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Carmen Cholopisa & Rachel Klaassen

Awaken In The Wild

A Costa Rican Yoga Adventure

Costa Rica

June 17-24, 2025

Welcome to TSB's Costa Rica retreat details! Learn more about this retreat, find tours and activities that you will be able to choose from while in Costa Rica, as well as finalize your trip below.

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Customize Your Experience

• Sink into soothing traditional massage or holistic wellness services at their spa services choosing from exfoliations, wraps, and a wide variety of massage styles.

• 7 different on-site tours to choose from: Herbal Medicine Workshop, Cow Milking, Chocolate Workshop, Organic Farm Tour, Bird Watching Tour, Night Tour, Bee tour

• You will have access to the 50,000 acre Children’s Eternal Rainforest via a biological corridor on their private reserve.

• Handicapped accessible rainforest trail

• Personal retreat time (having time to nap, explore, walk, read, and just be)

• Fresh, herbal infused tropical drinks

• Many offsite tours can be arranged from the reception desk including Volcano tour and many others!

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Meet Carmen Cholopisa

Carmen has been practicing Yoga since her early 20s. Pivotally in 2016, she encountered a teacher who truly changed her heart and mind. This transformational experience inspired her to dive deeper into the practice. She thus completed her first teacher training, and The Magic of Yoga was born: the space of sanctuary where Yoga is for everyone, inviting each individual to explore, grow and thrive. Carmen has since traversed a whirlwind of teaching, trainings, and learning what it is to fully live Yoga. In sharing this practice and all aspects of it, she feels her purpose in this world. For Carmen, this Yoga practice isn't about touching your toes or twisting into a pretzel, it is everything that happens in the spaces between.

Carmen is a 500-hour Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) with the accredited Yoga Alliance. She has had the honor of studying with Tim Feldmann, a respected senior Ashtanga Yoga teacher known for using Yoga as a powerful tool for healing the body and mind. With this foundation, Carmen has led Yoga retreats from Santa Teresa to Costa Rica and Kenya.

Carmen knows the importance of finding the right teacher. In prioritizing a sincere connection with her students, her warmth draws many to find the profound resonance of Yoga within them. Her teachings go beyond guiding students through physical postures. While the poses are important, her true approach to Yoga is rooted in a profound purpose—nourishing the soul. Her philosophy is simple: it’s not about perfection, but about the journey of letting go and discovering who you truly are.

Carmen is excited to explore La Fortuna with all the adventure and nature wrapped into one. Affectionately known as “spicy” for the dynamic and energizing flows she loves to teach, Carmen creates an inviting, non-judgmental space where every student is encouraged to move at their own pace. No egos, no expectations—just the freedom to explore your body and mind in an authentic way. From Ashtanga to creative vinyasa, to sharing what it is to live Yoga, Carmen is excited to bring all the spunk to Costa Rica!

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About This Retreat

Awaken In The Wild: Costa Rica Yoga Retreat 2025

Be immeshed in the lush Costa Rican jungle, flow through our yoga practice with the jungle as your backdrop, and embody a balance of Sthira and Sukha—steadiness and ease. Alongside two passionate teachers who bring The Magic of Yoga to every practice, feel the power of being close to the Arenal Volcano.

June 17 - 24, 2025, join Carmen, Rachel, and your friends from The Space Between Yoga community for a transformative 7-day yoga retreat in La Fortuna, Costa Rica.

By day, Carmen will energize you with Vinyasa and guided Ashtanga flows, empowering you to explore your body and mind in an authentic way, uncovering your strength, resilience, and “oh boy, that spunk” through your Yoga practice. With a deep passion for Yoga as a journey of self-discovery, Carmen brings her “spicy” energy to every class. Her Vinyasa and Ashtanga practices are empowering, heart-opening, and transformative. Known for creating an inviting and non-judgmental space, Carmen sparks the radiance within her students thereby leading them to embrace their authentic selves.

By night, Rachel will guide you into the quiet wisdom of Yin yoga, coupled with soothing sound healing, offering a sanctuary of choice, sensation, and intention within the four sacred corners of your Yoga mat. Rachel curates a refuge for healing and self-awareness. With creative sequencing, meditative stillness, and the soothing resonance of sound healing, her sessions gently guide you home to yourself.

What’s Included:
Private or shared accommodations
All meals (farm-to-table)
Twice-daily Yoga
Sound healing
Guided excursions to a Karma Yoga Project and Hot Springs
On-site Farm and Chocolate tour
Plenty of free time to relax or explore

Many extra adventures are available: jungle tours, spa treatments, mindful cooking, white-water rafting, Volcano tour and more!

Spots are limited, and early access fills up fast! Let’s flow together in paradise. We will see you there!

