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TAOS MOUNTAIN YOGA FESTIVAL 2024

TAOS MOUNTAIN YOGA FESTIVAL 2024

SPOTLIGHT FESTIVAL: TAOS MOUNTAIN YOGA FESTIVAL

August 16 – 18, 2024
Taos Ski Valley, NM

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Looking for something to do this August? We are thrilled yoga festivals are back and can’t wait to check out all the amazing events taking place around the world. This week we had a chance to connect with Leah Matamales, Mountain Events Manager for Taos Ski Valley about the festival  taking place Aug 16-18th. Special discount for our community: use promo code TMYOGALOVE24 at checkout.

What makes this year’s festival unique?
The festival is open to yogis of all ages and experience levels and this year’s headlining instructor is Gurmukh, an internationally renowned teacher of Kundalini Yoga and Meditation. 

The festival will feature other notable instructors, including Reema DattaAura GarverJvala MoonfireAlana Lee, the High Frequency Loft Acro TeamSuki Dalury, Sean MurphyKirstie SegarraRichard Leirer, among others. Along with a wide variety of yoga classes, the weekend-long festival will include sound healing, dance, nature writing, and more to showcase the one-of-a-kind enchantment of Taos Ski Valley.

Share with us what you LOVE about your festival location?
Taos Ski Valley is nestled among the highest peaks of New Mexico’s Sangre de Cristo mountains – the beauty of the area is equal only to its history and deep cultural roots. It’s a far cry from the “mountain cities” that many ski resorts have become in the summer and will truly provide our guests an unforgettable, intimate experience. 

The theme of our issue this year is JOY, how do yoga festivals inspire JOY? 
The Taos Mountain Yoga Festival is designed to be a joyful, inclusive, communal event. Personally, for me, creating something that draws people from a variety of walks of life together for a common interest, and seeing them immerse themselves in a place close to my heart brings a lot of joy.

Overall, I think the positive intentions of seeking wellness, connection, and community inherently radiate joy; and when people gather together with the mission of finding those things, the joy is palpable. 

Learn more:

Taos Ski Valley Events Calendar: https://www.skitaos.com/calendar
Taos Ski Valley Social Media: Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/skitaos/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/taosskivalley

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DIRTY SOUTH FEST 2024

DIRTY SOUTH FEST 2024

SPOTLIGHT FESTIVAL: DIRTY SOUTH FEST

August 23-25, 2024
Atlanta, GA

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Looking for something to do this August? We are thrilled yoga festivals are back and can’t wait to check out all the amazing events taking place around the world. This week we had a chance to connect with Catherine Koonce, Director of Operations at  Dirty South Fest who we are thrilled to partner with! You will be able to get complimentary copies of our magazine at this festival! 

What makes your festival unique?
This is Dirty South Yoga Fest’s 10th year! In 2024, we added a Friday schedule that includes two expert panels. Extending the schedule allows more time to gather together to flow, breathe and find tiny joys throughout the weekend.

Share with us what you LOVE about your festival location?
I love bringing people into Downtown Atlanta. The architecture, the diversity, the community make up a beautiful and historic landscape to share with our attendees. Our ticket holders also appreciate the free parking deck at the Loudermilk Center!

The theme of our issue this year is JOY, how do yoga festivals inspire JOY?
Our beloved yoga community in Atlanta and throughout the Southeast shines with JOY during and after Dirty South Yoga Fest. Joy begets gratitude beautifully. JOY is easily found and spread when you’re able to curate, coordinate, and execute such a meaningful event for three days. 

Tickets & schedule available on Friday, May 24
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SPOTLIGHT FESTIVAL: LITT YOGA FESTIVAL

SPOTLIGHT FESTIVAL: LITT YOGA FESTIVAL

SPOTLIGHT FESTIVAL: LITT YOGA FESTIVAL

Aug 29 – Sept 1, 2024
Quilcene, Washington

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Looking for something to do this August? We are thrilled yoga festivals are back and can’t wait to check out all the amazing events taking place around the world. This week we had a chance to connect with Debbie Dixon, Founder and Creator of LiTT Yoga Festival who we are thrilled to partner with! You will be able to pick up complimentary copies of our magazine at this festival! We asked Debbie to share some thoughts on JOY, which is also the theme of our new issue and this is what they shared. 
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“We are thrilled to bring the LiTT Yoga Festival to Quilcene,” said Debbie Dixon, Founder of LiTT Yoga Festival. “Our goal is to create a space where attendees can rejuvenate their mind, body, and spirit while celebrating the power of love and community.”

