Breath Retreats 2023
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Thank you for your interest. We are at 100% sold out for current retreats.
We will be announcing new Breath Retreats in February 2023.
Feel free to sign up on the wait list to get priority announcements for upcoming retreats.
UPCOMING RETREAT OVERVIEW
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Sat, March 11 - Sat, March 18
Join James Nestor, Chuck McGee II and an intimate group of fellow pulmonauts at a boutique hotel along Costa Rica’s pristine Guiones Beach for an unforgettable week of sunshine, surf, artisanal cuisine, and moonlit swims as we explore the science and art of breathing.
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What can breathing do for you?
For thousands of years ancient cultures used breathing as a medicine to help heal the body and calm the mind. Modern science has more recently shown that harnessing our breath can measurably reduce stress, blood pressure, anxiety, depression, snoring, chronic headaches, and even asthma and some autoimmune diseases.*
In this immersive weeklong retreat, we’ll explore a new breathing practice each day, from relaxing and restorative techniques to more highly-energizing breathwork methods that heat the body up, lull it into a heightened immune response, and shift states of consciousness.
All levels of registration are ALL INCLUSIVE of more than 20 hours of breathing instruction and practice, individualized assessments and training, three handcrafted meals a day, and transportation to/from Liberia International Airport, Costa Rica.
Throughout the week, guests will have the opportunity to measure their own physiological response and progress with an on-site suite of wearables, heart rate trackers, blood pressure devices, capnometers, and more.
At the close the retreat each guest will leave with a toolbox of breathing practices to improve mental and physical state, anytime and anywhere, for years to come.
Buteyko Breathing Technique Kundalini • Tummo • Kriyas • Qi Gong • Hypoventilation Athletic Training • Apnea • Pranayama • Resonant Breathing
Rundown
• Daily lectures with James Nestor exploring the history and science of breathing
• Group and individual breathing instruction with Chuck McGee
• Handcrafted cuisine
• Sunrise/sunset breathwork along the shore
• Surfing and swimming along a pristine and private beach
• Transportation to/from Liberia International Airport, Costa Rica (not including flights to Costa Rica)
• Breath movie night
• And did we mention surf, swimming, sunshine, monkeys, and coconuts!?
Your Hosts
JAMES NESTOR will lead daily multimedia informational sessions, live expert interviews, and archival reviews on the history and science of breathing techniques. Nestor will be available throughout the week to answer individual questions and consult about whatever. In between lecturing, Nestor will be taking a place on the mats between the rest of the group to participate in breathing sessions led by...
Chuck McGee III, a world-renowned breathing instructor, will run breathing sessions and personal instruction. McGee himself suffered from hypertension, diabetes, severe chronic pain, and depression for several years before discovering breathing practices that allowed him to help reduce or completely reverse his conditions. He’ll show you how he did it and explain how and why it works, drawing from techniques in Oxygen Advantage, Buteyko Breathing Technique, Wim Hof Method, XPT, Qi Gong, and more.
Cuisine
All guest packages include three meals a day. We’ll be dining in an open-air restaurant that offers amazing food.
Alcoholic drinks not included in guest package price.
Scene
Blue Spirit is located on the Southern end of Guiones Beach in Nosara, on the Northern Pacific Coast of Costa Rica.
Blue Spirit resides along the coast with three beaches: Playa Guiones, Playa Pelada, and Playa Nosara, all of which are protected as a turtle refuge, and almost half of the greenery in the entire area is protected forest which has become a sanctuary for howler monkeys and other wildlife.
This is a natural jungle environment, which means it’s raw and exposed to the tropical elements. You’ll be hearing monkeys and birds and seeing iguanas, insects, and other critters out and about. You’ll see stars and the moon at night. You’ll be not around, but in nature.
Between sessions you are free to roam, surf, swim, sunbathe, or just soak in the natural environment. Blue Spirit offers excursions (at your own cost) for those interested in horseback riding, river kayak expeditions, stand up paddle surf, and waterfall hikes.
