Rain Forest Yoga Retreat

Rain Forest

Yoga Retreat

Overview

This yoga holiday immersed in the beauty of the Costa Rica jungle, with the tranquility and natural beauty of Essence Arenal, provides you with the space to journey inward, renew, and refresh your body, mind, and spirit. Grounding at the organic permaculture farm, pool, and nourish your body with the functional organic smoothies or gourmet vegetarian farm to table cuisine. With the guidance of a certified naturopath and yoga instructors, you will have a transformational stay!

Highlights

✓ Forest walks
✓ Daily 75-minute morning yoga class
✓ Daily spa circuit access (jacuzzi, steam room, sauna)
✓ Unlimited access to permaculture farm and trails, pool, and facilities
✓ 3 nights accommodation
✓ 3 daily meals with 1 natural juice (breakfast, lunch, and dinner)

Meet the instructors

Nico & Michelle

Skill level

✓ Beginner
✓ Intermediate
✓ Advanced

Yoga styles

✓ Hatha

Accommodation

During this retreat you will be staying in a private room with private bathroom in Essence Arenal.

All beds have orthopedic mattresses and anti-allergic pillows. The eco-hotel has majestic views of the Arenal Volcano, the Arenal Lake, and the El Castillo Valley.

All rooms have free Wi-Fi, hot water in the shower, a small desk, and a safe. They also provide free parking and a laundry service (at additional cost).

During your stay, you have unlimited access to the organic farm, swimming pool, rainforest trails, volleyball court, and yoga / exercise deck. The on-site restaurant is open daily to serve healthy, organic vegetarian / vegan meals from locally sourced produce and from their farm. Enjoy a range of treatments and therapies in their jungle spa with Temazcal sweat lodge, or consultation with their on-site naturopathic doctor.

Call (+506) 8574 3328

Check-in Time: 13:00 / Check-out Time: 11:00

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Contact Us

1 km al sur de El Castillo, 200 meters next to the Butterfly Conservatory

(+506) 2479 1131
info@essencearenal.com

Our rooms overlook the rainforest canyon and have direct views of the Arenal Volcano.

From

$294.68 for 2 nights

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Program

Are you ready to enhance your yoga practice, transform your eating habits, and change your perspective on life?

Health, mental, physical, yoga, weight loss, and NLP retreats are offered all year round. Imagine practicing yoga in an enchanted Costa Rican jungle, enjoying the present moment while feeling relaxed and less distracted. Treat yourself to a relaxing massage or an organic mud detox in their jungle spa after a magical hike or spend time meditating, swimming, or exploring the area.

The itinerary will be independently developed according to your specific needs. To give you the time and space to heal and connect with the beautiful surroundings, deepen your yoga practice, transform your eating habits and perception of life. To be more mindful, relaxed, and live in the present moment.

Highlights

✓ 07:00 – 08:15 Morning yoga practice
✓ 08:15 Forest walk
✓ 08:30 – 09:00 Breakfast
✓ 09:00 – 12:00 Activities or free time
✓ 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
✓ 14:00 – 15:00 Spa circuit with Finnish sauna, jacuzzi, and Turkish bath will be open for you every day. You will be able to enjoy this lovely and healing place with a beautiful view and aromatherapy during one complementary hour
✓ 15:00 Free time: connect with nature, explore their permaculture farm, hike in the rainforest, or book a treatment in their jungle spa
✓ 16:30 – 17:30 On Tuesdays and Thursdays, they have sunset yoga
✓ 21:00 Early to bed (recommended)

Instructors

In 2008, Essence Arenal project began through destiny and universal guidance. Nico ended up in this rainforest paradise, where he immediately knew this was his place on earth to live. It has opened his eyes and he needed that change. He was 80 pounds overweight and had a wide collection of emotional wrecks stored in his soul. In a short time of balancing nutrition, emotions, and bad life habits, through learned techniques, these problems disappeared! Nico has found emotional, physical, and spiritual balance through the creation of this wonderful place. And he wants to share it with you!

Nico Botefur

Michelle Cordero is from Costa Rica, you can call her Miche and she is a yoga teacher. She has been practicing yoga for 5 years now and she remembers that finding yoga was not easy for her, but when she realized that she had it, she took it and it became her partner, her safe place. For her, yoga is connecting her little self with her highest self and she looks forward to sharing this feeling with you.

Michelle Cordero

Retreat location

This retreat will be taking place in El Castillo, close to the Arenal Volcano and Lake Arenal area, Costa Rica. El Castillo is a small neighboring village to La Fortuna, directly on Lake Arenal atop the hills overlooking Arenal volcano.

With 22 hectares of prime hilltop forested pristine land and breathtaking views, the hotel takes pride in giving their guests an experience of a lifetime. From forest trails down to a majestic waterfall hidden in the rainforest, enjoying mystical free hot springs, horseback riding, hanging bridges and canopy tours, there is a rich amount of nature activities to experience around Essence Arenal.

