“It is not about the pose. It is about being and feeling where you are.”

— Genny Kapuler

Join Blue Osa for a deeply enriching Iyengar Yoga retreat with New York teacher Genny Kapuler. This week is designed to offer bliss, rejuvenation, and high-quality yoga instruction in a setting that supports rest, renewal, and growth. As you practice, you will deepen your understanding of yoga and explore new possibilities for what your practice can become.

Each day includes two yoga classes: one in the morning and one in the afternoon. In between, there is ample time to relax, enjoy eco-spa treatments, or take part in rainforest eco-tours.

About Your Instructor

Genny Kapuler

Genny Kapuler has been studying yoga since 1976 and teaching since 1980. She has traveled to India three times to study with the Iyengar family, and her primary teacher was Mary Dunn. Before becoming a yoga teacher and before the birth of her child, Genny worked as a modern dancer and led her own company for many years. She is also trained in the Alexander Technique, practices Body-Mind Centering, and has studied anatomy extensively.

She brings this background into her teaching, helping students develop a more refined awareness of asana and pranayama through precise alignment. Genny also uses language with care and poetry, creating “a mind-state in the room that is gentle and focused.” Through Iyengar Yoga, she believes students can achieve increasingly exact alignment across the skeletal-muscular, organ, and nervous systems, supporting greater harmony of body, mind, and spirit.

Is This Retreat Right For You?

This retreat is suitable for beginner through advanced students who already have experience with Iyengar Yoga and props. It is not recommended for those with no prior yoga experience. A minimum of two years of Iyengar Yoga practice is required to attend.

What's Included

Accommodations
Intentionally designed beachfront eco-friendly rooms with ocean views, plus access to the 25-meter pool.

Meals
Three farm-to-table meals each day made with homegrown organic ingredients, along with snacks and additional food to keep you nourished throughout the week.

Yoga
Daily yoga classes and yoga props, including mats, blocks, and straps.

Transportation
Airport transfer from Puerto Jimenez to Blue Osa and return taxes.

Also Included
The weekly menu features a high animal-protein diet, including eggs at breakfast, and chicken, beef, or fish served at lunch and dinner.

Not Included
Airfare, the cost of excursions and transportation to and from those excursions, spa services, and beer, wine, or other specialty beverages available at the bar for an additional fee. There is no yoga on Wednesday, which is a free day for tours and other activities.

The Daily Schedule

5:30am – Wake up, watch the sunrise, coffee/tea, morning silence
7:00am – Breakfast
8:30am – Yoga Practice
12:30pm – Lunch, Spa treatments, Tours
4:00pm – Yoga Practice
6:30pm – Dinner

Please note: Wednesday is a day off from yoga, offering time for tours, pool time, and personal relaxation.

Room Options

Triple Occupancy – rooms 1, 2 + 3 (9 spots available)
Double Occupancy – rooms 4, 7, 8, 9, 10 + 11 (12 spots available)
Ocean Front Shared Occupancy – rooms 5 + 6 (4 spots available)
Single Occupancy – with air conditioning option (2 rooms available)
Special Deluxe Private Residence – 2 floors, open air, private gym, private drying room, 1 king bed, two twins; price is for 1 or 2 people (1 room available)

To register, full non-refundable and non-transferable payment is required. Click on the reserve your spot option to view rates.

Iyengar yoga class in Costa Rica