Travis Bays

We call it our Gratitude Circle. It happens every Friday afternoon around 2:00 PM as we share our final meal together before guests depart. We gather around the long wooden table at…

There is a specific moment, usually around 2:00 PM on a Saturday in Uvita, when the van doors slide open and the humid, sweet scent of the Costa Rican jungle meets the…

If you have spent any time researching a vacation recently, you have likely been hit with an exhausting tidal wave of marketing terminology. Your social media feeds insist that you must look…

We are living in a loud, fast-paced world, and for many of us, the constant daily noise leaves our batteries running dangerously low. This past season at Bodhi Surf + Yoga felt…

There’s a word people expect us to use. It shows up in nearly every corner of the modern wellness world. It’s on glossy websites, retreat landing pages, and carefully curated Instagram captions….

For a long time, when people asked what Bodhi Surf + Yoga gave back to the community, the honest answer was: a lot of things… Environmental projects. Youth programs. Local needs that…

You’ve booked the tickets, packed the reef-safe sunscreen, and you are finally ready to trade the concrete jungle for the warmth of the Costa Rican coast where the wild meets the welcoming….

At Bodhi Surf + Yoga, some of our most profound conversations don’t happen in the water — they happen around the table at our communal breakfast and lunches before and after the…

Imagine standing on the soft, dark sands of Playa Uvita at dawn. To your left, the lush, mist-covered mountains of the Osa Peninsula reach out into the Pacific like a green finger…

Twenty years ago, I arrived in Costa Rica as a Peace Corps volunteer. I came with a backpack, a surfboard, and a desire to learn. What I found was a culture that…