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Forbes
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Discover Puerto Rico Announces Wellness-Focused Partnership With Calm
Discover Puerto Rico is offering free one-year Calm Premium subscriptions to the first 1,700 ... More signups, while later participants receive 50% off. Puerto Rico is packed full of vibrant tourist destinations ranging from Condado to Old San Juan, and as an added bonus, the island is no slouch when it comes to relaxation either. All across the region, visitors can explore lush rainforests, winding rivers and sandy beaches, with each individual habitat showcasing the rich variety of plants and animals that have called the Caribbean home for centuries—and now, prospective visitors can immerse themselves in the idyllic beauty of Puerto Rico from the comfort of their home. In an effort to showcase the top wellness experiences across the island, Discover Puerto Rico has partnered with mental health company Calm to release a new collection of immersive audio experiences that highlight some of the most relaxing sites across Puerto Rico and its neighboring islands. Officially launched on May 22nd, this partnership offers an opportunity to explore the verdant landscapes of Puerto Rico through a sonic lens, with six unique concepts available for listeners. While options span from guided meditations to a beach-themed Breathe Bubble, the Adventures in Puerto Rico Calm Sleep Story serves as a particularly introspective foray into the richness of the island, with a narration by world-renowned songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda available in both English and Spanish. Throughout the episode, Miranda invites listeners to explore the splendor of the island through a combination of music and spoken word, all while weaving in personal anecdotes from his many years spent exploring Puerto Rico throughout his life. El Yunque is home to several hundred different plant species, several of which are endemic. Beloved tourist destinations like Flamenco Beach and La Parguera Bioluminescent Bay play a prominent role in Adventures in Puerto Rico, and beyond these sites, the new partnership also casts a spotlight on one of the island's crown jewels of tranquility—the lush El Yunque National Forest. Measuring in at more than 100 square kilometers, this storied preserve is brimming with all sorts of native flora and fauna, with both the Walking El Yunque meditation and Sounds of El Yunque soundscape inviting Calm members to enjoy the sounds of rainfall and rushing water to the tune of the forest's many coquís, a type of tiny frog that's been renowned for millennia across Puerto Rico thanks to its distinct call. And for those wishing to explore a more underrated side of the island, the Floating the Tanamá River soundscape showcases the gentle beauty of one of Puerto Rico's lesser-known water features, inviting listeners to its interior mountains to enjoy the idyllic atmosphere. While Calm's new Puerto Rico collection is perfect for backyard meditation or a mindfulness session, it can also offer insight into planning a relaxation-focused trip of your own—and when it comes to building the perfect itinerary, there's a wealth of other can't-miss sites to be found across the island. The interior mountains of Puerto Rico play host to charming towns like Aibonito and Orocovis, while coffee fans should be sure to pay a visit to Yauco, a southwestern municipality that's home to cozy cafés and colorful murals. Meanwhile, those who prefer to stick close to the San Juan metro area can make their way south to explore La Marquesa—a forest park that's home to its own dedicated aviary—or head west to spend some time lounging along the Piscinas Naturales de Manatí, a collection of rock pools along the island's northern shore. The Puerto Rican island of Culebra is renowned for its picturesque beaches. There's no shortage of idyllic islands to explore all across the Caribbean, but when it comes to experiencing true tranquility, it's tough to beat Puerto Rico. While bustling cities abound across the region, visitors are always just a short drive away from an oasis of calm, with options spanning from pristine beaches to craggy caves to tropical rainforests that are rife with native wildlife. As people continue to seek an escape from the hustle and bustle of daily life, Discover Puerto Rico and Calm offer a much-needed respite from all of the endless noise, providing listeners with an opportunity to leave the world behind and dive headfirst into the charm of La Isla del Encanto each day.
CNET
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CNET
Calm Just Partnered with Discover Puerto Rico, and It's Bringing The Island's Zen Soundscape Right to Your Phone
As someone born and raised in Puerto Rico, I've always believed the island has a peculiar rhythm that can't be replicated. That mix of crashing waves, rustling breeze in the palm trees and the coquí's distinctive mating call isn't just noise; for me, it's memory and medicine to my soul. Now, Calm, a mental health app, is bringing exactly that to your phone, and you can play it on repeat. In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Calm partnered with Discover Puerto Rico, the island's Destination Marketing Organization, to release its first-ever destination-based audio collection. The library is a sensory experience designed to ground you in the spirit of the island whenever you need a pick-me-up or simply want a moment of calm during stressful moments. The Calm x Puerto Rico collaboration includes meditations, breathwork, soundscapes and a new sleep story, Adventures in Puerto Rico, narrated in English and Spanish by Lin-Manuel Miranda, a songwriter and actor born to Puerto Rican parents. His voice will take you across the island, from the cobblestone streets of Old San Juan to the bioluminescent bay in La Parguera. Discover Puerto Rico "Recording this Sleep Story allowed me to share the magic of the Island in a new way: through its sounds, its stories, and the quiet beauty that fills every corner. Puerto Rico invites you to slow down, breathe deeply, and rediscover a sense of wonder. I hope listeners feel that peace, and that pull to explore it for themselves," said Miranda in a press release. The content in this suite of audio experiences was co-created with Puerto Rican artists and sound engineers, ensuring that the rainforest doesn't just sound like any other rainforest, but has the distinctive sounds of El Yunque, the only tropical rainforest within the national forest system. In addition to the Sleep Story, Calm and Discover Puerto Rico are unveiling four audio experiences and a Breathe Bubble (Calm's signature animated bubble) that include: Two meditations: one is a visualization through El Yunque, and the other is a body scan on the beach. Two soundscapes: Sounds of El Yunque, an immersive audio experience featuring native wildlife, gentle rainfall and the natural ambiance of the rainforest's lush terrain. And the other is Floating through the Tanamá River, a peaceful, meditative drift down one of Puerto Rico's most serene rivers. Breathe Bubble: A guided breathwork exercise with a backdrop sound of Vieques' beaches. Discover Puerto Rico Calm Premium members can access the full suite of content starting today. If you're not a Calm Premium member yet, but are curious about this collaboration, Calm is offering a limited number of free one-year memberships or a 50% Calm Premium discount at
