Great Barrier Reef given £275million investment as damage spreads

Australia on Sunday pledged a major cash injection to restore and protect the Great Barrier Reef in what it said would be a game-changer for the embattled natural wonder. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said more than A$500 million (£275 million) will go towards improving water quality, tackling predators, and expanding restoration efforts. The World Heritage-listed site, which attracts millions of tourists, is reeling from significant bouts of coral bleaching due to warming sea temperatures linked to climate change. The reef is also under threat from the coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish, which has proliferated due to pollution and agricultural runoff.

- Yahoo News

I am so excited about being at Paya Bay for the whole month of May.  I will be bringing three retreats to this magical paradise beach resort;
- An Energy Healing Immersion, 7 - 11 May, for those who want to develop their natural gift as healers, and to learn how to manage their own electro-bio energy to stay in a state of maximum mental, emotional and spiritual fitness. Daily morning yoga, meditation and gi gong classes will set the tone for the day.
- A Spiritual Intimacy Retreat for couples, 18 - 20 May. This weekend is all about deepening your non verbal communication, and includes massage and tantric healing techniques to clear emotional and physical energy blockages. 
-  A Skyclad Nudist Yoga and Dance Immersion. 24 - 30 May.  Naked (clothing optional) Dance and Yoga, what more do we need to say.
For more information have a look at these event pages. 

https://www.facebook.com/events/498103500556300/
https://www.facebook.com/events/109486623139178/
https://www.facebook.com/events/321154888357285/

I am a bodywork therapist and teacher from South Africa who founded the Ananda Healing Center at Lake Atitlan 4 years ago.  You can have a look at my website www.anandahealing.center for more information on the therapies I offer, and read some testimonials from past students and clients.  I will be available for sessions at Paya Bay Resort during my stay. 

first impressions

First impressions of one of our guests. Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

the only thing

photo of the day

View from the Black Iguana beach bar. Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

blissful summer

The natural beauty of Bliss Beach in the summer.

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

no plastic

What goes around comes around.

Oceanographer Sylvia Earle talks about the devastating impact of plastics

Oceanographer Sylvia Earle talks to Christiane Amanpour about the devastating impact that plastics are having on our oceans and what we can do about it.

Memphis memories

I spent the summer of 1995 in Memphis, Tennessee doing a practical training internship in internal auditing while in business school.

Study: Global warming is killing the Great Barrier Reef

Marine heat waves caused by global warming are killing off the corals of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest reef system, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature. The Great Barrier Reef experienced an extended marine heat wave in 2016 that caused massive coral bleaching and die-off. Most of the impact was along 500 miles of the northern Great Barrier Reef, its most pristine region. The reef endured coral bleaching in 1998 and 2002, but the northern region sustained only minor damage then. Global heat and coral bleaching began to increase in 2014 and continued through 2017; this event meant that marine heat waves causing bleaching struck three-quarters of the world's coral reefs and that the heat waves that cause corals to die struck almost a third, the researchers said. The 2016 marine heat wave caused the most severe and catastrophic coral bleaching event the Great Barrier Reef has ever experienced, the study found. Overall, these events have affected every part of the reef.

- CNN

photo of the day

Coconut tree on Bliss Beach. Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

see the light

See the light at the end of the tunnel at Paya Bay Resort!

25th Anniversary Special

We're Feeling 25! Paya Bay is celebrating 25 years of Bliss this summer!  Learn more!

a magnificent trail

The Sky Trail, which leads to the Ananda Yoga Pavilion, is one of the most interesting and beautiful nature trails at Paya. These photos are from the eastern portion of the trail.

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

a mystical new labyrinth

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

Bliss Sky

The sky was especially glorious at Bliss Beach this morning!

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

building the labyrinth

Last week we completed the platform for Paya's new meditational labyrinth, and yesterday (with the kind assistance of Susie Leiper) we completed the marking of the concentric circles that form the design. With this new meditational feature, Paya Bay continues to consolidate itself as a world-class wellness center.

Completed design with the turns added.

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.

Caribbean Spring on Bliss

A study of Bliss Beach on a sunny Spring day in the Caribbean. This time of year is when we have some of our best weather here in the Bay Islands. Come visit!

Paya Bay Resort, Roatan, Bay Islands of Honduras.