

Celebrate NYE in a Higher Vibration.
3-day, 2-night Festival of Rhythm & Renewal
Anchor your New Year with IN ESSENCE NYE at Awake — a 3-day, 2-night gathering along the river featuring world-renowned artists PORANGUI, SAVEJ, and many more…
In Essence is an invitation to connect — to self, to community, and to the deeper current connecting all of us. Together we anchor presence, joy, and renewal, cultivating the frequency our world most needs now.



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a few words from the producers
Our year three adventure with In Essence begins!!
Come weave your story with ours and lets welcome the New Year together again in a really special way. Last year was an incredibly deep and beautiful experience for us on the team and for so many of our guests and participants.
Here our focus is on connection and overall wellbeing.
Families are welcome and there will not be any alcohol sold.

About the Event
IN ESSENCE will take place in the lush riverside setting of Awake in Uvita, Costa Rica.
It's easily accessible & close to town while being incredibly private. Artists will be performing on two professional soundstages, in the Surya Shala as well as a Riverfront Garden MainStage with views from multiple terraces including our Sacred Fire Circle.
Transformational Workshops
Live Performances
Sacred Fire & Ceremony
Organic, Vegan Food
Riverfront Main Stage
Easily Accessible

Meet The Artists
PORANGUI
Poranguí is a world soul artist, live looping musician, and a one-man orchestra whose unique background and ethnomusicology training at Duke University have shaped his distinctive sound. Raised in Brazil, Mexico, and the U.S, he has spent over twenty years as an artist, musician, educator, filmmaker, consultant, and therapist, utilizing the healing properties of sound and movement to promote individual and collective well-being.
Poranguí's performances are an exploration of indigenous rhythms and ancestral songs from around the world. From deep, earthy didgeridoo grooves to high-vibe Brazilian beats to African kalimba lullabies, he creates his music from scratch using looping technology, taking his audience on a sonic journey that transcends cultural & stylistic boundaries.
With an impressive list of collaborations, Poranguí has worked with artists like Rising Appalachia, Desert Dwellers, Dirtwire, Shaman’s Dream, Liquid Bloom, Ayla Nereo, and many more. He has also performed at numerous festivals and events internationally such as TEDx, SXSW, Ozora and Boom Fest, to name a few.


SAVEJ
Born and raised in the wild depths of Louisiana’s Honey Island Swamp, Savej [pron. “savage”] delivers a one-of-a-kind fusion of ancient medicine music and modern bass
His signature “Ancient Future” sound blends world music, organic soundscapes, tribal grooves, and high-energy bass, infused with a distinct swampy flair that bridges the gap between cultures and eras.

Iyakuh
Iyakuh, rooted in Lake Atitlan, Guatemala, is creating a variety of different sonic landscapes from Deep Bass, Organic Downtempo, Ambient, and Textured Beats.
Incorporating a collage of nature recordings from around the world, the aim is to share an intimate auditory story reflecting the diversity of our home planet. Inspired by the vast expressions of lineage and cosmovision around the globe, the instruments used in the music weave a multicultural tapestry.
Deeply influenced by the visual realms, Iyakuh also collaborates with various filmmakers, making soundtracks to support the preservation of various ecosystems, plant species, and culture.

Uria Tsur
Visionary, Producer, SInger-Songwriter, teacher, brother, father, lover and dreamer.
Producer of The Sacred Journey festival
Lead singer of Orot band- the singing circle experience
Founder of the School For Singing Circle Leaders.
Facilitator of workshops, ceremonies, and retreats which all touch the same essence: The opening of the heart, expansion of consciousness and remembering of the global community that we all are.

Darren Austin Hall
Darren Austin Hall is a spiritual teacher, sound channeler, mystical musician, author, poet and ecstatic dance DJ/facilitator.
He is the creator of the Source Resonance Academy devoted to leading sound healing training retreats, intensives and workshops around the world to initiate others onto the path of using sacred sound as a medicine of the soul. He shares his legendary Sacred Sound Journey Concerts around the world and is a renowned recording artist.

