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About this trip
This is the yoga retreat you have been dreaming about! Playa Grande, Costa Rica, is a lush, serene, and magical location, which makes it the perfect spot for a retreat. We return once again to the Rip Jack Inn, our favorite hotel and yoga shala just steps from the beach to deepen our meditation and yoga practice.
Enjoy daily all levels classes with experienced yoga teacher, Christie Pitko, E RYT 500. Sessions will be a mix of meditation, vinyasa, and restorative yoga. During our dharma talks, we will discuss the 8 Limbs of Yoga as well as ways to apply the practice of yoga off the mat and into the world.
Delicious meals are served in an open air tree top cafe. Accommodations are simply beautiful, and our hotel has 2 pools to help you recharge and relax during free time. There are hammocks throughout the grounds. Our yoga space is glass enclosed so that you can view the beauty all around you as you deepen your practice. We will be taking excursions as a group in order to connect to one another, as well as this beautiful land. Leave our retreat filled with bliss and adventure.
Sample Schedule -Subject to Changes
Day 1
Arrival and Lunch - 12:30pm and on
Opening Ceremony Yoga and Meditation - 4:30pm
Sunset on the Beach- 6:00pm
Dinner - 6:30pm
Day 2
Flow Yoga and Meditation - 8:00am
Breakfast - 9:15am
Free Time
Lunch - 12:00pm
Group Excursion - Optional Taxi Share to Tamarindo -TBA
Dharma Talk + Restorative Yoga - 4:00pm
Sunset-6:00pm
Dinner - 6:30pm
Day 3
Flow Yoga and Meditation - 8:00am
Breakfast - 9:15am
Free Time
Lunch - 12:30pm
Restorative Yoga and Meditation- 4:30pm
Sunset - 6:00pm
Dinner - 6:30pm
Day 4
Flow Yoga and Meditation - 8:00am
Breakfast - 9:15am
Lunch - 12:00pm
Group Excursion TBA
Dinner - 7:00pm
Day 5
Flow Yoga and Meditation - 8:00am
Breakfast - 9:15am
Free Time
Lunch - 1:00pm
Dharma Talk + Meditation - 4:30pm
Sunset on the Beach- 6:00pm
Dinner - 6:30pm
Day 6
Flow Yoga and Meditation - 8:00am
Breakfast - 9:15am
Free Time
Lunch - 1:00pm
Dharma Talk + Restorative Yoga - 4:30pm
Final Sunset on the Beach- 6:00pm
Dinner - 6:30pm
Day 7
Flow Yoga and Meditation - 8:00am
Breakfast - 9:15am
Free Time
Lunch - 1:00pm
Dharma Talk + Restorative Yoga - 4:30pm
Final Sunset on the Beach- 6:00pm
Dinner - 6:30pm
Day 8
Flow Yoga and Meditation - 8:00am
Breakfast - 9:15am
Check out/Departures - 11:00am and on
Important Things to Know
Costa Rica requires travel insurance.
Please review the Covid-19 guidelines for Costa Rica HERE
This retreat has been rescheduled multiple times due to the pandemic. We have decided to add some precautions to prevent the spread of Covid-19 for the safety and well being of all.
***Prior to attending, we will require proof of vaccination by emailing a photo of your vaccination card to christie@shiftingandinspired.com.**
Our retreat is open to all levels, including beginners, as well as advanced practitioners. Please know basic yoga poses, and make sure that you have taken a few yoga classes before attending.
We welcome practitioners ages 18 and up.
Check in to the hotel is Sunday, February 27th at 1:00pm. Please try to arrive to the Liberia airport as close to 12:00pm as you can. If you arrive at a different time, let me know as soon as possible. It is about an hour from Liberia airport to RipJack Inn.
Check out is Sunday, March 6th at 11:00am. Shuttles will arrive at RipJack Inn to take us back to Liberia airport.
Meals start with lunch on the first day, and end with breakfast on the last day, If you are coming early or staying late, please budget for meals outside of the retreat as well as the additional charges for your room.
What to Bring to Costa Rica
Up-to-date passport
Optional colones (Costa Rican currency, which you can order ahead of time from your bank. We do not recommend exchanging at the airport.)
Water bottle
Bathing suit and flip flops
Comfortable shoes if you decide to hike
Casual clothing outside of your yoga clothes (no need to bring anything fancy)
Early Bird Rate
Register by Monday, November 8th, 2021 for $100 savings per person using code: PURAVIDA1
What’s included
- AccommodationsLovely single or shared rooms in our boutique hotel, RipJack Inn.
- Delicious mealsFreshly prepared breakfast, lunch, and dinner each day (let us know about special requests such as vegetarian or vegan ahead of time.) Meals are shared in an open air cafe amongst the trees.
- Daily yogaAll levels alignment-based vinyasa and restorative.
- Daily meditationAll levels guided meditations.
- Group excursionsConnect to each other on land and sea. Sunset snorkel and sail with lunch included. Afternoon trip to Tamarindo as another excursion. Additional excursion TBA.
- Dharma talksThere is much more to yoga than just the poses. Learn some philosophy, as well as ways to take yoga off the mat.
- Airport transferTransportation to and from the Liberia airport .
- Yoga gearMat and all props included.
- FlightAirport is Liberia, which is about an hour from Rip Jack Inn.
- Travel insuranceRequired to travel to Costa Rica.
- Additional activitiesMassage and other excursions not included in the package.
Available Packages
Standard rooms are located under the restaurant so they are our most budget friendly rooms due to some noise from the cafe (which closes pretty early, around 9:30-10:00pm-ish). Each room has a small outdoor patio and a hammock hanging out front. The hotel rooms have one queen and one single bed.
Amenities: air conditioning, ceiling fans, hot water, private baths, coffee maker, in-room safe, daily housekeeping and toiletries.
Price is per person. Standard rooms are located under the restaurant so they are our most budget friendly rooms due to some noise from the cafe (which closes pretty early, around 9:30-10:00pm-ish). Each room has a small outdoor patio and a hammock hanging out front. The hotel rooms have one queen and one single bed.
Amenities: air conditioning, ceiling fans, hot water, private baths, coffee maker, in-room safe, daily housekeeping and toiletries.
Deluxe rooms are in a free standing building away from the restaurant with a queen bed. All rooms include a private patio.
Amenities: Flat screen TV, mini fridge, outdoor patio, air conditioning, ceiling fans, coffee maker, in-room safe, daily housekeeping and toiletries.
Price is per person. Deluxe rooms are in a free standing building away from the restaurant. They can have queen with a double or a king bed. All rooms include a private patio.
Amenities: Flat screen TV, mini fridge, outdoor patio, air conditioning, ceiling fans, coffee maker, in-room safe, daily housekeeping and toiletries.