World Wellness Weekend to take place in over 160 countries in September

The ninth World Wellness Weekend is taking place from 19-21 September in over 160 countries and 10,000 venues globally.

The not-for-profit event was launched in 2017 to make wellness activities accessible to a wider demographic.

Over the course of the three days, venues will open their doors to inspire the public to try new fun and inclusive classes with friends, family and colleagues.

This year’s event aims to establish September as the new January – the idea is that following the summer months, it’s the perfect time to get back to work or school, while getting into shape to look and feel as great as possible.

On 19 September, Pure Fiji cosmetics and Navutu Stars Resort will kick off the celebration in Fiji at sunrise, while on 21 September, Anara Spa at Grand Hyatt Kauai will officially close the event at sunset.

This year, World Wellness Weekend is partnering with World Cleanup Day (WCD) to combine their collective power of global networks ahead of 20 September, the UN day for WCD.

Online wellness sessions will also be available with World Wellness WebTV, including training sessions, inspiring talks, webinars and workshops, to empower people at home, and on the go.

Following in last year’s footsteps, the event also encourages participants to become a ‘#wellfluencer’, spreading the message of wellbeing to a wider audience.

This message centres on the five pillars of wellness: to sleep longer, eat better, exercise more, be more mindful and take better care of underserved communities.

World Wellness Weekend will also be highlighting wellmap.org – a map and geolocator that is available in 18 languages, and is designed to help consumers find free group sessions indoors, and recreational activities outdoors, offered by fitness clubs, yoga studios, spas, salons, hot springs, hotels, resorts and wellness centres.

“Wellness is a renewable energy that can light up the world,” said World Wellness Weekend founder Jean-Guy de Gabriac.

This year sees the largest participation of hotel groups and spas supporting World Wellness Weekend. This includes 200+ Marriott International hotels, 126 David Lloyd Clubs and all Aqua Sana Forest Spas in the UK and Ireland.

Spas and salons can find out more about the initiative and the activities planned via the wellness map on the World Wellness Weekend website.

World Wellness Weekend has a number of country ambassadors, with the Ireland one being Tara Moore, head of spa operations at Galgorm Spa & Golf Resort in Northern Ireland.