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Thursday, June 12
 

12:00pm EDT

The Heavenly Hang FILLING
Thursday June 12, 2025 12:00pm - 12:15pm EDT
Aerial Yoga Village - Sponsored by Buddha Pants
Float into bliss in this 15 minute mini session designed for pure relaxation. Cocooned in your own aerial yoga silk, you'll gently sway above the ground while being serenaded by calming music. This is your invitation to completely let go—no movement, no effort, just rest. Whether you need a midday reset or the ultimate savasana, The Heavenly Hang is a soul-soothing escape you'll never forget. Limited spots available—reserve your hang in the hammock.
Thursday June 12, 2025 12:00pm - 12:15pm EDT
Aerial Yoga Village - Sponsored by Buddha Pants 37 Corey Rd, Hancock, MA, USA
  Community Event

12:20pm EDT

The Heavenly Hang FULL
Thursday June 12, 2025 12:20pm - 12:35pm EDT
Aerial Yoga Village - Sponsored by Buddha Pants
Float into bliss in this 15 minute mini session designed for pure relaxation. Cocooned in your own aerial yoga silk, you'll gently sway above the ground while being serenaded by calming music. This is your invitation to completely let go—no movement, no effort, just rest. Whether you need a midday reset or the ultimate savasana, The Heavenly Hang is a soul-soothing escape you'll never forget. Limited spots available—reserve your hang in the hammock.
Thursday June 12, 2025 12:20pm - 12:35pm EDT
Aerial Yoga Village - Sponsored by Buddha Pants 37 Corey Rd, Hancock, MA, USA
  Community Event

12:40pm EDT

The Heavenly Hang FILLING
Thursday June 12, 2025 12:40pm - 12:55pm EDT
Aerial Yoga Village - Sponsored by Buddha Pants
Float into bliss in this 15 minute mini session designed for pure relaxation. Cocooned in your own aerial yoga silk, you'll gently sway above the ground while being serenaded by calming music. This is your invitation to completely let go—no movement, no effort, just rest. Whether you need a midday reset or the ultimate savasana, The Heavenly Hang is a soul-soothing escape you'll never forget. Limited spots available—reserve your hang in the hammock.
Thursday June 12, 2025 12:40pm - 12:55pm EDT
Aerial Yoga Village - Sponsored by Buddha Pants 37 Corey Rd, Hancock, MA, USA
  Community Event

1:00pm EDT

The Heavenly Hang - FULL FULL
Thursday June 12, 2025 1:00pm - 1:15pm EDT
Aerial Yoga Village - Sponsored by Buddha Pants
Float into bliss in this 15 minute mini session designed for pure relaxation. Cocooned in your own aerial yoga silk, you'll gently sway above the ground while being serenaded by calming music. This is your invitation to completely let go—no movement, no effort, just rest. Whether you need a midday reset or the ultimate savasana, The Heavenly Hang is a soul-soothing escape you'll never forget. Limited spots available—reserve your hang in the hammock.
Thursday June 12, 2025 1:00pm - 1:15pm EDT
Aerial Yoga Village - Sponsored by Buddha Pants 37 Corey Rd, Hancock, MA, USA
  Community Event

1:20pm EDT

The Heavenly Hang - FULL FULL
Thursday June 12, 2025 1:20pm - 1:35pm EDT
Aerial Yoga Village - Sponsored by Buddha Pants
Float into bliss in this 15 minute mini session designed for pure relaxation. Cocooned in your own aerial yoga silk, you'll gently sway above the ground while being serenaded by calming music. This is your invitation to completely let go—no movement, no effort, just rest. Whether you need a midday reset or the ultimate savasana, The Heavenly Hang is a soul-soothing escape you'll never forget. Limited spots available—reserve your hang in the hammock.
Thursday June 12, 2025 1:20pm - 1:35pm EDT
Aerial Yoga Village - Sponsored by Buddha Pants 37 Corey Rd, Hancock, MA, USA
  Community Event

1:40pm EDT

The Heavenly Hang
Thursday June 12, 2025 1:40pm - 1:55pm EDT
Aerial Yoga Village - Sponsored by Buddha Pants
Float into bliss in this 15 minute mini session designed for pure relaxation. Cocooned in your own aerial yoga silk, you'll gently sway above the ground while being serenaded by calming music. This is your invitation to completely let go—no movement, no effort, just rest. Whether you need a midday reset or the ultimate savasana, The Heavenly Hang is a soul-soothing escape you'll never forget. Limited spots available—reserve your hang in the hammock.
Thursday June 12, 2025 1:40pm - 1:55pm EDT
Aerial Yoga Village - Sponsored by Buddha Pants 37 Corey Rd, Hancock, MA, USA
  Community Event

2:00pm EDT

The Heavenly Hang
Thursday June 12, 2025 2:00pm - 2:15pm EDT
Aerial Yoga Village - Sponsored by Buddha Pants
Float into bliss in this 15 minute mini session designed for pure relaxation. Cocooned in your own aerial yoga silk, you'll gently sway above the ground while being serenaded by calming music. This is your invitation to completely let go—no movement, no effort, just rest. Whether you need a midday reset or the ultimate savasana, The Heavenly Hang is a soul-soothing escape you'll never forget. Limited spots available—reserve your hang in the hammock.
Thursday June 12, 2025 2:00pm - 2:15pm EDT
Aerial Yoga Village - Sponsored by Buddha Pants 37 Corey Rd, Hancock, MA, USA
  Community Event

9:30pm EDT

YAGAM GANESHA Outdoor Fire Ritual FILLING
Thursday June 12, 2025 9:30pm - 10:30pm EDT
The Siesta Lounge
After the physical yoga is done for the day join us for an authentic experience of Bakthi Yoga Puja.

Yagam  (yagna or homam) is an ancient sacred fire ritual where auspicious items such as ghee (clarified butter) are offered into the sacred agni (fire) and to the devas (celestial beings). Vedic chants accompany this. Various types of yagam items offered may vary with each ceremony and hold specific symbolism. The purpose of this ritual is for loka kalyan (the benefit of humankind).

Tobias Meinecke is a long-time devotee of Indian saint Sri Sakthi Amma. This will be a special experience of Bakthi Yoga Puja, or ritualized meditation.
Presenters
avatar for Tobias Meinecke

Tobias Meinecke

Tobias Meinecke is a film maker and devotee of Sri Sakthi Amma. As as devotee Tobias has been creating and hosting Pujas, or sacred ceremonies, for over 15 years all over the world. The Yagam or "Fire Ceremony" is typically offered at night while the Abisheikim or "Liquid Puja" is... Read More →
Thursday June 12, 2025 9:30pm - 10:30pm EDT
The Siesta Lounge
  Community Event, Fire Ceremony
 
Friday, June 13
 

8:00am EDT

✴️ Breathful Grounding FILLING
Friday June 13, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Crane West - Sponsored by Om Botanicals
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
avatar for Vince Brown

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
Crane West - Sponsored by Om Botanicals 37 Corey Road, Hancock, MA, USA
  Community Event, Yoga & Lecture

8:30am EDT

✴️ Social Dreaming Matrix
Friday June 13, 2025 8:30am - 9:15am EDT
The Siesta Lounge
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.

