Andrea

Bethy

Hola! My name is Bethy McCune and I’m a certified Yoga Sculpt and Spin Instructor. I teach spin class at Bodhi Tree Resort. A few years ago I received a difficult medical diagnosis and really upped my fitness game. Diet and exercise are the two major factors I have control over and so I focus on eating right and being fit as much as possible. For me, fitness is about connecting all parts of self. I feel called to use movement as medicine not only for myself but for others as well. What attracts me to biking is the painless nature it has on the body, the physical and mental strength that it provides and the ability to push past limiting beliefs. Spinning is more than just a fitness class, it’s a reminder of your hidden power as well as a killer calorie burner. Whether you are brand new to spinning or a seasoned veteran, we can achieve greatness together in under an hour. See you soon! Pura Vida.

Bharú

Bharú is an International Instructor of Qi Gong, Medical Qi Gong, Kung Fu and Zen Meditation. Is the founder of Aknanda Healing Arts.

He started studying Eastern arts since he was very young and continued to study in China, Indonesia, Thailand and Argentina. He is knowledgeable in Chinese Traditional Medicine (CTM), Shiatsu and special breathing techniques. All along these years he has been seeking to promote his way of perceiving these millennial arts to foster their real spirit and value they are engage to.

Nowadays, he practices and teaches his own work methodology “AKNANDA METHOD” to help others develop new personal skills and start a journey to a better quality of life.
“Through movement we create new habits, patterns/standards that help us directing our flow of energy in the best way possible” (Bharú)
He has delivered workshops and lessons in Argentina, Vietnam, Nepal, Costa Rica and Italy.

A Lifelong Practitioner of Qigong and Healing Systems:
Therapist of Zen Shiatsu, Acupuncture, Feldenkrais and Alexander Method,
Buddhism and Dao Philosophy.

Bridget Shae

An innovator in the field of inquiry-based learning, Bridget is a leader in encouraging students to find their truth through the practice of yoga. Bridget co-founded iLa Yoga® in 2012 and is the Director of iLa Yoga® and Bodhi Tree Yoga schools, accredited by the Yoga Alliance. She and her partner, Dakota, lead trainings and retreats around the world.

Bridget has been a student of the practice since 2003, and began teaching in 2008 having studied with renowned teachers including Don and Amba Stapleton, Kevin Courtney, Thomas Droge and Donte Qunine. Bridget teaches a diverse array of practices, and shares her knowledge as an expansive approach to healing. Her studies and commitment to the practice have led to original inspirations, methods, and practices, delivering students with the ability to tap into their inner wisdom and find their own path through this ancient practice. Bridget has taught thousands of students from around the world including Europe, the Middle East, Central America, South America, North America, and recently led one of the first legal teacher training programs in Saudi Arabia.

Her classes invite you to step more fully into yourself with careful consideration. Infusing the energy of yoga with understanding the intelligence of prana and awareness, her teachings help to bring clarity and a heightened sense of purpose to your life.

“This practice takes me to the earth, the mat, around the world– guides me to my truest, most authentic self, and connects me with others on the path. A lifelong student to this discipline and a teacher to self-seekers for over 12 years, yoga has been the means to a contemplative life, full of wonder, awe and love. The benefits of teaching yoga, and the effects of sharing this practice proves to be vital for my existence and my efforts in creating a more beautiful world.”
–Bridget Shae

Brigette Finley

Brigette Finley is a seasoned and knowledgeable teacher who is able to help students of all levels improve their practice and deepen their understanding of yoga. Trained in a variety of approaches to practice, Brigette’s caring presence is inspiring, grounding, and full of alignment instruction, strong work and clarity.

For over two decades, yoga has been an essential practice for her to fully experience the honor, gifts and struggles of life. The practice has become less about getting it right and more about paying attention. Brigette is a householder yogi with a young busy family; making her no stranger to the challenges of fitting yoga into daily life.

