A conversation with Kula Yoga Fest founder Laura Erickson about yoga, community, nature, and the retreat-style experience of Camp Kula 2026.
In this episode of The Midlife Spirituality Project, I’m joined by Laura Erickson, founder of Kula Yoga Fest, for a conversation about yoga, community, nature, and the power of gathering in person.
Kula Yoga Fest 2026 is becoming Camp Kula — an all-inclusive, retreat-style yoga festival taking place July 24–26, 2026 at Ogontz White Mountain Resort in Lyman, New Hampshire. The weekend includes yoga, wellness sessions, nature, community, farm-to-table meals, live music, lake time, hiking, and space to slow down and reconnect.
In our conversation, Laura shares the heart behind Kula Yoga Fest and why this gathering is about so much more than yoga classes. It is about belonging. It is about stepping away from the noise of everyday life. It is about being surrounded by teachers, practices, nature, and community that help you remember who you are.
We also talk about why in-person experiences matter so much, especially in a world where many of us are craving deeper connection, meaningful conversation, and spaces where we can be fully ourselves.
This episode is also special because I’ll be teaching at Kula Yoga Fest this year. I’ll be offering Candlelit Slow Flow Vinyasa and a Discovering Your Dharma workshop — both designed to help you slow down, listen inward, and reconnect with the wisdom already within you.
So many of us are craving something deeper than another class, another event, or another thing to add to the calendar.
We are craving spaces where we can exhale.
Spaces where we can reconnect with our bodies, our breath, our inner wisdom, and one another.
That is what makes Kula Yoga Fest feel so aligned with the larger conversation we’ve been having here on the podcast about coming home to yourself.
Sometimes coming home happens in stillness.
Sometimes it happens on the mat.
Sometimes it happens in nature.
And sometimes it happens when we gather with others who are also seeking more peace, more meaning, more connection, and more truth.
Learn more about Kula Yoga Fest:
https://www.kulayogafest.com/about
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If this conversation speaks to something you have been craving — more connection, more space, more community, more time in nature, or a deeper relationship with yourself — I would love to invite you to learn more about Kula Yoga Fest.
And if you’ll be there this July, please come find me. I’ll be teaching Candlelit Slow Flow Vinyasa and Discovering Your Dharma, and I would love to practice with you in person.
Katie Farinas is a midlife coach, yoga teacher, and spiritual guide who helps women navigate midlife with clarity, peace, purpose, and empowerment. Through yoga philosophy, mindfulness, nervous system regulation, and energy-based practices, Katie supports women in reconnecting with themselves and stepping fully into their most aligned and authentic lives.
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