Self-Enquiry, Meditation & Silent Retreat in the Jungle of Costa Rica
Self-Enquiry, Meditation & Silent Retreat in the Jungle of Costa Rica
Shankara Retreat Center, San José, Platanillo, Costa Rica
Up to 10 in group
March 15 - 19, 2025
Retreat Highlights
- 4 nights of accommodations (Retreat Center Info here)
- 3 fresh, healthy, & nourishing vegan daily meals
- 3 full days of silence
- Water & Tea
- Daily Hatha Flow & Yin Yoga classes
- Daily Meditations
- Daily Reflection Sessions & Satsangs (Q&A)
About this Retreat
Ever since I came in contact with Ayurveda more than 8 years ago I have been on a deep dive into a yogic life, the search for truth and the path of healing. After completing a Hatha Yoga Training in India, I founded Sapana Yoga in 2015. My search led me to take many different trainings: Ayurveda, Yin Yoga, Vinyasa, Qi Gong, Functional Anatomy, Reiki, Akashic Records, Thai Massage, Restorative Aerial Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Transformational Facilitation, Vegan Nutrition and lately a Coaching Training. I call myself lucky to have met teachers in India, Sri Lanka, Bali, Thailand, Costa Rica, Argentina, Spain & Mexico who have helped me uncover my true nature, advance along my path, undertake deep transformation and live a life dedicated to yoga.
I started on the path of yoga 7 years ago with the aim to find balance and wellbeing. The more I practiced the more I wanted to know and that lead me to travel all over the world to try different yoga styles and practice with many teachers until I found the one that resonated with me: Jnana yoga, the path of knowledge. The method I practice is self-inquiry: mainly this is going deep into the “I am” sense in the search of our true nature.
I was introduced to self-inquiry by Mooji in India and recognized the truth in what he said immediately. After a year practicing every day I came upon Ramana Maharshi’s teachings and that clarified the path even more.
I have been in the search of truth from a very young age already and I can say that the path of yoga exposed that truth in a clear way, in a way that I could understand it, and that is what I would like to share with you.
Details of this retreat
Are you craving stillness?
Do you feel a need to go within?
Looking for answers or clarity?
Embark on a journey within and explore the depths of your being with our Self Enquiry & Meditation Retreat. Through self enquiry and meditation, gain insights into your true nature and awaken to a profound sense of inner peace and clarity. Rejuvenate your spirit and discover the power of your own inner wisdom.
This Retreat is designed to help you become an observer of your experience, in order to remove blockages and allowing for greater self-awareness. Let us help you to reach a deeper level of understanding through practicing presence, discernment and detachment.
We offer you a unique and immersive experience in which you can dive deep into your practice each day. Through guided meditation, workshops, and establishing a stable practice, you will leave with the tools to bring your inner peace and balance home with you. Join us for an unforgettable experience and lasting transformation.
The Self Enquiry approach at our Retreat is inspired by the core teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi, one of the most renowned Indian spiritual teachers of the 20th century. Through this practice, we invite you to explore your true self and gain insights into the nature of your being, helping you discover the source of inner peace and freedom.
Many of us live an active life, guided by an active & restless mind, in a world that is always moving and changing, a world with constant information and input, a world that makes it hard to find rest & inner peace.
In silence you realize how much energy dissipates in turning your focus outwards & that you do not depend on outside stimuli at all. In the stillness and silence you discover a whole new world within.
Shifting your attention away from the world, going within and retreating into silence, you can experience rest & inner peace.
While at first the mind can be wild and hard to be tamed, through proper guidance, self-enquiry & meditation it can be silenced as well. In this state of outer and inner silence you will discover the natural bliss of just being.
Would you like to join us on this journey within?
Do you feel a need to go within?
Looking for answers or clarity?
Embark on a journey within and explore the depths of your being with our Self Enquiry & Meditation Retreat. Through self enquiry and meditation, gain insights into your true nature and awaken to a profound sense of inner peace and clarity. Rejuvenate your spirit and discover the power of your own inner wisdom.
This Retreat is designed to help you become an observer of your experience, in order to remove blockages and allowing for greater self-awareness. Let us help you to reach a deeper level of understanding through practicing presence, discernment and detachment.
We offer you a unique and immersive experience in which you can dive deep into your practice each day. Through guided meditation, workshops, and establishing a stable practice, you will leave with the tools to bring your inner peace and balance home with you. Join us for an unforgettable experience and lasting transformation.
The Self Enquiry approach at our Retreat is inspired by the core teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi, one of the most renowned Indian spiritual teachers of the 20th century. Through this practice, we invite you to explore your true self and gain insights into the nature of your being, helping you discover the source of inner peace and freedom.
Many of us live an active life, guided by an active & restless mind, in a world that is always moving and changing, a world with constant information and input, a world that makes it hard to find rest & inner peace.
In silence you realize how much energy dissipates in turning your focus outwards & that you do not depend on outside stimuli at all. In the stillness and silence you discover a whole new world within.
Shifting your attention away from the world, going within and retreating into silence, you can experience rest & inner peace.
