Our all Inclusive Beach Front Retreat House is located on the beautiful and semi secluded north eastern area of Costa Rica on a beach called Playa Grande. It is a short boat ride into the more happening town of Tamarindo. You can stay on location at the house all week or take small excursions during our breaks.

From the moment you arrive everything is tailored to meet your individual needs. You can make any diet requests, including vegetarian or vegan. All the food is fresh and organic, locally sourced and super fresh.

Imagine waking up to hot cup of coffee and fruits followed by an early surf session. Enjoy a light breakfast while watching the ocean or relax in the hammock before Rocket Yoga practice.

Each day meets the rhythm of how we all feel and we include a “peace time” in the middle of the retreat where you can go into the local town of Tamarindo and shop and enjoy the local offerings. Every day you have the option to take another Rocket practice before dinner. Evening includes dinner, discussions, salsa lessons (also on site) a late night swim or just resting and relaxing!

Dates: May 7-13, 2022

Location: Playa Grande, Costa Rica

THE ROCKET

The Rocket was developed by Larry Schultz in the 90’s while on tour with the Grateful Dead. Larry resequenced the poses from the first, second, and third Ashtanga series and created a new flow with focus on the joints of the body and the days of the week. By doing this he created a more holistic approach to a regular Ashtanga practice. Your body will experiences more than 140 poses during one week of consistent Rocket practice. You will also get the chance to try arm balance, inversions and back bends at an earlier stage of your yoga practice. The Rocket is all about leaving your comfort zone, to be creative and to strengthen your body from both the in- and the outside.

 

During this week in Costa Rica we will focus on the all three Rocket modules. All the retreat is lead by Amber Jean-Marie , Senior Rocket instructor who brings over 19 years of teaching and practice to the training. You get the chance to practice the Rocket twice a day. We will start the mornings hot coffee and surf followed by a light breakfast and a led class until lunch. Later on seminaries, workshops and time to share your own experience and learn from others. The Rocket world is open for everyone! This is the perfect opportunity to deepen your own practice and to get new inspiration and experience.

SURFING

The warm waters of Costa Rica are the perfect environment to learn to surf or take your surfing to the next level. We will have the surf break right infront of our house. No transportation needed, just grab your surf board! Our local instructors from Ocean Tours Costa Rica will help improve your skill and confidence, teach you safety, as well as rules and etiquette in the water. We will help you choose the right surfboard and capture your adventures on video. Four surf lessons for all levels and daily surfboard rental, and two photo sessions are included in our surf package. 

MEALS

We will eat healthy meals made by local ingredients. Enjoy a breakfast filled of colorful, tropical fruits, chia seeds, homemade granola and of course hot Costa Rican coffee. Try local meals such as gallo pinto (rice and beans), corn tortilla, fresh cheese, plantains and yuca. Eat the freshest seafood and fish you’ve ever tried. Vegetarian and vegan meals are available upon request.

SAMPLE MENU

Breakfast

Over night oats with fresh tropical fruit and homemade granola

Coffee, eggs and juice shots

Lunch

Mixed ceviche with fresh caught snapper, shrimps and octopus

Dinner

Oven baked seabass with garlic & white wine, quinoa salad with broccoli and beats & greens

YOUR HOSTS

Amber (500-RYT) entered the yoga world with a blast. After she assisted Indu Bala Bhardwaj to open It’s Yoga Cincinnati. In Spring 2000, she flew to San Francisco to study with Larry Schultz and came back to Cincinnati with flowers in her hair and yoga in her bones. By November, 2000, she had established herself as a respected teacher and she helped facilitate some of the first RYT teacher trainings in Cincinnati. With nearly twenty years experience and ten thousand hours of teaching and training other teachers, Amber shares her depth of wisdom with her students. In 2007, she opened Yoga Ah while she continued to work with Schultz at Nauliland (his school in Sonoma) until he passed in 2011. Although a busy mother of two and a studio owner, Amber assembled and wrote a 500 hour training to continue the work that Larry had set in motion. In 2016, the Yoga Alliance Professional, U.K. recognized her training manual. As a pioneer in the Rocket Vinyasa Series, Amber loves to travel around the globe to teach others to teach the modern progression of this powerful lineage, from Krishnamacharya to Larry Schultz.

