We want safe, joyful. healing spaces to be accessible to more people—full stop. For 2026, the Bend Yoga Festival’s 2-Day and 3-Day festival passes are offered with pay-what-you-can pricing. It’s our response to growing wealth disparity, a business environment that feels a little to extractive, and a wellness culture that can feel a bit too exclusive.

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Beloved Portland-based yoga teacher and leader, Jill Knouse, took some time to talk with us — and we’re so glad she did because she’s a bright light! Practice with her at the 2026 Bend Yoga Festival.

It’s the right theme for right now. Let’s make space for joy, together.

Axel Watts has taught yoga in spaces that range from public stages to intimate rooms, from city studios to land-based retreat settings. As a presenter at the Bend Yoga Festival, Axel brings a practice shaped by queer visibility, traditional yoga lineages, and a deep relationship with land and place.

Gina Caputo has spent decades exploring what it means to practice sincerely—without posturing, perfectionism, or performance. As a headliner at the Bend Yoga Festival she brings a grounded, integrated approach to yoga, meditation, and community.

Welcome Jaya Lakshmi to the 2026 yoga festival! Jaya will be offering her own workshops — maybe even a Kirtonica, a fusion of kirtan and electronica — and will also be collaborating with Kia Miller by offering her musical and vocal accompaniment. Talk about a heavenly pairing!

Your lodging isn’t just logistics. It shapes how your nervous system experiences the weekend. Whether mornings feel rushed or gentle.
Whether evenings feel scattered or integrated. Whether you feel held by your environment or constantly orienting.

Both of these properties offer something we value deeply at Bend Yoga Festival: ease. Check out the Oxford and the Wall Street Suites— their friendly pricing will make you smile.