A Return to the Elements
A FIVE ELEMENT IMMERSION IN EL SALVADOR | JANUARY 23-29, 2027What to Expect
Devote yourself to one week in the jungle with two expert guides and learn how to embody balance with ease. Explore five elements that will provide the undercurrent of your experience on the Pacific coast. Harness a rhythm that will serve you long after you leave the black sand beaches of Mizata.
❋ Daily YogaWren blends guided moments and open exploration with space to reflect— so your practice feels both focused and fluid.
❋ Community AcupunctureRegulate and recalibrate your system with Dr. Sam. Unlock pathways where energy has become blocked so your system can truly flourish.
❋ The Land as MedicineBecome fully present in the jungle air, volcanic hot springs, and a landscape that participates in your expansion.
❋ Space to ReturnExpand with time and space to breathe. Allow your nervous system to remember safety, nourishment and your creative vitality.
The practice of yoga invites us back into rhythm with nature rather than resistance to it.
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We know that a body in harmony with its surroundings is a body living well. And we know this to be true from the ancient practices of yoga and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), an entire holistic healing system built around one idea: your body has a life force— Qi.
With these pillars bolstering our El Salvador Immersion, you’ll learn how to balance the yin and yang energies of the world within you, and around you.
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Experience five element theory through movement with Wren. Each morning you’ll journey through the meridian lines across your body to allow the elements to move through you. This is what we mean when we speak about embodiment– it’s the welcoming of energy into your vessel so that you can move freely and abundantly in recognition of what needs your attention, attunement and grace.
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Yoga is deeply personal. While she is there to guide you through prescriptive movement, she will encourage you to find space by listening to the feeling of what arrives organically to you while you are on your mat. This practice is the backbone of of time in El Salvador, and it is yours to co-create.
Not sure what that feels like? Trust. It feels like a deep trust that you are growing between your body, breath and mind to establish rituals that cultivate balance between the organs of your body. Its within that harmony that you will integrate specific poses and breathing techniques to stimulate the flow of energy through major meridian pathways
What you will gain
You will leave with a mind-body connection that belongs to you. The stress you felt but couldn’t name, dissipates. The fog fades and a deeper clarity rises. You unlock your body’s true potential to support you in living life well.
And once you’re home, you realize you don't just have memories from this trip, you have a map– a language that your body speaks now and a practice you actually want to return to. So that upon return, you actually do.
That's what six nights in El Salvador holds for you. We’re gathering for deep integration and transformation. Your guides are here to help you attune to your most aligned version.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), we don't just walk through nature— we are nature.
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This ancient healing system has been passed down through lineage after lineage and we aim to continue that tradition. We’re bringing TCM philosophies into practice through you so that your body can support your vision for life and you can align your energy to actually live it.
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The elements of Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water are the maps of our internal climate. In practice, this system provides a pathway to understanding the interactions of organs and emotions for overall wellbeing. When they're in balance, we flow and can feel it. And when they aren't, we feel the flatness and exhaustion of a system out of sync.
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If you have been feeling dull, weighed down, unable to sustain your own energy and ideas, foggy, or like life is less than colorful, then the elements are asking you for attention.
In El Salvador, you’ll learn to better understand these maps and how to move through them with ease and awareness. The symptoms you feel are an indicator of which element is calling you home— and here, you’ll find it.
Who is this immersion for?
This immersion is about learning the gas and the break peddles of being. Here you are encouraged to speak your truth about your needs. You will dig deeper into your own expansion, and unlock the feeling of vitality on a daily basis and beyond. It is for the humans who feel ready to work a layer deeper on understanding their feeling of depletion and want to learn how to tend to their bodies in a way that doesn’t feel like hard work.
While we will work within the teachings of TCM, you do not need to arrive with any specific level of understanding– that’s what we are here to help you with. You’ll learn to witness your own energy, without judgement, and the tools to help you bolster your Qi.
If you have been feeling worn out, worn thin, like it’s been hard to see your life fully because you are overwhelmed, under nourished, or simply too busy, this is the place for you to remember what it feels like in your heart and in your body to become full from within.
We are holding space for the humans that seek more by doing less.
The land is your greatest teacher
Your guides
Wren Miller
Founder + Lead Facilitator,
Humans of the WildWren’s mission is to cultivate aliveness within a dying world. She is a holistic coach, movement and retreat facilitator using embodied practice and somatic awareness as guides for self-actualization, regulation and embodiment. She has been holding space for your transformation since 2020. Through intentional and earth-rooted practices she helps you reclaim your authority, authenticity, and return to your primary language: nature.
Dr. Samantha Buchanan
Founder + Lead Practitioner,
Pointe AcupunctureSam is a Doctor of Chinese Medicine— 8,000+ hours of clinical training, ancient techniques studied in the hospitals of Eastern China, and a doctorate from Pacific College. She brings a depth that's hard to describe until you feel it. Every evening, she leads community acupuncture— listening to the signals your body is sending and placing needles to unblock the pathways where your energy has stalled.
