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november/december 2017
yogajournal.com.au
Not all yogis are
chai-sipping early risers.
Yoga festivals are
creating the space to let
our inner party animals
shine — minus the
booze and late nights.
If you’re thinking about
jumping aboard the
festival bandwagon,
consider this your
beginner’s guide to
Australia and beyond.
FESTIVAL
Yogafest is an oldie but a goodie, and is celebrating its 10th anniversary
this year. Showcasing some of Australia’s greatest yoga talents, the
festival offers a variety of classes, workshops, tasty treats and music.
It’s seriously affordable and community-minded, held in majestically
nostalgic settings such as Brisbane’s Old Museum and Lake Kawana
Community Centre. Expect to run into new and old friends — Yogafest
provides the perfect place to find your tribe amongst the chaos of city
life.www.yogafest.com.au
In its third year running, Ekam Yoga Fest expanded this year to spread over
two days at a beautiful new venue, The Francis Retreat, south of Port Macquarie.
Participants were treated to nourishing food dished up by Angie Cowan of
Love Life And Gluten Free.Highlights included two classes with senior teacher
Eve Grzybowski, insights on vedic chanting from Beverley McCulloch, delving
into tangible asana and pranayama experiences of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika
concepts with Amy Landry, and magical early-morning chants with the founder
of Ekam, Denis Juelicher. There were also ‘talks and tasters’ on subjects
including nutrition, Ayurveda, and meditation with Tibetan singing bowls.
The indoor expo showcased a variety of goodness such as skin care, music,
mindfully made jewellery, aromatherapy, art, and health practices. Organised
by Random Acts Of Yoga, Ekam Yoga Fest is a non-profit event and will be back
again in 2018. http://www.ekamyogafestival.org.au
BRISBANE AND
SUNSHINE COAST - AUSTRALIA
PORT MACQUARIE - AUSTRALIA