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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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Saturday, June 13
 

7:00am PDT

Morning Rituals for Resilience
LIMITED
Limited Capacity seats available
Start your day with intention! This slow, powerful flow invites you to move with purpose and awareness. Together, we’ll hold postures longer to connect with what’s real and true in our bodies, minds, and spirits.

Expect reflection, breathwork, and movement that help you ground, focus, and step into your day with clarity.

Come as you are and be inspired!
Presenters
avatar for Nicole Beall

Nicole Beall

Co-Founder, 2C Yoga Studios

Saturday June 13, 2026 7:00am - 8:15am PDT
The Oxford Hotel — Minnesota Ballroom 10 NW Minnesota Ave, Bend, OR 97703
  Yoga | Holistic Wellbeing

8:30am PDT

Balancing the Winds of Change
FULL
Saturday June 13, 2026 8:30am - 10:00am PDT
Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.
Together, through asana, breath, intention, and sound, we’ll explore what it means to find balance in a world that is always moving and changing.

This all-levels vinyasa practice is inspired by the sacred cardinal directions, the elements, and their corresponding chakras as a way of orienting ourselves — within the subtle body and in relationship to the natural world around us. Balance here is not static; it’s responsive, lived, and relational.

The first portion of class will be a thoughtfully sequenced, embodied flow — grounding into earth, moving with the adaptability of water, awakening inner fire, and cultivating prana through the breath and air we share. Throughout the practice, optional hands-on support will be offered as gentle, nurturing touch — never corrective — for those who choose it.

The final 20 minutes will unfold as a luxurious sound bath savasana, with bowls, chimes, and gongs supporting deep rest and integration. During this time, Jill Knouse and Tracey Coleman will offer optional hands-on support and reiki, while Melanie Meherin guides the sound journey.

This experience is an invitation to soften, receive, and attune — reconnecting with nature, intuition, and the quiet intelligence already within you.

Jill will be assisted by Tracey Coleman, providing hands-on assists, and Melanie Meherin, with sound healing.
Presenters
avatar for Jill Knouse

Jill Knouse

Founder, Jill Knouse Yoga

Saturday June 13, 2026 8:30am - 10:00am PDT
Drake Park — Stage 777 NW Riverside Blvd, Bend, OR 97701, USA
  Yoga | Holistic Wellbeing

8:30am PDT

Unapologetic Joy — A Heart-Centered Flow
LIMITED
Limited Capacity seats available
This is a SoundOFF™ Headphone Experience. Come early to collect and get comfortable with your headphones.

Joy is complicated right now, but your joy matters! This uplifting class explores heart-opening postures designed to create space and awareness across the chest and shoulders. Through a strong vinyasa warm-up and intelligent, accessible sequencing, you’ll improve your posture, expand the front body, and encourage greater freedom and ease through the front hips and pelvis. Expect to leave feeling lighter, brighter, more connected, and joyously at home in your body.
Presenters
avatar for Amy Ippoliti

Amy Ippoliti

Founder, Yoga Educator, Amy Ippoliti Yoga
Amy Ippoliti is a yoga teacher, author, and advocate for human health and environmental stewardship. Her deep passion for yoga philosophy breathes life into ancient teachings, guiding students toward more purposeful lives. Known for her intelligent sequencing, clear instruction, and... Read More →
Saturday June 13, 2026 8:30am - 10:00am PDT
The Oxford Hotel — Minnesota Ballroom 10 NW Minnesota Ave, Bend, OR 97703

10:30am PDT

Acro Yoga FUNdamentals
LIMITED
Saturday June 13, 2026 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
Limited Capacity seats available
In this class, we’ll blend together elements of feel good partner yoga and playful acrobatic techniques. Explore fun ways to build strength, make connections and get upside down! Discover how good it feels to support and be supported. You’ll be amazed at what is possible.  All levels welcome, no experience or partner necessary.  Bring a smile and a curious attitude. 
20% discussion & explanation 
80% practice & discovery

Presenters
Saturday June 13, 2026 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
Drake Park — Stage 777 NW Riverside Blvd, Bend, OR 97701, USA

10:30am PDT

Flight 108 — Stand on Your Hands
FILLING
Limited Capacity filling up
Inversions are an essential component of our asana practice. They increase blood flow and empower us to flip our perspectives! Weight-bearing exercises also improve bone health.

In this fun and functional inversion workshop, you will learn to refine your inversion skills, better understand these complex poses, and play upside down! Prepare the body with a dynamic Vinyasa flow and practice a few key drills to invert your body in common inversions like headstand, handstand and/or forearm balance. We will also explore a few commonly practiced backbends (i.e. wheel pose) that are classified as inversions as well.

Please have some familiarity with Vinyasa yoga (specifically downward-facing dog, bridge and plank) and an ability to bear some weight on your hands and wrists. Come with an open mind, an adventurous spirit and a dose of humility and get ready to explore the world upside down!

Are you ready to take flight?

