Spring Into Wellness
2025-06-13 - 2025-06-14 | Lava Hot Springs Community & Senior Center, 150 Center St, Lava Hot Springs, ID, 83246, United States
WELLNESS FESTIVAL
Check back in May 2026!
“May every sunrise bring you hope. May every sunset bring you peace.” Umair Siddiqui
Spring Into Wellness with Lava! This is going to be a great gathering of wellness helpers and healers. Learn from our speakers on the healing properties of exercise, herbs, vitamins, music, essential oils or another one of several other exciting wellness sessions being offered!
Join us with a sunset yoga session and listen to singing bowls and magic flutes. Get acquainted with Lava’s own labyrinth. Participate with the group in Gyrokenesis, an activity designed to open energy pathways and stimulate the nervous system by coordinating movement, breath and mental focus. Enjoy a nutritious lunch with nutritional information provided. Listen to wellness speakers and finish the day with a wellness walk to the labyrinth! Visit our Vendors at West Park at 3rd East and 1st North.
See photos from past years on Facebook.
PRE-REGISTRATION IS CLOSED.
YOU CAN STILL REGISTER AT THE DOOR ON FRIDAY OR SATURDAY!

2025 EVENTS

FRIDAY

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM: SUNSET YOGA AT THE LABYRINTH
Presenter: Hailey N. Martinez, Ph.D., LCPC (ID), CMHC (UT), ACS
Singing Bowls and Magic Flutes
Location: North side of Lava Hotel @ 196 E Main St

7:00 PM: WALK THE LABRYINTH WITH MIDGE WOODS
Presenter: Midge Woods

SATURDAY
Location: Lava Hot Springs Community Center @ 150 N Center St (Google Map)

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM: REGISTRATION AND CHECK IN
Early morning refreshments provided

10:00 AM: WELCOME BY LORI HEAD

10:15 AM: GYROKENESIS (Group Activity)
Presenter: Lori Head – Owner of Mind Your Body
Lori is a retired Idaho State University professor. She currently owns and manages “Mind Your Body” health studio in Pocatello, Idaho. Lori holds certifications and teaches Yoga, Pilates, Gyrokenesis and is a Feldenkrais practitioner. She also teaches water therapy and figure skating. Lori will focus her presentation on Gyrokenesis and teach a very playful technique of movement centered around all directions of arching/contracting/twisting and lateral bending of the spine. Her class addresses flexibility and rhythm plus right and left brain work.
Gyrokenesis methods can be adapted to all ages and levels of ability. It is designed to open energy pathways and stimulate the nervous system by coordinating movement, breath and mental focus. Learn more about Gyrokinesis.

11:15 AM: BREAK

11:30 AM: VITAMINS
Presenter: Stacey Clark

11:50 AM: BASIC SALVES WITH HERBS, OILS, WATER
Presenter: Becki Parks
Come learn how to make 3 simple salves using all natural ingredients.

12:15 PM – 1:15 PM: LUNCH BREAK WITH MAGGIE HARRIS (Esthetician)
Nutritional information provided
Maggie Harris has a knack for the food industry. She can make everything taste to perfection and do it with ease. She will be producing our Wellness lunch with rice bowls and all the toppings and of course a little treat to go with that.

1:15 PM: THE MEDICAL TRENDS OF WEIGHT LOSS DRUGS
Presenter: Jodi Brown
Speaking on the medical trends including weigh loss injections.

