Love Shine Play Festival 2026: Full Schedule

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7:00am EDT

Morning Meditation

Saturday July 25, 2026 7:00am - 7:30am EDT

House of Joy

Free community meditation in the fresh air to start your morning.

Presenters

Khaki Martin

sound healer, reiki master, breathwork guide

Khaki Martin is a sound healer, reiki master, breathwork & meditation guide, and musician. Her powerful, nuanced and expertly-woven ceremonies are designed to nourish the nervous system and create the space for the body to surrender to its quiet rhythms and intuitive needs. Khaki’s... Read More →

Saturday July 25, 2026 7:00am - 7:30am EDT
House of Joy Brick Terrace, Upper Pack Square Park, Asheville 28801, USA

Free Community Event, Morning Meditation

Music Gentle (Live)
LEVEL All Levels
STYLE Sound Healing/Meditation

8:00am EDT

Blissed Out: Ecstatic Dance + Meditation

Saturday July 25, 2026 8:00am - 9:15am EDT

Masonic Temple (Theater)

Shake, move, and meditate like never before. Allow your full self to be expressed through this four-part movement and meditation process infused with powerful beats. Dive deep into the multi-dimensional being, open up the energy channels, and release any blockages that keep you feeling stuck. Indulge in this conscious movement and meditation practice and embody bliss!

Presenters

Coby Kozlowski

Coby Kozlowski, M.A., is a senior faculty member and presenter at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health and a longtime presenter at Esalen Institute. She is a TEDx speaker, contemporary yoga and meditation educator, and the author of One Degree Revolution: How the Wisdom of Yoga Inspires... Read More →

Saturday July 25, 2026 8:00am - 9:15am EDT
Masonic Temple (Theater) 80 Broadway St, Asheville, NC 28801

Movement/Fitness/Dance

Music Active (Live)
LEVEL All Levels

8:00am EDT

Morning Meditation

Saturday July 25, 2026 8:00am - 9:15am EDT

The Venue (Mezzanine)

A guided meditation from the mountain top. Enjoy the incredible birds-eye view of town surrounded by nature while we step back into spaces of connection. Tending our inner relationship amidst the natural world is a powerful combination. Let go of tension and attend to the inner terrain of the body.

Presenters

Janet Stone

BHAKTI • FLOW • BREATH

Janet Stone teaches yoga as a way of staying human in complex times. Her work blends strong, intelligent movement with bhakti, mythology, music, and reflection—inviting students to meet real life with steadiness, courage, and heart.

@janetstoneyoga

Saturday July 25, 2026 8:00am - 9:15am EDT
The Venue (Mezzanine)

Sound Healing/Meditation

Music none
LEVEL All Levels

8:00am EDT

Down To The River - Saraswati Bhakti Flow

Saturday July 25, 2026 8:00am - 9:30am EDT

Masonic Temple (Ballroom)

Many cultures hold stories of the journey down to the river as a spiritual pilgrimage. Saraswati, yoga's river goddess also represents the power of creativity, imagination, and knowledge. This fluid bhakti-infused practice invites you into the current-- merging song, chant, live music, and a creative intermediate water-themed vinyasa flow, to help connect you to the deep river of inspiration within.

Presenters

Seán Johnson

Seán is a respected musician, yoga teacher, and community leader who teaches at festivals and conferences around the country.

Seán is the director of The Asheville Yoga Center and curator of AYC's "Teaching From The Heart" 200 Hour Teacher Training and "Kindling The Flame" 300 H... Read More →

Saturday July 25, 2026 8:00am - 9:30am EDT
Masonic Temple (Ballroom) 80 Broadway St, Asheville, NC 28801

Live Music Yoga Class, Bhakti Vinyasa

Music Active (Live)
LEVEL All Levels

8:00am EDT

Mantras of the Goddess: Wisdom, Abundance & Sacred Transformation

Saturday July 25, 2026 8:00am - 9:30am EDT

Ella

In the yogic tradition, the Divine Mother expresses herself through many forms, each revealing a different aspect of life's unfolding cycles. In this immersive workshop, we explore the sacred mantras of three beloved goddesses — Saraswati, Lakshmi, and Durga — whose archetypal energies illuminate a powerful rhythm of creation, nourishment, and transformation. This mirrors the cycles present in nature, our bodies, and our spiritual lives.
Through mantra chanting, mudra, and guided meditation, we connect with Saraswati's clarity and creative wisdom, Lakshmi's flowing abundance, and Durga's fierce courage to release what no longer serves.
Open to all levels. Expect teaching, mantra chanting, somatic awareness, and meditation that leave you feeling grounded, inspired, and deeply supported by the sacred cycles of life.