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.
Presenters
avatar for Dr. Steven Ackerman

Dr. 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
The Siesta Lounge
  Community Event

8:30am EDT

✴️ Pranayama for Vividness in Understanding
Friday June 13, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am EDT
Sensory Sanctuary - Sponsored by Chocolate Springs Cafe
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
avatar for Paul Menard

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
Sensory Sanctuary - Sponsored by Chocolate Springs Cafe
  Community Event, Pranayama

9:00am EDT

✴️ Steam My What?! Demystifying Vaginal Steaming FILLING
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
avatar for 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 - FULL FULL
Friday June 13, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Fisher Room, Country Inn - Sponsored by Guido's Market
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
avatar for Melissa Boyd

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
Fisher Room, Country Inn - Sponsored by Guido's Market 37 Corey Rd, Hancock, MA, USA
  Community Event, Fitness & Pilates

10:30am EDT

✴️ Energy Work, Plant and Mushroom Medicine - FULL FULL
Friday June 13, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
The Stagecoach
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
avatar for Josie Bray & Corrigan Luckey

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
The Stagecoach 37 Corey Road, Hancock, MA, USA
  Community Event

12:00pm EDT

✴️ A Murder of Crows FILLING
Friday June 13, 2025 12:00pm - 1:15pm EDT
Fisher Room, Country Inn - Sponsored by Guido's Market
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
avatar for Tim Kelleher

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
Fisher Room, Country Inn - Sponsored by Guido's Market 37 Corey Rd, Hancock, MA, USA
  Community Event

12:00pm EDT

✴️ Live Music Slow Flow - FULL FULL
Friday June 13, 2025 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Burbank Room - Sponsored by Himalayan Institute
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
avatar for Stephanie Kopyar

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 →
avatar for Monica Ott

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
Burbank Room - Sponsored by Himalayan Institute 37 Corey Rd, Hancock, MA 01237, USA
  Community Event

12:30pm EDT

Cacao & Tarot Circle FILLING
Friday June 13, 2025 12:30pm - 1:30pm EDT
Sensory Sanctuary - Sponsored by Chocolate Springs Cafe
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
avatar for Diana Chaffalo

Diana Chaffalo

Owner, Littleredyoga, LLC
Diana Chaffalo (aka Devi Taj Kaur), E-RYT500, E-RYT200, YACEPDiana is the owner of Littleredyoga, LLC, a studio offering a diverse range of yoga styles. With over 20 years of personal practice, she specializes in Vinyasa, Hatha, Yin, Kundalini, and Restorative Yoga. While the studio... Read More →
Friday June 13, 2025 12:30pm - 1:30pm EDT
Sensory Sanctuary - Sponsored by Chocolate Springs Cafe
  Community Event, Cacao Ceremony

2:00pm EDT

✴️ Edible and Medicinal PlantWalk - FULL FULL
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
avatar for Maggie Hatzpanian

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

2:00pm EDT

✴️ Intention Setting through Journaling FILLING
Friday June 13, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
The Siesta Lounge
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
avatar for Ilana Ackerman

Ilana Ackerman

Balancing Your Journey
Friday June 13, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
The Siesta Lounge
  Community Event

2:00pm EDT

✴️ Iyengar Yoga - FULL FULL
Friday June 13, 2025 2:00pm - 3:15pm EDT
Crane East - Sponsored by WellnessLiving
This beautiful type of yoga explores the form, technique and alignment of B.K.S. Iyengar. There is a mindfulness of anatomy and injury prevention with each intricate flow. In order for practitioners of all levels to feel comfortable, and achieve correct form and alignment, props are available and their use is encouraged . The class is taught with precision and with the knowledge to help guide students on becoming one with their Prana. The focus is placed on being entirely present. The class is expertly planned to deliver an emotionally cathartic experience that fosters a feeling of being complete and whole in our being.
Presenters
avatar for Melissa Boyd

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 2:00pm - 3:15pm EDT
Crane East - Sponsored by WellnessLiving 37 Corey Rd, Hancock, MA 01237, USA
  Community Event

2:30pm EDT

✴️ Elevating Consciousness Through Sound: Exploring Nada Yoga & Tantric Meditation FILLING
Friday June 13, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Sensory Sanctuary - Sponsored by Chocolate Springs Cafe
Dive into the transformative practice of Nada Yoga, a profound branch of Yoga that channels the vibrational energy of sound as a tool for inner awakening. This workshop will guide participants through the ancient teachings of the Vigyan Bhairav Tantra Sutras, unveiling timeless methods to meditate on sound and resonate with its subtle power.
We’ll explore the evolution of Nada Yoga—from its classical roots in Tantric traditions to its modern adaptations, such as Sound Baths and Sound Healing. Participants will learn practical techniques to incorporate sound into their spiritual practice, unlocking harmony, deep focus, and a deeper connection with their yogic journey.
Presenters
avatar for Vikrant Rana

Vikrant Rana

Boston Vibrations
Originally from Nepal, Vikrant (Vik) is a certified sound therapist trained in the ancient art of Nāda Yoga—the Yoga of Sound and Vibration. He is also initiated into the Shakta lineage of Tantra and serves as a teacher of classical Tantric Kundalini Yoga. A lifelong student of Advaita... Read More →
Sponsors
avatar for Boston Vibrations
Friday June 13, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Sensory Sanctuary - Sponsored by Chocolate Springs Cafe
  Community Event

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
avatar for Dr Manoj Chalam

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

4:00pm EDT

✴️ Pitta Pacifying Hatha Yoga and Meditation Practice
Friday June 13, 2025 4:00pm - 5:15pm EDT
Thunderbolt Room - Sponsored by Andrea Fast Art
As we prepare for the changing of seasons in New England (Kapha to Pitta), we take into consideration that our practice, diet and lifestyle changes with nature to keep us in a state of balance.

In this practice we will use asana, pranayama and a meditation that will be useful throughout the upcoming fire season.

This practice is designed for all levels. Mat, blocks and a blanket are helpful.
Presenters
avatar for Melissa McKim

Melissa McKim

Owner, Unplug & Be Mindful Yoga
E-RYT 500, Certified Yoga Tuneup Rollmodel (r) Teacher, 50hr Yin YTT w/Bernie Clark, MBSR, Reiki Master Teacher, Studying at Radiant Living -Ayurvedic Practitioner, Lead Trainer 200 and 300 Hour YTT.I started practicing yoga in 1999 during a period of debilitating anxiety and panic... Read More →
Friday June 13, 2025 4:00pm - 5:15pm EDT
Thunderbolt Room - Sponsored by Andrea Fast Art
  Community Event

4:15pm EDT

Sound Alchemy Express
Friday June 13, 2025 4:15pm - 5:00pm EDT
Burbank Room - Sponsored by Himalayan Institute
A 45 minutes journey into an enchanting exploration of sound and vibration with Char Willingham and navigate through the mystical realms of sonic alchemy. This potent practice melds the profound wisdom of ancient traditions with the insights of contemporary science, allowing you to tap into the universal rhythms and unlock your true potential. Whether you seek relaxation, stress relief, or a deeper connection with your inner self, this event offers a unique space for expansiveness, spaciousness, and inward contemplation. Traverse the domains of sublime healing and bathe in the melodic orchestra of sacred instruments while experiencing the alchemical potency that harmonizes, uplifts, and revitalizes your whole being. Embark on this journey to set sail on your unparalleled sonic adventure.
Presenters
avatar for Char Willingham

