OLD PAGE - 2018 retreat
A women’s only retreat, 23-30 March 2019 in Nosara, Costa Rica
A life shaping experience in paradise
A life shaping experience in paradise
Take a minute's break and watch our beautiful video about this retreat. It gives us goosebumps every time!
If you want to build your resilience, trust and presence as a leader, or need a break from the day-to-day
this retreat may be just what you are looking for. If you are looking for support with your next life move, longing for connection and community among women, or sensing the need ahead for a deep rest to re-energise, please join this retreat.
By participating fully in this retreat we promise that you will:
- Gain clarity around what matters to you most and why
- Get to know how your habits live inside of you, and learn to make new choices
- Upgrade how you coordinate with others, with empathy, effectiveness and fun
- (Re)Connect with Nature as a source of energy, healing, resilience
- Deepen your compassion, vulnerability and strength
This retreat is designed by women for women. You may want to find different ways to lead your team or organisation at work, give yourself some time for your own self-development, you maybe wondering what's next on your path and how will you choose. We invite you all to join us.
LeeAnn and Lise are skilled and experienced practitioners in working with the whole of us – body, mind and spirit – to honour where you are and encourage what matters most to you.
this retreat may be just what you are looking for. If you are looking for support with your next life move, longing for connection and community among women, or sensing the need ahead for a deep rest to re-energise, please join this retreat.
By participating fully in this retreat we promise that you will:
- Gain clarity around what matters to you most and why
- Get to know how your habits live inside of you, and learn to make new choices
- Upgrade how you coordinate with others, with empathy, effectiveness and fun
- (Re)Connect with Nature as a source of energy, healing, resilience
- Deepen your compassion, vulnerability and strength
This retreat is designed by women for women. You may want to find different ways to lead your team or organisation at work, give yourself some time for your own self-development, you maybe wondering what's next on your path and how will you choose. We invite you all to join us.
LeeAnn and Lise are skilled and experienced practitioners in working with the whole of us – body, mind and spirit – to honour where you are and encourage what matters most to you.
LeeAnn’s coaching style is very direct yet compassionate. Through her coaching, I learned the real meaning of empathy and opening my heart while improving my work life balance. She also helped me in defining the leader I most want to be, re-sparking my passion, and gearing up for a role change.
Cetin Duransoy, Fortune 200 Financial Institution
Lise is a dedicated, gentle and caring professional. She gave perfectly tailored practices and insights that helped me make significant progress, overcoming some long-standing issues.
Communications Director, Australia.
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Each Retreat Day has a mix of group sessions, space for personal reflection, free time, individual coaching, and specific sessions focused on:
We weave in and learn together from the brilliant work and wisdom of Brené Brown on vulnerability and courage, Clare Nuer on leadership, Debbie & Carlos Rosas on the Nia Technique, Joanna Macy on deep ecology, Julia Cameron on the Artists Way, the London Meditation Centre on Vedic Meditation, Martin Seligman on Positive Psychology, Dr. Marshall Rosenberg on Non-Violent Communication, Regina Thomashauer from The School of Womanly Arts, Samantha Sweetwater on Dancing Freedom, Silvia Nakkach on Sound, Voice and Music in the Healing Arts, and the Strozzi Institute on transformation and embodied leadership. We like to work with local healers and wise women too, so you will have the opportunity to join in traditional ceremonies.
A day on this retreat flows like this.
In your free time you can take advantage of the spa treatments on offer or join in with local activities, like surfing, horse riding or a visit to the local waterfalls. These are not included in the price, and can be arranged directly with our hosts at Costa Rica Yoga Spa.
- Your vision, purpose, needs
- Movement practices
- Our connection with nature
- Free creative expression
We weave in and learn together from the brilliant work and wisdom of Brené Brown on vulnerability and courage, Clare Nuer on leadership, Debbie & Carlos Rosas on the Nia Technique, Joanna Macy on deep ecology, Julia Cameron on the Artists Way, the London Meditation Centre on Vedic Meditation, Martin Seligman on Positive Psychology, Dr. Marshall Rosenberg on Non-Violent Communication, Regina Thomashauer from The School of Womanly Arts, Samantha Sweetwater on Dancing Freedom, Silvia Nakkach on Sound, Voice and Music in the Healing Arts, and the Strozzi Institute on transformation and embodied leadership. We like to work with local healers and wise women too, so you will have the opportunity to join in traditional ceremonies.
A day on this retreat flows like this.
- Morning Session 1 - Awakening Practices
- Breakfast - Healthy local plant based, mostly organic
- Morning Session 2 - Group time integrating themes
- Break - Nourish ourselves, take a dip in the plunge pool!
- Morning Session 3 - Mix of group time and guided individual work
- Lunch - Healthy local plant based, mostly organic
- Afternoon Session 4 - Free Time / Private 121 Coaching Sessions
- Afternoon Session 5 - Movement / Creative expression while the sun sets
- Dinner - More yumminess, with star gazing, community spirit, and a few ceremonies
In your free time you can take advantage of the spa treatments on offer or join in with local activities, like surfing, horse riding or a visit to the local waterfalls. These are not included in the price, and can be arranged directly with our hosts at Costa Rica Yoga Spa.
