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ABC World News Now
January 2013
Tips for the Perfect Weight-loss Vacation ~ "...and our personal favorite here, Costa Rica. Sounds so good. Ohh so good! This is the one that really makes me think vacation. This is Pura Vida Adventures and it is a surf and yoga camp..."
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Natural Health Magazine
June 2012 Issue
Well-Rounded Retreats ~ "Looking for extra to the asanas on a yoga getaway this summer...Each day Pura Vida Adventures retreat for women begins with a two-hour yoga session. Additional activities include surfing, stand-up paddle boarding..."
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Whole Living Magazine
September 2011
Adventures in Om ~ "Perk up your yoga routine by taking a retreat...Start each day with a seaside yoga class followed by surfing lessons. . ."
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MORE Magazine
February 2011
Reinvent Yourself Abroad ~ "After eight years in the dot-com business, Davis-Eichner was laid off in 2001 and never wanted to see another cubicle. . . Instead of diving into a job search, she headed for Central America's beaches. . ."
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Womens Surf Style Magazine
Summer - Fall 2011
Goodbye Corporate World...Pura Vida Adventures now has my heart. ~ "In the early 2000's, Tierza Eichner worked at now a defunct internet advertising agency until the dot-com bust left her unemployed..."
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USC Trojan Family Magazine
Autumn 2010
Her Work is Play ~ "While on vacation in a beautiful locale, most people think, at least once, "What if I stayed here forever?" Most people, of course, never do it. Then again, most people aren't Tierza Davis '92…"
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ELLE Canada
January 2010
Hot 100! Vacation Style ~ "The happy holiday. At Pura Vida resort in Costa Rica, you practice "laughter yoga" on the beach."
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The Frisky
September 2009
Travel Diary: My Costa Rican Surf Adventure ~ "I felt like there were a few times...on my board...Mother Nature and I were grasping hands."
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Exquisite Weddings
SpringSummer-2009
The Big Thrill…10 of the Hottest Adventure Honeymoon Destinations ~ “Water babies who are either diehard surfers or gung-ho beginners anxious to learn a new sport together…”
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Pink Magazine
Q2-2009
Surfing for a Living ~ “Each of these women found her passion – and lives it every day. (Psst! The dream is within reach.)…
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American Fitness
March / April 2009
Surf's Up, Mats Down ~ "Pura Vida Adventures has created a unique program for women connecting balancing and the beauty of surfing with the rhythmic patterns of yoga practice..."
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SELF
February 2009
Your SELF Challenge 2009 ~ "Win a Trip! Sign-up at Self.com for chance to nab a six-night escape to Pura Vida Adventures surf camp in Costa Rica..."
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Women's Running
January / February 2009
Active Adventures ~ "Escape snowy, cold days and learn to surf or improve your pop-up with Pura Vida Adventures..."
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Wicked Good Travel Tips
December 16, 2008
Find Your Inner-Self on a Surfboard! ~ "We've found a terrific and unique Costa Rican adventure designed especially for women that combines the peacefulness of yoga with the exhilaration of surfing in a gorgeous beachfront setting..."
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SmarterTravel.com
September 10, 2007
Ten empowering women-only vacations ~ "After years of being scared of drowning, I made the decision to learn to surf on vacation," says New York-based acupuncturist Michelle Helfner. "I wanted to learn in an environment that would be supportive..."
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Marie Claire
June 2007
Keep Your Summer Body Strong ~ "Learn to Surf - catch the next wave - easily - at the end of a 4x4-only road in the Costa Rican beach town of Mal Pais..."
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Glamour
April 2007
The Life of Your Dreams ~ "I picked up and moved to Costa Rica... In 2001 I got laid off from my job in San Francisco and decided to travel. My surf buddies suggested I go to Mal Pais..."
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Vogue
December 2005
Presents... this holiday season's 75 most coveted gifts ~ "56: SURF CAMP - Pack a friend off to surf camp in Costa Rica..."
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New York Times
July 24, 2005
Everybody Calm? Let's Surf! ~ "KATIE ANDERSON is not someone you'd call a yoga-head. A 34-year-old mother of two, she has taken classes off and on for years, most recently at her gym in Oxford, Miss. But she never considered going away to an ashram..."
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Miami Herald
June 19, 2005
Crave the wave? Surf camps good place to start ~ "Surfing pioneers have found great spots to pursue their main passion. And after establishing their own surf camps, they're sharing the wealth..."
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Sacramento Bee
January 21, 2004
Surf's Up, Ladies ~ "Why should guys have all the fun riding the waves? With movies and television providing a showcase, women are taking up surfing in rapidly rising numbers..."
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