Kindred Spirits, Costa Rica

Kindred Spirits offers yoga retreats in Costa Rica. They aim to inspire people to rediscover the passion of their life.

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Terry Lillian Newton

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Terry is an E-RYT 500 yoga certified instructor, a certified yoga therapist, Reiki Master and a Jin Shin Jyutsu practitioner. As a certified metaphysical energy healer and natural horsemanship trainer at liberty, she will also show you ways to connect with horses through their energy systems and yours.

Johanna Holst

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Johanna is a 500-hour certified yoga teacher trainer, having done her studies both in Costa Rica and in India. Originally from Sweden, she spent the last several years in Costa Rica mostly teaching yoga. A passionate horse lover and professional horse trainer and rider. Johanna lives her life to the fullest, enjoying each moment and what it brings. She loves yoga and she lives it with her full open heart. She is an enthusiastic yoga teacher who loves to teach and guide students to become teachers themselves. She practices Ashtanga, Hatha, Vinyasa, and Sivananda yoga.

Enrica Andretto

After quitting her career in advertising, Enrica went on a spiritual quest where she found yoga and its powerful transformative tools. After training in India and Spain, she has offered her yoga classes in Dubai for many years. She then found a way to merge her passion for horses with her spiritual yogic calling when she landed in Costa Rica to become an equine yoga teacher under Terry Newton. Completely fascinated by the healing abilities of horses, she also studied to become a Horse Guided Empowerment Coach under Christina Marz.

Jessica Turner

Jessica is a professional nutritionist and works one on one with women to balance their hormones and find their optimal well being in energy, body, mind and soul

Adrianna Leiva

Adri has spent the last 11 years as a guest teacher for yoga teacher trainings, sharing her passion for the expansive tradition of Yoga. Born and raised in Costa Rica, she has dedicated over 20 years of her life to sharing Yoga wisdom and promoting wellbeing through bodywork and energy work. She became a certified Ayurvedic Yoga massage therapist in 2011 and continued her studies to become an Ayurvedic therapist and lifestyle consultant in 2018. With degrees in Physiotherapy and Metaphysics, Adri combines the scientific and the subtle worlds in her teachings, personal practice, and work.

Cécile Bathier

from France, October 2024

Le lieu paradisiaque au milieu de la jungle

La qualité de l’enseignement du Yoga au Shala par Terry et Johanna

La diversité proposé par Adrianna : anatomie, aryuveda et cérémonie du cacao

La découverte du Kundalini Yoga

Sonia Pomme

from France, April 2024

"Amazing personal experience "

The place is astonishing , in the middle of the "jungle". A quiet Eden garden ,

With beautiful host peaple who like to share there knowledge.

Terry is passionate about horses , she made me discover theses beautiful and mighty animals and is a really good yoga teacher . It was a wonderful experience

Heidi Snyderburn-campbell

from United States, August 2023

"Life Saving Experience"

I am not sure how to put into words the healing I received in 10 days during the Journey through the 5 Koshas. I left lighter, cleansed, more healed, stronger, healthier, more capable then I had felt in the 5 years prior to losing my husband. Grief can't be rushed, but on year 5 of mourning, this retreat gave me an opportunity to let go and see the possibility of moving forward beyond my grief. The house is the most magical fairyland like open aired place in the middle of the jungle. Just walking the property is therapeutic surrounded by the horses. I took advantage of the amazing vegetarian meals to learn more about the spiritual practices of yoga including vegetarian eating and pranic eating. The horses and Terry helped accelerate my healing with Reiki, meditations, sound baths, and a fire burning chanting session. Each day we with Terry or Enrica for yoga in the mornings and evenings. It was a place to heal, focus, let go, flow, chant, meditate, and just cleanse my soul. I felt like my light was almost burnt out when I arrived, and when I left I felt like my light was bright and strong and that I had a lot more living to do. I am not sure how to describe Lexi's food. But as someone who travels all around the world enjoying feasts from the highest rated restaurants....nothing compares to Lexi's food. She is a true master chef. Each meal supported the healing journey with pranic healing! I am forever grateful for this magical experience.

Tatiana Pokorny

from Guatemala, May 2023

"Absolutely life changing"

What's not to like! Amazing teachers, beautiful facilities, delicious food, great value for money. The roots of yoga and its spiritual connection is incredibly important and highlighted during lectures. I also loved spending time with the horses and learning about them.

Pauline Bornheim

from Germany, March 2023

"More than a YTT- a place for healing "

Ich bin so unglaublich dankbar für das YTT! Es ist ein Ort für Heilung. Wir haben so viel gelernt und gerade die Arbeit mit den Pferden war außergewöhnlich schön

Kelly Moran

from United States, February 2023

"What you would expect and more"

I have to say now that when I look back the main thing that I felt I liked was how genuine the staff and the program was. They truly do an amazing job at encompassing the entire practice of yoga. Well put together lectures and classes. Breathing/Breathwork was a main focus throughout the physical yoga practice as well as safety and truthfulness with oneself. I learned techniques on how to stay true to my practice while back at home. Truly felt love and compassion from the well educated caring instructors here at Kindred Spirit. It was such a beautiful, good vibe, safe space to learn and grow internally, so grateful for this! Keep changing the world Johanna and Terry, job well done! Also the food was absolutely amazing! - Lexi start a blog!

