Olive was founded in 2011 in Marbella by a diverse bunch of people who all had interesting health journeys they wanted to share. Some of them had already been supported by Cristina, including her best friend, who would later depart Olive and start her own business as a vegan chef. Ray joined just prior to her departure to develop the Mind Detox program with Cristina, and the two reimagined the vision and mission of Olive. The are the only two remaining of the original founders, and still innovating on the basic health message toward introducing even healthier and more effective methods. One thing that hasn’t changed is that thier hearts are available for those who have ears to hear, and bodies, hearts and souls to heal.
“After what we have gone through, or because of it, Life is truly fascinating to both of us in it’s divinity and it’s craziness. We never cese to wonder in amazement and that is a very humbling feeling. We bow to the creation we call Life and we don’t for a second think we can fully understand it’s miraculous existens. ”
Before either of us invested in the health business, holding retreats and workshops around the world, we had well established careers in both the private and public sectors. We would have been called “successful” at various points in our lives, yet in spite of that (or because of it) we chose to invest in health because of our appreciation for life, and the lives of those we loved.
We are similar in that our quest for the ultimate health would steer us wide of conventional medical systems. In the process of drifting into alternative health avenues, we, like so many others, got ourselves into trouble but more important we discovered the truth about the medical-industrial complex, leading us to a more inquisitive journey into the nature of life itself. Like all innovators, we realized that much of what we had learned growing up could and should be questioned. Many truths were debunked, especially concerning the modern alimentary and medical systems behind ill health, including big pharma, big agri, big finance, big tech, and big anything.
“From investigative, statistical corporate jobs in a successful carrer defending the profiteers to questioning them, which in addition to making a lot of trouble for ourselves, formed us into Olives. We found like-minded communities such as the BTC community and got out of the grip.”
Now we offer online meetings, retreats, courses, specialized events and workshops, with one goal - to create healthy individuals and groups who seek to understand the world, and how they can become the best versions of themselves. For this we start with a few very simple questions ‘
“What does healthy mean to you?”
“What does happy mean for you?”
“What does successful mean for you?”
At the end of the day, we are defined by our guests in as much as we are defined by ourselves. Please check our simple and authentic activity on social media, which, as with our food and teachings, are forged from our goal to be autentico. Or read why we think Olive is a good idea.
You will find a gap of a few years from the Covid era when we were heavily censured for our posts regarding the requirements of the global leadership. We are still here, however, more sceptical, and with an even more powerful method for healing and achieving health democracy.
We demystify health and make it really easy and exciting for you to live and learn. Your body, mind and soul become your best friends and not a manufactured commodity.
Let there be Olive🌿
““I can never thank you enough, you have changed my life. Thank you, thank you all. I’ll be back.””