New Orleans Health & Yoga Festival
- Dates
- Sep 3 to 6, 2026
- Status
- Confirmed
- Venue
- Hotel Peter & Paul
- Price
- Not announced
- Camping
- None on site
- Last checked
- Sep 3, 2026
New Orleans Health & Yoga Festival returns to Hotel Peter & Paul, New Orleans, LA, Sep 3 to 6, 2026. Froligo tracks ticket prices, attendee feedback and travel details.
What it stands for
The festival describes itself as a one of a kind gathering in the Gulf South, created from a deep place of devotion to service, to community and to the transformative power of these practices when they are shared from the heart, and states a vision of being the Crescent City's leading conscious festival where movement, culture and connection converge. Its mantra is Create. Celebrate. Collaborate. The 2026 edition supports YEAH! Yoga, which brings trauma informed yoga and mindfulness to youth impacted by the juvenile justice system, working inside detention centres and residential foster care
The experience
What's special
A four day city yoga festival built around a former church in the Faubourg Marigny. Thursday opens across town at the Vintage Rock Club with an opening ceremony, an embodied practice and kirtan; Friday to Sunday the festival runs two stages at Hotel Peter & Paul, the Shiva Stage inside the church and the more intimate Shakti Stage on the third floor, with the outdoor Piazza holding the vendor village and two Saturday sessions. The published grid mixes Vinyasa, Kundalini, Yin, Restorative, Budokon and alignment based asana with lectures on Vedic philosophy and relationships, embodied astrology, a goddess circle, sound bath and Reiki, cacao and ecstatic dance, and live devotional music including a Bhakti Concert from Sean Johnson & the Wild Lotus Band. Almost everything is first come first served with a wristband, and only the two Restorative Yoga sessions need an advance RSVP
The practice
all levels. The festival states that all levels are welcome, from brand new practitioners to experienced teachers. The grid runs from seated lectures, Yin, Restorative and sound work through to Budokon functional movement, kriya and power flow, dynamic vinyasa and ecstatic dance
Flowing sequences that link breath to movement. Expect to move and sweat.
Breathwork, chanting and repeated movements aimed at energy and focus more than a workout.
Long, passive floor holds that reach deep tissue. Slow, quiet and meditative.
Fully supported poses with props, built for rest and recovery rather than effort.
Slower, foundational postures held breath by breath. The classic starting point.
Beyond the mat
- pranayama
- meditation
- Vedic philosophy
- kirtan
- live devotional music
- sound bath
- Reiki
- cacao ceremony
- ecstatic dance
- dance medicine
- ancestral meditation
- chakra tuning
- embodied astrology
- goddess circle
- journaling
- intention setting
- community run
Styles named as the festival itself describes them.
Programme
Programme is the current 2026 edition, published with dated Thursday to Sunday stage grids and full class descriptions
36 sessions across the weekend. Open any strand.
