16-17 July, The Lodge, Castlewellan

TONIC Health & Wellness deliver this year’s SOMA Body & Soul Area as part of the SOMA Music Festival in Castlewellan.

Now in its fourth year, the festival is supported by Northern Ireland Tourism, Newry Mourne and Down District Council, Food NI and the Arts Council, and features a wide range events as well as the Body & Soul area which focuses on health, wellbeing and creativity.

SOMA Body & Soul, organised by Tessa Greer, is a unique event offering the perfect opportunity for people and families to try something new, with activities including The Sound Healing Spa, and Meditation to therapies such as Indian Head Massage, Meditation and Mindfulness, Aromatherapy, Baby Massage, Bowen Therapy and Reflexology.

As well as exhibitors, workshops and talks, taster sessions for complementary therapies and full treatments will be available from the information stands, as well as some fabulous natural products. Also available this Body & Soul weekend will be Angel and Tarot Card Readings, Palmistry and Astrology readings, with practitioners also selling cards, books and crystals.

Tessa Greer, who is a sound therapist with her own company The Sound Healing Spa, said: “At the festival we will have a range of natural, complementary and conventional therapies represented as well as complementary therapy taster sessions, talks and workshops in everything from yoga and personal development to a kids and families’ area, creativity and wellbeing exhibitors as well as drumming workshops, wellbeing arts activities, meditation tents and healthy foods provided by Amberline Preserves.”

Admission to the SOMA Body & Soul area is FREE. Exhibitors and Practitioners will charge for their services, prices vary.

For full programme information log onto www.somafestival.com, or follow TONIC Health & Wellness on Twitter @TONIC_Wellness or Facebook – www.facebook.com/tonichealthandwellness