Get ready to attend (and be apart of) the best WEDDING, ever.  You are getting married to yourself, in this unforgettable yoga class and workshop all on SELF-LOVE. This “marriage ceremony” will literally have it all: 

What you can look forward to you:

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you will propose to yourself (and you will each (all 300 of you!!)  a get your own wedding ring) 

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write yourself VOWS and create a plan to work hard to keep them 

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learn yoga poses, mudras and breathing techniques for self-love, compassion and inner and outer beauty 

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propose a toast to yourself and cheers to the other  self yogis in the class 

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catch or pass on the symbolic wedding bouquet!

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sing and dance in the celebration of the LOVE that you have with you! 

Don’t be surprised if Shawna makes you wear a veil or bow tie! 

Why are we marrying ourself at this yoga festival?  So many of us: beat ourselves up, cringe when we look in the mirror, stay in our heads  living in the past hating ourselves for things that we have done, compare ourselves to others wishing we could be them, live in fear instead of enjoying our life, think suffering is ok…the list of self-sabotaging behavior and  self-hatred can go on and on and society further supports looking outward for love instead of inward. 

This special yoga class  is truly a WEDDING, led by Shawna Schenk, the founder of the San Diego Yoga Festival, and is covering a topic we should have learned in elementary school: how to love yourself. This class will not be corny or cliche: it will be RAW. We will make significant life changes as you learn how to nurture them all year. Shawna is known for offering creative, out-of-the-box classes that make you feel comfortable yet totally blow your mind, and this is exactly what will be delivered in this class. Cheers to love!  (and don’t forget to plan the honeymoon!). 

Saturday March 10th 2pm

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This is going to be an amazing closing ceremony! This class is free and going to set records! 108 Aums to break world terrorism. It is going to be awesome, so make sure you make it to the ceremony to be apart of this record setting opportunity!!

5pm Sunday March 11th.

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Yoga knows no language, this class will be led by Shawna Schenk the founder of the San Diego Yoga Festival and will be a gentle class that promotes unity and togetherness.

 Spanish translation by Karla Rhodes of Yoga Con Karla.

March 11th, 345pm.

 

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Even your pets are welcome at this festival! Bring your pet to receive energy healing and Chakra balancing at this Reiki for Pets workshop! Learn all about energy healing and how it works on animals. Then allow your pet to receive a FREE Reiki session by one of our Reiki Healers trained in animal energy healing. Crystals and oracle cards may even be used! All animals and pets welcome for we all have chakras and we all are energy. 

​Reiki given by Reiki Masters from Yoga With Shawna. Shawna, the founder of San Diego Yoga Festival,  has given hundreds of thousands of Reiki sessions and has trained hundreds of Reiki Practitioners from Level 1 to Mastership  through her businesses Yoga With Shawna and ReikiCertifications.com. Her creative, connected, applicable approach to energy teaches how to connect with the energy body in all ways for healing. Along with Reiki, she uses teaches from Shamanism, Eastern Medicine, and her soul to provide energetic experiences that deeply heal and transform. She owns one of the few “Energy Sound Tables” in the country. Allow your pets to experience the benefit of Reiki and energy healing with graduates of Shawna’s Reiki program. 

Sunday March 11th, 11am

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To close your epic day, join founder of San Diego Yoga Festival, Shawna Schenk, in the sweetest, sunset savasana on the sand. You will be put  a POWERFUL Savasana: 30 minutes of complete surrender as you roll out your mat and just  rest absorbing all that you released and all that you’ve become after your day of yoga! You will rest in Corpse Pose with hundreds of festival goers as the ocean crashes right next to your ear, you breathe in the salt air and the sunsets. 

​Savasana is translated to Corpse Pose and celebrates the death of who you were and the awakening of who will become. Sunset is the most auspicious time to practice as it is when the earth is coming in harmony. Bring a blanket to get cozy!

