Yin is the practice of surrendering into discomfort and the unknown while nourishing the deeper fascia layers of the body. “Yoke” is the translation of yoga meaning “union”. In a series of partner poses, you will build trust and intimacy through surrendering with another. This class is designed to facilitate healing on both an individual and a collective level as we connect mind, body, spirit, community.

Yin + Yoke is led by Katie Lewis (She/Her) or “Lew”. Lew is a yoga facilitator, sound healer, and collective liberation guide. They create spaces for folks to experience embodiment in community; co-creating a moment of liberation that may ripple out into our communities.

On his 77th lap around the sun, Walter has incorporated yoga, breathing and martial arts into his life since his teen years. He began practicing Qigong in the 90’s and started leading a free class on the cliffs of Laguna beach over 20 years ago Qigong translates to ‘life energy cultivation’. It is a self healing technique used to align body, breath, and mind for health, meditation and martial arts training. He’s been hosting sessions here at JTMF for years, and continues to offer free classes every Sunday here in the high desert.

Contact Walter via his email: walterwinfield@icloud.com

Allow intentional celestial sound frequencies, along with, the deep penetrating resonance of planetary gong vibrations to act as guides, helping to deepen and strengthen the connection to source. Relax the body, ease the mind, and ground into the here and now in this fully immersive gongbath meditation. Creating a safe container to honor personal intentions, shift stagnant energy, bask in the joys of the moment and experience a true sense of interconnectivity within. Relax, breath, and receive.

Conan (He/Him) is a hi-desert native, raised in Joshua Tree and is the co-founder of Joshua Tree Connectivity. Year-round he hosts weekly experiences inside the Joshua Tree National Park with the intentions of shifting energy by creating a safe, authentic space to truly connect source with nature.

Rooted in the Amazonian traditions of the Yanomami people, this breath practice is simple, powerful, and accessible. Through focused breath and ancestral wisdom, we learn to surf the waves of emotions and remember ourselves as channels of loving kindness. A small ceremonial dose of cacao supports the shared heart.

Leah has guided yoga and movement since 2003 and founded Agni Yoga in Portland in 2014. Her studies in Peru deepened her path, and Amazonian breathwork has become a transformative force in her healing journey.

Leah McQuade is a sacred somatic and intuitive healer who weaves somatic awareness, nervous system attunement, sound healing, and shamanic breathwork to help people release what keeps them stuck in self-sabotaging patterns. Her work supports clients in reclaiming their energy, vitality, and health so they can live with deeper meaning, fulfillment, and inner peace.

This somatic and breathwork experience offers internal healing from the myriad of things that keep you bound and stuck, repeating the same old patterns. Using the breath in a repetitive, focused, and aware way helps shift from mental processing into the soma, or body, so you can experience yourself beyond your mind, embodying your wholeness and authenticity, and reconnect with the freedom, safety, peace, and joy that reside within.

Get on your feet and learn the foundational shuffling moves to support your confidence on the dance floor! Whether you’re a seasoned pro or a beginner, this class is a great space to practice your shuffle moves and get your body moving to great music.

Sagan (She/Her) is a shuffler from LA who’s been in the scene since 2019. What started as a personal passion evolved into a love for teaching and sharing the art of shuffling with others, and over the years, she’s had the opportunity to teach workshops at festivals around Southern California.She loves supporting dancers of all levels. Discover the joy and freedom that comes from connecting movement to music.

Breath As Medicine is a guided breathwork journey designed to regulate the nervous system, release stored emotion, and reconnect participants to the innate wisdom, healing capacity, and greatness within the body.

Soul sisters Jenn Parma (She/Her) and Amber Deylon (She/Her) have been in service together for nearly a decade, weaving ceremony, retreats, travel, and healing work. Jenn is the founder of Integrate-ness, guiding people to reclaim their most aligned life path through wellness, somatics, and breath as a breathworker, medicine woman, and psycho-spiritual integration coach. Amber is a grief guide and end-of-life midwife devoted to holding compassionate spaces around loss, love, and transition. Together, they create sacred containers where authenticity, tenderness, and truth are deeply welcomed.

Rooted Rhythm is a femme-forward somatic movement experience centered around reconnecting with the womb as a source of intuition, creativity, and emotional intelligence. This offering is designed to support women in deepening their relationship with their body, nervous system, and inner rhythms.Through guided movement, sound, breath, and intentional pacing, participants are invited to soften out of the mind and into the pelvis, the place where so much lived experience, emotion, and creative energy is held. The practice emphasizes safety, grounding, and self-led expression rather than performance or choreography.

Hulia is a multidisciplinary creator, Kambo Practitioner, and community organizer whose work centers on creating intentional spaces for connection, expression, and embodied presence. With a background spanning music, wellness, and collaborative project leadership, she brings a grounded yet intuitive approach to gathering people in meaningful ways.

Waveform is a guided breathwork and sound experience inspired by rhythm, nervous system regulation, and music’s natural rise and fall. The journey begins with rhythmic, beat-driven breath to activate the body and shift attention out of the mind. From there, the pace gradually slows, breath deepens, sound bowls emerge, and the system is guided into integration.

Brigitte Khal is a breathwork and sound facilitator, embodied artist, and belly dancer who creates spaces for inward exploration through breath, movement, and sensation. Her work invites people out of the thinking mind and into the felt experience of the body, where emotion, intuition and self-trust can unfold.

On his 77th lap around the sun, Walter has incorporated yoga, breathing and martial arts into his life since his teen years. He began practicing Qigong in the 90’s and started leading a free class on the cliffs of Laguna beach over 20 years ago Qigong translates to ‘life energy cultivation’. It is a self healing technique used to align body, breath, and mind for health, meditation and martial arts training. He’s been hosting sessions here at JTMF for years, and continues to offer free classes every Sunday here in the high desert.

Contact Walter via his email: walterwinfield@icloud.com

Rachel Shaw is the founder of Earth Yoga & Spa, a retreat leader and wellness entrepreneur rooted in community-centered healing experiences in Joshua Tree and the High Desert. Her Partner Yoga Playshop is an interactive heart-opening class designed to cultivate connection, trust and playful exploration through mindful movement. This offering blends gentle partner stretches supported balancing postures, breathwork and moments of laughter to create a safe and welcoming space for all bodies and relationship dynamics. The Playshop emphasizes playfulness, communication presence and embodied connection. No experience necessary!