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ABOUT THE SUMMITABOUT THE SUMMIT

“Moving From Ego to Eco”

The Wellbeing Summit Brussels, hosted by TheMerode, presented a two-day tailored and holistic programme emphasizing the systemic interconnections among individual, organizational, social, and planetary wellbeing. A new wave of consciousness is sweeping across organizations and corporations as they embrace the urgent need to prioritize the holistic health of their employees and stakeholders. By doing so, they cultivate a thriving ecosystem that extends beyond their walls, driven by determination and compassion, leading us towards a brighter tomorrow.

The Wellbeing Summit Brussels offered a transformative journey for European changemakers, bringing together speakers from diverse backgrounds to explore thrilling topics like the intersection of wellbeing with technology, business, and intergenerational trauma, among other fascinating subjects. These immersive talks helped deepen collective understanding, build bridges, and foster unity in our shared purpose.

Participants took a deep dive into “a journey from ego to eco: embracing multidimensional wellbeing” by pursuing customised programmes exploring various dimensions of wellbeing as well as wellbeing practices, including yoga, sound baths, meditation, and art exhibitions.

A HOLISTIC APPROACHA HOLISTIC APPROACH

KEY PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS

The two-day gathering encouraged changemakers to reflect on how wellbeing plays a role in our lives at the most intimate and collective levels, through topics such as:

Wellbeing approaches to European governance and policies

Wellbeing economics, sustainable business, and organizational wellbeing

Measuring wellbeing (Gross National Product vs. Gross National Happiness)

Personal journeys of resilience and healing from trauma 

Neuroscience of compassion

Individual ways to practice wellbeing

Climate change’s impact on human and planetary wellbeing

The role of the arts in inner wellbeing

Moving From Ego to EcoMoving From Ego to Eco

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KEY SPEAKERS & ARTISTSKEY SPEAKERS & ARTISTS

Convening at the historic Merode hotel in Brussels, this  gathering featured an incredible group of thought-leaders, academics, business leaders, policy-makers, creatives, and changemakers including:

Eleanor Allen, Former Lead Executive and current Board Advisor at B Lab Global

Sandrine Dixson-Declève, Co-president of the Club of Rome

Satish Kumar, Earth & peace activist, author

Yael Naim, singer, artist, and composer

Thierry Geerts, Country Director Google Belgium & Luxembourg

Ignace Schops, Belgian conservationist 

Adélaïde Charlier, climate and social justice activist

Michael Mersch, CEO Nestlé Belgium and Luxembourg

Wellbeing Inspires Welldoing Wellbeing Inspires Welldoing

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HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE WELLBEING SUMMIT BRUSSELS

WISDOM FROM SATISH KUMAR & SHADILLE ESTEPAN

SPECIAL PERFORMANCE FROM YAEL NAIM

The Wellbeing Summit BrusselsThe Wellbeing Summit Brussels

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The Wellbeing Summit Dakar-Thiès 2023 The Wellbeing Summit Dakar-Thiès 2023

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THE WELLBEING MOVEMENT IN AFRICA

ABOUT THE SUMMIT ABOUT THE SUMMIT

“In the spirit of teraanga: for openness and sharing”

The Wellbeing Summit Dakar-Thiès, hosted by Tostan, was a transformative gathering aiming to empower individuals, organizations and communities to foster wellbeing in professional, personal and community settings.
In an increasingly challenging global context, a focus on holistic wellbeing has never been more relevant, especially for those at the center of social change and wellbeing efforts.
In Senegal and across West Africa, when challenges arise, a gathering – referred to as a “pénc” in the local language of Wolof – is called to bring together the whole community for discussion.
Tostan is delighted to be part of this global movement and to host an African-based, African-led, globally-connected, Regional Wellbeing Summit to explore the intersection of wellbeing as a global goal and wellbeing as a daily practice in our organizations, communities, and personal lives.

