7-Day Juice Cleanse,
Yoga & Meditation Retreat
with Quen Koetter
& Menlha Bruneau
at Hacienda del Sol,
San Juanillo, Costa Rica
July 22 – 29, 2012

Cleanse your body and rejuvenate your soul with Menlha Bruneau’s celebrated raw food and juice cleanse! In addition to cleansing and learning about living foods, Quen Koetter will offer daily yin/yang yoga classes, meditation instruction and yoga nidra to facilitate a deeper connection to source and clarity of purpose. There will also be dharma and nutrition talks throughout the week and the option of a liver cleanse and various healing bodywork sessions.

This Rejuvenating Retreat includes:
~ 7 nights accommodation
~ A raw food introduction – we begin and end the cleanse with a delicious raw food meal
~ A raw food preparation demonstration
~ A 5 day juice fast with fruit juices, vegetable protein drinks, chlorophyll drinks, pipa water (from coconut), noni juice, coconut kefir
~ 2 colemas (colon cleansing) a day
~ Daily yin/yang yoga & meditation
~ Daily yoga nidra
~ Group sharing and inspiration
~ Skin cleansing clay baths
~ Giving and receiving abdominal massage
~ PLUS an individual cranial sacral session with Menlha

Informational subjects include:
* Your cleanse and about cleansing
* Juicing
* Raw food and food combining
* Colon cleansing
* Digestive system

Liver Cleanse:
* If people are interested in a liver cleanse we offer that on the 6th evening.
This consists of 5 drinks for the liver and gallbladder to cleanse and flush out gall stones.

From Joy…
I did my first cleanse in 2008 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.

Yin & Yang Yoga
In ancient Chinese philosophy, yin & yang describe the opposites that exist in the world, such as light & dark or hot & cold. Yin cannot exist without yang and yang cannot exist without yin, they complement each other. Harmony and health are created when these contrasting aspects come into balance.

Yin is traditionally passive and introspective, and the perfect counter-balance to upbeat, energetic yang. So it is with yoga, that a yin style practice is slow and quiet with long-held passive poses, in sitting and lying positions. Relaxing and opening the body to more flexibility by allowing the body’s connective tissues to soften. By contrast, a yang flow is more active and dynamic, strengthening and invigorating the body and mind.

Yoga Nidra – Enter the Zero Stress Zone
The literal translation of Yoga Nidra is Yogic Sleep. It is an ancient form of meditation that will take you into the deepest levels of relaxation while still remaining fully aware. When practicing Yoga Nidra, your brainwaves drop into the alpha and theta state. As you progressively enter deeper and subtler brain waves you become more relaxed, integrated, expansive and present. Eventually, you completely shift out of identification with the body, mind and ego. In this deep state beyond ordinary waking consciousness, you naturally re-align with spirit, allowing you to effortlessly disengage from restrictive physical, mental and emotional patterning. Here, you are free to create a life that is an expression of higher
consciousness, rather than acquired conditioning.

Quen Koetter
Quen’s yogic journey has been evolving magically throughout the past 7 years, finding inspiration in array of different practices. She embarked with a weekly Hatha class, used as a tool for controlling the stress of her fast-paced television production job in London. Truly awakened by its profound effects on her emotional, spiritual and physical well-being, she quickly found a new, more conscious and balanced way of living. With a spirit of adventure and a passion for travel, she journeyed to India in 2005 in pursuit of a deeper practice, spending time studying the Sivananda tradition. In 2008 her path called her to the guidance of Don & Amba Stapleton at the Nosara Yoga Institute in Costa Rica, where she completed her 200-hr Interdisciplinary Teacher Training, 100-hr Pranassage Practitioner, 100-hr Inner Quest and subsequently their 500-hr Professional Certification.

In addition, Quen is an ITEC and MTI certified Holistic Massage Therapist and is grateful to currently find ‘home’ to be Nosara, Costa Rica, where she assists in the facilitation of yoga training’s, is a practicing yoga instructor, body worker and co-director of Inward Bound.

Menlha Bruneau
I have been interested in cleansing and health & super foods since my grandfather started me gathering and eating dandelion greens. This was much more appealing and interesting to me than eating the standard things offered, like meat and potatoes. So as the years went by, I tried many diets and accumulated much information about what is healthy and what is not. I found that I felt the best when eating a lot of green salads, drinking green drinks and not consuming too much. Adding cleansing to a good diet, 1-2 times a year was the key for clarity, rest and re-newel. What I offer in cleanses is a relaxed and supportive environment for your personalized cleanse with lots of information to continue a healthy life.

Retreat schedule:
~ Arrival late afternoon – Group begins with a raw food dinner at 6pm, an opening circle with an introduction of the participants and the cleanse.
~ 1st day – Yoga, meditation, circle for support and information, light food, introduction to colemas (colon cleansing), juices, yoga nidra
~ 2nd – 6th days (5 days juicing) – mornings in silence, yoga, meditation, juices, colemas (2 a day), skin brushing, clay baths, information on cleansing your system, digestive system massage, yoga nidra
~ 7th day – Yoga, meditation, breaking the juice fast, raw food preparation demonstration, raw food lunch, closing circle and departure.

Prices for the 7-Day Juice Cleanse:
Hacienda del Sol
Single Occupancy (with private bathroom): $1195.00
Double Occupancy (with private bathroom): $1095.00 (per person)
Single Occupancy (without private bathroom): $1095.00
Double Occupancy (without private bathroom): $995.00 (per person)

* Spaces are limited on this retreat, you can register and secure your accommodation choice with a $500.00 non-refundable deposit until June 15th, 2012. Your balance will be due one month prior to the retreats start date on June 22nd, 2012.

Bodywork Sessions:
~ 1 1/2 hour sessions – US$85.00
~ 1 hour sessions – US$60.00

Hacienda del Sol does not accept credit cards. Payment for additional treatments and purchases can be made through PayPal or by a bank transfer.

How to get to Hacienda del Sol:
San Juanillo is just over a 2hr drive from the airport at Liberia, Costa Rica. Liberia Airport is served by Delta, American, US Air and Continental. Delta has also added a direct flight from Los Angeles to Liberia around the weekend.

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, flights are approx. 45 minutes in duration. For more information, prices, schedules & weight restrictions (small and 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)

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 Quen for further information: quen@inwardbound.com

If you have any further questions or queries, please don’t hesitate to call us on +1 (843) 277 1479 or email us at hello@inwardbound.com.

7 or 14-Day Juice Cleanse,
Yoga & Meditation Retreat
with Quen Koetter
& Menlha Bruneau
at Hacienda del Sol,
San Juanillo, Costa Rica
July 14 – 21 or 29, 2012

Cleanse your body and rejuvenate your soul with Menlha Bruneau’s celebrated raw food and juice cleanse! In addition to cleansing and learning about living foods, Quen Koetter will offer daily yin/yang yoga classes, meditation instruction and yoga nidra to facilitate a deeper connection to source and clarity of purpose. There will also be dharma and nutrition talks throughout the week and the option of a liver cleanse and various healing bodywork sessions.

This Rejuvenating Retreat includes:
~ 7 or 14 nights accommodation
~ A raw food introduction – we begin and end the cleanse with a delicious raw food meal
~ A raw food preparation demonstration
~ A 5 day juice fast with fruit juices, vegetable protein drinks, chlorophyll drinks, pipa water (from coconut), noni juice, coconut kefir
~ 2 colemas (colon cleansing) a day
~ Daily yin/yang yoga & meditation
~ Daily yoga nidra
~ Group sharing and inspiration
~ Skin cleansing clay baths
~ Giving and receiving abdominal massage
~ PLUS an individual cranial sacral session with Menlha

Informational subjects include:
* Your cleanse and about cleansing
* Juicing
* Raw food and food combining
* Colon cleansing
* Digestive system

Liver Cleanse:
* If people are interested in a liver cleanse we offer that on the 6th evening.
This consists of 5 drinks for the liver and gallbladder to cleanse and flush out gall stones.

From Joy…
I did my first cleanse in 2008 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.

Yin & Yang Yoga
In ancient Chinese philosophy, yin & yang describe the opposites that exist in the world, such as light & dark or hot & cold. Yin cannot exist without yang and yang cannot exist without yin, they complement each other. Harmony and health are created when these contrasting aspects come into balance.

