AmaTierra offers Eco adventure retreats, workshops and seminars with a focus on wellness, meditation,  creativity, yoga,  self-improvement and FUN!!!

Give yourself time to relax and to learn something new while you enjoy the magic of Costa Rica. Choose from one of many fabulous retreats scheduled. More special events will be listed soon, so check back often.

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The Spa Living Retreat is a holistic approach to ultimate health and the pursuit of authentic happiness.

The structured program which includes daily fitness, lessons in organic living, massage and skin and body care, guided meditation and energy balancing also leaves plenty of time for individual downtime for relaxing and personal introspection.

Our team of spa professionals has designed a retreat program that is dedicated to indulging in all the aspects of living the ultimate healthful lifestyle every day, all day. We will learn much together while bringing out the very best in you and showing you how to look and feel better than you even knew you could.

We've chosen our location to include hi-lights of Costa Rica's lush natural landscape; a tranquil oasis with plenty of adventure and opportunities for cultural exchange as well.

The perfect setting to unwind, detox and de-stress, the retreat will be located at a AmaTierra yoga and wellness center in the Central Valley region and at Finca Luna Nueva Lodge, an organic bio-diverse farming estate located adjacent to The Children's Eternal Rainforest and famous Arenal Volcano in the north.

And most importantly and above all, this will be one of the most fun and enjoyable health experiences you could ever have. You will feel your childlike exuberance return as you enjoy exhilarating activities such as aqua aerobics, Latin dance class and monkey watching.

Retreat Includes:

Six nights accommodations in beautiful rainforest surroundings
Daily yoga & a variety of fitness classes
All meals featuring a healthful menu of organic, farm raised and regional cuisine
Two spa treatments by professional spa therapists and two interactive workshops that include a face care treatment and herbal foot bath
Sound Healing Experience with Crystal Bowls
A deluxe spa amenities kit including top spa-quality skin and body care products
Several excursions including guided nature hikes, Turubari rainforest eco reserve, ziplining, guided organic farm tour & Eco Termales mineral hot springs
Ground transportation
A variety of learning opportunities such as organic-biodiverse farming practices, aromatherapy, rainforest habitat, natural skin care, meditation, reflexology and much more...

Mary Dellene is a professional, licensed aesthetician and body therapist with over 20 years experience working in the spa industry. She specializes in a holistic approach to health and beauty.
As well as maintaining a successful skin and body care practice in a women's health and wellness center in Newport Beach, California, Mary has spent the last several years traveling extensively working as a spa therapy trainer and educator for prestige spas and resorts around the world. She currently lives in Southern California.

Catharina Pehrson was born in Sweden where she got her aesthetic education from a Cidesco approved school in 1990. Since that time she has been practicing advanced skin care focusing on a natural approach to corrective treatments.
She is also a spa educator for an internationally recognized leader in the spa industry which has allowed her an opportunity work with many of the world’s finest resorts and spas.
She now makes her home in Houston, Texas and has a successful skin care practice in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Imagine your relationship growing stronger than ever... as the fire of romance and passion is rekindled amid the breathtaking natural beauty of Costa Rica.

Bring your relationship into nature and recharge your emotional and spiritual batteries. Deepen your connection with new communication tools, accentuate the positives and see your partner in a new Light. Working in playful ways, learning couples massage and gaining insights during a horse reflection day will all be part of this enriching 4 days together in Paradise. After the workshop, explore Costa Rica in one of the best vacations you've ever had together. Enrollment limited to 8 couples.

Read the daily itinerary and learn more about this exciting workshop. Please reserve now; limited spaces available for this intimate retreat.

Mark and Marsha Friedman, Relationship Experts

Imagine escaping to tropical retreat to do nothing but write for a week. Writing From the Imaginative Storm at AmaTierra in Costa Rica is designed to give writers at all levels an opportunity to do just that. Masterfully facilitated by teacher and poet, James Navé, Writing From The Imaginative Storm at AmaTierra is a weeklong workshop that will exercise the imagination. You will discover new voices in your writing and create strong images, powerful word combinations, and stunning metaphors.

Connect with other writers in a creative environment designed to promote one of a kind conversations, learning opportunities and artistic collaborations. The beauty and serenity of the Costa Rican mountains will provide the perfect backdrop for an energized week that will propel your big story forward for years to come. If this tickles your fancy, then join James Navé at AmaTierra Yoga Retreat and Wellness Center in Costa Rica.

