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The Annual Sweet Jamaica, Savory Yoga Vacation
The Annual Sweet Jamaica, Savory Yoga Vacation with Nixa de Bellis
January 20-24, 2010
at Round Hill, Montego Bay, Jamaica
Prices ~
$2,904 single
$2,062 per person/shared double
$1642 yoga teaser~person sharing with person in a double*
$1,222 for non-yoga roommate
*The yoga teaser is for a person who wants to attend with a friend
and he/she can attend 1 yoga class per day only.
Start off 2010 with a rejuvenating yet relaxing yoga retreat at the stunning Round Hill resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica. This restful 5-day yoga vacation includes yoga classes led by Anusara yoga instructor Nixa de Bellis.
For more information or to reserve your space, contact Sigrid:
843-884-0602 or email sigrid@inwardbound.com
See what guests are saying about their memorable time at Round Hill, a luxurious beachfront resort property: Round Hill Guest Feedback
Nixa de Bellis has been practicing yoga for 25 glorious years, and visiting the stunning island of Jamaica for nearly as long. 
ya mon!
Nixa’s training is from the heart-centered Anusara bio mechanics and her most influential, Rajanakan Tantric Philosophy.
We’ll go to consciousness, in the form of what we’re doing as individuals and
what “it’s” doing as Reality becoming a tropical island we can gather on.
What a blessing!
Nixa teaches vinyasa yoga in New York City, trains yoga teachers and offers yoga rituals, sacred events with all the spiritual grandeur the beauty of human life provides us.
Perched on a lush green peninsula in the Jamaican countryside,
Round Hill features tropical gardens, graceful colonial architecture and a pristine beach that hugs a crystal blue aquatic wonderland. Accommodations at Round Hill’s Pineapple House, recently remodeled by Ralph Lauren, are stylish and breezy, and overlook the Caribbean Sea. The setting alone is an inspiration to dedicate a little quality time for your soul.
inward bound at Round Hill’s exclusive package features:
* Daily yoga classes with Nixa
* Welcome gift upon arrival
* Accommodation on oceanfront hotel room in the Pineapple House
* Breakfast and dinner
* Afternoon Tea
* All non-motorized water sports
* Tennis day and night
* Fitness center with instructor for exercise classes and gym-equipment
* Jogging and walking path
* Shopping shuttle to Montego Bay
* Shuttle to Tryall for golf
* Private airport transfers
* Taxes
In its past, Round Hill was a 100-acre plantation that once produced pineapple. It cascades past stately palms and magical gardens down to its own pristine crescent beach. Personalized service is assured, and most staff have many years of loyal service at Round Hill.
Steeped in the tradition of hosting decades of the talented and successful, Round Hill welcomes guests with a style that is only born of good taste and long experience. This, the Caribbean’s first great resort and still its finest, is a canvas of pastel tropical flowers and graceful colonial architecture framed by lush Jamaican countryside and a turquoise blue beckoning sea.
Visit the Round Hill website to browse photos and get a taste of Caribbean luxury.
For more information, contact us:
800-760-5099 or email hello@inwardbound.com
To reserve your space, contact Sigrid:
843-884-0602 or email sigrid@inwardbound.com
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Yoga Adventure in the French Alps
~inward bound is delighted to announce~
A Yoga Adventure in the French Alps
with Melissa Karolides & Corrine Champigny
July 26 – August 2, 2009
Chamonix Valley, France
Information and reservations:
Yoga Adventure France
Both excitement and relaxation await you at this mountain yoga retreat in stunning Chamonix Valley of France. Discover the charm of the French Alps as you immerse yourself in a seven-day yoga adventure. In addition to daily yoga and meditation, we’ll offer an array of activities for you
to choose from including majestic hiking, guided rock climbing and walks to nearby villages.
Chamonix is a delightful mountain village with the cobbled-street charm of centuries past, and the sophistication of a modern resort town–creative restaurants, lovely shops, abundant bakeries, and a historical alpine museum. Our adventures will include a trip up the highest vertical ascent cable car in the world for a panoramic view the French, Swiss and Italian Alps and Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in Western Europe. We’ll visit France’s longest glacier, the Mer de Glace, take several lovely hikes amidst pine forests and breathtaking scenery, explore the beautiful medieval town of Annecy, take a day of guided rock climbing, and allow free time to explore the village, try the valley’s spectacular paragliding, or simply relax and bask in the sublime views from our Chalet’s expansive deck.
To learn more about your retreat facilitators, Melissa and Corrine, as well as prices, travel and the itinerary – please visit the retreat site: Yoga Adventure France
A Yoga Retreat can be a powerful experience anywhere, even in our own homes. Yet when we come together with a community of like minds in a place far from our busy lives, the immersion of yoga promises to be deep and all consuming with the potential to transform at the cellular level so we can bring the peace that we truly are into our daily lives back home.
