Anamaya: Blog

DATES:  February 21 – 28, 2015 PRICES:  $375  ($325 early bird price until December 15th). All materials are included. This price is for the Yantra Workshop only, it does not include Anamaya’s Base Rates or any Yoga Packages. WORKSHOP LEADER:  Phoebe Andrews Learn the ancient process of creating a Yantra: an art form that uses

  DATES:  March 4-11, 2017 PRICES:  Please see Anamaya’s Rates & Reservations page for more details on our Base Rates for meals and accommodations. YOGA PACKAGES:  We have four different Yoga Retreat Packages (ARP’s) to choose from. Yoga & Adventure, Yoga & Surfing, Yoga & Rejuvenation, and Pure Yoga. WORKSHOP: This week or guests will have

DATE:  March 14 – 21, 2015 PRICE:  See Anamaya Base Rates for meals and accommodations. PACKAGES:  We have four Yoga Retreat Packages (ARP’s) to choose from. Yoga & Adventure, Yoga & Surfing, Yoga & Rejuvenation, and Pure Yoga. Our yoga classes are for all skill levels, from beginners to experienced yogis. THE EMBODIED PRACTICE WORKSHOPS:  Gracy

DATE:  Aug 17 – 24, 2019 PRICES:  After you get to know our special yoga teacher for this week, please have a look at our Rates & Reservations page to see our BASE RATES (which cover accommodations and meals). PACKAGES:  We have a yoga retreat package for everyone in order to customize your experience, and the

  DATE:  May 30 – June 6, 2015 PRICES:  Please have a look at our Rates and Reservations page for base rates that cover your meals and accommodations. PACKAGES:  We have four different yoga packages to choose from. Yoga & Adventure, Yoga & Rejuvenation, Yoga & Surfing, and Pure Yoga. For detailed info about our yoga

The unthinkable has happened. We’ve not only gotten used to eating salad for breakfast, some us now prefer it. Every breakfast has been a full spread of amazingess, but looking around the breakfast table it seems some of the plates are more filled  with salad and less with the breakfast foods we are more accustom

  Teaching a private yoga session is such a different phenomenon than teaching a class. From as students perspective, you get the opportunity to tell your teacher you personal goals, injuries and concerns. Most of us had mixed feelings about teaching private sessions. On one hand it could be less nerve wrecking because there are less

It’s a good thing our yoga decks at Anamaya are surrounded by the ocean, beautiful flowers, trees and the sounds of nature. Today our yoga practice was quite difficult. The name of the game was holding. There were sensations in parts of our bodies that we didn’t even know existed. Banyan was teaching us how

We’ve all evolved in our meditation as we sink deeper into YTT. Today we practiced Dhyana, Self- Inquiry Medititaion. Banyan taught us that “I am” is a sense of  self called ego. He gently lead us to go internal and listen closely to what came up when we asked ourselves the question, “Who Am I?”  without

Yes, of course we are here in Costa Rica to learn all about the yoga, but we mustn’t neglect the luxury of the Anamaya Spa Services.  Reiki Treatments, Hot Stone, Deep Tissue and wait for it….. an ORIENTAL HEAD MASSAGE, how can you resist?  Yoga certainly relaxes, restores and heals the body, be that as

Thank goodness the Anamaya yoga decks can handle all of this energy. It feels like it was built to hold space for each and every person that steps foot onto the grounds. Speaking of holding space for others; Banyan Banyan Banyan…. We just never know what we’re going to get with this Yoga Master. Just when we get

Today Banyan told us the unthinkable… We each have to teach class and gift a few lucky souls a private yoga session. A few of our hearts may have stopped for a moment. The room started to fill with chatter. Of course we all knew the day was coming but it really sent home the fact that

“The meditative practice of calling to the divine through call and response chanting creates a bridge between the individual and the eternal, opening the heart and welcoming the spirit. By singing these prayers we unite our voices and join in a stream of consciousness and devotion that has been flowing for centuries.” Janet Stone Banyan

You can probably think of a few reason why you first became interested in yoga; everyone is doing it, you need to get more flexible, work is stressful, you want a yoga body, you like the challenge, to become more spiritual or because the teacher is hot. No matter what brought you here, welcome. What

Of course we needed a break after 5 straight days of gentle shock to the system. Think about how many important elements of our lives have been changed for the better. Crazy clean eating, no drinking alcohol, no “sharing energy” short for no one’s getting laid for 30 days, lots of meditation, 2 hours minimum