YogaOne’s Spring Renewal Yoga Retreat with Meg

Escape the stress and busyness of everyday life, and immerse yourself in a rejuvenating & nourishing experience.

Join YogaOne’s Meg Galarza & Allison Cunningham at the beautiful BlueOsa Retreat Center in Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula. This is the perfect opportunity to escape the stress and busyness of everyday life and immerse yourself in a rejuvenating and nourishing experience.

Our retreat is designed to help you connect with your inner self and deepen your yoga practice in a beautiful and serene tropical setting. Meg and Allison will guide you through morning all-level, invigorating Vinyasa Flow classes, and soothe you in an evening Gentle Yoga class.

Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced yogi, this retreat will provide you with the opportunity to relax, recharge, and renew your mind, body, and soul.

Mar, 8 — Mar, 15 | $1750

Organizer: Meg Galarza

Price – Starting at $1750

Please email here to learn more.

About Your Yoga Instructor:

Meg Galarza

Meg Galarza is a seasoned yoga teacher with over 20 years of experience. She’s the founder of YogaOne Studio in Cedarburg and has led teacher training programs and retreats worldwide.

Her dynamic vinyasa flow classes blend power, creativity, and adaptability, guiding students to connect with their bodies and minds. Meg’s journey with yoga began early, influenced by her family’s meditation and yoga practices. She’s studied Vedic Science, Ayurveda, and Sanskrit, and holds a B.B.A. in Finance.

Recognized as a “Top Milwaukee Practitioner” in Yoga Instruction, Meg is a Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT). Join her on the mat at Blue Osa to experience the transformative power of yoga.

What's Included

Blue Osa Dessert | Blue Osa

Meals

Three delicious farm-to-table meals per day using homegrown, organic ingredients, plus snacks and more to keep you energized and satisfied the whole week long.

Take a flight to the osa peninsula || Blue Osa Yoga Retreat || Skyway

Transportation

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

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Yoga

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

Girls Enjoying Blue Osa Retreat | Blue Osa

Accommodations

Intentionally designed beachfront eco-friendly rooms with ocean views and the use of the 25-meter pool.

“I have traveled around the world with Meg and YogaOne, and every retreat is a thoughtfully curated, well-organized experience. Her retreats combine incredible locations, amazing yoga, and a welcoming atmosphere that’s accessible to all levels. The Costa Rica retreat was no exception—it was the perfect blend of relaxation, adventure, and personal growth. Meg’s teaching is both inspiring and inclusive, making everyone feel comfortable while also helping you grow in your practice. If you’re looking for a transformative experience in a stunning destination, this retreat is a must!"”

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