Berkshire Yoga Festival 2025: Full Schedule

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6:30am EDT

✴️ Morning Guided Meditation: Trip Out, Trip In FULL

Sunday June 15, 2025 6:30am - 7:15am EDT

Burbank Room - Sponsored by Himalayan Institute

Bring something comfortable to sit or lie down upon and to keep you warm.

Join Ingrid on a channeled meditation journey where she guides you into experiencing your boundless, non-physical self and then welcomes you back into the warm embrace of your awe-inspiring physical body. We’ll start with 15 minutes of gentle movements to oil the joints and then will either sit or lie down for 30 minutes of meditation. You’ll feel refreshed and full of wonder!

Ingrid A. Marcroft
Co-Founder, Upper West Side Yoga and Wellness, NYC

Presenters

Ingrid A Marcroft

Co-Owner, Upper West Side Yoga and Wellness

Ingrid is a transplanted Upper West Sider by way of Massachusetts, Germany, New Jersey, Paris, upstate New York, and Guadeloupe. Prompted by her own health crisis in the early 90s, she dove headfirst into studying myriad natural healing methods (nutrition, bodywork, mental / emotional... Read More →

Sunday June 15, 2025 6:30am - 7:15am EDT
Burbank Room - Sponsored by Himalayan Institute 37 Corey Rd, Hancock, MA 01237, USA

Community Event, Meditation

Schedule Spotlights Studio Partners, Chill Out

8:00am EDT

✴️ Live Music Sutras - How We Move When We Are Moved

Sunday June 15, 2025 8:00am - 9:30am EDT

Burbank Room - Sponsored by Himalayan Institute

The woven wisdom of yoga sutras inspire this intersection of movement, mindfulness and live music. This meditative vinyasa practice exists for you to awaken to new pathways for listening and discover the beautiful song of life that exists within you.

Begin in stillness as you attune to the musicians, and then you will slowly integrate gentle movement to the sounds that move you. Megan Twining will join the musicians to lead you through an intuitive, gently paced, vinyasa class that peaks with a range of expansive postures to match the musical crescendo and then, both yogis and music, will soften back down to finish the expression of shared moving artistry. All levels are welcome. Thank you for trusting us to lead you through.

Presenters

Megan Twining

Founder / Director, Sonder Studios

Megan Twining is the founder & director of Sonder Studios, located in Maryland, just outside of Washington DC. She has been involved in visual, culinary, and movement arts for more than 25 years. She teaches from the lens that gentle communication is a worthy pursuit and that words... Read More →

Sunday June 15, 2025 8:00am - 9:30am EDT
Burbank Room - Sponsored by Himalayan Institute 37 Corey Rd, Hancock, MA 01237, USA

Community Event

Style Vinyasa
Schedule Spotlights Studio Partners, Yoga Philosophy

10:00am EDT

✴️ Mindful Flow: Yoga for Presence & Peace FILLING

Sunday June 15, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT

Thunderbolt Room - Sponsored by Andrea Fast Art

Join Rachael for an all-levels yoga flow class designed to help you elevate your well being and bring a deeper connection to the present moment. Through a combination of mindful breathing, intentional movement, and gentle stretching, we’ll explore how to move with awareness, calm your mind, and release tension in your body. Whether you're new to yoga or a seasoned practitioner, this class will leave you feeling grounded, centered, and more at peace. Come as you are, and discover the power of mindful flow to bring balance and serenity into your life.

