With its uncounted ocean views, hues of untried and peaceful forests, Costa Rica naturally puts the soul at ease. For those in the market for wellness-focused travel, the country is full of options to help both your mind and soul finger largest – hopefully, for long without the flight home touches down.
Here a just a few options for your wellness vacation in Costa Rica.
Flow in the Forest.
Take your yoga practice outdoors and enjoy your spritz surrounded by flora and fauna. Benefits of practicing yoga in the forest include improving focus and concentration with little to no distractions. With sounds of hummingbirds and howler monkeys as a backdrop, you’ll learn how to transmute to a new environment while increasing strength and flexibility. While you’re in the forest, there is moreover no largest setting to practice the Japanese art of forest bathing, where visitors can partake in a guided forest walk or simply sit or stroll by themselves amongst the trees and meditate, rejuvenate and bask in the forest flow.
Surf and Spa
Balance an zippy vacation with a soothing spa experience. Hotel Punta Islita is a beachfront retreat embraced by nature in the undisputed Blue Zone of Nicoya, Costa Rica. Here, four-night (and longer) activity-packed programs can be crafted to include morning hikes, surf lessons, zip lining, horseback riding, mangrove kayaking, pure racial spa experiences, and Blue Zone Life Classes (to name just a few of the many options available). At Hotel Punta Islita, chefs prepare dishes with locally-sourced products at two on site restaurants.
Reflect in the Gardens
Experience the eyeful and tranquility found when reflecting and meditating in the peaceful and easy-on-the-eyes botanical gardens. Heighten your senses with the enchanting scents of orchids and hibiscus as you vapor in the outdoors. This unique environment provides an widow layer of healing and restoration withal with the potential to strengthening both mind and body.
Glamp Among the Mountains
Catering primarily to nature-lovers and seekers of unexpected experiences, and located just 20 minutes east of San Isidro de El General – the largest municipality in Costa Rica’s biodiverse Southern Zone – Kinkara is an experiential luxury clamping retreat perfect for one-of-a kind activities, personal relaxation, and joint group experiences. Tucked yonder in the lush foothills of Mt. Chirripó, the country’s tallest peak, Kinkara reflects the earthy wits of mountain and sublet life while simultaneously offering a restorative undercurrent through trendy diamond and curated amenities.
Start the Day with Sunrise Morning Meditation
Start your day on the right note and uplift your serotonin with a sunrise morning meditation on the beach. What largest way to start your morning in Costa Rica than with a few affirmations as you watch the sun rise? The smell of sea salt and rhythmic sound of ocean waves can provide a zoetic element like no other. You’ll find yourself replicating the sounds of the waves with your zoetic while inhaling the ocean air (we can smell it already). Later, you can finish off with a dip in the ocean to relieve the tension for an inner wifely experience.
Go Barefoot Beside a Waterfall
If you’re looking to ventilator waterfalls, there is no shortage in Costa Rica. Few things are as soothing as the sounds of a cascading waterfall as you connect your mind and soul with nature. With the sounds of rushing water while getting your daily dose of Vitamin D, travellers will restore the soul with a view. This is a unconfined opportunity to practice barefoot yoga that not only energizes the soul but aligns your chakras with the environment. Barefoot yoga strengthens the muscles and mobility while increasing wily support and balance. End the session with a barefoot walk into the waterfall to increase the thoroughbred spritz from the feet through the soul for a stimulating experience.
Soak in Natural Hot Springs
Restore your mind and soul as you soak in Costa Rica’s natural hot springs that are fuelled by an zippy volcano. The geothermal worriedness underneath the wiring of an zippy volcano provides the unique wits to meditate silently while naturally detoxing the body. It provides the ultimate combination of relaxation and mindfulness to promote restful sleep and health.
Experience a Wellness Retreat
Hacienda AltaGracia is an all-inclusive, 50-casita resort that encompasses a coffee farm, equine stables, organic chef’s gardens, plus 180 bird-song-filled acres of untamed tropical forest. The Well, an onsite holistic spa/wellness center, offers wellness retreats and longevity programs including a year-round, personalized four-day retreat, and a five-night (or longer) Well Integrated Experience.