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9:00am MDT

A Journey Inward: Yin Yoga Practice
Sunday September 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am MDT
In a world that rarely asks you to be still, yin invites you to drop beneath the surface and explore the quieter world within. Here, the body becomes a landscape. Stillness, the guide. Each posture, an invitation. Each breath, a homecoming.

This slow, contemplative yin yoga practice emphasizes long-held, floor-based postures that target the deeper connective tissues of the body. The class invites stillness, patience, and inward attention, and creates space for physical release and mental quiet.

Ideal as a complement to more dynamic practices, this session supports flexibility, joint health, and nervous system regulation while cultivating mindfulness and introspection.
Speakers
avatar for Cole Schlam

Cole Schlam

Speaker
Cole’s passion is to support everyday people as they safely and playfully step into their own confidence and connect deeply with themselves. Her method of choice: yoga. With curiosity and openness, its benefits can run deep. Her own practice has been a pillar through times of discomfort... Read More →
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Augusta Gruhlke

Support Team, Denver Yoga Summit
Sunday September 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am MDT
- Stable Pavillion

9:00am MDT

The Steady Current: Slow Vinyasa Flow with Ryan Leier
Sunday September 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am MDT
In a modern world obsessed with speed, true mastery lies in slowing down. Roll out your mat on the expansive Main Stage Field and look out at the timeless majesty of the Rocky Mountains. Join globally renowned master educator Ryan Leier for a deliberately paced Vinyasa practice that honors the deep, traditional roots of the practice while stripping away the need for rush or force.

Drawing from decades of international study and global leadership, Ryan guides a steady, deeply thoughtful flow that treats transitions as their own beautiful destination. Instead of rushing to achieve a shape, this masterclass invites you to anchor into intelligent structural alignment, track your breath with precision, and feel deeply into the subtle energy of every posture. You will leave the main field feeling physically strong, mentally spacious, and profoundly integrated into your own present body. All levels, body types, and lineages are warmly welcomed to join this collective wave of movement.
Speakers
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Ryan Leier

Speaker, One Yoga
Ryan Leier is a globally recognized yoga teacher and community leader celebrated for profound dedication to the authentic teachings of yoga. Based in British Columbia, Canada, Ryan is the visionary behind the One Yoga movement and co-founder of Vinyasa Yoga for Youth, a non-profi... Read More →
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Jennifer Sukola

Support Team, Denver Yoga Summit
Sunday September 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am MDT
- Main Stage

9:00am MDT

Yoga for Your Dosha
Sunday September 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am MDT
Stop guessing which yoga style your body needs. Hosted against the natural elements of the Creek Garden, this 60-minute experiential workshop introduces the practical science of Āyurveda to help you customize a truly supportive daily practice.

The Doṣic Framework We Will Explore:
  • Vata (Air & Ether): For the creative, intuitive, and fast-moving mind that requires grounding and stability.
  • Pitta (Fire & Water): For the driven, intellectual, and high-achieving spirit that requires cooling and spaciousness.
  • Kapha (Earth & Water): For the steady, thorough, and solid body that requires stimulating movement and heat.
  • The Takeaway: Participate in three short, distinct movement sequences to physically feel the shift of each doṣa in your own system. Walk away with a clear diagnostic toolkit to audit your weekly yoga classes and protect your energetic balance.
Speakers Support Team
Sunday September 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am MDT
- The Rustic Barn

9:00am MDT

Language and the Craft of Teaching
Sunday September 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am MDT
ADMISSION NOTE: This exclusive session requires a Teacher Track Ticket for entry.

Go beyond mechanical cueing and discover how language can shape the "energetic architecture" of your classes. Drawing on decades of hosting YTTs, this workshop presents four distinct types of verbal communication designed to invoke specific mood and awareness states in real time. Just as an artist creates a bounty of color from basic pigments, you will learn to color your teaching with greater insight, precision, and levity.

Teaching is an intentional craft, not a haphazard act. While most 200-hour trainings provide the basics, this session offers the refinement needed to make your instructions feel "held" in the moment rather than rote. Through self-evaluation and collective wisdom sharing with fellow educators, you will transform your verbal approach into a powerful tool for student transformation.

Key Learning Objectives:
  • Self-Audit: Evaluate your dominant verbal style and identify areas for expansion.
  • Atmospheric Mastery: Understand how to invoke specific grades of attention through four core language types.
  • Peer Exchange: Participate in a collaborative forum to share and receive insights from the teaching community.


Upgrade to a Teacher Track Ticket to secure your spot and earn your CE credits!
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September Adamson

Support Team, Denver Yoga Summit
Sunday September 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am MDT
- Secret Garden

9:00am MDT

The Art of Reset: Kundalini Yoga, Breathwork & Nervous System Healing for the Modern Human
Sunday September 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am MDT
In a world driven by constant digital stimulation, chronic stress, and exhaustion, many of us are actively hunting for a way back to ourselves. Step into the open-air sanctuary of the Open Air Chapel for a profound, grounding masterclass engineered to completely recalibrate your body and mind.

