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SpaFest

10th - 12th September 2024

SpaFest 2024 will focus on mental wellbeing, sustainability, and health with connections through workshops and open discussion. The aim is to empower leaders across the health and wellbeing sector to come together as a community as a force for good. This year focuses on the vital changes within the Health Sector and Wellbeing sector in terms of the need to “join up the dots” and recognise the benefits of inclusivity.

What to expect

Clothing – please don’t wear business attire.  Wear casual clothing that you love and that is comfortable. Optional but ideally – Bring a mat, warm blanket and warm clothing.

Registration available from 10th September from 13:00 with check in for rooms from 1600.  Storage for baggage is available. Light lunches available at a cost.

No obligatory sales meetings – just authentic connections and conversations.

Tuesday 10th September

15:00 - 16:30
Are you checked in or checked out? Showing Up with Jamie Edwards, Trained Brain™
17:00
Sea Soul Healing and Beach Clean with Pippa Best and Avril Greenaway
18:30
Connections and Conversations over Pre dinner Drinks
19:30
Welcome Dinner provided by The St Moritz Executive Chef and a warm welcome from the St Moritz team

Wednesday 11th September

Resilience and Compassion

Choose from the following:

For Early Risers

One hour Wellbeing Workshops – 7.15 for 7.30

07:30 - 08:30
Sound Healing Ceremony with Jill Russell, The Gong Whisperer – Experience a cosmic sounscape whilst being held in Mother Nature. Warm clothing and a towel or yoga mat required.
07:30 - 08:30
Sea immersion – a Blue Health experience (all)

Deepen your nature connection as we walk down to the beach for a morning swim (or a paddle) and a creative Blue Health session with Lizzi Larbalestier, Pippa Best and Avril Greenaway. Warm clothing, good walking shoes, swimwear and towels or dri-robes required.

Welcome from Pippa for walk to beach, with a mindful Blue Health session

Beach clean to gather more materials for Avril’s H’art from the Sea workshop.

For Restful Risers

Healthy Breakfast in the Restaurant for all from 08.30 – 09.30

09:30
Opening SpaFest 2024 – Amanda Winwood & Made for Life Foundation Trustees
10:00
The Neuroscience of Mental Health and Management of Pain – a discussion and workshop with Louise Baker, Applied Neuroscience specialist, Amanda Winwood, Founder Made for Life Foundation Deborah O’Nyons, Clinical Leadership, NHS England
11:00
Tea Break
11:30
Grounding with the Earth – Kari Herbert, Author, Artist, Polar Explorer and Justin Wiggan, Internal Garden – An exploration of the positive health benefits of links with the land. Life lessons and learnings on survival and growth
12:30
Lunch and connections
14:00
Iain Bell – Being well throughout Life. Nutritional, Mental and physical health tips with a focus on Menopause with Q & A with Dani Binnington, Founder – Menopause & Cancer CIC
15:00
A little break to catch the breath
15:30
The Real Conversation – How do we re-energise integrative wellbeing and enhance connections?

Hosted by Emma Jane North with Arif Isikgun, Award winning Consultant, Tabitha James Kraan, CEO/Founder Tabitha JK, Teresa O Farrell, Global Wellness Directo, The Dorchester Collection

16:15
Workshops:
  • Resilience with Kay Pennington
  • One to one’s with Jamie Edwards
  • Neil Carpenter – Product evaluation with new IFRA 51 regulations
  • Justin Wiggan – Internal Garden
  • The H(ART) of the Sea – art and plastic with Avril, Cleaner Seas Project
  • Mini Hand on Heart™ Touch Therapy treatments
17:30
Communal Sound Bath and Rebirth Chant
19:00 - 19:30
Get your Cornish stripes on ready for a rum cocktail and connections at 7.00pm

Drinks followed by Dinner and Ceilidh

Thursday 12th September

Early Risers – Meet at 7.00 am for:

07:30
Sea and Sound Lizzi with Sound Healing by the Sea with Jill Russell, The Gong Whisperer
7.30
Yoga with Gill Sadler, Golowi
09:00
Healthy Breakfast
09:45
The Power of Sound and Movement Power up with dance – Gill Sadler, Golowi
11:00
Feed your Soul. Feed your Heart – with Dani Binnington, Julia Leckey and Carly Moosah
11:45
Reflections and pledges
12:45
It’s a wrap. Lunch and Celebration of Life
14:00
SpaFest closes. Until next time……

Spafest tickets £375 full event or 1 day with dinner included at £195. 1 day excluding dinner at £150.

Get in touch today for more details on SpaFest 2024