https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/An independent guide to yoga in Costa Rica: retreat centers, teacher trainings, studios and yoga-and-surf stays, region by region, from Nosara and Santa Teresa to the Osa Peninsula and the Caribbean.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/plan-a-yoga-trip-costa-rica/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/plan-a-yoga-trip-costa-rica/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000Go between December and April if you want the driest weather on the Pacific side, where most yoga towns are; May to November is the quieter green season, with mostly dry mornings and afternoon rain. Fly into Liberia (LIR) for Nosara and Guanacaste, or San José (SJO) for Santa Teresa, Montezuma, the South Pacific and the Caribbean, then finish by road, ferry, shuttle or a short domestic flight. Pack light, quick-drying practice clothes, a rain jacket, insect repellent, sunscreen and a water bottle.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/wellness-retreats-costa-rica/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/wellness-retreats-costa-rica/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000Costa Rica's silent and meditation retreats are mostly on the Nicoya Peninsula: PachaMama near Nosara runs week-long silent retreats, and Blue Spirit in Nosara and The Sanctuary at Two Rivers near Cabuya host meditation weeks. For eco and farm programs, look at Rancho Margot by Lake Arenal, Rancho Delicioso near Montezuma and The Yoga Farm near Pavones; for spa-and-yoga stays, El Silencio Lodge in the cloud forest, Hacienda del Sol near Nosara and the bigger yoga resorts.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/yoga-and-surf-costa-rica/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/yoga-and-surf-costa-rica/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000You can combine yoga and surfing on most of Costa Rica's Pacific coast, and you can learn as a complete beginner: surf camps in Santa Teresa, Nosara and Uvita teach first-timers on sandy beach breaks, with yoga before or after the lesson. Beginners do well from December to April, when Pacific waves average smaller; bigger swells arrive from May to October, and the Caribbean's surf season runs roughly December to March.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/yoga-teacher-training-costa-rica/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/yoga-teacher-training-costa-rica/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000You can do a 200-hour yoga teacher training in Costa Rica in Nosara, Montezuma, Playa Hermosa, the Osa Peninsula, the Caribbean coast or, in Spanish, San José, and most run as 2 to 4 week live-in courses with dates spread through the year. Choose by the lead trainer, the style, the group size and the schedule, then check the school yourself in Yoga Alliance's online directory before you pay a deposit.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/where-to-do-yoga-in-costa-rica/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/where-to-do-yoga-in-costa-rica/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000For a yoga trip, most people choose the Pacific coast: Nosara for a quiet, structured week with more retreat centers than any other area we cover, Santa Teresa for yoga with surf and a livelier town, and Montezuma for a small, slow village by the forest. The South Pacific and the Osa Peninsula suit you if you want deep jungle and wildlife, the Caribbean if you want a different culture and rain pattern, and Arenal or the Central Valley if you'd rather be in the mountains or close to the airport.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/gap-year-yoga/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/gap-year-yoga/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000A gap year in Costa Rica can mix daily yoga with surf, Spanish and volunteering, without needing a luxury budget. Santa Teresa, Montezuma and Uvita are good bases, with drop-in classes, hostels and small hotels, and this guide points to places that still offer yoga today.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/pdc-permaculture-design-certificate/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/pdc-permaculture-design-certificate/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000A Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) is a course of at least 72 hours that teaches you to design farms, gardens and homes that work like natural ecosystems. In Costa Rica, Rancho Mastatal and Finca Tierra list current PDCs; Rancho Delicioso now offers a shorter introduction, and Punta Mona has closed while it moves.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/costa-rica-cocos-island/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/costa-rica-cocos-island/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000Cocos Island is an uninhabited national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site about 550 km southwest of mainland Costa Rica, famous for schools of hammerhead sharks. You can only visit on a liveaboard dive boat of about 10 nights from Puntarenas, so it suits experienced divers rather than yoga travelers looking for a beach week.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/benefits-of-a-vegan-diet-for-yogis/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/benefits-of-a-vegan-diet-for-yogis/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000Many yogis go vegan because of ahimsa, the yogic principle of non-harm, rather than for health alone. A well-planned vegan diet can meet your nutritional needs, but it takes some care (vitamin B12 in particular), and several Costa Rica retreats cook mostly plant-based food or cater for vegans on request.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/punta-mona/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/punta-mona/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000Punta Mona was an 85-acre organic farm and center for sustainable living, reachable only by boat or on foot, between Manzanillo and Gandoca on Costa Rica's southern Caribbean coast. It closed in 2021 over regulatory issues; its team now runs a new project, La Huerta, and online courses.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/buddhi-retreats/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/buddhi-retreats/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000Buddhi Retreats ran small all-inclusive yoga and surf weeks at Rancho Burica in Punta Banco, near Pavones in Costa Rica's far south. We couldn't confirm in November 2026 that it still operates, so treat this page as a record and check directly before planning a trip.