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Kentucky Yoga Festival 2025 {Barren River Magic}
I don’t even know how to begin to describe my first experienced at Kentucky Yoga Festival 2025. In the middle of the night, we were hit with storms that felt like they came straight from the heart of the earth—tornado-force winds, over 80 mph, sweeping through Barren River Magic. It was absolutely terrifying. But before the storms hit, many of us were dancing in the full-out rain with never ending lightning and the digeridoo sounds of John Hardin. It felt like an a truly awakening experience was about to unfold; mystical with a sense of unease. Some of us were trying to calm our minds during the rain with a peaceful sound bath under the pavilion.
And then in the blink of an eye, but what felt like hours, we lost over 120 tents. The volunteers and medical team were out at 2 am doing tent checks to make sure everyone was safe and unharmed. The staff and medical team—angels, truly—were out in the chaos, checking on every soul, making sure every single person was accounted for. And somehow… miraculously… there were ZERO injuries. Not one. There was a large tree that fell over the road to the river. There was a tree that landed ON a tent – while they were, gratefully, riding the storm out in their car. I still don’t have words for how grateful I am. For the protection. For the love that surrounded us. For the way the community rallied at Kentucky Yoga Festival. Everyone supported each other, helped strangers, cleaned up the land, and somehow we gathered again in the sunshine the next day. And we ALL made it the best day ever.
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