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Social Media and Yoga Unite at @TadasanaFest Yoga & Music Festival #Tadasana

April 27, 2012 7

Most of you already know that while Marketing is my expertise, Yoga is my passion. Yoga has really touched me in all areas of my life and I definitely want to share and inspire others through yoga. I was grateful when I completed my Yoga Teacher’s Training at the beginning of 2011. Since then, yoga has become an even bigger part of my life. It’s such an honor to be able to integrate yoga into my career and I’ll continue to do so as I move forward. I’ve been able to teach yoga to busy professionals like myself by hosting yoga classes and workshops, Yoga for the Busy Body. I also have had the honor to teach classes through Forward Motion and at La Jolla Yoga Center.

 

Tadasana Festival PassThis past weekend, through the power of Social Media, I was graced with the opportunity to attend the first annual Tadasana Yoga & Music Festival in Santa Monica. From VIP experiences at the @Padres games to satisfying the foodie in me at the San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival, it never ceases to amaze me how I keep receiving opportunities through social media. My friend and fellow yogi @VeronicaRaye won a 3 day pass through Twitter. She then heard about a Facebook contest through Manifestation Yoga and encouraged me to enter. The requirements were to upload a photo of yourself on their Facebook page, and share what Tadasana means to you. The person with the most LIKES on their photo would win a 3 day pass ($295 value!). I typically don’t like to solicit people for LIKES to win something. I believe that posting good content is the best way to earn a “LIKE”. However I decided to enter the contest since it was a way for me to share my love of yoga with others.

What Tadasana means to me: “Tadasana to me means a strong foundation for the rest of my practice. It provides me with stability, strength and helps me become more centered”. Thanks to the support of my friends and community my photo received the most LIKES and I WON! Winning post below!

Winning Tadasana Festival Post from Jennifer Pastiloff Manifestation Yoga

Winning Tadasana Festival Post from Jennifer Pastiloff Manifestation Yoga

I always say there is an abundance of yoga available for anyone who wants to practice. This once again proved true because my friends over at YourBuddhi were also hosting a contest on their blog. I entered that contest as well and ended up winning 2 additional 1 day passes that I was able to pass along to friends who wanted to check out the festival.

Tadasana Hashtag

Tadasana Hashtag

I’ve planned many events myself and all I can say is planning an event, whether large or small is a lot of work! I have a high level of respect for Event Producers. Not only is there an immense amount of behind the scenes work that takes place, there’s also the pressure of marketing the event and getting people to attend. Social Media has created a whole new job for Event Producers and that’s to really create buzz and spread the word before the event even happens. I was really happy to see Tadasana Festival taking advantages of Twitter and Facebook before the event. #Tadasana was definitely a trending topic in Santa Monica that weekend! You can find more tips on integrating Social Media with your event planning here. And here are some of my favorite highlights and photos of the event. The rest of my photos from Tadasana Festival can be viewed here.

Having fun at Tadasana Festival with @VeronicaRaye

Having fun at Tadasana Festival with @VeronicaRaye

Aerial Yoga at Tadasana Festival

Aerial Yoga at Tadasana Festival

Inversion practice at Tadasana Festival

Inversion practice at Tadasana Festival

Vinyasa and Kundalini with Tommy Rosen

Vinyasa and Kundalini with Tommy Rosen

Sharing a Smile with Jennifer Pastiloff from Manifestaion Yoga

Sharing a Smile with Jennifer Pastiloff from Manifestaion Yoga

The festival happened a week ago but I’m still inspired! I listened to so may great musicians, learned new yoga techniques and challenged myself mentally by learning new things from the speakers. I also connected with so many amazing people from all walks of life who all share a common love for yoga. I have plans to integrate more elements of yoga into my career which will include creating marketing and social media opportunities for yoga related businesses, teaching more yoga classes and hosting more yoga workshops.

~NAMASTE!~

Tadasna Festival Thank You

Tadasna Festival Thank You

7 comments Leave a comment

  1. Love this post! I’m still so inspired… Tadasana said it best… taking this experience & mutiplying it throughout the world. ♥ & light! Had so much fun with you!!! Tadasaners for life 😉

  2. Sarah says...

    Great recap! I’m a marketer too – completely agree it was very well managed; much work behind the scenes.

    And too funny: I was reading through your post and suddenly I appeared, I must have been directly in front of you in Tommy’s Friday Vinyasa/Kundalini class – that’s me in the black top! Awesome class huh?

    Meet you there again next year …

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