Return to Yourself and Journey to your Inner Light. Practice, play, and restore at Mystica Resort located in a Blue Zone vortex of energy that supports personal growth, transformation, and inspiration. Enjoy daily yoga classes, hiking, swimming, relaxing on site, and nurturing yourself with three healthy, delicious meals each day. Included: Sound bath, a day at the beach, a day in La Fortuna hiking to a waterfall, relaxing in hot springs. Come by yourself or bring a friend! Choose a Lodge room or a Jungle cabin, book a healing treatment, all will be taken care of for you.  All-Inclusive Seven Night Stay  Mystica Website 

Daily all level Yoga classes with Kara Keating, teaching for over 25 years.

Morning classes include breathing, meditation, and movement. Afternoon classes will focus on relaxation, and going deeper. Kara teaches modern hatha yoga with flow. Beginners to yoga  are warmly welcomed at this retreat.    Kara Keating   

All deposits are non transferable and non refundable. The deposits we make to Mystica are non refundable, which means we are committed. We ask the same of you. Thank you for your understanding! 

When you make a deposit there is a link to a travel insurance company so you can get a quote. You may purchase your insurance with any company you choose. For a broad choice, check out travel insurance.com Let us know if you have any questions. We ask that you do purchase travel insurance for your safety and assurance. Thank you! 

Most major airlines fly to the Liberia airport. We suggest purchasing your ticket 6-8 weeks prior to flying, unless there is a fabulous sale! We will keep you posted as schedules open up, closer to the time. 

Costa Rica is a beautiful country! If you have the time to stay after the retreat and explore, there are many options nearby. If you wish to arrive a day or two prior to the retreat there is a Hilton Garden Inn right near the airport, with a free shuttle, a restaurant, and a pool.  A number of us are choosing to do this so you will be in good company.  You would book your room for February 13 & 14, or just February 14. Hilton Garden Inn

We will be picked up at the Liberia, Costa Rica International airport and transported to Mystica Lodge. After arriving and settling in to our rooms, we will meet for an opening circle and gentle yoga practice to balance and refresh ourselves after traveling. Dinner begins at 6pm. After dinner, rest up for the week ahead. 

We begin our day with meditation and practice on the La Essencia Yoga Platform by the river, followed by a delicious breakfast at the lodge. After breakfast we will meet at the labyrinth for a talk and practice. After lunch there is plenty of time to explore the area around the lodge. Hike 30 minutes to a 300 year old Ceiba tree. Take a dip in the pool by the river. Walk down to Lake Arenal. At 4pm we will meet again at La Essencia for a gentle meditative flow. After dinner we will meet at the Ramadasa house for an evening talk.

Good Morning! After a short morning practice and breakfast we will take off at 8:30 for La Fortuna, (75 minutes) the town that sits at the base of Volcano Arenal. Our first stop will be for a hike (90 minutes) to the Fortuna Waterfall, located within a nature preserve. There are 530 steps down to the waterfall, which means there are 530 steps up afterwards! Those who wish to see the waterfall but not do the hike will be able to see it. 

After the hike, we will be transported to Eco Termales Hot Springs, where, after a sumptuous lunch, we can soothe our tired feet and bodies in the nourishing mineral waters of the Volcano (2 hours). After we have been refreshed, our driver will deliver us back to Mystica for a delicious dinner. Good Night! 

Today we will be "At Home" in our bodies, minds and souls. Our practices will bring out the Inner Light of each individual and consequently, the collective. The embodied Self becomes a pathway to expanded consciousness! Enjoy the beautiful surroundings, journal, receive healing, walk the labyrinth, and importantly, do some hammock time. The day culminates with a sacred Sound Journey with Helena Buell,, dinner, and some time to observe the night sky before a restful and nourishing sleep. 

Beach Day, Hooray! After an early breakfast we will be transported to the West coast of Costa Rica (90 minutes drive) to Playa Hermosa. One of the best maintained beaches in the country, Playa Hermosa offers visitors crystal clear blue waters and gorgeous scenery. Meaning ‘beautiful beach’ in Spanish, Playa Hermosa has made a name for itself with its idyllic beauty and lush surroundings.A two-kilometer long grey sand beach, encircled by tropical forests and ridges of volcanic rock. Our yoga practice will be on the sand, gazing out at the ocean. Our lunch will overlook the beach, at the Bosque Del Mar. After relaxing and soaking up more beach time, we will head back to Mystica in time for dinner. A long and lovely day in Costa Rica! 

Today, we will focus on cultivating the joy of our time together. Friendships have been formed. Time in solitude and time to be together has balanced out our Journey to the Inner Light. This is a wonderful day to receive a healing treatment. Our yoga practices will be generous, as we celebrate and share our light with each other. During our last night dinner at Mystica, we will be treated to a local Marimba band, and dancing may happen! 

Morning closing ceremony brings us together as we prepare for our various further destinations. Saying goodbye to paradise is always hard, but we will be carrying the light of our time together in our hearts until....the next time! After breakfast we will be transported to the Liberia airport for a different reality. Adios Costa Rica, con mucho gusto! May the Pura Vida life continue within each one of us!