Yin is traditionally passive and introspective, and the perfect counter-balance to upbeat, energetic yang. So it is with yoga, that a yin style practice is slow and quiet with long-held passive poses, in sitting and lying positions. Relaxing and opening the body to more flexibility by allowing the body’s connective tissues to soften. By contrast, a yang flow is more active and dynamic, strengthening and invigorating the body and mind.

Yoga Nidra – Enter the Zero Stress Zone
The literal translation of Yoga Nidra is Yogic Sleep. It is an ancient form of meditation that will take you into the deepest levels of relaxation while still remaining fully aware. When practicing Yoga Nidra, your brainwaves drop into the alpha and theta state. As you progressively enter deeper and subtler brain waves you become more relaxed, integrated, expansive and present. Eventually, you completely shift out of identification with the body, mind and ego. In this deep state beyond ordinary waking consciousness, you naturally re-align with spirit, allowing you to effortlessly disengage from restrictive physical, mental and emotional patterning. Here, you are free to create a life that is an expression of higher
consciousness, rather than acquired conditioning.

Quen Koetter
Quen’s yogic journey has been evolving magically throughout the past 7 years, finding inspiration in array of different practices. She embarked with a weekly Hatha class, used as a tool for controlling the stress of her fast-paced television production job in London. Truly awakened by its profound effects on her emotional, spiritual and physical well-being, she quickly found a new, more conscious and balanced way of living. With a spirit of adventure and a passion for travel, she journeyed to India in 2005 in pursuit of a deeper practice, spending time studying the Sivananda tradition. In 2008 her path called her to the guidance of Don & Amba Stapleton at the Nosara Yoga Institute in Costa Rica, where she completed her 200-hr Interdisciplinary Teacher Training, 100-hr Pranassage Practitioner, 100-hr Inner Quest and subsequently their 500-hr Professional Certification.

In addition, Quen is an ITEC and MTI certified Holistic Massage Therapist and is grateful to currently find ‘home’ to be Nosara, Costa Rica, where she assists in the facilitation of yoga training’s, is a practicing yoga instructor, body worker and co-director of Inward Bound.

Menlha Bruneau
I have been interested in cleansing and health & super foods since my grandfather started me gathering and eating dandelion greens. This was much more appealing and interesting to me than eating the standard things offered, like meat and potatoes. So as the years went by, I tried many diets and accumulated much information about what is healthy and what is not. I found that I felt the best when eating a lot of green salads, drinking green drinks and not consuming too much. Adding cleansing to a good diet, 1-2 times a year was the key for clarity, rest and re-newel. What I offer in cleanses is a relaxed and supportive environment for your personalized cleanse with lots of information to continue a healthy life.

Retreat schedule:
~ Arrival late afternoon – Group begins with a raw food dinner at 6pm, an opening circle with an introduction of the participants and the cleanse.
~ 1st day – Yoga, meditation, circle for support and information, light food, introduction to colemas (colon cleansing), juices, yoga nidra
~ 2nd – 6th days (5 days juicing) – mornings in silence, yoga, meditation, juices, colemas (2 a day), skin brushing, clay baths, information on cleansing your system, digestive system massage, yoga nidra
~ 7th day – Yoga, meditation, breaking the juice fast, raw food preparation demonstration, raw food lunch, closing circle and departure.

Prices for the 7-Day Juice Cleanse (July 14-21, 2012):
Hacienda del Sol
Single Occupancy (with private bathroom): $1195.00
Double Occupancy (with private bathroom): $1095.00 (per person)
Single Occupancy (without private bathroom): $1095.00
Double Occupancy (without private bathroom): $995.00 (per person)

Prices for the 14-Day Juice Cleanse (July 14-29, 2012):
Hacienda del Sol
Single Occupancy (with private bathroom): $2295.00
Double Occupancy (with private bathroom): $2090.00 (per person)
Single Occupancy (without private bathroom): $2090.00
Double Occupancy (without private bathroom): $1890.00 (per person)

* Spaces are limited on this retreat, you can register and secure your accommodation choice with a $500.00 non-refundable deposit until June 7th, 2012. Your balance will be due one month prior to the retreats start date on June 14th, 2012.

Bodywork Sessions:
~ 1 1/2 hour sessions – US$85.00
~ 1 hour sessions – US$60.00

Hacienda del Sol does not accept credit cards. Payment for additional treatments and purchases can be made through PayPal or by a bank transfer.

How to get to Hacienda del Sol:
San Juanillo is just over a 2hr drive from the airport at Liberia, Costa Rica. Liberia Airport is served by Delta, American, US Air and Continental. Delta has also added a direct flight from Los Angeles to Liberia around the weekend.

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, flights are approx. 45 minutes in duration. For more information, prices, schedules & weight restrictions (small and 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)

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 Quen for further information: quen@inwardbound.com

If you have any further questions or queries, please don’t hesitate to call us on +1 (843) 277 1479 or email us at hello@inwardbound.com.

5 Elements Detox Retreat
with Deva Mitra
& Quen Koetter
Nosara, Costa Rica
April 21 – 28, 2012

Set your intention to live a more balanced, energized and joyful life! Join Deva Mitra and Quen Koetter in the natural beauty of the Costa Rican jungle for a detoxifying, seven day, 5 elemental approach to cleansing your mind, body and spirit. Combining a pH balanced diet & 3-day organic juice fast (optional), with yoga and acupuncture, together they have crafted an itinerary that is set to purify, nourish and renew the flow of life force energy in your body.

Based on Chinese philosophy, the 5 elements describe five essential qualities
of chi (life force energy) found in nature; earth, fire, water, wood, and metal.
Every element symbolizes an organ of the body and has a corresponding physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual attribute. Using the form of the body as a tool
to reflect deep patterns within and bring insight into that which prevents us from living in health and harmony, the focus will be on a different organ each day, working directly through diet, yoga and acupuncture to bring balance to the
5 elements and all levels of being.

This detox retreat package includes:*
~ 7 nights accommodation
~ Daily pH balanced, healthful meals
~ A 3-day organic juice fast (optional)
~ A wellness consultation and daily acupuncture
~ Daily lectures
~ Daily Yin & Yang yoga
~ Healing circles, including elements
of Shiatsu & energy work
~ Yoga Nidra & Meditation

*Includes everything but your travel!

3-Day Organic Juice Fast
By cleansing with various combinations of vegetable and fruit juices containing greens, proteins and superfoods, a deeper detoxification process begins. This juice fast supports the body to eliminate toxins that result from poor nutrition accumulated by the constant barrage of food additives, chemical medications, pesticides, industrial chemicals, and environmental pollution. Releasing these toxins from the body creates a greater capacity to contain vital life force energy and allows the powerful healing of the acupuncture and yoga to integrate on a deep cellular level.

Yin & Yang Yoga
In ancient Chinese philosophy, yin & yang describe the opposites that exist in the world, such as light & dark or hot & cold. Yin cannot exist without yang and yang cannot exist without yin, they complement each other. Harmony and health are created when these contrasting aspects come into balance.

Yin is traditionally passive and introspective, and the perfect counter-balance to upbeat, energetic yang. So it is with yoga, that a yin style practice is slow and quiet with long-held passive poses, in sitting and lying positions. Relaxing and opening the body to more flexibility by allowing the body’s connective tissues to soften. By contrast, a yang flow is more active and dynamic, strengthening and invigorating the body and mind.

Group Acupuncture
Influenced by traditional Acupuncture clinics, receiving acupuncture in a group raises the frequency of the energy field and invites deeper healing both individually and collectively.
Before being invited to participate in the group sessions, each person will meet with Mitra for
a private consultation to discuss and gather information about their state of being.

Yoga Nidra – Enter the Zero Stress Zone
The literal translation of Yoga Nidra is Yogic
Sleep. It is an ancient form of meditation
that will take you into the deepest levels of relaxation while still remaining fully aware. When practicing Yoga Nidra, your brainwaves drop into the alpha and theta state. As you progressively enter deeper and subtler brain waves you become more relaxed, integrated, expansive and present. Eventually, you completely shift out of identification with the body, mind and ego. In this deep state beyond ordinary waking consciousness, you naturally re-align with spirit, allowing you to effortlessly disengage from restrictive physical, mental
and emotional patterning. Here, you are free
to create a life that is an expression of higher
consciousness, rather than acquired conditioning.

