Restorative wellness for the mind, body and soul ..
PROGRAMME INCLUDES: PROFESSOR GREEN, DAVID HAREWOOD MBE, MARIELLA FROSTRUP, ALICE SMELLIE, GRACE CAMPBELL, SHON FAYE, MAISIE ADAM, MICHAEL SPICER, KIRI PRITCHARD-MCLEAN, THE GUT STUFF, LOTTE MIKKELSEN, CREATE CONSCIOUS COMMUNITY AND MORE.
All proceeds go to Magic Breakfast Restore22, Fora’s annual wellness festival, is back again this September, ready to nurture your mind, body and soul. The uplifting 12-day festival in London will feature expert advice from leading names in contemporary culture; from the healing power of humour, benefits of good gut bacteria, to talks tackling the BIG subjects - psychosis, suicide, race, lockdown, menopause, toxic-masculinity, sex, and much, much more.
With a mission to inspire, Fora has curated a unique series of experiences and opportunities to practice wellness and introduce wellbeing into our everyday lives. Taking place across Fora’s tailored workspaces for forward thinkers, tickets will be available to the general public and Fora Residents.
The programme will spark new ideas, connections and experiences, with an aim to raise smiles, awareness and funds, with all proceeds going to children’s charity, Magic Breakfast. Voices joining the Restore22 programme include British musician and mental health activist, Professor Green; actor and presenter David Harewood MBE; broadcaster, author, campaigner who co-authored ‘Cracking the Menopause’, Mariella Frostrup; alongside fellow co-author and founder of Menopause Mandate, Alice Smellie; comedian Grace Campbell; Sunday Times bestselling author of 'The Transgender Issue: An Argument for Justice’, Shon Faye; comedian, Maisie Adam; writer and creator of The Room Next Door, Michael Spicer; and Welsh comedian, Kiri Pritchard-McLean. Plus The Gut Stuff; a fitness class by Bouncy Boots and workshop from Lotte Mikkelsen, Your Everyday Laughter Queen, Create Conscious Community and more.
Expand your mind. Engage your body. Feed your soul… join us for Restore22. **Restore22 Programme Highlights:** Mental Health: In Conversation with David Harewood MBE and Professor Green 6 October, 18:30 at Fora, Borough (180 Borough High St, London SE1 1LB) Once again, Mental Health Awareness Week presents us with a further opportunity to encourage open conversation; starting a dialogue surrounding a topic that so many of us daren't discuss: our own mental health. Join us, as mental health advocates, David Harewood and Professor Green, open up and discuss their own experiences, shedding light on important topics such as psychosis, suicide, race, lockdown and men’s mental health.
In a study carried out by mental health charity, Mind, 1 in 4 people in Great Britain will experience a mental health problem of some kind each year, whilst 1 in 6 people will report experiencing a common mental health problem (such as anxiety and depression) in any given week. With the number of people reporting mental health problems going up significantly in recent years, it’s important that we talk about the effects of issues with our mental health, and openly discuss how we can better help one another.
Cracking the Menopause with Mariella Frostrup and Alice Smellie 4 October, 18:30 at Fora. It’s time for us to start talking about the menopause. Straight-talking broadcaster Mariella Frostrup, and award-winning health journalist Alice Smellie – authors of the groundbreaking, no-holds-barred guide to ‘Cracking the Menopause’ – join us as they impart their wisdom, experiences, and insight. Delivering all the information you could ever need, with characteristic, wry humour. “It’s high time we renovated and elevated this life change. Despite centuries of speculation and propaganda, we are not overheating or inherently cold, we are not hysterics or boiling vats of toxic poisons, we are not dried up or washed up – we are simply menopausal.”
Grace Campbell & Shon Fay The Future of Sex & Modern Dating 28 September, 18:30 at Fora. Recently writing on the future of heterosexuality and speaking on modern dating on her podcast, author Shon Faye leads this in conversation with Grace Campbell, critically and commercially acclaimed stand up comedian, author, and actor, to discuss the future of sex, labels and modern dating. In an age where ghosting is common practice on dating apps, and gender fluidity and sexual openness is increasing, how do you navigate a more complex, and tumultuous pool of potential dates? How do you experiment with your own sexuality without hurting others? Is it selfish to not make your intentions clear from the offset? Shon and Grace explore all of this and more in this talk on the future of sex and modern dating.
Tuesday Night Stand-Up With Comedians Maisie Adam, Kiri Pritchard-McLean and Michael Spicer 27th September, 18:30 at Fora. Laughter is the best medicine, and this evening of comedy with top quality comedians is exactly what the doctor ordered. Laughter strengthens your immune system, boosts mood, diminishes pain, and protects you from the damaging effects of stress. Nothing works faster or more dependably to bring your mind and body back into balance than a good laugh.
You can find the full lineup of events on Fora’s website