The Retreat Center is located up and away from the bungalows with a platform that hangs majestically over the rainforest hillside, providing an awe inspiring view of the Pacific Ocean, rainforest, and wildlife. Luna Lodge provides superb facilities for organized retreats with eight bungalows, three hacienda rooms, and five tents that can provide sleeping accommodations for up to 32 people (double occupancy).

	The platform hangs majestically over the rainforest hillside.

With over 1600 square feet of covered open-air space, the Retreat Center can accommodate large groups who wish to explore activities such as Yoga, Tai Chi, Nia, massage therapy, and aromatherapy. The solitude of the rainforest surroundings is also great for language study, creative writing, meditation, guided relaxation, vocalization, and business workshops that need meeting space- any activity that would be enhanced by solitude and privacy. Other convenient amenities include equipment storage space, two bathrooms, and a shower. In addition, our large restaurant building with a fully staffed kitchen provides ample space for meetings, workshops, and dining.

	Melding with nature

If you would like to participate in one of several Yoga or other retreats, contact us for more information about the various trips scheduled throughout the year. If you are a facilitator or instructor, looking for the ultimate location for your group's retreat, please contact us for more information and availability.

Currently scheduled retreats include: (Subject to participation)

YOGAspirit: Yoga Fiesta Vacation
January 16 - 24, 2009

Explore Luna Lodge, and be pampered by the surrounding beauty of the Costa Rican rainforest while we explore the healing properties of yoga coupled with indulgent massage and bodywork. This unique opportunity is designed to help you access your spirit within while relaxing, rejuvenating and reviving in this wonderful tropical paradise. Enjoy our Latin Backyard Party and dance under the stars with exhilarating Latin Dance Fiestas.


Kim Valeri, RYT, Director and Founder of YOGAspirit Studios, one of the largest Yoga Teacher Training programs in New England, and Julie Cooper, RN and Certified Massage therapist, offer a weeklong retreat in beautiful Costa Rica. Come to Luna Lodge and be pampered by the surrounding beauty of the Costa Rican rainforest while we explore yoga as a healing modality coupled with indulgent massage and bodywork. This unique opportunity is designed to help you access the spirit within, while relaxing and rejuvenating at this wonderful retreat.

Julie Cooper, RN, CMT, M. Ed.: Energy based massage therapy is the focus of Julie s practice. Her extensive experience and training includes psychodynamic medically oriented bodywork. She concentrates on the relationship between body, mind and emotions. Additionally, Thai Yoga Massage, which compliments her Therapeutic Massage, Yoga and Energy Work is available. The methods of Thai Yoga Massage enable clients to stretch, deeply relax, and release unresolved patterns of holding.


This retreat includes:

• 8 nights deluxe Eco-Lodging accommodations including 1 night in San Jose
• Domestic flights to and from lodge and San Jose
      (Round trip airfare to Costa Rica is NOT included.)
• All meals, including delicious vegetarian options
• Daily yoga classes incorporating yoga sutras, pranayama, meditation and mixed-level Iyengar-style asana to honor the unfolding consciousness within.
• Evening music with Latin and Salsa Lessons
• Optional tours available at the Luna Lodge (www.lunalodge.com) vary from exploring, kayaking, horseback riding, hiking and beach lounging to beautiful waterfalls, surfing lessons, dolphin excursions, spa treatments and much much more!
  
   

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  Yoga Retreat in Costa Rica on the Full Moon
  With Gloria Drayer
  February 6 - 14, 2009
  
  The first night is in San Jose (evening of the 6th of February, 2009). Then we fly from San Jose to Puerto Jimenez and then to Carate and the Luna Lodge. We arrive on the 7th of February and depart on the 14th. So we will be there for the Full Moon. It is amazing to be at the Luna for the Full Moon– the views are indescribable. The whole rain forest lights up.
  
  Our practice space is the open platform jutting out over the rainforest. The peace and serene majesty of this place enhance the union of body, mind, spirit and nature. We will practice yoga and meditation twice daily to the accompaniment of howler monkeys and scarlet macaws. Adventure a waits! Join us!
  
  This retreat includes:
  
  

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  Sacred Loving Vacation Retreat for Couples
  A Journey of Joyful Intimacy and Connection
  February 27 - March 7, 2009
  
  Guided by Kenneth and Sharon Mauldin, Certified Tantra Educators
  
  Please join us if you desire to have your love and relationship expand in richness, joy and pleasure beyond your imaginings. This intimate, honeymoon-style, vacation retreat is open to couples who wish to explore, renew and deepen their relationship to themselves, to Spirit and to their partner through sacred loving practices.
  