Itinerary for this cleansing retreat week:*
Saturday April 21, arrival ~ Evening ‘welcome meal’
6:30-7:00am ~ Silent sitting/Pranayama (optional)
7:15-8:15am ~ Breakfast
8:30-9:30am ~ Lecture
9:30-11:00am ~ Yoga
11:00-12:00pm ~ Group Acupuncture
12:00-1:00pm ~ Lunch
1:00-3:00pm ~ Free time
3:00-5:00pm ~ Healing circle & Yoga Nidra
5:00-6:30pm ~ Free time/sunset
6:30-7:30pm ~ Dinner
8:00-9:00 ~ Group Circle or Optional Activity
Saturday April 28, departure ~ After breakfast

For those that choose our 3-day organic juice fast, the first 2 transition days you will gently begin to detox by eating light foods: fruits, vegetables, salads, and grains. For the following 3 days we move on to liquids only (mostly fresh veggie juices and green drinks) allowing a deeper detoxification to begin. The last 2 days we will ease back to solid foods again, similar to the first 2 days.

*Schedule is carved in sand, not stone, so please be flexible if changes occur.

Deva Mitra
Trained for four years at the Medicin College of Chinese Medicine and Zen Shiatsu in Israel, specializing in Acupuncture, Shiatsu, and Nutrition. Concurrently, he studied both Thai Massage and Reiki, becoming a Reiki Master in 1996. In 1999, Mitra opened his own clinic for the practice of Acupuncture, Shiatsu, Thai Massage, Reiki, and Jin Shin. For the past 12 years, Mitra has been practicing Chinese medicine and facilitating worldwide, transformational workshops as well as living with an enlightened master exploring the inner world.

Quen Koetter
Quen’s yogic journey has been evolving magically throughout the past 7 years, finding inspiration in array of different practices. She embarked with a weekly Hatha class, used as a tool for controlling the stress of her fast-paced television production job in London. Truly awakened by its profound effects on her emotional, spiritual and physical well-being, she quickly found a new, more conscious and balanced way of living. With a spirit of adventure and a passion for travel, she journeyed to India in 2005 in pursuit of a deeper practice, spending time studying the Sivananda tradition. In 2008 her path called her to the guidance of Don & Amba Stapleton at the Nosara Yoga Institute in Costa Rica, where she completed her 200-hr Interdisciplinary Teacher Training, 100-hr Pranassage Practitioner, 100-hr Inner Quest and subsequently their 500-hr Professional Certification.

In addition, Quen is an ITEC and MTI certified Holistic Massage Therapist and is grateful to currently find ‘home’ to be Nosara, Costa Rica, where she assists in the facilitation of yoga training’s, is a practicing yoga instructor, body worker and co-director of Inward Bound.

Pricing Options for this all-inclusive retreat week at Bella Vista Mar:
Single Occupancy: US$1,595.00*
Double Occupancy (1 bed): US$1,395.00* per person
Double Occupancy (2 beds): US$1,395.00* per person

* EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT – Our prices above will increase by $200.00 after February 21st, 2012.

* 10% DISCOUNT – On all our prices if your payment is made in full on registration (valid for all registrations prior to February 21st, 2012)
Single Occupancy: US$1,435.50
Double Occupancy (1 bed): US$1,255.50 per person
Double Occupancy (2 beds): US$1,255.50 per person

* FRIEND DISCOUNT – For each friend you bring with you, receive $100 off your retreat (or $50 each.)

* Spaces are limited to 14 on this retreat, you can register and secure your EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT with a $500.00 non-refundable deposit until February 21st, 2012. Your balance will be due one month prior to the start
date on March 21st, 2012.

How to get to Nosara
Nosara is just over a 2-hour drive from the airport at Liberia (LIR), served by Delta, American Airlines, US Air and Continental.

Or, for your convenience you can fly from San Jose to Nosara
If you fly into San Jose (SJO) 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 (SJO)
- Nature Air: www.natureair.com
(Located at Pavas Airport, a domestic airport 35 minutes from the International Airport)

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 Bella Vista Mar. Please email Quen for further information: quen@inwardbound.com

If you have any further questions or queries, please don’t hesitate to call +1 (843) 277 1479 or email us at hello@inwardbound.com.

Rest, Restore & Re-New Year Cleanse Retreat
with Deva Mitra & Quen Koetter
Portalon, Costa Rica
Dec 29, 2011 – Jan 4, 2012

Take time to stop; review the
old and prepare for the new!
By combining the quiet and introspective qualities of yoga and meditation, detoxifying wholefoods and the healing modalities of acupuncture, shiatsu and yoga nidra. We invite you to a space of nourishing relaxation that will restore, re-energize and deeply cleanse all levels
of your being. Together we will find ways to start anew.

Ground your soul, nourish your senses, and absorb the lush and potent energy
of the jungle and ocean. We will reside and rest at the mountain-side Leela Rica Retreat Center in the Hills of Portalon. Boosting intimacy, exquisite natural surrounds and some of the most impressive and beautiful Pacific Ocean views
in Costa Rica.

This rejuvenating retreat package includes:*
~ 6 nights accommodation
~ Daily pH balanced, healthful meals
~ A wellness consultation
& 3 Acupuncture sessions
~ Daily yoga
~ Healing circles, including elements
of Shiatsu & Energy work
~ Yoga Nidra & Meditation
~ An optional waterfall excursion
~ Free time to explore the area

*Includes everything but your travel!

Yin & Yang Yoga
In ancient Chinese philosophy, yin & yang describe the opposites that exist in the world, such as light & dark or hot & cold. Yin cannot exist without yang and yang cannot exist without yin, they complement each other. Harmony and health are created when these contrasting aspects come into balance.

Yin is traditionally passive and introspective, and the perfect counter-balance to upbeat, energetic yang. So it is with yoga, that a yin style practice is slow and quiet with long-held passive poses, in sitting and lying positions. Relaxing and opening the body to more flexibility by allowing the body’s connective tissues to soften. By contrast, a yang flow is more active and dynamic, strengthening and invigorating the body and mind.

Group Acupuncture
Influenced by traditional Acupuncture clinics, receiving acupuncture in a group raises the frequency of the energy field and invites deeper healing both individually and collectively.
Before being invited to participate in the group sessions, each person will meet with Mitra for
a private consultation to discuss and gather information about their state of being.

Yoga Nidra – Enter the Zero Stress Zone
The literal translation of Yoga Nidra is Yogic
Sleep. It is an ancient form of meditation
that will take you into the deepest levels of relaxation while still remaining fully aware. When practicing Yoga Nidra, your brainwaves drop into the alpha and theta state. As you progressively enter deeper and subtler brain waves you become more relaxed, integrated, expansive and present. Eventually, you completely shift out of identification with the body, mind and ego. In this deep state beyond ordinary waking consciousness, you naturally re-align with spirit, allowing you to effortlessly disengage from restrictive physical, mental
and emotional patterning. Here, you are free
to create a life that is an expression of higher
consciousness, rather than acquired conditioning.

Itinerary for this restorative retreat week:*
Thursday December 29, arrival ~ Evening ‘welcome meal’
From 6:30am ~ Tea & fruit available
7:00-8:45am ~ Yoga & yoga nidra
9:00-10:00am ~ Breakfast
10:00-12:30pm ~ Free time/acupuncture sessions
12:30-1:30pm ~ Lunch
1:30-3:30pm ~ Free time (beach/waterfall/hike)
3:45-5:00pm ~ Healing circle
5:00-6:30pm ~ Free time/sunset
6:45-7:45pm ~ Dinner
8:00pm ~ Silent meditation or movie
Wednesday January 4, departure ~ After breakfast

*We also encourage intentional resting during this retreat. Schedule is carved in sand, not stone, so please be flexible if changes occur.

Deva Mitra
Trained for four years at the Medicin College of Chinese Medicine and Zen Shiatsu in Israel, specializing in Acupuncture, Shiatsu, and Nutrition. Concurrently, he studied both Thai Massage and Reiki, becoming a Reiki Master in 1996. In 1999, Mitra opened his own clinic for the practice of Acupuncture, Shiatsu, Thai Massage, Reiki, and Jin Shin. For the past 12 years, Mitra has been practicing Chinese medicine and facilitating worldwide, transformational workshops as well as living with an enlightened master exploring the inner world.

