Yes, we will have a diverse selection of food and beverage vendors offering healthy and delicious options. You'll find vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and other dietary choices to cater to various preferences. Our sponsors Salty Olive will be selling a range of authentic Spanish pinchos - Salty Olive Website Also an exciting range of other food and drink stalls including The Witches Kitchen Cakes, Peppones Street Food, 1218 Plant Base Cuisine, Berry Be Good, Mediteation & Green Bean Coffee

While we don't offer on-site accommodation, there are a selection of nearby hotels , and we can provide recommendations to assist you in finding suitable lodging options

Please contact info@mindsetunlimited.co.uk to register for a press pass.

Yes. Our Untamed Area is dedicated to children where we have a selection of classes and workshops to book. This is located near the playground within Elms Field. Untamed Tent Line Up

You can purchase tickets through our official website via the Festival 2023 page. Simply navigate to the "Get Tickets" section, choose Get Tickets and select the session you would like to attend, and follow the secure checkout process.

Many speakers from the Unfiltered Stage will be available for meet-and-greet sessions at the Speaker Tent which is clearly labelled on the festival map.

Saturday 14th September 2024 between 9am to 6pm

Absolutely. If you come on your own you get to set your own schedule and you won’t have to cater to anyone else’s tastes. We have lots of other solo festival goers, so you are bound to meet new like-minded people with similar interests throughout the day.

Elms Field in the centre of Wokingham. Elms Field - Link to Google Maps

An annual event that celebrates health and wellness. It brings together experts in mindfulness, fitness, nutrition, mental health, yoga and more. The festival offers workshops, classes and activities to boost physical, mental and emotional well-being.

While photography and videography are generally allowed in non-intrusive ways, we ask that you respect the privacy and preferences of the workshop facilitators and fellow participants. Always seek permission before capturing any content that involves others.

We value your input! Send any feedback to info@mindsetunlimited.co.uk. Your insights help us enhance the festival for the future.

Yes, we will have a first aid station at the Information Tent, which will be branded with the Mindset Unlimited logo and clearly marked on the festival map for any minor injuries or medical concerns.

Be sure to wear comfortable attire for classes and a water bottle to stay hydrated. Remember sunscreen, a hat, and sunglasses for outdoor events. Also, consider bringing a yoga mat, cushion, blanket, bolster or other personal items that enhance your well-being. All booked classes take place undercover but if the weather isn't on our side bring an umbrella or waterproofs. If you have booked a session at Core Connexion please wear comfortable exercise clothing. Grip/Anti-slip socks are required on the reformers. These are available for purchase at the studio.

Dog Policy: Whilst generally dogs are welcomed to Mindset Unlimited Festival we have a number of rules we ask you to adhere to to preserve the experience of all attendees. Dogs must remain on leads at all times. Dogs cannot be brought inside any structures. Dogs cannot be left unattended at any times, tied to any structures whilst the owner is inside a structure. All dog waste must be immediately removed. Please bring your own dog water bowls.

Free entrance to the festival, stalls & talks on the Unfiltered Stage Classes e.g. yoga, pilates, soundbaths and many more start from £10 and can be booked via our website. www.mindsetunlimited.co.uk

During your first sound bath expect some time to yourself to relax. The power of relaxation can be a powerful tool to help bring about calm allowing for a greater clarity of thought.

Sound healing involves using sound frequencies and vibrations to support healing and wellness in the body, mind, and soul. It taps into the concept that various frequencies can help us relax which positively impact our emotional and physical health. The body does the healing. The sound creates a more relaxed state that best facilities the mind and or bodies recovery. By employing instruments such as singing bowls, gongs, tuning forks, or vocals, practitioners generate specific frequencies and vibrations that resonate with the body. This resonance aims to restore equilibrium, ease stress, and induce a state of relaxation. Advocates suggest that sound healing may clear energetic blockages, lessen anxiety, alleviate discomfort, and potentially enhance emotional clarity by harmonizing the body's energy systems. It's often used in conjunction with conventional medical approaches.

In practical terms, during a sound bath, you do not have to do anything. To get the most out of a sound bath, invite yourself to use the time to induce as much relaxation as possible, relieve yourself of that which doesn’t serve you, and focus on a positive outcome for anything you seek to resolve.

After a sound bath session, you might feel more relaxed, centred, balanced, and more in control of your emotions. You may also experience improvement in quality of sleep, clarity of thought and a reduction in stress in the days after a sound bath.