Over three days at Tostan’s Training Center in Thiès, Senegal, participants: shared proven experience, cutting-edge theory, and practical approaches to supporting wellbeing; guided fellow participants on a journey of self-reflection, mindfulness, and inner wellbeing; and explored the intersection of organizational, community, and collective wellbeing.

The Summit also encouraged experiential sharing and learning. Workshops and sessions centred around lived experiences, offering participants the opportunity to explore wellbeing practices such as yoga, capoeira, creative writing, basket weaving, tie-dye, and African dance.
Local and regional arts and music – including interactive experiences created in partnership with arts collective Partcours – helped foster self-reflection and shared connection. West African song and dance, contemporary art installations, and theatre were also woven into the summit to inspire a unique individual experience that can lead to collective action.

INTERCONNECTED WELLBEING FOR ALL INTERCONNECTED WELLBEING FOR ALL

“In the spirit of teraanga: for openness and sharing”

KEY PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS

The programme took changemakers on a journey connecting wellbeing on the individual, organizational, societal, and planetary levels, exploring themes such as:

  • “The Africa We Want To See”: Pan-African perspectives on and aspirations for wellbeing
  • Youth empowerment and intergenerational wellbeing
  • Feminism and gender equality
  • Mental health for all, particularly children and young adults
  • Trauma, healing, and resilience
  • Indigenous cultural and artistic preservation and revival in the modern era
  • Spirituality and inter-faith dialogues
  • Individual and collective wellbeing practices
  • Governance and economic models for wellbeing
  • Plastic pollution, waste management, and climate change

In the Spirit of Teraanga In the Spirit of Teraanga

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Three Days at the Heart of the Pan-African Wellbeing Movement Three Days at the Heart of the Pan-African Wellbeing Movement

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DAY 1 HIGHLIGHTS

DAY 2 HIGHLIGHTS

DAY 3 HIGHLIGHTS

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HOSTED BY HOSTED BY

Tostan

WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO THESE GENEROUS SPONSORS, FUNDERS, AND PARTNERS

CGF Gestion, Consortium Jeunesse Sénégal, Fondation Sococim, Ford Foundation, Girls Not Brides, Global Fund for Children, MIYA, Partcours, Rescapart, The Carter Center, The Wellbeing Project, Wellbeing Economy Alliance, Yaakaar Youth Hub, and Zéro Dechet Senegal

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TWBS Bogotá

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WHEN

September 13 – 16, 2023

WHERE

Universidad De La Salle

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Hosted in Spanish

ABOUT THE SUMMIT

“Towards a new consciousness of wellbeing in Ibero-America”

The Wellbeing Summit Bogotá – the first event in Latin America to focus on wellbeing for social change – was a unique experience for changemakers in Ibero-America, unlocking a new consciousness around wellbeing and social change. Over three days, participants explored how to improve their own wellbeing and that of their communities and environments. With transformative experiences including workshops, immersions, ancestral practices, and artistic presentations, participants were empowered to understand their role in social change as they learned practices to improve emotional, cognitive, social, cultural and planetary wellbeing. The Wellbeing Summit Bogotá encouraged changemakers inspire, learn and innovate with one another – and to craft solutions to problems that encompass the entire world.

The Wellbeing Summit Bogotá explore important topics for changemakers in Ibero-America such as:

  • Inner wellbeing practices such as Cognitively Based Compassion Therapy, meditation, and ancestral wellbeing rituals and traditions
  • Physical health, nutrition, neuroscience, and mental health
  • Intergenerational trauma in Latin American and Caribbean communities 
  • Migration, trauma, grief, and loss in Latin America
  • Youth mental health and empowering young changemakers
  • Organisational wellbeing for businesses, social enterprises, changemaking organisations, and higher education institutions
  • Healing through the arts
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SPEAKERS & ARTISTS INCLUDE:

Antonio Briceño * Maestro sabedor, etnia Tikuna * Mayor Juven, etnia Coreguaje * Natalia Suárez * Carlos Eduardo Meneses * Mar Cabra * Dr. Richard J. Davidson * Ishmael Cala * Ricardo Silva * Piedad Bonnett * Camilo Hoyos * Dr. José Manuel Roche * Mireya Vargas * Dr. Edgar González-Hernández * Adriana Garza * Veronica Botero * María Paula Navas * Carolina Maduro * Antonio Daza Kulchavita * Eduardo Carvallo * Ana María Aristizabal * Gabriela Arenas de Meneses * Juanita Zerda * Héctor Aristizabal * Fundación Arturo & Enrica Sesana * Alejandro Marius * Salomón Raydán * Diego Bernardini * Jesús Aguais * Lala Lovera * María Adelaida López * Tejedoras de Mampuján* Catalina Cock Duque * Centro Espiritualidad de la Salle (Dharma) * Aldo Civico, Ph.D * Luzette Jaimes * Laura Pastorini (U-lab) * Michelle Arevalo-Carpenter * AFE/U-lab * Rosita Manrique (Liderazgo) * ANDI * Joshua Hammerslag * Sara Zambrano * Nicolás Demellires * Juan Sebastián Hoyos * Dina Buchbinder * Diego Ballesteros (Ancla Life) * Ayam * Mar Cabra (Self-Investigation) * Luis Camargo * Erika Laz * Carolina Maduro * Flor García * Maitena Moreno

The Wellbeing Summit Bogotá Podcast

Join this selection of exciting conversations introducing us to The Wellbeing Summit Bogotá. Follow Camilo Hoyos, Co-Founder of Fundación Gratitud, as he interviews organizers, speakers, and artists involved in the movement and learn about their motivations, expectations, and participations at the Summit.

Don’t miss out on this insider’s look at this groundbreaking event!

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HOSTED BY

Fundación Gratitud, Coimpacta, Fundación TAAP, Aid for Aids Colombia, Fundación Mi Sangre, Unidos en Red, and Riaño Producciones

WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO THESE GENEROUS SPONSORS, FUNDERS, AND PARTNERS

Art Hunter, Ashoka, Brand Marketing Group, Catalyst 2030, Colombia Cuida Colombia, Colsubsidio, Copa Airlines, Fundación Arturo & Enrica Sesana, Fundación Gimnasio Moderno, Latimpacto, Marcas que Enamoran, Movilizatorio, Panta Rhea Foundation, Technoglass, The Self-Investigation, The Wellbeing Project, Tu Consejería, Universidad de la Salle + Utopia, and Universidad Ean + Impacta

CONTACT INFORMATION

For questions and more information about The Wellbeing Summit Bogotá, please contact thewellbeingsummitbogota@gmail.com

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WHEN

September 4 – 8, 2023

WHERE

Omega Institute Campus, New York 

LANGUAGE

Hosted in English

ABOUT THE SUMMITABOUT THE SUMMIT

WHEN September 4 – 8, 2023 WHERE Omega Institute Campus, New York  LANGUAGE Hosted in English

This Wellbeing Summit – a partnership between Omega Institute and Harlem Wellness Center – brought together over 150 social change, governmental, arts, and business leaders with the collective intention to advance wellbeing for those on the frontlines of social change. Together, delegates delved into profound themes of collective wellbeing, personal and systemic change, connection, interdependence with each other and the planet we inhabit, and the power of creativity – celebrating the idea that we are all part of a greater whole.

The Wellbeing Summit Omega Institute & Harlem Wellness Center was host to:

  • 150 attendees spanning diverse backgrounds, including geographic locations, professional sectors, generations, racial/ethnic identities, and gender identities
  • 52 award-winning, dynamic, powerful, and revolutionary speakers, artists, and performers 
  • A community of activists, wellness practitioners, healers, spiritual leaders, philanthropists, educators, storytellers, and catalyzing changemakers
  • A 56% attendance of BIPOC delegates, presenters, performers, and artists
  • A 30% attendance of men and nonbinary delegates, presenters, performers, and artists who were welcomed in a women-centering space