Char Willingham

Char Willingham (she/her) is a Bipoc Sound Alchemist & Practitioner Trainer, Yoga Teacher (E-RYT 500, RPYT & YACEP), Movement Professional, Meditation Guide, Drumming, Sacred Cacao & Women’s Empowerment Facilitator.Char’s lifelong study of movement has taken her on an incredible... Read More →
Friday June 13, 2025 4:15pm - 5:00pm EDT
Burbank Room - Sponsored by Himalayan Institute 37 Corey Rd, Hancock, MA 01237, USA
  Community Event, Sound Healing

6:00pm EDT

✴️ Happy Hour Jam at the Stage Coach
Friday June 13, 2025 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
The Stagecoach
No need to preregister
Presenters
avatar for Monica Ott

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 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
The Stagecoach 37 Corey Road, Hancock, MA, USA
  Community Event, Live Music

6:00pm EDT

✴️ Mind Over Machine: Reclaiming Presence in a Digital World
Friday June 13, 2025 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
Sensory Sanctuary - Sponsored by Chocolate Springs Cafe
Technology is woven into every corner of our lives—but at what cost to our mental health, attention, and spirit? In this powerful and practical panel, Andrew Tanner, founder of Berkshire Yoga Festival and Taoist Yoga teacher of 20 years, moderates a discussion between three leading voices in mindfulness and ethical technology:
  • Anjan Katta, CEO of Daylight Computer, whose DC-1, is the first non-blue light emitting computer designed for deep focus and wellbeing.
  • Nikki Myers, founder of Y12SR, a global leader in trauma-informed healing and recovery
  • Joe Hollier, co-founder of Light Phone, creators of minimalist phones designed to help you live more and scroll less.
Together, they’ll explore how tech addiction can’t be solved by willpower alone. We need mindfulness-based tools to build awareness and self-regulation—AND we need technology built to serve our humanity, not undermine it.
Walk away from this session with fresh insight, actionable practices, and inspiring alternatives for a more balanced, intentional digital life.
Whether you're seeking to reclaim your attention, heal from screen dependence, or explore the spiritual path of simplicity, this is your call to wake up.
Presenters
avatar for Joe Hollier

Joe Hollier

Founder, Light Phone
Joe Hollier is a multi-disciplinary artist and the co-founder of Light Phone, a phone that doesn't monetize your attention. A phone designed to help you leave it behind. No social feeds. No noise. Just what you need, when you need it. Hailing from Brooklyn, Joe studied design at... Read More →
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Anjan Katta

Founder, CEO, Daylight Computer
Anjan Katta is the founder and CEO of Daylight Computer—a company reimagining our relationship with technology. For the past six years, Anjan has been on a mission to rethink how we live with screens—because in a world where they’re nearly inescapable, they shouldn’t come... Read More →
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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 →
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Nikki Myers

Founder, Y12SR
Nikki Myers, MBA, C-IAYT, is an accomplished speaker, teacher and the founder of Y12SR, The Yoga of 12-Step Recovery.Nikki is also a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, Addictions Recovery Specialist, and Certified Health Coach. Born from her personal struggle with addiction, based... Read More →
Sponsors
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Friday June 13, 2025 6:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
Sensory Sanctuary - Sponsored by Chocolate Springs Cafe
  Community Event, Lecture/Talk

7:00pm EDT

✴️ Why Plant Medicine: A Talk on Healing with Ayahuasca
Friday June 13, 2025 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Sensory Sanctuary - Sponsored by Chocolate Springs Cafe
In this intimate and grounded talk, we explore the profound healing potential of plant medicine, particularly Ayahuasca, as a sacred ally on the journey from suffering to sovereignty. Speaking from lived experience, Dima Bosko shares how this powerful medicine supported her own healing from PTSD, addiction patterns, and relational wounding—guiding her through deep layers of trauma and into greater presence, embodiment, and self-love.

We’ll explore how Ayahuasca intersects with the archetypal hero’s journey—offering a direct encounter with the unconscious, a confrontation with shadow, and the possibility of true integration. This is not about escape. It’s about returning. Remembering. Re-rooting into the body and into life on this Earth.

Whether you’re curious, cautious, or already walking the plant path, this is an opportunity to engage in an honest, heart-centered conversation about the gifts and responsibilities of working with this profound teacher.
Presenters
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Dima Bosko

One Voice Yoga & Wellness
Dima is the the creator of One Voice Yoga and her interest lies in the practical application of spiritual illumination, embodiment practices and functional movement. As a student of consciousness for many years, she has thousands of hours of trainings in the field of yoga, meditation... Read More →
Friday June 13, 2025 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Sensory Sanctuary - Sponsored by Chocolate Springs Cafe
  Community Event, Lecture/Talk

7:45pm EDT

✴️ Matthew Dylan Band
Friday June 13, 2025 7:45pm - 8:45pm EDT
The Stagecoach
Artists
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Friday June 13, 2025 7:45pm - 8:45pm EDT
The Stagecoach 37 Corey Road, Hancock, MA, USA
  Community Event

9:00pm EDT

YAGAM GANESHA Outdoor Fire Ritual - FULL FULL
Friday June 13, 2025 9:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
The Siesta Lounge
After the physical yoga is done for the day join us for an authentic experience of Bakthi Yoga Puja.

Yagam  (yagna or homam) is an ancient sacred fire ritual where auspicious items such as ghee (clarified butter) are offered into the sacred agni (fire) and to the devas (celestial beings). Vedic chants accompany this. Various types of yagam items offered may vary with each ceremony and hold specific symbolism. The purpose of this ritual is for loka kalyan (the benefit of humankind).

Tobias Meinecke is a long-time devotee of Indian saint Sri Sakthi Amma. This will be a special experience of Bakthi Yoga Puja, or ritualized meditation.
Presenters
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Tobias Meinecke

Tobias Meinecke is a film maker and devotee of Sri Sakthi Amma. As as devotee Tobias has been creating and hosting Pujas, or sacred ceremonies, for over 15 years all over the world. The Yagam or "Fire Ceremony" is typically offered at night while the Abisheikim or "Liquid Puja" is... Read More →
Friday June 13, 2025 9:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
The Siesta Lounge
  Community Event, Fire Ceremony

9:30pm EDT

✴️ The Great Spirit Revival Under the Stars: Concert & Kirtan
Friday June 13, 2025 9:30pm - 11:00pm EDT
The Stagecoach
Great Spirit Revival is an electrifying fusion of conscious folk, hip-hop grooves, and deep-rooted soul. A musical collaboration between Radharani and Jon Lee Rucker, this duo makes a rousing call for unity, captivating audiences with their soul-stirring sound and uplifting performances.
 
The music is characterized by rich earth anthems, lush harmonies, and moments of sing-along elation that are sure to get you out of your seat.

About Radharani
Radharani spent a decade on pilgrimage in India, Nepal, and Tibet where she studied the intersection of mysticism and sacred sound. Returning home, her mission has been to bring her deeply rooted connection to the sacred through her music, writing, and group facilitation.

