When: May 30th – June 3rd
Where: Sedona, Arizona
“Amidst the explosion of self-transformation technologies, ILLUMINATE aptly introduces the moving image as a compelling tool for empowered living.”
– Martha Beck, Life Coach, O, The Oprah Magazine
Dedicated to elevating human consciousness and inspiring lasting transformation through cinema, ILLUMINATE is the world's premier film festival for conscious cinema.
The festival showcases narrative features, documentaries and shorts in the mind-body-spirit genre. This year, Lynne Twist will receive the Conscious Visionary Award, and she'll speak on the Soul of Money as part of the festival's Luminary Living Room Series.
Buy tickets for the festival here.
ILLUMINATE films and workshops explore the following themes:
The Human Journey: Self and Relationship
- Self-love and self-acceptance
- Unity consciousness and interconnectedness
- Life purpose and possibility
- Conscious relationship and family
- Sexuality and intimacy (masculine and feminine presence, tantra)
- Career, money and abundance
Mind and Science
- Mindfulness
- Neuroscience and metaphysics
- Intuitive arts
- Dream psychology
Meditation, Spirituality and Practice
- Spiritual practice (yoga, tai chi, qigong, etc.)
- Healing techniques (EFT, Reiki, etc.)
- Native American ceremony and shamanism
Body and Nutrition
- Bodywork and therapy (massage, craniosacral, myofascial, acupuncture, chakra balancing, kinesiology)
- Movement and dance (ecstatic dance, 5 rhythms, creative movement)
- Culinary and detox (cleansing, plant-based diet, organic food movement)
- Alternative medicine
Nature and Sustainability
- Environment and ecology
- Sustainable living
- Herbalism
Arts and Creative Expression
- Music and sound healing: kirtan, drumming, etc.
- Collage and vision-boarding
- Writing, journaling and spoken word
- Visual arts: painting, photography
