Imiloa was named by a Hawaiian elder who discovered our vision and said what we were describing was, “Imiloa.” 

Imiloa means “creativity expressed through wonder and imagination”

Imiloa is a home and an experience where all living beings are welcomed to awaken their consciousness in service and harmony to ourselves and the planet

We are an intercontinental institute for the education and advancement of humanity. Our world embracing vision is cataylzed with the expansion of six additional institutes. Costa Rica is our flagship location.  

We believe that through a spirit of service and a posture of learning, inviting retreat leaders and educators to hold workshops and events in parallel with profound, meaningful, sustained community involvement with our team, their families in the communities that both Imiloa and them call home, that we can contribute to the individual and social transformation of the planet.  

Costa Rica is the cradle of the North and South, the Incas and the Aztecs, and it was the perfect
first intercontinental location for us. 

As a global community eco-system focusing on education, mentorship and service, Imiloa is the intersection of discovery,
creativity, imagination and transformation. 

We are a place that many often remark, “feels like home.” You can  reconnect with the childlike wonder inside of you. Think about your favorite book when you were 7 or 8 years old… the hero of that book is who you get to become at Imiloa. Transformation ought to be playful and profound, and in service to communities beyond just our own. That is the Hero’s Journey, after all. 

Let the sounds, smells and power of nature awaken your six senses. Let it wash away all the noise and congestion of modern life, leaving behind only the authentic you. Maybe it’s been buried. No worry. It’s there and will be powerfully re-ignited at Imiloa.

Discover the stillness—the peace—the transformation. All of this and more awaits you at Imiloa Institute in the mystical Costa Rica jungle.