Chamonix is one of the prettiest places on earth
with majestic snow capped mountains, crystal clear lakes and old style European charm. Discover your true nature in the awe-inspiring countryside of the French Alps for a transformation experience.
Open to all. No prior yoga experience necessary; yoga beginners are absolutely welcomed, as well as advanced yogis. Melissa and Corrine have created a beautifully balanced schedule of both activities and leisure time. Each participant is encouraged to follow their own needs and do as much or as little in the schedule as they desire.
Message from Corrine Champigny:
The question is indeed ‘to be or not to be’. Hmmm. We have all heard ‘we are human beings not human doings’ so we should be more and do less. It is my belief that most of us are meant to LIVE life. Most of us are not meant to take off to the Himalayas and escape from our lives permanently. I see a lot of that living in India, especially in our beloved Tiru (Tiruvannamalai), where people come searching and feel that if they leave their lives behind, they will find God. But God is in life and living life. By the way, the people that try to escape their lives still have their minds with them in India. And their mind is their fundamental problem.
When was the last time you did a retreat? And I don’t mean vacation, as that is an entirely different meaning and intent. I am talking about actually retreating from your life for a weekend or week. A retreat is a time to regroup, to rest and rejuvenate, to step away from our lives so that we can return home with a different perspective. Because isn’t life a matter of perspective? Have you seen the movie ‘Click’ with Adam Sandler? This is a great example of what I am talking about. The main characters entire life changes direction as he is able to click fast forward in his life and skip the uncomfortable parts, but then he ends up missing his entire life. Then, when he is able to go back and start again, he appreciates the little misfortunes, fights with his wife etc. as he has a new perspective.
I have had the great fortune of being able to attend many, many life- changing retreats. I started off with TM (Transcendental Meditation) years ago and then discovered the wonderful retreats at Deepak Chopra’s Center for Well Being. I continued immersing myself in yoga trainings which took me deeper still where at times I was meditating for four and five hours a day.
Now it is my pleasure to offer retreats in India, yoga studios across the country and now Europe. It is my joy in life to share the bliss of our true nature with others through the practices of meditation, yoga and mindful living. Our true nature is peace. Isn’t that what we are all searching for, inner peace? It may look like we are searching for gratification or happiness but it all comes down to a feeling of contentment. We are delighted to offer two yoga retreats this summer in stunning European locations. Very limited space so please email early. Check out http://tuscanyyogaretreat.com for info on our Tuscany Yoga Retreat!
Contact Info:
Yoga Adventure France
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HeartRise Children’s Yoga Teacher Training
HeartRise Children’s Yoga Teacher Training
August 9, 2009 – August 22, 2009
at the Nosara Yoga Institute
Nosara, Costa Rica
HeartRise Children’s Yoga Teacher Training is a 100-hour yoga instructor training that offers certified yoga teachers from all styles of yoga an advanced training in yoga for children. This yoga training meets the standards of the National Yoga Alliance and provides graduates with a recognized credential for teaching yoga to children. The inherent flexibility in this training allows you to create an approach for many settings and to open more doorways as a professional yoga educator.
Honoring the ancient traditions of yoga, HeartRise Children’s Yoga Teacher Training draws from the foundations of what is common to many yoga styles being practiced today, but is not limited to the past for bringing yoga into the world of our children today. The skills and insight you gain in this training prepare you to reach children from your own unique understanding and embodiment of life experiences, interests and creativity, while adding to your professional teaching skillfulness.
Learning is greatly enhanced by sharing this journey with other dedicated teachers, 
all exploring the power of yoga for shaping a new future for our children. Each day is filled with direct experiential learning, blending powerful movement inquiries with playful flow sequences that deepen your personal yoga practice and develop understanding of the learning process. In an environment that fosters a rich immersion into deeper layers of your own childhood wisdom you are sure to discover new levels of wonder, joy and freedom. All teaching components of the training draw from your own practice and style of yoga as a source for integrating new methods and tools.
While much of the training focuses on school-age children, the curriculum also addresses adaptations of core principles for pre-school and adolescent populations. Program directors Tamika Schilbe and Carolyn Burke have a combined 25 years experience as child and family clinicians and offer creative solutions to working with behavior challenges and children with unique needs. Discover simple yet powerful ways to create inclusive learning environments that respect the individuality and dignity of each child.
Biographies:
Tamika Schilbe, M.S.W., R.S.W., E-RYT
Tamika is an award-winning counselor, consultant, author and motivational speaker. Certified as a Yoga Instructor, Nia™ Instructor and Social Worker, Tamika has studied and taught the art of personal renewal throughout North America and also in Costa Rica, Mexico, Hawaii, Australia and Indonesia. An experienced retreat facilitator, Tamika leads regular trips to Costa Rica where she is on Faculty at the Nosara Yoga Institute. Her classes and trainings offer a creative blend of movements and postures from different parts of the world, and have been described as joyful, fun, and inspirational.
Carolyn Burke, M.S.W., R.S.W, R.Y.T.