About Jon Lee Rucker
With the gift of soul, Jon Lee Rucker composes Red Road Gospel to raise vibrations. He has opened for Rising Appalachia and has performed with artists such as Tubby Love and Indigenous rapper, Supaman. He spreads a message of returning to ancestral ways of living in harmony with the earth, and is dedicated to grassroots community building. Jon founded the community Permajam to foster earth-stewardship in intimate, musical gatherings.
Presenters
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Radharani

Radharani’s voice has been described as “angelic,” “crystalline,” and “hypnotic.” With meditative presence and soulful yearning, she draws the listener into states peace and inspired emotion. Her accessible, singable music is a blend of ancient mantras, heart-opening... Read More →
JL
Friday June 13, 2025 9:30pm - 11:00pm EDT
The Stagecoach 37 Corey Road, Hancock, MA, USA
  Community Event, Live Music
 
Saturday, June 14
 

6:00am EDT

✴️ Rad Yoga Sculpt
Saturday June 14, 2025 6:00am - 7:00am EDT
Jiminy Peak Pavilion - Sponsored by Jiminy Peak
A full body workout combining elements of yoga, strength training & cardio. Class will include an all levels yoga flow mixed with bursts of cardio + strength training for your entire body. A rockin’ playlist and lots of laughter will make the time fly. All levels welcome, fun required!
Presenters
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Abby Geurds

Lead Teacher + Director of Education, Radiance Yoga
I started yoga as a freshman in high school with my coach having us run to a local gym every week for an hour long yoga class. Not only did it help me focus on race day, it also brought me to my roots of dance. I earned my 200 hour certification through Radiance Yoga in Pittsfield... Read More →
Saturday June 14, 2025 6:00am - 7:00am EDT
Jiminy Peak Pavilion - Sponsored by Jiminy Peak 37 Corey Road, Hancock, MA, USA
  Community Event, Yoga

7:00am EDT

✴️ Don't Walk Crawl Morning HIIT
Saturday June 14, 2025 7:00am - 7:30am EDT
Burbank Room - Sponsored by Himalayan Institute
Presenters
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Amandi Brown

Co-Founder, CRAWL
Amandi Brown is a boundless spirit who’s made the ultimate commitment to living in harmony with his heart’s desires. With a profound passion for life and wellness, Amandi has embarked on a transformative journey that blends physical strength with mental resilience. Over the past... Read More →
Saturday June 14, 2025 7:00am - 7:30am EDT
Burbank Room - Sponsored by Himalayan Institute 37 Corey Rd, Hancock, MA 01237, USA
  Community Event, Fitness & Pilates

8:00am EDT

✴️ Yoga for Men: Open and Expand From Strength
Saturday June 14, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Thunderbolt Room - Sponsored by Andrea Fast Art
Let’s dive in together for an expanding physical practice that not only challenges our bodies but opens our minds with targeted breathing practices for optimum health and athletic performance. As men, we often don’t take personal inventory of our health, our relationships, and our personal best practices -- more frequently operating in a GSD (get sh*t done) mode. Today, we will use our practice as a linchpin to realign and set our center. We’ll be targeting shoulders, hips, hams, and strength in this joyous morning practice. The practice is open to all levels. If your body is tight, you are encouraged to bring yoga blocks.
Presenters
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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 →
Saturday June 14, 2025 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Thunderbolt Room - Sponsored by Andrea Fast Art
  Community Event

8:00am EDT

✴️ Jiminy Camino Summit Hike - - FULL FULL
Saturday June 14, 2025 8:00am - 9:15am EDT
Camino Yoga Retreats Trailhead (Vendor Village)
Start your morning with a hike to the summit of Jiminy Peak. We will meet at the Camino Yoga Retreats Basecamp in the Vendor Village and begin our voyage to the summit.

This hike is for those who are looking for somewhat of a challenge, but is not super hard. It will take about an hour to reach the lift area where you'll get a fantastic view of the Taconic Mountains. After all that hard work, you can enjoy the chair lift back down.
Presenters
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Laura Sumner

Co-Founder and Guide, Camino Yoga Retreats
I am a former corporate executive. In my professional career, I always pushed myself to my edge. I embarked on a profound journey of self-discovery following a health scare in 2019. Working through my illness led me to my yoga journey. Drawing from my background in corporate leade... Read More →
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Sarah Daley

Co-Founder and Guide, Camino Yoga Retreats
My yoga journey began when I was running marathons and looking for a way to relax my body and mind as part of my training routine.I was so impressed with the difference yoga made in my running, that I decided to become a yoga instructor. As a running coach, I wanted to share what... Read More →
Sponsors
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Saturday June 14, 2025 8:00am - 9:15am EDT
Camino Yoga Retreats Trailhead (Vendor Village) 37 Corey Road, Hancock, MA, USA
  Community Event, Outdoor Experience

8:30am EDT

✴️ Social Dreaming Matrix
Saturday June 14, 2025 8:30am - 9:15am EDT
The Siesta Lounge
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
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Dr. Steven Ackerman

Steven J. Ackerman, PhD, MBA, ABPP is a licensed psychologist and board-certified psychoanalyst with close to 30 years of clinical experience.
Saturday June 14, 2025 8:30am - 9:15am EDT
The Siesta Lounge
  Community Event

8:30am EDT

✴️ Kundalini Yoga & Enneagram: Unlock Your True Self
Saturday June 14, 2025 8:30am - 9:45am EDT
Sensory Sanctuary - Sponsored by Chocolate Springs Cafe
Step into a transformative experience where movement, breath, and self-awareness come together to unlock your full potential. In this dynamic class, Diana will guide you through a powerful Kundalini Yoga practice enhanced with the transformative teachings of the Enneagram. This unique blend will help you tap into your deepest energy, revealing new layers of awareness, while guiding you to connect more fully with your true self.

Kundalini Yoga, with its invigorating flow of postures, breathwork, and meditation, opens and activates your energy centers, leaving you feeling rejuvenated and deeply aligned. By incorporating the wisdom of the Enneagram, Diana will help you better understand how your personality type shapes your thoughts, habits, and yoga practice. You'll gain valuable insights into your personal growth, empowering you to create lasting transformation both on and off the mat.

Whether you’re a seasoned yogi or brand new to the practice, this class offers something for everyone. It’s more than just yoga, it's a journey of self-discovery, healing, and growth. Come ready to break free from old patterns, deepen your awareness, and experience a renewed sense of balance and clarity.

Join Diana for an unforgettable experience that blends the power of yoga with the profound insights of the Enneagram, and leave feeling connected, centered, and more aligned with your true purpose.
Presenters
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Diana Chaffalo

Owner, Littleredyoga, LLC
Diana Chaffalo (aka Devi Taj Kaur), E-RYT500, E-RYT200, YACEPDiana is the owner of Littleredyoga, LLC, a studio offering a diverse range of yoga styles. With over 20 years of personal practice, she specializes in Vinyasa, Hatha, Yin, Kundalini, and Restorative Yoga. While the studio... Read More →
Saturday June 14, 2025 8:30am - 9:45am EDT
Sensory Sanctuary - Sponsored by Chocolate Springs Cafe
  Community Event, Yoga

9:00am EDT

✴️ The Alchemy of You - Ayurveda's Formula for Harmony FILLING
Saturday June 14, 2025 9:00am - 9:45am EDT
The Stagecoach
How can a 5,000-year-old system of medicine still be relevant in our fast-paced, modern world?

Ayurveda, the science of life, offers profound yet practical tools for balance, longevity, and well-being. In this session, we’ll explore how Ayurveda can help you understand your unique constitution, recognize imbalances before they manifest as illness, and cultivate simple daily habits for sustainable health and vitality.

