SUMMER 2013 Kripalu Catalog: Bikram Choudhury

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summer 2013
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vibrant, joyful summer!

yoga rejuvenation mindfulness connection healthy living transformation celebration
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12 R& R R e tr e at 14 h e a l i n g arts 16 h e a lthy l i v i n g P r o grams 20 kr i pa lu sch o o l s o f yo ga a n d ay u r v e da 24 may pr o grams 26 j u n e pr o grams 54 j u ly pr o grams 82 Au g u st pr o grams
dont miss
Byron Katie April 2123 Doing The Work with Byron Katie NEW APRIL PROGRAM
Paul Winter May 24-26 Adventures in Sound Play NEW MAY PROGRAM
Shakti Gawain June 2123 Relationship as Teacher, Healer, and Guide
Stephen T. Sinatra June 2830 Yoga and the Heart
Gabriel Bernstein June 28-30 May Cause Miracles
Bessel van der Kolk July 1419 Trauma, Body, and Brain
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f e at u r e s 50 th e abc s o f yo ga 56 T h e J oy o f Eat i n g 81 21s t- c e n t u ry g o dd e ss : a q & A w i th s i e rra b e n d e r r e s o u rc e s 108 P l a n Yo u r S tay 110 C E /C M E C r e d i t I n f o rmat i o n 112 I n d e x
Loren Fishman and Terry Schaff July 2628 Yoga Injuries
Anodea Judith and Selene Vega August 29 Psychology of the Chakras
Martha Beck August 1618 Finding Your Way in a Wild New World
Cyndi Lee August 1618 OM Yoga
Joan Borysenko and Karen Drucker August 2325 A Womens Spiritual Retreat
Richard C. Schwartz August 2530 Internal Family Systems Therapy
a brief history of kripalu

Kripalu (krih-PAH-loo) means being compassionate in Sanskrit, the native language of the yoga tradition. Kripalu was named in honor of Swami Kripalu (19131981), an Indian yoga master renowned for the depth of his compassion and the intensity of his spiritual practice. 2013 is an anniversary year for Kripalu, as we celebrate the100th anniversary of his birth. The teachings of Swami Kripalu were brought to the West in 1960 by one of his close disciples, Amrit Desai, who founded Kripalu as a nonprofit organization. Swami Kripalu came to the United States in 1977 and spent the last four years of his life at the first Kripalu Center in Sumneytown, Pennsylvania. In 1983, Kripalu moved to its current location in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. The teachings of Swami Kripalu still form the basis of the Kripalu approach.
what is kripalu?
Our mission is to empower people and communities to realize their full potential through the transformative wisdom and practice of yoga. We bring this mission to life via a dynamic curriculum of programs, retreats, and outreach activities designed to help people apply the principles of yoga on and off the mat. All our offerings provide the tools needed to inquire deeply and discover for yourself what creates a healthy, fulfilling, and spiritually connected life.
Since its inception 45 years ago, Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health has grown from an unincorporated yoga association to the largest holistic retreat center in North America. While our curriculum is always evolving, the heart of Kripalua dedication to promoting yoga as a way to transform individuals and uplift societyhas remained constant. It is this unwavering belief in the power of yoga and community that propels Kripalu forward today. For the last four decades, Kripalu has been teaching skills for optimal living through experiential education of the whole person: body, mind, heart, and spirit. Whats emerged from all our efforts is the Kripalu approach, a unique pathway to healing, growth, and personal transformation thats grounded in yoga and integrates the contributions of Western medicine, psychology, and science. We believe that Kripalu has a unique role to play in the world. Where many institutions are focused on solving important external problems, relatively few nonprofits are focused on one of the root cause of societys problems: the lack of mindfulness with which many people live their lives. We believe that much of the outer fragmentation surrounding us reflects an inner disconnect that can be healed and transformed. The challenge for us, as an organization, community, and society, is to teach people how to live and solve problems with an illumined awareness. We invite you to explore everything that Kripalu has to offer, visit often, stay connected with us online, practice with a yoga teacher near you, join our donor community, and find other ways to make Kripalus mission your own.
about kripalu yoga

Based on an ancient lineage, Kripalu Yoga is designed to bring practitioners into a full experience of the present moment. When performed with awareness of the breath and an emphasis on feeling, yoga postures can release tension from the body, while an inner attitude of compassionate self-observation allows a state of flowing awareness to arise in the mind. This combination activates prana, or life-force energy, which initiates a process of physical healing, psychological growth, and spiritual awakening. Kripalu Yoga teachers guide students through a practice of asana (which could be gentle, moderate, or vigorous), pranayama, and meditation. What distinguishes a Kripalu Yoga class is an emphasis on placing attention on the physical sensations, emotions, and thoughts that emerge during practice. The way we act and react on the mat becomes a microcosm for the way we act and respond in daily life. In addition to the profound physical benefits yoga has to offer, Kripalu Yoga empowers students to tap into the innate wisdom of their own body and intuitive mind, which reliably leads to greater authenticity, equanimity, resilience, and happiness.
our mission in action
As the largest center for yoga, health, and transformational learning in North America, we host more than 38,000 guests a year. In a world in need of positive change, Kripalu offers transformative experiences for hundreds of thousands of individuals. But we cant do it alone.
Our donors make possible these life-changing educational programs: Kripalus Institute for Extraordinary Living (IEL) is developing and scientifically validating a curriculum of meditation, yoga, and breathwork practices designed to build resilience among doctors, nurses, psychiatrists, and other health-care specialists.
The IEL study of Kripalu Yoga in the Schools, which has included more than 700 high school students, reveals that participants who practice yoga as part of their physical-education curriculum show a decrease in tension, anxiety, and negativity as opposed to similar control groups. Kripalus Teaching for Diversity grants support teachers who bring yoga to at-risk youth, elders with physical disabilities, trauma survivors, and children with special needs. Since 2002, more than 300 teachers have helped to introduce yoga internationally to 3,500 people facing special circumstances or challenges. Our scholarship program for the Kripalu Schools of Yoga and Ayurveda awards a quarter of a million dollars annually to qualifying aspiring yoga and Ayurveda teachers. There are 9,000 graduates of the Kripalu Schools of Yoga and Ayurveda who have touched the lives of more than 100,000 students throughout the world. The Kripalu Volunteer Program is based on the philosophy of Karma Yoga, the cultivation of skillfullness in action. Through selfless service (seva), community living (sangha), and personal practice (sadhana), volunteers are inspired to grow in dynamic new ways while serving throughout the organization.
kripalu on campus
After six months of intensive chemotherapy for Stage IV non-Hodgkins lymphoma, I decided to register for Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training. The experience was the highlight of my life, and inspired me to apply to the Kripalu School of Ayurveda. Thinking about the scholarship given to me, I created a fundraiser for the Kripalu School of Ayurveda Scholarship Fund, and raised a total of $8,000. Now my health is great! Kripalu is my medicine. Mike E., St. Louis, Missouri
Our curriculum includes 60 programs designed by our own faculty, to help people reverse debilitating diseases, overcome personal challenges, and live happier, healthier lives. e make it possible for all people, regardW less of their financial situation, to experience Kripaluwhether through our generous scholarship program, one of our volunteer opportunities, or our programs for local residents. ripalus green Annex building uses half the K energy consumed by a conventional building of the same size, and its design elements minimize its carbon footprint.
kripalu in the world

Kripalu has trained more than 8,000 yoga teachers and Ayurvedic consultants, who share a wealth of knowledge and techniques with their communities. Kripalus international network of more than 2,500 yoga teachers brings the benefits of yoga to thousands of students every week, including inner-city children, the elderly, and cancer survivors. The Kripalu Schools of Yoga and Ayurveda have expanded their trainings coast to coast. Trainings led by Kripalu faculty are offered across North America. G roundbreaking research conducted by Kripalus Institute for Extraordinary Living is tracking the effects of yoga on war veterans and people with post-traumatic stress disorder, frontline providers, and other specific populations.
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make time for yourself

all visits include
premier retreat environment Kripalu Yoga classes gentle, moderate, and vigorous world-class natural-foods cuisine comfortable accommodations hiking trails and walking paths for all fitness levels noon dance classes evening programs and events sauna and whirlpool meditation room fitness room lakefront beach area labyrinth cafe (with wireless) and shop Healing Arts (additional cost)
Transformation happens when you make time to rest, practice, and listen to the messages of your body, heart, and mind. This is magnified in the sanctuary-like setting of Kripalu, where we are dedicated to creating a comfortable atmosphere where people can heal, learn, and grow.
At Kripalu, all of your basic needs are provided for in the most supportive way. This allows you to focus on the workshop youre taking, the posture youre holding, the wholesome meal youre eating, or the luscious massage youre receiving. Your ability to focus gives you a taste of whats possible when your thoughts, feelings, and actions come into alignmentthats our definition of yoga. While each of our programs offers different learning opportunities, the heart of your Kripalu experience is discovering how to be fully present. When you breathe, relax, feel, and allow your experience to be exactly as it is, you land back in your center. Kripalu is a place where you can meet like-minded new friends while focusing on yourselflearning more about who and what you are, what you have to offer the world, and what the next step on your path might be. Many guests say that coming to Kripalu feels like coming home to their true self. While that means different things to different people, it points to the biggest reason people visit and return often: Kripalu is a sacred place where your authentic self, the core and essence of who you really are, can come forth. Its a place where aspiration and inspiration meet as you discover practices that can help you develop new ways of thinking and living. At Kripalu, you can savor the moment and, at the same time, plant seeds of change that can blossom into a whole new future.
find the right kripalu experience for you.
World-Class Presenters
Take a program on a topic that interests you. Our diverse curriculum of more than 800 annual programs has something for everyone and is taught by exceptional educators, authors, and luminaries. Learn more about all our programs, led by Kripalu staff as well as invited presenters, on page
R&R Retreat
Our signature R&R Retreat program includes several yoga classes and Kripalu workshops each day. Led by Kripalu faculty, our workshops are designed to inspire a more vibrant, healthy, and balanced life. Learn more on page
Healthy Living Programs

The Kripalu Healthy Living Programs help you learn holistic ways to improve your health and create harmony between the mind, body, and spirit. Learn more on
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searching for a program?

Our programs are listed by month in this catalog. If you would like to the plan a visit by program themes, such as Yoga, Health and Wellness, Creative Expression, Spiritual Practice and Inquiry, and Professional Development, visit our website at kripalu.org.
Schools of Yoga and Ayurveda

The Kripalu Schools of Yoga and Ayurveda allow you to learn with the best while furthering your professional and personal development. Also, look for the CE symbol on programs that offer continuing education credits. To see all of our CE offerings, visit kripalu.org/cecredits. Learn more on page
Healing Arts
Enhance your stay by choosing a Healing Arts bodywork or energy-work session or an Ayurvedic consultation with one of our experts. Learn more on page
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R&R retreat
our signature program provides the ideal opportunity to experience the best of what Kripalu has to offer.
Customize your experience by choosing from an array of inspiring workshops, replenishing yoga classes, and motivational activites each day.
come home to yourself
R&R sampleday
morning
Wake, stretch, and make your way to a Kripalu Yoga class. Take a workshop on nutrition, health, wellness, or conscious living. Join a nature walk or take a tour of the grounds.
afternoon
Get energized at noon dance or Vigorous Vinyasa. Enjoy a hike or kayaking excursion with our seasoned guides. Experience our exceptional Kripalu Yoga faculty in a variety of class levelsgentle, moderate, and vigorous.
evening
Express your creativity in a journaling or drawing workshop. Sing, chant, and dance at a drum circle, kirtan, or concert. Attend an evening meditation or enjoy a Healing Arts treatment (additional cost) before heading off to sleep.
All-inclusive summer prices start at $166 per night. (2-night minimum required; no Saturday arrivals or departures.)
For more information or to see our complete schedules online, visit kripalu.org/rr or call 800.741.7353
healing arts
experience a deeper kind of wellness.
At Kripalu, weve long believed that one-on-one healing sessionsincluding Ayurvedic consultations and treatments, massage, bodywork, and energy workare powerful allies on the path of growth and transformation. Our Healing Arts services are designed for guests to deepen their Kripalu experience by bringing body, mind, and spirit into wholeness. During your stay, come explore the path of healing, growth, and transformation with a skilled Kripalu Healing Arts therapist. We offer treatments from both Western and Eastern traditions, all of which are designed to help you Reduce stress Foster deep relaxation Enhance blood circulation Stimulate energy flow Decrease pain Improve sleep Promote overall well-being.
Deepen your Kripalu experience with a Healing Arts session Treatments include
Relaxing massage Rejuvenating energy work Nourishing facials Ancient Ayurvedic treatments Personalized Ayurvedic consultations One-on-one wellness consultations.
For a full menu of services and fees, as well as packages, visit kripalu.org/healingarts. Please make your reservation two weeks in advance. Call 888.738.1822.
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Kripalu Healing Arts Sampler includes two specially selected Healing Arts sessions: Restorative Massage plus Energy Balancing or Reiki. Our skilled therapists will help you relax while you experience this amazing introduction to what we do best.
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kripalu.org/packages
Kripalus body, mind, and spirit approach to wellness helps us connect with our true self. Its a place to learn, prosper, and develop the skills that allow us to get in touch with our deepest source.
Deepak Chopra, physician, author, and lecturer
life health
transform your transform your
healthy living programs
the kripalu approach

By blending current research on integrative medicine and nutrition with the ancient wisdom of yoga and Ayurveda, we focus on the connection between the body, heart, mind, and spirit to create healing and true wellness. Our environment immerses you in all aspects of healthy living with Hands-on workshops led by a caring team of professionals Expert talks and group discussions Healing foods Movement classes, yoga, and other activities Time for relaxation and reflection.
Kripalu Healthy Living Programs offer you an integrative approach to health. Focusing on nutrition, stress management, mindful living, and physical movement, our programs give you the tools and support necessary to create lasting, positive change. Join us in the natural beauty of the Berkshires of western Massachusetts and discover ways to strengthen your spirit, gain more energy, and, literally, transform your life.
find out more kripalu.org/healthyliving
get healthier this summer.

See our schedule on the next page.
real-life results
Participating in this program was an incredible, lifechanging experience. I left feeling balanced and armed with many new skills to bring home with me. Thank you from my blossoming heart.
Marilyn C., Georgetown, Massachusetts
upcoming summer healthy living programs

A Healthy Living program gets you on a personalized path to better health and inspires you to live a more empowered and fulfilling life. Reserve your place to join us this summer and see how much better you can feel.
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Detox for Health and Healing.......................................................... 32
June 1014 A Wellness Retreat for People Living with Parkinsons and Their Care Partners.......................................36 June 1621 Rejuvenate and Reclaim Life After 40....................................40 June 2328 Creating Health and Harmony: An Ayurvedic Retreat................................................................................46 June 30July 5 Fitness and Yoga Retreat..................................................................... 52 July 71 1 Transforming Stress: Mindful Living and the Art of Nourishment..............................................................60 July 712 Nutrition and Cooking Immersion..............................................60 July 1 114 Radiance: Create an Amazing Life After Cancer........................................................................................... 63 July 1419 July 1419 July 2126 August 48 August 1 116 August 1 116 August 1823 August 2530 August 30 September 2 Yoga for Life......................................................................................................66 Nutrition Intensive for Health Professionals................... 67 Integrative Weight Loss..........................................................................71 Women and Food: A Journey to Nourishment............... 85 Detox for Health and Healing...........................................................91 Rejuvenate and Reclaim Life After 40.....................................91 Integrative Weight Loss.........................................................................96 Fitness and Yoga Retreat..................................................................102 Labor, Love, and Life: Get Balanced and Thrive........104
Many experiences created a one-of-a-kind trip that I will never forget: being nourished with mind-body activities like yoga and qigong; the natural beauty of Kripalu; eating amazing food; feeling welcomed by everyone working at Kripalu; and having time to reflect each day.
Linda Z., Rockport, Maine
July 28August 2 Preventing and Reversing Diabetes..........................................79
read inspirational first-person accounts from guests at kripalu.org/healthyliving
Nurture your well-being. Further your career. Most of these programs offer CE and/or CME credits; see the Kripalu website for details.
healthy living guest story
Rx for the future
A young doctor experiences a new approach to health care

Halfway through the first year of my residency, working 16-hour days for eight months, I was completely exhausted. I knew I had to do something different, so I cleaned up my diet and started doing gentle yoga. I lost 10 pounds immediately, and it was incredible how much better I felt. I wasnt depressed anymore, and the stress seemed more manageable. That started me on the path to exploring the power of nutrition and yoga, and eventually brought me to Kripalu to experience the Reversing Heart Disease and Reversing Diabetes programs as part of my education as a second-year resident. As an osteopathic physician, I take a more holistic approach to medicineI was taught to see each person as mind, body, and spirit, with everything they need to inherently heal themselves. But osteopathic physicians struggle with finding colleagues and mentors who embrace that philosophy. When physicians do give lifestyle recommendations, they often lack the time and resources to provide the follow-up support to ensure successful outcomes. Now imagine a patient who has the support of a nutritionist, a life coach, and a group of like-minded friends. This is what makes healthy lifestyle change sustainable, and its what Kripalu does every day in its Healthy Living programs. I was surprised by the fact that everything I learned here has a footnoteI never expected to see so many evidence-based studies presented in support of these lifestyle interventions. It gives me hope that, even as a young practitioner working in a traditional clinic, I can change the scope of my own practice, and do it in a way that makes an impact on my mentors. Bearing witness to the courage, determination, and openness of the Healthy Living participants, and seeing the stress fall away from them after a few days here, has affirmed what I see as my place in the future of medicineand confirmed my commitment to caring for people as a lifelong career. Amanda S., Lenox, Massachusetts
kripalu scholarship facts

The Kripalu Schools of Yoga and Ayurveda award more than $300,000 in scholarships annually. Typical scholarships cover between 2040 percent of the total program cost, including tuition, room, and board. Scholarships are given based on need, merit, and diversity. To learn more, visit
kripalu.org/scholarships
Through the practice of yoga and Ayurveda, and with awareness of thoughts, words, feelings, and actions, the Kripalu training methodology invites you to cultivate a relationship with your most authentic self and gives you a unique skill set to guide others to do the same. Our trainings welcome students from all traditions, complementing other paths and practices with an open approach to learning. You emerge with all the tools necessary to do what you love.
Ayurveda is a huge, beautiful, comprehensive system. Its a natural extension of yoga.

Ann P., Florence, Massachusetts
kripalu yoga teacher training

As yoga grows in popularity, students and studios require qualified teachers with in-depth training. Gain the skills you need to guide a powerful yoga class and incorporate the philosophy of yoga into the rest of your life in our immersion trainings. You graduate from our Yoga Allianceapproved training inspired and ready to teach, with continued connection and support through the Kripalu Professionals Association (KPA).
get in touch
Call or e-mail for more information: 800.848.8702 ksya@kripalu.org
get informed
Visit us online kripalu.org/ksya
get inspired
Visit Thrive, the Kripalu blog, for the latest on yoga, Ayurveda, and wellness kripalu.org/blog/thrive
kripalu ayurveda certification

Provide guidance to individuals seeking empowering solutions to health concerns through an Ayurvedic perspective. Kripalu offers two Ayurveda certification programs through short-term residential trainings combined with at-home study. Both trainings begin in the fall semester with Foundations of Ayurveda. The tracks offered in the spring semester complete your certification as an Ayurvedic Lifestyle Consultant and/or Ayurvedic Yoga Teacher. After graduation, you can take advantage of the many benefits offered through the KPA.
The Kripalu Schools of Yoga and Ayurveda are licensed by the Massachusetts Division of Professional Licensure, Office of Private Occupational School Education, and registered with the Yoga Alliance.
CE credits for athletic

trainers available for both the 200- and 500-hour trainings.
200-hour
follow your own path.

Kripalu offers a variety of in-depth trainings to help you delve deeper into your passions. Find out which training suits your needs and your schedule, whether youre studying yoga or Ayurvedaor both.
200-hour kripalu yoga teacher training

This training focuses on the fundamentals of Kripalu Yoga. You learn classic asanas, the principles of assisting and posture modifications, basic pranayama and meditation, how to attune to inner wisdom, and ways to guide students in developing nonjudgmental self-awareness. This training is offered as a monthlong or as two 12-day options. Total cost: $4,743, based on dorm housing, tuition, and meals. 200-Hour Monthlongs June 228, 2013 Devarshi Steven Hartman and Jashoda Edmunds June 30July 26, 2013 Sudha Carolyn Lundeen and Priti Robyn Ross July 28August 23, 2013 Jovinna Chan and Randal Williams October 13November 8, 2013 Devarshi Steven Hartman and Coby Kozlowski 200-Hour Two 12-Day Part 1 April 1426, 2013 Part 2 June 214, 2013 Brahmani Liebman and Sudha Carolyn Lundeen
200-hour foundations of ayurveda

This two-part training teaches the core concepts of Ayurveda, including history and philosophy; Ayurvedic body maps and systems; cooking and nutrition; yogic psychology and practice; introductory Sanskrit; basic principles of pulse reading; and lifestyle and stress-management tools. Total cost: $4,149, based on dorm housing, tuition, and meals. Part 1 October 413, 2013 Hilary Garivaltis, Rosy Mann, and Satya Narayana Das Part 2 December 615, 2013 Larissa Hall Carlson, Scott Blossom, and Jyothi Bhatt
200-hour off-site kripalu yoga teacher training in rhode island

Convenient weekend sessions October 2013 through April 2014, with the closing weekend held at Kripalu. Devarshi Steven Hartman
find out more
kripalu.org/YTT-RI
kripalu faculty
Devarshi Steven Hartman Jovinna Chan Jurian Hughes Brahmani Liebman Vidya Carolyn Delluomo Randal Williams Coby Kozlowski Sudha Carolyn Lundeen Jashoda Edmunds Jonathan Foust (Sudhir)
500-hour
500-hour kripalu yoga teacher training 500-hour ayurvedic yoga teacher training
The 500-Hour Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training con- The 500-Hour Ayurvedic Yoga Teacher Training sists of four 9-day modules, taken in any order, that consists of Foundations of Ayurveda followed by delve deeper into the subtleties of teaching yoga. two 9-day courses, taken in any order. Course work focuses on using Ayurvedic principles as they apply Prerequisites: to teaching yoga. Any Yoga Allianceapproved 200-hour yoga teacher certification and 100 hours of teaching Prerequisites: experience. Any Yoga Allianceapproved 200-hour yoga teacher certification and 100 hours of teaching experience. Required courses: Advanced Techniques for Teaching and Required courses: Assisting Asana Foundations of Ayurveda Exploring the Energy Body: Teaching Advanced Studies in Yoga and Ayurveda* Pranayama and Meditation Elective courses (choose at least one): Tools for Transformational Teaching Advanced Techniques for Teaching and Elective courses (choose at least one): Assisting Asana Therapeutic Approaches to Yoga Exploring the Energy Body: Teaching Advanced Studies in Yoga and Ayurveda* Pranayama and Meditation Total cost: $1,786 per course, based on dorm housing, tuition, and meals. Total cost: $1,786 per course, based on dorm housing, tuition, and meals.
650-hour
650-hour ayurvedic lifestyle consultant certification
Combined with Foundations of Ayurveda, these four 9-day modules qualify you to provide Ayurvedic consultations. You learn pulse diagnosis techniques; principles of pathology and disease; medicinal uses of herbs and spices; strategies for managing chronic health conditions; and more. Courses must be taken in order. See web for prerequisite information. Total cost: $1,786 per course, based on dorm housing, tuition, and meals. Module 1: January 1726, 2014 Herbology, Etiology, and Pathology, Rosy Mann and Jyothi Bhatt Module 2: February 1423, 2014 Pulse Diagnosis and Ayurvedic Therapies, Rosy Mann and Vasant Lad Module 3: April 413, 2014 Vata-Mind Management, John Douillard and Sunil Joshi Module 4: May 30June 8, 2014 Clinical Training: Working with Clients, Rosy Mann, Claudia Welch, and Hilary Garivaltis
*Prerequisite: Foundations of Ayurveda or the Ayurveda for Yoga Teachers home-study course.
500-hour dates and courses: May 1019, 2013 and September 2029, 2013 Tools for Transformational Teaching, Devarshi Steven Hartman, Jovinna Chan, and Vidya Carolyn Delluomo June 2130, 2013 Advanced Studies in Yoga and Ayurveda*, Scott Blossom and Larissa Hall Carlson August 211, 2013 Advanced Techniques for Teaching and Assisting Asana, Grace Jull and Coby Kozlowski November 817, 2013 Exploring the Energy Body: Teaching Pranayama and Meditation, Jonathan Foust (Sudhir) and Larissa Hall Carlson March 2130, 2014 Therapeutic Approaches to Yoga, Sudha Carolyn Lundeen
Grace Jull
Larissa Hall Carlson
Hilary Garivaltis
Rosy Mann
Scott Blossom
John Douillard
Sunil Joshi
Vasant Lad
Claudia Welch
Jyothi Bhatt
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kripalus may programs

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THURSDAYSUNDAY
Thomas Moore
Care of the Soul and Spirit
Terry Real The Power of Passionate

Connection CE credits
healthy living program Radiance: Create an Amazing Life After Cancer
Maria Sirois and Aruni Nan Futuronsky
Carrie Grossman (Dayashila) Susan Anderson
May 1012
FRIDAYSUNDAY
Bhakti: The Yoga of Love CE credits Abandonment to Healing: Overcome Your Patterns of Self-Sabotage CE credits
Tara Brach True Refuge CE credits Sarahjoy Marsh Sudha Carolyn Lundeen
Mother-Daughter Yoga Weekend CE credits Divinely Restored: Renewing Body and Mind CE credits
Loren Fishman and Terry Schaff

Yoga Rehab: Simple Ways to Relieve Joint Pain CE credits
James S. Gordon
Getting Unstuck: Moving Beyond Depression, Anxiety, and Chronic Illness CE credits
Dani Shapiro
Devotion: Crafting Your Journey Inward Through Memoir
Tara Bennett-Goleman and Daniel Goleman

Mind Whispering: A New Path to Freedom from Self-Defeating Emotional Habits CE credits
Ellen Barrett
Yogini Workout: Discover Strength with MindBody Movement and Meditation CE credits
Sara Avant Stover

The Way of the Happy Woman: Mothering Yourself for Greater Poise, Calm, and Courage CE credits
Stephen Cope
Cultivating the Spirit of Loving-Kindness: A Yoga and Meditation Retreat CE credits
Gabor Mat
When the Body Says No: Stress and MindBody Unity in Health and Illness CE credits
May 310
SEVEN-DAY PROGRAM
Alison Shore Gaines

Revitalizing Cleanse: Nourishing Body, Mind, and Spirit CE credits
May 1216
SUNDAYTHURSDAY
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healthy living program Transforming Stress: Mindful Living and the Art of Nourishment CE credits
Susan B. Lord
Louise Montello
The Voice of Freedom: Music, Sound, and Yoga in Trauma Recovery CE credits
May 1217
SUNDAYFRIDAY
May 59
SUNDAYTHURSDAY
Sara Meeks (Dipa)

SAFE Yoga for Skeletal Health: A Workshop for the Public CE credits
Lakshmi Voelker and Tracey Eccleston

Teaching Chair Yoga: The Sitting Mountain Series Teacher Training CE credits
Yoganand Michael Carroll

Looking Beyond the Edges: Pranakriya Advanced Asana, Program Two CE credits
May 510
SUNDAYFRIDAY
Rolf Gates, Noah Levine, Tennie McCarty, Nikki Myers, and Tommy Rosen
Yoga, Meditation, and Recovery Conference CE credits healthy living program Yoga for Life CE credits
New April program!
Kenneth Setsuzan Kushner

Zen Archery CE credits
April 2123
SUNDAYTUesDAY
Byron Katie
Doing The Work with Byron Katie find out more kripalu.org
healthy living program Nutrition and Cooking Immersion CE credits
John Bagnulo and Stefanie Sacks
Cristie Newhart
Judith Hanson Lasater

Relax and Renew: Learning to Teach Restorative Yoga CE credits
Ann K. Lindsay
Watercolor: A Holistic Approach to Painting
Vinn Mart
Soul Sanctuary: A Guided Imagery, Deep Relaxation, and Body Journey CE credits
Sukha Wong Thai Yoga Massage 3: Using

Ayurvedic Principles: Lotus Palm School Certification CE credits
programs. For more details and full descriptions, visit
kripalu.org.
May 1619
THURSDAYSUNDAY
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FRIDAYSunDAY
Aruni Nan Futuronsky Inner Quest Intensive Danny Dreyer