NOTE: This workshop advances your asana practice by exploring a variety of hand-balanced inversions, not only handstand.
Presenters
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Denelle Jarro Numis

Numis Yoga International
With over two decades of study, Denelle offers an authentic and intentional perspective to the yoga community, on and off the mat. As an avid practitioner of yoga and meditation, Denelle enjoys sharing the gift of the practice through teaching, writing and content creation. Movement... Read More →
Saturday June 13, 2026 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
Pine & Prism Wellness Collective 856 NW Bond St Suite 202, Bend, OR 97701, USA
  Yoga | Holistic Wellbeing

10:30am PDT

The Unsung Hero | Connective Tissue and Physical Resilience in Yoga Practice
LIMITED
Limited Capacity seats available
Resilience is a word that gets thrown around a lot but what I love about this word is that it implies a state of health that is adaptable to the pressures of life and allows us to be more injury resistant. The muscles get a lot of spotlight, and rightfully so, but when it comes to physical resilience the connective tissues are the unsung hero. This class will start with a short lecture on how & why the connective tissues are so critical for our resilience as we go through the decades of our lives, then we’ll focus in on how that applies to a yoga practice with some accessible practices for all levels with some yoga experience.

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
avatar for Tiffany Cruikshank

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
avatar for Lisa Tynan

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 →
Saturday June 13, 2026 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
The Oxford Hotel — Minnesota Ballroom 10 NW Minnesota Ave, Bend, OR 97703
  Yoga | Holistic Wellbeing

1:00pm PDT

Queer Bodies, Sacred Spaces
LIMITED
Limited Capacity seats available
A class that celebrates authenticity, embodiment, and belonging. Through breath, movement, and mindful connection, we honor our bodies as sacred vessels - alive, resilient, and beautifully our own.

This practice is a homecoming, a space to move freely and feel deeply. Rooted in joy, strength, and curiosity, we’ll explore the edges of our expression while creating room for softness and release. Together we remember that queerness itself is sacred, an ever-evolving dance of truth, courage, and love.

All are welcome.
Presenters
avatar for Axel Watts

Axel Watts

Axel Watts Yoga

Saturday June 13, 2026 1:00pm - 2:30pm PDT
Pine & Prism Wellness Collective 856 NW Bond St Suite 202, Bend, OR 97701, USA

1:00pm PDT

Tattva Balance to Awaken Joy
LIMITED
Saturday June 13, 2026 1:00pm - 2:30pm PDT
Limited Capacity seats available
Our inner space is a living reality, made up of fire, air, earth, and water (the tattvas). Each element defines our life challenges and at the same time gives us the power to meet them. When imbalanced we struggle. When in balance our joy is unstoppable. Join Kia to understand the significance of creating elemental balance through  yoga, and a curated experience of vinyasa, kriya, breathwork, and mantra designed to bring you into a coherent and elevated state. This is where pure joy exists!
Presenters
avatar for Kia Miller

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 →
avatar for Jaya Lakshmi

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 →
Saturday June 13, 2026 1:00pm - 2:30pm PDT
Drake Park — Stage 777 NW Riverside Blvd, Bend, OR 97701, USA

1:30pm PDT

Nature Paddle on the Deschutes River ($)
LIMITED
Limited Capacity seats available
ADD-ON TICKET REQUIRED $39. °°° BUY Add-on tickets HERE. °°° 

Join Lori of Paddle Board Oregon at Riverbend Park for a self-guided paddle on the slow-moving waters of the Deschutes River. After a brief on-land orientation and safety overview, you’ll launch into a relaxed, steady exploration of one of Bend’s most beloved natural spaces.

Designed for all experience levels, this outing uses stable boards that allow you to move with confidence — freeing your attention to settle into the rhythm of the river, the sound of water against your board, and the expansive high desert sky overhead.

This is not a race or a workout — it’s an invitation to experience movement in conversation with the natural world. Expect gentle effort, fresh air, and a new perspective on Bend from the waterline.

All gear, including safety gear and life-preserver, are included in the price of the add-on ticket.

Recommended: Water shoes may be helpful. Layers in the event of cool temps are important.
Presenters
avatar for Lori Skiles

Lori Skiles

Founder, Base Camp Adventures
Meet Lori, the founder of Paddle Board Oregon, an experienced certified SUP Guide/outfitter and instructor. She has spent much of her life in//on the water and divides her time between Bend and Hawaii, residing part-time on a sailboat, sailing and SUPing off the shores of Oahu. She’s... Read More →
Saturday June 13, 2026 1:30pm - 2:30pm PDT
Paddleboard Oregon Truck at Riverbend Park 799 SW Columbia St, Bend, OR 97702

8:00pm PDT

Ecstatic Dance | An Inclusive Music & Movement Experience
Bend Ecstatic Dance is a large, attractive and radiant space for free-form, expressive movement with divinely organized music. Designed to invite you on a profound and embodied quest without shoes and without talking.

The lights are low, the music is amazing, consent and safety are highly emphasized and honored. No steps are taught and there's no expectation of how to move. Whatever is authentically coming through you is yours to explore on a playful mix of hardwood floors and soft gymnastic mats.

Ages 12+. Non-judgemental space, open to all bodies and all paths.

With Botanical Elixir Bar & Lounge — with Aela of Rose Rooted Elixir Bar & Apothecary
A curated menu of herbal elixirs crafted to nourish, uplift, and support your festival experience and a comfy spot to land and connect with others off the dance floor.  Cost for elixirs: sliding scale between $8-$15.


Presenters
avatar for Bend Ecstatic Dance

Bend Ecstatic Dance

Head Facilitator, Bend Ecstatic Dance
Ryza Re is director and head facilitator at Bend Ecstatic Dance since 2017. His aim is to cultivate a genuinely nourishing community experience every week. Helping create a vessel where freedom of expression is balanced with group harmony and amplified by a shared intention of mutual... Read More →
Exhibitors
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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 →
Saturday June 13, 2026 8:00pm - 10:00pm PDT
The Glo Pad | Inside the Boys & Girls Club 500 NW Wall Street, Bend, Oregon
 
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