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speakers. People with a story, people who are brave and fearless and
can ignite a fire into the bellies of our guests. We are not necessarily
looking for teachers who can take an amazing yoga selfie, but more
that they have a story or a passion that will empower others. We want
people to feel nourished - and from the inside out...so a menu is being
created that will fuel our soul searchers and keep them moving and
shaking for the entire weekend - no greasy noodles and dirty pints,
more high vibration food and colourful juicy goodness (not forgetting
the champagne bar for some cheeky fun of course!) The music
offering is also a very important element: by day, soothing acoustics,
beautiful gongs and uplifting Kirtan, by night, beats and bass for some
serious dancing from talented bands and DJs.What can we expect from the festival this year
This year we have larger spaces for yoga classes and more amazing
teachers. An extensive offering of inspirational speakers and life
coaches. Mindfulness and meditation workshops galore. A dedicated
space for male health and wellness including a detailed focus in
particular on male mental health. We have ecstatic dance and
movement workshops, pole and aerial yoga. We have much more
delicious food on offer this year, catering to every taste, locally
sourced food and drink from the sumptuous choice the Cotswolds
has to offer. We are working with Music Crowns this year to bring
you the best of new music phenomenons from YouTube. We have
buskers, a festival market, amazing DJs and a secret party in the
woods. To top it all off, a beautiful lake side spa to wind down and
relax with a choice of massage and alternative therapies, hot tubs
and saunas.Run away to the circus on August 18-20 2017
Use ‘OM’ for 10% off tickets. Visit: soulcircus.yogasome therapy, started up Ella and Fleur Hot Yoga, teaching from
rented studios with three little electric heaters in Cheltenham and
Swindon. It was during this time that Roman, my future husband,
attended a class with a snow boarding injury. Roman was a soul-
seeking, engineering, project managing whiz. He helped us get to the
next level with regards to managing the business. Our client base
grew and grew and we decided with the help of our families to take
it to the next step and hire a premises. We found a beautiful old
building in the centre of Cheltenham that we put our blood, sweat
and tears into to open Ella and Fleur Hot Yoga. It has gone on to
build a very loyal following of amazing people in Cheltenham and
brings everyone a lot of happiness and joy. Fleur and I have both
had our babies whilst being there so we feel our community have
been on this journey with us, which is an incredible privilege.
What’s the inspiration behind Soul Circus
Soul Circus was born out of this inspiring community. We knew we
had a great following of likeminded people that kept growing so the
idea of an event of some kind grew and grew also. Having attended
some yoga festivals that weren’t quite hitting the spot, we decided
to combine our love for fun and music with yoga and wellness. Soul
Circus became the first festival of its kind where you could Down
Dog and Handstand to your heart’s content all day and dance
and drink into the night like you would at a music festival! It was a
refreshing take on the yoga lifestyle where we said, ‘you know what,
it’s okay to love yoga and still lead a life of balance and fun’.
Tell us about the event itself
With this in mind, we created an event that ticked all the boxes that
we strived for in our own lives. We want people to feel uplifted and
inspired. The festival consists of amazing and interesting teachers and