Check out this video made by reporters from San Diego over a year ago.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKc2lv46uMI

Thanks for the promo Jenny and Krissy, come back and play with us soon!

Dance has always been a part of my life.  Growing up I so very desperately wanted to be a ballerina, I positively adored ballet and everything that had to do with it.  In my mind I was Angelina Ballerina-the clumsy girl who grows up to become a world-class dancer.  I would dream of one day dancing at the Kennedy Center (my family was living in D.C. then).  Later on it was a drill sergeant of a ballet teacher that turned me off.  There really is something to be said of a woman telling 10 year olds that their butt is too big… it really is sad how something as beautiful as ballet can have such a negative impact on young girls.  Luckily I got out of it without an eating disorder, even at 10 the rebel in me was very sure that I was not the one with the problem, she was.  So I quit, but still loved to dance. 
Being a rather shy person, however during my teen years, my dancing stayed confined to my bedroom and my cd player. 
It wasn’t until many years later after practicing yoga that I have rekindled my passion for dance.  It is through the lessons I have learned on my yoga mat, specifically "being present" that have allowed me once again to feel into my own dance.  Through yoga I am learning to accept my body and learn how to move in it in a way that can honor my true essence.  This is what I have learned these past months experiencing the YogaPlay classes.  Yes, I am probably still the clumsy girl, and so help me I was born with out a sense of rhythm and so what? The truth is that I love twirling around!!!I It is the ultimate freedom, to let your body guide you through movement.  Take your own journey, follow your own path, and above all dance like no one is watching!

Laura

I have been practicing yoga for a while now and when I first heard of Shinade’s Yoga Bliss, Feel Good Yoga, the sarcastic side of me thought "isn’t that redundant?  isn’t all yoga supposed to make you feel good?" And right there I knew that I had answered my own question.  Yes, all Yoga should make you feel good, but if you’re like me I’m sure you’ve had classes that haven’t. 

Through the years, the more mainstream yoga becomes, more people call themselves "yoga teachers" and sadly give people the wrong impression and people can end up having bad yoga experiences.  The first time I ever went to a class, there was such a weird and creepy vibe to the whole feel of the "class" that I didn’t venture out to try another class till two years later and had gained the common sense to get some recommendations about the person giving the class before I went. 

So here is mine, after experiencing Shinade’s class on Monday I can truly attest that I felt good afterwards.  Better than feeling good, her class truly was full on yogi bliss!  Shinade guides you through a lovely warm, asanas, flows, it is obvious that the gal clearly knows what she is doing. 

This Sunday she is having a four hour class and I really recommend you treat yourself to her Feel Good Yoga.

Laura

Bamboo YogaPlay is excited to announce that we will be partnering with Costa Rica Surf Camp to provide the ultimate surf and yoga experience in beautiful Playa Dominical, Costa Rica!!

Costa Rica Surf Camp and Bamboo YogaPlay will be offering affordable vacation packages. These packages include surf lessons, yoga, massage, accommodation, transportation, and additional tours. Whether you are planning a tropical vacation getaway or just visiting Dominical for a few days, we can work with you to create a surf and yoga package that fits your needs and desires.

Combining yoga with surfing yields many benefits such as increased flexibility, strength and endurance.  More specifically yoga can help improve your surfing strength, paddling power, balance, and help you get to your feet faster.  Yoga will leave you feeling calm and focused. With increased energy from yoga you will be able to catch more waves!

Costa Rica Surf Camp is owned and run by Alejandro Cerdas.  Alejandro grew up in the mountains of Costa Rica. He first came to Dominical to learn to surf when he was just 13 years old.  He has been surfing ever since.  Alejandro started his surf school with the goal of sharing his love of the ocean, surfing, nature, and Costa Rica culture on a personal level with others.  You can find out more information on his site: www.crsurfschool.com

Please send us an email and let us know when you would like to come, for how long, and any other activities you may be interested in.

I am a total book worm. I love to read.  Some of my earliest memories are of reading and going to book stores.  I love book stores.  I remember the first time I walked into a Barnes and Noble I remember thinking, this is my idea of heaven: endless books and the lingering smell of coffee coming from the Starbucks in the corner. I have been living in the jungle for some time now.  And yes, it is paradise, weekends are spent surfing, hiking, playing in the river.  I get to practice yoga in an amazing studio with an incredible view of this costarican paradise, but if there is something that I miss from living in "civilization" is going to bookstores.   And yet I’ve manged to maintain my book habit.  There’s this thing I do, whenever there is a book I want to read, I dedicate to it a couple of minutes everyday, thinking about the book, sending it out there that I want to read it and eventually it makes it’s way to me.  Book exchanges are, in my opinion, one of the best things ever. Sure enough whenever I want to read something eventually, I’ll find it at a book exchange.

That’s why I was so interested when I heard there was a Mudra, Mantra, and Manifestation Workshop with Sherry Ryan at Bamboo YogaPlay.  I realized this is what I’ve been doing with books, it’s the same principle.  I’m looking forward to learning more about this concept that if there is something in life we want, we can learn how to manifest it learning to use Mudras and Mantras.  The whole idea behind it is quite fascinating to me. 

In the mean time if anyone has a copy of Dan Brown’s the Lost Symbol that wants to exchange at the Bamboutique’s book exchange that would make my day!

Laura