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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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The Unsung Hero | Connective Tissue and Physical Resilience in Yoga Practice
LIMITED
Saturday June 13, 2026 10:30am - 12:00pm PDT
The Oxford Hotel — Minnesota Ballroom
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

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