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Join this unique and carefully designed retreat to connect with horses, nature, and your inner strength. This retreat combines the daily practice of yoga and the study of classical horsemanship in order to improve your riding, biomechanical understanding, and connect to the spirit of the horse. Be present and in the now. Breath in the fresh air and peace of the cosy mountain farm. Practice mindfulness and go in contact with yourself through your equine partner and while just being. Feel yourself and your horse moving together in harmony and during your yoga class. Soak in the life and peace of the jungle surroundings.
Finca Soley comes with two guest houses offering private, semi private and shared rooms to the guests. It provides a rustic but comfortable ranch environment with lush green, colorful flowers, endless birds and butterflies around the houses. All rooms provide high quality matraces, hot water, privacy and beautiful views.
Casa Perla comes with 2 bedrooms, 2 porches, 1 bathroom with shower and an open kitchen living area. It has hot water and you have access to a washing machine.
Sustainable building: The toilet flush uses rain water, the porch is made with bamboo and some walls contain recycled glass bottles. Casa Perla has loads of nice and bright windows with hummingbirds and butterflies around it. All windows are screened. One bedroom has a king size bed the other bedroom one has a built in loft and accommodates four single beds comfortably and with great privacy.
Casa India is an octagon building with 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. Each room has an individual entrance. 2 bedrooms have a built in loft to provide extra space and privacy, sharing one of the rooms with a loft is a great semi private option and you will feel very comfortable here. All showers have hot water. There is a washing machine that can be used. Casa India has a big kitchen living area to be shared by the 3 rooms. Here you find the horse library and DVD area.
Start your day with a yoga class held by a professional and strong yogi who will guide you through your class in flow and with ease. Yoga helps you to improve your strength and balance, mental as well as physical.
After a hearty breakfast including fresh and local ingredients you will receive a lesson in classical horsemanship and can take a seat next to the arena to observe the other riders. Classical horsemanship is based on the teachings of the old masters of the European riding academies and aims to ride the horse in perfect balance with lightness.
You will get a better understanding of how the horse's body works and what is essential for the horse's body. When improving the well being of the horse's physics the overall wellbeing of the horse will improve as well, just like you after a great yoga class.
Within this retreat you have it all, wellbeing for horses and people. After your horse class you can stay with the herd on the stunning mountain pasture, take time to just be and breath. The afternoons include a mix of activities making every day special and different.
After a healthy and delicious dinner you will be falling asleep to the sound of the jungle.
A horse is not born to be ridden. But with a well thought out training program you can help him to use his body in a way that he can carry you without damage. The basic understanding of anatomy and biomechanics are important in order to know which exercises to choose to address the right muscle areas and correct wrong movements.
You learn to flex and mobilize the horse from the ground to prepare him for riding. You use lateral movements to lengthen and strengthen his body. Movement therapy is the understanding of classical horsemanship learning from the old European masters like Baucher, Steinbrecht, and others.
The study of classical horsemanship is always for the horse and is meant to improve the horses well being. You are always on the search of the right thing to do to help your horse to feel better and lift the base of his neck. You do not use strength but a well thought through series of exercises to get the horse to improve his straightness and balance.
You are always riding with finest aids and will never pull, kick, or blame. Your seat as your main tool and where you work on most, together with your focus, calmness, and patience. Riding in balance is peaceful and involves your full concentration. You will feel and heal within this mindful and meditative way of riding.
The result will be a proud equine partner that loves to ride with you and maintains healthy and happy. And you can develop your personality and open paths that you cannot even imagine yet.
This course is for you if you are on the search of real riding and want to become one with your horse. For a beginner rider they have developed a perfect introduction into balanced riding and with an "understand the trot" course they have students sitting the trot on their first trial.
If you own horses or are an advanced horse rider you will love this course as you can feel the light and fine riding on the well trained horses that will invite into the study of balance. They will pick you up where you are and make sure you will get the best out of your stay. They have horses trained to different levels and advanced riders will be able to experience more advanced exercises.
Besides the horses, you can enjoy Finca Soley surroundings on the included nature and culture tours within this program. Visit hot springs to relax and jump into the wild waterfalls in the area.
Each program will be carefully and individually adjusted to your wishes and needs. At Finca Soley they work on a personal scale with one on one attention to the guests.
In the classical riding retreat you will get to ride one of the Spanish or Iberian horses that has been trained in the classical art of riding. The horses have either been started at Finca Soley by Isa or came as rehabilitation horses and now work to share the power of classical riding and its capacity to rehabilitate a horse through the correct training. There are horses for beginners as well as horses for experienced riders that want to feel how strong, soft, and energetic the Spanish horses are.
Isa has been horse crazy since she could express herself. She donated her life to horses and the study of natural horsemanship and classical horsemanship. After traveling from herd to herd for 5 year in her 20s she arrived in Costa Rica to have her own herd and live her dream of a sustainable horse farm. She has been teaching natural horsemanship and classical horsemanship for over a decade and is passionate on sharing her knowledge and learnings. She teaches in English, German, and Spanish.
Steven is a yoga instructor, a Thai massage therapist and a passionate dancer and agroecologist. Over the years, he has developed a growing interest in multiple styles of yoga, meditation and different movement practices like dance, acroyoga and contact improvisation which has deeply transformed the way he moves and the way he teaches. He has a strong motivation towards his own consistent personal practice to keep exploring, learning and sharing. He has always been open to different philosophies and teachers, which keeps being a source of inspiration to expand his perspectives.
Milton grew up on a horse farm in the jungle with a huge family. He is the constructor and he built all buildings on Finca Soley. He also builds furniture and repairs everything that can be fixed.
Analía has been a yoga teacher since 2014. Passionate about the internal work, self-knowledge and the use of the body as a tool to discover and heal oneself, she has been studying yoga, astrology, reiki, and psychology. She loves Vinyasa, so her yoga classes are usually fluid but with and emphasize in biomechanics and in the ways you sculpt the postures from within. She also has studied Ashtanga, Hatha, and Devaya yoga (the yoga of colors and chakras). She believes in the practice of yoga beyond the postures.
The farm is located on top of a small mountain called Chucuyo, like the little parrot that lives here. There are numerous birds, butterflies, sloths, and other wildlife to observe. Within a 30-minute hike, you'll reach the small rural town of Tucurrique where you can find shops and restaurants. Finca Soley enjoys living in a very safe mountainous area with amazing views and trails to ride.
You will be served three healthy vegetarian (optional vegan) meals every day included in the price. The animal products used are mainly produced on the farm like eggs, milk, yogurt and cheese. Each retreat will be accompanied by a carefully designed and with loads of love prepared, diet that will complement your activities and help you to achieve set goals with a clear mind. At Finca Soley, they choose fresh local ingredients and can accommodate any special wishes.
Juan Santamaría International Airport
58 km
Transfer included
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