A surf, breathwork, and somatic retreat for couples who are building ambitious lives and want their relationship to stay strong while they do it.
What Is The Driven Together Retreat?
Driven Together is a couples retreat in El Paredón, Guatemala, designed for partners who want to strengthen their connection, improve communication, and reconnect with what matters most beneath the pressure of work, leadership, family, and daily life.
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This experience combines surf, yoga, breathwork, somatic relationship education, and guided couples practices in a setting that naturally helps people slow down and become more present.
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For many couples, success brings opportunity, but it can also bring strain. Conversations become logistical. Stress spills into the relationship. One or both partners can begin to feel more like operators than intimate partners.
This retreat creates space to step out of the usual momentum and reconnect in a more grounded, intentional way.
Through movement, reflection, shared experience, and practical tools, couples leave with more than a great trip. They leave with language, practices, and new ways of relating that they can carry into everyday life.
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WHY El PAREDON, GUATEMALA?
We’ve known the incredible owners of Swell, Elan, and Marie for almost a decade, and we’re grateful to count them among friends. The retreat's main hosts were among the first to travel to the quaint fishing town of El Paredon through the Warrior Surf Foundation. The welcoming, thoughtful environment they’ve created is what first drew us to host wellness retreats in their space. Swell offers a rustic yet elevated, barefoot boho-chic atmosphere. It’s an easy place to exhale, unplug, and settle in. It’s designed for travelers (and retreat groups) to gather, kick back, and share in a small piece of paradise. This retreat blends nervous-system support with real-life practices: breath work , yoga, and somatic coaching to help you regulate, reconnect, and come home to yourself, without pressure or performance. El Paredón is a historic fishing village nestled between the Pacific coast and the mangrove forests, with deep roots and a steadily growing surf culture. Its reputation as a surf destination is rising, and for good reason. Whether you’re a beginner, experienced surfer, or have never surfed a day in your life, you’ll love the uncrowded waves and laid-back rhythm of the town. And beyond the waves, it’s the heart of El Paredón that makes it special: a welcoming community, warm smiles, barefoot evenings, and a grounded energy that makes it easy to settle in and feel at home.
This retreat is an educational wellness experience that includes guided reflection, somatic awareness practices, and community activities. It is not psychotherapy or mental health treatment, and participation does not establish a therapist-client relationship with any facilitator.
This Is Not Just a Vacation
It’s structured support and real practice in an environment that makes it easier to downshift.
Couples don’t usually struggle because they don’t care.
They struggle because pressure changes the way they communicate, respond, ask, avoid, pursue, or shut down.
SKILLS YOU'LL LEAVE
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A clearer understanding of each partner’s stress patterns
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Tools for navigating tension without escalation
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More confidence making requests and expressing needs
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Stronger boundaries without disconnection
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More capacity in your body, not just insight in your head.
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A rhythm you can replicate in real life
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A sense of mastery
AN ALL-INCLUSIVE RETREAT THAT EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS
What’s Included in the Retreat
Most wellness retreats focus on a single experience, such as surfing, yoga, meditation, or workshops. Driven Together is intentionally designed to integrate several approaches that support real change: somatic coaching, breathwork, surf instruction, group work, and time for rest and reflection. These practices work together to help couples move beyond insight alone and develop skills they can apply in everyday life.
Couples will be invited to join a private online group where participants can connect, receive retreat updates, and access preparation resources. A brief virtual welcome gathering will also be held before the retreat so couples can meet each other and ask questions.
WELLNESS OFFERINGS
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Daily yoga
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Daily couples coaching groups
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Daily breathwork
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Custom Journals
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Sunset rivermouth boat outing with intention ceremony
TRANSPORTATION
Transportation to and from the airport​​​. You must arrive by the allotted shuttle departure time. see FAQs
FOOD
A private chef on staff
​3 meals a day plus tea, coffee & water all day
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SURF INSTRUCTION & BOARD RENTALS
Daily Surf Instruction & Board Rentals offered by local surf instructors ​​​
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LODGING
Tropical accommodations at Swell Guatemala—a short walk to the beach.​
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OPTIONAL AD-ONS
There are optional ad-ons available including massage, Kayak Mangrove Tour, Mangrove turtle tour, Local Cooking Experiences​​
Why Couples Come
This retreat is for couples who feel the need to step out of the momentum of everyday life and spend time in a place that allows things to slow down.
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It’s for partners who are curious about themselves, about each other, and about the ways their bodies, thoughts, and environments shape how they move through the world together. Some couples come because life has been full and demanding. Others come because they’re at a transition point, or because they want time to reconnect with what matters in their relationship.
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You do not need experience with surfing, yoga, or somatic practices to participate. What tends to matter most is a willingness to be present, to try new things, surrender, and to spend time in conversation and reflection with your partner.
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The retreat brings together movement, time in nature, conversation, and guided experiences that help couples reconnect with themselves and with each other. Many participants leave with a deeper understanding of their partner, new perspectives on their relationship, and practices they can carry back into their everyday lives.
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SELECT YOUR ACCOMMODATIONS
How Booking Works
Choose between private suites, shared rooms, or individual beds in shared spaces, depending on your preferred level of privacy.
