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

All our electricity is generated by solar power or Costa Rica’s hydro-electric energy, but will only be limitedly available to you throughout the gathering. We encourage you to bring solar chargers for yourself to be self-suficiant with additional power needs.

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

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

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

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

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

Suggested Packing List will be released in November

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

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

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

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

We need everyone to arrive on our first day for orientation and opening ceremony.

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

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

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

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