Choose Again

You've Tried Traditional Therapy And Pushing Through - You're Ready For Profound Change.

Choose Again 100 Days to Freedom™
1-2 Weeks in Costa Rica, followed by 3 months of online coaching & support. 

Our proven life changing program gets to the root cause of persistent negative patterns. For over 25 years, we have helped thousands heal their negative core beliefs and reclaim a life of joy and well-being.

Special sliding scale summer rates are available from June - August at 25% to 50% off our standard rates. With attendance possible at $2,700 USD per week, all included. Details below.

What You'll Experience

Therapeutic Group Sessions

Therapeutic Group Sessions

​Dive deep every day, into the core beliefs that drive negative patterns of thought and experiences in your life,  and emerge with a lifelong tool for peace of mind, creativity and connection.

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Yoga, Mindfulness and Breathwork Sessions

Integrate movement and mindfulness with gentle yoga and awareness practices daily. Gain profound insight and perspective during our focused and intensive holotropic breathwork sessions.

Whole Natural Foods

Whole Natural Foods

Farm-to-table meals in a healing environment are served family-style three times daily. Snacks and refreshments are available throughout the day.

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Serene and Beautiful Outings

Outings to local hot springs, beaches, and restaurants. Integrate the work you are doing while enjoying the natural beauty of Costa Rica.

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Nature Walks and Lake Swimming

Mindfulness walks and swimming outings at our center on Lake Arenal, Costa Rica.

Extended Aftercare

Extended Aftercare

We're here for you after your stay, with an extensive 90 day aftercare program included for every participant. 

Live integration sessions every two weeks for the duration of the program, (1.5 hours each session), with the same counsellors you worked with at our healing centre in Costa Rica. An opportunity for expert guidance while integrating your new practice into daily life.

Weekly online Therapeutic Circles for the duration of the program, (2 hours each). Small group sessions focused on healing any challanges that arise once you return home, in a safe and supportive online environment.

What If the Patterns That Keep Holding You Back Weren’t Flaws, but Outdated Beliefs Formed to Protect You? What If You Could Truly Break Free From Cycles of Self-Sabotage and Reclaim Lasting Peace?

The truth is, negative beliefs are the root cause of persistent psychological suffering. They are adopted during painful experiences to help us survive. While they once served a purpose, these beliefs now distort how we see ourselves and the world, driving patterns of self-deception and reactive, conditioned behavior.

The good news is this: when even one of these beliefs begins to shift, your entire experience of life begins to transform.

This is why we created our program. At the heart of this experience is the Six Steps to Freedom, a powerful process developed by Diederik Wolsak to uncover and truly heal the beliefs that keep negative patterns in place.

These are not abstract ideas. They are clear, repeatable steps that allow you to trace and heal any belief system, in a judgment-free environment where your innate nature is restored.

You are not alone in seeking lasting peace. But change begins with a choice. With just a little willingness to see things in a new light and to question old beliefs, freedom becomes the new way forward.

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Upcoming Dates

PLEASE NOTE - Our June 6-21 Intensives will be conducted in Dutch, for Dutch speakers only.

Winter/Spring 2026 Intensives

April 25-May 2 & May 3-10  
May 16 - 23 & May 24-31  

Summer 2026 Intensives - 25% to 50% discounts available

June 6-13 & June 14-21 (In Dutch)
June 27-July 4 (Waitlist) & July 5-12
July 18-25 & July 26-August 2
​August 8-15 & August 16-23

An Investment in Your Freedom

Begin your 100 day journey with a stay of one or two weeks in Costa Rica. 
Contact us for extended stays of more than two weeks.
Special sliding scale summer rates are available from June through August, 2026 with discounts of 25% to 50% off our standard rates below. 
Popular

One Week Intensive, All Included - Shared Accommodation + 3 Months Online Aftercare. 25%-50% sliding scale rates are available June through August.

$2,700 to $5,400 USD

per person - all included

Share a cabana with one other guest. Each cabana has lake or mountain views with an ensuite bathroom. 8 guest spots available, maximum. 7 nights in duration.

One Week Intensive, All Included - Private Accommodation + 3 Months Online Aftercare

$6,800 USD

per person - all included

A private cabana with lake or mountain views and an ensuite bathroom - limited availability. Please contact us to reserve. 7 nights in duration.
Popular

Two Week Intensive, All Included - Shared Accommodation + 3 Months Online Aftercare. 25%-50% sliding scale rates are available June through August.

$5,400 to $9,800 USD

per person - all included

Share a cabana with one other guest. Each cabana has lake or mountain views with an ensuite bathroom. 8 guest spots available, maximum. 15 nights in duration.

Two Week Intensive, All Included - Private Accommodation + 3 Months Online Aftercare

$12,600 USD

per person - all included

A private cabana with lake or mountain views and an ensuite bathroom - limited availability. Two weeks plus a personal-retreat day. 15 nights in duration.

Financial Assistance and Sliding Scale Rates are Available

Choose Again offers a generous financial assistance program and sliding scale rates for our June through August Intensives. If pricing is the only barrier to attendance - please reach out to review these options with us.

From June through August 2026 - We are offering the following rate options: 

50% off: $2,700 USD - Per week
25% off: $4,050 USD - Per week
Standard: $5,400 USD - Per week

Sliding scales are need based, please offer the payment option that is comfortable for you. Prices include all aspects of the therpeutic program, meals, lodging, outings and local transportation. Consecutive weeks at summer rate options are available.

Ready for a Friendly Call to Review?

Our top priority today is ensuring that our program is the best decision for you, and that our work resonates with your goals. Contact us for a no-pressure, friendly call to review.

Your Questions Answered

I'm successful but struggling inside. Is this really for me?

