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

1:00pm PDT

Festival Kick-Off | Downriver — Soulful Flow and the Blues

LIMITED

Thursday June 11, 2026 1:00pm - 2:30pm PDT

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

Limited Capacity seats available

This slow, sublime practice is shaped by the rhythm and lineage of blues music that grew along rivers, carrying stories and sound downriver through time. We’ll flow at an unhurried pace, letting movement unfold gradually. The practice emphasizes yielding to rhythm, trusting transitions, and settling into what is already here rather than striving for change. This soulful, embodied experience invites you to move with the current, feel the music in your body, and rest in the rhythm that guides the practice.

Presenters

Gina Caputo

Founder, WHOL: Whole Health One Life

Gina Caputo is an international Yoga and Meditation Teacher and Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach with decades of experience in making the mystical feel practical and the challenging feel accessible. She is known for her down-to-earth and playful vibe as well as her depth and... Read More →

Volunteers

Ashley Rigas

Occupational Therapist

Audrey Murray

Joe Henri

Kym Herrmann

Liesel Benecke

Lorna Henri

neta frank

Rex Murray

Stav Lotan

Thursday June 11, 2026 1:00pm - 2:30pm PDT
The Oxford Hotel — Minnesota Ballroom 10 NW Minnesota Ave, Bend, OR 97703

Yoga | Holistic Wellbeing

Pathway Movement and Practice, Arts and Performance

6:00pm PDT

Candlelit Music Meditation with Cacao Ritual

FILLING

Thursday June 11, 2026 6:00pm - 7:30pm PDT

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

Limited Capacity filling up

BRING YOUR OWN REUSABLE CUP FOR CACAO

Using her signature blend of original piano music, improvisation, classical repertoire, and intricate covers, Paula creates an atmosphere of inspiration, inclusion, and connection. Guests will feel awakened and transported by the sound filling the Oxford Hotel, a venue renowned for presenting world-class musicians in Central Oregon.

Following the performance, attendees will be guided into a cacao ceremony led by Shriman Ji — a ceremonial journey rooted in ancient tradition and living presence. Cacao, the sacred heart medicine, supports us in opening to love, clarity, and gratitude.

If you’re ready to feel calm, uplifted, and deeply regulated through exquisite live piano music and a guided cacao ritual, this is an experience not to miss.

Presenters

Paula Dreyer

Pianist, Paula Dreyer Music

Paula Dreyer is a concert pianist, composer, and educator whose genre-blending music draws from classical, Spanish, cinematic, and improvisational traditions. Based in Bend, Oregon, she leads the immersive concert series Piano Flow Live, performing in settings from lavender fields... Read More →

Shriman Ji

Yoga with Shriman

Shriman, a passionate yogi and dedicated teacher, has spent years honing his craft under the guidance of his teacher and Himalayan Yoga Master (Phd) Dr. Yogrishi Vishvketu from Akhanda Yoga Wellbeing in India, embracing the transformative power of authentic yoga.

Hailing from Brazil, Shriman brings with him a rich heritage of musical talent passed down through generations of his family. Immersed in the vibrant culture of India for several years, he has delved deep into the realms of yoga, honing his practice and teachings to integrate the... Read More →

Thursday June 11, 2026 6:00pm - 7:30pm PDT
The Oxford Hotel — Minnesota Ballroom 10 NW Minnesota Ave, Bend, OR 97703

Evening Programs

Pathway Arts and Performance, Restore and Regulate

7:30pm PDT

The Liminal Lounge — A Creator & Community Space

Thursday June 11, 2026 7:30pm - 9:30pm PDT

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

THIS IS OUR FESTIVAL's REIMAGINED VENDOR SPACE.

We invite you to connect with these woman-owned small businesses — the creators — who've been carefully vetted to ensure alignment with both our festival's core values and the beauty of the festival experience itself. If you choose to purchase, it supports small creators, your festival journey, and your wellbeing.

Meet these wonderful creators below!
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Step into The Liminal Lounge: A thoughtfully curated space created for Bend Yoga Festival participants to pause, explore, and reconnect between sessions.

