This category features personalities who have done outstanding work to promote ideas and values that are beneficial to holistic living, as well as the Mind, Body and Spirit field. Meet the nominees:
Deepak Chopra
In addition to being a clinical professor of family medicine and public health, Deepak is a personal transformation and integrative medicine pioneer. He is also the founder of The Chopra Foundation (a non-profit organisation focusing on humanitarianism and wellbeing research) and Chopra Global (a contemporary health company which combines science and spirituality).
Nick Keomahavong
Coming from a professional mental health background, Nick has extensive experience as a practising psychotherapist. He was also ordained as a Theravada Buddhist monk in 2018, and has been combining the tools of his two passions to create simple, practical healing guides. His teachings are delivered in a modern, no-nonsense way, making it easy for people to connect with the message.
Alla Svirinskaya
Coming from a long line of energy healers, Alla was secretly trained in the field by her mother in Moscow, and has since become one of the most prominent medically trained holistic wellness experts across the globe. Alongside her popular London healing practice, she hosts her trademark Aura By Alla retreats, and has published several bestselling wellness books.
Dr Jane Goodall, DBE
Dame Jane Goodall is a renowned anthropologist and primatologist best known for her work with chimpanzees. Alongside her field work with chimps, she is an avid conservationist and animal welfare advocate, and has founded both the Roots & Shoots programme, and the eponymous Jane Goodall Institute. Jane is also a UN Messenger of Peace, a World Future Council honorary member, and part of the Nonhuman Rights Project board.
Ruby Wax
Beloved primetime TV and Royal Shakespeare Company star Ruby has made a name for herself (and been awarded an OBE) for her mental health campaigning. With a master’s degree in mindfulness based cognitive therapy from Oxford University, Ruby is uniquely suited to discuss complex mental health issues in an accessible way, often imbuing them humour and helping fight stigma.
