New Year’s Yoga & Rainforest Retreat
Costa Rica

December 27th, 2008 – January 3rd, 2009


Yogananda David Michael Hollander, RYT 500
assisted by Nicole Anne Newman

A New Year’s retreat into nature, creativity, friendship and community…

Come to beautiful Osa Peninsula to practice yoga right beside the warm ocean waves and cascading waterfalls. Enjoy famous Costa Rican hospitality and cuisine. Explore the rainforests, ethnobotanical gardens, and the renowned Corcovado National Park. Take advantage of opportunities to encounter dolphins and whales, surf, snorkel, and kayak in the Pacific Ocean, zipline through the jungle, go horseback riding, or enter the bat cave! 

With thirteen distinct tropical ecosystems and an endless variety of wildlife, including howler monkeys and macaws, the Osa Peninsula has been declared an international ecological treasure. 

$1,400 Retreat Package Includes:

  • 7-night accommodation
  • Three gourmet meals per day
  • New Year’s Eve Celebration!
  • Two daily yoga classes with kirtan:

    AM  - Mysore Ashtanga
    PM  - Vinyasa Prana Flow
         (*including clinics in hip opening and back bending flows)        

Our practice will be individualized to meet the needs of all practitioners.

Daily sunrise kirtan will be open to any students who wish to commence their practice with traditional Sanskrit chants.

Meditation practice will take place as a natural flow both before and after asana practice.

Practical methods for gaining a deeper understanding and appreciation of ourselves and the ways in which our practice affects our lives will be explored through the lens of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. 


David will also offer a special life drawing session in the extensive gardens for those who want to get started in their sketchbooks, capturing the landscapeand flora in pencil and watercolor. Don’t forget to bring your journals!

David Michael Hollander, RYT 500, has been teaching yoga for over 14 years. He offers weekly kirtans with his guitar before asana practice in several New York City studios. David is also a painter and has taught drawing and painting for over ten years.

**Contact David ASAP to make reservations, as  SPACE IS LIMITED!**

Email: yogacr@gmail.com

Phone: (516) 983-5489

David’s Website: sunandmoonarts.com

Our Host: guariadeosa.com