Holistic Holiday

The act of going for a vacation in order to improve one’s physical, emotional and spiritual well-being is an old conception. Today, the words 'wellness' and 'vacation' are spoken in the same breath with unmatched frequency. Over the past decade, this kind of vacation has become unbelievably diverse and democratized.

Are you thinking about breathing in new life, seeking out new skills and having fun in beautiful locations that are all about revitalizing and inspiring? 

Revitalize your well-being with our worldwide collection of spiritual and holistic health retreats.

Let us put your journey on the right track with our professional medical, fitness and psychological consultations, where wellness experts will shape your stay to restore balance and revive your energy. We center your healthy vacation on healing your mind, body and soul with our various specialist Ayurvedic spa treatments, holistic therapies like Reiki, acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine. These go together with a variety of health and fitness classes such as yoga to nurse your body back to health and mediation to sooth your spirit.

Some questions you need to ask before choosing a wellness vacation

What additional programs or activities are available?

Holistic treatments, horse riding, paddle boarding, surf lessons, cycling, trekking, canopy trails, snorkeling, fishing, quad or motorbike hire, nature trails and wildlife watching. 

Our professional yogis will teach you how to de-stress and keep balance so that you can practice back at home. Spend evenings at the resort's pool and unwind with exercise and herbal tea. The programs are designed to meet your desires and you can decide how little or how much you want to do. Return home re-energized, completely stress free and fully energized.

Is the cost of the vacation inclusive? Any extra fees? – yoga daily is included, yes, and breakfast and meals too. There are extra costs such as holistic treatments, horse riding, surf lessons and other extra activities to choose from if desired .

Are the staff qualified, either by education, training or experience to provide the services being offered? Our staff are very professional and they are on ground to offer you good quality service. They are experienced, well trained and well exposed. They are well versed and up to date in their respective areas.

Are the programs being offered a good match for my health and activity levels? Connect your mind, body and soul as you learn how to balance your life with the Holistic Healing program, and fully embrace the peace at the luxurious wellness retreat, holistic therapies, world –class nutritious food, massages, yoga, hiking and backpacking trips and many more.

Finally...

You can get the latest health and wellbeing information from Sunflower Retreats. We provide advice on all travel arrangements and pre-holiday preparation. Get the latest expert information about our wellness glossary, our advice area offers the most complete resource for your inside knowledge.

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Yoga Holidays Montezuma

Montezuma is a remote town in Costa Rica, famous for its long strech dazzling white-sand beach, Playa Montezuma. To the north, through jungle and secluded coves lies the popular surf beach, Playa Grande.

Behind the beach is another Montezuma attraction centre: Romelia Wildlife Reserve - a turtle sanctuary and hatchery. Montezuma waterfall is definitely something to write home about, with its series of cascades and natural pools.

Apart from its beautiful raw nature scenes, its quiet, yet vibrant nature, and a Bohemian feel, is why it is a perfect getaway location for couples, young families or people looking to experience a perfect yoga holiday.

A yoga holiday is a fusion of yoga practice and holiday. You're practically on an holiday except you have yoga classes about twice a day to help you achieve the self-connection, self-knowledge or self-awareness that seem impossible to achieve in your natural environment due to one unavoidable factor or another.

A yoga holiday lets you relax and have as much freedom as a tourist while practising yoga in a serene and calm environment. 

Sunflower Retreats' yoga holidays located within a 90-hectare private reserve next to Cabo Blanco National Park - the longest established nature reserve in Costa Rica with a diversity of plants, trees and wildlife - has been giving visitors the best of service since 1998.

From within the resort's private mile-and-a-half long jungle trail -on foot or horseback - you get an epic view of the jungle, the rolling hills, fascinating mountains and creeks, with some lookout points from where you can enjoy panoramic views to the Pacific ocean and beaches of Mal Pais and discover the amazing jungle wildlife with raw nature as your host.

The scenic beaches of Mal Pais, are just a mile away downhill, while buzzing San Teresa, with some of Costa Rica's most popular surf points, restaurants and shops is a fifteen minute drive from the lodge.

We have a team of qualified yoga teachers from all over the world teaching a variety of yoga styles and providing the very best in yoga classes that sees everyone's spiritual need catered to. We intend to help you create the positive energy that facilitates your soul's wellness. 

There are Ayurvedic holistic treatments conducted in a warm, safe and healing environment in a purpose- built treatment shala, by local and international staff to complement our yoga. We offer Sunflower Retreats' Ultimate Healing Treatment, Bamboo massage, Reflexology, Aromatherapy using pure essential oils, Chakra balancing, to Reiki and Smudging sessions among others.

