FACILITATORS
2026 FACILITATORS
COMING SOON
WILLOW SERONKO
In 1986 Willow began his studies in the Taoist arts of T’ai Chi/Qigong and in 1988 was accepted as a private pupil of Taoist Master Henry Wang. For the past 30 years Willow has seriously pursued excellence in these body/mind/spiritual arts and has assisted hundreds of students in their pursuit for better health, increased awareness, and furthering their spiritual growth.
WORKSHOP: THREE HARMONY QIGONG
Three Harmony Qigong is a Taoist energy practice that enhances one’s awareness and integration of the physical, energetic, and spiritual natures of our Being through fluid movement, tantric breathing, and visualization. In this workshop you will learn the nature of the forms movements and then be guided on a journey through the form into ecstatic bliss.
JENNI ALMA ROSE
Jenni Alma Rose is a ceremonialist, holistic wellness practitioner, and guide devoted to helping people reconnect to their bodies, the earth, and the deeper rhythms of life. With over 30 years of experience in health, fitness, and personal transformation, her work weaves movement, breathwork, sound healing, and somatic practices into immersive, heart-centered experiences. As founder of Alma Rose Holistic Wellness, Jenni facilitates ceremonies, women's circles, and sweat lodges, blending ancient traditions with modern integration in spaces known for their grounded, welcoming energy. She also leads retreats rooted in service and reciprocity, from restoration work at Breitenbush to community building projects in Guatemala. Playful and deeply reverent, Jenni is passionate about guiding others home to themselves, where vitality, purpose, and connection naturally unfold.
WORKSHOP: CACAO & DRUM JOURNEY - RHYTHM OF THE HEART
Step into a living, breathing soundscape where cacao opens the heart and rhythm becomes our shared language. This is a space to play, explore, and co-create—where drums, voice, movement, and energy weave together into something alive and unexpected. We begin with ceremonial cacao, that softens the edges, opens the heart, and drops us into connection, with yourself and the collective pulse. Expect laughter, deep presence, and a musical journey that’s never been played before, and will never be played the same way again. Come as you are. Bring your rhythm. Let’s make medicine.
WORKSHOP: US FEST SOUL FAMILY REVIVAL - Women’s Circle
Women come gather round the hearth of sisterhood. Let’s lean in and speak hearts and share in carrying the tenderness of life. This will be a restorative space of truth and exploration held in the spirit of levity and reverent love for earth, home, our relations, and one another. We are living in unprecedented wild times and our strength in spirit is so important, so we will round up our resilience and come back to the collective with more of our best to offer up to the whole.
LINDSAY JAMES
Lindsay James is a Ceremonialist, Death Doula, Breath & Sound Somatic Practitioner, Mystic, and Mentor who walks with People and Partners into the heart of their lives to unearth and integrate the densities and discords within so that they may live in Right-Relationship with Self, Source, and their Relations.
As an Earth-based practitioner, she guides people through the lens and perspective of nature-based wisdom and rhythms bringing them into deeper understanding of their own innate orientation to preservation of life-giving action, essence, and service-within and without. At the heart of her work, is a strong focus on a return to collective care, community perspective, and stewardship of land and life itself.
WORKSHOP DETAILS COMING SOON
JENNI ALMA ROSE
Jenni Alma Rose is a ceremonialist, holistic wellness practitioner, and guide devoted to helping people reconnect to their bodies, the earth, and the deeper rhythms of life. With over 30 years of experience in health, fitness, and personal transformation, her work weaves movement, breathwork, sound healing, and somatic practices into immersive, heart-centered experiences. As founder of Alma Rose Holistic Wellness, Jenni facilitates ceremonies, women's circles, and sweat lodges, blending ancient traditions with modern integration in spaces known for their grounded, welcoming energy. She also leads retreats rooted in service and reciprocity, from restoration work at Breitenbush to community building projects in Guatemala. Playful and deeply reverent, Jenni is passionate about guiding others home to themselves, where vitality, purpose, and connection naturally unfold.
WORKSHOP: CACAO & DRUM JOURNEY - RHYTHM OF THE HEART
Step into a living, breathing soundscape where cacao opens the heart and rhythm becomes our shared language. This is a space to play, explore, and co-create—where drums, voice, movement, and energy weave together into something alive and unexpected. We begin with ceremonial cacao, that softens the edges, opens the heart, and drops us into connection, with yourself and the collective pulse. Expect laughter, deep presence, and a musical journey that’s never been played before, and will never be played the same way again. Come as you are. Bring your rhythm. Let’s make medicine.