Brigette’s teachers, Darren Rhodes and Christina Sell have opened her eyes to the challenges and joys of sustaining longevity of practice. She is deeply honored to be a life-long student to both of her teachers. She holds her E-RYT 500 with Yoga Alliance, is the Director of yogahour®, founder of prenatal yogahour and founded Southtown Yoga in St. Louis, MO. Brigette is currently the Program Director at YogaOasis for 200-hr and 300-hr online teacher trainings. Learn more at: brigettefinley.com

Ceibo

Chris

Chris Bombardier is a just a “simple surfer” from New Smyrna Beach Florida who happens to love Costa Rica, surfing, anything outdoors and, of course, spin. Chris is brought to us from most recently Charlotte, NC where he taught for 4 years at 3 different YMCA locations while getting his brain damaged by corporate America. He brings a spin discipline that combines eclectic and fun music with progressively challenging intervals and drills. Every class includes weights and always ends with a proper cool down, stretch and a two minute plank.

Cory

Cory has been a fitness and spin advocate for over 15 years. His passion for helping individuals reach their fitness goals and create healthy lifestyle changes lead him to developing the spin program at the Bodhi Tree Yoga Resort in Nosara, Costa Rica. Cory teaches daily high intensity, low impact spin classes that will leave you feeling like you’re ready to conquer the world!

Dakota Shae

With a focus on practical application, Dakota’s teachings center around a whole system approach to achieving optimal health and wellness. Dakota co-founded iLa Yoga™ in 2012 and is the Assistant Director of iLa Yoga™ and Bodhi Tree Yoga schools, alongside his partner, Bridget.

Dakota’s launch into the vast domain of yoga began in 2006 stemming from an interest in exploring peak physical performance. As a lifelong athlete, he found undeniable physical benefits from a regular practice that, over the years, has evolved into a daily discovery of what is needed to live a happy, healthy life. In addition to his yoga practice and education, studies in breathing techniques, ice therapy, meditation and endurance training have generated a diverse outlook on being well. From this approach, Dakota uses the practice of yoga as the main vehicle to awareness in discovering what practices are most beneficial on any given day. His teachings offer the opportunity to bring about radical self-care and change through the practice of awareness and consistent practice.

A calm, yet passionate demeanor, contribute to the vibrant and inspiring teacher that he is. Dakota cares deeply about equipping each of his students with the tools they need most to live their best life.

Duncan Bourke

With a strong belief that yoga is a moving meditation of love, Duncan seamlessly weaves positivity, fluidity, and light-hearted playfulness throughout his classes.
His charismatic teaching style focuses on breath work and emphasizes tapping into innate primal instincts, allowing students to gaze internally while actively
building core and stabilizing muscles. This approach fosters spiritual and physical growth and evolution, with each pose flowing mindfully to the next.

A diverse background of martial arts and general athletics as well as Acro yoga and yin training allows him to lead a unique and dynamic class. Each class with Duncan incorporates movement and stillness, strength and lightness, and focus and laughter.

He completed his 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training with Semperviva and has spent extended periods of time teaching yoga, surfing, and living in Abroad. He
skillfully blends the sunshine and loving vibes of Central America with his personal beliefs and technical skills

Ellen Bradley

Hayley

Hayley has been in the healing arts industry for over 30 years. First as a multi disciplined yoga teacher and Bodyrolling instructor and then obtained her DTCM in Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. In 2009 she brought the unique style of Aerial Yoga to Costa Rica and has been the Aerial Yoga Master teacher in Nosara ever since.

Hayley teaches all levels of Aerial yoga to all walks of life. “Any healthy person – any shape, age or size will be able to participate in Aerial yoga”. It is unique, fun and exhilarating and something most people have not tried yet. Find Hayley at one of either of the two aerial yoga studios on the Bodhi Tree Resort property teaching group or private.

Jaclyn

Jane

ERYT 1000, Advanced Restorative Teacher Trainer

Jane Fryer holds a myriad of certifications and has been teaching for decades. She is the creator of a style of Restorative Yoga she calls Essential Nature, and has trained hundreds of teachers in Nosara through the Nosara Yoga Institute. She is offering Mini Restorative Trainings in 2017, ( see janefryer.com for details).

Essential Nature Restorative Yoga brings multidimensional benefits to students supporting movement into the inspirational, creative and open energetic field of space. This is where possibility lives in all of us. The yogi’s refer to this vibration as the “bliss body”. Her teaching style engages precise and provocative language to access and illuminate the alchemy of your multidimensional self; referencing both esoteric and scientific perspectives. Release your stress and Radiate your light.

