All 2012 Upcoming Retreats

The Greek word “Agape” means “being open as love” and is what Alfonso De Rose calls “The WOW!” - a moment of intimate communion with God and with others. The WOW! is a 7-day retreat that was created specifically to help you generate love from within by accessing the power of your heart to become a magnetic source of attraction. It is about living your life with authenticity and truth and letting go of false protection or any barriers that may be holding you back. By letting go of fear and the facade of protection, you will experience a deeper level of intimacy in all of your relationships. The WOW! is an individual experience for singles and couples.

This rigorous, month-long (300 Plus-hour) residential teacher training certification program for intermediate and advanced students, is considered by many to be the Gold Standard: the most comprehensive yoga teacher training available in the world today. This training attracts international students from around the world and produces powerful, committed, informed and confident yoga teachers able to incorporate asanas, chanting, music, meditation, activism and scriptural study into a challenging practice leading to enlightenment.

This week long retreat will be a chance to relax, refresh, rejuvenate and renew, to connect with your community of fellow students and deepen your practice during a 7 day & 7 night stay at the beautiful Blue Spirit Resort in Nosara, Costa Rica. The retreat will include strong daily morning yoga classes to build heat & cleanse, daily afternoon pranayama classes, daily evening yoga nidra meditation classes to help you unwind from the day and learn to relax with the yogic art of relaxation known as Yoga Nidra. Massage and Bodywork is available at the Blue Spirit Spa. There will be free time to: surf, stand up paddle board, swim, hike, go horse back riding, take a salsa dance class, or simply to do nothing at all.

If you could give yourself the most precious gift, what would it be? Would you like to: -- learn to be more relaxed and content in your life? -- learn practical tools to become more focused, flexible, confident, and balanced? -- have time to explore who you are at this moment of your life and what is preventing you from becoming even healthier and happier? All of these gifts are available to you when you join Ximena and Félix for an entire week of yoga, meditation, and self-healing at Blue Spirit, one of the most vibrant, inspiring, and uniquely beautiful settings in the world. Through body and breathing exercises, insight meditation, dawn walks, healing group sessions and honest conversations, you will discover that you have the potential to heal yourself and manifest your best. Languages of the retreat: English and Spanish

Every one of our Yoga Alliance certified, 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Trainings combines cutting-edge personal transformation coursework with an innovative teacher training curriculum led by a deeply experienced faculty made up of at least four expert instructors. You’ll be led and supported by teachers with decades of experience in teaching, leading, helping, and healing. You’ll learn from yoga teachers, physical therapists, chiropractors, healers, and personal transformation specialists – master teachers with decades of experience in yoga, anatomy, physiology, healing, philosophy, and personal transformation. The program will challenge you to stretch out of your comfort zone and grow authentically along YOUR path, in many varied ways, including physically. You will see and feel the difference in your body at the end of your training. The result? An experience that goes far beyond “teacher training”. It will change your life. When it’s all done, you’ll have the knowledge, confidence, and skill to guide others on their journey of yoga and self-discovery. You will be completely prepared to design and confidently lead Active Vinyasa Flow, Slow Flow, and Restorative classes, all with your own signature style. Your teachers have deep knowledge of a number of popular styles including traditional Hatha, Jivamukti, Integral, Ashtanga, Yin, and Vinyasa Flow. They’ll teach you a proven system for integrating elements from these and other traditions into an intelligent and cohesive style. Early Bird Registration Discount – Register and make a deposit by April 30, 2013 and Save $250.00 off your tuition! Please visit our website to learn more about our programs www.recharge-retreats.com.

Join Stuart and friends for an extraordinary week of opening and nourishing our hearts with yoga, meditation, surf, healing live music, amazing food and, the lush terrain of Nosara, Costa Rica.