Topics we’ll cover:
· Your Unique Blueprint – Understanding the doshas and how they shape your body, mind, and emotions
· The Roots of Imbalance – How daily routines, diet, and stress throw us off balance
· Practical Tools for Alignment – Simple Ayurvedic practices to restore harmony and thrive in every season

Join us for an insightful journey into this ancient science and leave with practical takeaways to support your well-being in today’s world.
Presenters
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Hilary Garivaltis

HILARY GARIVALTIS is a Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner and Ayurvedic Education Consultant.She served as the Executive Director of the National Ayurvedic Medical Association from 2016-2023 and was the Founder and former Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda in Stockbridge, MA. She... Read More →
Sponsors
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Saturday June 14, 2025 9:00am - 9:45am EDT
The Stagecoach 37 Corey Road, Hancock, MA, USA
  Community Event, Lecture/Talk

10:00am EDT

✴️ Movement & Mindfulness for Pelvic Health FILLING
Saturday June 14, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
Fisher Room, Country Inn - Sponsored by Guido's Market
Join Dr. Kerry for a lecture that makes pelvic health approachable.

In this session, you will learn intentional movement, mindfulness and breathwork techniques to support your pelvic health and prevent pelvic health issues. Designed for yoga teachers and practitioners alike this empowering session is perfect for anyone interested in better understanding the pelvis-- anatomy, function and movement.
Key topics include:
  • Understanding the basics of pelvic anatomy and function.
  • Exploring movement techniques to relax strengthen and build awareness pelvic muscles.
  • The powerful connection between mindfulness practices and pelvic health.
  • Harnessing the role of breath in promoting pelvic wellness.
  • Practical applications for yoga practitioners and teachers, including how to incorporate pelvic health principles into yoga classes and personal practice.


Presenters
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Kerry McGinn

Yoga Lee
Kerry McGinn is a lover of all things movement, mindfulness and mother nature. By Trade, Kerry is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, 500 hour Registered Yoga Teacher, and former Personal Trainer.  She owns Live Good, Feel Good: a Physical Therapy & Wellness Company operating virtually... Read More →
Saturday June 14, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
Fisher Room, Country Inn - Sponsored by Guido's Market 37 Corey Rd, Hancock, MA, USA
  Community Event, Lecture/Talk

10:30am EDT

Cacao & Tarot Circle
Saturday June 14, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
Sensory Sanctuary - Sponsored by Chocolate Springs Cafe
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
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Diana Chaffalo

Owner, Littleredyoga, LLC
Diana Chaffalo (aka Devi Taj Kaur), E-RYT500, E-RYT200, YACEPDiana is the owner of Littleredyoga, LLC, a studio offering a diverse range of yoga styles. With over 20 years of personal practice, she specializes in Vinyasa, Hatha, Yin, Kundalini, and Restorative Yoga. While the studio... Read More →
Saturday June 14, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
Sensory Sanctuary - Sponsored by Chocolate Springs Cafe
  Community Event, Cacao Ceremony

10:30am EDT

✴️ Rewire Your Reality FILLING
Saturday June 14, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
The Stagecoach
Imagine unlocking the full potential of your life by mastering the intricate network of your nervous system. This is the profound reality Vanessa unfolds in this 60-minute session, as she elucidates the true essence of the mind-body-spirit connection. This connection, often shrouded in mystique, is in fact a tangible bridge to mastering life itself, intricately woven through the fibers of our nervous system.

In her talk, "Rewire Your Reality," Vanessa navigates a transformative three-step pathway: first, regulating the nervous system to fully leverage its power; second, releasing deep-seated traumas that subconsciously shape our actions and reactions; and third, repatterning our behaviors to pave the way for a vibrant and fulfilling future. This methodical approach transcends quick fixes, offering a blueprint for deep, enduring change that revitalizes how we think, feel, and interact with the world.

Vanessa combines timeless yogic wisdom with the latest advancements in neurological science to make these profound teachings both accessible and practical. Her personal narrative of recovery from traumatic brain injuries adds a compelling layer to her expertise. Not only did she overcome immense physical challenges, but her journey also unveiled remarkable healing beyond her brain injury—eradicating chronic pain, allergies, and uncovering emotional patterns that were invisibly influencing her life.

About Vanessa: With 18+ years of experience in somato-emotional integration, Vanessa is an acupuncturist, bodyworker, and yoga trainer. Her work is a testament to the power of integrating scientific knowledge with spiritual insight, dedicated to empowering individuals to catalyze their own healing and transformation. Vanessa’s approach is not just about managing symptoms but about achieving a radical inner and outer transformation that is both sustainable and life-enhancing.
Presenters
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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 →
Saturday June 14, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
The Stagecoach 37 Corey Road, Hancock, MA, USA
  Community Event, Lecture/Talk

12:00pm EDT

Essential Self-Hypnosis: Trance, Suggestion, and Imagery - FULL FULL
Saturday June 14, 2025 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Thunderbolt Room - Sponsored by Andrea Fast Art
Self-hypnosis has innumerable applications for wellness and achievement. In this class you will practice methods of hypnotic induction and deepening, learn how to develop and use hypnotic suggestions, and explore the purposeful use of imagery to achieve your goals.
Presenters
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John Mongiovi

John Mongiovi is a Board-Certified Hypnotist and Instructor of hypnotism. He helps people overcome unwanted habits, fears, and anxieties, and maximize performance in business, athletics, and the arts. His work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Oprah Daily, CNBC, Buzzfeed... Read More →
Saturday June 14, 2025 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Thunderbolt Room - Sponsored by Andrea Fast Art
  Community Event, Hypnotism

12:30pm EDT

✴️ Beyond the Mat: Proven Strategies to Grow, Engage, and Thrive in the Yoga Industry FILLING
Saturday June 14, 2025 12:30pm - 1:30pm EDT
Clark Room, Country Inn - Sponsored by BlueQ
Sponsors
avatar for Wellness Living
Saturday June 14, 2025 12:30pm - 1:30pm EDT
Clark Room, Country Inn - Sponsored by BlueQ 37 Corey Rd, Hancock, MA 01237, USA
  Community Event

2:00pm EDT

✴️ Self-Reflection through Journaling
Saturday June 14, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
The Siesta Lounge
Continue your journey through self-reflection and a moment to pause. Let’s begin by taking a deeper dive into journal writing.  We will pursue self-reflection and self-awareness to deepen positively in our lives. 


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
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Ilana Ackerman

Balancing Your Journey
Saturday June 14, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
The Siesta Lounge
  Community Event

2:00pm EDT

Mystical Mantras: Sacred Sound & Hidden Meaning
Saturday June 14, 2025 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Clark Room, Country Inn - Sponsored by BlueQ
Mantra is not just sound—it is a key to the soul, a bridge between the seen and unseen, a living current of vibration that can awaken the heart and still the mind.