Founder of CBA Yoga Toronto, Carolyn is an experienced yoga instructor, retreat facilitator, family counselor, parent and trainer. Carolyn has designed and facilitated numerous wellness programs and therapeutic groups. Combining her clinical training with a holistic approach, Carolyn has created and successfully launched yoga programs for moms and babies, toddlers, school-age children and children with unique needs. It is a rare teacher that can fill a room with compassion and joy the way Carolyn can.
Don Stapleton, Ph.D., Co-Founder and Director of Curriculum Development for Nosara Yoga Institute, Dean of Kripalu Yoga Education. Don is a guest presenter and development coach.
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Experience Round Hill with Jessica Bellofatto
A very special yoga retreat with Jessica Bellofatto
November 11-15, 2009
at Round Hill in Montego Bay, Jamaica
Prices ~
$2,904 single
$2,062 per person/shared double
$1642 yoga teaser~person sharing with person in a double*
$1,222 for non-yoga roommate
*The yoga teaser is for a person who wants to attend with a friend
and he/she can attend 1 yoga class per day only.
For more information or to reserve your space, contact Sigrid:
843-884-0602 or email sigrid@inwardbound.com
See what guests are saying about their memorable time at Round Hill, a luxury beachfront resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica: Round Hill Guest Feedback
Jessica Bellofatto, Founder and Director of KamaDeva Yoga in East Hampton, NY,
is best known for her easy laughter, radiant energy and matchless knowledge of the body. A mother, yogini, doula and triathlete, Jessica has inspired thousands of students in their journey to better understand themselves and their world. She uses movement as play, movement as therapy, and most importantly, views movement in general and the asana practice specifically as a spiritual practice done to benefit all beings.
Featured in The New York Times, TimeOut New York, The New York Post and New York Magazine, Jessica co-founded Yoga Shanti in Sag Harbor, NY in 1999, co-directed Yoga Shanti’s first 500 hr Teacher Training Program and leads sold-out retreats worldwide. She has studied extensively with many of yoga’s most famous names, from John Friend, Richard Freeman, and Angela Farmer and Victor Van Kooten, and most recently with Lara Brunn at the Iyengar Institute in NYC. She is now a close student of James Conner and Dr. Lisette Garcia, Geshe Michael Roach and Lama Christie McNally in the Tibetan Buddhist Gelukpa lineage of His Holiness The Dalai Lama. She bows low at the feet of all of her holy teachers.
“I have known Jessica Bellofatto since she became certified from Jivamukti twelve years ago. She has always been a gifted teacher and an inspiring spirit. She was always the epitome of a yogini, which is why I chose her to represent my nuala yoga inspired clothing line for our first catalogue. She is a beautiful soul inside and out. I continue to learn from her every time I am in her presence and I am grateful for the opportunity always…”
Christy Turlington Burns
Perched on a lush green peninsula in the Jamaican countryside, Round Hill features tropical gardens, graceful colonial architecture and a pristine beach that hugs a crystal blue aquatic wonderland. Accommodations at Round Hill’s Pineapple House, just remodeled by Ralph Lauren, are stylish and breezy, and overlook the Caribbean Sea. The setting alone is an inspiration to dedicate a little quality time for your soul.
inward bound at Round Hill’s exclusive package features:
* Daily yoga classes
* Welcome gift upon arrival
* Accommodation on oceanfront hotel room in the Pineapple House
* Breakfast and dinner
* Afternoon Tea
* All non-motorized water sports
* Tennis day and night
* Secluded golden sand beaches
* Fitness center with instructor for exercise classes and gym-equipment
* Jogging and walking path
* Shopping shuttle to Montego Bay
* Shuttle to Tryall for golf
* Private airport transfers
* Taxes
In its past, Round Hill was a 100-acre plantation that once produced pineapple. It cascades past stately palms and magical gardens down to its own pristine crescent beach. Personalized service is assured, and most staff have many years of loyal service at Round Hill.
Steeped in the tradition of hosting decades of the talented and successful, Round Hill welcomes guests with a style that is only born of good taste and long experience. This, the Caribbean’s first great resort and still its finest, is a canvas of pastel tropical flowers and graceful colonial architecture framed by lush Jamaican countryside and a turquoise blue beckoning sea.
Visit the Round Hill website to browse photos and get a taste of Caribbean luxury~
For more information, contact us:
800-760-5099 or email hello@inwardbound.com
To reserve your space, contact Sigrid:
843-884-0602 or email sigrid@inwardbound.com
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Raw Juice Cleanse, Meditation and Gentle Yoga
Cleanse, Restorative Yoga and Meditation Retreat
with Joy Burch and Menlha Brunneau
at Hacienda del Sol
San Juanillo, Costa Rica
November 7-14, 2009
Cleanse your body and rejuvenate your soul with Menlha Brunneau’s celebrated raw food and juice cleanse! In addition to fasting, colonics, cleansing and learning all about living foods at this raw food retreat and vacation, Joy Burch and will lead daily restorative classes, meditation and offer meditation instruction to facilitate in a deeper connection to source and clarity of purpose. There will also be daily dharma and nutrition talks throughout the week.
