Join the 2nd annual Burlington Yoga Conference!
Welcome to BYC! We gather a community of yogis amid the energy, diversity, and vibrancy of this great city.
Here you have access to yoga innovators—living and breathing incarnations of yoga’s power to cure, change, and do good in the world.
Buy a day pass and choose four workshops from over 30 offerings. Get ready to move, flow, and settle into stillness as we celebrate yoga in this very special city where anything is possible.
What you can expect at this years Burlington Yoga Conference:
- Throughout the day, choose from one of 5 workshops at 4 different time slots taught by over 20 expert teachers from many celebrated yoga traditions. Classes include asana, pranayama, meditation, discussions, and more.
- Enjoy options for on-site organic, local, vegetarian, and vegan lunches and dinner. Between sessions and on breaks, relax in a sacred tea room and lounge area by Dobra Tea offering the worlds finest loose lea, and specialty teas.
- On your break be sure to enjoy free consultations with workshop presenters about your personal Yoga, meditation practice.
- Receive healing arts work including massage and Thai Yoga Massage.
- Bid in the BYC Silent Auction for awesome local goods and yoga must-haves. Also enjoy “The Yoga Marketplace” featuring arts, crafts, yoga boutiques, apparel, props, media and books.
- “Peruse “The Om Information Center” with literature from yoga studios, yoga teacher training, yoga retreats and more.
- Traditional Mehndi / Henna Tattoos offered by Heartfire Henna
- Celebratory closing ceremony with live music, kirtan and drumming- free for families to join.
- Much Much More!
Why Burlington?
Nestled in the Champlain valley between the majestic Adirondacks and Green Mountains, Burlington is one of the most progressive and beautiful cities in the United States today. With a dozen independently operated Yoga studios and wellness centers in the greater community- it is no surprise that Burlington was recently voted the “Healthiest City in the United States” by CNN.
This small city of around 40,000 year round residents is one of the most visually stunning areas on the east coast. Burlington’s natural beauty and diverse landscape also makes it an ideal retreat location- with nearly limitless options for yoga practice, hiking, climbing, kayaking, and more.
With the expansive variety of parks and recreational areas within walking distance from downtown, Burlington is also one of America’s “Greenest Cities”. More than one-third of all energy used in Burlington comes from renewable resources and Burlington’s entire fleet of CCTA buses began running on biodiesel in the spring of 2007. The use of pesticides is also prohibited in all public parks, land and waterways. So breathe deeply and enjoy the clean mountain air!
The Church Street Marketplace in the heart of downtown Burlington offers an eclectic and unique blend of boutiques, local organic food, restaurants, teahouses, and coffee shops. After dark, the Burlington nightlife offers one of the most entertaining and active music scenes around. From “hip to hippie” the blossoming local music scene is alive and well in Burlington in a wide variety of clubs, breweries, and music venues.
Burlington is The destination for heath, food, outdoor enthusiasts and Yoga!
Why The Davis Center?
Preserving the environment is as essential to our wellbeing as our Yoga practice. The decisions we make now will impact all generations that come after us, and thus we must choose to bring our community together in a way that is also respectful to our earth.
“I am I – plus my surroundings; and if I do not preserve the latter, I do not preserve myself.” – Jose Ortega y Gasset (1883-1955)
As the largest LEED certified building in Burlington, The UVM Davis Center is the most environmentally sustainable and efficient building in the Burlington area. Utilizing groundbreaking technology, passive solar, and wide variety of energy saving systems the Davis center uses 50% less electricity and 40% less water than most buildings of it’s size.
From it’s initial design phase the building was constructed using over 66% of its materials supplied from local sources. Using local materials to create this building dramatically reduced transportation-related pollution and carbon emissions during construction. Furthermore 92% of the construction waste from building the Davis Center was recycled and all new materials used in the building have at least 5% recycled content. In it’s daily operations the, Davis Center is also committed to recycling, composting, and supporting local farmers through the Vermont Fresh Network.
As a venue for Yoga practice, we can think of no better location in Burlington. The Davis Center offers multiple ballroom spaces, breakout rooms, lounge areas, atriums, and mid sized room’s perfect for our workshops and smaller sessions.
Each floor has open access to water stations, public restrooms and a gender-neutral bathroom with a shower. The towering windows and vaulted ceilings will fill the rooms with natural sunlight and fresh air to replenish our bodies as our practice replenishes our spirit and builds our community.
