Smoky Mountain Yoga & Wellness Festival
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Planning
Starting at 10am on June 21st, we will host fitness classes, workshops, wisdom and wellness talks, live music and entertainment, Vendor Village with dozens of local artists, artisans and wellness related products, as well as a variety of delicious food and beverage options, Imagination Station – which will be a children’s activity area, all culminating with a dynamic Closing Ceremony at 8pm. This will be an indoor and outdoor event with classes and activities in Queen Auditorium, in the Axis Studio and the in-house artists here in the Friendship Center will open their studios and galleries to you. Outdoors will be Vendor Village and classes and entertainment on The Green in the adjacent sports field.
Where: The festival is being held at the Folkmoot Friendship Center, home of Folkmoot USA, the largest and longest-running dance festival in the world, and home to 10 artists and community organization studios, including Axis Yoga.
What is International Day of Yoga? In 2014, the Prime Minister of India introduced the idea of creating a day honoring the traditions of yoga and whole-body wellness in a speech to the United Nations. Soon after, India’s ambassador sponsored a resolution to declare June 21st, also Summer Solstice, the day of the year with the greatest amount of sunlight, International Day of Yoga.
With 177 supporting nations, the most of any resolution ever, it passed and on June 21st, 2015, the inaugural event took place in New Delhi with more than 36,000 people, including the Prime Minister, performing 21 asanas, or yoga poses, for 35 minutes. Since then, the holiday has been celebrated globally with special events and festivals, and now, Haywood County will join the movement.
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For The Funnest Event Of The Year.
Our Sponsors
Axis Yoga - Presenting Sponsor
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Co-Sponsor & Location of Event
Co-Sponsor
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Who Should Come?
This isn't just a yoga event! This is an event that will have workshops on wellness marketing, fitness classes, meditations, sound bowl sessions, training, live entertainment, and so much more. Everyone in the wellness community and beyond is welcome to join us.
We will have a mocktail bar all day with food trucks and local goodies to munch on. Plus, we are three minutes from our beautiful Downtown Main Street that boasts great places to eat and shops to peruse while on a break, or inbetween classes.
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Registration
You can purchase a single ticket to attend any one fitness class or workshop, a pass for unlimited fitness classes, a pass for unlimited workshops or a VIP Passport granting access to unlimited classes, workshops and receive a Wellness Swag Bag!
