Yoga Retreat: Melting + Metaphor

Name: Yoga Retreat: Melting + Metaphor
Start: 2025-03-09
End: 2025-03-16
Location: Nereus Retreats
Rating: 4.94

4.9418 reviews

Playa Platanares conocida como Playa Preciosa a 4 kmts del aeropuerto de Puerto Jimenez, Puntarenas Province, Puerto Jiménez, 60702, Costa Rica

Up to 25 in group

March 9 - 16, 2025

Retreat Highlights

1. Expert-led daily yoga sessions tailored to all levels.
2. Guided meditation sessions for mindfulness and stress relief.
3. Workshops on holistic well-being, including nutrition, Ayurveda, and more.
4. Evening events, such as cultural performances and bonfire gatherings.

About this Retreat

Your Guides

Mona

Details of this retreat

Yoga offers timeless practices that invite us to know ourselves at the most essential level, to ground into this understanding and to live authentically from there. Simply put, we do this by melting away all the layers of tension in the body, mind and breath so our essence can shine forth, like sunlight pouring through a clean glass window. This retreat will offer the practices and space that can invite the softening of the unnecessary holding we carry. During the week together, we will weave together asana (yoga poses), pranayama (breath-work), contemplation and meditation to explore the subtle layers of body, mind and breath. We will use the metaphors and archetypes of the yoga tradition to anchor our exploration. We will be supported in this process by Costa Rica's natural beauty in the biodiverse Osa Peninsula, filling our senses with the lush aliveness of this area.
Nereus Retreat Centre, our base for the retreat, is a beautiful and comfortable oasis. Our private location has a short jungle path to access the swimmable beach and a saltwater pool onsite.

Included in the pricing is accomodations, meals and daily morning and late afternoon yoga, breathwork and meditation sessions. One morning will be off for those who wish to book an half-day excursion to a local wildlife preserve. This and all other optional excursions are offered at an additional cost.

Getting Here

Nereus Retreats, Playa Platanares conocida como Playa Preciosa a 4 kmts del aeropuerto de Puerto Jimenez, Puntarenas Province, Puerto Jiménez, 60702, Costa Rica

Directions

By air…

Sansa Airlines
www.flysansa.com for details and to make a reservation.

Once you check in at the Domestic Terminal for Juan Santa María airport (SJO), within two hours you could be standing on our beach. Sansa is the principal national airline, flying to 13 locations in Costa Rica. They operate Cessna Caravan airplanes with capacity up to fifteen passengers.

The flight to Puerto Jiménez (PJM) is only 40 minutes long and will take you over the mountains in the central valley and along the Pacific coast, cruising over the “Whale’s Tail” near Uvita, the Sierpe River Delta and the Gulfo Dulce. It’s a wonderful opportunity for some jaw-dropping photos.

Once you land in Puerto Jiménez it’s a quick transfer of approximately 5 km to Nereus Retreats.

By road …

Shared taxi-van shuttles can be arranged and are about $450/one way. Capacity depends upon the driver's vehicle and how much luggage.

Waze is the most commonly used navigational app in Costa Rica. Google Maps is also a reliable tool. Search for “Hotel Nereus, Puerto Jiménez”. The apps may offer you a variety of routes but our best advice is to take highway #27 (autopista) west, before heading south on #34 over Río Tarcoles, where you can stop and see crocodiles from the bridge, and then highway #2 before turning right onto road #245 to Puerto Jiménez. All the roads, until the last few kilometers are paved and in very good condition. The last 5 kilometers are on a flat, municipality-maintained dirt/gravel road. Overall the journey takes in the region of six hours, but it’s a wonderful opportunity to take in the Pacific coast, palm plantations, and jungle. You would have a partiuclarly memorable experience if you chose to do the journey over a couple of days and stop off at the National Park of Manuel Antonio or hike to the Nauyaca Waterfalls.

The only time to depart from the instructions that Waze or Google Maps gives you is when you are in the last kilometer of your journey. Continue past the entrance for Iguana lodge and ignore the right-turn to Agua Dulce Resort and the beach. Follow the road until the end, where you will find Nereus Retreats.

Accommodation

Our versatile accommodation is arranged across a clutch of single and two-story villas. All rooms have generous storage for each guest, USB charging for devices, air-conditioning and powerful fans. Room categories: En-suite deluxe double occupancy, where each room has two queen-sized/double beds, to sleep up to four guests En-suite triple occupancy, where each room has three XL single beds, to sleep up to three guests Single rooms, where each room has one queen bed and shares a bathroom with one other room, to sleep up to two guests Double occupancy with a king sized bed is also available

Double Private Bathroom Per Person

Deluxe room with a king sized bed and ensuite bathroom. For two guests.