YogaWorks has been training students in the artful science of yoga. Our time tested curriculum has been the starting point for many renowned teachers. We offer serious students, aspiring teachers ad current yoga teachers, the opportunity to deepen their practice, unlock their potential, and transform their understanding of yoga. The YogaWorks program is globally respected because it blends yoga traditions from east and west, integrating both into a practical and unique method that combines Vinyasa Flow with an emphasis on alignment and skillful sequencing. The YogaWorks training is the best way to take your yoga practice to the next level, make lifelong friends and change your life! "The experience provided by YogaWorks Teacher Training and the staff at Blue Spirit is one that every yogi should journey towards..Blue Spirit and staff provide a soothing atmosphere, several relaxing classrooms and a menu you will want to take home with you. Social areas don't let you forget that you are in one of the World's "Blue Zones" and allow you to embrace the perfect vacation while engaging in conversation with fellow yogi's and teachers. Lifelong knowledge, friendships and a great yoga practice are just some of the few things you will take home with you after visiting Blue Spirit. The memories I made with my teacher and group will stay with me, and my yoga practice, forever. I look forward to a journey back to Blue Spirit in the near future." ~ Meagen Walsh

For over 12 years, our Yoga Alliance accredited Amazing Yoga Teacher Trainings have produced hundreds of powerful and inspiring teachers. The Amazing Yoga certification programs are a complete immersion into yoga, designed for those looking to become a yoga teacher, deepen their practice, and to make positive change in their lives. As Gandhi said, “Be the change you wish to see in the world”. These teacher training immersions are one of the most well rounded and comprehensive yoga certification programs available. You will leave the Amazing Yoga Teacher Training a confident and enthusiastic yoga teacher ready to share your love of yoga with the world. The training includes: Emphasis on the philosophy of Amazing Yoga Acquiring the skills needed to be an impactful Power Vinyasa Yoga teacher Becoming skilled at sequencing, alignment, and hands-on assisting Over 10 hours of “practice teaching”

Join Razi’El Muntasir (renowned Intuitive Holistic Guide) and share in this inspiring interactive experience to acquire simplistically seamless methods to improve and unite all aspects of your life with boundless success. Experience the true bliss that life has to offer through transforming mere habits into intentional actions by realizing the dynamic influences of thought, emotion, social structure, spirit, diet and occupation. Explore how holistically unifying mind, body and spirit will profoundly alter your life experience in deeply positive ways. Learn practical techniques to empower the mind and increase awareness, rapidly recreate your body and rejuvenate optimal health, as well as reconnecting with spirit and tapping into the unlimited “Source”. Intuitive Manifestation offers, but is not limited to, the following: • Intuitive Guidance • Health Rejuvenation • Weight Loss Methods • Holistic Reconnection • Stress Reduction • Motivational Speaking • Recipes & Meal Planning • Intentional Manifestation

Join Mike Nichols for a week of yoga and adventure in one of the most amazing places on Earth. Warm tropical breezes, cool drinking coconuts, epic views and awesome beaches. Enjoy local edible delights throughout the day, dive into a fun surf or paddle-board lesson or explore the natural wonder of the land. Our home in Costa Rica is Blue Spirit Retreat Center, an oasis for the wandering yogi and yogini. The center is on a vast land reserve overlooking the beautiful coast line and a short stroll to the ocean and nearby towns. You will enjoy the comfort and character that Blue Spirit offers. Rest in one of several lookout lounges, meditate in the gardens or float in the pristine salt water pool. Your yoga practice will include 2-3 classes each day. A typical day will be morning meditation, mid morning or afternoon power class play time and evening yin and singing bowls. The power vinyasa classes will be all levels with variations from basic to advanced. Throughout the week join Mike for some short talks on yoga philosophy, quantum physics and special anatomy. Pura Vida: “Pure Life” A popular Costa Rican saying signifying ‘to be in the flow of life’ and the realization of the goodness of life in the moment. Use it as a greeting, a farewell, a response or in gratitude. Shine on!

