Love Shine Play Festival 2025: Full Schedule

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8:00am EDT

I Am Titanium: "Thriving in the Wreckage" Yoga & Breathwork for Asheville Revival 2025 LIMITED

Friday July 25, 2025 8:00am - 9:15am EDT

Experience the medicine of yoga, breathwork and lyrical love.

"To-gather" we will "Rise Up" into "Wide Open Spaces" and "Roar". Shake, rattle, dance, release and let the light come in with the sound of Sia, Andra Day, Eminem, Dixie Chicks, Journey & more.

Healing in union, raising the frequency and witnessing the blessings...... We will survive.

Presenters

Nicole Peltier

Nicole's yoga classes are said to be "life-changing", "shamanic", "dynamic", "safe for true beginners", "so fun it's laughable", "thought-provoking", "tear and Ahhh inspiring", "seasoned", "spicy", "juicy" and "holy". She has a way, with all of her thousands of classes, to bring... Read More →

Friday July 25, 2025 8:00am - 9:15am EDT
The Venue (Balcony)

Yoga, Vinyasa

LEVEL Intermediate

8:00am EDT

Boundless & Grounded: Yoga, Sound & Somatic Awakening LIMITED

Friday July 25, 2025 8:00am - 9:30am EDT

The Hideaway

Join Cat Matlock and Raphaela Fritz for a multi-faceted, trauma-informed experience designed to cultivate both deep grounding and expansive freedom.

What would it feel like to be fully yourself—held, supported, and safe—while also allowing others to be exactly as they are? Inspired by the goddess Bhuvaneshwari, the divine mother who embodies infinite space and limitless freedom while holding the entire world within her, this class invites you to explore that balance within yourself. Through storytelling, mantra, chanting, and asana practice, you will create openness and fluidity in your body and spirit.

A guided breathwork practice and meditation will lead you into a deeply restorative shavasana, where you can surrender into the infinite. All levels are welcome. Cat and Raphaela are honored to hold this space for you.

Moderators

Raphaela Fritz

As the co-founder of Nectar Healing Arts (established in 2009 and now based in Barnardsville,NC), she has dedicated herself to facilitating women’s retreats and healing spaces. In 2024, shelaunched Sovereign Pearl: Reclaiming Feminine Radiance & Wholeness, a 9-week onlineembodiment... Read More →

Presenters

Cat Matlock

Cat Matlock expertly guides her students and clients through simple practices to regain control of their nervous systems, get out of pain, and take their lives back. For 30 years, Cat has worked in the field of healing chronic pain and suffering as a Trauma Informed Yoga Therapist... Read More →

Friday July 25, 2025 8:00am - 9:30am EDT
The Hideaway 49 Broadway St, Asheville, NC 28801, USA

Yoga, Vinyasa, Somatic

LEVEL All Levels

8:00am EDT

Fire Element Yin Practice – Embracing the Mess & the Magic LIMITED

Friday July 25, 2025 8:00am - 9:30am EDT

Vespara Room at AC

In Chinese Medicine, the Fire element governs the Heart Meridian, the seat of our spirit and the bridge between chaos and clarity, passion and peace. Fire energy invites us to embrace the full spectrum of our experience—joy and sorrow, exhaustion and inspiration—without resistance. It is the element of deep feeling, connection, and radiant presence.

Through a heart-centered Yin practice, we will gently stimulate the Heart and Small Intestine meridians, dissolving energetic stagnation and softening the protective armor around the heart. Expect deep holds, compassionate self-inquiry, and breathwork to cultivate both tender vulnerability and fierce aliveness. In honoring both the mess and the magic, we learn to trust the fire within—burning away what no longer serves while illuminating our deepest truths.

Come ready to surrender, expand, and rekindle the spark of your own wild, untamed heart.

Presenters

Kali Basman

“Kali is a teacher you only come across once in a lifetime.”Internationally celebrated Dharma teacher of teachers, Kali Basman, intermingles Buddhist Psychology, Traditional Chinese Medicine & Internal Family Systems Therapy into the living discipline of Yoga.She is an Internal... Read More →

Friday July 25, 2025 8:00am - 9:30am EDT
Vespara Room at AC 10 Broadway, Asheville, NC 28801, USA

Yoga, Yin

LEVEL All Levels

8:00am EDT

Super Power Yoga LIMITED

Friday July 25, 2025 8:00am - 9:30am EDT

The Solarium at Restoration

Power yoga is sooooo last century :-) Now it’s time to discover your Super Power Yoga! This fun and challenging class will take you on a new adventure to self-amazement. Permit yourself to try out new parts of your practice in ways that might just blow your mind and crack your heart right open.

