Chris Velez · Kura Alkaline
In one focused hour, we will take a deep look at your lifestyle patterns, identify what your body is truly craving, and map out an intentional path forward using the power of living foods, native herbs, and mindful daily rituals.
About
Before
Before Kura Alkaline, Chris Velez was a personal trainer. Fitness was how he came to this work, and for years it meant training, food, and reaching a goal you could see in the mirror.
What changed it was noticing what the goals did not account for. Someone could train consistently, hit every target, and still not feel well. That sent him past the training plan and into the food itself, where it comes from and what is actually in it, and from there into the traditional practices this work is built on.
Close to the Source
Chris travels throughout Central and South America, building relationships with growers, beekeepers, practitioners, and local communities while sourcing many of the plants and natural medicines used by Kura Alkaline.
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Education First
Chris believes wellness begins with learning: understanding what you consume, where it comes from, how it has traditionally been used, and how everyday choices can support your health. He does not diagnose conditions, replace medical care, or position his guidance as a cure or treatment.
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In-Person Impact
Through workshops, consultations, events, and one-on-one conversations, Chris works directly with people, sharing what he has learned, answering questions, and helping them put that knowledge into practice.
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Where the knowledge comes from
Of the countries Chris has traveled, these are the four he goes to specifically to source what Kura uses and to learn, in person, the practices behind it. These are not one-time visits. He returns regularly, most of them every year, so the relationships stay direct and what he knows stays current.
La Ceiba
Honduras
Wild Herbs & Ancestral Knowledge
Quepos / Manuel Antonio
Costa Rica
Stingless Bee Honey
Multiple regions
Colombia
Stingless Bees & Hive Materials
Southern coast
Peru
Wild Chondrus crispus
Where the knowledge comes from
Of the countries Chris has traveled, these are the four he goes to specifically to source what Kura uses and to learn, in person, the practices behind it. These are not one-time visits. He returns regularly, most of them every year, so the relationships stay direct and what he knows stays current.
In Honduras, Chris has learned directly from herbalists who spent years working at Dr. Sebi's Usha Village.
He has gone into the forests with them to identify and harvest wild plants, learning where they grow, how they are traditionally prepared, and how they have been used. Kura also sources naturally growing sea moss from the coast of La Ceiba, along with plants such as duck flower.
What he learned
Wild plant identification, responsible harvesting, traditional herbal preparation, and firsthand knowledge passed down by herbalists with decades of experience.
Costa Rica is one of the newest additions to the Kura sourcing journey. Here Chris has begun building a direct relationship with a responsible stingless beekeeper near the Pacific coast.
The focus is not simply finding another source of honey. It is building a relationship with someone who understands the bees, respects their environment, and carefully manages the colonies the honey comes from.
What he learned
Responsible stingless beekeeping, hive management, harvesting practices, and how the surrounding ecosystem influences what the bees produce.
Colombia has become one of the most important places in Kura's work with stingless bees. Chris has travelled to different regions and built relationships with several beekeepers, including mentors with decades of experience. Through workshops and hands-on learning he has studied different stingless bee species, hive construction, colony care, honey storage, resin pots, and harvesting.
Stingless Bee Honey has a long history of traditional use in eye care among Indigenous communities throughout Central and South America. That traditional use is part of why the harvesting, handling, and quality of the honey matter so much to Kura: Chris learned to open the honey pots carefully and draw the honey directly, using syringes, gloves, and careful handling throughout.
The honey is only part of it. Kura also sources materials for its salve here, including coconut oil and the hive material commonly described as wax or cerumen. Unlike the familiar wax made by honeybees, stingless bees build their hive structures from mixtures of wax and plant resins, including propolis-like materials.
Learning about those resins opened another part of the story: understanding what the bees collect from the plants around them, how those materials help protect the colony, and why resin-rich hive materials have traditionally been valued for topical preparations.
Because stingless bee honey is produced in relatively small quantities, responsible sourcing means working with several small bee farms rather than putting pressure on a single colony or beekeeper.
What he learned
Meliponiculture, stingless bee species, hive management, careful honey harvesting, bee wax and plant resins, traditional topical preparations, and responsible sourcing.
On the southern coast of Peru, Chris travelled directly to the source of Kura's purple and gold Chondrus crispus. He met the fishermen who harvest it and saw how the algae is collected from the rocks and naturally sun-dried before it makes its way north.
What stood out as much as the sea moss was the environment. The harvesting area sits along a remote, desert-like coastline with abundant wildlife and a diverse marine ecosystem, where Chondrus grows among many other algae including Chondracanthus chamissoi, an edible seaweed that is part of Peruvian cuisine.
There were no large residential communities, cruise ships, or major commercial operations visible around the harvesting area. Seeing it firsthand gave a much clearer understanding of exactly where the sea moss comes from.
What he learned
How wild Chondrus crispus grows, how it is harvested from the rocks, how it is traditionally sun-dried, and the marine ecosystem that supports it.
Work with Chris
Build a wellness system designed around you.
The 3-Month Mentorship is twelve weeks of private, one-to-one work with Chris to improve the way you eat, shop, use herbs, structure your environment, and approach your daily health, with personalized guidance and accountability along the way.
What's included
Pricing and availability are shared on a private call.
What we'll work on
We start with where you are now: your goals, habits, kitchen, grocery choices, and current eating patterns. Together we clean up your environment and build a realistic food structure around your life.
We go deeper into digestion, hydration, herbs and Kura products, sleep, stress, and recovery, helping you understand what supports your body and how to build those practices into your routine.
We bring everything together through movement, consistency, healthier choices outside the home, and long-term habits, ending with your personalized Kura Health Blueprint™ and a plan for your next 90 days.
The 3-Month Mentorship is educational and focused on food, herbs, and everyday habits. It is not a substitute for medical care, diagnosis, or treatment.
Kura Health Clarity Call
Clarity for the way you eat, live, and feel.
Also available
Transform your kitchen without changing the way you eat.
The Kura Health Clarity Call is an educational wellness consultation and is not a substitute for medical care, diagnosis, or treatment.
Speaking
Chris Velez brings over a decade of experience in health and wellness, along with firsthand knowledge gained through sourcing and learning throughout Central and South America. His talks turn that experience into practical conversations around food, plant medicine, fasting, juicing, and healthier living.
Speaking topics
Practical education on juicing, fasting, fresh foods, and how these practices can be incorporated into everyday wellness.
Exploring plants, herbs, stingless bee honey, traditional uses, sourcing, and the knowledge Chris has gained directly from the people and places behind them.
A wellness conversation created for entrepreneurs and professionals around protecting their greatest asset, their health, while managing the demands of work and everyday life.
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Experience
From Kura Alkaline
Kura's #1 best seller
A rare, highly active nectar harvested from native Melipona stingless bees and celebrated within ancestral traditions. Unheated and uncompromised, it arrives as a living food carrying wild pollen and organic minerals. Kura Alkaline's most requested product, and one of the staples Chris is best known for.
Stingless Bee Honey Dropper
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Complimentary guide
A Guide to Supporting Your Body's Natural Intelligence
A short guide from Chris Velez on the everyday signals most of us explain away, and the part food, habits, and simple daily rhythms play in how you feel.
Three areas, in order: hydration and minerals, digestion and absorption, and sleep and recovery. Each one comes with the reasoning behind it and one practice you can start the same day.
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This guide is provided for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended to provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. The information presented should not replace consultation with a qualified healthcare professional.
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