Yes. This work is extremely beneficial for people who seem to have everything together on the outside but feel stuck in some aspect of their lives. 

Is this a luxury vacation, or serious inner work?

This is serious, life-changing inner work in a beautiful, supportive environment. While El Cielo is stunning and the accommodations comfortable, you're coming to do profound healing work, not to relax on vacation.

Are meals included during my stay?

Yes, all stays with us include healthy, locally-sourced meals prepared by our on-site chefs to enhance your wellness experience. Restaurants and outings are also included in the cost of attendence. Contact us to review your diatary requirments.

Is transportation from the airport to Choose Again provided?

Yes, we offer complimentary transportation from the LIR airport to our wellness center for all guests upon arrival and departure. Please contact us about other travel options.

What should I pack for my trip?

​Our location on Lake Arenal enjoys temperate, year round summer weather conditions. We will supply you with a list of recommended items to bring for your stay.

Choose Again El Cielo Center - Costa Rica

Google Reviews

Compassion, clarity and endless love and support. If you believe there's no way to find happiness or to find peace, choose again!

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Jake Roseman

Jake Roseman

6 days ago

What a treasure Diederik and his team are. It is the real deal. With their love with a capital L, they will help you to find the light that you are...

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Ruben van Roon

Ruben van Roon

6 days ago

Incredible place

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BrainHackMe

BrainHackMe

2 months ago

A Life changing experience to go there and worth every penny! The centre of El Cielo is exactly how the name says… heaven on earth! It is peaceful and the staff is incredibly supportive, loving and very experienced. I still dream about the most healthy, nourishing and delicious food. In the 10 days of the retreat, I have learned more about myself than in 4 years of continuous spiritual work. Thank you🙏🏼

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Nicole Marra

Nicole Marra

11 months ago

Een waanzinnig mooi centrum met de beste therapie ooit!

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Marlies De Bruijn

Marlies De Bruijn

3 years ago

New Greivin

New Greivin

3 years ago

Google Reviews Cont.

The most effective program I have ever found four increasing happiness, love and peace. I healed things I’ve been working on for decades!

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Stephen Harper

Stephen Harper

3 years ago

I have been practicing the choose again six steps for around 3.5 years now and have seen incredibly positive changes in my life and in all my relationships, including the one with myself. It’s amazing how I have a simple tool now to learn from any upset or feeling that I used to want to escape from (preferably by overeating or overworking myself). I have a ton of experience with traditional counselling which has never helped as profoundly or with such lasting effects as choose again.

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Nicole Marra

Nicole Marra

3 years ago

I went to Choose Again Centre in Costa Rica for an amazing month. El Cielo is a great place to heal your mind. The food was great and lodging comfortable and clean. And the daily program has opportunities for self reflection, intention and gratitude. The location of center in the midst of lush landscape is delightful. Finally, I am grateful for the staff and facilitators. Great job, all!

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Zorina Wolf

Zorina Wolf

4 years ago

Choose Again and their entire team is an incredible gift to the world. I’ve been practicing their work since the beginning of 2018. I then visited El Cielo in Costa Rica in October of that year. To say the work and this place changed my life is an understatement. This is truly a space where you can simply be all that you are and heal your heart with practical tools that work on every day life. The retreat center is beautiful. The mindfulness space where we practice yoga, meditation, Breathwork and so much more is so sweet. The open kitchen looking over lake Arenal is breath taking. I appreciated the structure and schedule. It allowed for lots of reflection and growth within while providing activities to engage deeper. Of course it’s challenging and you have to be willing to do YOUR work. It’s really a space where you get out what you put in. I’m not sure what the other person is talking about when they say it’s not the same but it’s still ran by the same people that started it. Seems fishy to me but hey... they have their own healing to do. As we all do. If you’re struggling in any way, this place will lovingly guide you back to yourself. It’s a practice and you are worthy of the joy and peace that resides within you. Within us all! I will forever be grateful to my teacher Diederik Wolsak, counselor Gadi and Paul and all the other staff and attendees. It’s been over three years now and I use this work every day. I teach it in my practices and share my love everywhere I go. It’s a good life today. All because I learned to Choose Again!

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Aiua Wild

Aiua Wild

4 years ago

After a lifetime of believing there was something wrong with me, I was introduced to Choose Again, where for the very first time ever, I was told that could never be true. Since that moment, almost 3 1/2 years ago, I have attended various Choose Again circles, webinars, workshops and stayed at the Center in Costa Rica in April of 2019. I could feel the love and care that was intentionally put into the design of the program and it brought about for me the perfect opportunities to dig deeper and identify what was not serving me. I carried home with me what I learned during my stay and it is woven into my daily practice to this day. Choose Again, for me, is a way of life. I am grateful to have learned I am not a project to be fixed for I have never been broken. Thank you to all who have been a part of my journey as we all lovingly walk each other home.

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Courtney Jackson

Courtney Jackson

4 years ago

"When the student is ready the teachers will appear." That has been my life experience and is very true for me with the Choose Again Society. I fortunately had some exposure to the Choose Again studies prior to my life exploding in a hundred ways so I knew exactly where it was that I needed to immerse myself at and that was in Costa Rica at the Choose Again healing center. There I was guided into a journey of self healing with very capable counselors. I was given the gift of being able to unearth all of my misbeliefs about myself and reveal the Truth of who I am now and have always been. Innocent, Whole, Complete, Joyous, Love. The center itself is quite wonderful with quiet rooms, beautiful views, wonderful food, amazing wildlife and time to just be. I use the tools I learned there in my daily life. It is also great knowing that I am supported with online circles or one on one counseling after leaving the center and I have created a whole new friendship group within the Choose Again Society.

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Vicki Russell

Vicki Russell

4 years ago

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