Bend Yoga Festival 2026: Full Schedule

Where you belong. The Bend Yoga Festival is an inclusive, multi-day celebration of yoga, wellness, and outdoor experience rooted in the landscape of Bend, Oregon. Expect sessions led by internationally respected educators, alongside community ritual, specialty offerings, and adventures that invite you directly into Central Oregon’s rivers, trails, and wide-open sky.

This year’s theme: Making Space for Joy.

And yes — you’ll feel it.

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This year, you can filter the schedule by "Pathway" — there are six, based on what you might be looking for. It’s a way to navigate the schedule and easily find what you seek. The pathways are:

Movement & Practice
Explore Bend
Restore & Regulate
Tradition & Lineage
Empowered Aging
Arts & Performance

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6:30am PDT

Awaken Your Soul | A Sunrise Practice

FULL

Friday June 12, 2026 6:30am - 7:45am PDT

Meet at The Commons, then Walk Together to the Riverside @ 875 NW Brooks St, Bend, OR 97703

Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

Experience the transformative power of sunrise yoga as we flow through a vinyasa warmup, syncing breath with movement. Dive deep into powerful breathwork techniques to invigorate your being and cultivate inner peace. Then, immerse yourself in the sacred repetition of the Gayatri mantra, chanting it 108 times to connect with divine energy. Feel uplifted and inspired as the sun rises, awakening your soul and setting the tone for a day filled with purpose and joy.

Join us as we greet the dawn and embrace the magic of each moment together!

Note: This session is acoustic, and therefore limited in capacity. Just the sunrise, the flowing river, and Kia to guide practice. Nothing to get in the way. 🕉️

MEET AT THE COMMONS BY 6:30AM; WE WILL WALK TOGETHER DOWN TO THE RIVER. THE COMMONS ADDRESS: 875 Brooks Street, downtown Bend. Sorry, we cannot wait for latecomers.

Presenters

Kia Miller

Founder, Radiant Body Yoga

Kia Miller is an internationally celebrated yoga instructor and founder of Radiant Body Yoga (RBY), a holistic practice rooted in Kundalini and Tantric traditions. Designed to awaken each practitioner to their higher nature, RBY effectively integrates breathwork, movement, and meditation... Read More →

Jaya Lakshmi

Musician, Producer, Teacher, Jaya Lakshmi Music

Jaya Lakshmi began leading kirtan and writing devotional songs on the guitar, harmonium and piano in the early 1990?s shortly after receiving harinam initiation from Srila Govinda Maharaj, a spiritual teacher of bhakti (devotion) from West Bengal, India. As a singer/songwriter she... Read More →

Volunteers

Servesh Deswal

Stacy Peterman

Friday June 12, 2026 6:30am - 7:45am PDT
Meet at The Commons, then Walk Together to the Riverside 875 NW Brooks St, Bend, OR 97703

Community Session | Open to Non-passholders by Donation

Pathway Movement and Practice, Tradition and Lineage

8:30am PDT

Akhanda Yoga | A Path of Wholeness

FULL

Friday June 12, 2026 8:30am - 10:00am PDT

Pine & Prism Wellness Collective @ 856 NW Bond St Suite 202, Bend, OR 97701, USA

Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

With Shriman Wellbeing, yoga is an invitation to remember your innate wholeness. Rooted in the Akhanda Yoga tradition of the Adi Nath Shiva Lineage, these classes offer a deeply integrative and transformative experience that honors the full spectrum of your being.

Each session is guided with care and intention, weaving together asana, pranayama (breathwork), mantra, meditation, and yogic philosophy. Through conscious movement and mindful awareness, you are supported in aligning the physical, energetic, emotional, mental, intuitive, and spiritual layers of self.

Whether you arrive seeking strength, clarity, grounding, or inner stillness, this practice creates a sacred space for self-discovery, balance, and deep well-being, guiding you home to your true essence, whole and indivisible.

Presenters

Shriman Ji

Yoga with Shriman

Shriman, a passionate yogi and dedicated teacher, has spent years honing his craft under the guidance of his teacher and Himalayan Yoga Master (Phd) Dr. Yogrishi Vishvketu from Akhanda Yoga Wellbeing in India, embracing the transformative power of authentic yoga.

