About us depuraibiza
About us
“Nature is a powerful medium that connects us with the soul”
DePura Ibiza is born from the soul, the dream and the hope of sharing these marvelous instruments, experiences and techniques that Life has put on our path.
Healthy vacations and retreats are becoming more popular and appreciated. We are happy to offer different programmes created with love, for those wanting to explore a different experience with life and themselves. This has led to gratitidue and appreciation from our past clients and their feedback has allowed us to improve and evolve our programmes.
Our wish is to provide you with the ideal conditions and personal attention needed, so that you can enjoy the opportunity to experience positive change in your life. Proposing effective treatments and activities that recharge the mind & body, and allowing you to embrace natural states of Harmony, Peace and Happiness.
“Join us as we travel to some of the most beautiful and powerful places on this planet. Get connected with your Inner Energy to activate your own power and live the life you want and deserve.”
Our Team
Our professionals offer a large range of different therapies to improve your health and wellness. Friends, partners and collaborators bringing years of experience, knowledge and service to DePura Ibiza.
Rafa Bravo – Afar
Rafa Bravo
Driving force of DePura IBIZA. Rafa´s desire for experiencing personal development and inner peace is his passion. A fan of nature and of the ocean, of life and its messages, he has found, in this project, the ideal framework to share and offer something valuable to the world.
His professional activities led him to travel all over the world where he interacted with different sectors of society, always with respect, and appreciation of the cultures and its people. As a practitioner of yoga and meditation for the last 6 years, Rafa lives his life in balance with the discipline that this ancient practice offers and the pleasures provided by a life lived consciously. He is fascinated by the discovery of the potential in new tools and therapies in helping people improve themselves. His great hope is to improve himself, while sharing the best of his experiences with others.
Co-founder DePura Ibiza – Yoga Alliance Certificated 300 hours – Meditation – [+]
Mapi Galán
Mapi Galán
Mapi was an Actress and director having lived in many different countries where she experienced different cuttures and societies. These travels provided her the opportunity to see and partake in alternative life techniques. The awakening and the beginning of her spiritual life occurred 20 years ago, when she heard, “for the first time”, the word HARMONY, and something resonated deep inside her.
Her first yoga master, for three years, was KhrisnaKant Pattel, brought up in the Sri Aurovindo Monastery also known as Auroville, outside of Pondicherry.: KhrisnaKant Pattel is a marvelous human being who emanates a great peace around him. After that, she continued her studies at Shivananda centers in Paris, London, Los Angeles, and Madrid. In 1995 she studied with Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in Los Angeles, studying and practicing Pranayama techniques. She received her Mastery of Reiki and started using it professionally in Santa Barbara (California) in 2001. In 2005 she received her teacher training certificate in the techniques of Shivananda at the International Hatha Yoga Center in Trivandrum (Kerala – India).
Of an autodidact nature, she continues to participate in courses and retreats in yoga, meditation and alternative practices of self discovery and healing. In December of 2014 Mapi went to Thailand where she spent one week in a monsetery doing meditation, and studying Thai massage in a small village in northern Thailand. A fan of harmony and well-being, she continues to study and learns day after day from the great master: Life itself! And Life goes on…
www.mapigalan.com
Co-founder DePura Ibiza – Yoga Alliance Certificated 500 hour – Hatha Yoga – Reiki [+]
Arantxa Areta
Arantxa Areta
It was in Barcelona where I trained in energtic and emotional nutrition with Montse Bradford. This is where I integrated and experimented with different foods. This helped in achieving a healthier, more physically fit, and mentally/emotionally stronger person…. The visible body is a clear reflection of what is happening on the inside. It is vital to pamper and love your body. Feeding your body natural and organic food will help stabalize emotional states of beings and helps purify the blood.
Other skills is my use of Thai massage which helps to align the emotional, mental and physical properties of the body. I trained in Lahu Village in northern Thailand. Thai massage is an ancient technique and related to yoga (we could call it yoga massage) and meditation. It penetrates to a deeper level restoring energy levels. Thai massage was always considered a spiritual practice associaated with the teachings of Buddha.
I have a blog about food awareness, meditation techniques and yoga, for anyone interested in educated themselves about these topics-helping to connect with life.
aaquiahora.blogspot.com.es
www.aaquiahora.com
Conscious Nutrition – Thai Massage – Meditation –[+]
Benoit Craen – Bubu
Benoit Craen – “Bubu” –
Benoit was trained as a chiromasseur at Centro Holístico Ibiza. He is well versed in providing tools for well being: a Master of Reiki, practitioner of Metamorphic Technique and Chakra cleansing with Aromatherapie.