Johanna grew up in a ski restort in the mountains of Sweden. She tried skiing for the first when she was three years old and started to compete in racing at the age of five. She eventually took up mogul skiing, a more relaxed sport in Sweden at that time. Johanna proceeded to study at the ski academy and competed at a high level in moguls, until she turned 20. After graduating from the ski academy, she went to Tamarindo, Costa Rica for the first time. She loved Central America and couldn’t wait to go back! 

With no experience at all she decided to go to Nicaragua, November 2013, to acquire her 200hr YTT in Ashtanga vinyasa yoga. She got introduced to the magical world of yoga and loved it! From there she went back to Tamarindo, started to teach yoga, learned to surf, and now lives by the beach full time and having her own surf & tour business, Ocean Tours Costa Rica. 

Johanna went back to Nicaragua, January 2016, for her first 60h Rocket teacher training. It was there she met lovely Amber Gean. Amber turned Johanna’s world up side down! The way Amber taught the Rocket was amazing. She made it fun, easy and took away all the pressure. Johanna started to spread the Rocket in Costa Rica and in her home town Åre, in Sweden. Johanna have also background in sports psychology and nutrition. She love to surf, practice the Rocket and strive to live a happy and healthy lifestyle.

 

ACCOMODATIONS

Our Beach Front House is located directly on the beach where you can surf in the friendly waves and watch the sunsets over the Pacific everyday from the complete privacy of your own back yard! The house has views to the beach from almost every room! 

The main house has 3 spacious bedrooms each equipped with private baths, hot water, closet space and air conditioning. The 4th bedroom is in a separate building near the pool, complete with private bath, a queen size bed and three twin beds. Casa Mandarina offers a phone for local calls as well as high speed wireless internet for your convenience.

The yard offers complete privacy and is beautifully landscaped with numerous hammocks for relaxing and a large swimming pool. The caretakers live in a separate house on the property and are always friendly and helpful.

Casa Mandarina is located within a 10 minute walking distance to a small local grocery store, and several very nice restaurants in the neighborhood. It's also very close to the Tamarindo estuary. It’s possible to walk to the river mouth, about 8 min, and take a boat for $2 across the river to Tamarindo to go shopping and dining in the bigger town. Driving to Tamarindo takes about 40 min. 

AIRPORT TRANSPORTATION

Costa Rica have two international airports, Liberia (LIR) & San Jose (SJO). Liberia airport is located 90 minutes from our beach house & the transportation is included in our package price on May 7th (arrival) and 13th (departure). We offer transport from San Jose airport to an extra cost. Several airlines fly direct or with one stop to Liberia, Costa Rica. It’s also possible to take a domestic flight from San Jose to Tamarindo. 

 

  • Amsterdam - Liberia non stop with KLM

  • JFK—Liberia non stop with Jetblue

  • Newark airport—Liberia nonstop or one stop with United

  • LAX—Liberia nonstop with Alaska airlines or Southwest

  • Houston—Liberia nonstop with Delta or United

  • San Jose - Tamarindo 45 minutes with Sansa airlines

PRICING

Rocket Yoga and Surf Retreat

  • Airport transportation round trip from Liberia airport on May 7th and 10th

  • Accommodation in shared room with bathroom, x6 nights

  • 2 daily Rocket practice

  • Daily workshops & seminaries

  • 4 Surf lessons

  • Surf board rental

  • 2 Surf photo sessions

  • Coffee all day! #Rocketyogiscoffeecrew

  • Breakfast x6

  • Lunch x5

  • Dinner x6

  • Daily service in the house

Do you want to stay in a private room? Contact us for more information.

All inclusive retreat: EARLY BIRD PRICE!! $1950 (including tax)

** Air fare is not included in the price**