Hosted and Designed By Karina Zilberman
with Master Guest Teacher, Tracy Harrison, MS
About The Retreat
You have sat with grief that wasn't yours to carry. You have held space for confusion, rage, heartbreak, and hope; session after session, week after week. You have been the steady presence in the room while quietly wondering who holds space for you.
C.L.E.A.R Retreat is that space.
This is not a conference. It is not another training to check off your list. C.L.E.A.R is an invitation — to pause, to breathe, to remember yourself — all among colleagues who understand, without explanation, what it means to do the work you do.
Set on a beachfront in Costa Rica, C.L.E.A.R weaves together evidence-informed learning, mindfulness practices, embodiment practices, creative exploration, and open time to simply be. The schedule offers both facilitated sessions and generous space to walk on the beach, receive a spa treatment, journal, or sit in silence with the sound of the Pacific.
You will be guided gently — not to fix yourself, but to remember yourself. Not to become someone new, but to renew the value of who you already are.
The retreat is designed for licensed mental health professionals — therapists, counselors, psychologists, social workers, and coaches, and offers CME credits so that your professional development and your personal growth and renewal can finally be the same thing.
ABOUT KARINA ZILBERMAN
Karina believes in trusting people before they trust her. She built her career on a simple bet: that everyone already carries the wisdom they need, and that the right container can help them feel it — and feel alive.
Karina's training spans relational psychology, group facilitation, and decades of leading transformative retreats and workshops worldwide; work that draws on thinkers from Martin Buber to Donald Winnicott to Esther Perel, always translated into her own, deeply personal practice. She spent ten years as a Director at the world-renowned 92nd Street Y in New York City, where she built and led an internationally replicated program for community engagement and connection. With her sister, Debora Zilberman, she also co-created the Live Up! Playing Cards and Live Up! Mapping — original tools used by people of all ages, around the world, for meaningful self-discovery and connection.
A group dynamic facilitator and experiential retreat designer with four decades of experience, Karina has spent her career building spaces where people stop performing the right answer long enough to hear the one they already have. Her approach moves through the creative and expressive arts — movement, image, nature, music, and play — rather than lecture or instruction, inviting insight to arrive on its own terms instead of being delivered.
Karina doesn't interpret what's stuck in a person, and she doesn't push anyone toward resolution. She knows when to step in and when to step back, building the conditions — trust first, structure underneath, surprise built in on purpose — for people to see their own stuck places clearly enough to choose, at their own pace, what to do next. Participants often leave unable to fully explain what happened. They simply know they feel lighter, more connected, more alive.
At C.L.E.A.R, Karina holds the full container for the week, while Tracy Harrison joins to bring the science.
ABOUT TRACY HARRISON, MS
Tracy Harrison’s vision and values are the roots of the entire SAFM experience. A scientist who left the high-tech corporate world in 2007, Tracy built a wildly successful, multi-modality practice utilizing functional medicine principles. In 2011, she founded The School of Applied Functional Medicine.
Tracy is a powerhouse of applied functional medicine insight (among other talents), which she generously shares with SAFM students and public audiences. Her energy, authenticity, and relatable analogies demystify the complexities of medicine making learning fun and engaging. As a dynamic speaker and natural teacher, Tracy drives health practitioners to a level of clinical savvy on systems “interconnectedness”, empowering and inspiring the capabilities and confidence that distinguish AFMC practitioners from the rest.
A scientist and systems engineer at heart, Tracy holds three degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and further graduate education from Bridgeport University and The Institute for Functional Medicine.
C.L.E.A.R your busy schedule to clear yourself.
C.L.E.A.R is more than a name. It is the arc of your five days together.
What c.L.E.A.R means
There is something particular about being in a room full of people who understand — without you having to explain — the weight of confidentiality, the invisible labor of attunement, the loneliness of holding stories you can never share.
ABOUT THE DESTINATION
Nestled in Central America, Costa Rica is a renowned sanctuary for peace and natural wonder, famously home to the "Pura Vida" spirit; a local philosophy that embodies optimism, gratitude, and a simpler way of life . A global leader in environmental conservation, this lush country protects over 25% of its territory as national parks and reserves, holding an astonishing 5% of the world's biodiversity . This extraordinary landscape, from misty cloud forests and active volcanoes to pristine Pacific and Caribbean beaches, creates the ultimate backdrop for rest and rejuvenation . It is a place where the rhythm of life slows down, allowing you to reconnect with yourself amidst the soothing sounds of nature
ABOUT THE RETREAT CENTER
Azul Hotel & Retreat is a hidden treasure amidst the lush vegetation and stunning coastline of Guanacaste. Our Rooms are a world of comfort and tranquility. Each room and villa is a private sanctuary with impressive views to unforgettable sunsets, feeling the smooth breeze of the Pacific Ocean. All rooms are equipped with air conditioning and ceiling fans.
WHAT IS INCLUDED
Five days designed to help you pause, expand your horizons, and re-story.
Beautiful accommodations with private bathrooms
All meals: vegetarian + fish, locally sourced, with gluten and dairy-free options
Group airport transfer
Concierge support from start to finish
Basic gratuity
WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED
Airfare
Travel insurance (Mandatory)
The hotel stay at the Liberia airport the night of June 30
Optional Spa treatments
