by Angela Grace, Radiant Health Retreats Facilitator

I’m writing to you from Nosara, Costa Rica. I’m currently here experiencing the incredible healing powers, planning for our next retreat, laughing a LOT, and having the time of my life! It’s hard to capture in words so I thought I’d include a few photos.

Our 11-11 portal from our life changing ritual on our November retreat.

Convergence – Blue skies and ocean

I understand what it takes to get here on retreat. Time. Money. Logistics. Those are the common obstacles. As I was floating in the ocean today, I had a revelation. As I thought of the money I spent to come on this trip, the time to prepare, and the figuring out of the logistics, it felt so life affirming to give myself that gift and to put my money where my passion, healing, values, and heart lives. I mean I could’ve bought myself a new flat screen tv for the holidays . . .I gotta say this view and the experiences I’ve had already are literally priceless. So . . .

It’s Time to Start Planning for…

This time of the year, many of us are thinking about freshly fallen snow, hot chocolate and mittens. We daydream of escaping to the warmth of Costa Rica. Radiant Health Retreats is here for all those dreamers! We’ve already logged one amazingly inspirational retreat this season (Like our Radiant Health Retreats Facebook Page to experience our retreat through the beautiful photos) , and the start of the rest isn’t far off.

Now’s the time to turn your daydreams into reality. Start planning your adventure.

Retreat Q&A: Our most often asked question is: “How do I get to Nosara?” Easy!

You may fly into San Jose or Liberia and either take a puddle jumper through Nature Air to Nosara or travel by taxi, shuttle, or bus from either airport. With so many retreat offerings, we encourage you to explore our retreat offerings and start planning. We recommend booking your airline ticket far in advance for the best prices and times.

We’re growing! Radiant Health Retreats enjoys partnerships with a variety yoga studios and teachers including Colorado Athletic Club.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. We wish you much holiday joy and safe travels. All the best of the season from your friends at Radiant Health Retreats.

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by Angela Grace, Hearts ON Fire Facilitator

We don’t know what we don’t know. You may have heard this many times before. Recently I was watching a movie called 180 Degrees South and in the movie they talked about going on their adventure as a way of finding answers to questions that they didn’t even know that they had.  For me, that is what retreat is all about.

We often live our lives with tunnel vision and it’s challenging for us to see what it is that we need to see.  We continuously try to control our experience.  The truth is, we don’t know what the universe has in store for us. The only thing that we have the power to manifest is experiences that will give us the opportunities to encounter answers to the questions that we don’t even know that we have.

Removing ourselves from our day to day, and putting ourselves in an environment such as Radiant Health Retreats offers, allows us to feel into the answers, feel into a new way of being. Let yourself feel it now as you read through this list and imagine the affects:

• *the Jungle House
• *the beach
• *an incredible ecosystem
• *the healing and nurturing container of the Hearts on Fire Retreat
• *doing daily yoga, workshops, nutrition, adventures
• *sleeping with the open air, feeling rocked by the waves 24 hours a day, seven days a week
• *spending time walking on the beach
• *eating local food
• *laying on our yoga mats after a powerful practice

Why not open to every incredible offering that your life has in store for you? Healing our body and our energetic systems in such a powerful way sets ourselves up for success in our lives.

Make a commitment to yourself not to control your situation or be the controller of your life, but instead to manifest your dreams in the way that is most in tune with the flow of universal opportunity.  Create the space to open your heart, to set your HEART ON FIRE and live a life you never dreamed was possible.

Join us!

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Astrology is like a weather forecast – if you new it was going to thunder storm, would you plan a picnic outside? By having a general sense of the “weather” we can plan our lives to flow with the forces of nature and gracefully ride the currents of life.

This next month is being called “The Turning Point.” The energetic quality is characterized by the ability to let go of the old perspective — literally shift your position a full 90 degrees — and move forward with a new perspective.  It is an opportunity to let go forever of the old view that has limited you and held you back.

