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About this trip
Begin or dive deeper into your yoga and meditation practices, while learning to find balance through Ayurveda and healthy living, all in beautiful Samara Beach, Costa Rica!
This retreat provides an opportunity to delve into profound practices which unearth a deeper sense of self and create a more potent connection with the larger world outside of us.
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Leigh is co-teaching a Family Yoga Retreat : Connection & Balance June 21 - 24, 2020
For more information, visit: https://tri.ps/4lD44
Villas Espavel & Accommodations
Villas Espavel:
This intimate retreat village is made up of six thoughtfully designed villas that surround the communal pool, covered outdoor dining room, and treetop yoga space. Each villa has its own unique character, but all include a kitchen, bathroom(s), WiFi, patio(s) where you can relax in harmony with the natural surroundings, and orthopedic mattresses for a good night’s sleep.
Accommodation Options:
Pay in full by January 15th, 2020 and get $200 off per person!
Retreat Package Accommodations:
Different housing options are available to suit your needs and desires.
- Singles Options: $1750 - 2350
- Couples Options: $1750 - 2625 each
- Full time student discount: $1450 (shared room/shared bath only)
About Leigh:
Leigh’s approach to teaching is influenced by her unique perspective as an artist and active world traveler, and further shaped by her fascination with the confluence of Eastern philosophy, Western psychology, and the psychosomatic experience of our existence.
Her deep well of practice and teaching experience in movement, introspective practices, and yoga is grounded in her roles as a professional dancer and choreographer, senior Mysore Ashtanga instructor at Ashtanga Yoga Richmond, Yoga and Ayurveda Wellness Consultant, trained death doula, Mindfulness Instructor at Richmond’s Institute of Contemporary Art, and as Adjunct Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University.
She enjoys teaching in a variety of contexts: leading retreats, workshops, teacher trainings as well as in the classroom or yoga shala. Regardless of location and modality she seeks to apply the one on one intimacy and pedagogically sound methodology provided in the Mysore-Ashtanga system, a creative spirit, and by consciously bringing death into a more holistic conversation about living.
Leigh has dedicated most of her adult life to exploring these realms via: the daily Ashtanga practice that she has maintained for seventeen years; exploration of vinyasa and principles of martial arts; pranayama and meditation practices; participation in a number of five and ten day silent meditation retreats; six multiple-month trips to India to completely immerse herself in
Ayurvedic and yogic study; and living, studying, teaching yoga in Japan for over two years, and her training as a death doula.
The subcurrents of impermanence and the psychosomatic interaction inherent in Ashtanga yoga, Ayurveda, meditation, and pranayama are woven into the fabric of all of Leigh’s teaching modalities, her poetry, her other artistic expressions, and her daily life.
With profound gratitude she recognizes those teachers who continue to impact her life expression: Rolf and Marci Naujokat, Sharath Jois, David Frawley, Alaknanada Puri (Gangotri), and Pat Buxton.
Leigh is a Yoga Alliance Certified Education Provider (YACEP).
Sample Daily Schedule:
Meditation
6 - 6:20am
Tea, reflection, & introspection
6:20 - 6:45am
Yoga Class
6:45 - 8:15am
Breakfast
8:30 - 9am
Break
9 - 11:30am
Led Meditative Practice & Yoga Lab
11:30 - 1pm
Lunch
1:15 - 1:45pm
Workshop: Yoga & Ayurveda Lifestyle
2 - 3:30 pm
Break
3:30 - 6:30pm
Dinner
6:30 - 7pm
What’s included
- Villa EspavelAmenities include: pool (with kiddie section), wifi, patios and kitchens in each villa, orthopedic mattresses, zipline and swing, and a beautiful outdoor yoga pavilion
- 5 Nights LodgingSee pricing for villa options
- 3 Delicious Meals DailyHomemade meals made onsite by our lovely local mother and daughter team
- 5 Yoga Asana PracticesDirect, individualized instruction with a focus on alignment, energetic efficiency, and adjustment techniques (7.5 hours Continuing Education)
- 6 Introspective PracticePranayama - breathwork: instruction, techniques, and practice Led meditation - foundations for awareness over time (3 hours CE)
- 3 Yoga LabsA more concentrated study of energetic efficiency through an examination of both the physical and energetic bodies as they manifest themes and variations within practice (3.5 hours CE)
- 4 WorkshopsYoga & Ayurveda Lifestyle: yogic routines that help you find balance, maximize energy, and ritualize your life (6 hours CE)
- 20hrs Continuing Ed20 contact hours meeting the Continuing Education standards for Registered Yoga Teachers (200 hours+). Students will be awarded a diploma upon completion
What’s not included
- AirfareBest options are to fly into LIR (~ 2hour shuttle to Samara) or SJO (~ 4hour shuttle)
- Shuttle / TransportationWe are happy to help arrange shared or private shuttles
- Travel insuranceHighly recommended
- Private ExcursionsWe are happy to help you arrange excisions, including: Cooking Class, Surf Lessons, Horseback Riding, Turtle hatching/ Dolphin tour, Kayaking, Guided hikes, Zip-lining, and massage
Available Packages
$1750 Paid in full before January 1st (discount code)
$1950 Paid in increments
$1950 Paid in full before January 1
$2150 Paid in incriments
$2150 Paid in full by January 1 (discount code)
$2350 Paid in increments
$1750 Paid in full by January 1 (discount code)
$1950 Paid in increments
$1950 Paid in full by January 1 (discount code)
$2150 Paid in increments
Entire Small Villa - Villa Palma
Villa Palma sleeps 2: It has a queen bedroom and bathroom with a nice patio and outdoor kitchen. Palma has an air-conditioned bedroom. It is on the ground level with no stairs.
$2150 Paid in full by January 1 (discount code)
$2350 Paid in increments
Entire Large Villa - Villa Mar
Villa Mar – sleeps 2 – 5 people: it has a sleeping loft with a queen bed, twin bed and a window seat bed that fits a child under 8 years old. The loft is open to the kitchen and living room below. The living room has a double sofa bed, kitchen and inside dining table for 4 people. The bathroom is on the ground floor. Villa Mar has a patio with a dining table, hammock and chairs for relaxing. Villa Mar has air conditioning.
$2425 Paid in full by January 1 (discount code)
$2625 Paid in increments
$1450 Paid in full by January 1 (discount code)
$1650 Paid in increments