World Wellness Weekend 2024 to boost 'vitality, serenity, solidarity and sustainability'

The eighth World Wellness Weekend will take place from September 20-22, 2024.

More than 9,000 venues will offer free, feel-good wellness celebrations in over 150 countries.

The popular annual event, which has become a truly global affair, will see participating venues opening their doors to inspire the public to try new wellness activities.

Pure Fiji cosmetics will kick off the weekend at sunrise on Sept 20, with a sunrise yoga session. Maui’s Grand Wailea, a Waldorf Astoria resort, will officially close the event at Kilolani Spa on Sept 22.

Global partners for 2024 include World Cleanup Day, Nutrition Beyond Borders, Myndstream, European Week of Sports, International Week of Happiness at Work and Campaign Nonviolence.

Free wellness worldwide

“By aligning World Cleanup Day with World Wellness Week, we foster a holistic approach to taking care of and improving both our inner and outer environments,” said Heidi Solba, president and head of the global network at Let’s Do It World and World Cleanup Day.

World Wellness Weekend’s map and geolocator helps people find free wellness sessions worldwide.

Online wellness sessions will be available on World Wellness WebTV. These include training sessions, talks, webinars with holistic practitioners and workshops with massage champions.

About World Wellness Weekend

World Wellness Weekend launched in 2017 to support the United Nations objective of good health and wellbeing for all.

The weekend promoted five pillars of wellness:

• Sleep and creativity
• Nutrition and immunity
• Movement and vitality
• Mindfulness and serenity
• Purpose and solidarity

Watch the 2024 World Wellness Weekend video here.

Global highlights for 2024

Hotel groups participating in World Wellness Weekend to support #WellnessForAll include the Marriott Group, the J Wellness Circle (TAJ group) and Banyan Group.

Marbella, named the Most Active City in the World 2023, is creating a Wellness Park including non-stop yoga and Pilates, a marathon of massages, 15 dance classes and functional training.

The Mayor of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic is setting a world record by mobilising 150+ locations in a bid to be named the Most Active City in the Americas 2024.

Nutrition sans Frontières is organising its global conference in French, La parole est à vous. This will, for the first time, bring together nutritionists from all over the world, for 24 hours consecutively.

UK Wellness Weekend highlights

In the UK, Proverb founders Kirstie and Luke Sheriff have created a free, 45-minute assisted stretch session to target all the key muscle groups and help improve movement, recovery, and overall wellness.

Carden Park Spa will host a sculpture garden and art walk to support movement and vitality, and will also launch a team mental health support campaign.

A full list of all the events on offer across World Wellness Weekend can be found here.

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