Abbeville Holistic Expo

10/25/2023

Abbeville is such a unique town in so many ways. We've got this amazing venue, the Livery Stable, where events like ours can be hosted without much disruption to anyone else.

We took a big risk this year in requesting space on Trinity Street as well. As seems to always happen with every event, we had a handful of no-shows and last minute drop-outs. But, based on the feedback we've received from around town, the Expo was not only a success for our vendors, but for many of the brick and mortar shops and restaurants around town as well.

That was our hope. That's what 'holistic' means to us--both/and, not either/or. Feed two birds with one morsel. Health, in all of its forms, isn't cut off from the rest of the community any more than it's cut off from our personal choices and actions.

Let's keep building on all of this synergy for next year.

Thank you to the City of Abbeville for providing us with the space for Saturday's event, and thank you to the business community of Abbeville for being such gracious hosts and neighbors.

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Photos by Live in the Moment, LLC

10/18/2023

One of the beautiful ways our event grew this year was through the gracious offering of our friends at Trinity Episcopal Church who allowed our presenters to make use of their sanctuary and grounds.

Since we first began planning for the original Expo, there's been an understanding that spiritual health is not only a vital component of our overall health, but that our church homes can also be important sites for promoting and learning about healthier ways of living. (Let's keep nourishing this relationship, yeah?)

This year we brought two physical activity classes and a handful of speakers on topics ranging from natural health to the calming power of sound (and everything in between). By permitting us to use their church grounds, Trinity gave us the opportunity to more than double the number of vendors we had from last year.

And they helped us to root this event deeper into the actual community here. Whole-person health isn't just something which happens at an annual festival in Abbeville. It's something you can find here every week.

Thank you to all of our friends at Trinity for believing in this project and helping to make it happen. 🙏

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Photos by Live in the Moment, LLC

10/11/2023

One of this year's big experiments with the 2023 Abbeville Holistic Expo was expanding our gathering into Friday. Thanks to the Abbeville County Library System, where you can find many health-related services and classes throughout the year, we were able to do that.

There were a lot of unknown factors that came along with this plan. Chief among them was the weather. While I can assure you that we had prayers going out for "no rain" months in advance, not one of us thought the wind would present such a challenge.

I hope that one day we can all laugh about how uncontrollable factors like that really are, but I know as someone who has been a vendor at events like these for years, there's a lot of frustration that can arise when you're right there in it.

Thank you to all of our vendors who braved flying tents and something new with the Expo to come out and be part of creating such a wonderful experience. Thank you to the library for hosting us. And thank you especially to our Friday event sponsor Rush Moore Financial for their genuine and passionate interest in promoting the health of this community.

All our best to each and every one of you.

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Photos provided by Live in the Moment, LLC

10/04/2023

Long time, no see!! We wanted to kick off some photo sharing from the 2023 Abbeville Holistic Expo with a shout-out to our sponsors and event venues who made this year's festival possible...

Our "Home and Farm" Day at the Abbeville County Library System took place with special thanks to our Farmer's Market sponsor Rush Moore Financial.

Our sponsors Abbeville Area Medical Center and Cedar Ridge Farm of Abbeville were also instrumental in bringing this year's event together. And then, lastly, that guy in the bright orange t-shirt may have had something to do with all the postcards and emails you've been getting since our first festival.... 🙃

Taken together, all of our sponsors and venues helped to showcase the kind of whole-person health we value. THANK YOU ALL for being part of this journey.

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This year we were also blessed by a professional photographer, Live in the Moment, LLC who documented both days for us. We're aiming to do a few more photo posts like this one as we're able, so stay tuned.

And, as always, if you aren't already on our email list, do sign up through our website 👉 https://abbevilleholisticexpo.com/

09/23/2023

...Annnd, that's a wrap. ☺🙏

09/23/2023

09/23/2023

Come on down!! Kicking off at 9am with by JP Mosley at Trinity Episcopal Church, continuing until 5pm Trinity Street and Livery Stable 🙏

09/22/2023

It's a BEAUTIFUL DAY here at 2023 Abbeville Holistic Expo!! We're here until 5pm today at the Abbeville County Library System, come join in the fun ☺️ 100% FREE class by JP Mosley coming up at 1pm.

09/22/2023