Starfruit Juice - The Perfect Summer Refreshment

Starfruit Juice at Blue Osa
Starfruit, also known as carambola, is a sweet and sour exotic fruit in a star shape. It's not only tasty but its health benefits make it one of the best tropical fruits on the market. Good news, we have 3 starfruit tree... Read More

Tropical Healing Fruit: Starfruit Tart Recipe

Imagine tucking into a breakfast bowl overflowing with juicy, mouth-watering mango, papaya, pineapple and melon. Sipping on coconut water mid-afternoon to quench your thirst after a day in the su... Read More

Starfruit Salad Dressing

starfruit salad dressing
This salad dressing is creamy and sweet- it's a favorite here at Blue Osa, where we collect the starfruit from our trees. Since some varieties of star fruit are sweeter than others, adjust the honey to taste. You can whi... Read More

Tropical Treats: Star Fruit Pie Recipe

Starfruit Pie Recipe

“As if I wasn’t already in a dream living on the beach in Costa Rica doing yoga every day – I also get to eat delicious, freshly-picked fruits every day.” – overheard at Blue Osa

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What Everybody Ought to Know About Blue Osa’s Immersion-Style Yoga Teacher Training Programs

Assistant yoga teacher assisting a yoga student with a twisted lunge position in Blue Osa's yoga shala in Costa Rica.

If you are reading this, then you might already know that we offer a few different immersion-style yoga teacher training programs here at Blue Osa. It could also be true that you’ve got a few q... Read More

What You Need to Know about Cold-Press Juicing

costa rica Farm to table Juices
Properly nourishing our bodies with essential vitamins and nutrients can be difficult in today’s hectic, fast-paced world. A quick and easy solution may be to start joining the cold-press juicing trend. While cold pres... Read More

33 Amazing Facts and Essential Tips You Need to Know Before Coming to Costa Rica

orange basil salad vinagrette blue osa kitchen costa rica

If you’re considering a trip to Costa Rica, make sure to read up on how to get around, where to spot the most monkeys, what to do when someone shouts “pipa fria!” at you, and of course, wha... Read More

The Background of Your Food is Important + Why You Should Know More

Costa Rica farm-to-table food Blue Osa Yoga Retreat

Food is fuel - we have all heard this phrase before. But what if I were to tell you that food is actually more than just fuel. Food is life, food is community and food is happiness. This... Read More

17 Reasons A Costa Rica Honeymoon Is The Best

Blue Osa Wedding || Costa Rica Wedding
Weddings in Costa Rica are a beautiful ceremony of love and lifetime companionship, but let’s be real – it’s all about th... Read More

A Journey To The Most Beautiful Jungle Paradise

Unconventional Travel Tips to Broaden Your Mind in Costa Rica | Costa Rica | Blue Osa Yoga Retreat
Imagine spending your days and nights in what National Geographic likes to call "the most biologically intense place on earth". Tucked away in the Osa Peninsula lies Corcovado National Park. Known for its stunning beache... Read More

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