UNDER CONSTRUCTION – there are lots of yoga and kirtan events, I am looking for the ones in our community of cultural transformation. Send me any that you know of!
The 2016 YOGA Events!
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WANDERLUST FESTIVAL Great Lake Taupo
Feb 4-7, 2016 Wairakei, Great Lake Taupo, NZ
Wanderlust brings together the world’s leading yoga teachers, top musical acts and DJs, renowned speakers, top chefs and winemakers, and more — all in a setting of breathtaking natural beauty. Fun in the sun and dancing under the stars. Hiking on peaceful trails and gettin’ your down dog on at the top of the mountain. Poolside with your friends, and then enjoying a tasty farm-to-table dinner with views of the surrounding mountain peaks. Early morning meditations and all-night chakra spinning musical performances – it’s an all-out ecstatic celebration in the most awe-inspiring locations in the world.
http://wanderlust.com/festivals/great-lake-taupo/
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WANDERLUST FESTIVAL Thredbo
Feb 18-21, 2016 Thredbo Alpine Village, NSW, AU
Wanderlust Festivals are all-out, ecstatic celebrations. We bring together the world’s leading yoga teachers, top musical acts, renowned speakers, exquisite chefs, and thrilling performers, weaving together an experience that surprises and delights. Whether you’re exploring our multi-day mountaintop adventures or gathering for a daylong urban retreat, Wanderlust events are an opportunity to unplug from the ordinary and discover the extraordinary. Bring a friend or make a whole group of new ones. From early morning meditations to all-night chakra-spinning musical performances, come practice and party in the most awe-inspiring locations in the world.
http://wanderlust.com/festivals/thredbo/
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WANDERLUST FESTIVAL Hawaii
February 25-28, 2016, Oahu, Hawaii
Wanderlust Oahu is a four-day yoga, music and food festival at the picturesque Turtle Bay Resort for yogis looking for a sea-escape from the winter blues with sun salutations, surfing and shoreside meditation.
http://wanderlust.com/festivals/oahu/
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SEDONA YOGA FESTIVAL
March 10-13, 2016 Sedona, Arizona
SYF provides the keys to unlocking your greatest transformation with a focus on yoga and the expansion of consciousness. This conference is a world class opportunity for you to deepen your practice and tap into ancient wisdom with three days and three nights of yoga, meditation, hiking and energy work in the undisputed spiritual center of the West.
http://sedonayogafestival.com/
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BALI SPIRIT FESTIVAL
March 29 – April 3, 2016 Ubud, Bali
A spiritually charged event that takes place on the tropical island of Bali,
the annual BaliSpirit Festival inspires and unifies the global community
through yoga, dance, healing and the beat of world music.
http://www.balispiritfestival.com
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SAT NAM FEST WEST
April 6-10, 2016 Joshua Tree, California
An opportunity to immerse yourself in the joy, challenge and rejuvenation of Kundalini Yoga, sacred chant, healing, creativity and a discovery and return to your self. Come Home to Your Heart at Sat Nam Fest.
http://www.satnamfest.com/west
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SAT NAM FEST EAST
2016 Dates TBA
http://www.satnamfest.com/east
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OZARK MOUNTAIN YOGA FESTIVAL
May 28-29, 2016 Jasper, Arkansas
Held in beautiful Northwest Arkansas at the highest part of the Ozark National Forest at the headwaters of the crystal clear Buffalo National River, the nations very first. This is a pristine, magical, natural place with incredible scenery and world-class outdoor recreational opportunities literally at every turn. Hosted by the Circle Yoga Shala, a self-sustainable organic farm and residential yoga training facility that is a very transformative in itself. The festival features incredible teachers representing a wide range of styles, fantastic accomplished local musicians and organic, vegan and vegetarian food being prepared on site. Vendors and participants of all kinds are encouraged to come and share.
http://www.ozarkmountainyoga.com/events.html
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HANUMAN FESTIVAL
June 9-12, 2016 Boulder, CO
Hanuman Festival is a community-oriented yoga and music festival set at the foot of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains. Join us in Boulder, Colorado for a celebration with world-class yoga instructors, mind-blowing music, inspirational experiences and a nourishing community. Immerse yourself in body, mind and heart as you relax and rejuvenate, dance and devote, connect and expand, have fun and just be.
http://www.hanumanfestival.com/
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SULHAVA BODHE YOGA & MUSIC FESTIVAL
Sept 2-5, 2016 Paw Paw, IL
Step away and stretch out among blissful, like-minded yogis, musicians and activists. Learn from talented yoga teachers, hear vibrant, multi-hued musical performances and take classes in everything from organic farming to fire-throwing. Connect around the campfire at Stonehouse Farm Eco-Retreat & Sanctuary — and be present… the everyday will be there when you get back.
https://sukhavabodhe.com/
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Events that have passed but will return!
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LIBERATE
March 7-8, 2015 Burlington, Vermont
Celebrate the power of music and yoga to consistently create new freedom and liberation where there was none before. This event encourages expression and supports the human desire to push against boundaries, transform, to creatively express and grow. Uniting yoga students, teachers and studios as well as to empower and support individuals along the yogic path, it cultivates community by bringing together an assortment of dedicated local yoga teachers and inspirational yogis from around the country and world.
http://www.liberatevt.com/
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FIVE ELEMENTS YOGA & FLOW FESTIVAL
August 14-16, 2015 Lansing, North Carolina
The Southeast’s friendliest Yoga and Flow Arts Festival. Come spend three days with us in the beautiful NC Mountains – learn flow arts, practice yoga to your heart’s content, make new friends, and dance the night away.5E is a place for you to not only learn, but also teach. To not only listen to music, but play your own. To not just be in the environment, but take part in creating it.
http://www.fiveelementsnc.com/
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BIG BEAR YOGA FESTIVAL
August 21-23, 2015 Big Bear, California
Music out under the stars, being inspired for healthy change in your life, trying something new, challenging yourself. Big Bear Yoga Festival brings you all of this and more! Yoga & live music is best outside, in nature under the sun and moon!
http://www.bigbearyogafestival.com/
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Divine Play: Acro Yoga Festival
October 9-11 , 2015 Portland, Oregon
Divine Play is an annual family gathering of hundreds of yogis, acrobats, massage therapists, athletes, students and master teachers hosted by AcroYoga.
https://www.facebook.com/AcroYogaFestival/
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WANDERLUST FESTIVAL Sunshine Coast
Oct 15-18, 2015 Novotel Twin Waters Resort, QLD, AU
Wanderlust brings together the world’s leading yoga teachers, top musical acts and DJs, renowned speakers, top chefs and winemakers, and more — all in a setting of breathtaking natural beauty. Fun in the sun and dancing under the stars. Hiking on peaceful trails and gettin’ your down dog on at the top of the mountain. Poolside with your friends, and then enjoying a tasty farm-to-table dinner with views of the surrounding mountain peaks. Early morning meditations and all-night chakra spinning musical performances – it’s an all-out ecstatic celebration in the most awe-inspiring locations in the world.
http://wanderlust.com/festivals/sunshine-coast/
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RASA-LILA FEST
Nov 6-7, 2015 Odessa, Florida
Rasa-Lila Fest is an annual wellness celebration held in a rustic lakeside campground location 30 minutes from Tampa, FL. This family-friendly event brings together experiences of yoga, movement, meditation, dance, SUP and other wellness offerings that bring a holistic approach to the experience of living a life with joy. Come join us and feel why our motto is Play, Dance, Love.
http://www.rasalilafest.com/
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