2026 Sedona Yoga Festival: Full Schedule

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10:30am MST

Crypto & The New Financial Era: Vedic Astrology for Money, Business & Career

Friday April 24, 2026 10:30am - 12:30pm MST

Juniper Room

This isn’t financial advice, it’s high-level cosmic strategy. Discover how the 5,000-year-old science of Vedic Astrology reveals practical pathways to thrive in today’s rapidly evolving financial landscape. Once reserved exclusively for royal families and now quietly utilized by some of the world’s leading billionaires, corporations, and institutions, this ancient system decodes the hidden timing behind wealth, power, and purpose.

In this transformational workshop, Sanjay Soni reveals how your Vedic birth chart (Kundali) holds the key to success in the new financial era. Learn how planetary cycles (Dashas and Transits) influence your ability to earn, invest, and prosper and which planets drive innovation, wealth creation, and emerging markets like crypto and conscious business. Discover your natural wealth patterns, business strengths, and ideal career timing, and learn how to align your work with cosmic intelligence for sustainable prosperity.

You’ll explore:
• How to align your business, career, and investments with planetary timing for maximum results
• The karmic patterns shaping your relationship with money, and how to clear them
• Which planetary energies are most active in the rise of digital wealth and conscious enterprise
• Practical Vedic remedies to harmonize your path with abundance and dharma

This session blends ancient Jyotish wisdom with real-world strategy, perfect for conscious entrepreneurs, yoga teachers, and seekers ready to elevate both prosperity and purpose. Bring your birth details (date, time, and location) and a journal to take notes for personalized insight, and leave with clarity, confidence, and tools to create wealth in harmony with your dharma and the cosmos itself.

Speakers

Sanjay Soni

Founder, Sedona Vedic Astrologer

Sanjay Soni is a world-renowned Vedic Astrologer, Vastu Expert, and Palm Reader based in Sedona, Arizona. His office is located at Aura & Astrology in Tlaquepaque. With an MBA and over 15 years of experience, he blends ancient Vedic sciences with modern insight to help individuals... Read More →

Friday April 24, 2026 10:30am - 12:30pm MST
Juniper Room 90 Ridge Trail Drive, Sedona, AZ, USA

Lecture / Talk, Business of Yoga

Participant Level Open to all Levels
Style Business of Yoga
Track Business Track
What to expect 70% Lecture & Teaching (Jyotish principles, business astrology insights, and examples) 20% Discussion & Q&A (personal applications, interactive exploration) 10% Meditation & Mantra Practice (to integrate planetary alignment and prosperity focus)
Partner practice or touching? No
Instructions to participants: Please bring your birth details (date, time, and location of birth), a notebook, and a pen for personalized insights and note-taking. You are welcome to bring a pillow or cushion for comfortable seated meditation. No yoga mat is required.

1:00pm MST

Cleansing with the Seasons: Detox for Yogic Strength & Clarity

Friday April 24, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm MST

Juniper Room

This lecture, Cleansing with the Seasons: Detox for Yogic Strength & Clarity, teaches how to practice seasonal cleansing to support both body and mind. I will guide you through a three-step approach: optimizing digestion and lung function with breathing exercises, cleansing the liver and gallbladder, and nourishing the kidneys at a cellular level. These practices are based on Mongolian traditional medicine and are designed to enhance the five vital organs, clear the mind, and strengthen memory. Detox and rejuvenation are the Yin and Yang of health, working together to bring balance and vitality.

We will also explore why seasonal detox is especially important for yogis and how it supports energy, focus, and overall well-being. Participants will learn simple, practical approaches to detox, helping reset the body, improve mental clarity, and prepare for a deeper, more aligned yoga practice.

Speakers

Khulan Enkhtaivan

Holistic Nutritionist & Founder, Amu Nutrition

Khulan Enkh is a holistic nutritionist and the founder of Amu Nutrition, a wellness brand rooted in the principle of Food as Medicine. Her work focuses on seasonal detox education, using food, herbal teas, and daily rituals to help people reconnect with digestion, hydration, and... Read More →

Friday April 24, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm MST
Juniper Room 90 Ridge Trail Drive, Sedona, AZ, USA

Lecture / Talk, Food & Nutrition

Participant Level Open to all Levels
Style Food & Nutrition
Track Energy Track
What to expect 80% lecture, 10% discussion, 10% meditation
Partner practice or touching? No
Instructions to participants: bring notebook

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

8:00am MST

The Karmic Code: Planetary Cycles of the Soul

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

Juniper Room

During this presentation, Dr. Harness will discuss the potential impact of planetary movements in Vedic Astrology on our personal experiences and developmental life cycles. He will demonstrate how our Vedic astrological birth chart reflects our karmic patterns of destiny regarding right livelihood, relationship compatibility, health, personality strengths as well as challenges. Come and explore how the astrology of India is a blueprint of your soul's intentions and yogic pathway to your authentic self. We will be analyzing some of the natal charts of class participants!

