7 Day Rejuvenating Yoga & Surf experience in Paradise

Take that hard-earned holiday and spoil yourself with this dream retreat in paradise! Deepen your yoga practice, meditate daily and reconnect with yourself and like-minded others. Learn how to surf on the consistent and glassy waves of Nicaragua or improve your skills with our personal surf coach.

This rejuvenating retreat is the perfect getaway. Combining yoga, surf, meditation, great food and community in a beautiful location, to create the ultimate experience.

An ideal space to detox, finding time to allow both your mind and body to relax and de-stress.

The retreat offers beginner to intermediate yoga and meditation classes, exploring a variety of styles that aim to challenge each individual and leave you feeling invigorated. We introduce some theory, practice, philosophy, as well as ways to incorporate yoga into your own personal life.

After a week of healthy food, quality time in nature and good sleep you’ll leave our retreat feeling refreshed on every level. All you need to do is be here, relax and let us take care of the rest.

Highlights

• Morning and sunset yoga sessions with ocean & jungle view
• Meditation sessions
• On site photographer
• 6 nights of barefoot luxury accommodation
• Delicious & healthy meals
• San Juan Del Sur and Playa Hermosa visit
• Catamaran sailing cruise to a secret beach
• 1.5 hour Thai massage
• Surf package with board rental and 2 surf lessons
• Jungle disc golf

Language

Instruction: English
Spoken languages: English, Spanish and Dutch
Maximum number of participants: 15

A day at Inner Wild Retreats

Surrounded by the sounds of the jungle, you will wake up to birds singing and the waves crashing on the shore. There will be a light fruity bite ready for you if you feel like eating something before the yoga practice starts.

After a nice energizing practice, a clearing of the mind with meditation and a delicious breakfast you’ll be set for the day. The retreat will find a nice balance between excursions and activities, while giving you the freedom to unwind and take time for yourself as well as to surf, explore the wild beaches on horseback, read in a hammock, get a massage or spend in the time in any way you wish. In Playa Maderas, it’s possible for everyone to find the perfect way to unwind.

After a day spent enjoying paradise we’ll start to slow things down with a calming evening yoga class on the roof, in which you can marvel at the beautiful clouds transforming during the magical ocean sunsets. With the rise of the moon and the fall of darkness, the stars start to reveal themselves and invite you to gaze upon them as you awaken from savasana.

We’ll then gather together after class to have a Satya circle to share our thoughts with each other, before tucking into another delicious meal for dinner. During the week we’ll also have some chilled after dinner activities such as a movie and bonfire night that you’re welcome to join. By the end of each day, you will sleep like a baby once your head hits the pillow, feeling a sense of bliss and with each day a step towards inner peace.

Benefits of retreating with us

• You will feel more connected and in touch with yourself, glowing from the inside & out after a week of you-time.
• You will be able to completely disconnect from your daily life, to step back and take time out for you.
• You will deeply connect to others and make new friendships with like minded others.
• You will deepen your yoga & meditation practice.
• You will be surrounded by the lush jungle & beautiful ocean which will make you feel connected to nature.
• We will hand you the tools to maintain a less stressful lifestyle to take home with you.

Taking the time to invest in you,
is the greatest gift you can give yourself

Note: Prices listed are per person. For couples or friends who are interested in sharing a room/bed, it would be $800 for the extra person (private room option only).

Activities

Included:

6 nights accommodation
6 breakfasts
4 lunches
5 dinners
9 yoga classes
3 meditations
1.5 hour long Thai massage
2 surf lessons & board rental for the week
Catamaran sailing cruise to one of Nicaragua’s most beautiful hidden gems- Playa Blanca
San Juan Del Sur and Playa Hermosa visit (turtle sanctuary visit in December)
Bonfire night
Movie night
Game of Jungle Disc Golf
Unlimited use of the infinity pool
Purified water
Morning tea / coffee
Wi-Fi access
Pictures and videos from a photographer

Not included:
Travel Insurance
Flights and Airfares
Extra food and drinks
Tips and Gratuities

Optional / complementary:
Airport transfer
Zip lining
Fishing
Horseback riding
Reiki treatment

Location

As well as being a land of great lakes and volcanos, Nicaragua is also famous for its white sand beaches and turquoise waters, which play host to consistent off shore surf year round. Its stunning coastline is lined with lush green jungle that comes alive in the rainy season (May-November), when all the trees are at their most vibrant.
Playa Maderas is perfect for surfing, beach walks, jungle hiking, and horseback riding on the beach or in the jungle. In the area, you can also go zip-lining, quad-biking, turtle hatching, sailing, fishing or go on guided tours.

Our retreat location

Hush Maderas is a boutique hotel that sits perched on a headland overlooking 2 bays, where you can watch the waves roll in and the sea and sky turn to gold every night for sunset.
Playa Maderas is an hidden gem of a beach, located just a 15-minute drive from the charming town of San Juan Del Sur in the south of Nicaragua.
Surround yourself with nature in its most raw form. Spotting wales from the yoga deck, turtles while in the sea, or monkeys and sloths when you look up into the trees are part of life here.

