New Tampa Yoga Studio | Essential You Yoga

03/17/20130Comments

Learning to Drive

I've long coveted the skill to drive a manual transmission, but it's been just out of reach for years. I learned to drive with an automatic and have only ever

by Libby Creagh

New Tampa Yoga Studio | Essential You Yoga

03/14/20131Comments

Getting Things Done

The pace of life is slower and strangely more bureaucratic in Central America. For one thing, there's no Google search with Costa Rica results, or GPS, or even a reliable

by Libby Creagh

New Tampa Yoga Studio | Essential You Yoga

03/10/20130Comments

Un Monton de Vida

The rainforest is abundant with life. I walk around feeling like an ant in A Bug's Life, with huge leaves towering around and above me. We have fresh flowers clipped

by Libby Creagh

New Tampa Yoga Studio | Essential You Yoga

03/03/20130Comments

Rain, Rain

Turns out, it rains a lot in the rainforest. The rain is welcome after living with the Nicaragua dry season since November. My hair is curly again and my skin

by Libby Creagh

New Tampa Yoga Studio | Essential You Yoga

02/26/20130Comments

From Dreams to Dreams

Some friends opened up a lovely little cafe on the Calzada in Granada back in December and it quickly became one of my favorite haunts. I spent the hot afternoons

by Libby Creagh

New Tampa Yoga Studio | Essential You Yoga

02/24/20130Comments

Inroads

It was easy to believe it was invierno, winter, as I moved swiftly south in the frigid air conditioning of Tica Bus. I sat wrapped tightly in my wool scarf

by Libby Creagh

New Tampa Yoga Studio | Essential You Yoga

02/23/20130Comments

La Poesia

My last full day in Nicaragua was a blur of color, sound, poetry, and music. I spent the morning running around taking care of last minute tasks that I'd put

by Libby Creagh

New Tampa Yoga Studio | Essential You Yoga

02/21/20130Comments

Vibrating to a Higher Frequency

I first heard the story of OM from a homeless man on the streets of Providence. I was 15 or 16 at the time, and being dropped off at Thayer

by Libby Creagh

New Tampa Yoga Studio | Essential You Yoga

02/20/20130Comments

The Negative Mind

One of the gifts of this world is that every person we encounter is a reflection. We are each a mirror for all the beauty and chaos encompassed deep within

by Libby Creagh

New Tampa Yoga Studio | Essential You Yoga

02/19/20130Comments

Lolo el Mono

Lolo was brought to the Hotel a little more than a month ago by a Nicaraguan woman and her teenage son. When they told me they had a baby monkey

by Libby Creagh

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