Bend Yoga Festival 2024

Flow through a vibrant fusion of gradual, loving shoulder-opening poses and vinyasa designed to unlock the miracle of the shoulder and bring more flexibility and strength to your upper body. Walk away with brand-new tools to approach inversions, backbends, healthy posture, and happiness when you need it most.

In this immersive workshop, we blend the precision of vinyasa yoga with the soul-stirring rhythms of Inside Flow. Our journey begins with a fundamental Inside Flow practice. Then we will focus on key asanas and transitions, meticulously breaking down the alignment and mechanics. Through these techniques, you'll cultivate the awareness and understanding needed to flow effortlessly through each posture. Then we will close with integrating what you learned to another Inside Flow.

What to Expect:
1. Alignment Mastery: Dive deep into the intricacies of select asanas and transitions from both vinyasa flow and Inside Flow. Understand their alignment principles to enhance your practice.
2. Strength and Flexibility Building: Learn specific exercises to strengthen and stretch, empowering you to move fluidly with confidence.
3. Inside Flow: Experience the transformative power of Inside Flow firsthand. Let the music guide you as you seamlessly merge breath, movement, and rhythm into a harmonious flow.
4. Sweat, Laughter, and Connection: Prepare to laugh, sweat, and feel deeply. Inside Flow challenges you, but the rewards are immeasurable as you tap into your authentic power and connect with your inner self.
5. Musicality and Choreography: Explore the unique synergy between movement and music. This workshop features carefully curated sequences choreographed to a specific music. Dive into the flow as we synchronize our intentions, movements, and breath to the rhythm.

Join Us!
Step into your authenticity and unlock the heart of your practice with Inside Flow. Whether you're a seasoned yogi or just beginning your journey, this intensive offers a transformative experience that transcends the mat. Come prepared to move, sweat, and flow.

40% Applied Techniques, 60% Guided Practice

Welcome to 'Breathful Grounding: A Mindful Flow for All.' I'm Vince , and I'm stoked to guide you on a journey where each breath intertwines with movement, in my second year at Bend Yoga Festival. Imagine a space where your breath is your most compassionate teacher, and every movement is a step towards deeper grounding. In this class, we'll explore the dance of breath and body, each flow seamlessly leading to the next, just like the gentle ebb and flow of life's rhythms. As we move together, you'll discover a practice that's more than just poses; it's a celebration of the present moment, a cultivation of inner stillness amidst the outer motion. Whether you're new to yoga or have been on this path for years, our community welcomes you with open arms. Join me at the Bend Yoga Festival, where we'll not only stretch our bodies but also our hearts, building connections that extend beyond the mat. Let's breathe, flow, and grow together, creating moments of mindfulness that resonate with your soul. Remember, this journey is yours - and it starts with a single breath. Let's take that first breath together.

In this workshop-format class, practitioners will be given a beginners perspective on Ashtanga including traditional pranayama and fundamental postures. A great overview for new students to the practice or teachers that are curious about the style and want a framework for their students.

5 minutes - What is Ashtanga? What can this practice offer?
10 minutes - Ujjayi and applications within the Asana practice,
90 minutes - breakdown of fundamental asana
10 minutes- closing postures, 5 minutes

This session is two hours long and energy intensive. Plan your sessions for the day to ensure your energy is appropriately honored.

This session is best for those with a regular vinyasa practice who are curious about ashtanga, but all are welcome.

When we think of breathing, we think of just inhaling and exhaling. And when a yoga class gets challenging, we often forget to do both! Yes, breathing is the most important aspect in a yoga practice and can significantly transform a student’s progress.

In the Yogic perspective, there are five specific channels for Prana to travel which can either help a yoga pose or negatively affect it. In this session you will learn all five directions, discover where you might be deficient, and understand how they can affect you on a mental, emotional, and physical level. We will then do a practice playing with these pathways to explore the whole being which you inhabit. A meditation will follow to set the energy we’ve cultivated.

You will leave with new tools to apply to your practice and to your life, expanding beyond your limitations. You will feel access to your whole torso with a serene sense of inner grounding. Your yoga will progress to a new, rewarding level.

No more than 30 minutes explanation, followed by a Vinyasa Flow practice using the information.  This workshop is best suited for intermediate students so that more attention can be paid on the work inside the pose instead of how to do the pose.

Recommended Props:  2 blocks, 1 strap, 1-2 blankets. (Do what you can.)

Movement and transitions are the heartbeat of life. They are an energetic devotion to expand, create, and continuously become more connected with self. In Move with Grace, you will learn specific techniques on how to transition gracefully between postures so you can feel the freedom in your movement, flow with ease, and express from the heart.

100% Guided Practice

Did you miss the nighttime glow flow last year? Here's your chance to try something magical and new created by Sianna Sherman -- who is now a certified hypnotherapist. Groove to the sounds of the DJ (Heavenly3lues) while Sianna expertly guides you on a hypnotic yoga flow with a hypnotic trance journey to unlock your hidden powers. Gather in community and strengthen your New Moon Intentions to manifest by the next Full Moon!

This is a SoundOFF Headphone experience!

Join us for some lighthearted fun and a profound journey in psyche and soul. 

This class isn't just about flowing through poses; it's a journey into the heart of your practice, where each movement is an opportunity for growth and discovery.

In our time together, we'll dive into a series of dynamic vinyasas, each designed to challenge and invigorate your practice. But it's not just about moving from one pose to the next – I'll be sharing key tips and tricks to help you find fluidity and stabilization, unlocking the secrets to mastering each asana with ease and confidence.

Imagine a class where every transition is an exploration of balance, and every pose is an achievement in strength and grace. Whether you're seeking to refine your technique or simply looking to experience yoga in a new light, this session is your gateway to transformation.

Join me in this exciting adventure of movement and learning. Together, we'll push boundaries, discover new facets of our practice, and revel in the joy of finding true harmony between movement and stillness. Let's make each pose a testament to our dedication and passion. I can't wait to guide you through this enriching experience at the Bend Yoga Festival.  Stoked to see you all again in this second year and flow with you all!'

80% asana, 20% lecture

(90 minutes)

In this guided class, practitioners will build a strong foundation for a hybrid Ashtanga/Vinyasa class, including poses that could be skill-builders for teachers looking to experiment with asana from the Intermediate and Advanced series of Ashtanga. This format is malleable for many types of yogis and can be adapted to meet a variety of needs with a layering of options within the shapes.

5 minutes - Intro to style and energetic check,
85 minutes - Adapted Ashtanga practice

This class is best for those looking to advance their expertise in intermediate-advanced asanas, who already have a dedicated vinyasa practice, but all are welcome.

Light up the Temple on the day of the Sun with sun salutations, pranayama, and chanting the Gayatri mantra in community. Activate the manifesting power of the sun with breath, mantra, and movement. This joyful practice brings to life the power of asana with visualization, breath, affirmations and mantra practice. You will be glowing from root to crown with a full spectrum practice that culminates in a guided Rasa Yoga Chakra Meditation. 

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