Costa Rica Retreat

How would you like to spend some time in this lush nature and awakening yours?
Is Costa Rica Appealing for you?]

Date of the retreat:
February 13 - 19, 2010 - Everyday Big love Tantra & CoMotion

February 20 - 27, 2010 - Awakening your true nature.

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Wildlife in Costa Rica

This is one of the reason we choose Costa Rica to host the "Awakening your true Nature" retreat. The lush nature and wildlife of Costa Rica, will help you reconnect with your own nature:

Nowhere else in the world are so many types of habitats squeezed into such a tiny area. The range of habitats in Costa Rica, a consequence of its unique geography, creates an incredibly rich diversity of flora and fauna – in fact no other country on the planet has such variety. Measured in terms of number of species per 10,000 sq km Costa Rica tops the list of countries at 615 species, compared to a wildlife-rich country such as Rwanda that has 596, or to the comparatively impoverished USA with its 104 species. This simple fact alone (not to mention the ease of travel and friendly residents!) makes Costa Rica the premier destination for nature lovers from all over the world.

Along with its diverse geography, the large number of species in Costa Rica is also due to the relatively recent appearance of the country. Roughly three million years ago Costa Rica rose from the ocean and formed a land bridge between North and South America, and as species from these two vast biological provinces started to mingle and mix, the number of species was essentially ‘doubled.’

Albuquirky

Albuquerque

Called "Albuquirky" by locals and famed for its October balloon festival, this arty, often neglected Route 66/I-40 stop in New Mexico is one of the USA’s oldest cities – and is finally getting noticed by the Santa Fe–bound. Beyond standby attractions (the Einstein doll’s jolting German accent at the National Atomic Museum, the 2.7-mile tram up Sandia Peak, and the state’s best huevos rancheros at always-open Frontier Restaurant), much is changing too. The film industry has recently turned it into a "Toronto of the west," with tax incentives drawing in production teams of films and TV shows like Breaking Bad (the AMC series set here), No Country for Old Men (last year’s Oscar winner for best film) and Men Who Stare at Goats. Another success story in the last 10 years is the revitalized Hispanic neighborhood of Barelas – established in the late 1600s – which now draws visitors for home cooking at Barelas Coffeehouse or traditional folk healing at Ruppe B Drug.

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Bucskin gulch, trail -hike Az.

White Sands the pure marvel of New Mexico

Rising from the heart of the Tularosa Basin is one of the world's great natural wonders - the glistening white sands of New Mexico. Here, great wave-like dunes of gypsum sand have engulfed 275 square miles of desert and created the world's largest gypsum dune field.

First time I went to white sand, it was the end of summer, and I was really amazed by this white desert. Although it is a desert and a ‘moving one’ some plants succeed to survived. Yes it is moving like with any dune, the wind is a huge factor, and make the landscape changed and moved, which of course become a big problem to maintain the paths and roads within this exceptional area.

Here, again you are confronted to the immensity and the very long work of time through the landscape.

When in this desert, you are definitely called for meditation and rejuvenation. If you are looking for some inspiration, it is a fabulous place to reconnect with nature and , by simply be in the moment, enjoying this unique site, immensity, and calm.

Even in the middle of the hottest summer days, when touching the sand, about ½ inch under, it is cold; the sand is such a pure white, that it deflects the sun heat. So be careful, don’t get lost and stay to late in this fascinating beauty, or the cold will get you at dusk…

This white sand is almost pure gypsum. Gypsum is different from many other rocks because it is readily soluble. This Gypsum comes from the surrounding mountain, and the rain dissolve the Gypsum to gathered it in ‘Lucero Basin’, in a shallow lake, which during the hottest months evaporates. A crust form on the lakebed and most of it form beautiful crystals called Selenite.

These crystals are extremely soft and fragile, the wind and the rain break them apart into smaller and smaller pieces, which soon become sand.