the Experience

Join us for this unique yoga experience designed to balance your chakras while you play where crystal rivers meet mystic mountains and tropical seas in Rio Tilari, Costa Rica. Flow into Costa Rica’s rejuvenating rivers and rainforests bound by one of Central America’s largest mountain ranges.  Explore new ways to refresh and balance your energy with a yogic journey through your chakras. Experience our authentic rainforest program consisting of communion with nature, indigenous ceremony, and local inspired wellness treatments. End your trip with a day of service working with a local cause and give the love you cultivate back to the world. 

When: January 12-19, 2016

Destination: Finca Mia, Costa Rica  

Included:

7 Nights Private or Shared Accommodation at Finca Mia
2 X Daily Yoga Practice
3 local inspired meals
1 day of play on a local beach
Day tour of Cloudbridge Rainforest
½ day of service at local reforestation site
Indigenous Cabecar Ceremony
Abundant natural beauty, rivers, plant and animal life
Hammocks and private areas to reconnect with yourself and your surroundings.

Your Yoga Guide: Brady Wilson

Born and raised in Snowmass Village, in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, Brady was exposed from a very young age to the power and beauty of the natural world.  Through adolescence, Brady enjoyed a brief, young career as a competitive aerialist snowboarder.  After receiving a bachelor’s degree at Fort Lewis College, he became a Certified Yoga Instructor at Durango’s premier yoga studio: Yoga Durango.  During his third year as an instructor, he was invited to be an assistant for an international Yoga Teacher Training program in Costa Rica at the Pavones Yoga Center, where he is currently completing his 500 hour certification. Among a variety of other activities, he is passionate about mushroom hunting, performance poetry, singing and dancing, and pretty much anything that involves being in the wilderness.  Warm and welcoming, with a keen sense of humor and a love for adventure, Brady will lift your spirits and your hearts with his infectiously enthusiastic and optimistic outlook on life.

THE YOGA

Seven Days For Seven Chakras
From the serenely pleasing home base of Finca Mia we will embark on an exploration of our chakras. Beginning with the root, moving up through each chakra sequentially, and culminating at the crown by the end of the week, we will use intentional breath work, visualization meditation, bija mantras, and chakra-specific asana sequencing to optimize energy flow within our bodies, and create balance and harmony in our energetic vortexes.

THE ACCOMMODATIONS: FINCA MIA 

A few times in a life, you visit a new place and there is an energy about it that makes your heart sing. Finca Mia is nestled along the Rio Tilari whose headwaters originate on Costa Rica’s tallest peak, majestic Mount Chirripo (13,500 feet elevation at its peak). The elevation of Finca Mia (4000 ft) has the perfect climate…cool nights and warm days, surrounded by lush forest.  With extremely clean water and pure air, our retreat center is wonderfully secluded from the hoards of tourists.  Costa Rica has many different lodging locations available. But if you’re looking for something unique, an experience that is full of warmth, opportunity for self reflection and insight, and restful rejuvenation, Finca Mia is your refuge. Spend your days on beautiful Rio Tilari for sunbathing and a refreshing swim, or adventuring through cloud  forests, dramatic mountains, and lush tropical jungle. 

Additional Services and Activities

• Spa Treatments including deep tissue, thai massage, acupuncture, sound healing, and crystal healing.
• Private Yoga Classes with Kristen
• River Spa- meet at the river for a series of body scrubs including cocoa, coffee grinds, red / green clays, aloe, coconut oil  
• Hike to Mt. Chirripo- Chirripo Mountain is 13,500 feet altitude
• Traditional temazcal ceremony

DISCOVER COSTA RICA

Perhaps one of the most well preserved natural environments on earth, Costa Rica is where life thrives.  Its diverse ecosystems flourish, its wildlife is abundant, and the beauty of nature is smiling back at you in every direction you look.  Costa Rica is home to an impressive variety of surf breaks, but beyond that, it is also teeming with rainforests of unimaginable colors, wild plants and animals, and delicious, healthy tropical cuisine. Melt into the tranquil harmony of the sounds, smells, sights, and tastes of a green, abundant paradise.  

Transportation 

A private shuttle service to the Finca Mia will be included in your retreat package. The shuttle will leave at 1:00 PM from the Marriott Courtyard San Jose International Airport.   
All the meet up details will be provided upon receipt of the initial trip deposit. 

In preparation for your trip, please read our Travel Planning Guide for important tips and information.