7 Day 45-Hour Ayurveda Fundamentals Training and Retreat in Tamarindo, Guanacaste
La Botella de Leche, Central Ave 500, Guanacaste Province, Tamarindo, 50309, Costa Rica
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Costa Rica Ayurveda Training and Yoga
Join Hari Om this spring or fall to enhance your practice. Combine a retreat experience with an educational course. Enjoy beautiful Costa Rica, practice yoga, and take daily educational workshops on Ayurveda, healing science and counterpart to yoga practice.
Meet the instructors
Matea
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Highlights
- Morning yoga classes
- Afternoon Ayurveda classes
- Introduction to Ayurvedic nutrition and a cooking class
- Free time to explore the area and enjoy Costa Rica
- 45-hour training program
- 6 nights accommodation
- Daily breakfast
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Styles
7 days with instruction in English
The organizer also speaks: Croatian, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish
Group size: Maximum of 12 participants
Airport transfer available:
Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (US$35 per person)
Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (US$35 per person)
Airport transfer available:
Juan Santamaría International Airport (US$65 per person)
Juan Santamaría International Airport (US$65 per person)
Accommodation
Check-in Time:
15:00
Check-out Time:
11:00
Facilities
- Swimming pool (outdoor)
- Kitchen
- Terrace
- Yoga studio
- Free Wi-Fi
- Tour assistance
La Botella de Leche
- Walking distance to the beach
- Peaceful and chill environment
- Lots of great people to meet
- Free and fast Wi-Fi everywhere in the hostel
- Friendly and attentive staff
- Communal kitchen with stove and fridges
- Chill area with TV and music
- Nice pool and sitting areas, some rooms have a small terrace with hammocks
- Water and beverages available
- Food (breakfast) package available
- Excursion, activities, and tours center
Quadruple room (four people share)
Shared quadruple room includes bed, private bath (shared with room occupants), AC, Wi-Fi, and locker. Hari Om will aim to pair you will other yoga teacher training attendees but they can't guarantee that you will exclusively share the accommodation with yogis alone.
Double room (two people share)
Shared semi-private room includes bed, private bath (shared with room occupant), AC, Wi-Fi, and locker.
Private room
Updated private room on a brand new second floor includes a queen-size bed, private bath, AC, Wi-Fi, locker, or room safe.
Program
Certifications
This course is part of the 200-hour yoga and Ayurveda teacher training. You can be awarded credit towards your 200-hour certification or 45-hour Continuing Education credits.
The course/hours count as Continuing Education hours for Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT®) only.
Ayurveda
Ayurvedic medicine ('Ayurveda') is one of the world's oldest holistic healing systems, originating in India thousands of years ago. Ayurveda teaches us how to find optimal health and wellbeing, by balancing the body, mind, and spirit. Therefore, Ayurveda is a holistic and natural type of medicinal science that can be practiced by anyone. Ayurveda is the sister science of yoga and an ideal practice for anyone looking to learn personalized tools to improve and maintain their overall health and wellbeing.
This Ayurveda course is a perfect complementary education for those looking to share wellness with others as coaching or in combination with other wellness services, such as yoga teachers, meditation teachers, massage therapists, physical therapists, health and nutrition coaches, or those looking to become Ayurvedic therapists.
You will learn:
- how to perform a dosha assessment
- give basic Ayurvedic lifestyle and nutrition advice
- learn various tools to complement coaching practices
Yoga teachers will learn how to design classes and teach yoga and meditation according to one's Ayurvedic dosha and wellness needs.
This course is part of the 200-hour yoga and Ayurveda teacher training.
Curriculum
- Ayurveda meaning and history
- Benefits of Ayurveda healing methods and lifestyle
- Five elements
- Three doshas (body-mind system)
- Ayurveda anatomy: Seven chakras
- Ayurveda anatomy: Five koshas (bodies): physical, energy, mental, emotional, spiritual
- Introduction to Ayurvedic nutrition and one cooking class
- Ayurveda and yoga
- Mindful lifestyle
- Dosha test and evaluation
Why join this course?
