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Rebirth Fitness Costa Rica Retreat
July 28, 2024 - August 4, 2024
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Join us July 28th – August 4th 2024 for our 3rd annual Rebirth Fitness Costa Rica Retreat!
*Itinerary (optional and tentative):
Sunday July 28th
Arrive at the San Jose airport, direct flight from FLL, to be picked up by Vida Asana driver. On the way, your driver will stop at Tarcoles to see the crocodiles, and stop at a market to grab snacks and drinks for our room fridges. Between 2:30pm-4:30 pm – Arrive at Vida Asana Retreat, Welcome refreshments and light snack served, settle in and explore the grounds. Special mala bead necklace gift!
6:00pm – Dinner and Welcome Meeting!
8:00pm **Cacao Ceremony Experience** might be before or after dinner depending on time.
Monday July 29th
6:30am – Fruit & Coffee
7:00am – Rebirth All Levels Yoga
8:30 am – Breakfast
*Free Day- Everything is optional! Your choice, to rest & relax on the beach or at the pool, schedule your included Swedish or deep tissue massage or another spa treatment, ride bikes, hang out at the hotel, take a taxi or shuttle to Jaco to shop or walk around, go on your own excursion adventure, sleep, whatever you want!
12:30pm Lunch
4:00pm-6:00pm Thai Yoga Massage Partner Workshop for all levels
6:30pm Dinner
Tuesday July 30th
5:30am – Fruit & Coffee
7:00am – Rebirth Fitness HIIT Fitness Yoga
8:30am – 5:00pm **GROUP EXCURSION: of our choice
5:30pm-6:15pm – Yoga Nidra Meditation
6:30pm – Dinner
Wednesday July 31st
6:30am – Fruit & Coffee
8:30 am – Breakfast
9AM – 10.30AM: Vida Asana Yoga
*Free Day- Everything is optional! Your choice, to rest & relax on the beach or at the pool, schedule your included Swedish or deep tissue massage or another spa treatment, ride bikes, hang out at the hotel, take a taxi or shuttle to Jaco to shop or walk around, go on your own excursion adventure, sleep, whatever you want! **We can also do another GROUP EXCURSION choice of the group
12:30pm Lunch
3:00pm-6:00pm Thai Yoga Massage Certification class (additional and optional)
6:30pm Dinner
8:00pm Special guided meditation
Thursday August 1st
5:30am – Fruit & Coffee
7:00am – Qigong/Tai Chi & Gentle Yoga
8:30 am – Breakfast
**GROUP EXCURSION: of our choice
12:30pm – Lunch
5:30pm-6:30pm – Breath Empowerment
6:30 Dinner
Friday August 2nd
6:30am – Fruit & Coffee
8:30 am – Breakfast
9:00am – Vida Asana Yoga
12:30pm – Lunch
2:00pm – ** GROUP EXCURSION:of our choice 6:00pm-6:30pm – Gentle Yoga
6:30pm – Dinner
Saturday August 3rd
6:30am – Fruit & Coffee
7:00am – Rebirth Fitness Yoga (cardio kickboxing, glutes & abs)
8:30 am – Breakfast
9:30am-11:30am – **GROUP EXCURSION: 12:30pm – Lunch
4:00pm – 6:00pm 9-Breath Method Breathing Technique, Yin Yoga with Crystal Bowl Sound Bath
6:30pm – Dinner and Sangria Live Band Music Farewell Party!
