Get ready to elevate your practice and nourish your soul at the 1st annual Miami Yoga Festival! Fill your cup of self-care with empowering yoga sessions, insightful workshops, and a vibrant community of like-minded individuals.
This event is a collaboration between Miami Life Center and Yoga 4 Change, a non-profit organization working to foster holistic well-being, resilience, and transformation for individuals and communities through evidence-based trauma-informed programs. Whether you’re a yoga teacher or a beginner on the path, you will learn new ways to lead with empathy, and cultivate a culture of care and belonging in your life.
You’ll join our incredible roster of instructors for a wide range of yoga styles, and learn about best practices in workshops all weekend long. There will be delicious vegan food options, and even a dance party for those who want to get a little loose and stay up ’til 10:30! Come join the ultimate yoga celebration, and bring a friend.
Festival Schedule
Welcome Event
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Festival Welcome by MLC/ Introduciton to Y4C
Thursday May 9th 2024
Friday May 10th 2024
Day One
6:00 AM to 6:45 AM
Breath Work with Edgar Navarro
6:45 AM to 8:00 AM
Friendly Primary Series with Joseph Armstrong
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Trauma Informed Yoga Class with Kelly Concannon
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Informed Teachers Creating Change - Best Practices with Mary Keel
9:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Inversions for All Masterclass with Ricardo
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
What is Trauma informed yoga? Kelly Concannon
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM Break / Village
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
What did Patanjali have to say about trauma? The yogic view of trauma with Greg Nardi
3:15 PM to 4:15 PM
Trauma Informed Yoga Nidra with Larry DiPietro
4:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Journaling the Sutras with Yadira Capaz
6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
The Cosmic Yin Experience with Wanda Carreras
Day Two
8:30 AM to 9:30 AM
Trauma Informed Yoga Class with Mary Keel
9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Saturday Ritual - Led Full Primary with Kino MacGregor
10:45 AM to 12:00 PM
Trauma 101 with Danielle Rousseau
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Break / Village
1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Panel Discussion - Trauma Informed Service Providers
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Yoga, Recovery, and the Gunas with Joseph Armstrong
4:15 PM to 5:15 PM
Accessible Places in Trauma Informed Spaces: Trauma
Informed Yoga Is Accessible Yoga with Leah Webb
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Yogalates with Jungle Johanna
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Dharma Talk: The Importance of Black and Brown Wellness with Jungle Johanna
9:00 PM to 11:00 PM Paradise Garage: Yoga Dance Party
Saturday May 11th 2024
Sunday May 12th 2024
Day Three
8:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Friendly Primary Series with Silvana Lois
8:00 AM to 9:15 AM
Standing Breakfast with Futurista Eats
9:00 AM to 10:00
AM Sound Healing with Deb Cervone
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Trauma Informed Yoga and the LGBTQIA+ Community: An Affinity Space Michelle Crawford and Staff
11:00 AM to 12:00 AM
Woman's Affinity Group with Yadira Capaz
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Preventing Injury in Practice Masterclass with Paige Morency
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Trauma Informed Yoga Class, Theme: Self-Care with Michelle Crawford
2:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Trini Closing Remarks
About Yoga 4 Change
The Miami Yoga Festival is proud to be partnering with Yoga 4 Change, a non profit that brings trauma informed yoga to several unique communities. Yoga 4 Change fosters holistic wellbeing, resilience, and transformation for individuals and communities through evidence-based trauma-informed curricula. 50% of all ticket sales go directly to them!
Ticket Prices
Full Weekend $275
Single Day Pass (Friday or Saturday) $100
Single Day Pass (Sunday) $75
A note on the Parking:
The nearest street parking is available through the Pay to Park mobile app. Some streets nearby are free to park. You could try NW Miami Ct between 18th and 19th Street for free parking. Disability parking is also available for free in front of Miami Life Center. Please let us know ahead of time if you need us to reserve a disability parking spot for you.
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