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Pure Vida, Costa Rica Extra Options

Massage and Spa Options

Body Talk: Incorporates a unique method of linking the organs, endocrine glands, body parts and energy systems to re-establish synchronicity within the body-mind complex. Body Talk creates a situation of balance in the body-mind to rapidly eliminate viruses and infections and harmonize emotional disorders. Profound results can be realized in one session.

Holistic Massage: A blend of different techniques to relax the body and mind. A whole massage from head to toe, relieves stress, increases blood circulation and soothes tired muscles. Specific areas of tension are worked on giving you an experience of absolute well- being. Your soul will be grateful too!

Aromatherapy Massage: Holistic massage accompanied by custom blended aromatherapy massage oil and essential oil diffusion.

Lymphatic Drainage Massage: A delicate massage done to stimulate the lymphatic system and to assist in the removal of toxins and wastes from the body. Though the massage itself is very gentle, it works on a very profound level to help the body detoxify.

Costa Rican Stone Massage: Warm stones are placed on the charkas and energy centers of the body during your massage to promote deep relaxation and healing. The stones, highly valued for their healing properties, are used to work specific areas of tension and stress as well. The technique for this treatment is based on the teachings of Native Americans who relied on warm stones to help heal the body.

Rose Petal Massage: Lying on the petals of freshly picked roses, grown here in the gardens of Pura Vida, your body is massaged with organic rose essential oil, the oil of the heart, which nourishes and refreshes both the body and soul. A gentle powder, including ground roses and talmus root, is then dusted on the body to ensure the therapeutic benefits of the rose oil are completely absorbed.

Deep Tissue Massage: Experience a deep relaxation as not only the muscles but also the connective tissue is worked and deeply ingrained tension is released. Using rocking motion along the spine the entire body enjoys a feeling of renewal and regeneration.

OM CHO Massage: This ancient healing technique is traditionally only transmitted to blind therapists. This subtle yet powerful work enables not only physical but also emotional and mental transformation.

Ancient Thai Massage: A combination of Yoga stretches, acupressure points, joint rotations and muscle massage. All of this is done in a soft and rhythmic movement technique to enable a deep journey into ones essential self and a total sense of renewal.

Golden Glow: Combines natural oils and custom-blended essential oils with healing salts rich in trace minerals to nourish and exfoliate the skin; helps the body detoxify and stimulates the circulatory system. The mixture is applied in massage-style strokes leaving your skin velvety soft and “glowing”.

Facial: Treat your face to a rejuvenating and healing process using exacting massage techniques and exfoliation combined with gentle natural products.

Cloud Forest Mist: Envelope yourself in a healing and detoxifying mist. The therapeutic benefits of steam therapy are extremely healing and, with the addition of carefully blended and selected essential oils, your immune system not only is strengthened but a deep rejuvenation has begun

Pranic Healing: A hands-off treatment of the client’s energetic fields, in which the breath is used to promote Chi (life energy) and to unblock interferences in the energy flow. It cleanses the charkas and the aura, dissolving pain in the body and balances on emotional, mental and physical levels.

Reflexology: The therapist presses on “reflex points” along the foot to relieve symptoms elsewhere on the body. This technique can alleviate a wide variety of problems, including headaches, digestive disorders and chronic pain.

Reiki: The practitioner transfers universal energy by placing their hands on or above parts of the body. The Reiki energy facilitates the healing process by assisting in the removal of blockages and negative energy.

Spa Manicure: Treat your hands to a manicure, leaving them feeling wonderful and looking fantastic. By using all natural products and exfoliates, your hands are rejuvenated and not only feel, but also look like new.

Spa Pedicure: Naturally uplift your heart and soles with a Pura Vida spa pedicure. Relax and unwind as your feet are treated to a foot massage and exfoliating treatment. Enjoy having your feet totally pampered.

Now is Your Time to treat yourself to a once-in-a-lifetime experience that will change your life!
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Outings at Pura Vida

FULL DAY BEACH TOUR

Enjoy Costa Rica’s Pacific beaches and rainforest at Punta Leona.

Surrounded by 750 acres of lush tropical rainforest, pristine white sand and gold sand beaches and the deep blue waters of the Pacific, you will be swept away by the natural beauty experienced at this private tropical rain forest and beach resort. The reserve is of great importance from a biological standpoint because it is one of the few remaining forests in the transitional zone between the Dry Forest of the Northwest and the Rainforest of the Southwest.

Punta Leona has three white sand beaches and full facilities: showers, change rooms, restaurants, bar, swimming pools, and water sport equipment rental.

The trip begins from Pura Vida at 8am, taking around 2 hours, with a brief stop at the bridge at the Rio Tarcoles, where large crocodiles can be seen basking in the sun. Continuing on to Punta Leona, we arrive some 15 minutes later. At this point you are free to explore the area, the beaches or the rainforest for the remainder of the day. Lunch and entry are included, and departure is at 3:30pm.

For those who would rather spend the day in the coastal rainforest. Punta Leona has 3 easily accessible, well marked trails. They are of varying difficulty and are wide, facilitating the observation of birds. There are also hummingbird feeding stations and several feeders that attract birds and mammals.

What to bring:

Swimming suits, towels, sun protection cream, sunhats, day pack, beach shoes and anything else you would like to have with you for a day at the beach. For the jungle trails, good walking shoes, water bottle, and insect repellant are recommended as well.

WHITE WATER RAFTING

Pick up is early in the morning, usually at 5:45am. You drive for an hour and have a sit down breakfast at a restaurant. About 1 ½ hours later you arrive at the river where you receive a safety lecture; if you have any fears or insecurities ask to sit in front of the raft guide, who will keep an eye one you. Costa Rica Expeditions (the tour operator) is extremely good in this respect. You launch in class 3 water, giving the crew time to adjust to each other before the class 4 rapids come up. Lunch on the river; a boat is flipped over and a buffet lunch is spread out. At the end of the 18-mile trip, you arrive at a café where you can buy a coffee or beer and get changed into dry clothes. Arrival back at Pura Vida is around 6pm to 6:30pm. If the water is too high or dangerous, CRE will, if possible, offer an alternative river to run. Pacuare is a class 3-4 river, but the main attraction of the river is not the rapids, but the nature. The river flows through a steep cut valley with dense tropical vegetation growing high up the banks. An unforgettable taste of Costa Rican rainforest.

Things to remember:

Shorts, t-shirt, bathing suit
Sunsceen on face and arms and tops of thighs, but not the bottoms of thighs or you will slip around on the rubber boat.
Cap for sun. Shoes that will not come off if you go overboard. Some people prefer Teva-style shoes, others tennis shoes.
Towel to dry off, change of clothes for afterwards.
No jewelry, watches, or anything that will come off if you fall in the water. If you must wear glasses, secure them with string, shoelaces, rubber band, or whatever will keep them on. No cameras on the raft or you may lose them. There is often a photographer taking shots that can be ordered afterwards.
Some cash for souvenirs, tips, coffee or beer afterwards - $30 or so, although photos are around $25 for 4.
Your backpacks can stay in the bus, which is locked and the driver stays with it the whole time.

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