Save the Sea Turtles on Your Next Yoga Retreat

The Sea Turtles head to the ocean in Costa Rica

Yoga Teachers: Have you planned your next yoga retreat? The travel industry is currently worth more than 1.9 trillion dollars.* Yes, that was TRILLION! The travel industry has no sign of weakening as wanderlust gains popularity. Instagram is full of hashtags such as, #travel, #bucketlist and #wanderlust, and a growing community of people who aspire…

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Ocelots and Wildcats and Sea Turtles! Oh, My!

By Anahí Quiñones Working with the Wildcats and Sea Turtles in Costa Rica As the end of my career as an undergraduate student came to an end, I found myself asking the same question as other new graduates: what on earth am I going to do with my life? Lucky for me, I stumbled upon…

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Saving the Sea Turtles

One of my favorite memories from my stay at Blue Osa was watching a bunch of baby sea turtles emerge from their shell and eventually make their way into the Pacific ocean. I decided to participate in Osa Conservation’s sea turtle preservation program at Piro Research Station after hearing such wonderful things from other guests…

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A Sea Turtle Rescue Vacation In The Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica

A Sea Turtle Rescue Vacation

I met Manuel in the darkness of the jungle, at a turtle preserve on the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica. I had officially begun my sea turtle rescue vacation. He was leading the night patrol, in search of sea turtles and their nests, as part of the Sea Turtle Conservation Program in Carate. I joined…

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