Berkshire Yoga Festival 2025: Full Schedule

9:00am EDT

Embracing Longevity—Vinyasa Flow and Supplemental Practices for Aging Well

Thursday June 12, 2025 9:00am - 12:00pm EDT

Part 1: Vinyasa KramaYoga Practice for Aging Well: Join Yoga teacher and Athletic Trainer Jai Sugrim for a challenging 90-minute vinyasa flow designed to enhance strength, flexibility, and balance as we age. This invigorating class focuses on mindful movement and breath awareness to promote physical vitality and mental clarity. Suitable for all levels, modifications will be offered to ensure a safe and rewarding practice that supports aging gracefully.
Part 2: The Supplemental Practices of Yoga: After a short break, delve into an enlightening 45-minute lecture exploring interdisciplinary approaches that complement your yoga journey. Discover the benefits of integrating weight training for muscle and bone health, self-massage techniques for recovery, walking 10,000 steps a day for cardiovascular wellness and maintaining the body’s fascia, seasonal fasting for detoxification, and the importance of quality rest. The session concludes with a 15-minute Q&A, providing an opportunity to ask questions and gain personalized insights. This presentation will help you with organizing your weekly training in a way that supports optimizing the circadian rhythm of your organs, to strike a balance between your effort and recovery.

Presenters

Jai Sugrim

With 30 years of professional experience as a yoga teacher, longevity expert, and health coach, Jai Sugrim has dedicated his life to guiding individuals toward graceful aging. He helps clients enhance their physical and mental well-being into and beyond the second half of life. His... Read More →

Thursday June 12, 2025 9:00am - 12:00pm EDT
JJ's Lodge - Sponsored by Wipex 37 Corey Road, Hancock, MA, USA

Intensive, Yoga & Lecture

Style Vinyasa
Schedule Spotlights Longevity

2:00pm EDT

Flowing Through Challenges: Vinyasa Flow for Resilience

Friday June 13, 2025 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

Crane West - Sponsored by Om Botanicals

Part 1: Vinyasa Flow for Resilience:
Join Jai Sugrim for a powerful 90-minute vinyasa flow designed to cultivate resilience and inner strength. This dynamic class focuses on grounding postures, mindful movement, and breathwork to help you navigate life's challenges with grace and confidence. Suitable for all levels, modifications will be offered to ensure a supportive and empowering practice that enables you to connect deeply with your inner self.

We highly recommended joining Jai again, at 4pm for a follow up lecture and presentation "Applying Yoga to Crisis".

Presenters

Jai Sugrim

Friday June 13, 2025 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Crane West - Sponsored by Om Botanicals 37 Corey Road, Hancock, MA, USA

Yoga

Style Vinyasa
Schedule Spotlights Longevity

8:00am EDT

Blissful Flow: Journey to Inner Joy

Saturday June 14, 2025 8:00am - 9:30am EDT

Crane West - Sponsored by Om Botanicals

Join Jai Sugrim in an unforgettable 90-minute vinyasa experience designed to ignite your spirit. This high vibe experience is characterized by soulful movement, featuring hot, hip, and holy sequences that will make you sweat, smile, and connect deeply with your true self. Flow through creatively sequenced poses set to inspiring music in an electrifying atmosphere that lifts the energy of the room.
Whether you're looking to push your boundaries or simply celebrate life and self-discovery, this transformative journey is perfect for yogis of all levels. Modifications will be provided to ensure everyone can participate fully. Come and share this spirited experience with a supportive community, and leave feeling invigorated, inspired, and connected to the bliss that resides within you.
This complete yoga practice includes vinyasa krama, pranayama, inversions, meditation, mudra, and yoga nidra.
All are welcome!

Presenters

Jai Sugrim

Saturday June 14, 2025 8:00am - 9:30am EDT
Crane West - Sponsored by Om Botanicals 37 Corey Road, Hancock, MA, USA

Yoga

Style Vinyasa
Level All levels

10:00am EDT

A Vinyasa Duet You Won’t Forget! ;)

Saturday June 14, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am EDT

Burbank Room - Sponsored by Himalayan Institute

Bring your bad self to an action packed, fun filled one of a kind vinyasa class where Eric & Rina act out of their marital grace and dysfunction while you try to find your higher self or just thank god you aren’t married to one of us: Warning class may be cancelled after Rina reads this description

Presenters

Eric Paskel

Author and Founder of Emotional Empowerment Movement, Philosopher, and International Yogi, Emotional Empowerment Movement

Eric Paskel is the founder of The Emotional Empowerment Movement and has devoted more than 30 years of his life to understanding how human beings can rise above dysfunctional tendencies and control emotions instead of being controlled by them. As part of that mission, Eric has earned... Read More →

Rina Jakubowicz

Founder, Rina Yoga

Rina Jakubowicz, founder of Rina Yoga and Super Yogis, is known for her vibrant and uplifting approach to yoga by bringing movement, philosophy and fun to all, including Spanish-speaking communities and children. She is an international bilingual yoga master teacher, entrepreneur... Read More →

Saturday June 14, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
Burbank Room - Sponsored by Himalayan Institute 37 Corey Rd, Hancock, MA 01237, USA

Yoga

Style Vinyasa

4:00pm EDT

Inside Flow FILLING

Saturday June 14, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT

Crane East - Sponsored by WellnessLiving

Step into your authentic power through this invigorating practice. Inside Flow is not just a fluid vinyasa yoga practice but a journey to the beating heart that lives inside of you. Music is the driving force around which an Inside Flow Workshop and its sequencing are built. Moving from one posture to another, we focus on the movement between the postures, not just the posture itself, which allows the body to feel the rhythm of the music. Breath, movement, and music unite as ONE. Each workshop has a choreographed sequence that flows to a specific piece of music and is broken down into segments throughout the class in order to fully marry the movement with the musicality. To truly feel in sync, a common intention is set, the volume of the music goes up and we move as one!

