SPRING
ILKLEY Healing Alternatives Festival
11th - 12th April
2026
THE KINGS HALL & WINTER GARDEN
Ilkley
Nurture Your Soul
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Readings, retail and holistic therapies.
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Entry
Tickets from £4
Venue
The Kings Hall and Winter Gardens
Ilkley
LS29 8HB
Time 10am - 5pm
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* event photos courtesy of Karis Hermann Photography and Libby Greenwood Photographer.
EXHIBITORS
Edwin Courtenay - Spiritual Teacher and Author
Katharine Haworth - Orangeblossom Old Ways - Soul remembering sessions & shamanic divination.
Susan Wood - Spiritual Medium
Crystal Suncatchers by Shanita
Mel-Jay Jewellery & Crystals
Song Thai Spa
Ethereal Emporium (retail)
Marie Olden-Steel - Bluebell & May - Spiritual Readings
Albion Holistic - retail and readings with Margarette Hall
Helen Robson - Bedale Hypnotherapy
Ilkley Life Coach
The Aroma Faery
Healing Moments
Crystal Zen Palace
Demian Allan Astrology and Tarot
Tarot with Cindy
Working for Wildlife
Bree’s Herbal Teas
All About The Herbs
Serenity Rose Wellness (& TEMPLESPA)
Cerridwen Tarot
Guide to Spirituality
Yoshua Oda, YO’s Life Mechanics, Japanese Astrological Natural Philosophy
Prosvita Books
Sue White - Healthy Lifestyle For Me.
I AM Yoga Ilkley Addingham Meditation and Yoga. - Shanti Prema Ant 369
Bodywise Shiatsu
The Glasshouse Gallery
Oh My Goddess Cacao & Nicky’s Noo Noos
The Body-Mind Collective - Gerry Andrews, Shan Holistic Massage Therapy and Angela Green, The Bodywise Facilitator)
Spring Ceremony with Katharine Haworth of Orange Blossom Old Ways
Edwin Courtenay
HEAVEN & EARTH
A special 2 hour workshop with Edwin Courtenay exploring how to call upon celestial & terrestrial energies for self healing, boosting intuition & psychic ability & powering up mediumship & channelling.
Life is challenging and demanding. The constant pull on our energy from the needs of our mundane world often leaving us feeling depleted and exhausted. Maintaining our spiritual equilibrium, frequency and vibration during these times becomes difficult - making it hard for us to practice our spiritual craft, rely upon our intuition, maintain our health and well being and advance on our personal spiritual quest.
In this very special two hour lecture Edwin Courtenay - spiritual teacher, clairvoyant, Cunning Man, channel and healer offers for the first time to share his secrets on how to accomplish just this by connecting to the energies of Heaven and Earth.
This practical, immersive, experiential workshop is packed full of exercises, practices and handy hints and tips to help those who participate …
• Clear and keep open their chakras, energy channels and meridians
• How to connect with Teluric Energy - the energy of the Earth - for personal physical energy and healing
• How to connect with Celestial Energy - the energy of the heavens - to strengthen and sharpen intuition and channelling skills
.• How to use astronomical and astrological events for personal well being and gain
• How to activate the guarding and guiding principles of the Guardian Angel
• AND how to boost and strengthen others without diminishing your own power
Perfect for working sensitives, psychics and healers or simply those endeavouring to navigate their way through our troubled and very busy world whilst keeping their spirituality and personal well being moving forwards.
10.30-12.45
Softening the Armour: Touch, Trauma & the Wisdom of the Body" -
from The Body Mind Collective
A gentle but powerful 2-hour experiential workshop exploring how trauma, emotion and touch shape our body-mind connection. Through guided practices, learning and discussion, you’ll discover how the body stores memories, how touch influences our nervous system, and how we can create inner safety, release tension, and move towards healing.
Perfect for you if you are drawn to spirituality, bodywork or holistic wellbeing.You will leave with:
- A clearer understanding of how your emotional and trauma responses show up physically
- Greater awareness of your own somatic patterns
- Trauma-sensitive tools and practices for grounding and soothing the nervous system
- A deeper sense of inner connection and spiritual embodiment
- Simple practices you can use in daily life or in your own practice.
- You are a Spiritual Seeker
- You are a Bodyworker or holistic healer
- You are somebody curious about somatics
- You want to explore emotional regulation tools
- You are someone who helps others or are on your own journey of gentle trauma healing.