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/bodhi-tree-yoga-resort/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/bodhi-tree-yoga-resort/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000Bodhi Tree is a large yoga and fitness resort in the hills above Playa Guiones in Nosara, Guanacaste, with four yoga shalas, daily classes, retreat weeks and teacher trainings. It suits you if you want plenty of classes, a full-service resort and surf nearby, more than a small, quiet retreat.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/pachamama-yoga-retreat/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/pachamama-yoga-retreat/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000PachaMama is an eco-village and spiritual community in the forest near San Juanillo, about 40 minutes north of Nosara, founded by the meditation teacher Tyohar. It suits you if you want silence, meditation and community life with daily yoga, and can stay at least a week.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/hotel-magellan-inn/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/hotel-magellan-inn/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000The Magellan Inn, now listed as the Magellan Boutique Hotel, is a small hotel in the garden and jungle at Playa Grande, just north of Cahuita on the Caribbean coast. It had a yoga platform and hosted yoga weeks, but in November 2026 sources disagree on whether it's open, so confirm before you plan a stay.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/pranamar-villas-and-yoga-retreat/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/pranamar-villas-and-yoga-retreat/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000Pranamar Villas and Yoga Retreat is a small beachfront hotel at the north end of Santa Teresa, on the southern Nicoya Peninsula, with thatched bamboo villas around a pool and yoga on site. It suits couples and small groups who want a quiet, low-density base by the beach with yoga, and teachers looking for a venue for a retreat week.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/danyasa-yoga-retreats-and-teacher-training/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/danyasa-yoga-retreats-and-teacher-training/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000Danyasa Eco-Retreat is an adults-only yoga retreat center and boutique eco-hotel in Dominical, on Costa Rica's south Pacific coast, running since 2008. It suits adults who want daily yoga close to a surf beach, either on a retreat led by a visiting teacher or on an independent stay.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/permaculture-and-yoga-retreat-at-rancho-delicioso/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/permaculture-and-yoga-retreat-at-rancho-delicioso/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000Rancho Delicioso is an organic farm and eco-village on the southern Nicoya Peninsula, between Montezuma and Santa Teresa, that runs a 7-day course mixing daily yoga with introductory permaculture workshops. It suits curious beginners who want hands-on time on a working farm, and makes a good add-on week to a yoga retreat in the area.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/playa-hermosa-lodge/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/playa-hermosa-lodge/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000Playa Hermosa Lodge was a small hilltop bed and breakfast above Playa Hermosa, just south of Jacó on the Central Pacific, offering vinyasa yoga classes and quick access to one of Costa Rica's best-known surf beaches. Its website no longer works and we couldn't confirm it's still open, so check before planning a stay.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/great-yoga-teacher-training-costa-rica/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/great-yoga-teacher-training-costa-rica/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000Of the six yoga teacher-training centers we listed in 2015, Anamaya still runs 200-hour trainings in Montezuma and Marianne Wells Yoga School still trains in Nosara, while Danyasa and Samasati now mainly host retreats, the Nosara Yoga Institute was sold and Pavones Yoga Center appears closed. This page is for anyone researching a training who wants to know what changed.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/six-great-costa-rica-beachfront-yoga-retreats/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/six-great-costa-rica-beachfront-yoga-retreats/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000In 2015 we picked six beach-area yoga retreats around Montezuma, Santa Teresa and Playa Hermosa on the southern Nicoya Peninsula. In November 2026 three are clearly open (Anamaya, Hotel Tropico Latino and Shaka), Florblanca has closed, and we couldn't confirm Casa Zen or The Red Palm Villas.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/womens-quest/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/womens-quest/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000Women's Quest is a women-only adventure retreat company from Boulder, Colorado, founded by former world champion triathlete Colleen Cannon. Its Costa Rica surf and yoga week has moved from Santa Teresa and now runs at Matapalo on the Osa Peninsula, with the next dates in April 2027; it suits women of any age and surf level.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/boca-sombrero-surf-and-yoga/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/boca-sombrero-surf-and-yoga/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000Boca Sombrero is a beachfront lodge at Playa Sombrero, near Cabo Matapalo on the tip of the Osa Peninsula, used mostly by visiting teachers for group surf and yoga retreats. Its own website is gone, but it still appears as a venue on retreat listings, so it suits groups and people booking a teacher-led retreat rather than walk-in guests.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/ten-fabulous-yoga-retreats-costa-rica/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/ten-fabulous-yoga-retreats-costa-rica/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000This is our 2015 list of 10 yoga retreats in Costa Rica, rechecked in November 2026. Seven are still taking guests (Anamaya, Danyasa, Blue Spirit, Luna Lodge, PachaMama, Pura Vida Retreat & Spa and Samasati), while Montezuma Yoga has closed its studio, the Nosara Yoga Institute was sold and Pranamar has lost its website.