Into the Deep Blue
What would you attempt to do if you knew that you could not fail?
-Robert Schuller
There is a very exciting new trend in the yoga world to combine yoga and surfing into week long retreats. It seems to be a natural fit, since both yoga and surfing incorporate a focus on ‘getting into the flow’ and breath work with a deep respect for nature. I got to experience my own personal version of a yoga and surf retreat a few weeks ago on a girl’s trip to Santa Teresa, a beach on the Pacific side of Costa Rica.
After a long, bumpy car ride from San Jose we arrived in Santa Teresa and immediately found a little casita on the beach with comfy hammocks. We spent the mornings practicing yoga on the sand and swimming while the afternoons were blissfully spent chilling out in the sun and reading, with cold mango batidos in hand. (more…)
