Cocooned amongst the magnificent nature of The Sanctuary Two Rivers Costa Rica, take your Sadhana practice to the next level. Surrounded by the infinite green of the jungle and the rivers, this magical and sacred place is perfect to cleanse, release and initiate a beautiful transformation.
For more info contact Cecilia <cecilia.foissard@gmail.com>
Register here:
Registration is simple! $1800 if you pay in full now and save $100 or place a $500 deposit and pay your $1400 remaining balance before March 19.
Payment includes:
Daily retreat program
3 Gaia Gourmet vegetarian meals per day starting with lunch on arrival day and breakfast on departure day
Unlimited self-serve organic shade grown Finca Rosa Blanca coffee and an assortment of teas
Super-filtered spring water for drinking and bathing
Fruit bowl for snacking
Double occupancy accommodation in a tropical modern zen jungle loft (come with a friend or we will match you with a housemate)
Daily housekeeping
Exclusive access to a private wildlife preserve nature retreat with waterfalls, swimming pool, hiking trails and lush gardens
13% tax
Payment DOES NOT include:
Cash for ground transportation to and from The Sanctuary
Transportation of any type
Wellness treatments or excursions
Staff gratuity (recommended amount is $10 per guest per night /$60USD)
Click on your preferred payment option to join us on this magical week:
Cancellation Policy:
ALL PAYMENTS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE. In true emergency situations, your payment may be transferred to a friend. We recommend travel insurance to protect your investment.
Cécilia’s teaching philosophy is expressed through three tenets, which form the foundation of the Poetic Metamorphosis method.
• Poetry of the body. Letting the body express itself through intuitive yoga, embodiment movements
and fluidity. Listening and understand our body langage in order to flourish. Our bodies are raw
masterpieces that we have to honor and celebrate every single day.
• Dance of the breath. The art of breathing establish the beautiful link in between the expansive
energy as we inhale, rooting down toward the Earth as we exhale. Breath is a dance who creates
life but also a true presence inward.
• Intuitive power : It’s listening to our hearts and have the ability to trust from within.
During the retreat, we will gracefully embody these three principles through Sadhana asana, mantra chanting, (he)art, dance of freedom and others liberation practices.
This retreat will give you a beautiful opportunity to :
• Reconnect to your intuition and creativity
• Honor to the beauty of Pachamama
• Explore the body on a holistic dimension
• Listening the body langage
• Expand, open and ultimately, heal.
PROGRAM:
❀ Day 1 - Why « Poetic Metamorphosis? » - « The why and the heart »│26th March
12:00 Arrival
2pm Gaia Gourmet Lunch
5pm Welcoming, Introduction to the week, Explanations journaling, Meditation
7pm Gaia Gourmet Dinner
9pm Silence time, Reading, …
❀ Day 2 - Connecting to Bhumi « I plant the seed » │27th March
6.30-7.10am Pranayama, Meditation, Mantra
7.30am Poetic Vinyasa
9am Gaia Gourmet Breakie
10.30am Flower Flower Foraging & Creation of a Sacred Space for the Week (Mandala) in the Pagoda
2pm Gaia Gourmet Lunch
4pm Clay bath
6pm Restorative Yoga: Focusing on the 7 main Chakras
7pm Gaia Gourmet Dinner
9pm Silence time, Reading, …
❀ Day 3 - An ode to the water element « I water the seed » │28th March
6.30-7.10am Pranayama, Meditation, Mantra
7.30am Poetic Vinyasa
9am Gaia Gourmet Breakie
10.30am Swim to the waterfall
2pm Gaia Gourmet Lunch
4pm Free time (Beach, river, pool, lectures)
6pm Restorative Yoga: Yin yoga
7pm Gaia Gourmet Dinner
9pm Silence time, Reading, …
❀ Day 4 - Cultivating patience « I wait & honor the process »│29th March
6.30-7.10am Pranayama, Meditation, Mantra
7.30am Poetic Vinyasa
9am Gaia Gourmet Breakie
10.30am Opening circle (Satsang)/Oracle
2pm Gaia Gourmet Lunch
4pm Mauna and Conscious walk in the Jungle
6pm Restorative Yoga: Yoga focusing on the Breath
7pm Gaia Gourmet Dinner
9pm Silence time, Reading, …
❀ Day 5 - The he(art) of blossoming « Flow & Flourish with Grace »│30th March
5.30am Meditation Sunrise at the Skylab
7.30am Poetic Vinyasa
9am Gaia Gourmet Breakie
10.30am Free time, Beach, pool, lecture, …
2pm Gaia Gourmet Lunch
4pm Cacao Ceremony and Conscious Dance
6pm Restorative Yoga: Sound Healing
7pm Gaia Gourmet Dinner
9pm Silence time, Reading, …
❀ Day 6 - Ultimate Presence « Dancing with the rhythms of nature »│31th March
6.30-7.10am Pranayama, Meditation, Mantra
7.30am Poetic Vinyasa
9am Gaia Gourmet Breakie
10.30am Jungle cleanse
2pm Gaia Gourmet Lunch
4pm Going down to the beach : swimming & beach clean up
7pm Gaia Gourmet Dinner
8.9pm Conscious Danse
9pm Silence time, Reading, …
❀ Day 7 - 1 st April
6.30-7.30am Pranayama, Meditation, Mantra.
9am Gaia Gourmet Breakie
10am Departure
Silence and away from screen from 9pm to sleep, awakening to 10am
Your Host:
Cecilia Foissard, E-RYT 500
Cécilia is a French certified 500 hours Ashtanga & Vinyasa Teacher. She discovered yoga after years of competition in gymnastics when shed moved to Canada for her law and journalism studies in 2012. Former gymnast and ballet dancer, movement was part of her daily life since a very young age. First introduced to asanas, meditation came along the way. During a year, yoga became part of a daily routine. Breathing, moving, (re)connecting and sharing moments was life changing.
A first big trip in Latin America in 2014/2015 gave her the opportunity to take classes with inspiring teachers in Peru, Ecuador and Colombia. In early 2018, she took her first Ashtanga/ Vinyasa 200 hours YTT in Tampaksiring, Bali and started teaching in the French Riviera at Yoga studios, Hotels and with Private clients. The same year she taught as a guest teacher in Paraiso Yoga Studio and Anjali Casa Divina in Sayulita, Mexico. In 2021, she had the opportunity to take the 300 hour Lakshmi Rising Advanced Yoga Training Course in Costa Rica with Dr. Liz Lindh. Cecelia was invited to join the Lakshmi Rising team as a master teacher in 2022.
Through movements, Cecilia loves sharing sweet but strong flows, sharply intuitive mixing dance of the breath and poetry of the body. She loves facilitating and holding space (colorful and flowery, always) in order to help people to move and find their own voice, together.
For her, yoga is an art, a science, a dancing meditation as well as a real way to connect to others. It’s also a fantastic tool box to learn how to observe, how to understand, how to infuse, how to heal and finally, how to bloom.
She truly considers teaching as the sweetest and the kindest duty. Teaching is actually to be at the service of the world. Gently spreading the message and sharing as much as she can for the beauty of Yoga is the most precious gift.
Learn more:
https://tropicalvinyasa-yoganice.com
And Instagram is the best way to reach her : @tropical_vinyasayoga