Reserve your room by selecting the accommodation and occupancy option that works best for you. You can choose one of the following payment options at checkout:
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• Pay in Full → reserve your room with full payment today
• Reserve with an $800 non-refundable deposit → remaining balance due before the retreat
• 3 Monthly Payments → split the total cost into three equal payments
Payment plans affect how you pay, not the total retreat price.
SELECT YOUR ACCOMMODATIONS
Room Options & Pricing
How Booking Works
All accommodations are private couples suites
at Swell in El Paredón. Packages are priced per couple and include lodging, meals, transportation, surf instruction, and retreat programming.
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Pay in Full
Secure your room today with full payment.
Reserve with a $1,600 Non-refundable Deposit
Secure your spot with a $1,200 non-refundable deposit, with the remaining balance divided into
Two scheduled payments are due 4 months and 60 days before the retreat.
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Three-Payment Plan
Divide the total retreat cost into three scheduled payments beginning at booking.
Regardless of the option selected, all retreat balances must be paid in full no later than 60 days before
the retreat begins.
Payment plans change when you pay, not the total retreat price.
Spaces are Intentionally Limited to Keep the Retreat Intimate.
Many couples who attend are balancing full lives—careers, businesses, families, and responsibilities that can easily fill every available space. This retreat creates a rare opportunity to step out of that momentum and return to the relationship itself.
Accomodations
Standard & Luxury Accomodations Available
MEET THE FACILITATORS
Jordan Dasher
Chief Ideas Officer, world’s best host, and the reason these retreats exist at all, Jordan Dasher is a former Army combat veteran, a graduate of the Warrior Surf Foundation program, and a teacher.
Jordan is an artist, musician, and muralist who uses creative expression to share powerful messages about lived experience that resonate with veterans and non-veterans alike. Through his work and leadership, he inspires reflection, connection, and a deeper appreciation for the stories that shape who we are.
At the retreat, Jordan serves as host and coordinator. He's the person making sure everything runs smoothly and that guests feel welcomed, supported, and at home from the moment they arrive. He is often the person participants interact with the most, helping create the sense of community and connection that makes the experience so meaningful.
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A dedicated leader in his community, Jordan is passionate about serving others, building strong relationships, and helping veterans reach their full potential through mentorship and peer support.
He is also a proud husband and father to four beautiful children.
COMMON QUESTIONS
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Who is this retreat designed for?
The retreat is designed for couples who want time away from the pace of everyday life to reconnect, reflect, and strengthen their relationship.
Some couples attend because life has been full and demanding. Others come during periods of transition or growth. Many simply want a meaningful shared experience and new tools for communication and connection.
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Do I need surf experience?
No. This retreat is designed for both beginners and experienced surfers. Local instructors provide daily surf lessons, and beginners are fully supported in learning the basics.
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What is somatic coaching?
Somatic coaching focuses on the relationship between the body, nervous system, and behavior. It combines conversation with bodily awareness to help people notice and work with patterns held in the body related to stress, communication, and emotional regulation.
Participants will learn practical tools for working with their nervous system that can be applied in everyday life.
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What airport do I fly into?
Round-trip group transportation between La Aurora International Airport (GUA) in Guatemala City and El Paredón is included for retreat participants.
Arrival:
Flights should arrive no later than 12:00 PM (noon) on the retreat arrival day in order to join the group shuttle to El Paredón.
Departure:
The return shuttle will leave El Paredón at 6:00 AM on the final day. Participants should schedule departure flights no earlier than 11:30 AM.
Participants whose flight schedules do not align with the group shuttle times may arrange private transportation.
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Is this Couples therapy?
No. This retreat is an educational and experiential wellness program. While it includes relationship education, somatic awareness practices, and guided conversations, it is not psychotherapy or couples counseling, and participation does not establish a therapist-client relationship with the facilitators.
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What does a typical day look like?
Example Day:
Early Breathwork
Morning Surf
Breakfast
Couples or group sessions
Lunch and free time
Movement or yoga
Optional excursions
Dinner and evening reflection
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What are the accommodations like?
All retreat accommodations are private suites for couples located at Swell in El Paredón, Guatemala. Each suite includes a private bedroom and bathroom, with some rooms offering swim-up pool access.
Rooms are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis.
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What if our relationship is going through a difficult time?
The retreat can support couples who want to better understand their patterns and communicate more clearly. However, it is not a substitute for couples therapy or crisis intervention. Couples experiencing severe or unsafe relationship dynamics may benefit from working with a licensed therapist before attending a retreat experience.​
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How do payment plans work?
You can reserve your spot with:
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• A non-refundable $1200 deposit (then two additional payments)
• Three equal payments
• Or pay in full
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Payment plans affect how you pay, not the total retreat price.
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What is included in the retreat?
Your retreat package includes:
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• Lodging at Swell in El Paredón
• Daily retreat programming and guided sessions
• Surf lessons and board rentals
• Daily yoga or movement practices
• Three meals per day prepared by a private chef
• Group transportation to and from the airport
• Optional excursions and community experiences
Airfare and optional excursions are not included.
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What is the cancellation policy?
​Retreat facilitators may include professionals with backgrounds in counseling, coaching, movement, and wellness practices. During the retreat they serve in the role of facilitators of educational and experiential wellness activities. They are not acting as therapists, and no psychotherapy or clinical treatment is provided during the retreat.