Drew LaPlante
Intelligent, original beach folk and folktronic music inspired by his his home on the Lake Erie shore in Northern Ohio and life on a mountainside in Costa Rica. The eldest of five, his music reflects an upbringing of happy insanity, the bootstrap struggle to pursue one’s dreams and the energetic incubator of his Costa Rican locale.
Clear-eyed and soulful, he writes, programs and performs songs that speak to the human condition, the yearning for sincere freedom and his mission to love.

Maf É Tulà
Maf é Tulà is a Costa Rican artist who has been exploring the craft of songwriting since she was very young. Motivated by the ability of sound to move human beings, she proposes themes in her lyrics that lead to deep reflection. Mixing a variety of rhythms and sounds inspired by folklore from different places on the planet, she allows the imagination to draw diverse soundscapes.
Combining musical art and sound therapy with instruments such as bowls, gongs and drums, she also incorporates whale songs and the sounds of the jungle of the Osa Peninsula into her music.

Steffen Ki
Steffen is a sound alchemist and vibrational magician who loves to create sonic sanctuaries where people can find a deep sense of connection, inner peace and inspiration. His organic shamanic downtempo music and ambient Sound Healing Journeys are Inspired by the beauty and perfection of nature and Mother Earth.
Inspired by shamanic and spiritual practices and metaphysical perspectives Steffen seeks to harness the power of frequencies & sound to help in the collective
mission to raise the vibration and elevate the consciousness on the planet.

Lester Seal
Lester Seal channels an Ancestral Sound Journey
Close your eyes and feel the remembrance of the nature that flows through us all. Awaken the senses to your true being and remember that of which you are a part.
Through the tools of looping, flutes, shakers, crystal bowls, chimes, and voice. Lester Seal uses the power of sound to take you on a journey to another realm and into the Alpha and Theta brainwave states.

CocoFandango
Clémentine's purpose is to support individuals to tap into their inner wisdom and cultivate a nurturing community for personal growth.
Her practices have evolved throughout the years, in the last two years she has been hosting mindful living workshops, sharing circles, and taking dancers on a magic carpet ride DJing epic ecstatic dances around Costa Rica from Tribal, Funk, Disco, Deep House to Downtempo and Jazz.
She has a profound and energizing connection with music and all artistic expressions having a singer & dancer background.
About the Venue
Discover Awake: a haven for personal growth and connection, a conscious life center and a community hub surrounded by the inspiring beauty of Costa Rica's mountains, rivers and ocean. Experience the magic of this unique landscape while awakening your true potential and authenticity.
Awake is held by a heart-centered team living in community. We are committed to growth and transformation and devoted to sharing practices, workshops, events, festivals and retreats that foster deeper connection and awakening.
Accommodations
Currently we are only able to offer BYOT Camping Passes during the festival.
A short explanation: Awake has recently moved to a model of longer term community living for the majority of our private accommodations and they are under lease. Additionally, when we invite these incredible musicians and facilitators from here and around the world we typically need to utilize all remaing rooms and glamping tents in order to welcome them. Part of the special ethos and vibration creation of this event is that there are no VIP tickets and the artists primarily stay on site and participate throughout the entire festival with everyone who joins. Though we really wish everyone could stay right here, with us! Thank you for understanding.
Links to local hotels, airbnbs and other centers coming soon!

Riverside Camping Passes
Available
3-Night Camping Pass ~ Bring Your Own Tent (BYOT)
$100 (includes Parking Pass)
Only 30 spaces available! Please bring your own tent or reach out about renting one. This is for the nights of the 30th, 31st, and 1st. Currently this is the only accommodation available to book during the festival.
Links to local hotels, airbnbs and other centers coming soon!
Amenities

Contact Us
Email: be@awake.cr
Stay at Awake
Contact our Hospitality Department:
Tel/WA: +506 8815 2552
General Info
Festival Run
Monday 30th
10:00 am – 11:00 pm
Tuesday 31st
7:30 am – 2 am (1st)
Wednesday 1st
9:00 am – 9:00 pm
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