2026 Sedona Yoga Festival: Full Schedule

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8:00am MST

Reset Flow for Posture: Preventing the Desk Body

Friday April 24, 2026 8:00am - 9:15am MST

Tequa Ballroom

Hours spent at a desk often lead to rounded shoulders, inhibited glutes, tight hips, and forward head posture—the “desk body.” These patterns not only create discomfort but also affect energy, focus, and long-term spinal health.

In this guided class, participants will move through a functional reset flow that blends yoga, Pilates, and corrective exercise. We’ll wake up the glutes and core, release chronically tight hip flexors and chest muscles, and strengthen the posterior chain to restore balance. Using mindful breathwork alongside targeted movement, this practice re-educates the body to sit taller, move smarter, and feel more energized.

This session is accessible to all levels and particularly valuable for yoga teachers, professionals, and anyone who spends time at a computer or behind a desk. Participants will leave feeling aligned, open, and equipped with practical movements they can incorporate into daily life to reset their posture and prevent injury.

Speakers

Nick Venuti

Nick Venuti is an Exercise Physiologist, yoga teacher, and founder of The Healthy Yinzer, a wellness platform blending functional strength, yoga, Pilates, mindset coaching, and nutrition into accessible solutions for rebuilding health. But before coaching clients worldwide or teaching... Read More →

Friday April 24, 2026 8:00am - 9:15am MST
Tequa Ballroom 90 Ridge Trail Drive, Sedona, AZ, USA

Guided Class / Session / Healing

Participant Level Beginner
Style Accessible Yoga
Track Beginners Track
What to expect 70% asana / 20% discussion / 10% breath & meditation

8:00am MST

Accessible Ashtanga - its about progress not perfection

Friday April 24, 2026 8:00am - 9:30am MST

Village Yoga Sedona - Event Space

Experience mind-body meditation using The Tristhana Method, a central practice in Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga. This holistic approach emphasizes the integration of three key elements: breath (Ujjayi Pranayama), posture (Asana), and gaze (Drishti). This method aims to cultivate a deep, meditative state by uniting these three aspects of practice, leading to a profound mind-body connection and spiritual awakening.

Breath control helps regulate the nervous system, calm the mind, and create a rhythm for physical movements. The Tristhana Method emphasizes proper alignment within each posture, ensuring stability and the engagement of the inner body/subtle body (bandhas). Drishti is the specific point of focus for the eyes during each asana, which helps to stabilize the mind and deepen the experience of pratyahara or one-pointed focus and concentration.

By consciously coordinating these three elements, the practitioners gain outer strength and inner equanimity.

Speakers

Lisa Faremouth Weber

Founder, Heaven Meets Earth

Lisa Faremouth Weber E-RYT500 MA (Satinder Kaur) graduated from the Loyola Marymount University Master of Yoga Studies and Advanced Yoga Therapy Program. She has traveled internationally, leading fitness and wellness training; she owns and founded Heaven Meets Earth Yoga & Wellness... Read More →

Friday April 24, 2026 8:00am - 9:30am MST
Village Yoga Sedona - Event Space

Guided Class / Session / Healing, Accessible Yoga

Participant Level Open to all Levels
Style Accessible Yoga
CEUs E-RYT500 YACEP
Track Trauma Conscious Track, Energy Track, Yoga for Teachers Track, Beginners Track
What to expect 75% practice 25% lecture
Partner practice or touching? Hands on adjustments offered with permission
Instructions to participants: mat, blocks, straps

10:30am MST

How not to get injured in a Yoga Class when you are 50 or over

Friday April 24, 2026 10:30am - 11:15am MST

Canyon Ballroom

Midlife in America is changing. Men and women between the ages of “40 something” to “70 something” are more active and adventuresome than ever before. They represent the largest population growth segment for Yoga. This program offers an overall lifestyle approach to Yoga that includes asana that is accommodating, covering everyday biomechanics, management of common aches and pains and weight reduction with Yoga, gait training, stress reduction and sleeping tips. A balanced presentation of an online course and a four-day intensive.* For Yoga teachers and students.

Prime of Life Yoga®: Yoga After 50 is a specialty program for Yoga teachers and dedicated students focusing on Yoga for midlife and beyond.

Speakers

Larry Payne

Founder, Samata Yoga Center, Ph.D.

