Alchemizing the Elements
January 10-24, 2026
Mastatal, Costa Rica
Awaken your inner wisdom.
Re-learn to alchemize the Elements:
Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Ether
Step into the Costa Rican jungle for 2 weeks of remembering, activating, and re-aligning. Here, the Earth speaks, the elements guide, and your soul awakens.
This is your chance to reconnect with the wisdom, power, and intelligence that has always lived within you, that was held by our ancestors — and to carry it into the world.
This course equips you with practical skills to:
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Deepen your understanding of herbalism
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Intuatively peak fluently the language of Mother Earth
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Heighten your intuition and connect to your guides,
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Widen your channel to the DIvine / Universal Energy,
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Cultivate a lasting connection to nature, your own soul, and Spirit
By the end of your journey, you will leave the jungle empowered to alchemize the elements within yourself and guide others in their own transformation.
Step Into the Elements — Awaken, Remember, Transform
Energy Medicine Like Never Before
Move beyond technique and tap into your body’s innate wisdom. Connect your energy to wild plants, the soil, Spirit, and your guides, feeling energy flow, unlock, and balance within you. This is your body as a living temple, with nature and energy as your guides.
A Curriculum That Awakens
Every ceremony, meditation, herbal ritual, and movement practice is designed to expand your senses, awaken intuition, and reconnect you to Spirit. You won’t just learn the elements — you’ll remember them in your bones, your breath, and your heartbeat, reawakening the memory of what your soul already knows and what your ancestors lived.
Immersion in Nature, Immersion in You
The jungle is your classroom. Hear the wind, taste the rain, feel the soil, see sunlight dance through leaves, and touch the pulse of life in every plant. Each day focuses on a single element, revealing its lessons and gifts, helping you embody the wisdom that flows through all living things.
Live the Elements
Cook a meal with local ingredients over an open fire. Forest bathe along fresh flowing rivers, craft herbal remedies rooted in ancestral wisdom, savor chocolate with a local family, and let tropical birds guide your attention. Every experience is an invitation to step more fully into your power, ignite your passion, and carry the wisdom of the elements with you wherever you go.
Testimonials from Our Community
I wasn’t sure what to expect, but everything was so affirming to my life experiences. Kealy and Solin's dynamic teaching was immensely powerful and yet so easy to understand. I now have real tools for grounding, regulating my nervous system, choosing plants to support me, trusting my intuition. It’s not just theory—it’s my new way of living.
-Michele, 2023
"This course opened a gateway I didn’t even know existed inside of me. I came in curious about plants and didn't realize the impact the elements would have on me. I left feeling like I belonged to the Earth in a whole new way. I feel guided, supported, and connected to my guides, Nature and the Divine at a level I didn't know was possible."
A, 2024
Every morning felt like stepping into a living classroom. I've always felt called to nature and spirituality and now I feel like I have the awareness to connect to myself and others through the lense of the elements. Kealy's gift to help me see and then heal myself was so impactful. Shes the best. I'm so grateful for this experience.
-Jenn, 2025
Remember Who You Are.
Reclaim Your Power.
Why this work matters.
We are living in a time of disconnection — from the Earth, from Spirit, and from our own inner guidance. Mother Earth is calling for people who can remember how to live in alignment with the elements, awaken the wisdom of their soul, and hold space for transformation — for themselves and for others. This is your opportunity to participate in the collective human evolution and help create the new earth.
Why the Elements.
The Elements of Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Ether are not just ideas — they are the fabric of human existence. They are the backbone of ancient healing traditions like Chinese Medicine, Ayurveda, and countless Earth-based practices.
They guide how we move, eat, heal, and connect, holding the keys to health, energy, culture, and Spirit. Knowing them deeply allows us to shine our light brighter, live more aligned, and embody our highest potential.
Your Teachers:
Solin Garcia Sanchez — Grew up in the jungle within a family living the elemental framework. He brings ancestral plant wisdom, deep connection to the land, and the joy of guiding others to remember their roots.