Chi Marathon: The Mindful Practice of Effortless Distance Running CE credits
Paul Winter Adventures in Sound Play
May 2427
FRIDAYMONDAY
May 1719
FRIDAYSUNDAY
Christa Rypins
Yoga for a Better Back: Five Secrets for a Feel-Good Body Using the Franklin Method CE credits
Barbara Carrellas
Urban Tantra: Sacred Sex for the TwentyFirst Century
Ann Marie Chiasson

Diving into the Body: The Essentials of Energy Medicine for Self-Care CE credits
Megha Nancy Buttenheim with Diane Kovanda

Wild and Wise Womens Festival: Let Your Yoga Dance! CE credits
Deva Parnell
Yoga and Walking: A Soul to Earth Weekend CE credits
Maya Breuer with Gail Parker, Robin Downes, and Althea Hughes Wills
Yoga Retreat for Women of Color: Spirit and Joy CE credits
Amy Weintraub
LifeForce Yoga and Internal Family Systems for Your Anxious Parts CE credits
Paige Elenson and Lisa Taylor Kevin Griffin
Kate and Joel Feldman

Being Intimate: A Retreat for Couples
May 1019
Journey into Baptiste Yoga CE credits The Roots of Mindfulness: Ancient Buddhist Teachings on a Modern Practice and Bone Health CE credits
Linda Howe
How to Read the Akashic Records: Accessing the Archive of the Soul and Its Journey
Deborah Davis Womens Qigong for Joint
Mukti
Beyond the Prison of Mind: Discover Your Inherent Essence as Freedom CE credits
500-Hour Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training Module Tools for Transformational Teaching
Devarshi Steven Hartman, Vidya Carolyn Delluomo, and Jovinna Chan
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Jovinna Chan, Kevin Courtney, Claire Este-McDonald, and others

Yoga Fusion: The Ultimate Yoga Retreat CE credits
Deborah Davis
Womens Qigong for Health and Vitality CE credits
May 31June 2
FRIDAYSUNDAY
Larry Rosenberg and Matthew Daniell

Insight Meditation for Mindful Living CE credits
Snatam Kaur
Awakening the Kundalini with Sacred Chants and Yoga CE credits
Jacci Reynolds
Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training CE credits
Brant Secunda and Mark Allen

Fit Soul, Fit Body: 9 Keys to a Healthier, Happier You CE credits
Hilary Garivaltis
Ayurvedic Bodywork Training: Shirodhara, Vishesh, and Shiro-Abhyanga-Nasya CE credits
Deborah King
Entangled in Darkness: Seeking the Light
Jennifer Reis
Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra Teacher Training CE credits
Vandita Kate Marchesiello

Creating Ease: An Introduction to Yoga, Meditation, and Stress Management CE credits
Jim Hopper and Dana Moore

Neuroscience, Mindfulness, and Yoga for Transforming Trauma and Addiction: Professional Skills Training CE credits healthy living program Preventing and Reversing Diabetes CE credits
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The Presence of Breath CE credits
Lisa B. Nelson and Kathie Madonna Swift
Raphael Cushnir
The One Thing Holding You Back: Unleashing the Power of Emotional Connection
Christine Hassler
Overcoming Expectation Hangovers: Transform Disappointment into Opportunity
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Christa Rypins
The Pleasures of Pelvic Power! Yoga Meets the Franklin Method CE credits
Lee Albert
Structural Yoga Remedies CE credits
Howard Martin Connect with Your Hearts

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Entangled in Darkness: Seeking the Light
Deborah King
You can revitalize your energy and rejuvenate your life. Its not magic, but the results may seem magical! In this workshop, noted teacher, master healer, and New York Times best-selling author Deborah King leads you out of personal darkness into the radiant light of healing. Under Deborahs compassionate guidance, you transform energy blockages, discover your souls purpose, and jump-start your journey of transformation by learning The technique of shape-shifting with sound Sacred ceremony for bringing forth profound self-healing The basics of mediumshipchanneling from the invisible planes to deliver information and facilitate healing How to heal yourself and others by employing the Template of Perfection. Breathe new life into your spiritual practices and raise your vibratory level into the realms of higher consciousness. In a program where initiations into the mysteries are common, experience the profound bliss that comes from releasing your dark side and merging with the heart of the cosmos.
Recommended reading Deborah King, Entangled in Darkness: Seeking the Light; Be Your Own Shaman; Truth Heals (all from Hay House). Note This workshop satisfies one of the core requirements for certification in the LifeForce Energy Healing program. Tuition $425. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code EDSL-131)
Deborah King mastered ancient and modern healing systems when a cancer diagnosis sent her on a search for truth that radically changed her life. www.deborahkingcenter.com
My visits to Kripalu always reinforce the importance of self-care.

Debby C., Stratford, Connecticut
May 31June 2 FridaySunday Fit Soul, Fit Body: 9 Keys to a Healthier, Happier You Brant Secunda and Mark Allen
CE credits. Brant Secunda and Mark Allen invite you to an extraordinary weekend of health and healing based on their groundbreaking best-seller, Fit Soul, Fit Body: 9 Keys to a Healthier, Happier You. Combining the immensely successful training techniques of six-time Ironman champion Mark Allen with the wisdom of world-renowned Huichol Indian shaman and healer Brant Secunda, this workshop remedies the conspicuous absence of spirituality in typical Western approaches to health and wholeness. Move beyond the common health mantras eat right, exercise regularly, reduce stressto explore the emotional and physical obstacles that stand in the way of your good health and spiritual fitness. Brant and Mark teach you how to incorporate the Divine into your everyday practices and explore the soul-body connection. Learn how to set appropriate goals and feed both body and soul. From losing weight to living a longer, more fulfilled life, from reducing stress to releasing negative emotions and adopting positive qualities, this workshop brings hope and purpose to your life and gives you the skills you need to be successful on all your journeys physical, emotional, and spiritual.
Tuition $230. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code FSFB-131)
May 31June 2 FridaySunday The One Thing Holding You Back: Unleashing the Power of Emotional Connection Raphael Cushnir
Do you have an unrealized dream? Are you still waiting to tap into your full potential? What prevents you from manifesting your greatest life vision may be a reservoir of unfelt emotion. Resisting this emotion is what sabotages prayer, affirmations, or any other personal-growth technique. Finding and feeling this emotion infuses your mission with Spirit and makes you truly unstoppable. Its simple, but most of us never learn precisely how to do this. Raphael Cushnir has pioneered a method of emotional connection that everyone can master in just one weekend. Grounded in both contemporary neuroscience and the great wisdom traditions, Raphaels method brings immediate and lasting results. You can use this emotional connection to overcome lifelong struggles with career family relationships weight self-esteem addiction. Designed to help you fall in love with every moment of your life, this workshop leads to the kind of personal accomplishment youve longed for and helps you to serve the world.
Tuition $240. Add 2 weekend nights room
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200-Hour Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training Part Two

Brahmani Liebman and Sudha Carolyn Lundeen
June 228
200-Hour Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training

Devarshi Steven Hartman and Jashoda Edmunds
June 2130
500-Hour Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training Module Advanced Studies in Yoga and Ayurveda
Larissa Hall Carlson and Scott Blossom
Find out more
Brant Secunda is a worldrenowned shaman and healer in the Huichol Indian tradition and an author. Director of the Dance of the Deer Foundation, Center for Shamanic Studies, he has taught seminars worldwide for more than 30 years. He cofounded the Humanistic Medicine Conference and the Peace University in Germany. www.shamanism.com Mark Allen, legendary six-time Hawaii Ironman world champion, was called the Worlds Fittest Man by Outside magazine. Said to be the greatest triathlete of all time, he credits his amazing victories to the teaching of Brant Secunda. He coaches athletes and speaks to top companies throughout the world.
& meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code HECB-131) sion for Total Transformation, June 27, for a 10 percent tuition discount for each program. Raphael Cushnir is an author who lectures and coaches worldwide. He came to his current path after years as a schoolteacher, activist, and award-winning Hollywood filmmaker. www.cushnir.com
Combine this program with Total Immer-
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Kripalu Yoga in the Schools Teacher Training

Janna Delgado and Iona Smith
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May 31June 2 FridaySunday The Presence of Breath Judith Kravitz

CE credits.
May 31June 2 FridaySunday
Awakening the Kundalini with Sacred Chants and Yoga
Snatam Kaur
For all levels. CE credits.
Snatam Kaur is a world-renowned teacher of chant and yoga whose dedication to peace, love, and well-being has inspired people throughout the world. This weekend, she shares profoundly healing and spiritually potent postures, movements, breathing, and mantra-chanting techniques designed to help you awaken your kundalini (life energy), and have it flow harmoniously throughout your body. The experience of kundalini flow within the body is beautiful and empowering. When you awaken this latent energy and balance your life, you tap into inner strength and find yourself ready to meet lifes challenges with courage, grace, resolve, and radiance. This workshop features live music and a Saturday-evening concert with Snatam and her full band, including Ramesh Kannan, Todd Boston, and Matthew Schoening. An optional early morning sadhana (Kundalini Yoga practice) will be offered from 5:007:00 am.
Tuition $225. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code AKCY-131)
Breathe your way to a more healthy and joyful you in a weekend that opens the door to profound life changes and self-empowerment. Utilizing the tools of Transformational Breathing and the Presence Process (the work of Michael Brown), this workshop takes you on a journey from the transfixed physical state to the vibrational state of Presence. This weekend includes Four full Transformational Breath (TB) sessions led by Judith Kravitz, founder of TB A deep exploration of Michael Browns insightful book and program, The Presence Process Techniques to integrate emotions at the causal level Tips for correcting restrictive breath patterns. Continue the journey back to your authentic self with awareness and breath. Learn how to work with your breath for more effective respiration, full emotional integration, and a deeper spiritual connection.
Recommended reading and listening
May 31June 2 FridaySunday Creating Ease: An Introduction to Yoga, Meditation, and Stress Management Vandita Kate Marchesiello
For all levels, including beginners. CE credits.
Judith Kravitz, Breathe Deep, Laugh Loudly (Free Breath Press); Transformational Breath Guided Session (CD); 100 Breaths to Joy (CD); and Breathing Analysis (DVD).
Note Wear comfortable, layered clothing suit-
What will your life look like in 5, 10, or 20 years? Are you setting the stage today for a fulfilled and vibrant life? Its never too late to discover the profound healing benefits of yoga, meditation, and stress-management techniques. Those benefits include Increased flexibility, stamina, strength, muscle tone, and range of motion in the joints Healthier breathing and sleeping patterns and cardiopulmonary functioning Detoxification and more efficient metabolism Overall well-being and ease in daily life. Vandita Kate Marchesiello invites you to a weekend of gentle yoga and meditation suitable for beginners, creative visualization, journaling, deep progressive relaxation (yoga nidra), conscious eating, and mindful walks in nature. Come relax, refresh, and rejuvenate. Consider bringing a friend or family membersupporting each other when you return home can make a world of difference.
Note Bring a journal, appropriate outerwear, and sneakers. Saturday evening will be free for personal nurturing. You may want to make an appointment for a massage in our Healing Arts department. Tuition $215. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code CE-133)
able for movement and bring a water bottle.

Tuition $250. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code RCYB-131)
Combine this program with The 21 Stages of Meditation, June 27, for a 10 percent tuition discount for each program.
Snatam Kaur, sacred chant artist and Kundalini Yoga teacher, performs live concerts and teaches workshops throughout the world. Her recordings include Grace and Liberations Door. www.snatamkaur.com
Judith Kravitz, DDL, cocreator of the Transformational Breath process and an ordained minister, has been leading breathing programs for more than 30 years. www.transformationalbreathing.com
Vandita Kate Marchesiello, E-RYT 500, is a senior teacher and faculty member at Kripalu and the recording artist on two best-selling CDs, Transform, Relax, and Rejuvenate and Yoga with Vandita. www.yoganowandthen.com
evening event
Saturday June 1, 8:00 pm
Sacred Chant Concert with Snatam Kaur

Free to participants in Snatams program; $20 for registered guests. Visit kripalu.org/eveningevents.
May 31June 2 FridaySunday Structural Yoga Remedies Lee Albert

Are you looking to live without pain? Practice the proper yoga postures for your specific condition and discover how easy it is to live pain free. When the body is in balance, many conditions, such as low back and neck pain, sciatica, and knee pain simply melt away. In this class, you learn to Recognize the muscle imbalances that are causing your pain Practice the specific postures that correct those imbalances and relieve the pain Identify postures that can aggravate pain Eliminate pain at the root causedont just treat the symptom Take your yoga practice to a new level or begin a practice on a sound foundation Return your body to a state of balance and grace. Lee Albert leads postures that are suitable for all levels. Start your journey and experience what its like to live a pain-free life.
Note Tuition includes a manual. Tuition $235. Add 2 weekend nights room
May 31June 2 FridaySunday Overcoming Expectation Hangovers: Transform Disappointment into Opportunity Christine Hassler
For everyone.
May 31June 2 FridaySunday
Connect with Your Hearts Purpose, Create a Heart-Based World
Howard Martin
For everyone.
& meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code SYRW-131) Lee Albert, NMT, a popular neuromuscular therapist and yoga instructor trained in neuromuscular therapy, orthopedic massage, positional therapy, and yoga therapy, is author of Live Pain-Free without Drugs or Surgery. www.leealbert.com
A new world is birthing itself in the midst of the old, a world fueled by the intelligence of the heart. Howard Martin, executive vice president of HeartMath and coauthor of The HeartMath Solution, invites you to learn more about the next phase of planetary evolution and how you can take your wisdom and awareness to a new level by activating your energetic heart. When you access the amazing power of the heart to connect with your spirit and create coherent alignment of emotions, mind, and body, you can more easily Access intuition Add greater effectiveness to your intentions Gain control of your emotions Improve health, vitality, and longevity Make energetic contributions to the planet for positive change. Experience a powerful source of intelligence that can lift you into a new state of awareness, success, and fulfillment. Learn to operate as a conscious cocreator and ride the waves of change with more poise and grace.
Tuition $225. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code CHP-131)
Are things in your life not exactly going as you planned or want them to? You may have an Expectation Hangover, which includes all the thoughts and feelings that arise when a desired result doesnt occur or you are unable to meet your personal or professional expectations. But this is actually good news, because the universe has something better in store for you. In this workshop, Christine Hassler blends lectures, small-group activities, meditations, guided visualizations, and exercises to teach you how to leverage disappointment into your greatest fulfillment. You learn Ways to eliminate anxiety and overwhelm How to let go of the past, embrace the present, and have a vision for the future That your worth is not determined by external circumstances To be less critical and judgmental of yourself and others To identify what blocks you from achieving your innermost desires and how to release those limiting beliefs. Discover a sense of excitement for the unexpected that leads you more directly to a life you loverather than a life you planned.
Tuition $215. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code LLD-131)
Christine Hassler, MA, author, life coach, and spiritual counselor, supports people in answering the questions: Who am I, what do I want, and how do I get it? www.christinehassler.com
stress relief
While youre here, treat yourself to some deep relaxation with one of our Healing Arts therapists.
Howard Martin is one of the original leaders who helped Doc Childre found HeartMath; hes been with HeartMaths worldwide training team since 1991.
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June 26 SundayThursday Fundamentals of Therapeutic Yoga J. Brown

June 26 SundayThursday Swingolf for Health Professionals: Thriving On and Off the Course Les Bolland and Michael Selzer
For health-care practitioners of all kinds who also golf (from beginning golfers to seasoned players). CE credits.
June 27 SundayFriday The 21 Stages of Meditation: Meditations to Explore the Self and Open the Heart Gurucharan Singh Khalsa and Hari Kirin Kaur Khalsa
Learn basic techniques to consciously make your yoga more therapeutic and give you a new perspective on health. This workshop includes yoga practices to ease everything from normal aches and pains to more chronic or acute conditions. Each participant receives an individual assessment, and J. Brown is responsive to individual needs. This program addresses Restoring and maintaining good digestive health Alleviating low back pain from stress or injury Improving joint pain from tendonitis or arthritis Managing depression with behavior modification. Whether you are a complete beginner interested in starting a safe yoga practice, an experienced practitioner with persistent pain, or a teacher wanting to ensure safety and favorable outcomes for your students, J. Brown helps you establish a set of core principles for a therapeutic orientation to your yoga practiceand an understanding of how to apply these principles with awareness.
Tuition $300. Add 4 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code FTY-131)
Explore the inner source of health and happiness as you discover ways to integrate more vitality into your golf game, work, and life. Les Bollands Swingolf provides a unique opportunity to experience golf using harmonious body movements without technical commands from the intellect. Michael Selzers BeJoyNow methodology enables you to spend more moments in joy both on and off the course. In this workshop, learn to Play golf with more consistency Drive a longer ball with less effort Improve putting through wood play and golf course strategy Go from frustration to joy in any moment Shift from tension to relaxation using simple breathing techniques Apply a new paradigm that changes work into an enjoyable activity Address patterns that keep you from success. In an environment of relaxation and fun, find greater enjoyment on the golf courseand harmony of mind, body, and spirit no matter where you are.
Note There is a $25 greens fee each day. This program qualifies for 3 continuing education credits through Straumann USA, LLC. Contact Florencia Papaefthemiou with any questions, florencia.papaefthemiou@straumann.com or 978.747.2607. Tuition $475. Add 4 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code SAL-131)
How do you develop the capacity to meditate? In Kundalini Yoga, in the tradition of Yogi Bhajan, you use sound, silence, and the challenge of different postures to train the mind and stabilize the Self. This workshop with Gurucharan Singh Khalsa, author of The 21 Stages of Meditation, and Hari Kirin Kaur Khalsa, a lead Kundalini trainer and expert on yoga, meditation, and creativity, offers practical tools to begin or enhance your meditation practice and increase awareness, happiness, creativity, and connection. This program takes you on a journey through two of the three dimensions of the Self. The first opens your heart and gives you a still, strong presence. The second brings your unique presence and creativity into all the roles you play. Beginning and advanced students and teachers from all backgrounds are invited to increase their understanding and appreciation of this exceptional meditative process as a conduit to the depth of the Self.
Recommended reading Gurucharan Singh Khalsa, The 21 Stages of Meditation (Kundalini Research Institute). Note The 21 Stages of Meditation contributes to Level Three Certification within the Aquarian Teacher Training Program in Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan. Tuition $650. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code MESH-131)
J. Brown, a yoga teacher, writer, and the founder of Abhyasa Yoga Center in Brooklyn, New York, is known for teaching breathcentered therapeutic yoga. www.abhyasayogacenter.com and www.yogijbrown.com
Les Bolland is the author of Swingolf: Golf the New Way and creator of several instructional videos. www.swingolf.net
Combine this program with Awakening the Kundalini with Sacred Chants and Yoga, May 31June 2, for a 10 percent tuition discount for each program.
Gurucharan Singh Khalsa, PhD, director of training for Kundalini Yoga for 40 years, is the author of The 21 Stages of Meditation. Hari Kirin Kaur Khalsa, MFA, MA, is a lead trainer of Kundalini Yoga and an artist dedicated to healing through yoga and art. www.artandyoga.com
volunteer at kripalu
Seva. Sangha. Sadhana. Interested in exploring personal growth while serving the organization? Were now accepting applications for our sixmonth volunteer program.
Michael Selzer, DDS, the director of BeJoyNow, helps others experience happiness. He has been a prosthodontist in Boca Raton, Florida, for 35 years. www.bejoynow.com
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June 27 SundayFriday Total Immersion for Total Transformation Raphael Cushnir

Get ready for five intense days of ecstatic rebirth. Raphael Cushnir creates a safe and gentle environment to help call forth your very best, using tools such as emotional-release work, journaling, small-group exercises, meditation, movement, yoga, chant, collage, subtleenergy practices, and mind-heart attunements. This program is for you if you are 100 percent willing to Determine the aspects of your life that are calling for healing and change Begin that healing and change on the very first day of the workshop Commit to an action plan for its completion Take a giant leap forward in consciousness Help create and support a small, like-minded community committed to the same leap. A highlight of this workshop is designing a unique transformational experience all your own. You leave with a practical road map for real-life integration, plus benefits you can experience immediatelyand for the rest of your life.
Tuition $325. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code MLYL-131)
June 27 SundayFriday Quarter-Life Calling: Creating an Extraordinary Life in Your 20s Coby Kozlowski
For adults ages 2029.
Your 20s can be a time of possibility, inspiration, and the discovery of your deepest values and truths. It can also be a time of challenge as you begin creating the kind of life your soul is calling for. This workshop is designed for young adults interested in cultivating an authentic life of meaning and purpose. Surrounded by a community of peers who share your quest for meaning and guided by an expert facilitator, you embark on a journey to the heart of your own spiritual quest. During this journey, Tap into the leader you can be in your own life Explore yoga and meditation as tools for personal empowerment Tune in to your inner knowing for decision making Find strength amid doubt and insecurity Immerse yourself in nature and ceremony Learn to build a life based on your inherent wisdom. This revolutionary program sets the stage for an extraordinary life.
Note Bring hiking shoes, rain gear, a bathing suit, and yoga clothes. Kripalu scholarships are available for all programs; please visit kripalu.org/scholarships. Tuition $250. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code QLC-132)
did you know?

The Yoga in the Schools project, spearheaded by Kripalus Institute for Extraordinary Living, helps teenagers reduce anxiety and stress and learn positive coping mechanisms to carry into adulthood.
Combine this program with The One Thing Holding You Back, May 31June 2, for a 10 percent tuition discount for each program.
Raphael Cushnir is a popular contributor to O, The Oprah Magazine. His most recent books are The One Thing Holding You Back and Surfing Your Inner Sea. Raphael lectures and coaches worldwide, and came to his current path after years as a schoolteacher, activist, and awardwinning Hollywood filmmaker. www.cushnir.com
Coby Kozlowski, MA, E-RYT, is a faculty member at Kripalu, professional life coach, speaker, expressive arts therapist, yoga and dance teacher, and expert in transformative leadership. www.cobyk.com
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Detox for Health and Healing

CE/CME credits.
June 27 SundayFriday The Dance of Attachment in the Treatment of Developmental Trauma: An Advanced EMDR Approach Deany Laliotis
For mental-health clinicians who have com-
June 69 ThursdaySunday Revitalizing Cleanse: Nourishing Body, Mind, and Spirit Alison Shore Gaines
CE credits. Do you feel sluggish, bloated, and out of sync? Tune up with this nurturing cleanse. Have no fear of going hungry as you are guided through this sensible approach to detox, diet, and healthy lifestyle. With a balance of information, mind/body tools, and experiential exploration, effect lasting changes on all levels of your being. Key aspects of this retreat include Organic juices, grains, and savory broth Green-juice option Conscious breathing and guided imagery to access inner wisdom Yoga, movement, and walking Mindful eating and healing your relationship with food Nutrition practices for easing food cravings and balancing blood sugar Jump-starting healthy weight loss.
Note A health intake form must be completed and returned in advance of your arrival. The form will be included with your confirmation materials; you may also download it on the Kripalu website. Tuition $360. Add 1 midweek night and 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code RJF-133)
pleted the basic course in EMDR. CE credits. This workshop is for EMDR-trained clinicians who work with clients that struggle with developmental trauma and have significant attachment issues. Focusing on therapeutic dyads as the vehicle that takes this powerful and effective psychotherapy approach to a deeper level, learn to utilize the moment-to-moment experience of both clinician and client to facilitate developmental repair as well as reprocessing of difficult experiences. In this workshop, you learn how to Identify the four attachment styles and specific patterns of response that correspond to each style Apply strategies to modulate and track the clients experience in a moment-to-moment way, facilitating their ability to process implicit as well as explicit memory states Facilitate developmental repair and integration of experience in reprocessing sessions using attachment-related, advanced cognitive interweave strategies Utilize your own subjective experience during sessions by learning to identify the clients process versus your own. This training includes demonstrations, lecture and discussion, videotapes of clinical sessions, breakout sessions, and dyad work for hands-on experience of how these concepts and practices are applied.
Tuition $675. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code AERA-131)
Annie B. Kay and Mel Sotos

Your jump-start for healthier living. Detoxification is a natural body process that is compromised when our system becomes overloaded from poor diet, allergies, stress, infections, and toxins such as heavy metals. Join two leading nutritionists to explore the science behind detox and experience an integrated approach to cleansing the body. This program is ideal for people with symptoms that can be improved by a detox program, including headaches, poor concentration, fatigue, joint pain, muscle aches and pain, and skin problems such as acne or eczema. In this program, you Enjoy a balanced vegetarian detox diet plan Learn the five common causes of toxic overload and how stress impacts digestion and detoxification Explore the essential elements of a sciencebased detoxification diet, including critical nutrients that support toxin removal Get answers to questions on detox topics that include organic, raw foods; acid-base balance; water needs; detox supplements; and exercise Discover how to create a sustainable detox kitchen and learn culinary nutrition tips Explore yoga postures that assist the detox process Learn strategies for dealing with emotional detox.
Tuition $460. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code RRDT-133)
Annie B. Kay, MS, RD, RYT, is Kripalus Lead Integrative Dietitian, a senior Healthy Living faculty member, and author of Every Bite Is Divine. Mel Sotos, MA, is a nutritionist with training in nutrition science, nutrigenomics, food science, and functional foods. In her private practice in Texas, she specialized in eating disorders and the nutritional rehabilitation of food sensitivities and allergies.
Find out more about Kripalu Healthy Living programs on page 16.
Deany Laliotis, LICSW, specializes in treatment of complex trauma, traumatic stress disorders, and attachment issues. She is a senior trainer for the EMDR Institute. www.deanylaliotis.com
Alison Shore Gaines has led life-changing cleansing and mindfulness retreats since 1988. A certified holistic-health educator, life coach, yoga teacher, and minister, she draws from her extensive training in yoga, holistic nutrition, and bodycentered counseling to lead workshops that empower participants from the inside out. www.sacrednourishment.com
June 69 ThursdaySunday SuperHealth: Yogic Science for Food and Relationship Issues Mukta Kaur Khalsa and Jocelyn Johnson
June 79 FridaySunday Awaken the Mindful Self: Five Steps to Living More Consciously Andrew Vidich
For everyone. CE credits.
SuperHealth is a precise and proven system of yogic science created by Yogi Bhajan. Using Kundalini Yoga and meditation as their foundation, SuperHealth techniques address a wide range of issues, including food and relationships. Learn positive coping mechanisms for healthier life choices as you clear the subconscious mind and recalibrate blocks in thinking and relating with yourself and others. In this training, you Enjoy therapeutic juice formulas to cleanse and rebuild your system Identify unconscious triggers and gain understanding of the impact of stress on relationships Learn how habits are formed, and how they can be broken with simple, practical techniques Explore foods for health, healing, and optimal body functioning Experience breathing exercises, conscious relaxation, and muscle-tension release for self-renewal Meditate to promote self-reliance and autonomy Identify immediate gratification behaviors that activate urge instincts. Mukta Kaur Khalsa and Jocelyn Johnson invite you to have fun, laugh, and feel good. Most of all, experience completeness within yourself and a renewed connection to your spiritual vitality.
Recommended reading Mukta Kaur Khalsa, Meditations for Addictive Behavior (I Was There Press). Note Tuition includes a manual and a book. Tuition $320. Add 1 midweek night and 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code CVFS-131)
June 79 FridaySunday Partner Yoga for Mothers and Daughters Elysabeth Williamson and Lisa Cannizzaro
For mothers and adult daughters, 16 years and up; all levels of yoga welcome, including beginners. CE credits.
Yoga is a powerful tool for dissolving habitual patterns that no longer serve you. This weekend is an opportunity to renew and celebrate the deep bond shared between mothers and daughters as you learn to let go of those old patterns in your physical body, your emotional body, and your relationships. Using the power of breath, healing touch, and partner yoga, Elysabeth Williamson and her daughter, Lisa Cannizzaro, teach you to see each other in fresh ways. In this workshop, you learn how to Be with yourself and your daughter/mother in new and refreshing ways Support each other with healing touch and partner practices Actively listen with compassion and clarity Sit in back-to-back partner meditations, recognizing each other as souls in human form. Come affirm your ever-evolving relationship based on mutual respect and adult friendship.
Recommended reading Elysabeth Williamson, The Pleasures and Principles of Partner Yoga (Wisdom Arts); Partner Yoga Touch iPhone/iPad app. Tuition $225. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code PYMD-131)
In todays fast-paced and stress-filled world, many of us find ourselves living lives of quiet desperation. Through a simple, five-step practice, each of us can learn to live more consciously and compassionately in the present moment. By awakening the mindful Self, we can release the painful effects of the past and transform each moment into a blooming paradise. In this workshop, we learn how to Stay centered and alive within our true Self Develop one-pointed concentration, giving each person or task our undivided attention Increase the length and quality of our attention span Develop a solution-oriented approach to problem solving by not dwelling on the past or worrying about the future Commit to tasks and goals on a daily, weekly, and yearly basis. Using interactive discussion, quiet reflection, and silent meditation, Andrew Vidich shares how we can meet each moment with deep peace, insight, and expansive awareness.
Note Wear comfortable clothing; please see this program on the Kripalu website for recommended reading. Tuition includes a curriculum guidebook. Tuition $215. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code AMSF-131)
Andrew Vidich, PhD, is an educator, consultant, author of Light Upon Light, and international speaker in the fields of leadership, spirituality, and meditation. www.leadershipinstitute-inc.com
Mukta Kaur Khalsa, PhD, director of SuperHealth, studied with Yogi Bhajan for 30 years. She is a Special Representative to the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime. www.super-health.net Jocelyn Johnson (Suchas Kaur), APRN, is a SuperHealth instructor in private practice as a psychiatric nurse specialist. www.super-health.net
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Elysabeth Williamson, E-RYT 500, is the founder of PrincipleBased Partner Yoga and author of The Pleasures and Principles of Partner Yoga. www.partneryoga.net Lisa Cannizzaro, MS, daughter of Elysabeth Williamson, has been a yoga and partner yoga practitioner for nine years. She is a speech/language pathologist in Burlington, Vermont.
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June 79 FridaySunday Yoga and Beyond for the Rest of Us Peggy Cappy June 79 FridaySunday Inner Fire Yoga and Kirtan Immersion Weekend David Newman (Durga Das) and Shiva Das
For all levels. CE credits. For all levels and for those who want to teach adaptive yoga; no yoga experience required. CE credits.
June 911 SundayTuesday Cutting Through Obstacles: Healing ChdA Buddhist Healing Retreat Karma Lhatrul Rinpoche
For everyone.
Inner Fire Yoga is a dynamic practice that evolves moment-to-moment as a call to grace. A merging of hatha and bhakti yoga, it is an approach of embodied devotion that fosters the awakening of spirit through surrender and love. Join David Newman (Durga Das) and Shiva Das to kindle your inner fire in an enlightening weekend immersion. David and Shiva Das are cofounders of this unique style, which they have cultivated for the last 17 years. Shiva Das leads a breath- and movement-based asana practice with the intention of fostering spiritual awakening and the opening of the heart. David, an internationally renowned chant artist, offers live music, leads the group in the practice of kirtan chanting, and shares Bhakti yoga teachings on love as a way of life!
You may have seen Peggy Cappys yoga programs on public television. This is your chance to experience Peggy in person as she teaches the many benefits of yoga in a safe, enjoyable, and friendly environment. Whether youre new to yoga, simply out of shape, or can no longer do traditional poses in the same way, its easy to begin right where you are with gentle stretches and accessible yoga postures. You learn Warm-ups to ease the body into motion Essential yoga poses and ways to gradually increase a poses challenge and intensity Meditation practices and guided visualizations Simple, powerful breathing exercises Effective relaxation techniques Ways to adapt these practices to your bodys needs and abilities, including use of a chair for balance and stability. Peggys joy and enthusiasm for yoga is contagious. Her knowledgeable and practical approach draws on more than three decades of extensive experience teaching yoga students and training yoga teachers.
Tuition $200. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code YFRU-132)
Healing Chd is a rare and ancient Buddhist ritual known for its power to heal mental and physical sickness, remove karmic obstacles to spiritual growth, and address human suffering. There are no instructions to follow or techniques to learn. You simply lie down, rest, and receive healing. Chd is suitable for any kind of physical or mental distress, whether chronic or mild. Chd consists of four musically compelling rituals. The sacred sound and mantra initiate the favorable conditions necessary to pacify the causes of physical, emotional, and spiritual discord. Karma Lhatrul Rinpoche leads this healing experience along with another lama from the Himalayas. With roots in traditional Indian Buddhism, these Healing Chd events are being offered in the West to raise money to support a nunnery and monastery in Arunachal Pradesh, one of the poorest parts of India, where no spiritual, educational, or artistic services currently exist. A portion of Kripalus proceeds from this program will be donated in support of this effort.
Note This program has a special schedule. Tuition $195. Add 2 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code HCBH-131)
& meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code IFY-131) David Newman (Durga Das) is a kirtan artist, sacred singersongwriter, and practitioner and educator of bhakti yoga, the yoga of love. Shiva Das has been studying hatha yoga since 1986 and teaching since 1995. He cocreated Inner Fire Yoga, an artful balance of intention-based postures, pranayama, yogic philosophy, mantra, and meditation.
Peggy Cappy, author of Yoga for All of Us, is known for her bestselling series Yoga for the Rest of Us, seen on public television. www.peggycappy.com
Karma Lhatrul Rinpoche is the highest reincarnate lama at Zangdokpalri Monastery. Born in Bhutan, he spent nine years in solitary retreat studying with Kunzang Dechen Lingpa Rinpoche.
evening event
Saturday June 8, 7:30 pm
Concert with David Newman (Durga Das)