Dive deep and play! Give yourself the gift of vitality and awakening at one of the most inspiring and spectacular retreat settings in the world. In this land of abundance, vibrant health and beauty, we will engage in sacred practice and immerse ourselves in communion with nature. Each day will include sunrise meditation and a program to inspire intuitive wisdom and collective consciousness. Choose from a variety of yoga for all levels including gentle and dynamic, meditation-in-motion, yoga dance, yoga therapy, group and partner yoga, restorative, and yoga nidra. Enjoy a Latin Dance Class, Fire Celebration on the beach, or Evening Salon for deeper connections and fun. Join us in the Blue Zone as we celebrate who we are, who we are becoming, and the exquisite beauty of Nosara, Costa Rica!

Join Chant Fest founder Dakini Ma Jaeger for this weeklong retreat into the connection between the heart and happiness. Delve into the deeper meanings of body connection through breath and sound. Experience a true understanding of opening up to the Divine of the moment to find your authentic self. Learn how to take your practice to the next level as well as tools to create serenity in your day to day life. Joined by senior Vinyasa and Hot teachers Meg Bratt and Stacey L'Hommedieu, this is sure to be a week of love, laughter and light.

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Please join us for a week long voyage of Self-discovery as we merge body, mind, and Spirit in the perfect setting for Self-exploration. With daily meditation you will reconnect to the sacred energy that resides inside you. Your daily Yoga practice at the retreat will serve as a springboard for your own continued creative home practice. You will learn tools all week to help you strengthen and maintain this powerful connection to your source energy. You will focus on meridian tapping, pranayama for increased energy, detoxification, Self-awareness, stress reduction, and mindfulness. All week you will also explore your Yoga practice daily in the mornings with creative variations of different postures to give you fresh inspiration for your practice. You will have your afternoons free to explore the art of relaxation in beautiful Nosara! Evenings will be filled with philosophy, play, and free time to connect and share with others. Please join us for a transformative week in the perfect atmosphere where you will learn to balance both the inner and outer worlds creating balance and harmony within.

Moksha Yoga North Yorks's 7 DAY GET AWAY will include gentle and more vigorous practices, a beautiful balance of challenging and restoring the body and mind. The retreat will meet and support each student where they are at on their yoga journey. The day will consist of morning and afternoon yoga and evening meditation with healthy, nourishing meals and free time in between. The cuisine at Blue Spirit focuses on organic (as available), natural vegetarian cooking made from locally grown produce, as well as fresh fish caught by fisherman from local waters.

Are you a member of the Boiled Frog tribe? If so, help is just a boot camp away... Costa Rica is home to a wonderful array of beautiful frogs. Come on down and let your amphibian brethren show you what the good life looks like! Pura Vida! Discover the 5 Aspects of Self Learn 6 Keys to healthy living and how to use them. Review 7 Spiritual Laws that govern our energetic selves. Reveal Mental and Emotional Patterns that help you get and stay in a "boiled" state Experience first-hand Bio Energetic Synchronization Technique (BEST) and other leading-edge healing techniques which break subconscious emotional memory patterns. Feel great and Rejuvenate your body and soul in a high vibration, dynamic learning environment.

The Eco-Yoga retreat will offer you the opportunity to connect to your Pure Nature in the natural beauty of Costa Rica's Blue Zone. Retreat from the busyness of daily life and bask in the simple comforts of this eco-retreat center. Deepen your practice and refresh your Spirit through daily Meditation, Pranayama, Asana, Mantra and eco-excursions into Mother Nature! Of course, there will also be plenty of time for fun in the sun and lying on the beach! Om Shanti!

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Times are changing and we are being called upon to take time out of the daily grind and step into the sacred. It is in this vein that we offer this retreat as an opportunity to recoup, regroup and get centered. It is often in these ‘moments out of time’ where we receive our biggest inspirations and get clear about our life direction and purpose. It is also where we recommit to a path we are already walking down. Whatever your situation is, consider this a call to your soul to take a journey towards greater health and radiance! Each day offers two yoga classes, a sunrise Kundalini Kriya and meditation, and plenty of time to relax and explore the surroundings. For the full yogic experience there will be meditations, pranayama sessions and yogic philosophy discussions. For the explorers, there is surfing, swimming through the canopy, white water rafting and horseback riding.