Presenters

Rachael Plaine

Owner / Director, Berkshire Yoga Dance & Fitness

Rachael Plaine, Owner and Director of Berkshire Yoga Dance and Fitness has always had a passion for movement which led her to receive a B.A. in Dance from the University of Massachusetts – Amherst, where she took her very first yoga class. In 2011 she received her yoga teacher certification... Read More →

Sunday June 15, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Thunderbolt Room - Sponsored by Andrea Fast Art

Community Event

Schedule Spotlights Studio Partners

10:00am EDT

✴️ Loosening the Knots: Freeing Space for Binding

Sunday June 15, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am EDT

Fischer Room, Country Inn - Sponsored by H Mixture

Bindings are challenging. These poses give us an awareness of our physical body and its limitations and also shed light on the internal struggle of the higher yoga quest.
Physically, binding poses can bring ease and opening if the body is supple. And can feel locked away for those with tighter, stiffer bodies.
Similarly with the inner quest, for some, there is a suppleness and ease to move into the more subtle states. While for others the deeper layers of this embodiment can feel tied up tight.
Open up without forcing the way in. Learn to release without thrashing against the knots of this form. Balance effort and allowing. Find freedom while still being bound to the limitations of this body and loosen the knots that bind you.

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 →

Sunday June 15, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
Fischer Room, Country Inn - Sponsored by H Mixture 37 Corey Rd, Hancock, MA, USA

Community Event

Schedule Spotlights Advance Your Practice, Studio Partners

10:30am EDT

Cacao & Tarot Circle

Sunday June 15, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am 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.

Sunday June 15, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
Sensory Sanctuary

Community Event, Cacao Ceremony

Schedule Spotlights Studio Partners, Chill Out

12:00pm EDT

✴️ Body Tuning Yoga FULL

Sunday June 15, 2025 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT

Potter Brothers - Sponsored by H Mixture

Dive into a transformative journey with "Body Tuning Yoga," designed to align your energy and attune you to your unique frequency. This class blends the gentle stretches of yin yoga with live music calibrated to chakra energies, enhancing your connection to each energy center.

Experience the therapeutic power of aromatherapy and guided visualizations, creating a multi-sensory environment that encourages profound inner healing. Engage in vocal tuning with the option to participate in mantra chanting or simply enjoy the healing vibrations of live music, highlighting the session's focus on sound as a potent healing tool.
This class offers hands-on energy work and the opportunity to explore your body's natural healing capabilities through sound, scent, and touch. Leave feeling aligned, rejuvenated, and deeply connected to your vibrational essence. It's not just a class—it's an experience that resonates.

Presenters

Vanessa Jude Cafiero

Co-Owner & Creative Director, Emerge Integrative Wellness

Vanessa Jude is the co-owner & creative director of Emerge, a NYS licensed acupuncturist, bio-enenergetic medicine practitioner, bodyworker, and yoga teacher trainer for over fifteen years. From Long Island martial arts dojos to ashrams in India, Vanessa has explored the world for... Read More →

Sunday June 15, 2025 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Potter Brothers - Sponsored by H Mixture 37 Corey Rd, Hancock, MA, USA

Community Event

Style Restorative
Schedule Spotlights Chill Out, Studio Partners

12:00pm EDT

✴️ The Grounding Magic of Savasana Assists: Guiding Students to Rest and Recovery FILLING

Sunday June 15, 2025 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT

Crane East - Sponsored by WellnessLiving

This workshop is designed for yoga teachers and fitness professionals who work with individuals in group-class or one-on-one settings.
After a vigorous yoga or movement practice that productively stresses the body, it’s essential to allow time for rest and recovery. In yoga, this rest period is called savasana. Savasana involves lying down on your back, training the nervous system to settle and activate the parasympathetic (“rest and digest”) response after physical exertion. This practice helps the body respond well to stress, enabling a healthy transition back to balance. Stress is a natural part of life, but the key to a resilient nervous system lies in quickly returning to a state of calm after short periods of stress.
As movement facilitators, we can use compassionate and strategic hands-on assists to teach our students how to ground themselves and soothe their nervous systems more effectively. In this hands-on session, you’ll learn and practice the foundational skills needed to guide students into deeper states of relaxation. Our focus will be on techniques that enhance the flow of breath, promote physical relaxation, and ground the entire system.
We will also cover essential topics such as obtaining student consent, cultivating a mindful approach, and using touch with kindness and compassion to support the health and wellness of your students. Each of us has the capacity to heal; this workshop will help you fine-tune your senses and harness the power of a healing touch.