Guided by international retreat leader and Yoga Adventure founder Dasa Das, this highly experiential workshop beautifully bridges ancient yogic wisdom with modern nervous system science. Moving far beyond rigid performance or perfection, Dasa Das introduces an accessible, heart-centered approach to Kundalini-inspired movement, intentional breathwork loops, somatic release, and vocal mantra integration. Surrounded by the fresh mountain breeze, you will learn practical, real-world tools to dismantle anxiety, release deep-seated tension, and regulate your biological stress response.

The Promise: This all-levels container is built for every body and every human experience. You will leave the chapel lawn feeling deeply grounded, emotionally balanced, energized, and profoundly connected to your surrounding community.
Speakers
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Dasa Das

International Retreat Leader & Somatic Guide, Dasa Das Yoga Adventure
Dasa Das is an international yoga teacher with a unique style serving the international yoga community. He is known for the love of life and being a servant to those who are going on the journey together as student and teacher. He brings uniqueness with his teaching as he combines... Read More →
Support Team
avatar for Julianna Pullis

Julianna Pullis

Support Team, Denver Yoga Summit
Julianna is a local yoga teacher and owner of a boutique studio called Golden Hour Yoga located in Highlands Square. She is thrilled to connect with fellow teachers and students of yoga and incredibly grateful to be a part of the support team. She looks forward to connecting with... Read More →
Sunday September 13, 2026 9:00am - 10:30am MDT
- Open Air Chapel

9:30am MDT

Strong Where You Sit: Chair-Based Yoga
Sunday September 13, 2026 9:30am - 10:30am MDT
Redefine your boundaries and unlock new physical momentum. Meet us beneath the shaded, vine-covered pathways of the beautiful Lavender Pergola for a refreshing 60-minute practice that blends movement with the healing fragrance of blooming lavender. Led by expert instructor Abigail Atkinson, this specialized masterclass uses the chair as a steady reference point to explore innovative seated movement and rock-solid, chair-supported standing postures.

This session is thoughtfully designed for practitioners who can walk, but may navigate balance challenges or movement limitations. Abigail offers a brilliant, joint-friendly blend of mobility exercises, accessible functional strength, and balance work.

You will leave the pergola feeling deeply empowered, structurally aligned, and completely attuned to your body's unique morning energy. All capabilities and bodies are warmly welcomed!
Speakers
avatar for Abigail Atkinson

Abigail Atkinson

Speaker, Well With Abigail
Abigail is a yoga teacher, educator, and adaptive yoga specialist whose work was shaped by her recovery from a cerebellar stroke in 2012. After relearning how to walk, she became deeply interested in what helps people rebuild strength, resilience, and self-trust in their bodies. Her teaching... Read More →
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Emma Dubas

Support Team, Denver Yoga Summit
Sunday September 13, 2026 9:30am - 10:30am MDT
- Lavender Pergola

10:20am MDT

Introduction to Pranayama
Sunday September 13, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am MDT
Breath is one of the most powerful—and underutilized—tools we have for regulating the nervous system, sharpening awareness, and changing how we respond to life.

In this experiential workshop, we’ll explore several foundational pranayama practices and how they directly influence energy, mood, focus, and emotional regulation. Rather than treating breathwork as an abstract concept, we’ll look at when and why to use specific techniques—whether you’re feeling anxious, depleted, overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected.

Simple, Intelligent Breath Practices
Prāṇāyāma does not need to be intimidating, esoteric, or reserved for seated workshops.
And yet, many yoga teachers either skip it entirely in asana classes or overcomplicate it to the point where students feel confused or disconnected.

This session is about practicality and discernment.

In this applied workshop, Arundhati B shares the exact prāṇāyāma practices she weaves into her movement-based classes — intelligently, safely, and with clear purpose.

You will learn:
• Which breath practices integrate naturally into asana sequences
• How to layer prāṇāyāma without disrupting class flow
• When to stimulate, when to settle, and how to read the room
• How to cue simply without diluting depth
• The difference between teaching technique and cultivating experience

This is not about adding complexity. It is about adding clarity.
Whether you are a newer teacher or seasoned educator, you will leave with practical tools you can use immediately — and a deeper confidence in guiding breath within dynamic classes.
Speakers
avatar for Arundhati Baitmangalker

Arundhati Baitmangalker

Speaker
Arundhati Baitmangalkar is one of the most recognized yoga teachers in the country today. Born and raised in South India, Aru's formal training runs deep and traditional: she studied in Mysore and Bangalore, India, including under senior disciples of B.K.S. Iyengar, grounding her practice in classical... Read More →
Sunday September 13, 2026 10:20am - 11:20am MDT
- The Rustic Barn

10:30am MDT

The Devi Mahatmya: Awakening the Power Within
Sunday September 13, 2026 10:30am - 12:30pm MDT
The Devi Mahatmya is one of the most profound mythological transmissions within the yogic tradition. It is an unfolding of the Divine Feminine as creator, sustainer, and destroyer. In this teaching, the Goddess is not a distant deity, but an intelligent, living force that arises whenever balance is disrupted meeting illusion, limitation, and fragmentation with radical clarity and grace. This workshop is an immersion into the myth as a living map of consciousness. Rather than studying it as symbolism alone, we enter its field, allowing the narrative to mirror the inner process of transformation.