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/la-colina-lodge/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/la-colina-lodge/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000La Colina Lodge is a small budget lodge on the edge of Monteverde, close to the cloud forest reserve, which offered yoga classes and a studio for visiting teachers. We couldn't confirm in November 2026 that it's still open, so check directly before you plan a stay.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/horizon-yoga-hotel/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/horizon-yoga-hotel/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000Horizon Hotel and Yoga Center is a small hillside hotel above Santa Teresa, on the southern Nicoya Peninsula, with wooden ocean-view cabins and villas, daily yoga on a deck at the top of the property and a vegetarian restaurant. It suits independent travelers who want a Santa Teresa base with yoga on site rather than a fixed retreat program.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/harmony-hotel/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/harmony-hotel/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000The Harmony Hotel is a boutique hotel in Nosara, Guanacaste, set in native gardens a 2-minute walk from Playa Guiones. Its Healing Centre runs 3 to 6 yoga, breathwork and meditation sessions a day, so it suits travelers who want a comfortable hotel with daily yoga and surf rather than a set retreat program.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/kindred-spirits-equestrians-retreats/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/kindred-spirits-equestrians-retreats/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000Kindred Spirits is a small farm in the hills of Cocles, near Puerto Viejo on the Caribbean coast, where founder Terry Newton and her team teach yoga alongside horses. It suits horse lovers and yogis who want retreats, private sessions or a teacher training built around time with a herd.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/luna-lodge/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/luna-lodge/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000Luna Lodge is a small eco-lodge on a forested hillside above Playa Carate, at the edge of Corcovado National Park on the Osa Peninsula. Daily yoga, three meals and deep-forest quiet make it a good fit for nature lovers, couples and small groups who don't mind a long journey to get there.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/restorative-yoga/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/restorative-yoga/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000Restorative yoga is a slow, quiet style in which props such as bolsters and blankets support you in a few restful poses held for several minutes each. It suits beginners, tired travelers and anyone who wants a calmer practice, and some Costa Rica retreats include it in their week.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/prenatal-yoga-rewarding-experience-for-expectant-mothers/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/prenatal-yoga-rewarding-experience-for-expectant-mothers/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000Prenatal yoga is a gentle, adapted yoga practice for pregnancy, with modified poses, breathing and relaxation. Health bodies such as ACOG and the US National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health describe it as safe for most pregnant women with a few precautions, so it suits expectant mothers who've checked with their ob-gyn or midwife first.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/portasol-yoga-retreats/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/portasol-yoga-retreats/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000Portasol is an eco-community in the rainforest along the Portalón River, between Quepos and Dominical on Costa Rica's Pacific coast, where Doris Müller-Weith led gentle yoga, qigong and meditation weeks. The community still exists, but we couldn't confirm in November 2026 that the yoga retreats still run.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/yoga-teacher-training-in-costa-rica/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/yoga-teacher-training-in-costa-rica/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000This is our original 2014 list of 14 places that ran yoga teacher trainings in Costa Rica, with each one's status rechecked in November 2026. Several have closed or stopped training; for current courses, dates and how to choose, read our full guide to yoga teacher training in Costa Rica.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/anamaya-yoga-resort/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/anamaya-yoga-resort/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000Anamaya is a hillside yoga and wellness resort above the village of Montezuma, on the southern Nicoya Peninsula. It runs its own retreat weeks and 200-hour teacher trainings, hosts visiting teachers, and suits anyone who wants daily yoga, organic food and a quiet jungle-and-beach week.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/samasati-nature-retreat/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/samasati-nature-retreat/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000Samasati is a yoga and wellness retreat on 250 acres of rainforest above the southern Caribbean coast, about 20 minutes from Puerto Viejo. You can book a personal stay or join a retreat led by a visiting teacher, so it suits anyone who wants yoga, forest trails and vegetarian food with the Caribbean beaches close by.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/inward-bound-healing-retreats-in-costa-rica/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/inward-bound-healing-retreats-in-costa-rica/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000Inward Bound was a small retreat company that ran week-long yin yoga, meditation and juice-cleanse retreats in Costa Rica in the early 2010s. Its website now points to a domain sale page and we found no recent trace of these retreats, so this page is kept as a record of what it offered.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/yoga-prairie/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/yoga-prairie/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000Yoga Prairie was a yoga studio and state-licensed teacher-training school in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, run by long-time teacher Karen Kinnard, with a focus on careful alignment. Its website no longer works and we couldn't confirm a current class schedule, so treat this page as a record.