“The Freedom to Be” – a Festival for the Spirit, Body and Mind with the Support of Sopharma

The tenth edition of the “Freedom to Be” Festival was held with the support of Sopharma at the beginning of April 2017. The festival gathers experts in the field of personal development, self-discovery and the full and healthy lifestyle with people who have interest in and seek a way to a happier, healthier and full daily life, according to the organizers. It started in 2010, and the first three editions being under the name “Discover Yourself”. Due to the great interest, since 2015 the festival has been organized twice a year – in spring and in autumn.

The spring edition this year included 33 lectures, practices, seminars and the incredible drum circle all held simultaneously in the 4 halls of Sopharma Business Towers with total capacity of 450 people.

Parallel with the presentations, the visitors could explore the exhibition of products and services related to healthy life and personal development – bio foods and drinks, bio cosmetics, books and services.

The lecturers at the Festival included Orlin Baev on the topic of “Love and Sex”, Assoc. Prof. Rumen Bostandzhiev, PhD on personal development and on the difference between mysticism and science, Stoyan Vezenkov PhD on the influence of words on our body and many other topics related to the delicate balance between thinking, spirit and our physical state.

Other interesting participants were Assoc. Prof. Desislava Boshankova with the brand “I” on self-assertion; Neda Terzieva, a bio-energy therapist on the awareness of the personal path and the spiritual mission; Prof. Damyan Pophristov on the contemporary reading of the Bogomil Doctrine; the astrologer Huli Leonis on love as karma, as well as Svetlin Nakov, one of the founders of Telerik Software Academy and of the Software University, about the road of change.

Assoc. Prof. Maria Papazova gave tips on how to take care of our physical health and to part with the metabolic syndrome, and a purely physical challenge, influencing the spirit as well, was extended by Vesela Angelova through her dancing meditative practice “dream, love and dance” and by Martin Ivanov with his Rhythm Alchemy (Drum Circle). Described as an alchemical rhythm laboratory, through music of various drums and percussions, the participants transformed their emotions in positive ones. Everyone turned into an alchemist of their personal and of the overall spiritual intention and state with the help of vibrations.

The next edition of “The Freedom to Be” will be in October, again in Sopharma Business Towers.