2026 Sedona Yoga Festival: Full Schedule

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3:30pm MST

Embracing Higher Reality: Yoga Sutra’s Essential Teachings on the Divine Within

Friday April 24, 2026 3:30pm - 4:45pm MST

Juniper Room

Modern yoga is recognized as the quintessential path for personal growth and wellbeing through personal practice. We excel in our identity as the practitioner, and celebrate the sense of the agency which yoga helps us regain. A classical understanding of yoga, however, celebrates the intersection of self-effort and divine grace. It encourages us to recognize how the profound insights revealed by yoga are glimpses of a Higher Reality which surrounds us, and boldly inspires us to embrace that Higher Reality.

In this lecture and discussion inspired by the wisdom of the Yoga Sutra, explore the nature of Higher Reality known as Ishvara (Yoga Sutras 1:23-29), the relationship between self-effort and divine grace, and how we can reconcile yoga’s focus on self-effort with the notion of trustful surrender to the divine.

Suggested Reading: The Secret of the Yoga Sutra, by Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, PhD

Speakers

Ishan Tigunait

Executive Director, Himalayan Institute

Growing up at the Himalayan Institute, Ishan Tigunait received his earliest spiritual training from Swami Rama of the Himalayas and has spent decades immersed in the Himalayan Tradition under the guidance of his father, Pandit Rajmani Tigunait. Rooted in a living tradition, Ishan... Read More →

Friday April 24, 2026 3:30pm - 4:45pm MST
Juniper Room 90 Ridge Trail Drive, Sedona, AZ, USA

Lecture / Talk, Yoga Philosophy

Participant Level Intermediate
Style Yoga Philosophy
CEUs YACEP, AYC
Track Yoga for Teachers Track
What to expect 80% lecture; 20% Q&A/discussion
Partner practice or touching? No
Instructions to participants: Suggested items to bring: notebook, pen

1:30pm MST

Legal 101 for Yogi's

Saturday April 25, 2026 1:30pm - 2:30pm MST

Juniper Room

Many yoga teachers and wellness practitioners are building powerful businesses around their practice - hosting retreats, teaching classes, offering coaching, and creating digital programs. Yet many founders enter this space without a clear understanding of the legal foundations that protect their work.

This Legal 101 session breaks down the essential legal tools every wellness entrepreneur should understand, including when to form an LLC, why contracts matter, and how to protect your brand as it grows. The goal is not to overwhelm you with legal jargon, but to give you clear, practical guidance that supports sustainable growth.

By understanding the basics of business law, yoga teachers and wellness leaders can move forward with greater confidence, knowing their offerings, community, and vision are supported by a strong legal foundation.

Speakers

Maddison Koper

SUNSHINE LAW FIRM

Maddison Koper, Esq. is a multi-passionate entrepreneur and founder of Sunshine Law Firm®, a non-traditional firm empowering aligned business owners, entrepreneurs, and creatives to bring their dreams to life. Specializing as Fractional General Counsel supporting with Entity Formation... Read More →

Saturday April 25, 2026 1:30pm - 2:30pm MST
Juniper Room 90 Ridge Trail Drive, Sedona, AZ, USA

Lecture / Talk, Business of Yoga

Participant Level Intermediate
Style Business of Yoga
Track Business Track
What to expect 10% meditation 60% lecture/info session 30% Q&A
Partner practice or touching? No
Instructions to participants: none

3:30pm MST

Vibrational Flow: Breath, Alignment & Tuning Fork Meditation

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

Dry Creek Ballroom

This guided class begins with self-applied tuning fork vibration to open subtle channels and heighten energetic awareness. Participants learn how to use sound as an internal compass, feeling vibration travel through bone and fascia while attuning their own energy field. This gentle yet powerful practice prepares the nervous system to receive the benefits of movement and breath with greater clarity and receptivity.

We then transition into an alignment-based Metaphysical Hatha Yoga® flow, combining mindful breathwork with precise, subtle cueing. Each posture is approached as a doorway into energetic balance — steady, grounded, and accessible while still intelligently challenging the body. The sequence builds awareness from the inside out, supporting students in cultivating both stability and fluidity.

The experience closes with a Yoga Nidra integration, offering deep rest and a full nervous system reset. This class is best suited for intermediate practitioners and students seeking energetic alignment through subtle yet informed cueing techniques as a catalyst for inner harmony and self-connection.

Speakers

Toure` Akela

Founder, Southwest Atlanta Yoga

Toure` Akela Ra is the founder of Southwest Atlanta Yoga, LLC, the Strength Within Aligning Yoga (SWAY) Foundation 501(c)(3), and creator of Metaphysical Hatha Yoga® (MHY®) — an alignment-based practice that integrates sound, subtle-body awareness, and breath to support healing... Read More →

Sunday April 26, 2026 3:30pm - 5:00pm MST
Dry Creek Ballroom 90 Ridge Trail Drive, Sedona, AZ, USA

Guided Class / Session / Healing, Metaphysical Hatha Yoga® / Applied Sound

Participant Level Intermediate
Style Metaphysical Hatha Yoga® / Applied Sound
CEUs E-RYT 500 YACEP®
Track Energy Track
What to expect 40% gentle alignment-based asana 20% breath awareness 30% self-applied tuning fork meditation 10% deep rest / Yoga Nidra-inspired integration
Partner practice or touching? No
Instructions to participants: Bring a mat and (if you have one) your own tuning fork — a limited number will be available to borrow.

2026 Sedona Yoga Festival

3:30pm MST

Ishan Tigunait

1:30pm MST

Maddison Koper

3:30pm MST

Toure` Akela

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