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local Tuesday 2 May 2023

Carina Wever:
“The future of humanity depends more on collaboration”

For ten years she has been
working as a yoga instruc-
tor. A few years ago, she
founded and organized
the Cadushi Festival. She
also worked as a journalist
and directed a foundation.
Now she is finding her life’s
purpose in a journey of dis-
covery and growth for life,
nature, music, art, culture,
love, among others. Her
name is Carina Wever.

She sat down with our re-
porter and shared that she
lived in the Netherlands for
several years and has been
in Aruba back in 2008.
For some time she has in-
volved herself in different
activities such as Cirkel, a
place where people went
to participate in different
workshops, yoga lessons,
get-togethers to give sup-
port to others, for which she
assured that it was just an
excuse for people to get Now she own a company taking part in the project that they were very suc- ties. Wever expressed that
together to talk about any- where they explore differ- Women’s Month Uniting cessful “and the most im- “to reach an optimal state
thing. ent ways to help people Women, along with other portant part was that we of life, I feel like it would
In the interview, she ex- reach holistic wellness. empowered women and received a lot of positive great if we can have Wom-
pressed that she’s always There offer different ele- professionals. Together reaction and enthusiasm. en’s day, but also include
helped pregnant women, ments to achieve a life there organize activities on People told us that we men in this so that we can
which motivated her to with optimal health: “I try to International Women’s Day should do this more often do something together,
do training in New York to search for collaborations, every year. and not just for Women’s seeing as they there’s
become a doula. But well- because I think there are “All these people have their Day. We all have differ- much of a celebration for
ness was something she many people that do dif- own expertise and they all ent ideas and angles, like their day.”
has been interest in since ferent things to help other help women with the same a financial psychologist, She wishes that there could
childhood, she stated. She people achieve a healthier goal. They help women be- who help people with their be more collaboration be-
has been doing yoga since lifestyle—including healthy come more healthy and spending habits and their tween similar people that
she was 11 years old and mental well-being, for ex- stronger. This is why I decid- overall relationship with provide services like this, so
staying active and living a ample through therapy or ed to join the project,” she money. Some of our mem- that everyone can benefit
healthy life was something coaching, nutrition, social stated. bers are great coaches from them: “From a young
that always had her atten- work.” In terms of her experience too; others give art lessons age we are taught that
tion: “that was a trajectory That is how she ended up with the project, she shared to people. We have one boys are stronger; boys
that came very natural to member who does kick- don’t cry. They have feel-
me.” boxing to empower wom- ings too, but are taught to
She organized Cadushi Fes- en.” lock them away and to be
tival and works with another She further expressed that strong, and act as if they
foundation that organized her and the organization don’t need help or sup-
events for the financial sec- wanted to do a follow up, port.”
tor. But now she reached so they can evaluated how
a point where she is trying the activities went and to To finalize, Wever believes
to combine everything in see how they can keep that the future of mankind
what she down; yoga and collaborating with other depends more on collabo-
events uniting different people and organizations, ration: “there are so many
elements of wellness like and not just make it a once people that are doing
movement, breathing ex- a month thing: “we want to great things to contribute
ercises, meditation, even think of ways to keep join- in a positive way, but a lot
nutrition and other healthy ing forces, to keep offering of times there is a tendency
habits “that help you get something to people for do only do ones part and
the bigger picture, be- the rest of the year. This isn’t be done. I believe that in
cause to live healthily does concrete yet but that is our the future we can really
not require just one path. plan.” help people in need. That’s
I try to combine different But their plan does not only why it is important to unite.
elements from my own life include women, but also Every person has the right
experiences which proved men, who since their last to feel as good as possible,
successful to me,” she ex- activities, have also asked physically, mentally and
pressed. to be a part of these activi- emotionally.”q