Meet the Bloom Team
Your Instructor
Kristal Rose is your visionary host of the Bloom Retreat, bringing a unique blend of playful, yet grounded energy adding a touch of spice and glamour to every experience. She is a certified Reiki Master and former Hollywood Hair Stylist, Kristal Rose now calls Costa Rica home, where she has lived with her family for over a decade.
Kristal Rose’s extensive experience hosting Goddess circles, coupled with her studies in trauma response therapy, ensures she creates the safest possible container—always filled with love and unwavering support.
Her core mission is to redefine the term "selfish," changing its negative connotation to a positive power. She passionately believes that when women unapologetically take care of themselves, they fill their own tanks and have infinitely more to offer the world. Kristal Rose wants to reminds women that the world needs their authentic selves and unique gifts more than ever:
"Be selfish,
and don't be afraid to take up space."
Ariana Hanss
Movement Instructor
Ariana specializes in low-impact functional training and therapeutic Pilates to help you feel your best. Experience morning movement classes on our floating yoga deck overlooking Lake Arenal, a core part of our all-inclusive women’s wellness retreat. These classes invite women to move, dance, and reconnect with their feminine beauty through somatic release. Ariana’s sessions guide you to reconnect with your body through structured, mindful movement designed to improve strength and mobility during your Costa Rica rejuvenation retreat.
Laurel offers an intuitive, soulful photography experience that honors the sacred and elevates your journey at Bloom Women’s Retreat. She specializes in feminine portraiture, capturing the delicate balance between power and softness, magnetism and truth during our signature Goddess Day photoshoot. These soulful images serve as a professional visual record of your Bloom transformation within our Lake Arenal sanctuary. Her work provides a lasting reflection of your radical self-replenishment to take home with you.
Laurel Linton Pappenhagen
Visual Storyteller with Sol Photography
Candy
Private Chef
Candy is our lead personal chef, focusing on farm-to-table meals that feature the vibrant flavors of Costa Rica. Our menu is a fusion of traditional Latin American recipes and organic, local ingredients. By partnering with local vendors, Candy incorporates small-batch dairy products and local hand-crafted sourdough breads into our all-inclusive wellness retreat. Every meal is prepared with intention to support your radical self-replenishment and nutritional health. This is the true taste of Pura Vida at Lake Arenal.