WORKSHOP: US FEST SOUL FAMILY REVIVAL - Women’s Circle
Women come gather round the hearth of sisterhood. Let’s lean in and speak hearts and share in carrying the tenderness of life. This will be a restorative space of truth and exploration held in the spirit of levity and reverent love for earth, home, our relations, and one another. We are living in unprecedented wild times and our strength in spirit is so important, so we will round up our resilience and come back to the collective with more of our best to offer up to the whole.
ENA VIE &
DR HOWARD LIPP
Ena Vie and Howard Lipp are experiential facilitators and teachers who are committed to living a life of wholeness. Their mission is to foster a safe and supportive environment for individuals to explore the integration of psychedelics and consciousness, cultivate self-awareness, and promote healing. They provide courses, content and a supportive community to facilitate the process of awakening in each moment. They are committed to creating a culture of respect, inclusion, compassion, healing and empowerment within this community and beyond. Ena and Howard’s teachings blend a western approach to psychedelics with Eastern spiritual practices, mindful attention to our inner life, and a full, compassionate engagement with our purpose.
WORKSHOP: THE MEDICINE OF COMMUNITY - Presence, Music & Integration
Ena and Howard invite the USfest community to a 90-minute gathering of teaching, reflection, music, and embodied integration. In a festival space where hearts are open and emotions run deep, this session offers a grounded place to pause, breathe, and remember what truly matters. Together we explore how to carry the beauty, insight, and connection of these moments into the way we live and love. Drawing from decades of experience in psychedelic facilitation, music, mysticism, and embodied spiritual practice, Ena and Howard will guide a conversation on presence, belonging, and the sacred work of integration. The session includes a short teaching, guided reflection, community Q&A, and a live sound journey to settle the nervous system and anchor the experience in the body. Come home to yourself, to each other, and to the deeper field of connection that USfest celebrates.
ADAM TUTOR
My name is Adam Tutor. I am the creative guide and source behind Disciple of the Wild, a modern brand of coaching informed by ancient ways of living. I am here on this planet leading a micro-movement of men and boys across the threshold of transformation and back to a place of service where they can feel their hearts, heal their families, and serve the world. Currently, I am launching my greatest endeavor to date, Wild Discipline, a 6-month rites of passage journey. Through elder mentorship, wild rites, and discipline of mind/body/spirit, I am committed to restoring the heart of masculinity.
WORKSHOP: US FEST SOUL FAMILY REVIVAL - Men’s Circle
The sacred masculine exists in a place of expanded capacity, a willingness to hold, and the ability to find stillness amidst it all. Come meet your brothers in a space where challenge meets compassion, expression arises with intention, and discipline dances with discernment. We will use embodiment exercises, vocal liberation, and conscious connection to build a bridge to the healthy version of masculinity that exists within all of us.
MIKE LANE
Dr. Mike Lane is the founder of AnatomySense and a longtime teacher of Foundation Training, guiding embodied awareness through intentional movement. He leads men’s retreats and circles, including Sensational Men, supporting men in becoming more present, compassionate, and emotionally available. Drawing from years of men’s work, anatomy, and movement education, Mike offers practical, embodied tools that help men restore balance, build resilience, and anchor insight through the body in a way that is tangible, sustainable, and real.
WORKSHOP: US FEST SOUL FAMILY REVIVAL - Men’s Circle
The sacred masculine exists in a place of expanded capacity, a willingness to hold, and the ability to find stillness amidst it all. Come meet your brothers in a space where challenge meets compassion, expression arises with intention, and discipline dances with discernment. We will use embodiment exercises, vocal liberation, and conscious connection to build a bridge to the healthy version of masculinity that exists within all of us.
ANDREW BELINSKY
Andrew Belinsky is a musician, MC, and men's yoga teacher based in Bend, OR. Known for his lively, participatory music sets and his ability to hold a room with equal parts humor, heart, and presence, Andrew has performed at festivals, fundraisers, weddings, and gatherings across the country. Founder of BeLove Benefits and Masculine Embodiment.
WORKSHOP: MORNING MOVEMENT
Start your festival morning the right way. This Viniyoga session weaves spinal movement, conscious breath, chanting, and meditation into one grounding hour. Leave feeling clear, open, and alive. No experience needed…just show up!
STEPHANI GRACE
Stephani Grace is an author, therapist and mindfulness guide. Through her personal inner work and with hundreds of her clients, Stephani knows that everyone can experience the freedom of living life as their true self, free from judgment and past conditioning to feel joy and happiness every day. She has made it her life’s mission to create helpful, accessible and easily applied tools to make wholehearted living possible for all people, everywhere.
Stephani Grace is a state-licensed, board-certified professional counselor with 26 years of experience supporting individuals and couples. She combines psychology and spirituality to provide a holistic approach to counseling. Stephani specializes in helping adults overcome anxiety, depression, and challenges related to weight loss.