Through story, meditation, practice, and inquiry, you will be invited to experience the myth as a mirror of inner transformation, the Goddess as living intelligence, and the cyclical nature of creation, preservation, and dissolution. You will also receive an initiation into three Kriya techniques that you can integrate into your own classes, offering practical tools to guide students into embodied states of awareness, energetic clarity, and inner stillness through lived experience rather than concept.
Speakers
avatar for Catherine Wetenkamp

Catherine Wetenkamp

Support Team, Denver Yoga Summit
Catherine Wetenkamp guides others into their deepest power with clarity, reverence, and transformative presence. As a lineage-rooted educator, storyteller, and visionary guide, Cat is the founder of Seek Yoga Collective (formerly Kintsugi Yoga), a community built for seekers to... Read More →
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Augusta Gruhlke

Support Team, Denver Yoga Summit
Sunday September 13, 2026 10:30am - 12:30pm MDT
- Stable Pavillion

10:45am MDT

Rocket Yoga Masterclass & Live Beats with Sol Rising
Sunday September 13, 2026 10:45am - 11:45am MDT
No pose has to be perfect before you try it, and every single body belongs in this space. Meet us on the Main Stage Field for an explosive, high-vibe celebration of strength, flight, and play. Led by Denver native and movement specialist Bri Leonard, and powered live by the euphoric, genre-bending sounds of international touring sensation DJ Sol Rising, this Rocket Yoga masterclass is designed to push your boundaries and leave you completely changed.

Rooted in traditional Ashtanga lineages but heavily remixed for modern bodies, Rocket Yoga strips away the stiffness of standard practice. Drawing from her background in competitive dance and cheerleading, Bri infuses every single transition with absolute precision and joyful athleticism. Expect creative transitions, accessible arm balances, and empowering inversions built for practitioners who want to be challenged while having serious fun. Come ready to sweat, fly, and celebrate your power under the open Colorado sky!
Speakers
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Bri Leonard

Speaker
Bri Leonard is a lifelong mover and a dynamic yoga instructor known for her high-energy classes that blend physical intensity with deep spiritual connection. Rooted in competitive dance and cheerleading, she found her passion for yoga after moving to Boulder in 2014 and has been teaching professionally... Read More →
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Jennifer Sukola

Support Team, Denver Yoga Summit
Sunday September 13, 2026 10:45am - 11:45am MDT
- Main Stage

11:00am MDT

Hands as Gateway: Directing Energy Through Mudra
Sunday September 13, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Mudrās are far more than symbolic hand shapes, they are precise, subtle technological tools for directing and regulating the flow of life force (prāṇa) throughout your entire body and mind. Step into the quiet sanctuary of the Secret Garden for a rare, multi-sensory workshop led by master Denver educator and Yoga on the Rocks instructor Patricia Wetmore.

Moving far beyond dry, abstract theory, Patricia leverages her 34-year background in education and psychology to deliver a deeply felt, experiential masterclass. You will explore how specific hand gestures can be actively layered into your meditation, breathwork, mantra, and asana to instantly deepen presence and expand your awareness. Through guided Himalayan Kriya sequences that seamlessly combine breath and sound, you will learn how to use these "energetic seals" to alter your internal tone and soothe your nervous system. Leave this garden oasis with a powerful, hidden toolkit to enrich your personal practice and carry the medicine of yoga off the mat.
Speakers
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Patricia Wetmore

Speaker
Patricia Wetmore is a highly experienced Denver-based yoga educator recognized for her grounded presence and her ability to empower students to step beyond their comfort zones. With over 3,500 hours of teaching experience, Patricia specializes in Hot Power Vinyasa, Heated Yin, an... Read More →
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September Adamson

Support Team, Denver Yoga Summit
Sunday September 13, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm MDT
- Secret Garden

11:00am MDT

Two-Minute In-Class Workshops to Empower Your Students
Sunday September 13, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm MDT
ADMISSION NOTE: Access to this session requires a Full Teacher Summit Pass or a Teacher Track Add-On Ticket for entry and CE credit tracking.

Many alignment cues go completely unheard while students are deep in their physical flow. Or, worse, a student internally hears "you're doing it wrong," even when that is not what you said. The result is a student who leaves feeling self-conscious, a class that loses its physical momentum, and an instructor who stops offering alignment cues altogether out of frustration.

