This year's Festival of Life event, celebrating compassionate lifestyles and sustainable living, is taking place at St Paul’s Church (Steiner School), Islington, on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd September 2007. The Festival of Life brings together pioneering speakers on health, ecology and spirituality, featuring over 50 talks and workshops. It will be the first festival in London to be powered by electricity from a generator operating on vegetable oil.
Chris Kennett, co-organiser and alternative technology pioneer explains:
“It’s half the price of fossil fuels, it’s Carbon Neutral and sulphur dioxide free so it doesn’t contribute to acid rain. With a few minor conversions most diesel engines could be running on vegetable oil”.
The generator is supplied by Sussex based alternative energy pioneers ‘Blooming Futures’ and will be running on locally grown non-GM rapeseed oil.
This two-day event is jam-packed with life affirming activities and as last year's event, focuses on the benefits of raw food. Along with sampling and learning about raw food visitors can take part in a crystal bowl ceremony, loosen up with laughter, learn to make natural cosmetics, do some yoga and meditation and receive holistic therapies. There is a market place offering organic clothes, gourmet raw food cuisine, juicers, blenders, books and more.
Day tickets for the event cost £8 (concessions £5) and a weekend ticket is £12.
I will giving a free lecture on the Saturday at 4pm in the Water Room about achieving happiness and enlightenment, so if you're there feel free to drop in and watch me babble on!
For more information see the Festival of Life website.
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