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4-Week Ashram Immersion
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May 13, 2016 – June 9, 2016 all-day
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The Sat Yoga Ashram 4-week Immersion Program is for serious spiritual seekers wishing to immerse themselves in a longer and more intensive process of Self-enquiry, spiritual study, deep meditation, egoless service, Sat Yogic practice, self-discipline, and dharma-based community life. It is offered for those who are eager to pursue an accelerated path to ego transcendence and Self-realization.
The program consists of a carefully developed program of practical wisdom classes offered in small group settings, plus several daily meditation sittings, intimate one-to-one meetings with your program guide, special classes in the arts, satsangs in the company of Shunyamurti, and opportunities to share ideas with the ashram resident yogis during meals, karma yoga shifts (communal service), and group discussions.
The immersion program also includes as its essential core a number of individual transformation sessions. These are one-to-one private sessions that, through dream and symptom analysis and free associative self – inquiry, while being held in the safety of a positive pranic energy field, yield an understanding and transformation and healing of our inner worlds.
Enjoy the beautiful natural setting of the Sat Yoga Ashram in the mountains of southern Costa Rica. Join our unique spiritual community dedicated to a life of sustainability, joy, creativity, goodness, and the realization of our highest truth.
Contribution
The contribution for the 4-week program starts at $1975. This includes shared accommodations for 28 nights, 3 vegetarian meals per day, and participation in all ashram activities during your program. Please enquire about private accommodation options, and about discounted rates for Costa Rica residents.
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For FAQ’s about registration, application and arrival please visit our FAQ page HERE
For any questions please write to us retreats@satyogainstitute.org
Permaculture Design Certificate Course
Fundamentals of Ecological Design
May 29 – June 12, 2016
* Check in is on Sunday at 2pm, followed by a brief orientation and dinner. The course starts on Monday at 8am. All course work ends on the second Saturday. Check out is on Sunday at 11 am, following breakfast
Program Includes:
72 hour Permaculture Design Course & Certificate
Lodging – Farm stay lodging (Private bamboo cabins and shared bamboo bunkhouse)
Three daily meals
Field Trips
Internet access
Permaculture is a conscious integrated design system based on ecology and sustainability principles to create resource efficient and productive human environments and reduce our footprint on the earth. Permaculture provides a framework for consciously designed landscapes that mimic the patterns and relationships found in nature that provide diversity, stability, and resilience. These systems yield an abundance of shelter, water, energy, and food for the provision of local needs. Common practices include no-till gardening, rainwater catchment, forest gardening, and agroforestry.
Our course offers the standard 72-hour permaculture curriculum for certification recognized internationally by the permaculture movement with a special emphasis on forest gardening in the tropics. Although we will be in a tropical setting, many of the techniques will transfer directly to any climate.
Finca Tierra is a 9-acre permaculture site and has become an important center for education and community development. Infrastructural systems contain: natural buildings built with local materials ( bamboo, leaf thatch and onsite timber), terraced & medicinal plant gardens, a nursery, seed bank, developing fruit and nut orchards, food forests, native timber forestry, timber bamboo plantings, water-catchment, renewable energy systems, and composting and biological flush toilets.
IN ADDITION, YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT:
tPrinciples and Ethics of Permaculture Design
tSite analysis and design, from the tropics to temperate regions
tLandscape master planning and microclimate design
tReading the landscape and pattern recognition
tDesign for climate change
tRegenerative Land Management and Stewardship
tWater catchment, storage, filtration, and distribution
tBiologically based treatment of greywater and blackwater
tUsing greywater in the landscape
tNatural building techniques and vernacular architecture
tPlant propagation and grafting
tOrganic horticulture
tMedicinal plant propagation, usage and preparations
tBiointensive gardening and seed saving
tSoil rehabilitation and fertility strategies
tOrchard design and maintenance
tRenewable energies
tLocal and Regenerative economics
tUrban and suburban permaculture strategies
tEcovillage design and community building strategies
tNetworking within the permaculture community and beyond
tstrategies to create an alternative nation
COURSE OUTLINE
Courses are held Monday through Saturday. Breakfast is at 7, lunch at 12 and dinner at 6. We cover 12 chapters, approximately one chapter a day, of the standard permaculture curriculum for certification. Mornings are usually filled with practical applications and afternoons dedicated with course slide lectures. Sunday is free for rest or exploring the area. We promote visiting our paradise beaches, kayaking, surfing, snorkeling and diving, waterfalls, hiking, bird and animal watching, bicycling the area etc.
