About us
Vajra Sol Yoga Adventures offers active, healthy yoga vacations and tranquil retreats throughout the year traveling to the most incredible and captivating landscapes in Costa Rica.
Being based in the country where the trips are run allows us to work closely with our partners such as hotel owners and other tour operators. We also are able to ensure that the standards of quality are maintained by regularly visiting the locations as well as to research for customized itineraries for clients.
VAJRA SOL Yoga & Adventure Guides know well the local culture, the language and are full of many fun stories and interesting facts about the country's flora and fauna. They will intrepidly guide you on a personal exploration from your yoga mat to the trails of a primary rainforest, along a remote coastline in sea kayaks, down one of the world’s most wild and scenic rivers and on how to have an unparalleled experience learning to surf. They are impassioned about what they do from their devotion to a yoga practice to their love for the outdoors. They are personable, professional and are committed to providing you with a safe and fun vacation that will leave you elated, inspired and most probably wanting to return for more!
Please request the detailed trip itinerary for individual guide bios for the particular trip or retreat you would like to join.
The Beginnings
A few years ago, while on a sabbatical from her previous career job, Sandra Tedeschi joined some friends who guided for a well-known adventure travel company on a few of their trips. When the other travelers learned she was a yoga teacher they asked if she would lead them through yoga sessions. Some had never tried yoga before, some had dabbled a bit with it and a few practiced regularly. The response she received was very positive. They loved the grounding, the insightfulness, and the balancing of the physical component that the yoga brought to their vacation. The experience also ignited an idea that serendipitously led Sandra to change her path. In 2005, beginning a new venture, she founded Vajra Sol Yoga Adventures.
Prior to settling in Costa Rica, Sandra worked several years in South Asia, Africa and U.S. cities in the humanitarian aid field. From her experiences working in often high paced and pressured work environments she learned the great value of a regular yoga practice to maintain balance in daily living. She received a university degree in Foreign Language and International Trade and a Masters in International Public Health and Development.
Sandra has been practicing yoga for over 12 years and teaches a Vinyasa Flow style with influences from Anusara yoga which she currently studies. She received her advanced teacher training in Interdisciplinary Yoga from the Nosara Yoga Institute and is certified with the internationally recognized Yoga Alliance. In her classes she creates a welcoming and nurturing environment with a focus on the balance between the playfulness and intensity of the practice. She greatly values the magical, calming and soul-shifting experience of practicing yoga immersed in the surroundings of Nature.
Sandra is an aficionada of travel to far off places and of many outdoor activities including river running, sea kayaking, trekking, rock climbing, mountain biking, skiing (when in cooler climes) and is currently having a great time learning to surf. She has traveled extensively throughout Costa Rica since she first lived there in 1993 when she worked as an adventure guide. She has a great affinity for the natural beauty of the country which she loves to share with those who join our trips.
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