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Jewelry-Making Socail

 Jewelry-making social
with TeagaN & Kendall
​Thursday jANUARY 16TH, 2020
​​4:30 - 7:00 PM

Last season we had so much fun at our jewelry-making socials that we've decided to do one final installment making the double-strand bohemian necklace for anyone who missed out. Big thank you to the lovely ladies who joined us last time and made it so enjoyable! We were delighted to see so much creativity and how everyone made their necklace their own special design.  There are different color-schemes and charms from which to choose. Space is limited to eight people, so please register in advance if you'd like to be part of the fun. $45 covers all materials, instruction, and wine. Everyone will go home with a beautiful completed necklace.

Reiki Training Level I

Reiki training level I 
with Teagan

Saturday January 4th & SUNDAY ​January 5th
​12:00 - 4:00 pm
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The first day begins with introductions and an activity to start sensing energy.  We will cover the training manual material: Reiki Basics, Principles & Precepts, The Traditional Reiki Story, and Self-Healing Technique with time for questions and discussion.  After a short break, Teagan will conduct an attunement ceremony, attuning each student to the Reiki Energy so that you may access and channel Reiki energy for yourself and for others.  After the ceremony, we will allow time for meditation and journaling, setting intention for our Reiki practice.  The first day concludes with guided practice offering oneself a full Reiki self-healing session.  
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​When we reconvene for the second day, we will touch-base and see how everyone is feeling before reviewing the training manual material on Healing Others and Conducting Complete Reiki Sessions.  Students will pair in partners, and Teagan will guide the group in practicing offering Reiki Healing to another.  After a short break, partners will switch roles as giver and receiver.  We’ll take time to reflect and conclude with discussion and answer any remaining questions.  

This eight-hour Level I Reiki Training prepares students to use Reiki Energy Healing for themselves and for others, and includes the Training Manual and Certificate of Completion.  Please register in advance; space is limited to 12 students.  Investment: $200, or $375 when registering for both Levels I & II.   More training dates may be scheduled as interest demands.  ​

Reiki Share

Reiki SHare
​with Teagan

​THURSDAYS 5:30 - 7:30 PM
​August 1st, September 5th,
​NOvember 14th, DEcember 12th 2019
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​January 2ND 2020

Reiki Shares are a wonderful opportunity for the community to come together around healing.  Those curious about Reiki have a chance to experience a taste of Reiki Energy Healing, and those beginning their journey as Reiki practitioners have an opportunity to practice their new skills in a supportive group setting.  More seasoned Reiki practitioners share their experience and may inspire others to continue to connect with the energy and bring more Reiki into their lives.  

These are relaxed, informal meetups to learn, explore, connect, and heal.  We begin with brief introductions and then divide our time to give group healing to each person.  We'll close with time to reflect and share.  Please avoid drugs and alcohol during the day leading up to the Reiki Share to arrive with a clear mind and pure intentions.  Wear comfortable clothing and bring drinking water.  

Reiki Healing involves an energetic of reciprocity; creating an equal energetic exchange is a core Reiki principle.  Reiki shares are offered on a donation basis; please contribute what feels right to you to create a balanced exchange.  We suggest a donation of $3-$20, but there are many ways to create a harmonious exchange, and other sorts of offerings are welcome.  We ask you to honor what resonates for you.  

Meditation

Soul Sisters Circle
​with ANgel
​Wednesday December 11
​7:15 - 9:00 Pm

If you feel called to tap into your intuitive side in a safe space, come sit in circle like our sisters before us.  Angel guides this meditation and intuitive development circle.  Come and ignite your inner goddess! Circle is offered on a donation basis. ​

Custom Bikini Pop-Up Shop

Custom Bikini Pop-Up ShoP
with Isamar Swimwear

Wednesday November 20th
4:30 - 7:30 Pm

A main perk of living on the Guanacaste Coast--every season is Bikini Season! We've planned a fun Custom-Bikini Pop-Up Shop to celebrate the return to summer season when it's time to look our best in a new suit. Bring in your favorite go-to bikini or a photo of a must-have design, and Isabel of Isamar Swimwear will create a swimsuit specially tailored for you. You'll have the opportunity to pick your fabrics, have your measurements taken, and choose your favorite details, so come enjoy good company and get inspired; we'll have free wine for anyone purchasing custom swimwear.

