La Paloma Lodge - Healing and Yoga

Now you can enhance your stay at La Paloma Lodge with your own private healing intensive. These one on one sessions are with Katie Kay who will work privately with you for three days. She does not accept other clients during this time period. The goal here is to detoxify the body and rejuvenate the mind and spirit. Yoga sessions will be designed by Katie to address your particular needs and desires. The practice will be one that you can integrate when you return home.

Afternoon bodywork will address imbalances in the musculature of your body to allow for greater freedom and flexibility. Katie works through the physical body to correct unconscious holding patterns from the past that create unnecessary stress in the present. Her work has been described as similar to that of an osteopath, but the treatments that Katie gives are unique and different as she senses exactly what your body needs at any given moment. She has designed her own healing technique taken from a variety of bodywork styles including Japanese Shiatsu, Thai Yoga Massage, Pranassage, and Deep Tissue Trigger Point Therapy. The premise behind Katie's work is that the physical body stores emotional experiences and those "muscle memories" often cause us to continue to feel pain long after the cause of the pain has ceased to exist in the present moment. Clients report experiencing an incredible lightness from letting go.

Katie has studied yoga and movement theory for the past decade. She is certified through the Nosara Yoga Institute and regularly teaches Intensive Teacher Trainings with Don and Amba Stapleton there. She has taken teacher trainings with Shiva Rea at Kripalu and attends retreats there yearly. Katie graduated from the University of Texas, Austin and taught in Japan. Katie also does the private intensive bodywork in New York City. Some of her clients there incorporate her work in conjunction with a chiropractor who comes to their home. When she is not working in Costa Rica or traveling for yoga and bodywork she enjoys surfing and lives in Pavones, Costa Rica.

The following options are available for your stay:

THREE DAY DETOX
The Three Day Detox includes three mornings of hour and a half private yoga practice which Katie will tailor to your specific needs and desires. You will be free for any desired La Paloma activities after yoga. Each afternoon you will again meet with Katie for an hour and a half of bodywork. There is additional time after each afternoon session to discuss any ideas that arise. Each day will have a focus, either emotional or on a physical part of the body, depending on each client's preference. The price of the Three Day Detox is $860. Ten percent of Katie's fees is donated to humanitarian and environmental causes. Feel free to contact Katie for more information regarding this or with any other questions about her work.

THREE DAY DETOX FOR COUPLES
This intense healing work is designed to reconnect and deepen the bond between two people. Morning yoga practice will be shared by the couple and will include a half-hour of partner yoga and an hour of individual yoga practiced together. The partner yoga practice is a simple one that you will be able to integrate into a home routine when you return from your vacation. Each person will receive an hour-long afternoon bodywork session for three days. There will be time at the end of each session for discussion and self-exploration. The price per couple is $1140. Ten percent of this is donated to humanitarian and environmental causes. Feel free to contact Katie for more information regarding this or with any other questions about her work.

FIVE DAY INTENSIVE HEALING
For those staying more than three nights Katie is available for additional days of yoga and bodywork. She will add on to either option for a maximum of five days for $150 per person per day or $250 per couple per day.

For more information or to schedule your healing intensive contact Katie at ktkyoga@gmail.com. These arrangements can also be made through La Paloma Lodge. A two-week advance booking is required for all Intensive Healing Bodywork and is subject to availability. Katie is not available July, September, October or November 2008.