The Place:
Wonderful News!  We are thrilled to announce that the location for our Winter 2011 Eco Yoga Vacation will be a return to our current favorite winter destination **Costa Rica **!!  This year for the first time we will go to the West Coast ¬– to the brand new, truly spectacular Blue Spirit Retreat in Nosara – one of the most beautiful spots in all of Costa Rica.  Poised high on a peninsula overlooking the azure blue Pacific Ocean, Blue Spirit is surrounded by stunning natural environment and is only a five minute easy walk to a pristine 3-mile long white sand beach (also protected as a turtle reserve).   With tile floors, rock gardens, infinity pool, and luscious heavy wooden beam and bamboo construction (from local Costa Rican sustainable farms), the entire resort is open to the environment and meals are enjoyed gazing out on the unique Costa Rican landscape.  Beryl spent a week there in January this year and fell in love with the place, the people, and the Pacific!! 

The Program:
Blue Spirit (the new 2009 site for Omega Institute’s winter programs) is designed exclusively as the perfect place to meet like-minded friends or to experience solitude, and to practice, recharge, detox your body, and revitalize your spirit.   Morning meditation, daily asana and pranayama, ritual, and study (beautiful glass windowed yoga room at the top of the hotel looking out over the Pacific – incredible!).  Warm sunny skies, gentle ocean waters, and perfect yoga weather!!! Free time for swimming, surfing, walking to town, and hiking in the neighboring nature reserve. Fantastic organic vegetarian cuisine with fresh, locally grown real food , prepared by local chefs, trained by the expert culinary staff from Omega.  

The Package:
There is a wide range of excellent lodging options to meet every need, ranging from $1200 (Eco-cottage with shared bath) to $1800 (superior room with Ocean view and private bath) per person double occupancy ($1200 to $2450 single occupancy).  Most options offer private bath.  Participants can chose between lodging in the main inn or in beautiful wooden cottages scattered around the property.  See below for rates and details. Pricing includes 7 nights’ accommodations, 3 meals daily, and all yoga activities.  All prices will increase by $100 after October 1, 2010.  The facility offers wifi, library, eco-excursions, and evening events. Airfare, airport transfers, taxis to town, excursions, and gratuities are not included.  Continuing Education credits or up to 50 Certified Teacher Training hours available.

 Accommodations:
Superior Ocean View Rooms with A/C. These beautiful double rooms have step-out balconies and extraordinary ocean views. These rooms are elegantly furnished to provide our most luxurious space for couples or singles. Each room has a king-size bed, a private bathroom with solar hot water and air-conditioning.
Double Occupancy - $1850 per person    /   Single Occupancy - $2450 per person

Mountain View Rooms with A/C. These double rooms have step-out balconies and beautiful mountain views. The rooms are tastefully furnished and provide the perfect space for 2 people. Each room has a king-size bed or two twins with a private bathroom with solar hot water and a natural ventilation system.
Double Occupancy - $1600 per person   /   Single Occupancy - $2050 per person 

Nature Cottages with A/C. These cottages are situated on a hillside overlooking the lush vegetation. These simple and natural wood frame structures have private bathrooms with an outdoor shower overlooking the jungle. Each cottage sleeps two people and includes a separate enclosed porch with a desk for reading. Each room has solar hot water as well as A/C. These rooms are a short walk up the hill to the main building.
Double Occupancy - $1500 per person   /    Single Occupancy - $1850 per person

Classic Double Rooms. These rooms have step-out balconies and partial ocean/mountain views.  The rooms are tastefully furnished and provide the perfect space for 2 people. Each room has a king-size bed or two twins with a private bathroom with solar hot water and a natural ventilation system.
Double Occupancy - $1450 per person    /    Single Occupancy - $1700 per person

Hermitage Room. These rooms are specifically designed for traveling singles to provide privacy and elegance, while being cozy and inexpensive. Many of these rooms have partial views of the ocean and others of the mountains nearby, a queen-size bed, a private bathroom with solar hot water and a natural ventilation system. There are also a few available with twin beds for 2 people.
Single Occupancy - $1600 per person    /   Double Occupancy - $1400 per person

Eco-Cottages. These cottages are beautifully situated in lush vegetation, allowing for a sensual being-in-touch experience with nature. They are simple and natural wood frame structures with screening for natural ventilation. Each cottage sleeps two people and share a common bathhouse that has solar hot water showers and everything runs on solar powered electricity to provide a comfortable and ecological setting.  The Eco-Cottages are situated below the Main Building and involve a short hike up a stone stairway to get to the main building.
Double Occupancy - $1200 per person    /   Single Occupancy - $1450

lori@power-yoga.com

Cancellation Policy for Retreats/Teacher Training
Cancellations made 60+ days before the retreat start date incur a $100 processing fee.
Cancellations made 60-45 days prior to the retreat will incur a $250 processing fee.
Cancellations made 45-14 days prior to the retreat will receive a 50% credit toward our next year’s Caribbean retreat. 
Cancellations (or no shows) made with less than 14 days notice will receive no refund or credit.

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Nydia's Yoga Therapy(Affiliate School) - San Antonio, TX
March 25-27, 2011
Beryl returns to San Antonio for a weekend workshop and tribal reconvening.
www.nydiasyogatherapy.com 
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Omega Institute - Rhinebeck, NY
June 24-July 1, 2011

The Place
Omega's lakeside campus is set on 195 acres of rolling hills and  farmlands in the  historic  Hudson River Valley, just two hours north of New York City.  A peaceful oasis in a hurried world,  Omega has been a pioneer in offering personal growth and wellness retreats since l977.  Beryl has been on faculty at Omega since l985 and loves to teach at this beautiful healing center where  students can relax, rejuvenate, and feel at home in the midst of nature's bounty and a community of warm, caring people. The beauty of  the gardens, the lake, and wooded trails, the friendly staff, the  great food  (mostly vegetarian) and the  outstanding  facilities at  the Wellness Center, all support  why people like  us go to Omega .  Light meals and  out of this world desserts  make the Cafe a popular watering hole in between classes and regularly scheduled meals at the renowed Omega dining hall.  And the bookstore is a place you will find yourself visiting over and over. 

The Program
Early meditation, breakfast, regularly scheduled class from 9 to noon, lunch break, and the afternoon session from 2:30-5:00.  Free time to enjoy the country lanes for walking and jogging, and  the tennis and basketball courts are always open.   Some evening sessions scheduled.  Great community and connection with like minded souls.  Always an extraordinary experience.  

• Technique –
o   Develop discipline through strong asana, pranayama, and meditation
o   Learn to assist, inspire, and motivate
o   Anatomy, Therapeutic assisting, and applying healing energies
o   Making yoga do-able for all through modifications & creative insight
• Philosophy
o   Waking up to Personal Transformation and the Yoga Experience
o   Study Classical Yoga Methodology and unlock the Yoga Code
• LifeStyle
o   Giving Back – Building community service project worldwide
o   Creating family and bonding with soul mates