The Connections That Keep Growing
When I look back on the journey of MBS, what touches me most is not simply how much it has grown, but the people who have become part of its story.
The familiar faces who return year after year. The new ones who arrive with curiosity, perhaps not knowing quite what to expect. The conversations that turn into friendships, the collaborations that begin unexpectedly, and the experiences that stay with us long after an event has ended.
These are the moments that have always given MBS its meaning.
For 25 years, Mind Body Spirit has been bringing people together through wellbeing, personal growth, exploration, and shared experiences. What began as a gathering in Cyprus has gradually grown into something much greater — a living community of people, ideas, and possibilities.
And through all these years, one belief has remained at the heart of everything we do: when people come together with openness, curiosity, and compassion, meaningful things can happen.
I have witnessed how a simple conversation can open a new door. How discovering a practice can change someone’s relationship with themselves. How meeting the right person at the right moment can lead to a friendship, a collaboration, or an entirely new direction in life.
Not every experience needs to be extraordinary to be meaningful. Sometimes it is the smallest moments that leave the deepest impression.
A Journey Beyond the Festival
As our community has grown, so has the way we bring this vision to life.
Through MBS Travels, now celebrating ten years, we have explored different countries, cultures, and ways of living.
I feel deeply grateful to everyone who has trusted me to guide them on these journeys. We have shared adventures, stepped beyond the familiar, experienced moments of wonder, and created friendships that continue long after returning home.
Travel has shown me, time and again, how much we can learn when we step outside our everyday surroundings.
Sometimes we travel to discover new places. Sometimes we return having discovered something new about ourselves.
And often, it is the people we meet along the way who become the most meaningful part of the journey.
Wellbeing in Everyday Life
More recently, MBS Daily Rituals has opened another chapter in our story.
It brings our attention to the small practices that shape our everyday lives — the moments of stillness, movement, reflection, gratitude, and care that help us reconnect with ourselves.
Because wellbeing isn’t something we experience only at a festival or on a retreat.
It is something we can nurture in the way we begin our mornings, care for our bodies and minds, connect with others, and make space for what truly matters.
Through Daily Rituals, we are sharing the practices and personal experiences of people within our community, reminding one another that meaningful change often begins with small, intentional steps.
The Power of Community
Alongside our festivals and travels is the wonderful community of practitioners, teachers, artists, creators, and wellbeing professionals who continue to share their knowledge and gifts.
They are an essential part of the MBS story.
Through the MBS Experts Directory and MBS Agenda, we continue to connect people with professionals, workshops, trainings, retreats, and experiences throughout the year.
I have always believed that supporting one another, sharing opportunities, and collaborating rather than competing allows us to create something far greater than anything we could achieve alone.
And this spirit of collaboration is something I want to continue nurturing as MBS grows.
Our work with businesses and organisations through corporate wellbeing experiences and partnerships is another expression of this vision — bringing connection, balance, and wellbeing into workplaces and communities.
Each new initiative is part of the same story.
A story about people coming together.
Looking Towards the Next Chapter
Today, I see MBS as a living ecosystem of wellbeing and human connection, rooted in Cyprus and growing beyond borders.
My vision for the years ahead is to continue building an international community where people from different backgrounds and cultures can meet, learn, travel, collaborate, and feel a genuine sense of belonging.
A community where wellbeing is accessible and inclusive.
Where ancient wisdom can meet contemporary knowledge.
Where we remain curious, respect different perspectives, and give ourselves permission to explore what living well means to each of us.
Above all, I want MBS to remain a place where people feel welcome to be themselves.
As we celebrate 25 years, I feel immense gratitude for everyone who has helped shape this journey — our teams, exhibitors, facilitators, partners, travellers, visitors, and friends.
Each has contributed something unique to what MBS has become.
And as I look towards the future, I feel that we are only beginning to discover what else we can create together.
There are more places to explore, more ideas to share, more friendships to form, and more opportunities to bring wellbeing into people’s lives.
Because for me, MBS has never been only about the events we organise or the places we visit.
It is about the connections we create, the experiences we share, and what becomes possible when we grow together.
With love and gratitude,
Marilena Angelides
Managing Director, MBS Cyprus
Founder, MBS Travels
