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With so much going in in the world these days, it is not surprising that people are getting more mindful about their well-being and actively looking out for different health and wellness activities to engage themselves with. Fun fact: this trend is still on the rise and the global wellness industry is worth approximately USD 4.4 trillion in 2022!
It’s no secret that Singapore is also positioning itself as an urban wellness haven. Organised by Singapore Tourism Board, the Wellness Festival Singapore (WFS) is a 10-day line-up of virtual and physical wellness activities and experiences that promotes holistic wellbeing, including spin, fitness, and even taichi classes. Here’s a list of wellness activities to check out in Changi Precinct.
1. Art Therapy for a Good Cause
Try your hand at batik painting, one of the many therapeutic art forms that stimulates the creative mind while relieving mental strain. While doing that, you get to interact with special needs youths from Arts@Metta, an initiative by Metta Welfare Association to provide graduates from Metta School access to training and employment opportunities.
Besides bringing home your creation from this hands-on batik painting experience, you will also be creating awareness and promoting inclusivity for the youths. What’s more, 100% of the proceeds will go to Metta Welfare Association to support their work.
Dates: 4 and 11 June 2022 (4:00pm to 5:30pm)
Venue: Hub & Spoke, Terminal 2
Cost: S$35 for one pax, S$65 per pair, S$120 for four pax
Download the iChangi mobile app and sign up here.
2. Yoga Nidra
Led by Youmin, Singapore's pioneer "Daring to Rest" yoga nidra facilitator, this yoga session will be conducted through wireless headsets at Changi Airport's Hub & Spoke, where participants will go through a restful sleep meditation session with audio insulation and freedom. Fret not if you’re not as flexible as you’d like to be as there are no yoga poses involved! By simply lying in the shavasana pose, the 45-minute yoga nidra session will feel like a 3-hour nap, allowing you to feel refreshed and rejuvenated after the session.
Dates: 5 June (3.00pm - 4.00pm) & 11 June (11.00am - 12.00pm) 2022
Venue: Hub & Spoke, Terminal 2
Cost: S$25 for per pax
Download the iChangi mobile app and sign up here.
3. Forest Bathing
Specially curated for the luscious Shiseido Forest Valley, this is the first-ever indoor forest bathing experience. Forest bathing is a way to effortlessly slow down, rest and attend to all the richness of the earth hidden beneath our busy day-to-day lives. It is the act of connecting to nature and everything around us, and in the process, reconnecting with the inner self. By getting in touch with nature again, you will experience a greater sense of awe, pleasure and belonging. Not only does it help improve mental health, it will also gives you a much-needed emotional uplifting.
Date: 12 June 2022 (8.00am - 10.00am)
Venue: Shiseido Forest Valley, Jewel Changi Airport
Cost: S$88 per pax
Sign up here.
4. Mindful and sensory exploration of herbs & edible flowers
Alternatively, go on a sensory journey of herbal blending. You will explore a creative and sensory way of tea blending by tapping on the moods evoked by the herbs and edible flowers in this workshop. After the session, participants will bring home their own unique tea blend(s). This 75-minute workshop comes with a kit comprising assorted edible flowers and herbs and tools necessary for the workshop.
Date: 4 and 11 June 2022 (2.00pm – 3.15pm)
Venue: Hub & Spoke, Terminal 2
Cost: S$25 per pax
Download the iChangi mobile app and sign up here.
5. Laguna Wellness Day at Dusit Thani
Organised by Dusit Thani Laguna, the Laguna Wellness Day on 12 June 2022 is dedicated to celebrating a lifestyle of wellness. Participants can look forward to a whole day of wellness activities and programmes that span fitness, retail and leisure therapy. The activities are lined up from 9.00am to 7.00pm and includes cardio kickboxing, meditation, and sunset yoga.
You may also wish to sign up for the Thai Healthy Cooking Class at Dusit Thani. Get hands on and learn to prepare two healthy Thai dishes in a step-by-step cooking class led by Dusit Thani's own Greenhouse Thai Chef. Enjoy the dishes that you have whipped up with a dessert and a drink of your choice at the end of the class.
Laguna Wellness Day
Date: 12 June 2022 (9:00am to 7:00pm)
Cost: Basic admission starts from S$38 per pax
Sign up here.
Thai Healthy Cooking Class
Dates: 4 & 11 June 2022 (3:00pm to 5:00pm)
Cost: S$88 per pax
Sign up here.
6. Wellness Meals
Those who are interested in the programmes at Hub & Spoke may also wish to try out their specially-curated Wellness menu that consists of a Hearty Risotto Funghi and a Triberry Smoothie. To add on to the atmosphere, 3-piece live band Jarvis will also be performing over the festival weekends on 4, 5, 11 and 12 June from 6pm onwards.
Wellness is not a ‘medical fix’ but a way of living – a lifestyle sensitive and responsive to all the dimensions of body, mind, and spirit, an approach to life we each design to achieve our highest potential for well-being now and forever. - Greg Anderson
Elevate your senses and nourish your body with all these activities happening at Changi Precinct during Wellness Festival Singapore 2022 this June. For more details, visit their official website.
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