- From June 16 to 23, the city will have more than 500 experiences to promote the physical and mental well-being of its inhabitants, through workshops and sessions that encourage a healthy lifestyle, reduce stress levels and reconnect with balance.
- With an inclusive and accessible approach, the Calma Festival, organized by the Ministry of Culture, Recreation and Sports, is an opportunity for those seeking to improve their quality of life by incorporating practices that combine physical conditioning, mental balance and emotional control.
- El Country Park will be the setting for the inaugural event of this second edition: Bogotá trusts in your well-being, on Sunday, June 16, which will feature an outdoor yoga class, taught by the Embassy of India in Colombia.
Bogotá dresses in well-being and harmony with the second edition of the Calma en la Ciudad Festival. From June 16 to 23, the capital will have a program with more than 500 free activities and experiences focused on the well-being of citizens and collective care.
To welcome this event, Parque El Country (Calle 127 #11D – 90) will open its doors to offer a free outdoor yoga class this Sunday, June 16, at 9:00 am, thanks to an alliance between the Ministry of Culture, Recreation and Sports, and the Indian Embassy in Colombia, which seeks to exchange practices and knowledge around techniques and tools that provide well-being and harmony in the city.
The session will be led by yoga experts Pedro Keshava and Rafael Santos. In addition, during the inauguration there will be an Ayurveda and yoga for health workshop, led by Dr. Francis Kakksery, Ayurvedic doctor from India and Hatha Yoga instructor at the Shanthi Yoga International Institute. The activity will be free entry until capacity is reached, the only thing those who want to participate must bring is a yoga mat, comfortable clothing, hydration and willingness to enjoy a morning of yoga, breathing and connection with the community and the city.
The Calma Festival has established itself as an opportunity to improve the quality of life of the inhabitants, through various practices such as yoga, meditation, physical conditioning, conversations and much more. In addition, it expands throughout the city’s twenty locations with a rich and diverse programming, aimed at people of all ages and levels of experience.
Its objective is to change the rhythm of life in the city and promote habits in which physical, emotional and mental well-being are part of daily activities and the way in which citizens relate to Bogotá, to bet on improving health. social. This second edition, which will take place as part of the celebration of International Yoga Day (June 21), will have a program with three thematic axes focused on physical activity, body/mind and connections.
The first axis will be physical conditioning and will have activities such as outdoor exercise practices. The second is related to mind-body balance techniques, whose agenda includes walks along ecological trails, yoga and meditation classes, and activities to improve flexibility and circulation. Finally, the third axis is about connections and has a program of conferences and conversations on education, yoga, well-being and nutrition.
“From the Ministry of Culture, Recreation and Sports we are committed to promoting spaces that promote the well-being of the citizens who live in Bogotá to motivate individual, collective and environmental care, through practices and tools that lead us to states of tranquility, inner peace, satisfaction and happiness”, highlighted Luis Felipe Calero, undersecretary of Citizen Culture of Bogotá.
For the second edition of the Calma Festival, for the first time, 300 kindergartens in Bogotá were linked so that girls and boys could receive yoga classes in which they could improve and strengthen their flexibility and circulation. Likewise, the programming includes street residents with well-being activities that recognize their cultural, recreational and sporting rights.
Plan yourself with the must-sees of the Calma Festival and connect with harmony in Bogotá!
The second edition of the Calma Festival: Bogotá trusts in its well-being; is dedicated to offering tools and practices that promote a balanced and healthy life. With an inclusive and accessible approach, the festival includes activities for all ages and experience levels. Check the complete schedule.
We recommend the following spaces:
Conversation on conscious eating
Practical tools to change eating habits and take care of your body.
Date: June 19
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: National Museum of Colombia – Carrera 7 #28 – 66
Free entrance, until capacity is completed.
Ecological walk – Nature therapy
Sensory experience to connect with the natural environment and well-being.
Date: June 19
Time: 10:00 am
Place: Quebrada La Vieja
Free entry with prior registration here.
Heartfulness Meditation
Guided meditation session for relaxation and connection with the heart.
Date: June 20
Time: 2:00 pm
Location: L’Explose Tino Fernández Factory – Carrera 24 #50 – 34
Free entrance, until capacity is completed.
Discover the San Juan de Dios and connect with well-being
Tour of the gardens of this emblematic hospital complex in which, in addition, a guided yoga class and a meditation exercise will be taught.
Date: June 20
Time: 9:15 am
Location: San Juan de Dios Hospital Complex – Carrera 10 # 1 – 59
Yoga and meditation practice – Conversation ‘Sovereignty of your peace’
Guided yoga and meditation session to relax the mind and give well-being to the body.
Date: June 21
Time: 10:00 am
Location: Santa Clara Museum Auditorium – Carrera 8 #8 -91
Workshop on healthy lifestyle habits
Irene Rincón, CEO of the Santosha Yoga Life Foundation, will give a workshop on the importance of taking care of the body and mind in daily habits. In addition, she will provide tools to improve sleep, sports, nutrition and hydration routines.
Date: June 22
Time: 2:30 pm
Location: L’Explose Tino Fernández Factory – Carrera 24 #50 – 34
Free entrance, until capacity is completed.
Decompress your body and prepare to balance
Session to move the body and give well-being to the muscles.
Date: June 22
Time: 3:00 pm
Location: Bogotá Museum – Casa Sámano Headquarters – Carrera 4 #10-18
Vipassana Meditation
Session to learn to breathe, reduce stress levels and connect with harmony in everyday life.
Date: June 23
Time: 11:00 am
Location: Virgilio Barco Library – Avenida Carrera 60 #57 – 60
Free entrance, until capacity is completed.
The Calma Festival: Bogotá trusts in its well-being is carried out thanks to an inter-institutional coordination directed by the Undersecretary of Citizen Culture of the Ministry of Culture, Recreation and Sports, in which more than 20 entities from the national and district levels, academic institutions and private sector companies.