For Kripalu registered guests only. Reservations/guaranteed seating not available for this event. Visit kripalu.org/eveningevents.
Pathway to Enlightenment with

June 912 SundayWednesday New Beliefs, New Brain: Rewiring Our Stories for Better Brain and Spiritual Health Lisa Wimberger
Audrey Pearson (Devdasi) and James Pearson (Mohan)

June 912 SundayWednesday Pathway to Enlightenment: Reiki I and II (Shoden and Okuden) Japanese Gendai Reiki Ho
CE credits. Awaken to the innate, healing wisdom of Reiki and deepen your connection to Source. This workshop includes traditional Reiki I and II attunements, a hands-on curriculum, and Reiki self-purification techniques that teach the practice of accepting all that is, as it is. You receive three traditional Reiki symbols and learn to Use Reiki to heal yourself and be empowered to offer it to others Send Reiki beyond time-bound consciousness to the timeless state of being that is Reiki Accept realities you may have resisted in the past Understand the conflicting manifestations of the psychological and biological realms. Audrey and James Pearsons Reiki lineage stretches back to Sensei Usui, Reikis founder, via Japans Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai member Hiroshi Doi Sensei. Their approach to Reiki as a path to enlightenment is a result of in-depth study and the practice of consciousness aligned with prana. Leave this training empowered to share Reiki as Sensei Usui intended.
Note Tuition includes a manual. Please eat lightly before opening night. Tuition $250. Add 3 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code PTR-131)
Neuroscience and shamanism reveal the same thing: We have the power to heal ourselves. This hands-on intensive combines neuroscience principles with mindfulness practices in a holistic modality called Neurosculpting. This program offers guided meditations, lifestyle support, journaling, group activities, and basic neuroscience studies. We also learn to Identify limiting beliefs Understand basic temporal lobe and prefrontal cortex functioning Explore neurotransmitter control Create a mind-body map for neurological associations Use six Neurosculpting meditation techniques Apply a neurological overlay to existing limitations Generate a new and limitless belief system. Lisa Wimberger offers a comprehensive toolkit for dealing with lifes most challenging situations in a mindful, healing, and empowering way.
Recommended reading Lisa Wimberger, New Beliefs, New Brain (Divine Arts Media). Note Wear comfortable clothing. Tuition $250. Add 3 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code NBNB-131)
June 1214 WednesdayFriday Pathway to Enlightenment: Reiki Master Practitioner (Shinpiden) Japanese Gendai Reiki Ho Level III
CE credits. Reiki Master training empowers you to experience the peace that is Reiki for yourself, and share Master-level awareness with others. In this workshop, you Receive the traditional Usui Reiki Master attunement and symbol to deepen your awakening to Reiki Move into acceptance and learn to guide others in accepting realities that were resisted in the past in order to protect the egos self-image Integrate the conflicting psychological and biological inner manifestations of struggle versus acceptance Learn Reiki I and II teaching protocols so that you can teach and attune others. Join a teaching lineage that comes directly from the founder of Reiki, Sensei Usui. Practice Reiki as a path of enlightenment in which consciousness itself is aligned with prana.
Prerequisites Min. 6 months Reiki II. See this program on the Kripalu website for additional details. Tuition $195. Add 2 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code PTRM-131)
Lisa Wimberger, MA, MBTI, is founder of the Neurosculpting Institute and author of New Beliefs, New Brain. She fuses science and 31 years of meditation experience into a holistic healing approach. www.neurosculptinginstitute.com
Audrey Pearson (Devdasi) and James Pearson (Mohan), RYS 500, are certified traditional Usai Reiki Masters and Gendai Reiki Shihans in the lineage of Hiroshi Doi Sensai. Both certified Kripalu Yoga teachers, they co-teach Reiki trainings at Yogapathways, a Center for Yoga and Reiki in Northborough, Massachusetts. www.yogapathways.com
Combine these programs for a 10 percent tuition discount for each program.
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June 914 SundayFriday Become Clear, Strong, and Joyful with Raja Yoga Michele Hbert and Mehrad Nazari
June 914 FridaySunday Wild Hips, Gypsy Heart: Belly Dance as Self-Empowerment Melina of Daughters of Rhea
For women; beginners are welcome. CE credits.
June 1014 MondayFriday
Raja Yoga picks you up where you are and sets you down a remade human being. Huston Smith, author of The Worlds Religions Immerse yourself in the ancient practices of yoga for strengthening and deepening your connection with your true nature. This yoga and meditation retreat is dedicated to consciously enhancing your creativity and joy through the multidimensional practices of Raja Yoga. In this workshop, you Experience a well-rounded hatha yoga program Learn pranayama practices to increase energy levels and calm the body and mind Establish a regular meditation practice Take part in a Yoga, Health, and Happiness session full of joy and laughter. If you are a practicing meditator, this retreat can deepen your practice. If you are new to meditation, it can provide guidance and insight. Through meditation and reflection on the light within, your authentic Self guides you toward clarity about your life purpose.
Recommended reading Michele Hbert, The
Unleash your primal energies and learn to move your hips in a million ways as Melina shares her familys ancient belly-dance secrets. Using poetic yet precise instruction, somatic storytelling, chakra imagery, rhythm response, and principles of ancient Greek dance, Melina teaches beautiful and empowering belly-dance movements. You learn strong and graceful meditative poses; wild, sublime shimmies; snake-like undulations; graceful hands and arms; traveling steps; and body isolations galore. Each day, Melina introduces fun, easy-tofollow belly-dance combinations in her signature Greco-Turkish style. This workshop includes The basics of belly dance with an emphasis on energizing breath Proper posture and body alignment How to divinely present and balance a prop on your head Artful whirling with veils How to play finger cymbals and tambourines while dancing. No previous dance experience is required, only bare feet, an open heart, and the readiness to celebrate life, creativity, community, and your vibrant self.
Tuition $325. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code AABD-131)
A Wellness Retreat for People Living with Parkinsons and Their Care Partners
Aruni Nan Futuronsky and Maria Sirois
Kripalu Healthy Living, in collaboration with the National Parkinson Foundation, offers this unique program for people living with Parkinsons for more than five years. Are you or someone you love living with Parkinsons disease? Learn the latest information on research, medication, and lifestyle changes that can improve the quality of life for you and your loved ones. Each day of this retreat offers both educational sessions and hands-on workshops on the benefits of movement, meditation, yoga, and conscious communication. In this program, you Learn the latest research and what you need to know about exercise and nutrition Demystify medications Learn how yoga and meditation can improve quality of life Enjoy yoga, dance and movement classes, and outdoor activities Share and learn from each other in daily care partners breakout groups Develop new skills for managing stress and selfcare. Join us as we explore how to live as fully as possible in a unique community of others facing the same challenges.
Tuition $100. Add 4 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code NPF-131) Contact/Registration To find out if this program is right for you, please contact the National Parkinson Foundation at 800.473.4636 or helpline@parkinson.org.
Tenth Door: An Adventure Through the Jungles of Enlightenment (Emerald); Michele Hbert and Mehrad Nazari, The Inner Practices of Yoga (CD set); Mehrad Nazari, Raja Yoga: The Authentic Practice (DVD).
Tuition $375. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code PEC-131)
Michele Hbert and Mehrad Nazari, cofounders of the Raja Yoga Institute and yoga teachers for more than 35 years, lead spiritual retreats and trainings internationally. www.rajayogis.net
Melina of Daughters of Rhea (Melinda Pavlata), PhD, is a second-generation belly-dance artist, circus performer, choreographer, and writer. She cofounded the Daughters of Rhea Belly Dance Company, Cirque Passion European Family Circus, and the ALS Therapy Development Institute, and was featured in the documentary So Much, So Fast. www.daughtersofrhea.com
Melina of Daughters of Rhea
kripalus got wanderlust!

Experience the best of Kripalu with some of our top yoga teachers and Ayurvedic experts at the Wanderlust Festival in Stratton, Vermont, June 2023.
Aruni Nan Futuronsky, Senior Life Coach and Program Advisor for Kripalu Healthy Living programs, is a Kripalu Yoga teacher with more than 35 years of experience. www.coacharuni.com Maria Sirois, PsyD, is an inspirational speaker, seminar leader, and author who has worked at the intersections of wellness, psychology, and spirituality for nearly 20 years. Her book, Every Day Counts: Lessons in Love, Faith, and Resilience from Children Facing Illness, was published in 2006. www.mariasirois.com
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June 1216 WednesdaySunday Refilling Your Well: A Self-Nurturing Retreat Priti Robyn Ross
June 1416 FridaySunday Broga Yoga: A Mens Yoga Retreat Robert Sidoti
For men; all levels of yoga experience welcome. CE credits.
June 1416 FridaySunday Reboot: Mindful Summer Hiking and Deep Yoga Relaxation Randal Williams
There comes a time when you know you need to take a breakwhen body and soul are searching for sacred space in which to relax and let go. Spend a restorative time-out immersed in nurturing activities that replenish your soul, increase your joy, and ease your stress. When you make self-nurturance a priority, you actively counter the effects of stress, which otherwise can lead to chronic imbalances, burnout, and illness. In this workshop, you Experience healing yoga, hand massage, deep relaxation, breathwork, and walking meditation Awaken your inner peacemaker using creative journaling, guided imagery, music, and joyful movement Understand the physiology of stress and its effects on body and mind Practice maitri, the act of loving-kindness toward the self Learn simple, effective take-home tools to enrich your daily life. Come restore inner balance and give yourself the gift of sacredness in your life in a retreat that awakens your spirit and enhances your well-being. Its time to claim the power and healing art of self-care.
Note Bring a picture of a loved one, yourself as
Men think differently, and their bodies move differently than womens. Shouldnt there be a yoga class geared specifically for the bodies and minds of men? Actually, there is, and its called Broga Yoga. Join Brogas creator and cofounder, Robert Sidoti, for a weekend of strong, fun, yet accessible yoga classes and discussion, specially developed for the benefit of guys. Join Robert over Fathers Day weekend to Learn foundational yoga poses and basic breathwork Experience Broga classes that incorporate strong yoga flows and functional fitness exercises Learn how to listen to your body in new ways that help alleviate chronic pain, strengthen weak areas, and reduce the chances of injury Learn stress-release and stress-reduction techniques Take time for yourself (something many guys rarely do). This retreat offers basic tools that you can take with you into your job, family life, and exercise routines. You might even feel inspired to practice yoga (or Broga) regularly.
Note Please see this program on the Kripalu website for a list of what to bring and other information. Tuition $215. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code BYMY-131)
Refresh the vital realms of body, mind, and breath on this magical getaway complete with masterful guidance. Connect with summer in the beautiful Berkshires. Celebrate your being and open to your place in nature with mindful hiking that features fresh, revitalizing air to breathe and rich, cool ground to touch. After hiking, you head indoors, turning inward with a simple, supported, and deep yoga relaxation and meditation experience. In this program, you learn Mindfulness exercises Breath and movement coordination Healing yoga postures. Refresh, renew, and revitalize as you open to the beauty of your inner and outer worlds.
Note Hikes vary according to group abilities. Bring rain gear, hiking boots or sturdy walking shoes, a hat, sunscreen, layered outside clothing, a small backpack, insect repellent, and a water bottle. Please contact the presenter if you have any questions or health concerns in regards to taking this program at www.randalwilliams.com. Tuition $250. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code YHR-132)
a child, or someone special who brings you joy. Priti also recommends that you treat yourself to a Healing Arts service during your free time.
Tuition $295. Add 2 midweek nights and 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code ROW-131)
Randal Williams is lead faculty at Kripalu. He brings a deep understanding of yoga and a gentle mindfulness to his teachings. www.randalwilliams.com
Priti Robyn Ross, E-RYT 500, codirects both Kripalu Yoga and Prana Yoga teacher trainings, and has been leading workshops in yoga and health for more than 20 years. www.lifeasyoga.com
Robert Sidoti is a certified yoga instructor, a certified personal trainer, and an accomplished athlete. He created Broga to bring the benefits of yoga to more men. www.brogayoga.com
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June 1416 FridaySunday Zumba and Dance Weekend: Ditch the Workout, Join the Party! Shahidah Ansari and Samuel Salazar
CE credits. Lose yourself in hypnotic rhythms from around the world with Shahidah Ansari and Samuel Salazar, Zumba choreography specialists. Experience the Zumba Fitness program, an exhilarating total-body workout that has revolutionized the way millions of people think about exercise. In this program, you learn The basic steps for salsa, merengue, belly dance, Bollywood, samba, and many other dances to improve your Zumba Fitness skills Moves to take from the studio to the dance floor Stretches to keep your best assets limber How to shape up, have fun, and discover a fitter, sexier you. Dont miss this exclusive and intimate opportunity to enjoy the many benefits of Zumba with Shahidah and Samuel. Whether youre a Zumba teacher, a Zumba fan, or want to discover what all the Zumba buzz is about, come prepared to sweat, laugh, build confidence, and join the party.
Tuition $215. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code DWZ-131)
June 1416 FridaySunday Healing Your Souls Past to Realize Your True Potential Ainslie MacLeod
In this inspirational workshop, psychic Ainslie MacLeod, author of The Transformation: Healing Your Past Lives to Realize Your Souls Potential, takes you on a journey of profound spiritual healing and growth to uncover the blocks that prevent you from living your life to the fullest. Learn how to Identify 10 past-life fears by their symptoms or resonances in this life Eradicate unexplained fears and phobias, from claustrophobia to public speaking, by uncovering their past-life causes Overcome internal blocks such as low selfesteem, insecurity, and loneliness Heal your souls wounds to live a life of greater purpose, meaning, and fulfillment. Through a series of short past-life explorations, Ainslie guides you on an intensive personal quest to understand and transform traumatic events from prior incarnations. This program benefits anyone seeking practical and effective ways to live a more fulfilling life, and of particular interest to those who wish to overcome specific fears and phobias.
Tuition $240. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code OPLF-131)
June 1416 FridaySunday
TriYoga: Yoga, Veda, and Nada
Kali Ray
(Yogini Kaliji)
TriYoga is the art and science of yogaflow, guided by kriyavati siddhikundalini-inspired yogaas expressed through Yogini Kaliji. This magical flow includes the inherent qualities of Rhythmic pacing Relaxation in action Wavelike spinal movements Economy of motion. Systematically introduced, yogaflow unites pranayama and mudra with dynamic and sustained asana. When the movement of body, breath, and mind harmonizes, the inner flow emerges. This workshop also includes pranavidya, the trifold practice of pranayama, dharana, and meditation. In addition, Kaliji and nada yogi Mercury Max present Sanskrit chants in call-and-response style. Ultimately, TriYoga is merging with universal energy. Woven into the flow, Kaliji naturally shares jnana with clarity and humor. Join her to explore the path of yoga, the ageless knowledge of the Vedas, and the mantra and music of nada yoga.
Note Kali Ray recommends eating a vegan diet for the weekend. Tuition $220. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code TRYG-131)
Shahidah Ansari uses her own soulful twist to make fitness fun and sweating a joyful experience through music that inspires movement and dance that lifts the spirits. Samuel Salazar teaches at the world-renowned Alvin Ailey Dance Theater and travels the world presenting Zumba Fitness Master Classes and ZIN sessions as a Zumba Jammer.
Ainslie MacLeod is an internationally acclaimed psychic, and award-winning author of The Instruction and The Transformation. A featured teacher on Oprahs Soul Series, he has developed a unique method for identifying and overcoming fears, blocks, and limiting beliefs from past lives. www.soul-world.com
Kali Ray (Yogini Kaliji) is internationally renowned as a yogini and founder of TriYoga. She is an acclaimed proponent of the ahimsa trinity of animal rights, human health, and ecology. www.triyoga.com
I so enjoyed my first stay at Kripalumy entire experience was more than I had anticipated.
Anna N., Tewksbury, Massachusetts
June 1621 SundayFriday Transformational Vinyasa Yoga: The Body and Beyond Lesley Desaulniers and Amanda Harding
For people with min. 6 months yoga experience. CE credits.
June 1416 FridaySunday Conscious Connection: Thai Massage for Couples Kimberly Larson and Terrel Broussard
For couples of any sexual orientation. CE credits.
June 1620 SundayThursday Word Walks Lara Tupper

For everyone.
Are you looking for a more intimate connection with your partner? Do you long to be nurtured in your relationship? Healing touch has the power to energize your love. Explore a more fulfilling relationship through the exchange of Thai massage. This powerful practice releases tension, relaxes the mind, and allows you to have fun while building a deeper connection. In this workshop, you learn to Listen deeply with hands and heart Understand individual needs through conscious communication Care for each other with hands-on bodywork Kindle kindness and love with skillful touch. Thai massage, a playful mix of compassionate touch, yoga stretches, and loving-kindness meditation, is done fully clothed on a cushioned mat. Learning Thai massage can build the strength of your relationship throughout your life together, and this workshop teaches you a full Thai flow to offer each other at home.
Note Kneeling postures are used during this program. Please wear loose, comfortable clothing and walking shoes, and bring a journal to program sessions. Tuition includes a DVD. Tuition $250. Add 2 weekend nights room
Soak in fresh air and new writing ideas in the scenic Berkshire hills. Just as Henry David Thoreau did his best thinking while sauntering through the Massachusetts woods, this workshop offers you the opportunity to be guided by the beauty of Kripalus grounds, classic poems and essays on nature, and creative writing exercises designed to cultivate awareness. Thoreau, who walked with little regard for speed or purpose, provides an apt lesson in being present with what is. This program includes Gentle, inspiring strolls Readings from Frost, Thoreau, and Wordsworth Writing exercises designed to stir the five senses, rejuvenate the spirit, and reconnect with the natural world A safe, supportive space in which to share your words Ways to develop ideas for future writing projects, and strategies for maintaining a practice at home. Word Walkers ramble outdoors and ruminate indoors. No prior writing experience is necessary, just a willingness to observe and feel.
Note Please wear comfortable walking shoes, and bring a journal to program sessions. Tuition $295. Add 4 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code WWP-131)
Transformational Vinyasa Yoga uses body, breath, and mind in a particular manner to help you find energy, contentment, and focus. This unique and inspiring workshop takes you on a journey to an inner space of serenity and self-awareness. In this program, you Experience the dynamic power and healing of live-music vinyasa Explore movement in your yoga practice, discovering where steadiness, spaciousness, strength, and presence of mind can be cultivated Learn to release old habits, conditioning, fear, and other obstacles to joy Renew energy, passion, and purpose through real-world spiritual teachings and esoteric anatomy explorations Practice meditations for health, happiness, and deep peace. Join Lesley Desaulniers and Amanda Harding for a workshop enlivened by the power of music, meditation, chanting, and sweaty, soulful vinyasa.
Tuition $295. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code TVBB-131)
Lesley Desaulniers, coowner with Amanda Harding of Prema Yoga Brooklyn, imbues her classes with a blend of scholarly study, spiritual awareness, and good humor. www.premayogabrooklyn.com Amanda Harding came to yoga after a lifetime of dancing. Her vigorous and dynamic classes incorporate the fluidity of dance with alignment, breath, patience, and fun. www.premayogabrooklyn.com
& meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code TMC-132) Kimberly Larson and Terrel Broussard combine more than 30 years of experience in the fields of Thai massage, yoga, and health. They have trained extensively in Thailand, and travel nationally and internationally teaching the ancient arts of massage and Ayurveda. They co-own Lakshmis Garden, a massage, yoga, and Ayurveda retreat center for couples and individuals. www.lakshmisgarden.com
Lara Tupper, MFA, is the author of A Thousand and One Nights. She taught writing at Rutgers University, and now lives and writes in the Berkshires. www.laratupper.com
learn to teach
This summer, gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence you need to become an exceptional yoga teacher.
learn more at
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June 1621 SundayFriday Foundations of Svaroopa Yoga Vidyadevi Stillman

Rejuvenate and Reclaim Life After 40

Maria Sirois and Healthy Living Faculty
CE credits. Crafting a meaningful, passionate, healthy life. Are you looking at the second half of your life and wondering whats next? Ready to reinvigorate your life with joy and health? Midlife can be a challenging, yet powerfully creative time, letting go of old identities and moving into new territory. Its a time of adventure and reinventing ourselves with the benefit of all the experience, confidence, and wisdom weve acquired over the years. In this program led by an exceptional group of teachers, including a psychotherapist, nutritionist, fitness professionals, life coach, and senior-level yoga teachers, discover how to cultivate healthbody, mind, and spiritand create a life that is deeply meaningful and joyous. Learn how to Enhance physical energy, mental clarity, and emotional balance Reconnect to your dreams and inner joy to help you fall in love with life Decrease stress and increase harmony in your life Reduce the risk of the chronic diseases of aging, including heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and dementia Age with energy and vitality through nutrition and mindfulness. Create an inspired plan for the second half of your life.
Tuition $450. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code RRMH-133)
Come discover an entirely different way to live in your body. Core-opening Svaroopa techniques and teachings offer profound inner experiences in just a few short days. Through in-depth classes, anatomy training, partner poses, chanting, meditation, and more, you learn The principles and poses of Svaroopa Yoga The primary spinal-opening postures Yogas ancient tantric texts and their relationship to the openings you experience in your body. This program guarantees deep opening and change. Upon satisfactory completion, you are qualified to teach introductory Svaroopa Yoga classes. Let Svaroopa Yoga transform your life!
Required reading Wynn Kapit and Lawrence M. Elson, The Anatomy Coloring Book, 3rd Edition (Benjamin Cummings). Note Bring The Anatomy Coloring Book with you. This program involves intense inner work but is accessible to new yogis. The intensive nature of this workshop precludes participation in other Kripalu events or Healing Arts services. Please see this program on the Kripalu website for additional information. Tuition $560. Add 5 midweek nights room
June 1621 SundayFriday Bhakti Infusion: Revitalize Your Yoga Practice and Your Life Through Bhakti Yoga Sean Johnson and the Wild Lotus Band
For those with some experience of yoga; no prior experience with music or chanting is required. CE credits.
Kabir says, Lift the veil that obscures the heart and there you will find what you are looking for. If your yoga practice or your life feels dry and uninspired, if youre thirsty for creative juice, if you want to lift the veil that obscures your heart, this workshop is an invitation to drink from the life-giving well of bhakti yoga. In this program, you Merge your body- and heart-consciousness with vinyasa yoga practice and live music Tune into your being with singing meditation, kirtan chanting, and dance Explore your own life story more deeply through interactive storytelling, mythology, and journaling Spark a romance with life itself using the love poetry of the bhakti tradition. Sing your heart out, rekindle your soul, stir the gods and goddesses within you, tap into your inner poet, dance like a child, and rejoice in the awakening of your unique voice and creativity.
Recommended listening Sean Johnson and the Wild Lotus Band, Devaloka (CD). Note Bring a journal and one or more meaningful items that reflect your heart and soul for a community altar. Tuition $325. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code BIBY-131)
& meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code FSY-131) Vidyadevi Stillman, CSYT, E-RYT 500, is Svaroopa Yogas premier trainer and director of programs, studying and teaching directly with Svaroopa Yoga originator Swami Nirmalananda (Rama Berch) for 19 years. She easily combines clarity, depth, and humor, and her previous experience as a research scientist enlivens her understanding of the science of yoga. www.svaroopayoga.org
Sean Johnson, yoga teacher and kirtan artist, and the Wild Lotus Band are celebrated as a guiding voice of bhakti yoga in the West and the first kirtan band to play the New Orleans Jazz Festival. www.seanjohnsonandthewildlotusband.com
Maria Sirois, PsyD, is an inspirational speaker, seminar leader, and author who has worked at the intersections of wellness, psychology, and spirituality for nearly 20 years. Her book, Every Day Counts: Lessons in Love, Faith, and Resilience from Children Facing Illness, was published in 2006. www.mariasirois.com
Sean Johnson and the Wild Lotus Band
June 1621 SundayFriday Embodying the Dream: The Practice of Archetypal Dreamwork Christa Lancaster and Marc Bregman
Are you ready to step into your dreams, allowing them to awaken and enliven you? Mysterious yet practical, dreams beckon you into the alchemy of real change, which is felt in the body itself. Experiencing dreams in a physical way is a practice, like yoga, that releases energy and dissolves the emotional blockages that keep you from being fully present in your life. Master dream teachers Christa Lancaster and Marc Bregman invite you to Step into your own dreams, aided by the group, to engage the powerful elements of transformation unique to you Learn how embodying dreams awakens new feelings Share in the enactment of others dreams Experience a deep sense of community with the group as you get to know each other on a soul level. Christa and Marc have created a lively, dynamic dream-enactment process that brings the unconscious elements of transformation into consciousness through the body.
Recommended reading See this program on
June 1626 10-day program
Let Your Yoga Dance Teacher Training: Chakra Fusion
Megha Nancy Buttenheim
the Kripalu website.

