Love Shine Play Festival 2026: Full Schedule

Welcome to the beautiful Appalachian Mountains!

8:00am EDT

Friday July 24, 2026 8:00am - 9:15am EDT

Limited Capacity seats available

The ocean is never rigid. It is powerful, fluid, and endlessly adaptable. In this workshop, we explore movement inspired by the qualities of water—strength without stiffness, flow without force, and the ability to move seamlessly from one shape to the next. Superflow invites you to move with rhythm, intelligence, and ease, cultivating what we might call flow state fitness.

This practice blends yoga, functional mobility, calisthenics, and elements of Tai Chi into a continuous, wave-like movement experience. Rather than stopping to stretch or isolate muscles, we explore how to increase your range of motion while in motion—building strength, mobility, and coordination at the same time.

Through spirals, transitions, and fluid sequences, you’ll learn how to generate power without tension and stability without rigidity. As the body learns to move more fluidly, the mind often follows, dropping into the focused, effortless awareness we recognize as flow state.
Superflow is not about perfect poses. It’s about rediscovering your natural movement rhythm so you leave feeling strong, open, energized, and connected to the joy of moving like the ocean.

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 →

Friday July 24, 2026 8:00am - 9:15am EDT
Masonic Temple (Ballroom) 80 Broadway St, Asheville, NC 28801

Yoga Class, Blissology Vinyasa

10:00am EDT

Handstand: The 4 Secrets

LIMITED

Friday July 24, 2026 10:00am - 11:15am EDT

Masonic Temple (Ballroom)

Limited Capacity seats available

Learning to handstand is a process, abundant with discovery and amazement. Whether this is your first inversion workshop or you are well versed in the art of handstands, brace yourself as we delve into alignment, work toward mastery of the shoulder girdle, and explore acrobatic principles so you can build confidence and manifest a greater sense of balance. You will learn exercises that unify body and mind to create a solid foundation for a lifetime of standing on your hands. As a group we will create a safe and transformative space that will be appropriate and for all levels of practice. Take your handstand practice to the next level!

Presenters

Matt Giordano

Driven by deep passion for yoga, Matt teaches from his experience and profound knowledge bio-mechanics. He provides a technique driven, anatomy informed practice that is education and transformative yet uniquely light hearted and joyful. Matt has a unique way of providing students... Read More →

Friday July 24, 2026 10:00am - 11:15am EDT
Masonic Temple (Ballroom) 80 Broadway St, Asheville, NC 28801

Yoga Class, chromatic yoga

Music none
LEVEL Beginner/Intermediate

12:00pm EDT

RUMI-NATIONS: Live Music Bhakti Flow Class Inspired by Rumi

LIMITED

Friday July 24, 2026 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT

Masonic Temple (Ballroom)

Limited Capacity seats available

Join Seán, accompanied by The Wild Lotus Band, for a heart-opening, bhakti-infused yoga experience inspired by the life and poetry of the 13th-century Sufi mystic, Jalal al-Din Rumi.

This all-levels class weaves together storytelling, devotional chant, and creative vinyasa flow, set to a mesmerizing live music soundtrack. Each practice becomes a moving meditation—an invitation to explore love, presence, and the deeper currents of the soul through Rumi’s timeless wisdom.

Expect an inspiring journey that nourishes both body and spirit, leaving you uplifted, connected, and expanded.

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 →

Seán Johnson & The Wild Lotus Band

Friday July 24, 2026 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Masonic Temple (Ballroom) 80 Broadway St, Asheville, NC 28801

Live Music Yoga Class, Bhakti Vinyasa

Music Active (Live)
LEVEL All Levels

2:00pm EDT

Arm Balances: Unlock Your Potential

LIMITED

Friday July 24, 2026 2:00pm - 3:15pm EDT

Masonic Temple (Ballroom)

Limited Capacity seats available

Arm balances are some of the most fun, exciting, and challenging poses of the yoga practice. They can also be intimidating and discouraging without the proper technique and guidance. This workshop will provide you with a step-by-step approach to build your confidence and help you focus on the key points that will unlock a wide range of arm balances. Each technique provided will be shared with the utmost attention to detail, providing you with the highest level of clarity.

Presenters

Matt Giordano

Friday July 24, 2026 2:00pm - 3:15pm EDT
Masonic Temple (Ballroom) 80 Broadway St, Asheville, NC 28801

Yoga Class, chromatic yoga

Music Active (Live)
LEVEL Beginner/Intermediate

4:00pm EDT

Begin AGAIN

LIMITED

Friday July 24, 2026 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT

Masonic Temple (Ballroom)

Limited Capacity seats available

How to start where we are. Begin now. Now. And now, again. A journey into stepping into presence so we may see the moment clearly and slough off old patterns, habits, thought loops, and greet what is exactly here in front of us.

