Berkshire Yoga Festival 2026: Full Schedule

12:30pm EDT

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

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

12:00pm EDT

Chair Yoga for All Ages: A Deeper Dive

FULL

Saturday June 13, 2026 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT

Crane East

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

Chairs will be provided. Bring your mat!
Here’s another opportunity to dive into Chair Yoga with Stephan and Ingrid! These classes are some of the most popular offerings at their NYC studio. We’ll go deeper and take more time to sequence, while we honor the many different types of folks that attend this form of yoga class. The framework will remain the same: celebrating movement; bringing accessibility to the practice; troubleshooting common challenges; and being super creative, inspiring, and fun with the chair (not necessarily on the chair!). You’ll be amazed by what’s possible in a chair yoga class. This is a great class for students and, if you’re a teacher, it’s also an excellent opportunity to discover or reimagine a new revenue stream for you and your studio.

Presenters

Ingrid A Marcroft

Co-Owner, Upper West Side Yoga and Wellness

Stephan Kolbert

Co-Owner, Upper West Side Yoga and Wellness

Saturday June 13, 2026 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Crane East 37 Corey Rd, Hancock, MA 01237, USA

Yoga

Style Chair Yoga
Schedule Spotlights Teacher's Path

12:30pm EDT

Sit Next to Me (Chair Yoga)

Sunday June 14, 2026 12:30pm - 1:30pm EDT

Potter Brothers

Limited Capacity seats available

Named after the Foster the People song. Discover the benefits of Chair Yoga—a supportive, accessible class designed for all ages, body types, and mobility levels. Whether you're looking to increase flexibility, reduce stress, improve circulation, or simply move with more ease, this class meets you where you are. Using the stability of a chair for seated and standing poses, you'll enjoy a safe, low-impact practice that nurtures both body and mind. Perfect for beginners, seniors, office workers, or anyone recovering from injury. ✨ No experience needed ✨ Breathe, stretch, and strengthen at your own pace ✨ Feel more grounded, energized, and calm Experience the power of mindful movement—one breath at a time.

Presenters

Liz Hosman

RYT200, CPT, The Iron Cactus

Liz is a RYT® 200, NASM Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) and presented at the Berkshire Yoga Festival in 2025. She stumbled into a Boston yoga studio about twenty years ago and trained with the best of the best. She currently teaches Vinyasa, Yogalates, Chair and Kids Yoga at The... Read More →

Sunday June 14, 2026 12:30pm - 1:30pm EDT
Potter Brothers 37 Corey Rd, Hancock, MA, USA

Yoga