Black Light Halloween Party

Black light Halloween Party
WITH NiÑos Del SOL ECO School
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Thursday, October 31, 2019
5:00 – 8:00 PM

Come celebrate Halloween with Niños del Sol on Thursday, October 31st from 5:00 to 8:00 pm. This is a free event; however, we are accepting small donations to put toward food and treats, or you may bring a snack or treat for the kids.  This party is part of the Halloween festivities that happen along main street in Coco and will be held at the yoga studio next to Tutu Bakery.  We will be handing out candy as part of the main street trick-or-treating, and you're welcome to come and go to enjoy the party atmosphere.  We'll have spooky decorations with black lights that make white and neon colors glow, and we'll have dancing and games for the kids.  Everyone is welcome!!!  Our Black Light Halloween Party is for children and adults to enjoy the evening with treats and costumes. Please help us to plan by indicating your RSVP on this event page, and contact us with any questions.  Niños del Sol has some extra Halloween costumes to lend out; no child need go without a costume they'll enjoy.  Happy Halloween!!!

Velada de Conciencia

Velada de Conciencia
Sobre la Salud de Mama
con El Grupo
Coco Breast Cancer Awareness 
Viernes 25 de octubre, 2019
6:30 - 9:30 PM

Casa Aude

Coco Yoga & Wellness dirigirá una velada de conciencia sobre la salud de mama en apoyo de los eventos e iniciativas anuales organizados por Debralee Simons y el grupo de Coco Breast Cancer Awareness. Los boletos cuestan c7,000 para recaudar fondos para consultas, mamografías, y ultrasonidos para mujeres locales. Este evento se presentará en inglés la noche anterior.
6:30 - 6:45 Bienvenido, conocer y saludar
6:45 - 7:30 Taller de autocuidado
7:45 - 8:45 Vinyasa suave y práctica de yoga restaurativa
9:00 - 9:30 Círculo de curación
Teagan presentará un taller de autocuidado que enseñará sobre la forma y función del sistema linfático en el cuerpo, cómo se relaciona con la salud de los senos y demostrará técnicas de auto masaje para mantener el buen funcionamiento del sistema linfático. Analizará qué factores pueden ralentizar el funcionamiento del sistema linfático y cómo reiniciarlo. Hay muchas técnicas simples que todos podemos aplicar para nosotras mismas, incluyendo cepillado corporal, técnica de masaje de drenaje linfático, activación de áreas de reflexología y trabajo con puntos de acupresión.

Miranda dirigirá una clase de yoga incorporando a la práctica las técnicas de auto masaje que Teagan presenta en el taller de autocuidado. La clase comenzará con una suave secuencia de pie de Vinyasa y luego pasará a una secuencia de piso restaurador. Nos enfocaremos en abrir las caderas y los hombros para permitir un mejor flujo de linfa, sangre y prana en todo el cuerpo, y enfatizaremos la construcción de la fuerza de la espalda para apoyar los senos. La clase incluirá técnicas de auto masaje que incluyen cepillado corporal, activación de centros de ganglios linfáticos y puntos y áreas estimulantes de reflexología y acupresión para eliminar toxinas y promover flujos saludables y equilibrados.

Para concluir, Teagan guiará un círculo de sanación para crear un espacio sagrado para reconocer cómo el cáncer de seno ha afectado nuestras vidas y reconocer la fuerza y ​​el apoyo disponibles en relación con la comunidad. En el ritual honraremos, expresaremos, y liberaremos nuestras emociones, y nos alinearemos con nuestra experiencia más radiante.

Te invitamos a usar rosa o azul y a asistir sin sujetador como te sientas cómoda. No es necesario asistir a las tres partes del evento; puede asistir cuando su horario le permita o su interés le inspire.

Breast Health Awareness Soiree

Breast Health Awareness Soiree
with
the Coco Breast Cancer
Awareness group
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THursday October 24th, 2019
6:30 - 9:30 PM at ​Casa Aude

Coco Yoga & Wellness will lead a Breast Health Awareness Soiree in support of the annual events and initiatives organized by Debralee Simons and the Coco Breast Cancer Awareness group.  Tickets are $25 to raise funds for consultations, mammograms, and ultrasounds for local women. We will repeat the event in Spanish the following evening. 
6:30 - 6:45 Welcome, Meet & Greet
6:45 - 7:30 Self-Care Workshop
7:45 - 8:45 Gentle Vinyasa and Restorative Yoga Practice
9:00 - 9:30 Healing Circle
Teagan will present a self-care workshop teaching about the lymphatic system’s form and function in the body, how it relates to breast health, and demonstrating self-massage techniques to keep the lymphatic system functioning well. She will discuss what factors can slow down the lymphatic system’s functioning and how to reboot the system. There are many simple techniques we can all apply for ourselves including body brushing, lymph drainage massage technique, activating reflexology areas, and working with acupressure points. 