Read what one of our clients wrote about her Cleansing and Fasting Retreat experience!
A bit on Cleansing from the Hacienda del Sol website:
Cleansing is an “in” thing to do since more people share a truth about wanting the feeling of feeling good and feeling light in their bodies and minds. More people are choosing alive raw foods and making it a way of life. Books and courses and experiential retreats are very available to support the people who want this kind of experience and the change of lifestyle. Alive or raw food is not new but it has come back to us since we have discovered that cooked foods and processed foods are not what gives the human body health.
Retreat Includes:
* accommodation
* raw food introduction – we begin the cleanse with raw food and end the cleanse with raw food
* 5 day juice fast – chlorophyll drinks, noni juice, pipa juice (from coconut), fruit juices and vegetable protein drinks
* colonics – 2 a day (colon cleansing)
* daily meditation and yoga
* group sharing and inspiration
* skin cleansing – clay baths
* giving and receiving abdominal massage
* raw food classes
* PLUS Healing Circle with Acupuncture with Mitra
Influenced by traditional Acupuncture clinics, receiving acupuncture in a group raises the frequency of the energy field and invites deeper healing individually and collectively. Before one is invited to participate in a group session, the person meets with Mitra for a private interview session to gather information about their state of being.
The group session takes place over a 3-4 hour period and the participants are scheduled to arrive in intervals of 15 minutes. Mitra meets with each person for a short consultation and then guides them into the group space to receive the treatment. At a certain point, there may be 7-10 people receiving healing simultaneously, creating a powerful energy field.
Informational subjects include:
* Your cleanse and about cleansing
* juicing
* raw food and food combining
* colon cleansing
* digestive system
Schedule
* Arrival late afternoon – group begins with a raw food dinner 6 pm and introduction of participants and of the cleanse
* 1st day -yoga, meditation,circle for information and for support, light food, introduction to colema (colon cleansing)
* 2nd – 6th days (5 days juicing)- Yoga, meditation, herbs, teas, noni juice, aloe vera, pipa and juices, colemas (2 a day), skin brushing, clay baths, information on cleansing your system, digestive system massage, days in silence (optional)
* 7th day – yoga, meditation, breaking the juice fast. Raw food preparation demonstration, raw food lunch, closing circle and departure.
Liver Cleanse: If people are interested in a liver cleanse we offer that
on the 6th evening. 5 different drinks for the liver and gallbladder to cleanse and flush out gall stones.
Price $75.00 USD
Rebalancing Bodywork sessions are also available
* 1 1/2 hour sessions deep tissue and joint release – $85.00 USD
* 1 hour sessions – $60.00 USD
From Joy…
I did my first cleanse last year at Hacienda del Sol and it was a
life-altering event. After completing the cleanse, I experienced more
clarity and felt more vibrant than ever before. Giving my body a “break”
from non-stop consumption and digestion allowed for a very deep healing and shift in my entire being. Menlha’s teaching, support and presence is absolutely magical. She is a true healer.
Hacienda del Sol is a peaceful oasis in the jungle of Costa Rica, approximately 45 minutes north of Nosara. Facilities include two large
meeting and dining areas as well as 12 cabinas suitable for 2-4 people each. The local beaches are also very close by.
How to get there
The airport at Liberia, Costa Rica is served by Delta, American, US Air and Continental. Delta has added a direct flight from Los Angeles to Liberia around the weekend.
The package price does not include transfers from Liberia or Nosara airport however we would be delighted to assist with arranging your transportation arriving to and from San Juanillo. Please email Joy for more information: joy@inwardbound.com
The closest airport to San Juanillo – for domestic flights within Costa Rica – is Nosara. For your convenience, you can fly from San Jose to Nosara via a domestic commuter airline, and flights are approx. 45 minutes in duration. For more information, prices, schedules and weight restrictions (small and strictly enforced), please contact Nature Air or Sansa
Please don’t hesitate to contact us should you have any questions!
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Yoga Surfing at Playa Guiones, Nosara Costa Rica
A Week of Surfing and Yoga~
at the Harmony Hotel
in Playa Guiones, Nosara, Costa Rica
August 9-15, 2009
Guests are greeted in Liberia, Costa Rica on Sunday, August 9 and depart the following Saturday, August 15.
For more details, please read below.
Prices for the All-Inclusive Retreat Week
Single Occupancy: US$2,195.00
Double Occupancy: US$1,795.00* (per person)
*Shared King Bed at the Harmony Hotel
Yoga Instruction with Francella Gonzalez
Surf Instruction by Innocent Surf School, Nosara
Yoga and surfing, a natural combination, is perfected in this program at Playa Guiones, one of the beaches of Nosara, the home of uncrowded surfing and unspoiled beaches. Start your day with surfing lessons on the warm water waves of the Pacific Ocean and in the late afternoon, enjoy a rejuvenating yoga practice amidst tropical beauty.