Quen Koetter
Quen’s yogic journey has been evolving magically throughout the past 7 years, finding inspiration in array of different practices. She embarked with a weekly Hatha class, used as a tool for controlling the stress of her fast-paced television production job in London. Truly awakened by its profound effects on her emotional, spiritual and physical well-being, she quickly found a new, more conscious and balanced way of living. With a spirit of adventure and a passion for travel, she journeyed to India in 2005 in pursuit of a deeper practice, spending time studying the Sivananda tradition. In 2008 her path called her to the guidance of Don & Amba Stapleton at the Nosara Yoga Institute in Costa Rica, where she completed her 200-hr Interdisciplinary Teacher Training, 100-hr Pranassage Practitioner, 100-hr Inner Quest and subsequently their 500-hr Professional Certification.

In addition, Quen is an ITEC and MTI certified Holistic Massage Therapist and is grateful to currently find ‘home’ to be Nosara, Costa Rica, where she assists in the facilitation of yoga training’s, is a practicing yoga instructor, body worker and co-director of Inward Bound.

Pricing Options for this all-inclusive
retreat week at Leela Rica:
Single Occupancy: US$1,595.00*
Double Occupancy: US$1,395.00* per person
Platform Tent: US$1,195.00* per person
(max. 4 people)

* EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT – Our prices will increase by $200.00 after Nov. 29th, 2011.

* 10% DISCOUNT – On all of our prices if your payment is made in full by Nov. 29th, 2011.
Single Occupancy: US$1,435.50
Double Occupancy: US$1,255.50 per person
Platform Tent: US$1,075.50 per person

* FRIEND DISCOUNT – For each friend you bring with you, receive $100 off your retreat
(or $50 each.)

* Spaces are limited to 12 on this retreat, you can register and secure your
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT with a $500.00 non-refundable deposit. Your balance will be due one month prior to the start date on Nov. 29th, 2011.

How to get to Leela Rica Retreat Center
All international flights arrive at San Jose International Airport (SJO), in Alajuela, Costa Rica. Leela Rica is located between Quepos and Dominical on the Southern Pacific coast, just under a 3-hour drive from the airport. The closest beach town is Matapalo. It is possible to take a bus from downtown San Jose, rent a car (the best prices are with Thrifty when booked through vacationcity.com) or hire a private taxi (approx $120.00).

Or, for your convenience you can fly from San Jose to Quepos
Sansa Airlines fly daily from San Jose (SJO) to Quepos (XQP), the last flight is around 3pm. It is recommended to have 2 hours between arrival at SJO and
your departure flight on Sansa.The Domestic terminal is located next to the International terminal. After collecting your luggage, exit the terminal, turn left
and walk one block along the sidewalk. There is a metal gate and a guard who will let you into the domestic terminal. You do not need a taxi between these terminals. For more information, prices, schedules and weight restrictions (small & strictly enforced) please contact Sansa Airlines: flysansa.com

The package price does not include transfers from San Jose (SJO) or Quepos (XQP) Airport however we would be delighted to assist with arranging your transportation arriving to and from Leela Rica. Please email Quen for further information: quen@inwardbound.com

If you have any further questions or queries, please don’t hesitate to call +1 (843) 277 1479 or email us at hello@inwardbound.com.

Spanish Immersions with
Yoga & Holistic Nutrition
Nosara Spanish Institute with
the Yoga House & Joy Burch
Playa Guiones, Nosara, Costa Rica

Our interpretation of the world and all that is happening around us depends largely on our perspective – this is why it is of utmost importance to feel as good as we possibly can! How we feel, determines the way we experience the world and how we relate to others. It is our intention with this unique Inward Bound retreat to empower you with the awareness on how to truly feel great while immersing yourself in language study. Allow us to share with you our ideas and ’secrets’ on optimal health and well-being, broaden your perspective by learning in a different culture, stretch your body with hatha yoga and exercise your mind learning one of the most romantic languages in the world, Spanish.

This wellness retreat package includes:
- 6 nights deluxe accommodation
- Healthful & fresh breakfasts and several group dinners
(including several raw food meals)
- Daily yoga classes
- Holistic health & nutrition talks
- Daily Spanish lessons
- One complimentary massage
- Personal free time to explore the area
- Round trip transfers from Liberia (LIR) or Nosara Airports

Sample itinerary for our wellness week:*
Sunday arrival ~ Optional tour at 4:30pm
7:00 -7:50am ~ Breakfast
8:00-9:40am ~ Morning Spanish lessons
10:30am-12:00pm ~ Yoga class
12:00-4:00pm ~ Lunch/free time
4:00-5:30pm ~ Nutrition class or sunset beach walk
5:30-7:00pm ~ Free time or optional free of charge activities (Latin dance lessons, nature walks, bird watching, workshops, beach games & activities)
7:00pm ~ Dinner

Nutritional Topics:*
Yoga & Nutrition/Primary Food
Greens/Green Smoothie Demo
Deconstructing Cravings/Healthy Desserts
The Importance of Fats in the Diet
Conscious Eating/Chewing and Alkaline vs. Acid

*schedules are carved in sand, not stone, so please be flexible if changes occur.

Spanish Lessons at the:
Nosara Spanish Institute
NSI is an institution dedicated to teaching foreign languages. NSI is located on the Beaches of Nosara, on the North Pacific coast of Costa Rica. It’s main activity is to offer intensive and semi-intensive courses in Spanish as a foreign language (SFL) to native speakers of any first language, and of all ages. In addition to the immersion experience, students are able to interact and spend time in a country where the language is spoken.

NSI uses a communicative teaching methodology, in which the main goal is the improvement of the student’s communication skills, encouraging spontaneous and creative use of the language, using real communicative situations and activities that teach Spanish in the way we really use it. In a fun, relaxed atmosphere experience our exceptional classes ran by professional certified teachers of Spanish as a foreign language.

Yoga Classes at the:
Yoga House, Playa Guiones
Choose between a variety of Hatha Yoga Classes as well as Pilates and other offerings depending on the time of year.

Nutrition Talks with:
Joy Burch, MBA, E-RYT, Living Foods Educator
Joy is an experienced yoga teacher, teacher training facilitator and retreat leader/coordinator, and is the current owner and co-director of Inward Bound. She has studied in India, throughout North America and extensively in Central America, and currently runs retreats in Costa Rica, Jamaica and North Carolina. After her mother was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, she began to research alternative therapies and discovered juice fasting and Ann Wigmore’s healing protocol. Her current passion is to combine yoga with healing raw and living foods to create optimum health for those who either want more energy and “joie de vivre” or who are actually in a healing crisis. She is currently studying and working on the Educator’s Path at the Living Foods Institute and at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition.

Accommodations at:
506 Resort Arco Iris apartments

2 bedroom, 2 bathroom fully equipped deluxe apartments, with full kitchen, living area, open terrace, wi-fi internet, pool and 24 hour security.

Tennis court and gym are available for a small fee.

Prices for this wellness retreat package:
Single Occupancy: $1,650.00
Double Occupancy: $1,455.00

How to get to Nosara
Nosara is just over a 2-hour drive from the airport at Liberia, served by Delta, American Airlines, US Air and Continental. Our package includes transfers from Liberia or Nosara Airport on the first and last days of your retreat, 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)

To register or for further information, please click here.

Anusara Yoga Jungle Immersion 3
with B.J. Galvan & Jack Harrison
Hacienda del Sol
San Juanillo, Costa Rica
April 7 – 14, 2012

Join us at Hacienda del Sol in San Juanillo, Costa Rica for a very special, one of a kind Anusara Yoga Jungle Immersion. We invite you to cross a threshold and deepen your yoga practice on every level. Through focused studies of the life affirming philosophy underlying the Anusara Yoga tradition, deep practice embodying the Universal Principles of Alignment™, and stimulating conversation with other like hearted yogin you will experience a transformational and exciting spiritual, physical and mental journey into the ecstatic core of your own heart. B.J. Galvan and Inward Bound combine the Anusara Yoga Immersion 3 curriculum with music, mythology and raw and living foods to create a unique Anusara retreat experience.

