Host your Retreat at Pura Vida

• Our rooms are built with a phenomenal view of the surrounding jungles and the Bay of Banderas in the Pacific ocean.

• We have rooms with glass doors and AC as well as rooms with an open wall in order for you to experience comfort and relaxation in the way that best suits you and your guests.

• All of our rooms are on-site, providing a strong container and ease for your retreat.

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We have beautiful and expansive spaces within our center for you to be able to deliver an optimal retreat experience to your guests. With an outdoor open air yoga deck complete with mats, meditation chairs, and props, a room with a lot of gathering space, and communal dining and smaller gathering areas, we are ready to host a variety of retreats ranging from yoga, dance, music, and meditation.

Our luxurious infinity edge pools are filled directly from the ocean, and not treated with any chlorine or other chemicals. They are heated to a comfortable temperature. We have one large swimming pool perfect for swimming, stretching, and floating. Our Watsu hot tub is heated to body temperature and has jacuzzi jets that can address tension in the body.

• We are proud of the food that we offer, and our guests always tell us how much they love it too.

• Our meals are almost completely plant-based with some dairy and organic eggs offered at times. We also offer the option for your guests at certain meals to add on freshly caught local fish or free-range chicken at your request.

• There are also delicious restaurants in the town of Yelapa, and many retreat hosts enjoy a night out for dinner with their group at one of the many options.

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We have holistic healing treatments available on site with a number of practitioners. We offer treatments ranging from spiritual counselling, bodywork, and energy healing from a variety of skillful practitioners. All on-site so your guests don’t have to go anywhere to experience healing.

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• Being in Mexico is quite accessible financially for tourists and visitors.

• Our rooms and rates are fairly and competitively priced so you can offer a phenomenal retreat under your budget.

• We offer additional discounts during low season between June and October.

A temazcal is a traditional Mexican sweat lodge. We have a temazcal on-site and host ceremonies led by a native Mexican couple. These ceremonies are wonderful community building experiences for your retreat group.

We employ only locals of Yelapa because we believe in sustaining the economy of the place that supports our dream.

Our reception staff and our chefs are all very talented, friendly, wonderful people and we are proud to have them on our team.

Our chefs are raised on Mexican cuisine, and trained in California style vegan food preparation.

Yelapa is a great place for outdoor adventure, and there are plenty of experiences that will bring excitement and a nourishing connection with nature to your retreat.

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All of our accommodation is on-site, and we have a number of communal spaces for your attendees to gather and build connections, facilitate community experiences, and grow friendships.

We have a large dining room where we eat all of our meals. Our pool deck and two swimming pools have a number or chairs to lounge, hang out, and read. We have a spiritual cinema and a library where guests can gather and share ideas.

Testimonials

“Yoga Retreat in Paradise! 5/5

Pura Vida hosted our 2020 Vision Quest yoga retreat. We had 14 yogis total and couldn’t have been more pleased with the result. Flawless organizational setup from Anjay and staff, warm welcome from Veronica with pineapple juice, Lupita’s delectable meal preparation, and our special add-ons (guided waterfall hikes with optional horseback riding, snorkeling in Mayahuitas, and TWO Shaman-led Temezcal healing ceremonies for rebirth), all participants were thrilled and we felt like Pura Vida treated us like welcome and loved family. So blessed to have had this venue. Thank you Pura Vida. Forever in our hearts. We will always return”

— Sage, Retreat Leader

“Exactly the right place for a yoga retreat or any stay will be a gift

I was lucky to join Sarahjoy Marsh for a yoga retreat at Pura Vida. Her teachings and sharings resonate on a deep level with me. This in an environment as Pura Vida is only but to celebrate. I felt so much nurturing as the ocean waves sing with the birds, ocean water flows into the pool and minerals soothe your skin and being. The rooms offer you a connection with the true outdoors still with some comfort. The staff is friendly, caring and humble. There are beautiful hikes , no cars in the village and sure take time to visit the waterfall and go snorkeling in front of the hotel, beauty all over. This is pure yoga for all senses, just being there. Anjay built this center with much thought and care, pureness indeed. I feel grace all around. I received a watsu treatment from him and I bow for his being. It touched my soul deeply and I received profound healing. Ever thankful. I highly recommend treatments from him. Pure Vida is a place to be. I will come back alone or with my family.”

— Martine, Retreat Guest

“Just do it!

Just be brave and go. As a retreat co-facilitator, we chose Pura Vida sight unseen. We arrived a day before any of our ladies did, and had moments of doubt and fear. “What if
they freak out at the water landing? What if they can’t handle the rocky path, and then all 150 of the steps?” Well....we were a group of women, ages 45-73, many of us are overweight and out of shape, and we all feel like Superwoman now! Empowered, stronger and braver than we thought we were. Anjay and the staff are wonderful. The food is great, even if you’re not usually a vegetarian. Temazcal...the sweat lodge ceremony....wow. It’s a magical place, and will be a true adventure that you’ll never forget. Just do it!”

— Karen, Retreat Leader