March 2015
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jump-start Your Journey to Healthier Living in Sun Valley
18th Sun Valley Wellness Festival features top speakers, workshops, music and more
May 22-25, 2015
Sun Valley, ID….. Jump-start your journey to healthier living at the 18th annual Sun Valley Wellness
Festival, one of the premiere wellness events in the US. The four day conference, held at the famous
Sun Valley Resort on May 22-25, 2015, features the country’s top wellness speakers with more than
30 presentations and workshops addressing diverse aspects of body, mind, spirit and environmental
wellness. The festival also offers Movement Classes, a Wellness Experience Hall, music, film and
more. The 2015 keynote speakers are Elisabeth Gilbert, internationally-acclaimed best-selling
author of “Eat, Pray, Love”, spiritual visionary Panache Desai, and Mark Nepo, highly-regarded
spiritual writer, poet and philosopher.
Leading off the long list of impressive, nationally-renowned speakers is the featured keynote
Elizabeth Gilbert, best known for her memoir Eat, Pray, Love. The book was an international
bestseller, with over 10 million copies sold worldwide. Gilbert delivers the headline keynote address
on Friday, May 22nd entitled “Big Magic: Thoughts on Creative Living”. The beloved author digs
deep into her own generative process to share her own wisdom and unique perspective about
creativity. She offers potent insights into the mysterious nature of inspiration. She discusses the
attitudes, approaches, and habits we need in order to live our most creative lives.
Other keynote speakers include Panache Desai and Mark Nepo. Desai, a contemporary thought
leader and author delivers the Saturday evening keynote address, “Living A Soulful Life - Practical
Tools for Mastering the Material World”. Following his address Desai will headline an evening of
music and dancing with festival speaker and Comedian Kyle Cease as MC and performance by hiphop artist, poet, and festival speaker J. Ivy.
Mark Nepo, esteemed poet, teacher, and storyteller, delivers the Sunday, March 24th evening keynote
address entitled “Heartwork - Being A Spirit in the World”. Nepo’s keynote will explore the difficult
and rewarding aspects of being human, including how to restore our trust in life, when suffering
makes us lose our way; how to begin the work of saying yes to life, so it can enlighten us; and how to
make our inwardness a resource and not a refuge.
Other top 2014 Sun Valley Wellness Festival speakers include: Glennon Doyle Melton, author of
the New York Times bestselling memoir, Carry On, Warrior and founder of the on-line community
Momastery.com, plant-powered wellness advocate, bestselling author, and ultra-athlete Rich Roll,
author, speaker and Huffington Post regular Agapi Stassinopoulos, neurosurgeon and author of
Proof of Heaven, Eben Alexander, bio-energetic medicine and quantum field visionary zero waste
life style leader Bea Johnson, author and un-schooling advocate Ben Hewitt and many more.
Movement Studio & Experience Hall: In addition to the exceptional line up of speakers and
workshops, the Sun Valley Wellness Festival will offer a Movement Studio with a variety of ongoing
classes with a focus on various types of movement and yoga practices taught by outstanding teachers,
The Experience Hall runs all weekend and features wellness products and hands on experiences with
wellness practitioners. Attendees can get a massage, reflexology, have an intuitive reading, or try a
henna tattoo. The Experience Hall is free and open to the public throughout the festival.
Workshops:
Over 30 different workshops will be offered by Festival speakers and other experts throughout the day
on Friday and Monday, covering a wide range of topics on Mind, Body and Spirit Wellness.
Other Festival Events:
The Festival will also feature a special film screening on Thursday; The Power of the Heart. From
the director of The Secret, comes this unparalleled and life-changing film about the astonishing power
and intelligence of your heart. Featuring some of the most inspiring and influential icons of our age
including festival keynote speaker Mark Nepo, Paulo Coelho, Maya Angelou, Deepak Chopra, Isabel
Allende, and Eckhart Tolle. Producer Baptist de Pape will be present for a question and answer
following the film. Baptist de Pape is also one the Sun Valley Wellness Festival speakers.
New this year the festival will feature a dance and music party. The event will follow the Saturday
night keynote Panache Desai, and will take place at the Boiler Room. Following his address Desai will
headline an evening of music and dancing with festival speaker and Comedian Kyle Cease as MC and
performance by hip-hop artist, poet, and festival speaker J. Ivy. Cost of admission is included in the
keynote ticket. Entry without a keynote ticket is $10 at the door.
For those who want to mix in some outdoor fun, the Sun Valley area, located amidst the spectacular
Idaho Rockies, is full of opportunities for outdoor recreating including hiking, biking, fishing, rafting,
golf and more. The community also has a vibrant arts and cultural scene that is world-class.
Tickets/Events Schedule: Passes and tickets for the Sun Valley Wellness Festival can be
purchased online at www.sunvalleywellness.org , where a complete schedule of events is available.
Special Wellness Festival lodging rates at the Sun Valley Resort start at just $135. To make lodging
reservations call 1-800-786-8259 and ask for the Wellness Festival rates.
About the Sun Valley Wellness Institute:
The Sun Valley Wellness Festival is produced by the non-profit Sun Valley Wellness Institute, which
promotes year-round programs on health and wellness through its online wellness directory and
calendar of events.
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Media Contact: Carol Waller, CW Communications, carol@cw-communications.com, 208-720-3965