“Eres pura vida.” I’ll never forget hearing that magical phrase said to me by a beautiful boy in the middle of the dance floor; in the middle of the night; in the middle of a tiny Costa Rican town.
Pura Vida literally means pure life, but in Costa Rica, the phrase holds so much more than that. It is, in a sense, a way of life. A way of life where nature is well-loved, peace is abundant, and simplicity is key. This is the Costa Rican way.
There, pura vida is so many things. It’s an expression of happiness, of satisfaction; it’s a greeting, a salutation; a way to say thank you; it’s a way to describe a person who you find to be friendly or easygoing. Pura vida is all around.
I was so lucky to spend a week in Nosara, Costa Rica a couple years ago. A week spent walking around barefoot, doing yoga under the sun, sipping the freshest of juices, trying my hand at surfing, and wracking my brain for every Spanish word I could remember. A week filled with long bike rides, tree-dwelling iguanas, horseback adventures, nighttime bonfires on the beach, and oh so many smiling faces. It was a place where time didn’t matter. Time didn’t even exist. No one was ever in a rush. Everyone was just… well… everyone just was.
When I found out that Free People was partnering with Jet Blue to offer almost the exact same opportunity to ten lucky souls, I could not stop smiling. You guys, this is the opportunity of a lifetime. Daily yoga with the incredible Rachel Brathen, surf lessons, healthy & delicious meals, and some gorgeous clothing from our FP Movement collection… it’s almost too good to be true. But it certainly is true.
Do me two favors, my friends:
1. Allow yourself to live the pura vida lifestyle.
2. Enter to win the incredible Pura Vida Getaway. Right now.
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Already entered!! Couldn’t imagine what it would be like!!
Xx, Tiffany | http://www.sunshinedaydreamphotography.com
Entered! I have already started daydreaming about going! What an amazing opportunity this will be for the lucky winners, life changing!
Oh man I had gotten so excited that I didn’t read the rules right away, and actually entered a handful of times. Will they all be disqualified, or just the ones after the original entry??? please tell me I’m still entered.
This is such an incredible dream that I got carried away. No idea what id do if I won. Good luck girls!
I stayed at this exact house only a few weeks ago over my spring break! Such a beautiful, inspiring, and cleansing place!
Sounds like a dream! Ive been dying to see Costa RIca :)
Def entered!! I have always dreamed about going to Coasta Rica, to see its Natural pure beauty and the Sloths ofcourse!! This would be an amazing way for my Fiance and I to start a new spiritual journey together and payoff for all of our hard work lately. Thank-you so much for the offer!! Pura Vida~always!! :D
I’m from Costa Rica and it feels so good to know that many people apreciate our country and says so many beautiful things.
I’m in love with those pictures♡ sometimes we dont even notice the beauty and the nature of our country.
Pura Vida (;
Everyday since I entered for the drawing for this beautiful Yogini adventure I have been whispering to the universe….Costa Rica, Costa Rica, Costa Rica