Our Yoga Jungle Immersion 3 Retreat includes:
- Anusara Yoga Immersion 3
- 7 nights accommodation at Hacienda del Sol
- All daily meals (70% raw & living foods,
eggs available & fish offered several times)
- Skin cleansing clay baths
- Evening kirtans & folklore stories
- Personal free time to explore the area
- Optional $60 excursion (Kayaking, Stand Up Paddle Boarding or Hiking)

Immersion 3 -
Recognition of the Light

Curriculum for the week:
* Continued exploration of the UPA’s, Level 1 & 2 Syllabus
* Level 3 Syllabus poses introduced
* Bhagavad Gita, Dharma & Paths of Yoga
* Chakras, Kundalini and Subtle Energy Body Anatomy
* Basic Sanskrit of philosophical terms
* Deeper study of Philosophy & Practice of Yoga Postures
* Continued Techniques of Pranayama & Meditations
* Yoga Anatomy – Muscles of the head and neck; Spinal Muscles, Overview of joints, cartilage, ligaments and tendons

Pre-Requisites for Immersion 3:
* Anusara Immersions 1 and 2
* Or permission from the Immersion instructor

Required Books for Immersion 3:
* Master Immersion Booklet by John Friend
* Teacher Training Manual by John Friend
* Anatomy of Movement by Blandine Calais-Germain
* Bhagavad Gita – any (Juan Mascaro is recommended)

These can be purchased at the Anusara.com online bookstore.

Reading and Homework for Immersion 3:
* Master Immersion Booklet – Pages 1-41, Level 3 Syllabus
* Teacher Training Manual – Chapters 2-7, Chapter 10
* Anatomy of Movement – Chapters 4, 5 and 6
* Bhagavad Gita
* Asana – From Syllabus 2 and incorporating poses from Syllabus 3
* Pranayama
* Meditation

Additional items to bring:
* Journal and pens
* Yoga mat, water bottle and sweat towel
* Your own props if necessary
* Snacks

B.J. Galvan, Certified Anusara Instructor,
Reiki Master, and HypnoBirthing expert
B.J. Galvan has an energizing presence and is contagiously uplifting. In 1999, she began a steady yoga practice, and after an intense year of Astanga she discovered and aligned with the path of Anusara yoga. Aside from the deep appreciation of her teachers Jordan and Martin Kirk, Sianna, Darren, Noah and Desiree, B.J. is grateful for having been blessed with the opportunity to extensively travel the U.S., Australia, and Europe, studying with, apprenticing, and assisting master yoga teacher and the founder of Anusara, John Friend. Passionate about the practice, B.J. inspires students to align with the power of grace and their own intentions within. She will guide and assist you to transform, heal and awaken to the unique expression of beauty and goodness that is your divine essence.

Jack Harrison, Yoga Instructor, Singer,
and Folklorist
Jack Harrison is a yoga teacher, singer and folklorist. Creator of heavenly music and heroic stories, he has over 30 years of experience and has recently begun to blend yoga, music and mythology together in his Spanda Yoga Music workshops. He is an experienced Anusara Inspired and Ashtanga Yoga teacher.

“Wind Across the Sea” has received wide critical acclaim. His third released album is called “The Enchanted Island”.

Prices for the Jungle Immersion 3 Retreat week:
Hacienda del Sol
Single Occupancy (with private bathroom): US$1,645.00*
Double Occupancy (with private bathroom): US$1,395.00* per person
Single Occupancy (without private bathroom): US$1,595.00*
Double Occupancy (without private bathroom): US$1,345.00* per person

*Early bird discount, prices will increase by $200.00 after January 24th, 2012.

Inward Bound offers a comprehensive Anusara Yoga Immersion curriculum. In addition to Anusara Yoga Immersion 3, Inward Bound offers Anusara Yoga Immersion 1 and Anusara Yoga Immersion 2. Discounts are available when you register for 2 or more Immersion weeks:

A $100.00 discount will be given per person if you register for 2 Immersion weeks consecutively (for example, Level 2 & 3) and a $250.00 discount will be given per person if you register for all 3 Immersion weeks.

You can reserve your space with a $500.00 non-refundable deposit. Balance will be due on February 24th, 2012.

To reserve your space on multiple Immersions, we are asking for a non-refundable deposit of $1500.00. Balance will be due on February 24th, 2012.

What is an Anusara Yoga Immersion?
¿Que es una Inmersion de Anusara Yoga?
(Transferencia directa el folleto en Español)

For those with a dream to teach Anusara Yoga, this is the perfect opportunity to create a solid foundation from which to build from. It is the first step for those wishing to embark on the path of teaching Anusara Inspired Yoga. Although the immersions do not give instruction on how to teach yoga, it is an appropriate gateway for those who are already teaching Yoga, or those with the desire to become an Inspired or Certified Anusara Yoga® Instructor. The immersions are not designed to give instructions on how to teach, so there is no pressure to teach, only the empowering knowledge of the deeper aspects of the fundamental teachings of Anusara Yoga. (For more information on the requirements for Inspired or Certified designations, please go to www.anusara.com)

The immersion curriculum consists of a three-phase series totaling 108 hours and designed for anyone wishing to gain a comprehensive understanding of Anusara Yoga. Completion of immersions 1, 2, and 3 is a prerequisite for participating in an Anusara Yoga Level 1 Teacher Training.

The Immersion offers you an invitation to awakening, a venue for making meaningful friendships within a global community of other like-hearted, like-minded yogin, and it is exciting spiritual, physical and mental voyage into the core of Anusara Yoga teachings. The immersion provides the tools, the guide you need to engage life skillfully and move from that ecstatic place in your heart, on the mat and out in the world.

Shakti’pata anusarena shishyo ‘nugraha arhati – Kularnava Tantra 14.38

How to get to Hacienda del Sol:
San Juanillo is just over a 2 hour drive from the airport at Liberia, Costa Rica. Liberia Airport is served by Delta, American, US Air and Continental. Delta has also added a direct flight from Los Angeles to Liberia around the weekend.

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, flights are approx. 45 minutes in duration. For more information, prices, schedules & weight restrictions (small and 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)

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 Josh for more information: haciendadelsolcr@gmail.com

If you have any further questions or queries, please don’t hesitate to call us on +1 (843) 277 1479 or email us at hello@inwardbound.com.

Anusara Yoga Jungle Immersion 2
with B.J. Galvan & Jack Harrison
Hacienda del Sol
San Juanillo, Costa Rica
March 31 – April 7, 2012

Join us at Hacienda del Sol in San Juanillo, Costa Rica for a very special, one of a kind Anusara Yoga Jungle Immersion. We invite you to cross a threshold and deepen your yoga practice on every level. Through focused studies of the life affirming philosophy underlying the Anusara Yoga tradition, deep practice embodying the Universal Principles of Alignment™, and stimulating conversation with other like hearted yogin you will experience a transformational and exciting spiritual, physical and mental journey into the ecstatic core of your own heart. B.J. Galvan, Jack Harrison and Inward Bound combine the Anusara Yoga Immersion 2 curriculum with music, mythology and raw and living foods to create a unique Anusara retreat experience.

Our Yoga Jungle Immersion 2
Retreat includes:
- Anusara Yoga Immersion 2
- 7 nights accommodation at Hacienda del Sol
- All daily meals (70% raw & living foods,
eggs available & fish offered several times)
- Skin cleansing clay baths
- Evening kirtans & folklore stories
- Personal free time to explore the area
- Optional $60 excursion (Kayaking, Stand Up Paddle Boarding or Hiking)

Immersion 2 -
The Illumined Heart

Curriculum for the week:
* Deeper exploration of the UPA’s and Level 1 Syllabus
* Level 2 Syllabus poses introduced
* Historical Overview of 3 main schools of Yoga Philosophy
* Overview of Yoga Sutras of Patanjali & Astanga Yoga
* Classic and Tantric perspectives on the specific sutras of Patanjali’s Sutras
* Malas, Kleshas & Jaladhara Bandha
* Tantra philosophy, Metaphysics and Cosmology
* Tantric texts – Intro to The Spendor of Recognition and Tattvas
* Deeper practices of Pranayama & Meditation
* Yoga Anatomy – Main muscles in Shoulders and Hips, Joints in Arms and Legs

Pre-Requisites for Immersion 2:
* Anusara Immersion 1
* Or permission from the Immersion instructor

Required Books for Immersion 2:
* Master Immersion Booklet by John Friend
* Teacher Training Manual by John Friend
* Anatomy of Movement by Blandine Calais-Germain
* Yoga Sutras of Patanjali – any translation

These can be purchased at the Anusara.com online bookstore.

