Between June 14 and 21, 2025, Sun Siyam Iru Veli welcomed guests, wellness leaders, and like-minded souls for something new-a thoughtfully curated event called Wellness in Motion Week. It was the resort’s first time hosting such a gathering, and the result was a beautifully relaxed, uplifting week built around connection, movement, and slowing down-all set against the natural calm of the Maldives.
A Sunrise Run with Meaning
The week opened on Global Wellness Day, with the island’s first-ever Maldives Wellness Run, created in partnership with iRunners Maldives. Over 85 guests and resort staff took part in a 4-kilometre beach run at sunrise-not for competition, but for connection. Running barefoot on the sand, with the sound of the ocean and the breeze in their lungs, participants embraced the global theme of #ReconnectMagenta-reconnecting with themselves, each other, and the world around them.
Wellness That Feels Personal
Throughout the week, guests joined intimate wellness sessions led by two special visiting practitioners, each bringing their own perspective and energy to the island.
At sunset on Magoodhoo Beach, Marina Violinha, a women’s health and movement specialist, guided a calming yoga session and talk focused on inner strength, emotional awareness, and alignment-not just in body, but in spirit.
Meanwhile, Shane Seery, an executive health coach known for his grounded approach, offered movement coaching with a twist-bringing his sessions to the resort’s tennis courts and turning functional mobility into something light, fun, and refreshingly down-to-earth.
On June 20, the energy shifted inward as 88 team members joined the spa team at sunrise for a collective yoga practice inspired by this year’s global theme, “Yoga for One Earth, One Health.” The morning felt like a quiet reminder: wellness belongs to everyone-guests and staff alike.
Ending on a High Note
To close the week, the resort hosted a sunrise yoga and wellness gathering on Turtle Beach for International Yoga Day. Guests moved gently in silence as the sky turned soft shades of pink and gold. It was a peaceful, grounding moment-a fitting end to a week that reminded everyone to pause and just be.
With Wellness in Motion Week, Sun Siyam Iru Veli has started something truly meaningful-a new kind of wellness experience that’s less about schedules and more about space. Space to move, breathe, reflect, and reconnect-not only with the body, but with the beauty of being present.
If this sounds like the kind of reset you need,
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