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DATE:  August 8 – 15, 2015 PRICES:  Check our Rates and Reservations page. PACKAGES:  Try one of our many Yoga Retreats. Yoga & Adventure, Yoga & Rejuvenation, or Yoga & Surfing. See more info on our Anamaya Retreat Packages (ARP). WORKSHOPS:  There will be two special workshops offered to our guests this week. A Partner

You just might be a convert by the time you get back home. Lactose intolerant, vegans, Paleos and other health conscious people have eschewed the use of dairy products in their diets.  There is evidence that dairy is not great for your health whether you have an intolerance to lactose or not.   Dr. Mark

During this week we also have a special Ascension-Alignment based gravity Yoga Teacher Training.

Date:  May 31 – June 7, 2014 Prices:  Check our Rates and Reservations page Packages:  We have a number of different Yoga Retreats. Try our Yoga & Adventure, Yoga & Rejuvenation, Yoga & Surfing, or another option is only purchasing the yoga classes for the week without the other excursions. For more info please visit

DATE:  Feb 7 – 14, 2015 PRICES:  Check our Rates and Reservations Page PACKAGES:  We have a number of Yoga Retreats. Try our Yoga & Rejuvenation, Yoga & Adventure, Pure Yoga or maybe a Yoga & Surfing Retreat. For more information visit our Anamaya Retreat Packages (ARP) page. We’re super excited to have Rachel Elise

Gliding along on the ocean’s surface with a simple surfboard device can be one of the safest adventure water sports out there, especially when you make good judgments and know proper surfing etiquette. Here is a list of the things every surfer entering the water should know. Surfing Safety: 1. Know Your Beach. Every beach

Biology The Crested Caracara is one of the three species of caracaras found in Costa Rica. It is a member of the hawk family and is the national bird of Mexico. This shrewd bird has moved southwards and is often seen on roads, hunting for roadkills. They can also pursue vultures or pelicans in the

Biology One of the New World jays, the white-throated magpie-jay is a big blue, black and white bird that features a sprightly black plume. It is primarily found in tropical dry forests, and goes along this habitat through its southern limit in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, turning it over to its close counterpart, the black-throated magpie-jay,

Biology The Red-lored Parrot also known as Primrose-cheeked Amazon or “loro cariamarillo” is endemic to the tropical regions of the Americas, from eastern Mexico south to Ecuador. A disjunct population exists in central Brazil, where it occurs in humid green to semi-deciduous forests up to 1,100 m altitude. Not originally known to belong to El

Biology The collared aracari is a tiny peculiar-looking toucan with a obvious and awkwardly-oversized bill. It can be commonly spotted throughout its 500,000 square mile Latin American region, and frequently seen at Anamaya Resort, where groups of aracaris are often seeing foraging through local fruiting trees. There are 14 known species of aracaris, all sporting

Biology The kinkajou is a rainforest mammal of the family Procyonidae related to olingos, coatis, raccoons, and the ringtail and cacomistle. It is the sole member of the potos family and is also known as the “honey bear” (a name that it shares with the sun bear). Kinkajous can often be confused with ferrets or

Biology The Western Spotted Skunk is a tiny, relatively slender skunk with glossy black fur interrupted with distinct white stripes on the forward part of the body. The posterior portion of the body has two interrupted white bands with one white spot on each side of the rump and a couple more at the base

Biology The humpback whale is one of the most recognizable whale species. Towering anywhere between 40 and 50 feet in length, a humpback whale can weigh up to a staggering 48 tons. They are easily identified from other whale species owing to their huge flippers, almost a third of their entire body size, and the

Biology This animal requires warm, sunny areas with perches, which may be stones, boulders, trees, snags, or fence posts to thrive. Beyond this specific need, its habitat is flexible. The ctenosaur can exist in beachside scrubs, dry deciduous and moist forests, and busy adjacent zones such as pastures. They can be found living unruffled in