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Yoga, that stays
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Summer Festival
Celebrate summer with us and experience the unique atmosphere of Yoga in a Bag. Our Summer Festival invites you to an inspiring afternoon and evening filled with community, movement, mindfulness, and unforgettable experiences.
Enjoy a thoughtfully curated festival market featuring selected local partners, inspiring wellness experiences, delicious snacks, and refreshing drinks. Whether you’re already part of our community or discovering Yoga in a Bag for the first time, this festival is the perfect opportunity to connect, explore, and celebrate the season together.
What to Expect
Festival Market
Browse a carefully selected collection of local brands, wellness products, and inspiring offerings that support a mindful and healthy lifestyle.
Free Yoga Flow
3:00 PM
Join us for a complimentary 20-minute Yoga Flow and experience the Yoga in a Bag spirit. Suitable for everyone, no previous experience required.
Cacao Ceremony
4:00 PM
A heart-opening ceremony featuring ceremonial cacao, inviting you to slow down, connect, and embrace the present moment. Duration approximately 45 minutes.
Festival Time
From 4:45 PM
Enjoy the festival market, meet like-minded people, discover our partners, treat yourself to delicious food and refreshing drinks, and take part in our prize giveaway.
Ecstatic Dance
6:30 PM
A free-form dance experience where there are no steps to follow and no expectations to meet. Move however your body feels called to move and experience the joy of music, freedom, and community. Duration approximately 90 minutes.
Festival Closing
From 8:00 PM
Wind down the evening with music, open market stalls, and a relaxed summer atmosphere.
Festival Schedule
2:00 PM
Festival Opening with market stalls, music, drinks, and snacks
3:00 PM
Free Yoga Flow (20 minutes)
4:00 PM
Cacao Ceremony (approximately 45 minutes)
4:45 PM
Festival Market, community gathering, food & drinks, and prize giveaway
6:30 PM
Ecstatic Dance (approximately 90 minutes)
8:00 PM
Festival Closing with music and the festival market
Tickets
Free Yoga Flow
Complimentary
Cacao Ceremony
CHF 25 (including ceremonial cacao)
Ecstatic Dance
CHF 25
Festival Pass
CHF 40
The Festival Pass includes the Free Yoga Flow, the Cacao Ceremony, and Ecstatic Dance, giving you access to the complete festival experience.
We look forward to celebrating summer with you and sharing an unforgettable day of movement, connection, inspiration, and community.
Outdoor Yoga
Saturdays: Breathe in the fresh summer air, flow through your practice under the open sky and start your weekend full of energy.
Yoga in a Bag
A philosophy for life. A practice system. A community.
No two days are the same – and neither are we.
We live in rhythms and cycles. Our needs, our bodies and our lives are constantly changing.
And yet, the world often presents us with a fixed ideal. It tells us who we should be. What we should need. How we should look, perform and function.
A life lived from the outside in.
Yoga in a Bag turns that around.
We believe that when you learn to listen to yourself, you begin to live more and more from your centre. You make more conscious decisions, connect with others more authentically, and feel more deeply connected – to yourself, to the people around you, and to life itself.
Based on this belief, we created Yoga in a Bag – a practice system rooted in traditional yoga, enriched by carefully selected practice forms such as Pilates, Sculpt, Cardio, Breathwork, Sound Healing and Cacao Ceremonies.
Different paths. One shared philosophy.
So, whatever your stage of life or how you feel today, you can choose the practice that brings you back to your centre.
Yoga in a Bag accompanies people through every stage of life – from their very first encounter with yoga to later life. As people’s needs evolve, we help them discover the practice that serves them best in each moment. Along the way, we create a community where people feel welcome, seen and supported; where they connect, learn from one another and grow together. Because some of life’s most meaningful journeys are not meant to be walked alone.
Yoga that stays.
Where does the name come from?
Our practice doesn’t end when we roll up the mat.
Everything we experience in the studio can become part of our everyday lives – our relationships, our families, our work, and every new stage of life.
That’s what Yoga in a Bag stands for.
We want you to take your practice with you. Like a bag filled with experiences, tools and new perspectives that help you return to your centre, again and again.
Because yoga has its greatest impact where life happens.
Melanie M. Gerber
Owner & Yoga Teacher
YiaB Class System
Discover our class system with three categories:
CLASSICS, FUSIONS & FAMILY
Each category has its own focus. Together, they form a practice system that accompanies you through different daily needs and stages of life.
Schedules
Discover our schedules and book your favorite class at the studio of your choice.
YiaB Studios
Discover our studios — each a little different, all sharing the same heart.
Every location is thoughtfully designed for the people who live nearby, with its own character and a familiar, welcoming atmosphere. What you can expect everywhere: quality, warmth, and a place where you can simply be yourself.
Your Yoga Experience
Yoga is as diverse as life itself — and that’s exactly how we shape our offering. Whether dynamic or gentle, classical or combined with modern elements, just for you or together with your family: with us, you’ll find formats that fit your everyday life and your current stage of life.
Our Team
Behind Yoga in a Bag is a diverse team of experienced teachers — each with their own path, individual focus areas, and a personal connection to yoga.
What unites us all is the belief that yoga is more than movement. It is a toolbox for life — and each of us brings different tools that can support you on your journey.
Whether powerful or gentle, meditative or dynamic, spiritual or grounded in everyday life: with us, you will find people who guide you with heart, skill, and mindfulness.
FAQs
Yoga is as diverse as life itself — and that’s exactly how we shape our offering. Whether dynamic or gentle, classical or blended with modern elements, just for you or together with your family: with us, you’ll find classes that fit your everyday life and your current stage of life.
Newsletter
Stay connected with Yoga in a Bag and receive all updates directly from the studio — from new classes to workshops, retreats, and special offers. This way, you’ll always be up to date with what’s happening.
Contact
Get in touch — we are happy to support you on your yoga journey.
