The Wellbeing Experience is a full-day event featuring several yoga workshops led by local schools and practitioners, guided meditation, lectures, demonstrations, private Ayurvedic consultations with certified practitioners from India, local yoga schools, and AYUSH (India's Department of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy). The event takes place 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Navy Pier Crystal Gardens. The exposition will also include live musicians and samples of organic and aryuvedic products from local vendors. Access to the exposition only is $15; access to the exposition and workshop participation is $30. A unique and colorful extravaganza of Indian culture, the first annual Eye on India festival honors the wealth of India’s cultural heritage by showcasing the best of Indian music, theatre, literature, film, traditional health and wellness and visual arts in Millennium Park and surrounding venues including the Harris Theater, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Chicago Cultural Center and Navy Pier. This extraordinary festival will join Chicago’s world class cultural landscape for ten days July 8 – 17, 2011. Eye on India will feature several free events and workshops, as well as some ticketed events. All tickets go on sale Friday, June 3 at 12 p.m. and can be purchased at www.eyeonindia.com.
