September 24, from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Sands Point Preserve, in Port Washington. All proceeds will go toward organizations that support survivors of human trafficking.
The festival will feature open level vinyasa practice, family practices and 108 sun salutations. In addition, the day will offer live music, trance dance, sound healing, henna artists, face painting, drum circles and hooping performances.
Nadine Wolff, cofounder of OLLI, wants people to know that this isn’t just any yoga festival. “Our event is quite unique in that it is orchestrated completely by the volunteers of 20 carefully selected Long Island yoga studios,” she explains. “One hundred percent of the profits are donated to the organizations that we are supporting. Together, we practice with a purpose to support and raise awareness for oppressed women and children around the world.”
The goal of Yoga Festival is to raise awareness and funds to generate the stop of sex and human trafficking domestically and abroad, and to continue the empowerment of humans everywhere. Funds will be distributed among Puresa Humanitarian, GEMS and Off the Mat, Into the World. This event is a step toward helping put an end to the $32 billion illegal industry that is affecting more than 30 million women and children not only nationally but worldwide.
Tickets are available for purchase on Eventbrite or at any of the participating yoga studios. General admission tickets are $72, $66 (senior citizens), $62 (yoga instructors) and $50 (full-time students). All tickets include an OLLI class pass and one free class at every participating studio (prior to event date). Each ticket holder will also be automatically entered to win an all-expenses-paid yoga retreat for two to Yemaya Resort in Little Corn Island, Nicaragua, in collaboration with Satya Retreats.
Location: 95 Middle Neck Rd., Port Washington. For more information, visit OneLoveLongIsland.org.