WORKSHOP: COUPLES WORKSHOP - Deepening Connection and Meaning in Partnership
Stephani and Ky will be guiding this couples workshop that will introduce the practice of being more aware, present, and attuned in partnership. In this one hour workshop, couples will practice and gain the following:
● Experiential exercises to increase awareness and attunement of your partners needs
● Learning about self and co-regulation (aka soothing self, soothing other)
● Developing rituals of connection for increasing intimacy and care
● Being a better team!
KY BROWN
Ky Burt is the founder and owner of Wise River Wellness where he offers mindfulness-based somatic therapy and embodied coaching to individuals, couples, and groups. As a former environmental scientist, Ky also believes in the power of nature for healing and offers immersive nature based sessions and retreats for couples and individuals. To learn more about Ky and Wise River Wellness, click the link below.
WORKSHOP: COUPLES WORKSHOP - Deepening Connection and Meaning in Partnership
Stephani and Ky will be guiding this couples workshop that will introduce the practice of being more aware, present, and attuned in partnership. In this one hour workshop, couples will practice and gain the following:
● Experiential exercises to increase awareness and attunement of your partners needs
● Learning about self and co-regulation (aka soothing self, soothing other)
● Developing rituals of connection for increasing intimacy and care
● Being a better team!
LUKE ALDER
Dr. Luke Adler, DACM, is a Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, intuitive healer, teacher, and author dedicated to empowering people to awaken their own capacity for healing. Through retreats, trainings, and one-on-one sessions, Luke creates a sanctuary where clients make genuine contact with their inner wisdom and innate healing intelligence. His work cultivates a profound relationship with the self — one that naturally ripples outward into deeper, more meaningful connections with the people we love most.
WORKSHOP: RISE & SHINE “Heart Opening Breathwork”
Start your day rooted in what matters most. In this morning breathwork journey, we turn toward the highest source of inspiration within us — using the breath as our guide to open the heart and touch what is most alive and true. When the mind steps aside, the body's own intelligence steps forward, revealing a depth of wisdom we often move too fast to feel. Whether you're brand new to breathwork or a longtime practitioner, this session will meet you exactly where you are and carry you somewhere meaningful. Come ready to breathe, open, and rise.
ERIC LEADBETTER
Eric is a Central Oregon musician and yoga teacher who has spent over two decades bringing music to communities across the Pacific Northwest. Certified in 200-hour yoga teacher training, Eric weaves together live music and yoga through 432hz chakral tuning, creating a healing, grounded experience for all who gather. Whether on stage or on the mat, he brings loving energy to strangers and friends alike.
WORKSHOP: VOICES AND YOGA
Voice and yoga- Bring your voice and body!! This workshop will incorporate using Chakral seed mantra chants (lotsa humming in different tones!), as well as some friendly asana movement flow to get playful and grounded! All levels and curiosity are welcome!
JENNIFER LANE
Jenn Lane facilitates life-enhancing experiences and conversations where body, mind, heart, soul and spirit(s) intermingle—where Dreams come alive. She is a Network Spinal chiropractor, Dreamwork facilitator, and Somatic Energy practitioner steeped in the wisdom traditions of Celtic cosmology and Yoga philosophy.
WORKSHOP: Yin Yoga
Soothe your tired dancing muscles with a deep, unhurried practice of Yin Yoga. Melt into long-held poses that soften the connective tissue, quiet the mind, and ground the nervous system. Allow yourself to be held by the earth, as you release tension in the hips, spine, and shoulders, one long exhale at a time.
KEVIN KRAFT AND PETE KARTSOUNES
Kevin Kraft is a musician, sound healer, international yoga & meditation instructor and children’s book author of Ohmmmmmmm. For over 15 years, Kevin has been the sounder and founder of Soundshala (www.soundshala.com), a unique mindfulness and music curriculum combining Kriya Yoga, music, journaling, breathwork, and meditation to help achieve the mindful benefits of a sound sacred awareness practice. This is expressed in his soundscape of voice, gongs, crystal and Tibetan bowls, drums, flutes and other instruments that help us relax and release deeply into harmony & balance. Soundshala offers its signature offerings for children, the aging demographic, organizations, as well as the general public through regular classes, certification programs, workshops, retreats, festivals and keynote engagements.
KEVIN KRAFT &
PETE KARTSOUNES
Kevin Kraft is a multidisciplinary wellness practitioner, musician, and author dedicated to fostering holistic well-being through sound, vibration and mindfulness. He is the sounder and founder of Soundshala (www.soundshala.com), an integrative wellness platform offering a unique curriculum that blends Kriya Yoga, music, meditation, journaling, breathwork, and sound therapy to promote mental clarity, emotional resilience, and inner balance. Kevin is also the founder of Bend to Balance (www.bendtobalance.com), a human experience expo for positive mindset.
