Kula Yoga Fest

7:00am EDT

Be Still My Heart Morning Meditation, Breathwork & Intention setting on the Lake

Saturday July 25, 2026 7:00am - 7:30am EDT

Laura and Andrea met on retreat just two and a half years ago and were instant Besties! Take a seat by the majestic Lake Ogontz and feel the power of being gently held and guided as we move through intention setting, guided breathwork, and a grounding presence & peace meditation.

Presenters

Andrea Baker

Licenced Mental Health Councelor, National Certified Counselor, New Dimensions Alchemy

I am a kind, empathetic, and creative individual with a deep passion for helping others. Nature is my sanctuary, and I am happiest when I am outdoors, whether it's skiing down mountains, riding the waves while surfing, or exploring the trails on my mountain bike. I find solace and... Read More →

Laura Erickson

Festival Director, Theta Healer, 500 hr. YogaTeacher, Heart Centered Leader, Mountain Kula Yoga

Laura is the founder and owner of Mountain Kula Yoga & Director of the Annual Kula Yoga Fest. After a 20 year career in apparel design in the outdoor & ski industry, her love of yoga, ayurveda, and holistic healing led her to launch Mountain Kula Yoga in 2021.
Laura was first introduced to yoga in 2005 while designing technical outerwear at Eastern Mountain Sports in Peterborough, NH. It was there that she learned the Primary Series of Ashtanga Yoga from former employee and co-worker, Robert Moses. Continuing to deepen her Ashtanga practice... Read More →

Saturday July 25, 2026 7:00am - 7:30am EDT
Boathouse Deck

Meditation, Meditation

Level All Levels
Inclement Weather Location Ogontz Hall

8:30pm EDT

JoyFul Ecstatic Dance Party!

Saturday July 25, 2026 8:30pm - 10:00pm EDT

Ogontz Hall Deck

We dance our joy. We find our healing in wordless movement, on the exhale, on the yell that escapes from our throat, in the moments in stillness on the floor, feeling the pound of others’ feet.So often, our healing, our empowerment, our JOY— we don’t find it through words. Words just can’t quite touch the thing that lives deep in our bones— but dance can. Music can. Breath can.
This is not choreography — there are no steps to learn, and there is definitely no way to do it wrong. This dance is the free expression of everything swirling within you, and Ecstatic Dance is the dance floor to set it all free.
We dance our joy, our freedom, our longing, our wildness.
We dance our sadness, our frustration, our anger, our pain.
In Ecstatic Dance, community is built. Rituals are discovered. Self-judgements are released. Creativity is birthed. The body moves and breathes and sweats and stomps and twirls and pulses.
And it is all welcome.
“Hard times require furious dancing” — Alice Walker

Presenters

Ankati Day

E-RYT 500 yoga teacher, DJ, International Retreat Leader

"Ankati Day is an E-RYT 500 yoga teacher, Ecstatic Dance DJ, ceremonialist, and experience weaver who has been guiding transformational spaces since 2012. Based on the Seacoast of New Hampshire and Maine, she is the founder of Seacoast Ecstatic Dance, a thriving community she has... Read More →

Saturday July 25, 2026 8:30pm - 10:00pm EDT
Ogontz Hall Deck

Dance, Dance

Level All Levels
Inclement Weather Location Ogontz Hall

8:00am EDT

Rise With the Land — Morning Flow

Sunday July 26, 2026 8:00am - 9:15am EDT

Lakeside Field Flag Pole

Honor the land and elements around us as we gather on the grass by the lake.

Inspired by the Peruvian Chakana, this practice moves through the three worlds as living experiences within the body.

We begin close to the earth, grounding into the deeper layers beneath the surface.
From there, we rise into the heart of our human experience, guided by breath and awareness, before opening into a sense of lightness and expansion beyond the self.

The flow is slow, intentional, and deeply embodied, with an emphasis on sensation over form. Participants are invited to listen inward and allow movement to unfold in its own time.

