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Into the Pines Music Festival workshop leaders
Yoga With Ruth Bring your mat, a blanket or a towel and enjoy
Ruth brings a grounding and uplifting approach to yoga, inviting students of all levels to slow down, reconnect, and find balance. Through mindful movement and breathwork, she creates a welcoming space where participants can relax, recharge, and embrace the spirit of community and wellness. Her classes focus on cultivating well-being, reduceing stress, and encouraging personal growth both on and off the mat. You can find her teaching at
Revive and Rise of Hammonton, The Yoga Shift of Atco,
and Viscious of Medford
Mind Full of Heart Kids Yoga
This playful and engaging workshop introduces children to feelings, mindfulness, and somatic self-regulation strategies through kids yoga, affirmations, group games, & sound healing. Children will explore ways to calm their bodies, express emotions, build confidence, and connect with themselves and others in a fun, supportive environment.
Rajvi Kamdar is an elementary educator with 18 years of teaching experience and certifications in Kids Yoga and Social Emotional Learning. She has led kids yoga assemblies in schools, taught yoga in nature-based classes, and hosted pop-up kids yoga and mindfulness events at after-school programs and local parks. Rajvi is passionate about helping children build emotional awareness, confidence, and self-regulation skills through movement, play, and connection.
Spread the Love
Spread the love is a free form crafting workshop
where attendees are provided with a variety of materials to create an array of trinkets! Participants are encouraged to make something for themselves and something to gift at the festival as a way to create connection.
Spread the love is hosted by Jamie Murphy, Jamie started this workshop 4 years ago as way to share her love of trading and gifting trinkets and over the years it has developed into the Spread that Love Creation Station! Jamie is also an artist, flow artist, beginner herbalist, and lover of community events. The creation station brings a vibrant space for people to craft at their leisure, enjoy a hot beverage or just relax!
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Lou's tie dye corner
I'm the blind guy with a vision for a brighter tomorrow. I'm just happy to be here, sharing what I love to do and having friends and family who are there to support me on the way.
The workshop will be a "bring your own" type of thing, where you can bring your own 100% cotton garment and learn the basics of tie-dying. At the end of the course, you'll walk away with a one-of-a-kind piece of wearable art made by YOU!
I will also have a limited selection of blank cotton shirts you can purchase that will be prepped and ready to go, but it'll be on a first-come, first-served basis. Depending on time and interest, I may have the option of an advanced course
As always, Trashboat will be there to help out, and my lovely wife, Evette, will be tending the booth, just in case you want a Louie original!
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Sacred Streams and Beaver Dreams
Imagine, Explore, Create: A Beaver’s World Awaits!
Join Monica Cahill of Pinelands Adventures for a hands-on journey into the beaver’s world, where we’ll explore the delicate ecosystems they help shape through storytelling, a guided hike, and interactive experiences. From examining macroinvertebrates to creating art inspired by the mind of a beaver, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of these remarkable eco-engineers and the wild places they nurture.
This immersive workshop invites you to reconnect with nature, embrace the lessons of coexistence, and discover how we can live in greater harmony with land and water. With every step, we’ll reflect on the wisdom of beavers and the ecosystems they sustain.
Please wear water shoes or muck boots for a fully immersive experience.
Monica Cahill is Assistant Manager, Naturalist, and Guide at Pinelands Adventures, where she brings the stories of the Pine Barrens to life through immersive, hands‑on programs. She holds a degree in Environmental Science and has a deep love for botanizing in the Pine Barrens she grew up exploring. A passionate environmental educator and proud “Beaver Believer,” Monica inspires curiosity and connection through her work in wetlands and waterways. Her programs, including Sacred Streams & Beaver Dreams, invite participants of all ages to slow down, discover hidden worlds, and experience the magic of nature firsthand.
FUNky Drum circle
Join Jack Lowery of the Gypsy Funk Squad for games, tricks, and fun for all ages! Spice up our drum jams with some back and forth call- response techniques and triplet solo breaks. Learn how less can be more. He will have 10 drums to share or feel free to bring your own.
