Retreat Teachers + DJ
It is an honor for Suhail Arastu and Krystina Sibley to create these intentionally curated experiences for you in Costa Rica's paradise for an epic New Year's Eve week and liftoff to 2027.
SUHAIL ARASTU
Suhail Arastu’s approach to yoga is shaped by a unique blend of Indian heritage, neuroscience, athletics, and contemplative practice. Raised within traditions that value meditation, breath, and self-inquiry, he later studied Neurobiology and Classical Civilizations at the University of California, Berkeley, where he competed on the university’s nationally ranked gymnastics team.
Drawing from both ancient wisdom and modern understandings of the brain and nervous system, Suhail guides experiences that integrate mindful movement, breathwork, meditation, balance, and mobility. His teaching emphasizes presence, resilience, and the connection between body and mind, creating practices that are welcoming to all levels.
A certified yoga instructor, global traveler, and advocate for cross-cultural understanding, Suhail brings warmth, curiosity, and a holistic perspective to every retreat. He believes that true well-being arises when we cultivate awareness, connection, and balance, both on and off the mat.
KRYSTINA SIBLEY
Krystina Sibley is a certified Primordial Sound Meditation Teacher, 200-hour registered Yoga Teacher, and certified Therapeutic Art Life Coach. She is honored to be your guide as you connect with these nurturing modalities to help you connect to more love, joy, peace, and your best life. Krystina has trained with Sadhguru, Dr. Joe Dispenza, Deepak Chopra, the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute and more to lead unique sessions that lift up your mind, body and soul.
Whether you are new to meditation or breathwork or well-versed, Krystina creates accessible sessions that help you connect with your higher self, purpose in life, and resources that are already inside yourself. Her practices help students of all ages in every facet of their life align with the infinite possibilities that mindfulness offers for a vibrant life.
Krystina is an 8th-generation Texan and native San Antonian who has lived around the world from Virginia, England, San Francisco, and Tampa Bay, and brings a unique perspective to her self-care teachings. Learn more about this warrior and bright soul before we unite in Costa Rica where she has been part of retreats at Pura Vida before.
DJ BANDWAGON
DJ Bandwagon, real name Brandon Jenkins, has spent more than 30 years as a DJ, producer, promoter and music curator, artfully weaving his way through House, Downbeat, Electro, Dubstep, Techno, Breaks, Tribal, Hip-Hop, Funk, Drum & Bass and Jungle and the deeper reaches of electronic music. Before adopting the DJ Bandwagon moniker, Jenkins recorded, mixed and performed under the aliases unKphae and Johnny Law, earning residencies at legendary Los Angeles “massive” events Opium and Conscious Groove and establishing himself within America’s formative underground electronic music culture.
Through his Fluid DNB imprint, Bandwagon continues that legacy today, producing and curating a rotating series of events across multiple U.S. markets, including Asheville, North Carolina; Salt Lake City, Utah; Phoenix, Arizona; and Los Angeles, California, among others. DJ Bandwagon has shared stages and lineups with a veritable who’s who of electronic music: A-Trak, BT, Deadmau5, Dieselboy, DJ Craze, DJ Dan, DJ Keoki, DJ Spooky, Doc Martin, Donald Glaude, Goldie, GusGus, Hybrid, Kaskade, Kill the Noise, Little Dragon, Lamb, LTJ Bukem, MC Conrad, MING & FS, Perry Farrell, Qbert, Richie Hawtin, and many more.
DJ Bandwagon’s contribution to the retreat unfolds through three distinct musical experiences: a digital sound bath designed as an immersive sonic experience; a separate yoga practice set curated to support movement, breath and flow; and a three-hour New Year’s Eve dance set built as its own celebratory journey into the new year. Each experience is intentionally curated for its own setting and purpose - from meditative and therapeutic sound to movement-focused musical accompaniment and, separately, the energy and celebration of the New Year’s Eve dancefloor. His extensive background across electronic music allows him to move naturally between ambient, downtempo, organic and world-influenced sounds, soulful selections, house, deeper rhythmic music and dancefloor energy. Listen to more of his deep grooves and get ready for epic sonic journeys.