Movement

Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival features some of the best local movement instructors leading a variety of workshops over the course of each festival.

Movement instructor applications are closed.

FALL 2026 Movement WORKSHOPS

BREATHE & MOVE

Chakra Flow

A mindful vinyasa practice with intentional sequencing to clear and balance the chakras with positivity and presence. Mary Baird – Thurs 3pm, Fri 9am

Mind Body Balance

Strengthen your muscle groups, expand your flexibility and calm your nervous system through breath guided movement and mind body education. Angelo Iovino – Friday & Sunday 11am

Pathfinder Yoga

Vinyasa meets Yin using breath, mindful pauses and movement to explore your inner path and chart your way forward. Dasa Sewill – Sat & Sun 8am

Vinyasa

Breathe and flow in sequence to energize, strengthen and explore your own yoga practice. Open to all levels and Every-Body! Aislyn Morning – Friday 10am, Sunday 12pm; Tina Idhammar – Friday 8am, Saturday 11am; Doug Watson (Power Vinyasa) – Thursday 7pm, Sunday 3pm

Yoga Mythology

A storytelling flow weaving yoga mythology with movement while exploring the phases of the moon through motion. Justin Bost – Saturday 12pm, Sunday 1pm

Yoga & Space Between

Deepen awareness of the space between postures in this breath to movement flow that will guide you home. Olivia Cassese – Thursday 6pm, Sunday 10am

PLAY & FLOW

Animal Flow

Ground-based movement to boost strength, flexibility and body awareness—from drills to full flow. All levels welcome. Katina Gad – Saturday 9am

Beginner Hoop

Learn fundamental hooping skills and “find your flow.” Build coordination and rhythm, no experience needed. Amy Clemmons – Thursday 4pm, Friday 1pm

Belly Dance

Learn the fundamentals of belly dance in a beginner friendly class to build confidence and coordination through grace and movement. Nita Moran-Fuentes – Saturday 10am

Budokon Yoga

Intro to Budokon featuring slow, controlled transitions building strength and precision following the first two and final two sections of the series. Katina Gad – Saturday 3pm

Butoh Flow

A blend of Butoh’s expressive movement and Yoga’s body awareness—an exploration of breath, presence and consciousness. Maddy Ryan – Thursday 5pm, Friday 12pm

Grateful Yoga

Vinyasa-dance-fusion to Grateful Dead music, complete with trippy lights, in an all-inclusive, heart-opening celebration. Scott Lawlor – Friday & Saturday 6pm

Juggling

Learn to juggle with up to seven props! Chandler Corbin – Saturday 5pm

Leela Yoga

Rooted in “divine play”, celebrate the joy of living in your body through exploration and inner guidance to keep you dancing, expanding and smiling all weekend long. Crystal Hetrick – Thursday 2pm, Friday 5pm

YAS Yoga

Yoga with Auditory Silliness! Designed to open up the body with sound, release and laughter after dancing in the woods. Zoe Gobetz – Friday & Saturday 2pm

RESET & RESTORE

Restorative Partner Yoga

Intuitively connect, surrender and receive through shared movement—all skill levels, friendships and partnerships welcome. Ezio Loor & Madison Rose – Friday & Saturday 4pm

Singing Bowl Meditation

A guided meditation with soothing Tibetan bowl vibrations to relax the body, quiet the mind and restore inner peace. Nita Moran-Fuentes – Sunday 2pm

Dynamic Meditation

Reimagined meditation journey blending breathwork, gentle warm-ups, expressive shaking and a sound-healing savasana to help release tension and drop into a deep stillness. Expect an embodied reset to help you feel lighter, renewed and more alive. Raj Karki – Friday 9am Dance Tent; Sunday 9am

YIN

Introspective and grounding - long holds and gentle stretching to increase fluidity in the fascia and reconnect with your being. Madeline Ade – Friday 3pm, Saturday 1pm

Tensegrity

Comprising the terms “tension” and “integrity,” Tensegrity is a modern version of held poses and muscle movement called “magical passes,” developed by Shamans in Mexico prior to the Spanish conquest. Jordan Puryear – Dance Tent, Saturday 10am