ABOUT US
A STAY AT LA CASA IS A PAUSE IN TIME.
La Casa is where the warm sun kisses a serene and pristine world in which we can attune ourselves to the
whispers of the wind,
feel the heartbeat of the Earth, and
sense the magic beneath our feet.
The New York Times review of La Casa said: “A visit to La Casa leaves you feeling otherworldly.”
OUR OFFER TO YOU: Come for a day or come for a while.
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Daily anti-inflammatory diet (per request);
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Private accommodations: each featuring a deck with a view of distant splendor and a private bathroom;
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Nature walks and hikes: to our gardens, to our wilderness, to the river, to the top of our mountain;
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Body/Mind Therapies;
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Herbal attunements from La Casa’s plants tailored to your needs and intentions.
A visit with us gives you a space for reconnection to our first, most important mother, Mother Earth, and to remember your innate, ecological wisdom. Allow yourself to take time for deep listening and attuning to the natural rhythms of where you and Earth meet. We think of it as a re-tuning to Earth-Time when we come to have a deeper presence with wild but tended land, with yourself, and with our La Casa community.
We invite you to explore a treasure trove of activities on our 9-acre farm, nestled in the foothills of the El Yunque rainforest. At La Casa, we are dedicated to fostering a lifestyle to live in harmony with the natural environment that surrounds us, respectfully drawing from it, and humbly giving back to it to ensure its continued flourishing.
The views and sounds on our property are exquisitely panoramic and embody the untamed spirit and wild embrace of the rainforest. Look to the right to see the grand peaks of El Yunque; look to the left for the vast expanse of the Atlantic Ocean. The tiny tree frogs, known as coquis, will lull you to sleep, and you’ll awaken to the delicate melodies of singing birds or the persistent crowing of our rooster. Stroll along our paths and stumble into a grove of our many papaya trees; gaze upward at the tops of our towering eucalyptus trees; or lie in the grass next to a patch of what looks like a carpet of orange, but is a bounty of fallen mangos, covering the ground in their brilliant hue.
Visual artistic expression is one of the vibrant heartbeats of our community. Wherever there is a wall, a floor, or an exterior surface of a structure, you will see original hand-painted art. Every space serves as an illustrative canvas for the vision of one of our community members.
As a working farm, we live in harmony with the animals we love and honor, and we maintain gardens where we grow fruits and vegetables to feed both our animals and ourselves.
Guided by a belief in whole-person healing, we provide integrative therapies inspired by the concept of the universal
5 elements.
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Our approach
We invite you to experience the restorative and deeply cleansing journey that has garnered worldwide recognition.
The New York Times Magazine described our popular Body Polish as “coming close to magical realism”
and mentioned that a visit to La Casa “leaves you feeling otherworldly.”
Eco-Living
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when being lulled to sleep by the symphonic sounds of tiny coquis is the way to go;
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where the water you drink is captured and condensed from the pristine air of a tropical rainforest (drinkable air technology);
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where our energy source includes solar, and no toxic materials have been used in buildings or on the land.
Holistic Health
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when you allow us to attend to your mind/body/spirit wants to be your way of life;
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where you are facilitated to live according to proven principles of whole-health nutrition and detoxification;
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where our fresh, un-chemicalized menu of foods is a treat for your palate and digestive tract.
5 Element Healing
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when we recognize that underlying the material, physical realm is the more rarified world of the five elements—
earth, water, fire, air, and sky; -
when we realize that each of us holds the energies of all elements, present at every level of our being—our physical body, psychological make-up, and spiritual self—and that we embody them in varying proportions, and that it is this vast range of proportions that provides the splendid and dazzling array of differences among us;
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when we understand that when these proportions are imbalanced, they can make us vulnerable to various problems: health issues, psychological imbalances, and spiritual bereavement;
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when we understand that balance among the elements—the right amount, at the right time, and at the right level of intensity—is essential for physical health, emotional stability, and spiritual richness.
Bio-Hacking
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when you decide to upgrade not just your body, mind, and spirit but to transform your entire life using modern tools of science, biology, and quantum physics.
about rainforests
Without rainforests, life on Earth could not exist.
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They are vital to sustaining the ecosystems of planet Earth.
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Tropical rainforests contain 50% of all the Earth’s species of plants and animals.
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Rainforests play a vital role in the planet’s water and carbon cycles and in regulating climate.
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Rainforests contain a third of the world’s bird species and 90% of its invertebrates.
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25% of all our medicines come from plants growing in the rainforest.
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80% of the world’s diet originated from rainforest plants.
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Rainforests provide 20% of the world’s oxygen and have been called the “lungs of the world.”
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El Yunque is the only rainforest within the National USA forest system.
neighboring locale
A wealth of riches awaits on this small yet expansive island, set against a backdrop of natural splendor.
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Equestrian lessons at our neighboring stable and corral;
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Majestic waterfalls and the famed Dwarf Forest in El Yunque;
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Rio Camuy Cave Park: enjoy spelunking and other ways of witnessing the largest cave system in the Western Hemisphere and the world’s third-largest underground river, where over 16 bat species live amidst natural stalagmites, stalactites, and sinkholes;
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Bioluminescent Bay; Las Croabas Lagoon in neighboring Fajardo;
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Kayak through nearby mangrove canals;
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Pre-Columbian indigenous petroglyphs on river rocks;
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Bird watching: look particularly for the Puerto Rican parrot which inhabits only El Yunque;
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Observation of turtle nesting at La Selva Reserve;
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El Morro, the historic fort;
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Baños de Coamo: natural hot springs; refer to Dr. Jane’s book, The Hormesis Effect, to understand the healing power of hot springs due to their low-level radioactivity;
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Caquana Indian Ceremonial Park and Museum: sacred site for the Taino Indians;
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Culebra National Wildlife Refuge: more than 50,000 seabirds of 13 species breed here;
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Rio Piedras Botanical Gardens: 200 species of plants with an orchid garden and over 30,000 flowers;
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Luis A. Ferre Science Park: physics/electrical/transportation/energy and aerospace museums, planetarium, rocket plaza, zoo;
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Outdoor activities: scuba diving, golf, tennis, horseback, fishing, snorkeling, wind and body surfing;
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Pure white sand beaches galore: 5 of them in close proximity to La Casa.
attractions
Unlike other islands in the Caribbean, Puerto Rico has a plethora of cultural events.
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Museum of Modern Art;
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Bacardi Museum and Factory;
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Old San Juan: established in 1521, it remains one of the oldest European settlements in the Americas;
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El Morro: a historic fort;
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Rio Mar Casino: located at the nearby Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Rainforest Beach and Golf Resort;
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Plaza las Americas: largest shopping mall in the Caribbean with more than 50 restaurants & 15 movie theaters.
