![]() Well-meaning friends and family said don’t do it. “No, go away!” she said.īut something told us not to give up so easily. As we exited the car, three dogs, and one angry French woman immediately began to bark at us. It was on this drive, that my driving companion and then student, Adam (now Blue Osa’s co-owner) spotted a beat-up Century 21-yard sign. ![]() Where they could see that their dream life was on the other side of the door, all they had to do was believe and step through. I dreamed of creating a space where people could find rest, and leave knowing all of their dreams were possible. A place where people could safely explore the question, “Who am I?” A place where people could savor the stillness. A place where people could go inward-on a daily basis. I dreamed of creating a special kind of retreat center. By this time, my initial spark had grown into a full-blown idea-an obsession really. You know what they say about long drives-they make you think. The drive from the airport to the final destination of this particular retreat was a rather long one. The year was 2007, and I was hosting my third retreat in Costa Rica. That question was enough to spark the idea and start me on a journey that would lead to my opening Blue Osa Yoga Retreat Center & Spa. I thought to myself, “Imagine if this community lived together?” I loved being surrounded by a like-minded community of yogis who supported me, each other, and who truly embraced their practice. The idea of opening a yoga retreat center happened while I was running my studio in NYC. You know what happens when you tell the universe in no uncertain terms what you don’t want to do? That’s right…the universe gives it to you. “I will never open or run a yoga retreat center.” In fact, I distinctly remember saying to myself: The truth is, unlike many aspiring yogis, opening a yoga retreat center was never my dream. Everyone wants one.Įvery aspiring yogi or yoga teacher I talk to these days asks me the same question: “How did you do it? How did you open a successful yoga retreat center in paradise (aka Costa Rica)?” Opening a yoga retreat center is the new black.
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