Presenters

Cat Matlock

Cat Matlock expertly guides her students and clients through simple practices to regain control of their nervous systems, get out of pain, and take their lives back. For 30 years, Cat has worked in the field of healing chronic pain and suffering as a Trauma Informed Yoga Therapist... Read More →

Saturday July 25, 2026 8:00am - 9:30am EDT
Ella 49 Broadway St, Asheville, NC 28801, USA

Sound Healing/Meditation

Music Gentle (Live)
LEVEL All Levels

8:00am EDT

The heART of Yoga

Saturday July 25, 2026 8:00am - 9:30am EDT

Asheville Art Museum

Join Luna Ray and Julie Levin Caro in the art-filled Atrium of the Asheville Art Museum for a unique yoga experience. Discover how closely viewing art and practicing yoga in the beautiful spaces of the Museum can foster relaxation and connection.

Presenters

Luna Ray

I am an SEP (Somatic Experience Practitioner), a yoga teacher, and have a BA degree in Community Studies. I am a musician, an international recording artist, and an activist for conscious and empowered community collaboration. Over the last two decades, I have lead a variety of... Read More →

Sponsors

Asheville Art Museum

Saturday July 25, 2026 8:00am - 9:30am EDT
Asheville Art Museum 2 S Pack Square, Asheville, NC 28801

Yoga Class, Bhakti Vinyasa

Music Gentle (Live)
LEVEL All Levels
STYLE Bhakti Vinyasa

8:00am EDT

SUP Yoga {$}

Saturday July 25, 2026 8:00am - 11:00am EDT

Shuttle Pickup

Experience the internal stillness, freedom and personal empowerment through Stand Up Paddleboard YOGA and SUP Fitness led by Andrea Morris!

Let the water fuel and nurture you!

This event requires an additional ticket.
You can purchase the SUP Yoga Ticket separately or purchase the all-inclusive *Sparkle Pass* to sign up for this and any other add-on event!
Purchase HERE.

Presenters

Andrea Morris

Co-owner, LCSW, LCAS, MAC, CCS, RTY

Andrea Morris is a registered yoga teacher, group facilitator, and founder of Sol Flow Yoga in Asheville, NC, with a devoted yoga practice of over 20 years—sometimes even on water, including stand-up paddleboard yoga. Formally trained in clinical social work, with a background in... Read More →

Saturday July 25, 2026 8:00am - 11:00am EDT
Shuttle Pickup

Oudoor Adventure, SUP Yoga

LEVEL All Levels
STYLE SUP Yoga

9:00am EDT

Free Community Class ~ The Art of Play: A Kids Yoga Experience

Saturday July 25, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT

Umbrella Canopy

Step into a world where movement, imagination, and creativity come alive. The work of childhood isn’t school-it’s play. And that’s exactly what we’ll honor in this class. The Art of Play is a joyful, high-energy kids yoga class designed to spark curiosity, build confidence, and celebrate the magic of being fully present. Through playful yoga poses, storytelling, games, music, and creative expression, children will explore how movement can be both fun and empowering. Kids will explore yoga as a powerful (and fun!) tool to feel both strong and relaxed. This class invites children to move freely, connect with their bodies, and tap into the magic of play, where confidence grows, energy flows, and relaxation comes naturally. Rooted in the belief that play is a powerful form of learning, this class encourages children to move freely, express themselves authentically, and discover the joy of being in their bodies.

Perfect for ages 4-10. No prior yoga experience needed-just come ready to play!
Come ready to move, laugh, and play.

