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Yoga Retreats with Adam Bolton

  DATES:  Dec 12 – 19, 2015 PRICE:  For our base rates please see Rates & Reservations for our weekly yoga retreats. PACKAGES:  We have four packages available. Try Yoga & Surfing, Yoga & Rejuvenation, Yoga & Adventure, or Pure Yoga. For more details see Anamaya Retreat Packages (ARP’s). WORKSHOPS:  There will be a very

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Yoga Retreats with Mandy Lawson

  Maybe you need some serious “me time”… or you’ve just suffered a tragic loss or gone through a difficult time in your life… or perhaps you just want to deepen your yoga practice with your friends in a tropical paradise. The first step in your transformation could be joining us at Anamaya. DATES: Mar

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Anamaya Yoga Retreats with Malissa Whited

Anamaya Resort overlooks 270 degrees of ocean coast line and is located in one of the world’s most charming beach towns, Montezuma. Anamaya means “good health” in Sanskrit and to us that means delicious healthy food, rejuvenation, yoga, nature, community, adventure, and a ton of fun & laughter. DATES:  Feb 23 – March 2, 2019

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Anamaya Yoga Retreat: A Vinyasa Flow disguised as a Vacation

 If you love all that a great yoga flow class offers you, you will absolutely love the Anamaya Experience. Now, thanks to the spa vacation trend and yoga’s popularity, those who want to stretch out and rejuvenate while also enjoying a beach, surf or a hiking adventure, can have it all.  So pack your bags

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Anamaya Cookbook

“Farm To Table”: Anamaya’s CookBook

Anamaya’s long awaited cookbook is almost complete! For years our guests have repeatedly urged Anamaya Resort to create a cookbook that will enable them to prepare the same wonderful food at home that they experienced during their stay at their retreat. The wonderful culinary experience each and every one of our guests knows only too

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My Life Changing YTT Experience

My Name is Cassandra and I did my yoga training at Anamaya in June 2014 with Jackie Chiodo. Day 1: Being here seems like such a surreal experience. I don’t think I fully realize that I am really here again. I came for a week long yoga retreat last Fall and now I am sitting

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Costa Rica Superfoods - Kale

Seasonal Superfoods

Kale: Every nutrition expert seems to have their own list of favorite superfoods, but Kale is on nearly every one of them. Known as a cold weather vegetable because it can grow into fall and winter in some areas of the U.S., it also grows in the tropics at our farm here in Costa Rica,

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Yoga Retreats with Natasja Payne

  Are you ready for a transformational escape that will support you in finding alignment physically, emotionally and mentally? Then allow us to provide that space for you. DATES:  January 19 – 26, 2019  and  April 6 – 13, 2019 PRICES:  After you get to know our special yoga teacher for these weeks, please have

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Wendy Hickok’s Divine Portraits

Wendy Hickok visited Anamaya for Gracie and Sarita’s yoga retreat in January 2014, and decided to return for a yoga teacher training in July of the same year. Her photos are absolutely stellar, definitely some of our favorites from among all the amazing photographers we’ve had here at Anamaya over the years. Check out her

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Yoga Squat Pose - Malasana

Yoga Squat Pose (Malasana)

Pronunciation: MAAL-aa-sa-na Pose Type: Standing Watch little children playing and you will often see them in a natural squatting position as they reach for toys and move about. Yoga Squat pose, or Malasana, is a squat that elongates the spine and strengthens the core. It works to open the hips, stretch the leg muscles and

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Upward Facing Dog Pose – Urdhva Mukha Svanasana

Pronunciation: OORD-vuh MOO-kuh shvan-AHS-uh-nuh Pose Type: Back Bend Pose Upward Facing Dog, or Urdhva Mukha Svanasana, is one of the most common yoga poses partly due to the highly recognized benefits and therapuetic uses. A cousin of Cobra pose, Downward Facing Dog is considered one of the easier back bend poses and is often performed

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Seated Wide Legged Straddle (Upavistha Konasana)

Pronunciation: oo-pah-VEESH-tah cone-AHS-anna Pose Type: Seated Seated Wide Legged Straddle, or Upavistha Konasana, is a seated stretching pose that is recommended for yogis of all levels. Beginners who can’t bring the torso fully forward to the floor are encouraged to put a blanket or bolster in between their legs and allow the torso to rest

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Seated Forward Bend (Paschimottanasana)

Pronunciation: POSH-ee-moh-tan-AHS-anna Pose Type: Seated Seated Forward Bend (or fold) is a calming pose that stretches the entire back body from the feet all the way up the spine and into the neck. Paschimottanasana is an excellent stress reliever and is typically practiced later in a yoga sequence, when the body is warmed up. This

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Legs Up the Wall Pose (Viparita Karani)

Pronunciation: VIP-uh-REE-tuh kah-RAH-nee Pose Type: Reclining Pose Legs Up the Wall pose is a rejuvenating inversion that brings relief to the feet, spine, and nervous system. It is a gentle way to bring the body into a state of deep relaxation and renewal. It is recommended for all levels of yogis, no matter their level

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Knees, Chest, and Chin (Ashtanga Namaskara)

Pronunciation: ash-TAHN-gaa nah-muh-SKAR-uh Pose Type: Knees, Chest, and Chin pose is known as a salute to the eight limbs of the body. Ashtanga Namaskara warms the body and prepares it for further activity. It is important when practicing this post not to let the elbows splay out or collapse the chest into the pose. Use

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