Combine Modern Western Science with the Ancient Art of Hatha Yoga This is a five-day multimedia interactive workshop covering anatomy, physiology and therapeutics for yoga practitioners and teachers. What you will learn: •The anatomy and physiology and physical examination of the major joints •Muscle physiology with practical applications of PNF and other stretching techniques •The anatomy & physiology of breathing applied to yoga •How to analyze poses from a scientific perspective •How to identify and manage common pathological conditions affecting the major joints Each day is comprised of 3 hours of multimedia presentation, including 3-D illustrations, radiological images and surgical videos and 2 hours of application of in asana and pranayama. This will be an intensive, yet fun workshop in paradise.

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"In our fear we believe that we must make things happen; in our practice we learn to let things happen."
~ Rolf Gates Join us for this week of exquisite beauty & rejuvenation; inspiration on our mats and exhilaration on the water with Master Teacher Rolf Gates and world-renowned surf pro Richard Schmidt. The yoga will be a synergy of dynamic flow and alignment-focused sessions dedicated to facilitating within us the vibrant aliveness so unique to a yoga practice For the surfing, you will be grouped by experience level to maximize your experience and growth out on the water. Richard Schmidt and his staff will be working in smaller groups to support the development of each surfer - new to advanced. Whether you are brand new to surfing or very experienced, you will get so much out of this week. And the yoga we will do on our mats will of course be the perfect compliment to the yoga we do out on our boards. We can’t wait to share this week with you!

Join us for chanting, dancing, breath walking, meditation and Kundalini Yoga. Experience the deep relaxation and purification of the Sacred Sound Current of the Gong. All levels welcome.

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Bring in the New Year in a wave of prayer and song with the joy-filled and healing practices of chanting and Yoga! We will deeply explore these ancient devotional expressions, weaving together our hearts and voices in celebration and invocation of the Divine. Bhakti Yoga is the path of personal relationship with Spirit, with God, with Goddess; a relationship that includes all the flavors and moods of the human heart. In the journey of Bhakti our emotions become the fuel to reconnect us with the Divine and, in so doing, to find healing and wholeness within ourselves. Join Nubia Teixeira and Jai Uttal for a week of Bhakti Yoga. We will explore how the body, the heart, and the mind support and complement each other in our journey towards the realm of infinite love and grace. Nubia will lead the asana and pranayama sessions, which will anchor us in our bodies and open us to the meditative practice of calling to the divine. Jai and Vish will lead us in the ancient practice of Kirtan, or chanting, the heart an
For more info and registration go to www.jaiuttal.com or write to Nubia at nubia@bhaktinova.com

Be warm, be well, be happy, and soak in the sun on the beaches of Costa Rica this winter with an all-inclusive Omega learning vacation at Blue Spirit Retreat. Omega's winter programs offer the perfect combination of rest and relaxation, lifelong learning, and inspired living, all in one of the most beautiful settings, the lush jungle on the edge of the Pacific Ocean in Nosara, on the northwest coast of Costa Rica. Each weeklong program is 8 days and 7 nights, beginning and ending on Saturdays. All-inclusive packages include: 7 nights' accommodations 3 delicious meals per day Your choice of workshops Full beach access Use of the infinity swimming pool and library Wi-Fi access in the rooms, library, and Café Daily early morning yoga or movement class Evening activities and events So start packing and join more than 25 of Omega's top teachers for programs in yoga, tai chi, dance, mindfulness meditation, personal growth, energy medicine, and more!