Note Please record 35 dreams you have had prior to the workshop and bring those notes with you. Tuition $325. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code AD-131)
Christa Lancaster is a master Archetypal Dreamwork therapist and the cofounder and codirector of North of Eden and the Center for Archetypal Dreamwork. www.northofeden.com Marc Bregman founded Archetypal Dreamwork in 1973 and is the cofounder and codirector of North of Eden and the Center for Archetypal Dreamwork. www.northofeden.com
Give yourself the gift of a lifetime: healing through joy, grace in motion, and the dance of your own creativity. Let Your Yoga Dance teacher training is the first and only chakra yoga-based dance training of its kind. Directed by master teachertrainer Megha Nancy Buttenheim, this training offers top-notch instruction in the art of teaching and merging yoga and dance. Far more than mere instruction, this program is an in-depth experience of the seven chakras. Learn to lead the chakra dance of yoga from the wild and the woolly, the sexy and the silly, the deep and the delicious, the dance prayer of moving meditation. The training also includes Ongoing study of Kripalu Yoga meditation in motion Music appreciation A farewell to your inner critic In-depth mentoring and tips for teachers Techniques for self-promotion and marketing. At the end of this training, you return home able to offer a full, hour-long Let Your Yoga Dance class.
Note Tuition includes a manual. Tuition $1,095. Add 10 nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code DTF-131)
Megha Nancy Buttenheim, MA, E-RYT, is president and founder of Let Your Yoga Dance LLC. She is a teacher-trainer at Kripalu. www.letyouryogadance.com
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2-Day Program
5-Day Program
did you know?

In 2012, the Kripalu Schools of Yoga and Ayurveda scholarship program awarded $355,000 in scholarships to students attending the trainings, allowing more individuals and communities to experience the healing benefits of yoga and Ayurveda.
Evidence-Based Qigong (EBQ) Certification: Nurturing Mind, Body, and Spirit
Yang Yang
For yoga teachers, practitioners, and everyone interested in learning qigong. CE credits.
Are you looking for new material to teach your students? Would you like to attract a wider audience with an evidence-based program of gentle, restorative, mind-body exercise? Or do you just want to experience Chinese Yoga from a master instructor? This workshop teaches The essential foundation of all qigong practice Static (standing, sitting, and lying-down) qigong Dynamic (moving) qigong exercises. The Chinese word qi is identical in meaning to the Sanskrit word prana. Come deepen your understanding of the spiritual root common to all Eastern energy practices. The nurturing, relaxing, and core-strengthening benefits of qigong offer a perfect complement to your existing yoga practice. These exercises are low impact and appropriate for persons of all ages, physical abilities, and skill levels. Both the 2-day (8.5 requisite hours) and 5-day (23.5 requisite hours) workshops with Yang Yang are required for those seeking Level I instructor certification; however, the courses are non-sequential and may be taken in either order. The 5-day course is designed as an immersion training, allowing participants more time to work with Yang Yang and to deepen their understanding of the material.
Note There is an additional $35 materials fee for anyone who does not already have the manual and CD required for certification. Please see this program on the Kripalu website for additional information regarding instructional certification. Tuition 2-Day $220. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code TTQC-132) Tuition 5-Day $395. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code TTQC-133)

Yang Yang, PhD, is the founder of the Center for Taiji & Qigong Studies, New York, and a researcher and taiji/qigong instructor at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Center in New York City. www.centerfortaiji.com
guest story
Choosing a life of passion
A young adult finds direction at Kripalu

As a college graduation present, I was offered the chance to attend the Quarter-Life Calling program with Coby Kozlowski at Kripalu. There is no word to describe the experience except transformative. The program was focused on finding a life of passion in your twenties. The group, composed of young people, took part in different exercises designed to push us outside of our comfort zones. We were encouraged to explore uncharted areas of ourselves. During the most intense exercise, we paired up and stood 10 feet away from each other. We approached our partner, got really close, and yelled in his or her face for about 20 seconds. Then we switched roles. Different things came out for different people. Afterward, we hugged for what seemed like an eternity. I felt an incredible emotional release. During another empowering exercise, we sat with our eyes closed and raised our arms with our fingers extended toward the ceiling. We didnt know how long we were going to do this. After 15 minutes, when we were finally told to release, I had intense bodily feelings that really took me out of my head. The program was deeply emotional, perfect for what I was ready for at that time. I felt powerful and filled with gratitude. I left Kripalu crying in appreciation for the magic of being alive and was inspired to pursue more self-exploration and practice. A lot of my ideas started to come together and I became clear about what I wanted to do. After a year in graduate school pursuing a degree in exercise and sport science, I came back to Kripalu for yoga teacher training. I was grateful that my college allowed this training to serve as an internship. I think that the benefits of yoga and the mind/body connection are becoming more recognized in the West. I currently teach tennis, and I had ideas about combining yoga, tennis, and sports psychology into a business. The training really opened me up to looking at yoga differently. I know now that its so much more than just doing asanas. The yoga philosophy is now embedded in me, and I know that the skills Ive learned, such as conscious communication and reflective listening, will be helpful in all of my endeavors. I feel lucky to be a young person who has been exposed to such powerful tools to help me conduct myself with awareness and direction. I feel well prepared for life. Josh W., Hermon, Maine
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June 2123 FridaySunday Yoga and Kayaking Greg DiLisio and Johnny Snyder
CE credits.
June 2123 FridaySunday Mindfulness-Based Eating Awareness Training (MB-EAT) Jean Kristeller and Andrea Lieberstein
For everyone; no previous meditation experience is required. CE credits.
A New Way of Being: Womens Self-Renewal Retreat
Rene Peterson Trudeau

For women; no yoga experience necessary.
Take the plunge! Explore a whole new side of yourself and find out what makes kayaking in the Berkshires so magical. Join the dynamic team of Greg DiLisio (certified yoga, tai chi, and qigong teacher, and popular Kripalu program leader), and Johnny Snyder (world-class kayaker and professional guide) for flat-water adventures combined with basic yoga and qigong techniques. With Greg and Johnny as your guides, you experience The joy of kayaking beautiful lake waters Serene floating meditations The calm of qigong and yoga. This blend of yoga, qigong, and kayaking has you enjoying newfound peace, vitality, and maneuverability.
Note You will need a kayak for this program. Please see this program on the Kripalu website for important information on what to bring and kayak rentals. Tuition $240. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code YAK-131)
Ready to reconnect with your needs and desires? Are you in the midst of a career or life transition? Do you crave time for quiet reflection, rest, and renewal? Rene Peterson Trudeau has been creating transformational womens events for more than 20 years, and has designed a juicy and restorative retreat for women offered in a nurturing, empowering, and supportive environment. Tap into the healing power of self-care to nourish your body and soul. Integrate self-renewal strategies into your daily life as you learn to Slow down and connect with your Wise Self Explore your hearts desire and your life purpose Experience self-care as spiritual practice Tap into the gifts of self-acceptance and selfcompassion Relax and connect with your needs, desires, and your bodys natural rhythms Meditate to enhance peace and harmony in the everyday Discover how to balance yin/yang energy and access your feminine power Enjoy connection with like-minded women Embrace a New Way of Being and experience more freedom and joy. Women at all stages of life are welcome.
Note Bring a journal, wear comfortable clothing for movement, and eat lightly before opening night. Tuition $295. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code WSRR-131)
Greg DiLisio, Mac, is an experienced acupuncturist; holds highlevel qigong, tai chi, and yoga teacher certifications; and is passionate about moving energy through outdoor sports. www.mycenteredheart.com Johnny Snyder is a world-class kayaker who owned and operated a school on Africas Zambezi River. Johnny now guides trips in the Americas and leads excursions for Berkshire-area resorts.
Experience a new approach to eating, one that cultivates inner wisdom through a variety of mindful eating practices and guided meditations. National Institutes of Healthfunded research has shown Mindfulness-Based Eating Awareness to be a powerful approach to addressing mindless eating, which leads to struggling with weight, obesity, and disordered eating patterns. In this workshop, you learn A way to eat that is more attuned to your bodys needs To experience the full pleasure and taste of food without overeating Ways to release the guilt and struggle often associated with dieting. This weekend includes sitting meditation, eating meditations, group discussion, and gentle yoga exercises to heighten awareness and deepen understanding of mindfulness as it applies to eating and joyful living. You also explore current nutrition and exercise guidelines. The tools you take home can help you make more balanced and healthy choices in your life and be truly nourished by the food you eat.
Tuition $230. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code MBEAT-131)
Jean Kristeller, PhD, a clinical and research psychologist with a doctorate from Yale, has used meditation-based interventions for eating disorders and obesity for more than 20 years. www.indstate.edu Andrea Lieberstein, MPH, RD, RYT, is a nutritionist, mindfulness meditation teacher, and mindfuleating instructor who directs mind, body, spirit programs at Kaiser Permanente San Francisco. www.inspirecoaching.vpweb.com
Rene Peterson Trudeau is an internationally recognized life balance coach/speaker, president of Career Strategists, and author of The Mothers Guide to Self-Renewal and Nurturing the Soul of Your Family. www.reneetrudeau.com and www.careerstrategists.net
Relationship as Teacher, Healer, and Guide
Two opportunities to study with
Shakti Gawain
Joan Arnold
June 2325 SundayTuesday Enlivening Your Postures: Yoga and the Alexander Technique
For everyone; individuals and couples welcome.
Discover how you can use your relationships as a path to greater awareness. Shakti Gawain begins the weekend with foundational techniques from her best-selling books Creative Visualization, Living in the Light, and Developing Intuition. From there, you find out how problem areas in your relationships reflect valuable lessons you need to learn in order to experience more fulfillment and satisfaction. Learn how to Become aware of and heal your unconscious patterns Use the mirror of relationships Allow relationship trouble spots to guide you toward healing Explore the parent-child bonding patterns inherent in all relationships Communicate more successfully Move through fear of intimacy and commitment Balance closeness and independence Experience more fulfilling relationships with everyone in your life. Your parents, children, family, friends, and coworkers are really your greatest teachers. You do not need to be in a primary relationship to benefit from this workshop, which explores all relationships.
Tuition $265. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code RTHG-131)
Do you encounter constricting habits you cant overcome? Have some yoga poses defied your best efforts to master them? Find more joy in your yoga practice by learning the Alexander Techniques accessible approach to solving chronic body problems. Through discussion and play, this workshop explores the Alexander Techniques fundamental skills: learning to notice and release muscular overwork, relieving spinal compression, and embodying more ease in every activity. You learn to Perceive and release constrictions that arise on the yoga mat Reveal unconscious assumptions about breath, support, and effort Use principles of efficient movement Free the crucial juncture between head and spine Experience how the gentle Alexander touch helps you to heighten awareness and deepen release Enjoy the power and buoyancy that come from balancing effort and ease. The Alexander Techniques approach to alleviating stress and reducing or eliminating chronic pain can help you expand your range, improve your breathing, and illuminate your practice.
Recommended reading Richard Brennan, Change Your Posture, Change Your Life (Watkins). Note Wear yoga clothes and bring writing materials. Tuition $210. Add 2 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code EYP-131)
June 2528 TuesdayFriday Clear Eye, Light Touch: Yoga and the Alexander Technique for Teachers
For yoga teachers and serious practitioners. CE credits.
Shakti Gawain is an author, teacher, and pioneer in the field of personal growth and consciousness, helping people heal and develop all levels of their being. www.shaktigawain.com
Alexander Technique principles can sharpen your perceptions and clarify your response to students physical challenges. A method for solving back problems, relieving pain, and enhancing performance, the Alexander Technique offers a way to guide your students toward a more comfortable, joyful practice. Experience for yourself the Alexander Techniques principles of efficient movement. Through observation and exploration, you learn to Analyze the common movement habits that limit range or cause injury Help your students unravel limiting constrictions Free the crucial juncture between the head and the spine Listen with your hands Observe and experience the profound changes elicited by a gentle touch Explore ways to use words and touch that propel your students progress Promote the bodys resiliency and buoyancy for yourself and your students. Join Joan Arnold to deepen your practice and become a more effective teacher.
Recommended reading Missy Vineyard, How You Stand, How You Move, How You Live (Marlowe). Note Wear yoga clothes and bring writing materials and notes on your greatest teaching challenges. Tuition $255. Add 3 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code CELT-131)
Joan Arnold, MAmSAT, RYT, a certified Alexander Technique instructor, teaches throughout the New York City area. Her Anusara Yoga classes embody the Alexander Techniques expansive approach to movement. www.joanarnold.com
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June 2328 SundayFriday Yoga and Deep Relaxation Retreat: The Gift of Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra Jennifer Reis
Creating Health and Harmony: An Ayurvedic Retreat

Hilary Garivaltis and Annie B. Kay
CE credits. Discover an Ayurvedic approach to living well. Are you interested in Ayurveda but not sure where to start? Join us for this enlightening and fun Ayurveda immersion retreat. Drawing on the principle that good health is a balanced connection between mind, body, and spirit, you develop daily living practices that support health and well-being. You learn About the doshas and your own unique constitution The Ayurvedic approach to nutrition and diet How to cook nourishing Ayurvedic dishes Practical tools for creating more balance and harmony in your life The benefits of following the rhythm of nature How to create a personalized Ayurvedic health plan The role of yoga and pranayama in fostering health and well-being. Come reinvigorate your self-care habits and learn more about the Ayurvedic approach to living well.
Note We highly recommend receiving an Ayurvedic body treatment in our Healing Arts department during your stay (additional cost). Tuition $380. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code RRHH-132)
Breath~Body~Mind Teacher Training for Stress and Trauma
Richard P. Brown,
Patricia L. Gerbarg, and Heather Mason
For therapists and yoga teachers working with stressed and traumatized populations. CE credits.
Breath~Body~Mind integrates ancient and modern trauma-sensitive techniques to rapidly balance stress-response systems for self-care and healing others. Developed by medical doctors Richard P. Brown and Patricia Gerbarg, Breath~Body~Mind has proven benefits for health-care professionals, patients, military veterans, and survivors of mass disasters, including the Asia tsunami, 9/1 1, the Haiti earthquake, the Gulf oil spill, the Rwanda genocide, and slavery in Sudan. Training and results include Movement, breathing, meditation, practiceteaching, neurophysiology, research, and clinical issues Unique techniques to calm central fearprocessing networks and reduce physical/ psychological symptoms of anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder Improved mental focus, energy, productivity, sleep, empathy, connectedness, and joy. Breath~Body~Mind complements other mind-body programs, enhancing well-being, meditation, and transformation.
Note Tuition includes materials. See this program on the Kripalu website for a list of required and recommended readings. Tuition $700. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code BBMTT-132)
Experience deeper levels of inner freedom than you ever imagined possible, giving yourself permission to rest, balance, restore, and tap into new sources of energy. This nourishing retreat is the perfect combination of revitalizing yoga postures, breathing, mudras (hand gestures), and the profound healing rest called yoga nidra. Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra is the antidote for modern life. This inspired practice awakens your senses, allowing you to enjoy life fully. Nothing is required of you but to lie down and listen. In this workshop, you Experience deep peace Feel whole again Reclaim your inner radiance Alleviate not only muscular tension but also mental and emotional stress Learn to stimulate your bodys natural healing response Awaken through uplifting yoga practices Take home easy techniques to foster wellness in daily life. Be supported, held, and nourished as you discover supreme relaxation and vibrant health. You deserve to feel this good!
Tuition $325. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code YDRR-132)
Jennifer Reis, E-RYT 500, LMT, is an Integrative Yoga Therapist, Kripalu Yoga teacher, and creator of Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra and Five Element Yoga. www.jeniferreisyoga.com
Hilary Garivaltis, Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, received her training at the New England Institute of Ayurvedic Medicine and Rishikesh College of Ayurveda in Rishikesh, India. Annie B. Kay, MS, RD, RYT, is Kripalus Lead Integrative Dietitian, a senior Healthy Living faculty member, and author of Every Bite Is Divine.
Richard P. Brown, MD, associate professor of psychiatry at Columbia University, teaches mindbody practices and develops research-based models of therapeutic effects of yogic breathing. www.haveahealthymind.com See the Kripalu website for additional bios.
June 2730 ThursdaySunday Trauma- and Tension-Releasing Exercises David Berceli

For everyone, including health professionals. CE credits.
June 2830 FridaySunday Navigating Life Change: Mindfulness from the Mat Michael Lee
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Body tremors are a natural discharge response to overstimulation. David Berceli teaches a series of gentle exercises that deliberately evoke this body mechanism in a controlled and sustained manner. The process releases deep, chronic muscular tension from the core of the body, returning you to a calm, relaxed, and balanced state. Using powerful techniques to bring the bodymind into proper balance, this workshop offers tools that are easily learned, immediately effective, and self-empowering. They can be used by most people without the guidance of a therapist. These exercises are appropriate for people experiencing everything from mild stress to severe trauma. They are excellent for use with large populations of traumatized people, and are particularly helpful for clinicians and those in the medical and paramedical fields. David has guided more than a million people in 30 countries through these exercises, and has developed skills that support the safest, deepest possible release in the body.
Note Please wear comfortable clothing. See this program on the Kripalu website for recommended reading and certification requirements. Tuition $325. Add 1 midweek night and 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code TRE-131)
Have you been discouraged by how hard it is to make real change in your life? Now you can master the art of change using easy-to-learn, yoga-based, mind-body processes and practices that bring more flow and less stress to daily life. In this workshop, you discover how to Effectively manage change in your relationships, career, family, and health Engage the wisdom of your body to uncover habitual patterns that no longer serve you Use your inner compass to guide your life choices Find the posture in life that expresses your true self Accept your uniqueness as a human being and your oneness in spirit to empower you with right action Befriend your body as one of your best teachers. Michael Lee skillfully guides you through various yoga practices and techniques, including the Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy integration process he pioneered, to fuel lasting change and enhance your life journey.
Tuition $230. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code NLC-131)
Yoga and the Heart: A Cardiologists Perspective on Ancient and Modern Healing
Stephen T. Sinatra,
Jan Sinatra, Liza Dousson, and Kristin Pancavage
For everyone interested in cardiovascular health or those with high blood pressure or heart disease. CE credits.
Michael Lee, MA, master educator and yogi, founded Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy in 1985. He is the author of Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy and Turn Stress Into Bliss. www.pryt.com
David Berceli, PhD, is an international expert in the areas of trauma intervention and conflict resolution, specializing in trauma recovery with large populations. www.traumaprevention.com
Research shows that yoga contributes to cardiovascular heath by improving hypertension, atrial fibrillation, and other cardiovascular issues. This program touches on many cardiovascular healing modalities, from the role of cholesterol in heart health to energy medicine and near-death experiences. Learn how and why Yoga and bioenergetic therapies are tools for cardiovascular health The concept of good and bad cholesterol is outdated, and cholesterol is not the enemy of heart health Prevention with statin drugs is a bad idea, and who should and shouldnt take statins Revitalizing sluggish mitochondria (the bodys source of energy production) is especially important for those with high blood pressure or congestive heart failure Man-made electrical and radio frequency fields pose a health threat to the cardiovascular system Connecting to the earths energy field (earthing) reduces inflammation and promotes heart health The near-death experience offers hope and ways to help others cross over. Come explore these new frontiers in cardiovascular health.
Tuition $225. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code CPMH-131)
Stephen T. Sinatra is a board-certified cardiologist and assistant clinical professor of medicine at the University of Connecticut. Author of The Great Cholesterol Myth, he integrates psychological, nutraceutical, and electroceutical therapies in the matrix of healing. www.drsinatra.com See the Kripalu website for additional bios.
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June 2830 FridaySunday Lotus Palm Thai Yoga Massage: A Life Skill for Everyone Natalie Kakon
June 2830 FridaySunday Use Your Body to Heal Your Mind Henry Grayson
CE credits. In his research, psychologist Henry Grayson has found that despite people almost universally saying they desire a healthy and happy life, virtually everyone subconsciously feels theyre not worthy of being fully happy or healthy. This negative mindset has a direct impact on our ability to resist and overcome chronic illness, disease, and unhappiness. Drawing from quantum physics, neuropsychology, world spiritual traditions, research on the effects of negative and positive emotions, and powerful new trauma treatment methods, Henry teaches highly effective ways to Identify, confront, and eliminate selfdestructive frames of mind Clear common obstacles to healing, health, and happiness Get to the root causes of problems, not just the symptoms. While it has long been known that the mind plays a primary role in healing, Henry has developed a revolutionary new approach to achieving optimal health based on removing old, encoded negative experiences, paving the way for dramatically improved health and emotional stability.
Recommended reading See the Kripalu
May Cause Miracles
When you give a great massage, you feel more alive, aware, and joyous. The well-being of your family, friends, and community can be permanently uplifted by your choice to share compassionate touch. Thai Yoga Massage is an accessible form of assisted hatha yoga, combining meditation, yoga, and compassion. You dont have to be an expert to produce outstanding results. The Lotus Palm system makes learning easy, and this workshop shows you how to tap into your own innate abilities to give a sensational massage. Learn how to deliver a complete 60minute massage, focusing on Safe and effective massage techniques that anyone can master Loving touch Massage for shoulders, head, back, hands, legs, abdomen, and feet. Perfect for people without any bodywork experience, this training is also invaluable as continuing education for massage practitioners. The gift of compassionate touch is empowering and available to everyone ready to discover it.
Tuition $225. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code LPLS-131)
Gabrielle Bernstein
Are you ready to work miracles? Best-selling author Gabrielle Bernstein believes that simple, consistent shifts in thinking and actions can lead to the miraculous in all aspects of daily life, including your relationships, finances, body, and self-image. In this inspiring workshop, Gabrielle offers an exciting plan for releasing fear and allowing gratitude, forgiveness, and love to flow through you without failall of which ultimately leads to a breathtaking life of abundance, acceptance, appreciation, and happiness. Awaken a miracle mindset in a weekend from which you can expect incredible transformationsimply by incorporating subtle shifts that create miraculous change. Gabrielle combines Kundalini Yoga, the principles of A Course in Miracles, and meditation for a fun program with practical applications and useful take-home tools.
Tuition $225. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code RRSL-131)
Natalie Kakon is a certified Lotus Palm Thai Massage therapist and 500-hour yoga teacher. She holds a massage therapy degree from the Kin-Concept Institute in Montreal.
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Tuition $215. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code UBHM-131)
Lotus Palm training
Henry Grayson, PhD, founded the National Institute for the Psychotherapies and its Center for Spirituality and Psychotherapy, and is past president of the Association for Spirituality and Psychotherapy. He is author of Mindful Loving: 10 Practices for Creating Deeper Connections and The New Physics of Love. www.mindfulloving.com
Gabrielle Bernstein is the best-selling author of Add More ~Ing to Your Life, Spirit Junkie, and May Cause Miracles, and is the founder of herfuture.com, a social network for women to inspire, empower, and connect. www.gabbyb.tv
Jovinna and Jurian
June 2830 FridaySunday Deepen Your Practice: A Weekend Yoga Retreat Jurian Hughes and Jovinna Chan
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Enrich the lives of adolescents through the transformative power of yoga.
Releasing the Inner Magician: A Body-Centered Experience to Unlock Inner Resources Deborah Sandella
Do you love yoga? Would you thrive in a nurturing and creative environment in which to explore and deepen your yoga practice? Are you seeking tools and techniques to relieve stress? Jurian Hughes and Jovinna Chan, two of Kripalus bestloved teachers, invite you to take your practice to the next level. In this fun, enriching immersion, learn to trust your bodys wisdom and find grace and power on and off the mat. Your retreat includes Kripalu Yoga methodology appropriate for all bodies, ages, and levels Breathing techniques applied to postures to deepen your experience Posture variations and modifications for individual needs and growth Restorative yoga poses to support integration and relaxation Creative posture sequences to take home with you. This journey promises to enrich your life and revolutionize your understanding of yoga, inspiring you to continue to grow on your path.
Tuition $225. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code WYR-131)
Jurian Hughes, E-RYT 500, MFA, is a senior faculty member at Kripalu, where she directs yoga teacher training programs and teaches on the staff of Healthy Living and R&R retreats. Jurian is also a performer and actor-trainer. www.ecstaticyogadance.com Jovinna Chan, E-RYT 500, is a faculty member for Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training programs.
Are you using your inherent powers to work magic? This delightful retreat with Deborah Sandella, originator of the groundbreaking RIM Method, guides you to unleash hidden, inner resources for insight, healing, and decision-making. Deborah has helped thousands of people find themselves through an inventive approach to mastering feelings that has been shown to significantly reduce symptoms of stress-related illness. In a playful, friendly atmosphere, you learn body-centered techniques to Reconnect with childlike joy Redo the past in new and affirming ways Remember your original wholeness Dissolve outdated beliefs Integrate these changes into your daily activities Have fun! This life-changing retreat invites you to embody confidence and enjoy each moment.
Recommended reading Deborah Sandella, Releasing the Inner Magician (Inner Magician Series). Tuition $255. Add 3 midweek nights room
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Janna Delgado and Iona Smith
Learn to bring yoga to high school students and develop tools to partner with nonprofits and after-school programs serving teens in the new Kripalu Yoga in the Schools Teacher Training. This training provides A scientifically-validated curriculum Developmentally appropriate lesson plans outlining the introduction of postures; centering, breathing, and relaxation techniques; and key yoga concepts An exploration of the teen experience through lectures, role-playing, and discussion Opportunities for practice teaching in a simulated classroom environment. Jump-start or enhance your work with an evidence-based curriculum developed from the Kripalu Institute for Extraordinary Livings Yoga in the Schools research.
Note This training is open to 200-hour Kripalu
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Yoga teachers and 200-hour certified yoga teachers from Yoga Alliance-approved trainings with successful completion of the Kripalu Yoga Basics home-study course.
Total Cost $1,440, based on dorm housing,
& meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code RIM-131) Deborah Sandella, PhD, MS, RN, is an award-winning author, international speaker, and originator of the RIM Method, an unprecedented inner technology for healing. www.innermagician.com
tuition, meals, and a $49 resource fee. (web code KP-IEL-132) find out more and apply kripalu.org/kyis
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Shakta Khalsa gives kids tools for life

Yoga for children, says teacher trainer Shakta Khalsa, isnt just a scaled-down version of yoga for adultsits a whole different animal. For example, a teacher might lead postures by asking children to make a mountain with their bodies (that would be Downward Facing Dog) or become a fearless warrior. A breath-awareness exercise could be as simple as blowing on a feather, first gently and then more forcefully, and noticing how these different types of breathing affect the way you feel. The language is different, too: yoga teachers may have to unlearn some very basic habits, such as using the words inhale and exhale. Kids may not know what those words mean, Shakta says. A certified 500-hour Kundalini Yoga teacher, Shakta first taught yoga to children when she was living in a Kundalini community in Baltimore in the mid-1970s. There, both children and adults practiced yoga daily, and the grown-ups took turns teaching the kids. I discovered that it was something I loved, Shakta says, and her warm presence and gentle voice confirm that shes a natural fit for the role. I love childrens fresh, wise, and innocent perspective on life, which comes out in our yoga play together, Shakta says. I find, quite often, that they are just as much my teachers as I am theirs, and I find that thrilling. It grows the love and connection to spirit exponentially to be in a room of creative, happy children who are learning yoga tools to stay happy and connected to their potential. Shakta was certified as a Montessori teacher in 1982 and opened her own school. When she moved to Virginia with her husband and son in 1991, she contacted Montessori schools and daycare centers about bringing yoga into their curriculum. Within two weeks, I was teaching 500 kids a week, she says. Fly Like a Butterfly: Yoga for Children, which Shakta published in 1999, was one of the first guides for teaching yoga to kids. In 2000, Shakta developed the Radiant Child Yoga teacher training, which now offers 200-hour, 95-hour, and 30-hour trainings; she brings a 5-day Radiant Child teacher training to Kripalu, July 1419, and a teacher training targeted toward children with ADHD and autism, October 1114. The changing demographics of Shaktas students over the past decade have reflected yogas growing reach. In the beginning, it was parents and occasionally yoga teachers who wanted to add childrens yoga to their offerings, she says. Around 2004, I started seeing professionalspreschool teachers, private school teachers. A couple of years later, I was seeing occupational therapists and pediatric therapists. Now half the class is always professionals who already work with kids. It says to me that people are getting good results using natural methods like yoga to help children live up to their potential. Evidence-based research show that yogas benefits for kids include improved proprioception (sense of the body in space), balance, and focus, and decreases in stress and behavioral issues. Yoga is particularly beneficial for children with ADHD and autism, says Shakta, who offers a teacher training designed for this population. These children dont have a strong sense of self or
by Tresca Weinstein
Kids with Anxiety? Take Five and Take Heart