​In this experiential workshop, we’ll explore the deeper meanings of several powerful mantras from the Indian mystical traditions. Through guided chanting, story, and philosophical reflection, we’ll uncover how these sacred syllables carry the essence of divine presence, healing, and transformation.
Presenters
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Radharani

Radharani’s voice has been described as “angelic,” “crystalline,” and “hypnotic.” With meditative presence and soulful yearning, she draws the listener into states peace and inspired emotion. Her accessible, singable music is a blend of ancient mantras, heart-opening... Read More →
Saturday June 14, 2025 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Clark Room, Country Inn - Sponsored by BlueQ 37 Corey Rd, Hancock, MA 01237, USA
  Community Event

2:00pm EDT

✴️ Intro to Teaching Yoga for Fertility & Hormone Optimization
Saturday June 14, 2025 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Fisher Room, Country Inn - Sponsored by Guido's Market
Yoga teachers looking to find an amazing niche should consider learning how to work with individuals who want to get pregnant. Fertility Yoga is the groundbreaking work that explores the different yoga techniques that balance our hormones and release our stress. By releasing our stress our bodies are better able to function with our reproductive needs. Yoga helps with fertility in a number of ways: through stress reduction, encouraging hormonal balance, helping people with their mental health, and helping with pain relief. Yoga is also known to help boost endorphins. The same way that women get balancing of the hormones, a man can also see improvement of sperm production practicing yoga. There have been studies that show that doing fertility yoga during Ivf or art helps increase the chances of getting pregnant as well. Yoga is also helpful for relaxing the muscles of the hips and pelvis to promote a healthy pregnancy. When teaching each fertility yoga class the class ends with a discussion and meditation involving balancing the chakras associated with fertility. This way every pathway is focused on in this fertility yoga class. 
Presenters
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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 →
Saturday June 14, 2025 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Fisher Room, Country Inn - Sponsored by Guido's Market 37 Corey Rd, Hancock, MA, USA
  Community Event, Yoga & Lecture

2:30pm EDT

✴️ Awaken Shakti- The Goddess Archetype Within You in Your Heroines Journey FILLING
Saturday June 14, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
The Stagecoach
This class is suitable for men and women. Manoj will bring statues of yogic Goddesses and relate them to your personal archetypes.  The pinnacle of the Goddess archetype is the Wisdom Goddess with side archetypes of the Mother and the luminous Devi. Discover the archetypes of the slumbering Goddesses or Shakti within us as Lakshmi, Saraswati, Kali, Durga, Tara and Kwan Yin. Unleash this Shakti, within you as the creative power of the One. This Shakti archetype guides us through all aspects of life transitions such as adulthood, relationships, marriage, parenting, profession, mentoring and finally enlightenment. With Shakti's guidance, we are able to fully express the heroine’s journey to Self Actualization.

Manoj will help you find your personal deity Goddess archetype

(This workshop is 80% lecture, 10% meditation, 5% Mantras and 5% light spiritual stretches.)
Presenters
avatar for Dr Manoj Chalam

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 →
Saturday June 14, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
The Stagecoach 37 Corey Road, Hancock, MA, USA
  Community Event, Lecture/Talk

4:00pm EDT

✴️ Edible and Medicinal PlantWalk - FULL
Saturday June 14, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm 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
avatar for Maggie Hatzpanian

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 →
Saturday June 14, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Camino Yoga Retreats Trailhead (Vendor Village) 37 Corey Road, Hancock, MA, USA
  Community Event, Outdoor Experience

4:00pm EDT

✴️ Power Yoga - FULL FULL
Saturday June 14, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Fisher Room, Country Inn - Sponsored by Guido's Market
A power yoga class combining strength, endurance, and mindful breathwork to foster resilience, self-awareness, and personal growth. Move beyond the physical practice to cultivate inner strength, clarity, and purpose both on and off the mat.
Presenters
avatar for Aimee Elsner

Aimee Elsner

Owner, CT Power Yoga
Aimee Elsner, ERYT, Certified Baptiste Yoga Influencer,  occupational therapist, entrepreneur, and co-founder of Connecticut Power Yoga and Balanced Beeing Occupational Therapy. With a focus on integrating traditional and mindful therapies, including yoga, meditation, and nutrition... Read More →
Saturday June 14, 2025 4:00pm - 5:00pm EDT
Fisher Room, Country Inn - Sponsored by Guido's Market 37 Corey Rd, Hancock, MA, USA
  Community Event, Yoga

4:00pm EDT

Mesmerism and Magnetism: An Introduction to Nonverbal Hypnosis FULL
Saturday June 14, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
Clark Room, Country Inn - Sponsored by BlueQ
Before the field of hypnotism emphasized verbal suggestions, the original practice known as ‘magnetism’ was mostly nonverbal and focused on the movement of a universal astral fluid in and around the body. Participants in this session will learn and practice basic principles and methods from the tradition of nonverbal hypnotism and magnetism, including mesmerism, fascination, and presence.
Presenters
avatar for John Mongiovi

John Mongiovi

John Mongiovi is a Board-Certified Hypnotist and Instructor of hypnotism. He helps people overcome unwanted habits, fears, and anxieties, and maximize performance in business, athletics, and the arts. His work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Oprah Daily, CNBC, Buzzfeed... Read More →
Saturday June 14, 2025 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
Clark Room, Country Inn - Sponsored by BlueQ 37 Corey Rd, Hancock, MA 01237, USA
  Community Event, Hypnotism

4:15pm EDT

✴️ Re-Thinking American Yoga: A Movement for Career Yogis & Alternative to Yoga Alliance FILLING
Saturday June 14, 2025 4:15pm - 5:15pm EDT
Thunderbolt Room - Sponsored by Andrea Fast Art
Calling all career yoga teachers! If you own a studio or plan to make a full-time career teaching yoga you do NOT want to miss this historic presentation. Learn how you can become part of a new movement in American Yoga that improves yoga education and your bank account.
For career yogis, sometimes the yoga world feels a little broken...
Yoga teachers don’t seem to make enough money, yoga studios are churning out YTTs just to make ends meet, and the general public has no idea how to find the right teacher for them in a sea of social media that elevates the bendy and beautiful.
The American Yoga Council(AYC)is a new movement in yoga and a web-app being launched at the Berkshire Yoga Festival with the mission of:
  • Re-Imagining Yoga Credentials: Competencies and mentorships are more important than checking boxes. We don’t need more yoga teachers, we need more excellent yoga teachers. Connecting students to teachers through competencies, NOT follower count. 
  • Sharing the Revenue: Serious yoga teachers and mentors have a retirement fund, and Yoga Schools get a recurring revenue asset
  • Creating the first vertical network for Yoga: Students can find the right yoga teacher for their needs. Teachers can show their skills, training, experience and lineage. 


AYC co-founder Andrew Tanner will sit down with podcaster and long time yoga teacher J. Brown for a presentation, interview and discussion about how we will re-shape the American Yoga landscape in the future.
Presenters
avatar for J. Brown

J. Brown

For more than twenty years, J. Brown has been developing techniques to teach people how to practice yoga in a deeper and more fulfilling way. He is also a well known writer and podcaster, having been featured in Yoga Therapy Today, the International Journal of Yoga Therapy, and across... Read More →
avatar for Andrew Tanner

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 →
Saturday June 14, 2025 4:15pm - 5:15pm EDT
Thunderbolt Room - Sponsored by Andrea Fast Art
  Community Event, Lecture/Talk

7:00pm EDT

✴️ Why Plant Medicine: A Talk on Healing with Ayahuasca
Saturday June 14, 2025 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Sensory Sanctuary - Sponsored by Chocolate Springs Cafe
In this intimate and grounded talk, we explore the profound healing potential of plant medicine, particularly Ayahuasca, as a sacred ally on the journey from suffering to sovereignty. Speaking from lived experience, Dima Bosko shares how this powerful medicine supported her own healing from PTSD, addiction patterns, and relational wounding—guiding her through deep layers of trauma and into greater presence, embodiment, and self-love.