Learn more about the combined yoga and surfing experience!
If you are looking to begin or deepen your yoga practice, and learn or improve your surfing (and have fun, of course!) – join us in pristine Playa Guiones, on the Northwest Coast of Costa Rica! You’ll learn from outstanding yoga and surfing professionals, while taking in the tropical beauty and magnificent ocean surf of your surroundings. Our dinners are out on the town, offering exposure to the local vibe and nightlife.
“I have a huge crush on the place and hope that something always brings me
back to the beach there ~ thanks for introducing me to Nosara…”
- Carl von Bernuth – reflection of a yogasurfer a month later
This fabulous yoga retreat package includes:
• 6 nights deluxe accommodations at the Harmony Hotel
• Daily yoga classes and one massage
• Excellent Surf lessons
• Huge breakfasts
• Dinners
• Transfers from Liberia or Nosara airports
The Harmony Hotel has just been beautifully renovated and is simply gorgeous! Inspired by the old school tropical destinations of the eras that appreciate low key glamour and total escape, Harmony Hotel is the perfect setting for people to unwind and get in tune with their natural rhythm.
The graceful simplicity of earth tones and crisp whites creates rooms that are rooted in nature and beach life at the Harmony.
All 24 accommodations reside on a path that meanders through a tropical garden overflowing with native vegetation. And the ears do not lie—that is the sound of waves. The path ends nearby at the warm, inviting Pacific Ocean.
Surf Instruction with Innocent Surf School 
About Us:
Teaching surfing is the most rewarding thing we know. Like all teaching, however, it’s not easy. You have to get stuck into the “hows” + “whys” of everything + then explain it in a way that is interesting + funny. There are lots of wonderful people teaching surfing for love or money, all over the world, but there are also some scallywags that just send you in the sea with an unqualified surfer. We don’t think that’s very fair. Being a surfer is very different to being as surf coach. Innocent surf instructors are all qualified BSA surf coaches which means we have, ourselves, been trained + tested in how to teach surfing. We are also certified beach lifeguards, qualified in ocean safety and first aid.
Daily yoga classes are held in the lovely yoga studio at the Harmony Hotel and combine traditional asana to invogorate and strengthen with restorative and yin yoga styles to relax and unwind. Poses that are especially beneficial to surfing, like ones that focus on balance and core strengthening, are also practiced and discussed in detail. This is a great program for both men and woman, from beginners to all levels of yoga.
How to get to Nosara
Nosara is just over a 2-hour drive from the airport at Liberia, served by Delta, American, US Air and Continental. Delta has added a direct flight from Los Angeles to Liberia, departing on Fridays and returning on Saturdays. The package includes transfers from Liberia or Nosara airport on August 9 and August 15, and we will assist with your transportation if you arrive on other days…
Or, for your convenience you can fly from San Jose to Nosara
If you fly into San Jose there are domestic flights to Nosara that are approx. 45 minutes in duration. For more information, prices, schedules and weight restrictions (small & strictly enforced) please contact:
Sansa Airlines: www. flysansa.com (Located at the International Airport, San Jose)
Nature Air: www.natureair.com (Located at Pavas Airport, a domestic airport 35 minutes from the International Airport)
If you want to rent a car
You can rent a car at Liberia airport or at Nosara Beach with National. A weekly rental of a small 4X4 SUV (you really need a 4 wheel drive) is $353 plus $15-20 a day for a mandatory car insurance. A somewhat larger Terios is $461. Please contact the local agent Ronald Castro to confirm rates and availability (011-506-682-0254) or rcastro@ancar.com. There is only one gas station in Nosara, and bring cash, plastic is not accepted. For more info of this kind www.nosaratravel.com
A little more about Nosara Beach…
Nosara also offers a range of excellent dining experiences, and other recreational activities that include horseback riding, hiking, deep sea fishing, kayaking, and, the always desirable, but sometimes elusive, tanning of the soul.
For more information, call us toll-free at 800-760-5099 or email us at hello@inwardbound.com.
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Yoga Surf at Playa Guiones, Costa Rica
Yoga Surf Retreat Featuring A Week of Surfing and Yoga~
at the Harmony Hotel
in Playa Guiones, Nosara, Costa Rica
July 5-11, 2009
Guests are greeted in Liberia, Costa Rica on Sunday, July 5 and depart the following Saturday, July 11.
For more details, please read below.
Prices for the All-Inclusive Retreat Week
Single Occupancy: US$2,195.00
Double Occupancy: US$1,795.00* (per person)
*Shared King Bed at the Harmony Hotel
Yoga Instruction with Joy Burch
Surf Instruction by Innocent Surf School, Nosara
Yoga and surfing, a natural combination, is perfected in this program at Playa Guiones, one of the beaches of Nosara, the home of uncrowded surfing and unspoiled beaches. Start your day on the warm water waves of the Pacific Ocean and in the late afternoon, enjoy a rejuvenating yoga practice amidst tropical beauty.
