YOGA · AYURVEDA · TRADITIONAL BODYWORK
Personal practice, traditional healing arts, and transformative education. Explore a deeper relationship with movement, touch, and everyday life.
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a space within
01 / THE PRACTICE
For me, yoga has always been larger than a posture or a fitness class. It is a living practice: how we breathe, pay attention, move, rest, study, and relate to the world around us. Yogandia brings that understanding to private sessions, traditional bodywork and professional education.
Find your practice ↗YOGANDIA
A SPACE WITHIN
02 / THE PERSON BEHIND THE PRACTICE
I'm Stephanie Daves, known as Goo. After more than twenty years as a professional dancer, yoga became both refuge and life's practice. I now share yoga, Ayurveda, traditional Nuad Boran bodywork, teacher education and nature-based retreats. My purpose is to help each person find a practice that belongs to them.
E-RYT 500 · YACEP · Ayurvedic Counselor · Nuad Boran Master
Read my story ↗03 / SESSIONS & BODYWORK
Personalized sessions and small-group practice. Explore what feels right for your next step.
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04 / THE FOUR-HOUR JOURNEY
TRADITIONAL THAI BODYWORKMy relationship with Nuad Boran began in Siem Reap, Cambodia, at the Cambodian Home for the Blind Massage School. Over more than twenty years, that practice has grown through study and work in six countries across four continents.
Offered fully clothed on a floor mat, this unhurried four-hour session weaves rhythmic compression, careful stretching, assisted movement and attentive stillness. The sequence is adapted to the person rather than delivered as a fixed routine.
Explore the Nuad Boron journey ↗Not simply something you do.
A way of being.
05 / PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Education in yoga and traditional Thai bodywork, for dedicated students and future practitioners.
Hybrid yoga teacher training combines 160 hours of guided online learning with the final 40 hours in person in Costa Rica. Accommodation, meals and transportation are paid separately. Offered through Yogandia School of Yoga and Ayurveda.
FROM PRACTICE TO TEACHING
Explore philosophy, yoga history, anatomy, breath and meditation, Ayurveda, teaching methods, observation, sequencing and supervised practice.
Explore the 200-hour program ↗TRADITIONAL HANDS-ON LEARNING
Discover the structure of floor-based Thai massage: mindful pressure, assisted movement, body mechanics, communication and practical application.
Explore the 35-hour training ↗A WOMEN'S RETREAT · SAMASATI NATURE RETREAT
Return to your body. Reclaim your rhythm. Remember your nature.
For those running on empty while holding it all together: seven days and six nights of yoga, Thai bodywork, Shibari playshops, cacao rituals, ocean swims, nourishing cuisine, and meaningful connection in the Caribbean rainforest.
07 / WORDS FROM PAST GUESTS
Reflections from guests who practiced with Stephanie (Goo) during stays and retreats at Samasati Nature Retreat in Costa Rica.
I did a private retreat with Stephanie… and I could not recommend this highly enough.
“I had an incredible experience here and would love to visit again. The staff was really helpful and the yoga was life changing for me.”
“Every meal was incredible and full of local fresh fruits and vegetables.”
“I have no negative things to say about my stay—everything is beautiful at Samasati and so special to be surrounded by rainforest.”
She creates a life-changing physical and emotional experience that is unique and personal to you.
“What I found was a place truly unlike any other.”
“On arrival, Stephanie the resident yogi was there to greet me… you really feel like you’ve escaped to another world.”
“I stayed in a private casita and absolutely adored the space—private, spacious, safe, clean, and completely immersed in the rainforest.”
“Finally, my yoga experience with Stephanie… she designs each day to best suit what you need in that moment.”
“Stephanie is one of the most intuitive, dynamic, and empathetic people I’ve met.”
“This trip was a true turning point for me and one I won’t forget years later.”
“If you feel called to this—just go for it and let the rest fall into place.”
She is, without a doubt, the best yoga teacher I have ever worked with.
“I went to Samasati for a private yoga retreat… I experienced a life-changing 10 days.”
“The staff took care of me like I was the only person there.”
“Stephanie made my yoga experience beyond wonderful… I could not have asked for a better experience.”
“She took the time to understand my limitations and created sessions that addressed not only my physical practice, but also the mental and emotional weight I was carrying.”
“She designed our twice-daily sessions with a variety of yoga forms, breathwork, and meditation.”
“She understood my mind and stress just by observing how I held myself.”
“She guided me through a week of yoga that changed my life.”
“Even weeks later, I still have the balance and peace I found at Samasati.”
She delivers a journey of self-exploration and self-realization with each class.
“My experience was everything and more… I was looking to disconnect, re-energize, and do yoga.”
“Stephanie’s classes were everything I wanted and more.”
“Yoga at its best is transformative—and there are teachers like Stephanie who dedicate their lives to transforming people’s lives.”
“She allows her genuine self to be present every time she teaches.”
“Her classes are ALWAYS challenging, whether active (vinyasa) or passive (yin).”
“When the student is open, the magic of yoga happens.”
More reflections from private yoga, bodywork, teacher training and retreat guests, with links to their original reviews.
Explore eight more guest voicesThese are excerpts from guest reviews of past experiences with Stephanie at Samasati; they are not reviews of a stay or service booked through Yogandia.
08 / GOOD TO KNOW
What to expect when you inquire about a session or a professional training program.
No particular level of experience is required. One-on-one yoga is tailored to the student's history, goals, and current practice.
The current group offering has a four-person minimum. For one person, the private two-hour yoga session is available as a separate offering.
Comfortable, loose-fitting clothing. Traditional Nuad Boron takes place fully clothed on a floor mat.
The final 40 hours of the hybrid 200-hour yoga teacher training take place in Costa Rica. Accommodation, meals and transportation are separate from tuition.
Not yet. Online booking is paused while the payment setup is completed. You can contact Goo by email to discuss sessions, group arrangements or training enrollment.
09 / YOUR NEXT STEP
Have a question about a private session, the four-hour Nuad Boron journey, or professional training? Tell me what you're exploring. Inquiries are open through our contact form; online booking and checkout are not yet available.
Send an inquiryyoginigoo@gmail.com