Our Holistic Surf Coaching Retreats involve more mindfulness + embodied practices to further support you- alongside our usual awesome surf coaching and adventures!
This retreat is for: Surfers who want to experience surfing long left point breaks within walking distance from their room and who want to dive deep + start developing their own holistic, mindful approach to surfing. Open to all surf levels and all board lengths.
THE HOLISTIC SURF COACHING
BY IDENTIFYING WHAT WE EXPERIENCE EMOTIONALLY AROUND SURFING, THE UNCONSCIOUS BELIEFS AND INNER SELF TALK THAT HAPPENS AS A RESULT, WE CAN DEVELOP TECHNIQUES FOR SETTING REALISTIC ACHIEVABLE GOALS, GAIN TOOLS FOR OVERCOMING BARRIERS, AND WORK ON PRACTICAL SURFING SKILLS AT THE SAME TIME.
This is not therapy. Workshops will be present focused, and you do not need to bring up and share past traumas. That said, making connections to things that have happened in the past can be useful in understanding what occurs emotionally in the present. Participants are welcome to share to the extent that they feel comfortable, whatever that is.
The primary focus is still surfing! Yes, we will surf every bit as much on these retreats as a standard SWA retreat! But those sessions will be more intentional and the surf coaches more trauma-informed.
WHAT TO EXPECT:
- Guided meditations
- Guided journaling sessions
- Somatic mindfulness practices
- Individual and group workshops
Surfing is about so much more than the physical aspect of choosing a board, choosing a break, paddling out, popping up, and riding the wave. Of course that’s a huge part of it, but by only addressing those aspects, we’re ignoring all the internal processes going on.
Some areas we’ll consider as individuals and in group workshop sessions during the Holistic Surf Coaching retreats are:
- What beliefs guide the creation of your goals in surfing (board choice, surf spot choice, dream maneuvers, etc.)?
- How do you find your place (aka. belonging) in a crowded lineup?
- What specific situations elicit fear and what happens to your body when you experience fear?
- How to read a surf forecast and predict waves so we have the right tools ready to ride them (both ocean waves and waves of emotion)
THE ACCOMMODATIONS
Stay at one of two houses, located on a gorgeous tropical property that is just steps off the beach with two amazing surf spots in the front yard. The two houses feature various room types that are either private or shared by 2 guests. All rooms have AC. Both houses have wifi and share the pool and other common spaces. There’s a comfortable dining and living room area where we will have our meals and do our video coaching and “classroom” sessions, and a large patio for yoga and relaxing after long surf sessions.
This region in Costa Rica is regarded as one of the most biologically diverse places in the world. Expect to see monkeys, sloths, toucans, scarlet macaws and a variety of other local creatures! We’ll ride horses deep into the jungle to check out a Native Indian reserve, do a boat trip to surf (conditions permitting), and have an Amigas night out on the town. We’ll even learn to make chocolate and support the indigenous community by shopping their locally made products. Most of all, we’ll relax and reconnect with nature.
THE SURF
Located in the same zone as our primary southern Costa Rica location, this option is situated right in front an awesome sand-bottom beginner break that’s also incredibly fun for working on nose rides, cross-steps and other intermediate and advanced longboard skills. There’s a world class super long left point break within walking distance. If the swell is too small for the point we’ll drive to surf a couple of other waves just down the coast. We’ll take a boat trip across the gulf to surf a right point break one day (conditions permitting). We typically break up the group by ability so that everyone gets what they’re looking for and we don’t show up anywhere with a big crowd!
Southern Costa Rica Longboard Surf House Holistic Surf Coaching Retreat Details
Price range: Starting at $2950 for a room for 2 with shared bathroom, up to $3600 for our nicest private (pending availability)
What’s Included:
- Two way transportation from the Golfito Airport (provided you arrive and depart on the designated days/times)
- 7 nights accommodation in a private or shared room
- 4 deliciously healthy fresh meals per day (early morning cold breakfast, hot brunch, lunch, and dinner, plus dessert)
- Unlimited coffee, tea, water, and juice
- Daily individualized in-water surf coaching/instruction/guiding
- Daily one on one post- session video coaching with one of our instructors
- Video footage from surf sessions
- Workshops/somatic mindfulness practices, yoga/meditation, and journal prompts
- Surfboard rental
- Daily yoga classes
- Adventures such as horseback riding, jungle exploring, boat trips, hiking, chocolate making, monkey viewing, ladies night out, etc.
- A group of awesome new Amigas who may become your lifetime surfing friends! The group size at this location is 12 Amigas.
Optional Extras:
- Massages
- Alcohol
Getting There:
To book your flight, first fly into San Jose, Costa Rica (SJO), then take a domestic flight to Golfito. There are several flights per day into Golfito – an early morning, a midday, and a later afternoon flight. For the flight from San Jose to Golfito, you need to book with Sansa Air directly – you can’t use other booking platforms.
*More detailed information will be provided in the booking process.