Presenters

Tatyana Souza

Boston Yoga Union

As a PhD of Immunology and an E-RYT 500, Tatyana Souza weaves together seamlessly her health and body knowledge from eastern and western traditions. Inspired by the mental benefits of consistent yoga practice and by her family, Tatyana left her career in the pharmaceutical industry... Read More →

Sunday June 15, 2025 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Crane East - Sponsored by WellnessLiving 37 Corey Rd, Hancock, MA 01237, USA

Community Event

Schedule Spotlights For Teachers, Studio Partners

2:00pm EDT

✴️ Chair Yoga for All Ages…Really! FILLING

Sunday June 15, 2025 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

Crane West - Sponsored by Om Botanicals

Chairs will be provided. Bring your mat!

Join Stephan and Ingrid in their wildly popular Chair Yoga class for all ages that is fun, challenging, invigorating, and inspiring (and perspiring!). We start in the chair for simple joint-opening movements, and then get up and create yoga flows using the chair as a prop that will surprise you and make you wonder why you haven’t done this before. Chair Yoga is great for people who may have stiff muscles, may have an injury, may not enjoy getting down to and up from the floor frequently (or at all), or who really enjoy learning a new way of practicing (and teaching) yoga. Some poses are actually deeper using a chair! It is a wonderful way to personalize your practice for your shifting daily needs. And, blissfully, you’ll experience a healing Savasana with your legs up on the chair, with Ingrid singing to you. : )

Stephan W. Kolbert and Ingrid A. Marcroft
Co-Founders, Upper West Side Yoga and Wellness, NYC

Presenters

Stephan Kolbert

Co-Owner, Upper West Side Yoga and Wellness

Stephan is a native Upper West Sider, an educator, yoga teacher (E-RYT500) and integrative therapist who uses yoga, Reiki, aromatherapy, nutritional and contemplative counseling, and Thai Bodywork with his clients. He has spent decades working with diverse populations: from the homeless... Read More →

Ingrid A Marcroft

Co-Owner, Upper West Side Yoga and Wellness

Sunday June 15, 2025 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Crane West - Sponsored by Om Botanicals 37 Corey Road, Hancock, MA, USA

Community Event

Schedule Spotlights Longevity, Studio Partners

2:00pm EDT

✴️ Dynamic Harmony

Sunday June 15, 2025 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

Thunderbolt Room - Sponsored by Andrea Fast Art

Imagine stepping into a space where yoga is more than just a series of poses—it's a vibrant journey of self-discovery. I’m Vince, and while I might not be the most flexible yogi out there, I flow with a passion that drives me forward, and I want to share that energy with you. Welcome to "Dynamic Harmony."

This class is more than just moving through asanas; it's about reconnecting with your body in a way that honors its strength, its limits, and its potential. We’ll dive deep into dynamic vinyasas designed not only to challenge your practice but to invigorate your spirit. Each transition is an opportunity, a step toward mastering your practice with greater fluidity and stabilization.

But here's the twist: it’s not just about perfecting each pose. It’s about listening—really listening—to your body, embracing each breath, each movement, and making them uniquely yours. We'll explore tips and techniques that bring a new level of ease and confidence to your flow, transforming your practice into a dance of strength and grace.

Picture a class where every transition is a delicate balance between effort and ease, and every pose becomes a celebration of your dedication. Whether you’re looking to refine your technique or just want to experience yoga from a fresh perspective, this session will open doors to transformation and growth.

Join me at the Berkshire Yoga Festival for an exciting adventure in movement and mindfulness. Together, we'll push past boundaries, discover new depths in our practice, and find true harmony between movement and stillness. I can't wait to guide you through this enriching experience.

80% asana, 20% lecture. Let's flow 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 →

Sunday June 15, 2025 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Thunderbolt Room - Sponsored by Andrea Fast Art

Community Event, Yoga & Lecture

Style Vinyasa
Schedule Spotlights Studio Partners

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