Suffering from the post-Christmas blues? The quickest way to banish them is to get some London wellness events in the diary. Whether you want to explore some gourmet organic foods or you are ready to find your inner zen, we’ve got you covered. The hardest part is choosing which tickets to buy first…
EAT
15th April
Learn to find your own food by joining the Spring Harvesting Foraging Walk with Forage Wild Food. Explore the young shoots, fresh greens and early blossoms that Burgess Park has to offer and how your finds can be prepared in salads, soups and pesto. Grab your spot at foragewildfood.com.
8th-9th September
There will be over 100 stalls, from sumptuous organic food and drink, through to gorgeous organic beauty and healthy lifestyle products at the Go! Organic Festival at Battersea Park. Celebrity chefs will be cooking up a storm in the Organic Cookery Kitchen. We are so there – goorganicfestival.co.uk.
Each Saturday 10am-4pm
At the end of 2017, London welcomed its first weekly vegan market, Broadway Vegan Market. It brings together 30 of London’s best vegan food stalls in one place. Expect plenty of vegan street food as well as vegan beer, wine, spirits and coffee stalls.
DO
19th March
Don’t hate, meditate. That’s the motto from wellness warrior Michael James Wong, who is on a mission to create calm in London. The Grand Gathering, hosted by Just Breathe London, brings together live music, spirited discussion and mass meditation. Book a spot on justbreatheproject.com.
11-13th May
Balance Festival brings world-class fitness trainers, awe-inspiring yogis and well-travelled chefs to The Old Truman Brewery. Anyone who embraces an active lifestyle will enjoy being surrounded by people and brands who aim to achieve a better self. Grab your ticket at balance-festival.com.
25-28th May
The yearly Mind Body Spirit Festival returns bigger and better than ever. Your ticket will get you access to a full day of empowering talks, demos and workshops from wellness experts in their field. Grab your ticket at mindbodyspirit.co.uk.
SEE
21st April to 27th January 2019
Fashioned from Nature at the Victoria & Albert Museum will “trace the complex relationship between fashion and the natural world”. It promises to be a thought-provoking, beautiful and action-inspiring exhibition. Tickets available on vam.ac.uk.
We’ll be updating each month the London wellness events we think you should know about. Let us know if you find any too!