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Mindful Balance: Exploring Yoga, Wellness, and Plant-Based Living
Training Course
27 June - 4 July 2025 | Bansko, Bulgaria
Mindful Balance is a unique Erasmus+ mobility project for youth workers, merging personal development with innovative educational methods. It offers a rare opportunity to recharge, gain new tools for youth engagement, and explore holistic wellbeing in a professional and international setting.
This training blends non-formal education with wellness practices, including:
- Yoga and physical wellbeing
- Mindful living and meditation
- Plant-based nutrition and sustainable health
- Nature-based activities and emotional self-awareness
This training is designed specifically for youth workers, trainers, and educators actively involved in non-formal learning, youth work, and community engagement. Participants must be 18+, have relevant experience in youth work, sports, or non-formal education, and be motivated to deepen their impact through wellness and holistic practices. Fluency in English is required.
With expert facilitators from Champions Factory and Vitarama, the programme goes beyond theory to offer transformative personal experiences, applicable to youth work environments across Europe.
Programme Highlights:
- Daily yoga, aqua-gym, and breathing practices
- Lectures on holistic health, vegan cooking, and nutrition
- Guided hikes in the mountains of Bansko
- Consultations with professional dietitians and therapists
- Optional holistic massages and SPA experiences
- Wellness-focused environment with clean air, pure water, and peaceful surroundings
- Special emphasis on emotional balance and energy restoration
This is a rare blend of self-care and professional development, empowering youth workers to return to their communities revitalized and equipped with tools to promote wellbeing and inclusion.
Objectives
SO1: Strengthen international collaboration and networks among youth workers.
SO2: Enhance competencies in youth engagement strategies using sport and wellbeing.
SO3: Promote the integration of holistic health practices in non-formal learning contexts.
SO4: Support the development of new project ideas in line with Erasmus+ youth priorities.
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Applications are closed
The application deadline was 16 June 2025.
Date of selection: 17 June 2025
Training overview
http://trainings.salto-youth.net/13584
This Training Course is
for 25 participants
from Erasmus+ Youth Programme countries 
and recommended for
Youth workers, Trainers, Youth leaders, Youth project managers, Youth policy makers
Working language(s):
English and Bulgarian
Champions Factory (Youth NGO)
Champions Factory is an international non-profit organization committed to empowering individuals and communities through sport, non-formal education, and innovation. Established in Bulgaria and now active globally, Champions Factory develops and implements high-impact educational programmes that promote inclusion, active citizenship, and personal development.
Our mission is to use sport as a tool for social transformation, helping people—especially youth and marginalized groups—gain essential life skills, build self-confidence, and actively engage in their communities.
Champions Factory is widely recognized for its expertise in designing and leading European projects under Erasmus+, with a strong focus on adult education, youth work, and sport for development. Our approach blends traditional and alternative learning methods, promoting intercultural understanding, equality, and healthy lifestyles.
www.championsfactory.bg
Contact for questions:
Katerina
E-Mail:
Phone: +359898721115
Costs
Participation fee
Participation fee: €200
This type of event is typically far outside the scope of Erasmus+ funding, but we have secured the funding and it is a rare, exclusive opportunity for participants. The higher fee reflects the exceptionally high real market costs for accommodation, full vegan meals, and specialised sessions with expert therapists and facilitators. To be paid via bank transfer within 2 weeks before the start of the activity.
Accommodation and food
Activities, meals and training materials are covered.
Travel reimbursement
Will be reimbursed according to Erasmus+ rules for distance and country, as BEFORE BOOKING, participants MUST confirm the route, dates and costs with the host Champions Factory. Unconfirmed bookings will not be refunded.