Learn what makes the combination of yoga and surfing such an exhilarating experience!
If you are looking to begin or deepen your yoga practice, and learn or improve your surfing (and have fun, of course!) – join us in pristine Playa Guiones, on the Northwest Coast of Costa Rica. You’ll learn from outstanding yoga and surfing professionals, while taking in the tropical beauty and magnificent ocean surf of your surroundings. Our dinners are out on the town, offering exposure to the local vibe and nightlife.
“I have a huge crush on the place and hope that something always brings me
back to the beach there ~ thanks for introducing me to Nosara…”
- Carl von Bernuth – reflection of a yogasurfer a month later
This fabulous surfing and yoga retreat package includes:
• 6 nights deluxe accommodations at the Harmony Hotel
• Daily yoga classes and one massage
• Excellent Surf lessons
• Huge breakfasts
• Dinners
• Transfers from Liberia or Nosara airports
The Harmony Hotel has just been beautifully renovated and is simply gorgeous! Inspired by the old school tropical destinations of the eras that appreciate low key glamour and total escape, Harmony Hotel is the perfect setting for people to unwind and get in tune with their natural rhythm.
The graceful simplicity of earth tones and crisp whites creates rooms that are rooted in nature and beach life at the Harmony.
All 24 accommodations reside on a path that meanders through a tropical garden overflowing with native vegetation. And the ears do not lie—that is the sound of waves. The path ends nearby at the warm, inviting Pacific Ocean.
Surf Instruction with Innocent Surf School
About Us:
Teaching surfing is the most rewarding thing we know. Like all teaching, however, it’s not easy. You have to get stuck into the “hows” + “whys” of everything + then explain it in a way that is interesting + funny. There are lots of wonderful people teaching surfing for love or money, all over the world, but there are also some scallywags that just send you in the sea with an unqualified surfer. We don’t think that’s very fair. Being a surfer is very different to being as surf coach. Innocent surf instructors are all qualified BSA surf coaches which means we have, ourselves, been trained + tested in how to teach surfing. We are also certified beach lifeguards, qualified in ocean safety and first aid.
Daily yoga classes are held in the lovely yoga studio at the Harmony Hotel and combine traditional asana to invogorate and strengthen with restorative and yin yoga styles to relax and unwind. Poses that are especially beneficial to surfing, like ones that focus on balance and core strengthening, are also practiced and discussed in detail. This is a great program for both men and woman, from beginners to all levels of yoga.
How to get to Nosara
Nosara is just over a 2-hour drive from the airport at Liberia, served by Delta, American, US Air and Continental. Delta has added a direct flight from Los Angeles to Liberia, departing on Fridays and returning on Saturdays. The package includes transfers from Liberia or Nosara airport on July 5 and July 11, and we will assist with your transportation if you arrive on other days…
Or, for your convenience you can fly from San Jose to Nosara
If you fly into San Jose there are domestic flights to Nosara that are approx. 45 minutes in duration. For more information, prices, schedules and weight restrictions (small & strictly enforced) please contact:
Sansa Airlines: www. flysansa.com (Located at the International Airport, San Jose)
Nature Air: www.natureair.com (Located at Pavas Airport, a domestic airport 35 minutes from the International Airport)
If you want to rent a car
You can rent a car at Liberia airport or at Nosara Beach with National. A weekly rental of a small 4X4 SUV (you really need a 4 wheel drive) is $353 plus $15-20 a day for a mandatory car insurance. A somewhat larger Terios is $461. Please contact the local agent Ronald Castro to confirm rates and availability (011-506-682-0254) or rcastro@ancar.com. There is only one gas station in Nosara, and bring cash, plastic is not accepted. For more info of this kind www.nosaratravel.com
A little more about Nosara Beach…
Nosara also offers a range of excellent dining experiences, and other recreational activities that include horseback riding, hiking, deep sea fishing, kayaking, and, the always desirable, but sometimes elusive, tanning of the soul.
For more information about this yoga surfing vacation, call us toll-free at 800-760-5099 or email us at hello@inwardbound.com.
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A Restorative & Yin Yoga Retreat in Costa Rica
Restorative and Yin Yoga Retreat in Costa Rica
With Annette Knopp and Jane Fryer
at the Harmony Hotel
in Playa Guiones, Nosara, Costa Rica
July 12–18, 2009
Guests are greeted in Liberia, Costa Rica on Sunday, July 12 and depart the following Saturday, July 18.
For more details, please read below.