  Our group time we will be devoted to gently and safely guiding you through tantric practices and techniques of healing and awakening, group discussions, sacred rituals & playful celebrations.
  
  There will be plenty of free time to relax, play, "practice", explore the beach, rain forest and waterfalls, enjoy massages or the many other activities the Luna Lodge offers.
  
  During this extraordinary vacation retreat you will . . .
  
  

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  Full Moon Yoga Retreat in Costa Rica
  with Corina Benner & Jill Manning
  March 6 - 14, 2009
  
  This retreat is the PERFECT OPPORTUNITY for you to relax, regroup, and refresh yourself in preparation for the advent of springtime! We will melt away any residual tightness created by the coldness of winter, and prepare to blossom fully into springtime. Giving yourself this chance to retreat from your life in order to gain a bird’s eye view of the habits and perspectives that may unconsciously drive you is nothing less than a gift of liberation. Your efforts here will surely enLIGHTen your spirit which often feels caged by urban living.
  
  Drawing from the inherent balance that the Vernal Equinox symbolizes, Jill and Corina will help you find your own harmonious center, balancing light with darkness, effort with surrender, Shiva (Divine Consciousness) with Shakti (Cosmic Energy). In a place as beautiful as the Luna Lodge in sublime Costa Rica you will feel the pristine way in which humans live in balance with nature, and you will marvel at the majesty of life on Earth. Our offerings will balance Yin with Yang; active, expansive and powerful physical yoga practice with receptive, grounded and introspective physical yoga practice. We will offer pranayama, asana and chanting to prepare for deeper states of meditative absorption. Listening to the Howler Monkeys, feeling the tropical breeze, sitting high atop a platform in the canopy of the rainforest, all notions of duality are likely to disappear as you find yourself blended harmoniously into the fabric of wholeness. There will be early morning yoga, and late afternoon yoga ... with a great deal of free time in between.
  
  Our scheduling good fortune has our retreat occurring during the Full Moon, which itself symbolizes the richness of contentment, a state of wholeness which always leads to gratitude. You will find ways to truly appreciate the many gifts in your life: the material and the ethereal. Each participant is invited to bring something inspirational: a poem, a story, a picture (that can withstand the journey). On the evening of the Full Moon we will have the opportunity to share what inspires us individually, raising the vibration of the group as a whole.
  
  In addition to yoga and contemplation, other activities include: hiking in the pristine rainforest, chilling on the beach, and/or participating in one of the many tours they offer (of course, they come with an extra fee). As a group we will take a Corcovado Park Tour, and a Waterfall tour, and each participant will enjoy a one-hour bodywork treatment. If you are an avid yoga practitioner but your partner is not, we may be able to offer a discounted, no-yoga price so your love can join you for what promises to be the retreat of a lifetime!
  
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  YOGA at LUNA LODGE with Tama Soble & Monica Voss
  March 23 - 30, 2009
  
  Monica Voss has been studying yoga for over 25 years and teaching since 1981. In addition to co-owning and teaching at Esther Myers Yoga Studio in Toronto, Monica conducts workshops, retreats and teacher training in Canada, the U.S., Great Britain, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
  
  Tama Soble has been practising yoga since 1984. Her work is deeply influenced by her 17 years of experience with modern dance, contact improvisation and Body-Mind Centering. Tama co-owns and teaches at Esther Myers Yoga Studio.
  
  Our practice space is the open platform jutting out over the rainforest. The peace and serene majesty of this place enhance the union of body, mind, spirit and nature. We will practice yoga and meditation twice daily to the accompaniment of howler monkeys and scarlet macaws.
  
  Adventure awaits. Please join us!
  
  
  

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  Dancing Through Life
  April 18 - 25, 2009
  
  Join Melissa Dice for a week of rejuvenation, inspiration, and transformation on the tropical coast of Costa Rica!
  
  Most of the movement we do every day happens outside of the studio and off the mat. "Dancing Through Life" is movement as pleasurable sensation, the Nia prescription for enjoying and celebrating life in your body. It's not what you're doing-dancing or doing the dishes-but how you feel while you're doing it. Join us to play, celebrate, and love the body you're in.
  
  Nia is a powerful mind-body movement practice that draws from dance arts, martial arts, and healing arts to create health and wellbeing. Nia builds strength, cardiovascular fitness, grace, joy, and a deep sense of being alive and well. Be at home in your body with a clear mind, flowing emotions, and connection to your spirit. Nia will guide you to a deeper relationship with yourself, your loved ones, and your life as it is unfolding day to day.
  