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/costa-rica-yoga-spa-2/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/costa-rica-yoga-spa-2/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000Costa Rica Yoga Spa is a small hilltop retreat on a private ranch above Nosara, looking over the Pacific and the Ostional Wildlife Refuge. Its own website is gone and we couldn't confirm it still runs retreats, though booking sites still list it, so contact them before planning a visit.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/villa-cortes-retreat-center/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/villa-cortes-retreat-center/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000Villa Cortes was a rental retreat center near Playa Guiones in Nosara, Guanacaste, with three houses for up to 17 people, an open-air yoga pavilion and a lap pool, used by families and yoga groups. We couldn't find a working website or current listing in 2026, so treat this page as a record and check before you plan.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/alya-retreat-center/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/alya-retreat-center/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000Alya is a small retreat on a 19-acre forest property in the hills above San Juanillo, on the northern Nicoya Peninsula. Today it runs mainly as Alya Jungle Casitas, with yoga and quiet personal stays, so it suits independent travelers who want simple, slow days in the forest rather than a packed retreat schedule.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/wendys-yoga/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/wendys-yoga/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000Wendy's Yoga was a small retreat company led by teacher Wendy, a former manager of International Yoga Pavilions, that ran week-long yoga, surf and adventure retreats at a beachfront hacienda in Santa Teresa. Its website no longer works and we found no current retreats, so check before you plan a trip.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/espiritu-salvaje-wellness-center/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/espiritu-salvaje-wellness-center/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000Espiritu Salvaje was a retreat center on a hillside near Uvita, on Costa Rica's south Pacific coast, used for week-long programs with hatha yoga, meditation, dance and kirtan. We couldn't confirm in November 2026 that it still operates, so check directly before planning a trip.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/nautilus-boutique-hotel/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/nautilus-boutique-hotel/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000Nautilus Surf & Yoga Villas, once called Nautilus Boutique Hotel, is a small villa hotel in Santa Teresa on the Nicoya Peninsula with a pool and yoga and surf classes. It suits couples and small groups who want their own villa and a class or two a day rather than a full retreat program.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/ahki-retreat/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/ahki-retreat/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000Ahki Retreat was a hilltop retreat house with an ocean-view yoga studio near Garza, south of Nosara, founded by Karen and Greg Heil. The property has since been sold and we found no sign it still runs retreats; this page keeps its history.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/the-barkan-method-hot-yoga-in-costa-rica/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/the-barkan-method-hot-yoga-in-costa-rica/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000The Barkan Method is a style of hot hatha yoga developed by Jimmy Barkan, a former senior Bikram teacher, with a heated set sequence and a hot vinyasa class. Each May the school runs a week-long retreat and Level II/III teacher training in Costa Rica, which suits hot-yoga students and teachers who want to deepen their practice.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/vida-asana/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/vida-asana/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000Vida 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 airport. You can book a personal retreat, join a group week or take its 200-hour or 300-hour teacher training, so it suits a short yoga-and-surf trip without a long drive.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/prana-rainforest-retreat/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/prana-rainforest-retreat/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000Prana Rainforest Retreat is a private rainforest villa in the hills of Manuel Antonio, rented as a whole for up to 14 guests. With a covered yoga pavilion, 2 pools and its own waterfall, it suits a small group, a family or a yoga teacher bringing a private retreat.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/rio-chirripo-yoga-retreat/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/rio-chirripo-yoga-retreat/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000Río Chirripó Lodge, once known as Rio Chirripo Yoga Retreat, is a 12-room boutique mountain hotel beside the Chirripó River near San Gerardo de Rivas, in the valley below Cerro Chirripó. It suits hikers, nature lovers and small groups who want yoga, meditation and spa time in cool mountain air rather than on a beach.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/tierra-de-los-milagros/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/tierra-de-los-milagros/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000Tierra de Milagros is a small, off-grid jungle retreat with thatch-roofed bungalows in a botanical garden on the Osa Peninsula, between rainforest and Pacific beaches. It was used for yoga retreats and nature stays; in November 2026 its website was still online but showed no dates or booking details, so check directly before planning a trip.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/7085/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/7085/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000Asana Yoga was a small clothing label based in Nosara, on Costa Rica's Pacific coast, making tank tops, hoodies, yoga pants and shorts, sold through a shop in Playa Guiones. We couldn't confirm it's still in business in November 2026.https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/the-yoga-farm/https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/the-yoga-farm/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000The Yoga Farm is a simple, community-run yoga center and sustainable-living project on a hill above Punta Banco, just past Pavones in southern Costa Rica. It suits you if you want daily yoga, shared farm work and a remote beach, and you're happy with rustic rooms and composting toilets.