# Holman Health Connections

> Holman Health Connections is a small retreat company from Washington State, run by yoga teacher Roy Holman, that has led yoga, hiking and wildlife retreats on Costa Rica's Caribbean coast. It suits people who want a guided group week with gentle yoga and outings, but its current calendar has no Costa Rica dates, so check before planning.

Source: https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/holman-health-connections/
Last checked: 2026-11-04

**Update, November 2026:** Holman Health Connections is still running retreats, but its 2027 calendar is in Hawaii, Montana, Washington and Arizona. Its website still has a Costa Rica yoga retreat page with no dates listed, so ask them whether a Costa Rica trip is planned before you count on one.

![Group practicing yoga outdoors](/static/img/old/2012-07-holman-health-connections-landing.webp)

Holman Health Connections is a retreat company based in Everett, Washington, run by Roy Holman since 2000. Roy describes himself as a yoga teacher in the Viniyoga tradition, a gentle, breath-led style that adapts poses to each person, and he leads trips with his partner Liz, who teaches sound and vibration work. Their retreats mix yoga and meditation with hiking and time outdoors.

## The Costa Rica retreats

When we first wrote about them, their Costa Rica weeks had moved from the Pacific to the Caribbean coast and were based at [The Goddess Garden](/the-goddess-garden/), a retreat center near Cahuita. A typical week had yoga twice a day, workshops, swimming and snorkeling, wildlife walks, a visit to a sloth rescue center and an indigenous village, with a first and last night near San José.

![Bungalow in a tropical garden](/static/img/old/2012-07-holman-health-goddess1.webp)

![Group practicing yoga on a wooden deck](/static/img/old/2012-07-holman-health-connections21.webp)

## When to go to the Caribbean coast

The Caribbean has its own weather pattern. Its drier spells usually fall in February to March and again in September to October, which is when the Pacific side is at its wettest. Those are the months the Holman retreats aimed for, since the sea is calmer for snorkeling at Cahuita.

![Tropical beach with palm trees](/static/img/old/2012-07-holman-health-ocean1.webp)

## Getting there

Cahuita is about 4 hours by road from San José, over the mountains through Braulio Carrillo National Park and then south along the coast from Limón. For more on the region and other places to practice, see our guide to [where to do yoga in Costa Rica](/where-to-do-yoga-in-costa-rica/), and for choosing between retreat companies and centers, [how to choose a yoga retreat in Costa Rica](/yoga-retreats-costa-rica/).

## Frequently asked questions

### Does Holman Health Connections still run retreats in Costa Rica?

[Their website](https://holmanhealthconnections.com/) still has a Costa Rica retreat page, but no dates were listed in November 2026; their scheduled 2027 trips are in the United States.

### What style of yoga does Roy Holman teach?

He describes his teaching as Viniyoga, a gentle style that links movement with the breath and adapts poses to each student.

### When is the best time to visit Costa Rica's Caribbean coast?

February to March and September to October are usually the driest spells, and September is often good for calm seas at Cahuita.