We’ll explore how Ayahuasca intersects with the archetypal hero’s journey—offering a direct encounter with the unconscious, a confrontation with shadow, and the possibility of true integration. This is not about escape. It’s about returning. Remembering. Re-rooting into the body and into life on this Earth.

Whether you’re curious, cautious, or already walking the plant path, this is an opportunity to engage in an honest, heart-centered conversation about the gifts and responsibilities of working with this profound teacher.
Presenters
avatar for Dima Bosko

Dima Bosko

One Voice Yoga & Wellness
Dima is the the creator of One Voice Yoga and her interest lies in the practical application of spiritual illumination, embodiment practices and functional movement. As a student of consciousness for many years, she has thousands of hours of trainings in the field of yoga, meditation... Read More →
Saturday June 14, 2025 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Sensory Sanctuary - Sponsored by Chocolate Springs Cafe
  Community Event, Lecture/Talk

9:00pm EDT

YAGAM GANESHA Outdoor Fire Ritual FILLING
Saturday June 14, 2025 9:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
The Siesta Lounge
After the physical yoga is done for the day join us for an authentic experience of Bakthi Yoga Puja.

Yagam  (yagna or homam) is an ancient sacred fire ritual where auspicious items such as ghee (clarified butter) are offered into the sacred agni (fire) and to the devas (celestial beings). Vedic chants accompany this. Various types of yagam items offered may vary with each ceremony and hold specific symbolism. The purpose of this ritual is for loka kalyan (the benefit of humankind).

Tobias Meinecke is a long-time devotee of Indian saint Sri Sakthi Amma. This will be a special experience of Bakthi Yoga Puja, or ritualized meditation.
Presenters
avatar for Tobias Meinecke

Tobias Meinecke

Tobias Meinecke is a film maker and devotee of Sri Sakthi Amma. As as devotee Tobias has been creating and hosting Pujas, or sacred ceremonies, for over 15 years all over the world. The Yagam or "Fire Ceremony" is typically offered at night while the Abisheikim or "Liquid Puja" is... Read More →
Saturday June 14, 2025 9:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
The Siesta Lounge
  Community Event

9:00pm EDT

✴️ Matthew Dylan Acoustic Jam
Saturday June 14, 2025 9:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
The Stagecoach
Artists
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Saturday June 14, 2025 9:00pm - 10:00pm EDT
The Stagecoach 37 Corey Road, Hancock, MA, USA
  Community Event
 
Sunday, June 15
 

6:30am EDT

✴️ Morning Guided Meditation: Trip Out, Trip In FILLING
Sunday June 15, 2025 6:30am - 7:15am EDT
JJ's Lodge - Sponsored by Wipex
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
avatar for Ingrid A Marcroft

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
JJ's Lodge - Sponsored by Wipex 37 Corey Road, Hancock, MA, USA
  Community Event, Meditation

8:00am EDT

✴️ Jiminy Camino Summit Hike - FULL FULL
Sunday June 15, 2025 8:00am - 9:15am EDT
Camino Yoga Retreats Trailhead (Vendor Village)
Start your morning with a hike to the summit of Jiminy Peak. We will meet at the Camino Yoga Retreats Basecamp in the Vendor Village and begin our voyage to the summit.

This hike is for those who are looking for somewhat of a challenge, but is not super hard. It will take about an hour to reach the lift area where you'll get a fantastic view of the Taconic Mountains. After all that hard work, you can enjoy the chair lift back down.
Presenters
avatar for Sarah Daley

Sarah Daley

Co-Founder and Guide, Camino Yoga Retreats
My yoga journey began when I was running marathons and looking for a way to relax my body and mind as part of my training routine.I was so impressed with the difference yoga made in my running, that I decided to become a yoga instructor. As a running coach, I wanted to share what... Read More →
avatar for Laura Sumner

Laura Sumner

Co-Founder and Guide, Camino Yoga Retreats
I am a former corporate executive. In my professional career, I always pushed myself to my edge. I embarked on a profound journey of self-discovery following a health scare in 2019. Working through my illness led me to my yoga journey. Drawing from my background in corporate leade... Read More →
Sponsors
avatar for Camino Yoga Retreats
Sunday June 15, 2025 8:00am - 9:15am EDT
Camino Yoga Retreats Trailhead (Vendor Village) 37 Corey Road, Hancock, MA, USA
  Community Event, Outdoor Experience

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
A sweet Sunday morning stroll is a flowing conversation between the smooth sounds of cello and your movement. Inspired by the woven wisdom of Patanjali's Yoga Sutra 2.18 this practice is an awakening to new pathways for listening.  At the intersection of sound & movement you discover the beautiful song of life that exists within you.

Begin in stillness as you and the cellist attune to one another, and then you will slowly integrate gentle movement to the sounds that move you. Megan Twining leads an intuitive, gently paced, 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. 

Sutra 2.18 prakāśa-kriyā-sthiti-śīlam bhūta-indriya-ātmakaṃ bhoga-apavarga-arthaṃ dṛśyam
All of the elements & senses play for the purpose of your experience & your liberation.
Presenters
avatar for Megan Twining

Megan Twining

Founder / Director, Sonder Studios
Megan Twining is the founder and director of SONDER ℠ - a yoga studio & school where belonging is at the heart of the culture. For 25 years she has been involved in the visual, culinary, and movement arts guiding people towards embodied connection and gentle communication– with each other, the energy around them, and the spiri... 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

8:30am EDT

✴️ Social Dreaming Matrix
Sunday June 15, 2025 8:30am - 9:15am EDT
The Siesta Lounge
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
avatar for Dr. Steven Ackerman

Dr. Steven Ackerman

Steven J. Ackerman, PhD, MBA, ABPP is a licensed psychologist and board-certified psychoanalyst with close to 30 years of clinical experience.
Sunday June 15, 2025 8:30am - 9:15am EDT
The Siesta Lounge
  Community Event

8:30am EDT

✴️ Form & Formless: Hindu/Buddhist Deity Archetypes & Enlightment
Sunday June 15, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am EDT
The Stagecoach
Presenters
avatar for Dr Manoj Chalam

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 →
Sunday June 15, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am EDT
The Stagecoach 37 Corey Road, Hancock, MA, USA
  Community Event, Lecture/Talk

8:30am EDT

✴️ Unlocking Your Innate Potential: Talk on The Gene Keys
Sunday June 15, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am EDT
Thunderbolt Room - Sponsored by Andrea Fast Art
The Gene Keys offer a living transmission of transformation—a contemplative journey that reveals how we can shift our inner frequency and unlock our highest potential. Each of us carries a unique genetic blueprint, and within it lies the map of our evolution—not just mentally, but emotionally, somatically, and spiritually.

In this talk, we’ll explore the three frequency bands encoded in every Gene Key:

The Shadow — where we operate from fear, reaction, and contraction

The Gift — our natural genius, revealed through presence and acceptance

The Siddhi — the divine essence that emerges through surrender and grace

You’ll learn how to use contemplation to change your frequency, moving from reactive patterns into your embodied brilliance. This isn’t about fixing yourself—it’s about becoming radically honest, listening deeply, and allowing your inner light to emerge through softness, curiosity, and trust.