Concerts, kirtan & musicopen
- Kirtan , Devotional Music, Mantras & BhajansNimai and the NOLA Kirtan Club
- Bhakti ConcertSean Johnson & the Wild Lotus Band featuring Paloma Devi
- Kirtan & Heart Songs (Live Bhakti Music)Live Bhakti Music · Ananda Das
Special events & ceremoniesopen
- Opening CeremoniesMark Berger, Kate Jenkins, Vikram Hirani, Tim Kappel, Yeah Yoga! & the NOLA Yoga Fest board
On the land: hikes, vortex & outdoorsopen
- Boring & Sole Run to Crescent Park
Classes & workshopsopen
- Before We Begin: A Practice of RememberingKate Jenkins
- Divine Union: Radha Krishna Dynamic Yoga (Asana & Live Music)Asana & Live Music · Ananda Das
- Budokon (Functional Movement & Asana)Functional Movement & Asana · Cameron Shayne
- Dance of the Heart: Cacao, Ecstatic Dance, & Sound CeremonyTara Loftis & Met Salih
- Change Your Lens, Change Your Life: Where Science Meets Spirit (Lecture)Lecture · Debbie Dixon
- Liquid Spine: A Journey Into Thoracic Mobility (Asana)Asana · Gabriella Pineda
- Sacred Shakti Intention (Meditation, Intention Setting, & Live Music)Meditation, Intention Setting, & Live Music · Victoria Martinez, Kate Jenkins, Paloma Devi & Ananda Das
- Kundalini: Ignite & Integrate (Pranayama & Kriya)Pranayama & Kriya · Amy Leefe Jones
- Bhakti on the Mat (Asana & Live Music)Asana & Live Music · Sean Johnson & The Wild Lotus Band featuring Paloma Devi
- The Awakening Within (Yin Yoga)Yin Yoga · Monica Sharp
- Sadhana Embodied (Vinyasa)Vinyasa · Mark Berger & DJ Flamingeaux
- InRhythm: Embodied Astrology (Asana & Intuitive Movement)Asana & Intuitive Movement · Emelie Rose
- Electro Acoustic Sound Bath & Reiki (Sound Healing & Energy Work)Sound Healing & Energy Work · Jimmy Wilson & Michelle Healy
- LITT: Soul on Fire , A New Orleans Love Revival (Vinyasa)Vinyasa · Debbie Dixon
- plus 17 more, on the official schedule
Accessibility & comfort
What the organiser or venue publishes about getting around, and what they do not.
What it costs
Add-ons
Weekend and day pass prices read live from the festival's own booking system on 2026-09-03, matching the tier dates it publishes
What to bring
A full weekend of practice is easier with your own kit. What earns its place in the bag:
Your own matRentals sell out and shared mats are thin. Bring a grippy, cushioned mat you trust for a full weekend of practice.
Shop options
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Teachers & presenters
Roster is the 2026 edition, derived from the festival's own dated stage grids. Every name in lineup_detail is attached to at least one scheduled 2026 session
Plus the rest of the 34+ teachers, practitioners and speakers across the weekend.
Piazza Vendor Village
The vendor village runs in the Piazza at Hotel Peter & Paul throughout the festival, with food, drinks and what the festival calls other cool offerings. Festival tees, crop tanks and flowy tanks are $25 each at the registration table all weekend while supplies last. A raffle sells tickets at $5 each or 5 for $20, cash or Venmo, for two prize packages each described as a $400 value with class packs from partnering studios, one including a lululemon outfit and the other a lululemon mat; both drawings happen Sunday afternoon and proceeds benefit YEAH! Yoga. Sponsors named on the official site include the Goldring Foundation, Egenberg Trial Attorneys, Melancon Ortega Designs, Royal Engineering, Michael & Alicia Johnson, NOLA x NOLA, Keller Williams NOLA, Gootee Construction, Bryan & Julie Duplantier, Wells Kappel, Hilary Landry Law, NOLA Vibe Yoga, Asheville Yoga Center and Camp Bow Wow
Getting there
Nearest airport Louis Armstrong New Orleans International (MSY).
How do I get to New Orleans Health & Yoga Festival?
By car
Most people drive to New Orleans Health & Yoga Festival. The nearest major airport is Louis Armstrong New Orleans International (MSY), and from there it is a straightforward drive to the venue. Check current road and traffic conditions before you set off, and see parking below.
By train
No direct passenger rail to the venue was found. Drive, fly in, or use a shuttle instead.
By bus & public transit
No scheduled intercity bus or public transit route to the venue was found. Drive, fly in, or use a shuttle instead.
Taxi & rideshare
Taxis and rideshare such as Uber and Lyft can be limited near the venue, especially late at night or in rural areas. Agree a pickup point and time in advance and keep a backup plan.
🅿 Parking
No on site parking. Use nearby lots or transit. Cost Free street parking. There is free street parking all around the hotel in the Marigny. The festival specifically asks attendees not to park in the hotel parking lot
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Where
Venue
Hotel Peter & Paul
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