Your horoscope says today is the perfect day for that!

Great soundtrack, ridiculous sequencing, and totally cool vibes.

Presenters

Rusty Wells

Rusty teaches with profound gratitude for breath, body, and mind through yoga’s time-honored practices.An experienced instructor and humble student, Rusty teaches his unique brand of devotional vinyasa, called Bhakti Flow, in teacher training, retreats, and workshops around the... Read More →

Friday July 25, 2025 8:00am - 9:30am EDT
The Solarium at Restoration 68 Patton Ave, Asheville, NC 28801, USA

Yoga, Bhakti

LEVEL Intermediate, All Levels

10:00am EDT

Acro 101 LIMITED

Friday July 25, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am EDT

Aurora Room at AC

Learn the basics of acro, including how to be a safe "base", the techniques to "fly," and how to be a good partner.

No partner or experience necessary!

Moderators

Micah Ellinger

Micah Ellinger has been immersed in the world of partner acrobatics since 2008, starting with an intensive circus program for 9 months at New England Center for Circus Arts in Vermont, and in 2016 completed 3 years of training hand-to-hand at École Nationale de Cirque in Montreal.Since... Read More →

Presenters

Christine Moonbeam

Christine Moonbeam is a seasoned acrobatics and handstand coach with a decade of experience. She's the founder of Christine Moonbeam Acrobatics, Progressive Partner Acrobatics, a co-founder of ATC (Acro Training Camp), Colorado Acro Fest, and a coach at Pitch Catch Circus and LEAP. Christine's... Read More →

Friday July 25, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
Aurora Room at AC 10 Broadway, Asheville, NC 28801, USA

Yoga, Acro

LEVEL All Levels

10:00am EDT

Align with Source LIMITED

Friday July 25, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am EDT

The Solarium at Restoration

This class is a deep dive into the practice of spiritual alignment, inviting you to connect with your inner wisdom and the divine source that flows through all life.

Through mindful movement, meditation, and breathwork, you’ll learn to quiet the noise of the mind and cultivate a sense of trust, intuition, and flow. Whether you’re seeking clarity, balance, or spiritual renewal, this class provides the tools to tap into your higher self and live with greater authenticity, presence, and alignment with your soul’s purpose.

Presenters

Seane Corn

Seane Corn (she/her) is an internationally acclaimed yoga teacher, author, and public speaker who has been at the forefront of yoga, activism, and community service for 30+ years. Known for her social activism and impassioned teaching style, Seane is raw, honest, articulate, and spiritually... Read More →

Friday July 25, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
The Solarium at Restoration 68 Patton Ave, Asheville, NC 28801, USA

Yoga, Vinyasa, Somatic

LEVEL All Levels

10:00am EDT

Our Practice is the Water for a World on Fire LIMITED

Friday July 25, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am EDT

The Venue (Balcony)

When Ramana Maharshi was asked how we should treat others, his answer was both simple and profound : there are no others. That wisdom, along with the elements of water and fire are the inspiration for this offering of a dynamic practice that will activate the physical body, detoxify tension, fear and grief through mindful movement, sweat, pranayama and kriya and return us to our true nature.

Our innermost self is the essence of bliss, of love, of deep connectedness. When we move in the world from this space of infinite love, deep bliss ~ our very presence is healing. We are the medicine. We are the healing salve and comforting balm when our practice is embodied. (description)

Presenters

Sierra Hollister

Teaching since 1992, Sierra delights in the physical: yoga, running, digging into the soil, traversing curvatures, and chanting mantra. Here, she finds perpetual awakening, in love-struck wonder, to the deep interconnectedness of all life. Love, movement, gratitude and devotion coalesce... Read More →

Friday July 25, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
The Venue (Balcony)

Yoga, Vinyasa, Kundalini

LEVEL All Levels

12:00pm EDT

Handstands & Beyond : All Levels AcroYoga LIMITED

Friday July 25, 2025 12:00pm - 1:15pm EDT

The Hideaway

Regardless if you're completely new to the practice or a seasoned practitioner, we'll start with building a steady handstand and use that to explore supported acrobatic postures that take our inversions to new levels. We'll find clean lines of connection, and layer progressions to balance power and grace. This practice will be solidly sequenced, highly accessible, and powerfully playful. No experience or partner necessary, come with an openness to adventure.

