Write & do Yoga with me in Costa Rica

Write in paradise while building a stronger connection to yourself and the world around you.

Join me this May, 2025 for a week of writing and Yoga in Nosara, Costa Rica.

Write & Flow is back for its 4th retreat with a stunning experience blending luxury with nature, and writing with deep relaxation. You’ll be part of a group of 12 writers, coming together in paradise for a creative reset and to work through the blocks you’re facing in both your writing and your personal life.

You’ll ground yourself each day with Yoga and meditation, explore your surroundings with excursions and dinners out on the town, and get the option of participating in daily writing workshops, ranging from trauma-informed introspective writing, craft-focused TV & screenwriting workshops, one-on-one feedback on your work, and free writing time.

I tailor the writing workshops to the participants. You can bring a writing project and get personalized feedback, opt for solo writing time instead, or join without a specific project and instead focus on learning new skills and developing your voice. You can make the retreat what you want it to be.

Taught by me, Ali Vingiano, a WGA Award-nominated TV writer (The Morning Show) and an experienced retreat host, and Julian Regulus, a 500h+ Costa Rican Yoga teacher, you’ll be in excellent hands every step of the way.

We did this retreat in 2022, and trust me: It is an incredible and transformative trip. There’s a reason we’re going back for more!

Location:

Nosara, Costa Rica is a magical place that’s considered the Yoga capital of Central and South America. You’ll take the best Yoga classes of your life here! It’s also a “blue zone” — a town where people are proven to live longer than anywhere in the world. Many locals will tell you this is due to their laid-back lifestyle that emphasizes pura vida — a pure life — in addition to healthy, fresh, organic food.

Unwind, connect to your core creativity, and find your own pura vida in this special place.

We will be staying at a gorgeous boutique hotel in the center of town, within walking distance of the beach, restaurants, and boutique shops. The hotel has a fantastic restaurant where we’ll eat our breakfast, lunch, and some dinners — other nights, we’ll try the amazing food in restaurants downtown.

And at the end of the day, expect some of the most beautiful sunsets you’ve ever seen!

What’s included:

• Accommodations for six nights at an eco-friendly boutique hotel

• 3 meals a day with vegan and gluten-free options available.

  • This includes dinners out in town, including a welcome dinner held at a highly-rated restaurant on top of a mountain. Incredible food and the best sunset view in town!

• Daily writing workshops

• Daily journaling prompts and quiet journaling time

• A 30-minute private consultation with Ali

• Verbal notes and feedback on one piece of writing, if desired

• Daily private Yoga classes

• Guided meditations

• Transportation during the retreat

• Canopy zip-lining excursion through the rainforest with a trip to a waterfall

• A surfing lesson with equipment rental

• 1 spa service, chose between a massage and reiki healing

• A welcome drink and surprise gift

• Ongoing relationships with a new community of writers you’ll meet from around the world!

All-inclusive pricing:

Private room: $3,500
Double room: $3,000
Triple room — King bed: $2,800
Triple room — Bunk bed: $2,600

There are a few discounts available, so take advantage of them!

• $100 off if you register by January 1st

• $150 off for paying Substack members

• $150 off if you pay in full upon registration (nonrefundable)

To register, a $500 non-refundable deposit is required. The remainder can be paid in monthly installments, or in a lump sum 60 days before the retreat.

To register: Email writeandflow@gmail.com to start the registration process.

10-15 minute calls are available to anybody who wants to chat before registering. Just shoot me an email.

About your host:

Ali Vingiano is a WGA Award-nominated TV writer, filmmaker, and actor. She wrote for the first two seasons of The Morning Show (Apple TV+) and was a producer for The Opposition w/ Jordan Klepper (Comedy Central). As an actor, she stars in the feature film The End of Us (SXSW ‘21). Most recently, she has been developing original TV & film ideas with various studios.

In the digital world, Ali has written and directed over 100 short films and videos, for BuzzFeed, Glamour, and more. Her work has received over 1 billion views online, and her first short EXES earned a Vimeo Staff Pick.

Ali has written online for BuzzFeed, Vulture, Talkhouse, Newsday, The Hairpin, Hello Giggles, and more. She currently writes for this Substack newsletter!

Beyond teaching on her retreats, Ali has taught TV writing at Script Anatomy and for Write or Die Magazine. She has lectured at Chapman University, Columbia University, and We Screenplay/Coverfly. She’s also a 200h certified Yoga teacher with certificates in Trauma-informed Yoga and Yoga Nidra.

Ali is a world traveler who has lived on 5 continents, traveled to over 30 countries, and hosted 3 previous international retretas.

Hope to see some of you in Nosara!