UPLIFT Festival
With Tasha Blank, Michael V, The Yoga House, Reggie Hubbard, Chynna Dee Andrada, Tracy LJ Robertson, Ben Brown, Rose Stoller and Pamela Kalechofsky
July 24 - 26, 2026
UPLIFT is a joyful and deeply embodied festival mindfully curated to inspire connection with community and self through Ecstatic Dance, Yoga, Sound Baths, Cacao Ceremony, Circle Singing, Bonfire Sing-Alongs, Somatic & Wisdom Workshops, & more!
Guided by an extraordinary team of facilitators, this sacred weekend is a living reminder that what we create together isn’t an escape from life, it is life.
Join us for a magical 3 days and 2 nights of movement, music, connection, and soul- filled celebration. It’s a time to awaken your joy, open your heart, and feel fully alive and embodied!
Uplift Your Body. Uplift Your Heart. Uplift the Collective.
For more information visit: www.TheUpliftFestival.com
Schedule
Friday, July 24, 2026
- 3 – 4 pm Arrival and Check-in
- 4 – 5:30 pm Creation Lab with Pamela Kalechofsky & Amy Reed
- 6 – 7 pm Dinner
- 7:15 – 8:30 pm Opening & Cacao Ceremony with Chynna Dee Andrada
- 8:30 – 10 pm Ecstatic Dance with Tasha Blank
- 10 – 11 pm Sound Journey with Ben Brown
Saturday, July 25, 2026
- 8 – 9 am Breakfast
- 9:15 – 10:30 am Root, Rise, & Reiki with The Yoga House
- 10:45 am – 12 pm Pathways to the Heart with Alex Tse OR Forest Bathing with Ben Brown
- 12:30 – 1:30 pm Lunch
- 1:45 – 3:15 pm Sound as a Spiritual Practice with Reggie Hubbard
- 3:30 – 4:30 pm Play Lab with Pamela Kalechofsky & friends OR Plant Bath with Chynna Dee Andrada
- 4:45 – 5:30 pm Peppy Pilates with Jenny Papo OR Meditation & Motion with Joyce San Pedro
- 6 – 7 pm Dinner
- 7:30 – 10 pm Medicine Disco with Michael V & Tasha Blank
- 10 pm – 12 am Bonfire & Sing-Alongs with Rose Stoller
Sunday, July 26, 2026
- 7 – 11 am Check-out of Rooms
- 8 – 9 am Breakfast
- 9:15 – 10:15 am The Sacred Self with Amy Reed
- 10:30 am – 12 pm Singing Circle with Tracy LJ Robertson
- 12:30 – 1:30 pm Lunch
- 2 – 3:30 pm Closing Dance with Tasha Blank, Michael V, & Tracy LJ Robertson
* Please note that this schedule is subject to change.
About the Leaders
Tasha Blank
Tasha Blank is a celebrated international DJ, somatic practitioner, teacher and founder The Get Down, The Drop, Body Language and global leadership academy PhDJ. A student of somatic healing, shadow work, story and ceremony, her nervous system-based approach to transformation through movement is a wild invitation into your most powerful expression. She’s known for liberating […]
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Michael V
DJ Michael V is the creator, producer and headlining DJ for Primal Disco and Medicine Disco, PHAT House, No Place Like House, and is the co-creator of The Audacity!. His debut as a DJ in 2022 was at House of Yes in Brooklyn, NY and has been serving NYC and the upstate area regularly. Outside […]
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The Yoga House
The Yoga House was founded in Kingston, New York in 2011 with a foundational belief that the practice of yoga should be enjoyable and foster community. A belief that has carried over through a change of ownership, a global pandemic, new locations and in our hope for the future. Creating and maintaining a fully inclusive […]
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Reggie Hubbard
Reggie Hubbard is a dedicated mindfulness and yoga practitioner, who also teaches from time to time. He has done many things, but is most proud of being a caring human, a stroke survivor, teacher/wisdom steward, strategist, organizer, spiritual advisor, minister of sound and devoted seeker of truth, compassion, health, well-being and justice for all. Adopting […]
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Chynna Dee Andrada
Chynna Dee Andrada is a holistic practitioner, nurse, educator and cacao researcher, blending science and spirituality through a range of healing modalities with cacao at the heart of her work as a therapeutic ally. Walking the Q’ero lineage, she honors indigenous knowledge and connection to nature in her life as a spiritual guide and eternal […]
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Tracy LJ Robertson
Tracy LJ Robertson is an award winning vocal arranger, vocalist and vocal percussionist, and is a facilitator in the world of empowerment through music. A full ride graduate of Berklee College of Music, Tracy has worked with organizations like the Urban Voices Project, Gaia Music Collective, Kairos Center, and in more and more spaces where […]
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Ben Brown
Ben's practice is based on the wisdom of the body to find it's way back to health. He strives through conscious touch, to create space and awareness of the body in its present state. This consciousness eases you to move toward wellness. In your focused attention, each moment becomes an opportunity to understand your body […]
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Rose Stoller
Rose Stoller is a New York based multidisciplinary artist, vocalist, and songwriter. Sometimes whimsical, romantic, often somber or daring. In her original music, she is a delicate songwriter who merges an influence of contemporary jazz, R&B, Laurel Canyon folk rock, Brazilian Popular Music, and ambient soundscapes into a corner of her own. After focusing on […]
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Pamela Kalechofsky
Pamela Lyn is a RYT-500 yoga instructor, sound & energy practitioner, & dance educator & choreographer, who believes movement is medicine. With a BFA in Dance, an MA in Education, Reiki & sound certifications, and over two decades of teaching and creating, Pamela weaves dance, yoga, and sound into pathways of connection & joy. Her […]
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