Presenters

Ruth Ingram

BA, E-RYT® 500, YACEP®

Ruth Ingram is a full-time yoga and movement educator with over a decade of teachingexperience. Since earning her first 200-hour certification in 2013, she has guided thousands ofclasses, known for her dynamic, intelligently sequenced flows and deeply engaging presence.She completed... Read More →

Saturday July 25, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
Umbrella Canopy Near the Fountain, Upper Pack Square Park, Asheville 28801

Free Community Event, Kids Yoga

LEVEL All Levels

10:00am EDT

Elevate your Spirit: Sacred Melodies & Chants

Saturday July 25, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am EDT

Masonic Temple (Theater)

The sound of your own voice is the most healing vibration, your own personalized frequency medicine. In this workshop, the room will be transformed into a sacred choir, and your voice is the instrument – every soul a member of the orchestra, and the collective voices and hearts creating a vortex of healing, community, and oneness.

Khaki will guide the room through a flow state journey – through vibrational sound, weaving melody meditations, toning vowels, and ancient mantras – before closing the portal with a meditative crystal alchemy sound bath.

Presenters

Khaki Martin

sound healer, reiki master, breathwork guide

Saturday July 25, 2026 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Masonic Temple (Theater) 80 Broadway St, Asheville, NC 28801

Sound Healing/Meditation

Music Gentle (Live)
LEVEL All Levels

10:00am EDT

Liquid Light: Central Channel & Celestial Breath

Saturday July 25, 2026 10:00am - 11:15am EDT

The Solarium at Restoration

A luminous practice focused on the central channel (sushumna) as a pathway for breath, sensation, and awareness. Through radiant Yang shapred and long-held Yin postures intermingles subtle pranayama, we clear the midline and invite a felt sense of vertical coherence linking grounded embodiment with spacious, cosmic intelligence. A refined practice for cultivating inner radiance, clarity, and continuity of breath.

Presenters

🕉️ Kali Basman

“Kali is a teacher you only come across once in a lifetime.”

Kali Basman, founder of Kali Durga Yoga, is an internationally acclaimed teacher of teachers, Internal Family Systems–informed therapist, and death doula whose work interweaves yoga, Traditional Chinese Medicine, and Zen Buddhism into a living contemplative methodology she calls... Read More →

Sol Rising

Speaker

Sol Rising’s original soundscapes evoke feelings of inspiration and bliss through an eclectic mix of electronic music, mid-tempo, downtempo, chill-trap, ambient and lo-fi.

Born in Vancouver BC, raised in Fairfield Iowa, Sol Rising began meditating at age four with a walking m

... Read More →

Saturday July 25, 2026 10:00am - 11:15am EDT
The Solarium at Restoration 68 Patton Ave, Asheville, NC 28801, USA

Live Music Yoga Class, Vinyasa

Music Active (Live)
LEVEL All Levels

10:00am EDT

Your Hips Don't Lie - Your Head Does; Bellydance as a tool for presence and somatic intelligence

Saturday July 25, 2026 10:00am - 11:15am EDT

Masonic Temple (Ballroom)

Bellydance is one of the oldest forms of somatic intelligence. This workshop strips it of performance and uses it as a precision mindfulness tool, specifically for presence and accessing non-linear thinking. The isolation work requires the kind of focused attention that interrupts rumination. Participants leave with a short personal movement sequence they can use as a reset practice. Coaching integration: how the body's wisdom shows up when the analytical mind is occupied with movement.

Presenters

Lisa Zahiya

Master Coach, NLP Practitioner

Lisa Zahiya is an international business coach, speaker, and movement teacher who helps people build lives and businesses with more clarity, courage, and impact. With a background that spans entrepreneurship, coaching, and embodied practice, she brings a grounded, energizing approach... Read More →

Saturday July 25, 2026 10:00am - 11:15am EDT
Masonic Temple (Ballroom) 80 Broadway St, Asheville, NC 28801

Movement/Fitness/Dance

Music Active (Recorded)
LEVEL All Levels

10:00am EDT

Wild Waters: Embodied Flow for the Sensual Self

Saturday July 25, 2026 10:00am - 11:15am EDT

Ella

Wild Waters is an invitation to come home to the body — raw, fluid, and unapologetically alive. Inspired by the untamed nature of water and the primal intelligence that lives within each of us, this sensual, rhythmic flow reconnects you with the sacred wisdom of embodied experience. Through spirals, circles, hip-led movement, wave-like transitions, and grounded breathwork, we explore instinct, pleasure, power, and presence. The practice emphasizes organic expression and intuitive movement, dissolving rigidity and inviting freedom, softness, and vitality.

