The Living with Wellness Arts Festival presented by TD at Celebration Square extended the message of wellness through holistic living, arts, and culture to the community. It is the unique community festival in the Greater Toronto Area that promotes wellness and collectively gives people the experience of leading a healthy life through yogic chanting, music, and arts. There was something to enjoy for all ages.
Keeping the cause and theme of wellness the festival was in support of Trillium Health Partners. The opening ceremony of the festival was in the presence of Consul General of India, Apoorva Srivastava, MP Melissa Lantsman, MPP Nina Tangri, MPP Deepak Anand, Peel Regional Police Deputy Chief Mark Dapat and Board Vice Chair Sumeeta Kohli with video messages from High Commissioner of India in Ottawa, Sanjay Verma and Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie.
V Serve Canada Board Members including Arun Srivastava attended the festival. Programming included presentations on holistic living by Isha Foundation and Brahmkumaris which were followed by the Cultural Program, a showcase of South Asian, Mandarin, Viet and Afro-Brazilian folk performances. Live Art on the Square was a refreshing addition by ten local community visual artists.
Founder of V Serve Canada, Anu Srivastava said, “It is amazing to see the diversity in our programming and representation from all cultures in Mississauga”. Cancer Warriors did a unique “Walk with Me” with the cancer survivors on the Main Stage. The audience was mesmerized by Symphony of Chants organized by Art of Living for the first time in North America with 108 children, 10 teachers and 10 instrumentalists chanting the traditional mantras from the land of India which are five thousand years old.
The evening ended with exhilarating celebrity headliners Miss Pooja and Sukshinder Shinda who rocked the Main Stage. The festival had a rolling audience of over 25,000 people and V Serve Canada organized it with the support of the Consulate General of India, Toronto, and the City of Mississauga.