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 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 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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
A Nosara State of Mind
I love noticing the subtle effects on my consciousness when I arrive in Nosara. Sometimes they’re not the ones I expect. This is the Nicoya Peninsula, after all, one of the world’s five Blue Zones, where life expectancy is longer than anywhere else on earth. Freshly arrived from congestion-filled cities, we want the sea and […]
A Retreat for Creativity and Craft
I’ve admired the Harmony Hotel’s commitment to sustainability and tranquility, and their love affair with this sleepy town since I started coming to Nosara in 2011. One of the things I love so much about Nosara is the way this town provides for the people in it – how the heat forces a balance between […]
Good “Bird Karma” in the Nosara Forest
While here in Nosara for three weeks, researching for an interactive, environmentally-engaged art project, we were lucky enough to get to hike though a nearby forest with an extremely knowledgeable conservation biologist. Felipe López, who’s doing a biodiversity study of the area, took us through the various zones of the diverse tropical dry forest biome, […]
A Creative Gathering at the Harmony
Earlier this season, a group of musicians and friends traveled to the Harmony to surf, relax, play music, and support local charities. Nosara and the HH provided a beautiful backdrop for a weekend of connection and camaraderie among this creative and fun group of people. The highlight of the experience was an intimate nighttime beach concert played by […]
Video Game Developed in Costa Rica to Protect Pink River Dolphin
A new video game has been developed in Costa Rica titled Apu, el espiritu del rio, or Apu, the Spirit of the River. This game is designed to raise awareness about threats to river species in Latin America, including the manatee and the Amazon river dolphin. These animals are threatened by illegal fishing and habitat […]
Hideaways
A wall completely lined with books may be a dream of mine, but there is more to this house than its perfection as a writer’s hideaway. The Casa Kiké by Gianni Botsford Architects features locally-sourced timber for the wooden structure as well as locally-sourced corrugated steel sheeting for the roof and siding. The architects note […]
Hideaways
Benjamin Garcia Saxe, designer of the bamboo-ring house, worked with Laura Morelli and students during a workshop at Universidad Veritas in San Jose, Costa Rica, to design and build a project with limited resources and with the goal of creating a space and eliciting human emotions. Wanting to convey light, space, and movement, the team placed […]
“Mystery Stone”
Rima de Vallbona is also the author of “Mystery Stone.” On a tourist trip in Guanacaste, Berta spends the night at the home of her two cousins. When she arrives at their home, I entered into a magic world, in which a certain something lingered in the air; the enchantment was enhanced by the vases […]
Rima de Vallbona
Rima de Vallbona has written twelve books of short stories, novels, and essays. These include Mundo, demonio, y mujer, Polvo del camino, Noche en vela, and Cosecha de pescadores. Among her several literary awards is Costa Rica’s Premio Nacional Aquileo J. Echeverría. She is the author of “The Chumico Tree,” a story that shows the […]
José León Sánchez
José León Sánchez, in a plan to reclaim the Virgin’s riches for indigenous people, attempted robbery of the Basilica de los Angeles in Cartago. At age nineteen, when he entered prison for his crime, Sánchez was illiterate, but he went on to write fourteen books. Among these are Tenochtitlán, La isla de los hombres solos, […]
“The Carbonero”
Carlos Salazar Herrera has a second story published in Costa Rica: A Traveler’s Literary Companion. “The Carbonero,” originally published in De amor, celos, y muerte: tres cuentos is translated by James Hoggard, who also translated “The Bongo.” Hoggard is the author of eight books and seven produced plays, and his translations have been widely published. […]
This is Jersey!
The Garden State never looked so cool. From The Intertia: Winter in New Jersey is always cold. This winter, however, we’ve seen things that we will never forget. The ocean itself has dropped down to 29° F, freezing its water, and the air has been below 0° F for those early morning surfs. With temperatures like […]
