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Friday, June 12
 

7:30am EDT

✴️ Hiking in Silence: A Conscious Ascent
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Friday June 12, 2026 7:30am - 8:30am EDT
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Step onto the trail in silence and let the rhythm of breath and movement guide the way. This guided experience begins with a gentle warm-up to awaken sensitivity to prana, then unfolds as a silent hike through the forested trails of lower Jiminy Peak. Along the way, settle into a breath-centered guided meditation that turns your energy inward, leaving you clear, vibrant, and ready to fully embrace the day ahead.
Guided by Ransom Hare and Aaron Luburich, leaders of Himalayan Institute Excursions.

Presenters
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Ransom Hare

Himalayan Institute Excursions
Ransom has been a student of the Himalayan Tradition for nearly 20 years and has been teaching yoga since 2011. As a faculty member and Director of Himalayan Institute Excursions, Ransom is passionate about exploring sacred spaces and facilitating the opportunity for others to do... Read More →
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Aaron Luburich

Himalayan Institute Excursions
Aaron is passionate about yoga, meditation, and wellness interconnected with nature. As a member of the HI Excursions team since 2019, Aaron is enthusiastic about creating and leading transformative experiences. Aaron’s “climb any mountain” energy inspires excursion participants... Read More →
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Friday June 12, 2026 7:30am - 8:30am EDT
Trailhead (Vendor Village) 37 Corey Road, Hancock, MA, USA

8:30am EDT

✴️ Entrepreneurship and Yoga: 4 Sustainable Paths
Friday June 12, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am EDT
Limited Capacity seats available

Presenters
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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 20 years... Read More →
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Friday June 12, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am EDT
Crane West 37 Corey Road, Hancock, MA, USA
  Community Event

10:00am EDT

✴️ Past Life Regression and Time Travel
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
Limited Capacity seats available
Join Uri Lee, a master past-life regression therapist, for a transformative journey into healing through time travel across your past timelines. Discover why addressing past wounds, subconscious beliefs, and emotional patterns can create deeper transformation than any pill or gadget. Through her own healing journey, Uri blends ancient ritual practices with modern therapeutic techniques to guide participants toward awakening their highest potential.
Explore how past-life regression and subconscious healing can support profound personal growth, emotional freedom, and spiritual awakening.
Following the 45-minute lecture, Uri will facilitate a live group past-life regression experience, offering participants a glimpse into expanded states of awareness through a guided meditation across time and space.
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Uri Lee

Heal with Uri
Mystic Uri is a priestess from Sedona, renowned for her shamanic ceremonies aligned with the moon phases. With over 20 years of experience in healing modalities, she is a certified clinical hypnotherapist, specializing in past life regression and inner child healing. Uri is also a... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
Clark Room, Country Inn 37 Corey Rd, Hancock, MA 01237, USA

10:15am EDT

✴️ Breaking Myths: Stories from the Mat to Flight
Friday June 12, 2026 10:15am - 11:30am EDT
Limited Capacity seats available
Journey through the rich tapestry of yoga's ancient stories while dismantling the modern myths we tell ourselves about what our bodies can do. In this playful, accessible class, we'll explore the Hindu epics and legends behind familiar asanas, discovering how these timeless tales connect to our own practice. Then we'll put theory into action as we approach arm balances with curiosity rather than fear, using blocks and mindful progression to prove that flight is more accessible than you think. Whether you've never left the ground or you're looking to deepen your understanding of these poses, you'll leave with new stories—both ancient and personal—and perhaps a few surprises about your own strength and capability.
All levels welcome.
Presenters
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Erin McKay

Owner, TreeTop Yoga
Erin McKay’s yoga journey began while in graduate school when classmates gushed about how great they were feeling after heated power yoga classes. Desperate for that same “high”, and a break from the stress of school, she attended a class. It was short-lived. Erin spent the... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 10:15am - 11:30am EDT
Fisher Room, Country Inn 37 Corey Rd, Hancock, MA, USA

