About the Anima festival that took place in Kyiv, 7–8 April 2012

Anima in Kyiv made itself known by its mega size – yes, it is the biggest project-exhibition of new development technologies and psychology today. A festival of stars and champions is a great foundation, a guarantee that the festival’s masters have indeed achieved something and that each of them excels at something.

Anima is growing and developing. The project began as a women’s festival, and now it has grown up and become very mature. And as always when we grow up, we start to take an interest in relationships with the opposite sex, so Anima has now included the world of men in its sphere of interest – a mature decision!

And the theme of relationships of the new time became the key one at the festival.

Of course, it was unexpected that there were no live line-ups. Line-ups of speakers, where the master’s charisma covers the audience with its mass, or does not. That is how it usually goes at other psychology festivals, and it is a live auction of masters. Yes, that has its own charm and sporting excitement.

Anima, however, stood out here: by default it took the position “we have only stars and champions, and they do not need to prove their brilliance, they do not come out to bow to the audience – follow the announcement, look for them through a telescope – watch the videos, search for them in the programme, and suddenly you get lucky – you behold a living legend…” and, amazingly, this distancing lets you see more soberly and from all sides the reality that hides behind the star, behind the master’s announced theme.

Amazingly, people have got used to being called, persuaded, pulled and tugged between one another, with the masters openly or not so openly competing – and here everything is simpler**. The masters of Anima** have already won: they have already won something very concrete in this life and that is why they are here, and here they are masters!

An atmosphere of freedom of choice – this principle of non-violence is embodied through remote video presentations and the programme, everything is very simple, which of course wins the participant’s trust and is very much in tune with the festival’s slogan “Always your choice!”

What else was a pleasant surprise. That topics announced in a primitive way – that is, simply, for example: “How to manipulate a woman” or “How to get married in 30 days” were opened up surprisingly deeply, and of course the opposite happened too, and that is wonderful, wonderful that some masters inspire 🙂 and you want to learn from them and take from them, while others inspire 🙁 and I very much want to give and to act.

Oleg Demchik honestly conducted a research press conference: what motivates a Woman to serve a Man. The question was asked – how can a Man manage a relationship – or what women fall for: and of course the participants offered versions: it was compliments, and care, and one’s own stardom, and fear, strange as it may seem freedom, and the opinions of the live women participants, who acted as arbiters, confirmed or disputed the various ideas.

Inna Leontyeva brandished a dildo /which amused the women and embarrassed the men/ with the theme “Sex as an Art”, and pleasantly amazed with her knowledge of anatomy and love for the subject of her research. Yes, academic education and love of life are a great force. By the end of the lecture everyone somehow came to respect this divine organ more and, it seems, was inspired to experiment.

In the champions’ sector Voyshchuk gave an interview – a rare representative of the world of men: fulfilled on the playing field and a very gentle, sweet charmer in life. Probably it is indeed true that sportsmen play out all their masculine ambitions in sport. Slightly lazy or very relaxed, sincere as a child, he held the position of a peacemaker. He was very frank in his answers, including to personal questions, and confirmed the position that a woman is, first of all, gentleness, sensitivity and cosiness, which rather disconcerted the strong and active women participants of the festival, since the theme of his master class was – “relationships with a strong woman”. He confirmed the rumours of his divorce from M. Sichkar, which finally baffled the women at the meeting.

Savina, with the theme “I want to get married!”, made a pleasant impression with her comedic talent, my applause! It was as if I had been at a play by Grishkovets – yes, if you approach this theme without humour, you had better burst into tears right away. In the school of geishas – it is easy! – they create real blondes: pretty ones, clean ones, sweet ones – sooooo cute – so that surely – only for marriage! – I would take one 🙂 And what next?

– And what next – that is already other themes – to be resolved by other masters. And that is wonderful! Wonderful that there is somewhere to turn, and festivals prove it by their very existence.

What could be improved at Anima. It would be good to add some unifying action, or person – a Person did appear, in fact, but only at the very end – at the celebration at D*LUXE, and sounded like the voice of the festival.

Thank you to the organisers and inspirers of the festival: and personally to you, Oksana, and to you, Marina for creating such a large-scale development platform.

We shall keep working))

The modern trend of development towards happiness and success is gathering more and more momentum.

Evolution is irreversible!