Planning Your Yoga Trip to Costa Rica: Seasons, Travel, Packing
Go between December and April if you want the driest weather on the Pacific side, where most yoga towns are; May to November is…
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Sara Zen
Sara Zen teaches and writes about yoga in Costa Rica. She wrote most of this site's original profiles of the country's retreat centers, teacher trainings and studios.
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Wellness, Meditation and Nature Retreats in Costa Rica
Costa Rica's silent and meditation retreats are mostly on the Nicoya Peninsula: PachaMama near Nosara runs week-long silent…
Yoga and Surf in Costa Rica: Where to Learn Both
You can combine yoga and surfing on most of Costa Rica's Pacific coast, and you can learn as a complete beginner: surf camps in…
Yoga Teacher Training in Costa Rica: How to Choose a School
You can do a 200-hour yoga teacher training in Costa Rica in Nosara, Montezuma, Playa Hermosa, the Osa Peninsula, the Caribbean…
Anamaya Resort – Mind, Body & Spirit
Anamaya is a hillside yoga and wellness resort above the village of Montezuma, on the southern Nicoya Peninsula. It runs its own…
Samasati Nature Retreat
Samasati is a yoga and wellness retreat on 250 acres of rainforest above the southern Caribbean coast, about 20 minutes from…
Inward Bound Healing retreats in Costa Rica
Inward Bound was a small retreat company that ran week-long yin yoga, meditation and juice-cleanse retreats in Costa Rica in the…
Yoga Prairie
Yoga Prairie was a yoga studio and state-licensed teacher-training school in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, run by long-time teacher…
Costa Rica Yoga Spa
Costa Rica Yoga Spa is a small hilltop retreat on a private ranch above Nosara, looking over the Pacific and the Ostional…
Villa Cortes Retreat Center
Villa Cortes was a rental retreat center near Playa Guiones in Nosara, Guanacaste, with three houses for up to 17 people, an…
Alya Retreat Center
Alya is a small retreat on a 19-acre forest property in the hills above San Juanillo, on the northern Nicoya Peninsula. Today it…
Wendy’s Yoga
Wendy's Yoga was a small retreat company led by teacher Wendy, a former manager of International Yoga Pavilions, that ran…
Espiritu Salvaje Wellness Center
Espiritu Salvaje was a retreat center on a hillside near Uvita, on Costa Rica's south Pacific coast, used for week-long programs…
Nautilus Boutique Hotel
Nautilus Surf & Yoga Villas, once called Nautilus Boutique Hotel, is a small villa hotel in Santa Teresa on the Nicoya Peninsula…
Ahki Retreat
Ahki Retreat was a hilltop retreat house with an ocean-view yoga studio near Garza, south of Nosara, founded by Karen and Greg…
The Barkan Method (Hot Yoga in Costa Rica)
The Barkan Method is a style of hot hatha yoga developed by Jimmy Barkan, a former senior Bikram teacher, with a heated set…
Vida Asana
Vida Asana is a yoga school and eco-lodge in the forest by a river at Playa Hermosa, near Jaco, about 90 minutes from San José…
Prana Rainforest Retreat
Prana Rainforest Retreat is a private rainforest villa in the hills of Manuel Antonio, rented as a whole for up to 14 guests.…
Rio Chirripo Yoga Retreat
Río Chirripó Lodge, once known as Rio Chirripo Yoga Retreat, is a 12-room boutique mountain hotel beside the Chirripó River near…
Tierra de los Milagros
Tierra de Milagros is a small, off-grid jungle retreat with thatch-roofed bungalows in a botanical garden on the Osa Peninsula…
Asana Yoga Clothing
Asana Yoga was a small clothing label based in Nosara, on Costa Rica's Pacific coast, making tank tops, hoodies, yoga pants and…
The Yoga Farm
The Yoga Farm is a simple, community-run yoga center and sustainable-living project on a hill above Punta Banco, just past…
Inti Resort and Villas
Inti Resort and Villas is a small resort in the jungle outside Cahuita, on Costa Rica's southern Caribbean coast, built around a…
Your Zen Yoga
Your Zen Yoga was a small yoga business in Guanacaste run by teacher Dori Matthews Thomsen, known for private classes, custom…
Nosara Wellness
Nosara Wellness is an integrative wellness clinic on the upper road to Playa Pelada in Nosara, open since 2000, with physical…
Yoga for Detox
Yoga is often sold as a way to detox, but there's no good evidence that yoga, sweating in a hot room or any particular pose…
Hacienda Del Sol
Hacienda del Sol is an all-inclusive wellness retreat in the jungle near San Juanillo, about 14 km up the coast from Nosara in…
Yoga for Kids
Yoga can be a fun, low-risk way for children to move, breathe and settle down, and US health agencies say early research is…
Rancho Margot
Rancho Margot is a working, off-grid farm and eco-lodge in the hills by Lake Arenal, about 40 minutes from La Fortuna. Stays…
Shodhana
Shodhana was a small yoga and Thai massage studio in Sabana Norte, in San José, that opened in 2010 and taught classes tailored…