These days, life is moving at warp speed, and no one experiences the pressures of that more than our children. Here are five simple tools to bring yourself and an anxious child to calmness and focus in the flow of life. The Five-Five Breath Inhale through the nose to a slow count of five. Hold for two. Exhale to the count of five. Repeat five times. If it feels good, you can work up to holding the breath for three, four, and five counts. If you feel strain or pressure, go back to the number that feels effortless. Change Your Brain Using both hands, press your thumb to each one of your fingers in turn, starting with the index finger, and ending with the pinky. If you like, you can add particular sounds. In Kundalini Yoga, we use sa (press index finger), ta (press middle finger), na (press ring finger), and ma (press pinky). Get Physical If you feel pent-up, you may not be able to do the first two techniques. First you may need to dance and sing wildly to your favorite music, yell into a pillow and punch it, shake your entire body, or go for a vigorous run. When my son had more energy than he knew what to do with, or if he was anxious or angry, wed make a game of timing his run to the end of our block. Hed try to beat his own time until he was out of breath, simultaneously replacing negative focus with positive. Whats Going Well? Find something that is going well. Speak or write about it. If you have to start in an anxious place, thats okay. Then notice when it begins to move to a better-feeling place, and grow that feeling. Turn your attention toward those things in life that you love. Write and speak about them and feel a glow radiating from your heart. Grow the glow! Your Unique Flavor Write about and speak to your five best what you most like about yourself, what gifts you bring to the mix in your family and with your friends. This is not about matching up to someone elses standards. This is your story of whats unique about you. What flavor do you add to life? Shakta Khalsa 800.741.7353orkripalu.org51
good muscle awareness, and yoga can help with both these things. Studies show that yoga also helps calm the nervous system and integrate the functioning of the two hemispheres of the brain. In a world where kids start using electronic equipment at increasingly younger agesand spend more and more time on them as they get older simply taking their eyes off the screen and moving their bodies is a benefit. For the kids, the most important part is that yoga has to be fun. It has to meet them where they are, Shakta says. For the littlest
mother had died. When she left class, she had a big smile on her face, and her grandmother said this was the happiest shed seen her since her mother died, Shakta says. Or the eight-year-old boy who would get so angry in the classroom that hed become violentuntil his teacher, who had taken Shaktas training, introduced him to the blowing-on-a-feather practice. When he got really distraught, this was the one thing that helped him, Shakta says. He would hold the feather and blow on it again and
I love childrens fresh, wise, and innocent perspective on life, which comes out in our yoga play together, Shakta says. I find, quite often, that they are just as much my teachers as I am theirs, and I find that thrilling.
ones, yoga could mean stories and songs that encourage them to move and stretch as they act out the words and postures, embodying roaring lions and peaceful trees. From age nine up, the goal is to give children concrete tools that they can translate into their lives off the mat. Practicing Tree pose, for example, develops focus and attention, which kids can tap into when taking a test or handling a stressful social situation. Shaktas books and teacher trainings offer kid-friendly versions of meditation practices as well. A meditation could be as simple as singing a song, taking three or four slow breaths with awareness, or, for older kids, cupping your hands and blowing into them all the thoughts you want to let go of. The proof of yogas efficacy for children, Shakta says, is in their faces and behavior. She sees and hears these stories every day: for example, the five-year-old who came back to Shaktas class a few months after her again. Every time, like magic, it would help him to calm down and get his energy under control. For parents and grandparents introducing yoga to their children, Shakta recommends making it fun and enticing, while keeping in mind the foundation of the practice: as she puts it, becoming more aware of yourself from the inside out. Ultimately, yoga for childrenlike yoga for adultsis about feeling healthier and happier. Its not about making them perfect little yogis, Shakta says. The point is to let them know that yoga is part of our lives and can be a helpful tool. What matters is that children know how to go back to their place of happiness and find their center. See page 68 for details on Shaktas program, and page 49 for details on the Kripalu Yoga in the Schools Teacher Training.
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Fitness and Yoga Retreat
Michelle Dalbec and Healthy Living Faculty

For everyone in good physical condition and able to hike three miles a day. CE credits.
Outdoor exercise, yoga, and nutrition the ultimate vacation getaway for active people.
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Freestyle Meditation: Finding Your Own Way Steven Leonard

June 30July 5 SundayFriday Advanced Chakra Training for Healers and Yoga Practitioners Grace Jull
Steven Leonard invites you to experience meditation in a style of openness, feeling, and freedom. Forget all previous ideas of what you should or shouldnt do in meditation, and recall a more expansive, joyful way of being. It happens instantly! All the accumulated knowledge of right and wrong drops away, and what remains is a deep trust in the natural flow of life. This retreat includes Early morning zazen (seated meditation) Outdoor meditation Meditation to live music How to find your personal path Discussion of meditation practice and understanding. Its time to reawaken to the simplicity and brilliance within you and around you. Leave behind your stories of the past and soak in each moment of sitting, walking, swimming, eating, and singing. Who knows what else might happen? Come and see.
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We reach our greatest potential when we collaborate with lifes creative forces. Grace Jull sees the chakras as doorways for engaging with pranas joyous power. Former scholar-inresidence and current anatomy instructor for the Kripalu School of Yoga, Grace is a gifted guide, blending the frontiers of science and esoteric insight with profound exercises. This intensive illuminates our full potential through Grounded exploration of the structures associated with the chakras, particularly the fascia and glands Exercises and yoga practices that expand awareness and awe Deeper access to the psychospiritual aspects of these centers for use in daily life or work with clients and students of mindfulness Support to strengthen areas of expression that may currently feel limited. Grace guides us in befriending our body and being more deeply, as sage, source, and limitless creative companion.
Recommended reading Cyndi Dale, The Subtle Body (Sounds True). Tuition $330. Add 4 midweek nights and 1 holiday night room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code CAE-131)
This invigorating program offers you a structured fitness experience in a retreat-like atmosphere. Learn how to incorporate yoga into your fitness routine and improve your energy through nutrition. Be challenged by fun outdoor activities and classes. Tone your body and spirit while learning to live a healthier lifeand have fun doing it. This program is ideal if you want to Be challenged by outdoor activities and fitness classes Revitalize and step up your current fitness routine Incorporate yoga and mindfulness into your approach to fitness Immerse yourself in a challenging fitness experience and have time to retreat Learn nutritional information for a better workout Develop core strength, cardiovascular health, and flexibility.
Tuition $425. Add 4 midweek nights and 1 holiday night room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code RRMF-131)
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Michelle Dalbec, E-RYT 500, a Kripalu Yoga teacher and life coach, teaches yoga and workshops for Kripalu R&R retreats and Healthy Living programs.
appropriate clothing for outdoors, and anything else you may need to enjoy the beautiful Kripalu grounds.
Tuition $225. Add 3 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code FMFW-131)
Steven Leonard, Zen enthusiast, yoga guide, Kripalu faculty member, musician, athlete, and writer, helps people wake up to natural wisdom within. www.stevenleonard.net
Grace Jull, MA, LMY, E-RYT 500, has been a poetic guide to the bodys sacred terrain since 1986, illuminating pathways through embryology, osteopathy, yoga, and awareness. www.gracesanatomy.com
June 30July 5 SundayFriday Unmasking Your Soul: The Yoga of Making Art Linda Novick
For all levels.
June 30July 5 SundayFriday CircusYoga Community Retreat: The Human Art of Play Erin Maile OKeefe and Kevin OKeefe
For everyone, ages 7 and up. CE credits.
What stops you from creating with all your heart and soul? Fear of rejection? Fear of being laughed at? Fear of your own judging mind? This workshop is for everyone who wants to experience creating without fear of self-criticism. The emphasis is on exploring materials with no goals or expectations. You dont have to produce pretty pictures or finished artwork. Instead, you are free to explore creativity using papier-mch, clay, collage, and paint. In this program, you learn to Dive in with beginners mind, letting go of expectations Use yogic breathing to calm the nervous system and practice simple yoga stretches and postures Get your hands dirty and feel the sheer joy of creating with the abandon of a child Let go of self-criticism and allow your creativity to flow. Answer your souls calling and unleash your inner artist! You return home with a completed mask and collage, paintings, and a painted clay pot.
Note Please see this program on the Kripalu website for recommended reading and a list of things to bring. Tuition $385. Add 4 midweek nights and 1 holiday night room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code UYS-131)
CircusYoga, a blend of interactive yoga, circus arts, and transformational play, returns to Kripalu for its 14th year. This alchemy of connection and joyful fun results in a state of deep rejuvenation. Bring your friends and family to experience this intentionally multigenerational retreat, enjoying an energized and accessible practice of Mandala Yoga and collaborative group play Flying Partner Yoga and partner acrobatics Basic circus skills: juggling, diabolo, devil sticks, spinning plates, and more Clowning and physical comedy Balancing in asanas and on a tightwire Thai Yoga Massage Creative movement and dance. The CircusYoga community welcomes people of all ages and abilities who embrace the principles of inclusion, connection, coauthorship, and empathy. Learn how to live from a more playful, resilient, expressive place, and surprise yourself by what you can do!
Note Children in this program must be accompanied by an adult parent or guardian who is also registered for this program. Children may not participate in this program without a parent or guardian present. Tuition Adults: $325. Add 4 midweek nights and 1 holiday night room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code CIRC-133) Kids: $185. (web code CIRC-134) Ages 712, add 5 nights childrens housing; call for rates. Ages 13 and older, add 4 midweek nights and 1 holiday night room & meals; see the Kripalu website.
Anne Randolph in Loveland
June 30July 5 SundayFriday Sharing Your Life Story: From the Page to the Stage Ann Randolph
Everything in your life, from the mundane to the extraordinary, is a story waiting to be told. This workshop is an invitation for you to discover your own unique and powerful story. Michel de Montaigne, the great personal essayist, said, Every man has within himself the entire human condition. The intention of this program is for you to delve deeply into your own personal narrative. Writing from your deepest source, you gain insight and self-understanding that can bring peace and healing. You then make the leap from page to stage, sharing your words orally and uncovering the power of story to transform your life and your listeners. Through improvisation, writing exercises, and group discussion, find your authentic voice, along with an honest, organic way to express your truth. Ann Randolph offers a supportive, fun, and dynamic space in which to create. All levels are welcome in this workshop designed for those seeking to explore personal essay, memoir, solo performance, or the sacred practice of journaling.
Tuition $300. Add 4 midweek nights and 1 holiday night room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code SYLS-132)
Linda Novick, MFA, is an artist, author, art educator, and Kripalu Yoga instructor who has taught hundreds of people to paint. www.yogapaint.com
Erin Maile OKeefe and Kevin OKeefe developed CircusYoga and Flying Partner Yoga in 1997 out of their love for yoga, circus, connection, and play. www.circusyoga.com
Painting from Linda Novicks class
Ann Randolph is considered one of the most gifted and innovative writer-performers in the country. Direct from her off-Broadway hit, Squeeze Box, produced by Mel Brooks and the late Anne Bancroft, she teaches and tours extensively. Her personal essays have been featured on NPR, PBS, and the BBC. www.annrandolph.com
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Maha Raja: The Foundation in Being Receptive to Grace
Dharma Mittra
For everyone; previous yoga experience suggested but not required. CE credits.
Purity and honesty are the hallmarks of legendary yoga master Dharma Mittras inspirational teachings. Founder of Dharma Yoga and a longtime yoga leader in the West, he supports students in finding love and confidence in postures, and a clear understanding of the spiritual components of yoga that encourage positive and sustainable life changes. His renowned purification techniques and Shiva Namaskara series are designed to unfold complete movement of the spine and unleash your full energetic potential. This workshop includes teachings on The kleshas, the five causes of pain and suffering The koshas, the five sheaths that conceal Atman, the soul or higher Self Kriyas, or cleansing techniques Guidance on how to surrender to the Almighty One. Positive thinking becomes the foundation for a journey of openness and receptivity to grace.
Tuition $325. Add 1 holiday night and 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code MRRG-131)
Dharma Mittra has been teaching yoga for half a century. The first independent asana master teaching on the East Coast, he created the Master Yoga Chart of 908 postures. www.dharmayogacenter.com
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Chant, Dance, Drum
Dan Leven, Girish, and Aimee Gelinas

For everyone.
June 30July 26

Sudha Carolyn Lundeen and Priti Robyn Ross
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Through the ages, across all spiritual traditions, the vehicles of chanting, dancing, and drumming have carried peoples bodies and minds toward their essence, toward their spirit and soul. In this workshop, you return home to the meeting place of body and soul through Blissful Sanskrit chanting with Girish Joyful Shake Your Soul dance classes with Dan Leven, accompanied by live music Powerful drumming and Afro-Caribbean chanting with Aimee Gelinas. Join three incredible masters of the spiritual arts to create a festival of spirit, a joyful community, a soulful celebration, and a heartfelt retreat. Dan, Girish, and Aimee invite you to be part of this collective of creativity. Experience the joy and bliss of spirit expressed through the voice as chant, through the body as dance, and in the rhythmic drumbeat of your heart.
Tuition $240. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code SFC-131)
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Dan Leven, RSMT, is a senior faculty member at Kripalu, founder/director of LIFE Movement, and a faculty member at the Hartford Family Institute. Girish is an accomplished musician of many genres. A former monk infused with spiritual practice, he loves linking lyrics and rhythm to create blissful musical events. www.girishmusic.com Aimee Gelinas, MEd, is a musician, educator, and cofounder of the world drum and dance group Gaia Roots and the Latin group Trio Candela. www.tamarackhollow.com and www.gaiaroots.com
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Learning that complicated nutrition can be simple fun
the joy of eating
lmost right away, our teacher asks us to draw a memorable food experience.
Nothing gets adults past their fear of anything, even drawing, faster than food. Gripping crayons passed around in paper cups, we sketch elaborate Thanksgiving tables, giant pots of comforting stew, and
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quite a few lobsters. When our teacher, Kripalu nutritionist Kathie Madonna Swift, MS, RD, LDN, instructs us to get into small groups to share our renderings of meals, and thus ourselvesnot much says me more than what we love to eatthe room erupts into a passionate cacophony of voices. Though were all here to learn more about nutrition and cooking, its easy to tell we dont need to learn a thing about loving food. All food. This is no kale-fest (and I love kale). This is talk of the delicious, wild, naughty food that makes happy memories, stuffed bellies, and, yes, in excess, things like diabetes, obesity, and worse. But this first-session moment is just the beginning, meeting us where we are, as they sayand enjoying the delicious truths of our salty, fried, creamy, crispy pasts. I draw lobster rolls at a grocery stores outdoor caf in Brooklyn. Its nothing fancy, but I recall that while my husband and I stuff our faces with hearty pink lobster meat in a mayonnaise bath with a side of chips, we look at the East River, with its Statue of Liberty (our Lady, we call her), and the water taxis zipping around the dark, choppy water. The meal, our surroundings, and each others company make for a complete, sensory immersion in yum. But today, Our Lady of Lobster Rolls is far away, and Im here in the beautiful Berkshires, in a classroom of 40 or so others, to learn to feed myself better. Im no nutritional slouch (despite those occasional lobster rolls). I eat my kale and like itplus whole grains, some happy meat, organic smoothies with chlorella powder, and a bit of dairy. My main weakness is clich: chocolate. Oh, chocolate. If theres no dessert on the menu with you, Ill skip it. If youre anywhere in the house, Ill find you. And sometimes, at night, when the hormones win, I can even hear you calling from the bodega across the street. Yes, Ben & Jerry can speak from inside those pintsand they seem to know my name. Im here because of those lapses, but also because I want to eat and cook to feel better. I dont feel great, even when I drop sugar for monthlong stretches; my digestion is a bit unsettled and my migraine headaches are regular as rain. Im also a cancer survivor and therefore know well the axiom that haunts many of us as we dig into a luscious bite of pie: Sugar feeds cancer. I would like to eat less of it, even if its just by displacement. If I eat more legumes and veggies, less bread, and, well, more veggies, maybe I can begin to push the sugar out. Ive also recently learned to cook and would like to know a lot more. Until I met my guy a few years ago, I was more of an assembler
than a cooker. Id assemble sandwiches, pasta with organic jarred sauce and steamed broccoli on top, and even a Buddha bowlrice, seaweed, veggies, beans, and some tahini mixed with lemon, water, and garlic. Its nothing Id dare serve guests, but it worked for my single-gal-in-the-city life for quite a while. That, and the Mexican takeout place nearby. The next day, Kripalu culinary nutritionist Stefanie Sacks, MS, CNS, and Kathie introduce our Kripalu Healthy Living program: Nutrition and Cooking Immersion. Stefanie talks about the well-known crisis in the food industry. Youve heard ittheres pink slime served in school cafeterias, our soil is depleted, GMOs are on the rise, and no one really knows how harmful they are. Factory farming is a moral abomination, and most seedsthe earths goldare neutered and patented. She doesnt say all of this, but this is the context in which we sit. Its rough out there for a conscientious eater, not to mention confusing; sometimes it seems like the more I learn the less I know. But thankfully our two guides seem well up to the task of leading us through the food morass: In the conflict of healthy vs. yummy, Stefanie, a French-trained chef, quotes Julia Child: In matters of taste, consider nutrition. In matters of nutrition, consider taste. Michael Pollans simple wisdom is also invoked: Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants. And whenever the room gets confusedHoney, good or bad? Seaweed, nutritional knockout or full of arsenic? Coconut milk, a godsend or Satans elixir?the teachers stay on message. There is a general consensus among nutritionists, they say, despite seemingly contradictory advice everywhere: Eat a balance of carbs, proteins, and good fats. At least half your plate should be fruits and veggies, says Kathie. And get your vitamin Ssleep, a quintessential nutrient, says Stefanie. Since making good, healthy food is an experience, our book-learning (well, slideshow-learning) sessions alternate with getting our hands on actual produce. This starts in Kripalus fledgling garden. Kripalu nutritionist John Bagnulo, PhD, MPH, who helped architect and plant this patch, shows us eggplant, corn, zucchini, and potato beetles (ew, and interesting). Its glorious to be in this newbie micro farm, with everything so green and lush and bursting with prana. Im pretty sure every one of us is hatching a plan to become fire-escape farmers. I vow to re-sow my own sad basil box. Then were in the kitchen, learning to chiffonade, among many other things. Ste-
fanie tells her kids its green spaghetti, but its collard greens rolled and sliced into long, noodle-like stripsbeautiful, bright green, and lovely. And so fun to say, that we do, over and over. All 40 of uschiffonade! chiffonade! chiffonade!every chance we get. Stefanie also talks about pampering your veggies in the fridge in either damp linen or paper towels inside plastic bags with the air pressed out. We embrace the idea of sending fewer veggies to the guilt graveyard. Then Kathie passes around cups with a big gooseberry and a cluster of clear currants for a mindful eating exercise. She has us study the fruits. Smelling, holding, and finally placing them in our mouth and feeling the texture, then biting into an explosion of tartness. I notice tiny gooseberry peach fuzz, and appreciate the translucence that lets me see the currant seed from the outside. The flavor burst is a call to awakeness that shakes off some sensory sleepiness. Throughout the week, we cook (green rice, mint-lemon slushy, bok choy coleslaw, chicken, and more) and learn cool things: mirin is delicious; Roastaroma tea is a good coffee replacement; Global knives are awesome; listening to Joan Jett while cooking is essential. We absorb tons of fascinating facts: Alzheimers is being called type 3 diabetes; tart cherries reduce inflammation; we have taste receptors in our guts. And we eat. Im obsessed with the Kripalu Buddha bar, which offers simply prepared dishes, like dahl and roasted squash, that I supplement with Kripalu House Dressing and avocados from the sandwich bar. Mmm. One highlight is a visit from Dr. Mark Hyman, the renowned Functional Medicine doctor. We bombard him with eight zillion questions, which he answers gamely. I love this: How do you know if a food is working for you? The best test is to stop it, he says. and see how you feel. Duh, but wow, of course! Im starting to see a theme emerge here, and its simple, simpler, simplest. Our last day keeps it simple. After a round of nutritional Jeopardy! to help us synthesize all weve absorbed, we each share bite-sized wisdom were taking home: Confidence, Ill start eating breakfast, Im going to plant a small garden, Passion, and, of course, everyones favorite new word, which somehow sums up how this food thing really isnt so hard or scary, and is maybe, most of all, fun: Chiffonade! We laugh. Joyfully, full. See page 60 for details on this program.
the secrets of snacking

Kathie Madonna Swift and Stefanie Sacks, who co-teach the Kripalu Healthy Living Nutrition and Cooking Immersion program, offer up tips on wise snacking. Snack consciously. Snack only when you have long stretches between meals, says Kathie, to keep blood sugar balanced and steady. And even then, check in with physical hunger to make sure youre not munching out of boredom, stress, or exhaustion. Snacking throughout the day may not allow for the cleansing wave of the gutthis space between meals is important. Keep it simple. Fruits, vegetables with hummus, miso soup, or an apple with almond butter are some of the best snacks they have fiber and protein and can be tossed in your bag. Stefanie suggests highly portable baggies of nuts and seeds. A portion is roughly what fits in the palm of your hand. Use your fridge. Office workers often forget they can stock the company fridge with savory, blood sugar-balancing treats like a hard-boiled eggs, cheese and whole grain crackers, a cup of soup, or organic Greek yogurtsans sugary fruit on the bottom. Check your bar. When simpler foods arent available, try a healthy snack bar, but avoid anything with processed sugar, long ingredient lists, or soy protein isolate. Bar brands that pass their test are proteinpacked: Organic Fiber Bar, Oskri, Bumble, Lara, and the almond-coconut Kind bars. Chocolate, made healthy. Get some organic dark chocolate, and have a single square; it might be all you need. Or try those Emmys raw chocolate macaroons, suggests Stefanie. Theyre nutrient-dense with robust caloric valueso you feel sustained by what youre eating. Plan your snacks. Munchies are often the foods we plan for least that sabotage us most. As you buy groceries, ask yourself, What does my week look like? and snack-shop accordingly, says Stefanie. Its less expensive and healthier. Those pricy bars you love might be a lot cheaper in bulk, so look into it. 800.741.7353orkripalu.org57
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July 57 FridaySunday Yin and Yang Yoga: Exploration of Stillness, Alchemy, Power, and Flow Paulie Zink
July 57 FridaySunday YogArts for Kids Craig Hanauer

For kids ages 51 1.
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Positive Psychology: The Science of Happiness
Tal BenShahar
Paulie Zinks approach to yoga is about finding and following your own individual path. Presenting his art in a personal, authentic, and accessible manner, Paulie gently guides you in opening to your intuitive heart and discovering the unique artist inherent within you. This workshop reveals the deeper dimensions of Yin and Yang Yoga, exploring postures inspired by the movements of animals and poses that activate the elemental forces within your energetic field. Through this practice, you Fully engage your connection with the natural world Awaken to your spontaneous and playful spirit Transcend the boundaries of assumed limitations Learn how to be yoga, to live it in your day-today activities, and to touch the lives of others. Paulie teaches that motion comes from the stillness of yin. The purpose of Yin Yoga is to promote flexibility and healing, develop the flow of energy in your body, and enliven your innate ability to move with fluidity, power, and grace.
Tuition $215. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code YYYT-131)
Calling all kids who love to collect things outdoors, do art projects, and make new friends. Come learn yoga, get your face painted, and play. In this workshop, we walk on trails in the woods, find cool things near the lake, and make new discoveries everywhere we go. Craig Hanauers YogArts is a unique weekend program for children that integrates the creative arts, yoga, and outdoor fun. Parents, dont be surprised if your kids refuse to leave! NOTE Children in this program must be accompanied at Kripalu by a parent or adult who is registered for a program or a signature R&R retreat. Kids meet for morning and afternoon sessions while parents are in their programs. Families are together at mealtimes, in the evenings, and overnight. Our policy prohibits children from swimming during program sessions. Kids may swim when accompanied by a parent or guardian outside of program time.
Tuition $200. Add 2 nights childrens housing; call for rates. (web code CPYA-131)
Can you learn to be happier? Absolutely! Author of Being Happy, Tal Ben-Shahar taught the most popular course at Harvard University Positive Psychology, the study of optimal human functioning. Come find out how the happiness class can help you enhance your general wellbeing, self-esteem, and motivation. Integrating theory and practice, East and West, philosophy and psychology, this course teaches you how to use the most effective tools available to feel more connected, fulfilled, and, yes, happier. The focus of this program is on enhancing self-acceptance, self-esteem, motivation, and general well-being. Youll leave with a set of principles you can begin to use right away.
Note Dress comfortably. Tuition $240. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code PPAY-131)
Paulie Zink is the founder of Yin Yoga. A three-time international martial arts grand-champion, he is renowned for his fluidity, flexibility, and artistry of motion. www.pauliezink.com
Craig Hanauer is an NYScertified creative arts therapist, art teacher, and Kripalu Yoga teacher committed to the health and empowerment of children. www.everykidsyoga.com
Tal Ben-Shahar, PhD, has lectured at Harvard University, where his course in Positive Psychology was the most popular at the school. Hes the author of Happier, Being Happy, and Choose the Life You Want, and holds a doctorate in organizational behavior.
July 57 FridaySunday Hiking, Yoga, and Qigong: Finding Flow in Nature Greg DiLisio
CE credits.
For all levels.
Two opportunities to study with
Explore the less-traveled, scenic trails of the Berkshires, guided by longtime program director Greg DiLisio. Hike to beautiful lakes, mountains, waterfalls, and serene forests. Throughout the weekend, you also practice restorative, Yin, and flow yoga and qigong, adapted to your ability. These simple, mindful practices are the perfect complement to hiking, serving to nourish your energy and cultivate a focused, peaceful state of mind. In this program, you learn How to hike with awareness of nature Qigong movements coordinated with breath Recovery stretches and yoga for deep relaxation. In addition, you have a chance to review and take home practical tools for living well along with an evidence-based qigong and yoga practice.
Note Bring a small backpack or fanny pack, water bottle, hiking boots, clothing to layer, swimsuit, sunscreen, sunglasses, hat, and insect repellent. Please eat lightly before opening night. Tuition $240. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code QN-131)
Amy Weintraub
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LifeForce Yoga Manage Your Mood Practitioner Training for with LifeForce Yoga : I Am Bliss and So Are You Depression and Anxiety: Level 1 For everyone, including
yoga and health professionals. CE credits. Come home to the joy that is your birthright. Return to your radiant Self. Beneath your aches, pains, and shifting moods, you are bliss. Let Amy Weintraub, author of Yoga for Depression, guide you through self-inquiry with a menu of yoga practices that penetrate the clouds of unknowing to release whatever blocks you from remembering who you truly are. When you meet yourself shining in the mirror at the end of this workshop, you will be amazed! Amy offers accessible poses, pranayama, and yoga nidra, along with practices drawn from non-dual and tantric traditions rarely taught in yoga classes. These practices include LifeForce Yoga Bliss Meditation Mudras to awaken joy Mantras for courage and strength Meditation and pranayama to clear the chakras and cultivate love and compassion Sacred dance Non-dual self-inquiry in dyads. Many of these practices are suitable for use in a clinical setting. Healing professionals are invited to learn tools for their own self-care as well as to support and empower those they serve.
Recommended reading/LISTENING/VIEWING See this program on the Kripalu website. Tuition $235. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code YTBB-132)
with special guests Richard P. Brown and Patricia Gerbarg
For yoga teachers and health professionals. CE credits.
Greg DiLisio, MAc, is an experienced acupuncturist, holds highlevel qigong, tai chi, and yogateacher certifications, and is featured in the DVD Qigong and Tai Chi, Following Movement in Nature. He has 20 years of experience practicing acupressure massage and is based in Boston. www.mycenteredheart.com
This training interweaves ancient yogic wisdom with current findings in neurobiology. Learn an evidence-based yoga protocol to help your students and clients focus, relax, and have greater access to feeling states. These strategies, appropriate for a clinical setting, can safely release chronic physical tension and repressed emotion. Through yoga practice, discussion, and practice-teaching sessions, you Design one-on-one yoga sessions for dysthymia (chronic depression), anxietybased depression, PTSD, and bipolar disorder Learn breathing and meditation practices for addressing dysthymia and anxiety-based depression Add somatic strategies to your clinical practice and yoga classes that increase your clients self-awareness, self-acceptance, selfesteem, and ability to cope Experience techniques you can teach your clients and students to do at home. In the process of learning, you will also be practicing tools for self-care. Dr. Richard P. Brown and his wife, Dr. Patricia Gerbarg, join Amy for one day as they teach their Breath~Body~Mind advanced breath techniques and meditation to improve energy, sleep quality, stress resilience, and peace of mind.
Note Tuition includes a manual. This program has extended hours and is part of a certification course. See this program on the Kripalu website for information on CEUs in the state of Florida. See this program on the Kripalu website for required and recommended reading and practice. Tuition $695. Add 5 midweek nights and 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code LFYD-131)
Amy Weintraub, E-RYT 500, MFA, author of Yoga for Depression and Yoga Skills for Therapists, trains health-care professionals and offers workshops for practitioners internationally. www.yogafordepression.com
percent tuition discount for each program.
Combine these programs for a 10
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Kripalu helps me come back to the changes I value and helps cement them into my day-to-day experience.
Diane P., Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
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July 712 SundayFriday
The Joy of Living Meditation Retreat, Level II: Opening the Heart
Transforming Stress: Mindful Living and the Art of Nourishment

