Membership Information
If you are interested in becoming a member of the Berkshire Kripalu Community you can join online through PayPal ($1.00 service charge) or you can fill out and mail an application with a check to the address on the application form. Membership fees are $75 for a single ($60 low income option) and $105 for a family ($80 low income option).
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IF YOU ARE A NEW MEMBER OR A RENEWING MEMBER WITH CHANGES IN YOUR INFORMATION, FILL OUT THE BKC Membership Application AND EMAIL TO bkcma40@yahoo.com. Otherwise just use PayPal (includes $1.00 service charge).
Fill out the application online BKC Membership Application, print out and mail to the address on the form with your check (applications are available at Kriplau front desk and filled out forms and checks can be left at Kriplau in the BKC mail box). You can order Yoga Coupons (YOGA form) at the same time.
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Benefits of BKC Membership
Morning and Evening BKC Yoga Classes
Yoga classes are given by the Berkshire Kripalu Community for all BKC members on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings at 6:30 p.m, Thursday evenings at 6 p.m., and Sunday afternoons at 4:15 p.m. – all at Kripalu. There are morning classes at Kripalu at 9 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Classes may be moved to other locations if Kripalu is full. Changes are posted on the yoga page of this website AND ARE EMAILED TO ALL MEMBERS. Saturday, 9AM classes are offered at 42 Summer St (above Berkshire Nautilus), Pittsfield for BKC members only for $5.00 cash (no coupons)
There is a $5 cash payment for each yoga class taken by a BKC member. As a member, you can purchase ten coupons for $36 or 20 for $72. The coupons are available through PayPal for a $1.00 service charge (below) or fill out the form and mail it to the address on the bottom (or pick up a form in the BKC mailbox at Kripalu where you can leave it with a check).
yoga coupon form
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Kripalu Activities
You can take any program in the Kripalu catalog while commuting from your home. You pay a $45 daily commuter fee, plus the tuition cost of the program. This entitles you to breakfast, lunch and dinner at Kripalu, plus daily guest programs such as yoga, and the use of Kripalu’s facilities. You can purchase a day guest pass for $75, which entitles you to full guest privileges at Kripalu for one day, including lunch and dinner. Kripalu has designated Wednesdays as BKC community days. On Wednesdays all BKC members can purchase lunch and/or dinner for $10. On Wednesdays BKC members can purchase a day guest pass for $50.Kripalu’s noon DansKinetics class is free to all BKC members, Sunday through Friday. (Off limits to us on Saturday’s, when it is filled with in-house guests.) At Healing Arts, BKC members receive a discount of $5 on a short session, and $10 on a long session. This applies Mondays through Fridays, except on holidays – from September through June.
Communication with members
The yoga schedule and pot luck information will be emailed monthly and posted on the website. Evening activities will be posted monthly on the website. (Almost all evening activities at Kripalu are free to BKC members. You must wear your BKC nametag to gain admittance.)
Whenever there is a last-minute change in the location of a BKC yoga class, we send out an e-mail with complete information. We are increasing email communication on all matters, including renewals. Please be sure that we have your current e-mail address. Send it to bkcma40@yahoo.com.
For help with BKC questions contact Naomi Alson at naomifalson@yahoo.com or telephone at (413)-243-8255 home, (413)-243-0654 cell, or (413)-243-3223 business.
Additional Benefits for BKC Seva Members
BKC members who do at least eight hours a month of seva (volunteer work) are recognized as seva members. As a seva member, you can attend almost all of Kripalu’s daytime Retreat and Renewal activities at no cost. They include guest yoga classes, (NOT the 4:15 p.m. Saturday yoga classes), noontime activities, morning and afternoon workshops, exercise room, sauna and whirlpool. Always wear your BKC nametag, as this is the way Kripalu’s staff knows that you belong in an activity. BKC seva members attending Retreat and Renewal activities are expected to voluntarily leave any class that fills up. This is to assure that we do not prevent any in-house Kripalu guests from taking the class.
BKC seva members who perform their seva at Kripalu can purchase one meal at Kripalu for $4 on each day that they do seva.
For information and guidance on becoming a BKC seva member, please contact our seva coordinator; Devadas, gregg061488@yahoo.com tel. 413-698-2695