1:50 PM -2:00 PM: WAKE UP EXCERSIZES
Presenter: Lori Head – Owner of Mind Your Body

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM: HERBAL EDUCATION THERAPEUTIC PRACTICES
Presenter: Melanie Bice

Melanie Bice, owner of Willow River Apothecary, is a certified Foot Zoner (reflexology), Herbalist and Musician. Her studies encompass music, EFT, homeopathy, auriculotherapy, plant taxonomy, botany and bioregional herbalism. Her passion for plants, mind-body connection, and music has fueled a life-long study and practice in therapeutic and holistic modalities.
Melanie will be presenting on the powers of Pine, Arnica, Comfrey and Cayenne for pain.
She will also be speaking about community courses that she offers. These courses are about empowering people to turn to plants and holistic modalities as a first line defense in their own home before turning to the doctor, over-the-counter medication and pharmaceuticals in many applications.
Melanie’s classes are tailored to empower the individual to know how to safely use herbs, what situations to use herbs in, and when medical attention is needed.
Lost in the Woods Design Co will have a booth offering artisan therapy flutes hand made by local artisan Jon Bice where Melanie Bice will be providing live sound therapy music.
Willow River Apothecary will be sharing his booth with an offering of Salves and herbal baths for pain and healing.
ALSO:

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM: SOUND BATH
Presenter: Faith Lemon owner of Faithful Resonance
Faith is a licensed Massage Therapist and a certified Foot Zoner (Reflexology). She also offers Sound Bath therapy, and Auriculotherapy (Ear seeding). She will be offering Ear seeding, Mini-massages and a Sound Bath (Crystal Singing Bowls) with Melanie Bice (Artisan Therapy Flutes) at the event.

2:30 PM – 2:50 PM: AROMATHERAPY FOR EMOTIONAL SUPPORT
Presenter: Phil Shepherd of Time Laboratories
Phil Shepherd is a born-and-raised southeast Idahoan and he feels lucky to live in one of the most beautiful places on the planet. Phil discovered his love for aromatherapy about 15 years ago and was excited to find a great way to support his mental, physical and emotional wellbeing through aromatherapy.
Phil has been studying and practicing aromatherapy professionally for the last 8 years at Time Laboratories in Pocatello, Idaho. He works managing their Phyto-Aromatherapy Shoppe and Wellness Center.
Phil is passionate about helping the average consumer learn how to find high-quality products and enjoys teaching about the safe and effective use of essential oils.
As a long-time member of the National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy, Phil has attended several World of Aromatherapy conferences where he has been able to meet and learn from some of the global leaders in the field of Aromatherapy.

2:50 PM: CARIBOU MEDICAL CENTER on Wellness Care

3:15: ENERGY HEALING
Presenter: Midge Woods
A discussion of products being promoted to help elevate levels of health, wellness and vitality. Midge is a Spiritual Entrepreneur and Marketing Director for LIFEWAVE Stem Cell Activation Technology.
She has traveled extensively as a speaker, presenter and vendor at Energy Healing Conferences in Idaho, Utah and Arizona for over 30 years. Midge has traveled internationally to attend educational and spiritual conferences. In addition to being a presenter for LIFEWAVE, she will lead the group through the ancient practice of walking the labyrinth for spiritual centering and quieting the mind.

3:30 PM: WALK THE LABRYINTH WITH MIDGE WOODS & MELANIE BICE HEALING MUSIC

Midge Woods will facilitate a Labyrinth Walk at the Lava Wellness Festival. Learn about this ancient Sacred Ceremony and where to locate a Labyrinth wherever you travel!

All Day: WALK THE LABRYINTH WITH MIDGE WOODS & MELANIE BICE HEALING MUSIC

Mike Ternus, owner of Elite Stretch. His passion has always been helping others to improve their quality of life. With his extensive physical therapy background coupled with his certification as a stretch coach, he provides a unique service to do just that–as he helps identify the source of your aches & pains, he utilizes customized stretching techniques to help alleviate pain & tightness to help you feel your best. Life should be enjoyed, not just endured!
Download a printable Wellness Festival Flyer

VENDORS:
Vendors are welcome to the Wellness Festival! Vendors who are not part of the Wellness agenda will set up at the West Park at 3rd East and 1st North (Google Map) of the Lava Hot Springs Foundation.

Email the Lava Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce for Additional Information.
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