Yoga Retreat Packages

This retreat offers all-levels flow yoga and with seasoned Wilmington Yoga Center yoga retreat leaders/teachers. Enjoy fresh, organic meals, adventure nature hikes, oceanfront play, and relaxation on the hammocks while the Howler Monkeys play in the trees around you all day long!

Costa Rica Yoga Retreat

Join us for a retreat in Costa Rica November 1 – November 7, 2014!
Join our incredible Wilmington Yoga Center yoga instructors, Kristin Cooper and Heather Metlzer in Nosara, Costa Rica for 7 days/6 nights of renewing, transformative experiences while you delve deeper into your yoga practice.

What’s included

• 7 days accommodations at Casa Romantica, the closest hotel to the beach with a two-minute walk to the sand!
• Opening group dinner upon arrival
• Morning yoga and meditation classes every day, and two evening restorative yoga classes throughout the week.
• Classes include Kunga Power Flow, Gentle/Basic and Meditation, Thai Yoga massage partner work, and Relax and Restore Yoga
• Music and Chanting
• Local fresh and organic vegan and vegetarian breakfast, lunch and snacks daily
• Group Shuttle transfer to Casa Romantica upon your arrival at Liberia Airport (approx 2 hours from airport to Casa Romantica)

All activities above are included but never required. Build and choose your activities based on your choices and schedule.

Please Note

Cost of retreat package does not include flight or additional optional adventure excursions

Transportation from airport – Please be sure to land before 3pm on 11/1/2014. If you have not arrived by 3pm you will be responsible for your transportation cost to the retreat location. Wilmington Yoga Center is not responsible for delayed flights that result in arrivals after 3pm on 11/1/2014.

Return Transfer to Liberia airport is not included in retreat package, as some participants prefer to stay longer and travel. After arriving at Casa Romantica, you may easily arrange your return shuttle with the front desk management one or two days before you depart. Return shuttle airport transfer is approximately $35-$50 per person, plus gratuity.

Yoga Retreat Package Costs

*Double and single rooms have shared bathrooms. Rooms with their own bathroom are very limited. Please call us directly if this is your preference.

***If not paying in full, a 50% deposit is required by September 25th to GUARANTEE your spot, with full balance due on or before October 10, 2014.
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**Note: There are “no extra days” available at the hotel after our retreat is over.  This means that flights MUST leave on the last day of the retreat OR you will need to make arrangements at an alternate hotel for the remainder of your stay**

Have questions about registering? Ask our Retreat Coordinator

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• *The Kunga Power Flow Yoga Teacher Training certification is a transformational program for the yogi and the teacher seeking to integrate mind, body, and spirit through creative, strong, vinyasa flow practices. Students going through the program for personal enrichment will be challenged in a way that is safe, strong, and deeply transformative. Teacher Trainees will learn how to create and offer efficient, and effectively sequenced classes using anatomical principles and vinyasa krama theory. You will also receive a detailed manual with sample class sequences, and content guiding you through the entire process for becoming a strong, effective, and impactful teacher. Training includes mixed levels Power Flow classes, intermediate and advanced postures (with optional modifications), vinyasa methodology and vinyasa krama theory, ayurveda, and teaching techniques for all levels of vinyasa practitioners. Click Here to Learn More >>
• Jungle canopy tour
• Sibu Monkey Sanctuary Visit
• Rainforest tours
• Surf Lessons
• And much more!

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Cancellation Policy

In the event of cancellation, the following policies apply:
· 60 days or more prior to the retreat: Your payment will be refunded, less a $250 administration fee.
· 59-46 days prior to the retreat: Payments are not refundable, but are transferable (less $250 administration fee) to a studio account credit.
· 45 days or less: Payments are not refundable or transferable, as your payment has already been processed.

The above policies apply regardless of the reason for cancellation (such as sickness, death in family or emergency, etc). Unfortunately, group contracts and packages have been pre-arranged and pre-paid with hosts at the time of registration and we do not have control of refunds or credit beyond the above exceptions. Retreat does not include food costs for “free night” dinners, or extra travel costs associated with other tourist attractions.

All activities are optional. Some participants and significant others choose to rest, go sight-seeing – nothing is mandatory on our retreats.
Disclaimer: We reserve the right to cancel retreat should we have less than minimum of 10 participants registered. Registrants will be notified by February 20th in the rare case that trip is cancelled. Please contact retreat coordinator, Logan White with questions: retreats@wilmingtonyogacenter.com

Daily Yoga Classes

Morning yoga and meditation classes every day, and two evening restorative yoga classes throughout the week!
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Nosara Costa Rica

Over 7km of healing, warm-water, white-sand beaches, perfect for long walks, amazing surf and breathtaking sunsets!
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Beachside Accommodations

7 days/6 nights accommodations at Casa Romantica, the closest hotel to the beach with a two-minute walk to the sand!
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Around the area of Nosara, nature thrives. Nosara is a natural paradise between two oceans. Its nature is unquestionably a part of the entertainment. Nosara is the ideal place for yogis, nature lovers, surfers, adventurers and for people who are simply looking to relax and enjoy a rest. Witch its natural richness and endless flora and fauna, the green oasis of the pacific will leave you enchanted and breathless. Many vacationers travel to Costa Rica year-round to unwind, slow down, and allow it’s tropical outdoor lifestyle and slow pace to heal the mind, body, and soul.