Through immersive soundscapes, experiences and personal development trainings, incorporating voice, gongs, crystal and Tibetan singing bowls, flutes, drums, and other vibrational instruments, Kevin guides individuals and organizations into deep states of relaxation and renewal. His programs are offered across a wide range of audiences, including corporate teams, schools, elder communities, wellness retreats, festivals, and public workshops.
Email: Kevin@soundshala.com
FB & IG: soundshala_wellness
Pete is an award winning singer-songwriter, flat picker, and cutting-edge musician’s musician, No stranger to life out on the road, Pete has spent over two decades bringing his voice and guitar to stages all over the world.
After 19 years submerged in the Colorado bluegrass scene sharing the stage with bands such as Leftover Salmon, Greensky Bluegrass and Yonder Mountain String Band, Pete now resides in Bend, OR spending most of his days writing, recording, teaching guitar, song schools, doing photography/videography, touring as a solo act and performing with others.
Pete continues to push the boundaries of the eclectic world of acoustic music. Pete is a truly limitless artist and a craftsman, whose songwriting draws from a myriad of musical traditions. Writing ballads, blues, jazz, bluegrass, folk, and compositions that defy definition, he is best described as a story teller, weaving a tale through a soulful musical journey.
WORKSHOP: ROCK OF CONSCIOUSNESS JOURNEY - The Beatles Mystical Experience
In this one-of-a-kind event, the transcendent music of The Beatles becomes a doorway. Through deep listening, guided reflection, and a full immersive sound bath featuring gongs, singing bowls, flutes, drums, and more, we explore how songs like Dear Prudence, Across the Universe, Blackbird, Julia, and Mother Nature's Son carry something rare: a genuine invitation toward inner peace, compassion, and awakening.
This is music appreciation and mindfulness woven into one, an experience that asks not just what The Beatles meant, but what their work can open in you.
Perfect for music lovers, seekers, and anyone curious about the deeper dimensions of sound. All experience levels welcome. Bring a yoga mat, light blanket, and eye cover for comfort.
PETIT DAVINA
Petit has been leading movement, yoga, and meditation for nearly 20 years. She wanders and wonders and dances and shares her light through rhythm and movement. She calls Bend, OR home and teaches yoga and leads workshops, teacher trainings and retreats locally and abroad.
WORKSHOP: The Pete and Petit Yoga & Sound Experience
When Petit and Pete connect with yoga and music, magic happens! Join this dynamic duo for flowing funky fun as Petit guides a flow of movement set to Pete’s (DJPK) eclectic songs and sounds.
DEVINA PETIT &
PETE KARTSOUNES
The Pete and Petit
Yoga & Sound Experience
Description: When Petit and Pete connect with yoga and music, magic happens! Join this dynamic duo for flowing funky fun as Petit guides a flow of movement set to Pete’s (DJPK) eclectic songs and sounds.
Petit’s Bio: Petit has been leading movement, yoga, and meditation for nearly 20 years. She wanders and wonders and dances and shares her light through rhythm and movement. She calls Bend, OR home and teaches yoga and leads workshops, teacher trainings and retreats locally and abroad.
Pete’s Bio: Pete is an award winning singer-songwriter, flat picker, and cutting-edge musician’s musician, No stranger to life out on the road, Pete has spent over two decades bringing his voice and guitar to stages all over the world.
After 19 years submerged in the Colorado bluegrass scene sharing the stage with bands such as Leftover Salmon, Greensky Bluegrass and Yonder Mountain String Band, Pete now resides in Bend, OR spending most of his days writing, recording, teaching guitar, song schools, doing photography/videography, touring as a solo act and performing with others.
Pete continues to push the boundaries of the eclectic world of acoustic music. Pete is a truly limitless artist and a craftsman, whose songwriting draws from a myriad of musical traditions. Writing ballads, blues, jazz, bluegrass, folk, and compositions that defy definition, he is best described as a story teller, weaving a tale through a soulful musical journey.
FLOW ZEDA
Flow is a renaissance woman. Ritualist, songstress, chef, facilitator, healer, mentor, and for you: talent show orchestrator and ecstatic dance playlist extraordinaire. Shes been doin this a long time and her offerings keep evolving as she does. Inclusive, alchemistic and not afraid to go first, Flow will fold you into the flow of collaborative entertainment and sonic groves that move your body and heart. Flow brings her gifts to the main tent for an outdoor, family-friendly Ecstatic Dance experience rooted in ritual and alive with collaborative joy. Flow's playlists are more than music — they're sonic architecture, designed to move your body, open your heart, and remind you what it feels like to be fully alive in community.
