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Co-ed Surf & Yoga Retreat in Southern, Costa Rica

Welcome to where the jungle meets the surf! From the moment you arrive, we want you to feel a part of our Sister Surf family. With over 20 years of experience, we will be sure to make you feel safe and supported in the water so that you can relax and enjoy surfing to the fullest.

This beautiful location has some seriously fun waves, with great options for both advanced and beginner surfers.
Each day of the retreat you will enjoy 3 delicious fresh meals ( with amazing local produce ), surf session, yoga class, and video coaching.

On several days there will be additional activities and surf based classroom sessions!

Our goal is to surf in the conditions that are best for your surfing ability.

For example, in Costa Rica, we always surf with the best tides for the waves.

Depending on how the conditions are we’ll either surf one long session or a morning and afternoon session.

Typically there will be a combination of beginner and intermediate surfers and the exact surf locations and times will be chosen based on the group’s ability.

Your surfer-to-instructor ratio will be 3:1 so you will always have the attention and instruction needed in the water.

Our daily yoga classes are tailored exactly to what our surf bodies need. Our in house yoga teacher is also one of the surf coaches so she knows exactly what we need to stretch out.

Our yoga style is mostly super chill restorative poses to relax & replenish our bodies for our next surf session.

No previous Yoga experience is necessary!

Jun, 15 — Jun, 22 | $2900

Organizer: Coco

Cost dependent on single, double, triple or quad occupancy, starting at $2900. Air fare not included. Inquire here for complete pricing rates.

Main contact website – sistersurf.com

About Your Yoga Instructors:

MARJIE BARBIER

Certified Massage Therapist / Surf Instructor

Oldest sister, surf instructor + massage therapist

Marjie is a surf instructor as well as a massage therapist. She has been living in Costa Rica for 6 years. She came down on a surf trip and fell in love with the beautiful country and hasnt left.

She has a beautiful little girl named Alaia, and spends her days balancing surfing, massaging and life as a new mom.

COCO BARBIER

Surf Instructor / Certified yoga teacher

Middle sister, surf instructor + yoga instructor

Coco studied yoga at the Dyhana Ayurvedic Center in Sebastopol, California. She got her 200 Rty in 2014, her yoga style ia a combination of Iyengar and Vinyasa Yoga with a focus on poses for surfers. During the retreat she teaches mostly yin yoga (deep stretching and relaxation) and a few vinyasa classes focusing on balance, strength, and breath.

She has been surfing 15 years and has taught surfing in the US Virgin Islands, Costa Rica, Australia, and Long Island NY.

CHELSEA GRENIER

Surf Instructor / Aspiring artist

Chelsea pretty much grew up in the ocean. Being from a place like St. John, US Virgin Islands it would be hard not to love the sea! She spent a lot of time sailing as a kid but wasn’t until the age of 12 that she started surfing with Marjie & Coco.

Once they started surfing it was ON! Surfing has taken Chelsea all over the world to places like Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, Hawaii, Australia, Puerto Rico, California & Mexico. Australia is where the girls went to university to study Sports Management Surfing Studies.

This is where they became certified surf coaches and where the retreat idea sparked! She has been teaching surfing for over 10 years and always has so much enthusiasm and patience in the water. She’ll have you smiling and surfing better before you know it!

What's Included

Girls Enjoying Blue Osa Retreat | Blue Osa

Accommodations

Intentionally designed beachfront eco-friendly rooms with ocean views and the use of the 25-meter pool.

Blue Osa Dessert | Blue Osa

Meals

Three delicious farm-to-table meals per day using homegrown, organic ingredients, plus snacks and more to keep you energized and satisfied the whole week long.

Take a flight to the osa peninsula || Blue Osa Yoga Retreat || Skyway

Transportation

Airport transfer from Puerto Jimenez to Blue Osa and return taxes.

More about getting to Blue Osa

Yoga

Daily yoga classes and yoga props including mats, blocks and straps.

“In a word: perfection! Coco, Marjie and Chelsea are an incredible trio that inspire, educate and support. These ladies nailed every aspect of the retreat: the super cute tropical accommodations with everything we needed, the insane chef that created flavorful, locally-inspired vegan meals that nourished us, the thoughtfully planned schedule that was the perfect combination of active and relaxing... I could go on and on. They truly curated a perfect week. They found great local spots for us to surf and have breaks to ourselves, and were supportive out in the water, giving hugely helpful tips and knowledge, pushing me the extra bit I needed and ultimately giving me more confidence with each day. They're quite the team, each offering something unique, helpful and creative! Sweet pregnant Coco's yoga was sheer bliss, and much-needed. In addition to having a wonderful time, it was a welcome reminder to make time for the things I love, challenge my body and have FUN. These fearless, badass ladies are an inspiration for how life should be lived. Their love for the ocean and surfing is apparent in their beautiful spirits and ability to craft the ultimate surf retreat. ❤ A must-do for sure!”
— Rebecca Rusham Reinbold
“AMAZING experience with incredible women! Wow! The three sisters that own and operate this retreat are fantastic. From the surfing to the yoga everything was taught with love and compassion. Marjie, Coco & Chelsea are incredible surf instructors and our group (from all walks of life) feeling comfortable in the ocean and catching waves. Coco lead us in daily mediation that helped with breathing in the water as well as relaxing our bodies before and after surf. I cannot express my gratitude and love for these three ladies as well as the women that attended the retreat. Oh, and the food was so yummy!!! I will definitely be going back:)”
— Angela Gonzales

