Spanish Immersions with Yoga & Holistic Nutrition, Nosara, Costa Rica, 2011

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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)

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