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A yoga festival on a mission

Move, Connect, & Give Back. 

Supporting mental health and suicide awareness through community, yoga, and mindfulness.


Grand Valley Yoga Fest is a three-day celebration of yoga, music, and community set among the beautiful peach orchards in Palisade, Colorado. 

Enjoy 50+ classes and experiences with inspiring teachers and musicians while connecting with an incredible community. 

What makes GVYF unique? 100% of proceeds support mental health and suicide awareness programs in the Grand Valley. 

Come move, connect and make a difference.  

https://www.grandvalleyyogafest.com/

Venue: The Other Tent clear filter
Friday, May 29
 

1:00pm MDT

Shakti Awakening: Fusion Belly Dance for Empowerment
Friday May 29, 2026 1:00pm - 2:30pm MDT
An invitation to express yourself with belly dance fusion. We will shimmy and shake and awaken our Shakti! Shakti vibrates in all form.

This dance session will bring to life our sense of play, fusing a variety of styles inspired by traditional belly dance, tribal fusion, elements of hip hop, jazz and yoga. This is a fusion of different cultures and practices, with deep respect to each culture’s elements and roots as well as those who came before us. Celebrate and awaken in this unique style that is mindful, accessible, and joyful.

What you will gain;
~Confidence in your movement and presence
~Deepened awareness of your divine feminine power
~Grace, sensuality and depth

Dance is an expression of all that cannot be expressed with words. It brings people together where words fail, dissolving language barriers, and opening the heart and soul to our deepest expression.

All are welcome. Come celebrate your unique, playful and sensual dance expression.


Teachers & Presenters
avatar for Christine Moore

Christine Moore

Yoga with Christine
Christine is a Yoga Therapist, yoga educator and an accomplished dancer. Her passion for movement inspired her to become a yoga teacher.

While her son was serving in Afghanistan, Christine began her yoga journey to enhance her dance teaching. She fell in love with yoga and began teaching yoga to veterans at the VA Hospital in Denver. Christine currently leads a Yoga for Veterans class at Yoga V Studio in Grand Junction... Read More →
Friday May 29, 2026 1:00pm - 2:30pm MDT
The Other Tent

3:00pm MDT

Modern Abhyanga: Self-Care Massage with Body Map
Friday May 29, 2026 3:00pm - 4:30pm MDT
What if you could feel your body more clearly—and know exactly how to respond to what it needs?
Ayurvedic Massage for self-care is a powerful tool to affect the nervous system, hormonal balance, improve sleep patterns and maintain your health naturally. 
In this experiential workshop, you’ll learn a modern, intuitive approach to self-massage rooted in fascia science and applied anatomy awareness. Through guided touch and simple body mapping techniques, you’ll develop a deeper awareness of your internal landscape—helping you identify areas of tension, restriction, and disconnection.


Teachers & Presenters
avatar for Ally Watters

Ally Watters

Ally Watters is a fascia-focused bodyworker, yoga health educator, and wellness guide specializing in nervous system regulation, structural pain relief, and evolutionary habits. As a wellness guide and pro of 28 years, she's devoted to helping you re-design your body into a place... Read More →
Friday May 29, 2026 3:00pm - 4:30pm MDT
The Other Tent
 
Saturday, May 30
 

1:15pm MDT

Love Yourself First
Saturday May 30, 2026 1:15pm - 2:45pm MDT
You can't keep pouring from an empty cup. It's not sustainable and can leave so many of us feeling stressed, burnt out, and physically sick. We must take care of our own well being if we really want to show up as the best version of ourselves. 


In this Yoga, Meditation & Personal Development workshop, we will turn up the music to enjoy an all-levels "Love Yourself" yoga practice, and you will be led through a guided meditation to expand your sense of self-love and spiritual connection, and be coached through powerful personal development exercises to deepen your focus, be more present, increase your self-confidence, connect to your emotions and your emotional body.
You will leave this once in a lifetime experience feeling grounded, nourished, and ready to pour from a full cup!

Teachers & Presenters
avatar for Donny Starkins

Donny Starkins

The Shift
As a former Division 1 baseball player, Donny’s journey into Yoga, Personal Development and Mindfulness began in 2005, after seven operations on his left knee and an addiction to painkillers. Fast forward to today, Donny has shifted this and become a dynamic leader in his industry... Read More →
Saturday May 30, 2026 1:15pm - 2:45pm MDT
The Other Tent

3:15pm MDT

Unwind the Upper Body: Yoga + Fascia Flow for Neck, Jaw & Shoulders
Saturday May 30, 2026 3:15pm - 4:45pm MDT
Tension in the jaw, neck, and shoulders doesn’t just affect how you feel—it shapes how you move, breathe, and show up in the world. This unique class blends slow, intentional yoga postures with targeted fascia release techniques to unwind deeply held patterns in the upper body—without the use of props. 