This isn’t a workshop and it isn’t a lecture. It’s an open, welcoming environment where you can drop in, experience something meaningful, and move at your own pace.

Offerings include:

Aura Photography + Intuitive Insights — with Rach Huff of Pine & Prism
A colorful snapshot of your energetic landscape in the moment, paired with gentle, grounded reflection to help you better understand what you’re holding and expressing right now.

Build-Your-Own Altar Kit Station — with Pine & Prism
Create a personalized altar kit using intentionally sourced objects designed to support ritual, intention, and connection at home — simple, meaningful tools for everyday grounding.

Gentle Intuitive Readings — with Sarah Noble
Clarifying, heart-centered guidance designed to offer perspective and help you reconnect with your own inner knowing.

Tarot Readings — with Kati of Three Deer Tarot
Insightful, practical tarot sessions that bring clarity to what’s unfolding in your life — grounded, empowering, and designed to help you move forward with greater confidence and trust.

Herbal Self-Care Station — with Root & Ritual Herbals
Craft an intentional candle and create your own herbal bath sachet, blending thoughtfully selected plants to carry restoration and care back home with you.

Botanical Elixir Bar — with Aela Kascak of Rose Rooted Elixirs & Apothecary
A curated menu of herbal elixirs crafted to nourish, uplift, and support your festival experience. Cost: sliding scale between $8-$15.

➡️ Drop in for five minutes or stay awhile. The Liminal Lounge is designed to be approachable, calming, and restorative — a place to land in the midst of a full, vibrant weekend.

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Exhibitors

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 →

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 →

Thursday June 11, 2026 7:30pm - 9:30pm PDT
Pine & Prism Wellness Collective 856 NW Bond St Suite 202, Bend, OR 97701, USA

Community Session | Open to Non-passholders by Donation

Pathway Restore and Regulate, Arts and Performance

3:30pm PDT

A Cloth of Light — Make Your Own Altar Cloth ($)

LIMITED

Friday June 12, 2026 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT

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

Limited Capacity seats available

ADD-ON TICKET REQUIRED $99. °°° BUY Add-on tickets HERE. °°°

Join Rach of Pine & Prism and Lauren of Vive Textiles for a hands-on natural dye workshop rooted in seasonal reflection. Together, we’ll create plant-dyed altar cloths using natural materials, then gather in a simple ceremony honoring the abundance and brightness of early summer.

June invites us to notice what’s blooming — in the natural world and within ourselves. As your cloth takes shape, you’ll have space to reflect on what you’re tending this season and what you want to nourish moving forward.
No experience necessary — just curiosity and a willingness to create something meaningful with your hands.

Presenters

Rach Huff

Founder, Pine and Prism Wellness Collective

Friday June 12, 2026 3:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
Pine & Prism Wellness Collective 856 NW Bond St Suite 202, Bend, OR 97701, USA

ADD-ON TICKET REQUIRED, Altar Cloth Add-on

Pathway Explore Bend, Restore and Regulate, Arts and Performance

8:30pm PDT

Jaya Lakshmi — Ecstatic Dance Set

Friday June 12, 2026 8:30pm - 10:00pm PDT

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

Whether you lounge and listen or get up and groove, you'll love the inspired sounds of sacred chants set to beautiful music and Lkshmi's incredible vocals! Don't miss this one!

With Botanical Elixir Bar & Lounge — with Aela of Rose Rooted Elixirs and Apothecary
A curated menu of herbal elixirs crafted to nourish, uplift, and support your festival experience. Cost for elixirs: sliding scale between $8-$15.

Don't miss this one-of-a-kind musical experience to close your day at the festival!

Presenters

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 →

Shriman Ji

Yoga with Shriman

Volunteers

Amy Hunter

Chief Exploration Officer, Guide By Your Side Life-Recovery Coaching

Yoga instructor with over 1200 hours of training and still learning! Hatha/Vinyasa, Kundalini, Power, Restorative, GiGong, meditation, Kirtan, etc. I am also a life-coach specializing in Life Recovery for people in long-term recovery from life!

