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Saturday, September 12
 

9:30am MDT

Strong Where You Sit: Chair-Based Yoga
LIMITED
Saturday September 12, 2026 9:30am - 10:30am MDT
Limited Capacity seats available
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 →
Support Team
HM

Heather McDermott-Martin

Support Team, Denver Yoga Summit
Saturday September 12, 2026 9:30am - 10:30am MDT
- Lavender Pergola

11:00am MDT

Prenatal Asana: Moving with Your Changing Body with Kelsey Mueller
Saturday September 12, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm MDT
Pregnancy and postpartum are often framed as a transition into someone new, as if you are becoming someone you are not yet. This practice offers a different lens: nothing essential is lost in this process. Meet us beneath the cool, shaded arches of the Lavender Pergola to learn how to stay in relationship with what has always been within you while everything around you shifts.

Guided by Kelsey Mueller, this session is designed specifically for prenatal and postpartum bodies (not as a modified version of a standard class, but as a practice created for the intelligence and lived reality of this season). Surrounded by the soothing fragrance of blooming lavender, you will explore how to stay connected to yourself through change without overriding your body's signals.

What to Expect: This workshop-style class guides you through intentional movement designed to support pelvic stability, deep breath awareness, and whole-body integration. Expect grounding postures, joint-friendly strength building, and restorative pauses for nervous system support.

For Teachers Too: If you are a yoga instructor who wants to see real-time prenatal adaptation, functional movement, and nervous system-informed pacing in action, this masterclass is for you.

Come as you are. Your body knows more than you think. All stages of pregnancy, postpartum, and yoga experience levels are warmly welcomed.
Speakers
avatar for Kelsey Mueller

Kelsey Mueller

Speaker
Kelsey Mueller (E-RYT 200, RPYT, YACEP, RYC® Pro) is a Denver-based yoga teacher with over a decade of experience and nine years specializing in prenatal and postpartum care. A mother of four, she blends lived experience with extensive training to support bodies through pregnanc... Read More →
Support Team
HM

Heather McDermott-Martin

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

1:30pm MDT

Bikram in a Bag: A Guide to Surviving Hot Yoga
Saturday September 12, 2026 1:30pm - 2:00pm MDT
Let's be honest: your first 105-degree yoga class feels less like a spiritual awakening and more like an existential crisis in a crowded sauna. Enter 26&2 in a Bag—the ultimate, zero-pretension survival guide designed to get you through the sweat, the mirrors, and the madness of your first hot yoga experience.

With refreshing wit and practical grit, this guide strips away the intimidating jargon to deliver the raw, unedited truth about what actually happens in the hot room. You will learn the unwritten rules of studio etiquette, how to breathe when the air feels like soup, and exactly what to pack in your yoga bag to prevent a mid-class meltdown. Whether you are a terrified beginner dragging yourself to Day One or a seasoned hot-room junkie looking for a laugh, this guide is your hilarious, supportive best friend on the mat.
Speakers
avatar for Karyn Zenzele

Karyn Zenzele

Speaker
Karyn Zenzele is a California native, Navy Veteran, wound care nurse, and the founder of 40 Acres and a Mat. Bringing unparalleled grit and a zero-nonsense attitude to the yoga community, Karyn is extensively trained with over 500 hours in Bikram and Power Vinyasa, alongside cert... Read More →
Support Team
ED

Elaine Donovan

Support Team, Denver Yoga Summit

Saturday September 12, 2026 1:30pm - 2:00pm MDT
- Lavender Pergola

3:00pm MDT

Balancing Your Body Flow: The Five Prāṇavāyus
Saturday September 12, 2026 3:00pm - 4:30pm MDT
Restore your body's energetic blueprint in the tranquil, fragrant sanctuary of the Lavender Pergola. Guided by master educator Hansa Knox, this experiential session moves beyond the surface of anatomy to explore the five winds of prāṇa that dictate human movement and cellular healing.

What You Will Explore:
  • The Five Directions: Understand the unique dynamics of the five prāṇavāyus and how they interact to maintain whole-body balance.
  • Releasing Cellular Memory: Discover how trauma and physical injuries restrict prāṇic flow, and how target postures can safely clear these blockages.
  • Energetic Cueing: Master specific āsana alignment and breath patterns designed to enhance and empower your internal current.


This workshop is an intentional blend of lecturing, precise physical movement, and deep energetic awareness. Perfectly suited for yoga teachers looking to elevate their cueing, and practitioners ready to deepen their internal sensitivity.
Speakers Support Team
Saturday September 12, 2026 3:00pm - 4:30pm MDT
- Lavender Pergola
 
Sunday, September 13
 

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 →
Support Team
ED

Emma Dubas

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

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 →
Support Team
ED

Emma Dubas

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

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
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 →
Support Team
avatar for Elise Peterson

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

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.
Moderators
avatar for Mimi Morales

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
avatar for Elise Peterson

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
 

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