Mindful Melodies
Blending breath, voice, movement, and song. This workshop will help you tap into introspection, self-love , childlike playfulness and joy.
Jodie Emma and Emily Turin are both musicians and artists. They use their talents to help spread good vibes to communities all over. With their music, poetry, and beautiful vibrations they help other connect to themselves and others with songs movement and introspection to the deeper most beautiful parts of their self.
Mindful Nature Walk
Enjoy a leisurely, mindful nature walk along the soft, tree-lined trail surrounding the main lake at Paradise Lake Campground. Ecotherapist and mindfulness instructor Cole Hooley will guide Into the Pines attendees in slowing down and connecting more deeply with the surrounding Pinelands through mindfulness, sensory awareness, and walking meditation practices designed to support presence, reflection, and nervous system regulation. This experiential workshop is beginner-friendly, and participants are encouraged to wear comfortable walking shoes.
About Cole:
Cole Hooley is an ecotherapist, yoga and mindfulness teacher, and backpacking enthusiast who is passionate about neurodiversity and holistic mental health. In her work as a holistic psychotherapist, she employs a person-centered, strength-based approach while integrating diverse therapeutic modalities to support clients’ optimal well-being. She is dedicated to nurturing connections to nature for both adults and adolescents, recognizing the many health benefits of time outdoors while honoring the importance of protected natural spaces and environmental stewardship.
Cole hosts Ecotherapy sessions and workshops, virtual holistic psychotherapy, group nature walks in Philadelphia, pop-up yoga classes, and Reiki offerings through Middle Path Wellness.
Intro to Shamanic Journeying
From the beginning of time, we gather to honor nature, directions, elements, and the Great Original Mystery (GOM) of the unseen and unknowable. In the modern world, many of us feel disconnected from the earth and each other, in not enough ness, dis-ease, negativity, lost and confused about our purpose in the world. With shamanic journeying, you’ll move through any personal and professional situation with greater ease, grace, quickly and smoothly. You’ll experience a deeper inner connection feeling more peaceful, grateful, wonderful and
blissful about yourself, your life, and your community.
Gradually letting go of your ego with continued shamanic journeying, you step into new opportunities with clarity and confidence, truly walking in beauty.
In this introduction to shamanic journeying workshop,
you’ll learn the basics of
* setting intentions,
* accessing parallel worlds: lower, middle and upper,
* meeting your spiritual guides in these 3 realms, and
* every day “protections” for your safety and personal development.
Please bring:
* Bandanna or head covering
* Rattle or metal objects in a closed plastic container
* Blanket, if you get cold when laying down
* Any sacred items for our group altar
Mindful Art
The Rays of Sunshine Bus strives to use art and design as a medium to raise awareness and to break the stigma attached to drug addiction and alcoholism. Alongside, our mission is to positively influence the overall sense of value and worth of every recovering addict by providing a space where creativity and expressions of individuality are celebrated. All art works sold here are created by artists in recovery. We stand to inspire. We created for hope. We share our stories to show that recovery and beyond is possible.
We are proud to be a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Brick Township, New Jersey using art as a vehicle to spread the message that recovery is real, powerful, and worth celebrating.
Sip & Paint with Annette
Join local artist and educator Annette Rinker of the Hammonton Arts Center for a fun and creative experience. A long time artist, instructor, and advocate for the arts, Annette had helpd to inspire artist of all ages through workshops, classes, and community arts programs. Whether you're an experienced painter or picking up the brush for the first time, Annette's welcoming teaching style will guide you step-by-step as you create your own unique work of art while enjoying the festival atmosphere.
Hammonton Arts Center presents Creative Kids with Ms. Colleen!
Imagine With Dany
Get ready for a magical puppet adventure with
Imagine with Dany!
Combining ventriloquism, storytelling, music, and interactive fun, Dany and her colorful cast of puppet friends bring imagination to life through laughter, creativity, and audience participation. Perfect for children and families, the Puppet Extravaganza features lovable characters, engaging stories, and positive messages that inspire confidence, kindness, and self-expression. Join Dany for a high-energy, family-friendly experience that will delight festivalgoers of all ages.
