If you need a little Zen in your life- to balance out mind- this weekend's yoga festival is the one for you.

The special arts and wellness festival called The Little Yoga Festival, is happening over this weekend in May Street Reserve, Mount Maunganui.

The festival opened last night with a powhiri and will carry on until Saturday and Sunday, from sunrise on Saturday until 10pm, and from 8am-6.30pm on Sunday.

'It's going to be three days of yoga, food trucks, inspiring speakers and live music. It's a wellness and arts festival with a massive focus on family. And it's drug-free, alcohol-free and smoke-free,” says organiser Emily Mowbray-Marks.

The 30 hours of enrichment with local and imported teachers include stand-up paddle-boarding classes at Mount Hot Pools, acroyoga, aerial yoga at Float Fitness, laughter yoga, and yin.

There will also be arts experiences including ukulele, didgeridoo, drumming, Indian dance, stilt-walking and kapa haka.

Come along and find ways to be a kinder, more relaxed and happier human being with reflective listening, sign language, compassionate communication, Death Cafe, Indian head massage and mindfulness talks.

For more information http://littleyogafestival.com or phone the organiser Emily Mowbray-Marks on 021 662 852.

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