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Features

Accomodations

This venue is a sustainable, rainforest eco-lodge and spa, offering an intimate experience of primary rainforest alongside a certified organic, biodynamic farm. Their mission is to provide quality accommodations, cuisine, and educational tours; offering guests a unique experience in harmony with nature and sharing our expertise in biodynamic and organic production. Walk through well-groomed rainforest trails on their guided farm tours and hikes, and eat gourmet meals prepared from their fresh, organic garden produce. For adventure enthusiasts, they are located only 35 minutes from La Fortuna, the adventure capital of Costa Rica, and home of the world famous Arenal Volcano.

The eco-lodge is ten miles from Arenal Volcano, hot springs, canopy tours, rafting, and other exciting tours and adventures that you will enjoy.
Enjoy swimming in their ozonated swimming pool and soaking in their solar-heated Jacuzzi.
Boasting fine dining, they offer unique Costa Rican & Asian fusion cuisine that is locally-grown and lovingly-prepared by a talented chef.
Fresh Farm Breakfast included
Lunch and Dinner Buffett included with Group rates.
Group Ground Transportation to/from retreat center.
6 nights rustic yet luxurious accommodations that suit the adventurous traveler included.
The entire center embodies kindness, love, and wholeness that seem to permeate the magical place.
On-site Chocolate Tour and Farm Tour included
Off-site Karma Yoga Project and Hot Springs excursion included
Wi-Fi available in all rooms and main buildings.

The atmosphere at the retreat center is simple, healthy, and relaxed. The eco-lodge has a beautiful chlorine-free swimming pool and jacuzzi. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are prepared daily and include healthy vegetarian options. The food is organic and local when available, prepared with nourishing ingredients and lots of love.

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Meet Rachel Klaassen

For Rachel, yoga is an invitation to reconnect—with yourself, for yourself.

As a 200-HR Registered Yoga Teacher through the accredited Yoga Alliance, Rachel has also completed additional CEUs in Yin Yoga with Gioconda Parker, bringing depth and intentionality to her teaching. Known for creating a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere, Rachel has been described as a “great community builder,” cultivating a space where everyone feels at home.

The depth of Rachel's spirit and practice is reflected in her approach of Yoga. She believes one of the safest spaces to wade into the mysteries of life and who we are, is within the four corners of our mat. It's important to her that you experience an ambient space to support integrating body awareness and creative sequencing. She provides music to move you (physically and emotionally) and sound healing, for a safe space to feel, breathe, and be.

Rachel loves to invite her students to nurture themselves with body awareness and creative sequencing. Her classes are found to be emotionally expansive, as sound healing weaves tranquility into every breath. Each practice offers the freedom to explore as deeply as you choose within the sacred space that is your mat, a haven where mindfulness and inner connection take center stage. Rachel is deeply rooted in her respect for all Yoga lineages, yet her heart beats strongest for Yin Yoga—a practice she believes to be profoundly restorative and transformative.

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Testimonials

What are people saying?...

“My first retreat experience with Carmen was everything I needed and more. There was just enough structure balanced with the freedom to explore on your own. I left feeling empowered and more connected to myself and my practice than before.”

Rachel

"Attending this yoga retreat was the best decision I’ve ever made for myself! As someone who typically spends most of my time doing CrossFit and overworking myself, I’m not your typical yogi. But this experience was exactly what I needed. The retreat helped me find balance, peace, and a much-needed sense of calm. I also met so many wonderful, like-minded people who made the experience even more special.

Everything about the retreat was thoughtfully planned. The yoga instructors were phenomenal—encouraging, skilled, and truly present. The food was absolutely delicious, nourishing both body and soul. Every detail was designed to promote relaxation and restoration.

I’ve already recommended this retreat to all my friends, and we’re planning to join the next one together. If you’re looking for an unforgettable way to reset and recharge, this is it!"

Lee VanPelt

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"I didn’t know what to expect when I traveled to Costa Rica for the first time. I was by myself and didn’t know anyone, but Carmen made me feel right at home. There is something magical about waking up, practicing yoga, eating chef prepared meals, and connecting with new people while surrounded by the beautiful Costa Rican landscape. It is clear that a lot of meticulous thoughts and planning go into Carmen’s retreats. Everything flows naturally and is as relaxing or adventurous as you’d like it to be! I can’t wait to sign up for the next one!"

Kaitlyn Daniels

"There’s something magical about yoga in Costa Rica with these amazing individuals. They helped me to feel an alignment within myself that I had been fighting to find for so long."

Estrella

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“I had such a spiritual experience at the retreat. I didn’t know a single soul but left with many friends. I truly understand now that yoga is union!”

Kerri

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