Sunday August 4th
6:30am – Fruit & Coffee
7:00 am – Rebirth & Restorative Yoga and Meditation
8:30 am – Breakfast
10:30am – Leave for the airport
12pm/12:30pm – Arrive at airport
2:30pm – Flight to FLL
7:30pm – Arrive in FLL airport
***What’s included: PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING!!
***1-HR Massage (Swedish or deep tissue), ***Round Trip ground transportation to and from airport (as a group),
***ALL YOGA & WORKSHOPS
***Breath Empowerment Teaching Course (Learn how to instruct the breath empowerment to a group)
***All Food & Drinks, Accomodations, Welcome Gift, Cacao Ceremony, Farewell Party.
***Not included: Excursions with prices listed below (optional),
***Flight (usually $300 roundtrip & nonstop from FLL airport to SJO airport)
***Thai Yoga Massage Certification Course (optional) $250 to learn the techniques and be able to give a full one hour sequenced session. (This is a great additional service you can offer your clients/students as a private session)
**Optional Excursions:
*Horseback Riding and Jungle Spa – $95/$85 per person: A beautiful and loved horseback riding adventure that includes a full mud bath with the famous Costa Rican blue clay and swimming in waterfalls. This professional outfit offers up to 8 riders per excursion twice daily. They fill up fast, so typically we need to have reservations made in advance of your group’s arrival. Difficulty Level – Easy – Geared toward beginners, but able to accommodate more advanced riders. Time Commitment – Half day. Leaves Vida Asana around 8:00am and returns around 1:00. What to Wear – Closed toed shoes and pants are the optimal attire, being sure to bring a day pack with swimsuit, sunscreen, bug spray, towel, and water bottle.
*Sweatlodge – $60 per person: This is a variation on the Native American inipi or temezcal. Participants are led by a trained shamanic practitioner to release toxins of both a physical and emotional nature through sweating induced from fire heated sacred stones. Prayers and blessings are offered up during each of four sessions, or doors, each lasting around 20 minutes and interspersed with dipping in the cool sitting pool or under the shower to prepare for the following door. After the final door, the group walks across the road to the beach to enjoy the sunset and process the experience. Difficulty Level – Medium – For those experienced with the process, this is a milder form of traditional sweat lodge. For a first time participant or those new to the inward journey, it can be challenging. Individuals can leave at any time they feel uncomfortable, and rejoin if they like. There are no musts, or judgment surrounding the process, only support. Time Commitment – The sweat lodge itself lasts around 2 ½ hours, with the sunset and beach its around 4 total hours. Leave Vida Asana at 2:00pm and return around 6:00pm. The location is about 10 minutes away from Vida Asana. What to Wear – Wear a swimsuit and bring a towel. A swimsuit cover, sarong, or other loose fitting clothing is a good choice for before and after for the ride home. Leave behind metal jewelry or anything that will heat up or be damaged. Be sure to hydrate throughout the day and take a full water bottle with you.
*Zipline – $60 per person: Another on the Costa Rican to-do list that is sure to please. 13 platforms with gorgeous views of the canopy and the sea, interconnected with thrilling rides through the trees. This company is located less than 10 minutes from Vida Asana and is staffed with helpful guides that will get you up and back down with ease.
Difficulty Level – Easy-Medium – There is a small hike to the first platform. Instructions and demonstrations are given. Time Commitment – Door to door in around 2 hours. What to Wear – You will wear a harness around your upper thighs and waist, so shorts that are longer than the harness, pants, or capris. Wear hiking sandals or sneakers, no flip-flops or shoes that can fall off easily. You can take a small backpack for water and your camera.
*Surfing Lesson or rent surfboards in Jaco or paddleboards
*Surfing – $60 per person: This family business brings together the best local surfers to teach you the ins and outs, guaranteeing you to stand up before your lesson is over. Lessons take place in Jacó where the tides are a bit more predictable. They provide door to door service with a laid back professionalism that will have you feeling super secure and like a local in no time! Time Commitment – Surf time is dependent on tide times, but generally can be arranged around your schedule with ease. The total time door to door is around 3 hours.
Difficulty Level – Easy – Beginner to Advanced. They can accommodate all levels. What to Wear – Wear your swimsuit and your sunscreen. Take a towel, water bottle, and camera if you like. They will supply the rash guard (surf shirt), board, and all the fun!
*Stand Up Paddleboard – $65 per person: The same outfit that leads our surf lessons also offer stand uppaddle boarding where the sea is calm. It’s a great group activity! Time Commitment – Surf time is dependent on tide times, but generally can be arranged around your schedule with ease. The total time door to door is around 3 hours. Difficulty Level – Easy – Beginner to Advanced. They can accommodate all levels. What to Wear – Wear your swimsuit and your sunscreen. Take a towel, water bottle, and camera if you like. They supply the board!
