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Work is
evolving
Wellbeing
should too

ARUA creates interactive wellbeing experiences for modern workplaces, combining mindfulness, movement, sound, reflection and human connection.

Berlin & online across Europe Workplace Workshops Team Experiences Half-Day Resets

Our mission

Our mission is to make wellbeing a natural part of everyday life and work, creating space for people to pause, reconnect and thrive.

After the 23:00 Slack

A moment to actually switch off, and come back clearer.

Between back-to-back meetings

Space to breathe, move and reset your attention.

After a big launch

Time to recover together before the next sprint.

Our approach to team wellbeing

Every ARUA experience weaves together six elements, adapted to the people in the room.

  • Arrive

    Leave work mode behind.

  • Move

    Release physical tension and get out of the chair.

  • Notice

    Explore stress, attention and how we work through simple interactive exercises.

  • Connect

    Talk, laugh, reflect and experience something together.

  • Reset

    Mindfulness, breathing, sound and deep relaxation.

  • Return

    Take something practical back into the working week.

Our offerings: team wellbeing workshops

Three formats, from a 60-minute workplace reset to a half-day team experience, or a custom experience shaped around your team. The 60- and 90-minute formats also run online.

01
Workplace Reset
60 Minutes

A compact reset for busy teams combining accessible movement, mindfulness, breathing and guided relaxation.

Ideal for
Wellbeing weeks · Lunch breaks · Team days · Busy work periods
From€450
Up to 25 people, larger on request
Monthly from €350
Details →
Signature Experience
02
Team Wellbeing Experience
90 Minutes

Movement, mindfulness and nervous-system regulation meet conversation, playful team interaction, reflection and sound. Designed to help people reset individually and connect collectively.

Ideal for
Teams · Startups · Leadership groups · Coworking communities
From€850
Up to 30 people, larger on request
Led by both founders
03
ARUA Half-Day Reset
Half Day

A deeper team experience combining wellbeing, connection, movement, reflection, shared breaks and deep relaxation.

Ideal for
Team days · Offsites · Leadership days · Company wellbeing initiatives
From€2,200
Price depends on group size
At your office or a venue
04
Custom Experience
Your format

Something different in mind? A series across a quarter, a larger group, a company event or a specific occasion. We shape an ARUA experience around your team, adapted to the room.

Ideal for
Larger groups · Company events · Wellbeing weeks · Ongoing programmes
On request
Shaped with you on a short call
Discuss an experience →

Every experience includes a preparation call and a feedback summary.
Founding-client rate: ARUA is new, and we would rather say so. Our first five Berlin client teams get a founding rate in return for honest feedback.

Larger groups and company eventsPrices shown are starting prices for the group sizes listed. Planning for more people, several teams or a company-wide event? We explore the right format and price together. Discuss an experience →

Trusted by

  • Exponential University of Applied Sciences
  • Mimic Minds
  • MediaTech Hub Potsdam

Why it works

Nothing mystical. Each part of the experience draws on research into how stress, connection and rest affect the way people think and work.

01
Breathing & stress physiology

Slow, structured breathing is one of the few direct levers we have on the stress response. Studies link it to lower physiological arousal, higher heart-rate variability and better mood, sometimes within minutes.

Zaccaro et al., 2018, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Balban et al., 2023, Cell Reports Medicine

02
Shared experience & connection

Moving, breathing and laughing together in sync is associated with greater feelings of closeness and trust. Colleagues get to meet each other outside their roles, which is hard to do in a meeting.

Tarr, Launay & Dunbar, 2014, Frontiers in Psychology

03
Rest & attention

Attention is a limited resource. Deliberate breaks reliably reduce fatigue and restore energy, which is why we end with deep rest and something practical to repeat during the working week.

Albulescu et al., 2022, PLOS ONE

ARUA experiences support wellbeing. They are not therapy or medical treatment.

Time to move, breathe and rest. With the people you work beside.
Reset

Create space between constant stimulation and the next task.

Connect

Give colleagues a different way to experience one another beyond meetings, roles and deadlines.

Grow

Build greater awareness of how we respond to pressure, communicate, focus and show up at work.

Feel better. Work better. Grow better.

Built for modern workplaces.

Tech
Teams
Startups &
Scale-ups
Corporate
Teams
Leadership
Teams
Coworking
Communities
Accelerators &
Founders

Every ARUA experience is adapted to the people in the room.

For an engineering team, that may mean more attention to mental load, focus and getting out of the head.

For a leadership group, more reflection, communication and regulation.

For a community event, more connection, movement and shared experience.

The methodology stays consistent.
The experience adapts.

Created by people who understand work.

Violeta Vasileva and Ritika Arora, co-founders of ARUA
Violeta Vasileva
Co-founder, ARUA
Facilitator, educator and certified Hatha and Vinyasa yoga teacher with a multidisciplinary background spanning human development, mindfulness, movement and resilience. With extensive experience in teaching, public speaking, workshop facilitation and working with diverse groups, Violeta brings a thoughtful, structured approach to workplace wellbeing.
Ritika Arora
Co-founder, ARUA
Former backend engineer with around 15 years in technology. She later trained in sound, movement, breathwork and nervous system practice. Moving from India to Berlin in 2019, navigating a new culture, a new language and a high-pressure professional life, shaped her understanding of what people actually need to function well. ARUA is built from both of those worlds.

Your team doesn’t need
another presentation.
Maybe they need
an experience.

Prefer to talk it through? 15 minutes, no pitch. We’ll suggest the right format for your team.
Discuss an experience
Or send us an enquiry