Berkshire Yoga Festival 2026: Full Schedule

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6:00am EDT

Saturday June 13, 2026 6:00am - 7:30am EDT

Limited Capacity seats available

A led practice of traditional Hatha Yoga Sun Salutations moving and breathing collectively in a flowing meditation of 108 x 12 asanas.

Presenters

Tanmayi Radha Devi

E-RYT500 YACEP, Giving Tree Yoga

Karina - recently gifted with her spiritual name, TANMAY RADHA DEVI, by her spiritual teacher VedaJi, was originally based in Scotland, where she had her own successful Yoga business for over 20 years until 2021 when she married her America based Scottish husband John and moved to... Read More →

Saturday June 13, 2026 6:00am - 7:30am EDT
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Community Event

Schedule Spotlights Studio Partner, Studio Partner Picks

8:30am EDT

Bringing the Mind Back Home: A Guided Experience of Vishoka Meditation

Saturday June 13, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am EDT

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Limited Capacity seats available

This guided class offers a direct, embodied experience of Vishoka Meditation through an integrated sequence of movement, breath training, relaxation, and seated meditation practice. Designed to meet practitioners where they are, the class gently guides the mind away from fragmentation and toward a felt sense of inner steadiness, clarity, and ease.

Through breath-aligned asana and systematic relaxation, participants will prepare both the body and nervous system for meditation. The practice culminates in a guided introduction to Vishoka Meditation, a classical yogic approach that uses the subtle dimension of the breath to reveal the mind’s natural luminosity and joy.

This session is appropriate for all levels and especially supportive for those seeking a meditative experience that feels grounded, nourishing, and sustainable.

In this class, you can expect:
● Breath-aligned asana to cultivate ease and inner awareness
● Systematic relaxation to calm the nervous system and experience inner space
● Meditative pranayama to refine attention and prepare the mind to turn inward
● A guided experience of Vishoka Meditation

Participants will leave feeling centered, replenished, and more at home within themselves—equipped with practices that can be carried into daily life.

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

Saturday June 13, 2026 8:30am - 9:30am EDT
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Yoga

10:00am EDT

Foundation, Form, and Freedom: The Body and Beyond

FILLING

Saturday June 13, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am EDT

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Limited Capacity filling up

Vinyasa Flow is the practice of synchronizing movement with breath, creating a continuous rhythm that links effort and awareness. Rooted in the Iyengar and Ashtanga traditions, vinyasa also allows space for creative interpretation, psychological insight, and spiritual inquiry, making it a living, evolving practice rather than a fixed form.
Because of its fluid nature, vinyasa requires thoughtful sequencing and precise cueing to support stability, integrity, and safety. When done well, it builds strength without strain, mobility without collapse, and focus without rigidity. This class explores both the physical architecture and the subtle intelligence of vinyasa practice, emphasizing how alignment, breath, and transitions work together to support the nervous system and prepare the body for meditation.
We will move through the traditional arc of a vinyasa class, including Sun Salutations, standing poses, hip openers, backbends, forward bends, inversions, yin, and restorative postures. Along the way, we will examine breathwork, the relationship between effort and ease, as well as the benefits and potential risks of common postures.
This class is designed for students who want a deeper understanding of asana, and for teachers interested in how I organize, pace, and instruct vinyasa as both a technical and devotional practice.

Presenters

Seane Corn

Seane Corn (she/her) is an internationally-acclaimed yoga teacher, author, and public speaker who has been at the forefront of yoga, activism, and community service for 30+ years. Known for her social activism and impassioned teaching style, Seane is raw, honest, articulate, and spiritually... Read More →

Saturday June 13, 2026 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
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Yoga

Style Vinyasa
Schedule Spotlights Studio Partner Picks

12:30pm EDT

✴️ Somatic Sanctuary: Yoga with Live Drumming

Saturday June 13, 2026 12:30pm - 1:30pm EDT

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Limited Capacity seats available

Step into a moving meditation where breath, rhythm, and embodiment meet. Guided by Jess
Bridge and Dave Curry on live percussion, this workshop fuses grounding asana, primal flow,
and somatic release to awaken the body’s natural intelligence. Through rhythmic movement and
sound, you’ll explore how vibration can unlock tension, awaken presence, and create a deeper
sense of connection within. Expect to move with intention, sweat with purpose, and soften into
stillness—emerging centered, liberated, and fully alive.

