Throughout Costa Rica you will find over 300 different medicinal plants used by the local population. Due do the country's geographic att...

History of the Herb of Longevity Directly from the gardens of AmaSer straight to your hand-crafted vegan meal at our café- it is quite...

Last time, we gave a general overview of the eight limbs of Yoga (Ashtanga), and the importance of two of those limbs – the Yamas &...

From ancient medicine to AmaSer’s Throat Chakra smoothie- How Ashwagandha is relieving the mind and body! The Ancient Ayurveda Medicine...

The purpose of these hand gestures can vary according to tradition - from the concentration of subtle energy and the transmission of...

As you start to take your first steps on your Yoga journey, you’re bound to run into the image of a tree sooner or later. You may see...

Breath as a source of energy and life When we lose energy and feel tired we are looking for a cure that will bring us back to peace and...

5 Benefits of Vinyasa Yoga Vinyasa Yoga, in Sanskrit, means “to place in a purposeful way”. And that is was exactly happens during...

Golden Milk Recipe/Benefits & Variations for Each Dosha Do you feel tired, do you have acne problems, do you want to lose some extra...

Planets and signs have traditionally been assigned to individual body parts and organs in astrology. If there are multiple planets in a...

The Hindu Roots of Yoga Within Hinduism there are six major schools of thought: Samkhya, Nyaya, Vaisheshika, Mimamsa, Vendanta, and Yoga....

Ama Ser offers many unique benefits to the local community. One of its most beneficial uses is a space for co-working. Co-working is an...

"Open your chakras", you have surely heard this somewhat esoteric phrase, often taken up with irony and amusement by those who do not...

Our life begins with an inhale and ends on an exhale. Our breath is our life force. We do it every day, unconsciously and automatically....

Hi, my name is Lucy and I have recently moved to beautiful Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica. I heard all about Avani’s yoga center AmaSer, so I...

Maybe you practice yoga three or four times a week, or even every day. When you’re in class with that teacher you can’t get enough of,...

Last month I wrote about one good reason to roll out of savasana by rolling to your left (high blood pressure, as stated in Anatomy of...

OK Yogis, I get it. We are: Carefree and flexible in both body and spirit, we go with the flow, move like water, have open minds, open...

Everything contains both yin and yang energy. We have all seen the popular swirling black & white “yin-yang” icon, which symbolizes the...

Stress is one thing that we all are probably very familiar with, no matter what we do or where we are. Everyone has different ways of...