Activities: Health Retreat
To the uninitiated, flushing five gallons of water through your lower GI tract can seem a bit daunting. Unlike a colonic, which is administered via machine in a clinical setting, a colema can be done in the privacy of your own bathroom with little more than a bucket, a tube and a specialized board. Gravity pulls the water down into your large intestine, which you periodically expel along with toxins and, depending on the person, various quantities of mucoid plaque.
This “plaque” is formed by intestinal glands as a defense against toxic, acid-forming foods like bread, …
Location: Nicoya Peninsula, Nosara »
Activities: Acupuncture, Day Spas, Health Retreat, Yoga »
“Let me get this straight, you’re not going to eat anything for seven days?” asked my co-worker, incredulous at the prospect. A three-time veteran of juice fasts, I reassured her that it wasn’t some cruel starvation camp, where fasters wandered about listlessly, drinking water in anticipation of the magical moment when food would enter their lives once again.
Our days were punctuated by communal activities like yoga, group circles, meditation and movies—and every hour and a half to three hours, we were drinking a nutritional concoction prepared by Menlha. The juices ranged from downright tasty (beet …
Location: Nicoya Peninsula, Nosara »
Activities: Day Spas, Health Retreat, Massage, Yoga »
Have you ever had one of those “a-ha” moments – a singular incident that leads to an epiphany of sorts? Mine came with the ferocity and speed of a rogue wave, one that left me questioning my priorities and perhaps even sanity in my otherwise charmed life. With one horrific boom, lightning coursed through our house, and for the second time in less than a month, our internet was fried. I sat crumpled and crying, feeling the weight of impending deadlines, knowing full-well the hassle of getting it fixed. My fiancé tried to comfort me, …
Location: Nicoya Peninsula, Nosara, Recent Trips »
Activities: Acupuncture, Day Spas, Health Retreat, Massage, Yoga »