Explore subtle positioning, gentle traction, and sustained holds designed to release tension in often-overlooked areas like the jaw, tongue, throat, and base of the skull. Rooted in myofascial release and nervous system regulation, this practice invites a deep “unwinding” effect that can help relieve headaches, jaw clenching, tech-neck, and shoulder tightness.
Teachers & Presenters
avatar for Ally Watters

Ally Watters

Ally Watters is a fascia-focused bodyworker, yoga health educator, and wellness guide specializing in nervous system regulation, structural pain relief, and evolutionary habits. As a wellness guide and pro of 28 years, she's devoted to helping you re-design your body into a place... Read More →
Saturday May 30, 2026 3:15pm - 4:45pm MDT
The Other Tent
 
Sunday, May 31
 

8:00am MDT

Durga Flow Dynamic Core Practice with Myth, Mantra, Mudra
Sunday May 31, 2026 8:00am - 9:30am MDT
Supercharge your body, mind and heart with this Durga practice of dynamic core work, breath alchemy, balancing poses and creative patterns of movement to awaken your power in a new way. Hear the stories of Durga who rides the tiger and fortifies the practitioner with strength, courage, bravery and resilience.

Be inspired by new patterns of movement and asana that include: vinyasa, arm balances, core work and full spectrum movement across the whole body. Sianna will integrate myth, mantra, mudra and magic into this dynamic activation.

This is a Tantric Quest into your empowered self and through Mythic Yoga FlowTM, you’ll call on the fierce clarity of Durga as you activate wisdom in your body, heart and psyche. Myth is the language of the soul.

Mantra frees the mind. Mudra awakens healing. Magic is the portal home.

This is a dynamic practice for dynamic times.

Teachers & Presenters
avatar for Sianna Sherman

Sianna Sherman

Rasa Yoga
Sianna (she/her) is a celebrated international yoga teacher sharing her love of yoga for more than three decades. As the visionary of the Rasa Yoga Collective, Mythic Yoga Flow®, and RITUAL, Sianna shares her voice in the way of community and collaboration. She is a gifted Storyteller... Read More →
Sunday May 31, 2026 8:00am - 9:30am MDT
The Other Tent

10:00am MDT

Sunday Yoga Service
Sunday May 31, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am MDT
Yoga church is in session!
This is your Sunday mindfulness, movement and message that will free your mind and serve your soul. Join Donny for his Sunday Service inspired yoga flow that is the PERFECT way to start your final day at the festival. 
We will begin class with a grounding meditation and continue into a Vinyasa Flow with the intention of "Service" and taking your yoga off of the mat and sharing it with the world. It's the yoga on the mat and off that serves our soul and sets us free. With each movement we will cultivate a sense of selflessness and compassion, knowing that the practice of yoga extends far beyond the boundaries of our mats.  


This balanced, grounded, and heart opening practice will remind you why we practice yoga, leaving you feeling inspired to step up, show up, and be of service to a world that needs your light. Together, let us embrace the true essence of yoga – union, connection, and service to all beings.

Teachers & Presenters
avatar for Donny Starkins

Donny Starkins

The Shift
As a former Division 1 baseball player, Donny’s journey into Yoga, Personal Development and Mindfulness began in 2005, after seven operations on his left knee and an addiction to painkillers. Fast forward to today, Donny has shifted this and become a dynamic leader in his industry... Read More →
Sunday May 31, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am MDT
The Other Tent

1:15pm MDT

Lullaby Yoga®: Come Home to You
Sunday May 31, 2026 1:15pm - 2:45pm MDT
Lullaby Yoga® is a unique blend of melody and movement — restorative and yin yoga with heart-opening live music, created by Johanna Beekman, E-RYT 500, YACEP. Her classes focus on deep relaxation and healing, using principles from therapeutic yoga, yoga nidra, Bhakti yoga, nada (sound) yoga, and sound healing/meditation.

Johanna gently guides participants through a series of deeply relaxing poses while she sings adult lullabies to them. Music and chanting facilitates the process by providing a luxurious, peaceful space for the mind to rest while the body relaxes, rebalances, and restores itself.
Teachers & Presenters
avatar for Johanna Beekman

Johanna Beekman

Johanna Sings
Johanna Beekman is an internationally acclaimed singer/songwriter, chant/kirtan artist, yoga teacher, vocal teacher, recording artist, and event producer.Johanna is loved for her rich, soulful voice, her radiant spirit, and her inspiring songs and chants that tap deeply into our collective... Read More →
Sunday May 31, 2026 1:15pm - 2:45pm MDT
The Other Tent
 
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