Event International Yoga Day

Event Date and Time Information

Date and Time

Jun 27, 20268:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Event Details:

Description

Join us in celebrating the harmony of mind, body, and soul on International Yoga Day! Immerse yourself in a rejuvenating journey with beginner to advanced yoga classes led by by experienced instructors throughout the event. Don`t miss this opportunity to unwind and reconnect with yourself on International Yoga Day in the park!

INDEPENDENCE COMMUNITY PARK BOTANICAL GARDENS

Event Schedule

Outdoor Yoga Sessions:

8-8:30 AM: MORNING VINYASA FLOW w/ Tone BR

(Instructor: Breanna Price)

8:35-9:05 AM: SOUL FLOW w/ Leela Yoga

(Instructor: Jonas Griffin)

9:10-9:55 AM: GOAT YOGA SESSION 1 w/ Old Rusty Gate Farm

(Instructor: Sophia Hickingbottom)

10-10:30 AM: FUSION + BREATHWORK w/ Preservation Yoga

(Instructor: Eric LaCour)

10:35-11:05 AM: TRADITIONAL GENTLE FLOW w/ Move Your Body Yoga

(Instructor: Kim Walker)

11:10 AM-11:55 AM: GOAT YOGA SESSION 2 w/ Old Rusty Gate Farm

(Instructor: Sophia Hickingbottom)

Indoor Yoga Sessions: w/ Yoga Rouge (Instructor: Heather Kemp + Dr. Lisa Langlois, PhD, DMs)

Lisa Langlois, PhD, DMs, Certified Tai Ji Qi Gong and Meditation Teacher, and Tai Ji Quan/Qi Gong practitioner for over 25 years, Reiki Master, Sound healer. Dr. Lisa is a scientist (at LSU-CAMD) and a scholar of metaphysics. As a scientist in the field of X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy, she helps researchers from around the world to understand the structure of materials. While studying the mysteries of metaphysics, like the inner energy (Qi), is her passion. In her practice of meditation, Qi Gong, and Tai Ji Quan, she integrates the ideals of focus and concentration with the expansion into the unknown.

8-8:45 AM: BREATH + MEDITATION WORKSHOP

9-9:45 AM: STRETCHY FLOW + SOUND HEALING

10-10:45 AM: BREATH + MEDITATION WORKSHOP

11-11:45 AM: SOUND HEALING + YOGA NIDRA

Kid’s Yoga Sessions:

8-9 AM: FLXX FITNESS X PETITE PRINCESS

9-10 AM: FAMILY YOGA w/ Leela Yoga (Instructor: Kristin Brasset)

10-11 AM: FLXX FITNESS X PETITE PRINCESS

This event is sponsored by:

Yoga Rouge offers a comfortable, safe environment that allows every person to transform at their own pace. With Yoga Rouge, you will be empowered to make your practice what you need it to be, whether to master the perfect pose or to fully express and expand your own unique practice. They only ask that egos and shoes be left at the door. Together, you and Yoga Rouge will build a community, while celebrating each member individuality. What sets Yoga Rouge apart? ALL instructors are 200+ Registered Yoga Instructors with Yoga Alliance. That means each are held to the highest standards in yoga. YR is the ONLY studio in Baton Rouge with premiere radiant heat panels, a steam system, and special yoga flooring.

Meet Yoga Rouge Instructor, Heather Kemp

Heather Kemp - E-RYT500, Yin Yoga, PTSD, TBI, Trauma certified, Sound and Energy Healing, Intuitive certified, YogaMass certified, pre and postnatal yoga certifications, and Kids Yoga Certified.

Heather has been instructing for over 13 years and full time since founding and opening Yoga Rouge in 2016. She has worked with a number of college and professional athletes individually and as teams. She believes in giving back and humbly offers her time and services to several active and veteran military organizations, as well as several non-profits.

Heather delivers a passionate, powerful breath-based class whether it’s Hot Power or taking it down notch with Flow, Yin, Yoga Nidra, or Sound Bath Healing. Her teaching always comes from the heart, in the present moment, what she sees before her, never a script. She teaches breath and mindfulness, with a touch of spirituality; a moving, breathing meditation that will empower you on your journey. Everything she teaches in her classes can be incorporated into your everyday life.

Preservation Yoga is not a place to escape life. It's a place to train for it. While much of modern wellness focuses on comfort, distraction, and self-improvement, they believe transformation happens when you willingly step into challenges with awareness. Through hot yoga, cold plunge therapy, breathwork, and meditation they teach students how to remain calm in discomfort, focused in chaos, and open-hearted in a reactive world.

Preservation Yoga offers the Original hot yoga 26:2, a HOT FUSION, blending Vinyasa and Hatha, cold therapy and breathwork. They don't see yoga as a workout, a stretch class, or a lifestyle accessory. We see it as a practical system for mastering attention, regulating emotion, and cultivating the strength to meet life exactly as it is.

Meet Preservation Yoga Owner and Instructor, Eric LaCour

Eric LaCour is the new owner of Preservation Yoga and creator of Contrast Yoga, a system that combines hot yoga, cold exposure, breathwork, and meditation, to train the whole human being. His teaching challenges the modern Western idea that yoga is primarily about flexibility, relaxation, or escaping discomfort.

Drawing from yoga philosophy, martial arts, breath science, and mythology, Eric teaches that yoga is a practice of learning how to regulate your mind under pressure, control your emotional state, and embody love in action without being attached to the fruits of the action. His classes blend traditional 26:2, Vinyasa, breathwork, and heart-centered meditation to help students develop emotional resilience, presence, and the ability to remain grounded in the heat of life. At the center of his work is a simple belief: The breath is the bridge between body and mind, and mastery of that bridge changes everything.

Leela Yoga is a community-centered yoga studio in Baton Rouge offering a wide variety of daily classes for all levels, interests, and seasons of practice. From strong vinyasa and hot yoga to restorative, prenatal, meditation, and specialty classes, Leela creates space for students to move, breathe, and deepen their connection to self. We also offer 200-hour and 300-hour yoga teacher trainings, continuing education workshops, retreats, and community events for those ready to grow their practice beyond the mat.

Meet Leela Yoga's Founders, Allie and Brittnee

Leela is a woman-owned studio, held together by two women deeply devoted to creating spaces that feel real, welcoming, and rooted in connection.

Allie Zuber, one of Leela’s founding owners, is truly one of the kindest people you’ll meet. She has poured her heart, soul, and energy into this studio from the very beginning. A 500-hour certified teacher and lead instructor in Leela’s 200-hour training, her presence brings a steady sense of calm, care, and depth to the space.

Brittnee Castille has been a passionate part of Leela since its early days. Also a 500-hour teacher and lead instructor in the 200-hour training, she brings a grounded, heart-led energy to everything she creates. Known for her ability to bring people together, Brittnee is devoted to building community through classes, events, retreats, and shared experiences that foster real connection.

Together, they’ve shaped Leela into more than a yoga studio—it’s a space where people come to connect, grow, and be fully themselves.

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A special thank you to Trader Joe's for keeping all of our yogis fueled throughout their sessions!

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Contact Information

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