WHAT'S INCLUDED:Daily morning yoga with Wren
Nightly community acupuncture with Dr. Sam
Five Element teachings woven into practice
3 locally-sourced meals per day
3 Non-alcoholic beverages per day
15 min. horseback ride on the beach
Santa Teresa volcanic hot springs & mud bath
Round-trip airport transportation from (SAL)
Access to sauna, cold plunge, and amenities
Space for real connection
Pre-retreat community call
Pre-retreat concierge call with Mizata
WHAT'S NOT INCLUDED BUT REQUIRED:Flights to and from San Salvador Airport (SAL)
Travel Insurance
Immersion Details
January 23–29, 2027
Next Dates
7 days 6 nights
Trip Duration
Ready?
$3,200-$4,800
Pricing
El Salvador Accommodations
Rooming & Retreat Details
All accommodations are specified below. Room configurations are limited and subject to availability. Please read the descriptions carefully to note which double rooms share one king size bed, and which offer more than one bed per room.
Accommodations are shared unless you select single occupancy.
All Humans of the Wild retreats are co-ed, unless specified otherwise. This experience is LGBTQIA+ friendly and inclusive. Solo male travelers must apply to the private Jungle Treehouse only unless you have additional friends who would like to join, at which point your retreat designer will check for alternative room solutions, subject to availability at the retreat center.
Dietary restrictions are important to us and will be accommodated to the best of our ability. This is a substance-free retreat experience.
Private Jungle View Treehouse
PRIVATE ROOM: KING BED | SINGLE OCCUPANCY-Garden Views
-King size bed
-Teak wooden floor
-Flax linen bed sheets
-Dreamy rain shower
-Bathroom amenities
-Lounge area
-Mini bar
-Infinity porch
-Wi-Fi
-Air conditioning
-Water station
$4,800/Person | Only 3 available | All solo travelers may apply
-Garden Views
-King size bed
-Teak wooden floor
-Flax linen bed sheets
-Dreamy rain shower
-Bathroom amenities
-Lounge area
-Mini bar
-Infinity porch
-Wi-Fi
-Air conditioning
-Water station
$4,000/Person | Only 1 room available, must know room mate and share king size bed to apply
Shared Jungle View Treehouse
SHARED ROOM KING BED | DOUBLE OCCUPANCY
Shared Jungle Bungalow
SHARED ROOM: KING BED | DOUBLE OCCUPANCY-Garden Views
-King size bed
-bathroom amenities
-Work desk
-Private patio
-Mini bar
-Wi-Fi
-Air conditioning
-Water station
$3,700/Person | Only 2 rooms available, must know room mate and share king size bed to apply
Beachfront Bungalow
SHARED ROOM: KING + TWIN BED | DOUBLE OCCUPANCY-Beachfront view
-King size bed + twin bed
-bathroom amenities
-Work desk
-Private patio
-Mini bar
-Wi-Fi
-Air conditioning
-Water station
SOLD OUT
Beachfront Bungalow
SHARED ROOM: KING + TWIN BED | TRIPLE OCCUPANCY-Beachfront view
-King size bed + twin bed
-bathroom amenities
-Work desk
-Private patio
-Mini bar
-Wi-Fi
-Air conditioning
-Water station
$3,600/Person | 1 room available with 2 spaces remaining | Only female travelers may apply
Women’s Dorm Room
SHARED ROOM: KING + 4 BUNK BEDS | MAX 4 OCCUPANCY-Balcony
-Living room
-King size bed
-4 bunk beds
-Bathroom amenities
-Mini bar
-Wi-Fi
-Air conditioning
-Water station
$3,200/Person | Only 1 room available with 4 spots remaining | Only female travelers may apply
"THE BALANCE OF NATURE, ADVENTURE, INTROSPECTION, AND MOVEMENT, ALCHEMIZED SOMETHING FOR ME THAT WAS SO BEYOND MY EXPECTATIONS— AND I WON'T LIE TO YOU, THEY WERE HIGH."
—Paige, Mexico Immersion
A retreat designed to help you return to your natural state– where your body behaves the way it was designed to and thrives.
A retreat designed to help you return to your natural state– where your body behaves the way it was designed to and thrives.
What makes this immersion so unique?
We create space for you to make it fully yours. We know how personal your needs are when you travel. That’s why there are concierge services ahead of arrival to help you book additional moments for restoration and adventure. Yes, we will move as a group and share treatments, but we're also here to honor and support your bio-individuality.
Optional Available Add-Ons (not included):
Waterfall, volcano or cliff hiking, on-site surfing, additional horseback rides, Temazcal ceremony, longevity clinic treatments with services like IV therapy, hyperbaric chamber visits, massages and more.