Non-yoga practitioners are also welcome at Sunflower Retreats. Our wide range of holiday activities goes from surfing, paddle-boarding and diving, horseriding, fishing, walks, treks, nature tours and birdwatching,  among others.

It is a yoga holiday your way so our prices are very reasonable. We provide you with:

Accommodation in an en-suite bedroom, fresh linen and towels, room clean every other day and change of towels, five ninety-minute morning yoga classes (Friday through Tuesday) per six-night holiday, three afternoon yoga and meditation classes of one hour per six-night holiday, use of yoga mats, breakfast each day,five dinners, serving vegetarian cuisine and some local fish, a guided Sunday walk, uUnlimited use of the pool, Jacuzzi and Wi-Fi. There is also a maid service on ground to ensure that you get all the help you need to make your yoga holiday memorable.

Yoga holidays at Sunflower Retreats are bound to leave you fulfilled, and coming back for more.

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Yoga Holiday Mal Pais

Every worker looks up to their job vacation. This is due to the fact that it is always a time to go outside your normal routine life and have fun for yourself. A well spent vacation is usually a wonderful experience and people don’t like parting a way with such memory.

Your vacation could be the only time you have in a year for focus and self reflection. You should be able to discover your inner being and how to always be in a state of peace. The best time to discover this is during vacation. This is why most people around the world are taking it yoga holiday very serious. 

Yoga holiday is a short or long holiday people take so as to practice the act of yoga outside their place of residence. The excess of this is to be more focused, more serious and an opportunity to meet with people from all works of life. 

Sunflower Retreats is always passionate about making your vacation a wonderful one. It will be fun and interesting as our yoga holiday will be in Mal Pais. Several yoga asana will be carried out and these yoga exercises are tailored towards making you more flexible and healthier. It is a known fact among our past students that our yoga holidays are always an unforgettable and joyful experience. 

Mal Pais is a small peaceful neighborhood , the surface scene of this environment is astonishing and it has several hotels, bars .

Due to the amazing environment and the natural features of Mal Pais  it has become one of the top tourist destinations in Costa Rica.  Mal Pai has sandy and a rocky coast lines and has volcanic formations that always create a unique and heart melting scene. 

Sunflower reserve takes advantage of this natural environment and conduct yoga holiday for their students over there. They have a team of great Yoga instructors who ensure that every participant of the holiday program gets exceptional value for the money spent on the adventure. It is not all about Yoga alone, but it is an opportunity to explore the natural environment of Mal Pais and the surrounding area. 

When in Mal Pais, you will have the opportunity to ride horses at the lodges stables and have a good sight of the beach and other natural environment around the area on horseback. There are several places when you can eat amazing food .

We are certain of the fact that you will have a fulfilling and enjoyable vacation if you subscribe to our yoga holiday program in Mal Pais. It is a perfect opportunity to meet people and practice yoga in an amazing natural setting. This group yoga practice is also very fun and interesting, making you wish the holiday was for eternity.

Yoga Holiday Mal Pais is a carefully planned and organised program that will make every second in Mal Pais worth it.

It is a perfect opportunity for you to go out and forget your worries for a while. This will make you to be healthy and happy and more relaxed.

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Yoga Holidays in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica

Yoga holidays can be life-changing with the right location and team. People go on yoga retreats or holidays to be able to practice yoga free from the distractions of work, family and social life. Yoga is a spiritual practice that is focused on raising positive energy. Creating a self-awareness that helps you achieve peace and tranquility.

Santa Teresa is famous for having the most coveted surf points in Costa Rica. The tides are low in the morning so even if you're a beginner surfer, you can have fun without been worried about the big waves. It is a tropical beauty surrounded by exotic nature spots and gorgeous restaurants.

If you’re interested in exploring the richness of the world around you while practising yoga away from the buzzing streets of Santa Teresa, Sunflower Retreats is the best place for you. A fifteen-minute drive from Santa Teresa with its mesmerizing beaches, that are the delight of surfers, restaurants and shops.

Our lodge is situated in a natural paradise with  flowering gardens ,within a 90-hectare private reserve next to Cabo Blanco National Park; the longest-established nature reserve in Costa Rica with a diversity of plants, trees and wildlife. 

From within the resort's private mile-and-a-half long jungle trail, on foot or on horseback, you get a mosaic of jungle, rolling hills, mountains and creeks, with some lookout points from where you can enjoy panoramic views to the Pacific ocean and beaches of Mal Pais and discover the fascinating jungle wildlife and nature.