We close with an extended savasana and guided shamanic journey, offering space to rest, integrate, and explore the inner landscape as the earth and sky embrace you.

A quiet remembering. A return to the body as a bridge between worlds.

Presenters

Ankati Day

E-RYT 500 yoga teacher, DJ, International Retreat Leader

Sunday July 26, 2026 8:00am - 9:15am EDT
Lakeside Field Flag Pole

Yoga Asana Movement, Yoga

Inclement Weather Location Ogontz Hall

1:00pm EDT

Carry the Light — Closing Slow Flow with Laura & Live Music by Ananda Das

Sunday July 26, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

Lakeside Field Flag Pole

You came in on Friday a little road weary, a little disconnected, maybe not even sure what you needed. And Look at you now!
This gentle closing flow is our love letter to the weekend. We will move slowly together on the grass, accompanied by the live music of Ananda Das, savoring every last breath of this place and this community before we head back into the world.
Come ready to feel it all, the gratitude, the joy, the tenderness of saying see you soon to people who now feel like family. Everything you experienced here is yours to keep. Carry it home and let it light the way.

Presenters

Ananda Das

kirtan leader, yoga teacher, musician, Ignite Your Bliss

Ananda Das's greatest joy is helping others awaken their voice, deepen their practice, and anchor their devotion into a meaningful, daily rhythm that supports the heart and soul.

He is a seasoned kirtan leader, yoga teacher, and founder of the Modern Bhakti Yoga Academy. For over 15 years, he's been guiding others in devotional practice through mantra, music, yoga, and ritual. With 17 mantra albums released and a global community of students, he's seen how power

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Laura Erickson

Festival Director, Theta Healer, 500 hr. YogaTeacher, Heart Centered Leader, Mountain Kula Yoga

Sunday July 26, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Lakeside Field Flag Pole

Yoga Asana Movement, Yoga

Inclement Weather Location Ogontz Hall

2:00pm EDT

Closing Cacao Ceremony

Sunday July 26, 2026 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

Lakeside Field Flag Pole

Since ancient times cacao has been used ceremonially to connect with the infinite presence of love. I'd love for you to join me and experience my cacao ceremony. It will be a ceremony to open the heart, give thanks, heal, express creatively and rejoice with the spirit of the cacao. Woven with heart songs, prayers, sound healing, intentions and laughter, the ceremony is a time to express gratitude for the cacao spirit and allow for that spirit to blossom infinite possibilities within you.
“Chocolate is a divine, celestial drink, the sweat of the stars, the vital seed, divine nectar, the drink of the gods, panacea and universal medicine.” – Geronimo Piperni
The Cacao that will be used is a very special type that a cacao shaman selected personally for its energetic qualities. It comes from Guatemala, the heartland of the Mayan people who have used it for millennia. We’ll learn about cacao’s origins, history, heath benefits and energetic/spiritual qualities and get to experience pure cacao with new levels of awareness and appreciation. Come experience what the Mayans consider, the food of the Gods.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPERIENCE DURING A CACAO CEREMONY:

A heart opening journey of oneness, love and ecstasy
Healing therapy – releasing blocks, recognizing patterns, following your heart
Finding a connection to your highest self, your own power and truth
A shamanic or spiritual journey
A space to enter into meditation – being able to silence the mind, connect to the wisdom and spirit within you
A balance of masculine and feminine energies in the body
Enhanced creativity

Ananda has been leading cacao ceremonies since 2010. While traveling in Guatemala in 2009, Ananda had a profound experience with the spirit of cacao. He went on to connect with a cacao shaman in Lake Atitlan who shared with him his way of holding cacao ceremonies and how to connect with the spirit of cacao. Upon Ananda's return to the states, he began to share ceremonial space with this special cacao he brought back from Guatemala. Since 2010, he has shared over 100 ceremonies both nationally and internationally and even led a cacao ceremony intensive at the Esalen Institute.

Presenters