Posts by Yogi Aaron
How to Celebrate Earth Month All Year Long
Blue Osa prides itself on its sustainable practices, including solar-powered and farm-to-table living. But you don’t have to live off the grid or in an eco-resort in order to do your part. In celebration of Earth Month, here are three ways you can take it a step further and live sustainably all year long: 1.…
Clean Up Your Beauty Routine – 6 Toxic Products to Avoid
It’s that time again! Kickstart your spring cleaning by giving your everyday beauty and hygiene routine a true cleanse. The media is an expert at convincing us we need every product advertised, and it is quite easy to get sucked into using toxic products. So, we compiled a list of toxic products from our daily…
How Blue Osa is Staying in Touch with Earth Day
“Earth Day should encourage us to reflect on what we are doing to make our planet a more sustainable and liveable place.” – Scott Peters Photo Credit: Bruce Irving 42 years ago, Earth Day was initiated to promote awareness and appreciation of our precious, fragile planet. Tomorrow, April 22nd, marks the prestigious day and will…
Blue Osa Earth Hour Recap
How did you celebrate Earth Hour on March 28th, 2015? Billed as the world’s largest grassroots movement for the environment, Earth Hour was organized by the World Wildlife Federation (WWF) and launched in Sydney, Australia in 2007. Earth Hour encourages individuals, households, businesses and communities to turn out the lights for one hour, in order…
The Ultimate Guide to Green Travel: Reduce Your Footprint
Ah Gen Y, look at us go! Brought up in a world of privilege – our parents (bless them) raised us to believe we can be whomever we want and do whatever we please, thus kick-starting our never-ending pursuit of happiness. A jet-setting generation, we’re unappeased and simply uninterested in the dreary nine-to-five grind –…
How To Detox Safely: Blue Osa Recipes
There has been a lot of talk about how to detox using detox programs lately, and we’re pretty sure that there are just as many opinions out there as there are types of detox programs. It also seems that doctors, nutritionists, trainers, yogis and health enthusiasts alike are on different sides of the table on…
How to Market Yourself as a Yoga Teacher (and Actually Make Money Doing It!)
Let’s face it: the word “marketing” often leaves a bad taste in our mouths. It conjures images of sleazy ads, manipulative sales tactics, and consumerism gone wild. Most of us became yoga teachers to help people, not to sell something. And yet, if no one knows who you are or what you offer, how can…
Earth Day? Earth Month? No, it’s Earth Hour!
By Robbie Allison-Young With attention mounting towards Earth Month, and more specifically, Earth Day (this year on April 22, 2015), there’s another environmental initiative that has taken the world by storm – Earth Hour. When is Earth Hour? Earth Hour 2015 will be on Saturday, March 28, from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. during participants’…
Top 5 Places to Help the Sea Turtles in Costa Rica
Do you want to help the sea turtles in Costa Rica? Here’s The Bad News: Six of the seven marine sea turtles are classified as threatened with extinction. Now Here’s The Good News! You can help by volunteering at one of the many organizations dedicated to helping the sea turtle population in Costa Rica. We put…
Fun Facts About The Sensational Sea Turtles of Costa Rica
By Jenée There are so many amazing opportunities to observe wildlife in its natural environment here on the Osa Peninsula. You don’t even have to leave the property to see all of the amazing animals that share this beautiful piece of land with us. From sloths, to monkeys, to coatis to frogs, each day you…