Kealy Rudersdorf — Has spent over 15 years studying and rediscovering the elements on a soul level. She guides students to awaken their intuition, embody the elements, and connect deeply with themselves and Spirit.
Jungle Living — Your Sacred Classroom:
Step into the untamed beauty of the Costa Rican rainforest, where every leaf, river, and ray of sunlight is a teacher.
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Feel the warm caress of the morning sun on your skin.
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Breathe in the rich, earthy perfume of damp soil and blooming flowers.
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Hear the orchestra of birds, monkeys, and rustling leaves, guiding you into presence.
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Touch the cool, clear water of hidden streams as it awakens your body and soul.
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Let the wind dance through the canopy, carrying messages from Spirit.
Every step, every sound, every scent is an invitation to awaken your intuition, ignite your soul, and embody the wisdom of the elements. Here, the jungle is not just a backdrop — it is your living, breathing classroom, teaching you how to reconnect, remember, and transform.
Location:
Our sanctuary is nestled in Mastatal, between the Zapatón Indigenous Reserve and La Cangreja National Park, in the last untouched rainforest of Costa Rica’s Puriscal County. This pristine environment offers the perfect backdrop for deep immersion, learning, and transformation.
More Community Testimonials
“As a life-long learner, this course has helped me connect the dots on so many of the holistic modalities I have studied.” - Sylvia
“I loved learning with Kealy and Solin. I'd recommend this course to anyone who wants to open their eyes to the language of nature, aren't afraid to know themselves on a deep level and wants to do good in the world. Everyday blew me away." - Mary
“I am so grateful for this class. Beyond words. I loved how they weaved together the elemental framework while allowing us to use our own intuition, acknowledging our own uniqueness and encouraging us to deepen our spiritual path.” -J
“This course is life changing! It gives you the tools and framework to read plants, nature, and people in a completely new way, that simultaneously feels like a process of remembering.” - Bailey
“I loved how this class was less about the plants and more about us as souls, but also how plants and people are undeniably interconnected. The class combined the practical knowledge, magic, intuition and wisdom perfectly. I can honestly never look at nature, myself or others the same way again." - Stef
" The closeness to nature, truly living in the jungle, helped ground the elemental wisdom into my body. I'm so grateful for all the curated activites, the delicious food, indigenous wisdom, laughter, and friendship. I 100% recommend this once in a life-time class." - MA
Meet Your Teachers
Kealy Rudersdorf
Kealy is a mother, teacher, writer, herbalist, awakening mentor, guided meditation provider, mover of energy, intuitive quantum healer, lover of homegrown food, a community builder, a tree hugger, a lifelong student of the 5 elements, a jungle dweller since 2010, a silly song singer, a medicine maker, a truth teller, a joyful laugher, and friend to all.
Kealy’s path has twisted and turned, from structural engineering to elementary school garden teacher to energy medicine, herbalism, and consciousness. Kealy’s fiercest passion and truest life purpose is connecting people to Mother Earth and themselves, physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Through curiosity, crafted experiences, the 5 elements, and the 5 senses, she delights in observing her students understand nature and themselves more deeply. Kealy has been studying and practicing holistic medicine since 2013, and co-founded KIS Botanicals with Solin in 2017.
Kealy teaches courses on herbalism, energy medicine, permaculture, gardening with kids, and provides guided quantum healing meditations and private healing sessions.
“Kealy is an incredible teacher. Her patience, love of what she does, and depth of knowledge is evident during every minute of her class. Her classes are like being wrapped in a big hug because she fills them with ceremony, knowledge, and joy! She continues to be my mentor in energy medicine and am so grateful I found her.”
“I am a yoga teacher and have been practicing yoga for over 20 years. Kealy’s element course has profoundly affected my practice. She had a beautiful way of weaving movement with herbalism, art and body work. Her knowledge is both deep and wide. Her classes are detailed and well-paced to fully understand each element. I feel like I will return to my class notes for a long time to come.”