The beginning of the second week includes a field trip to visit local highlights. First to the jungle, were the indigenous steward will teach us about natural medicine and traditional sustainable living*. There we overnight in hand built wooden cabins on the edge of a river. A campfire, swimming and indigenous wisdom and stories are usual activities. We also stop by a mature food forest and taste an amazing variety of unusual fruits and spices, and get a great view of Panama. To round it out we also tour a 300-acre eco-village using animal integration, with chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, horses and sheep; natural building and community scale organic agriculture.
*We can’t guarantee the trip to the indigenous land because of weather and other variables (rivers at high water stage, horrendous road conditions) but its never stopped us so far so be prepared for it!
Program Info:
– Please register early as the course can and does fill quickly – Course price does not include airfare – $400 USD non-refundable deposit required, Course fees are refundable up until one month before the course – Meals will include traditional cuisine and farm foods – Academic credits / partial or full grants are often available to undergraduate and graduate students (inquire with us for more information) – Program is taught in English.
$1,300 Tuition
$1,450 (Late registration fee (10% extra) for bookings made less than two weeks before course start date)
We recommend you bring
tTall Socks (above half calf, like futbol/soccer socks)
tLightweight working pants and shirts
tSandals
tBathing suit
tFlashlight or headlamp (for off farm uses)
tUmbrella
tNotebook and pen
tGardening work gloves
tMedical Supplies
tBeach Towel (you are supplied with towels for showering on farm)
tA device to read PDF files (we have a large digital library)
Notes
This is a tropical humid forest and it can rain at any time. Temperatures range from 32° to 24° (C) 90° to 75° (F)
Be prepared for the following conditions hot, humid, rainy and muddy. Bring plenty of socks .
Solar lamps are provided for on farm use.
Umbrellas are essential, rain jackets in tropical weather can become hot and humid and are not recommend for on farm use.
During times of extreme rain things can mold, especially leather, but potentially anything so don’t bring anything that you cant live without.
Optional items to consider
tCamera
tRain coat (for travel)
tSnorkel mask and fins
tWater bottles
tMusical Instruments
tiPod, Mp3 players, speakers
tLaptop
tBoots
tBinoculars
Or buy from available supplies at Finca Tierra
tRubber boots $14
tBiodegradable sunscreen
tNatural bug repellent
Reviews
“I could listen to permaculture lecture all day but Ian adds enough practical hands on stuff to keep everyone engaged, great mix of lecture and practical. The course instructor was very knowledgeable and engaging not to mention passionate. Always made time for the students and answered any questions we had. The location of the farm is just far enough from town to get peace and quiet but it’s close to some of the better beaches.
— PDC Student, Mario, Mexico
“This place has changed the way I see the world and the way we choose to live with the land. What I have learned at Finca Tierra I can basically apply anywhere. I’m really excited to be coming back here soon. Ian and Ana are amazing, inspiring, engaging, and really passionate about sharing what they have learned through their experience of rebuilding the land and basically learning to be fully sustainable. You should come here if you want to be blown away! So beautiful.
— PDC Student, Gabriel, Louisiana, USA
“The best food we ate on our year trip. We have had such great memories from the Finca Tierra course and will be back once we get our farm and need a refresh.
— PDC Student, Andy, Australia
“Doing the PDC (Permaculture Design Course) at Finca Tierra was an experience of a lifetime! Ian’s breadth and depth of theoretical and practical knowledge, together with his passion and enthusiasm for permaculture leaves you inspired, and with a strong foundation for knowing how to live in harmony with Mother Earth. The biodiversity of flora and fauna on the farm was incredible! It was also really cool to be able to walk around the food forest and just pick something off of a tree or plant and snack on tropical and exotic fruits and veggies. On top of that, being able to experience applications of permaculture outside of the farm, at SEED (Society for Ecological Education and Development) and Finca Inti, was also really cool.
The warm, rustic hospitality is definitely something to note as well. Ana, Ruth (Ana’s sister), Ian, Linton (the farm manager) and Bruce (Ian and Ana’s dog) made our stay very homely, and we felt at ease as soon as we arrived. The food was something out of this world! Ruth and Ana’s ingenuity in the kitchen was exceptional, and with fresh ingredients from the farm; every meal was amazing! Three times a day we would plunge into a wholesome culinary journey over some really stimulating conversations.
Thank you for everything… you guys are awesome hosts! Pura vida!
