EVENT SCHEDULE
Subject to change
DOORS OPEN
9 am
We can't wait to open the doors to Summerhall and welcome you to this year's Ed Yoga Fest.
Please have your QR Codes ready so we can get you scanned in and on your mats as soon as possible.
Tickets will be available to purchase on the door - card only.
MAIN STUDIO
VINYASA - MEGHAN, AIR WELLNESS & YOGA
9.30-11 am
In Megan's class you will move through vinyasa flow yoga to allow you to build confidence in the movements, poses & transitions. Focus will be brought to linking breath with movement helping you to experience the moving meditation quality which is vinyasa, while both stretching & strengthening the body.
Kit requirements: Block
90 mins
TECHCUBE
ASHTANGA BASICS - ANA, FIT 2 SHINE
9.30 - 11 am
In this 90-minute class you will go over Ashtanga Primary Series sequence to help you build solid Ashtanga practice at home. Attending studio classes is nice but it is really important to have a home practice so that life doesn't get in the way if you can't get to a studio or use a yoga video. If you have 15-90 minutes a few times a week, you will be able to develop a practice that helps you stay strong and focused, both on and off the mat.
Kit requirements: Strap & Block
90 mins
MAIN STUDIO
SEASONAL FLOW - LIANNE, FLOW BY SEASON
11.15 am-12 pm
Seasonal Yoga is a vinyasa style practice rooted in Traditional Chinese Medicine. We look to nature for cues on energetic & emotional states and the intention & focus of our practices changes with the changing seasons reflecting nature’s energy. In September we’ll be in Late Summer in the Earth element. A transitional season as we move from peak yang of Summer into the yin months. We are returning to centre, we have a real focus on grounding after the heady heights of Summer. In this class you will work on stability and strength, fostering self acceptance and self worth.
Kit requirements: Block
45 mins
TECHCUBE
YOGA FOUNDATIONS - JEN, CHAOS & CALM
11.15 am-12 pm
This class concentrates on the building blocks of yoga, spending more time on encouraging attendees to understand their own experience rather than delving into complex or complicated asana practice. Jen will also focus on guiding people to make a choice about what they do in a yoga class rather than religiously following a teachers instructions. This class is great for beginners because it takes some of the fear away from being bendy enough or following and understanding a teacher. It also worked well with more experienced yogi's who may have become stuck in a certain way of practicing, or haven't been given different options.
Kit requirements: Block
45 mins
CLASSROOM
GET UNSTUCK & MANIFEST A VIBRANT LIFE TALK - HANNAH BUCHAN COACHING
11.15 am - 12 pm
Hannah is a coach who specialises in getting women unstuck and living more. Through storytelling this workshop will explore the science and stories behind how you can move from niggling discontent to living in a way that lights you up (often without changing any of the big stuff).
11.15am Classroom
45 mins
MAIN STUDIO
CLASSICAL HATHA YOGA - STEPHANIE, STEPHANIE YOGA
12.15 - 1.15 pm
This Classical Hatha class includes warm up, āsana, prāṇāyāma & relaxation,. You will be taken on a jouney to explore how you can integrate these into your practice.
Kit requirements: Strap & Block
45 min
SMALL STUDIO
PREPERATION TO SPLITS WORKSHOP - ANA, FIT 2 SHINE
12.15 - 1 pm
The full splits is a pose that makes a good party trick and looks impressive on photos. For many of us, it can also feel unachievable. While this workshop realistically won’t get you from zero to full splits, it will equip you with stretches that will gradually get your hips, glutes and hamstrings closer to this feat of flexibility. A great way to progress in your yoga practice, from home.
Kit requirements: Blocks & Straps
45 mins
MAIN STUDIO
LET IT WASH AWAY - ENIKO, YOGA GOODNESS WITH ENIKO
1.15 - 2.15 pm
Let it wash away is a dynamic vinyasa flow class working with the element of water. You will work on finding connection to the flow of one moment into the next, staying fluid, balanced, and open as we move. The class will peak with a water ritual - using little face towels (please provide your own) and tubs filled with water, you will perform a physical ritual of cleansing: washing away all our doubts, fears and obstacles - anything that appears to obstruct our connection to ourselves, our connection to the now. If you use blocks in your practice, please feel free to bring them along for this class!
Kit requirements: Face Cloth & Block
1 Hour
MAIN STUDIO
YIN YOGA - NATASHA, BUTTERFLY MINDS
2.30 - 3.15 pm
Yin Yoga is suitable for anyone who is able to practice on the ground. Postures are held for 3-5 minutes on the ground or close to the ground to allow a physical and emotional release of stress and tension. in this class you will guided through a short pranayma and a couple of movements before beginning the Yin Yoga sequence. The practice ends with a restful Savasana.
Kit requirements: Block, Bolster & Blanket (all optional)
45 mins
TECHCUBE
COMING BACK TO CENTRE FLOW - ZURI, SEASONAL ZURI -
2.30 - 3.15 pm
Seasonal Yoga connects the yogic tradition with its neighbouring TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine), to align you with the changing energies throughout the different seasons. September is the time of year to come back to our centres and be satisfied with what was achieved in the active Summer. The energy is slowing down and the focus of the practice will be to build up self worth and a feeling of satisfaction. This class will be a grounding flow that'll stimulate the meridian lines of the season, which are the spleen and the stomach, releasing any blockages and letting the energy flow freely.
