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An enriching exploration of health and wellness, SOUL Festival presents insightful panel discussions, engaging workshops and transformative experiences in the idyllic surrounds of Soneva Fushi in the Maldives’ Baa Atoll UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

October 9 – 13, 2024

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SOUL Festival Package

Enjoy full access to the life-enriching SOUL Festival programme, daily full board dining as well as complimentary transfers, starting from USD 3,200 per night for two adults.

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Wellbeing Redefined

The five-day SOUL Festival is a platform for discussion and discovery into the ‘Future of Wellness’ led by world-renowned health and wellbeing visionaries, thought leaders and pioneers. Incorporating a rich tapestry of inspiration, the festival also presents music, art and culture alongside wholesome, nourishing dining.

Interactive workshops

Mindful movement with Sanctum

Group yoga and meditation

Inspiring panel discussions

Private consultations

Transformative treatments

Live music performances

Rare experiences in nature

Barefoot gala celebrations

Starlit film screenings

Wellness Leaders in Attendance

This year, the festival’s distinguished lineup includes wellbeing visionaries, thought leaders and pioneers.

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Jamie Wheal

Jamie Wheal is the author of Recapture the Rapture: Rethinking God, Sex and Death In a World That’s Lost Its Mind and the Pulitzer Prize-nominated Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, Navy SEALs and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work. He is also the founder of the Flow Genome Project, an international organisation dedicated to the research and training of human performance.

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Dr Nasha Winters

Dr Nasha Winters has been on a personal journey with cancer for the last 27 years. Her quest to save her own life has transformed into a mission to support others on a similar journey, leading her to become a pioneer in the metabolic approach to cancer. Dr Nasha has dedicated her work to pushing medical boundaries with her research and training for physicians and advocacy for non-physicians.

Zach Bush

Zach Bush, MD is a renowned multi-disciplinary physician of internal medicine, endocrinology and hospice care and internationally recognised educator on the microbiome as it relates to human health, soil health, food systems and a regenerative future. He is also the founder of Seraphic Group and the non-profit Farmer’s Footprint to develop root-cause solutions for human and ecological health.

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Julie Webster

Julie Wheal is co-founder and the Head of Performance for the Flow Genome Project, an international organisation dedicated to the neuroscience of peak performance and leadership. As a functional movement trainer, her role includes coaching, advising and mentoring groups of students through our flagship guide certification programme, women’s wellness and functional movement.

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Eric Edmeades

Eric Edmeades is a serial entrepreneur who specialises in wireless networking, military research, Hollywood film production, and award-winning and life-saving medical simulation. Today, Eric is a leading authority in Behavioral Change Dynamics, creating and consulting on some of the most effective, transformative and highly rated educational products and live events in the world.

Dr Katarina Le Blanc

Katarina Le Blanc, MD, is an award-winning professor of clinical stem cell research at Karolinska Institutet, Division of Clinical Immunology and Transfusion Medicine in Stockholm, Sweden. She is also a certified specialist in haematology, with her main research interests lying in mesenchymal stem cells, haematopoietic stem cell transplantation and immunology.

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Jeffrey Rediger

Jeffrey Rediger, MD, MDiv, is a physician, author and popular speaker. He is an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School and was the previous medical director at McLean Hospital for over 20 years. Dr Jeffrey also has a Master of Divinity degree from Princeton Theological Seminary and his best-selling book Cured is widely available in multiple languages.

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Irina Sharma

As a health and wellness cultivator, Irina is determined to provide essential and useful tools to contribute to people’s wellbeing – a task that she hopes will culminate in practices and policies for healthy populations. She is a committed media personality and advocate in integrative health, wellbeing and complementary and integrative medicine.

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Cilau Valadez

Cilau Valadez is a versatile artist known for his captivating music, vibrant paintings, and compelling storytelling. Coming from Nayarit in Central west of Mexico, Cilau a fifth generation Master Yarn Painting artist and has been surrounded by master Huichol artists since childhood. His work celebrates cultural heritage through emotive melodies, vivid artwork and enchanting narratives.

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Lynne McTaggart

Lynne McTaggart is an alternative medicine author, journalist, lecturer and activist. She is the author of six books, including The Field, The Intention Experiment and The Power of 8. Recognised as one of the world’s 100 most spiritually influential people, her work inspires and guides individuals in understanding the transformative potential of intention.

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Bryan Hubbard

Bryan Hubbard has an extensive and versatile background as a leading journalist, editor, publisher and author of two books, including Time-Light and The Untrue Story of You. He published and co-edited the international magazine What Doctors Don’t Tell You. Bryan’s unique Time-Light therapy continues to help people overcome the influences and traumas of their past.

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Gabriel Olszewski

Gabriel Olszewski is the co-founder and CEO of Sanctum, a groundbreaking mindful movement dedicated to empowering the body and expanding the mind. Through Sanctum’s cathartic and high-intensity practices, Gab leads efforts to restore balance to the mental, spiritual and physical realms and drive Sanctum’s mission of fostering holistic wellbeing and personal transformation.

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Luuk Melisse

Luuk Melisse, the co-founder of Sanctum, is a motivational mover and mindfulness expert following a dynamic career as a professional dancer. Through his unique approach, Luuk engineers a fusion of Eastern wellbeing traditions with Western fitness methodologies, bridging a gap of purpose within the fitness industry through music and the strength of the community.

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Ibu Robin Lim

Ibu Robin Lim CPM is a Filipino–American midwife and a passionate advocate for human rights in childbirth. Through her dedication, she established Yayasan Bumi Sehat a non-profit organisation based in Indonesia, where she works to ensure that every mother and newborn receives the care and support they need during childbirth. Ibu also serves on the board of Bumi–Wadah Philippines.

Dr Ahmed Elsakka, MD

Dr Ahmed Elsakka is a senior researcher and medical director at The Egyptian Foundation for Research and Community Development, specialising in Clinical and Cancer Metabolism and Clinical Applied Biochemistry. He brings his expertise to the Metabolic Terrain Institute of Health (MTIH) with his background in pharmaceutical sciences and a passion for integrative medicine.

Marcel Hof

Marcel Hof, the brother of Wim Hof, is one of the world’s most experienced breathwork facilitators. He is rapidly becoming one of the biggest names in the field of breathwork, leading workshops on aligning the conscious and subconscious through the breath. With his deep understanding of the physiological and psychological impacts of breathwork, Marcel has developed unique techniques that overall wellbeing.

Anders Olsson

Anders Olsson is an internationally recognised breathwork expert and founder of Conscious Breathing. He has inspired tens of thousands of people around the world to find their inner peace and improve their health, just by doing something as simple as changing their daily breathing habits.

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