The joy of movement: moving for life

Movement, community and practical positivity from the co-founder of PWR.8

Jan Svensson is co-founder, owner and instructor at PWR.8 Studio in Copenhagen, created with Tor Andersen as a welcoming training community built around movement, presence and shared wellbeing. PWR.8’s approach invites people of all ages, genders, levels and ambitions to get to know their bodies better through high-quality instruction and a strong sense of community.

Jan has worked with health and movement for more than 25 years, hosting bootcamps and retreats in Denmark and abroad and teaching across a wide range of training concepts. His background also includes 20 years in the design industry, working with sales, interiors, development and leadership alongside teaching in fitness centres, dance schools, conventions and training trips.

At Copenhagen Health Week, Jan brings a grounded perspective on sustainable training, belonging and the role of positivity in everyday health. His work speaks to a simple but powerful idea: that movement becomes easier to return to when it is social, inclusive and connected to how people actually live.

A grounded voice on heat, cold, recovery and sustainable performance

Simon Inkin is an integrated health coach and Head of Product at Plugin, Copenhagen’s heat and cold therapy community. As Head of Product & Education, he leads the facilitator progression behind Plugin’s Heat Method Journeys, which bring together sauna, cold exposure, breath, music and group facilitation.

His work focuses on helping people build a more intelligent relationship with movement, recovery and everyday wellbeing. At Copenhagen Health Week, Simon brings a practical perspective on listening to the body, balancing effort with restoration, and creating routines that can hold up in real life.

Samantha Claire — Founder of MAKE SPACE | Shamanic Practitioner | Somatic & Movement Specialist | Event Specialist | Corporate Health | Co-founder, Thrive Festival | Singer-Songwriter | Writer | Communication Consultant | Fundraising | Change Maker Samantha is a movement and somatic specialist with over 25 years working at the intersection of the body, leadership, and community. Trained in kundalini yoga, physical theatre, and Compassionate Inquiry with Gabor Maté, she builds experiences that help people find their way back into their bodies — from the boardroom to the dance floor. She's the creator of Body Choir, a silent-disco movement and breathwork experience, As founder of MAKE SPACE and co-founder of Thrive Festival, she's spent her career designing spaces — corporate and communal — where real change happens through the body first.

Stress and burnout are some of the most talked-about challenges of our time. But the real conversation is not only about how to treat burnout once it happens—it’s about how to avoid it, manage it, and build resilience before we reach the breaking point.

Burnout rarely comes from one single trigger. It’s the accumulation of pressures in both professional and personal life—pressures that are increasingly hard to separate. The key lies in understanding how these dimensions are connected, and in equipping ourselves with the tools to balance modern life.

This talk explores how we can cultivate resilience—not by avoiding stress or change, but by learning to stand strong through it. It’s about building the inner and outer resources that allow us to navigate uncertainty, manage challenges, and thrive not only at work but in every aspect of life—so we can truly strive, keep performing, and stay healthy even in times of change and challenge.