Expect fluid shapes, sacral activation, and moments of stillness that allow sensation and inner knowing to rise to the surface. Breath, sweat, and movement become a language of self-trust — an intimate dialogue with the body that awakens joy and aliveness.

This offering is intentionally sultry, playful, and deeply grounding — a space to reconnect with the sensual experience of being human and to move from a place that feels untamed, authentic, and profoundly alive.

Presenters

Crista Rose

Saturday July 25, 2026 10:00am - 11:15am EDT
Ella 49 Broadway St, Asheville, NC 28801, USA

Yoga Class, Vinyasa

Music Active (Recorded)
LEVEL All Levels

10:00am EDT

Your Pathway to Evolution

Saturday July 25, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am EDT

The Venue (Balcony)

Join professional astrologer and integrative mentor, Mary Kathryn Jackson, as we uncover the wisdom of your soul on your path to growth, self-discovery, and deeper, more meaningful relationships. Through the lens of Astrology, we’ll explore your unique soul essence with your rising sign, unveiling your traits, gifts, challenges, and the major life lessons available to you on your path. You’ll learn how your personality, life experiences, and perceptions shape the way you engage with the world and interact with others. We’ll dive into the unique characteristics of each rising sign. You’ll gain practical tools to align with your soul’s mission and nurture the hidden parts of yourself and loved ones. You'll leave with a better understanding of your own gifts and lessons, as well as the people you care about.

Whether you're looking to deepen your connection to your true self, better understand your loved ones, or gain new insight into your path of evolution, this workshop offers clarity, compassion, and practical astrology tools to guide you forward.

Presenters

Mary Kathryn Jackson

Counseling Astrologer

Mary Kathryn Jackson is a Counseling Astrologer and Integrative Mentor who helps people understand who they truly are, their life lessons, innate gifts, what they need and want in relationship, work and home life, their challenges and how to transform them ~ so they can have meaningful... Read More →

Saturday July 25, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
The Venue (Balcony)

Lecture/Presentation (50% or more lecture), Astrology

Music none
LEVEL All Levels

10:00am EDT

Inner RHYTHMS

Saturday July 25, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am EDT

The Venue (Mezzanine)

We begin landing with breath and pouring ourselves into a slow, soulful flow guided by Janet. As the practice deepens, the movement expands. The space warms. Breath becomes the rhythm. Carried by DJ Drez, we liberate ourselves into free, intuitive dance. Our heart beats creating a collective wave of compassion, presence, and release—a celebration of aliveness, resilience, and the simple power of moving together.

Presenters

Janet Stone

BHAKTI • FLOW • BREATH

DJ Drez

DJ DREZ is in demand as a producer, musical director and sound ambassador. A master of his craft in the studio and on stage, Drez cuts and composes profoundly original tracks that facilitate body movement practice of all forms— be it dance, yoga asana or after-hours intimate/ecstatic... Read More →

Saturday July 25, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
The Venue (Mezzanine)

Live Music Yoga Class, Vinyasa

Music Active (Live)
LEVEL All Levels

12:00pm EDT

Muscles That Move: Yoga, Mobility & Calisthenics

Saturday July 25, 2026 12:00pm - 1:15pm EDT

The Venue (Balcony)

Take advantage of Eoin’s four decades on the yoga mat in this signature Blissology class that pushes the limits of health and love.

This science-forward practice shows you how to build a strong, lean body without losing the soul of yoga. Through fluid vinyasa, strengthening poses, and proven movement principles, you’ll develop muscles that don’t just look good—they move well.

Expect a powerful blend of mobility work and calisthenics to build strength, joint stability, and real range of motion.

You don’t have to choose between a fit body and a yoga soul.

You have to feel how they come together to create an experience of unparalleled joy and health.

