Berkshire Yoga Festival 2026: Full Schedule

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8:30am EDT

Intro to Vedic Pujas

Friday June 12, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am EDT

Clark Room, Country Inn

Limited Capacity seats available

Description to Come

Presenters

Tobias Meinecke

Tobias Meinecke is a film maker and devotee of Sri Sakthi Amma, a teacher and Narayani Avatar living in South India. www.narayanipeedam.org

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 offered in the mornings. During the puja's there are hundreds of... Read More →

Friday June 12, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am EDT
Clark Room, Country Inn 37 Corey Rd, Hancock, MA 01237, USA

Lecture/Talk

Schedule Spotlights Yoga Philosophy & Wisdom Traditions

10:00am EDT

Living Symbols and Inner Practices: Bhūta Śuddhi and Cakra Sādhana – Anāhata Cakra

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

Crane West

Limited Capacity seats available

We all have the recurring experience of frustration and suffering - from different causes, and at different levels of intensity - throughout our daily lives. In response to this recurring experience, we seek to release suffering and find fulfillment outwardly and, as a result, become entangled in what the Ancients called the ‘world of name and form’. This misguided seeking perpetuates the recurrence of unresolved issues, frustrations, tension, and suffering that we all experience throughout our lives.

Deep methods of Inner Practice evolved in the tradition of Tantric Laya Yoga through which we can break this recurring cycle, realize our true nature, actualize our innate potentials and, ultimately, become free. These methods of practice relied on complex symbol systems.

In this series of three classes, we will explore two of the most important symbol systems, the methods of practice evolved to work with them and, finally, how to integrate these symbols and methods into our personal practice.

In this first 90-minute session of the series, we will
- Explore the cakra symbol system as a “microcosmic” map that reveals both our dysfunctional patterns and our innate untapped potentials.
- Introduce the methods of Bhūta Śuddhi and Cakra Sādhana
- Work with these methods in a practice focused on the Anāhata Cakra

Presenters

Gary Kraftsow

Gary Kraftsow has been an innovator in the transmission of yoga for health, healing, and personal transformation for over 40 years. He began his study of yoga in India with T.K.V. Deśikācar in 1974 and received a Viniyoga Special Diploma from Viniyoga International in Paris, France... Read More →

Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
Crane West 37 Corey Road, Hancock, MA, USA

Yoga

Style Yoga & Lecture
Schedule Spotlights Yoga Philosophy & Wisdom Traditions

10:30am EDT

Embodied Mindfulness: The Yoga of Singing for Health and Wellness Workshop

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

Doc Maynard Pavillion

Limited Capacity seats available

Discover the voice of your soul in this transformative workshop with internationally touring world music artist, teacher, and author Girish.

Science is proving what ancient cultures and our inner wisdom already knows: your voice can become one of the most powerful agents of transformation in every facet of your life. Sharing his own experience as a sound healer, musician, yogi, and former Hindu monk, Girish offers tools and practices to find and express your true voice in this interactive and inspiring workshop.

Discover and express your true voice and reclaim the healing potential that resides there. Girish will share several enjoyable and practical techniques, based on his decades of sound healing experience, that you can incorporate into your daily life. You will discover what 21st Century neuroscience reveals about these practices, many based on ancient yogic teachings, and learn new and inspiring ways to support and open your voice. You will discover unique, liberating methods to clear old patterns that block your natural expression and fulfillment. You will feel how opening your voice leads to powerful transformation in every dimension of your life.

Presenters

Girish

Girish is an internationally touring world music artist, teacher, and author. He began his music career as a jazz drummer, spent five years as a monk in a Hindu monastery, returned to music as a session tabla player on more than a hundred world music albums, and for the past twelve... Read More →

Friday June 12, 2026 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
Doc Maynard Pavillion

Meditation & Pranayama

Schedule Spotlights Yoga Philosophy & Wisdom Traditions, Personal Growth & Transformation, Teacher's Path, Studio Partner Picks

2:00pm EDT

Embracing Abundance: An Introduction to the Mantras of Sri Sukta

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Friday June 12, 2026 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

Crane West

Limited Capacity filling up

The Sri Sukta is a sacred cluster of sixteen mantras dedicated to the Divine Mother as the source of abundance, nourishment, and sustaining power in the universe. Far more than prayers for material well-being, these awakened mantras align consciousness with the subtle forces that support wholeness, vitality, and inner prosperity.

In this immersive workshop, Ishan Tigunait will introduce the Sri Sukta within its yogic and spiritual context, exploring how mantra functions as a living force rather than a symbolic chant. Participants will learn one mantra from the Sri Sukta in depth, including its meaning, energetic quality, and proper pronunciation. Through practice, Sri Sukta becomes a direct experience of inner abundance that naturally expresses itself outward into the world.

This session is accessible to practitioners of all levels and is especially meaningful for those interested in mantra, the Divine Feminine, or cultivating a more supportive and nourishing inner landscape.

In this session, we will explore:
● The purpose and spiritual significance of the Sri Sukta
● How mantra works to awaken abundance and nurturance
● The meaning, sound, and practice of one Sri Sukta mantra
● How inner prosperity becomes the ground for outer fulfillment

Participants will leave with a lived experience of mantra practice and a deeper understanding of abundance as a spiritual and embodied reality.

Presenters

Ishan Tigunait

Himalayan Institute

Growing up at the Himalayan Institute, Ishan Tigunait received his first spiritual lessons from Swami Rama of the Himalayas, and has continued his spiritual education for the past 30 years under the guidance of his father, Pandit Rajmani Tigunait. Ishan serves as Executive Director... Read More →

Sponsors

Himalayan Institute

Friday June 12, 2026 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Crane West 37 Corey Road, Hancock, MA, USA

Lecture/Talk

Schedule Spotlights Yoga Philosophy & Wisdom Traditions, Studio Partner Picks

4:30pm EDT

Tantra Sadhana — Doorway to Inner Freedom & Abundance

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

Doc Maynard Pavillion

Limited Capacity seats available

Scriptures proclaim, “You are the creator of your destiny.” We have the ability to identify and choose the path that leads to true freedom and abundance. This is what tantra sadhana is all about. There are numerous tantric practices: some complex, some straightforward; some enticing in the beginning and perplexing at the end.

In this keynote, Pandit Tigunait shares the time-tested practice of tantra vidya which is sweet and insightful right from the start, and fulfilling at each step of our progress. This practice is based on his latest book, Sri Sukta: Tantra of Inner Prosperity.

This presentation will enable you to gather the tools needed to confront and conquer the forces of uncertainty, fear, and confusion sweeping across both our inner and outer worlds.

Presenters

Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, PhD

Himalayan Institute

Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, PhD, is a modern-day master and living link in the unbroken Himalayan Tradition. He is the successor to Sri Swami Rama of the Himalayas, and the spiritual head of the Himalayan Institute. As the author of numerous books, including his autobiography Touche... Read More →

Sponsors