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

Friday July 24, 2026 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
Masonic Temple (Ballroom) 80 Broadway St, Asheville, NC 28801

Yoga Class, Bhakti Vinyasa

Music Gentle (recorded)
LEVEL All Levels

8:00am EDT

Down To The River - Saraswati Bhakti Flow

LIMITED

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

Masonic Temple (Ballroom)

Limited Capacity seats available

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

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

10:00am EDT

Elevate your Spirit: Sacred Melodies & Chants

LIMITED

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

Masonic Temple (Ballroom)

Limited Capacity seats available

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

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 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Masonic Temple (Ballroom) 80 Broadway St, Asheville, NC 28801

Sound Healing/Meditation

Music Gentle (Live)
LEVEL All Levels

12:00pm EDT

Shoulders: Boundless Freedom

LIMITED

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

Masonic Temple (Ballroom)

Limited Capacity seats available

Shoulder openers dissolve tension and tightness in your shoulders, and learn the biomechanics that make it easy! Many of us fall into patterns where we believe if we continually repeat an action, our goals will eventually work out. This only rings true when we are repeating a recipe for success. Matt Giordano will offer you a yoga practice that gets you into your body and gives you a strong understanding of a complex joint that can otherwise be a bit of a mystery. Having rehabilitated his own shoulder from a nearly shattered collarbone and fractured scapula, Matt’s knowledge speaks from experience and an excitement to share the tools he has picked up along the way. Boundless Freedom is appropriate for all levels.

Presenters

Matt Giordano

Saturday July 25, 2026 12:00pm - 1:15pm EDT
Masonic Temple (Ballroom) 80 Broadway St, Asheville, NC 28801

Yoga Class, chromatic yoga

Music Active (Live)
LEVEL Beginner/Intermediate

2:00pm EDT

Meridians in Motion- Yoga & Meridians

LIMITED

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

Masonic Temple (Ballroom)

Limited Capacity seats available

Join Tymi Howard Bender for a deeply immersive journey into MYT — Meridian Yoga Therapy, where yoga, breath, and subtle energy practices come together to awaken the body’s natural healing intelligence.
Rooted in the wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the transformative practices of yoga, this class explores how movement, breath, and intentional touch can stimulate the body’s 12 primary meridian pathways—the energetic rivers that influence our organs, emotions, vitality, and overall well-being.
Through intelligently sequenced asana, pranayama, meridian-based cueing, and guided energy awareness, you’ll experience how yoga can be used as a powerful tool for balancing the nervous system, releasing stagnant energy, and restoring harmony between body, mind, and spirit.
Expect a dynamic yet grounding practice that weaves together:
• Meridian-inspired yoga sequencing
• Breathwork to regulate and energize the nervous system
• Self-acupressure and acupressure point activation
• Hands-on assists and energetic awareness
• A guided Meridian Circuit body scan
• Healing mantra to support clarity and self-realization
This class is designed to be both educational and experiential, offering insights into the energetic anatomy of the body while leaving you feeling open, balanced, and deeply restored.
Perfect for yoga practitioners, teachers, healers, and curious seekers who want to experience yoga as movement, meditation, and energy medicine all in one practice.
Come explore the place where ancient wisdom meets modern embodiment—and leave feeling energized, centered, and connected from the inside out.

Presenters

Tymi Howard Bender

International Yoga Teacher, 500 E-RYT & Holistic Health Coach

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

Yoga Class, Yin

Music Gentle (recorded)
LEVEL Beginner/Intermediate

4:00pm EDT

Soma Nectar Flow ~Hips, Mantra & Meditation

LIMITED

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

Masonic Temple (Ballroom)

Limited Capacity seats available

Shiva is the ground of pure awareness and Soma is the elixir of moonlight. Bathe in the nectar of yoga with deep hips, twists, and forward folds. This session turns more inward with self-acceptance, reflection, mantra and meditation. Hear the stories of Shiva transforming poison into nectar and chant the Shiva mantras. Sianna and Masood will guide you in this Shiva Temple experience to support a sacred shift in your own mind and inner realms of consciousness. Go on a healing journey with the sonic alchemy of the hand pan and hypnotic states of consciousness with Sianna. Rasa Yoga is a bhakti fusion of asana, mantra, mudra, myth, pranayama, meditation, functional anatomy, Tantric yoga philosophy, shadow work, social justice advocacy and soul alchemy.