Prices for the All-Inclusive Retreat Week
Single Occupancy: US$2,295.00
Double Occupancy: US$1,795.00 (per person)
Head to Central America and unwind with us this summer at this fabulous yoga retreat in magnificent Costa Rica! We would like to invite you to take a time out and hit the “reset” button as Jane & Annette guide you through deeply relaxing and restorative sessions during this rejuvenating week. Time for rest and meditation, as well as soaking up nature in all of its jungle glory, will be the main points on our agenda. Both Restorative and Yin Yoga practices are becoming increasingly popular as we continue to learn more about the true importance of rest and relaxation and how vital it is to our well-being. Ahhh…
Nosara, Costa Rica is a magical place, and a great location to unwind, lounging by the pool or strolling along the beach. We will reside at the beautiful beach-side Harmony Hotel, a lovely sustainable property with Zen-style, and full service Spa and healing center.
Who could benefit from a Yin & Restorative Yoga retreat?
Anyone who wants to step out from a high-wired and ‘doing-focused’ lifestyle and allow for their bodies and mind to unwind, to nourish themselves, and relax back into stillness. Also any sort of practitioner, from beginner to advanced, who would like to immerse in this often overlooked aspect of Yoga. Yin Yoga is often called “the quiet practice” and similar to the restorative style naturally evokes a state of contemplation – more than yang-style practices or power yoga disciplines. In our predominantly “goal-focused” culture we have become so habituated to look ahead, to improve, and to demand more from ourselves and our bodies. In Yin and Restorative Yoga we have the opportunity to let go into what is already here, to be nourished by being-ness. Instead of pushing, we yield and come home into natural Presence.
Click here to read the full interview with Annette on Yin Yoga
Annette Knopp is a dharma teacher, spiritual counselor, certified Vinyasa and Yin-Yoga teacher, RYT, with a background in Non-dual Eastern traditions and modern Western integrative approaches. She is a faculty member of the Omega Institute, facilitates workshops and retreats internationally, and is featured as one of 12 women spiritual teachers in the recent book “Ordinary Women, Extraordinary Wisdom: The Feminine Face of Awakening”. Visit Annette’s website at www.thefreeheart.com
Jane Fryer, RYT 500, is the founder of inward bound and has been traveling and teaching yoga retreats since ‘91. Her yoga studies began in the ’70s at Kripalu, and have continued over the years with instructors of Iyengar, Ashtanga, and Anusara yoga styles. She is multi certified, and primarily influenced now by Anusara’s extraordinarily positive approach to yoga/life on and off the mat. Jane’s expertise, coupled with the openness with which she shares her life experiences, are the gifts she brings to her students. With a rare understanding of anatomy and the body’s energy systems, she provides both beginning and advanced students with a safe environment to explore, heal and integrate the body and mind. She believes we are all hungry to reconnect with anima mundi, the soul of the world; our source. This is precisely the process she experienced when first drawn to yoga decades ago. Jane is also an expert teacher of restorative yoga and vipassana meditation. Not to mention her lifetime of experience as an astrologer which informs her themes so that your practice will resonate with cosmic rhythms. She is also an acupressure massage therapist and provides amazing hands on adjustments for her students. Jane and inward bound have been featured in The Washington Post, The New York and Los Angeles Times, Time-Life’s The Powers of Healing, Washington Woman, Mademoiselle, New Body, Yoga Journal,Vogue, Travel & Leisure, Healing Retreats & Spas, Wall Street Journal, etc. Jane recently moved with her husband Fritz from Washington DC to Nosara, Costa Rica, where they created Heartwaves, a development to host travelers to this pristine paradise, a protected Pacific Beach, famous for surfing and yoga.
Package includes:
- 6 nights accommodation
- Divine breakfasts and dinners (gratuities included)
- Morning & afternoon sessions
- Massage, Mythic Journey, and Sacred Ceremony
- Ample personal free time to choose in the moment what delights your heart
- Round trip transfer between Liberia Airport (LIR) and Nosara Beach
Not included: international flight or optional excursions (canopy tour, horseback riding, river kayak, surfing lessons, etc.)
The Harmony Hotel has just been beautifully renovated and is simply gorgeous! Inspired by the old school tropical destinations of the eras that appreciate low key glamour and total escape, Harmony Hotel is the perfect setting for people to unwind and get in tune with their natural rhythm. The graceful simplicity of earth tones and crisp whites create rooms that are rooted in nature and beach life at the Harmony.
All 24 accommodations reside on a path that meanders through a tropical garden overflowing with native vegetation. And the ears do not lie—that is the sound of waves. The path ends nearby at the warm, inviting Pacific Ocean.
The open air restaurant at the Harmony seats its guests in a stylish but casual atmosphere that draws upon ’70s surf culture, Brazilian Modernism, and old school tropical resorts. Taking its cue from a harmonious way of living, the kitchen cooks up local organic seafood, fruits, and vegetables. This means a menu of options flavored by the exotic likes of wild ginger, taro, banana, plantains, mango, coconut and of course, black beans and rice. In addition to the main restaurant at the Harmony, the Juice Bar provides vegetarian tapas, fresh squeezed juices and herbal teas. Like the restaurant, they use organic ingredients whenever possible. In the new trends of green hotels, Harmony has been rethought to meet height standards of sustainable living where beach life meets comfort.