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Be warm, be well, be happy, and soak in the sun on the beaches of Costa Rica this winter with an all-inclusive Omega learning vacation at Blue Spirit Retreat. Omega's winter programs offer the perfect combination of rest and relaxation, lifelong learning, and inspired living, all in one of the most beautiful settings, the lush jungle on the edge of the Pacific Ocean in Nosara, on the northwest coast of Costa Rica. Each week long program is 8 days and 7 nights, beginning and ending on Saturdays. All-inclusive packages include: 7 nights' accommodations 3 delicious meals per day Your choice of workshops Full beach access Use of the infinity swimming pool and library Wi-Fi access in the rooms, library, and Café Daily early morning yoga or movement class Evening activities and events So start packing and join more than 25 of Omega's top teachers for programs in yoga, tai chi, dance, mindfulness meditation, personal growth, energy medicine, and more!

Be warm, be well, be happy, and soak in the sun on the beaches of Costa Rica this winter with an all-inclusive Omega learning vacation at Blue Spirit Retreat. Omega's winter programs offer the perfect combination of rest and relaxation, lifelong learning, and inspired living, all in one of the most beautiful settings, the lush jungle on the edge of the Pacific Ocean in Nosara, on the northwest coast of Costa Rica. Each week long program is 8 days and 7 nights, beginning and ending on Saturdays. All-inclusive packages include: 7 nights' accommodations 3 delicious meals per day Your choice of workshops Full beach access Use of the infinity swimming pool and library Wi-Fi access in the rooms, library, and Café Daily early morning yoga or movement class Evening activities and events So start packing and join more than 25 of Omega's top teachers for programs in yoga, tai chi, dance, mindfulness meditation, personal growth, energy medicine, and more!

Experience Ease and Joy within the Beauty of Nature • Space: Observe and experience the beauty and lush expanse in Costa Rica, one of the twenty countries on the planet with the greatest biodiversity. • Air: Feel the warm tropical breeze tickle your skin. • Fire: Enjoy the sunshine and bask in the warmth of nature’s profoundly transformative gift as we practice yoga steps from the ocean. • Water: Swim in the Pacific Ocean, enjoy the infinity pool and wade in jungle waterfalls. • Earth: Walk barefoot in the sand and ocean and become grounded in who you are at your essence. Practice yoga and give yourself the gift of retreat and wellness in paradise. Each day we will explore a different element in our yoga and meditation classes, which are infused with instruction about daily and seasonal rhythms and the sister science of yoga, Ayurveda. One excursion is included with the retreat to experience the five elements even more deeply.

Be warm, be well, be happy, and soak in the sun on the beaches of Costa Rica this winter with an all-inclusive Omega learning vacation at Blue Spirit Retreat. Omega's winter programs offer the perfect combination of rest and relaxation, lifelong learning, and inspired living, all in one of the most beautiful settings, the lush jungle on the edge of the Pacific Ocean in Nosara, on the northwest coast of Costa Rica. Each weeklong program is 8 days and 7 nights, beginning and ending on Saturdays. All-inclusive packages include: 7 nights' accommodations 3 delicious meals per day Your choice of workshops Full beach access Use of the infinity swimming pool and library Wi-Fi access in the rooms, library, and Café Daily early morning yoga or movement class Evening activities and events So start packing and join more than 25 of Omega's top teachers for programs in yoga, tai chi, dance, mindfulness meditation, personal growth, energy medicine, and more!

Explore your physical and spiritual core with YogaStream in lovely Costa Rica! Finding your source has never been easier. Inspired by Blue Spirit's beautiful setting, you will get stronger and more connected through two daily classes that will brighten your spirit. But be warned - you may have a hard time leaving this new source of bliss!

