True Nature Travels Blog
Trish Carty is a part of the 2015 True Nature Yoga & Wellness Faculty. Her retreat, Fermentation for your Mind, Body, and Spirit combines nutrition with a focus on making your own fermented foods and yoga against the backdrop of the rainforest. Her blog, Keep the Beat, is packed full of wisdom, recipes and information to help people live and enjoy a healthy life. What does it mean for you
Last week on yoga retreat with Missy Balsam Yoga, we had an amazing group come together at Finca Luna Nueva Lodge. For our service “karma” yoga project, we reached out to a local tico family — a mother and daughter — to give their house new life with a fresh coat of paint. Having endured hard times of late, the mother and daughter had been robbed the week before. What’s
Have you ever been tugged with the question – “How can I be something more?” Has your heart ever whispered in the early hours of the morning, reminding you of dreams yet to be realized, and then somehow, in just a whisper of that whisper, shared how to make it happen? The True Nature Education (TNE) community is honored, humbled and extremely grateful for the amazing group of teachers and leaders who
June is upon us, and that means that we’re just days from the launch of our next yoga retreat journey, Jungle Love! A Costa Rica Experience with Missy Balsam. For what is sure to be an incredible seven days, Missy and her students are preparing to embark on a journey of yoga retreat and adventure. Hosted at one of our favorite retreat centers, Finca Luna Nueva Lodge, the retreat will
“Good morning is not just a word, its an action and a belief to live the entire day well. Morning is the time when you set the tone for the rest of the day. Set it right!” Fain Blake Every morning when we rise, each and every one of us are given a precious and priceless gift. We have the opportunity to start fresh. Whether you consider yourself
The True Nature Community extends beyond the retreats we host in Costa Rica. Our family or sangha reaches right into the heart of the teachers we connect with and supporting them at home, in their local studios and the students and communities they serve on a daily basis. Karina Ayn Mirsky is more than family to True Nature. She is our sister, teacher and friend. We have worked, taught and
Have you every wondered just what a day on a yoga retreat looks like? What exactly will you be doing from the moment you open your eyes until you hit the pillow to go to sleep? Welcome to your “virtual” day in the life at a True Nature Retreat. Take a deep breath and enjoy… 5:30am – Good Morning!! Be prepared to rise with the sun in Costa Rica. And
We often get caught up in thinking that mindfulness, love and compassion will reveal themselves to us in a climatic and dramatic way. We begin to “expect” something like this and with those expectations, we can miss the message that the present moment is sending us. And that is, that this very moment is enough. Our culture of “achieving” often can get wrapped up into thinking that even inner peace
“I know how much comes together to put a retreat on. It’s such a joy to work with Joshua, Luna and True Nature Education. They took care of everything and made the whole process easy so we could focus on what we enjoy doing most. We are really happy and hope to be back soon.” ~ David Newman (Durga Das) Kirtan Artist, David Newman (Durga Das) co-created a retreat with
“That could be me….” We think we can speak for just about everyone who has ever signed up for a 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training Course when we say that everyone, at one point or another(or hundreds of times!) has looked longingly at the image of a beautiful yogi practicing along the beach at a beautiful, tropical location. We have all dreamed of one day, just maybe with enough intention
We’re only a few months away from the Shakti Yoga Costa Rica Experience, led by Shakti Power Yoga owners – and sisters! – Lauren Farina and Kelly Farina-Carter. This all-encompassing yoga retreat will include yoga practices, meditation practices, hiking, an opportunity to surf the waves, and the joy of service. Service yoga – aka “karma yoga” – is a shared value for both True Nature Education as well as Shakti Power
“The journey between what you once were and who you are now becoming is where the dance of life really takes place.” ~ Barbara Deangelis Andrea Dyer and her band of merry yogis dove right into their Annual Costa Rica Experience yoga retreat! From crossing items off bucket lists to sunrise yoga and full moons, the first few days of their journey together warmed up to become their home for
For many of us, international travel has become a homogenized, sterile experience and, for the host country, a consumptive, offensive one. We need a new model for travel — a model that allows for discovery and mutual interaction with others at a heartful level. This new model of travel could be called, “Mindful Travel.” Mindful travel is about being alive in the moment — being wide-awake — being present to
True Nature Education co-founder “Luna” Kristin Ray balances her days between being a full-time mom, wife, musician and whipping up yummy and amazing recipes in her kitchen to keep her family healthy, clean and green. Her super easy (and very yummy) dahl recipe is one you might find yourself choosing to make a staple in your own kitchen, making some at the start of every week to keep and
