Retreat Centers
Impulso Sano ~ Yoga, Reiki, Hoop and Poi
Impulso Sano was a small wellness studio in Playas del Coco, Guanacaste, offering vinyasa yoga with beginner classes, Reiki sessions, and hoop dance and poi lessons. We couldn't find any sign it still operates in 2026, so treat this page as a record and check locally before you go.
Update, November 2026: We couldn't confirm Impulso Sano is still running. Its old website and contact details no longer work, and we found no listings or reviews for it from recent years. Treat it as closed unless you find a current listing.
When we wrote about it in 2012, Impulso Sano was a small studio within walking distance of downtown Playas del Coco, in the El Pueblito center. The name means "healthy boost" in Spanish, and the studio mixed yoga with playful movement: vinyasa classes, Reiki, and lessons in hoop dance, hoop fitness and poi (spinning weighted balls on cords), including hoop events for kids and teens.
What it offered
Vinyasa yoga. Classes started with gentle stretching and built into standing sequences, at a pace that let newcomers settle in. The studio ran separate beginners' sessions on some mornings and evenings during the week.
Reiki. One-on-one Reiki sessions, a Japanese hands-on relaxation practice, were offered alongside the classes.
Hoop and poi. Hoop dance and poi lessons were the studio's most unusual offer, aimed at coordination, rhythm and fun as much as fitness.
Yoga in Playas del Coco today
Playas del Coco is a busy beach town about 30 minutes by car from Guanacaste Airport in Liberia (LIR), with dive shops, boat tours and plenty of places to stay. For more about the town, see our older guide to Playas del Coco. For yoga elsewhere on this coast, read the Guanacaste section of our guide to where to do yoga in Costa Rica, and if you want a full retreat week, our guide to choosing a yoga retreat in Costa Rica.
[Updated on: 4 November 2026]