Be warm, be well, be happy, and soak in the sun on the beaches of Costa Rica this winter with an all-inclusive Omega learning vacation at Blue Spirit Retreat. Omega's winter programs offer the perfect combination of rest and relaxation, lifelong learning, and inspired living, all in one of the most beautiful settings, the lush jungle on the edge of the Pacific Ocean in Nosara, on the northwest coast of Costa Rica. Each week long program is 8 days and 7 nights, beginning and ending on Saturdays. All-inclusive packages include: 7 nights' accommodations 3 delicious meals per day Your choice of workshops Full beach access Use of the infinity swimming pool and library Wi-Fi access in the rooms, library, and Café Daily early morning yoga or movement class Evening activities and events So start packing and join more than 25 of Omega's top teachers for programs in yoga, tai chi, dance, mindfulness meditation, personal growth, energy medicine, and more!

Experience an exhilarating week of chanting and devotional practice with Krishna Das. Steven Michael Pague also joins us this week to teach optional qigong classes and to host evening events and community gatherings.

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Join three YYoga teachers at Blue Spirit for 7 days & nights of renewing, tropical experiences, delving deeper into your yoga practice while enjoying Costa Rica’s sunny, clear skies. You are free to practice up to 4 yoga classes daily, enjoy daily excursions, beach time, swimming in the pool, and doing what’s best for you. Classes include Meditation, Vinyasa Flow, Hatha, Restorative and dancing under the stars!

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"Join Gina and Stan, owners of Connecticut’s Kaia Yoga, for a week of unwinding and relaxing. Enjoy this beautifully designed sustainable retreat center on three miles of protected and unspoiled white sand beach located on the Nosara Peninsula on the Northern Pacific Coast of Costa Rica. Included in this retreat: • 7 nights’ accommodations • Three delicious and nutritious meals a day in our dining room • Full access to the beach • Use of the infinity swimming pool • Full access to the library • WiFi access in the rooms, library, and café • Daily early morning meditation, pranayama and yoga classes • Evening activities and events Daily Sample Schedule: 7:00am-8:30am Ashtanga Mysore with Stan 9:00am-11:00am Vinyasa Class with Gina 4:00-5:30pm Workshops (Restorative, Yin, Arm Balances, Pranayama, Meditation, and more) 7:00-9:00pm Workshop (offered only on some nights with guest teachers)

Blue Spirit is so phenomenally wonderful that we are going back again in 2014! Poised high on a peninsula overlooking the azure blue Pacific Ocean, Blue Spirit is surrounded by stunning natural environment and is only a five minute easy walk to a pristine 3-mile long white sand beach (also protected as a turtle reserve). With tile floors, rock gardens, infinity pool, and luscious heavy wooden beam and bamboo construction (from local Costa Rican sustainable farms), the entire resort is open to the environment and meals are enjoyed gazing out on the unique Costa Rican landscape. The Program: Blue Spirit is designed exclusively as the perfect place to meet like-minded friends or to experience solitude, and to practice, recharge, detox your body, and revitalize your spirit. Morning meditation, daily asana and pranayama, ritual, and study. Warm sunny skies, gentle ocean waters, and perfect yoga weather!!! Free time for swimming, surfing, walking to town, and hiking in the neighboring nature reserve. Fantastic organic vegetarian cuisine with fresh, locally grown real food , prepared by local chefs, trained by the expert culinary staff from Omega.

Join Ellen and Brigette for 7 days & nights of great yoga, great food and great company. This incredibly beautiful location is the ideal setting to rejuvenate and renew your life while deepening your yoga practice. Expect a transformative week-long event filled with laughter, learning, and living life to the fullest. All levels welcome.

Relax, recharge and, revitalize with a 7-day Costa Rica yoga retreat. Practice will include Moksha, Vinyasa, Yin, and Restorative yoga. Also enjoy surfing, paddle boarding and, other adventures to enhance a fit body, calm mind and, an inspired life!

Join Claire and Amy for daily vinyasa flow yoga in a serene and beautiful setting. Class offerings will include upbeat flow yoga with music, workshop style classes to breakdown asanas, meditation and chanting.

