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| Pathways... |
February 2007
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Greetings from Costa Rica!
 The Dry Season, or Summer, is underway here at AmaTierra.
Birdwatchers are excitedly recording over 50 species of birds. Lemur-like
creatures called "Martillas" can be heard in the trees at night, and
the wind-up cicadas are back, heralding the sunset at exactly 5:40 pm. Costa
Rica brings out the wondering child in us all, and stress seems to fall away
from visitor's shoulders after the first lazy hour in a hammock. Check out our new, very affordable vacation packages like the Day Tripper and Happy Healthy Holiday.
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April 21-28: Yoga Retreat Week
 It's not too late to sign up for this 7 night
retreat - 5 days at AmaTierra, 2 nights at the Beach - at a special price for
newsletter subscribers.$895. All inclusive!!! Save $155 off the regular rate. |
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May 6-11: Food as Medicine 5-Day Workshop
 Join herbalist, author and educator Candis Cantin introducing concepts of
Ayurvedic medicine, including the 6 flavors, to enhance vitality and balance
your health and digestion. Morning yoga and a trip to a rainforest herb farm are
highlights. Students of herbal medicine as well as those interested in herbs and
nutritional cooking will love this seminar $795.
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June 16-21: Release & Clear Old Patterns & Beliefs
 Integrative Psychotherapist Becca Howard uses state of the art techniques
including the LIFE system, EMDR and EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) to rapidly
release old, negative beliefs about your Self. Experience profound healing and
acquire new tools to manage anxiety, fear, stress and depression. Set aside time
to rejuvenate yourself and enjoy the beauty of Costa Rica. $795.
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Stay Tuned... October: Qigong & Tai Chi Workshop Join Master Teacher Sifu Charles F (Fran) Farrell in this 5 day world
class workshop which will also give you opportunities to explore Costa Rica.
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Sound Immersion Workshop
Sound Therapist and
lecturer Tryshe Dehvney (www.soundshifting.com) leads this interactive workshop
to help you use your own voice to stay healthy and align your Chakras.
Experience transformative Quartz singing bowls in group toning sessions. Find out more...
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Corazon at 3 months: learning with Jorge
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New Additions: The Greenhouse so far
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The Very Beginnings
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Long poles: These trees were cut during the "menguante"
or the dark phase of the moon, which is important here in hardwood
country, to ensure the quality of the woods. The poles are notched
and fitted into place.
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Shadecloth, chicken wire and plastic make up the roof. The Northern
wall will have bamboo to protect against the winds. The rest will
have screening to keep the critters out. By June we will have plenty
of organic produce!
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Bob Recommends... Music!
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Some
Favorites:
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"Café Tropical" by Johannes Linstead, Gemini Sun Records (Guitar and then some...)
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New from Papaya Music (Manuel Obregon's Costa Rica label) "ATODO SWING". Very cool, salsa, merengue, a mix, with really good musician
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"Music from the CoffeeLands"
on Putamayo Records
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"Women of Latin America"
on Putamayo Records
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For Yoga: "Jai Ma Yoga Masters Vol 2 on White Swan", fabulous voices that go right to the heart.
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Happenings
The San Pablo Festival was big fun this year. Jill sang
Karaoke in English, the bulls were ferocious, flinging their riders onto the
dust, the "tope" Spanish Andalusian dancing horses were a marvel.
The festival in Puriscal, a much larger one, is next. (Feb
23-March 4th) Costa Ricans LOVE to party, and summer is the time.
Come on DOWN!!!!
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RainForest Medicinal Herbs
"Gotas Amargas" or "Bitter Drops" (Chenopodium botrys), a
cousin to Epazote, wormseed, is used for intestinal parasites, and especially
for food poisoning. In North America,
"goosefoot" as it is known, was used by the Cherokee and other tribes for head
colds, the root for fevers. It has been studied for its anti-microbial benefits.
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Did You Know?
According to recent estimates, 25 percent of all prescribed medicines in the developed world contain ingredients derived from plants and roughly 80 percent of the world's population living in the developing world relies on herbal remedies for their primary health care needs.
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