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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.

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The annual Global Inspiration Conference is a week-long celebration of the breath. It is held in a different country each year, in a venue with beautiful natural surroundings.  The GIC is a wonderful opportunity to exchange views, teach, learn and receive inspiration from like-minded friends and colleagues.
At the GIC you will find workshops, lectures, social events, sharing of best practice, dancing, good food, good company and lots of fun. It’s a wonderful opportunity for personal and professional growth, as well as making friends and valuable connections.
 

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.

 
The GIC organiser and host country are selected two years in advance during the Annual General Assembly of IBF.
1994

1994

Väddö,Sweden – Gunnel Minnet and Bo Wahlström:

1995

1995

Warsaw,Poland – Ewa Foley:

1996

1996

Alghero, Sardinia,Italy – Robin Lawley:

1997

1997

Kirchberg/Pielach,Austria – Wilfried Ehrmann:

1998

1998

Montpellier,France – Judee Gee: ‘Body, Breath and Bliss’

1999

1999

Almeria,Spain – Armando Aguilar: ‘Breathing into Society’

2000

2000

Orta,Italy – Michael de Glanville:

2001

2001

Merrimac, Wisconsin,USA – Jim Morningstar: ‘Uniting in the One Breath’

2002

2002

Margarita,Venezuela – Viola Edward: ‘Breath Dance … Power and Responsibility’

2003

2003

Southern Queensland,Australia – Nemi Nath: ‘Living the Dreaming’

2004

2004

Pühajärve,,Estonia – Liina Lugus: ‘The Roots of the Future’

2005

2005

St Petersburg,Russia – Andrei Zacharevich: ‘Inspiring Power’

2006

2006

Nelson,Canada – JoAnn Lowell: ‘We are the Ones we have been waiting for’

2007

2007

Istanbul,Turkey – Indalecia Ziritt: ‘Dancing with the Breath’

2008

2008

Hay-on-Wye,UK – Natalia Brown: ‘Weaving the Quantum Web’

2009

2009

Oaxtepec,Mexico – Leonardo : ‘Inspiring Love’

2010

2010

Cardona,Spain – Manuel Atienza: ‘Growing Together’

2011

2011

Papallacta,Equator – Indalecia Ziritt: ‘Enlightening our Spirits with Pachamama’

2012

2012

Oostduinkerke,Belgium – Luc Maertens: ‘Spring of Newmanity’

2013

2013

Bimthal,India – Mark Conrad: ‘Breathing the spirit of the Himalayas’

2014

2014

Delphi Valley,Ireland – Michael Blake : ‘My heart to your heart’

2015

2015

Tenerife (Spain) – Silke Modersohn: ”

2016

2016

South Africa, Port Elisabeth – Marie Rose Windels: ‘Breathe South Africa in Abundance ‘

2017

2017

Austria, Vienna – Wilfried Ehrmann: ‘The Music of Breath’

2018

2018

France – Joel Jégo : ‘Respirez la Joie’

2019

2019

USA – Joshua Tree California – Lauren Chelec Cafritz & James Beard: “Sacred Breath”

2020

2020

online GIC – due to Corona

2021

2021

online GIC – due to Corona

2022

2022

Landshut, Germany – Heinz Gerd Lange: “Breath Unites”

2023

2023

Kenya

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2024

2024

Netherlands

2025

2025

Australia

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