Mas Vidal will be a guest speaker with Dennis Harness.

Speakers

Mas Vidal Maheshananda

Director & Founder, Dancing Shiva

Director and founder of Dancing Shiva School, Ph.D. candidate and Practitioner of Ayurveda, Mas has become an influential global teacher, speaker, and author of Ayurveda, Yoga culture, and Vedantic philosophy. His diverse background includes therapeutics, athletics, dietetics, ecology... Read More →

Dennis Harness

Sedona Vedic Astrology

Dennis M. Harness, Ph.D. (Dayananda) is a professional astrologer who holds a doctorate degree in Counseling Psychology. For more than thirty years, Dennis has studied both Eastern and Western techniques of astrology. He teaches workshops on Vedic Astrology and Transpersonal Psychology... Read More →

Saturday April 25, 2026 8:00am - 10:00am MST
Juniper Room 90 Ridge Trail Drive, Sedona, AZ, USA

Experiential Workshop / Training, Vedic Astrology

Participant Level No experience required
Style Vedic Astrology
What to expect 50% lecture 50% interactive

10:30am MST

Harnessing Energy and Movement to Transform the Self

Saturday April 25, 2026 10:30am - 11:30am MST

Juniper Room

This session blends storytelling, yoga philosophy, and evidence-based movement science to explore how yoga and Pilates serve as vessels for resilience, recovery, and self-discovery. I’ll share how my practice carried me through a devastating trimalleolar ankle fracture—an injury that required 14 screws—and how mindful movement not only rebuilt my body but rewired my mindset. We’ll examine how yoga and Pilates literally “turn on” the body in times of injury or challenge, building new neural connections, enhancing cognition, and strengthening our ability to bounce back.

Participants will walk away with both inspiration and practical insight: how to set process and outcome goals, how intrinsic and extrinsic cues can motivate long-term change, and how consistent practice creates resilience that extends far beyond the mat. This is a talk designed for teachers and practitioners alike—anyone ready to explore how energy, movement, and mindset weave together to transform the self.

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 →

Saturday April 25, 2026 10:30am - 11:30am MST
Juniper Room 90 Ridge Trail Drive, Sedona, AZ, USA

Lecture / Talk, Yoga Philosophy

Participant Level Open to all Levels
Style Yoga Philosophy
Track Energy Track, Yoga for Teachers Track
What to expect 100% discussion
Partner practice or touching? No

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

"Change Your Lens, Change Your Life: Where Science Meets Spirit"

Saturday April 25, 2026 3:30pm - 4:30pm MST

Juniper Room

"What if the way you see the world is shaping the life you live? In this inspiring talk, visionary healer Debbie Dixon reveals how a simple shift in perspective can open the door to profound transformation. By changing the lens through which you view yourself, others, and your circumstances, you unlock new possibilities, dissolve limitations, and step into alignment with your highest truth.
Debbie bridges ancient wisdom with modern science—exploring Masaru Emoto’s groundbreaking work on how water molecules respond to intention, prayer, and meditation. She illuminates the power of belief through the placebo effect, showing how the mind can heal the body. Drawing on Maharishi’s transcendental meditation research, Debbie shares how the square root of 1% of a population practicing meditation can measurably shift collective consciousness, proving that inner change ripples outward to transform the world.
Through stories, practices, and perspective-shifting insights, Debbie invites you to reframe challenges as opportunities, to see through the lens of love, and to embody the truth that when you change your lens—you change your life. This isn’t just about outlook; it’s about awakening your power to reshape reality itself."

Speakers

Debbie Dixon

Author, Inspirational Speaker, Healer, and Intuitive Life Coach, LITT

Debbie Dixon — Author, Inspirational Speaker, Healer, and Intuitive Life Coach Debbie Dixon is a visionary guide who has devoted nearly three decades to empowering others through the wisdom of the energetic body. As an author, inspirational speaker, healer, and intuitive life coach... Read More →

Saturday April 25, 2026 3:30pm - 4:30pm MST
Juniper Room 90 Ridge Trail Drive, Sedona, AZ, USA

Lecture / Talk

Participant Level No experience required
What to expect 100% lecture
Partner practice or touching? No
Instructions to participants: notebook and pen

8:00am MST

How my body led me back to me

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

Juniper Room

In this deeply personal talk, board-certified naturopathic doctor and women’s hormone specialist Dr. Afrouz Demeri shares the unexpected diagnosis that changed the course of her life. At just 38 years old, despite dedicating her career to health, she was diagnosed with a cardiac abnormality that forced her to confront a powerful truth: the root cause of many physical symptoms is often not purely physical. Through her story—growing up in Iran, navigating difficult relationships, and facing a health scare she never saw coming—Dr. Demeri explores how the body speaks through symptoms when our spirit, emotions, and mind fall out of alignment. Blending science, lived experience, and practical wisdom, this talk invites participants to reconsider how stress, relationships, and social connection shape our health and longevity. Attendees will leave with a deeper appreciation for the body’s intelligence, a renewed perspective on the true roots of disease, and simple guiding principles for living in greater alignment with themselves.

