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    Wellness Fair at the V&A Waterfront

    The Wellness Centre, in the V&A Waterfront Craft Market, will host its annual Wellness Fair on Saturday, 25 and Sunday, 26 September, 2010, which will showcase the best in healthy living and holistic wellbeing. Entrance is free.

    As part of the fair, Dr Bruce Copley, holistic animator and educator, will host a series of informative talks exploring the art and science of wellbeing. A number of other local and international industry experts will also run workshops and demonstrations on various wellbeing techniques.

    Marketing executive of the V&A Waterfront, Chantelle Kidd, said: "It has been a busy year for South Africans and the pressure of work and a fast-paced lifestyle often take its toll on our health and wellbeing. It is with this in mind that we've decided to host the event again in 2010. We encourage Capetonians to come down to the fair and enjoy a holistic wellness experience to soothe all the senses, while being inspired by world-class motivational speakers and wellness professionals."

    The two-day programme will include the following:

    Belly Dancing shows
    One of the most sensual dance shows, performed by Marina Rehbein and her professional belly dancing group, The Palace of the Winds. The show will feature a variety of different dancing styles, like classical belly dance, folklore and gypsy dance.
    Date: 25 and 26 September
    Venue: Blue Shed craft market, V&A Waterfront
    Time: 1pm each day

    Dragon Power demonstrations
    The Dragon Power Muaythai is a fighting and fitness centre run by Quinton and Winston Chong, aimed at training those who wish to become amateur or professional Muay Thai fighters. All instructors incorporate the philosophy of the martial arts along with practical application.
    Date: 25 and 26 September
    Venue: Amphitheatre, V&A Waterfront
    Time: 2pm each day

    Wild Skins drumming workshops
    Wild Skins will hold a free drumming workshop in which you can learn the art of playing an African Djembe drum.
    Date: 25 and 26 September
    Venue: Outside Blue Shed craft market, V&A Waterfront
    Time: 1pm each day

    The Alexander Technique demonstrations
    Learn more about the Alexander Technique, a means of re-educating the nervous system and developing the normal use and function of the body. It can be applied anywhere and at any time: at home, in the office, at school, performing on stage and during sports and leisure activities. Natural poise and balance soon become a way of life.
    Date: 25 and 26 September
    Venue: Blue Shed craft market, V&A Waterfront
    Time: 12, noon, each day

    Ayurvedic massage therapy demonstrations
    Dr Suresh Vassen, lecturer at the University of Cape Town, who also runs a mind, body and spirit practice, will explain the Ayurvedic way to perform massage therapies. He will specifically focus on therapies for unbounded energy, rejuvenation, detoxification, perfect weight and release of deep-rooted mind-body stresses.
    Date: 25 and 26 September
    Venue: Blue Shed craft market, V&A Waterfront
    Time: 4pm each day

    The two-day programme will also include the following well-known speakers:

    Dr Bruce Copley - AAHA Learning
    For almost two decades Dr Bruce Copley and his associates have been designing and animating whole-person learning experiences for people of all ages, cultures and genders. Join him at the craft market as he talks about and demonstrates:

    * The art and science of wellbeing on Saturday, 25 September at 1pm.
    * The original fire on Saturday, 25 September at 3pm (visitors will have the opportunity to birth their own original fires using the ancient stick friction method).
    * Timeless lessons from indigenous cultures on Sunday, 26 September at 1pm.
    * The footprint of life - the astonishing holoprint on Sunday, 26 September at 3pm (visitors will be able to create their own holoprint and discover its beauty, simplicity and significance).

    Andrew Freedman - the order of Pilgrims workshops
    Listen to motivational speaker, singer and songwriter, Andrew Freedman, who also teaches bhakti-yoga and meditation in Cape Town. Freedman will talk about "the fun factor" - the lighter side of enlightenment through an interactive mini-workshop.
    Date: 25 and 26 September
    Venue: Blue Shed craft market, V&A Waterfront
    Time: 2pm each day

    Justin Furness - Body talk and your consciousness development
    Body Talk is consciousness medicine implemented with quantum strategies based on the latest research and clinical findings. Furness will be talking on Body Talk and your consciousness development to realise health, wealth and wellbeing.
    Date: 25 and 26 September
    Venue: Blue Shed craft market, V&A Waterfront
    Time: 12, noon, each day
    Cost: Access treatments are available for R50 and Body Talk sessions (30 mins) for R150

    Dorian Haarhoff - Creative workshops
    Haarhof is a storyteller, writer, mentor and speaker and has written a number of books and produced a number of CDs, such as The Writer's Voice: a guide to teaching yourself how to write. He links people to their innate creativity and imagination so they can choose a different reality.
    Date: 25 September
    Venue: Blue Shed craft market, V&A Waterfront
    Time: 4pm

    Jane Schafer - demonstrations
    Sahaja Yoga International is an organisation dedicated to social change through the transformation of the individual, by enabling people of all ages, cultures, and religions globally to experience their "self-realisation". Self-realisation is the key to greater understanding, personal empowerment, improved health, and fulfilment in all areas of your life.
    Date: 25 and 26 September
    Venue: Blue Shed craft market, V&A Waterfront
    Time: 5pm each day

    Babett Baer - talks on astrological readings
    Baer does astrological readings and will be talking about the astrology of attraction. How your personal astrological chart sheds light on who you will be attracted to and the astrological dynamics involved in relationship types and sexual attraction.
    Date: 25 and 26 September
    Venue: Blue Shed craft market, V&A Waterfront
    Time: 11am each day

    For more information or full programme details, go to www.waterfront.co.za.

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