Presenters

Jean-Jacques Gabriel

Acroyoga Program

From his early childhood in Haiti, Jean-Jacques Gabriel has been focused on seeing, shaping, and amplifying beauty, which he defines as “a mixture of what circumstance commands and infinity implores”. The son of painter Jacques Gabriel, he painted before he could walk and later... Read More →

Friday July 25, 2025 12:00pm - 1:15pm EDT
The Hideaway 49 Broadway St, Asheville, NC 28801, USA

Yoga, Acro

LEVEL All Levels

12:00pm EDT

Inner Bliss, Outer Radiance: Harmony through the Solar & Lunar Channels LIMITED

Friday July 25, 2025 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT

Aurora Room at AC

Our subtle bodies are woven with three sacred energy channels—Ida, Pingala, and Sushumna. When aligned and activated, these channels unlock the gateway to infinite expansion, connecting us to the vast cosmos within and beyond. Rooted in the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda and Yoga, this transformative workshop offers both the science and practical tools to cultivate the healthy flow of prana, awakening your inner Shakti. Join us to explore and embody the path of balance, where duality dissolves into unity, and the soul rises into its fullest radiance.

Presenters

Nishita Shah

Nishita is a passionate Ayurvedic practitioner, yoga teacher & trainer, and a certified yoga therapist. While studying at the Ayurvedic Institute (AI), Nishita had the great fortune to learn Ayuryoga® with Vasant Lad, BAM&S, MASc, and received her 500-hr Ayuryoga® certification... Read More →

Friday July 25, 2025 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Aurora Room at AC 10 Broadway, Asheville, NC 28801, USA

Yoga, Ayurveda

LEVEL All Levels

12:00pm EDT

Resonance LIMITED

Friday July 25, 2025 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT

The Venue (Balcony)

Attune to your own rhythm, intelligence, and autonomy in this masterclass that explores the foundational pillars of vinyasa yoga through seamless creative sequencing, breath-driven movement, and powerful postures designed to challenge, inspire, and uplift.

Like a well-composed piece of music, this experience weaves anatomical precision with choreographic grace, each movement harmonizing with a soundscape curated to deepen your connection. Drawing from decades of teaching yoga and a lifetime in music and performance, Adam invites you to step beyond thought and into embodied exploration where flow becomes freedom, and movement becomes resonance.

Presenters

Adam Whiting

Adam Whiting (he/him)The stories of Adam’s life have taken shape through many mediums over the years, but they all share a common thread; the desire to share, celebrate, and explore the beauty inherently present in the human experience.Yoga was the scalpel that helped him peel away... Read More →

Friday July 25, 2025 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
The Venue (Balcony)

Yoga, Vinyasa

LEVEL All Levels

12:00pm EDT

Shakti Kundalini Express ~ Backbends, Pranayama and Chanting LIMITED

Friday July 25, 2025 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT

Vespara Room at AC

Get on board the Shakti Kundalini Express with a vibrant asana flow, dynamic breathwork and chanting the goddess mantras. In this skillful sequence for backbends, you will learn functional anatomy exercises for greater support and to strengthen the posterior chain of muscles. Sianna will weave biomechanics with creative variations and sequencing. With proper alignment, backbends help to heal the body, clear the mind and open the lungs to breathe more deeply.

This is a progressive sequence of standing poses with symmetrical and asymmetrical backbends. Celebrate the New Moon energy on this Venus Goddess Friday as you free your spine, shine your mind and align with your soul design! Rasa Yoga is a bhakti fusion of asana, mantra, mudra, myth, pranayama, meditation, functional anatomy, Tantric yoga philosophy, shadow work, and soul alchemy.