Join Denver Yoga Summit founder and master educator Brittany Hopkins Switlick for an invaluable, practical workshop that delivers the ultimate solution to cueing fatigue. Content from Brittany's elite 300-hour Advanced Leadership Teacher Training, this session teaches a repeatable, four-step formula for delivering powerful alignment insights mid-class in under two minutes flat.

Core Curriculum Competencies:
  • Momentum Preservation: Learn to deliver a comprehensive, multi-layered alignment insight mid-class in two minutes or less without stalling class flow.
  • Empowerment Framing: Master the psychological linguistic shifts required to frame physical alignment cues so students experience a new possibility rather than criticism.
  • The Four-Point Connection: Discover how to seamlessly connect a single structural cue to real-time safety, physical strength, breath capacity, or cross-pose application.
  • Real-Time Discernment: Upgrade your scanning eye to spot alignment opportunities in real time, knowing exactly when to deploy the formula versus when to keep the class moving.
  • Note: This is a limited-capacity, hands-on laboratory. Please ensure you have upgraded your Visitors Center to a Teacher Track Ticket
Speakers
avatar for Brittany Hopkins-Switlick

Brittany Hopkins-Switlick

Support Team, Denver Yoga Summit
Brittany Hopkins Switlick is a seasoned yoga educator, keynote speaker, and personal growth guide with over 20 years of experience. Based in Colorado, she is the founder of Lotus Yoga School (formerly Container Collective Yoga), where she has guided hundreds of students and aspiring teachers through transformative 200-hour and 300-hour programs. A former professional dancer and world traveler, Brittany’s teaching style is grounded, heart-centered, and deeply practical... Read More →
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Emma Dubas

Support Team, Denver Yoga Summit
Sunday September 13, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm MDT
- Lavender Pergola

11:00am MDT

The Flower of Life: Reimagining Connection Beyond Hierarchy presented by Yoga Center of Denver
Sunday September 13, 2026 11:00am - 12:15pm MDT
What if the social and physical structures we move within (both on and off the mat) were not built on hierarchy, but on pure, radiant interconnection?

Presented by the Yoga Center of Denver and hosted in the spectacular Open Air Chapel, this experiential masterclass begins with a singular, revolutionary question: Can you recognize yourself as one sun among many suns, equally essential: not above, and not below? Guided by master lineage holder, multidisciplinary artist, and Kutuhala Yoga Shala founder Vinita Mundluru, participants will physically arrange their mats into the sacred geometric grid of the Flower of Life pattern.

The journey opens with a grounding internal meditation before launching into a rich asana flow guided by ancient storytelling and Vedantic philosophy. Midway through, the energy shifts into an active, eyes-open authentic relating ritual of real contact and presence, inviting you to meet your peers as living points in the exact same cosmic pattern. Tracing the threads between classical duality and ultimate wholeness, this session doesn't just describe connection—it actively demonstrates it. Leave your mat having lived the practice, completely anchored in your creative birthright.
Speakers
avatar for Vinita Mundluru

Vinita Mundluru

Speaker
Vinita Mundluru is an Indo-American multidisciplinary artist, E-RYT 500, and devoted student of the practices she teaches. With over 20 years performing Bharatanatyam, 4,000+ hours of teaching experience, and seven led 200-hour teacher trainings, she brings a depth of lineage and craft that is rare... Read More →
Support Team
avatar for Julianna Pullis

Julianna Pullis

Support Team, Denver Yoga Summit
Julianna is a local yoga teacher and owner of a boutique studio called Golden Hour Yoga located in Highlands Square. She is thrilled to connect with fellow teachers and students of yoga and incredibly grateful to be a part of the support team. She looks forward to connecting with... Read More →
Sponsors
avatar for Yoga Center of Denver

Yoga Center of Denver

Summit Partner Studio
Located on South Broadway, we are a holistic hub for all walks of life – from cradle to grave. Providing a nurturing space for embodied wellness, supporting individuals and the greater Denver community through practice, education, and connection. Through high-quality offerings... Read More →
Sunday September 13, 2026 11:00am - 12:15pm MDT
- Open Air Chapel

11:30am MDT

Dynamic Stability: Teaching Yoga That Builds Resilient Joints (hyper/hypo mobility)
Sunday September 13, 2026 11:30am - 1:00pm MDT
Many yoga classes chase depth — longer holds, deeper stretches, bigger shapes. But joints don’t become more stable from hanging out at end range — they become more resilient when the muscles that support them are actively engaged and intelligently loaded.

In this workshop designed specifically for yoga instructors, we’ll explore how dynamic, muscle-driven movement builds joint stability more effectively than static holds or passive stretching alone. We’ll break down the different ways muscles support joint motion — concentrically, eccentrically, and isometrically — and why each plays a critical role in creating strength that translates off the mat.

You’ll learn how to harness the stabilizing system of the body to create practices that feel strong, adaptable, and sustainable. These tools are especially powerful for students with hypermobility, arthritis, or a history of injury — but they elevate every class you teach.