Meet the facilitators (from The Body Mind Collective)
Gerry Andrews - The Body Mind Coach.Gerry uses body-mind coaching, therapy, massage and bodywork to help people recover from stress and trauma-related chronic pain and other ailments and reconnect with their authentic energy. More info: www.gerryandrews.co.uk
Angela Green - The BodyWise Facilitator
Angela is a Somatic Therapist and Mindfulness Teacher who supports women in transitional life stages with stress and overwhelm to reconnect, regulate and reclaim their whole authentic self. More info: www.angelagreen.co.uk
Workshops SATURDAY Room 1.
11am Healing Sound Bath with Angela Booth from The Crystal Booth
Start your weekend with this wonderful 45 minute sound bath session with healer and sound therapist Angela Booth.
12.15 Crystal Healing Julie Barrow - Healing Moments
Healing with crystals has numerous benefits and works on the physical, emotional and spiritual bodies. Crystals can help release energy blockages and restore balance within the energy fields and the chakras. During this workshop an overview of crystals and how they work during healing will be given, as well as using a pendulum as a diagnostic tool and demonstrations of crystal healing techniques.
1.30pm Breath of Transformation Transformative Breathwork Taster
Expose yourself to the power of transformative breathwork, with practitioner Darren Ibbetson. If you suffer from low mood, anxiety or any other negative symptom of living in this ever quickening world then this modality is for you! *Not suitable for: Children (under 16) Women in pregnancy Those with known (or history of) heart conditions Those using a pacemaker
2.45pm Angelic Healing Kim Dhaliwal Wings of Wisdom
Understanding angels, and how to connect to the Angelic Kingdom, including a phenomenal group healing experience.Experience a touch of an angel by your side.
4pm Yin Yoga and Myofascial Release Lucia Gomez and Stephanie Reading
Join Lucia Gomez and Stephanie Reading for a deeply restorative workshop combining Yin Yoga and Myofascial Release. Through slow, supported postures, you’ll be guided to gently release tension, calm the nervous system, and reconnect with your body. Woven throughout the session, you’ll explore simple, effective Myofascial Release techniques you can use anytime, with hands-on support to deepen your experience. This integrated approach encourages a profound release of fascial restrictions, leaving you feeling grounded, open, and restored, while offering practical tools to support your body beyond the mat. Please bring your own yoga mat, along with a blanket or warm, comfortable clothing to help you stay cosy and relaxed throughout the session.
Workshops SATURDAY Room 2
11am The Benefits of Herbal Medicine. Sabrina Francis from Bree’s Teas.
12.15 Are you on your last reincarnation cycle? Steve Burke The Ilkley Life Coach
Do you sense things going on repeat, as if life is just recycling itself, getting nowhere faster and faster? This is to do with reincarnational cycles closing out — many of them, all at once. Learn how to turn these cycles to your advantage by transmuting their energy. Includes free manual.
1.30pm Astrology and Relationships Demian Allan Astrology, Tarot & Clairvoyance
In this talk Demian will give an experiential talk on polarity in relationships through astrology. Find out about the shadow aspect of yourself that can help you heal your past, present and future relationships.
2.45pm Sanskrit Mantra Meditation & Yoga Nidra Ant - Shanti Prema from I AM Yoga
EXPLORE ancient Vedic meditation techniques ASK Soul Questions PRACTICE powerful Meditation techniques LEARN powerful Mantras and Mudras CONNECT with your higher self DISCOVER AFFIRMATIONS to Live a HAPPY HEALTHY LIFE Ant has trained with Deepak Chopra and Delores Cannon in QHHT
4pm White Wells & Waterways - A Shamanic Journey Connecting with the Waters of Ilkley Katharine Haworth - Orangeblossom Old Ways
Join Katharine for this amazing shamanic journey which is grounded in Ilkley beautifully closing day 1.
F.A.Q
Is this event accessible via public transport?
By train
Trains to Ilkley run from both Leeds and Bradford.
The venue is conveniently located opposite the train and bus station in Ilkley.
Is this a dog friendly event?
Can I bring children?
Do I need to book workshops in advance
Access to up to 20 free workshops is included in both VIP & PREMIUM TICKETS and you book into your workshop on the day.
Please check what time your chosen workshop starts and arrive in good time to be sure of getting a place.
Can I pay by card at the event?
Can I book tickets in advance?
Will there be a cafe?
Testimonials
Exhibitors information
Our stands are competitively priced. Perhaps you would like to deliver a workshop to talk in more detail about your work?
If you would like to be involved in this event please contact us through the form on the exhibitors page.
EXHIBITORS - Booking your stand
The next Healing Alternatives Festivals will be on
- 11/12th April 2026
- 19th/ 20th Sept.