​Shawna Schenk, the founder and creator of San Diego Yoga Festival and co-creator,  is a San Diego yoga teacher, Reiki master, author, and spiritual activist leading classes, workshops, teacher trainings, retreats, and festivals throughout North America. She has created a 7 teacher trainings and authored a number of books including “Yoga for Teens.” She has also founded the first free beach yoga movement in San Diego providing free yoga to her community) in three different beach towns, every day, sometimes offering up to 3 classes a day. Shawna is beyond stoked to provide this festival for you all!

Saturday March 10th, 515pm

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Join us in this unique and powerful experience: a meditative walk from festival grounds down to the USA-Mexico Border. We will walk on the beach until the end of the country! Here you will see a fence out- reaching into the ocean separating San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico.

Once you reach the border, you are invited to meditate or engage in a personal yoga practice and feel connected to unity. As many parts of the country may be trying to put up a bigger wall, we are focused on tearing down the walls around our heart and living in love. You can watch the ocean as it crashes on both sides of the border, and see and hear the beautiful people on the beach in Mexico! Your walking tour guide will also lead a group meditation.

Please note: This special walking meditation experience will take about 3-5 hours, it is a 3 mile beach walk (each way) to the border from the festival and  is about a 1.5 hour walk each way. Also, you may get wet: on one part of the beach is where the Tijuana River meets the Ocean: here you may have to walk through water (note low tide is 11:23 am) and so it is important to walk to and from the boarder during low tide hours.  Many times the walk through the water is ankle or knee deep but sometimes it is up to your hips. Please advise.

This is also a beach walk on un-even sand so wear proper foot-ware and bring a towel (bathing suit and possibly a change of clothes). Because of the water quality in our neighboring country, it is advised to not swim once you get down to the ocean at the border.

​This experience in unforgettable and the energy there is mind-blowing and beautiful. We are excited to share this with you!

Saturday March 10th, 9am

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Tali Lowe is a yoga teacher and health coach based in Edinburgh, Scotland who mostly works in a 1:1/private context. She loves how yoga has such a positive impact on the mind/body connection, and has experienced its powerful ability to heal herself as well as through her students.  Listen in to how she quit her PHD program to pursue a career as a full time yoga teacher!! Be sure to subscribe to the show and share with other yogis!!

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Kelsey freakin rocks and is a driven leader focused on social change within the community and fitness industry. She likes to utilize her knowledge and skills within a fast paced environment that fosters a culture driven by personal and professional growth, with an unwavering commitment to the principles of health, teamwork, ownership, and results. Being that Kelsey is a fitness trainer, it was fun to hear what she thinks yoga is in this episode. Be sure to share with other fitness folks or cardio girls/guys you know so they may have more of an open mind to what yoga can be for them.

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The lovely and talented Nikki Krause is back and we go into themes. I think a solid theme can make a good yoga class great and can keep you and your students focused. Nikki jumps into her process and how to begin to theme for your class. She talks about speaking to what your going through and how being vulnerable can deepen the experience for your students. I tend to get off track, due to my limited experience in theming and teaching yoga, but Nikki does well at keeping me focused and drops some solid info during our chat. Try to work a theme into your next class, I have taken Nikki’s advice since this interview and can really see how a theme can not only benefit me but my students as well!! Reflect on your strengths and intentions as a teacher, and try teaching with and without a stated focus, see how it works for you. Share this episode and subscribe to the show!!

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Adam has been practicing vinyasa flow yoga since 1999 and has trained extensively with Jason Crandell. He offers precise, strong, and accessible classes to physically awaken the body and develop mindfulness both on and off the mat. His teaching is down-to-earth and direct, exploring traditional practices from a modern perspective. A native of South Florida, Adam spent ten years in New York City before becoming a Londoner. He teaches studio classes, teacher trainings, workshops and courses throughout London, and retreats across the globe. Additionally, Adam is a certified restorative yoga teacher. As a writer, Adam contributes regularly to magazines and web publications on yoga and blogs and podcasts at adamhocke.com

 

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