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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7:15am PDT

The Fine Art of Retreat Leadership | A Coffee Chat

LIMITED

Sunday June 14, 2026 7:15am - 8:00am PDT

The Hospitality Suite | Oxford Hotel Bend

Limited Capacity seats available

MEET AT THE COMMONS AND WALK TOGETHER TO YOUR CHAT!
875 NW Brooks St, Bend, OR 97703 in Downtown Bend -- NOTE: Brooks Street is an alley running parallel between Wall Street and the river.

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Leading retreats can be one of the most meaningful and impactful ways to share your work — and it also comes with real responsibility, complexity, and learning curves that often go unspoken.

In this informal chat, Jill and Michael Knouse will share insights from over 16 years of leading yoga and wellness retreats around the world, along with customized corporate retreats and private coaching retreats built around focused, intentional themes.

Together, they’ll reflect on both the successes and the inevitable pitfalls — what’s worked beautifully, what they’ve learned the hard way, and how experience has shaped their approach to leadership, group dynamics, decision-making, and sustainability.

This conversation is for teachers, facilitators, and leaders who are curious about retreats as a container for deeper work — whether you’re just beginning to explore the idea or already leading retreats and wanting to refine your approach.
Expect honest reflections, practical wisdom, and space for shared inquiry — not formulas or hype, but lived experience and thoughtful dialogue.

Presenters

Jill Knouse

Founder, Jill Knouse Yoga

Michael Knouse

Business Coach, Facilitator, Retreat Leader, Michael Knouse Coaching

Michael Knouse is a business and leadership coach, writer, retreat facilitator and global traveler.Michael draws on 25+ years of experience as a software sales executive, business development leader, business + leadership coach, and retreat facilitator to help others design a more... Read More →

Sunday June 14, 2026 7:15am - 8:00am PDT
The Hospitality Suite | Oxford Hotel Bend

Community Session | Open to Non-passholders by Donation

Pathway Tradition and Lineage

8:30am PDT

Thai Massage

FILLING

Sunday June 14, 2026 8:30am - 10:00am PDT

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

Limited Capacity filling up

Thai massage is an ancient, holistic bodywork practice that combines passive yoga, energy work, muscle compression and gentle movement of joints through range of motion. This technique helps to improve flexibility, reduce pain and relax the body. In this nurturing and gentle workshop, you will give and receive a delightfully therapeutic sequence.

Thai massage is practiced wearing comfortable clothes on, using no oils or lotions. Anyone can do it!

Come with a partner or find one there!

Presenters

Lotsie Cash

Founder, Tula Movement Arts

Sunday June 14, 2026 8:30am - 10:00am PDT
Pine & Prism Wellness Collective 856 NW Bond St Suite 202, Bend, OR 97701, USA

Yoga | Holistic Wellbeing

Pathway Restore and Regulate, Tradition and Lineage, Movement and Practice

10:30am PDT

Herbal Materia Medica & Embodied Movement | A Plant Inspired Movement Practice

FILLING

Sunday June 14, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am PDT

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

Limited Capacity filling up

In this workshop we will explore one of our plant kin in depth through their materia medica (a body of knowledge that outlines plants medicinal uses, estoteric properties, lore and more). Then we will use that knowledge to inspire an embodied movement practice guided by the wisdom of this plant kin to support us in moving through our own internal landscape of emotions. The plant kin we will be working with will be intuitively chosen a few days before this workshop based on collective themes and the season. Some examples of herbs we may work with include wood betony, rose, damiana, yarrow or mugwort. This is a somatic movement experience that supports us in fostering deeper relationship with the Earth, our plant kin, ourselves and those around us. A tea made of the plant kin of choice will be provided to support in building connection and communication with that plant.

Example: Autumn is the season of turning inward and grounding. Our plant kin can support us during this seasonal shift. Discover the essence of Wood Betony (Stachys officinalis) to support your internal seasonal shift and embody the wisdom of this plant kin through an inspired movement practice.