About Costa Rica Yoga Spa
Nestled between the magical waters of the Rio Montaña and the Rio Nosara, the Costa Rica Yoga Spa enjoys the breath-taking beauty of Costa Rica's Gold Coast of Guanacaste. The Costa Rica Yoga Spa has been awarded the TripAdvisor Green Leaders award for their efforts for several years running. In 2015 they introduced solar panels to the property which are now allowing their hot water needs to be generated by the sun. 2014 saw the implementation of a new on-site permaculture garden which is now producing herbs and vegetables used in their wide variety of (soon to be famous!) gourmet organic vegetarian meals.
Lise dances 5 rhythms here, with the most spectacular views of the forest and ocean below, not to mention the gorgeous sunsets, and plentiful friendly wildlife.
For more photos and information check out www.costaricayogaspa.com
Lise dances 5 rhythms here, with the most spectacular views of the forest and ocean below, not to mention the gorgeous sunsets, and plentiful friendly wildlife.
For more photos and information check out www.costaricayogaspa.com
About Nosara
Nosara is an area made up of Nosara Town, where the local airport is, and three beach communities, Playa Pelada, Playa Guiones and Play Garza. It is located on the Nicoya Peninsular in the province of Guanacaste, north western Pacific of Costa Rica. There is a strong community spirit here, and it is a haven for surfers and yogis alike.
The Nicoya Peninsular is famous for being one of five “Blue Zones” in the world, places where the world’s healthiest people live. Blue Zone is a concept used to identify a geographic area of the world where more people live to be centenarians (past 100 years) than elsewhere, as described in Dan Buettner's book, "The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer from People who Lived the Longest."
Recently The National Geographic dedicated a magazine issue to Blue Zones, with the sub-title “Diet is the key to longevity—but also sex, naps, wine, and good friends”. It describes Nicoya residents as having ‘the world’s lowest rate of middle-age mortality and the second highest concentration of male centenarians. Their longevity secret lies partly in their strong faith communities, deep social networks, and habits of regular, low-intensity physical activity.’
Locally the story I heard is that everyone lives longer because of the water. And something I loved about this research, is that the term ‘Blue Zone’ comes from the way they drew the boundaries of the demographic on the map – with a blue pen.
The Nicoya Peninsular is famous for being one of five “Blue Zones” in the world, places where the world’s healthiest people live. Blue Zone is a concept used to identify a geographic area of the world where more people live to be centenarians (past 100 years) than elsewhere, as described in Dan Buettner's book, "The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer from People who Lived the Longest."
Recently The National Geographic dedicated a magazine issue to Blue Zones, with the sub-title “Diet is the key to longevity—but also sex, naps, wine, and good friends”. It describes Nicoya residents as having ‘the world’s lowest rate of middle-age mortality and the second highest concentration of male centenarians. Their longevity secret lies partly in their strong faith communities, deep social networks, and habits of regular, low-intensity physical activity.’
Locally the story I heard is that everyone lives longer because of the water. And something I loved about this research, is that the term ‘Blue Zone’ comes from the way they drew the boundaries of the demographic on the map – with a blue pen.
Getting to Nosara
You can fly internationally into Liberia or San Jose airports.
From both Liberia and San Jose you can take a short internal flight with Fly Sansa or get a shuttle to pick you up.
The shuttle is 2-3 hours from Liberia, and 4-5 hours from San Jose.
We recommended booking your pick up and drop off with Terratour: http://terratournosara.com
If you want to fly, you can book your tickets online here: booknow.flysansa.com
From San Jose, you may need to overnight to make the internal flight schedule.
We recommend this hotel: https://www.apartotel-lasabana.com
Remember to get travel insurance and process any visa requirements in advance. You can check if you need a visa at the Costa Rica Embassy website.
From both Liberia and San Jose you can take a short internal flight with Fly Sansa or get a shuttle to pick you up.
The shuttle is 2-3 hours from Liberia, and 4-5 hours from San Jose.
We recommended booking your pick up and drop off with Terratour: http://terratournosara.com
If you want to fly, you can book your tickets online here: booknow.flysansa.com
From San Jose, you may need to overnight to make the internal flight schedule.
We recommend this hotel: https://www.apartotel-lasabana.com
Remember to get travel insurance and process any visa requirements in advance. You can check if you need a visa at the Costa Rica Embassy website.
Accommodation
The price varies depending on your choice of accommodation.
We have a limited number of Super Earlybird Prices for the March 2019 retreat, based on this year's prices. Please contact us to find out if there are any spaces left – [email protected]
Payment can be made by bank transfer or by PayPal. Please cover the PayPal fees on top of the retreat price. A 50% deposit is required to reserve your place.
Your deposit is refundable until 1 Jan 2019, less a $300 cancellation administration fee. Refunds for cancellations after 1 Jan 2018 are subject to the space being filled by another person. No financial responsibility is held by the organisers for participant travel expenses
We have a limited number of Super Earlybird Prices for the March 2019 retreat, based on this year's prices. Please contact us to find out if there are any spaces left – [email protected]
Payment can be made by bank transfer or by PayPal. Please cover the PayPal fees on top of the retreat price. A 50% deposit is required to reserve your place.
Your deposit is refundable until 1 Jan 2019, less a $300 cancellation administration fee. Refunds for cancellations after 1 Jan 2018 are subject to the space being filled by another person. No financial responsibility is held by the organisers for participant travel expenses
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