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om yoga festivals guide 2015

Yoga Connects

July 3-5, 2015

yogaconnects.co.uk

If you can’t make it Stateside this summer, then head to the

English town of Rugby to see some of America’s finest yoga

talent. Yoga Connects is a new yoga festival to be held at the

beautiful Stanford Hall Estate.

It features a host of inspirational instructors from the USA

and elsewhere including Meghan Currie, whose awe-inspiring

sequences have gone viral on Youtube. Californian native

Dylan Werner will also be turning the world upside down with

his one handed handstands.

Then there’s Acro-Yoga couple, YogaBeyond, and floating

yogi, Patrick Beach. Top American yoga photographer Robert

Sturman will also be on hand to capture the action.

The venue is very English, however, taking place around

the exquisite lake-side lawns and forests of the elegant

Stanford Hall estate. And flying the flag for Britain is

London’s Celest Pereira and Funk the Buddha’s Rachel

Okimo, among others.

Yoga, inspiring talks, Kirtan and other live music,

pampering treatments, wood-fired hot tubs and saunas -

what else could you ask for?

“We are really excited to be collaborating with

international yoga stars to create a magical playground for

the UK yoga scene this summer,” says co-founder Daniela

Olds. “Our intention is to enjoy quality yoga, to create

connection, bring everyone together to chill out and most of

all have fun.”

Yoga Connects takes place from July 3-5. Day pass

£85. Two and three day tickets range from £180-

£265 (Gold or Silver pass) which include two nights

camping, yoga classes, an activity and talks.

YogaFest Amsterdam
June 6-7, 2015
yogafestamsterdam.com

Another big show to debut this summer is YogaFest Amsterdam. This
two-day festival of all-things yoga will take place at the Houthavens, in-
between the renewed office blocks with a view of the IJ river. For anyone
who hasn’t been to Amsterdam before, we can officially confirm that it is
pretty awesome.
Around 1,500 visitors are expected to attend the show to enjoy 80
yoga classes, together with meditation, music, food and a great wellness
vibe. Expect lots of well-known international teachers including Erica
Jago (US) and Roberto Milletti (Italy), a regular face at the OM Yoga Show
in London, while from the UK, Sally Parkes will also be there.
With Vinyasa Flow, Yin Yang yoga, Aerial yoga, Hotpod yoga, Kundalini
yoga and much more, there’s something for everyone on the schedule.
And afterwards, of course, there’s always the city itself to explore.

Tickets: Early Bird Weekend ticket, €95 till end of April;
Standard Weekend ticket €120; Saturday ticket €75; Sunday
ticket €55.