SPOTLIGHT FESTIVAL: BERKSHIRE YOGA FESTIVAL

Looking for something to do this June? We are thrilled for this year’s festival season and can’t wait to check out all the amazing events taking place around the world. This week we had a chance to connect with Co-Founders Andrew Tanner and Scott Kleinfeld of Berkshire Yoga Festival who we are thrilled to partner with. Complimentary copies of our magazine will be available at this festival! 

What makes this year’s festival unique?
We’re now the biggest yoga festival in the US with over 1,800 participants, and the largest most diverse faculty of presenters. Nestled in a valley in the magic of the Berkshire Mountains. Over four days, craft your schedule between 12 yoga spaces, 2 live music stages, outdoor aerial yoga “Heavenly Hang,” Kirtan or Tea at the Sensory Sanctuary, Hiking or taking a lift to the top of Jiminy Peak. You’ll want to save time to receive healing, try samples and shop for the latest in wellness products and services at the massive inter-active Vendor Village, in the heart of the mountain square. There’s even a Kid’s Adventure Park, so bring the whole family. This festival blends world-class instruction with the serenity of nature, and a vibrant community. Join us for a world-class yoga festival experience. 

Who are some new presenters or offerings you are excited about?
This year we’ll feature more live music mixed with nature and meditation by acclaimed double bassist Garth Stevenson and the Afro Flow Yoga Tribe led by Leslie Salmon Jones and Jeff Jones. Also a tribal dance party with DJ Drez and Marti Nikko.

Keeping with our tradition of high quality yoga education we have senior teachers, Seane Corn, Rolf Gates (Dean of Kripalu School of Yoga), Jill Miller (Founder of Yoga Tune Up), Pandit Rajmani Tigunait, PhD (Spiritual Head of the Himalayan Institute), Yoga Therapist Gary Kraftsow (Founder of Vini Yoga), Sage Roundtree (Yoga for Athletes) Nikki Myers (Founder of Yoga for 12 Step Recovery), Leslie Kaminoff (Author of Yoga Anatomy), Eoin Finn (Founder of Blissology) and Andrew Tanner (CEO of the American Yoga Council).

What advice would you give to someone who wanted to start their own local yoga festival?
Volunteer for a bunch of festivals before you start your own. This will help you understand the operations side of a yoga festival and building a great team.

The theme of our Summer 2026 issue is Community, can you share with us what the word “community” means to you?
Our festival is the ultimate expression of yoga community. Attendees get to connect deeply with themselves through the yoga and with so many other yogis from around the world, fostering friendships and collaborations. Staff, volunteers, and faculty get to experience the joys of service which has it’s own rewards. But most importantly, community happens when there is space for magic…when you feel open enough to share your story, smile at a stranger, try something you’ve never tried before, and make friendships that support your yoga journey. And that’s our goal at Berkshire Yoga Festival.

Why are yoga festival communities important?
The world is more disembodied than ever…people live in information bubbles on their phones and if they aren’t taking action in their life they can feel more and more despondent. Depression and anxiety are real and people are only masking the symptoms when they treat it with medication only. Good Community is Medicine.  Coming to the Berkshire Yoga Festival will fill your tank with so much light, positivity, and love. But also insights and human connection that can support you through your biggest challenges. Yoga Festivals provide the sacred container for the insights of yogic teaching to be assimilated into your life for real transformation.

Multi-Day and Single Day Passes are now on sale and discounted through March 31, 2026.