Yoga Program in Costa Rica

1st day

Arrive at retreat center in the afternoon with time to get settled in and familiarize yourself with the area.

6 pm. A welcome dinner will be served

8 pm - 9:30 pm - Introductory and welcome session

2nd day

6 am - 6:15 am gather at center for meditation

6:15 am - 7 am Meditation

7 am - 8:15 am Hatha Yoga Session

8:30 - 10 am breakfast & open time

10 am - noon Morning Session (Power of Declaration)

Noon - 2 pm lunch & open time

2 pm - 4 pm P M session (Power of Agreements)

4 pm - 6 pm Open time

6 pm - 7:30 pm dinner

7:30 pm - 9 pm Evening session ( Sacred Pipe Ceremony)

3rd day

6 am - 6:15 am gather at center for meditation

6:15 am - 7 am Meditation

7 am - 8:15 am Hatha Yoga Session

8:30 - 10 am breakfast & open time

10 am - noon Open Time

Noon - 2 pm lunch & open time

2 pm - 4 pm P M Session (Enlightenment & Freedom)

4 pm - 6 pm Open time

6 pm - 7:30 pm dinner

7:30 pm - 9 pm Evening session (Open Discussion)

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4th day

6 am - 6:15 am gather at center for meditation

6:15 am - 7 am Meditation

7 am - 8:15 am Hatha Yoga Session

8:30 - 10 am breakfast & open time

10 am - noon Morning Session (Open for Adventure Activities)

Noon - 2 pm lunch & open time

2 pm - 4 pm P M session (Massage)

4 pm - 6 pm Open time

6 pm - 7:30 pm dinner

7:30 pm - 9 pm Evening session (Open Discussion)

5th day

6 am - 6:15 am gather at center for meditation

6:15 am - 7 am Meditation

7 am - 8:15 am Hatha Yoga Session

8:30 - 10 am breakfast & open time

10 am - noon Open Time

Noon - 2 pm lunch & open time

2 pm - 4 pm P M session ( Creating Your Vision)

4 pm - 6 pm Open time

6 pm - 7:30 pm dinner

7:30 pm - 9 pm Evening session (Chanting)

6th day

6 am - 6:15 am gather at center for meditation

6:15 am - 7 am Meditation

7 am - 8:15 am Hatha Yoga Session

8:30 - 10 am breakfast & open time

10 am - noon Morning Session (Karma Yoga, Service Project )

Noon - 2 pm lunch & open time

2 pm - 4 pm P M session (Spiritual Support Circle)

4 pm - 6 pm Open time

6 pm - 7:30 pm dinner

7:30 pm - 9 pm Evening session (Sounding)

7th day

6 am - 6:15 am gather at center for meditation

6:15 am - 7 am Meditation

7 am - 8:00 am breakfast

8:30 - 9:15 am Concluding Session

9:30 am departure (extended days may be arranged)

Program Schedule

(days and times may vary depending on group requests)

For details of program offerings

see below

Hatha Yoga sessions, Asanas (body postures). Yoga sessions will be offered every morning or sometime during the day.

Meditation - A combination of silent and guided meditation is offered to create the space for personal growth, spiritual awakening, and setting personal intentions for transformation.

Chanting - A call-and-response chanting often performed in India's devotional traditions. Chanting practice involves chanting hymns or mantras to the accompaniment of instruments such as the harmonium or drums. This is a beautiful way to use one's voice to express devotion and love for oneself and the community around them

Sacred Pipe Circle - In this ceremony, various beings are invited to sit with us in circle. The sacred pipe is filled with gentle herbs (no tobacco or drugs) and is smoked by everyone in ceremony. Prayers, intentions and blessings are put into the pipe and when it is smoked, the prayers, blessings and intentions go out as smoke to be accepted and honored to all those who receive them…a very beautiful and powerful Native American ceremony.

Power of Agreements -The Four Agreements is a passage to Enlightenment and Freedom. During this session we use Miguel Ruiz's teachings to reveal the source of our self-limiting beliefs and using the ancient Toltec wisdom we begin to transform our lives to a new experience of freedom, true happiness and love.

Spiritual Support Circle - During this session we explore the base of our existence and celebrate the child within us. By going into meditation and using painting and drawing, we begin to create an energy around the child-essence within us. We then invite various entities within our lives to begin to create a support circle around us. This circle is a valuable resource to remind us of our magnificence, regardless of what is going on in our lives.

Massage - You will partner up with someone of your choosing. If you are familiar with a massage technique, you can use it to massage your partner. If you'd like some lessons in giving a massage, step by step massage techniques will be offered. After an hour, we will have the partners switch so everyone can receive the benefits of a massage

Power of Declaration - Declaring who you are in the world can produce amazing results. Often circumstances in our lives tend to heavily influence our choices and behavior. Living by declarations allows one to be free of outside influence and opinion and really honor one's birthright.

Creating Your Vision - An opportunity for you to focus on creating your vision so that you can engage your power of declaration to bring forth the future as you desire it to be rather than having the past be what is controlling your life.

Karma Yoga - The word Karma is derived from the Sanskrit Kri, meaning 'to do'. In its most basic sense karma simply means action, and yoga translates to union. Thus Karma yoga literally translates to the path of union through action. In Vedantic philosophy the word 'Karma' means both action and the effects of such action. Karma Yoga is described as a way of acting, thinking and willing by which one orients oneself toward realization by acting in accordance with one's dharma. The action we will engage in is supporting the center to be in its most enlightened state.

Sounding - Prior to joining the sounding you will find an object in nature that produces a sound. You will bring this object to the circle and through our sounds and voices we will give gratitude, ask for support and create intentions in our lives to bring forth wellness and happiness.

Details of Program Offerings

The following will be offered and each is a voluntary session. The offerings may very depending on the focus of the group. If you choose to attend, we simply request that you arrive on time and stay until completion.