You’ll leave with practical drills, refined cueing language, and a more nuanced understanding of joint mechanics — so you can build strength inside mobility and teach in a way that develops true resilience for your students.
Speakers Support Team
avatar for Shari Turney

Shari Turney

Support Team, Denver Yoga Summit
Sunday September 13, 2026 11:30am - 1:00pm MDT
- The Rustic Barn

12:30pm MDT

Advanced Chakra Embodiment & Sol Rising Live Soundscape
Sunday September 13, 2026 12:30pm - 2:00pm MDT
You won’t just learn the map of your energetic anatomy—you will physically feel it. Meet us on the Main Stage Field for a profound exploration of the subtle body and the hidden channels through which your raw life force moves. Guided by master somatic educator and shamanic practitioner Jessa Lin Rose, and powered live by the euphoric, genre-bending beats of international touring sensation DJ Sol Rising, this masterclass bridges the gap between ancient practice and modern neurological pattern transformation.

Jessa holds a rare mastery-level background in neurolinguistics and nearly a decade of immersion in shamanic lineages, allowing her to bring absolute depth and clinical precision to spaces that are often diluted or abstract.

Moving together against the backdrop of the Rockies, you will use dynamic movement, intentional breathwork sequences, and vocal sound integration to actively perceive and interact with the unseen biofield. Sol Rising—a former DMC finalist with over 200 million streams—weaves an exclusive, live electronic soundscape of ambient, chill-trap, and lo-fi textures to safely guide your nervous system into an expanded state of awareness. Leave the field with a radical connection to your intuition, an unshakeable sense of personal sovereignty, and a deep cellular reset.
Speakers
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Jessa Lin Rose

Speaker
Jessa Lin Rose has completed mastery-level training in neurolinguistics and has spent nearly a decade immersed in shamanic traditions. This combination of study is rare. Most practitioners come from one world or the other. Jessa works at the threshold where they meet.

She is a Mas... Read More →
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Jennifer Sukola

Support Team, Denver Yoga Summit
avatar for Liliana McVey

Liliana McVey

Support Team, Denver Yoga Summit
Sunday September 13, 2026 12:30pm - 2:00pm MDT
- Main Stage

12:30pm MDT

The 3rd Pāda: Meditation as a Way of Being
Sunday September 13, 2026 12:30pm - 2:30pm MDT
Many treat meditation as an isolated task: something we check off for twenty minutes before the chaotic pace of the day takes over. The third chapter of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras asks a radical, different question: What if meditative awareness was not a rigid practice you returned to, but the very way you lived your life?

Step into the quiet sanctuary of the Secret Garden for a profound masterclass with legendary author, healer, and lineage master Nischala Joy Devi. Drawing directly from her globally celebrated, feminine-rooted translation, The Secret Power of Yoga, Nischala guides participants into the deeper mysteries of the Vibhūti Pāda (the third chapter).

Together, you will explore how the mechanics of sustained, unbroken awareness (saṃyama) shape not just your inner landscape, but your immediate relationships, your daily choices, and how you show up in the world each day. This is an intimate, contemplative inquiry that gives you the rare time to sit inside ancient scripture, quiet the mind, and physically feel where these truths live in your modern adulthood experience.
Speakers Support Team
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Mark Machac

Support Team, Denver Yoga Summit


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September Adamson

Support Team, Denver Yoga Summit
Sunday September 13, 2026 12:30pm - 2:30pm MDT
- Secret Garden

1:00pm MDT

The Sound of Lineage: Sūtra Chanting with Ryan Leier
Sunday September 13, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm MDT
Many of us try to study the Yoga Sūtras with our intellect. This session invites you to experience them through your bones. Escape the main festival rush and step into the private, shaded sanctuary of the Creek Garden for a rare, vocal immersion. Guided by globally celebrated master teacher Ryan Leier, this experiential workshop transforms the Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali into a living, breathing meditation through the ancient practice of sacred chanting.

Surrounded by native Colorado wildflowers and the soothing rush of Deer Creek, you will learn how to use your own voice, breath, and vocal vibration to unlock the deeper layers of scriptural wisdom. Rather than analyzing definitions, Ryan uses the math and resonance of the Sanskrit alphabet to automatically quiet mental static, open the heart center, and regulate the nervous system. You don't need any chanting experience, and you don't need to know Sanskrit. You need only to show up, sit close to the earth, and be willing to listen and echo.
Speakers
avatar for Ryan Leier

Ryan Leier

Speaker, One Yoga
Ryan Leier is a globally recognized yoga teacher and community leader celebrated for profound dedication to the authentic teachings of yoga. Based in British Columbia, Canada, Ryan is the visionary behind the One Yoga movement and co-founder of Vinyasa Yoga for Youth, a non-profi... Read More →
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Mary Connolly Savoy

Support Team, Denver Yoga Summit
Sunday September 13, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm MDT
- Creek Garden

1:00pm MDT

The Missing Piece in Yoga: Mastering Internal Hip Rotation & Pelvic Stability
Sunday September 13, 2026 1:00pm - 2:30pm MDT
Did you know that your traditional yoga practice might be creating a structural blind spot? Many practitioners and teachers unknowingly overemphasize external hip rotation (think Pigeon Pose, Warrior II, and tree pose), inadvertently creating chronic instability in the SI joint, lower back, and pelvis.

