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 desires.

4 pm Afternoon Yoga

6 pm Cook in your private kitchen or hit the town for dinner.

Villa Cortes is a few minutes walk from the beach, where the waves are enjoyable for all levels of surfing all day long.  The town of Nosara boasts healthy, affordable restaurants for dinners and places to shop for local foods if you choose to cook in your villa’s private kitchen.  The retreat includes lodging, mid day brunch, daily meditation, 2 yoga classes a day, and more.

Prices for a seven night stay range from $1300-$2000 depending on accommodations.  Shared and private rooms available.  Airfare is not included.  Learn more details about how to get to Nosara here.

Please contact Emily for more details.

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

7 am yoga on the beach

9 am breakfast

10:30 am surf lesson/free surfing

12:30 pm lunch/more surfing or beach hanging

4 pm yoga at Yoga on York

7 pm dinner

SUNDAY

6 am sunrise yoga on the beach

8 am breakfast

10 am surf lesson/surfing

12 pm lunch on the beach

1-4 pm free time to surf

$300 includes food, 2 nights camping at Dixon’s Campground, 3 yoga classes, 2 days board and wetsuit rentals and surf lessons fromLiquid Dreams Surf Shop.  To register or for more information contact Emily.

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 and examine the movement of breath, body, mind and emotions.  Both the yin and yang yoga practices prepare us to sit comfortably in stillness.  The class will culminate with sitting meditation practice. $45.

Contact Emily to register.

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 to class.  I also appreciate Chris, my husband, who will watch the baby while I teach yoga classes.  I will be back to teach at Laughing River on Thursday March 3.  I look forward to seeing you all when Ireturn, rejuvenated, energized and inspired.