Food Forest and Wellbeing Festival - Te Whakaora Ra
2nd March 2019 from 10am to 4pm - at the Kaiapoi Food Forest on the corner of Cass and Meadow St Kaiapoi
We are organising a wide range of activities and stalls, healthy foods, herbal teas, herbal remedies, skincare, massage, reflexology, plus lots of demonstrations ie cooking classes, pilates, tai chi, yoga and so much more.
The Food Forest is the perfect location for such a festival, a place where you can relax, recharge, a place to forage for healthy food, a place to connect with family & friends a a great place to picnic…
Five great ways to promote wellbeing
Connect: Build connections with people around you and Connect with Nature!!!!
Be active: Boost your energy and mood by doing something active.
Take notice: Be curious about the world and savour the moment.
Keep learning: Learn something new to boost your confidence and have fun.
Give: Do something nice for someone.
An extra one .. we are in a food forest - Eat a healthy balanced diet
Wellbeing is strongly linked to happiness and life satisfaction
Feelings of wellbeing are fundamental to the overall health of an individual, enabling them to successfully overcome difficulties and achieve what they want out of life
Ensuring healthy lives and promoting well - being for all at all ages is important to building prosperous communities
Heke tipu oranga, he taonga tuku iho, ka pakanga ake, aue te aiotanga, te manawanui.
Persist in the battle and journey for wellbeing, it is a treasure handed down from the heavens, then comes confidence and peace.
Get ready to refresh yourself…
If your business or group would like to promote, sell or put on a demonstration.. Registration form can be uploaded here goo.gl... then email completed form to brent@kai.net.nz
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