Presenters

Eoin Finn

Blissology, Blissology

Eoin Finn, globally celebrated yogi, surfer, thought leader, and founder of Blissology, has been carving his unique path through the worlds of yoga, philosophy, physiology, and movement since 1989. Known for blending soulful science with yogic wisdom, Eoin’s teachings are deeply... Read More →

Saturday July 25, 2026 12:00pm - 1:15pm EDT
The Venue (Balcony)

Yoga Class, Blissology Vinyasa

Music Active (Live)
LEVEL All Levels

12:00pm EDT

Deep House Flow

Saturday July 25, 2026 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT

The Solarium at Restoration

We move. We breathe. The music carries.

This is a rhythmic, breath-driven vinyasa practice set to curated deep house designed to get you out of your head and into your body. We’ll build gradually, layer by layer, finding a steady groove that feels both grounding and energizing.

Expect fluid sequencing, strong transitions, and moments where everything just clicks.
This is your space to move with intention, feel something real, and actually enjoy the process.

You’ll leave sweaty, present, and maybe with a few new favorite tracks.

Presenters

Danni Pomplun

Danni is a Yoga Educator and Mentor. He is the fearless owner of Haum SF, an LGBTQ+ owned Yoga Studio in San Francisco, California. He has worked with One Love which raises funds for underserved youth populations. Danni has also been an inspiration for both mental health and HIV advocacy... Read More →

Sol Rising

Speaker

Saturday July 25, 2026 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
The Solarium at Restoration 68 Patton Ave, Asheville, NC 28801, USA

Live Music Yoga Class, Vinyasa

Music Active (Live)
LEVEL All Levels

12:00pm EDT

Yoga Hypnotherapy

Saturday July 25, 2026 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT

Masonic Temple (Theater)

Shift your Mind and Shift your Life.

Learn to reprogram your subconscious mind and release limiting beliefs on this guided journey with yoga and hypnotherapy. Unwind your mind with hypnosis and breath alchemy. Sianna will guide you with a slow flow of hips woven with hypnosis to renew your life with positivity and healing energy. Go beyond the conscious mind into the depths of your subconscious for a profound mental shift with renewed perspective. This opens the gateway for superconscious states of being.

Yoga and Hypnotherapy benefits include:

Bliss States
Breath Alchemy
Mindset Shifting
Unwind your Mind
Rewiring Neural Pathways
Reprogramming your Subconscious
Creating Aligned Suggestions + Affirmations

For this session, feel free to bring a journal and something to write with. Write your affirmations as powerful suggestions to reprogram your mind for success, vibrancy, and new ways of being.

Rasa Yoga is a bhakti fusion of asana, mantra, mudra, myth, pranayama, meditation, functional anatomy, Tantric yoga philosophy, shadow work, and soul alchemy.

Presenters

Sianna Sherman E-RYT 500

Visionary & Founder, Rasa Yoga Collective

Sianna Sherman (she/her)
Founder + Visionary of Rasa Yoga

Sianna Sherman (she/her) is a world-renowned yoga teacher, ritualist, community catalyst, and visionary guide with more than 30 years of experience. She has trained tens of thousands of students and teachers worldwide throu... Read More →

Masood Ali Khan

Musician, shadow work psycho/spiritual guide, intuitive energetic healer, men’s group facilitator, yoga teacher, vocal y

Masood Ali Khan (he/him) stands as the originator of #BhaktiHandPanKirtan, a revolutionary fusion of handpan music and mantra that births ceremonial spaces of prayer, meditation, and spiritual ascension. His soul-penetrating performances marry the mesmerizing resonance of handpan with ancient Sanskrit invocations, opening hearts and guiding audiences into... Read More →

Saturday July 25, 2026 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Masonic Temple (Theater) 80 Broadway St, Asheville, NC 28801

Live Music Yoga Class, Rasa Yoga

Music Active (Live)
LEVEL All Levels

12:00pm EDT

Reclaim Your Fire: A Women’s Practice on Desires, Boundaries, and Embodied Truth

Saturday July 25, 2026 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT

The Venue (Mezzanine)

You’re not broken. You’re not depleted. You’re angry. You’ve been making yourself smaller, quieter, more palatable, and the cost has been your fire. This immersion is for the woman who is done negotiating with her own life. We’ll begin with breathwork designed to regulate and activate, calming the nervous system first, then building energy through rhythmic breath patterns that wake up what has gone dormant. From there, Faith guides you through a fierce and honest reflective practice: where have you been leaking power? What boundary have you been afraid to set? What desire have you been calling “selfish” instead of calling it yours? The middle of this session moves into embodied expression, somatic movement, sound, rhythm, letting the body say what the mind has been censoring. We close with intention, boundary-setting, and a grounding meditation that doesn’t soften you back down. You’ll leave with fire you can actually use.

