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.