Larry Payne, Ph.D. is an internationally respected yoga teacher and back specialist. The L.A. Times named Larry “One of America’s most respected Yoga teachers”. Larry is founding president of the International Association of Yoga Therapists, founder of the Corporate Yoga program... Read More →

Friday April 24, 2026 10:30am - 11:15am MST
Canyon Ballroom

Guided Class / Session / Healing, Prime of Life Yoga /Yoga after 50

Participant Level No experience required
Style Prime of Life Yoga /Yoga after 50
CEUs Yes IAYT and Yoga Alliance
Track Yoga for Teachers Track, Beginners Track
What to expect 25% lecture 75% asana
Partner practice or touching? No
Instructions to participants: Notebooks, pens, mat, Bolster

3:30pm MST

The Science of Stillness- Finding Calm in a World of Motion

Friday April 24, 2026 3:30pm - 4:30pm MST

The Collective Sedona - DECK

In a culture that prizes productivity and constant motion, stillness can feel elusive—or even uncomfortable. Yet both yoga philosophy and modern neuroscience affirm that stillness is not passive. It is an active state that restores balance to the nervous system, replenishes energy, and allows clarity and creativity to emerge.

This session explores the profound impact of stillness on the body, mind, and spirit. Through the lens of neuroscience, we will look at what happens in the brain and nervous system when we pause, rest, and turn inward. Drawing on yogic teachings, we will remember that stillness is a practice of returning home to ourselves, reconnecting with presence and inner wisdom.

Participants will be guided through experiential practices that make stillness accessible in daily life: breath awareness, micro-meditations, and gentle pauses that can be integrated into even the busiest schedule. Along the way, we will reflect on the barriers that keep us in motion and discover how small shifts toward stillness can transform stress into spaciousness.

You will leave with both a renewed appreciation for stillness and a toolkit of simple practices to ground, restore, and reconnect. Stillness becomes not just a practice on the mat, but a science-backed pathway to resilience and joy.

Speakers

Stefanie Hingley

BS, MBA, NBC-HWC, Stefanie Coaching

Stefanie Hingley, BS, MBA, NBC-HWC, is a coach, former scientist and global business leader with more than two decades of experience across the U.S. and Europe. An adventure-seeker at heart, she began her career at the CDC before pivoting to business, earning her MBA, and spending... Read More →

Friday April 24, 2026 3:30pm - 4:30pm MST
The Collective Sedona - DECK 7000 AZ-179, Sedona, AZ 86351, USA

Experiential Workshop / Training, science and mindfulness

Participant Level No experience required
Style science and mindfulness
Track Business Track, Energy Track, Meditation Track, Beginners Track
What to expect 50% lecture / 35% activity / 15% discussion
Partner practice or touching? No
Instructions to participants: notebook and pen!

7:00pm MST

Stillness as Medicine: Yoga Nidra and Ancestral Ways of Knowing

Friday April 24, 2026 7:00pm - 8:00pm MST

Oak Creek Ballroom

In a world of constant stimulation and urgency, the nervous system often remains in a state of heightened alert. This session invites participants into deep rest through a yoga nidra practice that integrates breath awareness, guided imagery, and storytelling. Drawing from her background as a board-certified music therapist and her lived Indigenous lineage as a member of Cochiti Pueblo, Kate Herrera Jenkins offers rest as both medicine and remembrance.

Story is woven gently throughout the practice as a regulating and integrative force, honoring Indigenous traditions where story serves to orient, teach, and restore balance. You will be guided through accessible practices and prolonged stillness designed to support safety and nervous system regulation. Rather than bypassing experience, the session emphasizes presence, listening, and connection—allowing the body to process and integrate without effort or performance.

Designed for yoga practitioners, teachers, and wellness professionals, this offering bridges science and soul. You will leave with a deeper understanding of breath as regulation, story as integration, and stillness as resilience, along with practical tools you can incorporate into personal practice or professional settings.