Presenters

Faith Hunter

Founder, Spiritually Fly™

Faith Hunter is a global yoga and meditation instructor, wellness philanthropist, movement motivator, healing guide, and music head. She is the architect of Spiritually Fly™, a life philosophy that awakens the brilliance within the soul, and uses the ancient technologies of breath... Read More →

Saturday July 25, 2026 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
The Venue (Mezzanine)

Movement/Fitness/Dance

Music Gentle (recorded)
LEVEL All Levels

12:00pm EDT

Yoga as Water for a World on Fire

Saturday July 25, 2026 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT

Ella

Yoga as Water for a World on Fire: Centering the great and universal vows of the beginning path of yoga is at the heart of the practice as well as the heart shape of this offering. Because the world is on fire. This is not a bypass, this is not feel-good glitter - this is an unflinching look at the reality of now. And, in response, how our devotion, our love, and our yoga are the medicine, the panacea, and the path.
Water offers the wisdom of ultimate adaptability, of cooling, flowing, giving life. Water teaches us to soften without collapsing, to recognize the vessel of now and respond with intention rather than urgency. Flowing like water, we meet resistance with patience, and we carve space through repetition. Rather than an escape or an avoidance of what is burning all around us, this is how we carry water, literally and metaphorically, to all life, including ourselves. To refresh, replenish, and especially to re-source – this is an act of care, not only for ourselves but for the world we inhabit.

Presenters

Sierra Hollister

E-RYT500, YA CE Provider, Author

Teaching since 1992, Sierra delights in the physical: yoga, running, digging into the soil, traversing curvatures, and chanting mantra. Here, she finds perpetual awakening, in love-struck wonder, to the deep interconnectedness of all life. "Interbeing," as Thich Naht Hahn would s... Read More →

Saturday July 25, 2026 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Ella 49 Broadway St, Asheville, NC 28801, USA

Yoga Class, Kundalini

Music Gentle (recorded)
LEVEL All Levels

2:00pm EDT

The Practice as Sacred Alchemy: Magick, Ritual, and Yoga

Saturday July 25, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT

The Venue (Mezzanine)

Magick is often described as the ability to shift energy through intention, and this is precisely what happens when movement, breath, and prayer are woven together with awareness. When practiced this way, yoga becomes an alchemical process, transforming contraction into expansion, fear into insight, and habit into conscious choice.

In this class, practice is approached as ritual. Movement becomes devotion. Breath becomes invocation. The body becomes a living altar through which we engage transformation not as an abstract concept, but as a lived, felt experience. When intention is embodied, yoga moves beyond exercise and becomes a means of aligning personal healing with something larger than the self.

Together, we will move through a soulful and intelligently sequenced practice that includes Sun Salutes A and B, standing poses, backbends, forward bends, inversions, meditation, mantra, mudra, and prayer.

Presenters

Seane Corn

Seane Corn (she/her) is an internationally acclaimed yoga teacher, author, and public speaker who has been at the forefront of yoga, activism, and community service for 30+ years. Known for her social activism and impassioned teaching style, Seane is raw, honest, articulate, and spiritually... Read More →

Saturday July 25, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
The Venue (Mezzanine)

Yoga Class, Vinyasa Flow

Music none
LEVEL All Levels

2:00pm EDT

Cacao ceremony~Journey with the heart

Saturday July 25, 2026 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

Ella

Many ancient cultures know that cacao (the pure essence of chocolate) opens the emotional center of our body - our heart chakra. In this session, we will merge the medicine of cacao and the wisdom of yoga practices to explore and empower our relationship to our heart. Through a simple cacao ceremony, gentle asana, chanting, meditation, and live music, you will be sweetly surprised how you may easily find and feel JOY. When the heart, the voice, and the people around us are open and relaxed, healing and magic happen.