While at first the mind can be wild and hard to be tamed, through proper guidance, self-enquiry & meditation it can be silenced as well. In this state of outer and inner silence you will discover the natural bliss of just being.
Would you like to join us on this journey within?
Schedule
A typical day at the Retreat starts with Yoga & Meditation, followed by breakfast. Afterwards it is either time off or a session to attend. After lunch there is some rest time to unwind, jump in the river rock pool or just be. In the afternoon again, it is either time off or a session/workshop to attend, followed by a movement class & meditation. After dinner there is either time to be or a meditation.
-First day
*13:00 Arrival
*15:00 Introduction
*16:30 Yin yoga and meditation
*18:30 Dinner
*Start silence
*22:00 Lights out
-Day 2/4
*07:30 Meditation
*08:30 Hatha / Hatha Flow
*09:30 Breakfast and break
*11:00 Reflection session
*12:15 Meditation
*13:30 Lunch and break
*16:00 Satsang (Q&A)
*17:00 Meditation
*18:30 Dinner
*20:00 Yin yoga and meditation (last evening: break silence)
*22:00 Lights out
-Last day
*07:30 Meditation
*08:15 Hatha / Hatha Flow
*09:00 Breakfast
*11:00 Check out
%The schedule is subject to slight changes.
-First day
*13:00 Arrival
*15:00 Introduction
*16:30 Yin yoga and meditation
*18:30 Dinner
*Start silence
*22:00 Lights out
-Day 2/4
*07:30 Meditation
*08:30 Hatha / Hatha Flow
*09:30 Breakfast and break
*11:00 Reflection session
*12:15 Meditation
*13:30 Lunch and break
*16:00 Satsang (Q&A)
*17:00 Meditation
*18:30 Dinner
*20:00 Yin yoga and meditation (last evening: break silence)
*22:00 Lights out
-Last day
*07:30 Meditation
*08:15 Hatha / Hatha Flow
*09:00 Breakfast
*11:00 Check out
%The schedule is subject to slight changes.
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change
Getting Here
Sapana Yoga, Shankara Retreat Center, San José, Platanillo, Costa Rica
Directions
Shankara Retreat Center lies in a very quiet residential neighborhood & is surrounded by nature. Through the property runs a year-round stream with a swimming hole. You can hike up the stream to a beautiful waterfall or just enjoy the cool refreshment in the middle of the jungle. There is plenty of chill-out spaces to rest, read a book or chat with like-minded people. The next town, Platanillo, is only 10 minutes maximum walking distance and has a bus stop, supermarket and organic store/cafe. Dominical, the closest beach town, is 20 minutes away by bus or car.
There is an airport shuttle available from the main airport SJO in San Jose with a company we can recommend. It is 59 USD and brings you to Dominical, the closest beach town. From there you can take a taxi or uber, share a taxi with other participants directly to the center or take the bus to Platanillo from where we can arrange a pickup.
There is an airport shuttle available from the main airport SJO in San Jose with a company we can recommend. It is 59 USD and brings you to Dominical, the closest beach town. From there you can take a taxi or uber, share a taxi with other participants directly to the center or take the bus to Platanillo from where we can arrange a pickup.
Accommodation
You will either be staying in single or double glamping tents or double rooms in the cabin
Private Glamping Tent for One
Private Glamping Tipi for One
Shared Glamping Tent
Shared Room in Cabin
Private Room in Cabin
Venue & Amenities
A/C in Rooms
Free Wifi
Spa
Sauna
Pool
Towels
Free Parking
Kitchen
Tour Assistance
Hot Tub
Coffee/Tea
Cafe
Restaurant
Fitness Center
Yoga Studio
Housekeeping
Bicycles For Rent
You will be immersed in nature, wake up to the sight of birds & butterflies, hearing the water from the stream flowing. You can soak up the sun, bath in the natural river rock pool or chill in one of the hammocks.
Shankara Retreat Center has a Yoga Shala close by the stream surrounded by lush tropical forest, a chill-out area, various bathrooms, individual and double Glamping tents & a wooden cabin with two rooms. It is a substance free property (no alcohol, smoking, drugs).
Shankara Retreat Center has a Yoga Shala close by the stream surrounded by lush tropical forest, a chill-out area, various bathrooms, individual and double Glamping tents & a wooden cabin with two rooms. It is a substance free property (no alcohol, smoking, drugs).
Meals
Menu Types
Vegan
Vegetarian
Pescetarian
Ayurvedic
Includes Meat
Organic
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Nut Free
3 fresh, healthy, vegan daily meals, snacks, water & tea. Let us know if you have any allergies or intolerances beforehand.
What's Included
- 4 nights of accommodations (Retreat Center Info here)
- 3 fresh, healthy, & nourishing vegan daily meals
- 3 full days of silence
- Water & Tea
- Daily Hatha Flow & Yin Yoga classes
- Daily Meditations
- Daily Reflection Sessions & Satsangs (Q&A)
What's Not Included
- Transportation to the retreat center
- Flights
- Health and travel insurance
- Additional expenses, excursions, massages
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