Speakers

Kate Jenkins

Founder, Native Strength Revolution

Kate Herrera Jenkins (Shu-wih-mitz, “Turquoise”) is a member of the Pueblo of Cochiti in New Mexico and the founder of Native Strength Revolution (NSR), an Indigenous wellness nonprofit dedicated to helping Indigenous communities heal one breath at a time. Through NSR’s Yoga... Read More →

Friday April 24, 2026 7:00pm - 8:00pm MST
Oak Creek Ballroom 90 Ridge Trail Drive, Sedona, AZ, USA

Lecture / Talk, Yoga Nidra

Participant Level Beginner
Style Yoga Nidra
CEUs YACEP
Track Energy Track, Meditation Track, Beginners Track
What to expect 10% lecture 90% meditation/ nidra
Partner practice or touching? No
Instructions to participants: mat, pillow, blanket if cool, eye covering

8:45am MST

How not to get injured in a Yoga Class when you are 50 or over

Saturday April 25, 2026 8:45am - 10:00am MST

Tequa Ballroom

Speakers

Larry Payne

Founder, Samata Yoga Center, Ph.D.

Saturday April 25, 2026 8:45am - 10:00am MST
Tequa Ballroom 90 Ridge Trail Drive, Sedona, AZ, USA

Guided Class / Session / Healing, Prime of Life Yoga /Yoga after 50

Participant Level Open to all Levels
Style Prime of Life Yoga /Yoga After 50
CEUs Yes IAYT and Yoga Alliance
Track Beginners Track
What to expect 25% lecture 75% asana
Partner practice or touching? No
Instructions to participants: Noteboks pens mats Bolsters(Imoortant)

5:30pm MST

Voices of Compassion: A Talking Circle of Connection

Saturday April 25, 2026 5:30pm - 6:45pm MST

Palo Verde

In this experiential offering, we gather in circle — a timeless practice of equality and presence — to honor the power of listening (śravaṇa), not for the sake of being heard, but to truly seek understanding. This sacred shift — from the desire to be understood toward the intention to understand — opens a doorway to karuṇā (compassion) and sangha (community). Together, we create a container where trust (śraddhā) and presence can flourish.

The circle begins in silence, followed by an introduction to the theme of compassion and connection, including the obstacles that often prevent us from fully embodying these qualities. With the support of a talking stick passed hand to hand, participants are invited to share their reflections in turn, free of judgment, advice, or interruption. Each voice is honored, each story stands alone, and each contribution is received in collective presence — an expression of true satsang (gathering in truth).

Eva Maurice, spiritual counselor and enlightenment educator, has been guiding talking circles for over 16 years. She holds deep respect for this tradition and invites both seasoned practitioners and first-time participants to enter the circle with openness and reverence. We close with meditative silence, sealing the experience in gratitude and unity. Participants leave with a renewed sense of compassion, belonging, and the embodied wisdom that listening is itself an act of love.

Speakers

Eva Maurice

Enlightenment Educator, Eva Maurice

Eva Maurice, a celebrated keynote speaker and
transformational guide based in Sedona, Arizona, is renowned for her captivating and soulful approach to personal growth and leadership.
With a background in divinity, 20+ years of experience
as a spa professional, and a deep understand

... Read More →

Saturday April 25, 2026 5:30pm - 6:45pm MST
Palo Verde 90 Ridge Trail Drive, Sedona, AZ, USA

Guided Class / Session / Healing, Sacred talking circle - listening/sharing/meditating

Participant Level Open to all Levels
Style Sacred talking circle - listening/sharing/meditating
Track Trauma Conscious Track, Energy Track, Meditation Track, Beginners Track, Seva Track
What to expect 25% lecture/ 50% "discussion" (sharing) 25% meditation
Partner practice or touching? No
Instructions to participants: Open Heart - Open Mind

8:00am MST

Somatic Flow for Mindful Presence w Sol Rising

Sunday April 26, 2026 8:00am - 9:15am MST

Canyon Ballroom

Somatic Flow for Mindful Presence is a movement-first session using adaptive asana, trauma-informed principles, and somatic yoga techniques to explore how tension, stress, and habitual patterns show up in the body. The practice includes movement titration, orienting, and sensation tracking, concluding with seated meditation and breath-centered reflection. Accessible for all levels, participants leave with practical tools for clarity, presence, and ease in both personal practice and teaching.

Speakers

Sol Rising

Niki Saccareccia

Light Inside Yoga

Niki Saccareccia is a trauma-informed yoga therapist, retreat leader, and founder of Light Inside Yoga. She is the co-author of From Stressed Out to Stress Wise (ASCD, 2023). Her writing and teaching alike aim to make yoga a practical, evidence-based, and empowering tool for resilience... Read More →

Sunday April 26, 2026 8:00am - 9:15am MST
Canyon Ballroom

Guided Class / Session / Healing, Trauma Sensitive Yoga

Participant Level Open to all Levels
Style Trauma Sensitive Yoga
CEUs Yes, YACEP, eRYT500
Track Trauma Conscious Track, Yoga for Teachers Track, Beginners Track
What to expect 60% somatic movement / adaptive asana 20% breathwork / pranayama 10% meditation / mindfulness 10% discussion
Partner practice or touching? No
Instructions to participants: Bring your yoga mat and any props you need.

