The Happiness Walk: Mindful Amsterdam for Curious Humans

About this event

An experiential journey through taste, silence, gratitude and play.

Amsterdam is not just a city. It’s a living playground for our senses. In hidden "hoffjes", in canal house reflections and arching bridges, the city speaks, when we stop to listen.

During this experiential walking journey, we explore the city through simple yet powerful practices that can turn on the bio-chemistry of happiness through taste, silence, gratitude, contemplation, play, and connection.

This is not a typical city tour.

It is a shared ritual of curiosity and presence.

WHAT THIS EXPERIENCE IS ABOUT

This walk invites you to experience Amsterdam in a deeper way — through mindful micro-practices inspired by positive psychology, contemplative traditions, and sensory awareness.

Instead of rushing from landmark to landmark, we slow down and explore questions like:

• What happens when we truly savour a moment?
• How does silence deepen connection?
• What changes when we actively practice gratitude?
• Can playfulness open the door to joy?

What we will explore together

During the journey we will visit hidden corners of the Jordaan neighborhood and explore five “keys” to happiness.

1 — Savouring

2 — Silence

3 — Gratitude

4 — Contemplation

5 — Play

WHO THIS EXPERIENCE IS FOR?

This journey tends to resonate with people who:

• value connection over consumption
• enjoy meaningful conversations
• feel curious about awareness and personal growth
• prefer slow, authentic experiences over typical tourism
• want to meet others in the conscious community in the Netherlands

You do not need prior experience with meditation or mindfulness — only curiosity.

The exact meeting point will be communicated after booking.

WHAT TO BRING

• comfortable walking shoes
• curiosity
• openness to experience something a little different

ABOUT THE GUIDE

The experience is guided by Elena Bicu. After travelling the world and living in 9 different countries in the past 13 years, her intention is to inspire people to use their cities as platforms for connection and self-discovery.

She designs experiential journeys that blend insights she gathered from:

• positive psychology
• yoga
• plant medicine journeys
• mindfulness practices
• community rituals
• cultural exploration

Let´s experience Amsterdam in a new way!