURE PLANT WALK CACAO CEREMONY ECSTATIC DANCE
Don’t wait! Only 15 spots are available for this immersion.
Meet Your Facilitators
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Enrique Simone Casados
FOUNDER
Enrique is a lifelong musician, teacher, world traveler, and student of sound, yoga and breath. In his travels, he has returned to this special place in Monteverde again and again. He knows it deeply and to share it now with you is a gift and dream come true.
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Sammy “Barefoot” Warren IV
RHYTHM GUIDE
Having dedicated his life to mastering a diverse range of percussive instruments from around the world, Sammy is uniquely qualified to guide us experientially through sound as Rhythm.
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Sean Atom Walsh
VOCAL & CREATIVE WRITING GUIDE
In addition to being a gifted musician and vocalist, Sean is a dedicated music teacher and vocal coach. He empowers students to discover and develop their singing potential. He will guide participants to connect to and develop their authentic voice, to harmonize together, and overcome fears.
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Karen Gordon
SITE HOST & ECO GUIDE
Equal parts soul-filled scientist, inspired educator, nature therapist, wilderness rites of passage guide and mountain medicine woman, my roots dive deep into an ever-evolving understanding of how history, heart, energy and mystery work in concert within the habitat of the human form.
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Vita Mica
NUTRITIONIST & FOOD EXPERIENCE GUIDE
Mica Gago aka Vita Mica is a dedicated nutrition therapist and conscious chef, blending her passion for wellness with culinary art. She will guide our Blind Dinner experience, inviting us to surrender and indulge in exclusive dishes she will create for us.
Music Alchemy May 2025 Schedule*
*Schedule is subject to change.
Thursday, May 15th
4:00pm
Arrival / Get Settled / Meet & Greet
5:30 - 6:30pm
Dinner in Lelo’s
7:00pm
Fire Circle / Welcome Ceremony /
Full Moon Intention Setting
Friday, May 16th
7:00am - 8:30am
Movement Activity (Yoga/Breathwork, Ecstatic Dance etc. in La Aurora)
9:00am - 10:00am
Breakfast at Lelo’s
10:00am - 11:00am
Farm Tour with Karen (discussion about history, regeneration, permaculture, floura and fauna of the land)
11:00am - 12:30pm
Music Alchemy with Enrique
1:00 - 2:00pm
Lunch at Lelo’s
2:00 - 3:30pm
Creative Self Study/Siesta/Collab/Private Lesson/Free Time
3:30 - 5:00pm Rhythm Roots with Sammy
5:30 - 6:30pm
Dinner at Lelo’s
7:00pm
Open Jam
Saturday, May 17th
7:00am - 8:30am
Movement Activity
9:00am - 10:00am
Breakfast at Lelo’s
10:30am - 12:30pm
Musical Communication with Sammy, Sean, Enrique
1:00 - 2:00pm
Lunch at Lelo’s
2:00 - 3:30pm
Creative Self Study/Siesta/Collab/Private Lesson/Free Time
3:30 - 5:00pm
Vocal Activation with Sean
5:30 - 6:30pm
Dinner at Lelo’s
7:00pm
Open Mic Night
Sunday, May 18th
7:00am - 8:30am
Movement Activity
9:00am - 10:00am
Breakfast at Lelo’s
10:30am - 12pm
Creative Writing with Sean & Mica
12:00 - 1:00pm
Active Listening by the River
1:00 - 2:00pm
Lunch at Lelo’s
2:00 - 3:30pm
Creative Self Study/Siesta/Collab/Private Lesson/Free Time
3:30 - 5:00pm
Song Writing with Sean
5:30 - 6:30pm
Dinner at Lelo’s
7:00pm
Open Jam by the Fire
Monday, May 19th
7:00 - 8:30am
Movement Activity
9:00 - 10:00am
Breakfast at Lelo’s
10:30 - 11:30am Community Building through Music with Enrique
11:30am - 1:00pm Cooking Class with Mica
1:00 - 2pm
Lunch at Lelo’s
2:00 - 3:30pm
Creative Self Study / Siesta / Collab / Private Lesson / Free Time
3:30 - 5:00pm Groove Gospel with Sammy (keeping time, communication through rhythm)
5:00 - 6:30pm Blindfolded Dinner Experience with Mica
7:00pm
Concert
Tuesday, May 20th
7:00 - 8:30am
Movement Activity
9:00 - 10:00am
Breakfast at Lelo’s
• 10:30am - 12pm Music Alchemy w/Enrique
• 12pm - 1pm Open Forum Discussion about Music business, gigging, promotions, booking and more
1:00 - 2:00pm
Lunch at Lelo’s
2:00 - 3:30pm
Creative Self Study / Siesta / Collab / Private Lesson / Free Time
3:30 - 5:00pm Finding your Inner Voice with Sean
5:30 - 6:30pm
Dinner at Lelo’s
7:00pm Dance Party
Wednesday, May 21st
7:00 - 8:30am
Movement Activity
9:00 - 10:00am
Breakfast at Lelo’s
10:30am - 12:00pm Song Writing Collaboration
12:00 - 1:00pm Vocal Harmony at the River with Sean
1:00 - 2:00pm
Lunch at Lelo’s
2:00 - 3:30pm Creative Self Study / Siesta / Collab / Private Lesson / Free Time
3:30 - 5:00pm Orchestration - Bringing all the pieces together to create coherent music with entire facilitator team
5:30 - 6:30pm
Dinner at Lelo’s
7:00pm
Solstice Closing Ceremony Fire
Thursday, May 22st
7:00 - 8:30am
Movement Activity
9:00 - 10:00am
Breakfast at Lelo’s
10:00am
Farewells, Safe and Smooth Travels
Where you’ll stay
Stroll through the garden gate and enter Rancho De Lelo’s Eco Lodge, where you will stay. Your hosts, Lelo and Elvira along with their daughters Beatriz and Natalia, who have lived in this mountain valley village of San Luis their entire lives, take immense pride in caring for their guests.
Your well-built wooden bungalows at the lodge are simple and comfortable - each has a private bathroom with hot water, comfortable beds, covered balconies and are interconnected by trails and surrounded by tropical native gardens.
There is purposely NO internet in the bungalows, but if you have international cell coverage or a Kolbi SIM card then you can easily connect if you need to. There is also wifi at the Rancho at the lodge.
Most of your meals will happen at Lelo’s Rancho so that you can experience traditional foods cooked by the family in an authentic way.
Bungalo rooms are double occupancy. If you prefer private accommodations, we can help you to arrange this for an upcharge.
