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Costa Rica Health Adventure
February 25, 2017 @ 5:00 pm - March 4, 2017 @ 10:00 am
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ERIC’S FB PAGES ERIC RIVKIN, LA JOYA DEL SOL
PLEASE READ MY ORIGINAL POSTS AND SEE MORE PHOTOS WHEN I FIRST VISITED LA JOYA DEL SOL:
Breathtaking Hike Diamante Waterfall
La Joya del Sol a Very Special Place
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Activities
Sunday: Exploring the property
- Lecture by Eric Rivkin on Plant-based foods, healing properties of wild and raw foods, basics of raw vegan ‘un-cooking’
- Farm tour and premaculture farming, getting to know the plants, foods and medicinal herbs
- Exploring the property: Avatar Rock Waterfall
Monday: Nauyaca Waterfalls trip
A rejuvenating 15 minutes hike after we take a car to get closer the waterfalls. Nauyaca are hidden jewel waterfalls with absolutely stunning views. Take energizing and cleansing dips and swim under the waterfall. We will bring snacks after you swim there.
Tuesday:Diamante Waterfalls – all day hiking trip ($35/person)
Almost 6 hours spectacular hike that will leave you speechless. The hike has three stages, and we take lots of breaks. The hike is not hard, everyone can do it. But be prepared to be on your feet for almost half a day. If you have severe physical restrains please let us know in advance. At the first level you will be walking through a beautiful Sanctuary farm that grows medicinal herbs and flowers. Here you can try sugar cane and some spices. Second level – we will go to gorgeous waterfall that looks like Blue Lagoon. Here you can either swim or jump! It is a quite special place. Third level- we will go under natural mountain caves. We will stop there for lunch and enjoy the amazing creation of the Mother Nature. Here you can sit quietly and maybe even hear the Heart Beat of the Mother Earth in your meditation. These caves are rare and miraculous. And finally just few minutes walk up from the caves you will get to the very top of the waterfall. Truly magnificent and mesmerizing experience.
Wednesday: Nature’s Spa and relaxation time
The property is filled with natural resources to pamper yourself with body exfoliation, natural clay mass, hydro massage, cool water treatments, that will leave you recharged and renewed.
Thursday: Surf Day Trip to Dominical ($50/person).
Small, beautiful town of Dominical has its own vibe and of course epic surf. If conditions are good, we will have a surf lesson. If not, we will just chill by the beach, get one of best smoothies in small cafe run by a local family. Bring cash to buy some souvenirs.
Friday: Chill out
Do whatever you body and soul wants: read, nap, walk, hike, help prepare food, take photos, chill out in hammock, journal, paint, sing… sometimes doing nothing is best thing to do.
Saturday: breakfast and departure
We will have a delicious breakfast and then get ready to leave to the airport at 10 am.
What to bring:
- FLASH LIGHT!!! and/or Headlamp – rechargeable (your cell phone light will not do the magic)
- Yoga mat (we do not have any extra yoga mats). Suggestion: bring an ultra thin travel mat to save space and have less luggage.
- Long sleeve clothing: sweater, jacket, and long pants for evenings and nights (it gets a bit chilly, also to protect from mosquitos)
- Hiking shoes, strap sandals, or athletic shoes with deep sole nobs for hiking. Beach thongs are unsafe on hills and slippery walks.
- Flip flops for trip to the beach
- Mosquito repellent (please, bring natural once, DEET is prohibited)
- Water bottle
- Sun protection
- Bathing Suit
- Towel
- Backpack(s) to haul everything, suitcases or tote bags are not advisable
- Small back pack for daily hiking trips to carry water bottle and other essentials
- Mini laptop or smart phone if you want to use our WIFI
- Enough cash for incidentals, souvenirs, tours
- Portable chargers or rechargeable batteries for your devices
- Natural bar soap, shampoos
- Personal hygiene essentials
- Band aids and first aid remedies of your choice such as Rescue Remedy, tea tree oil, bee propylis, echinacea
- Your own snacks (nuts, bars, etc) in tight zip log bags. We will safely store your munchies on out kitchen, because if you keep any trace of foods in the tent you will have a big party of insencts and wild creatures visiting you and night and day
Help us by contributing to our community by bringing some organic raw nuts. Nuts are really expensive here and we love making raw foods with some nuts, as they are very filling and delicious. So if you can grab a pound or two of either raw almonds, cashews, pecans, brazil nuts, walnuts we will be very very happy! We also would appreciate any of the following: organic raw sunflower seeds, organic mung beans, chickpeas, golden flax seeds, pumpkin seeds, organic dried tomatoes, dried goji berries, blueberries, apricots, mulberries, and any of raw tahini (not roasted, not salted)
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