I accidentally found Reiki many years ago when a friend’s mom noticed my severe back pain and offered to give me a Reiki treatment. She told me to lie down and then placed h
Kombucha is a fermented, slightly effervescent beverage of tea and cane sugar. It ferments with the help of a symbiotic colony of bacteria and yeast (SCOBY). After being ferme
As the mercury rises here in April, it’s an especially good time to review coping with the heat. When the temperature of the surrounding air equals or is greater than that o
You won’t believe the nutritional value of these squiggly pinkish potatoes. One medium sweet potato (Spanish: camote) gives us more than 100% of our daily needs for vitamin
There was once a young man who found a horse wandering loose in the forest. He looked for the horse’s owner and when he found none, he took the horse home to his family. Hav
That dark, hairy, root-looking thing in the vegetables—what is that? That, my friends, is taro root, a starchy, nutrient-rich local flavor. It’s high in fiber, with a sing
The center is seen by a photographer, one who paints with light and feels the draw of my soul and spirit to this paradise. What is it about the beauty and majesty of creation
Well you made it! Those potentially beautiful years with freedom to go and do as you please. Stay fit and prepare for these years and the world is yours. The best advice is to
The word “radical”, according to a pocket dictionary at hand, most simply means “favoring fundamental change”. What a way to start a new year…wit
Living in Costa Rica is such an opportunity to experience many of the natural wonders of the planet we know as our home, and that we call Earth. There are so many microclimate