Presenters

Sianna Sherman E-RYT 500

Visionary & Founder, Rasa Yoga Collective

Masood Ali Khan

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

Masood Ali Khan has a unique musical performance and voice that inspires a meditative
experience with his mesmerizing combination of the 'Hang’ (drum), hand pans and
sacred mantras. Masood’s soul spirit songs are infused with the power of the heart and
mind to help humanity.
Maso... Read More →

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

Live Music Yoga Class, Rasa Yoga

Music Gentle (Live)

8:00am EDT

Foundation, Form, and Freedom: The Body and Beyond

LIMITED

Sunday July 26, 2026 8:00am - 9:30am EDT

Masonic Temple (Ballroom)

Limited Capacity seats available

Vinyasa Flow is the practice of synchronizing movement with breath, creating a continuous rhythm that links effort and awareness. Rooted in the Iyengar and Ashtanga traditions, vinyasa also allows space for creative interpretation, psychological insight, and spiritual inquiry, making it a living, evolving practice rather than a fixed form.

Because of its fluid nature, vinyasa requires thoughtful sequencing and precise cueing to support stability, integrity, and safety. When done well, it builds strength without strain, mobility without collapse, and focus without rigidity. This class explores both the physical architecture and the subtle intelligence of vinyasa practice, emphasizing how alignment, breath, and transitions work together to support the nervous system and prepare the body for meditation.

We will move through the traditional arc of a vinyasa class, including Sun Salutations, standing poses, hip openers, backbends, forward bends, inversions, yin, and restorative postures. Along the way, we will examine breathwork, the relationship between effort and ease, as well as the benefits and potential risks of common postures.
This class is designed for students who want a deeper understanding of asana, and for teachers interested in how I organize, pace, and instruct vinyasa as both a technical and devotional practice.

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 →

Sunday July 26, 2026 8:00am - 9:30am EDT
Masonic Temple (Ballroom) 80 Broadway St, Asheville, NC 28801

Yoga Class, Vinyasa Flow

Music none
LEVEL All Levels

10:00am EDT

The Roar of Joy: Experiencing Instinctive Meditation

LIMITED

Sunday July 26, 2026 10:00am - 11:15am EDT

Masonic Temple (Ballroom)

Limited Capacity seats available

“The Roar of Joy that set the worlds in motion is reverberating in your body, and the space between all bodies. Beloved, listen.”—The Radiance Sutras

What if the joy you are searching for is already alive within you — even with all the suffering and pain in the world?

Join Coby Kozlowski for an experiential journey into Instinctive Meditation™ — a practice less about escaping life and more about celebrating the pulse of being alive.
Through reflection, story, and guided meditation, you’ll explore an approach that begins with what you love as a doorway to embodied joy. A practice that helps us hold both the joy and the grief of being human.

Together we’ll rediscover a way of relating to life that is intimate, awake, and astonishing.
Come listen for the roar of joy within you.

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 →

Sunday July 26, 2026 10:00am - 11:15am EDT
Masonic Temple (Ballroom) 80 Broadway St, Asheville, NC 28801

Lecture/Presentation (50% or more lecture)

Music none
LEVEL All Levels

12:00pm EDT

Strong Spine, Open Heart

LIMITED

Sunday July 26, 2026 12:00pm - 1:15pm EDT

Masonic Temple (Ballroom)

Limited Capacity seats available

Your spine is your body’s central channel and when it moves well, everything feels better. This class blends strength work, mobility, and a fluid vinyasa flow to open up your front body, fire up your and strengthen your back body, and create a sense of spacious ease. We’ll move with purpose and heart, and play at the edge of what feels strong and open.

Presenters

Kirra Michel

Kirra Michel is a yoga and meditation instructor known for her high-energy, yet grounding classes that blend yogic philosophy with modern psychology. Kirra is an Aussie, based in New York City and teaching at Peloton. She helps students move with intention, dive deep, and connect... Read More →

Sunday July 26, 2026 12:00pm - 1:15pm EDT
Masonic Temple (Ballroom) 80 Broadway St, Asheville, NC 28801

Yoga Class, Vinyasa

Music Active (Recorded)
LEVEL Intermediate

2:00pm EDT

Deep Peace: Live Music Yoga Chill Out

LIMITED

Sunday July 26, 2026 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

Masonic Temple (Ballroom)

Limited Capacity seats available

Indulge yourself, relax, and recharge with this Sunday gentle yoga practice guided by Seán and supported by the enchanting live sounds of the band. This soothing class opens & closes with a serene lullaby and chants to support deep calm, rest, and spiritual rejuvenation. You'll also have opportunities to bring a sense of resolution and integration to your Love Shine Play festival weekend.

Presenters