Heed the howler monkey wake-up call for a quiet, early morning session.
The most popular time is sunset. And, it’s no wonder. The waves get glassy late afternoon and the colors are mind expanding as the sun dips into the horizon.
Room Amenities include
Daily Maid Service
King Size Bed (Only King Beds available for single or double)
Refrigerator
Air Conditioning
Ceiling Fans
Laptop-Sized Safe Deposit Box
Coffee Maker
Wireless Internet
Less than 5 minute walk to the beach!
How to get to Nosara
Nosara is just over a 2-hour drive from the airport at Liberia, served by Delta, American, US Air and Continental. Delta has added a direct flight from Los Angeles to Liberia, departing on Fridays and returning on Saturdays. The package includes transfers from Liberia or Nosara airport on February 22 & February 28, and we will assist with your transportation if you arrive on other days…
Or, for your convenience you can fly from San Jose to Nosara
If you fly into San Jose there are domestic flights to Nosara that are approx. 45 minutes in duration. For more information, prices, schedules and weight restrictions (small & strictly enforced) please contact:
Sansa Airlines: www. flysansa.com (Located at the International Airport, San Jose)
Nature Air: www.natureair.com (Located at Pavas Airport, a domestic airport 35 minutes from the International Airport)
If you want to rent a car
You can rent a car at Liberia airport or at Nosara Beach with National. A weekly rental of a small 4X4 SUV (you really need a 4 wheel drive) is $353 plus $15-20 a day for a mandatory car insurance. A somewhat larger Terios is $461. Please contact the local agent Ronald Castro to confirm rates and availability (011-506-682-0254) or rcastro@ancar.com. There is only one gas station in Nosara, and bring cash, plastic is not accepted. For more info of this kind www.nosaratravel.com
A little more about Nosara Beach…
Nosara also offers a range of excellent dining experiences, and other recreational activities that include horseback riding, hiking, deep sea fishing, kayaking, and, the always desirable, but sometimes elusive, tanning of the soul.
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Outer Banks, North Carolina USA – Yoga & Living Foods
Columbus Day Weekend
in Duck, North Carolina USA
October 8-12, 2009
Fall 2009 Outer Banks Retreat -
Yoga, Meditation & Living Foods
Prices ~
$650 Single Occupancy
$425 Double Occupancy*
(*per person, shared King Bed)
Join us this Columbus Day weekend (October 8-12, 2009) in Duck, North Carolina as we practice yoga, delve more deeply into mindful living and meditation, learn about raw and living foods, AND enjoy the splendor of fall in the Outer Banks!
We will have a small group size at this weekend yoga retreat to ensure intimacy, so if you would like to attend, please register soon to reserve your space.
We will arrive on Thursday afternoon and get acquainted with our lovely home for the long weekend. After a sunset stroll on the beach, we’ll head out for dinner at a fabulous local restaurant and then return home for a yummy raw dessert.
Each day will consist of a morning vinyasa flow yoga class (suitable for all levels) and a seated meditation (instruction available) followed by a raw foods breakfast. Late morning will be spent in the kitchen discussing the benefits of raw and living foods along with how to easily incorporate more into your daily diet. We will eat a raw lunch (our combined culinary creation!) and with mid-day energy like you’ve never had before, we will have the afternoon to enjoy the very charming seaside town of Duck. Possible activities include: a hike in the parks, biking around the neighborhood, a surf lesson, shopping in the boutiques and funky shops, or the potent choice to do ~“nothing”~. We always encourage spaciousness and ease, whatever that may be for you.
A late afternoon Yin Yoga or Pilates Class will be available and we will go out for our evening meals and experience the local vibe of this wonderful Outer Banks town.
On Monday (Columbus Day), our final day together, we will enjoy our final morning yoga class and breakfast together, departing around noon.
Our Outer Banks Retreat is an opportunity to explore living and raw foods as well as practice interdisciplinary inspired yoga and either start or deepen a meditation practice. It is our mission to share ideas, tools and practices that have deeply and positively affected our own lives and well-being. Join us for an unforgettable experience!
Included in this package:
- 4 nights lodging in a gorgeous Duck home just 2 blocks from the ocean
- 2 daily yoga classes (an afternoon mat Pilates class will be offered in lieu of yoga class some days)
- daily meditation (instruction available)
- 2 raw meals/day (breakfast and lunch)
- classes on raw and living foods & learning how to prepare them, including instruction on how to use a Vitamix and a dehydrator.
Not included:
- Evening Meals
- Transportation to and from Duck, NC
We are limiting the group size to a very small number so we encourage you to register as soon as possible to reserve your spot!
Photo of a surfer, south of the Duck pier
For more about Duck, NC, please check out these sites:
http://www.townofduck.com
http://www.duckncguide.com
For directions to Duck, NC:
http://www.ducknc.org
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