SOUL Festival announces 2024 program in Soneva Fushi in the Maldives’ Baa Atoll
The luxury island hideaway, Soneva Fushi in the Maldives’ Baa Atoll UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, plays host to the highly anticipated SOUL Festival 2024 from 9-13 October with a truly promising program.
The festival will be a platform for discussion and discovery into the ‘Future of Wellness’, complemented by music, art, and culture alongside nourishing dining.
The list of SOUL Festival 2024 speakers include:
- Zach Bush – internal medicine and endocrine physician
- Dr. Nasha Winters – oncology specialist
- Eric Edmeades – author and wellness entrepreneur
- Dr. Ahmed Elsakka – metabolic therapies specialist
- Katrina Le Blanc – professor of clinical stem cell research at Karolinska Institute
- Jeffrey Rediger – physician, best-selling author and speaker
- Jamie Wheal – peak performance expert and founder of the Flow Genome Project
- Anders Olsson – author and founder of Conscious Breathing
- Bryan Hubbard – journalist and publisher
- Irina Sharma – health and wellness cultivator and media personality
- Julie Webster – co-founder and head of performance for the Flow Genome Project
- Cilau Valadez – Huichol artist
- Gabriel Olszewski – CEO of Sanctum
- Ibu Robin Lim – midwife and founder of Yayasan Bumi Sehat
- Luuk Melisse – founder of Sanctum
- Lynne McTaggart – alternative medicine author
- Marcel Hof – breathwork and ice bath specialist
SOUL Festival 2024 program
Wednesday, 9 October
- (All day) Leisure time: enjoy signature treatments and wellness offerings or explore Soneva Fushi’s beaches, watersports, and other enriching experiences.
Thursday, 10 October
- (8-9am) Morning Body Movement with Sanctum on the Sandbank
- (9-9.55am) Breakfast at Mihiree Mithaa
- (9.55-10am) Welcome address by Sonu Shivdasana and Dr. Lilly-Marie Blecher at Down to Earth
- (10-11am) The Biology of Presence with Zach Bush at Down to Earth
- (11.15am-12.15pm) The Future of Healthcare and the Keys to Longevity with Dr. Nasha Winters at Down to Earth
- (12.15-3pm) Lunch at Out of the Sea
- (2-3pm) Human MRI: Ayurvedic Pulse Diagnosis with Dr. GN Lakshman at Soneva Soul
- (3-3.45pm) The Transformative Power of Breath with Marcel Hof, Anders Olsson, and Julie Webster at Down to Earth
- (4.5-5.30pm) The art of Healing: The Role of Art in Maintaining a Healthy Life with Cilau Valadez, Julie Webster, and Luuk Melisse at Down to Earth
- (5.30-6.15pm) Leisure time
- (6.15-9pm) Wellness dinner at Shades of Green
Friday, 11 October
- (8-9am) Authentic Movement Session by Soneva Soul at the Turtle Beach Champa
- (8-9am) The Hof Method: Breathwork and Ice Bath with Marcel Hof at Soneva Soul
- (9-10am) Breakfast at Mihiree Mithaa
- (10-11am) Treat the True Cause: The Healing of Identity with Jamie Wheal at Down to Earth
- (11.15am-12.15pm) The Evolution Gap: Healing the Disconnect Between Our Slow Biological Evolution and Our Rapid Pace of Innovation with Eric Edmeades at Down to Earth
- (12.15pm-3pm) Lunch at Mihiree Mithaa
- (2-3pm) Wixárika Arts Talk and Demonstration with Cilau Valadez at Villa 11
- (3-4pm) The Power of Eight: Harnessing the Power of Group Intention with Lynne McTaggart at Down to Earth
- (4.15-5.45pm) What Doctors Don’t Tell You: Panel Discussion hosted by Bryan Hubbard in conversation with Zach Bush, Dr. Nasha Winters, Dr. Ahmed Elsakka, and Ibu Robin Lim at Down to Earth
- (5.45-6.30pm) Sunset cocktails at Out of the Blue with a live DJ performance
- (6.30-9.30pm) Dinner at Out of the Blue
Saturday 12 October
- (8-9am) Flow Stretch with Sanctum at the Turtle Beach Champa
- (9-10am) Breakfast at Mihiree Mithaa
- (10-11am) ) Cured: Strengthen Your Immune System and Heal Your Life with Jeffrey Rediger at Down to Earth
- (11.15am-12pm) The Frontiers of Metabolic Medicine with Dr. Ahmed Elsakka, Dr. Nasha Winters, Katarina Le Blanc, and Zach Bush at Down to Earth
- (12.15-1.30pm) Maintaining Peak Performance with Jamie Wheal, Eric Edmeades, and Irina Sharma at Down to Earth
- (2-4.30pm) Picnic lunch at Mendhoo Island hosted by Sonu Shivdasani
- (4.30-6.30pm) Leisure time
- (6.30-10pm) Dinner and film screening of the Netflix documentary Cooked, followed by a virtual interview with acclaimed food writer, Michael Pollan at Cinema Paradiso
Sunday, 13 October
- (8-9am) Farewell Movement Beach Session with Sanctum at the Turtle Beach Champa
- (9-10am) Breakfast at Mihiree Mithaa
- (10-10.45am) Birth in the Era of Climate Change with Ibu Robin Lim at Down to Earth
- (12.15pm-3pm) Lunch at Out of the Blue
- (2-3pm) Neurosomatic Breathwork with Julie Webster at Villa 11
- (3-3.45pm) Cultivating a Life of Inspiration with Irina Sharma at Down to Earth
- (4,15-5.45pm) When Things Fall Apart: The Journey from Breakdown to Breakthrough with Jamie Wheal, Dr. Nasha Winters, Julie Webster, and Zach Bush at Down to Earth
- (5.45-6.30pm) Leisure time
- (6.30-9.45pm) Explore and celebrate diverse flavours and stories with the Soul Food Journey, nourishing bodies, hearts, and souls. There will be sunset cocktails by Out of the Sea, a walk towards the Banyan Tree, followed by a trip to Kitchen Junction and the bookshop, before ending with a buffet dinner at Mihiree Mithaa.
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