No Kit Requirements
45 mins
SMALL STUDIO
LET'S TAKE FRUSTRATION OUT OF MEDITATION WORKSHOP - SIMONE MOIR
2.30 - 3.15 pm
In this workshop you will take away one powerful quantum activation exercise that positively influences all 7 DIMENSIONS into balance in less than 15 min. No experience needed and all levels welcome.
Have you given up on meditation? You will explore and transform the most POWERFUL ELEMENT often missed. One simple practice to address all 7 Dimensions of you. Using this 15 min quantum activation will get you into FLOW uncovers your strains and energy leaks in your system so you can tune into balancing and healing at the highest level with ease and curiosity.
Block required
45 mins
MAIN STUDIO
PRANA LOTUS - KRISTINA, PRANA FLOW
3.30 - 4.15 pm
This class entails gentle movement and expressive somatic flow and is a gently flowing yoga class focussing on energetics of the practice taught in a trauma informed and inclusive way.
No Kit Requirements
45 mins
TECHCUBE
CREATIVE VINYASSA - PIA, HOLISTICA YOGA & AYURVEDA
3.30 - 4.15 pm
Pia will teach this creative vinyasa with lot's of added movement inspired from elsewhere, accompanied with breathwork and chanting. The pace and intensity of the class slowly builds up as you move to the peak pose/the most challenging sequence of the class to be then gently slow back again. Pia likes to call this class a self-discovery through the movement and breath, finding one's freedom and self expression.
Kit requirements: Strap & Block
45 mins
CLASSROOM
SIMPLIFYING THE NUTRITIONAL NOISE TALK - ASHLEY ROY NUTRITION
3.30 - 4.15 pm
Do you feel overwhelmed by the plethora of information going around about what to eat/what not to eat? Are you tired of fad diets? We are all busier, more stressed and time poor than we have ever been. This session will simplify the nutritional noise around supporting your mental and physical health with food. You will leave armed with nutritional tools and tips rooted in joy and nourishment.
45 mins
THE MEADOWS
OUTDOOR, WELLBEING & MINDFULLNESS ADVENTURE - WANDER WOMEN
4 - 5.30 pm
Anna set up WanderWomen in 2018, empowering women in the outdoors. Facilitating outstanding, award-nominated Outdoor events in a unique mix of mindfulness and adventure in and around Edinburgh, you will be treated to some thinking space, stepping away from screens and worries, and connect to like-hearted women.
With only 8 places available, these sessions are sure to fill up fast. (There will be a small extra charge to attend this bespoke outdoor adventure in the Meadows.)
4pm Meet at main entrance
Please bring suitable footwear, water proofs, bottled water, a mug, and plenty of warm layers, as well as a journal to take notes.
Snacks and hot drinks are provided.
90 mins
MAIN STUDIO
DRU YOGA - CHANDRA & LILLY, DRU SCOTLAND
4.30 - 5.15 pm
A Dru class format with our signature Energy Block Release sequence (or EBR), a traditional posture taught in the flowing Dru style incorporating the multi-koshic experience and our Dru 4 stage relaxation.
Kit requirements - blanket, cushion, block & strap or other items as needed to make your experience easy and soothing
45 mins
TECHCUBE
BREATHE WORKSHOP - THE YOGA CROW
4.30 - 5.15 pm
This workshop is an opportunity to understand the importance of the breath, how to breathe well and why mouth breathing and shallow breathing does not support us.
Caroline is a trauma informed yoga teacher who has been practising yoga for 25 years, with over 1000 hours of training, she guides inclusive yoga classes in Edinburgh and online for adults and young people with special interests and long covid.
Kit requirements: Straps & Blocks required
45 mins
SMALL STUDIO
PRACTICAL ENERGY THERAPY WORKSHOP - SIMONE MOIR
4.30 - 5.15pm
We all know when our energy is off - either too low or buzzy nearly electrical and nervous. Imagine it would be childs play to balance yourself and help loved ones energy shift from:
worry to calm
fear to trust
rage to tolerance
sadness to gratitude
fake to true
Learn about the difference between vibration and energy to find more ease and flow in your life. The outer world follows the innerworld - every time 100%
No Kit Required
45 mins
MAIN STUDIO TECHNO/DISCO CLOSING PARTY - ANA, FIT 2 SHINE
5.30-6.30 pm
Spacey Beats Yoga is Ana’s tribute to the 5 AM chill-out tents at electronic music festivals, where everything and anything was possible.
Ed Yoga Fest will wrap up with a free form of slow vinyasa yoga done to the beats of electronic music, from downtempo to experimental house to melodic techno to occasional electro pop, or, put simply, Ana’s favorite dance stuff. Combining the power of electronic music and yoga, this playful class is a great way to let loose and unwind without necessarily having to stay up all night. The perfect way to celebrate the end of Ed Yoga Fest 2022!