# Mother Nature Yoga Retreat

> Mother Nature Yoga Retreat was a small yoga week held at Villa Cortes, a group rental near Playa Guiones in Nosara, and organized by Grounded By Yoga, a studio in upstate New York. The studio still runs classes at home, but we found no current Costa Rica retreat, so this page is a record.

Source: https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/mother-nature-yoga-retreat/
Last checked: 2026-11-04

**Update, November 2026:** We found no sign that this retreat still runs. Its old web address now forwards to Grounded By Yoga, the New York studio that organized it, which is still teaching but doesn't list a Costa Rica retreat. The venue, [Villa Cortes](/villa-cortes-retreat-center/) in Nosara, also no longer appears to operate. We've kept this page for the record.

![woman doing triangle pose on sea beach under brilliant blue sky](/static/img/old/2012-07-mother-nature-yoga-retreat1.webp)

Mother Nature Yoga Retreat was a small yoga week in Costa Rica, organized by Grounded By Yoga, a yoga studio in Bloomfield, New York. Its three houses and yoga pavilion match those of Villa Cortes, a private group rental on the hill above Playa Guiones in Nosara, with three houses, a pool and an open-air yoga pavilion.

## Where guests stayed

The three houses at the villa were:

- **Casa Grande:** a house with two king-size beds, two private porches and a glass wall looking out on the gardens, where monkeys often visited the mango trees.

![A kitchen with wooden cabinets and furniture in Casa Grande](/static/img/old/2012-07-mother-nature-yoga-retreat-casa-grande.webp)

- **Casa Cortes:** an open-plan house with a large kitchen and a wrap-around porch, with views of the pool, waterfall and gardens.

![Tropical gardens around Casa Cortes](/static/img/old/2012-07-mother-nature-yoga-retreat-casa-cortes.webp)

- **Casa Arriba:** a smaller wood-and-bamboo house with a raised porch facing the ocean and gardens.

![A cabin built from wood and bamboo](/static/img/old/2012-07-mother-nature-yoga-retreat-casa-arriba1.webp)

## The yoga

The retreat offered two 90-minute yoga classes a day in the villa's open-air pavilion, a hardwood platform built above the pool and gardens.

## Looking for something similar?

Nosara is still one of Costa Rica's main yoga towns, with several open retreat centers and daily drop-in classes. See our [guide to where to do yoga in Costa Rica](/where-to-do-yoga-in-costa-rica/) and our [guide to choosing a yoga retreat in Costa Rica](/yoga-retreats-costa-rica/).