Vaca: recommendations needed

[Guest guest]

Could anyone recommend a retreat/resort/spa that

offers daily astanga but also offers fitness activities

for a companion who does not practice (and does not

want to)? Someplace warm in November, and not too far

from Northeast USA, like Carribbean, Central America,

even California?<br><br>I have looked at Pura Vida in

Costa Rica, they have Wayne Krassner in December, but

the timing doesn't work. Any suggestions?

[Guest guest]

bandawoman - <br><br>You might give Rancho La

Puerta in Tecate, Mexico, near sunny San Diego some

thought. They have a whole smorgasbord of fitness

activities. Tim Miller is there this week teaching daily

classes, although the format is short. You could combine a

delightful stay there with a few days in San Diego attending

some of the different classes at his studio in

Encinitas,

too.<br><br><a href=http://www.rancholapuerta.com/About/index.html

target=new>http://www.rancholapuerta.com/About/index.html</a><br><a

href=http://www.ashtangayogacenter.com/

target=new>http://www.ashtangayogacenter.com/</a><br><br>good luck-<br>laproxdoc

[Guest guest]

There's the Expanding Light in Nevada City, CA.

They have daily yoga, meditation, vegetarian meals,

etc., but their version of Ashtanga is to sit around

and talk about the eight limbs after some basic hatha

yoga. Isn't Yoga Journal's annual teacher directory

coming out soon? They always list retreats in the back,

maybe there'd be something for you there.<br>A spa or

resort offering daily Ashtanga classes would be a rare

beast. Good luck.

[Guest guest]

Hello Bandawoman<br><br>A thought for

you<br><br>Dennis Dean is giving a 7 day yoga retreat in Yalapa

near Puerto Vallarta Nov 4 -11. I've known some people

who've gone and they say its fantastic- his full program

sounds so fun and seems like there is hiking, horseback

riding and jungle fun. More info on it at

ashtangayoga.net<br><br>I love love love being a yoga tourist- hear that

SPW?<br><br>best<br><br>S

[Guest guest]

I believe the Lodge at Skylonda in Northern California has astanga classes as

well as a host of other fitness activities.<br><br><a

href=http://www.skylondalodge.com

target=new>http://www.skylondalodge.com</a><br><br>ishogun

[Guest guest]

<Lodge at Skylonda<br>Power Yoga <br>60 minutes - $80><br><br>Holy

cow!<br>Yoga tourists indeed.

[Guest guest]

I didn't say I approved. I just offered info from my own search for the same. I

think it must be those wealthy San Francisco Astangis that go there and hang

out.<br><br>Ishogun

[Guest guest]

i would agree with laprox that a trip to so cal

would be a great idea. great weather in the fall. spend

a few days in encinitas, still a fairly simple surf

town, with Tim Miller's Ashtanga Yoga Center,

<a href=http://www.ashtangayogacenter.com/

target=new>http://www.ashtangayogacenter.com/</a><br>just a few blocks from the

beach. if you're truely

looking for a spa experience, The Golden Door in San

Marcos (N. SD county) (<a href=http://www.thegoldendoor.com/

target=new>http://www.thegoldendoor.com/</a>) is

a renowned lux spa, you need to commit to stay for

at least 1 wk. i don't know if they include any kind

of yoga in their fitness programs, if they do i

doubt it'a ashtanga. you could still drive over to

encinitas though.<br>then,if you want, you could slip up to

LA and see some shows, do LA stuff (whatever that

is) and drop in to Noah Williams and Kimberly Flynn's

Ahimsa Yoga (<a href=http://www.ashtangayogashala.com/

target=new>http://www.ashtangayogashala.com/</a>) and Yoga

Works with Chuck Miller and Maty Ezraty. you will get

to see some great places and do your yoga with some

of the best teachers in the western US