Reading and Homework for Immersion 2:
* Master Immersion Booklet – Pages 1-22, 23, 23-41, Level 2 Syllabus
* Teacher Training Manual – Chapters 2-7, Chapter 10
* Anatomy of Movement – Chapters 6 and 7
* Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras

Additional items to bring:
* Journal and pens
* Yoga mat, water bottle and sweat towel
* Your own props if necessary
* Snacks

B.J. Galvan, Certified Anusara Instructor,
Reiki Master, and HypnoBirthing expert
B.J. Galvan has an energizing presence and is contagiously uplifting. In 1999, she began a steady yoga practice, and after an intense year of Astanga she discovered and aligned with the path of Anusara yoga. Aside from the deep appreciation of her teachers Jordan and Martin Kirk, Sianna, Darren, Noah and Desiree, B.J. is grateful for having been blessed with the opportunity to extensively travel the U.S., Australia, and Europe, studying with, apprenticing, and assisting master yoga teacher and the founder of Anusara, John Friend. Passionate about the practice, B.J. inspires students to align with the power of grace and their own intentions within. She will guide and assist you to transform, heal and awaken to the unique expression of beauty and goodness that is your divine essence.

Jack Harrison, Yoga Instructor, Singer,
and Folklorist
Jack Harrison is a yoga teacher, singer and folklorist. Creator of heavenly music and heroic stories, he has over 30 years of experience and has recently begun to blend yoga, music and mythology together in his Spanda Yoga Music workshops. He is an experienced Anusara Inspired and Ashtanga Yoga teacher.

“Wind Across the Sea” has received wide critical acclaim. His third released album is called “The Enchanted Island”.

Prices for the Jungle Immersion 2 Retreat week:
Hacienda del Sol
Single Occupancy (with private bathroom): US$1,645.00*
Double Occupancy (with private bathroom): US$1,395.00* per person
Single Occupancy (without private bathroom): US$1,595.00*
Double Occupancy (without private bathroom): US$1,345.00* per person

*Early bird discount, prices will increase by $200.00 after January 24th, 2012.

Inward Bound offers a comprehensive Anusara Yoga Immersion curriculum. In addition to Anusara Yoga Immersion 2, Inward Bound offers Anusara Yoga Immersion 1 and Anusara Yoga Immersion 3. Discounts are available when you register for 2 or more Immersion weeks:

A $100.00 discount will be given per person if you register for 2 Immersion weeks consecutively (for example, Level 1 & 2) and a $250.00 discount will be given per person if you register for all 3 Immersion weeks.

You can reserve your space with a $500.00 non-refundable deposit. Balance will be due on February 24th, 2012.

To reserve your space on multiple Immersions, we are asking for a non-refundable deposit of $1500.00. Balance will be due on February 24th, 2012.

What is an Anusara Yoga Immersion?
¿Que es una Inmersion de Anusara Yoga?
(Transferencia directa el folleto en Español)

For those with a dream to teach Anusara Yoga, this is the perfect opportunity to create a solid foundation from which to build from. It is the first step for those wishing to embark on the path of teaching Anusara Inspired Yoga. Although the immersions do not give instruction on how to teach yoga, it is an appropriate gateway for those who are already teaching Yoga, or those with the desire to become an Inspired or Certified Anusara Yoga® Instructor. The immersions are not designed to give instructions on how to teach, so there is no pressure to teach, only the empowering knowledge of the deeper aspects of the fundamental teachings of Anusara Yoga. (For more information on the requirements for Inspired or Certified designations, please go to www.anusara.com)

The immersion curriculum consists of a three-phase series totaling 108 hours and designed for anyone wishing to gain a comprehensive understanding of Anusara Yoga. Completion of immersions 1, 2, and 3 is a prerequisite for participating in an Anusara Yoga Level 1 Teacher Training.

The Immersion offers you an invitation to awakening, a venue for making meaningful friendships within a global community of other like-hearted, like-minded yogin, and it is exciting spiritual, physical and mental voyage into the core of Anusara Yoga teachings. The immersion provides the tools, the guide you need to engage life skillfully and move from that ecstatic place in your heart, on the mat and out in the world.

Shakti’pata anusarena shishyo ‘nugraha arhati – Kularnava Tantra 14.38

How to get to Hacienda del Sol:
San Juanillo is just over a 2 hour drive from the airport at Liberia, Costa Rica. Liberia Airport is served by Delta, American, US Air and Continental. Delta has also added a direct flight from Los Angeles to Liberia around the weekend.

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, flights are approx. 45 minutes in duration. For more information, prices, schedules & weight restrictions (small and 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)

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 Josh for more information: haciendadelsolcr@gmail.com

If you have any further questions or queries, please don’t hesitate to call us on +1 (843) 277 1479 or email us at hello@inwardbound.com.

Moon Goddess and Yoga Retreat
with Muriel Murphy
& Sanjivani Marie Hache
Playa Guiones, Nosara, Costa Rica
March 4 – 9, 2012

Join a powerful circle of like-minded women for a nurturing and rejuvenating retreat of yoga & sacred healing ceremonies.

Amazing women all over the world, you are being called to take a week for yourself and meet together in a peaceful setting, on a beautiful tropical beach.

Allow yourself to be inspired & renewed.

Each Goddess Retreat week includes:
~ 5 nights accommodation
~ Healthful & fresh breakfasts and dinners
~ Daily yoga & meditation
~ Goddess gatherings & healing ceremonies
~ A complimentary massage
or alternative healing session of your choice
~ Free time to explore the area

For this retreat, Muriel & Sanjivani bring together a synthesis of powerful healing modalities:
♥ Yoga, Pranayama, Mudra, Mantra, Tantra, Yantra, and Meditation
♥ Goddess Puja, Chanting, Dancing, and Pranic Movements
♥ Massage Therapy, Ayurvedic Medicine, Shamanic Energy Medicine
♥ Soul Journeying, Healing Ceremonies, Mythic Mapping
♥ Journaling, Insight Sharing, Goddess Gatherings, and much more…

Wake up each morning with a rejuvenating yoga flow and sacred chanting, and complete the evening with nurturing restorative yoga and guided meditation.

Following morning yoga, with a deepened sense of calm and well-being, we will move into awakening the divine energies within, guiding you through a spiritual practice of the Sri Vidya Tantric lineage of ancient India. Referred to as the Sri Chakra Puja (Sri Yantra Puja), we make sacred offerings to the different aspects of the Goddess, as we chant her seed mantras within each one of our chakras. This practice creates a positive vibration of protection, which can change your destiny, and be a doorway to realizing yourself.

After a complimentary healthful breakfast (including an abundance of local tropical fruits), the choice is yours for a wonderful day:

♥ Relax, renew & rejuvenate
♥ Journal or read a book
♥ Walk on the beach, take a surf lesson, explore the area or go shopping
♥ Connect with other women, with nature and more deeply with yourself
♥ Receive your complementary therapeutic massage
♥ Receive your complementary Ayurvedic consultation
♥ Receive a Shamanic Energy Medicine healing session (for an additional cost)
♥ Receive a reading of your choice: Astrological, Spirit Animal, Tarot, Angel or Goddess cards
♥ Enjoy a delicious lunch at a local restaurant
♥ Bike ride on the beach, horseback riding, zip line through the jungle
♥ Share, dream, be inspired
♥ Bathe in the salt water pool of Villa Cortes
♥ Enjoy the sun, the waves, and the fresh tropical air
♥ Dance, laugh & play

The flow of the day continues as we gather for a Healing Ceremony and Goddess sharing circle. This is a sacred time together, during which safe space is held for sharing from the heart, with the loving support of the other women.

Imagine the magical feeling of sitting in a powerful women’s circle, on the warm beach, in between the radiant full moon rising over the mountains, and the breath taking view of the sun setting over the ocean waves… the sky in a spectrum of colors.  Simply magnificent.

In this special Moon Goddess & Yoga Retreat, you are invited to let go, and allow yourself to be guided inward, to listen to the intuitive flow of your natural life cycles and feminine rhythms.

Take this opportunity to share from your heart, and be held in the full support of the Divine Feminine in her many forms. In the presence of mother nature, bathe in the compassionate loving kindness of supportive women by your side, and create sacred space together in life transforming healing ceremonies.

Share. Dream. Be inspired.

At the Goddess Altar, it comes naturally to let our inspiring feminine qualities shine and be shared with one another, bringing light and reconnection to the different aspects of the Goddess and Medicine Woman within you.

