Award-winning spa expands into cutting-edge longevity medicine with neural therapy, cellular regeneration, and neuro-wellness programs
Redefining what it means to age well, The Retreat Costa Rica, the world-renowned luxury wellness resort nestled in Costa Rica’s rainforest-covered mountains, has unveiled the Vida Mía Longevity Center at its award-winning Vida Mía Healing Center & Spa. The new center introduces an advanced, physician-guided approach to longevity medicine that prioritizes the nervous system, cellular regeneration, and whole-body optimization to help guests not just live longer, but live better.
Vida Mía has always been the beating heart of The Retreat, a sanctuary built into the mountainside with sweeping views of the Pacific, where ancient healing traditions meet the future of wellness. With the launch of the Longevity Center, the spa enters a new chapter, offering modalities that go far beyond relaxation to address the root causes of aging, inflammation, and chronic stress.
Diana Stobo, celebrity chef, bestselling author, and founder of The Retreat, conceived the expansion around a foundational philosophy: when the body feels safe, it begins to repair, regulate, and restore naturally. “True longevity isn’t about chasing youth, but it’s about creating the conditions for the body to remember how to heal,” says Stobo. “The Vida Mía Longevity Center is our most ambitious offering yet, and it reflects everything we believe about what wellness can and should be.”
Neuro-Wellness: Resetting the Nervous System
At the core of the Longevity Center is a belief that healing begins with the nervous system. The center’s neuro-wellness offerings include:
- Bioenergetic Evaluation – A non-invasive assessment using advanced bioenergetic scanning and mineral analysis to map the body’s stress load, mineral balance, and cellular function, providing a personalized blueprint for all subsequent treatments.
- Neural Therapy – A powerful modality using micro-injections of procaine to reset the autonomic nervous system and release “interference fields” and stored patterns of trauma, scar tissue, and inflammation that disrupt the body’s internal communication. Many guests experience noticeable shifts after a single session. ($300, 60 minutes)
- Biofeedback & Neuroregulation – A technology-assisted, guided experience that trains the nervous system to return to calm. Using heart rate variability and breath sensors, guests receive real-time visual feedback as they are guided into a state of coherence while building lasting resilience, improving sleep, and enhancing mental clarity. ($450, 90 minutes)
Cellular Optimization: Healing at the Deepest Level
The Longevity Center’s cellular therapies work at the most fundamental level of biology to restore energy, reduce inflammation, and slow the aging process:
- PEMF + Bio-Cor Frequency Therapy – Pulsed electromagnetic field therapy restores the electrical charge within depleted cells, supporting circulation, repair, and regeneration. Layered with Bio-Cor frequency and sound therapy, this treatment harmonizes the body’s energetic rhythms for an even deeper state of balance. ($180, 30 minutes)
- Hydrogen Therapy – Using molecular hydrogen, one of the most potent and selective antioxidants known to science, this gentle therapy neutralizes the most damaging free radicals without disrupting the body’s natural processes, protecting the brain, mitochondria, and cells. ($180, 60 to 120 minutes)
- IV Nutrient Therapy – Customized infusions of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants delivered directly into the bloodstream, bypassing digestion for immediate and full absorption. Protocols range from immune support and jet lag recovery to NAD+ cellular repair and Myers Cocktail replenishment.
- Peptide Therapy – A precision, physician-guided protocol using targeted protein chains to signal the body’s own repair mechanisms supporting hormonal balance, metabolic function, tissue regeneration, and long-term vitality.
Curated Longevity Protocols
For guests seeking a comprehensive reset, the center offers three curated multi-therapy protocols:
- Vital Recharge (Neural Therapy · PEMF · Hydrogen / $525) – A full reset for the nervous system and cells, ideal for restoring energy, reducing pain, and rebalancing the body.
- Mind & Body Harmony (Biofeedback · Hydrogen / $525) – A gentle yet powerful pairing that calms the mind while restoring the body at a cellular level.
- Ultimate Longevity Protocol (Neural Therapy · PEMF · Hydrogen · Biofeedback / $900) – The center’s most comprehensive single-day experience, designed to regulate, restore, and optimize every major system in the body.
Coming Soon
The Longevity Center’s pipeline includes Neurofocal Biological Dentistry, addressing the connection between oral health and whole-body nervous system function; Stem Cell Regenerative Therapy for advanced tissue repair and immune support; and Photonic Therapy (Red & Infrared Light) to stimulate cellular energy and reduce inflammation.