10:30am EDT

✴️ Chakra Awakening: Energy Work and Plant Allies in Sacred Ceremony
Friday June 12, 2026 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
Limited Capacity seats available
In this ceremony, we will work with the directions, meditation, and energy work. We will introduce you to three plant and mushroom allies that each work with a different Chakra: Kava Kava, Amanita Muscaria, and Blue Lotus.  We will spend a few minutes discussing the properties of each plant while teaching the fundamentals of self-practice Reiki exercises that focus on the Root, Heart, and Third Eye Chakras. We will then offer a sacred ceremony and samples of three different plant/mushroom extracts for the three different Chakras. We will spend time sensing and feeling the shifts in the energy body around for each chakra while being in relationship with these allies. 
Presenters
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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 →
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Friday June 12, 2026 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
The Sanctuary

2:30pm EDT

✴️ Self-Reflection through Journaling
Friday June 12, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Limited Capacity seats available
Continue your journey through self-reflection with a moment to pause. Let’s take a deeper dive into journal writing. We will pursue self-reflection and self-awareness to expand positivity in our lives

In this workshop you will engage in stream-of-consciousness journaling. Explore your thoughts by continuously writing in a judgement-free space. These journal sessions will guide you to set intentions, self-reflect and move forward in your life. Discover personal clarity that will bring you balance and confidence in your life. 

Presenters
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Ilana Ackerman

MSW, CPD, RYT-500, Balancing Your Journey, LLC
Ilana Ackerman is the co-founder of the Berkshire Yoga Festival and owner of Balancing Your Journey, LLC. Ilana earned her Masters of Social Work from Fordham University. She maintains a private practice, is an Executive Coach, and facilitates groups in Mindfulness and Wellness. Additionally... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Clark Room, Country Inn 37 Corey Rd, Hancock, MA 01237, USA

4:00pm EDT

✴️ Align Your Words Like You Align Your Posture
Friday June 12, 2026 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
Limited Capacity seats available
NVC in Action, a workshop designed to bridge the gap between your yoga practice and your relationships.
You stretch your hamstrings. You strengthen your core. But how often do you practice the flexibility of your mind and the strength of your empathy? Why is it so easy to find balance on the mat, but so hard to keep it in our conversations?

Nonviolent Communication (NVC) is often called the "Yoga of Speech." It helps us navigate conflict without losing our center.

Stop leaving your yoga on the mat. Come learn how to:
​​​​· Untie the Knots: Identify the hidden needs behind your "negative" emotions so you can respond rather than react.
· Find Your Center in Conflict: Learn to speak your truth clearly without blaming or shaming others.
· Deepen Your Relational Flow: Transform arguments into opportunities for intimacy and connection.

This isn’t a lecture—it’s a lab. We will roll up our sleeves to practice the art of compassionate speech.
Are you ready to stretch your heart as deep as your hamstrings?
Presenters
avatar for Sudhir Shah

Sudhir Shah

Instructor, OM Botanical High Performance Organic SkinCare
"Scientist, artist, educator, and social entrepreneur, Sudhir is committed to creating a world that works for everyone. Trained in molecular biology at Yale University and in Ayurveda from his mother, Sudhir has combined both modalities to develop a plant-based skin care, hair care... Read More →
Sponsors
Friday June 12, 2026 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
Potter Brothers 37 Corey Rd, Hancock, MA, USA

4:30pm EDT

✴️ Navigating Midlife Change: The Edge Method for Women's Resilience & Well-Being.
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Friday June 12, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Limited Capacity full
Adding this to your schedule will put you on the waitlist.
A moment when pushing harder stops working. When the body asks for something different. That moment is The Edge.
In this in-person experience, Kelli Musa introduces The Edge Method, a nervous-system-first approach designed for women navigating midlife change, emotional fatigue, and the quiet loss of trust in their bodies.
This session explores how chronic stress, hormonal shifts, and long-held survival patterns shape energy, mood, and physical resilience—often beneath conscious awareness. Rather than forcing calm, fixing symptoms, or chasing balance, participants are guided to understand what regulation actually feels like inside the body.
Through grounded education, gentle awareness, and embodied practices, women will learn how to meet their physiology with safety instead of effort. The result isn’t control—it’s responsiveness.
Attendees leave feeling clearer, steadier, and more connected to themselves, with tools they can use immediately—on the mat and in daily life.
Because the body doesn’t need to be pushed harder—it needs to be heard.
What You’ll Experience
  • Why trying harder stops working in midlife
  • How stress affects your body and hormones
  • What your nervous system actually needs
  • How to help your body shift out of survival mode
  • Simple ways to feel calmer and clearer
  • Signs your body feels safe again
  • Tools you can use right away
Presenters
avatar for Kelli Musa

Kelli Musa

Kelli Musa is a women’s wellness educator and nervous system guide with over 15 years of experience supporting women through midlife, hormonal transition, and the moment when effort stops working.