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Celebrate your life and nurture your heart with a unique seven day vacation with Deva, Miten and Manose. Days will feature a two hour morning feast of Ecstatic Chant, where we immerse ourselves into the healing world of mantras and sacred songs. Following this, we have time and space to luxuriate on the beautiful beach, enjoy the waves, take some of Blue Spirit's excellent vacation excursions, re-charge our energy cells, make new friends and re-connect to our life's true purpose. To consolidate our daily mantra practice, Osho's Kundalini Meditation will be available every afternoon. In the evenings we will gather again for further exploration into sound, silence, mantra and meditation (four evenings). Together, in this healing environment, we bathe in a joyful, inspirational, and loving rejuvenation of the spirit. Wednesday will be free for excursions or however you choose to spend the day.

Meditate with the sounds of the ocean, flow with the waves of vinyasa and then splash around in the sand and surf! Peace, Power and Play. Join Sara and Dina for a week of fun in the Costa Rican sun. You will retreat from the busyness of your life! You will have the opportunity to reconnect with yourself. You will have time for practice, time for play, time for authentic conversations and time for self reflection! Come and meet your self with a calm mind, a fit body and an inspired life. Give yourself the space to BE!

Tantra Mantra offers an exploration into conscious loving between a woman and a man, enhancing the energy play between the female/male polarities through chant, mantra, intimacy and tantric practice. Rafia, through his awareness and practice of tantra, shares guidance and meditations that uncover the innocent and passionate wonder of openly meeting the opposite sex in grounded polarity. When this happens, both partners relax and become available to enjoy the bliss that is the real potential of sexual union. This a beautiful and precious opportunity for intimate partners to renew and rejoice in their connection in a loving, sacred and supportive environment. In these days we will: * Learn to use the healing and sacred power of the voice to meet and melt with the other on a deep level. * Learn to strengthen and enhance the sexual polarity in our relationships. * Open to intimacy with our partner. * Open channels of energy in the body and learn to circulate that energy with a partner through

Indulge yourself by spending a week exploring the heart of Qoya. Enjoy delicious organic healthy meals, gorgeous accommodations, connecting with amazing women and exploring the divine feminine through the lush and abundant nature of Costa Rica. Retreat includes: * 7 nights accommodation * 3 meals a day of delicious healing food * Morning Qoya Classes * 3 afternoon expeditions, choose from: o surfing o river kayaking o paddle board surfing o river cruises o zip lining o horse back riding * One hour long body massage * Evening rituals to evoke the goddess through gratitude and visioning Imagine walking from place to place with a gorgeous jungle background to your right and left, being woken up by the roar of the howler monkeys, eating meals with views of the ocean and feeling warm air on your face and the soft ocean on your skin. Retreat begins with dinner on Saturday, April 6th and ends after breakfast on Saturday April 13th,

Cecily Milne (The Yoga Element) and Leslie Parker (The Mindful Movement Centre) invite you to join them on retreat as we uncover the power and spirit behind having a healthy practice. Together we will bridge the gap between two worlds: Pilates and Ashtanga yoga. Merging our expertise in these disciplines, we will guide you through an in-depth exploration of how the body is designed to move in physical practice. Based on our personal experience—honed in the worlds of dance, strength training, martial arts and movement therapy—this retreat will demonstrate how yoga and Pilates are complementary means toward living in a strong, mobile and grounded body.

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Experience the ancient wisdom of Tai Chi, Qi Gong, Kung Fu an intensive with Shih Fu Eileen Hancock and Summer Lujan. Harmonize the internal and external body with traditional practices for self healing, cultivation and self defense. Heighten your awareness and fully embody your center as you embrace the profound teachings of martial arts. Cross train with yoga, pilates, swimming, stand up paddle board, surfing and, more as you integrate the secrets for lifelong health.