Sanjivani will also guide you in a Shamanic soul healing journey, during which you will have the opportunity to retrieve a soul gift, a healed soul part, a new soul contract, a power animal, or even a new possibility for your destiny. You will be given guidance on practices to help you integrate and anchor the healing of your shamanic journey, by working at the level of the sacred, of the soul, of the mythic.

This special time together will culminate on the last evening with a Full Moon shamanic healing fire ceremony on the beach, during which you will have the opportunity to offer your prayers to Spirit, and connect to source for healing.

2012 is a time to deepen our experience and embodiment of peace, balance and freedom on the soul level. In allowing yourself to give and receive, you embark on your own personal healing journey.

Muriel Murphy
Muriel has been in the healing arts field since 1992 when she began studying the body as a Fitness Instructor/Health Sciences major at the University of California, San Diego. She graduated from the Phillips School of Massage, 500 hrs CMT in 1995 and completed 500 hrs of intensive study and private apprenticeship with certified Rolfer, Bill Sitkin in 1997. Muriel pursued a training in Neuro-Muscular Reprogramming at the Alive and Well Institute in 2003. To date she has 700 hrs of yoga teacher training from 2003-2007.

Most recently she studied Touch for Health, Reiki and Thai Massage. Muriel’s 16 years of experience as a body worker and yoga instructor shines through in the knowledge she so openly shares with others. She believes that the lineage of yoga, and the healing path of the Great Goddess is a gift to be shared for the health and well being of all who choose to embark on the journey.

Sanjivani Marie Hache
Sanjivani brings to her work a clarity of perception and a depth of understanding that emerged through her personal soul healing journey. She has devoted her life to spiritual awakening and freedom, and she shares freely with an open-heart and pure love. Using ancient Yogic & Ayurvedic wisdom for women’s health and hormonal balance, including spiritual practices to purify and awaken the pranic energy body. She facilitates Shamanic journeying & ceremonies, guiding people into deep soul healing transformation, and propelling them towards their divine destiny.

Internationally recognized as an exceptionally gifted intuitive and healer, with a wealth of wisdom to share. She has 12 years of professional trainings and experience in Ayurvedic Medicine, Yoga Therapy, Vidya Tantra, Vajra Yogini Tantra, Qi-Gong, and Shamanic Energy Medicine. Her background is in scientific research, most recently in the interdisciplinary field of PNI (psycho-neuro-immunology). She has worked in many research laboratories in Universities across Canada, and at Harvard Medical School.  She has publications in scientific journals, and has received multiple research grants and awards.

Prices for each Goddess Retreat week:
Villa Cortes Retreat Center
Single Occupancy: US$1,795.00*
Double Occupancy: US$1,595.00* (per person)
Triple Occupancy: US$1,495.00* (per person)
Quadruple Occupancy: US$1,295.00* (per person)

* $100 DISCOUNT – Receive $100.00 off the listed prices if your payment is made in full on registration before February 4th, 2012.

* FRIEND DISCOUNT – Receive $100.00 off your retreat (or $50 each) if you bring a friend, payment will be made in cash on arrival.

How to get to Nosara
Nosara is just over a 2-hour drive from the airport at Liberia (LIR), served by Delta, American Airlines, US Air and Continental.

Or, for your convenience you can fly from
San Jose to Nosara
If you fly into San Jose (SJO) 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 (SJO)
- Nature Air: www.natureair.com
(Located at Pavas Airport, a domestic airport 35 minutes from SJO)

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 the Villa Cortes Retreat Center. Please email Muriel for further information: murielcmurphy@gmail.com.

If you have any further questions or queries, please do not hesitate to call
Muriel on (506) 8517-8816 or email her at murielcmurphy@gmail.com

7-Day Juice Cleanse,
Yoga & Meditation Retreat
with Quen Koetter
& Menlha Bruneau
at Hacienda del Sol,
San Juanillo, Costa Rica
February 11 – 18, 2012

Cleanse your body and rejuvenate your soul with Menlha Bruneau’s celebrated raw food and juice cleanse! In addition to cleansing and learning about living foods, Quen Koetter will offer daily yin/yang yoga classes, meditation instruction and yoga nidra to facilitate a deeper connection to source and clarity of purpose. There will also be dharma and nutrition talks throughout the week and the option of a liver cleanse and various healing bodywork sessions.

This Rejuvenating Retreat includes:
~ 7 nights accommodation
~ A raw food introduction – we begin and end the cleanse with a delicious raw food meal
~ A raw food preparation demonstration
~ A 5 day juice fast with fruit juices, vegetable protein drinks, chlorophyll drinks, pipa water (from coconut), noni juice, coconut kefir
~ 2 colemas (colon cleansing) a day
~ Daily yin/yang yoga & meditation
~ Daily yoga nidra
~ Group sharing and inspiration
~ Skin cleansing clay baths
~ Giving and receiving abdominal massage
~ PLUS a healing circle with group acupuncture with Mitra

Informational subjects include:
* Your cleanse and about cleansing
* Juicing
* Raw food and food combining
* Colon cleansing
* Digestive system

Liver Cleanse:
* If people are interested in a liver cleanse we offer that on the 6th evening. This consists of 5 drinks for the liver and gallbladder to cleanse and flush out gall stones.

From Joy…
I did my first cleanse in 2008 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.

Yin & Yang Yoga
In ancient Chinese philosophy, yin & yang describe the opposites that exist in the world, such as light & dark or hot & cold. Yin cannot exist without yang and yang cannot exist without yin, they complement each other. Harmony and health are created when these contrasting aspects come into balance.

Yin is traditionally passive and introspective, and the perfect counter-balance to upbeat, energetic yang. So it is with yoga, that a yin style practice is slow and quiet with long-held passive poses, in sitting and lying positions. Relaxing and opening the body to more flexibility by allowing the body’s connective tissues to soften. By contrast, a yang flow is more active and dynamic, strengthening and invigorating the body and mind.

Yoga Nidra – Enter the Zero Stress Zone
The literal translation of Yoga Nidra is Yogic Sleep. It is an ancient form of meditation that will take you into the deepest levels of relaxation while still remaining fully aware. When practicing Yoga Nidra, your brainwaves drop into the alpha and theta state. As you progressively enter deeper and subtler brain waves you become more relaxed, integrated, expansive and present. Eventually, you completely shift out of identification with the body, mind and ego. In this deep state beyond ordinary waking consciousness, you naturally re-align with spirit, allowing you to effortlessly disengage from restrictive physical, mental and emotional patterning. Here, you are free to create a life that is an expression of higher
consciousness, rather than acquired conditioning.

Group Acupuncture
Influenced by traditional Acupuncture clinics, receiving acupuncture in a group raises the frequency of the energy field and invites deeper healing both individually and collectively.
Before being invited to participate in the group sessions, each person will meet with Mitra for
a private consultation to discuss and gather information about their state of being.

The group session takes place over a 3-4 hour period, 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.

Quen Koetter
Quen’s yogic journey has been evolving magically throughout the past 7 years, finding inspiration in array of different practices. She embarked with a weekly Hatha class, used as a tool for controlling the stress of her fast-paced television production job in London. Truly awakened by its profound effects on her emotional, spiritual and physical well-being, she quickly found a new, more conscious and balanced way of living. With a spirit of adventure and a passion for travel, she journeyed to India in 2005 in pursuit of a deeper practice, spending time studying the Sivananda tradition. In 2008 her path called her to the guidance of Don & Amba Stapleton at the Nosara Yoga Institute in Costa Rica, where she completed her 200-hr Interdisciplinary Teacher Training, 100-hr Pranassage Practitioner, 100-hr Inner Quest and subsequently their 500-hr Professional Certification.

In addition, Quen is an ITEC and MTI certified Holistic Massage Therapist and is grateful to currently find ‘home’ to be Nosara, Costa Rica, where she assists in the facilitation of yoga training’s, is a practicing yoga instructor, body worker and co-director of Inward Bound.

Deva Mitra
Trained for four years at the Medicin College of Chinese Medicine and Zen Shiatsu in Israel, specializing in Acupuncture, Shiatsu, and Nutrition. Concurrently, he studied both Thai Massage and Reiki, becoming a Reiki Master in 1996. In 1999, Mitra opened his own clinic for the practice of Acupuncture, Shiatsu, Thai Massage, Reiki, and Jin Shin. For the past 12 years, Mitra has been practicing Chinese medicine and facilitating worldwide, transformational workshops as well as living with an enlightened master exploring the inner world.

