Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health: Best Retreat of the Berkshires

Stockbridge, MA (July 30, 2018) — Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, the largest yoga retreat center in North America, is proud to announce that it has been named the Best Retreat of the Berkshires by The Berkshire Eagle as featured in the 2018 Best of the Berkshires Awards. Located in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, Kripalu sits on over 125 acres of stunning lakefront property and offers more than 700 programs and customizable retreats to visitors of all backgrounds per year. Kripalu is the fifth largest nonprofit organization in Berkshire County and is known for their partnerships with fellow local organizations including the Norman Rockwell Museum, Pittsfield Public Schools, Tanglewood, and the Hamden County Sheriff’s Department. This award celebrates honorees selected by readers in The Berkshire Eagle's annual "Best of the Berkshires" poll where more than 25,000 ballots were cast.

“We are so thrilled to receive this honor,” states CEO of Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, Dr. Barbara Vacarr. “Receiving this type of recognition means so much, especially coming directly from the local community. We look forward to many more years of bringing attainable yet transformative yoga and mindfulness practices to the Berkshires and beyond, and we are immeasurably grateful to be a part of this wonderful community.”

Announcement of this award comes directly after the release of the Williams College Center for Creative Community Development study which revealed that Kripalu generates $64 million dollars in economic activity for the Berkshires and Massachusetts. The property is proven to boot visitor spending in the area, with nearly 40,000 guests per year, as well as local jobs, employing nearly 500 people.

To celebrate this year’s awards, the Berkshire Eagle will be hosting the "Best of the Berkshires" event which will feature Kripalu and each nominated vendor, from food to drink to home improvement services, on Thursday, August 2 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM.

About Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health:

Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health is the largest yoga retreat in North America. The non-profit organization specializes in wellness retreats, yoga and Ayurvedic teacher training and RISE, the leading evidence-based program in conscious leadership. For more than 40 years, Kripalu has been the epicenter of humanity inspired yoga—a fulcrum uniting all yoga traditions behind a single goal: the cultivation of a more awakened, compassionate and connected world, one person and one heart at a time. Kripalu serves as the field leader in evidence-based, whole-person education for body, mind, heart and spirit. Located in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, Kripalu sits on over 125 acres of stunning lakefront property in the magnificent Berkshires and includes meditation gardens and hiking trails. The non-profit wellness and education-focused destination offers more than 700 programs per year. Kripalu offers customizable retreats to visitors of all backgrounds. For more information, visit https://kripalu.org/, like Kripalu on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/kripalucenter/, or follow the center on Twitter and Instagram @KripaluCenter.