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SUMMARY:8-Day Pike Camp
DESCRIPTION:LIFT YOUR ASS TO ENLIGHTENMENT \nStrengthen your arm balance and piking practice in this 8-Day Pike Camp at Blue Osa Beach Resort and Spa in Costa Rica\, taught by Heidi Sormaz and Catherine Allen. Since we spend the majority of our time standing on our feet or sitting on our butts\, arm balancing and piking are difficult feats for a lot of us. Heidi and Cat will take you through smart yoga practices and techniques and meditations that prepare you for piking. You will receive personal guidance and skillful partner spotting to help you establish the focus and connections for piking. Each day will intentionally build upon the skills you learned in the previous day. This continuous learning will bring your practice (and your butt) to new heights. You will leave this retreat knowing how to lift your ass if nothing else! \nWhy Pike? \nBottomline is – It’s fun! Piking is difficult and strange\, but that makes it all the more fun when you rise above the difficulty of it and ask yourself What Part of This Can I Do? It raises endorphins. It gives you opportunities to problem-solve\, celebrate your wins\, and expand your limited beliefs. Piking isn’t the only way to reap these benefits in your life\, but the journey to piking is a way! And it’s definitely an exciting way. \nWhy a Retreat? \nYou may wonder…why a retreat and not a traditional series of workshops at a yoga studio? The retreat setting is absolutely key to helping you pike. Here are the main reasons for having this training at a retreat: \n\nRelaxation: You will learn how relaxation is essential for piking. Excess tension in your muscles and connective tissue and restricted breathing weigh you down and make it harder to use your core muscles to lift your butt in piking.\nNutrition: You will be fed nutrient-dense food. The quality of your nutrition greatly influences your stress and strength levels. The professionally prepared meals will reduce your stress and boost your strength. Blue Osa grows and harvests much of the organic food you will be eating.\nCommunity Energy: The bright web of energy that will be created by the people around you will help boost and brighten your own energy. Pleasure and positivity are the energies that literally lighten you and help lift your ass.\nFocus: For 8 glorious days\, you get a chance to put down old habits and energies that drag you down. You will practice quality focus and commitment to yourself and your piking practice without the usual life distractions. You will return to your normal life feeling recharged and seeing with new perspective.\n\nWho is this retreat for? \nThis retreat is for ANYONE who wants to learn how to pike or arm balance. You don’t need to have an arm balance practice\, and you definitely don’t need to have a piking practice. We suggest that you know how to do Dolphin with hands clasped in order to participate in the piking exercises. (Dolphin is like Downward Facing Dog\, except the forearms are on the floor.) \nWhat is a typical day like in this retreat? \nA tentative schedule will be published. But here is a summary of what a typical day would be like: \n\nWake up to a light and nutritious breakfast.\nLed Morning Meditation Session. Meditation practice is essential for piking. It builds focus and helps you ally with your mind and the rest of your body.\nYoga Intensive\, taught by Heidi and Cat\, that will focus on building intelligence and connections for specific aspects of piking.\nYummy vegan buffet lunch\, laughter with friends\, and get some fresh air around Blue Osa.\nAfternoon Lecture and Q&A on topics specifically related to piking. There will be one day where the afternoon will be dedicated to beach time or whatever you’d like to do!\nEvening Yin Yoga Session. Yin Yoga is excellent for helping you to release excess tension that inhibits piking.\n…followed by Led Yoga Nidra Meditation.\nFloat off to a delicious vegan home-cooked dinner freshly prepared and served on-site. Some dinners will offer fish or meat.\nStar-gaze before bedtime.\n\nCheck-in starts 14:00 on December 5. The training will start at 16:00pm on December 5.\nRetreat will end at 9:30am on December 12 with only breakfast served that morning.  (Check out is 10:00am.). \nBlue Osa is the most beautiful getaway! \nUNPLUG. UNWIND. EXPERIENCE THE PURE LIFE. PURA VIDA. \nBlue Osa Beach Resort & Spa is the perfect place to rejuvenate and retreat. From the friendly smiles of the staff who know your name\, to the way the bread is baked from scratch daily\, everything is done mindfully with love. \nBlue Osa is nestled near Corcovado National Park and the warm shores of the Gulfo Dulce — the perfect place to see endangered rainforest plants and animals. Known for its rich bio-diversity and stunning natural beauty\, the region has been called the most biologically intense places on Earth by National Geographic. \nThis intimate beachfront eco-resort offers the ultimate sanctuary if you’re seeking solace from the hectic world. Nestled off-the-beaten-path in the virgin Costa Rican rainforest of the Southern Osa Peninsula\, guests have an endless selection of quiet places to meditate and reflect. \nOnly 50 meters away from the waves\, you can see the private beach while practicing yoga from our elegantly designed second floor Yoga Studio. Onsite\, there is also a chemical-free lap pool for an afternoon swim. \nFor accommodations\, you will stay in one of Blue Osa’s beautiful rooms – single\, double\, or triple (one bed per person). Each room or studio has its own private bathroom. \n\nWhat You Get \n\n8-day/7-night retreat\ndaily morning yoga intensive with ocean view\ndaily afternoon Yin Yoga\, lecture\, Yoga Nidra Meditation\n3 farm-to-table meals a day (The menu is primarily vegan\nbut with chicken\, fish and eggs options provided during the week.)\n$50 gift certificate to use for spa service\nround trip shuttle service between Port Jimenez airport and Blue Osa if you travel on 1st and last day of retreat\naccommodations in one of Blue Osa’s beautiful and elegant rooms\nRemote beachfront location with easy access to private beach\n25-meter chemical-free\, ionized lap pool\nfree wifi\naccess to Osa rainforest preserves\naccess to on-site full service eco spa (not covered by tuition)\n\nFAQs \n\nRegistration Information \nRegistration is limited to 15 people and will close once all 15 spots are filled. \nTo reserve your spot\, we require a non-refundable deposit in USD for each person that is attending the retreat. That includes a non-refundable deposit for each partner\, each child 2 years and up\, each friend\, etc.\, even if all of you are planning on staying in the same room.  \nWe offer two different non-refundable deposit rates – a lower rate ($250 USD) and higher rate ($500 USD). \nThe lower rate ($250) is for the first ten people to sign up by December 31\, 2019\nThe higher rate ($500) is for anyone who signs up between January 1 – June 30\, 2019. \nThe full balance for Early Bird Rate is due no later than July 1\, 2020.\nIf you pay the non-refundable deposit or final balance after July 1\, 2020\, then you will be charged the regular rate (additional $400). \nTuition covers all meals\, training curriculum\, and accommodations and shared bathroom in your room. It also covers round-trip shuttle transfer between Port Jimenez airport and Blue Osa if you use the shuttle service on the 1st and last day of the retreat. \nResidential Tuition – Early Bird Rate: (includes training\, vegan meals\, accommodations\, non-refundable deposit\, and round-trip shuttle transfer between Port Jimenez airport and Blue Osa if you use the shuttle service on the 1st and last day of the retreat)\nSingle – $2799 USD Wait List\nDouble – $1799 USD per person\nTriple – $1599 USD per person \nCancellation/Refund Policy \nThis following cancellation/refund policy is strict\, no exceptions.  \nThe following policy applies to the first 15 people who sign up:\n*90+ days prior to retreat: Full refund of monies less transaction fees and non-refundable deposit.\n*less than 90 days prior to retreat: No refund. No exceptions.\n*If you switch between non-residential and residential\, a $100 admin fee applies. \nIf Blue Osa is able to accommodate more than 15 people\, then each person who signs up after the first 15 spots have been filled must put down a non-refundable deposit of 50% of the total cost. For example\, 50% of $1799 (double room) or 50% of $1599 (triple room) or 50% of $2799 (single room).   \nIf you have made payment but need to cancel your attendance\, you are welcome to transfer your spot to someone you designate to attend in your place.  \nHow to Pay\nTo hold your spot\, you must pay a non-refundable deposit.\nIf you are one of the first ten people to sign up by December 31\, 2019\, then you pay a lower rate deposit – $250 non-refundable deposit – and qualify for the Early Bird Rate.\nIf you sign up between January 1 – June 30\, 2019\, then you pay a $500 non-refundable deposit and also qualify for the Early Bird Rate.  \nPayment is accepted via Paypal (US residents) or Wire Transfer (non-US residents). No other payment options are available – we don’t take Cash app\, Venmo app\, or any other service.\nEmail catherine [at] yogasublime [dot] com for payment instructions with subject line – “Pike Camp 2020 Deposit.”
URL:https://catallen.yoga/event/8-day-pike-camp/
LOCATION:Blue Osa Beach Resort and Spa\, Puerto Jimenez\, Costa Rica
CATEGORIES:Continuing Education,Retreat
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