True Nature Travels Blog

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

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

Spring Yoga Tips to Help You Through the Change of Season

The cold winds are finally dying down and the flowers are starting to show their colors. Spring is here and the change of season seems to be all around us. But what does this mean for you? So the skies are a little bluer and the grass is a little greener… how does that affect your yoga practice? Other than not having to zip your coat up before leaving the

True Nature Education Kicks Off Their Peru Yoga Retreats

When Joshua, founder of True Nature Education and my boss, told me he would be in the Sacred Valley at the same time as me, I was shocked. What were the odds?! Of course I immediately accepted his offer to meet up at one of our stunning retreat destinations and see where True Nature Education would be holding their upcoming Peru yoga retreats. I arrived full of excitement and I was

What No One Tells You About Global Travel

Travel bloggers appear to be taking over the internet. Everyone is talking about global travel and it seems that #wanderlust has been trending for years. Instagram and Facebook are flooded with pictures of tanned travelers sipping cocktails in bikinis while lounging on white sand beaches with captions like, “Just another Monday afternoon!” But is it really all sunshine and daiquiris? Or is there another side to global travel? Read on

These are the 3 Best Things About Teaching Yoga Globally

“This is what the path of Dharma is like. It’s not that you have to do all the practices. It is sufficient to take just one of them, whichever one you really have an affinity with, and through practicing that one alone, for the rest of your life, you will achieve enlightenment. Whichever practice you choose doesn’t matter; they are all valid methods for achieving enlightenment—if you practice. The key