Inipi or Temazcal Part 2 of 4

Inipi or Temazcal Part 2 of 4

[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]It was a hot Saturday afternoon in La Senda and I was crawling into a hut that represents the womb of our Mother Earth. I crawled to my assigned spot and waited for everyone else to enter. I inhaled one last big breath of...

Inipi and Temazcal Part 1 of 4

Inipi and Temazcal Part 1 of 4

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BEST COSTA RICA TRAVEL DEALS   [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_custom_heading text="Understanding the Sweat Lodge Ritual"][vc_column_text]The Lakota term for sweat lodge is inipi which...

Ginger’s Health Benefits

Ginger’s Health Benefits

[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Ginger can improve your life. The health benefits are amazing! In this overview, we highlight some of the medical advantages ginger offers in more ways than you might have realized.   Weight loss  Keeping your weight...

Got Organic Matter?

Got Organic Matter?

[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]As Costa Rica pursues ambitious waste management solutions on a vast nationwide scale, one grassroots composting collection project in Tamarindo is setting an impressive example for other communities to make a...

When a Snake Bites Your Pet

When a Snake Bites Your Pet

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With the start of summer in Costa Rica, we can expect to see an increase in snakebites. In general, the dry season’s weather conditions, including strong winds, seem to be the main causes. Due to the higher risk to pets and humans...

Sinusitis a Very Common Condition

Sinusitis a Very Common Condition

Sinusitis a Very Common Condition   Sinusitis is the inflammation of the mucous membranes lining the paranasal sinuses. These small hollows full of air are divided into three sections: frontal sinuses — located above the nose, in the frontal part of the skull...

Quetzal

Quetzal

[uxgallery id="1"] It's Quetzal Time! Ripe Avocados Make San Gerardo de Dota a Birding Paradise   The small wild avocados, known in Spanish as aguacatillos, are ripe in San Gerardo de Dota. To us birders, that means "It's quetzal time!"    The resplendent...

Lower Back Pain

Lower Back Pain

Low Back Pain: Bearing the Brunt As humans assumed the upright posture over the course of millions of evolutionary years, our spines have borne the brunt of everyone’s body weight burden.   Not surprisingly, low back discomfort is one of the most common...