Presenters

Luna Ray

Saturday July 25, 2026 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Ella 49 Broadway St, Asheville, NC 28801, USA

Live Music Yoga Class, meditation

Music Gentle (Live)
LEVEL All Levels

2:00pm EDT

The Sanctuary Within: A Self-Love Journey Through Yoga & Song

Saturday July 25, 2026 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

Masonic Temple (Theater)

Step into a heart-centered sanctuary where gentle yoga and soulful live music intertwine to nurture profound self-love. Join Tara of Great Abiding Yoga and the enchanting Hope Griffin of Hope Griffin Music for an immersive experience designed to guide you inward. Through flowing yoga postures and Hope's soothing melodies, you'll be invited to release tension, cultivate inner peace, and open to the inherent wisdom of your own heart.
Inspired by Tara's poetry from 'Collecting Feathers,' 'Landing hOMe,' and 'Sacred Details,' this practice encourages you to explore the landscape of your inner self with gentle self-compassion and radiant self-acceptance. Allow the combined power of movement and melody to remind you that your body is your home, your soul is your guide, and self-love is your inherent strength.
This is an invitation to honor your body's needs, listen to the rhythms of self-care, and reclaim the tender spirit within. Release self-criticism, embrace the beauty of your present moment, and discover the liberating power of kindness and grace towards yourself. Come as you are and let the shared breath and harmonious energy create a space where you can truly embrace and cherish the love that resides within.

Presenters

Tara (Rebecca) Eschenroeder

500 hour E-RYT, RCYT, YACEP, CTA Certified Coach, and self-published author

Musicians

Hope Griffin

Saturday July 25, 2026 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Masonic Temple (Theater) 80 Broadway St, Asheville, NC 28801

Live Music Yoga Class, Vinyasa

Music Gentle (Live)
LEVEL All Levels
STYLE Vinyasa

2:00pm EDT

Skinny Beats Sound Healing

Saturday July 25, 2026 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

Skinny Beats

Nestled into the private sanctuary behind Skinny Beats music shop, relax on extra thick yoga mats, blankets, bolsters and pillows and settle into a deeply restorative sound healing session with Billy Zanski to calm the nervous system and support energetic alignment.

Presenters

Billy Zanski

Sound Facilitator, Percussionist, Skinny Beats Shop Shop - Owner

Billy Zanski has been immersed in music and creative expression since 1995. In 2001 he traveled to Guinea, West Africa, to study percussion and the culture in depth. That journey was a life-changing experience, with both challenges, deep learning, and personal growth.

Billy's m... Read More →

Saturday July 25, 2026 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Skinny Beats 4 Eagle St, Asheville, NC 28801

Sound Healing/Meditation, Sound Healing

Music Gentle (Live)
LEVEL All Levels
STYLE Sound Healing/Meditation

2:00pm EDT

Postures Like Jewels on a Thread

Saturday July 25, 2026 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

The Solarium at Restoration

In this class, we will explore details of the traditional Ashtanga Vinyasa Primary Series to find awareness in its transitions alongside new alignment and depth in old poses. Mindfulness of the breath will be used to bring awareness of the brilliant core of the body out within the forms of the postures. Through the continuous joining and separating of masculine and feminine movements and energy in both the breathing patterns and the structures of the poses, fine detail becomes natural, and the practice becomes easy. (all levels)

Presenters

Richard Freeman & Mary Taylor

Richard Freeman has been a student of yoga since 1968. He spent nine years in Asia studying yoga āsana, prāṇāyāma, Sufism, Sanskrit language, and Indian philosophy. He has studied asana with B.K.S. Iyengar and K. Pattabhi Jois and has worked with numerous Buddhist teachers to... Read More →

Saturday July 25, 2026 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
The Solarium at Restoration 68 Patton Ave, Asheville, NC 28801, USA

Yoga Class, Ashtanga

LEVEL All Levels

3:30pm EDT

Mini Ayurvedic Marma Treatment

Saturday July 25, 2026 3:30pm - 4:00pm EDT

Masonic Temple Front Balcony

Led by The Ayurvedic Institute
30-minute sessions begin with a brief consultation to assess areas of imbalance, followed by targeted marma (acupressure) therapy to support the nervous system and overall balance. Treatments may include light touch, optional tuning forks, and essential oils.
Suggested tip range: $15–$30

