SURF.HIKE.fuel.

Bri Harper is our super host, badass boss mom, athlete and overall incredible human. She coordinated all aspects of this trip and has opened up her home/villa for our Playa Hermosa adventures in Jaco. 

Kelly is a certified Strength Coach and founder of MOVE fitness club Toronto with two locations now in Costa Rica! She specializes in helping people get strong + improve mobility, and teaches quality movement for a pain free life. She runs small group personal training classes centered around strength + mobilty + conditioning.

Kelly’s career in Fitness started in a big box Canadian fitness chain as a personal trainer. She continued education in her field and grew up the ladder to become a Personal Training Regional Manager, helping many new trainers build a career.

During this time she entered the world of Fitness competitions and worked as a fitness model while maintaining her career. This led her down a ten year battle with disordered eating and body image. Although a tumultuous battle, this ultimately helped her uncover just how much toxicity exists in the fitness world, particularity for women. She learnt that this so called “fitness” industry wasn’t really about getting strong, moving well and all of the positive side effects that come from movement, it was actually a space seemingly with a sole purpose to change how you looked, at all costs.

After the birth of her son, and recovery from that world, she used that experience as fuel to finally take the leap and create a better fitness experience for woman, she called it MOVE. A space dedicated to help women MOVE well, get strong and learn just how much their bodies are capable of. To feel empowered and to fall in love with fitness, for all the right reasons. It’s been 7 years and MOVE is doing well and becoming leaders in womens fitness 💯and men alike!

Meet David! “I have been around sports since I was a kid. Always having fun and feeling mentally and physically great.
Due to my interest in sports and an injury I endured, I chose to study physical therapy for 5 years. Originally from San José, Costa Rica, post my studies, I moved my life to Jacó Beach and started working in massage therapy and teaching surf lessons.

Today I am a lover of the ocean, nature, outdoors, surfing, travel, teaching and sharing my skill and knowledge.
I have the ISA training in surf instruction and also help with surfadaptive C.R.
Additionally, I have my own massage therapy practice in which I specialize in pain relief, improving joint mobility, stimulating muscle recovery, and releasing deep muscle tissue and fatigue.”

David and his team will lead an instructional surf session and provide optional massage therapy over the course of the retreat. SIGN ME UP!

Meet Karley! An absolutely incredible yogi who will lead a super fun animal flow. Karley has
500 hours of Certified Ashtanga Yoga Teacher training AND 500 hours of Gurú Killer Teacher Training, amongst other health and wellness certifications. You do NOT want to miss this flow!

Meet Dani! Wow this woman is not only a wonderful friend, but also FILLED with an abundance of holistic health knowledge! I learn something new every single time Dani and I spend time together. You don’t want to miss her nutrition workshop!

My name is Daniella. I am a psychologist, lover of life in nature, traveling the world, healthy living and sports.

I love learning about new ways of self-healing through awareness of food consumption and integrating a holistic vision of healing through body, mental, spiritual and emotional balance.

Together we will build a positive mindset to generate desired changes in your life through the detox of body, mind and soul and will encompass fitness, exercises at home, stretching and connecting with your body, mind and ​spirit.

Meet Dani! Wow this woman is not only a wonderful friend, but also FILLED with an abundance of holistic health knowledge! I learn something new every single time Dani and I spend time together. You don’t want to miss her nutrition workshop!

My name is Daniella. I am a Never tried CrossFit? Want to know what the hype is about? Steven will lead classes throughout the retreat from the fully equipped CrossFit gym located directly at your home away from home!

A little but about him… Steven Vitale joins us from New Jersey, where he owns and operates an active apparel brand as well as a surf shop located in his home town of Cape May. Forever embracing the practice of a healthy lifestyle, Steven has been involved in fitness and outdoor sports for the greater part of his life. An avid snowboarder, surfer, and certified CrossFit coach, Steven has dedicated a large portion of his time to helping his community of like-minded athletes find their passion for sport within movement and wellness overall. Having earned degrees in philosophy, religion, and political science, Steven is deeply passionate about the history of life, meaning, and how it pertains to our own free will. He is inspired by the world of fashion, fabrics, and colors. He finds joy attending concerts of very loud, progressive metal music (hardcore). To balance that out, Steven enjoys a daily morning sun salutation while stretching, meditative walks around the lake, and listening to his astrology report eloquently delivered by his partner, Nicole💁🏻‍♀️.