Checking in with artist-in-residence Eva Fakatselis
How cancer survivor and Harmony artist-in-residence Eva Fakatselis, has found inspiration and empowerment in a period of global crisis. Written in her own words I originally came to the Harmony in August of 2019 as the artist-in-residence with a mission to create an illustrated field-guide style book to support and educate other cancer patients (and […]
The Call of the Forest
Sometimes it’s easy to take trees for granted..for many of us they simply become part of the background landscape of our daily lives. But when you really notice them, it’s fun to think about their amazing life and transformation. Growing so quietly and so slowly, turning water, light and air into roots and bark, leaves […]
The Harmony Event Series: Katzie Guy-Hamilton
Katzie Guy-Hamilton knows a thing or two about delicious food! Her career has spanned from Director of Food and Beverage of Equinox Fitness to Global Director and Ambassador for chocolate brand Max Brenner International, to running the celebrated pastry program at New York’s Ace Hotel. A few years ago, after crazy amounts of work travel […]
The Harmony Event Series: Robin McKenna
We’re excited to welcome special guest Robin McKenna for the screening of the next film in The Harmony Event Series. Robin is director, producer and writer of GIFT, a feature-length documentary and crossmedia project inspired by Lewis Hyde’s bestseller The Gift. By now a modern classic, The Gift is a brilliantly orchestrated defense of the value […]
The Harmony Event Series: Chef Pablo Bonilla
The Event On Friday Feb 1, Costa Rican chef and researcher Pablo Bonilla prepared an intimate gastronomic experience at the Harmony Juice Bar. He created a tasting menu of 6 dishes inspired by his work with the Bribri of Costa Rica, with most ingredients being sourced from this indigenous community. The tables for the […]
The Harmony Event Series 2019
The Harmony Hotel has always held creativity and discovery as core values. Over the years, we’ve hosted a variety of events with the intention of gathering our local community together to enjoy and share in the creative work of our guests and friends. These events were always well received, and a great reminder that the […]
Kit Noble: OceanMinded
Kit Noble is a Nantucket based photographer currently living in Pelada. Earlier this year he spent 2 months living and shooting around the Nosara area. The resulting body of work is his newest gallery show, OceanMinded. Printed on metal to withstand the humid Costa Rica climate, Kit’s photos capture the raw and dynamic beauty of […]
An Important Community Initiative
Guanacaste has become a region well-known for its tourist destinations, with upscale hotels and restaurants catering to visitors from around the world. Even though our province is associated with beautiful beaches and vacation getaways, it also struggles with some of the highest rates of poverty and unemployment in Costa Rica. It’s a harsh reality that […]
Awaken to Joy Retreat
The Harmony Healing Centre works with really awesome, gifted teachers who share our passion for holistic wellness. Our dear friends Susan Bianchi and Becky Eshelman recently guided a women’s retreat at the Harmony using the engaging, thoughtful, and playful process of BAALL – Breathe, Ask, Allow, Listen & Love. Here they offer a glimpse into the […]
Sound Library: Meditation Workshops w/ Jeff Warren
In addition to the Consciousness Explorers Club sessions, Jeff led a series of workshops centered around the practice of meditation. These recordings are full audio of the workshops, recorded at the Harmony Healing Centre. Elements of Meditation Exploring a clear understanding of four core meditation styles: concentration (leads to peace), mindfulness (leads to perspective), loving-kindness […]
Sound Library: The Consciousness Explorers Club
In January and February 2018 the Harmony Healing Centre had the pleasure to host Jeff Warren, co-author of the New York Times bestselling Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics at the Harmony Hotel. Jeff hosted four mind-body explorations with guest teachers under the umbrella of the Consciousness Explorers Club (CEC) to explore a few of the various […]
Art, Advocacy, and Nosara’s Green Zones
“Rather than saying “this is what I think about the Green Zones,” I was much more interested in designing a project that let everyone have a voice, and that evolved organically, in an open and generous way.” -Jenny Kendler During the rainy season of 2015 and the dry season of 2016, environmental activist and artist Jenny […]
