Telluride Yoga Festival: Full Schedule

12:00pm MDT

Feed Your Soul: Lunch Box Set

Enjoy lunch and chillaxing with an easy DJ set from Alex Golden at the Community Tent.

Presenters

Alex Golden

Thursday June 28, 2018 12:00pm - 1:00pm MDT
Community Tent 721 W Colorado Ave, Telluride, CO 81435

Community Event - FREE, Live Music/DJ

Audio/Set Up Playing from Playlist

1:30pm MDT

The Hidden Gift of Adversity: An Inspirational Talk

We often think that hardship is just that...hard. And it is. But this panel will lift you up as they share some of the blessings they have come away with through difficulties. Join panelists Tyrone Beverly, Beryl Birch, and Dugaya Palmieri and Brian Thornsberry from Connected Warriors as they discuss how trauma, PTSD, discrimination, and just the plain old inevitable tough times in life has helped transform them...with the help of yoga, perspective and other tools.

Presenters

Beryl Bender

Founder/Director, The Hard & The Soft Yoga Institute

Beryl Bender Birch, author and activist, graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in English and Philosophy and has been an avid student of classical yoga & Buddhism since l971. She spent 4 months in India in l974, with her Jain teacher, Munishree Chitrabhanu, to further... Read More →

Brian Thornsberry

Tyrone Beverly

Durgaya Palmieri

Thursday June 28, 2018 1:30pm - 2:30pm MDT
Community Tent 721 W Colorado Ave, Telluride, CO 81435

Community Event - FREE

Level All Levels
What to Expect Panel Discussion
Audio/Set Up This session will not have music

3:30pm MDT

Juicing for Joy: Philosophy and Recipes for Juicing at Home

Limited Capacity seats available
Please purchase a $20 ticket for this offering here: Specialty Class.

We will explore how to decide what to juice, what each type of fruit and veg and bring to the party, and how you can find the right combos of flavors to get your whole family to the table. We will also explore cold pressed vs other juicers and why we chose to keep our produce chilled.

Presenters

Kristen Arigoni

Thursday June 28, 2018 3:30pm - 4:30pm MDT
Community Tent 721 W Colorado Ave, Telluride, CO 81435

Community Event - FREE

Level All Levels
What to Expect 80% asana 20% demo/presentation
Audio/Set Up This session will not have music
Props to bring Bring your bike (or rent one), a helmet, snacks and water

12:00pm MDT

Feed Your Soul: Lunch Box Set

Enjoy lunch and chillaxing with an easy DJ set from Crisanto Santa Ana at the Community Tent.

Presenters

Crisanto Santa Ana

Friday June 29, 2018 12:00pm - 1:00pm MDT
Community Tent 721 W Colorado Ave, Telluride, CO 81435

Community Event - FREE, Live Music/DJ

Audio/Set Up Set up for Jaya Lakshmi & Ananda - Left and right out to the mains as well as 2 mic stands.

3:30pm MDT

Food for Thought: An Inspirational Talk

Presenters

Beryl Bender

Founder/Director, The Hard & The Soft Yoga Institute

Friday June 29, 2018 3:30pm - 4:30pm MDT
Community Tent 721 W Colorado Ave, Telluride, CO 81435

Community Event - FREE

What to Expect You should be comfortable on a mountain bike and familiar with riding single track.
Audio/Set Up Playing from Playlist
What to Bring Bike, helmet, water/snacks

12:00pm MDT

Feed Your Soul: Lunchbox Set

Enjoy lunch and chillaxing with an easy DJ set from Kirby K at the Community Tent.

Presenters

Yvonne and Kirby K

Vail & Eagle, CO, Yoga + Beats

Kirby KKirby K is that special breed of DJ. His nurtured love of Deeper, Darker House Music and the ability to set the mood with impeccable tracks for any crowd. Blessed with a deeply ingrained knowledge of Deep house and Deep Downtempo, Kirby K's own DJ journey can be traced back... Read More →

Saturday June 30, 2018 12:00pm - 1:00pm MDT
Community Tent 721 W Colorado Ave, Telluride, CO 81435

Community Event - FREE, Live Music/DJ

1:30pm MDT

Inspirational Talk: Yoga Stories of Healing & Transformation

Most all of us recognize yoga to be more than just movement and to be a powerful tool for healing and transformation, both for ourselves and for others. Join this powerful panel as they share stories from the field of how yoga has worked to heal and transform PTSD & wounded warriors, trauma victims, addicts, children and many more. This discussion will surely be a reminder of why we practice the art of yoga.

Panelists:

Give Back Yoga Foundation Founder - Beryl Bender Birch
Recovery 2.0 Founder - Tommy Rosen
KarmaNica Founder - Peter Sterios
Connected Warriors Representative - Kathy Rogers
Wisdom Warrior, Teacher & Author - Desiree Rumbaugh
Presenter - Jeanie Manchester

Moderators

Karl Straub

Founder, Sanctuary Zurich

Karl was born in North Carolina, and he was introduced to meditation around age 10. He became a competitive swimmer, singer, dolphin communication researcher, and graduate of Duke University. He lived 6 years in NYC, taught math and science, and founded one of the world`s first web... Read More →

