The Empowered Light Holistic Expo will be held from from 5 to 9 p.m., October 27, and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., October 28 and 29, at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, with a focus on holistic lifestyles, spiritual classes and personal development. “Most people feel stressed and distracted, and are looking for more connection and answers,” says founder Sue Greenwald. “They need healthier ways to handle the increasing stress they’re facing. The Expo offers connection with new friends, new ideas and most of all, a community where people feel supported in a fun way.”

Empowered Light seeks to engage attendees through experiential classes such as yoga, meditation and sound healing, or mini-treatments of reiki and massage. Attendees can choose from more than 50 workshops and lectures, all designed with the goal of enlightenment and empowerment, as well as encouraging participation. Most workshops and lectures are included with general admission tickets, with advance sale discounted tickets for the featured speakers.

Featured speakers include Gaia TV host and intuitive Corey Goode and author John Van Auken, director of the Edgar Cayce Foundation. Professor Semir “Dr. Sam” Osmanagich, who discovered the Bosnian pyramids, will make a presentation, as will Ataana, author and energy healer from Nashville.

Other scheduled participants include psychic mediums, published authors and experts on a variety of health-related and spiritual development topics, including developing intuition. Guests will be able to linger and shop in-between workshops and talks with more than 150 holistic vendors.

“Our vendor halls will host a variety of natural products, holistic merchandise like crystals, clothing or locally made jewelry,” explains Greenwald. “They can also try healing treatments, and many people come for psychic and intuitive readings to help guide them. Everyone will have an opportunity to get what they need out of the Expo—connection, information, contacts, new experiences—it’s different for everyone. The Expo is a fun and healing environment where the community can explore and connect.”

In keeping with its mission to promote healthy living in a healthy planet and engage with the community, Natural Awakenings Philadelphia, is one of this year’s media sponsors.

General admission tickets are $7.50 to $27; free parking. Location: 100 Station Ave., in Oaks. For more information, call 484-459-3082, email [email protected] or visit EmpoweredLight.com.