Berkshire Yoga Fesitval 2025: Full Schedule

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8:00am EDT

✴️ Breathful Grounding

Friday June 13, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am EDT

A Mindful Flow for All.' I'm Vince , and I'm stoked you're here. Imagine a space where your breath is your most compassionate teacher, and every movement is a step towards deeper grounding. In this class, we'll explore the dance of breath and body, each flow seamlessly leading to the next, just like the gentle ebb and flow of life's rhythms. As we move together, you'll discover a practice that's more than just poses; it's a celebration of the present moment, a cultivation of inner stillness amidst the outer motion. Whether you're new to yoga or have been on this path for years, our community welcomes you with open arms. Join me at the Berkshire Yoga Festival, where we'll not only stretch our bodies but also our hearts, building connections that extend beyond the mat. Let's breathe, flow, and grow together, creating moments of mindfulness that resonate with your soul. Remember, this journey is yours - and it starts with a single breath. Let's take that first breath together.

Presenters

Vince Brown

Founder/Owner, Phoenix Rising

Hey there! I'm Vince, a multi-faceted adventurer who thrives on staying active and diving deep into the world of yoga. My specialties include Aerial Yoga, BUTI Yoga, and the traditional Yoga Yoga—all avenues that have not only amped up my adventure game but have also rooted me more... Read More →

Friday June 13, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Thunderbolt Room

Community Event, Yoga & Lecture

Curated Schedules Studio Partners

8:30am EDT

✴️ Social Dreaming Matrix

Friday June 13, 2025 8:30am - 9:15am EDT

Sensory Sanctuary

Social Dreaming is an opportunity to share and work with dreams within a social space. It rests on the premise that dreams can speak with dreams: breeding, growing, and developing new thoughts and new thinking, beyond a subjective focus of individual dream work. Through the creation of a community of dreamers we will explore the patterns that emerge between one narrative and another.

The aim of these sessions is to create a social dreaming matrix by working as a community to transform our thoughts about our dreams by freely associating to the dreams shared in the matrix. This process helps to uncover unconscious links and make connections that will lead us to discover new ways to experience a sense of joining.

The matrix is a bringing together of individuals into a unique space to consider and discover the hidden, elusive/infinite meaning in our dreams. The matrix is a place to reflect, while awake, on the unlimited, unconscious processes we experience in waking life that show up in our dreams while asleep. The community of dreamers will be encouraged not to interpret the dreams shared. Instead, they will be invited to offer associations or draw parallels to the dreams from film, literature or any other spiritual, cultural, or social contexts to amplify the narrative between us.

Presenters

Steven Ackerman

Steven J. Ackerman, PhD, MBA, ABPP is a licensed psychologist and board-certified psychoanalyst with close to 30 years of clinical experience.

Friday June 13, 2025 8:30am - 9:15am EDT
Sensory Sanctuary

Community Event

8:30am EDT

✴️ Pranayama for Vividness in Understanding

Friday June 13, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am EDT

Fischer Room, Country Inn

Pranayama is often referred to as the science and art of breath. But to what end? How can breath bring us closer to understanding and depth of consciousness?
In this session we will explore the breath as a tool to draw us closer to an understanding of prana/life within the body, build/store prana, and deepen the vividness of our conscious attention.
Join Paul Menard, for an exploration of breath, body, and mind as we connect the art of pranayama with the scaffolding of posture, withdrawal of the senses, and a deeper vividness in meditation.

Presenters

Paul Menard

Director, Karuna Center for Yoga & Healing Arts

Director, Yoga Instructor & Shiatsu Practitioner E-RYT 500, YACEP, AOBTA-CPPaul Menard began studying yoga in 2002 and has maintained a passionate practice ever since. His background in classical dance gives him profound appreciation for the intricacy of the form that yoga affords... Read More →

Friday June 13, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am EDT
Fischer Room, Country Inn 37 Corey Rd, Hancock, MA, USA

Community Event, Pranayama

Curated Schedules Studio Partners

9:00am EDT

✴️ Steam My What?! Demystifying Vaginal Steaming

Friday June 13, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT

The Stagecoach

Learn about the global, traditional practice of vaginal steaming, a gentle and non-invasive healing practice that brings together the magic of herbs and warm steam for womb wellness and connection. Explore the historical and present day cultural implications, the benefits, contraindications, and highlight a selection of herbs utilized for a variety of pelvic steaming applications. Steaming is non-invasive, gentle, and an effective way to support your body and connect to the natural cycles within and around you.
Julia Demillones Moore is founder of Moonbeam Steams and a Peristeam Hydrotherapist, herbalist, and women's health practitioner, teaching women & people how to steam safely at home for their reproductive/menstrual health and overall well-being. To support you with this special practice she offers supplies, herbs, consultation, and in-person steaming experiences.

