YOTM 2026: Full Schedule

11:00am CDT

Handstand Workshop

Friday October 16, 2026 11:00am - 12:30pm CDT

Take your inversion practice to the next level with Matt Krepps. Designed for intermediate to advanced students, this workshop explores the strength, alignment, and technique needed to develop a safe, sustainable handstand practice. Learn how to better prepare and protect your wrists, build the strength and stability required for inversions, and refine the mechanics that help you find more confidence and control upside down.

Speakers

Matt Krepps

Matthew has been a practitioner of Yoga and Ayurveda for three decades and has had the privilege of developing teachers for over twenty years. He is responsible for designing Circle Yoga Shala's 200-hour and 300-hour Yoga Teacher Training programs.As the owner of a yoga studio for ten years before co-founding the Shala, he developed an extensive private client base — adapting asana, pranayama, and meditation to individuals seeking yoga as a therapeutic modality for structural and biomechanical pathologies, digestive problems... Read More →

Friday October 16, 2026 11:00am - 12:30pm CDT
Root Room

Power

1:30pm CDT

Move + Breathe | Reset Your Nervous System

Friday October 16, 2026 1:30pm - 2:30pm CDT

Root Room

Most of us have never been taught how to recognize when our nervous system is stuck in "go mode." This class offers more than movement—it teaches you how to reset. Through mindful sequencing, intentional breathwork, and nervous system education, you'll leave feeling stronger, calmer, and better equipped to navigate real life.

Learn how to intentionally connect breath with movement to calm the nervous system, reduce stress, and improve how your body responds to everyday demands. Students will leave with simple, practical tools they can use long after class—in the office, at home, or anytime life feels overwhelming.

All levels.
Modifications and progressions will be offered throughout class, making this practice accessible whether you're brand new to yoga or have years of experience.
Need 2 blocks.

Speakers

Crysty Terminella

Founder, Fueled and Powered

Crysty Terminella is the founder of Fueled & Powered, where she helps people navigate stress, burnout, and life's everyday challenges through movement, breath, and nervous system education. After nearly 20 years in high-pressure corporate leadership, she understands firsthand what... Read More →

Friday October 16, 2026 1:30pm - 2:30pm CDT
Root Room

Asana, Breath work

Levels all levels
Pathway Asana
What to Expect Movement, Asana

1:30pm CDT

Fusion: Yoga and Journaling

Friday October 16, 2026 1:30pm - 2:30pm CDT

Root Room

Enjoy a challenging yoga flow while practicing 'focus techniques' to heighten awareness and sensitivity. We’ll dive into the depth of our intention and build a fluid practice dedicated to returning to our malleable ebb and flow. Crystal will share selections from the book "Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience" and offer moments to journal. Bring your yoga mat, water, journal, and pen.

Speakers

Crystal Beshears

Crystal Beshears Duncan, PhD and E-RYT500, offers years of experience guiding individuals and groups through heartfelt inner work. She is an educator by trade and a Yoga Teacher with purpose. She loves working with learners of all ages and is especially passionate about empowering... Read More →

Friday October 16, 2026 1:30pm - 2:30pm CDT
Root Room

Mindset

9:30am CDT

The Art of Living Well: Ayurvedic Principles for Health & Longevity

Saturday October 17, 2026 9:30am - 10:30am CDT

Root Room

What if health is more than the absence of symptoms?

In this practical introduction to Ayurveda, we'll explore the timeless principles behind one of the world's oldest systems of health and how they can be applied to modern life. Together we'll reexamine what it means to be healthy, how living in rhythm with nature supports well-being, and why no single food, habit, or practice works forever.

Rather than offering another dosha quiz or wellness hack, this talk provides a framework for making wiser choices in a world of endless health advice. You'll leave with practical tools you can begin using right away, along with a fresh perspective on cultivating health from the inside out.

Speakers

Stela Balaban

Yoga Trainer at Circle Yoga Shala, Circle Yoga Shala

Stela is a yoga teacher, educator, and long-time student of Yoga and Ayurveda.

She has been part of the Shala community since 2017, contributing to teacher trainings, yoga therapy programs, and retreats, as well as supporting curriculum development and program design.

Her work brid... Read More →

Saturday October 17, 2026 9:30am - 10:30am CDT
Root Room

Self-Inquiry

Levels all levels

4:30pm CDT

The Art of Receiving: An Intuitive Art Workshop | Add-on $20

Saturday October 17, 2026 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT

Root Room

In this painting workshop, we'll practice creating from our intuition and tapping into the creative energy within and around us. Short meditations and movement throughout the session will help us connect with ourselves and our environment. This workshop is about embracing the process, not the product.

You should come because creating is fun and healing. Learning to trust our intuition can help us make decisions that lead to more happiness, fulfillment, and confidence. Learning to feel the energy within and around us helps us naturally become more intuitive, and we will feel more connected to ourselves and to God/source/creator.

No experience or artistic background required. All materials will be provided, and you will take home the small work of art you create.

Supplies will be provided for a $20 add-on fee.

Speakers

Mary Fennel

Mary Fennel is an abstract artist who creates earth-inspired paintings and botanical artworks. Some works are embedded with dried flowers, dirt, and other organic materials, where nature becomes both subject and medium. Others rely on texture and color alone to evoke the calm, grounded... Read More →

Saturday October 17, 2026 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Root Room

Creativity