Spiled up. It is said to have been the last word spoken by the historical Buddha, Gautama Siddharta.
The meaning of this sacred word, which can be recited as a Mantra is: “Remember who you are, remember that you are a Buddha, an awakened one”.
We are Buddhas, in fact. You certainly don’t need to be Buddhist to support this.
Never like in this moment of confusion and violencein what spirituality experts call “kali yuga” (the dark age), it is necessary to find oneself, understand who one is and where one is going.
From north to south, with the opening of the summer season, (fortunately) holistic festivals dedicated to well-being and the search for happiness proliferate that we still have within us, but sometimes we don’t know we have.
From yoga to mindfulness, for those looking for spiritual techniques, holistic festivals can represent an opportunity to take their first steps.
Abano Zen offers ten days of practices: from vipassana meditation to gong baths to Tibetan drums.
Rimini OM proposes that we all meditate together for peace. At sea.
From May 31st to June 9th Abano Terme becomes the capital of well-being at the Urban Thermal Park with sessions related to meditation, holistic disciplines, the Eastern World, the Sounds of the soul, at the meeting with the Buddhist Monks, to the Treatments of the Holistic Schools, to Harmonic Drums, with unmissable events such as the Taiko Drums of the Kotoji group, the Oriental Dance, the Japanese dance Bon Odorithe Fire Ceremony, the Aerial Dance and with workshops such as Ikebana (the Japanese Art of Cut Flowers), Raku (with a real ceramics workshop).
The Opening Ceremony is entrusted to Buddhist Monk Witness of Peace Seiun.
Among other activities: the ritual of the Gifts of the Thai Buddhist Monks, the Spice Exhibition, the Japanese Tea Ceremony, the Thai Market.
Naturally all framed by houses for the sale of wellness products and gazebos for treatments.
Info. Abano Zen, municipality of Abano Terme. Tel 0498669055
Om Festival (Rimini) – 8 June
The Rimini Om Festival takes place on the sea on 8 Junean event full of emotions and deep meanings, aimed at promoting inner peace and spirituality.
This year, the event is set in zones 142/143 along Lungomare Spadazzi in Miramare. Organized by Marina Tonini, the festival represents an important opportunity to experience an intense collective prayer for peace, at a time when the search for inner harmony is more essential than ever.
The event will begin around 7pm and will feature well-known speakers and artists in the field of meditation and spiritual music.
Among the confirmed there are Giorgio Dibitonto, Luca Donini, Marina Tonini, Abbot Vissarione Kalogeridis, Red Ronnie, Giuliana Conforto, Federica Francesconi, Pier Giorgio Caria, Carmen Somaschi, Christian DeLord and Sonia Benassi, together with Bernard Rouch.
One by one they will guide participants through deep meditations and reflections, amplifying each person’s spiritual experience.
The OM Festival is not just an event, but an opportunity to find inner serenity and reconnect with others through spirituality and music. With its combination of reflection, emotional music and collective prayer, the OM Festival in Rimini is destined to be a transforming experience for all participantsthe.
Where: Bagni Ricci 142 – 143, Lungomare Spadazzi – Rimini Miramare
Info. [email protected]
Rimini Wellness – until June 2nd
Rimini Wellness is the international event that opens the summer. It opened on May 30th and closes on June 2nd.
It is dedicated to the entire ecosystem of the wellness world: latest trends, innovations and training for professionals and enthusiasts of fitness, wellness and sport.
It brings together all the main realities of the wellness universe under one roof: from manufacturers of physical activity equipment to gyms, training opportunities and trade associations, passing through medical spas, health centers, rehabilitation sciences, fitness activities, but also tourism and design, always with the fitness lovers community at the centre.
The world of products, services And wellness infrastructure presented by companies within a uniting area exposure And engagement. A multifunctional space dedicated to yoga, pilates And mindfulness. The ideal place to deepen your knowledge on holistic worldservices for body care and the well-being of the person.
Info. +39 0541 744555.
Convento Festival (Tuscany) – 10/14 June
The Convento Festival takes place from 10 to 14 June 2024 in Lunigiana, Tuscany, to be precise in Casola in Lunigiana (Massa Carrara).
It is a unique experience that blends mind, body and spirit through a variety of workshops, including yoga, meditation, music, contemporary dance, bodywork, breathwork and other activities designed to enrich your embodied human experience on this planet. Join us on this adventure and connect with your essence by sharing a journey of personal growth.
