Bondi Yoga Festival

Festival Freebies

This past weekend was the annual Bondi Yoga Festival! Although the weather was terrible I still had an amazing time! 
This year I decided to volunteer at the festival in a customer service role. The benefits of this was that after 2pm I received 2 FREE VIP passes which allowed myself and a friend VIP access to any class or music event held at the festival for the rest of the day.  Volunteering at an event like this is really worth it. You get involved in the event from the other side and get the opportunity to chat with the teachers and event organizers. All who were very approachable, friendly, informative and enjoyed a good laugh! 


Festival Highlights:

• Laughing with my fellow volunteer Chanelle.
• Attending the Kundalini Class and  my conversation with the intriguing and passionate Senior Kundalini Yoga Teacher Katherine McCusker from KM YOGA Bondi Junction about the benefits of Kundalini Yoga on people suffering from anxiety and depression.
• Attending the Yoga Synergy class with Bianca Machliss. Wow! Bianca guides you, educates you and supports you.  Bianca provides verbal physiological descriptions of whats going on in your body so you are able to contextualize the effects the Asanas are having. Bianca keeps you feeling safe and confident throughout the whole class. Bianca is an inspiration and a true student and teacher of yoga. I highly recommend attending a class at her studio, Yoga Synergy, which she runs with Simon Borg-Olivier who was also speaking at the festival 
• Cheering and giggling with the Hare Krishna Guys as they were and always are the last one standing despite the gail force winds and rain......... keep the Kirtan going!
• Although I  personally did not make it, my friends informed me the AcroYoga class held by Claudine and Honza Lafond was a festival must and heaps of fun:)!

Overall it was a truly wonderful day.  The experience of having the Bondi Yoga community coming together to share their love of yoga was really beautiful. I will be attending the festival again next year and I highly recommend it to others. For all newcomers to yoga it is a great way to try different styles  and find out what resonates with you. 

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