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We are a small multicultural community exploring new paths of transformation in the face of socio-ecological upheaval. We are dreamers, scientists and poets, entrepreneurs, activists and adventurers, and above all: friends.
Pura Vida was founded by Christian, Ocean and Felicitas. The three have invested a lot of money, time and energy to realize their idea and create a foundation on which we continue to build as a team. Since the first Festival Retreat in 2021 we have grown steadily. Many of us first came as “guests” - and stayed as co-creators, inspired to work for the growth of the community and to spread the Pura Vida vision.
Since 2025, we have finally been a registered association and can look back on an adventurous, wonderful and challenging time in which we have grown together
- and continue to do so!
"I am part of this project because I wish to contribute to a more just and beautiful world - one that thrives in the recognition of its interbeing. All we actually do with Pura Vida is try to tell an alternative story on how living together in this beautiful alive world could look and feel like as well. I believe that we need new narratives to shape and create a better future for all - and Pura Vida is a space to explore these together."
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"I wish to hopefully contribute to this beautiful and holistic vision of a festival after years of experience in Design and (mostly) techno festivals."
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"My Why is that I deeply resonate with Pura Vida’s values of connection, healing, and conscious celebration — it aligns fully with my vision and purpose. It’s a space where community, music, and spirituality come together — and that’s exactly what I want to be part of."
"I want to be part of a community and team that is contributing to the essential culture shift of conscious connection and planetary rejuvenation."
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"I believe in a more conscious, connected, and regenerative world for all beings, and Pura Vida strives to inspire this vision in us all."
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"By being part of the Team I can bring the unique and magic Pura Vida vibe into my daily life and spread it into the world."
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I am part of the project because it keeps my hope in humanity alive.
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"I’m part of Pura Vida because I love connecting with like-minded people and embracing a vibrant, free-spirited community that values art, music, and personal growth."
http://www.stefanieberkmann.comWe are convinced that we, as humans, are part of a complex and interrelated web of life. We are connected to everything and everyone else on this planet. What we do to other beings, we in consequence do to ourselves. Therefore, in our perspective, individual well-being is closely intertwined with flourishing communities and healthy resilient ecosystems.
The regenerative abilities of ourselves, our relationships and the world as a whole go hand in hand.
In current times, humans have become a deeply destructive force on a massive global scale. At the same time, the knowledge and tools for the very much needed transformations are actually already there and in place. The multiple challenges on societal, environmental and economical levels seem to be connected by an underlying crisis of consciousness.
So how can we initiate real positive change? How can we act in life affirming ways and contribute to new ways of relating to the world?
In order to recultivate a sense of responsibility and commitment, we think we need to collectively return to meaningful relations towards ourselves, other living beings and the natural world in general. This planet, our home, needs conscious choices and actions more than ever. Like this, we believe, humans can truly contribute to sustainable and just systems - and flourish in their own purpose and talents themselves.
With the experiences and networks we have, we want to provide education and solutions to today's most urgent challenges. Our big Festival Retreat takes place once a year, and we also offer smaller events and retreats. There, we combine transformational learning journeys with music, art and joyful celebrations to create thriving communities. In the future we plan to build a more permanent infrastructure for societal transformation, such as online courses and retreat centers.
Pura Vida aims to explore new paths on how we relate to ourselves, to another and to the natural world. Our goal is to make the "better world our hearts know is possible'' experienceable. Change starts with a feeling.
And since the power of this can barely be described with words - maybe you would like to join us and experience it yourself?
Our Festival Retreat creates a safe space for humans to build connections and inspire and learn from each other. With our holistic workshop program and the carefully curated festival journey, we offer embodied and collaborative transformative learning experiences. They give people tools to work with in everyday life, but even more activate their deeper wisdom, creative imagination and purpose and enable and motivate them to proactively find solutions for modern crises.
We also work in alignment with the Inner Development Goals (IDG). The IDG-Initiative researched human skills and qualities that are needed to live more purposefully, sustainably, peacefully and productively in order to achieve the SDG`s.
Through our festival journey that starts from “SELF” into “RELATIONSHIPS” into the “WORLD” and the concept of our thematic stages we design learning experiences that tackle various parts of all five main columns of the framework: “BEING”, “THINKING”, “RELATING”, “COLLABORATING” and “ACTING”.
On the first part of our festival journey “SELF” we explore from different angles what it means to be a human being. On our “MIND” stage we learn how to listen to our inner compass, train self-awareness and find out how to become more present through practices like Meditation or Qi Gong. These activities mirror the first IDG pillar “BEING”. We also explore the mind from the neurological perspective and facilitate skills around the second pillar “THINKING”. But being for us means more than just the mind, so we extend the exploration of self towards the body on our “BODY” stage where you can learn all about how to make your body flourish, from ideal nutrition to how to live a healthy life, next to tons of different movement practices. At the “HEART” stage we go into reflective contact with the inner life of our hearts and deeply dive into understanding and working with our emotions.
On the second part of our journey “RELATIONSHIPS” you can explore different topics on human relations from friendships to romantic relationships or family constellations, learn how to live them in authenticity and nurture them through compassion, empathy and kindness. This very much refelcts the 3rd IDG pillar “RELATING”. Our journey even expands into the 4th pillar of “COLLABORATING” by learning effective communication skills like non-violent communication, mindful listening or how to foster genuine dialogue, and to manage conflicts constructively. At the stages “HEART”, “BODY” and “PLAY” we explore how human connection, touch, bodywork and playfulness influence our well-being and are a substantial part of healthy relationships. At the “MIND” stage, people can take part in presentations and discussions, training themselves in critical thinking. The various facilitators we chose are themselves critical thinkers, challenging norms and bringing different perspectives together. Our program mirrors a multifaceted holistic mosaic trying to make sense of the world as an interconnected whole. The IDG-initiative sees this as an essential skill for wise decision-making (second column).
The third part of our festival journey “WORLD” connects us to the world as a whole and makes us rethink current systems. We explore how we can live more sustainably, how we can tackle climate change and biodiversity crisis and make a real impact in the world. For the program, we partner with organizations like the Impact Hub or the Climate Farmers. Theses themes facilitate skills that are recognized within the IDG pillars of “COLLABORATING” and “ACTING”. The newest addition will be our “SYSTEMS” stage that will be all about re-defining the societal, economic and political systems we live in. Here we work with partners like Reinventing Society or the Economies for the Common Good framework. We facilitate formats that encourage open discourse and enable discussions that include all perspectives while reducing conflicts. We empower participants for consent decision-making and by training utopian thinking and envisioning a better future in workshops we also support optimism and a sense of hope, positive attitude and confidence in the possibility of meaningful change - which is one of the key skills to enable a positive transformation. People leave the festival with a restored hope and faith in humankind, feeling activated, enriched and in the knowing that this is merely the beginning of a journey!
If you want to support our Mission, we are very greateful for any kind of donation.
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