Led by elite movement coach and Exercise Physiologist Nick Venuti, this eye-opening workshop unpacks the critical biomechanics of hip health. Drawing from his extensive training and his work coaching everyday professionals up to NHL players, Nick introduces the vital role that internal rotation plays in long-term joint longevity.

This is an interactive masterclass where science meets self-awareness. You will learn easy-to-implement corrective drills, isolated yoga/Pilates-based activations, and clever sequencing strategies designed to restore global balance to the pelvic ring.

The Takeaway: Step off the mat with a radical new understanding of pelvic stability, balanced hip function, and an actionable template to protect your lower back from injury.

Who it is for: An essential workshop for yoga teachers wanting to upgrade their cueing safety, as well as dedicated practitioners navigating mysterious low-back or hip tweakiness.
Speakers
avatar for Nick Venuti

Nick Venuti

Speaker
Nick Venuti is an Exercise Physiologist, yoga teacher, and founder of The Healthy Yinzer, a wellness platform blending functional strength, yoga, Pilates, mindset coaching, and nutrition into accessible solutions for rebuilding health. Before coaching clients worldwide or teaching free yoga to thousands online, Nick was the one who needed rebuilding, turning to yoga... Read More →
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Michael Donovan

Support Team, Denver Yoga Summit
Sunday September 13, 2026 1:00pm - 2:30pm MDT
- Stable Pavillion

1:00pm MDT

Adaptive Foundations: Chair Yoga Essentials for Teaching with Confidence
Sunday September 13, 2026 1:00pm - 2:30pm MDT
A 90-minute hands-on lab for chair-based classes: smart sequencing, prop strategies, and adaptable variations you can use immediately. Join Abigail for fresh inspiration on making yoga more inclusive for people living with disabilities, chronic illnesses, injuries, or older adults. In this Teacher Track workshop, you’ll learn chair yoga essentials you can use right away: how to set up the chair and props for support and stability, how to build chair sequences that feel cohesive (not random), and how to create useful posture variations so students with different physical abilities can participate. You’ll move, test prop set-ups, and practice adapting common shapes in real time, then leave with a chair yoga sequence you can start using now.
Speakers
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Abigail Atkinson

Speaker, Well With Abigail
Abigail is a yoga teacher, educator, and adaptive yoga specialist whose work was shaped by her recovery from a cerebellar stroke in 2012. After relearning how to walk, she became deeply interested in what helps people rebuild strength, resilience, and self-trust in their bodies. Her teaching... Read More →
Support Team
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Elise Peterson

Support Team, Denver Yoga Summit
Devoted yogi, long time nurse, always traveling, thinking & learning 💕
Sunday September 13, 2026 1:00pm - 2:30pm MDT
- Lavender Pergola

1:30pm MDT

Yoga as Freedom Dreaming Amidst Fatigue and Possibility (Stewardship, Imagination & Sovereignty)
Sunday September 13, 2026 1:30pm - 2:30pm MDT
Fatigue and possibility live in the same individual and collective body, especially for those doing work in the name of community, justice, and liberation. This session holds space for both, moving through the world as it is and toward the world as it could be.
We'll begin by naming what decolonizing our yoga practice actually asks of us, using pricing and accessibility as a real, lived example of where extraction quietly persists, including within our own communities, where the patterns we resist elsewhere can take root.
From there, a guided somatic practice lets us feel the world as it is in the body, the weight, the fatigue, the truth of where we've been.
We'll then turn toward freedom dreaming, specific, collective imagination of the world as it could be.
Drawing on the yogic concept of sankalpa, a resolve planted and returned to, we'll move into a guided partner practice, trust and interdependence made felt, sovereign expression created and stewarded together rather than alone.
Part conversation, part embodied practice, this session is an invitation to imagine a different way of being with each other, and to honor an ancestral way of being alive together too, and what it means to be integral stewards and co-creators of our lives, and our collective times.

Speakers
avatar for Soraya Latiff

Soraya Latiff

Speaker
Soraya Latiff is a somatic artist, yoga and Pilates teacher, and the founder of In Movement There Is Blessing International Liberatory Yoga and Wellness Retreats and Sovereign Pilates, in Denver's historic Five Points neighborhood. She is from Trinidad and Tobago, Indo and Afro-Caribbean, and... Read More →
Support Team
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Shari Turney

Support Team, Denver Yoga Summit
Sunday September 13, 2026 1:30pm - 2:30pm MDT
- The Rustic Barn

2:45pm MDT

Integrating Energy Medicine Yoga Into Any Yoga Class
Sunday September 13, 2026 2:45pm - 4:45pm MDT
ADMISSION NOTE: This exclusive session belongs to the Art of Teaching Track. Access requires a Full Teacher Summit Pass or a Teacher Track Add-On Ticket for entry and CE credit tracking.

