Big Bear Yoga Festival 2026 Schedule

Schedule

Big Bear Yoga Festival 2026: Speak Your Truth

Returning to beautiful Big Bear Lake, California.

Main Festival Day • Saturday October 3, 2026
Weekend Experiences • Fri–Sun
Yoga | Meditation | Hikes | Music | Vendors | And More!



Performing Arts Center (PAC)

39707 Big Bear Blvd, Big Bear Lake, CA 92315

Main Festival Day • Saturday October 3, 2026
Weekend Experiences • Fri–Sun
Yoga | Meditation | Hikes | Music | Vendors | And More!

Saturday, October 3rd

9am-6pm Vendors Open - Performing Arts Center, Outside

9am-6pm Creators Village Open - Performing Arts Center, Outside

9am-9:30pm Classes, Guided Activities and Celebration!

Schedule at a Glance

(Schedule Details Below)

Schedule Details: Coming Soon!

Inspiration

9-9:45am - Opening Ceremony - Theater Stage Inside - Nick Young & Bombay Rain, Leeza Villagomez, RDM Studio with Robin Bradley - Host


Expansion


10-11:45am -

Sole Rave Ecstatic Dance Party with Meditation | Nick Young & Bombay Rain | Theater Stage


Awaken Your Inner Radiance Through the Heart Kundalini Yoga | Melissa Warwick (Dass Akal) | Front Hall


Ayurveda and Yoga Awakening | Christie Smirl | Wagon Wheel Atrium

Come learn and experience the sister sciences and flow of Ayurveda and Yoga. In this workshop Dr. Christie Smirl will discuss the importance of Ayurvedic self care, chakra shadow work and yoga movement for rejuvenation, vitality and longevity.


Tai Chi | Michael Taber of AstroTaber | Eagle's Nest

Fun & Deep Presence and Renewal | Cathleen Coombs | Happy Trails Under the Trees

Multimodal healing with dance, yoga, meditation, breath and mindful movement to reconnect body, breath and spirit. Open your inner wisdom, flow and deepen self-connection. Supporting regulating, expression, and connection through movement and imagination. Bring your own props for dancing, if you choose: fans, scarfs, sticks, etc.

Forest Bathing Nature-Based Meditation | Big Bear Retreat Center | Hike & Yoga

Often we are in nature, but our minds are elsewhere. Join The Big Bear Retreat Center for Forest Bathing, a nature-based meditation that tethers your attention to the wonders of the natural world around you. Together we’ll slow down, engage our senses, and experience the calming, restorative presence of nature.


Connection


12-12:45pm -

Meditative Sound Bath with Guided Meditation | Nick Young & Bombay Rain | Theater Stage

Afternoon Tea & Meditation | La'Toya Berthil | Front Hall

Shamen Energy Healing | Sandy Steers | Wagon Wheel Atrium

Hatha Fascia Flow | Georgina Meister | Happy Trails Under the Trees

Incorporating yoga and self-massage techniques to release tension and support the body. This class offers a gentle, detoxifying yoga flow designed to move stagnant energy and restore balance. We’ll explore tools for deep relaxation, incorporating hands-on techniques, Ayurvedic oils for lymphatic drainage, and racquet balls for targeted fascia release. All equipment is provided—just bring yourself and an open heart. ?


Embodied Awareness Through Pranayama | Blanca Guevara - Wright | Easy Walk to Meditation Spot - Meet at Hike & Yoga

Live Handpan Music | Sergio Arellano | Eagle's Nest

1-1:45pm -

Somatic Soul Flow | Leeza Villagomez | Theater Stage

Heart-song: a journey of the heart through sound | Katie Felt | Front Hall

Chakra Radiance | Janeet Grace Nelson | Wagon Wheel Atrium

Live Handpan Music | SergioArellano | Eagle's Nest

Sacred Sound Awakening - Mantra Meditation Journey | Madhuri Pura Prabhu | Happy Trails Under the Trees

Immerse yourself in the transformative power of sacred vibration through this mantra meditation experience. Guided by ancient sonic wisdom and heart-centered intention, you’ll explore the resonance of divine sound to awaken inner peace, clarity, and connection. This 45-minute activation invites you to chant, breathe, and align with the frequency of Love, dissolving mental noise and emotional tension. As each mantra unfolds, you attune to your soul’s rhythm, harmonizing body, mind, and spirit in a field of pure presence. Come as you are—leave as the vibration you were born to be.

A Journey Through the Chakras with Yoga Nidra | Michelle Soth | Meet at Hike & Yoga

Intro to Expressive Writing | Vanessa Poster | Creators Village

Small Group - Maximum 6 people. Please bring a journal.

Transformation - Open Your Heart

2-3:15pm -

Performance, Kirtan and Dance Workshop | RDM Studio | Theater Stage

Being Me: Living Beyond Distraction | Ashely Yau | Front Hall

Vinyasa Flow | Dana Andrews of Mountain Yoga | Wagon Wheel Atrium

Kundalini Yoga : Awakening Anahata | Melissa Warwick (Dass Akal) | Eagle's Nest

Foraging: A Creative Yoga and Writing Experience | Michelle Dowd | Happy Trails Under the Trees

Hike & Yoga | Nancy Rascon | Meet at Hike & Yoga


2-3:45pm -

Writing to Heal | Vanessa Poster | Creators Village

Small Group - Maximum 6 people. Please bring a journal.