She is the creator of The Edge Method—an embodied framework built for women who have tried everything, done “all the right things,” and still feel disconnected, depleted, or stuck in their bodies. Kelli’s work lives at the intersection of nervous system regulation, hormonal... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Fisher Room, Country Inn 37 Corey Rd, Hancock, MA, USA

4:30pm EDT

✴️ The Chakras: Sound & Serpent
Friday June 12, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Limited Capacity seats available
This workshop introduces the earliest documented chakra system based on "Sat Chakra Niroopanaa". We will explore the Nadis, the Beej Mantras (primordial sound vibrations), and the deeper energetic significance of each center.

Participants will experience a blend of traditional tantric wisdom and modern sound healing principles, including how sound bowls and other instruments support chakra balance. This session is ideal for yoga teachers, energy healers, and anyone curious about the authentic foundations of Tantra and sound healing.

We will conclude with a sound healing immersion and selected meditation sutras from the Vigyan Bhairav Tantra. No prerequisites are required, though basic familiarity with yoga, chakras, tantra, or Himalayan singing bowls will enrich the experience.
Presenters
avatar for Vikrant Rana

Vikrant Rana

Instructor, Boston Vibrations
"Originally from Nepal, Vik incorporate Sound Yoga in his spiritual practices. In addition of being certified Sound therapist he is trained in Shakta Tantra and Kundalini Yoga.Nepal being a melting pot for Hinduism, Buddhism and ancient Shamanism, his work reflects all these major... Read More →
Friday June 12, 2026 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
The Sanctuary

7:00pm EDT

✴️ The Ceremony Within: Experience Your Own Energy as the Master Teacher
Friday June 12, 2026 7:00pm - 8:30pm EDT
Limited Capacity seats available
This is a unique experience developed by Mara Lee Gilbert for the purpose of learning the structure of ceremony itself as its own medicine; and how our greatest teacher in this lifetime is our own energy. The structure you will experience here is based on South American style plant medicine ceremonies, where Mara received her training. However, part of her work is bringing back the memory that every human on the planet has an ancestor that practiced ceremony in their own way, their own right, that connected our lineages to the Earth, and our spirits, no matter what culture or tribe it is related to. This is the art of learning the ceremony of being Human, and walking the on-going ceremony that is our lives. We remain sober for this ceremony - no plants are consumed. 
Mara says: Come to Ceremony to connect more completely with the medicine that is You by deepening your relationship with your prayers and intentions, and recognizing the role you are playing in how they get answered. This is a space to take greater responsibility for how we are experiencing our lives. Bring your prayers. Bring Yourself, exactly as you are in this moment.
Mara sings, chants and shares prayers, in her unique style, which she channels from our collective ancestors and the Earth, to enhance and deepen the experience for all participants in profound ways
Presenters
avatar for Mara Lee Gilbert

Mara Lee Gilbert

M.A. in Psychology, Patchwork Progress
Mara Lee Gilbert is a Transformational Guide and Coach, Sacred Space Holder, and is currently training as a Death Doula. She works with the wisdom of the mushroom and the Earth, listening deeply to Pachamama, the body, and the spaces in between. 

After over 10 years experience with plant medicine, and continued study with her ceremony teachers, she has developed her own method of serving Sober Ceremony. This ceremony guides us to understand that our greatest teacher in this lifetime is our own energy. And the first layer of... Read More →
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Friday June 12, 2026 7:00pm - 8:30pm EDT
Doc Maynard Pavillion

9:30pm EDT

✴️ YAGAM GANESHA Outdoor Fire Ritual
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Friday June 12, 2026 9:30pm - 10:30pm EDT
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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, 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 9:30pm - 10:30pm EDT
The Siesta Lounge
 
Berkshire Yoga Festival 2026
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