A travel support program for holistic practitioners and natural retailers attending the 2026 Naturally Independent Expo in Palm Springs, CA, has been announced by show management. Upon acceptance, expo attendees can receive a travel reimbursement up to $250 toward their hotel room costs.
The Naturally Independent Expo will be held Nov. 13-14, 2026 at the Palm Springs Convention Center. The conference and trade show consists of holistic-focused health education and natural products exhibits from leading natural products industry brands.
Registration to attend the Naturally Independent Expo is free to all qualified natural practitioners. In addition to the free education program, the show offers free entry to the exhibit hall along with several free meals and social events during the two-day event.
To qualify for the travel support, attendees must first submit an application found on the official show website, and be approved in advance by show management. Travel support is available on a first-come, first-served basis and is only available for working practitioners or health food store personnel (manufacturers, distributors/wholesalers, brokers etc. are not eligible for the travel support program).
Health-focused Education
The Naturally Independent Expo opens on Friday, Nov. 13, with a full day of educational topics related to natural health and wellness! Included among the day’s educational sessions are such topics as:
- “The Eye-Brain Connection: Nutrients for Vision and Brain Health + Migraine” by Rani Banik, MD, IFMCP, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (11/13/26 at 11 a.m.) ; sponsored by OpticaMD.
- “Tips for Selling and Recommending Dietary Supplements To Your Patients and Customers” by Earl Mindell, RPh, MH, PhD (11/13/26 at 12 p.m.); sponsored by Nature’s Way Products.
- “The Gut-Metabolic-Weight Triangle: Rebuilding the Body’s Own Signals in the GLP-1 Era” (11/13/26 at 1:30 p.m.); sponsored by Saanroo/Pharmako.
- “Powerful Botanicals to Fight Cancer Stem Cells” (11/13/26 at 2:30 p.m.); sponsored by Maison Beljanski.
- “The Next Frontier In Optimized Sleep: The Gut-Brain Axis” by Dan Curtin (11/13/26 at 3:30 p.m.); sponsored by Arthur Andrew Medical.
- “Nutritional Support for Brain Health” by Carl Germano, CNS/CDN (11/14/26 at 9 a.m.); sponsored by Bluebonnet Nutrition.
- “Living Longer and Healthier Through Diet and Nutrition” by Earl Mindell, RPh, MH, PhD (11/14/26 at p.m.).
The Naturally Independent Expo is owned and operated by VRM Media (publisher of Natural Practitioner, Vitamin Retailer and Nutrition Industry Executive magazines). The annual event is the official tradeshow of the Positively Natural Network.
To register for the Naturally Independent Expo and to apply for the Travel Support Program, holistic practitioners should visit the official show website at www.NaturallyIndependentExpo.com.