What it is that you have been working to let go of in your life?
What is the new view that you are now fully ready to step into?

Letting go can be scary, and the support of a sacred container is invaluable in allowing ourselves to open up, drop our resistance, and let it go – for real.

I recently participated in a 5 day retreat that provided such a supportive container.  Our group of heart-centered individuals showed up together, day after day — dropping in together, laughing, playing, crying.  We experienced the magic that is possible when we let ourselves see and be seen.  I believe that to see and be seen, and feel loved and accepted no matter what, is our greatest desire.  There is nothing better than to feel that quality of presence, both within ourselves and in community.  We learn that being vulnerable actually makes people like and trust us more, and that allows our hearts to flourish open and release all of the fear and pain that has been holding us back from love.

Hearts ON Fire Retreat is offering this quality of supportive container, at this auspicious point in time, and it will give you the support you need to make your breakthrough.  Give yourself the gift of transformation — everyone in your life will benefit!

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Work, play, travel and be joyful? Daily medicine for the soul, we hear. In our modern day these basic concepts have become so hard to reach, cultivate, and balance in our day to day. What are we to do?

When we were creating our retreat, we asked ourselves these questions…

• What do we need to feel re-inspired in our lives?

• What can we offer people so that they not only have an amazing time with us while on retreat, but also what do they need to take home with them to see things improve, feel better, more passionate and purposeful?

• How can our retreat spark the fire of the heart so to speak?

There it is, Hearts ON Fire!

I don’t know about you, but I notice that the more I kindle this fire in my heart, the more inspired, energetic, happy, and even generous I am in my daily life. The small things don’t bother me as much, and I find more passion in my work, home, and family then I have ever had.

You may ask how? How does this happen in just one short week? Well, allow me to share with you that our retreats are multi- layered. We work with the 3 levels of consciousness (mind/body/spirit), feed you the perfect food to nourish your body, and encourage you to dive inward into your spiritual process to unfold your truth, your passion, and your very own heart fire. It just happens!

With our Hearts ON Fire, we are individuals who are fueled by harmonizing with nature, expanding into ourselves and honoring exactly who we are and where we are in our lives. It is a mystical experience, but it is also a totally tangible experience! We feel it, and for sure the other people in our lives feel it too!!

Don’t miss this opportunity to refuel your HEART FIRE, Join us at Radiant Health Retreats for an amazing week all about YOU!!

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by Stephen Uvalle ~ Radiant Health Retreats Facilitator

There is a quiet revolution occurring. The numbers of us searching for and wanting a richer life experience are growing. More people are searching for ways to deepen life than ever before. Is this you?

Going on retreat allows us to take a break from the pressures of everyday life, and is a great way to meet our desire for deepening. I recently did just that. I stepped out of the regular movement of my life into deep rest and ocean play. It shifted my outlook on everything. What a gift it was to give myself the opportunity to do more yoga and swim like a fish. I feel a sweet whisper of joy in my heart as a product of my conscious escape. The new found energy from my trip has given me a fresh desire to serve.

The retreat experience is designed to empower us and help us see the value within the circumstances of ordinary life. As the need for a deeper more vital life increases so does the need to reflect and take time for ourselves. Retreat will simply recharge and re-boost our vital life force. It is a chance to reorient from our hectic life to a place of spiritual, mental and physical refreshment. This sacred time allows us to tap deeper into our inner silence. Retreat can give us balance with work and can serve as play and rejuvenation in our lives. The essence of going on a retreat is the experience of joy, openness and play which are key to our health and well-being.

Typically we are too busy to notice when it is time to take a break. I know this has been true for me. I needed a gentle push from a loving friend to step away. When we remove ourselves from daily life and quiet the mind we are allowing a great healing to take place. Choosing the journey towards a vital and rich life begins with a willingness to take care of ourselves. The choice of entering into retreat invites us into deep healing and communion. Everybody benefits when we make choices to help enrich ourselves. This renews us and provides a perspective that changes our relationship with life.