*Manuel Antonio Park to see animals, stop at famous El Avion airplane restaurant on the way back (lunch included)
-$70 per person: A very popular to-do on the Costa Rican ‘bucket list’. At this park, you are guaranteed to see monkeys, sloths, raccoons, and variety of other wildlife. Your guide will have a scope for close up viewing and take you along the reserve culminating in one of the most beautiful beaches in Costa Rica – white sand and mellow surf make for a perfect ocean swim. On the way back to Vida Asana, you will stop at the famous ‘El Avion’ restaurant for the view, a bite to eat, smoothie, or an adult beverage. Time Commitment – Day Trip, snack/fruit provided by Vida Asana. Leave Vida Asana at 7:30, return by 5:00. Difficulty Level – Easy – Very few ups and downs, generally a straight stroll on a wooden boardwalk or gravel road. What to Wear – Wear your swimsuit under your clothes for ease when arriving at the beach. Wear sneakers or hiking sandals and bring a small daypack with water bottle, towel, bug spray, sunscreen, flip-flops, and change of clothes for the ride home. There are well kept bathrooms there if you would like to shower off and change.
Kristen Birth
Kristen Birth is not your average yoga instructor! She is the visionary, creator, entrepreneur, owner/operator of Rebirth Fitness Yoga. Kristen was born and raised in South Florida. She studied Nutrition and Psychology at the University of Florida. She returned home, graduating from Florida Atlantic University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Science & Health Promotion in 2005. She became a certified Strength and Conditioning Coach through the National Strength and Conditioning Association, and a Health Fitness instructor through the American College of Sports Medicine in 2005 and 2006. She had the opportunity to intern with the Strength Coach of the Florida Panthers in 2006. She volunteered with Supreme Science Qigong Center from 2007-2008, teaching Qigong workshops around the country as a certified practitioner. She also worked in Post Rehab from 2006-2009 at The Back Gym, where she helped clients recover after orthopedic injuries & surgery. In 2009 and 2010, Kristen worked as a Nutritional Advisor at ALCAT. She counseled clients on their food intolerance blood test results, creating comprehensive meal plans. In the same 2 years, Kristen competed in 6 Fitness and Figure competitions, and won all 1st place titles, making her the Southeast States champion 2 years in a row. She went on to compete as a Pro for Ms. Fitness USA and placed 10th in the USA & 19th in the World. In 2013 she became a 200 hour Registered Yoga Teacher through Yoga Alliance. She also spent time studying at the Sivananda Ashram in the Bahamas. She became a certified Thai Yoga Massage Practitioner and has helped many students learn and heal through this modality. Since 2010, she successfully owned and operated a small in-home personal training business called Rebirth Fitness. In April of 2016 she opened a location in Fort Lauderdale, and added the Vasper System Technology into her Fitness Training Programs to help her clients recover faster and reach their optimum fitness goals. In 2018 she graduated with her highest level yoga teacher of teachers 500 hour certification. She created a unique bracelet system of yoga training and opened her own studio in Pompano Beach, FL with Vasper, Yoga, and massage, giving complete total health, fitness, and wellness. Currently she is a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu & she received a black belt in mixed martial arts of Kenpo Karate, Muay Thai, and American kickboxing in April of 2019. She became a certified Life Coach during the COVID quarantine, and launched her new Rebirth Method All Inclusive Coaching Program, with Body Nutrition, Fitness & Yoga, Brain & Mind Training with Breathing Pranayama Techniques & Meditation, and well as, True Self Recognition & Soul Life Purpose Astrology Readings. She became a 2nd degree black belt in 2022, while she was 8 months pregnant. She is also an EFT tapping practitioner, and she teaches others how to be emotionally free with this technique. Her 2 year old son Lucas, and her partner Donovan enjoy taking groups to Costa Rica on yoga retreats, as well as various locations in Florida. Lucas is her pride and joy. She gave up owning her yoga studio so she could be a better mom. She does a once a month full moon beach yoga on a donation basis to help the community. She also certifies new yoga teachers every year through her 200-HR Yoga Alliance training program. Kristen believes in total Body, Mind, & Spirit health. She teaches her students to always be their best selves daily, and share this best self with the world. Shining your light everyday will shift & change the world, perpetuating this “BEST SELF” positive vibe onto everyone like a chain reaction of energy. It starts with YOU! Be the change, we are all ONE! She believes in fun fitness with a purpose, and makes it her life-long goal to help reconnect you to YOU so that you can be happy & be the best version of yourself! Rebuild your body, relax your mind, and be your best self with Rebirth Fitness!
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