Hailing from Brazil, Shriman brings with him a rich heritage of musical talent passed down through generations of his family. Immersed in the vibrant culture of India for several years, he has delved deep into the realms of yoga, honing his practice and teachings to integrate the... Read More →

Friday June 12, 2026 8:30am - 10:00am PDT
Pine & Prism Wellness Collective 856 NW Bond St Suite 202, Bend, OR 97701, USA

Yoga | Holistic Wellbeing

Pathway Movement and Practice, Tradition and Lineage
Production Notes: Acoustic

1:30pm PDT

Yoga, Brain Health and Glymphatics

FILLING

Friday June 12, 2026 1:30pm - 3:00pm PDT

The Oxford Hotel — Minnesota Ballroom @ 10 NW Minnesota Ave, Bend, OR 97703

Limited Capacity filling up

Ever wonder how yoga can support cognitive function? Perhaps you’ve sensed it already and wondered how it works, or maybe you’re looking to get more out of your practice to support your brain? This class looks at how your glymphatic system, the lymphatic or waste clearance system in your brain, supports brain health and how yoga can support that.

We’ll start with a short lecture then we'll look at practices supported by both scientific research & clinical experience to enhance the glymphatic clearance system in the brain.

This will be an all-levels practice for those with a basic understanding of yoga.

No props needed but block & blanket would be great if available.
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Before the session begins, as you check in and settle into your space, enjoy a mini-sound bath experience from Lisa Tynan of Settle into Stillness.

Presenters

Tiffany Cruikshank

Founder, CEO, Yoga Medicine®

Tiffany Cruikshank, L.Ac, MAOM, is the founder of Yoga Medicine®, a community of yoga teachers focused on fusing science & research with traditional yoga practices to help people thrive and live their best lives. Tiffany is also an acupuncturist with over 22 years of practice and... Read More →

Exhibitors

Lisa Tynan

Founder, Step into Stillness

Lisa is a Certified Yoga Instructor, Certified Sound Healer, Montessori Teacher and Kids Yoga Instructor.
Her business, Step Into Stillness, brings affordable and accessible Yoga and Sound Bath classes, Guided Sound Meditation, and Chakra Balancing to the Central Oregon commun... Read More →

Friday June 12, 2026 1:30pm - 3:00pm PDT
The Oxford Hotel — Minnesota Ballroom 10 NW Minnesota Ave, Bend, OR 97703

Yoga | Holistic Wellbeing

Pathway Restore and Regulate, Tradition and Lineage, Empowered Aging, Movement and Practice
Production Notes: Hotel screen + projection; BYF PA + wireless headset mic

8:30pm PDT

Jaya Lakshmi — Ecstatic Dance Set

Friday June 12, 2026 8:30pm - 10:00pm PDT

The Oxford Hotel — Minnesota Ballroom @ 10 NW Minnesota Ave, Bend, OR 97703

Whether you lounge and listen or get up and groove, you'll love the inspired sounds of sacred chants set to beautiful music and Lkshmi's incredible vocals! Don't miss this one!

With Botanical Elixir Bar & Lounge — with Aela of Rose Rooted Elixirs and Apothecary
A curated menu of herbal elixirs crafted to nourish, uplift, and support your festival experience. Cost for elixirs: sliding scale between $8-$15.

Don't miss this one-of-a-kind musical experience to close your day at the festival!

Presenters

Jaya Lakshmi

Musician, Producer, Teacher, Jaya Lakshmi Music

Shriman Ji

Yoga with Shriman

Volunteers

Amy Hunter

Chief Exploration Officer, Guide By Your Side Life-Recovery Coaching

Yoga instructor with over 1200 hours of training and still learning! Hatha/Vinyasa, Kundalini, Power, Restorative, GiGong, meditation, Kirtan, etc. I am also a life-coach specializing in Life Recovery for people in long-term recovery from life!

Mark Machac

Neta Marlin

Exhibitors

Aela Kascak

Rose Rooted Elixir Bar & Apothecary

Aela believes in the power of bridging mind, heart and earth through intentional living, earth-based practices, community and connection. She is a vitalist herbalist, herbal mixologist and elixir connoisseur sharing elixir bar experiences, workshops and other intentional offerings... Read More →

Friday June 12, 2026 8:30pm - 10:00pm PDT
The Oxford Hotel — Minnesota Ballroom 10 NW Minnesota Ave, Bend, OR 97703

Community Session | Open to Non-passholders by Donation