WORKSHOP: ECSTATIC DANCE
A deep, uplifting, honest, grooveable, touching, playful, provoking, joyous real sonic journey and dance temple. Flow has been djing and making playlists for exquisite ecstatic dances for over a decade. This one will be no exception. Come as you are, leave refreshed.
WORKSHOP: US FEST TALENT SHOW
MC Flow Zeda supports an uplifting and inclusive brunch spectacular. The talent, you! Songs, speeches, jokes, dances, your imagination is the limit on what you can contribute. See Flow at the microphone to get on the list. Playful and prayerful, this curated talent extravaganza is for us by us.
KIMMY CARTER
Kimmy has been teaching yoga since 2012. She has over 1000 hours of yoga education. With her mentors roots in iyengar and Anusara, plan to learn something new at this fun, joyful alignment based gentle flow.
WORKSHOP: SLOW FLOW YOGA
Come as you are and move like water, unhurried and effortless, as Kimmy guides you through soft, intentional sequences designed to open the body, quiet the mind, and return you to yourself. Listening to the river sing sweet songs to rock my soul, let its melody dissolve stress, loosening tight shoulders, releasing held hips, and softening the space around your heart. Roll out your mat, soften your gaze, and let the river do what rivers do best, sing you back to your soul.
WHITNAI STONE
Whitnai is a breathwork facilitator, artist, and founder of Ancient Light Breathwork. Her work lives where science meets ancient wisdom — rooted in reverence for the body as intelligent, living technology. Through devoted practice and personal passage through trauma, transformation, awakening, she knows breath as a tool for regulation, remembrance, expansion. Ceremonies are immersive, multidimensional. Breath becomes the bridge. The body softens. The encoded light comes online. We are complete… and the process of that discovery is a reclamation. Everything we need is already here, waiting to be remembered.
Workshop: A BREATH OFFERING - Ancient Light Breathwork × Source Code Temple
I rise like Nefertem from the lotus.
We open with Sesen, the blue lotus, served as tea, the first doorway to source. Golden magic medicine follows, kin for the journey, alchemized with chosen frequency. Then the breath becomes circular, an old rhythm with no beginning and no end. The old tongue rises. Crystal sings. The body remembers what it has always known. We close in long, slow integration, savasana, sound, snack, sharing, letting the work settle deep into the bones. Bring water. Bring a blanket. Bring the part of you that is ready to come home.
BRYAN GROSSO &
SOURCE CODE TEMPLE
Source Code Temple began on the seeker's road. Years of practice. Years of teachers. The slow work of becoming. Kemet was the fulcrum — the place where the receiving became the offering. What rises now is ceremonial arts. Held in lineage. Carried with care. Offered to those drawn to the Ancient Future path — those ready to remember what the body has always known, ready to step into the long work of return. The source code is the soul. The temple is the human form. The doorway opens from within.
WORKSHOP: A BREATH OFFERING - Ancient Light Breathwork × Source Code Temple
I rise like Nefertem from the lotus.
We open with Sesen, the blue lotus, served as tea, the first doorway to source. Golden magic medicine follows, kin for the journey, alchemized with chosen frequency. Then the breath becomes circular, an old rhythm with no beginning and no end. The old tongue rises. Crystal sings. The body remembers what it has always known. We close in long, slow integration, savasana, sound, snack, sharing, letting the work settle deep into the bones. Bring water. Bring a blanket. Bring the part of you that is ready to come home.
DEAN MUELLER
Dean Mueller’s album Wishes Never Gone, released in November 2024, marks a significant evolution in his musical journey. Produced by Kevin McKendree and featuring longtime members of John Prine’s band—including Jason Wilber on guitar—the album fuses Americana, folk, and blues, with heartfelt tracks like “I Don’t Live There Anymore” and “Believe.” American Songwriter raved about the release, noting that “wishes never gone exemplifies his status as a gifted Americana/blue/folk singer and songwriter.”
Dean’s live shows transform any listening environment into an intimate experience that leaves audiences inspired and deeply connected. From his early days as a bass player to his breakthrough as a frontman, Dean has become a key figure in Oregon’s music scene, inviting every listener to embrace the authenticity, warmth, and humor woven into each song.
Workshop: NASHVILLE-STYLE SONGWRITERS ROUND
Come join some of USFest’s talented songwriters in an intimate Nashville-style songwriters round hosted by Dean Mueller. Hear original songs, the stories behind them, and the inspiration that brought them to life in a relaxed, up-close setting full of heart, humor, and great songwriting.
