bhakti fest x sebastapol bloom
This year, Bhakti Fest is taking a pause from our annual gathering in Joshua Tree, but the spirit of Bhakti is still alive and thriving. We’re so excited to collaborate with Sebastopol Bloom to bring a taste of Bhakti Fest to Northern California for one beautiful weekend of music, movement, and community connection.
Sebastopol Bloom is a vibrant celebration of conscious music, bluegrass, dance, art, and community, and this year, Bhakti Fest is honored to be part of the experience. We will be hosting a special Bhakti Fest Zone located at the Ives Park in Sepastopol! Join us for world-class kirtan, devotional music, sound healing, and workshops woven into Sepastopol Bloom’s eclectic lineup of live bands, artisan vendors, movement offerings, and the beloved Soft Medicine tea lounge space.
If you’ve been craving the magic of Bhakti Fest, this is your chance to reunite with the community, sing, dance, and reconnect with yourself in a new setting.
Join us as we co-create this one-of-a-kind experience, Bhakti Fest meets Sebastopol Bloom, where devotion, music, and joy come together under the trees.
A Special Collaboration
October 24-26, 2025
Sebastopol, California
workshop descriptions
friday
9 AM - 10 AM
TriYoga: The Flow of Asana, Pranayama & Mudra
with
Kashi
Experience the sacred flow of TriYoga, a complete method uniting asana, pranayama, and mudra. Arising from the awakened flow of kriyavati siddhi, TriYoga expresses the divine movement of energy as posture, breath, and focus. Founded by Yogini Kaliji, this practice offers a graceful and systematic progression of posture and flow merging into meditative stillness, awakening one to their natural state of joy and inner peace. The practice will be accompanied by the beautiful live music of Kiranjot & Joss Jaffe, creating a devotional atmosphere that deepens the inner experience. Guided by Kashi Ananda Devi, a direct student and senior TriYoga teacher and Yoga Therapist for over 33 years, this class invites you to experience yoga as a living expression of satcitananda — existence, consciousness, and bliss.
10:30 AM - 12 PM
Transformational Chants Of Yoga
with
Masood Ali Khan
Kirtan is a beneficial pathway to experience profound spiritual fulfillment, peace, and joy.The scientifically proven benefits of singing include increased energy, relaxation, enhanced breath capacity, improved brain oxygenation, increased happiness, excitement, laughter, and an overwhelming sense of joy. This, combined with mantras, will activate and nourish all the aspects of our life with the power and potential to serve humanity. Join me for a joyful and deep healing bhakti handpan kirtan.
1 PM - 3 PM
Yin Yoga and Story Time
with
Amanda Giacomini
Nourish your body, mind and spirit in this deeply relaxing practice. Listen to mythic stories from the Yoga and Buddhist traditions that will inspire your mind and open your heart while being guided to gently stretch and bring ease to your body with slow, deep floor stretches. All levels
4 PM - 5:30 PM
Awakening Heart ~ Healing Yoga, Meditation + Music for Transforming Times
with
Saul David Raye
In this time of great awakening and transformation, the human heart holds the keys to our transformation at both a personal and planetary level. The Heart is the seat of our vital force and our spiritual essence. The next level of our evolution is tied into the awakening and integration of H E A R T Consciousness. Session will include a short dharma talk, practice of heart / breath centered yoga, meditation, chanting and beautiful live music. All levels are welcome.
saturday
9 AM - 10 AM
Hanuman Chalisa! Chanting for Confidence & Courage
with
Kavita Kat Macmillan
Come experience the heart-opening Hanuman Chalisa, a 40 verse song of devotion combined with an exploration of mantra to awaken vocal confidence and the freedom of your authentic voice.
10:30 AM - 12 PM
Sacred Regulation: Working with the Mind through Yoga
with
Meera Dhawan
When emotions and thoughts take over, the body and breath can guide us back into balance. In this workshop, Meera Dhawan, a training therapist and trauma-informed yoga teacher, will share a simple, mental health framework for regulating the mind, emotions, and nervous system. Through pranayama, meditative asana, and meditation, you’ll learn how to meet emotions with awareness and compassion, and find your own tools to shift your state when needed. Come as you are, and leave with a step-by-step process and a grounded toolkit to feel rooted, regulated, and renewed
2:30 PM - 4 PM
Breath, Beats, and Bhakti
with
Nat Kendall
Light up your prayer through vinyasa, mantra, and live music in a flowing tapestry of devotion. Breath becomes an offering, movement becomes meditation, and music stirs the soul.
4:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Bhakti in Motion with DJ Drez
with
Janet Stone & DJ Drez
Asana is the embodied expression of practice. When infused with devotion, each breath becomes a sacred thread, weaving us closer to the quiet yearning of the heart. In this practice, we'll explore movement, mantra, and story.
sunday
9 AM - 10 AM
We are the Medicine
with
Indy Rishi Singh & Diana Cantu-Reyna
We Are the Medicine is a heart-centered playshop led by Diana Cantu-Reyna, a trauma-informed regenerative health educator and nurse leader, and Indy Rishi Singh, an indigenous Ayurvedic farmer and Doughnut Economics steward. Together, they integrate the 4 elements through shared story, embodied movement and collective imagination to weave new, reciprocal frameworks for healthcare, economics, ecological medicine, and education.
10:30 AM - 12 PM
Title coming soon!
with
MaryZelle
Description coming soon!
1 PM - 3 PM
Practices for Radiance - A Kundalini Yoga Experience
with
Jai Dev Singh
More of a journey than a class — through enlivening yogic exercises, transporting breathwork, and blissful meditations we tap the deeper reservoir of vital magnetism. Confidence emerges, the body vibrates with life-force, and we are filled with new inspiration and deep sense of purpose. This Kundalini Yoga experience with Jai Dev is for anyone. No previous experience is necessary. It's joyful, fun, enlivening, and always memorable!
4 PM - 5:30 PM
Rooted in Earth: Meditative Asana & Pranayama for Feeling Oneness
with
Meera Dhawan
In the midst of the buzz and energy of a festival, this slow, meditative asana & pranayama practice is designed to bring you back to yourself with a calm mind and regulated nervous system. Through intentional movements and conscious breathing, you’ll be guided into a state of deep awareness and presence. Each pose will invite you to notice, name, and soften into what arises, creating space for both grounding and release. With pranayama woven throughout, this class is less about doing and more about being, leaving you refreshed to return with presence.