Susan B. Lord
CE credits. Are you feeling overwhelmed, stressed-out, or anxious? Do you experience symptoms associated with high stress levels, including weight gain, illness, mild depression, or fatigue? Come learn how to address the negative impact that stress is having on your life and regain your health, energy and clarity. Experience nourishment of your mind, body and spirit in this transformational immersion. In this program, learn about the profound effects stress can have on your physical, mental, and emotional health. Working in groups using mind-body techniques, discover how awareness and mindful living can address the issues that cause you stress, enhancing your resiliency, preventing illness, and improving the quality of your life. You take away A new understanding of the dramatic effects that stress can have on our physiology and biochemistry An appreciation for the power of mind-body medicine to transform old habits and create a healthy, sustainable lifestyle Tools to use every day to recognize and transform stress into creative energy A deep, nurturing experience for yourself.
Tuition $360. Add 4 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code RRTS-134)
Nutrition and Cooking Immersion

John Bagnulo and Stefanie Sacks
CE credits. Create health right in your kitchen. Do you want to eat healthier and cook more? Are you a stranger in your kitchen because of time constraints or feeling intimidated or overwhelmed? If so, this program is for you! Join two leading nutritionists for a fascinating and fun culinary adventure that will change your lifein the kitchen and beyond. Discover the latest nutritional research and the best ways to prepare food to ensure that you get the most out of your meals. Gain an in-depth understanding of which foods, cooking techniques, and nutritional supplements help to promote health, vitality, and mental clarity. And take home delicious recipes and a new confidence that make it easy to get in the kitchen and start cooking. In this program, you learn Which foods promote health and well-being, and which increase the risk of disease and obesity How to prepare healthy whole-food meals Why how you cook foods is so important What role superfoods can play in your life The art of shopping with economics and our planet in mind Time-saving cooking tips and techniques.
Tuition $465. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code RRMN-132)
Tim Olmsted
CE credits.
Learn how meditating on loving-kindness and compassion can open your heart to the world around you and relax the self-centered tendencies that lead to anxiety, dissatisfaction, and suffering. Cultivating loving-kindness and compassion helps you to see the basic goodness that all beings share. By relating to others in an openhearted way, you bring peace to the mind and develop a sense of confidence and purpose. This, in turn, naturally brings harmony to your relationships and enables you to work with challenging situations more effectively. This weekend includes video teachings by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, presentations on the key points of meditation practice by Tergar instructor Tim Olmsted, and guided meditations and discussion. This retreat is open to people who have practiced meditation regularly, including those who have previously attended a Joy of Living Level I meditation workshop.
Tuition $220. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code JLMR-131)
Tim Olmsted has been a teacher and student of meditation for 35 years. Tim travels internationally, presenting Mingyur Rinpoche teachings, and is the president of the Pema Chdrn Foundation. www.tergar.org
Susan B. Lord, MD, graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, completing her residency in family practice. From 1996 to 2007, she worked at the Center for MindBody Medicine in Washington DC. Since January 2008, she has been teaching and providing consultations at Kripalu.
John Bagnulo, PhD, is a senior Healthy Living faculty member who holds a doctorate in food and nutrition services and serves on the faculty of the Center for Mind-Body Medicine. Stefanie Sacks, MS, CNS, is a food counselor, nutrition educator, and chef instructor. She has offered her expertise to ABC News, the Food Network, and more. www.stefaniesacks.com
Read an article about this program on page 56.
July 712 SundayFriday The Heart of Hatha Yoga: Exploring Movement and Stillness Theresa Murphy
July 712 SundayFriday Creative Writing Sampler: A Week of Practice and Play Heather Sellers
For everyone.
Flower of Life Symbol
Through the experience and innovation of generations of practitioners over thousands of years, yoga has evolved into a vast array of tools for selfexploration and self-knowledge. In this retreat, we explore a wide spectrum of traditional and contemporary yoga practices, including individual postures, therapeutic applications, rigorous vinyasa, Yin Yoga, restorative poses, and subtle unwinding work based on Tias Littles SATYA practice. This workshop includes Ways to integrate intuition with formal technique Anatomy of the body, movement, and asana families Tips for unwinding habitual muscular patterns Various meditation and movement techniques Bandha work and benefits How to assess and work with injuries. Theresa Murphy also explores sitting meditation, sound yoga, traditional Sanskrit chants, pranayama (breathwork), guided individual and group meditations, and other ways of nurturing a balanced life. This retreat offers an opportunity to develop an intuitive, individualized approach to yoga practice, resulting in optimal physical and mental health, balance, and awareness.
Note Please bring two lacrosse balls (available at any sporting-goods store) or tennis balls with you. Tuition $310. Add 5 midweek nights room
Expand your writing practice and deepen your powers of focus by tapping into new, creative, healthy habits. This program is for brand-new beginners, rusty old-timers, and anyone who wants to enjoy writing more. In this workshop, you Learn three simple tricks to create more room for a writing practice in your busy day Jump-start your practice with writers recipesand be amazed at what you can create in 10 minutes Explore a fresh way to begin writing, using the see it, draw it, know it, be it method Find ways to access the wisdom and power of your creativity by learning how to gently set judgment-mind aside Experience the power of writing as meditation Discover three new revision strategies that really work. This sampler includes instruction, professional examples, in-class power-start practices, and optional sharing. Depart with a suitcase bursting with new creative work and a bundle of fresh techniques to try at home.
Recommended reading Heather Sellers, Page After Page (F&W Publications) and Chapter After Chapter (F&W Publications). Tuition $300. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code CWS-131)
July 712 SundayFriday Beyond the Flower of Life: A Deep MerKaBa Immersion Maureen St. Germain
For everyone.
& meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code HHY-131) Theresa Murphy, E-RYT 500, is a senior Prajna Yoga instructor under Tias Little. Her classes offer a synthesis of physical rigor, precise alignment, and contemplative inquiry. www.theresamurphy.net
Heather Sellers, PhD, is the author of numerous books, including three volumes on the craft of writing. An award-winning teacher, she is a professor of English at Hope College. www.heathersellers.com
Explore how sacred geometry and an ancient breathing technique can help you access your own greatest potential and understand lifes mysteries. The fiveminute MerKaBa meditation is the easiest and fastest way to anchor your own guruyourself. The MerKaBa is a palpable field of energy that extends about 55 feet beyond the physical body. Once activated, the MerKaBa allows individuals greater access to universal truth and their own highest potential. The source code of the MerKaBa can be found in the Flower of Life, a famous symbol (circle of circles) found all over the world. This sacred symbol carries within it the building blocks and meaning of all of life. In this intensive program, you Learn to activate your personal MerKaBa using the ancient breathing technique and MerKaBa Meditation as originally taught by Drunvalo Melchizedek Practice a specific technique that will allow you to connect with your Higher Self Discover how consistent practice of the MerKaBa can provide peace and healing to your mind and body. Participants receive a MerKaBa meditation CD and a bottle of MerKaBa Mystic essential oil.
Note Bring a journal and water to each session. Please see this program on the Kripalu website for recommended reading and important guidelines for participants. Tuition $375. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code MI-131)
Maureen St. Germain is an internationally recognized transformational teacher and intuitive. Personally trained by Drunvalo Melchizedek, she has taught more than 12,000 students since 1994. www.maureenstgermain.com
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Boot Camp for Goddesses with
Level 1: The Awakening

For women of all ages and fitness levels. CE credits.
Goddess in Training (Teens)

Wendy McGrane and Amber Tawn
For girls 1317, at all fitness levels.
Sierra Bender
Explore the nature of the Goddess in a womens workshop of laughter, tears, and sweat that awakens your Core Female Power using the Sierra Bender Empowerment Method, a 4 Body Fit, inside-out workout redefining fitness, beauty, and power to unleash the Goddess within. Rejuvenate and sculpt the body, strengthen your immune system, halt the aging process, clear the mind, energize the spirit, burn fat, and enhance your level of physical fitness and beauty. This week, you learn to Physically: Ignite your core strength for healing and empowerment Emotionally: Release pent-up emotions, baggage, and weight, and sweat away your stress Mentally: Strengthen your intuition, practice Positive Psychology, and break through unhealthy thought patterns and belief systems Spiritually: Utilize indigenous practices and holistic wisdom to connect deeper to the healing force of the earth and the source of love. Revitalize your sensual and sexual nature as you immerse yourself in yoga, weight training, hiking, meditation, breathwork, aromatherapy, energy healing, drumming, dancing, a fire ceremony, and discussions on womens health, nutrition, and healing with Jeff Migdow, MD.
Note Tuition includes a GTC book, aromatherapy, supplies, handouts, and a T-shirt. Bring hiking boots, 3- and 5-lb. hand weights, and exercise clothing. Tuition $725. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code BFG-131)
Goddess in Training is where fluff meets tougha workshop utilizing the Sierra Bender Empowerment Method, a 4 Body Fit approach designed to empower teenage girls to awaken their Core Female Power, take command of their space, claim their femininity, find their voices, and build self-worth from the inside out. In this program, you Discover your four levels of holistic fitness and health Redefine what it means to be feminine yet fierce Learn how to cope with peer pressure, dating, drugs, and mass-media perceptions Master the awareness and physical skills needed to enhance your safety Obtain tools to prevent and heal eating disorders, drug and alcohol addictions, depression, and poor body image Learn to own and exude confidence, courage, and a positive attitude. Workshop activities include yoga, weight training, hiking, detoxification, meditation, breathwork, aromatherapy, energy healing, drumming, dancing, a fire ceremony, and discussions about girls health, nutrition, and healing.
Note Tuition includes a GTC book, aromatherapy, supplies, handouts, and a T-shirt. Bring hiking boots, 3- and 5-lb. hand weights, and exercise clothing. Boot Camp for Goddesses Level 1 and Boot Camp for Goddesses: Goddess in Training run concurrently. All teens must be chaperoned; chaperones may choose any workshop offered this week, or an R&R retreat. Tuition $625. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code BFG-132)
Sierra Bender is a womens advocate, holistic-health practitioner, leadership coach, creator of the Sierra Bender Empowerment Method, and author of Goddess to the Core. www.sierrabender.com Read a Q&A with Sierra Bender on page 81.
Wendy McGrane is a certified teacher in the Sierra Bender Empowerment Method and has been an advocate for girls empowerment for more than 20 years. Amber Tawn, MS Ed, E-RYT, CHC, is a certified Sierra Bender Empowerment Method Coach & Therapist (200YA), and is also certified in hatha, vinyasa flow, restorative, and Dharma Yoga.
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Radiance: Create an Amazing Life After Cancer
Swingolf: A Dynamic Yoga Motion on the Golf Course Les Bolland

For golfers of all levels and ages, from
Maria Sirois and Aruni Nan Futuronsky

Life after cancer can be bold and beautiful, no matter when you were diagnosed or what treatment options you chose. This transformational retreat is for men and women who are ready to dive in and create an amazing life full of healing and joy. Learn the tools and practices that invigorate mind, body, and spiritand re-fashion the dream of your life. Guided by an exceptional team of caring and creative Kripalu health and yoga professionals, Come to love your body more deeply through dance, yoga, walking, and healthy eating Explore the latest research in mind-body medicine and all it has to offer to tame your stress, strengthen your resilience, and move you toward thriving Learn the power of nutrition to heal and transform Bring home a kit of healthy daily practices to nurture the body and revitalize the spirit Craft and commit to a specific wellness plan for your unique and amazing life.
Tuition $280. Add 1 midweek night and 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code RRRR-133)
the beginner to the seasoned player. CE credits. (web code GMM-132)

ALSO OFFERED August 81 1. See the
Kripalu website for more information.
July 1214 FridaySunday Yogic Mystery School: A Weekend Retreat into the Deeper Dimensions of the Yoga Experience Russill Paul (Anirud Jaidev)
July 1214 FridaySunday Iyengar Yoga for Back Care Elise Browning Miller
For all levels, from beginners (min. 3 months) to yoga teachers. CE credits.
Maria Sirois, PsyD, is an inspirational speaker, seminar leader, and author who has worked at the intersections of wellness, psychology, and spirituality for nearly 20 years. Her book, Every Day Counts: Lessons in Love, Faith, and Resilience from Children Facing Illness, was published in 2006. www.mariasirois.com Aruni Nan Futuronsky, Senior Life Coach and Program Advisor for Kripalu Healthy Living programs, is a Kripalu Yoga teacher with more than 35 years of experience. www.coacharuni.com
This program teaches yoga as an approach to relief from chronic back pain, for conditions ranging from minor neck and lower-back tension to severe scoliosis. Coauthor of Yoga: Anytime, Anywhere, Elise Browning Miller teaches how yoga postures, when practiced with the correct emphasis, can be extremely successful in alleviating this pain. This program addresses How to use yoga to increase strength and flexibility in the back, focusing on the relationship between the spinal column, pelvis, and shoulder blades Beneficial classical and modified asanas for back conditions, including lower-back pain, disc disease, sciatica, upper-back and neck tightness, and scoliosis Anatomy, as it relates to poses taught. Elises teaching is precise, down-to-earth, and nurturing. She encourages students to draw on inner knowing and to move safely beyond perceived limitations.
Tuition $230. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code IYBC-131)
Enjoy expert guidance in meditation, relaxation, and exquisite chanting as you explore the deeper dimensions of the yoga experience. Author and spiritual teacher Russill Paul (Anirud Jaidev) draws from the classic yogic scriptures, including the Yoga Sutras, the Bhagavad Gita, and the Upanishads, along with the teachings of tantra and mantra. This workshop demystifies the mystical dimension of yoga in all its expansive scope, and presents it in an easy-to-understand format that you can effectively apply in your practice. Russills students consistently value his ability to render esoteric concepts and practices accessible and enjoyable. Experienced practitioners as well as those new to yoga can benefit from this program, adding new dimensions to their spiritual life and yoga practice.
Note You may contact the presenter through his website, www.russillpaul.com, for a free online presentation to help you decide if this retreat is for you. After attending this retreat, you receive one month of complementary Yogic Mystery School online training with Russill Paul. Tuition $225. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code YMS-131)
Russill Paul (Anirud Jaidev), a revered teacher of spirituality with decades of teaching experience in the West, is the author of The Yoga of Sound and many best-selling chant CDs. www.russillpaul.com
Combine this program with Yoga for Scoliosis Part I, July 1416, and/or Part II, July 1619, for a 10 percent tuition discount for each program.
Elise Browning Miller, MA, a senior certified Iyengar Yoga teacher and therapeutic recreation therapist, has been teaching yoga nationally and internationally since 1976. She is a founding director of the California Yoga Center and a faculty member at the Iyengar Yoga Institute of San Francisco. Elise is coauthor of Yoga Anytime, Anywhere. www.ebmyoga.com
evening event
Saturday, July 13, 7:30 pm
Concert with Russill Paul and members of KDZ: The Kripalu Drummers
For Kripalu registered guests only. Reservations/guaranteed seating not available for this event. Visit kripalu.org/eveningevents.
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July 1214 FridaySunday The Not So Big Life: Making Room for What Really Matters Sarah Susanka
For everyone.
July 1214 FridaySunday How to Grow a Yoga Practice Randal Williams

For all levels, especially beginners. CE credits.
Getting the Love You Want: A Workshop for Couples
Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt

For couples of all orientations, length of commitment, and stages of life.
Have you ever wondered, What is it that Im really here to do? Sarah Susanka, best-selling author of The Not So Big Life, has some suggestions to help you identify whats in the way of living your full potential right here and now. Discover how to inhabit your life completely by listening to what your heart already knows. Explore techniques for remodeling your life, transforming it into something you love. Through collective inquiry and simple exercises, you learn to Understand how youve created the idea of you See through conditioned patterns that no longer serve you Experience everything that happens as a reflection to help you see yourself Relax into life as a human being instead of a human doing. The end result is greater meaning, vitality, and a sense of being at home in your lifefocused not on what you do, but instead on how you are in everything you do.
Recommended reading Sarah Susanka, The Not So Big Life: Making Room for What Really Matters (Random House). There is also an abridged audio book, read by Sarah, that is an excellent supplement to the book. Tuition $235. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code NSBL-131)
Explore how to grow your yoga practice in a retreat that is ideal for beginners and seasoned practitioners alike. Randal Williams draws from 20 years of professional teaching experience to help you cultivate a practice that revitalizes your body, deepens your breath, quiets your mind, heals your heart, and benefits all your relationships. This weekend is designed for people who want to Enjoy yoga Experience deep, restorative relaxation Explore mindful movement and breathing Bring meditation into daily life Create a personal yoga sequence for home practice Foster wellness and vitality Live more mindfully and authentically. Cultivating a yoga practice is a lifelong project that can provide enjoyment every step of the way. Learn foundational yogic philosophy, how to set your personal intention, and other techniques to inform your life path.
Note Wear comfortable clothing for movement. Invite a friend or family member to accompany you so you can support each other at home. Tuition includes a manual, a journal, and a takehome audio of guided practice. Tuition $225. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code GYP-131)
Take your relationship to the next level in a workshop based on the best-selling book Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples. This book has helped hundreds of thousands of people experience the profound connection that Heals childhood and relational wounds Activates undeveloped potential Spurs spiritual growth. Harville Hendrix and his wife, Helen LaKelly Hunt, guide you and your partner to deeper levels of connection and wholeness using Imago Relationship Therapy, a transformational approach that allows you to experience new levels of safety and appreciation. Imago weaves together leading psychological theories and practical observations on the experience of love into an approach to relationships that is compelling and easy to understand. Restoring passion and hope to your relationship, Imago brings you healing, wholeness, and spiritual growth.
Note This program has an intensive schedule with extended hours. It may be difficult to participate in other Kripalu events or receive Healing Arts services. Tuition includes a manual. Tuition $350. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code GLYW131)
Sarah Susanka, inspirational cultural visionary, acclaimed author, and architect, describes herself as a student of life. Her workshops help people realize their full potential. www.notsobiglife.com and www.susanka.com
Randal Williams, E-RYT, has served as a director of Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training programs and a professor of yoga philosophy and practice. www.randalwilliams.com
Harville Hendrix, PhD, in partnership with his wife, Helen LaKelly Hunt, created Imago Relationship Therapy and pioneered the concept of conscious marriage. www.harvillehendrix.com Helen LaKelly Hunt, PhD, has been active within the womens movement for more than 25 years and is an inductee of the National Womens Hall of Fame. www.helenlakellyhunt.com
July 1418 SundayThursday Deep Relaxation, Guided Imagery, and Meditation for Stress Relief Julie Lusk
Two programs with
Jillian Pransky
July 1214 FridaySunday Boundless and Bright: A Yoga, Deep Relaxation, and Nature Retreat
July 1419 SundayFriday Blooming Open: A Yoga, Meditation, and Nature Retreat
Summer offers us time to pause, reignite our own glow, and connect more deeply with the life-giving force within and around us. Its a powerful time for clearing obstacles from the body and mind, a time to move beyond our habitual way of doing things and expand into new space and energy. Through the practices of yoga, relaxation, meditation, and synchronizing the body and mind with nature, we grow more open and relaxed. Energy flows more easily. As our own energy reserve expands within us, we naturally grow more boundless and bright. Set in the amazing natural environment of Kripalu, this retreat is the perfect combination of yoga, meditation, and time in nature to revitalize our deepest energy flow. Jillian Pransky artfully weaves slow-flow vinyasa, restorative poses, mindfulness, and walking meditation under the wide-open sky so we can return home expansive, light, and with a deeper connection to ourselves and the world.
Tuition $210. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code YDR-131)
Discover the state yogis call true happiness. Contentment is not a mysterious occurrenceits a behavior, a conscious decision, a choice you make each moment of your day. Happiness is an inside job, because energy follows thought. And while yogis teach that this state of contentment is your birthright, it takes steadfast practice to live this way. In this workshop, you learn to Be simultaneously grounded and wide open, rooted and blooming Linger longer in a natural state of openness and contentment Recognize and return to a deeper state of relaxation any time you feel disconnected Take your practice off the mat and into your life. Jillian Pransky weaves mindful vinyasa yoga, restorative yoga, and deep relaxation with metta (loving-kindness) meditation, mudita (joy) meditation, and nature walks to help you grow beyond habitual patterns. As your body and heart relax, you naturally open to new possibilities.
Recommended listening Jillian Pransky,
Difficult times happen: work stress, sickness, relationship problems, loss, dissatisfaction, confusion. These challenges can help us grow if were equipped with the right tools, techniques, and outlook. Otherwise, its easy to get overwhelmed and suffer from insomnia, body aches, sickness, worry, or emotional pain. Whether youre in the midst of stress or want to be ready for the next cycle of stress, this enjoyable workshop provides the practical mindbody formula you need to manage tension and maximize energy. You learn The positive and negative dynamics of stress Practical strategies for instant and long-term stress relief Deep relaxation through yoga nidra Guided imagery to support health and awaken self-understanding A variety of meditations so you can identify the best method for you A doable self-care plan for transforming daily stress into energized, awakened living.
Tuition $296. Add 4 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code SRGR-131)
Julie Lusk, MEd, NCC, E-RYT 500, focuses on opening, balancing and strengthening the bodymind-spirit connection through yoga, meditation, therapeutic relaxation, and guided imagery. www.wholesomeresources.com
Relaxmore (CD).
Note Come prepared for outdoor time each day. Bring good walking shoes or boots, a journal, and a small altar item such as a photo, nature item, and religious or spiritual relic, to create a personal practice space that is inspiring and uplifting. Tuition $300. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code BORY-131)
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Jillian Pransky is an international presenter, director of Restorative Therapeutic Yoga teacher training for YogaWorks, and creator of the Relaxmore CD. www.jillianpransky.com
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Yoga for Life

Healthy Living Faculty
CE credits. An integrative approach to yoga on and off the mat.
Two programs with
Elise Browning Miller

July 1416 SundayTuesday Yoga for Scoliosis Part I
For people with scoliosis and yoga teachers.
July 1619 TuesdayFriday Yoga for Scoliosis Part II

For students and teachers who have completed Part I, and others as described below. CE credits.
CE credits. Discover all the ways Iyengar Yoga can be used to meet the challenges of scoliosis. This internationally acclaimed workshop with senior Iyengar instructor Elise Browning Miller includes Basic information and anatomical background on scoliosis Optimal yoga postures for scoliosis and ways of adapting postures for each persons individual needs The psychological consequences of scoliosis Adjustments and props An emphasis on lengthening the spine and aligning the body with breath awareness. Through a variety of yoga practices and poses, people with scoliosis can develop greater structural alignment, become more symmetrical, and find the balance point that allows the scoliosis curve to coexist with gravity. Students learn practices to improve posture and increase flexibility and strength. Yoga teachers leave with the necessary skills and confidence to offer a beginning yoga practice to those with scoliosis.
Recommended reading Elise Browning Miller, Yoga for Scoliosis booklet and/or DVD. Note For those interested in becoming a certi-
Continue learning to work skillfully with scoliosis by combining yoga postures with breath awareness to develop structural alignment and create more normal symmetry. Elise Browning Miller offers a quick review of the basics from Part 1, then goes on to emphasize beginning as well as more advanced standing poses, back strengtheners, backbends, inversions, and twists. Adjustments and props including wall ropes are used to assist participants in working with their scoliosis. This workshop is appropriate for everyone who has completed Part I, those who have at least six months of training with Elises Yoga for Scoliosis DVD, continuing students of Iyengar Yoga, and those who have been instructed by one of Elises Yoga for Scoliosis Trainers and have an understanding of how to address their scoliosis. Teachers of all levels and systems are welcome and invited to bring students with scoliosis. This program completes the 20-hour course requirement to become a Yoga for Scoliosis Trainer.
Tuition $260. Add 3 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code TYST-131)
Whether you are new to yoga or looking to revitalize your practice, this immersion provides you with tools and inspiration to make yoga a regular part of your life. Based on the principles of being present and honoring ones individual strengths and limitations, Kripalu Yoga offers possibilities of increased balance, health, well-being, and transformation. Senior-level yoga faculty use an integrated approach designed to expand your understanding of yoga on and off the mat. You learn not only how to create a yoga flow appropriate to your needs, but also how a yogic lifestyle that incorporates meditation, breath awareness, mindfulness, and conscious communication can foster health and vitality. You learn how to Create a yoga flow to practice and expand on at home Rejuvenate your yoga practice Cultivate greater health and well-being Practice techniques for stress relief Understand the benefits of meditation and yogic breathing techniques. Return home renewed, refreshed, and ready to bring more yoga into your life.
Tuition $425. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code RRMY-134) Find out more about Kripalu Healthy Living programs on page 16.
fied Yoga for Scoliosis Trainer, this workshop fulfills the first 10 of the 20 hours required to get started on Elises Yoga for Scoliosis training program. For more information, please contact elise@ebmyoga.com or visit www.yogaforscoliosis.com.
Tuition $260. Add 2 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code TYSS-131)
Combine these programs and/or Iyengar Yoga for Back Care, July 1214, for a 10 percent tuition discount for each program.
Elise Browning Miller, MA, a senior certified Iyengar Yoga teacher and therapeutic recreation therapist, is a founding director of the California Yoga Center. www.ebmyoga.com
Nutrition Intensive for Health Professionals

CE/CME credits.
July 1419 SundayFriday HarmonicaYoga: How to Reduce Stress, Increase Mindfulness, and Blow Your Blues Away Instantly! David Harp
For all levels.
July 1419
SundayFriday
Kathie Madonna Swift, John Bagnulo, and Lisa B. Nelson

Expand your skills in clinical nutrition with a team of the countrys premier leaders in integrative health. Learn evidenced-based nutritional therapy based on whole-systems medicine. This immersion is ideal for physicians, nurses, nutritionists, registered dietitians, and other health-care professionals who want to explore the latest advancements in clinical nutrition. Deepen your insight into nutritional healing and expand your skills, including Food theories and traditions, nutritional discoveries, and controversies Popular approaches to nutrition today Core clinical imbalances and their relation to common chronic diseases Integrative approaches to nutrition assessment, including a nutrition-focused physical Laboratory assessment, interpretation, and nutritional diagnosis Mindful eating training and practice Culinary medicine for common health conditions Benefits of integrating nutrition with yoga and other mind-body practices.
Tuition $510. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code RRNI-132)
Could you benefit from a unique and joyful way to deepen your mindfulness and/or yoga practice, or to start one? If so, whats that got to do with harmonica? Well, breath focus is a basic element of most yoga, mindfulness, and stress-reduction methods. And what better way to practice this than with the inhalations and exhalations of a catchy blues-rock rhythm on the harmonica? Within minutes, youre improvising simple blues and rock harp. After that, you learn to Play in duets and small groups Integrate harmonica with asanas, enhancing vinyasa for new or experienced yogis and yoginis Play and use HarMantras and Harmonica Kirtans Short-circuit stress, with or without a harmonica. With lots of class interaction and David Harps personal instruction on harmonica technique, by Friday youre playing everything from Beethovens Ninth to amplified blues/rock jam sessions. In the process, you gain effective mindfulness skills that can be applied anywhere, anytime!
Note Tuition includes two harmonicas, a 96-page workbook, and a CD for continued home study. Each workshop is customized to meet the groups interests regarding musical styles and the balance of yoga, music, and mindfulness training. Tuition $310. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code AHM-132)
Trauma, Body, and Brain: Restoring the Capacity for Rhythm and Play
Bessel van der Kolk,

