The Healthy Life Expo will be held at the Minneapolis Convention Center from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on October 18 and 19. Yoga practitioners can participate in Yoga for a Cause, a benefit for the Children’s Miracle Network and the Miss Minnesota Outstanding Teen’s scholarship.

The expo will focus on food and yoga. A variety of experts will speak about healthy cooking, yoga and bhakti wellness at three stages throughout the show. More than 200 exhibitors will also be present to demonstrate the latest health and wellness products.

Speakers include chef Kurt Styles, author of Cooking to Save Your Life; Maria Maldonado, who runs a medical tourism concierge; and Dr. Katie Corazzo, who will discuss how nutrition and natural treatments can affect women’s hormones. Several presenters will demonstrate and discuss various yoga techniques.

“Kinetic King” Tim Fort will build one of his kinetic gadgets at the expo. He has demonstrated his contraptions on America’s Got Talent and at the Essen Spiel Toy Fair in Germany and in Russia.

Donations of food items will go to the Moms and Neighbors food drive. The first 100 people through the door each day will receive a free goodie bag.

Cost: $6 for adults; free with coupon in ad on page XX or with the donation of a non-perishable food item. Location: 1301 2nd Ave. S., Hall C, Minneapolis. For more information, call Rick Martinek at 952-238-1700, email [email protected] or visit MediaMaxEvents.com.