Pure Presence Retreat is a yoga and pilates retreat on the wild northern coast of Nicaragua, created for those craving connection.
This immersive experience invites you to slow down enough to feel again. To step out of constant doing and return to sensing — the rhythm of your breath, the weight of your feet on the earth, the warmth of sun on your skin.
Days unfold gently with yoga, pilates, intentional experiences, nourishing whole foods, and unhurried time by the sea. Movement becomes a way of listening. Rest becomes a way of remembering.
Here, connection isn’t something you strive for — it’s something you notice. In the steady beat of your heart. In salt air filling your lungs. In shared meals and honest conversation. In the quiet moments when you realize you feel fully here.
Rooted in mindful living and honest nourishment, this retreat offers a true reset — not by pushing or fixing, but by creating the conditions for your nervous system to settle and your body to feel safe again.
There is nothing to force and nothing to perform. Only the practice of arriving in your body, in your breath, and in one of Central America’s most breathtaking coastal landscapes.
7 days, 6 nights stay at Still Salty Escape, oceanfront retreat center and hotel
3 vegetarian meals, plus 1 snack
1-2xs a day
**We can arrange your transportation from the airport to Still Salty Escape
Beyond what is listed above
***transportation is not included in price of retreat
*** we can arrange transportation for you
Please note that only dinner is provided this day. Additional snacks, smoothies, and meals are available for purchase if desired.
3:00 pm: Check-in available at SSE
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm: Opening Ceremony + Restorative Yoga
7:00 pm: Group Dinner
A morning snack + coffee and tea will be available by 6 am every morning, should guests prefer to eat a little something before their morning activity.
7:30 am - 8:45 am: Chromatic Yoga
9:00 am: Brekkie
1:00 pm: Lunch
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm: Intentional Living Workshop: Yoga Nidra Immersion
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm: Sea turtle release
6:30 pm: Group dinner
*Kindly note that surfing times may change due to tides.
7:00 am: Brekkie
8:00 am - 10:00 am: Surf lesson
1:00 pm: Lunch
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm: Yin Yoga
6:30 pm: Group Dinner
7:30 am - 9:00 am: Connected from Within: A Core-Centered Chromatic Practice
9:00 am: Brekkie
1:00 pm: Lunch
2:00 pm - 6:30 pm: Boat Tour
6:30 pm: Group Dinner
7:30 am - 8:45 am: Core Flow
9:00 am: Brekkie
10:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Organic farm tour + cooking class
1:00 pm: Lunch
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm: The Art of Staying: A Yin Workshop on Presence
6:30 pm: Group dinner
7:30 am - 8:45 am: Intuitive Flow
9:00: Brekkie
1:00 pm: Lunch
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm: Meditative Sunset Yoga and Closing Ceremony
7:00 pm: Group Dinner
Kindly note that breakfast is the only meal available today, but additional meals and late check-out can be arranged if there’s availability on the schedule.
9:00 am: Brekkie
11:00 am: Check out required at SSE
Oceanfront Retreat Center in Nicaragua for Yoga + Surf Retreat Leaders
We host yoga, wellness, and surf retreat leaders at our oceanfront retreat center in Northern Nicaragua.
Still Salty Escape is a fully serviced, turnkey venue where we handle accommodations, meals, staff, and logistics so you can focus on your students and experience.
Our space is designed for connection, nature, and simplicity, with a private beachfront setting, oceanview yoga shala, and access to world-class surf.
We’ve built and run our own successful retreats, and we support teachers with pricing, structure, and marketing to help you create a profitable and sold-out retreat.
We help you structure and price your retreat in a way that is both aligned and profitable.