Back again....Dr. Douglas Graham
A lifetime athlete and raw fooder since 1978, Dr Graham is an advisor to world-class athletes and trainers from around the globe. He has worked professionally with top performers from almost every sport and every field of entertainment, including tennis legend Martina Navratilova, NBA pro basketball player Ronnie Grandison, Chicken Soup for the Soul co-author Mark Victor Hansen, and actress Demi Moore. It is likely that if you are interested in a fruit based diet Doug's book "The 80/10/10 Diet" has inspired you along the way.
Dr Graham always gives 100% at the Fruitfest. I am blown away by how much time he is willing to give to people and how long he will sit and talk with someone to help them get to the root of their problem. As with last year, Doug will be providing fitness classes each morning. He will provide a 4 part course broken down into 4 presentations each day. This year his topic will be on the subject of:
His presentations are outstanding and his level of knowledge about health runs deep.
I recommend you think of questions for him before the event and write these down so that you will remember them. It is easy to get caught up and forget when you are having so much fun. Doug is especially talented at taking complex scientific principles and making them very easy to understand.
He will also be providing food demos each day at which he will be feeding you some of his truly delicious raw vegan creations As with all the speakers each evening during dinner, he will host a Q and A at his table that you are free to join him in.
Also back again..Professor Rosalind Graham
The next presenter I want to introduce you to is Professor Rosalind Graham. Rosalind Graham has been a raw vegan for nearly three decades. For over 25 years, she has been a leading light in the field of Natural Hygiene and healthful raw vegan living. Rosalind specialises in the nurturing of children and helping people heal from disordered eating.
Rosalind is best known for her work in the field of emotional and psychological well-being. Her work is rooted in the promotion of loving kindness, compassion and peace.
She will be bringing a completely different energy to the event. She will help you explore your fears and desires when it comes to your relationship with your body and food. She will address concerns as to why people end up overeating and binge eating. She will help you to address unlockedemotional issues that are preventing you from fully loving yourself and becoming a better version of yourself.
Rosalind will also be helping to provide games and activities for children every day of the festival. There were other games and crafts to keep children amused. These will be fun for children of any age and stage of development. Rosalind is a gifted teacher and speaker who regularly brings the audience into a spell bound silence and can also bring a whole room to tears (I've seen it happen!).
Third year in a row! Anne Osborne...the world's greatest fruitarian!
Anne began her journey on a Fruitarian diet in 1991. She has raised two very happy and healthy children on this diet. Anne's very popular book "Fruitarianism The Path To Paradise" was published in 2009. She currently works for the Woodstock Fruit Festival and is also a freelance author and illustrator.
Anne believes the Fruit Diet is the most compassionate, the most environmentally positive, the healthiest and the most rational way forward for our planet. There is NO ONE better to teach you how to select the juiciest and ripest fruits than Anne. She will be sharing with you the secrets to selecting the best quality fruit every time so you can avoid those disappointing and expensive mistakes.
Anne's presentations are always well thought out and thoroughly prepared. She is by far and away the world's great expert on the history of the Fruitarian diet and will be bringing that knowledge back to the event. Warm and friendly, Anne is a friend to everyone and truly lives a joyful life that is an example to all!
Back Again.....Chris Kendall- Raw Vegan, Skateboarding Yogi Chef!!
Chris Kendall has been a big inspiration to me along this journey. He is a great example of how a raw vegan diet can be enjoyed with ease and comfort. He has taken his passion for this lifestyle and become a go-to raw vegan chef for events and festivals all around the world as well as running his own retreats in Costa Rica.
A highly sought after health coach, he works online and has provided hundreds of consultations to others on their raw vegan journey. Chris will be providing us with presentations on his raw vegan lifestyle as well as Yoga classes and maybe some skateboarding if we are lucky.
Back once again from the land down under: Raw Aussie Athlete Grant Campbell
Grant has been a well loved member of the Fruit festival family for the last 3 years. Grant travels the world in search of fruity adventures and Ultra marathons. He will be given you his presentation on his journey from a nerdy computer programmer to a confident Ultra athlete
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Brand New Speakers For 2016!
First Time Speaking In Europe- TIM VAN ORDEN, Running Raw!
When I ask people who they want to see at the festival this man's name was up at the top of the list. Tim Van Orden is shattering the myths and misconceptions that surround a plant based diet. He has spent the past ten years proving that a raw vegan athlete can excel in some of the world's most gruelling sports.
Along the way, Tim was named "U.S. Masters Runner of the Year", four times, and he's garnered ten U.S. Trail Running Championship titles at 10k, 15k, Half, Marathon, and 50k. In addition, Tim has finished top ten in the world championships of stair climbing, snowshoe racing and mountain running.
Tim has often been judged by many to be the top presenter at the Woodstock Fruit Festival. A former professional actor he has a wealth of experience in providing entertaining and engaging presentations for all. For those of you who like the most up to date science on nutrition and athletic performance Tim always delves deep into new and interesting research and keeps you on your toes.
As well as a 3 part course on his nutrition and athletic philosophy Tim will be leading runs on a daily basis around the grounds at different levels each day. For runners, the chance to interact with Tim is priceless.
Tim will also be hosting the first ever "Fruit Fest" race in the UK. This is a race that will be open to runners from all over and will take place on the grounds of the festival. The aim is to bring together runners and give them information on the benefits of fuelling up on fruit.
Tim has been a great friend to me over the years and I feel lucky to have met him. He always has a crowd around him at events that he is teaching and encouraging. A truly unique man with an incredible set of skills and gifts...make sure you don't miss out on seeing Tim!
Back again...but for the first time as a speaker: Brianna Jackson
Brianna came to our first festival as an attendee in 2014. Since then she has been causing a stir online with her controversial and popular Youtube channel "Brianna Jackfruitson". She is a passionate vegan teenager who hopes to have a positive influence on the world. She struggled for most of her teenage life with a severe eating disorder but was able to finally find happiness and health through eating well and upholding self love principles.
She now has nearly 40,000 people around the world there is no one better placed to lead a workshop on how to use social media to share the message of health and Veganism to thousands of people.
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