7 or 14-Day Juice Cleanse, Yoga & Meditation Retreat in San Juanillo, Costa Rica, July 14 – 21 or 29, 2012

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.