The Way of the Humble Warrior
with Bob Speck, E-RYT 500
Saturday May 10 to Saturday May 17, 2025
From $2350ppdo
Early Bird Rates end February 14, 2025
A Heart of the Village Yoga Retreat led by Bob Speck, Functional Strength Coach and Yoga Teacher, E-RYT 500
Rip Jack Inn, Playa Grande, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica.
This retreat is limited to the first 12 participants.
Join Bob for a seven-day educational retreat designed to expand integrated yoga practices and enrich the everyday lives of Perspective Coaching clients, Heart of the Village Yoga students, friends and family members, and other interested followers. This retreat is intended for students who are young at heart and humble in nature, and who are looking for an educational and intentional vacation. Perspective Coaching is a heart-centered, nature-based, and multiple-perspective approach to integrating yoga and meditation practices, functional strength training, and life coaching, developed by Bob Speck. In essence, it’s about learning to be our best selves as humble warriors – learning to live strong, inspired, and purposeful lives. Join Bob as he leads this immersive week of experiential, group-centered learning along the beautiful shores of Costa Rica. Follow the way of the Humble Warrior: Learning from Living and Living by Learning!
In the modern world, it is said that exercise is the most effective prescription for overall health and wellness, and that strength training is the most effective way of exercising for longevity. In the ancient world, yoga taught us how to open our hearts and focus our minds towards lasting health and happiness, directing our efforts towards the greater goodness. Nature has always inspired us to learn with eyes of wonder and curiosity! And we all know that having meaningful relationships and supportive community is the true prescription for happiness. This retreat will be about bringing-to-life ancient, modern, and nature-based practices to develop strong and resilient bodies, clear and focused minds, and open and kind hearts. It will be a fun-filled, learning-focused, heart-opening, community-building, and body-energizing retreat… where each of us will leave our judgmental, competitive and comparative worlds behind.
Come to Costa Rica with Bob! Come to the land known as one of the happiest and healthiest places in the world, and where “pure life” is celebrated simply and cheerfully everyday!
We’ll stay at the Rip Jack Inn, a Boutique Hotel located just 245 feet from the beach in Playa Grande, Costa Rica. Rip Jack Inn has a beautiful places to practice, a restaurant with some of the best food in the country, swimming pools and more. Playa Grande is a National Park that protects the Leatherback Turtle with miles of pristine beaches along the Pacific Ocean.
There will still be plenty of free time daily to relax and play, explore the beautiful beaches and gorgeous ocean of Playa Grande. If you have a friend, partner, teenager, or another family member who would love a tropical vacation, but has never practiced with us, that’s okay! There is plenty to explore and lots of time to enjoy the beach and the surrounding area. Or, maybe this is the time they can get “turned on” to the practices, which are always accessible to Every Body. Bob will be available for one-on-one time also.
TYPICAL DAILY SCHEDULE:
- 7:30 am: Beach Mediation to Awaken the Senses
- 9:00 am: Functional Strength – Powerful Flow Yoga with Daily Progressions, Breath Work, and Guided Intention-Setting Meditation Practices (Activating Practice)
- 10:30 am: Breakfast
- 11:30 am: Group or On-Your-Own Activities: Surf, Hike
- 12:15 pm: Group Spanish Lessons for Beginners (on selected days)
- Lunch On Your Own / Time Off
- 3:30 pm: Body+Mind Stretching / Restorative Yin Yoga / Yoga Nidra (Recovery-focused practice)
- 5:00-6:00 Sunset / Guided Contemplative Meditation
- 6:15-7:30 Dinner
- 7:30-9:00 Optional Group Circle: Developing Comprehensive, Integrated, and Purposeful Practices… and Learning to Live a Full Life Open to the Adventure of Lifelong Learning.
Included in Your Retreat:
- LODGING & MEALS: 7 Nights Lodging and 2 Full Delicious Meals Daily, breakfast or lunch and dinner – fresh juices included – in on-site open air restaurant featuring fresh local seafood as well as tasty treats from the land.
- PRACTICE: Perspective Coaching Functional Strength Yoga. (Using Bodyweight), Guided Meditation, Heart of the Village Yoga Posture Instruction for Every Body, Restorative and Yin Yoga and Yoga Nidra, Group Facilitation.
- SUNSET SAIL: Set off in the early afternoon on a beautiful catamaran into the deep blue sea (one half-day trip). The catamaran leaves from Playa Flamingo and takes you to a pristine beach nestled in the Pacific Ocean not accessible by car. You can snorkel or swim to the beach from the boat. All of the equipment and life jackets are provided, as is unlimited open bar and light dinner.
- HIKING: One guided group hike to a waterfall and hot springs, offering additional opportunities to explore nature’s teachings (Rincon de la Vieja + Waterfall + Hot Spring + Mud Bath + Lunch)
- TRANSPORTATION: Transportation to and from the Liberia Airport.
- CONCIERGE SERVICE: at Rip Jack Inn for other activities and services not included in retreat pricing: Scuba Diving, Horseback Riding, Sport Fishing, Estuary Tour, Massage, Zip Lining, Taxi into the shopping areas (Not included in your Retreat Pricing.)
Not Included In Your Retreat:
Airfare to Costa Rica – Book your own Air Travel: Fly to Costa Rica into Liberia airport (LIR), only an hour away from the Rip Jack Inn. Transportation to and from the Rip Jack Inn and the Airport is provided.
Retreat Fee:
Standard Room: ppdo: $2350; ppso: $2875
Deluxe Room: ppdo: $2525; ppso: $3175
Suite: ppto: $2550; ppdo: $2875; ppso: $3900
Villa: 2 bedrooms with a shared living room: ppdo: $3900; ppso: $5850; pp(triple occupancy): $3200; pp(quad occupancy): $2875
A non-refundable deposit of $750 is due by February 14 to reserve your spot. Balance due March 14, 2025. Rates increase $500 pp after February 14, 2025, if space is available.
Questions? Email [email protected]
Bob Speck is a yoga teacher and personal coach who specializes in integrating the centuries-old wisdom of mindfulness-based yoga with modern-day functional- and pain-free-based strength training practices. Bob currently works online and in-person with highly-motivated individuals from around the world. He also has a background in experiential education, therapeutic recreation, adaptive sports, and outdoor leadership; and has directed training programs for ski and snowboard instructors from across the country (he is a 45-year full-certified master ski instructor). He has co-led yoga retreats and teacher trainings with HOTV Yoga Studio director, Jo Kirsch. Bob brings an empathetic, humble, and student-centered perspective to his way of teaching, in facilitating learning experiences, and in bringing yoga to life.
Click here to learn about Jo Kirsch and Bob Speck.
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Heart of the Village Yoga llc reserves the right to cancel any trip prior to departure for any reason, including insufficient number of participants. If the retreat is canceled, participants will receive a full refund*. If you must cancel your trip, we will refund* you, upon receipt of written notice, less the following fees:
* Before February 14, 2025: 100% of the retreat price less the $750 non-refundable deposit.
* Before March 14, 2025: 50% of the retreat price less the $750 non-refundable deposit
* After March 14, 2025: 100% of the retreat price **NO REFUND**
A Participant Information Form and Retreat Agreement must be submitted along with the registration.
Trip insurance is recommended.