Plus Size Retreats For Women in Costa Rica
Come Home to Yourself
Helping you find the community you’ve always craved, through size inclusive, LGBTQ+ friendly, and neurodivergent-affirming retreats that center rest, connection, and joy.
What You’ll Find at Manifest Wellness Retreats
When it Feels Like The World Wasn’t Built with You in Mind
You’ve shown up, only to feel left out. You’ve tried to relax, only to feel judged. Whether it’s because of your size, your queerness, your sensory needs, or your burnout, you’ve been made to feel like you don’t belong.
Does this sound familiar?
- You’ve avoided travel because nothing felt accessible or safe
- You’ve forgotten what it feels like to be carefree, or to feel truly seen in your joy.
- You’re craving friendship, but tired of forced small talk
- You’re exhausted from masking, code-switching, or just pretending
- You’re ready for joy, but not if it means more rejection
You’re not the problem. The space was. At Manifest Wellness Retreats, we build the kind of spaces we always wished existed.
Curated Retreats That Feel Like Coming Home
I’m Katherine Illgen, founder of Manifest Wellness Retreats, and I created this space because I’ve been there too. As a fat neurodivergent woman of color, therapist, and world traveler, I know how hard it is to find joy when you’re constantly adjusting yourself to fit in. That’s why I’ve designed every retreat with inclusion, rest, and real connection at the core.
Whether you’re unmasking for the first time or learning how to take up space unapologetically, these retreats are about more than just travel, they’re about finding your people and feeling seen.
- Trauma-informed and community-led
- Rooted in lived experience
- Built for bodies, minds, and identities like yours
- Inclusive, not performative
- Focused on connection, joy, and lasting friendship
This is your invitation to rest, reconnect, and show up fully.
Retreat Options
Radiance Retreat
For Plus Size Women
Designed for women in larger bodies who are ready to take up space, laugh loudly, and travel boldly, without fear of exclusion.
Live Out Loud
LGBTQ+ Friendly Wellness Retreats
A vibrant, affirming getaway for LGBTQ+ folks to connect, recharge, and show up exactly as they are, no pretending to be someone you are not.
Unmask & Unwind
Neurodivergent-Inclusive Retreats
A gentle, low-pressure space for neurodivergent adults to rest, reset, and enjoy connection on their terms, with quiet corners and supportive pacing.
Disconnect to Connect
For Therapist & Entrepreneur Retreats
For the caregivers and changemakers. Unplug, rest your nervous system, and build authentic community with others who hold space for everyone else.
There is Room For You
This is travel where you don’t have to second-guess your outfit, brace for comments, or worry about “fitting in.” This is rest without explanation. Adventure without apology. A place where you can unmask, expand, and reconnect with what makes you you.
Your Path to Real Connection
Getting started is simple and built for comfort, not stress.
Find YOUR Retreat
Explore our current options and find the one that speaks to your needs and values.
Secure Your Spot
Choose a flexible payment plan and receive a warm welcome email with details.
Meet Your People
Join a group call and WhatsApp chat before the retreat to get to know your new travel fam.
If You’re Soul is Searching for a Place to Belong… This Is It
Without spaces that honor your whole self, the burnout, loneliness, and disconnection keep stacking up. You deserve more than survival. You deserve softness, laughter, and to feel known.
But the right support makes all the difference. Imagine this time next month you’re waking up in a beautiful place, surrounded by people who just
get it, feeling more like yourself than you have in years.
Your Spot Is Waiting
Come exactly as you are. You don’t need to shift, shrink, or soften a single part of yourself to be welcome here.