Presenters

Sianna Sherman

Visionary & Founder, Rasa Yoga Collective

My pronouns are she/her. I’m an international yoga teacher, storyteller, speaker, and guide for transformative experiences through yoga, alchemy and collective ritual. I’m the visionary and founder of Rasa Yoga, Mythic Yoga Flow®, and RITUAL 13-Moon Mystery School.

Friday July 25, 2025 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Vespara Room at AC 10 Broadway, Asheville, NC 28801, USA

Yoga, Rasa Yoga

LEVEL All Levels

2:00pm EDT

We are Medicine LIMITED

Friday July 25, 2025 2:00pm - 3:15pm EDT

Aurora Room at AC

We are the Medicine, the cosmic flow of prana ,the Light of the Sun & calm of the Moon. We are vessels of transformation and creativity in this wondrous circle of life. Heaven and Earth flow through our hearts as we steep in a sacred mindful flow filled with the gift of our breath of life, we will unveil like a river unto a deeper sea of energy and vision. Come and Bathe in the Light as we awaken to our true self, one that is empowered, refreshed and renewed on this beautiful path of yoga.

Presenters

Gota Cebrero

Gota resides in the majestic mountains of Asheville, North Carolina and has been sharing the beautiful path of yoga for over 20 years. He teaches mindful flow, restorative and yin, weaving in pranayama and meditation and is a E-RYT 500 YA certified .

Friday July 25, 2025 2:00pm - 3:15pm EDT
Aurora Room at AC 10 Broadway, Asheville, NC 28801, USA

Yoga, Vinyasa

LEVEL Intermediate

2:00pm EDT

Lullaby LIMITED

Friday July 25, 2025 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

The Venue (Mezzanine)

Smushy, lovely, cozy, nurturing and filled with love puddles. This is a really mellow flow class.

Presenters

Rusty Wells

Friday July 25, 2025 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
The Venue (Mezzanine)

Yoga, Mellow

LEVEL Intermediate, All Levels

4:00pm EDT

EASE: Deep Restoration LIMITED

Friday July 25, 2025 4:00pm - 5:15pm EDT

The Hideaway

Embrace the art of slowing down in this deeply restorative nighttime workshop designed to cultivate radical ease, release tension, and nurture profound relaxation. This session blends gentle movement, somatic unwinding, Yoga Nidra, and breathwork to support nervous system regulation. Sink into stillness and allow yourself to be held in the embrace of deep restoration. As the body softens and the breath deepens, this experience invites you into a sacred pause—one that nourishes your spirit, soothes the mind, and fosters a return to balance. You will leave with a deep sense of inner harmony, ready to embrace rest with renewed vitality.

Presenters

Faith Hunter

Founder/Author/Speaker, Spiritually Fly™

Faith Hunter is a global yoga and meditation instructor, wellness philanthropist, movement motivator, healing guide, and music head. She is the architect of Spiritually Fly™, a life philosophy that awakens the brilliance within the soul, and uses the ancient technologies of breath... Read More →

Friday July 25, 2025 4:00pm - 5:15pm EDT
The Hideaway 49 Broadway St, Asheville, NC 28801, USA

Yoga, Restorative, Meditation

LEVEL All Levels

4:00pm EDT

Full Body Smiles LIMITED

Friday July 25, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT

The Venue (Balcony)

Smiling is something we all desire, and studies show that those who smile more tend to live healthier lives. For centuries, ancient Taoist traditions have explored the deeper, transformative power of the smile as a form of internal alchemy. In this workshop, we’ll move our bodies in a fun and playful way, cultivating Full Body Smiles through creative variations of yoga asana set to an upbeat playlist. We’ll explore different types of smiles as taught by the ancients and hear stories about the profound impact a simple smile can have. After energizing movement, we’ll dive into the "Inner Smiles" meditation, discovering its powerful effects on the nervous system. This workshop will be fun and playful mixed with the powerful, subtle work to heal our inner bodies.

Presenters

Joe Taft

JOE'S YOGA CLASSES ARE UNIQUE TO JOE'S STYLE OF TEACHING:Joe (E-RYT500 and YACEP) has been teaching yoga for two decades. He has spent thousands of hours on his mat as both the student and the yoga teacher, which is demonstrated in his acute attention to detail in creating a powerful... Read More →

Friday July 25, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
The Venue (Balcony)

Yoga, Vinyasa, Yin

LEVEL All Levels