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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
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Empowered Aging
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Sunday, June 14
 

7:15am PDT

Guided Cold Plunge on the Deschutes River ($)
ADD-ON TICKET REQUIRED $29.  °°° BUY Add-on tickets HERE. °°° 

In this guided cold plunge session on the Deschutes River, you’ll use the cold as a tool to dive inward and self-generate serenity.  

You won’t muscle through it.
Or brace and grit your teeth.
You'll slow your breathing.
And settle into calm clarity.

Cold exposure is one of the most powerful ways to strengthen your nervous system.When paired with intentional breathing, it becomes a practice of strength and surrender.

Expect clear instruction, science-backed guidance, and a grounded approach that blends the best of yoga philosophy and nervous system studies.

You’ll leave invigorated, empowered, and grounded in your body and breathing. 

IMPORTANT NOTES:
  1. Wear a swimsuit under your street clothes, or go into the water in yoga pants and sports bra.
  2. Water shoes can help with comfort on sandy/rocky parts of the river.
  3. Bring a big towel, water, and any other items in a small day pack. There are large restrooms for changing at the picnic shelter at Riverbend Park.
  4. This activity is subject to river flows, snowpack and may involve very cold water temperatures. It's the participants responsibility to ensure he/she/they are well enough for this and any activity. Consult your doctor.


Presenters
avatar for Alison Starr

Alison Starr

Founder, Yoga Educator, Alison Starr Yoga


Sunday June 14, 2026 7:15am - 8:00am PDT
Riverbend Park | Meet at Picnic Shelter 799 SW Columbia Avenue, Bend, Oregon 97702

8:00am PDT

Forest Bathing on the Deschutes River Trail ($)

ADD-ON TICKET REQUIRED $39  °°° BUY Add-on tickets HERE. °°° 

Forest bathing is inspired by the Japanese practice of Shinrin-Yoku, which translates to “forest bath” and just means to take in the atmosphere of the forest through our senses. It is a practice of spending time in forested areas for the purpose of enhancing health, wellness, and happiness and remembering our connection to nature and each other. A forest bathing session starts off with a guided meditation deepening into each of the senses, and then you’ll be led through a series of invitations that offer the opportunity for deeper relaxation and connection with ourselves and the living world. We will come together for optional sharing and close the experience with wildcrafted tea.

The Deschutes River Trail is rated "easy" with some rocky points, no scrambling, and minimal elevation gain. Please wear appropriate footwear; hiking boots/shoes highly recommended.

BRING: water, a snack if you get hungry, something to sit on (mat, towel, etc.), journal and pen if desired, eyeshade, sunscreen, a pack to hold your stuff.
Presenters
avatar for Indy Lockhart

Indy Lockhart

Founder, Rooted Presence
Mindy (they/them) is a certified Nature and Forest Therapy Guide and EcoNIDRA facilitator whose mission is to help us remember that our natural state is ease and rest, and that the truth of who we are and how to live is uncovered when we are well rested and connected to the earth... Read More →
Sunday June 14, 2026 8:00am - 10:15am PDT
Farewell Bend Park — Horse & Wagon Scultpture 1000 SW Reed Market Rd, Bend, OR 97702, USA
 
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