Meet Our Speakers
Muryel Boulay / Sustainability in Wellness and Pocket Wilding.
Sustainability in Wellness: impact on bodies and the planet - promoting connection with self and nature and what does it mean in a day to day basis Yoga, Breathwork, Gong Bath - it’s all about reconnecting to self and the present moment. Only then can you access beauty - beauty of nature, beauty in others. Sustainability is about reconnecting people with people and bringing people back to nature Wellness practitioners are nature’s advocate: through your practice, your words, inviting people to be mindful of their surroundings and their impact Think about your studio, your retreats, the retreat venues, how people reach you, the type of equipment they need, the food you serve… it’s all about sustainability. Let’s discuss what more you could do.
Discussion about citizen actions towards bringing nature back into towns and preventing towns from encroaching onto Nature. Pocket Wilding is a wilding charity aiming at empowering people to act towards taking control over their environment. Our tool kit stems from discussions with our board members - experts in rewilding/ community engagement/ parish councillors, meeting with local parish councillors and environmental organisations such as BBOW, Chiltern Society and the Chiltern Rangers. The discussion will explore the various steps of getting a project off the ground: community engagement, fundraising, collaboration with local community groups, legal matters, implementation and maintenance. It’s about people power, sharing experiences and greening the grey. We will share with you the projects we are working on and hope to rally your support.
www.pocketwilding.co.uk
Louise Carron-Harris /Awakening: Divine Union
Louise Carron Harris, Author of Earth Chakra Shaman & Awakening of the Western Woman, is a medicine woman, teacher and a planetary grid activator. Between 2016 and 2018, Louise was divinely called to pilgrimage to each of the 7 chakras of the earth (as well as many other sacred sites) to perform ceremony and code activations for the evolution of the planet, ready for the The Age of Aquarius. Her story is one of devotion, wonder, miracles and wisdom that will inspire you to take your own authentic place on this planet, to listen to the earth and answer her unique calling for you. Louise brings her medicine, codes and teachings from the Earth’s Grid and shares how to become a caretaker, Earth Grid activator, and a portal for these times of human and planetary evolution. Louise reminds us that Gaia is alive, that she has a network of chakras and energy lines that we can all connect to, to download and upload codes for the dreaming and building of a New Earth. Learn how to experience the frequency pulse of the Earth and participate in a group activation to receive healing activations from all 7 chakras of the Earth. Louise’s story and teachings, will inspire you to hear your own calling.
Instagram.com/louisecarronharris
Alice Nugent / The Power of Plants
I am a Medical Herbalist, based in Marlow, Buckinghamshire. I qualified at the University of Westminster in 2009 and I am a member of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists and the College of Practitioners of Phytotherapy. I practice as a Medical Herbalist treating patients with herbs. I also run workshops on herbs and health. In addition, I produce a range of herbal teas (or tisanes) under the name Hippopot. My passion is to support people to reach optimum health using Phytotherapy (plant medicine). I am also an experienced Holistic practitioner in Aromatherapy, Reflexology and Beauty Therapy. My class is entitled "The Power of Plants". I will cover the history of herbal medicine, and research into its effectiveness. I will illustrate this by discussing several herbs, with a focus on those that are readily available in our gardens or in the wild.
@hippopotherbs_ltd
Adele Wimsett / Harmonising Your Hormones
The Harmonise Your Hormones workshop offers practical strategies and holistic approaches to balance hormones naturally through nutrition & lifestyle change. You’ll learn about the hormone hierarchy, why we get imbalance, and actionable steps you can take to support your hormonal health. The aims to empower you with knowledge and tools to achieve optimal wellness, improved quality of life and emotional wellbeing.
@harmoniseyou
Isie Carter / EFT Tapping
If you’ve got some trapped emotions or beliefs that just won’t shift, no matter what you do, perhaps you should try spiritual alchemy.
ABOUT ISIE
After recognising the need to calm an out of control nervous system, unprocessed childhood trauma, and repetitive patterning, Isie’s own healing journey began in her twenties when she first discovered yoga as a somatic processing tool. Discovering more and more healing modalities, including EFT, she has created her own energetic reprogramming system, based in energetics, spirituality, intuition and her understanding of the ancient wisdom of women.Alchemy is the “seemingly magical process of transformation” and that is exactly what Isie offers. A spiritual and energetic reconnection and healing.
ABOUT EFT
EFT or Emotional Freedom Technique, also known as “tapping”, is a technique that, similar to acupuncture, focusses on “tapping” into the 12 meridian points of the body to relieve symptoms of a negative experience, emotion, personal fear or trauma. This process helps to restore balance to your body's energy system. By restoring this energy balance it is possible to relieve symptoms that a negative experience or emotion may have caused. EFT is an evidence based practice, with hundreds of studies proven to demonstrate its efficacy.
@thespiritual.alchemist
Elizabeth O’Neill / Advice From the Body, Be Yourself
Elizabeth is a kundalini yoga teacher, sound healer and functional practitioner. Elizabeth will be speaking about the link between chronic health conditions and living a life out of alignment. After being diagnosed with Stage 3 cancer, she began a self healing journey that involved many healing modalities, supplements and lifestyle supports but found that the real foundation of healing is journeying to find the true self and to become whole once again. The talk will open with a kundalini meditation, and then we will journey through the links between the body, mind and soul. We will touch on our inner child, coping mechanisms, learning to listen to the body, options for healing but overall, how to find your true self in a world that so deeply distracts us from it.
@elizabetho.neill
Adam Lubbock / The Pillars of Health
Founder of ADVHQ, 'Henley's Health Hub'. He believes that the community created at ADVHQ is more than just a group of people who train under the same roof. The community upholds standards and stands for things greater than the individual, embodied by the leaders and embraced by the members.
The talk will be based around the principle of having 5 behavioural pillars. Adam will explain the importance of having these pillars in your life that anchor you through life’s trials and tribulations.
Wake up early
Move your body
Don’t drink
Eat like a grown up
Cold water
@lubbsie_
Balaram/ History of Jenzai and Understanding the Bhagavadgita
Jay Subal Balaram das (Balaram for short!) comes from a family that always practiced Bhakti Yoga and therefore is a life-long practitioner. Balaram’s family Guru and personal Guru both requested him to share Kirtan-yoga and Bhakti philosophy for the betterment of society at large. Therefore, Balaram has been giving workshops up and down the country for 20 years in different communities and universities. He participates in kirtan regularly and professionally is an Implant Dentist and University Lecturer. We find that Balaram has an individual & real-world approach that leaves the choice of how to apply Bhakti philosophy with the practitioner. He takes a coaching approach that values dialogue autonomy & authenticity.
Balaram will share with us ‘History of Jenzai’. An 15 minute animation exploring themes like karma, the mind, Samsar, history, trust, culture, the essence of ourselves and of course, live, connection and beauty.
@inkstainsforyourbrain
Frankie Lord/ Welcome to the Land
Frankie Lord from Penn Meadow Farm.
Penn Meadow farm which is nestled within the Chiltern Hills Area of Outstanding Beauty provides the perfect off-grid experience for events and glamping. It is a working farm with resident pigs, sheep, alpaca's and Bobby the boarder collie. It is home of the ‘Circus Wagon Project’ which featured on George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces.
@pennmeadowfarm