‘You cannot cross the sea merely by standing and staring at water.” -Rabindranath Tagore Shivering with my feet in the cold, pebbly sand, I was mesmerized by the orange glow of the early morning sunbeams dancing over the ocean waves. The cool morning breeze filled the air with excitement of a new ocean adventure. I did… Continue reading Super Surf
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Safe Sauntering
“Mountains are our Holy Land. We ought to saunter through them reverently, not hike” – John Muir I was sauntering through the morning mist of the Talamanca Montane Forest mesmerized by the bird song and monkey acrobatics. Costa Rica is blessed with lush terrain and natural beauty for magnificent hiking, an empowering activity that allows… Continue reading Safe Sauntering
Ground in the Garden
“My garden is my most beautiful masterpiece.” -Claude Monet To understand the nature of humanity and our true needs, we must look back into our evolutionary history to appreciate how we have thrived as a species, living in harmony with nature. Growing and eating natural foods is not only central to subsistence but is directly… Continue reading Ground in the Garden
“Awe”-some Wonder
“He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed.” -Albert Einstein The human mind is uniquely capable of conceptualizing elaborate models of the universe, yet as Einstein famously recognized, “the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible”. At… Continue reading “Awe”-some Wonder
Reed-Like Resilience
“A tree that is unbending is easily broken.” -Lao Tzu In the parable of the oak and reed, the oak tree is stiffer but snaps, whereas the reed is less stiff, but able to bounce back. True core stability is the ability to react at the right time with the right amount of stiffness. Core… Continue reading Reed-Like Resilience
Mother Earth’s Medicine
“In all things of nature, there is something of the marvelous.” -Aristotle Spending time in the sacred serenity of nature provides a myriad of salutogenic benefits on wellbeing, performance, and quality of life. While the countless benefits of nature-based exercise are well-documented, scientific understanding of the mechanisms underlying the relationship between nature and heath is… Continue reading Mother Earth’s Medicine