Month: May 2014

Yoga Retreats

Danyasa Eco Resort and Retreats

May 8, 2014

Danyasa, is a Yoga retreat center offers an eco friendly retreat place where the guests will get the opportunity to enjoy different type of workouts, Yoga teacher training session, dance classes, movement and healing arts, relaxation, adventure tours, community and connection to the nature.

This is a heavenly place nestled just at the base of rain-forested mountains where the Baru River meets the sea. While practicing Yoga the practitioner will enjoy the beauty of Costa Rica. People who want to enjoy world-class surfing as well as rain forest zip-line tours, they will find Danyasa as a perfect destination. While staying at this center one can also enjoy other activities like snorkeling, scuba diving.

 Accommodation:

People who love to stay at a eco-lodge, they will like the accommodation facilities provided by Danyasa Eco-Resort and Retreat Center. There are three rooms including air conditioning and queen-sized beds. There are two special rooms to choose from. One room includes mosquito net and fan. People who want to cook their meal; they can easily use the shared outdoor kitchen which is fully stocked with everything needed for cooking and also have refrigeration. Danyasa accommodations are unique as its rooms are constructed from recycled shipping containers. It has its spacious, second floor yoga studio in the small but beautiful town of Dominical. People will enjoy stretching and breath on the open-air spot of its studio decorated with bamboo flooring and high ceilings.

Retreat Packages:

Danyasa offers multi-day packages which are especially designed to give the guest a memorable and experience for life time. Good news is that all the packages are affordable as well as worthy for a healthy lifestyle. If anyone join the Yoga sessions offered by Danyasa, they will discover latent beauty and the power of own self and while enjoying the dancing classes and Holistic healing programs, they will find the inner peace and happiness. They will feel blessed while swimming in the warm waters of the Pacific Ocean and exploring the beauty of Costa Rica. Danyasa offers three, five or seven night packages including accommodation in Eco-rooms, daily group yoga classes, private sessions in Yoga or Expressive Healing Arts and also massage.

Classes at Danyasa:

Yoga with Sophia:

It’s basically a fusion class. With the combination of Anusara, Hatha and Tantra Yoga techniques this Vinyasa fusion Yoga class is designed. This class is instructed by Sofia, a fabulous teacher and dancer. This class help the practitioners to access the inner creativity and potential though the Vinyasa flow fusion of Yoga class and movement journey. One can be connected with breath, body and creative spirit while following Sofia’s hypnotic voice through a flowing fusion of yoga postures and dance movement on the mat.

Classes with Nicole:

Nicole invites to join the Shakti Flow Yoga class which emphasizes on concentrating to the core inner strength and allows the practitioner to guide to the true potential self. This class combines Hatha breathing, meditation, and Vinyasa Flow.

Danyasa offers many other classes on different types of Yoga techniques, dancing and healing movement classes etc.

Contact

Danyasa

Main Road, Playa Dominical, Puntarenas, Dominical 5400, Costa Rica
Tel:+506-2787-0229
Email: Info@BambooYogaPlay.com
Skype: BambooYogaPlay
Website: http://danyasa.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DanyasaArts
Travel

Cocos Island

May 6, 2014

During a volcanic upheaval about two and a half million years ago, Cocos Island was formed. This marvelous island is positioned 300 miles (480 km) to the southwest of the Osa Peninsula. This island is the ideal location for exploring the beauty of the ocean below.

Cocos Island is a rugged yet incredibly verdant island which is a part of the same chain of volcanoes, most of which are still underwater for example the Galapagos. A single hot-spot pushed up volcanic material from deep below the Earth’s crust by which the total chain of volcanoes formed. In 1526 Juan Cabezas discovered this island and later the home to unruly prisoners also find out the island in the late 19th century. The outer edge of the Cocos island is surrounded by Steep cliffs (some of which are about 300 feet high and have waterfalls bursting onto the sandy shore) which makes it possible to safe entrance at Chatham Bay or Bahia Chatham.

