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Downtown Yoga Festival Staff Pick User Submitted
Phone: 801-999-8479
Price: $59-$90 in advance, $70-$108 day of festival, $25 kids' one-day pass
DownTownYogaFest.com
When the Indian practice of yoga began gathering a popular following in the Western world in the 1980s, a little something was lost in translation. In the most traditional sense, yoga was—and is—a lifestyle practice, encompassing spirituality, health, diet and philosophy, as well as the physical aspect that has become de rigueur in gyms and studios across the United States. This weekend, the Downtown Yoga Festival, organized by the nonprofit Yoga for the People, will, in many respects, return yoga to its classical roots, offering classes and seminars in health, food and (of course) yoga. Before founding Yoga for the People, Santosh Maknikar was a successful software engineer for companies like Citigroup, Overstock.com, InComm and Goldman Sachs. In 2011, he started his nonprofit with the mission of giving underserved populations of children and adults access to health and wellness through yoga. He began giving free yoga classes to people in local homeless shelters, hospitals, schools and prisons. When not teaching class, Maknikar organized yoga festivals; he previously organized the annual Great Salt Lake Yoga Festival at the Salt Lake City Krishna Center. This weekend's two-day festival will be the first that Yoga for the People has brought to downtown Salt Lake City. All levels and styles of yoga will be represented—Hatha, Vinyasa, Kundalini, prenatal and others. Additionally, participants will have access to film screenings; panel discussions and seminars exploring yoga studies in the medical field, cooking and nutrition classes; and workshops covering topics from meditation to gardening. Online registrations closes May 22. (Katherine Pioli)
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