Presenters

Julia Demillones

Friday June 13, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
The Stagecoach 37 Corey Road, Hancock, MA, USA

Community Event, Lecture/Talk

10:00am EDT

✴️ Mat Pilates

Friday June 13, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT

Clark Room, Country Inn

Pilates is an amazing, comprehensive form of exercise that was created by Joseph Pilates. His original name for the work was Contrology; Contrology is the complete coordination of the body and the mind. It is only when Joseph passed that the work took on the catchier name of Pilates. Mat Pilates is a type of exercise that was based on Joseph Pilates original repertoire that includes doing the Pilates movements off the machines onto the mat. Some of these exercises are similar to many yoga poses. Examples of these exercises include: planks, side planks, long sit, spine stretch, and various other exercises. All of the exercises target specific areas of the body to strengthen and stretch the muscles. Pilates helps elongate the muscles, help with flexibility, strengthen and lean out core muscles, and reduce overall tightness. This class is can be modified for all ages, fitness levels, and body types.

Presenters

Melissa Boyd

Owner, Satya Yoga & Pilates

Melissa Boyd is an experienced yoga instructor and the owner of Satya Yoga & Pilates in Port Jefferson Station, NY. With over 24 years of experience, Melissa has dedicated herself to helping people live healthier lives through the ancient practice of yoga. She is certified by The... Read More →

Friday June 13, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Clark Room, Country Inn 37 Corey Rd, Hancock, MA 01237, USA

Community Event, Fitness & Pilates

Level All levels
Curated Schedules Studio Partners

10:30am EDT

✴️ Energy Work, Plant and Mushroom Medicine

Friday June 13, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am EDT

Camino Yoga Retreats Trailhead (Vendor Village)

We will start the class as an introduction to ceremony and energy work. We will call the directions and do a short grounding meditation.

At that point we will start to talk about the fundamentals of energy work and Reiki on oneself. We will create some self-practice Reiki exercises and focus on the Root, Heart, and Third Eye as three Chakras.

We’ll open up a discussion about perceptions and thoughts about using herbs and mushrooms to enhance work in these energy centers. We will introduce the three plants/mushrooms at this time, and spend a few minutes discussing the properties of each plant.

We will then offer a sacred ceremony and samples of three different plant extracts for the three different Chakras. We will spend time sensing and feeling the shifts in the energy body around each of these chakras when we sample the plants.

Presenters

Josie Bray & Corrigan Luckey

Oak and Thistle Healing

Josie Bray and Corrigan Luckey are the cofounders of Oak and Thistle Healing, a wellness company combining the power of herbs and mushrooms with embodiment and spiritual practices. The two have nearly four decades of experience in the health and wellness industry in various modalities... Read More →

Friday June 13, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
Camino Yoga Retreats Trailhead (Vendor Village) 37 Corey Road, Hancock, MA, USA

Community Event

12:00pm EDT

✴️ A Murder of Crows

Friday June 13, 2025 12:00pm - 1:15pm EDT

Burbank Room - Sponsored by Himalayan Institute

If a flock of crows is called a murder, what is class full of crow poses called? This class is an alignment based exploration of the variations of bakasana- crow pose. You will learn the structural foundations of crow, side crow, and one legged crow, as well as a few more esoteric expressions of the pose. Hand, wrist and shoulder technique, related standing poses and different entries and transitions in and out of the hand balance will also be covered. No birds will be harmed during the course of this workshop!

Presenters

Tim Kelleher

Founder, Back Bay Yoga Union

Tim Kelleher has been a devoted student of yoga for over two decades and a leading teacher in the Boston yoga community since 2010. He lives in Boston with his husband, two children and three cats. His practice is the key to his physical, emotional and spiritual wellbeing, and sharing... Read More →

Friday June 13, 2025 12:00pm - 1:15pm EDT
Burbank Room - Sponsored by Himalayan Institute 37 Corey Rd, Hancock, MA 01237, USA

Community Event

Curated Schedules Advance Your Practice, Studio Partners

12:00pm EDT

✴️ Live Music Slow Flow

Friday June 13, 2025 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT

Fischer Room, Country Inn

Enjoy this workshop accompanied by singer/songwriter Monica Ott as she draws you into an unforgettable experience of enchanting music, mantras and movement. Stephanie Kopyar will guide you through an uplifting, heart-opening, slow flow through gentle, yet invigorating movements, conscious breathing, and mindfulness. Get ready to be transformed, connected, and inspired. All Levels of practice are welcome!

Presenters

Stephanie Kopyar

Owner, BambooMoves Cincinnati

In 2007, I moved to NYC and immersed myself in a Korean style of yoga that focuses on activating the body and mind’s potential through energy work, psychosomatic therapy, and breathwork. This transformative practice reshaped my life, opening the door to a deeper understanding of... Read More →

Monica Ott

E-RYT 500 hr., BambooMoves Yoga Baltimore

Monica is the owner of BambooMoves Yoga Baltimore and a 500 hour E-RYT. Monica began her yoga journey in 2008 working as the studio manager of BambooMoves in Englewood, NJ. Her teachers, Scott Kleinfeld and Stephanie Kopyar (owner of BambooMoves Cincinnati) encouraged her to take... Read More →

Friday June 13, 2025 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Fischer Room, Country Inn 37 Corey Rd, Hancock, MA, USA

Community Event

Curated Schedules Studio Partners

12:30pm EDT

✴️ Cacao & Tarot Circle

Friday June 13, 2025 12:30pm - 1:30pm EDT

Sensory Sanctuary

Coming together in community to celebrate the act of ritual. Sitting with the plant medicine cacao, through meditation, card spread readings, journaling and voluntary sharing we call in energy to support us in letting go to better align with our most authentic selves.

