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Wir sind eine kleine multikulturelle Gemeinschaft, die angesichts der sozial-ökologischen Herausfrdeung unserer Zeit neue Wege der Transformation beschreitet. Wir sind Träumer*innen, Wissenschaftler*innen und Dichter*innen, Unternehmer*innen, Aktivist*innen und Abenteurer*innen - und vor allem: Freund*innen.
Pura Vida wurde von Christian, Ocean und Felicitas gegründet. Die drei haben viel Geld, Zeit und Energie investiert, um ihre Idee zu verwirklichen und ein Fundament zu schaffen, auf dem wir als Team weiter aufbauen. Seit dem ersten Festival Retreat im Jahr 2021 sind wir stetig gewachsen. Viele von uns kamen zuerst als „Gäste“ — und blieben als Mitgestaltende, inspiriert, für das Wachstum der Community zu arbeiten und die Pura Vida Vision zu verbreiten.
Seit 2025 sind wir endlich ein eingetragener Verein und können auf eine abenteuerliche, wunderschöne und herausfordernde Zeit zurückblicken, in der wir zusammengewachsen sind und das auch weiterhin tun!
Wir sind davon überzeugt, dass wir als Menschen Teil eines komplexen und miteinander verknüpften Netz des Lebens sind. Wir sind mit allem und jedem anderen auf diesem Planeten verbunden. Was wir andere Leben antun, tun wir in der Konsequenz auch uns selbst an. Aus unserer Sicht ist unser individuelles Wohlbefinden daher eng verknüpft mit blühenden Gemeinschaften und gesunden, widerstandsfähigen Ökosystemen.
Die regenerativen Fähigkeiten von uns selbst, unseren Beziehungen und der Welt und ihren Ökosystemen als Ganzem gehen Hand in Hand.
In der heutigen Zeit sind wir Menschen zu einer zutiefst zerstörerischen Kraft auf globaler Ebene geworden. Gleichzeitig sind das Wissen und die Werkzeuge für die dringend benötigten Transformationen längst vorhanden. Die vielfältigen Herausforderungen auf gesellschaftlicher, ökologischer und wirtschaftlicher Ebene scheinen durch eine grundlegende Bewusstseinskrise miteinander verbunden zu sein.
Wie können wir also wirklich positive Veränderungen einleiten? Wie können wir lebensbejahend handeln und zu einer neuen Beziehung zur Welt beitragen?
Wir sind der Meinung, dass wir gemeinsam zu sinnvollen Beziehungen zu uns selbst, zu anderen Lebewesen und der Natur im Allgemeinen zurückkehren müssen, um ein Gefühl von Verantwortung und Engagement wiederzuerlangen. Dieser Planet, unser Zuhause, braucht bewusste Entscheidungen und bewusstes Handeln mehr denn je. Wir glauben, dass Menschen so zu nachhaltigen und gerechten Systemen beitragen können — und sich dabei selbst in ihren eigenen Zielen und Talenten entfalten können.
Mit den Erfahrungen und Netzwerken, die wir haben, wollen wir Bildung und Lösungen für die dringendsten Herausforderungen von heute anbieten. Unser großes Festival Retreat findet einmal im Jahr statt, und wir bieten auch kleinere Veranstaltungen und Retreats an. Dort kombinieren wir transformative Lernreisen mit Musik, Kunst und fröhlichem Feiern. In Zukunft planen wir, eine dauerhaftere Infrastruktur für den gesellschaftlichen Wandel aufzubauen, wie beispielsweise Online-Kurse und Retreat-Zentren.
Pura Vida möchte neue Wege beschreiten, wie wir mit uns selbst, mit anderen und mit der natürlichen Welt umgehen. Unser Ziel ist es, die "bessere Welt, von der unsere Herzen wissen, dass sie möglich ist“ erlebbar zum machen. Veränderung beginnt mit einem Gefühl.
Und da die Kraft davon kaum mit Worten zu beschreiben ist — vielleicht hast du Lust, dabei zu sein und es selbst zu erleben?
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!
Self care comes first. The care we want to show for others and the world is the same care that we need to show for ourselves.
A Proactive Mindset. We put ourselves in the driver's seat and take ownership and move things forward within our roles in the project.
Start with ourselves first. We invest in our inner development, explore our own individual and collective shadows, and cultivate a mindset of life-long learning.
Leaning into our interbeing. We value and nourish our relationships. We aim to create a safe space for expression of divergent opinions and emotional experiences. We address conflicts as soon as we become aware of them, and approach them with curiosity, care, and a desire to create harmony.
Diversity & inclusion. We operate from an awareness that we are all equals and make a conscious effort to reflect the diversity of our society in our team and experiences.
Co-creation. We know that the whole is greater than its parts and actively invite collaboration in the spirit of co-creation, synergize ideas, and aim to create win-win solutions.
Purpose with real impact. We strive to have real impact and prize quality at every step. Effectiveness is important to us, which is why we value science-based solutions.
Redesigning systems to serve life. We are aware that in order to transform the way we relate to the world, we need to redesign the systems that structure our relationships. We therefore aim to seed solutions for an economy that serves all life on this planet.
Regeneration. We aim to contribute to the regeneration of our planet by providing a platform for regenerative thinking and action. With an awareness of our own impact, we think global and act local.
Celebrating life. We live in challenging times - and yet, it is a marvelous experience to be alive. We celebrate the beauty of life and our existence on this planet through music, dance, ceremonies, art, silent prayer, a smile and any other form this might take.
We envision building a holistic well-being space in Berlin that facilitates transformational healing and learning experiences also throughout the whole year.
In this inner city retreat center we want to offer workshops and practices to cultivate regenerative practices for mind, body, heart and earth, which are rooted in ancient wisdom traditions, and utilize the latest science from a variety of research fields. It will also provide a central hall for ceremonies and celebrations of life, workshop spaces and a vegan cafe to co-create a loving and thriving community. It will provide rooms for individual health treatments and a spa area with a sauna, ice- and sound applications to heal, relax and rejuvenate.
With this, we aim to contribute to a happy, healthy and joyful lifestyle for all living beings in harmony with our ecosystems.
If you want to support our Mission, we are very greateful for any kind of donation.
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