Energy work does not have to feel abstract, esoteric, or separate from the way you already lead a room. Step into the secluded, wildflower-lined oasis of the Creek Garden for an invaluable, career-shifting workshop with global Energy Medicine Yoga (EMYoga) creator Lauren Walker and EMYoga Master Teacher Blaine Wilkes.

This highly practical, teacher-focused intensive offers clear, accessible methods to weave EMYoga techniques directly into your public classes, without forcing you to alter your signature lineage, class structure, or authentic teaching voice. Designed to seamlessly bridge the gap between subtle body curiosity and confident classroom application, you will learn how to unpack heavy energetic concepts into simple, grounded language that your students can understand and trust immediately.

The Professional Takeaway: Walk away with an actionable toolkit of rapid energy-balancing protocols that integrate into standard vinyasa, hatha, or restorative sequences. Learn how to elevate student vitality and nervous system regulation without adding complex class prep time or overwhelming beginners with confusing jargon.

Note: This is a limited-capacity, interactive laboratory. Please ensure you have upgraded your Visitors Center to a Teacher Track Ticket
Support Team
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Mary Connolly Savoy

Support Team, Denver Yoga Summit
Sunday September 13, 2026 2:45pm - 4:45pm MDT
- Creek Garden

3:00pm MDT

The Studio Owners Circle: Collaboration Over Competition
Sunday September 13, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm MDT
Tear down the walls that say there is any competition in the business of yoga. If you are a former, current, or aspiring yoga studio owner, you are warmly invited to claim a seat at this specialized, high-impact mastermind gathering. Presented under the tranquil, fragrant shade of the Lavender Pergola, this session is explicitly not a dry, competitive networking mixer, rather it's a collaborative, empowering experience built to refuel local conscious entrepreneurs.

Guided by Mimi Morales, the visionary leader behind the thriving Sunny Isle Yoga community, this circle creates a safe, family-like container to openly voice current business struggles, celebrate inspiring entrepreneurial achievements, and share tactical industry insights. Together, you will collaboratively brainstorm modern solutions for client retention, teacher burnout, and operational longevity. Walk away from the pergola feeling deeply supported, thoroughly inspired, and equipped with a powerful local network of allies to help you continue leading your community with fierce alignment.
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Mimi Morales

Speaker
Sunny Isle Yoga is a welcoming, room-temperature studio in Arvada dedicated to providing a healing space for all levels and abilities. Located near W 58th Avenue and Ward, the community offers a diverse variety of classes, including Vinyasa, Yin, Restorative, Prenatal Yoga, and Yoga... Read More →
Support Team
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Elise Peterson

Support Team, Denver Yoga Summit
Devoted yogi, long time nurse, always traveling, thinking & learning 💕
Sunday September 13, 2026 3:00pm - 4:00pm MDT
- Lavender Pergola

3:00pm MDT

Deep Relaxation & the Five Maya Koshas with Nischala Joy Devi
Sunday September 13, 2026 3:00pm - 4:30pm MDT
The Framework: Shift your awareness from external sensory input to internal energetic restoration. Hosted by esteemed global pioneer Nischala Joy Devi, this experiential workshop bridges traditional Upanishadic scripture with advanced relaxation science to map the architecture of human wholeness.

The Five Layers We Will Decompress:
  • Annamaya Kosha (Physical): Systematically releasing deep-seated muscular tension and structural holding patterns on the mat.
  • Pranamaya Kosha (Energetic): Balancing the breath matrix to regulate vital life force and cool the nervous system.
  • Manomaya Kosha (Mental): Quieting the analytical mind, emotional loops, and everyday sensory overwhelm.
  • Vijnanamaya Kosha (Intuitive): Activating higher wisdom, witnessing awareness, and clear inner knowing.
  • Anandamaya Kosha (Bliss): Resting effortlessly in your true, unconditioned nature—pure joy, connection, and peace.
  • The Takeaway: Walk away with an unshakeable state of mental clarity, a completely recharged biological battery, and a functional framework for daily somatic self-care. Absolutely open to everyone. Please bring a blanket and an eye cover.
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Michael Donovan

Support Team, Denver Yoga Summit
Sunday September 13, 2026 3:00pm - 4:30pm MDT
- Stable Pavillion

3:00pm MDT

The Alchemy of Sequencing: Energetic Management Through the Guṇas
Sunday September 13, 2026 3:00pm - 4:30pm MDT
ADMISSION NOTE: This exclusive session requires a Full Teacher Summit Pass or a Teacher Track Add-On Ticket for entry and CE credit tracking.

Stop just teaching isolated poses and start mastering the energetic climate of your room. Step into the absolute, silent sanctuary of the Secret Garden for an advanced, 90-minute continuing education workshop with veteran international educator and ParaYoga specialist Jeremy Wolf.