The Summit provided an opportunity to build relationships, enhance collaboration and innovation, and engage in transformative experiences in an environment of joy, care, and mutual understanding. Activities included:

  • Inspiring talks and panel discussions that presented multiple perspectives
  • Workshops that offered tools to take meaningful action
  • Leadership frameworks to guide delegates through a multi-tiered exploration of their own leadership journey
  • Art and art making that engaged wellbeing from the emotional and intellectual language of the arts
  • Learning from Omega’s award-winning Center for Sustainable Living and Eco Machine™, which demonstrated what’s possible through regenerative design
  • Opportunities to be in nature–gardens, forest, and lakefront, and wellness activities including daily classes in meditation, yoga, and tai chi

SPEAKERS & ARTISTS INCLUDED: SPEAKERS & ARTISTS INCLUDED:

Monica Aleman * Carrie Barratt * Leslie Booker * Majora Carter * Richard J. Davidson * Liza Donnelly * Hannah Drake * Mallika Dutt * Theo Edmonds * Soffiyah Elijah * Pamela Stokes Eggleston * Soffiyah Elijah * Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela * Carla Goldstein * Andres Gonzalez * Reggie Hubbard * Hudson River Playback Theatre * Deepa Iyer * Jeff W. Jones * Leslie Salmon Jones * Sylvester Jones, Jr. * Amy Kandall * Kerri Kelly * Dan Mack * Rhonda V. Magee *
Anaïs Maviel * Tim McHenry * Donna Mikkelsen * Nathan Moore * Morley * Amina Naru * Brenda Salgado * Sharon Salzberg * Kwame Scruggs * Ali Smith * Atman Smith * Gail Straub * Travis Sullivan * Shelly Tygielski * Sarah Urech * Vivian Williams-Kurutz * Jamia Wilson * Rev. angel Kyodo williams Roshi

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HOSTED BY HOSTED BY

Omega Institute and Harlem Wellness Center

WORDS FROM OUR DELEGATES

“This powerful event offered a vision for social change and activism that I’ve been speaking about for years.”

Jemarc Axinto, Trauma Recovery Coach & Non-Profit Wellness Consultant at The Spiritual Geek

“The Summit gave me an opportunity to unplug and gather global expertise and strength in my advocacy. I had genuine time to reflect on my goals (both personal and professional) …..and recalibrate the legacy I want to leave in Chicago and across the globe.”

Jamia Jowers, Executive Director of What’s Your Forte Foundation

“…Can we just say, we are beside ourselves to have connected with such an inspiring community of leaders who share a similar vision for the world.”

Molly McConnell and Sierra Brashear, Co-Founders of Cultivate Balance

“It was an honor and pleasure to be in circle, community, interconnection, and big love.”

Mosijila Edu, Holistic Practitioner at Love Energy Services

With special thanks to these generous sponsors, funders, and partners With special thanks to these generous sponsors, funders, and partners

Brandstories, The Daniel W. Dietrich II Foundation, The J.M. McDonald Foundation, The New York Women’s Foundation, The Owsley Brown III Philanthropic Foundation, The Rubin, and The Wellbeing Project

CONTACT INFORMATION

For questions and more information about The Wellbeing Summit

Omega Institute & Harlem Wellness Center please contact OwlcCommunity@eomega.org

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Hearth Summits & Wellbeing Events Hearth Summits & Wellbeing Events

Where Wellbeing and Social Change Gather

Dive into the transformative power of wellbeing in the lives of changemakers and in the world of changemaking at the Hearth Summits and other Wellbeing Events. Our mission is to raise awareness about the vital role of wellbeing in fostering personal resilience, nurturing sustainable impact, and cultivating a more compassionate world.

Through our global Hearth Summit, the regional Hearth Summits hosted by local changemakers, the Wellbeing Tracks we help curate at leading events, and other events hosted in our network, we aim to amplify the wellbeing narrative, celebrate global voices, and connect a global community of changemakers.

Join us on this journey to ignite a global movement for wellbeing, one gathering at a time!