Greetings TAO Family and Friends!

Here we are in 2015 and it looks like a year full of great potential and positive change. Of course the New Year is a natural time to make new plans, new intentions, and new promises to ourselves and others. Remember these tips as you consider your New Year’s resolutions: make your goals as specific and behavioral as possible (instead of, “I will lose ten pounds,” try, “I will eat smaller portions and will exercise four times a week for forty minutes”); write your intention and plan down and keep it somewhere visible; share your intentions with a coach or encouraging friend; and create some way to monitor your steps to help you stay on track (use a calendar, an app, a coach, a checklist etc.).

This is high season in Mexico as folks from colder climes seek the warm weather and sunshine Mexico offers, but those looking for hot weather should keep in mind that Mexico's weather is not uniformly hot, and this is also one of the coldest months of the year south of the border.

Our team is excited about 2015 and we have lots of great plans for making the community the best it can be. Expect to see some great speakers at TAO this year, wonderful weather and developments in the Riviera Maya and countless reasons to visit. 2015 is the year to concrete our commitments, not only in our personal lives but also in our professional live too.

My thought of the month: Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy. - Norman Vincent Peale.

All of us here at TAO are wishing you a wonderful new year, filled with the very best of health and happiness.

Isaac Henares
Operations Director

Discovery Weekend

Come and join us for our next Discovery Weekend and find out for yourself why everyone is talking about the Riviera Maya and the new way of life at TAO Inspired Living.

Read more here about our next Discovery Weekend →

Ocean Residences

Located just a few steps away from the Caribbean Sea, the OCEAN RESIDENCES offer excellent living space layouts, with a perfect blend of tranquility, sophistication and functionality.

The first floor features one bedroom with a bathroom, a well-equipped kitchen, living room and dining room overlooking the backyard patio. The second floor features two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a terrace.

Come and see it for yourself and find out why everyone is talking about TAO in the gorgeous Riviera Maya →

Real Estate in the Riviera Maya for Foodies

Like most places in the world, you can get just about any kind of food in Tulum Real Estate in the Riviera Maya, from pizza to burritos and sushi. But you’ll miss out if you don’t make an effort to try some of the indigenous ingredients and dishes that make Yucatecan food something special.

Read more here about Real Estate in the Riviera Maya for Foodies →

Playa to Merida in Two and Half Hours

Previously, the route from Merida to Playa del Carmen took just over three hours and 30 minutes and you had to first pass through Cancun. The new highway has reduced travel time to just two and a half hours.

More here: Playa to Merida in Two and Half Hours →

New Year's Day

January 1st

This is a national holiday and all-around quiet day. Most stores and businesses are closed as folks recuperate from the revelry of New Year's Eve. Museums, archaeological sites, and most tourist attractions are open on their regular schedule.

Three Kings Day

January 6th

January 6th is Three Kings Day in Mexico, known as the Día de Reyes. This is Epiphany on the church calendar, the 12th day after Christmas, when the Magi arrived bearing gifts for baby Jesus. In Mexico children receive gifts on this day, brought by the three kings, los Reyes Magos, Melchor, Gaspar, and Baltazar. Some children receive gifts from both Santa Claus and the Kings, but Santa is seen as an imported custom, and the traditional day for Mexican children to receive gifts is January 6.

Jungle Maya Tulum

This tour lets you view Mexico’s scenery from land and sea. The water-based part of the trip involves snorkelling in Sac-Actun cenote, the world’s longest underground river. You’ll brave the Nohoch Nah Chiich cavern, a mysterious spot characterised by rock formations and millennia-old stalactites and stalagmites. Then, you’ll swap your snorkel and flippers for a 4x4, to trundle through the rainforest. There’ll be a stop for a swim in Yaxmuul cenote, an underground natural cave pool. Here, your guide will give you an insight into a traditional Mayan purification ceremony.

TAO Foundation

Here at TAO we are a non-governmental organization dedicated to improving the social and ecological conditions of the Riviera Maya and related global regions. We do this by donating talent and funds; creating sustainable local projects; capacity building; and education. Locally, we focus on the social welfare and the preservation of the Mayan community, it´s culture, and our jungle and ocean ecosystems.

If you would like to find out more about the TAO Foundation please contact foundation@taoinspiredliving.com or check out our Facebook Page.

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