My daughter, Isabella, let me know she approves of my new attitude. I attribute her perception of me as the by product of me allowing time away. Getting away has become an accelerator in revitalizing my life. This valuable time is always an opportunity for experiencing deep healing. The retreat environment provides me with a unique opportunity to learn and strengthen practices that lead me to a shift in perception, thereby changing my relationship with life and the world around me.

It is because our life is so important that we need to take the time for personal discovery. Removing ourselves is necessary to ultimately expand. Believe me, many benefit from our ability to take care of ourselves. When nurtured in a safe space our life is rekindled and renewed. Retreat is a restorative journey for realigning our vision and refining and reshaping our world. With this template we are open and ready to receive the guidance necessary to live fulfilling lives. Please take the time to recharge, renew and refresh your spirit by going on retreat and awaken to a new life. Step into the revolution!

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Some of my favorite activities on retreat include music. Whether it’s our evening dance party while cooking in the kitchen or kirtan at sunset – beautiful music, dancing, and chanting are some of the most blissful moments on our retreat.

For chanting, voice lessons are not required. So let go of expectations or ideas about your singing. Chanting is all about how you feel! Allow yourself to bliss out in the space of your own home with this chant!

Wade Imre Morissette is an incredible man, yogi, and friend of mine, and most of all singer/songwriter and kirtan (chanting) leader. You can find out more about him and his music at www.wadeimremorissette.com. For your practice, I’ve chosen one of his songs “Shine On” which is in English that has many of the aspects of chanting like repetition and meaning and brings you into a truly blissful state.

For the next seven days or whenever you choose, turn on and enjoy the music, turn up the volume, have the lyrics for Wade’s “Shine On” below handy and sing your heart out! Let us know how your practice goes and how you feel after. We’d love to hear from you!

Right Click Here to Download “Shine On”

shine on
(© 2006 w.morissette / m.southworth)

I am I am I am I am
That I am I am that I am I am
You are You are You are You are
That you are you are That you are you are

‘Cause you are an angel
‘Cause you are inspired
‘Cause you are prince princess to me

I am I am I am I am
That I am I am that I am I am
You are You are You are You are
That you are you are That you are you are

You symbolize courage
You magnify my faith
You remind me of onward to sea

Shine On Shine On Divinity
Shine On Shine On Infinity
Shine On Shine On Serendipity
‘Cause you are god like to me

I am I am I am I am
We must we can we will we trust in the power of us
I am I am I am I am
We did we saw we laughed we loved with the thought of us
You are you are you are you are
We danced, we moved, we sang we let it with heart agape

You are you are you are you are
We lift to the top of it, let go of what doesn’t fit
‘Cause you are the breath
‘Cause you are the breathe
‘Cause you are the beating heart to me

Shine On Shine On Divinity
Shine On Shine On Infinity
Shine On Shine On Serendipity
‘Cause you are free form to me

Shine On Shine On Divinity
Shine On Shine On Infinity
Shine On Shine On Serendipity
‘Cause you are a beauty
Yes you are the light
‘Cause you are a jewel to me

~ Shine On.
Angela

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Do you ever feel overwhelmed by life?
Do you find it hard to truly take a break?
How would it feel to set aside a week purely for yourself, where you know you will fully unwind, reset, and return home inspired and rejuvenated?

I am excited for this year’s retreat for exactly that reason – because I unwind and relax more at the Jungle House in Nosara than anywhere else I’ve ever experienced.

It is a week full of all of my favorite things – yoga, beach, delicious food, great community, plenty of downtime to read, write, surf, swim and do anything else that inspires me. It is an opportunity to reflect on my life, fully soak up the luscious present moments, and vision for the future that I am creating.