Lauren

Laurens journey with yoga began in Nosara Costa Rica about 10 years ago eventually leading her to study at Blue Spirit with Awakened Life school of yoga in their 200 hour training. Since then she has expanded her knowledge in the field of movement studying to become an aerial yoga, silks and lyra instructor. She loves the freedom of movement that aerial offers the body that would not be accessible on the ground. Aside from teaching yoga and aerial, she is also a massage therapist and reiki practitioner. She resides between San Diego California and Nosara Costa Rica.

Lori

Lori’s journey into the practice of Yoga began when she was 17 through self study and practicing with Spiritual Human Yoga where she engaged in a deep practice of seated meditation. Through that experience, she ventured out to learn the practice of asana which led to her certification as a Bikram Yoga Instructor. Now Lori has many asana teachers she pays homage to blending her experiences into spiritual, compassionate, alignment based hot vinyasa classes. Lori has trained with Kelly Morris in the Conquering Lion Teacher Training program in NYC fusing the qualities of Tibetan Buddhism and the Q’ero Shaman traditions of the Andes into her already unique, passionate style of teaching yoga. More recently she’s studied with Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman.

Lori owns New Haven’s beloved Balanced Yoga Studio. Her classes are deep strong slow vinyasa and her knowledge of anatomy and movement mixed with her lyrical teaching style make her a inspiring original you wake up early for.

Marck

Marck Jansen loves life. He loves animals. He loves to have fun. He loves the yoga practice. He is grateful for everything in his life.

He is grateful for all of the teachers and students that he has been able to learn beautiful things from.. He loves being silly and serious.

He loves the ocean, the mountains and the rivers. He loves his family. He loves living in Costa Rica. He loves to find the perfection and beauty in everything. He loves daydreaming and drinking coconuts. He loves being vegan and supporting the freedom of animals.

He is grateful for the past, the present, and the future. He loves sparkly things.

Marck loves to love.

Melany

Melanie has dedicated herself to the practice, study and teaching of yoga since 2010. She trained in the disciplines of Hatha, Anusara, Ashtanga and Jivamukti, combining elements of these styles into a dynamic and inspiring alignment-based flow. In her classes she encourages growth of the physical and spiritual self, creating a space where you can learn how to honor your body through the yoga practice.

She is also a holistic pshycologist, she has studied different kinds of energetic medicine such as Reiki (grade II), pranic healing and shamanism, incorporating its teachings of awareness into her yoga classes. In 2013, she developed a program with the University of Iberoamérica to reduce anxiety levels in students using yoga techniques and meditation, which obtained favorable results in most cases. After that, Melanie traveled to India where she studied with different teachers and also experienced their culture in a deeper level.

Nikita

Nikita currently dwells between Calgary Canada & Nosara, Costa Rica. In her last decade of teaching yoga, Nikita has explored many different styles and techniques of Yoga Asana & Meditation. She is a continuing student with over 500hrs of trainings. Her adventurous nature drives her to teach and travel throughout Canada, USA, Central & South America, sharing her yoga in a way that invites each student to look inside themselves for growth through their own practice. Inspired by Mother Nature and all her relations, Nikita specializes in activating this part of us that is connected to everything in this human experience by deep listening, without mental judgement, to all the sensations, thoughts and emotions evoked by the practice. Nikita’s playful inquiry-based classes challenge students to meet themselves at their thresholds with compassion and love, strengthening their internal equanimity. She has assisted teacher trainings at Nosara yoga Institute and currently leads retreats, workshops, public classes, private/semi-privates and Pranassage sessions. She continues to grow and evolve herself so she can serve the collective with authenticity and awareness.

May we tread lightly + lovingly on this earth. May we be of service to others by our practice of presence.

Oceanna

Oceanna Blu Macmillan-Ord has been teaching aerial yoga here in Nosara since 2016. After graduating from Del Mar Academy in 2018 she moved to Canada to start her studies in Acupuncture and TCM. Moving back to Nosara last year due to classes moving online, she was able to continue teaching her students while continuing her studies. She loves teaching aerial yoga to both adults and children. When not in the studio teaching, you can find Oceanna at the beach or in the surf line-up.

