The Journey Begins

Blue Osa, Costa Rica

As soon as you step foot into Blue Osa Yoga Retreat and Spa, you’ll immediately feel at home. From the smiling faces to the friendly staff, you’ll settle into a safe tropical oasis off the beaten path that supports your transformation. Take a relaxing Blue Osa yoga retreat, have an adventurous Costa Rican experience, or enjoy a beach holiday. Blue Osa Costa Rica is your home away from home.

We consciously shaped everything at Blue Osa to give you a safe space to connect with the land, yourself, and others. From our organic garden and intentionally designed spaces — our yoga retreat commits to offering a clean, beautiful place for self-discovery and stillness.

Experience Balanced, Mindful Eco-Living

Conscious by design, Blue Osa Costa Rica Beach Resort offers morning-silence and a nightly dinner ritual of presenting your freshly prepared organic farm-to-table meals as a way to invoke mindfulness. No matter what you want to get out of your experience at Blue Osa, we can make it happen.

As an eco-friendly resort, Blue Osa runs mostly on solar power and intends to leave the smallest carbon footprint possible.

How Blue Osa Costa Rica Was Born

Often we forget to slow down and relax. To find stillness.

Blue Osa Spa and Resort was created as a safe place where guests could seek answers to life’s big questions and sink into a deeper understanding of who they are. After all, everyone wants to be loved and be a part of something bigger. At Blue Osa Costa Rica, we hope to help you achieve the stillness and tranquility of life and learn to appreciate the simple things.

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A Costa Rica Yoga Studio & Luxury Eco-Spa

Take a deep breath in our bright open-air studio. Overlooking a gorgeous private beach and tropical gardens, this inspiring studio is perfect for supporting your journey inward. After your practice, take advantage of our beach resort’s spa offerings: a relaxing spa treatment in one of our pool-side treatment rooms. Our therapists practice a blend of holistic approaches and use natural botanicals from the Costa Rican rainforest.

Everyone deserves the Blue Osa Costa Rica experience. Are you ready to dive in? Contact us today to book your getaway.

Blue Osa Guest Manifesto

I slow down to savor this moment and embrace the pure life, “Pura Vida” of Costa Rica. I unplug from technology and awaken my senses to the natural world. I align to the earth’s rhythms and consciously flow with her in a way that sustains life. In morning silence I listen deeply, receive, and reflect. At mealtimes, I eat fresh, wholesome food with gratitude and discover new flavors and connections with others. As night falls, I stargaze to my heart’s content and retire happily to the sounds of the ocean in anticipation of another day of nourishment, exploration, and relaxation. I realize I’m part of the greater whole and my energy impacts everything around me. I choose to be a force for good and take responsibility for my actions and reactions and leave no trace upon this beautiful Costa Rican land.

~Om Tat Sat

“Blue Osa is not about checking out of life. This place is about checking in – with yourself, your mind, the environment and the present moment.”
— Yogi Aaron
The history of Blue Osa Yoga Retreat and spa

21 Photos of Blue Osa you Have to See to Believe

Like any place, Blue Osa has a long and exciting history, and everyone wants to know it. You have come to know Blue Osa as a beautiful yoga retreat and beach resort by the sea. The beauty was always here, but the sanctuary was added when we arrive. Here is a little peek into a photo history that is Blue Osa.

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Yoga is for All People

We want all people to feel welcome at Blue Osa.

Blue Osa is a safe space for people from all ethnic backgrounds, religions, and orientations.

We attract people from all over the world. They  share their unique brilliance in our community, adding to the diversity of who we are.

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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