Yoga is a discipline that uses meditation, breathing, stretching and postures to gain control of the mind and the body. Costa Rica is a naturally beautiful central American country with fabulous beaches, ideal temperature, cool breezes, dormant volcanoes, dazzling blue lagoons and a dazzling array of flora and fauna.

Are you thinking of taking off to a yoga school in Costa Rica? Beautiful Costa Rica is the cream of the crop of educational destinations. It's a wonderful place to visit and a great place learn Yoga.

There is a yoga retreat for all you yogi or yogini who want to learn or increase your knowledge in the art of yoga. Here is your chance to visit a tropical paradise and take part in the yoga retreat when you attend a class in yoga at La Escuela Del Sol in Costa Rica. Costa Rica is a perfect retreat destination to master the skill and technique of yoga, a mediating practice in mental, verbal, and physical self control. You will learn the art of yoga and the many ways you can teach yourself to control your body movements, to concentrate using the mind, and the use of proper breathing techniques.

Yoga, the word brings many different images to the minds of different people. Many people will think of awkward stretches done by impossibly flexible people. Some will imagine Buddhists in an incense filled room, sitting cross legged and chanting. Others still will picture a gym filled with housewives, gossip and juice bars. If allowed to expand on their thoughts, each of these will eventually find an underlying similarity.

Have you ever envisioned yourself learning hands on and in a setting that is real life? Real experience comes from actually being able to participate in something and a classroom setting can limit an individual's ability to fully understand a subject they are studying. And learning hands on is a much more enjoyable and remembered experience. Now, you can experience what another culture is all about when you decide to visit a yoga resort in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica is renowned for the country’s stunning beauty and amazing wildlife and is often described as a ‘Paradise on Earth’.