"We are here wanting something for ourselves, and yet the deepest level we can find ourselves is when we give service to others." (Omega)

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Stephan Rechtschaffen, MD, a cofounder of Omega and senior advisor on Omega’s board of directors, is the director and visionary of Blue Spirit Retreat in Nosara, Costa Rica. For many years, he has been involved in developing communities that model sustainable and spiritual dimensions of living a more wholesome and authentic lifestyle. He has served and currently serves as a consultant or board member to many organizations that promote this type of work, including Upaya Zen Center, the Center for Discovery, and GeoFund.

Rechtschaffen is also a widely recognized holistic physician who lectures on health, wellness, nutrition, longevity, and time. He is a coauthor of Vitality and Wellness and the author of Timeshifting, a book that focuses on one’s relationship to time and stress amidst the quickening pace of modern life. These interests have drawn him to living and working in the more mindful and slower-paced environment of Blue Spirit Retreat in Costa Rica.