— PDC Student, Bemnet, Ethiopia
A Unique Journey to Liberation of the Highest Self with Kimberly Jameson
June 4 – June 11
La Fortuna, Costa Rica
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This retreat is all about living life to the fullest! Join Kim Jameson, RYT200, as you open your heart, mind and body to new experiences while finding inner peace. We will explore a prana flow inspired, energetic practice though out the week consisting of vinyasa flow, yin and mindful meditation. Your Highest Self is that inner teacher that guides you through life and your practice – encouraging you to stay dedicated to always have unconditional love and thoughtful purpose to your Self and others. Kim will also offer some optional workshops if you would like to have some additional intensive instruction. Come celebrate life with us!!!La Fortuna is at the center of an array of geological wonders, the perfect location for a celebration of life through yoga. The nearby Arenal is Costa Rica’s most active volcano, routinely bursting with lava and ash, and the Catarata de La Fortuna is a waterfall pouring from a seventy-meter cliff. The Tabacon Hot Springs is a blissful end to any day’s excursion. Retreat Includes:
t7 Nights Accommodations in La Fortuna
t3 Meals a Day Organic and Local when possible
tGroup ground transportation to and from airport
tPower vinyasa flow style class in the mornings
tGentle flow/yin/meditation style in the evenings
t2 one-hour optional “workshop” style classes (topics TBD)
tService Project
tPersonal Retreat Time (to nap, hike, swim, read, fish, explore La Fortuna)
tExcursions and Tours can be arranged onsite*
*Excursions are not included in the tuition price.
Instructor
Kim Jameson, RYT 200, Pre-Natal Certified
I started practicing yoga about 13 years ago not so much for the physical benefit but the mental freedom. I worked in a very demanding industry and literally the only thing that would help me would to show up for a yoga class, sweat and let it all go on the mat. I have done teacher training with Shiva Rea’s Prana Flow, I am pre-natal certified and I have a disciplined practice of mindful meditation. I believe in teaching in an energetic realm so that when we step on to our mats, there is a a higher purpose being honored. I try to laugh anytime and my motto is “just go with the flow” – I love to give hugs and lift my students up! I try to create a class that every time a student leaves, they feel liberated, joyful and at peace.
Testimonials
After 10 years in the Marine Corps, physical and mental fitness have always been a high priority for me. Thanks to Kim, I feel stronger than I ever have, in both mind and body.” – Chace Adair Though Kim herself is advanced in her yoga practice, she always welcomes beginners and provides modifications at each level. Kim doesn’t just teach yoga, she lives it. She is a humble and loving leader in our community, and yoga is her way of giving back to others. If you’ve never tried, you are missing out on this true gift to our bodies.” – Jovan Cosper
Accommodations
You will stay at a Sustainable Rainforest Eco-Lodge Hotel providing comfortable accommodations situated amidst acres of lush gardens, hiking trails and a secluded jungle. The atmosphere of the retreat center is simple, healthy and relaxed. Rooms are double or triple occupancy with fans and hot water and the eco-lodge has a beautiful chlorine free swimming pool and jacuzzi. It is an ideal secluded inspirational setting for our retreat. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are prepared daily and include healthy vegetarian options. The food is organic and local when available, and prepared with nourishing ingredients and lots of love. Single Rooms Limited singles available. Please register for a single room, and if spaces are full, register for a shared accommodations and contact us to be placed on a waiting list. We will do our best to accommodate you.
Activities
While on your retreat you will also have the opportunity to take part in adventure activities and wonderful excursions. Some of the possible options include:
tZip Lining
tHorseback Riding
tVolcano Hike
tHotsprings Excursion
tNight Rainforest Hike
tHanging Bridges
tWaterfall Tour
tSacred Seed and Plant Tour
tKayaking
*Price of Activities are not included in Tuition
Spa
Bringing balance and harmony to your spirit in at the Rain Forest Spa. Spa treatments include a variety of massages, therapeutic body treatments, skin care services, and aromatherapy sessions using only the highest quality organic oils and extracts derived from fruits, herbs, flowers, and botanicals.
Registration and On-line Payment
Register early as we expect this retreat to fill quickly! A $300 deposit will get your name on the big “I Want To Go To Costa Rica” list and officially reserve your spot. It will be deducted from the total amount of the trip cost. There is a $35 Service and Administration fee that will be added to the tuition rate. *The trip has a minimum of 10 people and a maximum of 25 people. If you are interested in a single, please indicate single request on your registration form and contact us to check on availability.
