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Lovefest 2026 – Golden Bay with Swami Karma Karuna

Friday 13 February, 2026 - Sunday 15 February, 2026

Swami Karma Karuna will be presenting at Lovefest Golden Bay held at the Tui Events Park in Wainui Bay.

Lovefest is returning this coming summer, a celebration of connection to nature, music, and magic in the magnificent heart of Golden Bay. Our vibrant festival comes alive in the soul-nourishing calm of the Tui Events Park, surrounded by the Abel Tasman National Park, near an amazing beach for swimming.

Lovefest is about Love for self, community, and planet earth. A multigenerational clear heart-centered village where— children, teens, elders, and everyone in between. A place where dance, music, creativity, healing, and connection come alive.

At Lovefest you are immersed in a mix of live music around the fire and on stage, holistic, relational and embodiment workshops, DJs & Conscious Dance, cultural performances and a whole lot of fun, magic, and surprises.

For more info on the festival & to book tickets click here

Workshops & Classes with Swami Karma Karuna

Yoga Products Stall at Love Fest

Check out yoga books and malas with a 30% OFF SPECIAL just for LOVE FEST.

Chat with us about upcoming events, your yoga and meditation questions and join Swami Karma Karuna for inspiring workshops.

 

Friday 13th February 9-10:30 pm in the Cosy Room

Open Your Heart Kirtan Collective with Swami Karma Karuna, Amba Ma and others

Open your heart, clear your head and energise yourself with “kirtan”, an active sound meditation practice. Kirtan has positive influences on your brainwaves and nervous system, helps one to connect with themselves and others, express emotions in a positive way and connect to Divine Love.  Join a collective of kirtanists for joyful chanting, sacred music, rhythm, expression and dancing in this uplifting yogic practice of singing transformative mantras.

 

Saturday 14th February 7:15-8:45am Mainstage

Heart Harmony: Yoga for Emotional Balance with Swami Karma Karuna

Join Swami Karma Karuna for a transformative journey into the heart, designed to help you direct and balance emotional energy, and open your heart.

Experience heart-opening movements, yogic gestures, breathing practices and a meditation to redirect emotional energy and open the Anahata Nad, the pathway to connecting to the sound of the universe.

These practices offer practical tools to manage emotions and cultivate a heart-centered approach to life and access the joy that comes from living with an open heart.

 

Saturday 14th February 11am in the Kids Zone

Fun Yoga Adventure for Kids with Swami Karma Karuna

Join us for a playful yoga adventure at the Love Fest! In this interactive session, we’ll explore movement, go on a magic carpet ride, and practice breathing and mindfulness exercises.

This non-competitive class helps children build strength, balance, attention, and coordination, all within a fun and supportive space. Through creative storytelling and imaginative play, children learn emotional wellbeing tools and self-regulation techniques that they can use every day.

 

Saturday 14th February 4-5:30 in the Cosy Room

Conscious Relationships with Swami Karma Karuna

Life is full of relationships–professional, romantic, family, community, nature; They can be a source of happiness or challenge. Past conditioning, present experiences and our self-view influences how we connect to and communicate with others. Explore yogic practices, expression and mindfulness techniques that assist in positive communication skills and the ability to remain more balanced in relationships of all kinds.

Sunday 15th February 2-4pm Mainstage

Kirtan Collective and Closing Circle with Swami Karma Karuna, Amba Ma and others

Open your heart, clear your head and energise yourself with “kirtan”, an active sound meditation practice. Kirtan has positive influences on your brainwaves and nervous system, helps one to connect with themselves and others, express emotions in a positive way and connect to Divine Love.  Join a collective of kirtanists for joyful chanting, sacred music, rhythm, expression and dancing in this uplifting yogic practice of singing transformative mantras.

Teacher

Swami Karma Karuna Saraswati is an engaging, intuitive yoga and meditation teacher, inspirational speaker, writer and IAYT certified Yoga Therapist with 30 years of experience in the yoga field including significant training in Nepal and India and ongoing training in the ashram with her teachers.

She is also certified by Yoga Alliance and is a senior teacher of Yoga Australia/New Zealand. A Bachelor of Arts in Interpersonal Communications with a minor in Psychology determined an early interest in working with groups and individuals. Swami Karma Karuna specialises in a range or areas such as Yoga Nidra, Restorative Yoga, Prana, Chakras, Yoga Psychology and Women’s Health. She is also a co-founder and director of Anahata Yoga Retreat, New Zealand and travels throughout the world, leading workshops, training yoga teachers, presenting at international events, guiding spiritual sadhana retreats and offering therapeutic one to one yoga sessions.

Swami Karma Karuna is passionate about sharing an authentic and down to earth approach, weaving together the ancient practices with a touch of psychology and brain science aimed at motivating people to live their yoga here and now.

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