5 Ways To Make Your Gay Wedding Special At Blue Osa Costa Rica

5 Ways To Make Your Gay Wedding Special At Blue Osa

The Supreme Court just legalized gay marriage. As the ruling came down, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy wrote for the majority in the historic decision.

“No longer may this liberty be denied. No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice and family. In forming a marital union, two people become something greater than once they were.”
5 Ways To Make Your Gay Wedding Special At Blue Osa Retreat In Costa Rica

Many couples who would like to plan a simple and yet elegant gay wedding yearn to remove the noise of the city and return to nature in order to truly celebrate the exchange of their wedding vows.

To get away from the stress and chaos that accompanies wedding planning at home, many couples look to wedding destinations in tropical locations to meet all of their needs. Here are just a few of the main things we here our wedding couples look for:

• SIMPLE
• LOW-COST
• FUN

In your search for the perfect destination, here are 5 ways Blue Osa can make your gay wedding special at Blue Osa.

Our remote location allows for the absolute disconnection from the daily routine and is one of the main reasons that Adam and Aaron, owners of Blue Osa, chose this location. Blue Osa offers the gay and lesbian traveler a unique experience different from many typical gay destinations. Our strength lies in the surrounding natural beauty, adventurous eco-tours, restorative osa spa treatments and what’s considered by some to be the most tasty cuisine in Costa Rica.

You can expect to find our staff of 18, mixed gay and straight, to be very friendly. Whether traveling alone or with companions, Blue Osa offers a genuine sense of community and, from the first moments of your stay, you will feel like a friend being welcomed back rather than a first time guest.

Here are 5 ways to make your gay wedding special at Blue Osa.

1. Yoga

This is your wedding and we want you to relax. Each morning your own private yoga teacher will guide you through a restorative yoga practice leaving you serene and refreshed.

5 Ways To Make Your Gay Wedding Special At Blue Osa Yoga Retreat + Spa

2. Kayaking

Nothing is more romantic than spending some quality time on the ocean feeling the gentle waves below and the warm sun above you. Off in the distance, you will probably find dolphins frolicking, or humpbacks breaching.

5 Ways To Make Your Gay Wedding Special At Blue Osa Yoga Retreat + Spa
5 Ways To Make Your Gay Wedding Special At Blue Osa - Dolphin Sighting
5 Ways To Make Your Gay Wedding Special At Blue Osa Yoga Retreat + Spa

3. Get A Massage To Nurture Yourself

Inspired by the purity of our natural surroundings, we have created a holistic approach to treating mind, body and spirit through the use of natural rainforest botanicals and various Ayurvedic healing modalities. Local plants are extracted for healing properties and used whenever possible. Many of the spa ingredients for our treatments are sourced right here in the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica.

5 Ways To Make Your Gay Wedding Special At Blue Osa Yoga Retreat + Spa - A Couples Massage!

4. Learn How To Make Your Favorite Blue Osa Snack

Want to learn how to make some of our famous snacks? Join Chef Jose in the Kitchen of Blue Osa and get some one-on-one instruction.

5 Ways To Make Your Gay Wedding Special At Blue Osa: Number 4 - Take A Cooking

5. Sky Lantern Release

For many, releasing sky lanterns is a unique and emotional experience that will be one of the highlights of your day.

Newlyweds are enchanted by the idea of watching their dreams for the future take flight on their wedding night. Guests are mesmerized by the spectacular sight of the illuminated lanterns suspended against the starry sky.

Symbolizing good luck and prosperity, many couples are finding unique ways to incorporate the extravagant beauty of wish lanterns into their marriage rituals.

5 Ways To Make Your Gay Wedding Special At Blue Osa

To have a Blue Osa Wedding is to celebrate the bonding of two souls in one of the most biologically diverse places on Earth.

Blue Osa invites you to celebrate your love with an exotic, all-inclusive wedding at our highly acclaimed beach-front haven.

Paired with succulent farm-to-table cuisine and luxury accommodations, our chic, minimalist landscape provides an intimate, tranquil setting for you and your guests. If you’re ready for an idyllic destination wedding, you’ll always remember, then get started planning your Blue Osa Destination Wedding right now!

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