Spending your yoga holidays at Sunflower Retreats will help revitalize your mind, body and soul in a relaxed atmosphere, hosted by nature in its unspoilt form. With a team of specialized teachers from all over the world, in personalized classes that ensure everyone's spiritual needs are catered-for. 

Aside from our yoga classes, there are Ayurvedic and holistic therapies which are a major feature of Sunflower Retreats' path to wellness as they complement the yoga we practice.

We understand that yoga holidays are a fusion of yoga and holiday. This is why - though yoga is the main focus -  we ensure that you have as much relaxation and fun as you would on an holiday. There’s time to go on excursions around the area, take a boat trip to explore the pacific coast, or pay a visit to the neighbouring scenic beaches of Mal Pais, - just a mile away downhill - and Montezuma. We also  provide you with surfing, paddle-boarding and diving, horse riding, fishing, walks and treks, nature tours and bird watching,  among others activities.

It can be quite frustrating to be in a foreign country without backup - especially when random inevitable things pop-up. This is why we make sure there are staff on ground to help you with anything you might need to make your stay with us enjoyable.

A direct flight is always the best because it allows you to arrive in a good mood and leave in a light one. Our Costa Rica Travel page has information on direct flights to San Jose, Costa Rica, and how to get from San Jose to our jungle lodge.

Yoga holidays with Sunflower Retreats are a fantastic choice that guarantees wellness and great adventures, with the additional perks of bonding and creating great friendships with other like-minds. 

Yoga Retreats in Cabuya, Costa Rica

Often, our yoga progress suffers for one reason or another, and it seems we're not making progress in the journey to self-knowledge, but the journey is easier when you have the right teacher and you're in the best environment. 

Cabuya, Costa Rica is one of the places you go to on Earth and think “I've come to the end of the world.” It is one of the most remote towns with flat terrain and lots of pasture, giving you a very rural experience. The nearby villages of Santa Teresa and Montezuma are known for their beautiful beaches, but Cabuya is known for its breathtakingly gorgeous white sand beach. The beach is protected by a rocky reef which makes it a favourite among families. Unlike the beaches in Santa Teresa and Montezuma where you have to be careful about dangerous rip tides or big waves from time to time there are no scary waves or rip currents.

It’s a beautifully serene place, with two great surf spots, several large waterfalls, the mysterious and rumoured Cabuya Island, the official entrance to Cabo Blanco Park, and the huge Higueron tree that might be the largest tree in Costa Rica. Cabuya is certainly a paradise in Costa Rica when you know the best spots.

Sunset Retreats is located in an intimate and peaceful jungle lodge set in flowering gardens within a 90-hectare private reserve next to Cabo Blanco National Park. With its wide diversity of plants, trees and wildlife, the extensive property forms a continuous stretch of forest which is Costa Rica's longest established nature reserve.

Here you will find a mosaic of jungle, rolling hills, mountains and creeks, with some lookout points from where you can enjoy panoramic views to the Pacific ocean and beaches of Mal Pais and discover the fascinating jungle wildlife and nature within the resort's private mile-and-a-half long jungle trail; on foot, or on horseback.

Our team of qualified yoga teachers from all over the world teach in a variety of yoga styles and provide the very best in yoga classes that ensure you find the balance your energy, connect with your inner self, gain self-knowledge and the wellness (core strength) that you need. There are Ayurvedic and Holistic treatments; both major features of Sunflower Retreats' path to wellness, which complement the yoga we practice. We have a wide range of treatments, as in a spa, but we differ in that we use only natural, organic products and take a holistic approach in our sessions.

None-yogis are welcome at the retreat and will enjoy our social activities from horse riding, boat trips, surfing, paddle-boarding and diving, fishing, walks and treks, nature tours and bird-watching. We have the best staff to guide you. Our guests get personal attention from our teachers and build great bonds with other guests.

Accompanied by a wonderful swimming pool, waterfall jacuzzi, yoga shala and lounge-dining area, and terraces ideal for relaxing and practicing yoga and meditation, hammocks to relax in and free wi-fi all around the property, our delicious breakfast of local fruit (papaya, mangos, pineapples),fresh yogurt, cereal, coffee or tea, eggs ,toast with jam and honey with buffet for lunch and dinner provides you the daily essentials you need without stress.

From 4 nights to 6 nights and 13 nights, we've got your back. All you need to do is pack your bag and get on a plane to Costa Rica!