3:30-4:45pm -

Healing with Sound and Light | Michelle Kearney-Lopez | Theater Stage

Chant Camp Intro | Leeza Villagomez of YogaDen | Front Hall

ONLY LOVE I AM - YOGA LOVE I AM | Dr. Robin Bradley | Wagon Wheel Atrium

Experience & learn a 5-phase meditation & energy medicine activation that incorporates ancient & modern methods of increasing your Love Intelligence (LQ) for total well-being. Engage freedom and clarity as you release limitations and expand your full-bodied design for incredible life. In this Integrative Actualization Meditation, you intentionally immerse in unconditional love for every aspect of your being. In honoring your unique worth and amazing design, you enliven your valor & passion for living your greatest love story.

Yoga Nidra & Sound Bath Under the Trees | Olga Mysse | Happy Trails Under the Trees

Hike & Yoga: Follow The Wisdom Of Your Heart & The Voice Of Your Soul  | Christine O'Hara | Meet at Hike and Yoga

This guided experience will take you on a journey through the layers of your being, while steeping in the medicine of our greater body, nature Herself. Explore guided body, breath, and awareness techniques to invite you into a state of stillness. Explore self inquiry through journaling prompts. Find meditation in motion through a gentle asana flow. Meditate under the trees with like-minded souls. Finish your practice with a ritual to call in your heart’s wishes guided by the wisdom of your soul.


5-5:45pm -

Kirtan: Live Music | Kamini Natarajan | Theater Stage

Sun Salutations from the Heart | Robbie B of Carin Yoga | Front Hall

Harmonizing Love | Reina Prado | Wagon Wheel Atrium

Join a yoga nidra heart-centered flow that includes a guided journey with a sound bath infused with light language and angel toning. This 45-minute heart-opening activation guides participants to harmonize with the frequency of Love. 

Gentle Heart Chakra Flow with Live Handpan Music | Tara Swoboda and Music by Sergio Arellano | Eagle's Nest

Elevation and Vibrational Alignment | Kirpal | Happy Trails Under the Trees

Kirpal will guide both novice and experienced students through a series of spinal exercises. This straightforward nervous system adjustment enables practitioners to attain a more profound spiritual state. Kirpal is a highly experienced Kundalini Yoga Teacher with over 50 years of experience. He received direct instruction from Yogi Bhajan.


Coming Home | Jeannette Ali | Meet at Hike & Yoga

A meditative walk then a heart opening gentle yoga sequence for all levels. 


6-6:45pm -

Karen Elaine - Acro Yoga | Karen Elaine | Wagon Wheel Atrium

Yoga Dance Flow | Debbie Sanders | Eagle's Nest

Celebration & Dedication

Two Options to Choose From!

5:30-9:30pm - Celebration & Dedication

Theater Stage:

After Glow:

Yoga Dance Party that is off the charts!

Check out the line-up:

Drums with Rafi, Tachi, Amy and Vivian of Waking Seed

Buddhi Yoga with Jeanne Iridescent 

Goddess Dance and Yoga with Chelsea Cano

LIVE MUSIC with Sacred Sounds of the Himalayas

LIVE MUSIC with Sacred Sounds of the Himalayas


Wagon Wheel Atrium:

Evening Space for Meditation & Relaxation:

6-9:30pm


Celebrate With Us:

Get tickets for Big Bear Yoga Festival 2026: www.bigbearyogafestival.com


After Glow Details:


Rafi, Tachi, Amy & Vivian - Invited you to step into a sacred space where sound becomes a bridge between worlds. Through the deep heartbeat of the drum, the cleansing shake of the rattle, and the breath of the flute, we call in the guidance of the ancestral spirits. Together, we listen and respond to the energies in the room, allowing vibrations to move, transform, and bring us into deeper connection with ourselves and each other. May these sounds carry you exactly where you need to go, and may the journey bring healing, clarity, and remembrance.


Sacred Sounds is a spiritual music collective born in Long Beach, CA - formed by three Nepali immigrants with one mission: to bring love, healing, and sacred Himalayan melodies to the world. Blending ancient mantras, earthy rhythms, and heartfelt harmonies, their music is a journey inward and a call to community. What heals them, they now share with you. Arpan Karki - Vocals, harmonium, rhythm guitar. Sunny Shrestha - rhythm/lead guitar, vocals. Manohar Gurung - Himalayan Percussionist. Let the sound be your medicine. Let the heart remember.


Jeanne Iridescent - Jeanne is thrilled to share the Buddhi Yoga practice with the Big Bear Yoga tribe! Buddhi Yoga is its own evolution of Kundalini and Vinyasa Yoga with elements of hip hop and tribal dancing! Safe and enjoyable for all levels and everyone body with a body is welcome to join in and let their light shine! ✨