Oprah Winfrey kicked off her eight-city U.S. arena tour “Oprah’s The Life You Want Weekend” at Philips Arena, in Atlanta on Friday, September 5. The Peach Review® was in attendance all weekend to cover this life changing / transformational weekend.
This outstanding event really goes above and beyond at all levels to ensure this will fuel all participants to go after the life they want. Oprah knows her audience and she also appreciates that if you attend her weekend tour it will cost money and take up a great deal of time. Since an arena like Phillips if fueled for concerts and shows, she is aware that since she is not a singer or dancer, she will have to go above and beyond. She really gives 100 percent if not more. Oprah states, “I want us all to fulfill our greatest potential. To find our calling, and summon the courage to live it.”
The weekend tour began on Friday afternoon at Centennial Olympic Park with the audience being wowed at the venue called O town. O town is a 360-degree community that features things all associated with Oprah Winfrey and her various multimedia vehicles and products. These aspects include booths, lounges, live music, food, cooking demos, photo kiosks and celebrity guests on both Friday and Saturday. Some of the guests included Oprah’s best friend, Gayle King (“CBS This Morning” and Editor-At-Large O, The Oprah Magazine), Adam Glassman (creative director O, The Oprah Magazine), Carla Hall (host of the “The Chew”), Palmer Williams, Jr. (“Love Thy Neighbor”), Us The Duo (musical performance from the upcoming film “Book of Life”), Amy Purdy (Paralympic Bronze Medalist and “Dancing with the Stars” finalist), Peter Parros, Gavin Houston and Tyler Lepley (“The Haves and The Have Nots”), Jasmine Guy (“A Different World”) among other local celebrities and dance troupes.
“Thank you for joining me on what I know will be a wondrous two-day journey. I’m happy to be here with you, to share what I’ve come to understand about the things that matter in life…things like joy, resilience, awe, connection and gratitude. You live and if you open to the world, you learn. And what you find is yourself. We’ll all get the opportunity to feel wonder every day. To make every day a fresh start. To expand on what is possible. To experience joy on every level. That’s what this weekend is about. Every moment you have the choice to open up…to listen to the whispers and live the way your life is nudging you to live…to walk boldly on your own life’s path. You have that choice this weekend…this day… this moment, the only moment each of us has for certain. Let’s make it count. My hope is that will go to a special space of possibility and connection…where each of us feels the power of now. The journey begins with your decision to be here – and claim this moment. Together – we rise!”
- “The Life You Want Meditation” with Deepak Chopra
- “Awakening to the Life You Want” with Oprah
- “The Quest” with Elizabeth Gilbert
- “See Your Life Today” with Oprah
- “Everything is Spiritual” with Rob Bell
- “Here’s to Life” with Iyanla Vanzant
- “Create a New Vision” with Oprah
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For more information on the tour, please visit www.oprahweekend.com and follow on Twitter/Instagram @LifeYouWantTour #LifeYouWantTour
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