The festival, the magazine and the practitioners who make it all happen, together in one place. Find someone local, learn the eight pillars, and come to what’s on.
22 local practitionersEight pillars of wellbeingAutumn 2027 festival at the Kinecroft
Every practitioner here worked the festival weekend for free. Choose a pillar on the wheel, or browse everyone.
It’s not just physical health, or mental health, or fitness, food or mindfulness on their own. The festival is built around eight pillars, and so is this hub. Choose one to see who works in it.
Descriptions from the festival’s eight pillars page. Plus the bonus zone: Glorious Food, farm to fork.
Free sessions across the BunkFest weekend: yoga on the Bullcroft, massage tasters, breathwork, mindful art, a guided river swim. The 2026 edition ran 4 to 6 September.
At BunkFestTwo days at the Kinecroft: talks, workshops, creative spaces and quiet corners across all eight pillars. Dip in for an hour or stay the weekend.
The festival siteTalks and practice sessions for members through the year, led by the practitioners in the directory.
Draft: dates and format to confirm
Practical wellbeing, community stories, creativity and sustainability, written to inform, inspire and support. Read it online for nothing, or pick up a printed copy in the festival quarter.
The practitioners who gave their weekend to BunkFest 2026 are founding members for good. New practitioners join for less than a coffee a week and get the same seat at the table.
Multi-award-winning acupuncturist and talk therapist with over 30 years in practice, Michelle founded the Wallingford Wellbeing Festival and Magazine, hosts Ancient Wisdom: Modern Science on UK Health Radio, and runs her own clinic at The Lodge on the High Street. Wallingford Wellbeing is what happens when the festival refuses to end on the Sunday.
Practitioners, venues, sponsors and volunteers. Tell us what you do and Michelle will come back to you.