Food

Enjoy fresh and delicious meals, sourced from local ingredients and made with love by talented local chefs. A side from breathing, eating is our next most vital bodily function. To create a healthy body and mind we offer beautiful food combinations that are nourishing for both. Guaranteed to get your taste buds tingling!

Surf

With over 300 days of the year with offshore winds, Playa Maderas is one of the worlds most consistent surf breaks. We offer a variety of surf packages for those interested. This is optional so if you prefer to just enjoy the soft sand and soak up the sun rays on the beach, that’s cool too.

Yoga Instructors

Sanne Hofman is CYT-200 certified yoga teacher (Vinyasa) as well as a psychologist, who can help guide you through your journey reconnecting your mind, body, and soul. While studying psychology (BA) and neuropsychology (MA) in the Netherlands, she developed a strong love and understanding of the mind and how it is connected to the body. During and after her studies, she traveled the world and experienced a freedom that made her realize that she didn’t want a standard 9 to 5 office job. While traveling she met her current boyfriend Tobias, who has a like-minded view of life. Since then they have been traveling together to many different places. Yoga and meditation became more prominent in Sanne’s life and it only felt natural to her to become a yoga teacher. Combining her ambition for yoga and psychology, she feels passionate about connecting with people and helping them living a mindful life, connecting mind, body, and soul.

Working alongside her as retreat leader is a food lover and adventurist Tobias Homewood (CYT-200 certified yoga teacher) who will be ensuring the week is everything you dreamed of and more. Tobias, born in the UK, is an adventure seeker by heart. He loves to go out and explore in nature, whether it’s in the mountains or by the ocean. He is a warm person with a big heart. His yoga teaching aims to challenge you and open up areas that have got stiff from repetitive movements in day to day life, while leaving you with a sense of accomplishment and inner peace at the end of each class.
During the retreat he will be leading the excursions to show you around the best spots in the area and with his passion for food he will make sure your meals are nutritious as well as delicious.

Rooms

All of the rooms at Hush have spectacular ocean and jungle views. They are spacious, well ventilated and equipped with an en suite bathroom, wardrobe and fans. There is no air conditioning because Hush is an ecohotel running on solar energy. There is good natural airflow and fans that will keep you nice and cool, along with the comfortable mattresses and the sound of the waves below. You will fall into a deep sleep not long after your head touches the pillow.

Accommodation

All of the rooms at Hush have spectacular ocean and jungle views. They are spacious, well ventilated and equipped with an en suite bathroom, wardrobe and fans. There are only 2 rooms with air conditioning because Hush is an eco-hotel running mostly on solar energy. There is good natural airflow and fans that will keep you nice and cool, along with the comfortable mattresses and the sound of the waves below. You will fall into a deep sleep not long after your head touches the pillow.

The shared Garden dorm has amazing jungle views, if you are lucky you can spot monkeys in the trees from your window. The dorm has six double beds and a bathroom en-suite.

The Poolside rooms each have two queen beds and stunning views of the infinity pool and the ocean. This room can be booked as a private or a double shared with one other person.

The Yoga rooms on the second floor have different options. One of them has two queen beds, this one can be booked as a private or a double room. The other two Yoga rooms have either a king-size bed and a single or three single beds. One of these has an AC. This room can be booked as a private room with a king bed or as a triple room. All Yoga rooms have a hammock on the patio in front and amazing ocean views.

The Cloud 9 room is a breath-taking king suite. You will wake up with 180-degree ocean views from your bed. The suite has its own floor, which can be closed off for others. It has a king bed, a sofa, flat screen TV, AC and its own gym. You will feel as if you’re in the clouds.

Arrival by airplane

If you are flying in, then either Managua (Nicaragua) followed by Liberia (Costa Rica) are the closest airports. Managua airport is under 3-hour from Playa Maderas, while Liberia is just over 2-hour but also includes a border crossing.

Inner Wild Retreats uses a trusted and reliable driver that can provide a private transfer service from either location upon request. The cost for the private transfer is 70 USD from Managua and 130 USD from Liberia.

If other participants in the retreat are traveling at the same time, then Inner Wild Retreats will do their best to arrange a shared transfer to split the cost. Hush Maderas is just 15-minutes from San Juan Del Sur, where shuttles run directly to Hush four times a day. If you need more details regarding the times, kindly send an inquiry to Inner Wild Retreats.

Airport: Augusto C. Sandino International Airport Airport transfer available: Augusto C. Sandino International Airport (US$70 per person)Additional charges may apply. You can request this in the next step.

Airport: Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport Airport transfer available: Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport (US$130 per person)Additional charges may apply. You can request this in the next step.

Cancelation policy

A reservation requires 50% deposit of the total price.
The deposit is non-refundable on cancelation.
The rest of the payments should be paid on arrival.

If the retreat is canceled due to illness, death, or extenuating circumstances 100% of the money paid will be refunded within 30 days of retreat cancellation. Inner Wild Retreats is not responsible for guest’s costs and expenses incurred in preparation for any canceled trips.