The vision of the festival it is inspired by the sense of tribe, the profound sense of belonging that resides in each of us. The space in which it takes place is ancient and sacred: a convent in the midst of the wild hills of northern Tuscany, nestled between the majestic Apuan Alps and the serene Mediterranean Sea.
Info. [email protected]
Landscapes of Kindness (Valle d’Aosta) 14/16 June
Yoga Mountain Days, the series of events curated and organized by VDAYOGA in Valle d’Aosta, presents an even richer program for the summer of 2024, among which the return to the program of the “Paesaggi di Gentilezza” event stands out, featuring the 14th to 16th June the naturalist biologist and bestselling author Daniel Lumeraan international expert in the sciences of well-being and the practice of meditation, who returns for the third consecutive year in events and meetings proposed between Courmayeur, which last year joined the Gentile Italy Movement, thus becoming a Gentile Municipality, and the Forte di Bard.
In continuity with the previous year, the event intends to underline the importance of living one’s life following an ethic that nourishes attention towards others, the fragility of the planet and the need to establish peaceful dialogues with ourselves and with the environment around us. This is why the common thread of the three days for 2024 is the nourishment of the spirit, mind and body.
The review therefore opens Friday 14 June to the Jardin de l’Ange in Courmayeur, where at 6 pm Lumera will present his latest book, published by Mondadori, As if everything was a miracle, moderated by the journalist and writer Manuela Porta; the appointment will be exceptionally enriched by the sharing of Kirtan, ritual songs of the Indian tradition.
The morning of Saturday 15 June, at 10.30amit will be the turn of the highly anticipated meditated walk in Val Ferret, among the beautiful works of art of Maisons de Judith and, in the late afternoon, at 6pm at the Jardin de l’Ange in Courmayeur, “Mind and Meditation” will be held, a dialogue between Daniel Lumera and the physicist Fabio Truc, who for years is concerned with discovering what lies beyond the boundary of knowledge; the meeting will be moderated by the journalist Enrico Martinet and preceded by the viewing of the documentary “An Enlightened Mind” (Italy, 2023, 26′) by Felicia Cigorescu.
On Sunday 16 June we will reach Forte di Bard for an appointment focused on nourishing the body. The morning, from 11am, will be dedicated to a series of practices led by Daniel Lumera followed by, for those who wish, a vegan or vegetarian lunch based on local products. In the early afternoon, at 2.30 pm, Biagio Bagini and Gianluigi Carlone present their “Conciorto”, a unique musical performance with vegetables from the garden, demonstrating the profound connection between nature and music, and which is expressed on a cellular level in different electrical and spiritual energies of living beings. The day concludes with a conversation between Daniel Lumera and Fabio Brescacin, founder of NaturaSì, a leading Italian group in the distribution of organic, biodynamic and natural products, always committed to spreading the organic culture, with the participation of nutritionist Erika Pizzato, microbiota expert; moderated by Manuela Porta. For the occasion, a NaturaSì stand will be present throughout the day.
The On 29 June the event returns to Val Veny, on the occasion of the Green Week Endwith Anna Inferrera who will hold the seminar “Yoga, music, self-love & kindness” with Vinyasa Style practice and musical accompaniment, while in the afternoon at the Jardin de l’Ange in Courmayeur the “Puja and Lunar Flow” ceremony will be held with yoga practice accompanied by live music.
In the end, the event on 20 and 21 July moves to Gressoney-Saint-Jean with “Landscapes of Kindness in the heart of Monte Rosa”: two intense days of yoga with the extraordinary participation of Francoise Berlette who together with Paola Elia, Lino Benvenuti, Cristiano Zanus, Francesca Panoga and many others will allow you to experience different schools of yoga, children’s yoga, meditation and music in the splendid setting of the elegant location at the foot of Monte Rosa.
For info: [email protected]
Vitamine Zen Festival (Rome) – 21/23 June
Zen Vitamins it is an event to get in touch with the psycho-physical wellbeing through holistic techniques and practices of spiritual evolution. Vitamine Zen was born from the desire to create a different world. A more authentic world, made of sharing, spirituality, collaboration and kindness.
It is entirely dedicated to 360° holistic well-being and is set in nature, in a large park full of greenery and trees, open to all free of charge with professionals from the holistic sector.
«I want to welcome, share and create opportunities for well-being for all people. I want to give voice to many small voices. Alone I can’t do much, but together we can do unimaginable things” says the founder
Mauro Sestili.
It takes place in Rome, in Monterotondo from 21st to 23rd June.
Info. Vitamins Zen Festival.