Mind Riders: visor up, and we talk about anxiety
On 25 July in Sibiu, riders lift their visors so we can talk about mental health. Anima Felix joins as a partner for emotional balance and is giving away 50 one-year Premium subscriptions. Reserve your place with your email.
On 25 July 2026, in the heart of Sibiu, motorcyclists lift their visors to speak openly about something we stay silent about far too often: mental health. The "Visor Up" ride, organised by Mind Riders, starts from a hard fact: one in two young people in Romania say they have struggled with anxiety or depression in recent months. Anima Felix joins as a partner for emotional balance and is giving away 50 one-year Premium subscriptions to the people around this event. Read on and reserve your place.
What "Visor Up" is
Mind Riders, an initiative by Riders for Hope, is bringing Romania its first motorcycle event built around mental health, in the spirit of Germany's Fellows Ride and Australia's Black Dog Ride. On 25 July in Sibiu, riders, volunteers and families gather in the city centre to talk openly about mental health. The message is plain: "Silence claims more lives than the road." The organisers keep no money for themselves; they connect people directly with mental-health organisations, transparently and without any cut.
Why Anima Felix is joining
Because we are talking about the same moments: the mind that will not switch off, the unease before a long ride or a hard day, the feeling that you have to cope on your own. Anima Felix is a self-help app built for exactly those moments. We join as a partner for emotional balance because something said out loud, in front of friends, matters. And a kind of support you can keep in your pocket, for when the wave catches you alone, matters just as much.
What Anima Felix is
Anima Felix is a self-help app for the moments when your mind gets too loud: thoughts that spin, anxiety, too many feelings at once, or the need to steady yourself before the next step. It gives you a place to pause, with guided conversations, breathing exercises and practical tools. It does not replace therapy and it is not crisis support. It is concrete help for real moments, between sessions or when there is no one beside you.
What you get
We are giving away 50 Anima Felix Premium subscriptions, free, for a full year. Premium unlocks everything in the app: the guided conversations, the exercises and the calming tools, with no limits, long after the day of the event. It is our way of saying thank you to a community that chooses to talk openly about mental health.
How to reserve your place
There are 50 places, meant for the people around this event: those who come to Sibiu, those who support it, and those who carry its message further. Fill in the short form below: your email, the phone you use and what brings you here. If you are one of those chosen, you will get your Premium activation code and the install steps by email. We would love to see you on 25 July, with your visor up.
Visor up. Engines on. We talk about mental health. On 25 July in Sibiu, and every day, in your pocket.
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Reserve your Premium subscription
Tell us a few things about yourself. If you are one of the 50, you will get your Anima Felix Premium activation code and the install steps by email, free for a year.
If you are chosen, you get a year of Premium, free.
We have got your registration
Thank you. If you are one of the 50, we will email you your Premium activation code and the install steps. See you with your visor up.
We use your email only to send you the Premium subscription and information about this offer. We do not sell it and we do not make it public.
Anima Felix is a self-help tool, not therapy, diagnosis or emergency support. For emotional support in Romania, you can contact DepreHUB at 0374 456 420 or visit deprehub.ro.
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to be a rider to take part? +
No. The event is open to everyone, and so are the Premium subscriptions. You can register whether or not you ride a motorcycle.
Do I have to be in Sibiu on 25 July? +
It is not required. You can register from anywhere. But if you can make it, we would love to see you in Sibiu.
How much does it cost? +
Nothing. There are 50 Premium subscriptions offered free, for a year, through the partnership with Mind Riders.
What exactly do I get? +
A year of Anima Felix Premium: full access to the guided conversations, exercises and calming tools, with no limits.
How do I get the subscription if I am chosen? +
We email you a Premium activation code and the install steps. That is why we ask for a valid email address.
Does Anima Felix replace therapy? +
No. It is a self-help tool for the tense moments of everyday life. For emergency support, contact DepreHUB or call 112.
Author
Sebastian Cochinescu · Founder, Anima Felix
Founder of Anima Felix. Writes about everyday anxiety patterns, practical calming tools, and how conversational product design can support people in anxious moments.
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About the event
Mind Riders ("Visor Up") is organised by Riders for Hope in Sibiu on 25 July 2026. A motorcycle event built around mental health, open to everyone. Anima Felix joins as a partner for emotional balance.
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