Prepare yourselves to be greeted by the most beautiful sounds of Holy Mantra played to us by Mr & Mrs Brilliant.

Namaste Holistic Manchester! The festival opens with the first “conscious conversation” of the day -where you get to meet all of the HIFY headliners. Be inspired by the Holistic yogis and speakers and decide who you want to see, hear and celebrate yoga with throughout your festival experience.

Yogis are givers. You sense opportunities to help others wherever you go. You’re the listening ear, the counsellor, the provider of energy. People feel uplifted after spending time with you. It’s a rewarding way of life and you’ve embraced your special gift. During the festival we encourage you to take some time out to top up your own energy levels in a uniquely different way.

It’s time to rejoice together & truly experience Holistic living! Wander through the Little India Marketplace where you can hunt for conscious clothing, Indian inspired jewels & accessories, drink some Yogi tea, learn more about yoga, get a massage and of course…GRAB A BITE TO EAT!!! Embrace your Eastern side with Indian Street Food & the Live Indian Kitchen… Are you Vegan? Vegetarian?? do you want to try Ayurveda??? Don’t worry, we’ve got your appetite covered.

One of the greatest most sacred yogic texts ever written, the Mahabharata is thousands of years old and tells a story full of adventure, tragedy, miracles and wisdom. The jewel at the centre of this story is The Gita, Lord Krishna's teaching to Arjuna. It will make you laugh and cry while taking you on a spiritual journey of yoga and self discovery.

Learn how to practice & apply the most important yoga of all in this workshop - meditation. Meditation is the art and science of awareness, flow, creativity & happiness. We all want to live a fulfilled, purposeful and creative life. The way is to first know your potential, who you really are and what you can do. Modern meditation is the route to that knowing.

A deep yoga-nidra meditation designed to help you embed and nurture the insights, inspiration and happiness experienced during the festival. Leave feeling ready to reconnect with your day-to-day world and feel refreshed, inspired, ready to thrive, grow and help others. 

If you feel you need a little waking up & want to get anything out of your system this morning, then look no further than Dr Poonam’s Laughter Yoga session… Join in the fun, she’ll show you how to shake it off & you’ll be buzzing with joy in no time!

Claiming that yoga is like a magical prescription for our bodies, Kayleigh has personally experienced its transformational powers. After struggling for many years with anxiety, body image & disordered eating & exploring every avenue in the search for answers, she eventually stumbled upon the spiritual path of yoga & changed her life. Last year she travelled to an ashram in the Himalayas to study classical yoga & she is now intent on opening peoples’ minds up to its healing. Her journey also brought her to Holistic Manchester & she has been involved from the start in creating #HIFY.

Experience inspiring, powerful, soul-awakening yoga. The Jivamukti Yoga method reflects the true aim of yoga: liberation and self-realization in this lifetime. The mantra practiced by Jiva yogis is “May all beings everywhere be happy and free, and may the thoughts, words and actions of my own life contribute in some way to that happiness and to that freedom for all”.

It’s time to rejoice together & truly experience Holistic living! Wander through the Little India Marketplace where you can hunt for conscious clothing, Indian inspired jewels & accessories, drink some Yogi tea, learn more about yoga, get a massage and of course…GRAB A BITE TO EAT!!! Embrace your Eastern side with Indian Street Food & the Live Indian Kitchen… Are you Vegan? Vegetarian?? do you want to try Ayurveda??? Don’t worry, we’ve got your appetite covered.

Experience inspiring, powerful, soul-awakening yoga. The Jivamukti Yoga method reflects the true aim of yoga: liberation and self-realization in this lifetime. The mantra practiced by Jiva yogis is “May all beings everywhere be happy and free, and may the thoughts, words and actions of my own life contribute in some way to that happiness and to that freedom for all”.

A deep yoga-nidra meditation designed to help you embed and nurture the insights, inspiration and happiness experienced during the festival. Leave feeling ready to reconnect with your day-to-day world and feel refreshed, inspired, ready to thrive, grow and help others.