Workshop: NOT FOR KIDS ONLY
Get ready to move, sing, and laugh along! This interactive set is packed with playful originals, classic tunes, and lively sing-alongs that invite kids and the kid in all of us! Come one and all and to join in the fun.
KIDS FACILITATORS
COMING
SOON
DAR LYN WACHS
Darci has been part of this community for a LONG time. She has watched this event evolve since the very first one, realizing how powerful the times of gathering can be. Now that she is a mother to two small humans (6 & 8) and one big mature one (24), she loves incorporating their experience into the purpose of being together. She has witnessed her own children mature over 3-4 DAYS during festival and camping time making new friends, learning new things and navigating nature & music. It is precious to be able to escape our daily life and to have unforgettable and incredible epic memories that include the safe haven for families to bring their children. This is why she is dedicated to creating purpose and intention and creation and connection with all ages during times like these.
LAURA ELMORE
Laura loves all things kid oriented! She has been teaching in Waldorf education for 27 years. Laura grew up in Northern Michigan, swimming, hiking, fishing, skiing, sledding, ice skating, and enjoying all the backwoods could offer a child in the 1980s. Upon graduating high school, she left Michigan to continue the adventure of life. In her adventuring she has helped organize and bring creative fun to many kids festivals including Pick-a-thon, 4 Peaks, US Fest, and several small local events.
JOHN KINDER
John Kinder has been working with clay for over two decades. He received his BFA and Masters in Ceramics at Ball State University (1991-97, 98-00). There he also received his K-12 Visual Arts Certification. While serving as Graduate Assistant at BSU (1998-2000), Kinder also taught youth and adult clay classes at the Indianapolis Art Center. From Dec 2000-2006, Kinder developed curriculum, taught all youth and adult clay classes and managed the clay studio at Art Station/Arts Central. John has taught adult enrichment at COCC and provides public school residencies for all Central Oregon Schools. Co-founder of Cindercone Clay Center, Kinder makes functional stoneware and participates in as many as 15 local and regional craft fairs each year. John’s passion for teaching can be seen in his ever-expanding youth clay program through Bend Parks and Rec. and at credit courses in handbuilding/advanced throwing at Central Oregon Community College. He is also the Resident Artist for NeighborImpacts “Empty Bowls” fundraiser.
ALYSSA ABBEY & TIERZA EICHNER
Alyssa Abbey is a Physician Assistant and founder of Precision Skin and Hormon, a community connector and longtime US Fest attendee since 2014. Originally from Colorado, she first moved to Bend in 1995 and settled there permanently in 2006. A mother of tweens, Alyssa is passionate about fostering meaningful connections through nature, dancing, live music, and movement. When she’s not caring for her family or patients, she enjoys skiing, mountain biking, and dancing. Alyssa is thrilled to collaborate again this year with Tierza Eichner and will be co-facilitating the popular All Ages Scavenger Hunt and Tween Girls Circle. Now more than ever we need to celebrate JOY as an act of resistance and there is no better place for cultivating connection and community than US Fest!
Tierza Eichner is the founder of Pura Vida Adventures, where she has been hosting surf and yoga retreats in Costa Rica for over 22 years, creating spaces that empower women through connection, adventure, and community.
A Bend local and mother of twin daughters, Tierza is passionate about bringing people together in meaningful and fun ways. She’s excited to co-facilitate the All Ages Scavenger Hunt and Tween Girls Circle with Alyssa Abbey at US Fest, celebrating connection, joy, and community.
SHANNON GREGORY
A Bend local for 30 years and mama to two beautiful girls, she brings 25 years of Waldorf early childhood education to everything she does for little ones. It was through her own children that she discovered her deep love of festivals and live music, and that spark has only grown since. Now in her 4th year at US Fest, she shows up not just as a facilitator but as a true member of this community. When she is not nurturing kids in the festival space, you can find her on the dance floor doing West Coast Swing or Fusion.
LINDSAY JAMES
Lindsay James is a Ceremonialist, Death Doula, Breath & Sound Somatic Practitioner, Mystic, and Mentor who walks with People and Partners into the heart of their lives to unearth and integrate the densities and discords within so that they may live in Right-Relationship with Self, Source, and their Relations.
As an Earth-based practitioner, she guides people through the lens and perspective of nature-based wisdom and rhythms bringing them into deeper understanding of their own innate orientation to preservation of life-giving action, essence, and service-within and without. At the heart of her work, is a strong focus on a return to collective care, community perspective, and stewardship of land and life itself.
TENLEY WALLACE
Bootylicious Dance Workshop
Bio: Tenley specializes in women’s wellness and expansion via dance, yoga, meditation, ritual, lifestyle mentoring, group and 1-on-1 programs, online and in person courses.
