Corporate wellbeing in Berlin: team resets for tech companies
Most corporate wellbeing is consumed alone: an app, a webinar, a perk nobody opens. ARUA brings your team into the same room for movement, breathing, conversation and deep rest, designed by people who spent years working in tech.
No yoga experience. No special clothes. No forced vulnerability. No wellbeing jargon.
Built for how tech teams actually work
Slack at 23:00. Back-to-back meetings. Launch weeks where everyone pushes and nobody resets. And now AI tools that make every task faster, so the saved time quietly fills up with more work (we wrote about that here).
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. The methodology stays consistent. The experience adapts.
Three formats
A compact reset combining accessible movement, mindfulness, breathing and guided relaxation.
Movement, breathing and nervous-system regulation meet conversation, playful team interaction, reflection and sound. Led by both founders.
A deeper team experience combining wellbeing, connection, movement, reflection, shared breaks and deep relaxation.
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. Every experience includes a preparation call and a feedback summary.
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 →
Not in Berlin? The 60- and 90-minute formats also run live online for teams across Europe. Online team wellbeing →
One-off, or part of your wellbeing plan
- Monthly Workplace Reset: one 60-minute reset a month for six months, at €350 a month. A steady rhythm instead of a one-off perk.
- Wellbeing weeks and Mental Health Days: a Workplace Reset or Team Wellbeing Experience: something people take part in together, not another presentation.
- After a launch or a hard quarter: a 90-minute reset to recover together before the next push.
- Offsites and team days: see team offsite programmes.
- Leadership teams and founders: see the leadership reset.
- December: a Christmas team event that recharges people.
Why it works
Breathing and 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.
Shared experience and 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.
Rest and 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.
Zaccaro et al., 2018 ·
Balban et al., 2023 ·
Tarr, Launay & Dunbar, 2014 ·
Albulescu et al., 2022
ARUA experiences support wellbeing. They are not therapy or medical treatment.
Who leads it
ARUA was founded in Berlin by Violeta Vasileva and Ritika Arora. Ritika is a former backend engineer with around 15 years in technology who later trained in sound, movement, breathwork and nervous system practice. Violeta is a facilitator and educator with a background in human development, mindfulness, movement and resilience.
FAQ
Is this corporate yoga?
No. There is no yoga experience needed and no special clothes. Movement is one part of an experience, alongside breathing, interactive exercises, conversation and deep rest. It is designed for colleagues in a meeting room, not for a yoga studio.
Can ARUA run in our office or online?
Yes. The 60- and 90-minute formats run in any suitable room in your office or online with a camera. The half-day always takes place in person, at your office or a venue.
How many people can join?
Up to 25 people for the 60-minute Workplace Reset and up to 30 for the 90-minute Team Wellbeing Experience. Larger groups are welcome: we adapt the format and confirm the price on a short call.
What does it cost?
From €450 for 60 minutes (up to 25 people), from €850 for 90 minutes (up to 30 people) and from €2,200 for a half day. The Monthly Workplace Reset starts at €350 a month over six months. Larger groups are priced on request. Our first five Berlin client teams receive a founding rate.
How do we start?
Book a short call about your team, choose a format and a date, and we bring it to your office or run it online. Every experience includes a preparation call and a feedback summary.