# Shooting Star Yoga Studio

> Shooting Star Yoga Studio was a beachside studio in Pavones, on Costa Rica's far southern Pacific coast, known for yoga for surfers and Ashtanga classes, with retreat guests lodged at the neighboring La Ponderosa resort. Its old website is still online but undated, and we couldn't confirm classes in 2026, so check locally before you go.

Source: https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/shooting-star-yoga-studio/
Last checked: 2026-11-04

**Update, November 2026:** We couldn't confirm Shooting Star Yoga Studio is still running. Its old website is still online, but it shows no dates or current schedule, and we found no recent listings or reviews. La Ponderosa, the resort next door where its retreat guests stayed, is open, but its website doesn't mention the studio. Check locally before you plan around a class.

When we first wrote about it in 2012, Shooting Star was a yoga studio about 30 meters from the beach in Pavones, the small surf village near the Panama border that's famous for one of the longest left-hand point breaks in the world. The studio specialized in [yoga for surfers](/yoga-and-surf-costa-rica/), and its owners also ran the village surf shop.

![A swimming pool in a tropical garden](/static/img/old/2012-08-shooting-star-yoga.webp)

## What the studio offered

Classes included Ashtanga, strength yoga, yoga for surfers and yoga for beginners, alongside karate classes on the same weekly timetable. The yoga for surfers classes focused on the shoulders, hips and core strength that paddling and popping up demand.

![A woman in an Ashtanga yoga pose](/static/img/old/2012-08-shooting-star-yoga-amy.webp)

## Where retreat guests stayed

Retreat guests lodged next door at [La Ponderosa](https://www.laponderosapavones.com/), a beach and jungle resort with gardens, fruit trees and trails. La Ponderosa is still open: its website lists rooms and cabinas named after local animals and a two-bedroom villa, Villa El Oso Perezoso, with meals available on site. It says Pavones has local yoga studios with walk-in classes and private lessons, so you can ask the resort what's running when you book.

![A woman surfing in clear water](/static/img/old/2012-08-shooting-star-yoga-accommodation.webp)

![The front of La Villa Perezoso](/static/img/old/2012-08-shooting-star-house-one.webp)

![The front of the beach house next to La Ponderosa](/static/img/old/2012-08-shooting-star-house-two.webp)

![A cabina with a king-size bed and a large window](/static/img/old/2012-08-shooting-star-cabinas.webp)

## Yoga and surf in Pavones today

Pavones is a long way from anywhere, and that's the point: a quiet village, a world-class wave when the swell is right, and rainforest down to the sea. The Pavones left needs a good south swell, which arrives mostly in the rainy season, roughly April to October, and suits intermediate and advanced surfers. For yoga nearby, see our profile of [The Yoga Farm](/the-yoga-farm/), an off-grid yoga farm at Punta Banco just south of Pavones, and the South Pacific section of our [guide to where to do yoga in Costa Rica](/where-to-do-yoga-in-costa-rica/). For a structured retreat week elsewhere, read our guide to [choosing a yoga retreat in Costa Rica](/yoga-retreats-costa-rica/).

## Getting there

Pavones is a long drive from San José, roughly 7 hours or more. Many travelers fly to Golfito on a small plane and drive the rest of the way, about 1.5 hours, partly on gravel roads.