World Yoga Festival

World Yoga Festival Festival-meets-retreat, celebrating all forms of traditional yoga in the UK. Yoga is more than asanas More in harmony with your natural state of being.
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LEARN, REJUVENATE & ENJOY

With over 1800 people from over 40 nations celebrating classes, workshops and concerts, the World Yoga Festival has become the largest Yoga festival in the World. The festival wonderfully integrates Meditation, Yoga, Ayurveda, Astrology and Knowledge through great masters from the authentic traditions of all eight aspects of Yoga on a path to non-dual Self-Realisation.

If you are seeking more than just exercise, if you wish to awaken through mindfully moving, breathing and monitoring your thoughts then this festival is for you. Learn to overcome the trance of day-to-day living by making whatever you think, say or do more meaningful. Learn to live fully. The festival is also a time for great enjoyment. Dancing and music performances from world class performers will take you into a different realm of experience giving your mind a chance to rest and connect with the moment once more.

100% vegetarian and alcohol-free. The is a retreat and a festival combined. The very best of vegetarian and vegan food without the need for alcohol makes this true nourishment for the soul as well as an opportunity to learn and be transformed through the timeless, authentic teachings. World Yoga Festival is the main fundraising event of the ARSHAKULA FOUNDATION. UK Registered Charity No. 1171708

A Collective Prayer for Peace - the Closing Ceremony at World Yoga Festival 2026 🕊️ As the final act of World Yoga Festi...
05/06/2026

A Collective Prayer for Peace - the Closing Ceremony at World Yoga Festival 2026 🕊️

As the final act of World Yoga Festival 2026 and in celebration of our 10th year, we invite everyone to come together in a powerful collective prayer for peace.

Before we part ways and return to our homes, we will gather as one community and chant the ancient Vedic peace prayers.

In a world that often feels divided and uncertain, let us unite our voices, hearts, and intentions in a prayer for the wellbeing of all beings everywhere. The closing ceremony is one of the most beautiful and moving moments of the festival. When hundreds of people chant together with a shared intention, it creates a powerful atmosphere of peace, harmony, and unity.

We warmly encourage all participants to stay until the very end and be part of this special offering to the world. Let us conclude our time together not only with gratitude for what we have received, but with a heartfelt prayer for peace for all. Lokāḥ Samastāḥ Sukhino Bhavantu - may all beings everywhere be happy and free.

🙏 Join us. Stay for the closing ceremony. Add your voice to this collective prayer for our world.

Laughing Yogi Joe H***e of Laughteryogaforjoy is returning to lead his fun and popular laughter yoga workshops for the 1...
04/06/2026

Laughing Yogi Joe H***e of Laughteryogaforjoy is returning to lead his fun and popular laughter yoga workshops for the 10th year of World Yoga Festival!

Laughter yoga for joy is ‘Being Here Now, Joyfully’. It is a spontaneous, movement-based and interactive approach to increase our enjoyment of being alive. It is inherently ‘light’ and spontaneous and combines high energy with relaxation and stillness. Sessions encourage connection, engagement and creativity in a safely held yet interactive space. We combine embodiment, breath and voice to increase our awareness and open ourselves to warm-hearted, expansive connection.

📅 Join us 30 July - 2 August 2026
📍 Henley Showground, Henley-on-Thames
🎟️ Book now: https://yogafestival.ticketsrv.co.uk/tickets/Admission

02/06/2026

Join Alison for an Ecstatic Dance Journey at this year’s World Yoga Festival and experience the physical, emotional and mental wellbeing benefits of sound and movement therapy. Movement is conscious, intuitive and spontaneous as you allow the vibrations of the sound to resonate in whichever way feels right for you. You’ll be invited to be curious with your exploration of your body and movements, to bring moment by moment awareness to what’s moving through you. The invitation is to drop out of the mind and connect with the body more deeply and freely, returning to your natural state. This is a safe container, offering respect to our fellow dancers and their space, keeping to the guidelines of no chat, no shoes, no drugs, no alcohol. Alison runs Just BE Sound and Movement Therapy, and Ecstatic Dance Berkshire, hosting regular dances, sound baths, retreats and Medicine Dance outdoor community gatherings. She qualified in Sound and Movement Therapy with the British Academy of Sound Therapy (BAST). 📅 Join us 30 July - 2 August 2026 📍 Henley Showground, Henley-on-Thames.

👀 It's the moment you've all been waiting for - the provisional timetable is here! 🥳 Although still subject to change, w...
01/06/2026

👀 It's the moment you've all been waiting for - the provisional timetable is here! 🥳

Although still subject to change, we hope it will help give an idea of the wide range of classes on offer this year to celebrate 10 years of World Yoga Festival!

Claire McBride is returning to the Family Area for another year as part of the WYF team 🧡
27/05/2026

Claire McBride is returning to the Family Area for another year as part of the WYF team 🧡

27/05/2026

The wonderful Teen Yoga Foundation are very excited to have their 9th year at World Yoga Festival! Come and find them in the Teen Yoga Tent where they’ll be sharing philosophy talks, creative arts & crafts, and chat more about the work their charity does to support young people through yoga. They can’t wait to connect with you there 💛

27/05/2026

A message from Swami Nityananda from the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre who will be teaching this year at World Yoga Festival! 📅 Join us 30 July - 2 August 2026 📍Henley Showground, Henley-on-Thames

Don’t miss Jesse Bannister’s mantra workshop at this year’s World Yoga Festival - ‘Raga: The Yoga of Sound’. Join Jesse ...
25/05/2026

Don’t miss Jesse Bannister’s mantra workshop at this year’s World Yoga Festival - ‘Raga: The Yoga of Sound’.

Join Jesse for an immersive and interactive workshop exploring the spacious world of Vedic sound through rāga, voice and sound yoga practices. Using simple vocal and listening exercises, you will explore how sound can help tune body, breath and awareness, opening a doorway into stillness, presence and inner resonance. The session includes live demonstrations of Indian rāga on saxophone, guided sound meditations, vocal exploration, and deep listening with retuned piano and resonant soundscapes. No musical experience is needed. You are welcome to listen, sing, hum, meditate - or simply rest in the sound.

📅 Join us 30 July - 2 August 2026
📍 Henley Showground, Henley-on-Thames
🎟️ Book now: https://yogafestival.ticketsrv.co.uk/tickets/Admission

World Yoga Festival is the perfect mix of deepening your asana practice, studying vedantic philosophy and allowing yours...
22/05/2026

World Yoga Festival is the perfect mix of deepening your asana practice, studying vedantic philosophy and allowing yourself to truly relax and enjoy.

📅 Join us 30 July - 2 August 2026
📍 Henley Showground, Henley-on-Thames
🎟️ Book now: https://yogafestival.ticketsrv.co.uk/tickets/Admission

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