“We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark. The real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.” Plato Fear is a signal of a threat – It … Read More
12 Proven Ways To Fill Your Yoga Retreat
I have lead two yoga retreats at Blue Osa Yoga Retreat + Spa in Costa Rica and am now on my third one. For every year that I’ve organized a retreat at Blue Osa, I … Read More
Confessions Of A Yoga Teacher – How I Overcome My Fear
This is a confession series with four yoga retreat leaders. They share their thoughts on fear, courage, adventure, what scares them the most, and how they deal with fear. The following is written Martin Scott, … Read More
Step Into Your Fear
A few years ago before the winter solstice, as the days grew darker and shorter, I began to notice how my attention shifted to the “dark” areas of my life. I came to realize that … Read More
Confessions of a yogi: How I overcome my fears by Elizabeth Rowan
This is a confession series with four yoga retreat leaders. They share their thoughts on fear, courage, adventure, what scares them the most, and how they deal with fear. The following is written Elizabeth Rowan, … Read More
5 things you can do to Cultivate Courage
Marianne Williamson said, ‘Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.’ We each have so much potential yet all too often there is a … Read More
5 Tips to Achieve Big Goals
Aaaahhh. It’s that time of year again… The time of year when goals and big dreams start out with a bang and then fizzle out and die a quick and quiet death. Then before you … Read More
How Yoga Helps Us Confront Our Fears
The following is an interview with Martin Scott, who is the owner of Union Yoga in San Francisco. He has been a yoga teacher and group leader at Blue Osa. Harriet: Hi, Martin. Thanks for … Read More
How Yogi Aaron Broke his Leg in India
by Yogi Aaron Prelude What it is that pulls me to the Himalayan Mountains? What, for that matter, draws anyone? What is the allure and why even make a journey to India? In actual fact, … Read More