HISTORY OF GIC
Each year, a different team of IBF volunteers to create a conference and chooses the theme of the event. Below is a list of all the conferences, organisers and themes since the inception of the event.
The GIC programme has a core structure and allows for organic creation of the daily workshops agenda. Part of the programme is fixed in advance while the rest is left open and is scheduled on a daily basis during the conference week. The open programme includes presentations, workshops, discussion topics and other activities related to the conference theme and proposed by the participants. All of these activities are offered in a spirit of peer-group exchange and inspiration. GIC also hosts the IBF Annual General Meeting, which has evolved a unique democratic process for decision-making. Members have been inspired by this to apply in their own organisations to great positive effect.
1994
Väddö,Sweden – Gunnel Minnet and Bo Wahlström:
1995
Warsaw,Poland – Ewa Foley:
1996
Alghero, Sardinia,Italy – Robin Lawley:
1997
Kirchberg/Pielach,Austria – Wilfried Ehrmann:
1998
Montpellier,France – Judee Gee: ‘Body, Breath and Bliss’
1999
Almeria,Spain – Armando Aguilar: ‘Breathing into Society’
2000
Orta,Italy – Michael de Glanville:
2001
Merrimac, Wisconsin,USA – Jim Morningstar: ‘Uniting in the One Breath’
2002
Margarita,Venezuela – Viola Edward: ‘Breath Dance … Power and Responsibility’
2003
Southern Queensland,Australia – Nemi Nath: ‘Living the Dreaming’
2004
Pühajärve,,Estonia – Liina Lugus: ‘The Roots of the Future’
2005
St Petersburg,Russia – Andrei Zacharevich: ‘Inspiring Power’
2006
Nelson,Canada – JoAnn Lowell: ‘We are the Ones we have been waiting for’
2007
Istanbul,Turkey – Indalecia Ziritt: ‘Dancing with the Breath’
2008
Hay-on-Wye,UK – Natalia Brown: ‘Weaving the Quantum Web’
2009
Oaxtepec,Mexico – Leonardo : ‘Inspiring Love’
2010
Cardona,Spain – Manuel Atienza: ‘Growing Together’
2011
Papallacta,Equator – Indalecia Ziritt: ‘Enlightening our Spirits with Pachamama’
2012
Oostduinkerke,Belgium – Luc Maertens: ‘Spring of Newmanity’
2013
Bimthal,India – Mark Conrad: ‘Breathing the spirit of the Himalayas’
2014
Delphi Valley,Ireland – Michael Blake : ‘My heart to your heart’
2015
Tenerife (Spain) – Silke Modersohn: ”
2016
South Africa, Port Elisabeth – Marie Rose Windels: ‘Breathe South Africa in Abundance ‘
2017
Austria, Vienna – Wilfried Ehrmann: ‘The Music of Breath’
2018
France – Joel Jégo : ‘Respirez la Joie’
2019
USA – Joshua Tree California – Lauren Chelec Cafritz & James Beard: “Sacred Breath”
2020
online GIC – due to Corona
2021
online GIC – due to Corona
2022
Landshut, Germany – Heinz Gerd Lange: “Breath Unites”
2023
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2024
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2025
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