Although I didn’t engulf myself in one of the many yoga sessions they had to offer, a new friend told me a story that had me motivated to attend some yoga classes next year. Earlier in the morning he had attended laughing yoga led by Jen Lennon, he said he had felt a little self conscious and weary about attending this class, but his camping neighbors had convinced him otherwise. He ended up having “the best time of my life.”

This festival not only guides you to step out of your comfort zone, but also helps you transform and arise into an individual so powerful and unique that you feel the change even before you leave the ranch. The NoCo Hemp Village offered enlightening insight and products on the usefulness of hemp, and even encouraged you to spread the word and fight to make hemp federally legal. There were multiple people walking proudly around the festival urging people to sign anti fracking petitions and join in on the movement. There were tents dedicated to workshops and talks that focused on topics such as “Intro to Non-Violent Direct Action – Razz Gormley” and “Zero Waste: Co-Creating Solutions for a “Thriveable” Earth – Elena Parthemer & Maria Torres.”