Mind Body Spirit Festival
The Mind Body Spirit Festival is the original festival that first took place at the Olympia Exhibition Centre in London in 1977. It was founded by Graham Wilson, together with Terry Ellis. The theme was the relationship between religion, the paranormal, spirituality, natural healing, consciousness and personal growth with the aim of making these ideas more accessible to everyone. Now under the stewardship of Melvyn Carlile and Josh Roberts the show has returned to Olympia in 2015 and continues to grow with a focus on wellbeing.
Today tens of thousands of visitors from the UK and abroad attend the celebrations in London Olympia and Birmingham NEC, attracted by an eclectic mix of musicians, international workshop leaders, best-selling authors, artists and cutting edge exhibitors
The Mind Body Spirit Festival was subsequently presented in New York City, Los Angeles, Cork, San Francisco, Sydney, Melbourne and in most major cities, often using the Mind Body Spirit name and following the successful formula of exhibitors, leading authors and authorities giving lectures and workshops, as well as a mix of music and performances.
Over 42 years later, the Festival now incorporates The London Wellbeing Festival in May and The Birmingham Wellbeing Festival in November.
Exhibitors include the Hare Krishna devotees, Neals Yard, Buddhist groups, Astrologers, Tarot readers, vegetarians, vegans, t'ai chi groups, the Anthroposophical Society, Yoga practitioners Wellbeing and many others.