Retreat schedule:
~ Arrival late afternoon – Group begins with a raw food dinner at 6pm, an opening circle with an introduction of the participants and the cleanse.
~ 1st day – Yoga, meditation, circle for support and information, light food, introduction to colemas (colon cleansing), juices, yoga nidra
~ 2nd – 6th days (5 days juicing) – mornings in silence, yoga, meditation, juices, colemas (2 a day), skin brushing, clay baths, information on cleansing your system, digestive system massage, yoga nidra
~ 7th day – Yoga, meditation, breaking the juice fast, raw food preparation demonstration, raw food lunch, closing circle and departure.

Prices for this All-Inclusive Retreat week:
Hacienda del Sol
Single Occupancy (with private bathroom): $1195.00 ~ 1 SPACE LEFT ~
Double Occupancy (with private bathroom): $1095.00 (per person) or ~ 1 SPACE LEFT ~
Single Occupancy (without private bathroom): $1095.00 ~SOLD OUT~
Double Occupancy (without private bathroom): $995.00 (per person) ~SOLD OUT~

* Spaces are limited on this retreat, you can register and secure your accommodation choice with a $500.00 non-refundable deposit until January 4th, 2011. Your balance will be due one month prior to the retreats start date on January 11th, 2012.

Bodywork Sessions:
~ 1 1/2 hour sessions – US$85.00
~ 1 hour sessions – US$60.00

Hacienda del Sol does not accept credit cards. Payment for additional treatments and purchases can be made through PayPal or by a bank transfer.

How to get to Hacienda del Sol:
San Juanillo is just over a 2hr drive from the airport at Liberia, Costa Rica. Liberia Airport is served by Delta, American, US Air and Continental. Delta has also added a direct flight from Los Angeles to Liberia around the weekend.

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, flights are approx. 45 minutes in duration. For more information, prices, schedules & weight restrictions (small and 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)

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 Quen for further information: quen@inwardbound.com

If you have any further questions or queries, please don’t hesitate to call us on +1 (843) 277 1479 or email us at hello@inwardbound.com.

Anusara Yoga Jungle Immersion 1
with B.J. Galvan at Hacienda del Sol
San Juanillo, Costa Rica
March 24 – 31, 2012

Join us at Hacienda del Sol in San Juanillo, Costa Rica for a very special, one of a kind Anusara Yoga Jungle Immersion. We invite you to cross a threshold and deepen your yoga practice on every level. Through focused studies of the life affirming philosophy underlying the Anusara Yoga tradition, deep practice embodying the Universal Principles of Alignment™, and stimulating conversation with other like-hearted yogin you will experience a transformational and exciting spiritual, physical and mental journey into the ecstatic core of your own heart. B.J. Galvan and Inward Bound combine the Anusara Yoga Immersion 1 curriculum with raw & living foods to create a unique Anusara retreat experience.

Our Jungle Immersion 1 Retreat includes:
- Anusara Yoga Immersion 1
- 7 nights accommodation at Hacienda del Sol
- All daily meals (70% raw & living foods,
eggs available & fish offered several times)
- Skin cleansing clay baths
- Personal free time to explore the area
- Optional $60 excursion (Kayaking, Stand Up Paddle Boarding or Hiking)

Immersion 1 -
Path to the Ecstatic Heart

Curriculum for the week:
* Universal Principles of Alignment™
* Study and Practice of Level 1 Syllabus Yoga poses
* Anusara Method & Shiva-Shakti Tantric Philosophy
* Adhikara (studentship) and Yoga Ethics
* Mulabhanda
* General Anusara Yoga Anatomy – Skeleton
* Pranayama and Meditation basics

Pre-Requisites for Immersion 1:
* 30 hours of Anusara studies with an Anusara Certified or Inspired Instructor
* Or permission from the Immersion instructor

Required Books for Immersion 1:
* Master Immersion Booklet by John Friend
* Teacher Training Manual by John Friend
* Anatomy of Movement by Blandine Calais-Germain

These can be purchased at the Anusara.com online bookstore.

Reading and Homework for Immersion 1:
* Master Immersion booklet – Pages. 1-22, 23-41, Level 1 Syllabus
* Anusara Yoga Teacher Training Manual – Chapters 2-7, Chapter 10
* Anatomy of Movement – Chapters 1 and 2
* Shiva-Shakti Tantra Core Metaphysics

Additional items to bring:
* Journal and pens
* Yoga mat, water bottle and sweat towel
* Your own props if necessary
* Snacks

B.J. Galvan, Certified Anusara Instructor,
Reiki Master, and HypnoBirthing expert
B.J. Galvan has an energizing presence and is contagiously uplifting. In 1999, she began a steady yoga practice, and after an intense year of Astanga she discovered and aligned with the path of Anusara yoga. Aside from the deep appreciation of her teachers Jordan and Martin Kirk, Sianna, Darren, Noah and Desiree, B.J. is grateful for having been blessed with the opportunity to extensively travel the U.S., Australia, and Europe, studying with, apprenticing, and assisting master yoga teacher and the founder of Anusara, John Friend. Passionate about the practice, B.J. inspires students to align with the power of grace and their own intentions within. She will guide and assist you to transform, heal and awaken to the unique expression of beauty and goodness that is your divine essence.

Prices for the Jungle Immersion 1 Retreat week:
Hacienda del Sol
Single Occupancy (with private bathroom): US$1,645.00*
Double Occupancy (with private bathroom): US$1,395.00* per person
Single Occupancy (without private bathroom): US$1,595.00*
Double Occupancy (without private bathroom): US$1,345.00* per person

*Early bird discount, prices will increase by $200.00 after January 24th, 2012.

Inward Bound offers a comprehensive Anusara Yoga Immersion curriculum. In addition to Anusara Yoga Immersion 1, Inward Bound offers Anusara Yoga Immersion 2 and Anusara Yoga Immersion 3. Discounts are available when you register for 2 or more Immersion weeks:

A $100.00 discount will be given per person if you register for 2 Immersion weeks consecutively (for example, Level 1 & 2) and a $250.00 discount will be given per person if you register for all 3 Immersion weeks.

You can reserve your space with a $500.00 non-refundable deposit. Balance will be due on February 24th, 2012.

To reserve your space on multiple Immersions, we are asking for a non-refundable deposit of $1500.00. Balance will be due on February 24th, 2012.

What is an Anusara Yoga Immersion?
¿Que es una Inmersion de Anusara Yoga?
(Transferencia directa el folleto en Español)

For those with a dream to teach Anusara Yoga, this is the perfect opportunity to create a solid foundation from which to build from. It is the first step for those wishing to embark on the path of teaching Anusara Inspired Yoga. Although the immersions do not give instruction on how to teach yoga, it is an appropriate gateway for those who are already teaching Yoga, or those with the desire to become an Inspired or Certified Anusara Yoga® Instructor. The immersions are not designed to give instructions on how to teach, so there is no pressure to teach, only the empowering knowledge of the deeper aspects of the fundamental teachings of Anusara Yoga. (For more information on the requirements for Inspired or Certified designations, please go to www.anusara.com)

The immersion curriculum consists of a three-phase series totaling 108 hours and designed for anyone wishing to gain a comprehensive understanding of Anusara Yoga. Completion of immersions 1, 2, and 3 is a prerequisite for participating in an Anusara Yoga Level 1 Teacher Training.

The Immersion offers you an invitation to awakening, a venue for making meaningful friendships within a global community of other like-hearted, like-minded yogin, and it is exciting spiritual, physical and mental voyage into the core of Anusara Yoga teachings. The immersion provides the tools, the guide you need to engage life skillfully and move from that ecstatic place in your heart, on the mat and out in the world.

Shakti’pata anusarena shishyo ‘nugraha arhati – Kularnava Tantra 14.38

How to get to Hacienda del Sol:
San Juanillo is just over a 2 hour drive from the airport at Liberia, Costa Rica. Liberia Airport is served by Delta, American, US Air and Continental. Delta has also added a direct flight from Los Angeles to Liberia around the weekend.

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, flights are approx. 45 minutes in duration. For more information, prices, schedules & weight restrictions (small and 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)

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 Josh for more information: haciendadelsolcr@gmail.com

If you have any further questions or queries, please don’t hesitate to call us on +1 (843) 277 1479 or email us at hello@inwardbound.com.