Spafest 2024. The Wellness Conference for those in the Wellness Industry

SPAFEST 2024

THE ROOTS OF WELLBEING

10th – 12th September 2024

BACKGROUND

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.

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 1300 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.

Arrive.   3.00 pm

Tuesday 10th September

Are you checked in or checked out? Showing Up with Jamie Edwards, Trained BrainTM

Living your life fearlessly with Julie Leckey, Award winning Author

Sea Soul Healing and Beach Clean with Avril Greenaway, Cleaner Seas project

Connections and Conversations over Pre dinner Drinks

Welcome Dinner provided by The St Moritz Executive Chef and a warm welcome from the St Moritz team

Wednesday 11th September 2022

Resilience and Compassion
Choose from the following:
For Early Risers
One hour Wellbeing Workshops – 7.15 for 7.30
7.30 – 8.30 Tai Chi with Iain Bell . Warm clothing and a towel or yoga mat

Experience a cosmic soundscape whilst being held in Mother Nature. Warm clothing and a towel or yoga mat required.

7.30 – 8.30 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, Lizzi Larbalestier and Avril Greenaway. Warm clothing, good walking shoes, swimwear and towels or dri-robes required.

Welcome from LIzzi 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.

Opening SpaFest 2024 – Amanda Winwood & Made for Life Foundation Trustees

Dr Johanneke Kodde. the Mind Body Soul Doctor - After 17 years as a GP, Johanneke left to set up her own practice. She will introduce the Mind Body Soul Method, which combines all aspects of our body -its signs and symptoms,our mind-our thoughts and feelings,the perception that creates reality and our soul-our inner spark and inspiration. 

The Neuroscience of Mental Health and Management of Pain –

An integrative discussion and workshop chaired by Amanda Winwood, Founder – Made for Life Foundation with Louise Baker, Applied Neuroscience Specialist, Deborah O’Nyons, Clinical Leadership, NHS England and Lynne Lees, Senior Philanthropy Officer, RCH NHS Trust Charity joined by Dr Johanneke Kodde.

Tea Break

Grounding with the Earth – Lizzie Hanbury-Tenison, Cabilla Cornwall 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

Lunch and connections

Iain Bell – Being well throughout Life. Iain Bell, Founder Executive Fitness Foundation Nutritional, Mental and physical health tips with a focus on Menopause with Q & A with Dani Binnington, Founder – Menopause & Cancer CIC

A little break to catch the breath

The Real Conversation – How do we re-energise integrative wellbeing and enhance connections?

Workshops:
Resilience with Kay Pennington

Neil Carpenter & Iain Bell – The microbiome of skin and gut – what to avoid, what to love

The H(ART) of the Sea – art and plastic with Avril, Cleaner Seas Project

Mini Hand on Heart™ Touch Therapy treatments

7 pm for 7.30 pm Get your Cornish stripes on ready for a rum cocktail and connections at 7.00 pm

Drinks followed by Dinner and Ceilidh

Thursday 12th September

Early Risers - Meet at 7.00 am for

7.30 Sea Connections with Lizzi Larbalestier – Blue Health Coach™

7.30 Yoga with Gill Sadler, Golowi or Helen Gaskin, MindFit Cornwall

08.30 – 09.15 Healthy Breakfast

09.30 The Power of Sound and Movement - Power up with dance – Gill Sadler, Golowi or Helen Tite

10.00 Tea and Therapy – Launch and Why? Trustees Made for life Foundation led by Emma Jane North

10.30 Feed your Soul. Feed your Heart. The Power of Living in the Now. Carly Moosah

11.30 Reflections and pledges

12.00 It’s a wrap. Lunch and Celebration of Life

13.30 SpaFest closes. Until next time……