Whether you're brand new or already walking the path, this will be an invitation to slow down, feel, and attune to the deep intelligence of your profile—and to recognize that your life is the transmission.

Presenters
avatar for Dima Bosko

Dima Bosko

One Voice Yoga & Wellness
Dima is the the creator of One Voice Yoga and her interest lies in the practical application of spiritual illumination, embodiment practices and functional movement. As a student of consciousness for many years, she has thousands of hours of trainings in the field of yoga, meditation... Read More →
Sunday June 15, 2025 8:30am - 9:30am EDT
Thunderbolt Room - Sponsored by Andrea Fast Art
  Community Event, Lecture/Talk

10:00am EDT

✴️ Mindful Flow: Yoga for Presence & Peace FILLING
Sunday June 15, 2025 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Crane East - Sponsored by WellnessLiving
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
avatar for Rachael Plaine

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
Crane East - Sponsored by WellnessLiving 37 Corey Rd, Hancock, MA 01237, USA
  Community Event

10:00am EDT

✴️ Loosening the Knots: Freeing Space for Binding
Sunday June 15, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
Fisher Room, Country Inn - Sponsored by Guido's Market
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
avatar for Paul Menard

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
Fisher Room, Country Inn - Sponsored by Guido's Market 37 Corey Rd, Hancock, MA, USA
  Community Event

10:30am EDT

Cacao & Tarot Circle
Sunday June 15, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
Sensory Sanctuary - Sponsored by Chocolate Springs Cafe
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
avatar for Sarah Brianna

Sarah Brianna

Soul Coach, Shamanic Energy Healer,
Sarah Brianna is a Soul Coach, Shamanic Energy Healer, and Yoga & Meditation Teacher dedicated to creating and cultivating spaces for individuals to empower themselves. Her mission is to guide you to become your own healer, tap into untamed self-acceptance, and access your full power.As... Read More →
avatar for Lauren Flores

Lauren Flores

Tarot Reader, xtwii.com
Lauren is an intuitive tarot reader who's style and practice revolve around opening up the conversation between you and your own psyche.  She uses connection with imagery in the cards playing off of each of them until the reading becomes full circle and can portray the entirety of... Read More →
Sunday June 15, 2025 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
Sensory Sanctuary - Sponsored by Chocolate Springs Cafe
  Community Event, Cacao Ceremony

12:00pm EDT

Hypnosis and the Western Esoteric Tradition
Sunday June 15, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Clark Room, Country Inn - Sponsored by BlueQ
This presentation explores the nature of hypnosis by tracing its historical origins and development. From ancient times to the modern era, religious and philosophical societies of western tradition have fostered the concepts of a universal fluid and astral body. We will consider how these ideas gave rise to the healing practices of magnetism, mesmerism, and hypnotism. Along the way we discover some of the most intriguing phenomena and applications of these practices!
Presenters
avatar for John Mongiovi

John Mongiovi

John Mongiovi is a Board-Certified Hypnotist and Instructor of hypnotism. He helps people overcome unwanted habits, fears, and anxieties, and maximize performance in business, athletics, and the arts. His work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Oprah Daily, CNBC, Buzzfeed... Read More →
Sunday June 15, 2025 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Clark Room, Country Inn - Sponsored by BlueQ 37 Corey Rd, Hancock, MA 01237, USA
  Community Event, Hypnotism

12:00pm EDT

FULL ✴️ The Grounding Magic of Savasana Assists: Guiding Students to Rest and Recovery FULL
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
avatar for Tatyana Souza

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

12:00pm EDT

✴️ Body Tuning Yoga - FULL 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
avatar for Vanessa Jude Cafiero

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

2:00pm EDT

✴️ Moving Forward through Journaling FILLING
Sunday June 15, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Clark Room, Country Inn - Sponsored by BlueQ
As our experience together comes to a close, let’s revisit our intentions, reflect, and consolidate our learning.  What would you like to take from the festival? How can you bring something new to your everyday life?

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
avatar for Ilana Ackerman

Ilana Ackerman

Balancing Your Journey
Sunday June 15, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Clark Room, Country Inn - Sponsored by BlueQ 37 Corey Rd, Hancock, MA 01237, USA
  Community Event

2:00pm EDT

Soul Flow: Awakening Your Spiritual Heart
Sunday June 15, 2025 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Jiminy Peak Pavilion - 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
avatar for Andrew Tanner

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 →
avatar for DJ Taz Rashid

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
Jiminy Peak Pavilion - Sponsored by Jiminy Peak 37 Corey Road, Hancock, MA, USA
  Community Event, Yoga

2:00pm EDT

✴️ BIPOC Community Flow + Sangha
Sunday June 15, 2025 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Potter Brothers - Sponsored by H Mixture
This class is free for all BIPOC yogis in the Berkshires. Tell your friends.

60 mins of all-levels soulful power flow and 30 mins of "satsang" guided by Jyll Hubbard-Salk, founder of the Crown Heights Brooklyn staple "Urban Asanas".

Black and POC communities are often overlooked when it comes to mental health resources. We all carry trauma and stress in our bodies, if you don’t take care of your mental health, it will present itself physically. We’re pushing positivity, but also practicality. This is a space to gather, connect, and breath with some BIPOC friends for a bit, reflect on your festival experience and support black and brown people doing more yoga.
Presenters
avatar for Jyll Hubbard

Jyll Hubbard

Jyll Hubbard-Salk has been a yoga teacher for nearly 30 years and is the founder of Urban Asanas, a yoga and wellness studio located in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, that is committed to bringing diversity into the yoga community. Always willing and wanting to support, Jyll has cultivated... Read More →
Sunday June 15, 2025 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Potter Brothers - Sponsored by H Mixture 37 Corey Rd, Hancock, MA, USA
  Community Event, BIPOC Yoga

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
avatar for Stephan Kolbert

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 →
avatar for Ingrid A Marcroft

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 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Crane West - Sponsored by Om Botanicals 37 Corey Road, Hancock, MA, USA
  Community Event

2:00pm EDT

✴️ Dynamic Harmony FILLING
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
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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

3:30pm EDT

✴️ Closing Kirtan with Andrew & Friends FILLING
Sunday June 15, 2025 3:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
The Stagecoach
Join us in this final celebration of life, health, and spirit as we join together in song. We will offer mantras of gratitude to all the teachers of the teachers of the teachers of yoga that have led us on this path... All the way back to the supreme teacher residing in the center of your chest as the real true self.













Presenters
avatar for Andrew Tanner

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 →
Artists
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Radharani

Radharani’s voice has been described as “angelic,” “crystalline,” and “hypnotic.” With meditative presence and soulful yearning, she draws the listener into states peace and inspired emotion. Her accessible, singable music is a blend of ancient mantras, heart-opening... Read More →
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Sherrie Howard

Musical Nature Yogini, Sherrie Howard Yoga & Music
Sherrie Howard is a multi-talented international kirtan artist, 1000-hour certified Kripalu yoga teacher, nature guide, sound healer, and Indiana University Jacobs School of Music trained vocalist. Thousands of guests at Miraval, Canyon Ranch, and Kripalu Center have delighted in... Read More →
Sunday June 15, 2025 3:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
The Stagecoach 37 Corey Road, Hancock, MA, USA
  Community Event
 
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