Presenters

Jessica Bridge

ERYT500, YACEP, LMT, Kundalini Yoga RYT200, Certified Buti Yoga Instructor, Reiki Master, JTB Wellness

Jessica Bridge (E-RYT 500, YACEP) is the founder of JTB Studios and JTB Yoga Academy in central Massachusetts, where she leads yoga teacher trainings, workshops, and retreats that weave together movement, music, and mindfulness.

An experienced and award-winning bodyworker, Jess brings a deep understanding of anatomy and energetic alignment to her teaching. Her classes blend the wisdom of classical yoga with modern somatic practices, strength training, and energy work, helping students reconnect to their bodies... Read More →

Saturday June 13, 2026 12:30pm - 1:30pm EDT
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Community Event

2:00pm EDT

The Neteru: Embodying Sacred Forces of Life

Saturday June 13, 2026 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

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Limited Capacity seats available

In ancient Egyptian cosmology, the Neteru (Gods and Goddesses) were understood as living forces of intelligence that move through nature, the body, and consciousness. Rather than distant deities, they represent aspects of life we already experience: illumination and shadow, grief and renewal, courage, desire, truth, and transformation.
In this class, we approach the Neteru as energies to be felt and embodied, as opposed to ideas to be studied. Through movement, breath, reflection, and meditation, we explore how these forces live in the nervous system, the emotional body, and the choices we make. The practice becomes a way of recognizing and engaging the sacred movements already shaping our inner and outer lives.
This class offers a grounded, embodied entry into working with the Neteru as guides for awareness, balance, and integration, inviting a deeper relationship with the intelligence of life itself.

Presenters

Seane Corn

Saturday June 13, 2026 2:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
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Yoga

4:00pm EDT

✴️ Saraswati — Key to the Treasure Trove of Tantra

Saturday June 13, 2026 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT

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Limited Capacity seats available

At the heart of the tantric tradition stands Saraswati, the radiant embodiment of knowledge, intuition, and the hidden currents of wisdom that guide every seeker. In the esoteric teachings of the Durga Saptashati, she is revealed as the gatekeeper to the vast treasury of tantra vidya, and the one who holds the key to unveiling the deeper nature of reality. Known as maha maya and yoga nidra, Saraswati illuminates the many layers of human experience, from the most ordinary to the most sublime, and shows us how to move skillfully between them.

In this transformative session, you will explore this multifaceted divinity not as a symbol, but as a living force that unlocks access to the true heart of tantra. You will also learn the meaning and practice of a rare and sacred Saraswati mantra, preserved in both the Vedic and tantric traditions, and discover how this mantra opens the doors to clarity, creativity, and inner awakening.

From this vantage point, this session expands into the wider world of tantra itself—a tradition that, for millennia, has offered a priceless trove of techniques to support and accelerate our spiritual growth. Yet today it is often overshadowed by confusion and sensationalism. Some encounter rituals, mantras, kundalini, and chakras; others become absorbed in deities and mystical practices.

Pandit Tigunait, drawing on a thousand-year lineage of tantric masters, will cut through this modern jungle of misunderstanding to reveal the rich and sublime essence of tantra. You will learn how to discern which aspects of the tantric tradition resonate most deeply with you, how to navigate common pitfalls with confidence, and how to follow a path that leads directly to inner fulfillment and true freedom.

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

Himalayan Institute

Saturday June 13, 2026 4:00pm - 5:30pm EDT
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Community Event

Schedule Spotlights Yoga Philosophy & Wisdom Traditions, Personal Growth & Transformation

7:00pm EDT

✴️ The Ceremony Within: Experience Your Own Energy as the Master Teacher

Saturday June 13, 2026 7:00pm - 8:30pm EDT

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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

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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