Speakers

Dr. Afrouz Demeri

Founder, Dr. Demeri

Dr. Afrouz’s career has been a culmination of experiences and opportunities that led her to discover that wellness is a way of life–whether it be her passion for active living, healthy nutrition and connection with community, or her entrepreneurial spirit that led to the creation... Read More →

Sunday April 26, 2026 8:00am - 9:00am MST
Juniper Room 90 Ridge Trail Drive, Sedona, AZ, USA

Lecture / Talk

10:30am MST

Eating for Alignment: How Food Supports Your Yoga Journey

Sunday April 26, 2026 10:30am - 11:30am MST

Juniper Room

Eating for Alignment: How Food Supports Your Yoga Journey

In my practice, I use six steps to help yogis align body, mind, and soul through food and lifestyle. Over the last five years, I’ve guided more than 1,000 people with this formula, and it has proven to be a powerful foundation for wellness.

Here are the six steps we’ll explore together:

1.Know Your Body Type – discover your unique constitution and how it affects your practice.

2. Choose Supportive Lifestyle & Foods – align daily routines and meals with your energy needs.

3. Balance Digestion – strengthen the foundation of health through digestion.

4. Gentle Seasonal Detox – clear stagnation and reset the body with liver & gall bladder cleansing.

5. Balance the Five Elements – restore harmony at the cellular level after detox.

6. Make It a Habit – integrate small, lasting practices into daily life.

This session offers a comprehensive foundation—especially valuable for yoga teachers and beginners—to understand how food and seasonal practices can enhance yoga. What makes it unique is the blending of Mongolian traditional medicine, Tibetan medicine, TCM, and Ayurveda—ancient wisdom applied in a very practical way to support your yoga journey.

Speakers

Khulan Enkhtaivan

Holistic Nutritionist & Founder, Amu Nutrition

Sunday April 26, 2026 10:30am - 11:30am MST
Juniper Room 90 Ridge Trail Drive, Sedona, AZ, USA

Lecture / Talk, Food & Nutrition

Participant Level Open to all Levels
Style Food & Nutrition
Track Energy Track
What to expect 90% lecture, 10 % discussion, 10% meditation
Partner practice or touching? No
Instructions to participants: bring a notebook

3:30pm MST

Break Free: 5 Sacred Ways to Overcome Anxiety, Trauma, and Fear

Sunday April 26, 2026 3:30pm - 4:30pm MST

Juniper Room

This immersive lecture explores five transformative practices that draw from both ancient traditions and modern healing modalities. Uri Lee weaves together sacred breathwork, inner child healing, symbolic activation, herbal and superfood wisdom, and chi gong to provide participants with a multidimensional approach to releasing trauma and cultivating resilience. By blending timeless practices with integrative, cutting-edge methods, she creates a pathway for emotional, physical, and spiritual renewal.
Participants will be guided to understand how sacred breathwork calms the nervous system and opens the body to healing, while inner child healing therapy addresses the root of emotional wounds and unresolved trauma. Through symbolic activation, glyphs and archetypes become tools to re-pattern limiting beliefs and awaken coherence. Uri also introduces the healing potential of herbs and superfoods, showing how plant intelligence supports vitality and balance on a cellular level. Finally, gentle chi gong practices help release stagnant energy, restore flow, and ground participants in their bodies.
Together, these five pathways form a holistic system for overcoming anxiety, trauma, and fear. Participants will leave with practical tools they can immediately integrate into daily life — not only to restore balance and release stored imprints, but also to step into greater resilience, empowerment, and inner harmony.

Speakers

Uri Lee

Heal with Uri

Mystic Uri is a ceremonialist, medicine woman, and founder of the Institute of Sacred and Intuitive Studies (I.S.I.S.). She is renowned for her moon-aligned ceremonies that open portals of remembrance, guiding participants through ancestral healing, symbolic integration, and voice... Read More →

Sunday April 26, 2026 3:30pm - 4:30pm MST
Juniper Room 90 Ridge Trail Drive, Sedona, AZ, USA

Lecture / Talk

Participant Level No experience required
Track Trauma Conscious Track
What to expect 80% lecture 20% activity
Partner practice or touching? No
Instructions to participants: no

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