# Yoga Shakti Wellness Center

> Yoga Shakti Wellness Center was a yoga and wellness program, run from Southern California, that held retreats at a private estate with waterfalls near San Isidro de El General, in the foothills of Costa Rica's Talamanca mountains. Its website is gone and we found no current listing, so this page is a record.

Source: https://costarica-yoga-retreats.com/yoga-shakti-wellness-center/
Last checked: 2026-11-04

**Update, November 2026:** We couldn't confirm Yoga Shakti Wellness Center still runs retreats in Costa Rica. Its website no longer works, and we found no recent listings for the program or its estate. We've removed its old California addresses and phone numbers. Treat this page as a record of what it offered.

When we wrote about it, Yoga Shakti Wellness Center held yoga retreats at its own estate near San Isidro, in the foothills of the Talamanca mountains in southern Costa Rica. The program was organized from Southern California. The estate's best-known features were two waterfalls and a stream running through the grounds, along with a pool and a hot tub. The beaches and surf of the south Pacific coast are within driving distance.

![woman doing yoga on a beautiful wooden deck](/static/img/old/2012-07-yoga-shakti-bannar.webp)

## Where guests stayed

![beautiful front view of Yoga Shakti Wellness Center](/static/img/old/2012-07-yoga-shakti-accommodations.webp)

The estate had a main house with several named suites and rooms (among them Angel's Cup, White Ginger, Passion Flower and Orchid) and a guest house with three more rooms (Hibiscus, Heliconia and Bird of Paradise). Most rooms had a queen bed, a sofa bed and a private bathroom.

![bed room with king size bed and windows](/static/img/old/2012-07-yoga-shakti-main-house1.webp)

![bed room with sofa, bedside table and windows](/static/img/old/2012-07-yoga-shakti-main-house2.webp)

## The program

Classes combined yoga postures (asana), breathing practice (pranayama) and meditation, taught at a pace suited to beginners. The center also offered wellness packages that combined physiotherapy ideas with yoga and Ayurveda, including bodywork and chiropractic sessions.

If you're looking for a mountain or southern Pacific retreat today, our [guide to where to do yoga in Costa Rica](/where-to-do-yoga-in-costa-rica/) covers the region, and our [guide to choosing a yoga retreat in Costa Rica](/yoga-retreats-costa-rica/) lists the centers we've checked recently.