This teacher-focused exploration dives deep into the ancient art of sequencing through the lens of the three cosmic forces (guṇas): heavy tamas, fiery rajas, and luminous sattva. Jeremy will teach you how to move far beyond superficial, posture-by-posture planning and instead map out a class as a fluid, intentional energetic arc. Learn how to diagnose collective student fatigue, strategically build internal heat, and systematically guide a room into a state of optimal neurological balance and deep meditative clarity.

The Professional Takeaway: Walk away with a sophisticated, lineage-backed framework to consciously alter the energetic tone, mood, and mental focus of your public classes using smart structural pacing and purposeful alignment choices.

? Note: This is a limited-capacity, interactive laboratory. Please ensure you have upgraded your Visitors Center to a Teacher Track Ticket.
Speakers
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Jeremy Wolf

Speaker
Jeremy Wolf is a Denver-based yoga teacher, Reiki Master, and international educator widely recognized for his expertise in Yoga Nidrā and the ParaYoga lineage. With over 25 years of formal study, Jeremy's teaching is a synthesis of traditional Eastern wisdom and modern somatic... Read More →
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Mark Machac

Support Team, Denver Yoga Summit


Sunday September 13, 2026 3:00pm - 4:30pm MDT
- Secret Garden

3:30pm MDT

Breath at the Balance Point: An Autumn Equinox Journey
Sunday September 13, 2026 3:30pm - 4:30pm MDT
As the wheel turns toward the Fall Equinox, we arrive at a beautiful threshold, where summer’s fire softens and the winds of autumn begin to stir. Step onto your mat in the breathtaking Open Air Chapel for a profound seasonal alignment masterclass. In Ayurveda, this portal marks the rapid shift from Pitta's fire and clarity into Vata's cool, unpredictable movement. Guided by veteran E-RYT 500 educator and Shakti School-certified Ayurveda Guide Heather Lindemann, this workshop is a deeply embodied movement and pranayama journey designed to help you cross this seasonal threshold with ease.

Together, you will explore how specific pranayama practices can cool excess internal heat, anchor restless mental energy, and insulate your nervous system against seasonal anxiety. Weaving ancient elemental ritual with modern practicality, Heather guides you through a gentle asana flow to prepare the body, precise breathwork to restore balance, and a closing Yoga Nidra to lock in the integration. Leave the chapel lawn feeling deeply rooted, resourced, and completely intentional.
Speakers
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Heather Lindemann

Speaker
Heather Lindemann is a yoga teacher and Ayurveda Wellness Guide devoted to tending the sacred spaces of our lives. She views the places we dwell—body, mind, and environment—as sacred portals capable of initiating us into deeper wisdom.

An E-RYT 500 teacher, former studio owner... Read More →
Support Team
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Molly Beach

Support Team, Denver Yoga Summit
Sunday September 13, 2026 3:30pm - 4:30pm MDT
- Open Air Chapel

5:00pm MDT

Main Stage Closing Ceremony, Raffle Drawings & Final Dance Set
Sunday September 13, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm MDT
You came in as a stranger. You leave as part of something vastly bigger. Gather on the Main Stage Field for the official closing ceremony of the summit weekend. Summit founder Brittany Hopkins Switlick will guide a short, intentional closing ritual to seal our collective container, giving us a dedicated space to name the insights we are carrying home, honor the souls we practiced beside, and consciously mark the shift from this sacred weekend back into our daily lives.

The Grand Giveaway: Before the music starts, we will be drawing the official raffle prizes live! Be ready to win wellness gear, studio passes, and summit treasures to our lucky community winners.

Then, GRAMMY® nominee Gem Auset takes over the decks for the ultimate sonic send-off. Her live electronic DJ set closes the summit exactly the way it started: with a massive collective exhale that transforms into free-flowing, uninhibited movement. Come celebrate the music, the prizes, the mountain air, and the beautiful truth that yoga doesn't just look like static shapes on a mat.
Speakers
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Brittany Hopkins-Switlick

Support Team, Denver Yoga Summit
Brittany Hopkins Switlick is a seasoned yoga educator, keynote speaker, and personal growth guide with over 20 years of experience. Based in Colorado, she is the founder of Lotus Yoga School (formerly Container Collective Yoga), where she has guided hundreds of students and aspiring teachers through transformative 200-hour and 300-hour programs. A former professional dancer and world traveler, Brittany’s teaching style is grounded, heart-centered, and deeply practical... Read More →
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Gem Auset

Speaker
Gem Auset is an ambient music producer, writer for Awakened Magazine, and resident DJ for Soul and Spirit. She writes, produces, and DJs from a place where nature, spirit, and sound meet, blending electronic textures, field recordings, and the powerful resonance of solfeggio freq... Read More →
Support Team
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Sara Getz

Support Team, Denver Yoga Summit
Sunday September 13, 2026 5:00pm - 6:00pm MDT
- Main Stage
 

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