Four rejuvenating days incorporating yoga asana from many different lineages, pranayama, meditation, non-duality, Ayurveda, chanting, kirtan, wisdom talks and music concerts in a series of large, decorated and carpeted marquees set in a country park beside the river Thames.
Founded in 2016, World Yoga Festival is hosted by The Arsha Kula Foundation (UK Registered Charity No. 1171708) and brings together the most revered collection of teachers every year. Hosted within the stunning grounds of Henley Showground, Marlow Road, Henley-on-Thames, it will be an outstanding opportunity to learn from true masters in the authentic traditions. Somewhere between retreat and festival, you will find ample time to relax and enjoy the entertainment as well as discover a deep and profound learning of yoga as a way of life.
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Sofia
It is not easy to put into words how magical this space is: if you love yoga this will be a deeply enriching experience for you; whether new or a seasoned practitioner you will learn so much! The people are lovely and the teachers and masters are deeply inspiring. I look forward to it every year!
Laura
I hadn’t been to a UK yoga festival until attending the World Yoga Festival in 2024. I had been to Rishikesh for my first visit to India in the February of 2024 and I was craving deep connection to the yogic wisdom that had saturated that experience.
If I’m honest, my expectations were fairly limited. I knew it would be a lovely weekend but I wasn’t expecting the depth of experience awaiting me. Fast forward to 2025 and my second visit and I’m even more blown away! What strikes me most, and the two words that sum it up, are LOVE and CONSCIOUSNESS.
Every element of the festival, from the warmth of the welcome in the opening ceremony to the diversity of the speakers and experiences available, is so wonderfully full of love and soul. Of course I have already booked for next year! Im a very vocal cheerleader of this wonderful space now and I don’t think there’s anyone I know who hasn’t heard about it.
Marie
Yoga retreat meets yoga festival! The perfect balance of asana and philosophy from world renowned teachers to challenge the body and mind. Music in the evenings prove that there's no need for alcohol for a yoga rave. I learnt and experienced so much that I wouldn't usually be exposed to without paying high workshop costs for. Such a tranquil 4 days, a sea of friendly faces in a beautiful landscape and the organisers and volunteers are amoung the friendliest I've met. Highly recommend to yoga practitioners & novices alike.
Marlene
I just wanted to write to say how much I enjoyed the yoga festival in July. It was the first I had ever been to and I was quite nervous, especially about camping, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. There was so much to see and so and hard to pick out a favourite, but I practice Iyengar Yoga and so particularly enjoyed the classes held by Dr Rajlaxmi and Lucy Aldridge. It was a privilege to be taught by Dr Rajlaxmi with her wealth of knowledge and also by Lucy Aldridge who was very inspiring and also fun. I hope that either or both will be able to attend next year’s festival.
I also really enjoyed the voice workshop held by Leo Day as I am in a small singing group and found it very useful and his method of teaching again to be fun and inclusive. A lot of the music was amazing and the sound workshops. I found so much to interest me.
The Festival was very well organised and thought of things for everyone and I enjoyed it so much that I have already booked for next year.
Laura
Thank you for another wonderful year at the World Yoga Festival. The space you create is inspiring, fascinating and nourishing. The speakers are so full of wisdom, I always leave feeling able to shift my life in positive ways. I am so grateful to you all, as so many people are.