$1625 Shared Accommodations (Save $200 off full price April 1)
$2025 Single Accommodations (Save $200 off full price April 1 ~Limited Space Available)
tTo register – go to our Online Registration Platform *.
tAt the checkout you will have the option to choose your payment method. The minimum payment you can make is the $300 Deposit which will “Hold Your Spot” and Lock in Your Price for your retreat.
tFor future tuition payments please use the same Online Registration Platform
*For Online Registration Technical Issues please call Reg Online support at 1888 351 9948 ext. 1 Our on-line system does not accept checks, but if you need an alternative payment arrangements, contact us.
Cancellation
tInitial deposits are non-refundable
t50% of payments are refundable upto 90 days before program excluding initial deposit
t89 days prior to a program, tuition is non-refundable
tFull tuition is refunded if the trip is canceled due to low enrollment
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
We understand that many questions come up when visiting a place you have never been. What do I bring? What is the weather like? We have created Participant Packages that will clarify these type of questions and more Once you have registered, we will send you these materials. In addition, on our website we have a comprehensive FAQ section, that also gives detailed answers to common questions. If you have other questions, you can always write us at info@truenatureeducation.com so we can support you.
Getting There
All international flights will arrive at San Jose International Airport (SJO). True Nature Education has a Group Travel Agent that will be happy to help you book your flights. Just ask us if this interests you. Some of our retreats also have a Group Flight Option so you can travel with your fellow retreatants. From the airport we will organize one group transport for all retreat participants. Before booking tickets please contact us to discuss flight arrival and departure windows for your retreat and to be sure group minimums have been reached.
True Nature Education
True Nature is an Educational Travel Company which provides full service in the planning, support, and guiding of a diverse catalog of trips to Costa Rica each year. We believe in the power of experiential travel abroad and the multitude of affects it has on ones growth. We have hosted thousands of participants and have been honored to share in the life-changing experiences of our guests. It is True Nature’s goal to strive to meet the needs of our guests and to be of support from the time you first contact us, to the time you land in Costa Rica, and until you return home from your journey.
If this retreat isn’t up your alley, take a look at the variety of other retreats coming up in Costa Rica! There’s a retreat with your name on it!
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We are offering a second 72-hour certification course this year for guides, tour operators, lodge owners and others interested in learning more about and getting trained in backcountry first aid and first response. This Wilderness First Responder (WFR) curriculum is the standard wilderness medicine class for many outdoor organizations’ supervisors. The course addresses injury and illness prevention, patient assessment, long-term injury management, improvised splint and litter construction and environmental emergencies. Approximately half of the course is classroom lecture and half practical scenarios. Students also receive American Heart Association CPR for the Professional Rescuer certification. This course is a unique opportunity for students to receive outstanding wilderness medicine training in a spectacular setting. Aerie’s courses are dynamic and challenging, preparing students for travel and work in remote, outdoor settings. This WFR is ideal for individuals or outdoor leaders traveling and/or working in Central America and/or the Tropics. There will be one free day scheduled in the middle of the course so students can rest and enjoy the incredible surroundings.
Instructors
Aerie instructors present at national and regional conferences, including the Wilderness Risk Management Conference, the International Conference on Outdoor Recreation and Education, the Spring Fever Trauma Conference and the US Forest Service Incident Medical Specialist program.
Language
This course will be offered in English. If we have enough interest from Spanish-speaking students, we will translate the course to Spanish.
Arrival
Students should plan on arriving to the Ranch no later than 8 a.m. on the morning of the first day of the class (June 8). We encourage students to arrive the night before (this night is included in the cost of the class).
Cost
Foreigners $925; Ex-pats living in Central America $850; Costa Ricans $750. A $250 deposit will secure your spot in the course.
About Aerie
Aerie provides outstanding training on a local, national and international level. Their courses, from Wilderness First Aid through Wilderness EMT, are taught to employees and members of the Student Conservation Association (SCA), NOLS, Outward Bound, the US National Park Service, the US Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, the Missoula Backcountry Horsemen Association, and others. Aerie provides training for the US Forest Service Smokejumper’s EMTs and the USFS Wildlands Firefighting program.
Cancellation Policy
We receive the right to cancel the course due to inadequate enrollment and circumstances beyond our control. In the event of cancellation, all payments, including deposits, will be refunded.
For more information about the accommodations, course and course site, please contact Tim O’Hara at Rancho Mastatal.
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