A sound bath predominantly helps with relaxation as part of helping to manage stress. While sound baths have various benefits for stress management and overall well-being, scientific research on its direct effects on cellular resonance and function is still evolving. Sound baths should be considered as a complementary approach alongside other stress management strategies. Harvard Medical School is widely considered as the world’s leading research institute on the effects of stress on the human body, sighting stress as the single largest contributor to physical and mental health conditions. This link from the Harvard medical school expands on the research in this area, a summary of which is below. Further Information In summary, the brain has two main nervous system responses, the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system. The sympathetic system controls our ‘fight or flight’ responses in stress situations through the release of adrenaline and cortisol. The parasympathetic system regulates our ‘rest and digest’ functions through the release of insulin (controls blood sugars and energy use in the body) and Acetylcholine (produced by the bowel and is a muscle relaxant). The term chronic stress describes being in a sympathetic response state on a prolonged basis. Many Anti-anxiety and antidepressants prescriptive medicines increase the amount of parasympathetic chemicals in the system to counter stress responses. Resulting in both ‘fight or flight’ and ‘rest and digest’ chemical levels in the system being high. Rather than increase the parasympathetic response, the ideal would be to reduce the sympathetic response so the system is naturally balanced. By inducing relaxation, the way a sound bath can, we seek to lower the fight or flight response, rather than just increasing the rest digest response, thereby bring the overall level of chemicals present in the body down. The aim being to bring about the best balance for the body and help address chronic stress as unobtrusively as possible. Addressing stress using sound works very well in partnership with an active lifestyle as well as prescription drugs when and where required. It’s the reaction of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems that makes exercise feel good. During a workout, the fight or flight response is activated, and our bodies produce adrenaline which gives the ‘high’. Post workout, our body produce ‘rest and digest’ chemicals as part of our recovery, which induce relaxation and provide that post workout ‘euphoric’ feeling. Consistent physical exercise overtime, helps balance the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system, also helping to reduce chronic stress. From a more spiritual perspective, a sound bath is thought to help balance the body and chakras. If you picture a flow of energy from the universe through the body to the ground; It would flow through the chakras from the crown, third eye, throat, heart, Solar plexus, sacral, and finally to the root. A depletion, or an excess of energy in any of the chakras affects the flow of energy through the body leading to a feeling of imbalance. Put another way, an imbalance can manifest itself in an inability to relax. What a sound bath does is provide an opportunity to reflect on where in the body may be experiencing a depletion or excess in energy. Then allow time to absorb the softer more nurturing sounds in the areas that need replenished, while expelling excess energies from other areas during the louder moments of crescendo. Evening out the areas of excess and depletion allows for a better flow of energy through the body, bringing balance, which allows for a greater sense of control and clarity of thought.

A sound bath is relaxing experience where you lie down whilst being immersed in sound vibrations from various instruments. Most commonly, Himalayan singing bowls, crystal, singing balls, gongs, tuning forks, the voice and drums.

What to take to a sound bath. Water, yoga mat, blanket, pillow and a bolster cushion or rolled up towel to place under the knees. This can be beneficial for taking pressure off the lower back.

Sound baths can be beneficial for anxiety as the calming sounds and vibrations can help reduce stress, quiet the mind, and induce a sense of tranquillity.

This will be up to the individual Instructor to decide if they allow any late comers to join after the class has started.

Refunds are not permitted for any and all purchases under any grounds including cancellations for medical reasons. You’re not entitled to a refund if you change your mind about going or realise you can’t go anymore.

Dress comfortably and in attire suitable for your booked activities. Many participants prefer wearing activewear or yoga clothing. Don't forget to bring layers, as weather conditions may vary throughout the day.

Please wear comfortable exercise clothing. Grip/Anti-slip socks are required on the reformers. These are available for purchase at the studio. You must be at least 16 years old to participate in our classes.

In addition to hay bales at the Unfiltered Stage and Mindfulness Zones limited seating will be available upon request from the Information Tent.

While we don’t currently have provisions for attendees with hearing impairments, such as sign language interpreters or captioning for talks and workshops, however as the festival grows we hope to be able to provide this in the future.

Although we don’t have a specific person dedicated to providing assistance for attendees who require it, our team of Mindset Unlimited volunteers will be happy to guide individuals with disabilities upon request.

The festival will have portable toilets including a disabled toilet.

While we don’t currently have measures in place to assist attendees with visual impairments, such as clear signage, tactile paths, or audio guides, however as the festival grows we hope to be able to provide this in the future.

See below for the nearest car parks with disabled parking spaces: Carnival Multi-Storey, RG40 2AF - Link to Information - Link to Location - 2 min Denmark Street, RG40 2BB - Link to Information - Link to Location - 2 min Shute End Council Offices, RG40 1BN - Link to Information - Link to Location - 4 min Cockpit Path, off Sturges Road, RG40 2HD - Link to Information - Link to Location - 6 min Easthampstead Road East, RG40 2EG - Link to Information - Link to Location - 8 min Easthampstead Road West, RG40 2EH - Link to Information - Link to Location - 8 min Wokingham Train Station - Link to Information - Link to Location - 8 min NCP Car Park Wokingham The Plaza - Link to Information - Link to Location - 1 min

There will be a quiet area and a selection of mindfulness areas throughout the festival. Visitors are encouraged to use these areas for reflection and/or quiet discussion.

The festival is designed for easy access, with all tents on one level and no steps or stairs. All entrances and exits are wheelchair accessible. The tents are positioned on grass and whilst there are paths across the field, some of the paths will not connect directly to the tent entrances.

We would encourage you to walk or cycle to the festival if possible. Enter Elms Field Play Area as you Finish Location for travel options - Journey Planner (myjourneywokingham.com) Here is a link to the MyJourney - Cycle Network, which shows cycle routes, parking and cycle pumps. - Cycle Network (myjourneywokingham.com) Cheap, secure cycle storage is available to hire on Denmark Street and at Carnival Hub. It's £1 per day to store a bike. https://www.spokesafe.com/wokingham MyJourney also have green travel initiatives BetterPoints and Love To Ride

We would encourage you to walk, cycle or use public transport to the festival if possible. Enter Elms Field Play Area as you Finish Location for travel options - Journey Planner (myjourneywokingham.com) There isn't parking available at the venue however, Wokingham has a big selection of car parks available close by. Carnival Multi-Storey, RG40 2AF - Link to Information - Link to Location - 2 min Denmark Street, RG40 2BB - Link to Information - Link to Location - 2 min Shute End Council Offices, RG40 1BN - Link to Information - Link to Location - 4 min Cockpit Path, off Sturges Road, RG40 2HD - Link to Information - Link to Location - 6 min Easthampstead Road East, RG40 2EG - Link to Information - Link to Location - 8 min Easthampstead Road West, RG40 2EH - Link to Information - Link to Location - 8 min Wokingham Train Station - Link to Information - Link to Location - 8 min NCP Car Park Wokingham The Plaza - Link to Information - Link to Location - 1 min Cycle network - Cycle Network (myjourneywokingham.com)