| Get the Feel Good Factor Mind Body Spirit Festival 2009 |
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 LONDON The Mind Body Spirit Festival returns this year - between May 20 - 25 to the Royal Horticultural Halls, London -, bringing a whole new vibrancy and energy to sweep away the gloom of the past year. First established in London in 1977, the Festival stands as a spiritual icon with over 32 years experience of event innovation and inspiration.Today thousands of visitors from the UK and abroad attend the yearly celebrations, attracted by eclectic mix of musicians, international workshop leaders, best-selling authors, artists and cutting edge exhibitors. The Festival mixes the old with the new, innovates, inspires and supports, and creates an authentic space for like-minded individuals to come together and commune in the spirit of fun, self exploration, self empowerment and self improvement.
Bigger and better this year is the focus on rejuvenating the body with a host of exciting Yoga and dance. Free on stage demonstrations include: Sivananda, Acro, Qi, Inversion, Tantric and Laugher Yoga disciplines, Martial Arts, Chi Gong and Tai Chi. In addition Bollywood, Ballet and Biodanza dance displays will also be featured alongside specialised talks and musical performances . The main stage, in essence the hub of the whole festival, will be positively overflowing with musical concerts and performances from the likes of: Sacred Earth, who will be visiting the UK for the first time all the way from Australia; Baka Beyond - world music supremoes, Praying for the Rain, Shinning Bear and his sonic Didigeridoo; Katie Rose, Angelina Kalaharia, Christina de Staël, Tim Wheater and Lucinda Drayton all delivering melodic and beautiful vocal sounds whilst Caroline Lavelle will be singing heartfelt songs to accompany her cello. Finally but by no means least, Trio Capoeira who will provide an energetic mix of berimbau sounds, drums and Capoeira martial arts. A new feature this year will be the exciting studio sessions, designed and facilitated by internationally respected teachers and instructors. These sessions are especially created to get mind and body into motion and harmony. Life enhancing workshops will run continuously over the six days including some body focused workshops by David Sye, Katy Appleton, Duncan Wong and Siri Datta. Siri Datta is a master teacher of Kundalini Yoga. She has been teaching and researching Human Consciousness for over 12 years. She is the author of Open your Heart with Kundalini Yoga, and regular writer for many health and spirituality magazines. Siri Datta will introduce the idea of "The SIX Paths to Prosperity" working with Kundalini Energy. During her workshop, the audience will come to experience Kundalini Yoga techniques to unblock the six directions.
Wong`s workshop, will examine the fine art of how to categorize various stance structures and posture mechanics in a choreographed sequence of movements, with an emphasis on the connecting motions that create the powerful flow. Katy Appleton was trained as a ballet dancer with the Royal Ballet and English National Ballet School and then spent eight years dancing professionally with some of the major ballet companies. To balance the very extreme physical side to ballet she began to do simple breathing, relaxation and meditation techniques that helped her stay centred. It seemed a natural progression to her from dance to yoga. David Sye is the creator of Yogabeats, which is a unique way to practice yoga. It is yoga with a difference, an eclectic mix of styles designed to accommodate all levels of fitness and ability. Rather than using fixed postures. Yogabeats uses “micro- moves”. These are continuous movements which do not lock off the muscles or disrupt the blood flow and increase flexibility. Yogabeats combines classic mobile yoga postures with the latest rhythmic and ambient world music. The primary intention of the Mind Body Spirit Festival is to provide a congenial light-hearted positive environment for individuals of all gender and ages looking to experience fun, laughter, insight and inspiration in a very affordable safe community environment. Guest speakers from the USA, Canada, Australia, and Germany bring a broader and international flavour to the Festival. Bookmark us: 
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