Tenley has had the great fortune to study with dance and yoga legends around the world, which led to the development of her unique and distinctive format, Temple Tribal Fusion®. TTF® fuses Tribal Belly Dance (from her home city of San Francisco), Indian Classical Dance, Persian Classical and Folkloric, Nepali Dakini Dance, and other Sacred Dance forms, along with yogic practices and principles at the core. This complete body-mind-energy system enables women to expand into their unbound potential and radiant health.
For the past 25 years, Tenley has been developing Temple Tribal Fusion® as a multi-disciplinary system for empowering women, with the goal of self-mastery and vitalization of Body – Energy – Heart – Mind. Included is the exploration of dances and related traditions generally obscure to the West, yet hold some of the richest cultural expressions of music, costuming, storytelling, and prayer.
Tenley is a Midwife for women’s Transformation, using the above vehicles along with various empowerment practices and ancient Yogini Wisdom from India, Tibet, and Nepal.
Cacao Circle
Cacao Circle: Cahuatl, Kakaw or Cacao is intended to help heal our hearts, build community + bring family together. Let's gather in a circle to share this beautiful, sacred plant while honoring the place where it comes from and the guardians who have cared for it for thousands of years.
Bio: Karla creates food, art + experiences with the intention of honoring and (re)connecting with the most simple, elemental and sacred: the Earth + the Divine. Born and raised in Mexico, she started crafting and learning about food at a very early age. For her, food, art and spirituality are deeply intertwined, and she believes going to the Source of where things come from is elemental to honoring the ones that walked before us and to truly connecting with ourselves + what we are creating or consuming. Her prayer is to inspire others through her work and creations to look inside and open our hearts to the healing creative magic that lives within us and all around us, (re)membering our inner child’s imagination + our own sacred creative gift(s).
KARLA DIAZ CANO
Us Care
Description: Let's add to the Self Care with an hour of "Each Other Care"! Come with a partner to both give and receive. Mike and Jenn will guide you through some sweet massage techniques that you can share with a partner, child, friend...all the goodness!
Bio: Drs. Mike and Jenn Lane are both chiropractors and have practiced massage for over 25 years. They're co-owners of Bend Wellness Center, a home for healing. This is their third time at Us Fest where they reside in Family Camp with their beautiful son, Taliesin.
JENN & MIKE LANE
Opening Ceremony
Description: Receive a blessing from Klammath Tribal Elder Romain “Smokey” Miller.
Bio: Smokey is a Klammath Falls tribal elder and great grandfather. He is an indigenous wisdom keeper and lives in Bend. He teaches people about the sacred medicines and historical importance of Central Oregon as a ceremonial center for First Nation Peoples in the PNW.
SMOKEY “ROMAINE” MILLER
Water Ceremony
Description: We come together in Ceremony to both honor the sacred waters of the land, and to receive the waters blessings of clarity, purity, and vitality. Water is a gift from our Mother Earth. When we sing, celebrate and bless Her waters, we attune the waters of our bodies to their original state of joyful, pristine clarity! Bring your gratitudes and prayers for Water and celebrate its journey as it flows from spring, to stream, to river and onward to the ocean!
Bio: Lisa Light is a talented musician, singer, healer and leader of Sacred Ceremony. She has been a Reiki Master Teacher and Energy Healer for 30+ years. She teaches classes and workshops in Bend and leads a weekly Sonic Light Soundbath. She also regularly collaborates with DJ Kalpa co-creating a deeply transformative dance experience exquisitely blended with intentional Sonic Healing.
LISA LIGHT
Restore and Rejuvenate Yoga
Description: Gather with friends in the yurt for some sweet self-care. Awaken gently into the day with breathwork. Then, continue to lift your spirits as you get up and move with a gentle flow. Restore and rejuvenate your body and prepare for another fun night of dancing!
Bio: Lynda Beauchamp has been teaching and practicing yoga for 20+ years. She always encourages students to approach the practice as an opportunity to create and explore sensations. Under her direction, you’ll quiet your mind and soothe your nervous system by connecting and moving in rhythm with your breath.
LYNDA BEAUCHAMP
Community Singing
Description: Come revel and delight in a singing experience that celebrates the natural voice and weaves us together. We’ll trumpet our aliveness through the simple act of singing together. From soulful to silly, you’ll learn simple pocket songs to polyphonic pieces in a matter of minutes. All songs taught by ear. Try it and be delighted by the beautiful sound we can make together! Bring a water bottle and your authentic self. All voices welcome - no experience needed!
