Yoga in the Rainforest

Golfo Dulce, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica – Join Playa Nicuesa Rainforest Lodge and retreat leader Yanti Mangunatmodjo for week-long partner yoga retreat in Costa Rica, January 7-13, 2008. Guests bring a partner or friend and explore self and connection in the midst of abundant prana that the Costa Rican jungle has to offer. This invitation is open to all levels including beginners. The program starts with a revitalizing yoga practice inspired from Anusara Yoga, followed by partner yoga and pranayama (breathing exercise for purification, calming and revitalization). Guests then enjoy the day's activities right out the front and back door of the lodge. The front of the eco-lodge faces a remote beach and 80degre blue-green waters of the Gulfo Dulce (a gulf located in the south pacific coast of Costa Rica). The back door leads to the lush rainforest of the 14,000 hectare Pierdres Blanca National Park. The program includes a hike to a private waterfall in the rainforest. Guests enjoy a kayak or a motor boat tour where they can view the many dolphins in the Golfo Dulce. These are some of the many water and rainforest adventures offered. Tropical wildlife likely encountered includes white-faced monkeys, two toed sloth's, armadillos, reptiles and many more. It is a bird watchers haven where 300 different types of birds reside. After a day on the beach or in the rainforest, the day culminates in a Zen Yoga massage. If You Go The Zen Yoga Retreat starts at $1460 US (double occupancy) Visit www.nicuesalodge.com or call 1-866-504-8116. Retreat Setting: Playa Nicuesa Rainforest Lodge is an environmentally sensitive lodge set on a 165-acre private preserve in the undeveloped Pacific Coast Osa Peninsula/Golfo Dulce region of Southern Costa Rica. The lodge embraces conservation and harmony with the natural environment and caters to travelers interested in ecotourism, nature, adventure and sports. Playa Nicuesa is located within the lush rainforest on the Piedras Blancas National Park, and fronts the pristine coastline of the Golfo Dulce.(A gulf of the Pacific Ocean) Yanti Mangunatmodjo - RYT, Anusara-Inspired & RST Yanti is a registered yoga teacher, Anusara-Inspired and a registered shiatsu therapist. She completed a 2200 hour professional program in shiatsu therapy and extended her studies in craniosacral therapy and somatics. What Yanti provides in her yoga class is her body of knowledge acquired from over thirteen years of experience in body work and body movement. -30-
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