9:00am MST

Yoga as Remembering: Indigenous Perspectives on Embodied Healing

Sunday April 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am MST

Village Yoga Sedona - Event Space

Yoga, at its core, is a practice of remembering—remembering who we are beneath habit, trauma, and disconnection. Drawing from her lived experience as a member of Cochiti Pueblo, Kate invites participants into an embodied exploration of yoga as relationship rather than performance. This session offers accessible asana, breath work, and guided reflection, grounded in an Indigenous worldview that honors balance, listening, and responsibility to self and community.

Participants will experience movement and stillness as pathways to nervous system regulation and integration, with storytelling woven throughout as a form of medicine and meaning-making. Kate shares how ancestral wisdom and modern yoga philosophy naturally align through shared values of presence, reverence, and connection—without appropriation or romanticization. The practice emphasizes intuitive pacing, and space for personal insight.

Designed for both yoga practitioners and teachers, this session offers practical tools alongside deeper reflection. Attendees will leave with a renewed understanding of yoga as a living practice—one that supports healing, ethical leadership, and authentic service in a complex, modern world.

Speakers

Kate Jenkins

Founder, Native Strength Revolution

Sunday April 26, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am MST
Village Yoga Sedona - Event Space

Guided Class / Session / Healing, Hatha Yoga

Participant Level Beginner
Style Hatha Yoga
CEUs YACEP
Track Beginners Track, Bhakti Track
What to expect 80% asana, 20% storytelling
Partner practice or touching? No
Instructions to participants: Mat

10:30am MST

The Power of Thought: Crafting a Personal Mantra for Daily Life

Sunday April 26, 2026 10:30am - 12:00pm MST

Palo Verde

We live in a constant swirl of thoughts, many of them critical, repetitive, or unhelpful. Left unchecked, these patterns can shape our inner state in ways that drain energy, cloud clarity, and limit possibility. Both yoga philosophy and modern neuroscience affirm what ancient sages intuited long ago: our thoughts matter. They influence our emotions, our physiology, and ultimately, our actions in the world.

This workshop is an exploration of the power of intentionally chosen thought. Participants will be guided through a process of reflection, awareness, and gentle reframing to uncover the thought patterns that most often drive their daily lives. With this awareness, we will turn toward the yogic tradition of mantra and the modern science of neuroplasticity to craft a personal mantra—an anchor for presence, resilience, and alignment.

The session will weave together teaching, journaling, and embodied practice. Through guided meditation, breath, and simple repetition, participants will learn how to “charge” their mantra and integrate it into both their spiritual practice and everyday life.

You will leave not only with a mantra designed uniquely for you, but also with a deeper understanding of the link between thought, feeling, and action—and a practical tool you can return to in moments of stress, transition, or self-doubt.

Speakers

Stefanie Hingley

BS, MBA, NBC-HWC, Stefanie Coaching

Sunday April 26, 2026 10:30am - 12:00pm MST
Palo Verde 90 Ridge Trail Drive, Sedona, AZ, USA

Experiential Workshop / Training, Mantra

Participant Level No experience required
Style Mantra
Track Business Track, Energy Track, Beginners Track
What to expect 40% lecture / 10% discussion / 35% activity / 15% guided meditation
Partner practice or touching? No
Instructions to participants: Bring a notebook and pen

1:30pm MST

Desert Sound and Spirit: A Vinyasa Flow with Harp Sound Bath

Sunday April 26, 2026 1:30pm - 3:00pm MST

Tequa Ballroom

A unique yoga experience that combines vinyasa yoga with live harp music, designed to create a fully immersive, sensory-based practice rooted in movement and sound. Each class invites you to connect breath, body, and vibration in harmony.

We close every session with a deep-relaxation sound bath savasana, allowing the harp’s tones to guide you into calm and restoration. This class is suitable for all levels of yoga practitioners.