Miranda will lead a Yoga Class incorporating into the practice the self-massage techniques that Teagan presents in the Self-Care Workshop. The class will begin with a gentle Vinyasa standing sequence and then move into a restorative floor sequence. We will focus on opening the hips and shoulders to allow for better flow of lymph, blood, and prana throughout the body, and will emphasize building back strength to support the breasts. The class will include self-massage techniques including body brushing, activating lymph node centers, and stimulating reflexology and acupressure points and areas to clear out toxins and promote healthy and balanced flows. 

To conclude, Teagan will guide a healing circle to create sacred space to recognize how breast cancer has affected our lives, and to recognize the strength and support available in connection with community. In ritual we will honor, express, and release our emotions, and align ourselves with our most radiant experience. 

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We invite you to wear pink or blue and to attend braless as you are comfortable. It is not necessary to attend all three portions of the event; you may attend as your schedule allows or your interest inspires.

Yin Yoga with Mahela

Mindful Awakening II
A yoga and reiki healing experience
with Mahela
Thursday July 11th, 2019
​5:40 - 8:00 PM

Join Mahela on a journey to explore and shine light on our inner awareness in the second edition of her Mindful Awakening workshop Thursday, July 11th, 5:40 - 8:00 pm.  Mahela will guide us in meditation to listen and observe our thoughts and reactions, becoming conscious of our mind and body through the senses. We will practice tuning in to our inner-knowing and intuition, the space from which we may find clarity.  Following our practice in meditation, we will engage with Pranayama (breathwork) to focus on what we feel as the intentional breath patterns releases constrictions and help us to breath lighter. Staying with the breath, we will move into a creative Vinyasa flow to generate heat and open space in our bodies, and then wind down into Yin Yoga resting more deeply into longer-held poses.  Our journey concludes with an extended savasana where Mahela will offer each participant an individualized Reiki mini-treatment, channeling healing energy to encourage deep relaxation and promote overall well-being.  Wellness investment: $25. Please confirm your reservation with Mahela through email or Whatsapp as space is limited to 8 participants, and please plan to arrive 15 minutes early to settle into the space.   Email: pitimahela@gmail.com   Whatsapp: +506 8492 6671.

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Anniversary Party
& Free Class Remix
in Honor of ​International Yoga Day
with Miranda, teagan, & Mahela​
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​FRIDAY JUNE 21ST, 2019

6:30 - 7:00 PM: WELCOME
7:00 - 8:30 PM: CO-LED REMIX YOGA CLASS
8:30 - 10:00 PM: PARTY
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We are celebrating the International Day of Yoga and our studio anniversary! It's been two years since Miranda created this dedicated yoga studio space, and one year since Miranda and Teagan partnered together to create Coco Yoga & Wellness with a vision to build the beachfront yoga studio of their dreams. While there is still much work ahead, we'd like to take a moment to celebrate all that we have accomplished thus far, and to enjoy the incredible community that has come together around yoga in this space. We love you, we appreciate you, and we'd like to celebrate with you!

Teagan, Mahela, and Miranda will lead a free Yoga Class Remix 7:00 - 8:30 pm, and we hope those curious about yoga will come to sample the different styles as we combine them together in one co-led class. Normally yoga classes tend to build up and then cool down, but in this remix class we will start slow and build up our energies for our celebration party. Teagan will begin the class with meditative Prana Yin, flowing into gentle Hatha with Mahela, and then Miranda will get us into the party spirit finishing class with Yoga Dance Fusion.

We hope you'll stay after class to dance and socialize; there will be refreshments and snacks. During the party we'll have a new student promotion offering 20% off all passes for new students. We'd also like to share (with permission) some of your reflections on how yoga has impacted your life and award a special prize to our favorite responses. (Details below.) So come out, move your body, and enjoy our yoga community!


In December 2014, the United Nations proclaimed June 21 as the International Day of Yoga by resolution 69/131, with the aim to raise awareness worldwide of the many benefits of practicing yoga.

In honor of International Day of Yoga, we invite you to join us in reflection. What has yoga meant to you? How has yoga impacted your life? How has yoga shaped your experience or shifted your perspective? We aim to open up more conversation about yoga and what it can mean to different people; we hope this will help us become more aware about why we practice, and that it will inspire others to give yoga a try.

Please share your reflection on Instagram or Facebook, and tag @cocoyogaandwellness with the hashtag #internationaldayofyoga Including a photo is optional. We would love to see your yoga photos, or an image related to your reflection, but you can also use the International Day of Yoga logo or no image. If you're too shy to post on your social media, we'd still love to hear from you--please leave a comment in this event or send us a private message. Thank you for sharing with us!

