Family Yoga retreat visits La Cusinga Eco Lodge. They enjoyed our place!

   

   

   Here is a bit more about them:

   

Beach and Rainforest Retreat in Uvita, Costa Rica

   Feb 16-23 & Feb 23-March 1st 2008

   

A one or two week family yoga retreat just north of the Osa Peninsula

   
   

   
   

In beautiful Costa Rica, above the Osa Peninsula, wake up to the sound of waves crashing, birds singing and monkeys howling in the rainforest canopy above. Your children will meet with Christine for an educational, playful and heart-centered yoga class. Now, you are free to join Peggy and Jeanie for a lighthearted, yet meditative Anusara Yoga® session. This is geared to all levels to prepare your body and mind for the glorious day ahead.

   

   

   After a delicious breakfast of fresh organic foods prepared by the staff’s culinary artists, you may like to explore the secluded beach where warm tropical waters invite swimming, surfing, snorkeling and tide pooling. The surrounding, old growth rainforest offers hiking amongst a richly biodiverse jungle where monkeys, toucans and scarlet macaws abound. Perhaps you’re called to recline in a hammock or get a massage while the children play on the beach with their new friends. You may like to brush up on your Spanish speaking by signing up for lessons. We will be greeted for lunch by the friendly chefs and in the late afternoon we will meet for another yoga session. In the afternoon session we will enjoy a restorative practice, pranayama or partner yoga with the kids while the chefs prepare another delightful meal.

   

   

   

   

   In the evening, you may like to have quiet family time, particpate on a night walk or bring out the instruments for merry music making to end another beautiful day in paradise.
   

Lots of Activities in Addition to Yoga

   

La Cusinga Lodge (see sidebar) maintains several trails that wind through the pristine protected rainforest and along the beautiful beaches. From three-hour treks through the forest to short walks down to the beach there are trails for all ages and abilities. On each trail the visitor is sure to get a glimpse of the diverse Costa Rican wildlife.

   

Wildlife at La Cusinga is abundant and you will see many species that may include: morpho butterflies, tree frogs, ospreys, parrots, parakeets, toucans, howler monkeys, bottle-nosed dolphins, hawksbill turtles and the great humpback whale. Our local guides enjoy accompanying guests of all ages & origins and showing them the most elusive creatures. In addition to hiking trails there are opportunities for snorkeling, surfing, fishing, dolphin and whale watching, horseback riding, sea kayaking, scuba diving and island and mangrove exploration. If you are interested in learning about the native Costa Rican culture there are fun and informative activities highlighting reforestation work, woodworking, furniture making, and tropical agriculture.

   
   

   

   

One week is $1275 for adults, $850 for children. Earlybird discount for signing up by October 1st, 2007: $1200 for adults and $800 for kids. A discount is available for signing up for both weeks, which are scheduled back to back. $2400 for adults and $1600 for kids. 

   

Price includes food, lodging, yoga sessions, beach and rainforest adventures. Airfare not included.

   
   

Certified Anusara Yoga instructor Jeanie Manchester will join us for this family yoga retreat

   

Jeanie Manchester has been an avid student of yoga since 1990. She has spent 15 years studying with John Friend and is a certified Anusara instructor. She is also a serious student of Dr. Douglas Brooks, one of the world’s leading scholars of Hindu Tantrism. Her study of Rajanaka Tantra is at the heart of her teaching. Jeanie’s classes flow with myth, metaphor and story.

   

   

She also spent many years as a senior teacher and student studying with Richard Freeman. She is grateful to Richard for teaching her the internal form of the practice and for his compassionate guidance. Jeanie brings a delightful blend of meditative flow and inquiry into her classes as well as attending to the details of alignment. She is a mother of two and often brings her everyday experiences as a householder yogini into class to illuminate the yogic process. Jeanie teaches classes at Om Time in Boulder, Colorado and workshops both nationally and internationally.

   

Comfortable Lodging in a Pristine, Protected Rainforest

   La Cusinga Lodge is a coastal rainforest ecolodge dedicated to marine and terrestrial conservation and environmental education.

   

    Its location on the southern Pacific coast provides guests with sweeping ocean views and a relaxing beach vacation. In addition La Cusinga is part of a private nature reserve that supplies visitors with an unparalleled look at Costa Rican wildlife and rainforest.

   

    The reserve consists primarily of 250 hectares of virgin rainforest that borders thousands of acres of privately protected forest. On Costa Rica's still wild south-western Pacific coast, La Cusinga Lodge borders Ballena Marine National Park which was developed to protect the humpback whales that frequent the coast. Besides getting exposure to rural Costa Rican culture and beautiful vistas, visitors have access to highly prolific areas of primary tropical rainforest and unspoiled coast, all conveniently accessible.