Biodiversity:

Cocos Island is the home to many species of birds including  Holy Spirit bird or, Espíritu Santu, a white-colored bird resembling a dove . Three of those species birds are endemic to Coco Island—the Cocos Island cuckoo, Cocos Island finch and the Cocos flycatcher. Not only the birds, there are also a plant species-the Franklin Roosevelt, named after the former US president who visited the island, can be seen in this island. Three are also living species of bodies-the brown, masked and red-footed which dwell in this prime habitat and 362 species of insects also can be found in this island. 70 of the 235 identified vascular plant species in the world, some 25 species of moss, 27 species of live wort and 85 species of fungus are also found in this island. At least 27 endemic fish species including the exotic rosy-lipped batfish also found in this island.  

Climate:

In Cocos Island per year average rainfall is 25 feet, resulting in a covering of lush green foliage. There are many waterfalls of which there are up to 70 falls of varying sizes during the peak of the rainy season.  Due to the heavy rainfall, Cocos island is also prone to frequent landslides.

How to reach the island:

One can go to the Cocos Island by boat or sea-plane from various destinations on the Osa Peninsula. There are limited ways to be able to step foot on the island but one of the best ways to explore the natural beauty of this island is through a dive trip. As the currents of the island keep changing and drop-offs are severe, only experienced divers should visit the island and also should check with local authorities for current condition. Tourists can visit the island by taking permission of island rangers.

Flowers of Costa Rica

Orchids of Costa Rica

May 4, 2014 Leave a comment

Orchids are plants with flowers that are complex in such a way that some are bizarrely shaped and others are typically showy. They have a frequent spur and a huge specialized lip that is scientifically known as a labellum. Orchids have an amazing beauty that make them popular. They are also the largest family of plants around the globe. They differ greatly with each other in terms of weight, size and color. They attach themselves to the tree backs, and are not parasitic. An orchid seed’s growth depends on a special fungus that is an essential part in its lifecycle.

Costa Rica has emerged to host many species of this orchids. It is home to approximately 1200 species of this astonishing plants. This is a lot more compared to the other Central American countries. There are a variety of orchids in CostaRica. This include wild orchids that grow naturally in the wild and are also known as the pan tropical species and endemic also called temperature. Most of the tropical orchids are epiphytes. They are extremely adaptable, growing in places where there is a perfect environment for them to flourish. These are areas where the wind blows mist and there is frequent rain. Endemic species are found only in specific habitants.

In Costa Rica, the options for seeing or even studying the orchids are vast. It can be in the wild nature that is in the tropical forests of Costa Rica, on the shorelines and on top if the highest mountains. They can also be viewed in the botanical gardens where a variety of species are on display. For example the monteverde orchid garden where there are more than 425 species. The regional shows are also another place where the orchids can be viewed. Costa Rica usually holds the national orchid exposition and other small regional shows that shows the different types of rare and exotic orchid species.

Orchid’s species in Costa Rica

  1. Spikey-shaped orchids. They are found all over and grow in large patches on trees.
  2. Torita orchids. Different species grow on the same tree and produce flowers that are white, purple or yellow.
  3. Epidendrum. This one lives on the largest Guanacaste trees.it blooms in February or March.
  4. Encylia stellate. They are common and have a small yellow-green flowers.
  5. The Guari Morada. They have diamond-like shimmers and pink-purple flowers. This is the national flower of CostaRica.
  6. Many more

Bees, flies, wasp and humming birds pollinate the orchid’s flowers. Therefore if any of this pollinators are eliminated then the same happens to the beautiful orchids.

Caring for orchids

  1. Provide adequate light. This will produce high quality bloms. Direct sunlight should always be avoided.
  2. Watering the plants. This is to be done in a moderate manner.
  3. Control insects and use fungicides and insecticides. This will prevent damages cause by funguses and bacteria.
  4. Use a dilute fertilizer every two weeks.

The astonishing orchids of Costa Rica are definitely a major attraction to many tourists who visit the place. Caring for them should be the responsibility of everyone. Either as a visitor to the country or as a resident of Costa Rica.

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Flowers of Costa Rica

Orchids of Costa Rica

May 4, 2014

Orchids are plants with flowers that are complex in such a way that some are bizarrely shaped and others are typically showy. They have a frequent spur and a huge specialized lip that is scientifically known as a labellum. Orchids have an amazing beauty that make them popular. They are also the largest family of plants around the globe. They differ greatly with each other in terms of weight, size and color. They attach themselves to the tree backs, and are not parasitic. An orchid seed’s growth depends on a special fungus that is an essential part in its lifecycle.

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