Pole Fitness with Desiret

Essence of Mysore workshop
with VanessA
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SATURDAY MAY 4TH, 2019

PART 1: Primary
7:00 - 7:10           Welcome
7:10 - 7:30
           Sound Meditation
7:30 - 9:30
           Primary Mysore-Style Yoga
9:30 - 10:00
         Break 

PART 2: Philosophy
10:00 - 11:00
     Yoga Philosophy
11:00  - 11:30
     Satsang
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​This workshop is open to all levels and split in two sections: Primary and Philosophy.  You may choose to attend either section on its own ($20 each) or join Vanessa for the full workshop ($35). 

​Part 1: Primary
The morning begins with twenty minutes of Sound Meditation--Omkara chanting the sound of Om, the first mantra in a traditional meditation practice, and 
Bija Mantras to activate the energy of each Chakra to purify the mind and body.  This uplifting sound meditation will calm and center students to prepare to flow through Mysore-Style Primary Series.   In Mysore-Style students practice at their own pace the portion of the sequence appropriate to their personal practice.  The practice is done peacefully in silence as Vanessa guides the students individually by physical adjustments or verbal instruction.  Cards outlining the series are available for reference for those who do not have the sequence fully memorized.  This amazing method following a fixed sequence encourages focus on the subtle energy of each posture allowing the prana to flow at ease, as less emphasis goes toward the physical performance of the asana.

There will be an official break 9:30 - 10:00 am; however, not every student will need the full two hours to complete their Mysore-Style practice and may finish part one earlier than 9:30.  Please nourish yourself; you may bring snacks to the studio.  

Part 2: Philosophy
Vanessa will dedicate the second portion of the morning to Yoga Philosophy.  She will delve into subjects including the meaning of the Om symbol and mantra,
study of the first three Yoga Sutras, the purpose and meaning of Ashtanga Yoga, and the fundamentals of Ashtanga Yoga practice--Breath, Bandha, Drishti and Vinyasa.  The morning will conclude with Satsang as Vanessa answers questions and addresses students' doubts or confusions.  

Payment may be made at the studio in advance or at the time of the event.  
Payments may be made in cash in U.S. Dollars or Costa Rican Colones; the current exchange rate is posted in the studio.  At this time we do not accept credit cards; thank you for understanding.  Please sign up at the studio, or drop-in on Saturday.  

Yin Yoga with Mahela

Mindful Awakening
A yoga and reiki healing experience
with Mahela
Monday April 29th, 2019
​5:30 - 8:00 PM

5:30 - 5:40     Welcome
5:40 - 6:00
     Guided Meditation and Breathwork
6:00 - 7:00
     Vinyasa Flow
7:00 - 7:30 
     Yin Yoga
7:30 - 8:00 
     Savasana with Reiki Healing ​
Join Coco Yoga & Wellness instructor Mahela Piti for a blissful evening pairing Yoga Asasna with Reiki Healing in a harmonious experience to provide an opportunity for renewal and rebirth with the change of the seasons.  As we clear out stagnant energy that has accumulated over the last several months, and balance Yin and Yang energies, we may awaken to a renewed sense of self.   To begin Mahela will guide us through a Chakra-Balancing meditation to create a doorway for us to go within.  Once we are centered in ourselves, we will energize our bodies with an hour of  Vinyasa Flow followed by thirty minutes of Yin to reset.  To conclude, each person individually will receive a Reiki Healing mini-session in an extended savasana.

$25 payment may be made at the studio in advance or at the time of the event, space permitting.  Payments may be made in cash in U.S. Dollars or Costa Rican Colones; the current exchange rate is posted in the studio.  At this time we do not accept credit cards; thank you for understanding. ​ Space is limited; please contact Mahela directly to reserve your place.  +506 8492 6671 or pitimahela@gmail.com

Jewelry-making social

MARCH 20th, 2019
​4:30 - 7:00 Pm

Come hang out, build your own bohemian beaded necklace, and enjoy good company with a glass of wine. We’ve three color schemes available for this double-strand beaded necklace and your choice of charms.

$45 covers all materials, instruction, and the first glass of wine.  Everyone will go home with a beautiful completed necklace. Sign up in advance and reserve your spot by paying and picking your beads at the studio.  Limited to 8 people.  
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© June / July 2020

Coco Yoga & Wellness
​La Chorrera, Playas del Coco
Carrillo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
​50503

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