A stay in Costa Rica is a feast for the senses: sounds of ocean waves rolling in and out and animals rustling through the tropical dry forest, cool water hitting your skin as you swim beneath a thundering waterfall, the scent of the salty breeze. Tucked between two unspoiled beaches on the verdant north Pacific coast, Four Seasons Resort Peninsula Papagayo, Costa Rica<\/a> is surrounded by rugged yet tranquil natural beauty that eases into your psyche, connecting you to this lush paradise. Our senses feed our brain information about the world around us, but if we let them, they can tell us much more.<\/p>\n \u201cYour body is always speaking to you,\u201d says Georgina Miranda, social entrepreneur, coach, activist and mountaineer athlete. \u201cThe question is, are you going to listen to it?\u201d She recently explored this question during a visit to Costa Rica with Patrick Janelle \u2013 the creative director and world traveller behind A Guy Named Patrick \u2013 to record a podcast<\/a> on personal experiences and perspective on exploring the world through our senses.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/p><\/div>\n <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n For Miranda, who is also an energy practitioner and yogi, tapping into her senses and using them to keep her attention on the present moment is a big part of her mindfulness practice and of the way she moves through the world. In 2008, she set out to accomplish the Explorer\u2019s Grand Slam \u2013 climbing the highest peak on each continent and skiing the last degree to the North and South poles \u2013 to raise funds for two non-profits combating gender-based violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Only 15 women in the world have ever completed the challenge, and Miranda is well on her way to adding her name to that list.<\/p>\n She has six of the Grand Slam summits done, including Mount Everest, and 10-plus years of far-flung adventures under her belt. And as she meets the challenges one by one, she\u2019s seeing the world \u2013 and her place in it \u2013 in a new light. \u201cThere\u2019s a moment when travelling that you realize you will never be the same because of what you\u2019ve experienced,\u201d Miranda says. \u201cYou have felt, touched, tasted and been immersed in a new reality, and so now your own reality is different. I felt this when I reached the top of Everest, and I felt it eating my first gelato when I was 21 years old and in Rome.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n![\"Cos](\"https:\/\/fsmag-ecs.paceinteractive.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/COS_1157_970x540.jpg\")
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