Berkshire Yoga Festival 2026: Full Schedule

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10:00am EDT

Step into Breath: Feet, Hips & Lung Mechanics

Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am EDT

Limited Capacity full
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Your gait pattern is inextricably tied to your body’s basic breathing rhythms. Our mammalian evolution demanded that our biology master the coupling of walking and breath. This gentle workshop coaches your whole body to improve its stride through a few simple tests, foot and core rollouts along with challenges to your range of motion. Explore your psoas and the fascial engine of the thoracolumbar aponeurosis in all planes of movement through specific self myofascial release application. Connect a foot-trunk pathway and step into the breadth of your breath.
PROPS: Blocks, Strap, Mat

Presenters

Jill Miller

Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
Crane East 37 Corey Rd, Hancock, MA 01237, USA

Myofascial Release & Body Work

Schedule Spotlights Anatomy & Biomechanics, Longevity & Mobility

12:30pm EDT

Chair Yoga for All Ages

Friday June 12, 2026 12:30pm - 1:30pm EDT

Crane East

Limited Capacity seats available

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. : )

Presenters

Stephan Kolbert

Co-Owner, Upper West Side Yoga and Wellness

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

Ingrid A Marcroft

Co-Owner, Upper West Side Yoga and Wellness

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 →

Friday June 12, 2026 12:30pm - 1:30pm EDT
Crane East 37 Corey Rd, Hancock, MA 01237, USA

Yoga

Style Chair Yoga
Schedule Spotlights Longevity & Mobility, Studio Partner Picks

4:00pm EDT

Feet: Your Mobile Foundation

FULL

Friday June 12, 2026 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT

Crane East

Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.

Most building foundations are rock solid and designed not to move. Our human foundation is different. If our toes, feet, and ankles don’t move properly, our foundation is compromised. Problems can “trickle up" and affect knees and hips. It’s challenging to have good balance and a healthy gate if part of the foundation is rigid. Come to this workshop to mobilize all the working parts from the knees down. We’ll address the vital role of the big toe and how to keep it healthy. We’ll even have some fun with gate analysis so we can put it all together for a healthy, happy stride.

Presenters

Jeff Bailey

Founder, Avita Yoga

Jeff’s life has centered around yoga since his first experience with the practice in 1985. He has taught over 13,000 classes and workshops, owned studios, and is the founder of Avita Yoga. Jeff Bailey is an expert at restoring joint health. He has helped thousands overcome pain... Read More →

Friday June 12, 2026 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
Crane East 37 Corey Rd, Hancock, MA 01237, USA

Yoga