And, I get to unplug! One week without my cell phone and computer as I immerse myself in the abundance of the natural world – heavenly! (The Jungle House does have wireless internet for those who need/choose to be connected, and there is an internet cafe around the corner…) I call it a technology detox

There is something magical with the synergy of all of these wonderful qualities of retreat that relax my nervous system and create such a deep reset for my over all system. Taking a break from the day to day is not something I do just for fun, but it has become an integral part of my personal health plan and now one that I so passionately share with others.

Its a wonderful feeling, and I want to share it with you!

Peace ~
Dayna Schueth, Radiant Health Retreats Co-Founder

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From Boulder Nutritionist Sue Van Raes ~

One of the most wonderful and enticing aspects of our Nosara retreats is the wonderful quality and freshness of the daily menu sourced from the local area.  Tropical climates are known for the abundance of fruits and fish and the sensual foods that match the sensuousness of the climate itself.

We are blessed to know so many locals – fisherman, farmers, and ranchers – who provide us with extremely conscious and healthful food.  The vital nutrients, rest, yoga, and overall reset that occurs from the week allows me remember my inherent inner wisdom of health!

Enjoy this video of me going to get our fresh fish for the day:

As many of you know, food, health and creating a healthful lifestyle is my passion and my work here in Boulder.  I have been blessed to have Boulder Nutrition now for the past 8 years.  Throughout that time I have witnessed people go through major health breakthroughs both physically (such as loosing weight, lowering cholesterol) and emotionally (diving into the primary relationship that they have with food). 

It is through this work that I believe we can learn to THRIVE in our lives.  Rather than the old paradigm of eating out of balance due as a reaction to stress, exhaustion, and overwhelm, we can actually shift into eating foods that are so nutrient dense and so vital that they literally fuel us in our busy lives, helping us manage better and even avoid stress reactions all together!

I am all about changing our current cultural paradigms around food.   In fact, it is the fire in my heart that gives each day passion and purpose for me.  This retreat is set up to give you a chance to EXPERIENCE this first hand and TASTE what it is like to have that balance in you day after day for a whole 7 DAYS!!! 

For some of you this may come easy, and we welcome you.  We love to share, learn and experience all the wisdom that comes our way.  For some of you this may be where you struggle in life, and a retreat that is so focused on the bigger picture of sustainable and pleasurable health may be just what the doctor (or Nutritionist) ordered!

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To me, going on retreat is not an option. It’s an essential element in our lives. It affects every aspect of our being and inspires us to move forward in our lives on many levels. Look how relaxed and sensual and golden and INSPIRED I feel at the end of our last retreat by watching this quick video at sunset . . . .

In health and pleasure,
Angela Coyle, Yogini Extraordinaire & Radiant Health Retreats Facilitator

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We are born to play.

Playing is integral to our existence and health. It helps us survive and thrive by connecting us to other human beings and to a source of energy and passion within ourselves. Play is simultaneously a birthplace of calmness and relaxation, as well as a cause of stimulation for the brain and body. Being playful helps us to find more inspiration, joy, flexibility, and resilience. A sure way to develop imagination, creativity, and mental health is to play.

Play is often described as a time when we feel most alive, yet we often take it for granted and may completely forget about it. Play is not a luxury – it is a necessity. It is as important to our physical and mental health as getting enough sleep, eating healthy food, and exercising. Playing teaches us how to manage and transform our “negative” emotions and experiences into definitive resources in our development. It enhances learning, helps us reduce stress, and connects us to others and the world in which we live.

Play can also make work more productive and inspired. Despite the power of play, somewhere between childhood and adulthood, many of us stop playing. We exchange play for work and responsibilities. When we do have some leisure time, we’re more likely to numb out in all sorts of ways rather than to engage in creative, stimlating play. By giving ourselves permission to play with the joyful abandon of childhood, we can continue to reap its benefits throughout a lifetime.

It is time to let go, no more holding back.

Let The Hearts On Fire Retreat be the threshold into a life full of play and passion.

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