The first Westchester-based yoga festival is set for June 18 at John Jay Homestead, in Katonah. Michelle Prosper, founder of Ora Studios, says she launched the Radiance Yoga and Wellness Festival for people looking for new experiences, healthier routines and a sense of community after the collective shutdown of 2020-22. 

The daylong outdoor event will feature a variety of yoga classes, including advanced vinyasa, alignment, yoga for athletes, beginner, gentle and workshop intensives, as well as wellness-related activities such as Ayurveda, meditation, nutrition, Pilates, sound healing and tai chi. All practice levels, from novice to advanced, are welcome. There will also be body painting, shopping, food from Ladle of Love, and food trucks including Poke Motion, Waffle Box Truck and Kinwich.

Athleta is a corporate sponsor, and local businesses O2 Living Sanctuary, BulletProof, Crazy Richard’s and BYoga will be there with free swag. A portion of the proceeds from the festival will be donated to WMN Unite to support women in underserved communities.

“The Radiance Yoga and Wellness Festival is an opportunity to highlight the incredible talent within our larger community—yoga teachers, wellness advocates, studio owners—because we have so many amazing people right here and around where we live who have something powerful to share and the ability to profoundly move people,” Prosper says. “This festival is the ideal platform for partakers to explore many different yoga and wellness experiences and different modalities for moving their bodies, healing from trauma and raising the collective vibration. It is a place for all to ‘come as you are.’ Let the experience be unique to you.”