Food is a key element a body must be well nourished and hydrated before and after each practice. The location must be comfortable and provide the amenities that your body needs to relax and let go. The environment where you will spend a week is quite important. I’m not expecting my teachers to be surgeons but when it comes to yoga I want them to scrub in and grab the scalpel. Just like a surgeon opens a cavity and meticulously pays attention to every detail of the anatomy, a teacher during a retreat will have the time to go into detail during asanas and work with students in those poses or areas that need further attention. That’s when enlightenment arrives when without reservations you give yourself the gift of personal freedom.Ī yoga retreat will allow you to go deeper into your poses. It’s simple, your body and mind need to be outside of the everyday capsule you live in, you have to allow yourself to step out of your comfort zone and at the same time open up to new experiences and emotions.
So, why does it take a remote location to find bliss in your yoga practice? Yoga, nature, adventure, great food I was in paradise. Last summer I shared the weeklong practice with a great group of teachers at the magical spot in the Osa Peninsula of Costa Rica. It took me quite some time to find an isolated spot in the world where I could search within the true meaning of yoga for me as a student and teacher. Finding the true meaning of yoga may take you a lifetime but the true joy comes from enjoying each step along the way.