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Carina Wever:

“The future of humanity depends more on collaboration”

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