What makes this festival unique? 
LiTT Yoga Festival – A rEVOLution of LOVE – will feature Music, Yoga, Inspirational Talks and Community, in the breathtaking backdrop of Leland Lake in Quilcene, WA.

Get ready to embark on a transformative journey of love, music, and wellness at the highly anticipated LiTT Yoga Festival, set to take place Labor Day weekend Aug 29-Sept 1 in Quilcene, WA. Hosted against the breathtaking backdrop of Leland Lake, LiTT Yoga Festival brings together a stellar lineup of performers and presenters, including the renowned DJ Drez, his talented wife Marti, Govind Das, Eoin Finn, Torin Frost, Johanna Beekman and the captivating Manoj Chalam. Attendees can expect an immersive experience filled with live music, invigorating yoga sessions, inspiring workshops, soul-nourishing sound healing, and the opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals under the theme of LOVE.

The festival offers something for everyone, from seasoned yogis to beginners, music aficionados to nature lovers. With a diverse range of activities and experiences, LiTT Yoga Festival aims to foster a sense of unity, self-discovery, and holistic well-being.

LiTT Yoga Festival is a unique gathering that combines the transformative power of yoga, live music, workshops, and sound healing in the serene beauty of nature. With a focus on love, unity, and self-discovery, the festival aims to provide a holistic experience for attendees to nourish their mind, body, and spirit.

Share with us what you LOVE about your festival location?
Leland Lake is a truly magical place, the desire of the owner, a fellow yogini, was to one day have a Yoga festival on her property and everything has been so thoughtfully placed with this in mind. It truly is a place to reconvene with nature. 

The theme of our issue this year is JOY, how do yoga festivals inspire JOY?
I have found that for me, most of my Joy comes from opportunities to serve others. My method of service in everything I do is heart centered. I get people to feel their own hearts and listen to that voice within that just wants to play and see life as a big adventure.

It is so easy in the business of life to move away from what is really important. Life entices us, sucking us into the stories and dramas of the ego and we find ourselves moving further and further away from our joy. Many are walking through life listless and uninspired. My life purpose and goal behind all that I do is to reinspire passion and reignite the spark that glimmer of hope that allows for growth, expansion and transformation.

From inception until now the wild ride of creating a festival has expanded every part of me giving me a larger capacity to hold an even greater amount of JOY!
Although I hold the title of creator of LiTT, I think in actuality LiTT has created me. Throughout the process of visioning and creating LiTT I feel like I have been reenvisioned. I have two children and when each was born I felt like a part of my heart that I didn’t know I had lit up. LiTT is my third child and my heart has grown exponentially since its inception. And I can’t wait for those that experience it to feel that love!

My whole life I have gathered people together under the umbrella of LOVE whether it be retreats, workshops, classes or life coaching. But, now more than ever it feels like I needed to grow the stage. The world as we know it is dissolving. Old belief systems are being dismantled and the world, like me, is being re envisioned. We need more ways to come together under the common desire for community, connection, healing and LOVE. 

LiTT isn’t just a place to listen to some amazing music or do some yoga, it is an opportunity to unplug from the chaos of life and plug into nature. It is an answer to the calling of the soul which requires we slow down, nourish, play, move and connect on the level of the heart. LiTT calls us to HEAL-EXPAND-LOVE-REMEMBER-BECOME

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KULA YOGA FEST 2024

KULA YOGA FEST 2024

SPOTLIGHT FESTIVAL: KULA YOGA FEST

September 6-8, 2024
North Conway, NH

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Three Days Of Expanding Consciousness Featuring Yoga Classes, Live Music, Vendor Village, Wellness Workshops and MORE!

