Yoga Festival at Glen Park to Benefit Women's Resource Center Planned for September

PORTSMOUTH, RI—The 2016 Firefly Yoga Festival is coming to Glen Park in Portsmouth this September for a day of yoga, meditation, food and the unveiling of a 2017 calendar produced by a group effort from 13 local yoga studios.

The event, scheduled for Sept. 17 from noon to 7 p.m., will also generate money for Women's Resource Center of Newport, which provides assistance and support for victims of domestic violence across Aquidneck Island and beyond.

According to a news release, the Firefly Yoga Festival started with the idea to create a calendar that celebrates the local yoga community and all it has to offer. Meredith Brower, organizer of the festival, felt connected to her community through yoga, which also reignited her passion for photography. This spark led her to create the 2017 Firefly Yoga Calendar. She has since recruited 13 yoga studios in and around Newport County and photographed yogis in unique locations, which will be featured in the 2017 Firefly Yoga Calendar. What started as a small event to release the calendar quickly evolved into an all-day festival celebration.

Yoga classes will start at noon and continue through out the day. There will be four rounds of classes (noon, 1:30 p.m., 3:00 p.m. and a 4:30 p.m. Meditation), with two classes occurring simultaneously during each time slot. 12 studio-teachers will co-lead each class, incorporating their own style of yoga. Half-hour breaks are scheduled between each class to enjoy the music and browse the offerings of the vendors and food trucks that will be on site. Kids classes also will be offered. The Firefly Calendar launch will take place from 5-5:30p.m., followed by live music from 5:30p.m. to sundown.

Participating Instructors: Emily Moyer of Newport Community Yoga in Newport; Kerstin Zettmar of Zettmar Studio in Newport; Patti Doyle of Thames Street Yoga in Newport; Kim Chandler of Innerlight Center for Yoga and Meditation in Middletown; Heidi Doyle of The Island Heron in Jamestown; Rachael Frodyma of Nanaquaket Yoga Studios in Tiverton; Juliana Olmstead of East Bay Bikram in BristoI; Coral Brown of All That Matters Yoga and Holistic Health Center in Wakefield and Laughing Elephant Yoga in East Greenwich; Liz Dufresne of NBX Yoga Studio in Narragansett; Julia Girman and Tessa Hollyn Taub of Coaches Julia & Tessa in Narragansett; Shannon Walker of Mahatma Yoga Studio in Portsmouth; and Reinette Fournier and Thomas Speare of Tenth Gate Center for Yoga & Meditation in Portsmouth.

General admission costs $25 and includes parking, admission to all yoga classes, demonstrations and music. Kids 14 and younger are free. Tickets will be available online and at the gate starting at 11a.m

For more information, go here.

For tickets: eventbrite.com/e/firefly-yoga-festival-and-calendar-launch-event-tickets-26961494556