  In the quiet of the jungle, meet yourself again for the very first time.
  
  About your leader:
  
  Melissa Dice, of Costa Rican descent, is a licensed/certified Nia blue belt instructor, bringing over 30 years of experience in dance, yoga, healing, and bodywork to her practice. Classically trained as a ballet and jazz dancer, Melissa has been teaching Nia for nine years. She is also a massage therapist trained in a wide variety of modalities including reflexology, deep tissue, and trager. Melissa has a deep connection to the role that movement can play in personal transformation.
  
  This all-inclusive retreat includes:
  
  
  • Internal Flights and transfers to/from Luna Lodge
  • Three gourmet meals a day & jungle appetizers during happy hour in the Luna Bar
  • Waterfall Tour
  • Corcovado Park Tour
  • One hour Massage
    Be sure to arrive in San Jose Costa Rica on January 18th - you will be met at the airport and transferred to a B&B in San Jose for the night.
    
    We will practice by the pool and enjoy a group dinner together. We fly by private charter on Nature Air on Saturday morning to the Osa. Your return flights should be after noon on the 26th.
    
    Namaste - Honor the light within and without.
     
  
  
  
• 8 nights deluxe Eco-Lodging accommodations, including 1 night in San Jose
• Transportation to and from Domestic flights to and from lodge and San Jose (Round trip airfare to Costa Rica is NOT included.)
• All meals, including delicious vegetarian options
• Daily mixed-level yoga classes incorporating yoga, pranayama & meditation.
• Restorative yoga in addition 4 late afternoons.
• Day of silence to reflect and time for journaling.
• One massage at the Luna Lodge
• Waterfall Tour and Corcovado National Park Tour
  
  Optional tours available vary from exploring, kayaking, horseback riding, hiking and beach lounging to beautiful waterfalls, surfing lessons, dolphin excursions, spa treatments and much, much more! Additional costs apply.
  
   
• Deepen your love and intimacy beyond your imagination
• Renew & enliven your relationship with yourself, Spirit & your partner
• Discover a deeper sacredness between you and your partner
• Turn your lovemaking into something so healing, renewing and energizing that you will never be the same again
• Learn to use sexual energy for increased intimacy,power, pleasure, harmony and freedom
• Turn sex into a relationship practice of healing,energy, renewal and transformation
• Bring more joy, humor and passion into your life
  
  Retreat includes:
• Sacred Loving workshop
• 1 night's accommodations in San Jose, Feb 27th
• Domestic Airfare & transfers from San Jose to Luna Lodge
• 7 nights accommodations at Luna Lodge
• Day trip to Corcovado National Park
• Guided waterfall tour
• 3 delicious,organic meals daily at Luna Lodge
  
  Who we are...
  Our retreats and workshops grew our of our personal journey into sacred sexuality and the deepening of the relationship with ourselves and each other. Our adventure began 15 years ago with our desire to keep passion and intimacy growing throughout our years together. At that time we never could have imagined the richness of depth, joy and love that would come to us through this path. We have found our sexuality and relationship to be profound doorways to our spirits and our connection to the Divine. We are having a blast in and outside of the bedroom. All areas of our lives are enlivened.
  
  In 1999 we started sharing what we had learned through retreats, workshops and private coaching sessions. We draw from the blessings and lessons of our life experience and blend those with the skills, knowledge and experience we have gained through a variety of personal enrichment courses. We are Certified Tantra Educators through the Source School of Tantra.
  
  
   
• Domestic Air from San Jose to the Osa Peninsula
• 1 night accommodation in San Jose, and 7 nights lodging at the beautiful and pristine Luna Lodge in the Osa Peninsula
• Morning Pranayama & Yin/Vinyasa; Late Afternoon Vinyasa Yoga and Meditation; A Full Moon Celebration
• 3 Sumptuous Vegetarian Meals a Day; One-Hour Massage
• Corcovado Park Tour & Waterfall Tour
• A week of respite and joy, accompanied by friends known and yet to be, surrounded by howler monkeys and tropical birds. Enjoy lazy afternoons at the beach, hiking in the rainforest, along with inspiring yoga classes designed to challenge you physically, while inspiring your spirit and opening your heart. Don’t miss this trip!
  
  
   
• Deluxe bungalow accommodations
• Two daily Nia classes
• One-hour massage
• Three delicious, organic meals per day
• A national park tour
• A waterfall tourInternal flights and transfers to/from Luna Lodge