Everyday Medicine

Everyday Medicine lands in Costa Rica's Uvita region with a clean 7.9/10 score and something unusual: pricing that doesn't exist in the system, which suggests either all-inclusive opacity or missing data. Either way, the retreat checks hard on what matters most. Amenities (10.0) and reputation (4.9/5 across 210 reviews) are genuinely strong signals. The nutrition program runs four dietary tracks—vegetarian, vegan, organic, ayurvedic—which is more than marketing; that's infrastructure. If you're coming for food quality, the 9.4 score reflects a retreat that took menu seriously.

The movement and recovery side is where it competes well: 8.8 for fitness, 8.4 for sleep/recovery, and 8.3 for spa work. That's a solid triad if you want to actually move your body and sleep better afterward. Meditation (7.9) is present but not the centerpiece. The weak spots are real. Personalization scores 7.0, which means don't expect them to custom-build your week around your specific dysfunction. Education and workshops also lag at 7.0, so if you're after deep learning or certification, look elsewhere. Medical/clinical signals score 5.2—this isn't a place for serious diagnostic work or supervised detox protocols.

Against peer competitors at the same score (India's Ayurveda program, Thailand's Muay Thai retreat, Colombia's yoga training), Everyday Medicine is geographically closer for North Americans but doesn't specialize as hard. You're paying for balance, not expertise depth. The ease-of-travel score (6.0) reflects Costa Rica logistics being middling: cheap flights from the US but still 8-12 hours door-to-door. If your priority is feeling better across multiple dimensions—sleep, movement, eating clean—without committing to a specialized deep dive, this works. If you need clinical precision or want to get certified in something, the data suggests elsewhere.