Celebrating the community behind a decade of wellness

“Wonderness is older than the venue and the structures that have risen around it. It is the ethos, the love and collective energy our community has built together—and that’s a rare and precious thing to have cultivated.”

– Chalisa Viravan (Nee), Wellness Director

In the lower parts of The Fields lives our wellness sanctuary, Wonderness. This year, it has evolved into the Torus Field, yet for Wellness Director, Chalisa Viravan (Nee), it’s always been the heart at a very human level. 

“We call this year our Decade of Wonder, but it has also been ten years of Wonderness,” Nee says, “even if we didn’t call it that when we started. From the very beginning—even before the name Wonderness arrived in 2018, we’ve been exploring and sharing countless pathways to holistic well-being with fellow Wonderers.”

Behind every sunset meditation, elemental movement ritual, ancestral drumming circle and sacred intimacy workshop are members of a community who return each year to The Fields—cultivating wisdom, refining their craft and sharing their gifts with fellow Wonderers.

Wellness at The Fields is never a solitary pursuit. Every element from music to food to art is woven together, each feeding and amplifying the other. Creativity and care ripple through the community, creating a living network where every practice supports another.

At the heart of this interconnected web is Wonderness, a Torus Energy Field that links everything within The Fields. It is a space where people gather, bringing their unique skills and passions, collaborating to nurture well-being in all things.

This year, Wonderness hosts workshops, rituals and ceremonies that draw from traditional and contemporary practices—or blend the two—spanning diverse cultures and shared by people from all walks of life.

Slow Yoga with a Touch of Thai Massage by Limber Studio combines yin-yang yoga with therapeutic Thai massage, while Mindfulness Thai Gong Bath by Ryu Mangkorn incorporates Thai instruments with sound healing practices. Alchemy of Ritual Oil Making by Anna draws from a breadth of knowledge, including botany, herbalism, prayer and meditation.

In The Fields, we honor the start and end of our five-day celebration in various ways, including in Wonderness. This year, Nee intends to lean further into the spirit of interconnectedness. 

This year, Nee invites the community to embrace the spirit of The Fields, where paths converge and energies flow as one. 

“Our community has always moved together,” Nee reflects. “Each workshop, ritual and ceremony is a different facet of the same jewel. But this year, we don’t just shine alongside each other. Our paths cross, weave and activate the very Torus Field of Wonderness. We gather to honor those who have been with us since day one and open a new chapter of shared purpose.”

Within the Torus Field, Wonderness becomes a living mandala. Where movement, sound, stillness and the rhythms of the natural world become its patterns, spiralling into a collective ceremony that opens our sanctuary. Through this embrace of energy, we celebrate a union of paths, the crossing of disciplines and the strength of a community that truly knows itself. 

You can discover more of Wonderness programming here, or explore our full Directory. And, join the waitlist to get the latest updates on getting Wonderfruit 2025 tickets.