Pura Vida Yoga

My affinity with yoga started when I took a semester-long class at the University of Costa Rica, my school. I could only pick from basketball, soccer, or yoga. I chose to join. After my first two years at the UCR, I had the opportunity to transfer to California for my journalism degree. My Northern California host mom took me to their yoga classes at the local gym. I looked forward to that more than I did biking in a cold Winter school morning. Fast forward ten years. I Had come to know the name Pura Vida at a three-day wellness retreat that had Ashtanga yoga. I am enlightened, amazed, and crave more. Pura Vida was introduced to a wellness retreat that included Ashtanga yoga. Since then, I have been obsessed with yoga. I was enchanted by workshops, books, conferences, weekends, teaching, and teacher training. These are the last two components. Twenty years ago, yoga became my first profession. It began as a wellness option for coworkers while I worked as an IT professional. I received my first yoga certification in 2006. I started teaching yoga at studios. In-person teaching is over 5,500 hours. In 2012, I left Sacramento, where I had been teaching for ten years, to open a studio in San Diego. Pura Vida was the name I grew up in. It was a great community. I took people to India, Bali, Cuba, Iceland, Costa Rica, and Iceland for retreats. Led many Yoga Teacher Training Programs. However, Covid closed my studio eight years into teaching. Online classes are live, four times per week, and have been for one year. Yoga can inspire us to live a healthier life. A handstand one day and a kale smoothie the next. Since I became a yoga teacher, I have been interested in health and well-being. Pura Vida's most popular 40 Day to Healthy Habits program, which I have been running since I opened the studio, is now online twice a year. It is an opportunity to learn new healthy habits and receive support. If you are already healthy, you can reevaluate and lead a healthier life. One-on-one Wellness Coaching offers a holistic, personalized, and targeted approach to healthy living.

Pura Vida Yoga Studios are reviewed very positively, with most being impressed with the studio, its employees, the classes offered and the sense of community there. The reviewers cite the cleanliness, welcoming atmosphere and professional teachers as strong positives. Many people reported that as beginners they had been made to feel very comfortable and that advanced practitioners had also benefited from the sessions. Teachers adjust poses for participants and challenge them to grow throughout, making for a great learning environment. Studios have been called perfect for yoga, a peaceful retreat from day-to-day life, and many participants have said that they look forward to going back to Pura Vida or telling others about it.