Find your wellness

The inaugural Golden Wellness Festival will be taking place at Castlemaine's Sunken Oval this Saturday October 31. This will be an immersive celebration of holistic health and wellbeing with workshops, movement classes, ceremonies, creative sessions and insightful panel conversations, bringing together a plethora of wellness practitioners and alchemic explorers. These will include Richard Moffat (Qigong), Nikki Valentini (Nutritionist) and Frankie Farley (Pilates) pictured with Dylan Lindley.
The inaugural Golden Wellness Festival will be taking place at Castlemaine's Sunken Oval this Saturday October 31. This will be an immersive celebration of holistic health and wellbeing with workshops, movement classes, ceremonies, creative sessions and insightful panel conversations, bringing together a plethora of wellness practitioners and alchemic explorers. These will include Richard Moffat (Qigong), Nikki Valentini (Nutritionist) and Frankie Farley (Pilates) pictured with Dylan Lindley.

What if one day could connect you with the practitioners, practices and people who help you feel healthier, calmer, stronger and more connected?
The Golden Wellness Festival takes place tomorrow at the Sunken Oval, Castlemaine from 10am – 4pm and entry is free!
Visitors can experience sessions including Feldenkrais with Julieta Mateo, Kundalini Yoga, Ayurvedic wisdom with Marye O’Brien of Maiaveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine with Rich Moffat, astrology with Shu Yap of Interpsycle Astrology, holistic pet health with Dr Ed the Healing Vet, deep relaxation experiences, community song circles, women’s circles, creative workshops and explorations into herbal medicine, alchemy and ancestral wisdom.
Enjoy delicious food and no-alcohol drinks in the Food Garden accompanied by music from Kavisha, Georgia Darcy and handpan by Stephanie Mansour.
Festival Director Ciel Lindley says the event is designed to help people build meaningful relationships with practitioners who can support their wellbeing long after the festival ends.
“Many people know they want support for their health and wellbeing, but they don’t know where to start. The festival provides a rare opportunity to sample a wide range of practices, meet experienced practitioners face-to-face and discover the people who may become part of their ongoing wellness journey.”
Win a Year-Long Wellness Journey
Golden Wellness Festival has also launched its Golden Scrolls Raffle, with tickets on sale throughout November. One lucky winner will receive a curated package of wellness experiences valued at more than $1,000, designed to support a year-long journey of restoration, learning and self-care.
The prize pack is housed within a bespoke handcrafted urn created by acclaimed ceramic artist and official Golden Wellness Festival ceramicist Carmen Tuke.
Raffle tickets can be purchased at Merchants of Mostyn and at Golden Wellness Festival pop-up events throughout November.
For more details visit www.goldenwellnessfestival.com

Ceramicist Carmen Tuke with the Golden Wellness Urn.
Lisa Dennis
Editor of the Castlemaine Mail newspaper and senior journalist on our sister paper the Midland Express. Over the last 29 years Lisa been proudly reporting news in the Mount Alexander and Macedon Ranges communities.