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.

SOUL Festival Island Exploration – Moosa Haleem

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

Soneva Fushi – SOUL Festival 2023 – Moosa Haleem

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.

Soneva Fushi – SOUL Festival 2023 – Benjarong Seema

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

Soneva Fushi – SOUL Festival 2023 – Aminath Haneen Siddiq

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

Soneva Fushi – SOUL Festival 2023 – Aminath Haneen Siddiq

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

Soneva Fushi – SOUL Festival 2023- Innovative Plant-Based Dining – Aminath Haneen Siddiq

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.

Soneva Fushi – SOUL Festival 2023 – Benjarong Seema