We'd like to thank everyone who joined us at the Whole Life Expo 2007. We were at booths 167, 168, and 169 with demonstrations of complementary care, great giveaways, our mini-marketplace and exciting Show Specials! It was great meeting both some new practitioners and members of the site, as well as our visitors.

Radio Broadcast

In the weeks leading up to the event, we did quite a bit of promotion, including this special broadcast of From a Woman's Perspective. You can listen to the interviews by clicking the links below (audio player opens in a new window and requires Flash Player 9.0 or later. Please give the files a moment to load the audio - they are fair-sized files.)

Michael Ballard, President of Resiliency for Life discusses the "Imagine Yourself" energy management program for children

Stephanie Brander, Owner, Stephanie's Natural Solutions discusses Aromatherapy & Reflexology

Stephen van Beek, Founder of the Toronto Therapy Network dicusses psychotherapy

Heather Wakeling, Licensed Holistic Practitioner discusses Energy Therapies

Promo (leading up to the airing of the show)

Mini Marketplace

• "Imagine Yourself" Energy Management CDs for kids, from Resiliency for Life (Michael Ballard, President)
• Skin Care Products from Stephanie's Natural Solutions (Stephanie Brander, Owner)
• Terra Cotta Pendants
• Organic Cotton and Bamboo Clothing from Without Borders

Slideshow

Cick thumbnail to start, then use your arrow keys to move forward and backward and the ESC key to stop the slide show.

Practitioner Showcase - demonstrations, chats, and free samples of the following therapies were given:

• Diane Culp, RMT - Massage Therapy
• Natural Vision Care (Bates Method) - Karen Allison - Vision Education Centre
• Ask a Therapist - Stephen van Beek, Founder, Toronto Therapy Network
• Allergy Clearing (Bio-energetic Intolerance Elimination) - Dana Zangari, D Centre for Wellness
• Chair Massage by Employee Energizer / Relax-e-gram
• Therapeutic Touch & Reiki - Heather Wakeling, Licensed Holistic Practitioner
• Creative Visualizations - Barbara Guerra, NewReality Wellness
• Great detox tips and information from Prana Wellness Centre
• Migun Healthy Mats - reducing the negative ions in your body, and infrared heating

Great Guests and Giveaways!

We've had some great people hanging out with us at the information booth, including press, and some great giveaways:

• Lorenzo Malowane, General Manager, SNAP Downtown Toronto - Free Copy
• Marilyn Wetston from AM740 (we were playing our special NHC episode of her show)
• Martine Carlina, Publisher, Organic Lifestyles magazine - Free Copy
• Marla and Jody Bodnar of CheckUP Magazine (Toronto) stopped by - Free Copy
• SalbaŽ from Source Salba (Nature's Most Powerful Whole Food) - Free 3 Day Samples
• Lauren Shuster, PTS, FIS - courtesy of Train by Trina, demoing a preview of our new Office Workout content for EmployeeWellness.ca (launching in 2008)
• David Ng - Founder of Spritual Nexus
• Wendy Woods, Prinicpal, Watershed Training Solutions, Laughter Yoga leader

Gift basket

Thank you to all who entered the draw for the giftbasket consisting of:

• Xocai Chocolate from ChocolateforHealth.ca
• Bath Salts from Stephanie's Natural Solutions.
• Personal Aromatherapy Diffuser (from Terra Cotta Pendants)
• Triloka Herbal Incense
• Home Spa Kit
• Organic Chamomile Tea
• Handcrafted bath soap.
• Books: Mind, Body, Spirit
• and Relax in the City.
• All in a handcrafted basket from 10,000 Villages

The winner was Rochelle R. of Toronto. Congratulations, Rochelle!

Meeting the Team

Over the course of the weekend, you might have met several of us at the booth: Vladimir, Bob, Clarecia, Heather, and Gisela (me). Mark was home with the kids.

We had a great time connecting our partners and members with our media partners and each other, and hope to see you all out at our networking event on January 29, 2008.

All the best!
Gisela