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Mango Cheese Cake Recipe

Mango Cheesecake

This month’s recipe is a sinfully good mango cheesecake recipe prepared by our head chef, Jose. Sometimes referred to as the “king of the fruits,” mango is an extremely popular and highly nutritional fruit which can be feasted upon throughout… Read More

Top 7 Favorite Traditional Spanish Dishes

Torilla Espanola - Traditional Spanish Cuisine

You don’t have to be a foodie to love traditional Spanish dishes. Originating in various regions of the country, some of Spain’s most delectable fares are now famously consumed throughout the world. Here are seven of our favorite Spanish dishes,… Read More

6 Reasons To Go Bananas Over Ripe Bananas

6 Reasons To Go Bananas Over Ripe Bananas

Really ripe bananas aren’t always the prettiest of the bunch but who cares about a few brown spots when they have the power to naturally squash your sugar cravings and come with countless health benefits. We are lucky enough to… Read More

Gluten-Free Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Gluten_Free Chocolate Chunk Cookies Blue Osa Yoga Costa Rica

Ah chocolate….The secret behind its powerful punch is cacao, which is packed with healthy chemicals. Enter honey, flour and coconut and your taste buds are in heaven! In the Blue Osa kitchen, we’re always looking for healthy, allergen-free recipes that taste… Read More

Spicy Passion Fruit Cocktail Recipe

Passion fruit cocktail surrounded by passion fruit, mint, lemons and ice cubes.

Our Blue Osa signature Spicy Passion Fruit Cocktail comes to you from the shores of Costa Rica. If you’re wanting to wake up your senses with the Spirit of the Osa Peninsula, you’ve got to try this Costa Rican concoction…. Read More

A Papaya Gazpacho Recipe That Is Simple To Make

papaya gazpacho blue osa

This is a beautiful, refreshing start to any meal. With just a few simple ingredients and a minimum preparation, papaya gazpacho can be whipped up in just minutes. Papaya was known as the fruit of angels; it is not only… Read More

Steamed Cauliflower With Pesto

This recipe is inspired by simplicity and by the lush and vibrant herb garden at Blue Osa. Try this recipe for something tasty and light what will bring you back to simple cooking and fresh flavors. The pesto recipe has… Read More

Teaching methodology + practicum

  • Learn how to lead and market successful yoga retreats

  • Learn the principles of demonstration, observation, assisting/correcting, and instruction.

  • Learn different teaching styles.

  • You’ll learn specific techniques that will enable you to easily teach all levels

  • You’ll also learn how to sequence your asanas to create a natural, therapeutic and transformative arcs in your classes

  • Learn the qualities of effective teaching

  • Learn the business aspects of being a yoga teacher and gain the building blocks of how to build a thriving yoga career

Development of the Professional Essentials

History, Philosophy + Ethics

  • Identify your spiritual stance so you can step into it as a source of strength
  • Identify walls and develop strategies to take them down
  • Create a support network and support strategies and have them in place when you leave
  • Complete a physical and spiritual adventure challenge
  • Learn the business aspects of building a thriving yoga career
  • How to bring the practice of yoga into your everyday life and make it work for you
  • The science and application of mantra
  • An overview of the history of the yoga tradition
  • The ethical standards of teaching yoga

Yoga Humanities

Applied Yoga Anatomy + Muscle Activation™

  • Receive training in Applied Yoga Anatomy + Muscle Activation™ training for Yoga Teachers
  • Go further in your anatomy training
  • Learn how to access muscle function
  • How to sequence transformational yoga classes
  • Learn the energetic and deeper sublime effects of asana
  • The science and application of Mantra
  • Design classes based on Ayurvedic principles
  • Knowledge of both human physical anatomy and physiology (bodily systems, organs, etc.) and energy anatomy and physiology (chakras, nadis, etc.).

Anatomy & Physiology

Techniques, Training and Practice

  • A breakdown in the anatomical and energetic categories of postures
  • Develop a daily meditation practice
  • Learn pranayamas, kriyas, chanting, mantra, meditation, and other traditional yoga techniques
  • How to sequence and structure transformational 60 and 90-minute classes
  • Practical experience teaching postures, classes, and meditation
  • Learn deep relaxation techniques
  • Yoga Nidra, as taught by the Himalayan tradition and Western tradition
  • Learn how to conduct and lead fire rituals
  • Kundalini Yoga techniques
  • Learn the subtle energetic aspects of yoga like the Koshas and chakras
  • Kriya Yoga and Laya Yoga

Advance Your Own Practice in Yoga

Techniques, Training and Practice

  • A breakdown in the anatomical and energetic categories of postures
  • Develop a daily meditation practice
  • Learn techniques in pranayamas, kriyas, chanting, mantra, meditation, and other traditional yoga techniques
  • How to structure and sequence transformational classes
  • Practical experience in teaching postures, sequencing, and meditation
  • Learn deep relaxation and meditation techniques that come from the Himalayan tradition

Develop a Rock Solid Practice in Yoga

Applied Yoga Anatomy + Muscle Activation™

  • Receive training in Applied Yoga Anatomy + Muscle Activation™ training for Yoga Teachers
  • Develop an understanding of basic anatomy
  • Learn about muscle function and how to improve it (something you will not learn in any other YTT)
  • Knowledge of both human physical anatomy and physiology (bodily systems, organs, etc.) and energy anatomy and physiology (chakras, nadis, etc.)
  • The study of both the subject and application of its principles to yoga practice (benefits, contraindications, healthy movement patterns)
  • Skills to teach yoga classes suited to all levels of practice.

Anatomy & Physiology

History, Philosophy + Ethics

  • An in-depth study and application of the Yoga Sutra
  • How to bring the practice of yoga into your everyday life and make it work for you
  • The science and application of mantra
  • An overview of the history of the yoga tradition
  • The ethical standards of teaching yoga

Yoga Humanities

Teaching methodology + practicum

Get hands-on practice teaching so that you’ll be able to teach on day one after the training is finished. You will:

  • Practice teaching in small and large groups

  • Be ready to teach yoga as soon as you leave the yoga teacher training

  • Get hands-on experience teaching and give/receive feedback

  • Practice assisting students

  • Learn the principles of demonstration, observation, assisting/correcting and instruction

  • Learn different teaching styles

  • Learn qualities of effective teaching and adjust to the student’s process of learning

  • Learn the business aspects of how to build a thriving yoga career

Development of the Professional Essentials