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THE ART OF ARETÉ PROGRAM WAS CREATED IN 2017 BY BEN TURNER AND BLAISE JAMES DEANGELO FROM A LOVE OF THE ARTS AND A DESIRE TO SUPPORT THE WELLBEING AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY.
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
Remedy State
Resources for Excellence Through Arts & Entertainment
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Long nights, odd hours and over-indulgence combined with relentless travel, social pressure and sustained solitude create unique occupational health hazards to artists and entertainers that can no longer be ignored.
Our program includes a holistic approach to wellbeing and personal development inspired by ayurveda and Integrated Medicine centered on the principles of nutrition, exercise, mindfulness, sleep, and physical therapy.
We're here to help those in the Arts & Entertainment community to:
ALLEVIATE STRESS & ANXIETY
INCREASE MENTAL CLARITY & FOCUS
ENHANCE CREATIVITY & PERFORMANCE
UNDERSTAND NUTRITIONAL
BEST PRACTICES
MAINTAIN EMOTIONAL WELLBEING
REALIZE SELF-POTENTIAL
Your experience
AN OASIS OF CALM AT IMS IBIZA
Take a breather from the busy summit environment and center yourself at The Art of Areté, a tranquil refuge tucked away in a quiet corner of IMS on-site at Mondrian Ibiza & Hyde Ibiza with daily wellness programming available to all IMS delegates free of charge, presented by AlphaTheta.
INFORMATIVE LECTURES
MORNING WALKS
ARTIST INTERVIEWS
MORNING YOGA
BREATHWORK
VEDIC MEDITATION
SLEEP SOUNDSCAPES
SOUND HEALING
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING...
B. TRAITS
PETE TONG
HONEY DIJON
DUNCAN DICK
“I was quite blown away by the care and the effort and the detail to everything that’s going on here. Some of the talks and the experiences have been really relaxing and mind-blowing. There’s a special kind of energy here that I find really healing.”
“The statistics don’t lie; this is a tough business. Thanks to the works of Ben Turner and Blaise DeAngelo, we’ve just completed the first wellness retreat here in Ibiza designed specifically for people in the entertainment industry. Its success proves that our industry needs healing and people want to be healed.”
“When you get to these really beautiful places... the quiet and nature...I think we forget that we’re all part of the universe and not separate, and that nature is not there for us to use but also to participate in and be a part of. It reminds you that you are part of the fabric of life.”
"Wellness, wisdom and alternative education in the White Isle countryside...
we know we've shared
something special."
FOUNDERS
BEN TURNER
Ben Turner co-founded the International Music Summit in Ibiza in 2007 and leads the overall event direction. In 2013, he created the AFEM: Association for Electronic Music, a global not-for-profit trade body designed to preserve, protect and promote electronic music culture. In 2017, he launched The Art of Areté, a wellness platform which is integrated into IMS Ibiza, after many years of bringing the challenging issues and topic of mental health to the forefront of a music conference. Turner participated in the first music board for suicide and mental health prevention platform C.A.L.M., and is a fully-trained and qualified Mental Health First Aider. Turner is the owner of Graphite Music, a music management and brand services company which specialises in the world of electronic music. He made his name as co-founder of the award-winning electronic magazine Muzik in 1995, created the Muzik Awards and was creative director on DanceStar USA: The American Dance Music Awards. He began his career at the Melody Maker, and has gone on to produce TV shows, books, and documentaries about dance music culture. He is a regular in the Billboard Dance Power Player list.
BLAISE DEANGELO
Blaise DeAngelo is a former DJ and label executive who left his post in 2017 after being named to Billboard’s Dance Power Players for his leadership of Skrillex’s OWSLA to embark on a personal quest for well-being and self-realization. In 2017, he co-founded The Art of Areté, in partnership with IMS, to support the well-being of the arts and entertainment industry through training and education in meditation, yoga, nutrition, sleep, exercise, and more. He’s since trained extensively as a teacher of Vedic Meditation under meditation master and neuroscientist Maharishi Vyasanand Sarasvati, successor to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the world-famous Indian guru known for teaching The Beatles and inspiring their White Album. In addition to teaching, he remains active in the industry as a creative consultant.