Alessandra Antonini

from Italy, August 2022

"Magic experience "

the experience within kindred spirits was special and unique. the best school ever. The teachers are very professional and prepared, the structure is located inside the jungle, it is treated in every detail. the cook is amazing, you eat vegan and is cooked very well. Within the teacher training I was lucky enough to also practice with and on horses and it was exciting. in short, an experience that illuminated my life. I recommend it to everybody.

Christiana Zimmerman

from United States, November 2021

"I had a lovely experience."

The instructors and the horses and the piece of property

Courtenay Badran

from Canada, August 2021

"#1 experience of my life"

I knew my time at Kindred Spirits was going to be special, maybe even life-changing, but I was not prepared for how incredible it actually turned out to be. I truly loved everything about being in Costa Rica and the whole YTT 200 hours. The best parts of the experience would have to be the jungle, the people, and the food! Combining all these things together created a magical environment for exploring yoga.

Terry, Johanna and Lexi have really created something special here. I see all the love and effort they put into creating a meaningful and fun experience for a group of people coming with different backgrounds, motivations, and expectations. It is not easy, yet they do a fabulous job. I am definitely going to be recommending Kindred Spirits to all my yoga-loving, horse-loving, and life-loving friends and family for years to come.

Olivia Svanholm

from Denmark, April 2021

"I am so pleased with my experience here, unforgettable."

My experience at this yoga school was better than I could have imagined. The teachers were immaculate and so gentle and kind and clearly practicing yogis for years. They handled challenges with grace and compassion and I learned so much. The food was unreal delicious. I have been vegan for years and every meal was sooo good. Maybe some getting used to if a person eats meat or processed foods everyday. But it was all healthy and fresh and homemade with love. I loved the accommodation as well. It is in the jungle, so it feels very much like living with the nature and in the nature. I loved all the amazing creatures we would see every day. Yes there are bugs, this is not a 5 star resort and no pesticides either :) don’t expect that, that is not the jungle. Jungle is living in harmony with the nature and accepting us as apart of it and I really felt that here. So beautiful. You can only get as much as you want to take from this course so use your days wisely and really listen to these teachings, they are so impactful and important lessons for the yogic path. I loved it here.

Anonymous

from United States, April 2021

"The yoga part was good ...the teachers could have been more "

The yoga and the horses

Desirey Virgin

from United States, March 2021

"Take me back! "

Living in Costa Rica for 3 weeks learning from Terry and Johanna was absolutely wonderful. The course is pretty extensive but you leave prepared to take on the world as a real deal yogi. The YTT did my mind, body, and spirit well.

Julia Campbell

from United States, February 2021

"Beautiful experience in the jungle!"

I'm very happy I came here for my 200 hour YTT! Costa Rica has had a very special place in my heart since the first time I visited and this visit only deepened that feeling. Terry and Johanna are amazing woman who truly love what they do and learning from them was an absolute blessing. I am so grateful for the knowledge I gained, the relationships I cultivated and the growth that has happened within myself. Thank you so much Kindred Spirits and I look forward to seeing again.

Namaste

Dominika Schulz

from Spain, May 2019

"Unforgettable experience, 100% recommended !"

Life changing experience, I would definitely recommend this beautiful place to start with yoga trainings. The program was very intense and well organized. The main teacher Terry Newton was an incredible teacher, sharing her knowledge with dedication, attention and comprehension. The assistant teacher Joanna was a great teacher as well, practising with us with a lot of patience and incredible spirit.

We had a wide range of books available there, so we could borrow them and read during our free time. Great references of websites, professional job opportunities, yoga teaching resources, books.

The food was INCREDIBLY delicious, fresh and healthy.

The size of the group of students was small so the attention was very personal and in case of any question or doubt there was always the opportunity to receive the feedback.

I could not imagine better place to do YTT 200h, the beauty of the surroundings, the jungle, horses, the abundance of the nature was like a dream.

Finalizing the course, I feel inspired, motivated and ready to start my journey as a Yoga teacher.

Namaste Kindred Spirits :)

Heidi Maloy

from United States, March 2019

"Amazing "

This was an amazing learning experience. The horses topped it off. Being able

To learn yoga and experience it with horses is unforgettable

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from Brazil, February 2019

"Une bonne formation pour les débutants "

Le lieu est magnifique au milieu de la jungle. Le Shala donne sur la jungle et est idéale pour la pratique du yoga.

Terry est accueillante et les logements sont bien.

Christopher Shepherd

from United States, December 2017

"Replenishment for body and soul"

We came to Kindred Spirits at the start of our Costa Rican adventure, and we couldn't have asked for a better experience. Terry, her family, and volunteers were so warm and welcoming, we immediately felt at home. The accommodations were beautiful, a little house in the jungle. We fell asleep to the singing of frogs and insects and woke to the calls of parrots and monkeys.

Each day was the perfect mix of yoga, mediation, rest, horses, and Maryam's amazing cooking.

The yoga chalet in the jungle is so beautiful, and riding down to the beach was a blast (although quite challenging due to high water and downed trees from a recent storm).

We feel so grateful and full of light from our time there. Our minds and bodies are awakened and ready for the next adventure!

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