Mark Machac

Neta Marlin

Exhibitors

Aela Kascak

Rose Rooted Elixir Bar & Apothecary

Friday June 12, 2026 8:30pm - 10:00pm PDT
The Oxford Hotel — Minnesota Ballroom 10 NW Minnesota Ave, Bend, OR 97703

Community Session | Open to Non-passholders by Donation

Pathway Arts and Performance, Tradition and Lineage

8:30am PDT

Balancing the Winds of Change

FULL

Saturday June 13, 2026 8:30am - 10:00am PDT

Drake Park — Stage @ 777 NW Riverside Blvd, Bend, OR 97701, USA

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

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

Pathway Movement and Practice, Arts and Performance
Production Notes: BYF PA + wireless headset mic

12:00pm PDT

Lunch on the Grass with Music from Andrew Belinsky

Saturday June 13, 2026 12:00pm - 1:30pm PDT

Drake Park — Stage @ 777 NW Riverside Blvd, Bend, OR 97701, USA

Pack your lunch and enjoy Andrew's lunchtime set for the folks who want to sing and dance, or just enjoy some background tunes. Participation always invited!

Andrew Belinsky is a musician, MC, and men's yoga teacher based in Bend, OR. Known for his lively, participatory music sets and his ability to hold a room with equal parts humor, heart, and presence, Andrew has performed at festivals, fundraisers, weddings, and gatherings across the country. Founder of BeLove Benefits and MasculineEmbodiment.com.

Also on site on Saturday at Drake Park: Stop by the Masculine Embodiment booth to learn about Bend's only online yoga studio built specifically for men. Scan the QR code for one week of access for $1.

Presenters

Andrew Belinsky

Founder, Be Love Benefits

Andrew Belinsky is a musician, MC, and men's yoga teacher based in Bend, OR. Known for his lively, participatory music sets and his ability to hold a room with equal parts humor, heart, and presence, Andrew has performed at festivals, fundraisers, weddings, and gatherings across the... Read More →

Exhibitors

Aela Kascak

Rose Rooted Elixir Bar & Apothecary

Saturday June 13, 2026 12:00pm - 1:30pm PDT
Drake Park — Stage 777 NW Riverside Blvd, Bend, OR 97701, USA

Community Session | Open to Non-passholders by Donation

Pathway Arts and Performance
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7:30pm PDT

Sound Healing Yogic Journey with Cacao

FILLING

Saturday June 13, 2026 7:30pm - 9:00pm PDT

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

Limited Capacity filling up

BRING YOUR OWN REUSABLE CUP FOR CACAO

Step into a sanctuary of sound and surrender to healing vibrations that gently restore balance within. Through the ancient art of sound healing, you are guided into a state of deep relaxation—where the mind softens, the body unwinds, and the spirit realigns with its natural rhythm.

Sacred instruments from around the world weave a living tapestry of sound, including handpan drum, Tibetan and crystal singing bowls, gong, flutes, drums, chimes, and the organic human voice expressed through mantras. Each session is an immersive journey designed to clear energetic blockages, calm the nervous system, and awaken a profound sense of inner peace, presence, and harmony.

Presenters

Shriman Ji

Yoga with Shriman

Saturday June 13, 2026 7:30pm - 9:00pm PDT
The Oxford Hotel — Minnesota Ballroom 10 NW Minnesota Ave, Bend, OR 97703

Evening Programs

Pathway Restore and Regulate, Tradition and Lineage, Arts and Performance

8:00pm PDT

Ecstatic Dance | An Inclusive Music & Movement Experience

Saturday June 13, 2026 8:00pm - 10:00pm PDT

The Glo Pad | Inside the Boys & Girls Club @ 500 NW Wall Street, Bend, Oregon

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

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

Aela Kascak

Rose Rooted Elixir Bar & Apothecary

Saturday June 13, 2026 8:00pm - 10:00pm PDT
The Glo Pad | Inside the Boys & Girls Club 500 NW Wall Street, Bend, Oregon

Community Session | Open to Non-passholders by Donation

Pathway Arts and Performance, Movement and Practice

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 →