KISIMA 2025 SCHEDULE
WHAT’S INCLUDED IN THE 4 DAY PASS
You have unlimited access to all workshops, events and classes as well as access to all areas of the venue. Kisima will be offering a huge range of content for the Mind, Body and Soul. From Sunrise until we close, you can explore everything your heart desires!
The 4 day pass also includes camping, if you bring your own equipment.
Not included: Food, drinks, 121 therapies
ABOUT KISIMA
Hosted at Beneath the Baobabs in Kilifi, Kisima Festival is Kenya’s only transformational wellbeing festival. It runs for four days from 9th – 12th October 2025 In Kiswahili Kisima means ‘well’ – a gathering space and a space for wellbeing and nourishment and connection to community.
Kisima Festival is set in a stunning 50 acre baobab forest, and offers holistic wellbeing workshops, classes, talks and panel discussions based around the five elements – Ignite, Inspire, Ground, Flow and Ether. Come and explore all five elements throughout your journey at Kisima Festival!
We are gathering Kenya’s best and brightest wellbeing practitioners in one space to offer you the most holistic view of wellness.
Meet the Kisima Festival practitioners as well as our Headliners Fareed Diamond Khimani!, and Nazizi Hirji
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
Healing From Addiction – A brave session held by Fareed Diamond Khimani
Grief Circle – Hosted by Nazizi
Horse Therapy – That’s right, we have a whole a paddock with beautiful horses!
Wim Hof Method – Discover the secrets of the iceman with Kenya’s only certified instructor!
Aerial Silks – Learn circus skills and fly through the sky !
Baobab Climbing – Connect with the baobab tree and get a beautiful view of the forest!
Kaya Elders Ceremony – Connect with local spiritual practices
Kilifi Culture– celebrating indigenous knowledge and practices of Mweria and Dhome
MUSIC
We are privileged to be able to showcase a host of Kenyan musical talent! Traditional music and drumming ceremonies will be held by our talented local community. In addition, we have a lineup of fantastic musicians who will join us for epic musical experiences who come from across Kenya.
Live Musical Lineup:
- Nazizi
- Lavosti
- Zaituni
- Keynotey
- Chris Barr
- Ndibo
- Boywaley
DJs
- Zillah
- Florien
- DJ Bever
KIDS AREA
Kisima is a family- first festival! There is a dedicated kids area with content for children all day long! Children are our future, so we invite you to come all together to experience wellbeing for all the family.
And if you need nanny services for one day or all four days, you can book directly through us!
What to Expect
- Many styles of Kids yoga practices
- Aerial silks
- Horse Paddock
- Storytelling
- Dancing
- Face painting
- Theatre games and showcase by Youth Theatre Kenya
- Swings and water park
- Beautiful natural environment to enjoy and explore
INDIGENOUS WISDOM
In collaboration with Grassroots Economics, we will highlight the intersection of indigenous economic systems and modern sustainability practices, showcasing the powerful role of ancestral wisdom in contemporary regenerative economies. We will focus on celebrating traditional practices like Mweria and Dhome from the Mijikenda people.
What to Expect
Workshops on Indigenous Economics
Agroforestry Sessions
Hands-on Construction with Traditional Methods
Reawakening the Sacred Forest Connection
You are invited to feel the depth of pre-colonial economics and reflect on how these indigenous systems can be re-integrated into our modern world to foster resilience, cooperation, and ecological stewardship.
THE KISIMA COLLECTIVE
Kisima Festival is on a mission to increase the awareness and inclusivity of the wellness space in Kenya. We aim to achieve this by highlighting the multitude of available practices, traditional and innovative alike, that support individuals and communities to thrive.
The Kisima Collective (TKC) is the CBO arm of Kisima Festival. TKC is dedicated to making holistic wellbeing practices more accessible for Kenyans. To meet this aim, Kisima Festival gives 25% of it’s tickets away on scholarship through our network of NGOs that support beneficiaries with health services.
We invite you to support us to continue this work by giving a donation to The Kisima Collective, or buying an extra ticket through our “pay it forward” scheme!
IGNITE CONVERSATION
Ignite Conversation: The Fire Element
We invite you to listen to and participate in thought provoking and engaging talks and panel discussions about important issues facing Kenyans, globally and locally, today.
Some talks include:
- The UNITY panel
- Climate Adaptation
- Microbes and Health
- Female Leadership in Kenya
- Music and inter-cultural memory
- Healing from Addiction
Indigenous Economics
INSPIRE HEALING
Inspire Healing: The Air Element
We will open up the deeper corners of our tropical oasis for you to connect with yours true self and the collective consciousness, no matter what your beliefs are. Come and fill your spiritual cup and get in touch with your own divinity.
Therapeutic dynamics include:
Horse therapy
Family constellations
Grief tending
Breathwork
Art therapy
Meditation
Kaya ceremonies
Drumming circle
GROUND IN NATURE
Ground in Nature: The Earth Element
Kisima Festival is dedicated to weaving the worlds of environmentalism and well-being together. We honour the complexity and nuance of protecting our planet, understanding that it requires empowered activism and resilience. Connection to nature is our birthright and our well-being is dependent on its survival.
Working with the soil has been proven to boost serotonin, so lets get our hands dirty!
Workshops include:
Soil restoration
Permaculture practices
Working with Herbs
Traditional farming practices
LET YOUR BODY FLOW
Let Your Body Flow: The Water Element
Come and discover how to re-set your nervous system through movement and develop a sharper instinct for what your body needs. Get ready to reconnect with every cell of your being by exploring the depths of your physical capacities!
Energizing movement practices include:
Kemetic Yoga
Hatha Yoga
Vinyasa Yoga
Capoeira Angola
Traditional African Dance
Ecstatic dance
Animal movement
Aerial silks
Oh and not forgetting to make some serious shapes on the dance floor!
FEEL THE VIBES
Feel The Vibes: The Element of Ether
Come and explore an extraordinary world of visual and auditory arts!
Visual Arts:
Art gallery
Live mural painting
Poetry
Storytelling
Theatrical performances
Song.
Music: Local musicians, and artists from further afield are joining us every evening for a fun festival frolick! Check out our lineup for more!
HEALERS AND THERAPISTS
The Therapists and Healer Area offers the opportunity for you to have one on one with some amazing practitioners for some truly indulgent healing.
Offerings include: Massage, Acupuncture, Physiotherapy and private Cacao sessions
These offerings are charged at an additional fee, paid directly to the therapist.
KISIMA SPONSORS
Green Heart Kilifi is a sustainable coastal development in Kenya offering eco-friendly homes, off-plan houses, and serviced plots. With 70% of its space dedicated to greenery, sustainability at its core, and a community built around belonging and balance, we’ve designed a premium living paradise and business hub – where life feels whole. A sanctuary where every day brings a chance to reconnect with nature, rediscover yourself, and breathe in the joy of purposeful living.
Under ancient baobabs and open skies, Green Heart is proud to sponsor Kisima 2025: The Unity Edition. Two visions, one purpose. To live in harmony. To build with intention. To rise as one.
Come breathe life into every day.