Benoit offers Holistic Massage, based on Traditional Chinese Medicine and different western massage techniques. All focused on general relaxation; unlocking both the physical and energetic bodies.
Holistic Massage – Chakra cleaning – Aromatheraphy –[+]
Nacho Novoa
Nacho Novoa – Bio
Desde los 10 años ya comenzaba a interesarme la gastronomía sin creer que aquello fuera mi futuro ya que todas mis influencias
hablaban de medicina en la mesa.
A mi madre le apasiona la cocina tanto como a mí y no dudé en decirle a los 17 años que seguiría ese camino y que mi idea era viajar y trabajar por el mundo aprendiendo y viviendo.
Fue a mis 18 años que comencé con estudios de cocina, barman, eventos, al mismo tiempo que tenía mis privilegiadas experiencias laborales en la materia. A los 24 años tuve la posibilidad de viajar a España, donde comencé a trabajar en cocina bio-saludable a la cual me dediqué por voluntad propia. Trabajé en varios restaurantes populares en Ibiza de comida saludable, esta experiencia junto a “Depura” me abrieron una gran puerta llena de felicidad.
Hace ya 4 años que recorro este camino de cocina consciente y saludable aprendiendo a diario de sus infinitos ingredientes y posibilidades de creación, abriendo las puertas a todo el mundo a probar exquisitos y equilibrados sabores que seguro eran difíciles de imaginar.
Cocina consciente elaborada con mucho Amor[+]
Bear Simmons
Bear Simmons
Following a career in health, fitness, personal training, bodywork, massage, coaching, lecturing and nutrition, Bear has now joined the team at Depura Ibiza.
He has developed a yoga program for the elderly in the UK as well as training sports professionals, politicians and a prince.
He is now entering his third year as a spokesperson for the NGO Ibiza Ecologica and lives in a cave/elemental temple at the Casita Verde, where as a volunteer he cooks Sunday lunch. Bear is a student of the Agni Yoga, and he loves travelling, gardening and his dog Rastro.
Organic Nutrition – Massage – Personal Trainer – Agni Yoga –[+]
Luis Fernández
Luis Fernández – Bio
Luis started to practice yoga in the 90’s and continues under the guidance of several western masters of national and international renown. A background in Viniyoga, Iyengar, Ashtanga Vinyasa and Sivananda Yoga has allowed him to deepen his practice and merge the essences of these different yoga styles. He studies and explores the Vedanta tradition of Shankara as well as Zazen Meditation.
Stimulated by a profoundly introspective trip to India, he studied at the Asaharam Aurobindo (Pondicherry) and then at Ramana Maharshi (Tiruvannamalai). He also practiced yoga at the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute in Mysore with Pattabhi Jois and Sharaht Rangaswami.
For over 11 years now, he has been the owner and director of YOGA STUDIO in Caltanissetta (Sicilia).
Asthanga Yoga – Hatha Yoga – Vipassana Meditation[+]
Judit Sais
Judit Sais – Bio
I have a degree in Public Relations and I’ve always been working in customer service in many different areas. I did a Yoga Teacher Trainer Course of Ashtanga-Vinyasa in Kranti Yoga (India). And it was precisely the passion for yoga that connected me to Depura Ibiza.
Since 2016 I’ve been managing bookings, mailing, communication and organization of the retreats. I feel very fortunate to be able to collaborate in this beautiful project, surrounded by exceptional people in this wonderful environment. And above all, I love taking care of customers from the first contact with us and helping them to live this unforgettable experience.
Customers service – Public relations – Ashtanga-Vinyasa [+]
Carolina Wilkins
Carolina Wilkins – Bio
It wasn’t a casualty that life brought me to a Kundalini teacher training, a door opened to self knowledge, a path that brought a wide range of interests, which led me to travel and immerse myself in deep growth experiences to share from the heart.
Kundalini yoga (Barcelona y Francia), Hatha yoga (India), Thai yoga massage in Lahu (Tailandia), Thai oil massage in Koh Phangan (Tailandia)
Its been years of wonderful changes, powerful experiences and metamorphosis that keep bringing focus, authenticity and clarity.
Enjoying a personal project called “Aquí Ahora” ( yoga, food and lifestyle blog www.aaquiahora.wordpress.com) that grows every year, collaborating with magic and beautiful beings and very happy to be part of a team that creates connection, touching the hearts of the people.
Kundalini – Hatha – Thai Massage – Thai Oil Massage [+]
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