The Story of Jeux De Vagues
We love learning about the amazing projects that our Harmony guests are working on! Our friend Katherine Terrell is the founder of eco-conscious swimwear brand Jeux De Vagues (you can find her bikinis at Harmony’s Tiendita). We thought it’d be great to share a little bit more about her and how she got started in […]
Consciousness Explorers
Meditation instructor Jeff Warren is returning to Nosara and the Harmony Hotel this month, and The Healing Centre will be hosting his Consciousness Explorers Club beginning on January 31. Held on Wednesday evenings over the course of 4 weeks, each session will begin with a guided meditation by Jeff, followed by demonstration, practice and discussion led by […]
Puravida Peartree: Connection Through Creativity
The Puravida Peartree workshop is a week long exploration of movement and creativity spanning a wide range of creative pursuits including raw desert making with Emily Aumiller of Lael Cakes, floral arranging workshops with myself + Sarah Blasi from Selva Floral, jungle foraging, book making + botanical illustrations with artist Scott Whipkey, alongside Nosara’s core activities of yoga and surfing. Last November, […]
Nosara and the Creative Process
When I originally planned to come here to Nosara for 6 weeks to write, I was really focused and appreciative for the gift of time. I thought that by being here fewer distractions would allow me to be a more intense version of, well, myself. I envisioned myself sequestered in my room, writing for hours on […]
Nosara Local Life
Nosara has a very strong community base. People here enjoy gathering and supporting each other, and there are few social barriers here when it comes to supporting good causes. Here are a few highlights from local life: Sabor de Nosara, which translates to “taste of Nosara,” is a fundraiser for the local firefighting club. Set up outdoors […]
Matambu: Indigenous Territory
Matambu is a beautiful community of a modern day indigenous tribe called The Chorotega. In fact, the Nicoyan peninsula is actually named after the last great Chorotegan warrior, Chief Nicoya.Today, the original land of the Chorotegan natives has been returned to their descendants where they live in a lush and thriving protected community 90 minutes […]
Majestic Monteverde
“Do you want to go meet a bunch of crazy scientists running around?” my friend asked me. The invitation was a bit more seductive than that: there was going to be a meeting of ecologists at the University of Georgia Field Station near Monteverde and it promised to be very interesting. Scientists, farmers, and civilians […]
Pura Vida: The Nicoyan Secret to Long Life
When people talk about the Nicoya peninsula, something that always gets mentioned is the longevity of its residents. Not only does Nicoya have many people who live past one hundred years of age, but they also have many active octo and nona genarians who behave as if they are much younger! One factor that contributes […]
The Journey to Harmony
Hola y Bienvenido! My name is Karen Henson Jones and I am a guest blogger here for the Harmony Hotel. For the next few weeks, I’ll be sharing some snapshots about life here in Nosara. Specifically, I am here in Costa Rica to work on my second book, which touches on themes of how to […]
A Conversation with Jane Fryer
If you love restorative yoga at Harmony, you will almost certainly know Jane Fryer. Her Tuesday-afternoon classes are packed to the rafters. Attendees fit their mats into every available square foot of floor space and a devotional silence fills the room. It’s not hard to understand why. Fryer’s gentle practice of moving the body into […]
Creativity and Expression
I love Guiones and the energy that keeps this place alive. The Harmony family received me with so much love and appreciation, and I give my love back… It’s definitely one of my favorite places in the world. A magical week, full of amazing flow in every unexpected way. I did a lot of introspection, […]
An Evening of Exploration w/ Nosara’s Healers
On Friday March 17, The Harmony hosted a community gathering at the Juice Bar with yoga teachers, therapists and healers of different specialties to discuss “How we work”; an approach led by Harmony Writer in Residence, Jeff Warren. Jeff and his partner Sarah Barmak have spent a month in our unique community, and Jeff […]
