Smiles and sunshine prevailed as crowds returned to Floyd Yoga Jam for its 10th festival featuring a joyful blend of yoga practices, dancing, socialization and rejuvenation in Willis last weekend on the beautiful Turman family land along Greasy Creek.
Sun shines on Yoga Jam ‘Bloom’
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Gypsy Geoff, a juggler, clown and magician, always draws a large crowd for his performances, which incorporate stand-up comedy punchlines.
Juniper Healy prepares participants for the Opening Ceremony with burning sage.
The opening ceremony was led by Katherine Chantal of Life Ceremonies (left) and began with the rising beats of Machi drums from Chile.
About 120 jammers participated in the opening ceremony.
Smiles were abundant and umbrellas were only for shading the sun.
The Boogie Down Dance Hall, which features a stage and roster of performers, is a great place to meet friends and share meals from the Food Court.
Interactive, solar-powered, Suitcase Musik with AJ, who creates electronic, looped, layered and scratched improv music based on a short interview with a participant.
Massage Therapist Katherine Ferguson (right) was inspired by Yoga Jam to study body work and come back to practice in the festival’s Healing Oasis. Ferguson, a Floyd native, is pictured with her mother, Beth Shelor.
Returning Yoga Teacher from Richmond, J Miles (left) led a thoughtful panel discussion on The Intersection of Mindfulness and Social Justice in Chill Land.
The creek is always a favorite place to hang out at Yoga Jam.
Nicole LaFon’s Yoga class was accompanied by Bhakti Kulani, a kirtan band that sings the Divine names of love from many traditions in call and response style.
Yogis hold a pose.
Open for business: Young entrepreneurs, Rachel and Audrey Turman-Bayliss and Kate Turman (center), sell their homemade wares, which include fairy wands, rubber band bracelets and CBD balm for chapped lips.
Two young jammers sporting their handmade Mad Hatter hats.
The Ambassador’s upbeat Friday evening set on the main stage featured original reggae and was accompanied by aerial performances by members of Imagine Circus.
A group of Floyd County teens enjoy the show.
Giant bubbles were a hit with kids.
Yoga studio yogis from Yoga Loft in Conover, NC, strike a pose.
A yoga class at the Shiva Love Tent on Saturday.
Yogis follow the guidance of teacher Amanda Myers in an Anatomy in the Flow class.
Dancers waved flags and scarves while dancing to the music of Holy River, an earth folk/chant duo from Richmond. Pictured center is Mara Robbins, Poet and Water Protector activist who had a book signing for her book Seeing Red in the Merchandise Tent on Sunday.
A Holy River (formerly Lobo Marino) musician plays a mason jar.
Attendees expressed their creativity in the Art Village, which featured a schedule of artist-led classes.
Joe Troop (right) playing on the main stage drew attention to the art installation designed by Darcy Meeker and The Color Project.
Two new friends met while dancing together. Freedom on the left came to Yoga Jam from New York when her sister bought her a ticket for her birthday because ‘she knows I love yoga.’ Sudha Wilburn on the right is from Floyd.
Bands, like Floyd’s Music Road Co., played on the Boogie Down Dance Hall Stage throughout the weekend.
First time Yoga Jammers and newlyweds Zach and Christina Pittman dance to Music Road Co.
The 11th annual Floyd Yoga Jam is set to kick off in Willis Thursday, Sept. 1, and ticket prices increase Feb. 1.
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