Presenters

Katelyn Ryan

Balance Cohassett

Friday June 13, 2025 12:30pm - 1:30pm EDT
Sensory Sanctuary

Community Event

Curated Schedules Studio Partners, Chill Out

2:00pm EDT

Intention Setting through Journaling

Friday June 13, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT

The Tree Shrine (Outdoors)

Is it difficult to find enough time in the day for yourself? Do you want to bring more balance into your life? Let’s take time together and start the BYF festival by creating our intentions for the festival, sharing a moment, engaging in guided meditation, and building a community. Grab a notebook and something to write with as we carve out time for self-reflection.

About Journaling with Ilana:
Engage in stream-of-consciousness journaling. Explore your thoughts by continuously writing in a judgment free space. These sessions of journaling will engage you to set intentions, self-reflect, let go, and move forward in your life. Discover personal clarity that can bring you balance and confidence.

Presenters

Ilana Ackerman

Balancing the Journey

Friday June 13, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
The Tree Shrine (Outdoors)

Community Event

Curated Schedules Personal Growth & Transformation

2:00pm EDT

✴️ Edible and Medicinal PlantWalk

Friday June 13, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT

Camino Yoga Retreats Trailhead (Vendor Village)

This Edible and Medicinal PlantWalk is your chance to take a deep dive into into the wild plant world at the base of Jiminy Peak!
Join Maggie the Herbalist & founder behind Maggie’s Healing Path as she leads you on a walk along the wild edges of the lodge’s property.

Maggie is an Herbalist with 20+ years experience working with the healing power of plants. She is an Herbal Educator teaching classes and workshops in her home state of Rhode Island, and Southern MA, her classes range from in depth Herbal Medicine Making series to fun & informative walks in Nature she calls her ‘Edible & Medicinal PlantWalks’ This is
what she will be sharing with our Berkshire Yoga Community this week!

During the walk we will explore the wild edges of Mt Jiminy base, Maggie will give you clues on how to identify plants, and
will discuss their habitats and the companion plants they surround themselves with.

You’ll learn the uses and applications of the medicinal plants and leave with the knowledge of plants that make great teas, tinctures or even oil infusions. Plus, for the brave, you can join Maggie in snacking on some wild edible plants she’ll ID on your walk ...

and you’ll hear about Maggie’s favorite recipes using all the plants you’ll encounter.

and...
she is an Herbal product maker, and will have her full Herbal Apothecary in the vendor village- visit her booth & find product with ingredients you will recognize if you attend her PlantWalk!

She is also a Yogini, with daily practices of Vinyasa, pranayam, meditation and japa mala or mantra practice. She also holds a 200hr RYT training and several trips to India on Spiritual and Esoteric retreats...

Presenters

Maggie Hatzpanian

RN, Herbal Educator, Yoga Instructor, Maggie's Healing Path

Maggie is an Herbalist with 20+ years experience working with the healing power of plants. She is an Herbal Educator teaching classes and workshops in her home state of Rhode Island, and Southern MA, her classes range from in depth Herbal Medicine Making series to fun & informative... Read More →

Friday June 13, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Camino Yoga Retreats Trailhead (Vendor Village) 37 Corey Road, Hancock, MA, USA

Community Event, Outdoor Experience

2:30pm EDT

✴️ Yoga of Relationships

Friday June 13, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT

The Stagecoach

Manoj will bring in yogic statues/archetypes and guide you through experiential yogic practices involving the heart and emotions and not some random spiritual platitudes generated by AI/ChatGpt. There will be specific takeaways for your daily sadhana and on skillfully dealing with relationship types such as romance, friendship, workplace, teachers and even break-ups!

Beginning with the relationship with the higher Self, we will explore the relationships of Shiva/Shakti, Sita/Ram, Arjuna/Krishna, Hanuman/Ram-Sita, and Krishna/Radha with sacred stories, philosophy, breath-work, and mantras.

All done using sacred statues (murtis) of these deity archetypes.

With a whole lotta laughter and bowing.

Presenters

Dr Manoj Chalam

Unique Arts

Manoj (people call him a spiritual standup comedian) uses a uniquely entertaining, interactive story telling style using Hindu/Buddhist deity statues (Murtis) in his workshops to illuminate Bhakti practices as well as deep non dual philosophy. He teaches at festivals, yoga events... Read More →

Friday June 13, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
The Stagecoach 37 Corey Road, Hancock, MA, USA

Community Event, Lecture/Talk

Curated Schedules Yoga Philosophy

Berkshire Yoga Fesitval 2025

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