All posts tagged: yoga

Costa Rica II – Where jungle meets ocean

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Here we’re in a cute little cafe called Almendra having a lemonade after one of our excursions in town. After our break we have another two hours of yoga in the afternoons before we walk down to the beach to have a swim and to enjoy the sunsets. Beautiful, out of this world beautiful, sunsets! Every day different. Everybody gathers on the beach and watch the sun slip into the sea. What a wonderful way to end a day. One day we had a guest teacher, Nico, who taught us to trust each other enough to try Acroyoga, which one does in pairs with a third person that assists. In the feature photo on my blog post from yesterday Nico and Malin, another teacher here, shows a stunningly beautiful pose where Malin is flying. Here it’s Nico and Jessika are showing how a headstand with partner looks like. One of the many dogs on this beach is accompanying them. The dogs here have a wonderful life by the way. They are free to come down …

Costa Rica I – Eat yoga love

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I’m having a break from my travels around the world documenting homes to participate in a yoga retreat in Costa Rica. We are in beautiful Santa Teresa on the Pacific coast. The seemingly endless beach with lovely warm waves, attract surfers and yogis alike. At the crack of dawn we walk silently down to the beach to have a yoga session and then to watch the sun rise above the trees. The only sounds are monkeys are screaming in the jungle behind us. Otherwise everything is very quiet and peaceful. Early in the morning the beach is pristine and stunningly beautiful. Then there is short break before we have more yoga up in the Shala before brunch. Sometimes I stayed on at the beach and meditated. Connected. Pure magic. When the delicious brunch is served at 9:30 we are more than ready to indulge. Smoothies, fruits, salad, rice and beans, bread, homemade peanut butter, banana cake and ginger tea is what I usually have. Yummy! Hope to keep up this healthy way to start a …