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Sattva Yoga
Sattva Yoga was a small yoga practice based in Surfside, near Playa Potrero in northern Guanacaste, teaching a mix of hatha and raja yoga with classes at the beachfront Bahia del Sol hotel. We couldn't find a current website or schedule in 2026, so treat this page as a record and check locally.
Update, November 2026: We couldn't confirm Sattva Yoga is still running. Its old website no longer works, its old phone number is out of date, and we found no current schedule or recent reviews. Treat it as closed unless you find a current listing.
When we first wrote about it in 2012, Sattva Yoga was a small yoga practice in Surfside, a beach community next to Playa Potrero on the north Pacific coast of Guanacaste. Its classes were held at the Bahia del Sol, a beachfront hotel on Potrero Bay.
The name and the approach
In yoga philosophy, sattva is one of the three gunas, the qualities said to make up everything in nature. Sattva stands for clarity, balance and calm, alongside rajas (activity) and tamas (inertia). Sattva Yoga took that as its aim: practice that leaves you steadier and clearer.
Its teaching blended two traditions:
- Hatha yoga: postures, breathing practices and relaxation, taught in a flowing style.
- Raja yoga: the meditative path, using concentration and meditation, including chanting Om.
The idea was to practice without labels, borrowing from different schools rather than setting itself apart from them, and to carry the balance found on the mat into daily life.
Yoga near Playa Potrero today
Playa Potrero is a quiet bay north of Flamingo, about an hour by car from Guanacaste Airport in Liberia (LIR). Some hotels in the area have offered morning yoga for their guests, so ask where you're staying. For yoga elsewhere on this coast, including Tamarindo and Playa Negra to the south, read the Guanacaste section of our guide to where to do yoga in Costa Rica, and for a full retreat week, our guide to choosing a yoga retreat in Costa Rica.
[Updated on: 4 November 2026]