Presenters

Beryl Bender

Founder/Director, The Hard & The Soft Yoga Institute

Jeanie Manchester

Owner, Jeanie Manchester Yoga

Jeanie Manchester is the founder of Anjaneya Yoga Shala in Boulder, CO. She is an (E-RYT500 Instructor and Anusara certified). She is the creator of the Shakti Rise Immersion dedicated to “Women on the Rise” and planetary upliftment. She draws on 30 years of dedicated practice... Read More →

Tommy Rosen

Founder, Recovery 2.0

Tommy Rosen is an internationally renowned yoga teacher and leading authority on addiction and recovery. He is the founder of the global Recovery 2.0 Community, the Recovery 2.0 online conference series, the 8-Week Awakening program, and is the author of Recovery 2.0: Move Beyond... Read More →

Desiree Rumbaugh

Founder, Yoga by Desiree

Desiree Rumbaugh is an internationally recognized yoga teacher with unquenchable enthusiasm for life, love and healing. She blends playful humor with an authentic inquiry into the nature of being to bring the ancient teachings of wisdom into the asana practice and then into modern... Read More →

Kathy Rogers

Active Duty Coordinator/Sr Regional Coordinator, Trainer, Connected Warriors, Inc

Kathy O. Rogers, Field Program Director and yoga teacher for Connected Warriors, has been teaching and coordinating free trauma-conscious yoga for Servicemembers, Veterans, and their Families worldwide since 2011. She is a retired US Army Officer, wife of a retired US Army helicopter... Read More →

Friday July 20, 2018 1:30pm - 2:30pm MDT
Community Tent 721 W Colorado Ave, Telluride, CO 81435

Community Event - FREE

1:30pm MDT

Community Talk: Mala's, Mantra & Meditation

Limited Capacity seats available

Learn how to use your mala beads, why there are 108 beads, what is the right mantra for you, and how to engage your mala beads with your yoga and meditation practice. Experience 45 minutes of breathing meditation using your mala beads with Rana Nader. You will recieve a $20 discount on any mala purchase at Rana Nader Yoga Jewelry for attending this class - this is a great opportunity to find the perfect mala and how to use it!

Presented by: Rana Nader Yoga Jewelry

Presenters

Rana Nader Jewelry

Founder, Rana Nader Jewelry

Thirteen years ago, Rana Nader joined her mother, who has been making jewelry for over 30 years, and began creating her own line of jewelry alongside her. She quickly expanded her fashion line to the Middle East and Europe before moving to Laguna Beach, California. Today, she’s... Read More →

Saturday July 21, 2018 1:30pm - 2:30pm MDT
Community Tent 721 W Colorado Ave, Telluride, CO 81435

Community Event - FREE

Level All Levels
What to Expect Discussion, Mantra and Meditation
Audio/Set Up This session will not have music

3:30pm MDT

Inspirational Talk: Living Your Truth & Making Change

How do we actually go about living out our truth and being the change that we want to see in the world? How do we shift our culture from fear to love from the inside out? How do you take your passion project and make it a reality? Join this amazing group of people who have lead with action, followed their own path, and ultimately are making huge strides to BE their own change.

Panelists:

Give Back Yoga Foundation Advisory Board & Marine Conservation - Amy Ippoliti
dZi Foundation Founder - Jim Nowak
Lead with Love Founder - Gina Murdock
SavingGanesh.org Board Member - Amber Brovelli

Moderators

Karl Straub

Founder, Sanctuary Zurich

Presenters

Gina Murdock

LWL

Gina Murdock is a writer, yoga teacher, and community organizer. She is founder of the Aspen Yoga Society, The Aspen City of Wellbeing, Lead with Love Retreats, The Love Ninjas and the Mind, Body, Spirit Rx content brand. Gina and her husband Jerry created and support the Mind, Body... Read More →

Amy Ippoliti

Founder, Yoga Educator, Amy Ippoliti Yoga, Vessilify

Amy Ippoliti is known for bringing yoga to modern-day life in a genuine way through her intelligent sequencing, clear instruction, and engaging sense of humor. She shares her passion for yoga, health, soil advocacy, marine conservation, and regenerative practices through her teachings... Read More →

Saturday July 21, 2018 3:30pm - 4:30pm MDT
Community Tent 721 W Colorado Ave, Telluride, CO 81435

Community Event - FREE

1:30pm MDT

Community Talk: Stories of Hindu & Buddhist Deities

Limited Capacity seats available

Using statues to illustrate, Manoj will take you on an humorous story telling journey and will relate the symbolism of Hindu and Buddhist deities to the archetypes within us. We will all kayak the collective unconscious of Jungian Archetypes that guide us in our heroine’s journey to Self Actualization or Enlightenment. Uncover their hidden symbolisms and learn the five ways to work with them as part of a spiritual practice. Manoj can also help you find your archetype/personal deity/Ishtadevata.

Presenters

Dr Manoj Chalam

Unique Arts

Manoj (people call him a spiritual standup comedian) uses an uniquely entertaining, interactive story telling style using Hindu/Buddhist deities in his workshops to illuminate Bhakti practices as well as deep non dual philosophy. He uses these deity archetypes to help people in their... Read More →

Sunday July 22, 2018 1:30pm - 2:30pm MDT
Community Tent 721 W Colorado Ave, Telluride, CO 81435

Community Event - FREE

Level All Levels
What to Expect 80% lecture, 10% meditation, 5% Mantras and 5% light spiritual stretches
Audio/Set Up This session will not have music