“I 100 % recommend Kealy’s element course. She is an incredibly gifted healer and teacher. I am so lucky to have her work with me and help me though some really rough times as well as now as a teacher. Her intuition is unmatched, she knows exactly what I need and how to push me towards healing myself. Her connection to spirit is evident and I love how she introduced me to my guides during the course. I can’t wait for our next session together!”
Solin Garcia Sanchez
Solin is a father, Huetar Indigenous tribe member, a knowledge keeper, a plant lover, a farmer, a steadfast community builder, a water and land manager, a passionate environmentalist, a gifter of food and plants, a medicine maker, a jokester, self-taught botanist, a keeper of cultural traditions, and passionate lover of life. Solin has spent his entire life living near his plants and land. He grew up deep in the jungle before there was ready access to a city and was lucky enough to have learned from his grandparents, parents, aunts, and uncles the cultural traditions, uses of plants, and how to live in harmony with nature. His deepest desire is to live simply with nature. You are hard to find Solin without a machete on his side, a plant in his hand, and a new question to ask. When Solin co-founded KIS Botanicals, his purpose was to resurrect and give value to his indigenous culture's plant knowledge.
"The best part of the Element's class was, by far, Solin. Just him... and in his way of being with nature and plants. He is constantly doing such important work, and doesn't stop joking around while doing it. His knowledge is incredible and I am forever grateful for his willingness to share it."
"Solin is very 'air' or intellectual teacher. Meaning he doesn't always ask how the plant makes us feel or dives deep into the water or emotional aspect (although Kealy does - they make a great team!), but can go on and on about a plant's uses and how his family survived using it. You can tell his stories are all first hand. I loved learning from him, his knowledge should be shouted from the mountain tops!"
"Solin is a treasure! I really admire his goal of trying to keep his culture and family's knowledge alive. I have studied herbalism in the past, but never quite with someone like Solin. He eats, breathes, thinks, and cherishes the plants in a way that is unmatched."
What should I expect during the course?
During the course, your accommodations will be at Siempre Verde, a locally owned business in Costa Rica. The owners, Marcos and Jenni, are lifelong members of the Mastatal community and will be your hosts. They are both amazing and trained guides with a passion for sharing knowledge about the local flora, fauna, and jungle life.
At the beautiful Siempre Verde, you will profoundly immerse yourself in nature and witness the elements both during and outside of class time. You will be surrounded by nature 24/7, with limited internet access, in a remote village where the nearest supermarket is an hour away.
You will arrive during the early green (or rainy!) season, experiencing some rains that can last from a few minutes to several hours. These rains offer opportunities to slow down, refresh, and embrace the water element. Picture rain kissing your skin as you walk to dinner, or the soothing music of downpours on tin roofs.
Expect to stay in simple yet beautiful structures. Course participants are scheduled to stay in the dormitory with an optional upgrade available. Contact us for upgrade details.
At every turn, you will enjoy breathtaking views of the tropical jungle and neighboring national park. In the mornings, you will feel the power of the tropical sun inviting you to a new day.
Anticipate encountering fire ants and mosquitoes, but also the delight of spotting a toucan flying by and hearing a sloth call for its mate.
You can also look forward to savoring simple, delicious, local, and nutritious food. While not every meal will feature superfoods, beans and rice are staples on the menu, alongside fresh pineapples, homemade ferments, sweet bananas, and freshly harvested tubers.
This experience is a step above camping; do not expect all creature comforts.
Immerse yourself in the wild jungle with the intention of learning to balance energy and connect with the elements. This experience has the potential to genuinely change your life.
Meet your hosts: Jenni and Marcos
Jenny and Marcos are trained guides and lifelong members of the Mastatal community and all around incredible people. They co-own Siempre Verde where they provide guided tours, connect people to the local flora and fauna, cook delicious meals, and help to make you feel comfortable.
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