October 12-16, 2026
Wellness Week
A Moment of Paz
Take a moment to slow down and discover wellness the Pura Vida way. Explore ways to reconnect with yourself and nature, meet our Wellness Week creators, and bring the feeling home with a digital Passport, playlist, journal prompts and more. Your journey to feeling good starts here.
Zen Types
Choose the Zen Type that feels like you and discover a Pura Vida path to wellness.
Mover
You feel most grounded when you’re moving. Follow a trail through the forest, stretch beneath the trees, or let the rhythm of the waves clear your mind. For you, wellness is an invitation to get out there and feel fully alive.
Restorer
Your ideal getaway leaves room to breathe. Settle into a slower pace, listen to the rainforest, and give yourself permission to do a little less. In Costa Rica, a quiet moment can be the best part of the day.
Explorer
You come alive when you spot a bird in the canopy, take a trail you’ve never walked, or pause to notice how much is happening in the forest around you. Every discovery helps you reconnect with the world.
Nourisher
You connect through flavor, people, and place. A fresh fruit from the market, a meal at a local soda, or a conversation about how food is grown can make you feel right at home. For you, feeling good starts with savoring what’s in front of you.
Try This and Keep Exploring
Explorer
Wildlife and cloud forests
Try guided nature walks, birdwatching, cloud-forest hikes and wildlife tours.
Nourisher
Farm-to-table flavors
Try farmers markets, cooking experiences, coffee tastings and farm-to-table meals.
Restorer
Hot springs and slow days
Try hot springs, spa treatments, forest bathing and gentle yoga.
Meet the Creators
Jonah Kest
Jonah is based in the United States and shares his passion for yoga by instructing classes, hosting teacher training, and posting on social media. This will be his first time joining the Visit Costa Rica team for Wellness Week.
Meet the Creators
Vanessa Badran
Vanessa is a yoga teacher based in Toronto and shares her passion for yoga on social media. This will be her first time joining the Visit Costa Rica team for Wellness Week.
Meet the Creators
Katie Wright
Katie is a wellness- and adventure-focused influencer based in the United States and shares her daily activities on social media. This will be her first time joining the Visit Costa Rica team for Wellness Week.
Pura Vida Journal Prompts
Embrace pura vida and observe what you see, hear, smell, taste, or feel. Jot down a few notes along the way.
Prompt 1: Seasons
Nature has seasons of growth, dormancy, decay, and renewal. Which season of your own life do you feel you are in right now? What makes you say that, and what might this particular season be asking of you?
Prompt 2: Pace
Think about something in nature that changes slowly, for example a tree growing, a shoreline shifting, a season changing. What does its pace make you reconsider about the pace you expect yourself to live at?
Prompt 3: Taking Up Space
Nature doesn't apologize for taking up space. What would it look like for you to take up space more fully in your relationships, your work, your creativity, or your everyday life?
Prompt 4: Connection
Where do you feel the most connected to nature? Why?
Prompt 5: Impermanence
Not everything in nature is meant to last forever. How does impermanence change the way you think about the people, places, experiences, or seasons of life that you value most?
Prompt 6: Duality
The ocean can be both powerful and peaceful without needing to choose one or the other. Where in your life are you holding two seemingly opposite qualities at once?
Prompt 7: Gratitude
What are you grateful for? How do you express gratitude?
Digital Participation Zone & Resources
Bring a little Pura Vida into your everyday life.
Passport to Pura Vida
Download your digital Passport to Pura Vida and log the wellness moments you discover along the way.
Sigue el Ritmo
Press play on Sigue el Ritmo, a mix of Latin pop, Afrobeats and chill Costa Rican artists like Malpaís, Pictura and Tango India.
Wellness Retreats
Explore wellness retreats where supportive settings and the pura vida lifestyle help you build new habits in nature.
share your experience
#VisitCostaRica
No two trips to Costa Rica are the same. Share your beautiful moments with us and with everyone who connects with pura vida.
