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

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