Triple Private Bathroom Per Person

Spacious triple with extra long twin beds.

Deluxe Single Private Bathroom

Spacious room with private bathroom.

Single Shared Bathroom

Private room with a queen bed. Shared bathroom with one other room.

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

Nestled amidst serene landscapes, Nereus Retreats offers a tranquil environment away from the hustle and bustle of city life. Our venue boasts a state-of-the-art yoga deck, meditation gardens, and peaceful nooks for personal reflection.

Meals

Menu Types

Vegan

Vegetarian

Pescetarian

Ayurvedic

Includes Meat

Organic

Gluten Free

Dairy Free

Nut Free

Our kitchen is stocked with local, seasonal produce, making the most of what nature brings us, and our vibrant, regularly changing menus are ingredients-driven.

What's Included

Three daily family-style set-menu meals crafted to cater to individual needs
Villa-style accommodation, combining luxury with a touch of nature
Full access to state-of-the-art facilities, including meditation zones, relaxation areas, and communal spaces
Complimentary pick up from local airport (PJM)

What's Not Included

Domestic travel, tours.

Customer Reviews

4.94 out of 5.0 average rating

Nancy • Nov 27, 2024

5.0

Verified

Relaxing adventures in the Osa

Beautiful retreat and relaxing vacation. Jen & Stuart are amazing hosts, the staff were great, & made us feel like we were visiting friends. The meals were delicious & nutritious. We were there for adventure & Jen & Stuart provided us with a great recommendation & connection for surfing, fishing, & paddle boarding. They even cooked the fish we caught for dinner for us. We were fortunate to see a lot of wildlife on the property & humpback whales & dolphins in the gulf. Such a wonderful trip. We are looking forward to visiting again.

Erin • Aug 17, 2024

5.0

Verified

Magical and transformative

I completed my 200hr YTT at Nereus recently, and my experience was magical. Nereus is in a beautiful location (monkeys, macaws, beach to yourself, lush jungle vegetation), and you can feel the transformative energy as soon as you step on the grounds. My nervous system settled immediately. Jen and Stu are such kind and welcoming people, and their hospitality is unparalleled. You can tell that everything about the place (physically and energetically) is thought out and intentional. The food is amazing, healthy, and prepared with love. I learned so much from all of the teachers (Michelle, Jesse, and Jen) and had the health reset that I really needed. I can't recommend going to Nereus for YTT or a retreat enough.

Mark • Jul 24, 2024

5.0

Verified

Paradise in the Jungle

Nereus was incredible. The owners are amazing and one has professional culinary experience. The menu was amazing and healthy. The rooms are huge and very well appointed. I also loved the yoga studio which was brand new. You are steps from your own private beach and drinking from cocunuts you pick and seeing all the different monkeys that roam the trees was wonderful. It was a perfect getaway,

Martin • Jun 26, 2024

5.0

Verified

Awesome thank you.

Jen and Stuart and the community are so friendly. I had an amazing retreat. The course was great and the venue really special.
The venue is really pretty remote yet with the luxury accommodation, the warmth of the hosts and delicious healthy food, we were so well cared for.
Thank you.

Lauren • Jun 03, 2024

5.0

Verified

200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training (YTT): May 2024

Simply put: this was life-changing. The entire experience from start to finish was pure magic. Nereus is by far the most outstanding Retreat Centre, where the beach meets the beautiful jungle. You are immersed in nature amongst the wildlife (monkeys everyday) and fed the most wholesome, nutritious food you could ever dream of. The accommodations are so warm & welcoming, there is literally nothing to worry about. The YTT teachers (we had Michelle, Elise & Jen) were the most dynamic trio. We received such a thorough, comprehensive, engaging & inviting training program. I feel so knowledgeable, prepared & excited to share everything I've learned. Even if you don't plan on teaching, this 200-Hour training is really meant for anyone. You will gain so much awareness and insight into your own practice, your own habits & evolve beyond your wildest dreams. Every single person there, whether it was my fellow trainees, the staff, the teachers...they were all next level incredible. They will become like family to you. I cannot express my gratitude enough that I found Nereus and for everything that it has given me. It was transformational. Highly recommend any of the retreats that Nereus offers. This review comes from the bottom of my heart so that I can hopefully encourage others to experience the magic too, just like I did. I absolutely will be back.

Yoga Retreat: Melting + Metaphor

Retreat Highlights

About this Retreat

Your Guides

Mona Keddy

Details of this retreat

Getting Here

Directions