Emily Garrett Yoga

Thanks everyone for an amazing weekend at the beach.  See more photos here.

The end of August can feel like the end of summer.  The kids go back to school and the air develops a morning chill.  Yet, September is a great time to head to the beach in Maine.  The water is the warmest it’s been all year after having a whole summer to warm up.  Swells start to pick up and the waves tend to be a little bigger and more fun to surf in.  Plus, the beach is less crowded than in the previous summer months, giving … Continue Reading

March 11-17, 2012 in Nosara, Costa Rica at Villa Cortes with Emily Garrett and Sofi Dillof.

Come practice yoga, surf, swim, and relax on the beach as you explore the natural beauty of the Nicoya Peninsula.

A typical day looks like:

7:00-9:30 am Morning yoga

10:30 am Share a group brunch provided by the Villa Cortes chef

11:30 am onwards  Free time for:

• Swimming
• Canopy Tour
• Kayaking in the local estuaries
• Surfing
• Shopping
• Restaurants
• Jungle Buggie Rentals: golf carts, scooters, & Tuk-Tuks
• Turtle watching
• Horseback riding
• Fishing
• Learn Spanish
• Yoga
• Photography
• Boogie Boarding
• Hiking
• Massage (available at Villa Cortes, or other locations around Nosara)
• Spa treatments

or anything else your heart … Continue Reading

YOGASURF

September 9-11, 2011

York, Maine

The seventh annual YogaSurf is scheduled for September this year, when the waves are bigger and the beaches less crowded.  Open to all levels of surfers and yogis, this weekend retreat is a guaranteed good time.  Watch the sunrise over the Atlantic, practice yoga on the beach, eat tasty food by the campfire, make new friends, and bathe in the splendor of the ocean.

Schedule:

FRIDAY

7 pm dinner/campfire introductions

SATURDAY

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Sofi and I visited Rincon, Puerto Rico last week where we looked for potential places to host a yoga retreat next winter.  In between visiting places and meeting new people we got to play on the beach.

April 17, 2011

9 am-12 pm

In this three hour retreat we will take our time to explore the rhythms of the body, mind and breath.  Beginning with an active (yang) yoga practice, we will move through yoga poses in timing with our breath.  The yang practice builds strength, focuses the mind, and uses flowing movements to express the inner rhythm of breath.  After a short savasana, we will resume with a slower (yin) practice during which we keep the body relatively still … Continue Reading

taken by Alice Neiley.

We had a fabulous time in Costa Rica and will certainly miss the outdoor yoga deck, the monkeys, the scarlett macaws, and the amazing group of women who attended the retreat.  Looking forward to next year….

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As I prepare to leave the country and settle into jungle life on the Osa peninsula, Costa Rica, I am spending a lot of time on the computer updating blogs and websites, answering emails, and tying up loose ends.  All so that I can leave it behind and take a real break, away from email, from phones, from automobiles.  My brain can certainly use it, as can my immune system.

I am fortunate to have many wonderful teachers subbing for me while I am away.  Please, continue to come … Continue Reading

Check out more beautiful things on my friend’s blog http://www.papertastebuds.com.