Posts by Bodhi Surf + Yoga
Costa Rican Food: Eat Local to Fuel Your Active Vacation
From patacones to chiliguaro shots, eating (and drinking!) local Costa Rican Food makes your experience that much more memorable. In our globalized world, nearly every cuisine and food product is available to us at any season and anywhere we want it. At Bodhi Surf + Yoga, we choose to slow it down and eat the…
Read MoreEverything You Need to Know About Bodysurfing
“To me [bodysurfing is] the best interaction between man and nature that exists.” – Mike Stewart. Bodysurfing is an elusive activity about which not a whole lot of information is widely known or disseminated to the masses. Most ocean people — surfers, coastal-dwellers, fishermen and women — know how to or at least understand the…
Read MoreGenerating a Surf Report: 4 Things to Know Before Paddling Out
An important step toward progressing as a surfer is understanding what to look for when arriving at the beach. Here at Bodhi Surf + Yoga, we provide a style of teaching that empowers students to become independent surfers. This means that we impart a great deal of information and tools advise our students to observe…
Read MoreMastermind Retreat
Mastermind Retreat: Costa Rica Surf + Yoga June 6-13, 2020 Hosted by Vista Leadership Institute Bodhi Surf + Yoga is excited to be partnering with fellow B Corp, Vista Global Coaching & Leadership, to bring you the Mastermind Retreat here in Bahia Ballena. It is part of a 10-month course that is designed for professionals…
Read MoreBodhi Surf + Yoga Achieves Carbon Neutrality, Urges Others to Follow Suit
Bodhi Surf + Yoga, while now a thriving small business, is at its core a passion project. It was founded as a way to share what we love with others. Additionally, it attracts enthusiastic staff and interns and has awakened passion and purpose in its guests. That fact more than any other is what makes…
Read MoreBe DAREful Women’s Retreat in Costa Rica
Be DAREful Women’s Retreat in Costa Rica November 1-9, 2019 Hosted by True North Adventures How do you flow with the unknown? When you have the chance to paddle out into something a little unfamiliar, do you listen to your heart and take the risk, or play it safe and head for the beach? What…
Read MoreFinding Meaning Through a Surf and Yoga Camp Internship
After a summer where I found myself lost in a wealth management internship, I Googled “ocean and yoga internships” as those happen to be two things dearest to my heart. I ultimately landed on Bodhi Surf + Yoga’s homepage. I was in awe that such a creative, alternative, environmentally-aware, and beautiful tourism company existed. I…
Read MoreWhy More Men Should Practice Yoga: A Male Perspective
A while back, Pilar requested that I participate in the five yoga classes she would be teaching at Bodhi during the next week’s Bodhi Sessions surf and yoga camp. Realizing that I had completely abandoned my yoga practice in favor of surfing everyday, I accepted Pilar’s invitation and decided to shift my attention toward taking…
Read MoreBodhi Bodysurfing + Ocean Awareness Retreat
Bodhi Bodysurfing + Ocean Awareness Retreat Multiple dates in 2019-20 (see below) Hosted by Hannah Walsh and Spencer Dunlap Starting November 2019, Bodhi Surf + Yoga will be offering an ocean awareness and bodysurfing retreat every seven weeks. This week long ocean safety clinic will be hosted by Bodhi staff members Hannah Walsh and Spencer…
Read More6 Stretches for Supple Surfing
As a former college athlete and surfer, I’m all too familiar with the myriad limitations imposed by having tight muscles and stiff joints. To improve and maintain my mobility (and athletic performance) over the years, I’ve learned many stretches that have proved beneficial to my health and protected me from injury. In fact, I worked…
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