Retreat Centers
Pavones Yoga Center
Pavones Yoga Center was a boutique yoga retreat and teacher-training center in Pavones, a remote surf village near the Panama border on Costa Rica's South Pacific coast. Its old web address now points to an unrelated business and we found no sign it still runs, so treat this page as a record.
Update, November 2026: Pavones Yoga Center's old web address now redirects to an unrelated business, and we found no recent listings, reviews or programs for it. We don't think it's operating, but we couldn't confirm a closure. We've kept this page as a record of what it offered.
Pavones Yoga Center was a small retreat and teacher-training center run by Indira Kate Kalmbach in Pavones, a surf village on the Golfo Dulce, close to the Panama border. Pavones is one of the most remote corners of Costa Rica's Pacific coast and is best known for one of the longest left-hand waves in the world. The center sat in the jungle above the ocean.
What it offered
The center ran public classes for locals and visitors, some on a donation basis, in styles from mixed-level vinyasa and gentle morning sessions to candlelight classes, classes for surfers, and classes in Spanish. Its main work was teacher training: a 200-hour multidimensional course, a 500-hour advanced course and several shorter 108-hour trainings, led by Kalmbach and visiting teachers. Listings described it as off-grid, with communal vegetarian meals and rooms without TV or Wi-Fi.
Guests stayed in a two-bedroom garden villa or a larger five-bedroom house with a full kitchen.
Yoga on the South Pacific today
If the far south appeals, the Osa Peninsula across the gulf has open retreat centers, among them Luna Lodge and Blue Osa Yoga Sanctuary, and Dominical has Danyasa. See the South Pacific section of our guide to where to do yoga in Costa Rica, and if you're looking for a course, our guide to yoga teacher training in Costa Rica.
[Updated on: 4 November 2026]