Teaching methodology + practicum

  • Learn how to lead and market successful yoga retreats

  • Learn the principles of demonstration, observation, assisting/correcting, and instruction.

  • Learn different teaching styles.

  • You’ll learn specific techniques that will enable you to easily teach all levels

  • You’ll also learn how to sequence your asanas to create a natural, therapeutic and transformative arcs in your classes

  • Learn the qualities of effective teaching

  • Learn the business aspects of being a yoga teacher and gain the building blocks of how to build a thriving yoga career

Development of the Professional Essentials

History, Philosophy + Ethics

  • Identify your spiritual stance so you can step into it as a source of strength
  • Identify walls and develop strategies to take them down
  • Create a support network and support strategies and have them in place when you leave
  • Complete a physical and spiritual adventure challenge
  • Learn the business aspects of building a thriving yoga career
  • How to bring the practice of yoga into your everyday life and make it work for you
  • The science and application of mantra
  • An overview of the history of the yoga tradition
  • The ethical standards of teaching yoga

Yoga Humanities

Applied Yoga Anatomy + Muscle Activation™

  • Receive training in Applied Yoga Anatomy + Muscle Activation™ training for Yoga Teachers
  • Go further in your anatomy training
  • Learn how to access muscle function
  • How to sequence transformational yoga classes
  • Learn the energetic and deeper sublime effects of asana
  • The science and application of Mantra
  • Design classes based on Ayurvedic principles
  • Knowledge of both human physical anatomy and physiology (bodily systems, organs, etc.) and energy anatomy and physiology (chakras, nadis, etc.).

Anatomy & Physiology

Techniques, Training and Practice

  • A breakdown in the anatomical and energetic categories of postures
  • Develop a daily meditation practice
  • Learn pranayamas, kriyas, chanting, mantra, meditation, and other traditional yoga techniques
  • How to sequence and structure transformational 60 and 90-minute classes
  • Practical experience teaching postures, classes, and meditation
  • Learn deep relaxation techniques
  • Yoga Nidra, as taught by the Himalayan tradition and Western tradition
  • Learn how to conduct and lead fire rituals
  • Kundalini Yoga techniques
  • Learn the subtle energetic aspects of yoga like the Koshas and chakras
  • Kriya Yoga and Laya Yoga

Advance Your Own Practice in Yoga

Techniques, Training and Practice

  • A breakdown in the anatomical and energetic categories of postures
  • Develop a daily meditation practice
  • Learn techniques in pranayamas, kriyas, chanting, mantra, meditation, and other traditional yoga techniques
  • How to structure and sequence transformational classes
  • Practical experience in teaching postures, sequencing, and meditation
  • Learn deep relaxation and meditation techniques that come from the Himalayan tradition

Develop a Rock Solid Practice in Yoga

Applied Yoga Anatomy + Muscle Activation™

  • Receive training in Applied Yoga Anatomy + Muscle Activation™ training for Yoga Teachers
  • Develop an understanding of basic anatomy
  • Learn about muscle function and how to improve it (something you will not learn in any other YTT)
  • Knowledge of both human physical anatomy and physiology (bodily systems, organs, etc.) and energy anatomy and physiology (chakras, nadis, etc.)
  • The study of both the subject and application of its principles to yoga practice (benefits, contraindications, healthy movement patterns)
  • Skills to teach yoga classes suited to all levels of practice.

Anatomy & Physiology

History, Philosophy + Ethics

  • An in-depth study and application of the Yoga Sutra
  • How to bring the practice of yoga into your everyday life and make it work for you
  • The science and application of mantra
  • An overview of the history of the yoga tradition
  • The ethical standards of teaching yoga

Yoga Humanities

Teaching methodology + practicum

Get hands-on practice teaching so that you’ll be able to teach on day one after the training is finished. You will:

  • Practice teaching in small and large groups

  • Be ready to teach yoga as soon as you leave the yoga teacher training

  • Get hands-on experience teaching and give/receive feedback

  • Practice assisting students

  • Learn the principles of demonstration, observation, assisting/correcting and instruction

  • Learn different teaching styles

  • Learn qualities of effective teaching and adjust to the student’s process of learning

  • Learn the business aspects of how to build a thriving yoga career

Development of the Professional Essentials