Sponsors

Ayurvedic Institute

AyurPrana provides a modern approach to personal wellness. Inspired by the ancient sciences of Ayurveda and Yoga, we offer practices specific to your mind/body type and in support of your personal health - so you can flourish into your full self-expression!
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Saturday July 25, 2026 3:30pm - 4:00pm EDT
Masonic Temple Front Balcony 80 Broadway Street, Asheville NC 28801

Marma Session

LEVEL All Levels

4:00pm EDT

Mini Ayurvedic Marma Treatment

Saturday July 25, 2026 4:00pm - 4:30pm EDT

Masonic Temple Front Balcony

Sponsors

Ayurvedic Institute

Saturday July 25, 2026 4:00pm - 4:30pm EDT
Masonic Temple Front Balcony 80 Broadway Street, Asheville NC 28801

Marma Session

LEVEL All Levels

4:00pm EDT

Ignite the Chakras: A Movement & Voice Experience

Saturday July 25, 2026 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT

The Venue (Mezzanine)

An experience in whole-body expression and release! Recalibrate the nervous system, shake off stagnant energy, and breathe new life into your physical and spiritual bodies. By combining physical movement and the energetics of voice activation, you’ll embark on an invigorating and grounding journey through the chakras.

This is an activating workshop that oscillates between gentle cardio to rhythmic music, stillness, somatic movements, and vocal toning. Khaki will close the portal with a meditative crystal alchemy sound bath, anchoring in an empowered sense of self and a keen awareness of your embodiment.

Presenters

Khaki Martin

sound healer, reiki master, breathwork guide

Saturday July 25, 2026 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
The Venue (Mezzanine)

Sound Healing/Meditation

Music Active (Recorded)
LEVEL All Levels

4:00pm EDT

Ritual Rest

Saturday July 25, 2026 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT

The Solarium at Restoration

Enter a space of beauty, reverence, and deep rest.

In this nourishing restorative practice, Amanda & Danni will be your guides on a journey into a yogic ritual designed to create the conditions for profound rest and deep healing. Supported by blankets, bolsters, and long-held postures, the body softens while the mind settles.

Together, we will cultivate a sanctuary of presence where beauty and care become medicine and time and space where you can release what is heavy and invite clarity, renewal, and lightness of being.

Like a sacred pause in the rhythm of the festival, Ritual Rest is an invitation to slow down, receive, and remember the healing power of stillness.

Leave feeling held, nourished, and quietly restored. 🌿✨

Presenters

Amanda Giacomini

Creator, 10000 Buddhas

Danni Pomplun

Saturday July 25, 2026 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
The Solarium at Restoration 68 Patton Ave, Asheville, NC 28801, USA

Yoga Class, Restorative

Music Gentle (recorded)
LEVEL All Levels

4:00pm EDT

The Resonating Body; Sound, Movement & Herbal Support for Nervous System Regulation

Saturday July 25, 2026 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT

Masonic Temple (Theater)

The Resonating Body is a guided, experiential workshop exploring sound, movement, breath, and subtle energy practices as tools for grounding, nervous system regulation, and embodied vitality. Through fluid movement, vocal toning, qigong-inspired practices, and somatic tracking, participants learn to listen deeply to their bodies, release held tension, and cultivate a felt sense of ease and presence.
Drawing from Body Dialogue, Alexander Technique principles, Breathing Coordination, and polyvagal awareness, we explore how voice and vibration support self-regulation, emotional flow, and authentic expression. The living voice becomes a companion to movement — supporting grounding, truth-telling, and inner listening.
Insights on supportive herbs and flower essences for nervous system balance and resilience. Practices are accessible, adaptable, and easily woven into daily life. No prior experience is needed.

Presenters

Madelyn Ilana

Blending musical performance, education, somatic healing, and herbal medicine, I offer a holistic approach where music carries healing energy, and healing treatments harmonize the body's vibrations.

Saturday July 25, 2026 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
Masonic Temple (Theater) 80 Broadway St, Asheville, NC 28801

Yoga Class