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Irish World Harmony Run 2009

The Irish World Harmony Run got off to an auspicious beginning on 21st March. Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern offered the runners his appreciation for their mammoth task of running around the coast of Ireland in 14 days. The team is running 1400km around the coast of Ireland, visiting Belfast, Dublin, Cork, Limmerick amongst many other [...]

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World Harmony Run Finale in Prague

On October 6, 2008. The World Harmony Run, a rely run which seeks to cultivate harmony by passing a burning torch among people of different cultures, finished its European journey  in Prague. 9-time Olympic champion Carl Lewis and deputy Mayor of Prague Markéta Reedová ran together with the World Harmony Run team for the final [...]

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World Harmony Run in New Zealand

The World Harmony Run, is currently passing through New Zealand. The route involves a 3,544Km journey around the north and south islands. The Run will pass through some of New Zealand’s stunning scenery and also touch thousands of people along the way. The Run at Whangarei Falls In Auckland, the run was greeted by a [...]

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Australian World Harmony Run

On April 27th, the Australian World Harmony Run team began an epic journey around the entire coast of Australia. The World Harmony Run team from 16 different countries will be running in relay more than 15,000 km in over 100 days. They plan to finish by mid-August. You can follow the Australian harmony run here: [...]

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Mount Snowdon dedicated as a Peace Blossom Mountain

Mount Snowdon, the tallest mountain in Wales, was dedicated as a peace blossom mountain in a ceremony coinciding with the arrival of the World Harmony Run. The runners were met at the bottom of Mount Snowdon by Mrs Owen of Gwynedd County Council, and Lord Elis Thomas the presiding officer of the Welsh Parliament. The [...]

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Start of US World Harmony Run

The American World Harmony Run began on April 10th, 2008. The Torch, which will travel around the US, was symbolically lifted in front of the Statue of Liberty, New York. Sudhahota Carl Lewis was on hand to light the torch and run around the base of the statue. Eric S Peterson gave a short address [...]

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2008 WHR promises to be the biggest and best ever

All across the world, plans are at an advanced stage to make the 2008 incarnation of the World Harmony Run an absolutely gigantic event. Already the run has made its way through South East Asia and the Middle East, and is currently in north Africa. The European leg of the Run will begin in Rome [...]

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Recent Events

The World Harmony Run visited the Dominican Republic for its last event of 2007. The Run, visited two schools including the Ann Y Ted Kheel Polytechnical School and Punta Cana international school, home to more than 26 different nationalities View: World Harmony Run in the Dominican Republic  News of a Sri Chinmoy Harmony Bridge between [...]

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World Harmony Run 2007

On 3rd November, the World Harmony Run held a local event in Jamaica, New York. The short run began at Aspiration Ground, Jamaica, NY and visited a local school, New Dawn elementary. The school had helped organise a community event around the run. For more details and photos visit – World Harmony Run.

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World Harmony Run

The World Harmony Run is an initiative founded by Sri Chinmoy. It seeks to bring people together in a spirit of friendship and harmony. The essence of the Run is summed up with the motto “harmony begins with me”. If people can bring more harmony into their own lives this will spread to their friends [...]

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