Amaris Vitae: Lifestyle and Philosophy
Amaris Vitae began as a concept, became a business, and is now a lifestyle—born from Oliver Clark (@theauragrio) and Alfred Jansen’s (@rayge.uncovered) commitment to loving themselves and each other.
In our relationship, we discovered that loving another fully requires loving yourself fully. That understanding, and our desire to change the world, led us to personal commitments: existing as our truest selves.
The love we share extends beyond us into the community. Personal and collective transformation are not separate journeys-they are the same journey, walked together. Amaris Vitae is the walk of showing and sharing love.
Amaris Vitae (Love of Life, Life of Love) is our philosophy and the way we study ourselves and life. We believe that to love something is to study it, to truly understand it. For us, it has been a decades-long process of absorbing, celebrating, curating, and creating our lives in ways that truly fit. Every action we take that impacts ourselves and those around us is a result of reflecting upon this love. We understand love as complex, functioning both as an emotion and an actionable practice. It has been crucial for us to understand love: how to define it for ourselves, practice it, and share it.
The Reset
We practice showing and sharing love through The Reset events. We show up with our full presence, honest questions, and our willingness to be changed by one another. We anchor this work in the body because liberation starts there. The Reset is where that belief comes to life—a space where people can arrive as they are and leave feeling more connected to themselves and those around them.
Amaris Vitae is the lifestyle that holds all of this together. It is the identity we live into every day, woven into our relationships, our decisions, and our communities. Amaris Vitae carries the values of equity, reciprocity, accountability, truth, and liberation into everything we create and everything we aspire to become. It asks us to grow, to question, and to stay curious about what it means to love well across all areas of our lives.
When we gather for The Reset, we bring together a range of experiences designed to open us up. Some conversations invite sharing, movement sessions that help us reconnect to our bodies, reflective practices that turn our attention inward, and collective rituals that remind us we are not alone in this work. Music is also part of the fabric—DJ sets woven throughout to keep us grounded in rhythm and remind us that dance is one of the oldest and most direct paths to freedom. All of these pieces work together to create an atmosphere where new exchanges can happen, where old patterns can soften, and where we can begin to imagine what coexistence means in practice. We also draw from history and from the wisdom of our indigenous roots, letting those voices guide us as we move forward.
We are living through a moment when so much is being rethought. Old ways are falling away, and we get to decide what takes their place. That decision starts with each of us. The Reset is one way we choose to show up—with intention, with willingness, and with a commitment to practice. And Amaris Vitae is how we carry that practice into the rest of our lives, long after the gathering ends.