Things to do (optional)

There are a wide variety of activities and tours available in the area:

Canopy
Rafting
Canyoneering
Kayak and boating on Lake Arenal
ATV tour
Hanging bridges

Waterfall hike
Arenal Volcano National Park
Horseback riding
Butterfly observatory
Thermal hot springs

Food

During this retreat, you will be served with three daily vegetarian or vegan meals on our on-site restaurant, with natural drinks.

At Essence, we take pride in our farm-to-table kitchen. We encourage thoughtful, healthy meals that come from the earth. Essence Arenal Wellness Center features an organic, vegetarian, and vegan kitchen from conscious, locally sourced food that supports dedication to the planet and your bodies.

Chef Magali prepares fantastic meals that are absolutely delicious, nutritious, and balanced. Magali has a deep enthusiasm for preparing foods. She prepares meals farm-to-table, finding creative ways to create using all the tropical delights that are available in Costa Rica from local farmers, and from our farm. We cater for a range of different dietary requirements and detox needs.

1 km al sur de El Castillo, 200 meters next to the Butterfly Conservatory

The following meals are included:

✓ Breakfast
✓ Lunch

✓ Dinner
✓ Drinks

The following drinks are included:

✓ Water
✓ Coffee

✓ Tea
✓ Detox juices

The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:

✓ Vegetarian
✓ Vegan
✓ Gluten Free
✓ Organic

✓ Fruitarian
✓ Lactose Free
✓ Other dietary requirements on request

Note: If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation

Spa treatments

Pamper yourself in our jungle spa, located in the middle of a permaculture farm with a unique view of the volcano and lake. Enjoy a range of treatments and therapies in our spa including:

Reflexology
Swedish massage
Deep tissue massage
Meditation sessions
Ionic foot detox
Temazcal sweat lodge and mud detox
Timeline therapy
Naturopathy
Nutritional consultation
NLP session
Thai massage
Reiki
Sound healing

The treatments mentioned above have an additional cost.

Spa circuit

Essence Arenal Wellness is humbled to announce the opening of their negative carbon footprint, Hydro Therapy Spa Circuit consisting of the following:
Turkish steam bath: An aromatherapy experience with herbs from their organic permaculture farm
Finnish sauna: A treatment where you will be surrounded by fragrant natural Laurel wood known for its antiviral properties and naturally fragranced water

36 jet jacuzzi: Delivers massages to different regions of the body
General benefits of the spa circuit:
Stronger immune system
Better sleep
Glowing skin
Reduction of cellulite
Flushing out of toxins
Relief from arthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis, and Fybromalgia

Quicker recovery from muscle injury, back pain
Decrease in anxiety and stress
You will have a complementary hour every day to acces to this healing place with beautiful views and aromatherapy.

What's included

There are a wide variety of activities and tours available in the area:

Forest walks
Daily 75-minute morning yoga class
Unlimited access to pool, permaculture farm, and over 3 kilometers of trails
3 daily vegetarian or vegan meals with a natural drink
3 nights accommodation in private room with bathroom
Access to the Spa Circuit area with Finnish Sauna, Jacuzzi and Turkish Bath. You will be able to enjoy aromatherapy during one complementary hour every day
Always available retreat host

What's not included

Airfare
Airport transfers
Other excursions / activities
Other spa treatments

Cancellation Policy

A reservation requires a deposit of 14% of the total price.
The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.

Book with flexible conditions Need to cancel your trip due to COVID-19? Cancel up to 7 days prior to the arrival date and you can reschedule your booking free of charge, or receive store credit for your non-refundable deposit to use at another time.

How to get there

Recommended Airports

LIR

Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport

88 km

Transfer available for additional US$160 per person

SJO

Juan Santamaría International Airport

76 km

Transfer available for additional US$140 per person

Additional charges may apply. You can request this in the next step.

Arrival by bus

Take a taxi to the terminal bus station 7-10. There is a direct bus to La Fortuna once a day, but if you can’t take this bus, you have to take one to San Carlos (Ciudad Quesada).

Buses departs approximately every 2 hours. Get off at the bus terminal in Ciudad Quesdada and take another bus to La Fortuna. From La Fortuna, you can take a taxi or an uber to Essence Arenal, or there is another public bus at 5:15 pm that comes to El Castillo. From the place where the bus drops you off, you have to walk 600 meters to their place.

Arrival by shuttle

There is a shuttle service that can pick you up from San Jose (SJO) and bring you directly to the hotel for approximately 65 USD per person. You will need to reserve the shuttle ahead of your journey. This shuttle works only once a day around 8:00 am from San Jose or 9:00 am from Liberia.