A Sneak Peak at Preparations for The River Festival 2023
With the UK River Summit behind us, we are looking ahead to our next River Festival which will take place in Chalabre, France on 16-18th September 2023.
We have some very exciting workshops, food and drinks lined up for this year’s event so we wanted to share a little small snippet of what’s in store…
ARLETTE KELLY-BROWN
In a distinguished culinary career spanning more than forty years, Arlette has plied her craft in many of America’s great restaurants—including Emeril’s in New Orleans, the Atlanta Four Seasons and two of Santa Fe’s finest bodegas, Geronimo’s and Coyote Café. At those last two she closed her professional career after ten years as pastry chef. She now caters select smaller events, offering the best of southern France’s bounty of fresh fruits and vegetables, cheeses, cured meats, pates’ and fine local wines.
Arlette provided a buffet-style lunch menu which sustained us all at the inaugural event. She will be there again this year with some more culinary delights, and a “Mr Brown Lunchbox” special…
There will be 100 "Brown Boxes" available for Saturday lunch on 16th September 2023:
“The Brown Box”
Sandwich or Wrap
Fruit
Dessert
Chips
HEARTWORK THERAPIES
Sophie + Pedro from Heartwork Therapies will be hosting a Gong Bath session at L’Oasis during this year’s River Summit & Festival 2023.
They explained, “When we want to clean our bodies and lift our spirits we bathe in water - A gong bath uses sound and vibration to cleanse us on the inside – emotionally and physiologically. Sound frequencies can affect us on a cellular level, influencing how we feel and function. Gong Bathing uses vibrational sound and frequency to help reduce stress, alter consciousness and create a deep sense of peace and well being for better health.
Essentially you go into a deep state of meditation and relaxation and then the real work begins while you get bathed in the gentle sound waves.
This is an effective therapy for anxiety and depression, self-control, opening and healing the heart, fatigue, boosting energy levels and the immune system, increasing vitality, processing difficult emotions, focussing on self-love and care.”
This is just a snippet of what we have planned, so keep an eye out for much more to come…