Presenters

Rebecca Rasmussen

Rebecca Rasmussen's journey on understanding the body began on the stage as a dancer. A graduate of the Boston Conservatory with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Rebecca spent over a decade touring internationally with the renowned dance company MOMIX. Now, as an Inside Flow Senior Teacher... Read More →

Saturday June 14, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
Crane East - Sponsored by WellnessLiving 37 Corey Rd, Hancock, MA 01237, USA

Yoga

Style Vinyasa

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

8:00am EDT

The Warrior Series – A Hands-Free Wake-Up Vinyasa FILLING

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

Crane West - Sponsored by Om Botanicals

If you like to start your day with a strong, flowing, breath-centered yoga practice, but have done more than a few too many down dogs, up dogs and chaturangas, then join Leslie as he leads you through a specially-designed vinyasa that strongly and safely works your legs as it moves your spine in all possible directions, all without putting any body weight on your hands.

The vinyasa will be practiced twice, the first time flowing through non-stop with an emphasis on breath, and the second time breaking down the myriad possibilities for individual adaptation and alignment modifications.

Presenters

Leslie Kaminoff

Founder, President, The Breathing Project, Inc.

Leslie Kaminoff is a yoga educator inspired by the tradition of T.K.V. Desikachar. He is an internationally recognized specialist with four decades’ experience in the fields of yoga and breath anatomy. He leads workshops for many of the leading yoga associations, schools and training... Read More →

Sunday June 15, 2025 8:00am - 9:30am EDT
Crane West - Sponsored by Om Botanicals 37 Corey Road, Hancock, MA, USA

Yoga

Style Vinyasa

12:00pm EDT

Solar Flow: An Uptempo Exploration of Pranayama, Bandha and Movement

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

Crane West - Sponsored by Om Botanicals

Kula Flow is a vinyasa based practice that will challenge you from the inside out. A hallmark of the practice is breathwork and uddiyana bandha sprinkled throughout the sequences. Expect to fire up with the more solar pranayama practices like bhastrika and kapalabhati in various iterations, as well as uddiyana bandha practice and salutations to the sun. We will work around the deep front line which contains your psoas and your diaphragm, as well as your tongue! Expect to leave feeling energized, strong, and centered for the rest of your day.

Presenters

Nikki Vilella

Nikki is the co-director of Kula Yoga Project in NYC where she has been teaching for nearly two decades. She is at the helm of the 200 hour Kula Flow Foundations teacher training program, leads an annual 75 hour advanced TT at her home in upstate NY and offers a mentorship program... Read More →

Sunday June 15, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Crane West - Sponsored by Om Botanicals 37 Corey Road, Hancock, MA, USA

Yoga

Style Vinyasa

2:00pm EDT

Soul Flow: Awakening Your Spiritual Heart

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

The Big Tent - Sponsored by Jiminy Peak

All-Levels Welcome.

Experience the depth of your soul in this powerful complete yoga practice. With DJ Taz spinning soul grooving bi-neural beats and guided by Festival Founder Andrew Tanner, whose 22 years of practice include 5 years as a Taoist monk and 5 years studying Hatha-Vinyasa under Sri Dharma Mittra.

In this Practice You Will Experience:

Powerful breathwork to completely reset your nervous system
An All-level soulful vinyasa flow to music in the lineage of Dharma Yoga
A deep and soothing savasana
Ji-gam “Stop Thinking” taoist meditation
Simple call-and-response chanting to feel your heart.
Spiritual teachings connecting the Taoist and Vedic traditions.

This is a class to end your festival in harmony with your body and soul.

Presenters

Andrew Tanner

Founder, Berkshire Yoga Festival

Andrew Tanner is a global yoga teacher, men's mind/body coach, and public speaker known for his soulful style of teaching, and unshaken faith in people's ability to transform for the better. He has been offering holistic healing work and guiding people on spiritual retreat for over... Read More →

DJ Taz Rashid

Musician/Producer/DJ, Soul Groove Wellness

DJ Taz Rashid brings a high vibrational energy to any room instantly by mixing the beats and rhythms of Love, Ancient New World, House, Devotional, and all the cosmic sounds. He is known for his unique style of blending electronic dance music with yoga and meditation, which has made... Read More →

Sunday June 15, 2025 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
The Big Tent - Sponsored by Jiminy Peak 37 Corey Road, Hancock, MA, USA

Community Event, Yoga

Style Taoist, Vinyasa
Level All levels
Schedule Spotlights Personal Growth & Transformation, Yoga Philosophy

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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