STORY AND PHOTO BY KAREN BOSSICK
Tickets are now on sale for the 22nd annual Sun Valley Wellness Festival and Conference.
The conference will be held June 28 through July 1 at the Sun Valley Community School and the Argyros Performing Arts Center with more than 30 presentations and workshops by national and local wellness experts. It will also feature a Movement Studio, music and a special film screening.
This year’s keynote speaker is Dr. Joe Dispenza, author of “Becoming Supernatural: How Common People are Doing the Uncommon.” He will discuss how people can rewire their brains and recondition their bodies to achieve their potential.
Other speakers include:
- Roger McNamee, New York Times best-selling author of “Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe”
- Dr. David Hepburn, one of Canada’s foremost medical cannabis educators
- Dr. Zach Bush, who will discuss how to apply the rigor of science, the strength of humanity and the intelligence of nature to transform the world
- Chef Sean Sherman, an Oglala Sioux and a James Beard medal winner who founded ”The Sioux Chef,” which emphasizes indigenous foods.
- Dr. Steven Gundry, New York Times best-selling author of The Plant Paradox” and his latest release, “The Longevity Paradox.”
Other speakers and workshop presenters include Dr. Judson Wall, a biological dentist, and Dana Stovern, a Somatic money coach.
Local wellness experts include Gerry Moffat, who will discuss tackling change; Starr Amrit, who will present a movement class on stretching, and Lea Flocchini, who will look at inner revolution.
A special screening of “The Last Dalai Lama” will be shown with filmmaker Mickey Lemle in attendance. The film takes a look at what’s important for the 14th Dalai Lama at age 80 and his personal views on aging, dying and whether he will be the last Dalai Lama.
Tickets and passes are available online at www.sunvalleywellness.org. Individual tickets start at $15. The Limelight Hotel is offering special lodging rates and a 20 percent discount on Festival passes with a confirmed lodging reservation.