Presenters

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 →

Sunday June 14, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am PDT
Pine & Prism Wellness Collective 856 NW Bond St Suite 202, Bend, OR 97701, USA

Community Session | Open to Non-passholders by Donation

Pathway Tradition and Lineage, Movement and Practice

10:30am PDT

Closing & Integration | A Radiant Heart and Mind

FILLING

Sunday June 14, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am PDT

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

Limited Capacity filling up

Embark on a journey with Kia to harness the transformative power of tapas (correct effort), svadhyaya (self-reflection), and ishvara pranidhana (awareness of a higher reality) in overcoming the 5 mental afflictions. Through a dynamic practice of vinyasa, kriya, breath and mantra, unlock the keys to dissolve these barriers, cultivate inner harmony, and ignite the radiant light of your heart and mind.

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 →

Sunday June 14, 2026 10:30am - 11:45am PDT
The Oxford Hotel — Minnesota Ballroom 10 NW Minnesota Ave, Bend, OR 97703

Yoga | Holistic Wellbeing

Pathway Restore and Regulate, Tradition and Lineage, Movement and Practice

1:00pm PDT

The Nervous System at Midlife: Stress, Recovery, and Resilience

FILLING

Sunday June 14, 2026 1:00pm - 2:15pm PDT

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

Limited Capacity filling up

Hormonal changes in perimenopause and postmenopause significantly affect the nervous system, altering stress tolerance, recovery, sleep, pain perception, and emotional regulation. This session explores how shifting hormones influence the stress response—and why practices that once felt restorative may no longer be sufficient—while offering practical insights into nervous system regulation, recovery capacity, and sustainable resilience.

Note: this is a 60 minute lecture-based session with 15-minute audience Q&A afterward. Chairs are provided; no mats necessary.

Presenters

Dr. Marsha Hamilton, ND

Founder, Flow Natural Healthcare

A naturopathic physician, Menopause Society Certified Practitioner (MSCP) and a lifelong athlete, Dr. Hamilton's focus is keeping perimenopausal and menopausal women strong, healthy and empowered.

Sunday June 14, 2026 1:00pm - 2:15pm PDT
The Oxford Hotel — Minnesota Ballroom 10 NW Minnesota Ave, Bend, OR 97703

Community Session | Open to Non-passholders by Donation

Pathway Restore and Regulate, Tradition and Lineage, Empowered Aging

1:30pm PDT

Closing & Integration | Altar-Making with Clay — A Ceremonial Gathering ($)

LIMITED

Sunday June 14, 2026 1:30pm - 4:00pm PDT

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

Limited Capacity seats available

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

This altar-making workshop will begin with a gentle opening ceremony led by Rach of Pine & Prism Wellness to ground, connect, and weave together the shared experiences of the Bend Yoga Festival. Through breath, reflection, and intention, we create a collective container for integration. Participants will then work with clay to create a personal altar or sacred object, giving form to insights and intentions from the festival and life.

All pieces will be fired, glazed, and mailed back to participants by Krista of La Luce Studio within four weeks.

Open to all, come as you are. No prior clay experience is needed, this is an intuitive, mindful making process.

ADD-ON TICKET REQUIRED: cost includes all materials, glazing, firing (a 4-week process), and shipping to your home address after the festival. Add-on tickets go on sale April 1st.

NOTE: Due to the significant time, energy and cost of running this session, if MINIMUM SIGN-UPS REQUIRED of 6 is not met, this session will be cancelled.

Presenters

Krista Brenner

Founder, La Luce Studio

Ciao, I am Krista, a mom, wife, potter, and photographer, living a life rooted in creativity, connection, and light. Whether I’m shaping clay, capturing moments through my lens, traveling (especially to Italy), dancing salsa, or finding peace outdoors, Nature, movement, friends... Read More →

Rach Huff

Founder, Pine and Prism Wellness Collective

Rach Huff is the founder of Pine & Prism, a Bend-based ritual and community studio offering Reiki, microdosing coaching, weekly ritual classes, aura photography + readings, and intentional community gatherings. She sees herself as a facilitator and space holder — not a healer... Read More →

Sunday June 14, 2026 1:30pm - 4:00pm PDT
Pine & Prism Wellness Collective 856 NW Bond St Suite 202, Bend, OR 97701, USA

ADD-ON TICKET REQUIRED, Altar-Making with Clay