Speakers

Bri Schlaeger

Yoga Teacher, RYT-200, Desert Sound and Spirit

Bri Schlaeger is a RYT-200 yoga teacher with over 15 years of practice and a renewed, deeply personal approach to yoga. After stepping away from teaching to explore her spirituality, she returned to the mat with fresh perspective and purpose. As a medical professional, Bri integrates... Read More →

Brayana Jeannet

Desert Sound and Spirit

Brayana began playing the harp at a young age and, after years of classical training, began blending her music with yoga in 2018. Starting with live accompaniment for vinyasa classes in Minneapolis, she has since evolved her offerings into immersive sound experiences.Set within the... Read More →

Sunday April 26, 2026 1:30pm - 3:00pm MST
Tequa Ballroom 90 Ridge Trail Drive, Sedona, AZ, USA

Guided Class / Session / Healing, Vinyasa flow yoga accompanied by Sound Healing

Participant Level Open to all Levels
Style Vinyasa flow yoga accompanied by Sound Healing
Track Meditation Track, Beginners Track
What to expect 67% vinyasa yoga and 33% savasana 100% harp sound bath
Partner practice or touching? No
Instructions to participants: bring mat and blanket

2:00pm MST

Free Your Soul’s Voice: A Trauma-Informed Singing & Energy Playshop

Sunday April 26, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST

Oak Creek Ballroom

Step into a playful, safe space where your voice, body, and energy can move freely. This trauma-informed playshop combines Yoga of Sound, improvisational singing, and expressive movement to help you reconnect with your authentic voice and release stored tension.

Through guided improv, energy movement, and soulful vocal exercises, you’ll explore the joy of expressive freedom, strengthen your presence, and cultivate emotional resilience. No prior singing experience is required—just your willingness to play, explore, and feel.

Come ready to laugh, vibrate, move, and free your soul’s voice!

Workshop Objectives:

By the end of the session, participants will:

Connect with their authentic voice through playful improvisation and sound exploration.

Use body-based energy movement to support vocal freedom and emotional release.

Cultivate presence, grounding, and nervous system regulation through sound and movement.

Experience a joyful, community-based approach to healing through voice and vibration.

Take home simple tools for daily self-expression and soulful release.

Duration:

90 minutes

Speakers

Johanna Beekman

Yoga Sound Bath

Johanna Beekman is an internationally acclaimed singer/songwriter, chant/kirtan artist, yoga teacher, vocal teacher, recording artist, and event producer. Johanna is loved for her rich, soulful voice, her radiant spirit, and her inspiring songs and chants that tap deeply into our... Read More →

Sunday April 26, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm MST
Oak Creek Ballroom 90 Ridge Trail Drive, Sedona, AZ, USA

Experiential Workshop / Training, Yogic Voice /Trauma informed

Participant Level No experience required
Style Yogic Voice /Trauma informed
Track Energy Track, Yoga for Teachers Track, Meditation Track, Beginners Track
What to expect 25% DISCUSSION, 25% LECTURE, 50% EMBODIED PRACTICE
Partner practice or touching? optional interactive games that normally don't require touching
Instructions to participants: Notebook, pen, and an open mind, water, clothes you can move in.

3:30pm MST

Chair Yoga and Functional Strength - the fastest growing trend!

Sunday April 26, 2026 3:30pm - 5:00pm MST

Canyon Ballroom

Chair Yoga and Functional Strength: The Fastest-Growing Trend in Wellness
Discover why chair-based practices are revolutionizing the wellness industry. This interactive workshop explores how chair yoga, yoga philosophy, affirmations, and chanting combine with functional strength training to create an accessible, fun, practical approach for all ages.

Lisa and Travis will provide experience and creative sequencing for introducing this in your gym, studios, or personal training sessions, both in-person and virtual. See why this is perfect for yoga teachers, fitness professionals, therapists, and wellness leaders, looking to expand their offerings and meet the needs of diverse populations.

Speakers

Lisa Faremouth Weber

Founder, Heaven Meets Earth

Sunday April 26, 2026 3:30pm - 5:00pm MST
Canyon Ballroom

Guided Class / Session / Healing, Accessible Yoga

Participant Level Open to all Levels
Style Accessible Yoga
CEUs E-RYT500 YACEP
Track Trauma Conscious Track, Energy Track, Yoga for Teachers Track, Beginners Track
What to expect 25% lecture 75% practice
Partner practice or touching? No
Instructions to participants: yoga mat, blocks, straps, etc

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