Bio: Kira Seto (she/her) is a multiracial (white and Japanese) community songleader with a passion for building rich tapestries of sound through oral-tradition group singing that is accessible to all. She brings her heart to nurturing fun and soulful singing experiences, and believes in the transformative power of singing together as a tool for empowerment, connection, and healing. She leads Voices Rising Community Choir in Bend, OR, offering non-performing experiential group singing aimed at interconnectivity, depth, and joy.
KIRA SETO
Breathwork
Description: Join Richard to experience the magical synergy of these breathing modalities, nurturing growth, self-awareness, and profound inner transformation. Embrace the power of breath with Richard as your compassionate guide, and unlock the true potential within.
Bio: Richard Berry, the heart-centered facilitator behind Bend Breathwork. With a mastery of Transformational Breathwork, Mindfulness practices, and Functional Breathing Training, Richard seamlessly weaves together modalities to create a transformative and holistic experience for his clients.
Through the integration of breathwork, mindfulness, and functional breathing techniques, Richard invites participants to explore the depths of their being, connecting mind, body, and spirit on a profound level. With compassion and expertise, Richard guides individuals on a journey of self-discovery, empowerment, and healing.
RICH BERRY
Mindful Movement and Meditation
Bio: I am a free spirited healer, guide, and creative. I pride myself in finding connection and merging modalities to deepen in experience with Spirit, in and around. Through movement and meditation I have found great depth and joy in being, and I’m eager to share that with you!
Description: Join me on Saturday morning from 8-9am as we start off the day by centering ourselves in our bodies and hearts, surrendering to the present, deepening within our beings as we invite in the mystery of the weekend.
The practice will include some light breathwork, a guided meditation, and movement (think shaking, dancing, wiggling). All ages are welcome.
ILONA ANDINA
Family Dance Party
Description: Come one, come all, to this all ages, kid-centric family dance experience! We’ll begin with a short opening circle to welcome the vibrant energy of nature into our space and then transition to a free flowing dance experience with a variety of upbeat dance hits that are sure to get little ones and big ones alike moving and grooving to the beat! Imaginative games and creative movement ideas will be sprinkled through the dance to inspire younger moves and shakers, before we transition to a short gratitude practice to close the space.
Bio: Nikki Blume is an experienced Waldorf teacher and outdoor nature school instructor who has been working with families and children for over a decade. Nikki is inspired by the beauty, wonder and magic of childhood, bringing her love of art, music, dance and nature to her work. She believes children should have ample opportunities to express themselves creatively! Born and raised in California, Nikki now lives in Bend with her partner and two young children.
NIKKI BLUME
Rooted Flow Yoga
Description: Come join Kimmy Carter for this pelvic floor-focused yoga and learn to access your inner abdominal wall, which connects to your pelvic floor and helps hold your organs in and up. You’ll explore a few techniques to engage muscles you may not have even known you could access. This is great for your lower back, lower abdominal strength, and especially helpful if you laugh, cough, or sneeze and experience a little drip drop of pee. See how easy it is to build strength from the inside out! Come learn a thing or two and have fun doing it!
Bring a yoga strap if you have one, or a pair of thinish socks you can ball up.
Bio: Kimmy has been teaching yoga since 2012. She has over 1000 hours of teacher training and focuses on pelvic floor weakness and dysfunction. If you laugh-cough or sneeze and pee your pants, this is NOT NORMAL. Let’s fix it! And if you want stronger sensations in the bedroom😉come practice with me! The pelvic floor muscles are accessible to everyone. Most of them are done lying down or seated. Everyone has heard of a kegel but not taught how to access these muscles correctly or completely. I will teach you how to access the other 2 layers in the pelvic floor and have fun doing it! Come join me!!!!
KIMMY CARTER
MFG
MFG - Music Feels Good Malaika Angelica (nee Maxwell Friedman) is one of the most profoundly talented and expressive musicians this region has ever produced and she was raised going to Us Fest nearly every Spring with her parents. Her neo-soul jazz funk fusion group MFG (Music Feels Good) previously known as Maxwell Friedman Group, has been featured twice before on the Us Fest lineup of performers when Malaika was in her teens. Now 22 years young and having played half her life professionally, she has returned to the NW after 4 years in New York City, Malaika has re-booted MFG and has hit the ground running, including multiple tour dates supporting Karl Denson's Tiny Universe in January and a forthcoming EP featuring world-famous Lettuce drummer Adam Deitch. This incarnation of MFG features "Brother Gabe" Johnson (Watkins Glen, Sonic Benders) on guitar, Mark Karwan (Watkins Glen, Quattlebaum, Jenner Fox) on bass and Kyle Pickard (TEB, Watkins Glen) on drums. Prepare to get funked up Us Fest !
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