Rebecca

Bright, comical and wise, Rebecca has a way of making everyone feel at home in her classes. She is a teacher’s teacher and stepped onto the path in 2002 while pursuing a boxing career. As an amateur, she had 3 fights and though she retired undefeated it was through that arduous training that Rebecca experienced a spiritual awakening; one that led her to fully embody her dharma as a leader, healer + Yogini.

In 2004, Rebecca opened the Yoga Hut in San Diego offering the community a place to congregate for practice and Self study. After meeting her teacher, Sri Dharma Mittra, she began assisting and mentoring his Life of a Yogi YTT’s from 2007-2011 in New York City, Colombia and Israel. She also had the humbling honor of traveling with Sri Dharma as his asana demo for workshops and conferences across North America. Though her classes are challenging, Rebecca moves from the essence of devotion, for at heart, she is a Bhakti Yogi.

Rebecca travels the world to share Spiritual Knowledge and the Science of Yoga in the form of retreats, immersions and teacher trainings. She has a private practice in Topanga CA where she lands when she is not in Costa Rica— though when she arrived in Nosara on 11/11/11, she knew she was home. Rebecca also teaches Kundalini yoga, has been a massage therapist for 22 years and now works as a women’s empowerment coach to support women in overcoming low self esteem and depression.

Rosie

AFAA, The YMCA, Johnny G Spinning

Rosie has been involved in the fitness industry for over thirty years. Her love and passion for fitness is what keeps her energy level high and her love of sharing that passion is obvious from the moment you begin one of her classes. Her years of teaching step aerobics, aerobics, spinning and cardio pump allow her to design classes for all levels of fitness. Rosie attained certification from AFAA, The YMCA, Johnny G Spinning, and is also certified in CPR

Yali

E-RYT 1000hr

“Yoga is the Devotion, Art and Science of my Soul. I thrive on sharing Yoga’s teachings and wisdom in innovative, creative and dynamic ways, meeting my students, clients and participants where they are, just as they are.

My invitation to you is to dive deep and go in to the flow of your evolving practice. We do this by co-creating an environment of community within the pristine beach paradise of Nosara, Costa Rica.”

Yali’s offerings infuse an Ashtanga Vinyasa foundation with inquiry-based moving meditations serving up an innovative, dynamic teaching style seamlessly merging tradition with a careful application to contemporary influences and forms. Her ability to clearly educate many levels from beginner to advanced though intelligent sequencing make her classes accessible yet challenging.

Joining a class with Yali will bring you back to your breath and your centre, by transmitting the teachings and lineages she has practiced for almost 20 years in her own body/mind, will allow you to align and connect at a deeper level to your intention for practicing the art and science of Yoga. Bridging the gap from practice (sadhana) to lifestyle.

Yali currently works exclusively as the Senior Yoga Educator at Bodhi Tree Yoga Resort and oversees the Yoga classes and teachers. She previously was on the primary faculty at the internationally renowned Nosara Yoga Institute working as Posture Technique Director on more than twelve 200 hour Teacher Training programs. She is the founder of Evolving Sadhana School of Yoga Studies which currently runs two 100 hour trainings, with a foundational 200 our training on offer in 2017.

To learn more about Yali please visit yaliyoga.com

Zac

RYT500

Zac is a 500hr YTT graduate of the Nosara Yoga Institute. He received his 200hr training certification in Vinyasa yoga and his 300hr advanced training in Restorative yoga, Self-Awakening yoga, and Inner Quest of the Yoga Guide. He continually practices Bhakti and Karma yoga; the yoga of love and selfless service, going into his eighth year studying with his foremost teacher, Rose Ma Sincevich.️️

Zac’s commitment to openness and inspiration enables him to pass on his teachings directly and indirectly to all who are in his presence. As a teacher, he invites students to connect with their will power and strength with a firm emphasis on core and breath. He innately understands that you are your best guide and is passionately devoted to serving you on your journey.

Zac’s teaching skills include: vinyasa, yin, core development and awareness, restorative, restorative with props, restorative for arthritic bodies, pranayama, heart meditation, and self-awakening yoga.