Cecily Milne (The Yoga Element) and Leslie Parker (The Mindful Movement Centre) invite you to join them on retreat as we uncover the power and spirit behind having a healthy practice. Together we will bridge the gap between two worlds: Pilates and Ashtanga yoga. Merging our expertise in these disciplines, we will guide you through an in-depth exploration of how the body is designed to move in physical practice. Based on our personal experience—honed in the worlds of dance, strength training, martial arts and movement therapy—this retreat will demonstrate how yoga and Pilates are complementary means toward living in a strong, mobile and grounded body.

If your days feel like endless cycles of the same and you are ready to reignite your spark, Realizing Your Dreams is your prescription. If you blindly move from one thing to the next, leaving no room for miracles or the extraordinary in your life, you are ready to reconnect with your passion and purpose. Realizing Your Dreams is your guide out of the mundane cycle of waking up, working, and going to bed, and your awaiting transportation into a passion-driven, purpose-filled life in which wishes are granted, prayers are answered, and love, light, peace and happiness can, indeed, exist. This retreat begins each day with an invigorating to get your creative juices flowing and your heart wide open to absorb the beauty of this tropical paradise. Alex and Debbie will guide you on a week long journey back into remembering who you really are and the gifts you are here to offer. You will transform from an observer of life into an active participant. You will arrive a dreamer a leave someone who makes your Dreams a Reality. Come Join Debbie and Alex and step into YOGA (the union of the mind, the body and the spirit) and rediscover the limitless possibilities of this infinite existence

Join Billy and Elizabeth for an incredible journey to Norsara, Costa Rica. This retreat will be even more exciting than all of the past yoga & Pilates retreats that Elizabeth has hosted. In the past we have gone to Maya Tulum, Italy and now Costa Rica. This retreat is not like your normal yoga retreat……our AbBunDance retreats are full of sunrise meditation, morning yoga, mid day SUPing with yoga and Pilates on the board, surfing (if you wish) or Beach Barre class, and late afternoon Pilates or restorative yoga. We are an active retreat group and together Billy and Elizabeth will entertain you and guide you to a new beginning……a new outlook……a new gratitude! Both Billy and Elizabeth pride themselves with their DJ skills……providing just the right music for each specific class. Our style of yoga & Pilates is based on sound foundational principals of anatomical alignment that lead to safe and growing practices. An added class this year is BEACH BARRE; Barre fitness without the barre but on the beach. Burn your Abs, Buns & Dance on the beach! Experience the town of Nosara or just sit and sunbathe at the ocean. This is your journey!

Do you feel stuck in your routine? Escape the “day to day” and step into the flow with us... and recharge your life. A retreat with Yax Yoga Concepts is an experience that is together, life affirming and life transforming. To step out of the weekly routine and experience life from a new perspective is essential to live into the life of our dreams. Yoga, delicious food, nature, enjoying the ocean deep practice, and laughter realigns us to what’s most important. Don’t miss this experience to spend some uplifting time with the Yax Family.

You have the ability to be an inspiring leader in your community. This training offers the opportunity to discover greatness within yourself and open doors of possibilities to share skillfully and gracefully with others. Join us and a committed group of people striving to make positive change for themselves and for others as students and teachers. This is an opportunity to take your teaching to new heights. To truly teach from your love of yoga and share your enthusiasm with your students—they will leave your classes renewed and empowered.

Many people believe they can release their psoas through manual manipulation, however healing dysfunction or trauma stored in this vital muscle requires specific restorative techniques practiced repetitively. It requires an 'un-doing' rather than a doing! An instinctual muscle, the psoas is the primary messenger of the central nervous system, impacting every aspect of well-being including low back, neck, hips, joints, breathing, walking and adrenal functioning. Immerse yourself in cumulative restoration, simple movement inquires, gentle core restoration experiences, and community connection. Give yourself the time and space away from everyday responsibilities to dedicate yourself to renewing your core vitality. Advanced-level instructors Tamika & Brenda create a safe and supportive environment to experience the techniques yourself, and learn how to safely share them with others. *Open to yoga students, teachers, and bodyworkers, this course is also eligible for 50-hours advanced certification credit at DevaTree School of Yoga.