Posts Tagged ‘journey’
21 Photos That Will Make You Want to Join Blue Osa’s Retreat to Angkor Wat Cambodia
The magnificent Angkor Wat stands right in the heart of an ancient land now known as Cambodia. Angkor means city and Wat means temple. During the 12th century, blocks of stones were mined from faraway mountains and manually transported for its perfectly timed execution. Thousands of Khmer workers miraculously finished this megastructure in one lifetime,…
Read More5 Positive Life Lessons Learned from Volunteering
There are so many lessons learned from volunteering. But when was the last time you engaged in the act of community service? Today’s world is filled with many incredible ways that we can offer our time to volunteer projects or activities. It can be highly beneficial for our mind, body, and spirit to offer more…
Read MoreConfessions of a Yoga Teacher – Why are we here?
What are your foundational beliefs about life? Why are we here? I believe that each human soul has a unique purpose or dharma, with special gifts and talents to offer the world; and that we are born to discover this purpose, and then serve the greater good through our individual expression of the divinity within.…
Read MoreThe 15 Best Yoga Teacher Training Books For Every Aspiring Yogi
What are the best yoga teacher training books to read? What books should I have for yoga teacher training? With an arsenal of yoga teacher training books out there vying for your attention, it can be hard to decide which ones you should invest in. We have distinguished the books that are fluff versus the…
Read MoreHow to Live a Fearless Life
There are so many explanations for what yoga is, what constitutes a yoga practice and what we should really focus on in our practice. People always ask,“What should my yoga practice be?” For many, “practice” consists of doing as many sun salutations and yoga push-ups as possible. For some, it is sitting in stillness every…
Read MoreConfessions of a yoga teacher – How I over came my fear by Yogi Hollis
This is a confession series with four yoga retreat leaders. They share their thoughts on fear, courage, adventure, what scares them the most, and how they deal with fear. The following is written Yogi Hollis who is coming to Blue Osa to lead the Return To YOU Yoga Retreat! 1. How have you dealt with…
Read More12 Proven Ways To Fill Your Yoga Retreat
I have lead two yoga retreats at Blue Osa Yoga Retreat + Spa in Costa Rica and am now on my third one. For every year that I’ve organized a retreat at Blue Osa, I told management to expect 24 attendees. Each year, the number of people traveling with me for my yoga retreat in…
Read MoreConfessions Of A Yoga Teacher – How I Overcome My Fear
This is a confession series with four yoga retreat leaders. They share their thoughts on fear, courage, adventure, what scares them the most, and how they deal with fear. The following is written Martin Scott, who came to Blue Osa to and led the Clear Your Mind & Unwind retreat! Fear stops us from realizing…
Read MoreStep Into Your Fear
A few years ago before the winter solstice, as the days grew darker and shorter, I began to notice how my attention shifted to the “dark” areas of my life. I came to realize that the practice of yoga can ultimately have the potential to set us yogis apart from others by virtue of the…
Read More5 Steps to Cultivate Courage and Confidence.
Marianne Williamson said, ‘Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.’ We each have so much potential, yet all too often, there is a gap between what we’re capable of and what we’re doing. Life is too long to be miserable and too short…
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