True Nature Travels Blog

Pura Vida: Some Shakti Power Love In Costa Rica

A Costa Rica Yoga Retreat, What’s Not To Love? The sky ripped and roared. Lightening illuminated the sky and thunder shook the oceans. I was coming in on a ferry boat into a foreign land in the dark by myself. I have traveled solo quite a bit and I was no stranger to thunder storms. So I took in the rain and pondered what was awaiting me at my final

The Best Yoga Apparel and Gear We Are Loving

Whether you are packing for a yoga retreat or heading to your favorite yoga class, good yoga gear is important. We’ve taken a moment to compile five of what we believe is the best yoga apparel and gear available today. Take a look at what we love and why we love it! 1. Jade Travel Yoga Mat     This mat is everything you need in one. Not only does

Costa Rica’s Best Kept Secrets: A lesson to practice and practice!

Check out our most recent update from the ongoing True Nature retreats in Costa Rica and find out how to sign up for a retreat today! Last weekend was fun. We decided to camp at Barra Honda National Park, in the province of Guanacaste. It was raining cats and dogs, the camping area wasn’t too flat and we put our camping tent when we arrived at night, so you can imagine

Coco Bites

Coco & Choco Nut Butter Bites

A lot of times you will see dried fruit used in these recipes. While I love dates and prunes, I wanted to create a less sticky option for those days when you you are multitasking preparing food with the kids and the job. This is also an easy to clean up option for when you want something quick to bring on a summer’s hike. This is a healthy, delicious, easy

Costa Rica Service

Working Hard in Costa Rica

An update from the True Nature group currently living the Pura Vida way in Costa Rica! Everything was good this morning. We changed the volunteer service (building beds for planting) and instead of this, help to make the furniture at Rolando’s taller. The other group we had this morning did easy work, but your group helped with the more productive and harder service. it was assisting Rolando with the furniture project

Yoga Retreat Calendar

Tamales are Pure Art!

My days have been too busy. We have been organizing some art festivals in the village. Last Saturday, my church (the one TNE has been supporting through different building projects) had a talent show and we could enjoy of the beautiful voices and amazing hand made creations that members and community friends decided to bring. So I found myself sitting on the table, at the middle of this week and

3 Things I’ve Learned About New Life.

“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” ― Mark Twain I just gave birth to my first child, a healthy 21 inch 7’14 lb baby on May 4, 2016 at 6:21am. I never knew what it was like to muster everything I had to support another’s well being. Sure, I do service work, and I have