- Immerse yourself in the study of Ayurveda, yoga, and meditation
- A unique educational retreat experience
- Enjoy beautiful Costa Rica while learning about health and wellbeing
- A comprehensive curriculum
- Experienced teachers teaching in an intimate group setting
- Course open to all levels
- Various accommodation packages
- Walking distance to beach and attractions
Program is mainly on afternoons as it's part of the 200-hour yoga teacher training. Thus you will be able to enjoy your mornings to explore and relax in beautiful Costa Rica.
Course format
This is an immersion-style course, offering intensive study over the course of a week. The course includes four morning yoga classes and afternoon theory and practice hours. You will have free time to explore the area and enjoy Costa Rica, therefore the course also resembles an educational retreat. You will receive the finalized schedule prior to the course start date.
Sample daily schedule
- 08:00 Yoga class
- 09:30 Breakfast
- 10:30 Study / free time
- 12:30 Lunch
- 14:00 - 18:00 Ayurveda class time (theory and practice)
Instructors
Matea Zajec
In college, Matea Zajec lived in an ashram, rising early for meditation and practicing Seva, while studying ancient yogic texts and theology books. She graduated with a degree in Eastern Religions and Philosophy and has been teaching yoga history, Bhagavad-Gita and Yoga Sutras in teacher trainings for years. After years as a yoga teacher, she founded Hari OM Yoga and Hari OM Food & Wellness. Matea holds a 200-hour certification for Vinyasa and Anusara yoga each. She is also an Aerial yoga instructor, Tibetan singing bowl sound healer, meditation teacher, and Reiki Master.
Location
- Beach town, great for both surf and swim
- Many cafes, restaurants (vegan and others), and juice bars
- Supermarkets
- Banks
- Lots of outdoor activities
- Movie theater
- Friendly and safe city
- Easy transportation and affordable transfer to/from airports
- Fantastic weather year-long
- Internet access in most hotels and cafes
Features
Activities
- Cooking classes
- Diving
- Massage
- Reiki
- Snorkeling
- Stand up paddle boarding
- Surfing
- Swimming
- Swimming pool (outdoor)
- Zip lining
General
- Air-conditioned rooms
- Kitchen
- Terrace
- Yoga studio
Services
- Free Wi-Fi
- Tour assistance
Food
You will be served with vegan / vegetarian breakfast every day. Coffee available daily.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Coffee
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
Things to do (optional)
- Aerial yoga private lessons
- SUP yoga lessons
- Jyotish / Vedic astrology reading
- Surf lessons
- Surf rentals
- Zipline adventures
- Volcano tours
- Snorkel and diving experiences
- Area beaches tour
Spa treatments
An Ayurvedic analysis is included. You can opt for extra treatments at additional cost:
- Ayurvedic massage
- Kshirodara (oil bath third eye)
- Abhyanga massage
- Kati basti
- Biorgonomy therapy
- Reiki
- Guided meditation
- Jytoish / Vedic astrology reading
What's included
- Educational workshops on topics of Ayurveda, nutrition, health - theory and practice hours
- 6 nights accommodation
- Daily healthy breakfast / brunch (vegan / vegetarian options)
- Yoga and meditation classes
- Course manual
- Ayurveda cooking workshop and dinner
- Beach mandala drawing workshop
What's not included
- Airport transfer (various options available at additional cost)
- Ayurveda therapy (available at discounted prices for students)
- Additional meals, excursions, classes (available at additional cost)
- Airfare
How to get there
Recommended Airports
LIR
Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport
46 km
Transfer available for additional US$35 per person
SJO
Juan Santamaría International Airport
181 km
Transfer available for additional US$65 per person
SYQ
Tobías Bolaños International Airport
189 km
Transfer not provided
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at either:
- Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (LIR)
- Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)
- Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ)
The main airports in Costa Rica are SJO (San Jose) and LIR (Liberia). The best airport to travel to Tamarindo is the Liberia (LIR) airport because of its proximity (about an hour drive) to / from Tamarindo. There is a small airport in Tamarindo as well. You can take a very inexpensive and short flight from any of the main airports in Costa Rica. Once you have booked your training / retreat with Hari Om, feel free to contact them if you need assistance with your flight and transfers.
Airport: Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport
Airport transfer available:
Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (US$35 per person)
Additional charges may apply. You can request this in the next step.
Airport: Juan Santamaría International Airport
Airport transfer available:
Juan Santamaría International Airport (US$65 per person)
Additional charges may apply. You can request this in the next step.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 20% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
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