The Goddess Garden

The Goddess Garden, a yoga retreat in the Cahuita forest

The Goddess Garden is a yoga and nature retreat set on a 14-acre forest site in Cahuita, with the beach within walking distance. It is a calm, unhurried place built around practice, good food and the forest, and it suits yoga travellers, wellness groups, couples and families who like an early night and an early morning.

Why we choose it

• Yoga, rain or shine. There are open-air and air-conditioned yoga spaces, so practice goes ahead even on the wettest Caribbean afternoon.
• A pool in the jungle. The jungle pool and jacuzzi sit in the forest, with birds and squirrels for company.
• Food that fits the retreat. The restaurant is mainly vegetarian, which makes the place easy for anyone eating light or plant-based.

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Rooms and views

The rooms come with either 2 queen beds or 1 king bed, and each has a porch looking out into the jungle. They are simple and comfortable, with a phone and a safe box, and the porch is where you will spend the quiet hours between classes. Groups on a retreat can also use the jungle dorm room.

On the property

Yoga is the centre of the day, in the open-air space among the trees or the air-conditioned studio. The spa offers massages and healing treatments, some made with local plants. The restaurant cooks mainly vegetarian food, and there is Wi-Fi and parking.

Walk the small paths through the 14 acres and you reach some of the oldest trees in Cahuita, with birds overhead and squirrels on the trunks. The retreat also hosts groups, weddings and events, with a meeting room that looks out at the forest.

Location and getting there

Cahuita is the quiet, laid-back corner of the south Caribbean coast, where Costa Rican and Afro-Caribbean culture meet. The beach is within walking distance of the retreat, and Cahuita National Park, with its monkeys, sloths and reef, is close. We arrange the private transfer and any tours, from snorkeling to a day in Puerto Viejo. See more of Cahuita.

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