NEW HAMPSHIRE’S PREMIER YOGA FESTIVAL is back for a second year. You’re invited to immerse yourself in a weekend of community connection, inspiring yoga classes, holistic well-being workshops, and uplifting music as you take in the beauty of the White Mountains just north of North Conway at Theater in the Wood.

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ATHA YOGA SHALA

ATHA YOGA SHALA

PARTNER

ATHA YOGA SHALA

ATHASHALA.COM

We are committed to offering our community transformational growth while connecting with fellow humans through love, kindness, and education.

Through our outreach programs and partnerships, we aim to make yoga, meditation and healing bodywork accessible to individuals who may not have the opportunity to experience its benefits. By collaborating with local organizations, schools, and community centers, we seek to bring the healing power of yoga to all.

Our mission is to offer these gifts to the world by starting in our own community.

On our property, we follow the Yamas and the Niyamas. The Yamas and the Niyamas are yoga’s ethical guidelines laid out in the first two limbs of Pantanjali’s eightfold path. They are like a map written to guide you on life’s journey. Simply put, the Yamas are things not to do, or restraints, while the niyamas are things to do, or observances. Together they form a moral code of conduct, and serve as the basis of our practice.

ATHA YOGA SHALA

2219 Seacrest Blvd
Delray Beach, FL 33444

2219 Seacrest Blvd
Delray Beach, FL 33444

PHONE: (561) 857-1157

hello@athafoundation.org

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Retreat Bliss at Atha Retreat House

Our newest studio partner Atha Yoga Shala, located in Delray Beach, FLA also has a gorgeous retreat space you won’t want to miss! The retreat house sits on a 4 acre property right in the middle of Delray Beach. You can enjoy a full-service spa with 5 saunas on the property and yoga studios, heated, non-heated, and outdoor facilities. Learn more about this beautiful space below in our chat with COO Nicole Acacio. 

What makes Atha Retreat Shala unique?

We sit on 4 acres in Delray Beach, FL. and you are transported to a tropical lush garden when you arrive at our property. We have heated and non heated yoga space/studios on property, an outside event yard with a stage and large space for yoga under the stars, a shaded large deck surrounded by trees, flowers and foliage to practice on, have meditations or just group discussions. We also have a full service spa with 4 infrared saunas, a barrel Sauna, and 5 treatment rooms for massages, our shaman, aesthetician, and workshops. 

What is the benefit of hosting a retreat at Atha Retreat house?

You can come with your own group and have all you need on property.  The house sleeps 10 with 3 bedrooms all with twin beds upstairs, sleeps 7 easily in shared rooms and downstairs 1 large king bedroom and another large bedroom with 2 queen beds. As a yoga teacher, you will have access to our non-heated space, deck and event yard area to teach your group or you are invited to study with our teachers and take part in any of our 52 classes offered weekly. Plenty of areas for group discussions, classes, sound baths, etc. 

What is special/fun/interesting about the location of Delray?

Downtown Delray is less than 15 min walk to the bustling action of Atlantic Ave, filled with shops, restaurants, cafe’s, music venues, etc. There are also amazing public beaches less than a 5 min car ride from our property. 

Is the retreat space only for yogis? Can anyone book a stay?

Anyone can come to ATHA RETREAT HOUSE and dive into an experience they would like with as many yoga classes as they need, to spa services, beach time, dinners on the Avenue or just a peaceful couple days with one of our facilitators guiding them through their stay here with us.

The theme of our next issue is JOY, how do yoga retreats inspire JOY?

Funny you should ask. We say constantly to our staff and clients, they seem to enjoy it so much because they are truly sitting in their seat of JOY here at ATHA. Our clients get to know themselves a little bit better, our teachers and facilitators are their true self here and work is a state of JOY as they are in their true seat of JOY in their practices.  I can honestly say that an experience here at ATHA SHALA and staying at ATHA RETREAT HOUSE and self care at the ATHA SPA creates JOY! Come stay with us and find your seat of JOY

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