MIND FEST 2025: About the relationships that make us
Mendel University in Brno is again this year participating in the nationwide campaign Mental Health Weeks – through MIND FEST.
The theme of MIND FEST 2025? – Relationships.
Partnerships, friendships, work, family… and the most important one – relationships with yourself.
On 9th October 2025 await you inspiring lectures, workshops, and activities in English, connecting science with personal growth.
Gain insights to strengthen your communication, resolve conflicts with ease, protect your space, and nurture your mind.
MENDELU MIND FEST is a space for sharing, self-reflection and experience.
Because when we feel good, we can grow and create.
Come and joint us at MIND FEST – for inspiration, energy and a new perspective on relationships.
Program
9th October 2025
Guests
She has been a member of several international research projects. She collaborates in several domestic and foreign research projects and is the author of numerous publications in positive psychology and health psychology.
She is also engaged in lecturing and public speaking.
She has completed five years of training in biosynthesis psychotherapy, a modern somatic method that looks at the person as a whole: the area of his thinking, experiencing (emotions) and body expression. Thus, in therapy, besides talking to the client, she focuses on the client’s feelings and helps the client to become aware of how their body reacts to a situation – how they speak, breathe, and move.
She provides one-on-one counseling and therapy for teenagers, young adults, and adults. She works in private practice in Brno and as a volunteer therapist at the Social Clinic.
In addition to her therapeutic practice, she lectures self-development workshops, drawing on the biosynthesis method, and topics related to well-being.
I work at Masaryk University, where I prepare future teachers to navigate communication challenges in schools – with students, colleagues, and parents.
I also work on a crisis line, supporting people dealing with relationship issues such as disconnection, misunderstanding, or interpersonal tension.
My academic research focuses on stress and how we cope with it during conflicts – both verbal and physical.
I believe strong relationships don’t just happen to us; they require the courage to speak with honesty and vulnerability, and the willingness to hear the best in what others are trying to say. I work with both individuals and teams.
Světlana cooks plant-based dishes guided by Ayurvedic principles. She is passionate about culinary diversity and draws inspiration from cuisines around the world.
She regularly travels to India to deepen her knowledge of Ayurveda and learn from renowned chefs and traditional cooks.
She is the author of the book Atlas of Soups (Albatros, 2019). She teaches cooking.
Meet Světlana at MIND FEST at the Sweet & Savoury Snacks stall and taste her delicious snacks.
Registration
Registration opens September 2025