Sample Daily Schedule:
7-8 am – Gentle Yoga & Meditation
8-9 am – Breakfast
9-11:30 am – Power Flow Yoga & relaxation
11:30 am-1pm – Open time, snacks, ocean dips, lounge by pool
1-2 pm – Lunch
2pm and onward – Free time for beach play, organic farmer’s market visits, on-site massages, white-water rafting, wildlife sanctuary tours, jungle zipline excursion, thai massage, shopping in local boutiques

**Occasional evenings will include Candlelight Relaxation, music
**All local restaurants are within 10 minute walk and include fresh local vegetarian, seafood, and Costa Rican fare

*Yoga Teachers choosing the Kunga Power Flow Teacher Training will participate in all morning activities from 7am-11:30am, with additional teacher training hours from 11:30am-1:30pm as well as an occasional evening class for a total of 25 CEU Hours. *Please come prepared with an extra snack to keep your energy up*

About Kristin Cooper, ERYT500

The Founder & Director of the Kunga Yoga 200/500hour Teacher Training School, Kristin’s teaching background includes teaching full time since 1999 and training hundreds of yoga teachers nationally and internationally since 2003. She has worked with children, seniors, and students living with cancer and HIV, and is a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT). Kristin has worked privately with celebrity clients Katie Holmes, Ashley Judd and Cheryl Hines, and is founder and training director of the Wilmington Yoga Center and Kunga Yoga School. She travels as a teacher trainer and percussionist for Shiva Rea, working as a mentor for Shiva’s Prana Flow 500hr Teacher Training. Kristin is also a guest presenter for various teacher trainings in the U.S and has assisted the Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health Teacher Trainings.

About Heather Metzler, ERYT500

Heather Metzler, ERYT is a certified 500-hour Kunga Yoga teacher. She has also completed the 100 hour Professional Level Kunga Yoga Apprenticeship under Kristin Cooper for Kunga Yoga Leaders, and is working towards 1000-hour Kunga Yoga certification. As a Special Education teacher for many years, Heather started looking for a way to alleviate stress and create a healthier lifestyle for herself. She took her first yoga class 13 years ago at a local gym, and was soon in love with the way it made her feel. She found the Wilmington Yoga Center where she started to deepen her practice through the love and teachings of Kristin, Larry and Donna. After the birth of her first daughter in 2006 she took the Prenatal Teacher Training offered at WYC, followed shortly after with the Kunga Vinyasa Teacher Training. In 2009 during her second pregnancy, she completed the 220 hour Kunga Yoga Teacher Training. She feels blessed to have her family and students in her life everyday, supporting her growth as an individual and as a teacher. She is currently working towards her 500 hour certification, to deepen her practice and experiences while serving others in her classes.

About Guest Teachers

Jess Moody, RYT200
In 2011 Jess completed Wilmington Yoga Center’s 220-hour Kunga Yoga Lifestyle and Teacher Training with Kristin Cooper and has dedicated herself to teaching ever since. Over the years, yoga has fueled Jess’ desire for constant discovery of the unknown and taught her to live true to her heart. Since 2009 she has taken her practice around the world and lived seasonally on the Outer Banks where she eventually reconnected with her long time friend, Katie,and co-founded Village Yoga in Duck, NC. Jess is infinitely grateful to her teachers Kristin Cooper, for teaching her the power of non-violent communication and to move in a way that makes her soul dance; Noelle Cavenaugh for always reminding her to laugh on the mat; and Larry Hobbs, for introducing her to such a sacred practice and for being an authentic connection to the Ashtanga lineage, which will always be at her roots.

Katie Kennis, RYT200
Katie first discovered the practice of Ashtanga yoga at the young age of 16 through the loving guidance of her yogini mother, Maggie. From then on she was hooked. While attending school at UNCW and maintaining a strong yoga practice, Katie was deeply influenced by the dynamic Vinyasa yoga classes held at the Wilmington Yoga Center. These classes quickly sparked her interest in completing a 200-hour Vinyasa Yoga certification on the beautiful beach of Playa Gigante, Nicaragua. Katie soon became a passionate full-time yoga teacher and co-founded Village Yoga in Duck, NC. She continues to draw playful inspiration for her classes from the fluidity of the ocean,freedom of her travel adventures, and above all the compassion of her most influential teacher, Mom. Katie is a certified Yoga Alliance teacher at the 200-hour level and has received a 5 Elements Vinyasa Flow certification from Kristen Cooper-Gulak at the Wilmington Yoga Center.

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