Join Carlene Sullivan of SymmetreeYoga for a
7-night/8-day rainforest retreat to restore, replenish and rejuvenate the body, mind and spirit. You will reside at beautiful AmaTierra where you will be nurtured back to optimal health and wellbeing through yoga, breath work, relaxation exercises and local chef prepared vegetarian and fresh fish cuisine.

Each day will begin with a gentle awakening yoga class, followed by silent breakfast and a day of activity, a day at the beach, or relaxation amidst the lush tropical grounds of flowers, exotic birds and butterflies.

The afternoon yoga class will focus on meditation and movement followed by a dip in the pool, a nap in the hammock or stroll down the secluded trails of AmaTierra Wellness Center. As the evening arises you will be greeted by local chef prepared organic cuisine for dinner. Conclude the day with health workshops focusing on techniques to balance out the body, mind and soul.

The opportunity to continue practicing yoga and relaxation techniques will enhance your wellbeing. Indulging in fine, nutritious cuisine and health workshops along with a guided tour through the jungle and rainforest will offer a memorable treat to the perfect healing getaway. Quell the flames of anxiety and stress while experiencing what it means to fully alive with a retreat specifically designed to awaken the body, mind and spirit. For more information about Carlene Sullivan and the SymmetreeYoga Costa Rica Retreat log onto www.symmetreeyoga.com.

Carlene Sullivan, R.Y.T. and sole owner of Symmetree Yoga is a certified and licensed Yoga Teacher who has continued her studying in Ayurveda and Thai Yoga Therapy and is currently working towards her doctorate in Natural Health. Her passion for expressive movement began as a young child where she was often found in ballet class or along the balance beam at her local gymnasium. She has been in the healing arts field since 1996 and in addition to teaching yoga and natural health she currently operates an Aromatherapy Business. Here she produces all natural products using High Quality Essential Oils and Plant Essences for the mind-full home and body.

Her career has broadened by offering yoga and healing art services throughout the Mount Washington Valley of New Hampshire, Maine, Central America and Europe. She writes inspirational stories and articles which have been featured in Inner Balance Magazine, Mirror Magazine, N.H. Golf and New Hampshire Magazine and has been featured on CNN News, ABC and NBC for her unique style of yoga. She continues to work towards promoting optimal health through nutrition, meditation, body awareness and yoga. Her classes focus on breath work, movement and relaxation to tone and strengthen the entire body while relaxing the mind. She trusts that through passion and hard work that she will fulfill her dream of promoting health & well being around the Globe.

Join us for an exciting journey photographing the vivid colors of Central America. Our tour takes us to our home base at AmaTierra, an ecotourism lodge located right in the heart of some of Costa Rica’s most pristine areas.

We will visit and photograph Carara National Park, a haven for wildlife including sloths, monkeys, and the beautiful scarlet macaw. Another day we explore Turu Ba Ri Tropical Park complete with a butterfly garden and canopy tour. Other highlights include a trip to Playa Esterillos and the seaside town of Jaco. A new excursion has been added to Zoo Ave, a sanctuary for exotic birds.

Don’t miss the chance to hone your photography skills in one of the world’s loveliest countries. All levels are welcome and we can cater to both film and digital shooters. Join travel photographer Cynthia Delaney and hosts Bob and Jill Ruttenberg for a photographic adventure in paradise. Enjoy the spirit of photography while relaxing in splendor.

The price of the trip includes 8 days and 7 nights lodging with breakfast and dinner, lunches while on the premises, airport transfers, guided tours, transportation to parks and other photographic destinations, park entry fees, all hotel and sales tax, pre-trip information package, and photographic instruction throughout.

Not included in the price: airfare, alcoholic beverages at the lodge, entry fee to Zoo Ave (approximately $14.00), laundry services, guide tips, wellness services such as massage, yoga, or spa treatments, or items of a personal nature.

Join Cynthia and AmaTierra for a 7-night expedition to discover a photographic fantasy in the small Central American country of Costa Rica. View the daily itinerary.

Learn more about Cynthia Delaney on her website, or take a tour of Cynthia's Photo Gallery from her previous workshop at AmaTierra.