Dana Moore, and Steve Gross
For licensed therapists, yoga instructors, and others interested in the nature of trauma. CE credits.
Kathie Madonna Swift, MS, RD, LDN, is a registered dietitian, senior Healthy Living faculty member at Kripalu, and author of The Inside Tract. www.myfoundationdiet.com John Bagnulo, PhD, is a senior Healthy Living faculty member who holds a doctorate in food and nutrition services and serves on the faculty of the Center for Mind-Body Medicine. Lisa B. Nelson, MD, is Director of Medical Education at Kripalu and serves as medical director of the nonprofit Nutrition Center in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
Traumatic experiences alter peoples relationship to their bodies in ways that leave them feeling uptight, helpless, disconnected, hurt, on edge, frantic, and at odds with themselves. Neuroscience research shows that awareness of physical sensations forms the very foundation of human consciousness. Since trauma shakes the foundations of the human organism, healing can only occur if that organism can be made to feel safe, powerful, and effective. Yoga and other body-based practices do just that. This workshop explores What neuroscience teaches about selfawareness and trauma The nature and essence of human attachment New psychotherapeutic treatments to help people integrate traumatic memories An array of body-centered approaches for dealing with trauma, including EMDR, yoga, play, dance, theater work, and tai chi. These techniques help people come into the present moment and shift out of fear and hyperarousal. This allows them to resolve traumatic memories, promote mastery over the posttraumatic legacy of constriction, disconnection, and loss, and reclaim authority over their lives.
Tuition $450. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code OTSP-131)
David Harp, MA, has taught 100,000+ people to meditate and a million more to play harmonica through his workshops and his many books. www.harmonicayoga.com
Bessel van der Kolk, MD, is a clinical psychiatrist whose work attempts to integrate mind, brain, body, and social connections to understand and treat trauma. www.traumacenter.org Dana Moore, MAR, MA, founding member of the Trauma Center Yoga Program, teaches regularly with Bessel van der Kolk. www.journeywell.org Steve Gross, MSW, is the founder of the Life is good Playmakers, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that helps children overcome poverty, violence, and illness through the power of play and optimism. www.ligplaymakers.org
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July 1419 SundayFriday Radiant Child Yoga Immersion: Levels 13 Shakta Khalsa
For yoga teachers, schoolteachers, and parents at all levels of yoga experience. CE credits.
Prepare to move your body and be young at heart in this fun, insightful, and practical training. Join one of the pioneers of childrens yoga to learn Guidelines for teaching yoga to children of all ages, from babies to teens Yoga songs, dances, and games that children love A variety of meditation practices, from breath and singing to movement and silence Brain-balancing yoga and Brain Gym skills Practical tips for keeping a class focused and engaged Yoga for ADHD, autism, and learning disabilities How to adapt yoga for school settings Yogic teachings on the four phases of a childs life How a childs energy field and chakra systems develop Tools for unexpected situations. You also learn conscious communication skills, deep listening, and ways to stay centered. Take the next step in sharing the gift of yoga. NOTE Tuition includes a manual, resource books, CDs, and a DVD. Please see the Kripalu website for a list of course materials.
Tuition $630. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code RCYI-131)
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July 1921 FridaySunday Journey to Wholeness: How to Support the Body, Mind, and Spirit Elizabeth Boham and Heidi E. Spear
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Energy Intensive: Meditation, Yoga, and Breathwork
Jonathan Foust (Sudhir) and Shobhan Richard Faulds

For everyone; no previous yoga or meditation experience necessary. CE credits.
Shakta Khalsa, E-RYT 500, has been practicing and teaching Kundalini Yoga for more than 30 years and was a direct student of Yogi Bhajan. www.childrensyoga.com Read an article on Shakta Khalsa on page 50.
Come experience Kripalu Yogas unique approach to personal transformation in a program thats practical, integrative, and fun. Two of Kripalus outstanding teachers lead this exploration of the profound relationship between energy and consciousness, which is the essence of yoga and the foundation of all mind-body approaches. Your exploration includes Exercises to build energy and awareness Guided experiences in both sitting and moving meditation Integrative breathwork, a technique that provides deep insight and release Journal writing to access intuition Small-group work that enhances self-awareness Guided massage and bodywork All three stages of Kripalu Yoga, including posture flow Social silence (speaking only when necessary) outside of sessions.
Note This program is intensive in nature and includes morning and afternoon yoga practice and an evening session. Tuition $270. Add 1 midweek night and 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code TEI-132)
Yoga philosophy describes our five bodies: physical, energetic, mental, wisdom, and bliss. To experience health and enduring youthfulness, we must feel balanced in all these aspects of who we are. This workshop uses lecture, discussion, meditation, guided relaxation, and gentle yoga to teach ways of creating health in the body and tapping into our natural healing potential. In this weekend, you learn Simple dietary changes that can have a profound impact on health Optimal foods and nutrients for health and vitality How to meditate and de-stress the mind Keys to hormonal balance Yoga postures to release tension To make choices from a place of wisdom and inner guidance How to connect to bliss, joy, ease, creativity, love, and spaciousness. This program offers practical tools to address weight issues, migraines, chronic pain, digestive problems, sleeplessness, mood swings, memory loss, heart disease, cancer, and more. Come focus on the journey to wholeness.
Note Please see this program on the Kripalu website for recommended reading. Tuition $210. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code JWSP-131)
Elizabeth Boham, MD, MS, RD, practices functional medicine at the UltraWellness Center in Lenox, Massachusetts, and is on the faculty of the Institute for Functional Medicine. Heidi E. Spear, MA, ABD, is a Kripalu Yoga teacher and a relaxation specialist at the UltraWellness Center in Lenox, Massachusetts. www.heidispear.com
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Jonathan Foust (Sudhir), MA, cofounder of the Meditation Teacher Training Institute and former President of Kripalu, has been leading retreats for more than 25 years. www.jonathanfoust.com and www.mitti.us Shobhan Richard Faulds, MA, JD, is Kripalus Chief Executive Officer, and the author of Kripalu Yoga: A Guide to Practice On and Off the Mat.
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Yoga for Emotional Balance: Healing Anxiety and Depression
Bo Forbes
The World Health Organization estimates that by 2030, depression will be our highest global disease burden. How can yoga help change this trajectory? When we integrate the principles and practices of yoga and mindfulness, we have the strongest chance of ending this epidemic. In this immersion with psychologist and yoga therapist Bo Forbes, we draw from emerging research in neuroscience to work with the neural principles that create change. You learn How to access and change your mind-body network How the nervous system, immune system, enteric nervous system, and emotional body impact emotional imbalance The five primary interventions for anxiety and depression How to create embodied insight and optimize your bodys role in emotional transformation How to craft a daily therapeutic practice for your needs. We experience the integration of breathing exercises, postural adjustments, restorative poses, and other therapeutic elements to balance our nervous system, quiet our mind, energize our body, enhance immunity, and regulate our emotions, creating the building blocks for transformation.
Note This workshop includes a Saturday early-
July 1921 FridaySunday This Very Moment: Mindfulness in Psychotherapy Ronald D. Siegel
For psychotherapists, human-service professionals, and other psychologically minded people interested in personal development. CE credits.
July 1921 FridaySunday Float Your Yoga: A Stand Up Paddleboard Weekend Ryan and Juliet Burch
For people with at least 2 years of yoga experience who are able to swim in lake water. CE credits.
Mindfulness has been successfully practiced for more than 2,500 years and is a deceptively simple way of relating to experience to alleviate human suffering. Recently, mental-health professionals are discovering that mindfulness holds great promise for their own personal development as a way to enhance therapeutic relationships, and as a useful intervention for a variety of psychological difficulties. In this workshop, you learn How to practice mindfulness inside and outside the clinical hour Guidelines for tailoring mindfulness techniques to different individuals and conditions How to use mindfulness to augment cognitive behavioral, psychodynamic, and systemic treatment A step-by-step mindfulness-based program for working with anxiety, chronic pain, and stress-related medical disorders Ways to deal with the obstacles and challenges that arise when working with emotional difficulties in yourself and others. Psychotherapists, human-service professionals, and other psychologically minded people interested in personal development are all welcome to attend.
Experience the freedom of an outdoor classroom, the sensation of a floating yoga mat, and the holistic benefits of a harmonious yoga practice. Float Your Yoga is a unique stand up paddleboard (SUP) blend of movement, balance, strength, and the playfulness of one of the worlds fastest-growing water sports. This program offers SUP skills and water safety Improved balance and stability through core strengthening A mindful connection to the outdoors and the rhythms of nature A revitalized sense of self through body awareness A playful arena to laugh, love, and awaken your inner child. This transformational weekend invites you to step outside your traditional yoga setting and explore the sensation of walking on water.
Note Stand up paddleboards and all safety equipment are provided. Participants must wear life vest packs when on the water. Tuition $250. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code FYY-131)
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& meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code MFPS-131) Ronald D. Siegel, PsyD, assistant clinical professor of psychology, Harvard Medical School, is author of The Mindfulness Solution, coauthor of Back Sense, and coeditor of Mindfulness and Psychotherapy.
& meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code YAIS-131) Bo Forbes, PsyD, E-RYT 500, is a leading clinical psychologist, yoga teacher, and yoga therapist in the Boston area, and founder of Elemental Yoga. www.elementalyoga.com
Ryan Burch and Juliet Burch, LMT, RYT, are coowners of SUPfari Adventures Cape Cod. Ryan is a Level II ACA SUP instructor and a veteran harbormaster on Cape Cod. Juliet is a Kripalu YogaDance instructor and yoga teacher who promotes fluidity on the water by embodying presence and awareness through movement. www.supfariadventures.com
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July 1921 FridaySunday Introduction to Meditation Bhavani Lorraine Nelson

CE credits. Have you heard about the benefits of meditation and wondered what the practice is really like? Or perhaps youve had some meditation instruction but not yet found a technique that fits your temperament and lifestyle, one that allows you to sustain a regular practice. This weekend introduces you to several major meditation techniques from the yogic and Buddhist traditions, including Meditation on the breath Loving-kindness, or metta, meditation Walking meditation Pranayama (breathing exercises) Meditative Sanskrit chanting. A popular Kripalu presenter, Bhavani Lorraine Nelson is known for her clear instruction and user-friendly approach. Take away the inspiration and clarity you need to continue meditating at home, along with a meditation practice that brings greater peace, equanimity, and contentment to your life.
Tuition $215. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code ITMR-131)
July 1921 FridaySunday Peak Prosperity Chris and Becca Martenson

Feeling concerned about the future? The convergence of the broken global economy, peak oil production levels, and fast-depleting natural resources virtually ensures that the next 20 years will be completely unlike the last 20. An evolution of Chris Martensons popular Crash Course series, this workshop arms you with an understanding of the key trends transforming life as we know it. Learn how the choices you make today determine how you enter the futureand how to shape the future with enthusiasm and confidence. This workshop offers Skill-building exercises to develop emotional, financial, and physical resilience An insiders understanding of the Crash Course framework and how to use it to determine which aspects of your life are most vulnerable to future risks Becca Martensons expertise in focusing and visioning A personalized action plan to increase your prosperity A community of like-minded participants that will last long after the weekend ends. Return home with peace of mind, knowing that you are equipped to meet the future headon and prosper in it.
Required reading/viewing See this program
July 1921 FridaySunday All Together Singing: Creative Ways to Make and Listen to Music with Your Family The Nields
For families with children ages 5 and up.
Bhavani Lorraine Nelson leads workshops in meditation and mindfulness, stress reduction, and the power of the voice. She has been affiliated with Kripalu since 1988. www.bhavanilorrainenelson.com
Kick off your summer with an infusion of family music and fun! This workshop promotes family harmony by helping you create music together in a safe, joyful, and playful space. Nerissa and Katryna Nields give parents fun and practical tools, demonstrating how music can be brought into a variety of family experiences in simple, creative ways. In this family workshop, you Identify the musical bonds that hold your family together Write songs Sing in harmony Make instruments Share what youve learned in a memorable performance. Music lovers of every experience level are welcome here. Come away with renewed family bonds and a map for family harmony for the rest of your lives.
Note Feel free to bring your own instruments (not required). Tuition includes materials to make instruments and childrens snacks. A separate fee of $20 per family for a song book must be paid directly to the presenters on the first night of the program. Tuition Adults: $250. (web code CMWF-131) Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. Kids: $165. (web code CMWC131) Add 2 nights childrens housing; call for rates.
on the Kripalu website.

Tuition $265. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code WPP-131)
Chris Martenson, PhD, MBA, is an economic researcher whose video seminar and book, The Crash Course, distills the interconnected forces in the economy, energy, and the environment that are shaping our future. www.chrismartenson.com Becca Martenson is an expert at navigating the emotional and belief-centered challenges that impede positive change. She helps others make life transitions using visioning and coaching.
Nerissa Nields and Katryna Nields have been making music professionally for more than 20 years, traveling the country as members of the beloved folk rock band The Nields. www.nields.com
The quality of character in the people I meet and the people who work at Kripalu are part of what makes it special.
Batia Z., Hoboken, New Jersey
July 2126 SundayFriday July 2126 SundayFriday
Whole Person Well-Being: A Week of Inspired Living
Integrative Weight Loss

Aruni Nan Futuronsky and Annie B. Kay
CE credits. Lose weight and maintain a healthy body naturally. If you know that going on another diet isnt the solution, come nourish yourself and invite changes that will continue to unfold long after you return home. Kripalus Integrative Weight Loss program offers a comprehensive curriculum that supports a healthy, long-term weight-reduction process. Guided by an exceptional faculty that includes a holistic physician, nutritionist, fitness professionals, life coach, and senior-level yoga teachers, you learn how to shift into a natural, balanced relationship with your body. You learn Why diets dont work and how to naturally lose weight and keep it off How to develop healthy life skills Tips on how to maintain a healthy weight The importance of metabolism and nutrition for healthy weight management How to develop a more positive body image The best strategies for your personal goals and lifestyle. Explore your weight issues in a caring and supportive environment, and leave feeling rejuvenated, motivated, and full of hope.
Tuition $490. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code RRMW-135)
Tal BenShahar,
Megan McDonough, Maria Sirois, and Stephen Cope

To create your optimal well-being (and the worlds), your whole nature in all its glory and complexity must be uncovered and expressed. For more than two decades, Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar has been at the forefront of Positive Psychology, teaching people how to build emotional well-being. Now, through the WholeBeing Institute he cofounded with Megan McDonough, the framework is expanding to include additional aspects of well-being that you can use to help realize your full potential. In this inaugural event, the founders of the WholeBeing Institute lay the groundwork for a new model of well-being called SPIREa fivepronged approach to foster lifelong learning, professional development, and personal growth for the ultimate aim of inspired living. Along with emotional well-being, the SPIRE approach addresses intellectual well-being (fostering a love of learning through the arts, great books, and accessible philosophy) and physical wellbeing (using the mind-body connection to consciously cultivate a desired psychological state). Guest presenters during the week include senior Kripalu teachers Stephen Cope, speaking on the importance of following your calling, and Maria Sirois, addressing the power of resiliency in the human spirit.
Tuition $425. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code WBI-131)
Tal Ben-Shahar, PhD, has lectured at Harvard University where his course in Positive Psychology was the most popular at the school. Hes the author of Happier, Being Happy, and Choose the Life You Want, and holds a doctorate in organizational behavior. Megan McDonough, CEO of the WholeBeing Institute, is an award-winning author of A Minute for Me: Learning to Savor Sixty Seconds. As Kripalus first Director of Online Education, she launched Kripalus entry into online learning. www.wholebeinginstitute.com Maria Sirois, PsyD, is an inspirational speaker, seminar leader, and author who has worked at the intersections of wellness, psychology, and spirituality for nearly 20 years. Shes the author of Every Day Counts, and holds a doctorate degree in psychology. www.mariasirois.com Stephen Cope, MSW, LICSW, is a psychotherapist, Kripalu Yoga teacher, and Director of Kripalus Institute for Extraordinary Living. His latest book is The Great Work of Your Life.
Aruni Nan Futuronsky, Senior Life Coach and Program Advisor for Kripalu Healthy Living programs, is a Kripalu Yoga teacher with more than 35 years of experience. www.coacharuni.com Annie B. Kay, MS, RD, RYT, is Kripalus Lead Integrative Dietitian, a senior Healthy Living faculty member, and author of Every Bite Is Divine.
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July 2126 SundayFriday Revitalizing Cleanse: Nourishing Body, Mind, and Spirit Alison Shore Gaines
CE credits. Do you feel sluggish, bloated, and out of sync? Tune up with this nurturing cleanse. Have no fear of going hungry as you are guided through this sensible approach to detox, diet, and healthy lifestyle. With a balance of information, mind/body tools, and experiential exploration, effect lasting changes on all levels of your being. Key aspects of this retreat include Organic juices, grains, and savory broth Green-juice option Conscious breathing and guided imagery to access inner wisdom Yoga, movement, and walking Mindful eating and healing your relationship with food Nutrition practices for easing food cravings and balancing blood sugar Jump-starting healthy weight loss.
Note A health intake form will be included with
July 2126 SundayFriday Let Your Yoga Dance: Teacher Training for Special Populations Megha Nancy Buttenheim
For teachers and practitioners of many backgrounds: yoga, dance, physical therapists, and bodyworkers. CE credits.
your confirmation materials, and must be completed and returned in advance of your arrival.
Tuition $560. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code RJF-135)
Thousands of people yearn to move their bodies, dance, and do yogathe elderly, people with Parkinsons, MS, arthritis, Alzheimers, breast cancer survivors overcoming surgery, and others with special needs who may feel marginalized and unable to move as freely as they would like. Let Your Yoga Dance is a fabulous workout, a delightful experience tempered for each students needs, providing therapeutic benefits on all levels: physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. In this training, learn how to Work with special populations Create moving yoga, breath, and dance sequences in and around chairs Provide a rich, complete, and powerful Yoga Dance class for those who need to remain seated Empower your students with spontaneity and creativity Focus on the individual needs of each participant Practice-teach in a safe, caring environment. Join Megha and learn how to bring Yoga Dance to people with special needs.
Recommended pre- or post-requisite Part
Live Your Yoga: Heaven on Earth
Claire EsteMcDonald
and Gregor Singleton
Alison Shore Gaines has led life-changing cleansing and mindfulness retreats since 1988. A certified holistic-health educator, life coach, yoga teacher, and minister, she draws from her extensive training in yoga, holistic nutrition, and bodycentered counseling to lead workshops that empower participants from the inside out. www.sacrednourishment.com
1 of Let Your Yoga Dance teacher training.

Note Tuition includes a manual. Tuition $555. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code KDGM-131)
Megha Nancy Buttenheim, MA, E-RYT, is president and founder of Let Your Yoga Dance LLC and a teacher-trainer at Kripalu. www.letyouryogadance.com
Find heaven right here on earth with the samadhi practices of the eight-limbed path of yoga: yama, niyama, asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana, and samadhi. Claire EsteMcDonald and Gregor Singleton define yoga as the release of resistance, and samadhi as attunement with the divine nature of all things. They invite you to tap into the source of yoga so you can Intensify your engagement with a life of inspiration, understanding, and mutual relationship Discover how yoga postures are a platform to be in good standing with your own true nature Live from that true nature rather than from ideas of who you should be Integrate spirit, mind, and body so you can know trust, joy, and the truth that all is well. Leave with a clear understanding of the teachings of the eight-limbed path, feeling ease of resistance in your mind and emotions, and a palpable awareness of the source of life that is behind all things.
Note This program counts as 30 hours toward Claires Divine Play Yoga teacher training or contact hours for health-care professionals. Tuition $425. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code LYHE-131)
Claire Este-McDonald, RN, BSN, cofounder of Divine Play Yoga, teaches an expressive, joyful, free-form flow rooted in universal alignment principles and mind-body energy integration. Gregor Singleton, MA, is a certified Baptiste Master Teacher known for leading uplifting classes that leave his students fully engaged in their lives.
Megha Nancy Buttenheim
July 2126 SundayFriday The Nature of Yoga Photography: An Immersion into Creativity, Yoga, Meditation, and Nature Bill Tipper and Sarah Gingrich
For everyone; some photography experience desirable.
July 2126 SundayFriday Still Small Voice Within: Meditation, Focusing, and Intuition Training Jonathan Foust (Sudhir)
CE credits. Einstein said, No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it. In order to climb out of any rut, resolve any problem, or sense your path from a new perspective, you have to shift your awareness. This retreat is designed to immerse you in practices that can generate such a shift. Insight (Vipassana) Meditation teaches you to pause and recognize what is present, allowing you to see with increasing clarity into the nature of things. Focusing is a mind-body tool that trains the mind to be intimately present to the felt sense and to investigate what arises from the field of direct sensationall of which can result in access to wisdom and compassion. Combined, these two techniques generate a unique, in-depth experience of awakened heart and mind. Through these full days of practice, talks, presentations, one-to-one exercises, and discussion, you find yourself moving into deep self-inquiry, developing skills you will carry with you for the rest of your life.
Note This retreat is intensive in nature and may preclude other activities. Much of the retreat will be held in social silence. Tuition $375. Add 5 midweek nights room
July 2126 SundayFriday The Art of Yoga: A Retreat for Women of All Ages Hari Kirin Kaur Khalsa and Ajeet Kaur Khalsa
For women at all levels of yoga experience (ages 13 and up). CE credits.
Kundalini Yoga is an accessible technology for women to awaken confidence and creativity, and find the calm within. You learn to deeply relax and be your most genuine self. Kundalini Yoga helps you to connect to your strength, grace, and the courage to be true to yourself in every situation. In this retreat, surrounded by a supportive community of like-minded women, you enjoy Live music and chanting The opportunity to heal your relationships with self and others Creative arts to express your souls unique path Ancient yogic teachings specifically designed for women A take-home practice tailored to meet your individual goals. Created especially for womens bodies and minds, this practice teaches you to nourish yourself and maintain a healthy immune, glandular, circulatory, skeletal, and nervous system through yoga. Simple meditations support you in releasing emotional blocks and accessing your innate wisdom.
Recommended reading Hari Kirin Kaur
Deepen your personal connections to nature, creativity, yoga, and meditation. Each day of this workshop is rich as you practice yoga and meditation in nature, learn about the art of yoga photography, and discover how creativity and nature are powerful conduits to enhance your well-being. Sarah Gingrich teaches a daily yoga class, and Bill Tipper and Sarah lead guided meditations designed to help you experience more of the therapeutic energies of nature and creativity. In this workshop, Learn to see the extraordinary in the seemingly ordinary Explore the art of yoga photography from the perspective of subject, stylist, and photographer Receive personalized instruction tailored to your own yoga, photography, and modeling experience Learn to be more playful, joyful, self-assured, forgiving, and grateful Join in a sacred fire ceremony as the full moon rises on Guru Purnima. Answer the inner desire to experience more love, beauty, and peace in your life with this nurturing and expanding workshop.
Recommended reading Bill Tipper, The Nature of Yoga: Meditations on Love, Beauty, and Truth (Prakasha Press). Note Bring a digital camera, a memory stick, and a laptop to edit your images. Tuition $450. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code NYP-131)
Khalsa, Art & Yoga (Kundalini Research Institute).

Note Teens must be accompanied by an adult
& meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code SVW-131) Jonathan Foust (Sudhir), MA, cofounder of the Meditation Teacher Training Institute and former President of Kripalu, has been leading retreats for more than 25 years. www.jonathanfoust.com and www.mitti.us
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Tuition $335. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code TAOY-131)
Hari Kirin Kaur Khalsa, MA, MFA, author of the best-selling Art & Yoga: Kundalini Awakening in Everyday Life, is a popular teacher and public artist. www.artandyoga.com Ajeet Kaur Khalsa is a recording kirtan artist and certified Kundalini Yoga teacher, and holds a degree in holistic psychology.
Bill Tipper is a visionary artist of light and color as well as a yogi, filmmaker, and photographer of nature, beauty, yoga, and the human form. www.billtipper.com Sarah Gingrich, E-RYT 500, Director of Evolution Power Yogas teacher training programs, holds multiple 500-hour certifications, including Baptiste Yoga and Shiva Reas Prana Flow. www.yukieyoga.com
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July 2628 Friday Sunday Alchemy, Ariadne, and the Labyrinth Kayleen Asbo
For everyone.
July 2628 FridaySunday Rhythmic Rejuvenation: Yoga and Hand Drumming with Members of KDZ Allison Gemmel Laframboise and Shaun Laframboise
For everyone.
July 2628 FridaySunday Gluten-Free Cooking for Everyone Leslie Cerier

CE credits. In this hands-on vegetarian cooking class, gourmet chef, teacher, and cookbook author Leslie Cerier shows you that gluten-free cooking and baking is not about deprivation, but is pleasurable, creative, and delicious. Everyone can benefit from eating less gluten, and for those with gluten sensitivities, this class can change your life. Join Leslie to cook and feast on exciting, globally inspired dishes that enhance everyones energy and stamina. Come learn how to Expand your cooking repertoire and boost nutrition with tasty ancient grains and exotic rice varieties, pastas, and flours like teff, quinoa, sorghum, amaranth, and more Make easy gourmet meals that are high in calcium, iron, antioxidants, and fiber Use different cooking liquids (like coconut milk), a palette of spices, and superfoods such as goji berries and maca. Both novice and seasoned cooks are invited to experience a workshop that is a delight to the palate and an inspiration for home cooking.
Recommended reading Leslie Cerier, GlutenFree Recipes for the Conscious Cook (New Harbinger). Tuition $250. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code GFCB131)
The earliest Minoan and Greek myths have much to teach us about the journey of the soul. Through art and story, we encounter Ariadne, princess of the labyrinth, and discover how her journey from daughter in a dysfunctional family to bride of a god is a mirror for our own transformation. This workshop explores the universal stages everyone passes through on the way to fulfillment and sacred union. Kayleen Asbo helps you reconcile opposing tensions and find where your truest gift lies. She invites you to claim your largest destiny using the ancient practices of labyrinth walking and alchemy. Through lecture, art, music, and storytelling, learn about these time-honored maps for soul growth, and participate in Labyrinth walking and ritual Art-making and collage The Dance of Three, based in authentic movement Guided journaling Small-group discussions. Find your own story and return home with tools for mind, body, and spirit that inform, inspire, and nurture your soul.
Note Please see this program on the Kripalu
Revitalize your body and spirit in a dynamic, fun-filled weekend of Kripalu Yoga and Africaninfluenced hand drumming led by Allison Gemmel Laframboise and Shaun Laframboise, members of KDZ: The Kripalu Drummers. Come expand awareness, access energy, cultivate transformation, and have a really good time. Your day begins with a rhythm-filled yoga practice to reconnect with the inner pulse of your body, breath, and energy. Then make the shift to creative expression by exploring African-influenced rhythms (djembe- and Ashiko- style drumming) Proper body mechanics and drumming technique Drum circle experience Basic and intermediate solo technique Take-home practice rhythms Intentions and the power to manifest the life you want. You also have the option to move your body to live drumming by KDZ during a noon dance session. Come unearth your inner beat. No drumming or yoga experience is necessary.
Note If you have a drum, bring it. If not, be sure to let us know when you register that you need a drum, so that we can reserve one for you. Bring an audio recorder if youd like. Tuition $210. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code RRYD-131)
website for recommended reading and a list of things to bring.

& meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code AALW-131) Kayleen Asbo is on the faculty of Sonoma State University and is one of four master teachers worldwide for the Veriditas Labyrinth Organization. www.kayleenasbo.com
Allison Gemmel Laframboise and Shaun Laframboise thrive on sharing drumming and yoga with others. Members of KDZ: The Kripalu Drummers, the duo leads retreats and drum circles, plays at noon dance sessions, and performs with KDZ as a part of the Saturday-night concert series at Kripalu. www.handsdown.org
Leslie Cerier, MA, the organic gourmet, teaches vegetarian cooking for health and vitality, specializing in whole foods, glutenfree, local, seasonal, and organic cuisine. www.lesliecerier.com
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Melting the ice
How a retreat helped me identify my true calling

A few years ago, I hit a critical crossroad. I was unhappy at my job and had decided to resign, but felt stuck about what to pursue next. On one hand, I had an idea for a new businessa yoga management company. Many of my friends were amazingly talented yoga teachers, but they struggled to manage the business side of their ventures. Because of my background in marketing and PR, I was often asked to help, and I sensed a need for the type of managerial and consulting skills I could offer. My second option was to pursue what I went to university forintercultural communicationsand get a job at the State Department. Both options were tempting. Should I be an ambassador, traveling the world, or did I want to take a leap of faith and launch a company that would help spread the practice of yoga? I felt paralyzed with indecision. Flipping through the Kripalu catalog, I realized I needed to get out of town and clear my head. Id been living in New York City for a year without once leaving the urban jungle. Perhaps a trip would help me find the clarity I needed. It was the middle of March when I arrived at Kripalu for an R&R retreat. Growing up in Texas, I had never seen frozen water before. As I looked at the lake, the leaves and twigs suspended in ice, I was overcome with a sensation of utter peace. The city drifted away. I was reminded how quickly, and how powerfully, the reset button can take effect. Over the next few days, I gave myself time and space to reflect inward. I did yoga and hung out in my room, took naps, and let myself be still. I didnt expect to get an answer. But I got one. By the time I left, I was 100 percent clear that I wanted to dedicate my life to spreading the practice of yoga. I wanted to help people feel as healed and whole as I did, sitting on the bus on the way back to the city. Two months later, I launched YAMA Talent, the first-ever management company for yoga teachers. When I look back now, two years later, it seems a little destined. At that time, I couldnt see what was in front of me. Kripalu helped me realize that the answer was already inside of me, waiting to be released. I just needed to be still to find it. Ava T., New York, New York 800.741.7353orkripalu.org75
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July 2628 FridaySunday Deep Play for Kids Missy Brown

For kids ages 51 1.
Super Brain: Unleashing the Explosive Power of Your Mind
Calling all kids! Take part in a weekend of fun activities that combine playfulness with mindfulness. Discover who you are, practice thoughtful connection to yourself and others, feel seen and heardall while having a blast! Play name games to build community and cultivate healthy relationships. Create an obstacle course that symbolizes real-life challenges, then brainstorm ways to overcome those challenges. Express yourself without the labels of right or wrong, good or bad. Document your experiences in a journal. Hike and collect beautiful objects that you use later to build a labyrinth. Practice simple yoga movements, breathing, relaxation techniques, and guided visualization. This program supports children in learning the best ways to navigate through their lives. Being at Kripalu together creates a foundation for a lifetime of exploring health and wellness with your child.
Note Children in this program must be accompanied at Kripalu by a parent or guardian who is registered for a program or a signature R&R retreat. Kids meet for morning and afternoon sessions while parents are in their programs. Families are together at mealtimes, in the evenings, and overnight. Our policy prohibits children from swimming during program sessions. Tuition $200. Add 2 nights childrens housing; call for rates. (web code DPK-131)
Deepak Chopra
For everyone.
Join Deepak Chopra as he shares contemporary research and age-old spiritual wisdom, linking the latest breakthroughs in neuroscience with powerful aspirations for health, well-being, and spiritual realization. In this program, he discusses how you can Use your brain instead of letting it use you Create the ideal lifestyle for a healthy brain Reduce the risks of aging Promote happiness and well-being through the mind-body connection Access the enlightened brain, your gateway to freedom and bliss Understand the next stage of human developmentis it conscious evolution? Deepak believes that you wont know what your brain can do until you test its limits and push beyond them. Your success in life depends on your brain, for the simple reason that all experience comes to you through your brain. This workshop celebrates the golden age of neuroscience and takes things a step further, ushering you into a golden age for your brain.
Tuition $395. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code WDC-131)
Deepak Chopra is the author of more than 64 books, including numerous New York Times best-sellers. Time magazine heralds him as one of the top 100 heroes and icons of the 20th century. www.deepakchopra.com
Missy Brown, RYT, is certified in Yoga Ed. and Creative Kids Yoga and Movement, and teaches a variety of childrens classes as well as mentoring parents and teachers. www.missybrownwestport.com
Ive spent the last six months fighting a stage-4 cancer. I came to Kripalu to regain my strength and it worked even better than I knew it would. After only one week I am stronger than I have been in months.
John B., Ashton, Maryland
July 2628 FridaySunday Yoga Injuries: Practicing Safe Yoga Loren Fishman and Terry Schaff
For yoga teachers, yoga therapists, and yoga students. CE credits.
July 2628 FridaySunday Yoga for Your Spiritual Muscles Rachel Schaeffer
July 2628 FridaySunday The Opening the Heart Workshop Linda Aranda, Jon Berenson, Donna Macomber, and Peter Watson
The Opening the Heart (OTH) Workshop provides a safe and supportive environment for accessing feelings, working through blocked emotions, disentangling from the past, reconnecting with core truths, and learning to live more fully from the heart. Working in various-sized groups, we draw on different psychotherapeutic approaches, including Gestalt, bioenergetics, focusing, and psychodrama. Positive Psychology, empathic connection, mindfulness, and ancient healing wisdom form the core of the unique OTH approach. Dance, movement, song, and music play major roles in creating an effective healing experience. A structured and uniquely effective vehicle of personal transformation, the OTH Workshop has been in continuous development for more than three decades. It has helped thousands of people heal from emotional wounds, build healthier relationships, move though difficult life passages, and find a new, passionate sense of direction. Evaluations consistently indicate that OTH helps people face pain in healthy ways and gives them a life-affirming boost and renewed zest for life.
Note A questionnaire from the OTH faculty will be sent with your confirmation and needs to be returned prior to the program. Tuition $230. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code OHW-131)
Yoga injuries are a hot topic these days. Yoga teachers, therapists, and students want to know which poses are most likely to cause injuries, and how to teach and practice those poses safely. A survey of 33,000 yoga teachers and therapists from 52 countries showed that the majority of yoga injuries occur in classes rather than home practice. What can you do to make your yoga classes and personal practice safer? Medical doctor Loren Fishman and yoga therapist Terry Schaff treat people with yoga injuries at Manhattan Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in New York City. In this workshop, they look at common yoga injuries such as herniated discs, rotator cuff tears, cervical injuries, knee injuries, SI joint derangement, and hamstring tears. They explore when these injuries tend to occur, how to treat them, and how to avoid yoga injuries altogether. Loren and Terry have even found ways to treat yoga injuries using yoga!
& meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code YISY-131) Loren Fishman, MD, BPhil (Oxon), is a groundbreaking pioneer in the field of yoga therapy, an author, and medical director of Manhattan Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. www.sciatica.org Terry Schaff, E-RYT, works as a yoga therapist with Loren Fishman, developing therapeutic yoga protocols for people recovering from injuries and living with physical challenges. www.terryrothschaff.com
Just like physical muscles, your spiritual muscles need to be strengthened and toned. Each time you practice yoga, you create a new opportunity to be infused with spirit and develop the intangible qualities that create a meaningful life. This retreat offers a safe environment in which you can learn Yoga postures that develop compassion, acceptance, energy, focus, and playfulness Breathing techniques to open the passage through which spirit flows How to create your own postures Relaxations, visualizations, and meditations to redesign your mental landscape toward your highest potential The power of inquiry to focus you on building the qualities that make your life meaningful Simple routines to maintain your practice. Rachel Schaeffer invites you to strengthen your spiritual muscles and take home new ways to practice yoga and connect to the most essential part of who you are.
Recommended reading Rachel Schaeffer, Yoga for Your Spiritual Muscles (Quest Books). Tuition $225. Add 2 weekend nights room
& meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code YSM-131) Rachel Schaeffer, MA, author of Yoga for Your Spiritual Muscles and host of The Red Couch talk show, has taught in universities, hospitals, and womens centers. www.ontheredcouch.com
Linda Aranda has been leading the Opening the Heart Workshop for 20 years. www.openingtheheartworkshop.com Jon Berenson, PhD, is a clinical psychologist with 30 years of experience in private practice. www.openingtheheartworkshop.com Donna Macomber has a private counseling practice in western Massachusetts. www.openingtheheartworkshop.com Peter Watson directed the Core Studies Program at Interface in Cambridge, Massachusetts. www.openingtheheartworkshop.com
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July 2628 FridaySunday Asana Adjustments with Lotus Palm: Thai Massage for Yoga Instructors Elonore Piquet
For yoga teachers and practitioners. CE credits.
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Transformative Yoga Sequencing Mark Stephens

For yoga teachers and serious students. CE credits.
Thai massage is a dynamic bodywork therapy based on yoga and Ayurveda born many centuries ago in the temples of Thailand. In this unique healing system, the practitioner guides the recipient through a series of yoga postures while massaging along the bodys energy lines and pressure points. The art of Thai massage is practiced as a duet: Counterbalancing and levering the recipients body with his/her own, the practitioner works with gravity, breath, and directed touch to create a harmonious and therapeutic yoga dance. The Lotus Palm Thai Yoga Massage School has designed asana adjustments that are invaluable for yoga instructors to use in class and with their private clients. In this workshop, you learn to Adjust yoga postures to make them more profound Design a one-on-one yoga class Take your teaching skills to the next level with the Thai touch. Empower your studentsand yourselfto go deeper into yoga postures and practice. Yoga teachers and practitioners alike learn to spot misalignments and make adjustments with safety and confidence.
Tuition $225. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code AATM-131)
The question of yoga sequencing is one each teacher faces when designing yoga classes to be safe, sustainable, and transformational. Why this posture first, then that one? How might the asanas be best ordered? What are the functional and energetic relationships among postures, and how do those relationships change when postures are arranged differently? What are the effects of pranayama practices at different points in a class? This workshop considers Keen insights into yoga sequencing Five essential principles of sequencing How best to structure your classes. Mark Stephens looks at the interrelations of asanas within and between asana families to appreciate how they affect one another during the course of a class. Working in small groups, you design a variety of classes for different students, conditions, and intentions, and work as one large collaborative group to refine these class designs.
Recommended reading Mark Stephens, Yoga Sequencing: Designing Transformative Yoga Classes (North Atlantic Books). Please read chapters 13 to get the most out of this workshop. Tuition $350. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code TYSW-131)
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The Dance of Life
Emilie Conrad
Elonore Piquet, MBA, is a certified yoga teacher and licensed Thai massage therapist. She is the personal yoga instructor of Kam Thye Chow, founder of Lotus Palm, the foremost school of Thai massage. Elonore helps students tap into the inner space where their full potential can flourish.
Mark Stephens, MA, E-RYT 500, has a deep passion for practicing and sharing yoga that is reflected in his workshops and writings, including Teaching Yoga and Yoga Sequencing. www.markstephensyoga.com
Self-care becomes increasingly essential as we face the challenges of our time. Rather than depending on external circumstance to govern our lives, we can learn to source ourselves from a wealth of inner potential. For 47 years, Continuum has explored the astonishing potency of the fluid system that courses through our bodies as cerebrospinal and synovial fluid, blood, lymph, and extracellular matrix. This fluid stream functions like the umbilical cord of an embryo, supplying biocosmic nourishment. In this workshop, we enter into the play of life by learning to inhabit the language of this extraordinary nourishment through its movement. The choreography of living systems is expressed in cellular movement, the universe communicating to us through its flowing expression. We enter this vast domain through the use of vocal sounding that penetrates into the depths of our bones. The inherent potential of the human body becomes increasingly available as we learn to invoke the streaming elegance within.
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Tuition $475. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code MSCB-131)
Emilie Conrad is the founder of Continuum, author of Life on Land, and a visionary who has had an important impact on professionals in the fields of somatics, movement education, and physical fitness. Her concept of the Three Anatomies explores the primordial-cosmic flow of information. www.continuummovement.com
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JourneyDance Teacher Training Intensive: Module 1
Preventing and Reversing Diabetes

Lisa B. Nelson and Kathie Madonna Swift
CME/CE credits. Dont let diabetes control youtake charge of your health and life. If you have type 2 diabetes or are pre-diabetic and are serious about changing your health and living a longer, more vibrant life, then dont miss this program. Type 2 diabetes is a serious chronic disease that affects your heart, kidneys, brain, eyes, and nervous system. But it can be prevented, managed, and, in some cases, even reversed through lifestyle change. Learn how to reclaim your health from experts in integrative health, nutrition, diabetes education, yoga and meditation, and lifestyle change. During your stay, enjoy three healthy meals each day, workshops, daily movement classes, cooking classes, and plenty of time to connect and share. In this program, you Learn how a nutrient-dense whole foods diet can influence the course of the disease and how to adopt this way of eating Understand the effects of physical activities on blood sugar control and identify the best kind of exercise for your lifestyle Understand how stress reduction assists diabetes management and learn to elicit the relaxation response Explore alternate strategies and new responses in order to break limiting patterns that cause imbalance and disease Create your own personal goals and plan for supporting healthy lifestyle changes. Return home empowered and inspired, with a plan, a new outlook, and the support of new friends. NOTE There is a $75 charge for CMEs.
Tuition $490. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code RRLD133)
The Bliss Connection: Gentle Yoga and Yoga Nidra Rudy Peirce
For all levels; no prior yoga experience required. CE credits.
Toni Bergins
The ancient yogis discovered dimensions of self beyond the tangible flesh and bones. Called the koshas, or sheaths, these realms include the breath body, the mental body, the wisdom body, and the bliss or joyful body. Each one holds a key to unlocking your natural state of unconditioned being. The time-tested techniques of yoga can be experienced as a journey from the physical body into more subtle levels of awareness. This week, you are guided through gentle and accessible yoga practices and yoga nidra (yogic sleep) to fully access all of lifes subtleties, gifts, and mysteries. Following Rudys clear, compassionate instructions, you Touch the inner level of freedom that yoga reveals Resolve physical, mental, and spiritual confusion Digest what was once undigestible Interrupt and unravel the knots and stress patterns that cause disease, chronic pain, depression, and anxiety Heal disconnection, conflict, dissatisfaction, and suffering. As you heal the imbalances in the bodymind, glimpses of your true self emerge. Discover how to embody your bliss and live in harmony with life as it is.
Tuition $325. Add 5 midweek nights room
For dance enthusiasts, including yoga teachers, dance instructors, and movement therapists. CE credits.
Take a powerful and transformative journey. Dance your fiery rhythmic beats. Rise and fall in waves of melodic passionate pulsation. Dive into the ocean of your emotions. Inspire your heart to lead you and share its secrets. Feel your aliveness. Toni Bergins JourneyDance, a union of dance, visualization, voice, and ritual, calls you to become funky and divine. In the first module of this teacher training intensive, weaving together expressive and ritual movement, guided imagery, affirmations, and sounding, you learn and experience JourneyDance qualities and the conceptual flow of a class How to create moving visualizations with dance and music The JourneyDance embodiment, energy, and vocal awareness series MindBusting techniques to eliminate negative and limiting self-talk Your own spiritual dance practice to take into your community. This training will have you loving your body and your life.
Note Tuition includes a training manual. See this program on the Kripalu website for additional information and program preparation instructions. Tuition $445. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code JDTT-131)
& meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code APNM-132) Rudy Peirce, MA, E-RYT 500, has studied and practiced yoga and meditation for more than 30 years. A certified yoga teacher since 1983, he is the creator of the popular four-CD set The Gentle Series. He guides self-empowering, mindful yoga experiences that facilitate a deep release for beginners and experienced practitioners alike. www.gentleyogi.com
Lisa B. Nelson, MD, is Director of Medical Education at Kripalu. A longtime advocate for community wellness, she serves as medical director of the nonprofit Nutrition Center in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Kathie Madonna Swift, MS, RD, LDN, is a registered dietitian, senior Healthy Living faculty member and author of The Inside Tract: Your Good Gut Guide to Great Digestive Health. www.myfoundationdiet.com
Toni Bergins, MEd, founder and director of JourneyDance, is a catalyst for people to transform their angst into art, their vulnerability into strength. She leads an international team of hundreds of JourneyDance teachers, spreading joy and passion for life. www.journeydance.com
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Drawing Closer to Nature Peter London

For all levels.
July 28August 2 SundayFriday Yoga for Seniors Teacher Training Carol Krucoff and Kimberly Carson
For yoga teachers with min. 1 year of yoga
Goddess to the Core: 13 Levels of Empowerment

from Goddess to the Core by Sierra Bender
1. You have the right and ability to say no. 2. Stop saying Im sorry for something you have no control over. 3. Say yes to pleasure. Rejoice in your sensuality and sexuality. 4. Say yes to power. Being feminine doesnt mean being a pushover. 5. Express, dont suppress. Stop apologizing for being a woman. Emotions are part of who we are. 6. Draw the line. Take command of your space. 7. Take a stand. Find your voice. Find your courage. 8. Guiltwho needs it? Get off your own case. Guilt is learned, not earned. 9. Stop beating yourself up. Stop setting unrealistic expectations. Who you are is enough. 10. Say goodbye to the nice girl. Who are you fooling? Be true to yourself. Say what you mean and mean what you say. 1 1. Face the reality. Superwoman and Supermom are cartoon characters. 12. You are worthy. You are deserving. Learn the rewards of receiving as well as giving. 13. You desire, require, and deserve an abundance of love, money, health, wealth, success, and beauty inside and out.
Spend a week in the beauty of the Berkshires, discovering and savoring the wonder of summer flowers and fields, lush forests, and sparkling streams, and creating art from what you see. Peter London, artist, author, and master guide, writes, When we draw closer to nature through art, we draw closer to our Self and recover a lost sense of unity. This unity brings about rich, authentic, and grace full artistic expression and brings harmony to the rest of our life. This week, we engage the mind, body, and spirit and employ simple and powerful art materials and methods to encounter, reflect upon, and portray the ways of nature. All participants, regardless of prior experience, find a deeper and more satisfying artistic expression and are drawn closer to nature, both within and around. Peter has taught his holistic approach to art to thousands, including art phobics and professional artists, at museums, colleges, art centers, and centers for holistic studies.
Recommended reading Peter London, No More Secondhand Art and Drawing Closer to Nature (both from Shambhala). Note Tuition includes art supplies. Tuition $335. Add 5 midweek nights room
experience. CE credits. Learn sound strategies for adapting yoga practice to older minds, bodies, and spirits in a training that combines the best contemporary, scientific knowledge about the physiology of aging with yogas traditional wisdom. Seniors represent the fastestgrowing sector of the population, creating an increasing demand for well-trained yoga teachers. Each day of this training involves A balance of lecture, movement, small-group work, practice-teaching sessions, and discussion Yoga sessions geared for senior bodies Learning about common ailments complex medical challenges affecting older adults Conceptual models for skillfully adapting postures and practices. In a safe and effective teaching environment, students earn Yoga Alliance CEUs and have the opportunity to integrate with a larger community interested in what it means to age well.
Recommended reading and viewing
See this program on the Kripalu website.

Note Tuition includes a manual. Tuition $520. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code TYSTT-131)
& meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code DCTN-131) Peter London is an artist, master teacher, art therapist, international lecturer, and author of many texts on art, spirit, and nature, including No More Secondhand Art and Drawing Closer to Nature. He is Chancellor Professor Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. www.peterlondon.us
Carol Krucoff, E-RYT 500, is a yoga therapist at Duke Integrative Medicine in Durham, North Carolina, and author of Healing Yoga for Neck and Shoulder Pain. www.healingmoves.com and www.yogaforneckpain.com Kimberly Carson, MPH, E-RYT, is a yoga therapist at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, Oregon, and codirects trainings at Duke Integrative Medicine. www.yogaofawareness.org
21st-Century Goddess
A Q&A with Sierra Bender

Kripalu Yoga teacher Sierra Benders journey to uncover the core of her feminine power yielded the teachings of the Sierra Bender Empowerment Method (SBEM), which shes shared with thousands of women and girls through her Goddess to the Core, Goddess in the Bedroom, and Boot Camp for Goddesses programs and trainings. Her SBEM Method is used by therapists, medical practitioners, and educators, and is being implemented in schools and studied in a nationwide clinical trial. Here she discusses what it means to take your inner goddess off the mat and put your female spirit into action to create change in the world. Q What does it mean to be a goddess in the 21st century? A Becoming a goddessa strong, knowing, intuitive, powerful goddessmeans reclaiming your core female power, your feminine essence, which throughout history has been diminished and shut down. You learn how to face your fears head-on; find answers to why youre not getting what you desire, require, and deserve; and truly rejoice in your own skin. You learn to put yourself first, without forgetting others. Women often have an anger within them, and they dont understand where its coming from. Theyre intelligent and successful, they follow the rules, but theyre still not happy. I help them learn how to give up the beliefs, habits, and attitudes that are no longer serving them. Letting them go can be incredibly scary. But in order to cross over to the other side of power, you have to take a leap, surrender what no longer serves you, trust your intuition, and be brave enough to follow it. Q What are the tools you give women for taking that leap? A Yoga, breathwork, Positive Psychology, weight training, leadership skills, connection to nature, connection to prayer. I teach women what they are doing, why they are doing it, and how its affecting them in order to empower them to explore all planes of existencespiritual, mental, emotional, physical, sexual, social, political. Creating flexibility and balance in all bodies depends not only on awakening your feminine energy but also your masculine energy. Feminine energy is open, receptive, allowing, committed. Male energy is effort, discipline, action. You need both to move forward. What do you desire and how can you take action to make it happen? Q What started you on this path? A I was a victim of sexual abuse as a child, and as I got older, I started to see how that affected me in all areas of my life. In 1995, I had a rare tubular pregnancy that ruptured my uterus, and while I was bleeding to death on the operating table, I had a conversation with God. I was revived, but my dance with death changed my life forever. It was the most horrific and also the most beautiful experience Id ever had, and it put me in alignment with my core being and authentic self. After I recovered, I realized my purpose was to teach and serve. My journey led me to Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training, where I discovered my feminine essence and learned how to be in my body instead of punishing it. I cant birth children, but my calling is to help women be rebirthed, just as I was.
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August 24 FridaySunday Mothers, Daughters, and the Heroic Journey Cindy L. Parrish, Meg Agnew, and SuEllen Hamkins
For mothers and their daughters ages 912.
August 24 FridaySunday Partner Yoga for Couples Ann Greene

For all couples. CE credits.
Mothers, you can choose to be a vital part of your daughters coming-of-age journey. Using theater games, visual arts, writing, and sharing, the creators of this weekend invite you and your daughter to explore what it means to thrive as an adolescent girl while you deepen your connection with one another. Gain wisdom and insight by looking back at who you were around age 1 1. Experience the power of invoking ancestral support, and see what that support has to offer both of you. Share with other mothers in a mothers-only discussion group while your daughters explore who they might become in playful, meaningful ways. In this workshop, Experience a greater sense of connection as mother and daughter Know yourself better through the question, Who am I right now and what is nurturing this vision of myself? Gain tools, ideas, and resources to create support beyond the workshop and foster depth and closeness during the coming-ofage years.
Tuition Adults: $230, add 2 weekend nights
Bring your beloved to a fun-filled, spiritually uplifting, and invigorating weekend of partner yoga for couples. As you learn how to breathe and flow together on the mat, you learn how to find ease and balance in your relationship off the mat. Deepen your compassion, trust, sensitivity, and love for each other. Enjoy a healthy, playful, and life-affirming practice that you can take home and share together. Learn how to adapt the postures to accommodate various body sizes, flexibility levels, and yoga experience. Develop closeness and connection through co-meditations and partner breathwork. Experience a variety of partner yoga forms, including doubles yoga, partner-assisted yoga, and contact yoga. Celebrate and honor each others uniqueness while connecting with the one spirit that unites you. This program is suitable for couples at all levels of yoga experience. Whether both partners are dedicated practitioners, beginners, or at different levels of experience, come grow and deepen together.
Tuition $220. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code CPAY-132)
room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code MDH-131) Kids: $195, add 2 nights childrens housing; call for rates. (web code MDHK-131) Cindy L. Parrish, PhD, is a renowned educator, novelist, playwright, and award-winning filmmaker. She has two daughters. www.heroicgirlz.com Meg Agnew, movement theater artist and educator, leads transformative programs for actors and movers of all ages. She has one stepdaughter and two granddaughters. www.heroicgirlz.com SuEllen Hamkins, MD, is mother to two daughters and coauthor of The Mother-Daughter Project: How Mothers and Daughters Can Band Together, Beat the Odds and Thrive Through Adolescence. www.suellenhamkins.com
Ann Greene offers workshops, immersions, and teacher trainings solo and in partnership with her husband, Todd Norian. www.ashayayoga.com
Kripalu is the perfect place to reconnect to the spirit in and around you.
Eddi K. B., Portugal Center, Newfoundland, Canada
August 24 FridaySunday Bhakti Bomb: Bringing Bhakti into Your Yoga Practice Dana Flynn and Raghunath
For all levels; no prior yoga experience required. CE credits.
August 24 FridaySunday Yoga and Kayaking Greg DiLisio and Johnny Snyder
CE credits. Take the plunge! Explore a whole new side of yourself and find out what makes kayaking in the Berkshires so magical. Join the dynamic team of Greg DiLisio (certified yoga, tai chi, and qigong teacher, and popular Kripalu program leader), and Johnny Snyder (world-class kayaker and professional guide) for flat-water adventures combined with basic yoga and qigong techniques. With Greg and Johnny as your guides, you experience The joy of kayaking beautiful lake waters Serene floating meditations The calm of qigong and yoga. This blend of yoga, qigong, and kayaking has you enjoying newfound peace, vitality, and maneuverability.
Join two dynamic and devotional yoga teachers for a blissed-out bhakti weekend. Practicing bhakti purifies your consciousness and revives your relationship with the Divine. Learn bhaktis main ingredients: chanting, prayer, storytelling, study of sacred texts, poetry, and using the body as an instrument to connect more deeply with the Divine. In this weekend, you Cultivate time to nourish your soul Turn your yoga practice into a space of worship and deep devotion through chanting, breathwork, and asana as moving prayer, including spirited vinyasa flow Learn from the Vedas how the asanas got their names and the history and personality behind them. Together with other love-intoxicated devotees, get ready to bring more bhakti into your practice and your life!
Note Please see this program on the Kripalu
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Jovinna Chan and Randal Williams
August 211
500-Hour Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training Module Advanced Techniques for Teaching and Assisting Asana
Grace Jull and Coby Kozlowski
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website for recommended reading.

Tuition $225. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code BBYY-131)
Dana Flynn is the cofounder of the Laughing Lotus Yoga Centers and Lotus Flow Yoga. She brings an ecstatic expression of movement, music, and community to her classes. www.laughinglotus.com Raghunath started practicing yoga in 1987. He spent six years as a monk in India and excels at making esoteric yoga philosophy relevant to the contemporary world. www.raghunath.com
Greg DiLisio, MAc, is an experienced acupuncturist, holds highlevel qigong, tai chi, and yogateacher certifications, and is featured in the DVD Qigong and Tai Chi: Following Movement in Nature. He has 20 years of experience practicing acupressure massage and is based in Boston. www.mycenteredheart.com Johnny Snyder is a world-class kayaker who owned and operated a river kayaking school on Africas Zambezi River. Featured in the extreme whitewater DVD The Black Book and the PBS documentary Paddling the Roof of the World, Johnny now guides trips in the Americas and leads excursions for Berkshire-area resorts.
create a personal retreat.

Leave behind the stress of daily life and immerse yourself in Kripalus R&R retreat. Just a couple of days away for self-care and self-reflection and youll receive the nurturing you needand learn tools to sustain it. Return home renewed from the inside out.
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August 24 FridaySunday
The Great Work of Your Life: The Yoga of the Bhagavad Gita
Stephen Cope
August 24 FridaySunday Two Chefs, One Kitchen: Exploring the Craft and Spirit of Kripalus Cuisine Deb Morgan and Jeremy Smith
Most of us will never be monks or nuns. While longing for a rich spiritual and interior life, we will live out our lives in the context of work, family, financial concerns, and the challenges of aging. Is there a way to use the difficulties, conflicts, and struggles of daily life to cultivate an inner life of spirit? The Bhagavad Gita, the Hindu devotional work that literally translates as Song of God, is considered one of the worlds greatest teaching on this topic and answers a resounding Yes to that question. In this workshop, we explore karma yoga, the yoga of action, learning to act in the world in such a way that God becomes the Doer of our deeds. Each day includes at least an hour and a half of asana practice in addition to lecture, discussion, and other exercises aimed at allowing us to experience how life itself is a profound spiritual practice. Join the Director of the Institute for Extraordinary Living for an exploration into the living tradition of yoga.
Tuition $295. Add 2 week-
Join Kripalus Executive Chef and Chef de Cuisine for a fun-filled weekend of food. Deb Morgan and Jeremy Smith explore the philosophy and time-honored cooking techniques that go into Kripalus acclaimed natural-foods cuisine. In this weekend, you Design a menu that satisfies many diverse tastes and culinary preferences Learn basic cutting and cooking techniques Discover the real secret of maintaining a healthy relationship to food and your kitchen Create a fun tapas (small plate) tasting experience for all to enjoy Discuss ways to recreate the Kripalu dining experience in your own home. Through cooking demonstrations, discussion, and a bit of hands-on work, Deb and Jeremy lead you through what foods to choose, how to cook them, and ways to serve and enjoy those foods to create true health and joy.
Tuition $325. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code CCK-131)
August 29 FridayFriday
Psychology of the Chakras: A 7-Day Intensive
Anodea Judith
and Selene Kumin Vega

Are you ready for an initiatory journey into the sacred centers of yourself? Are you prepared to cross the archetypal rainbow bridge that connects everything into one indivisible whole? This transformational intensive explores the psychology of your chakras. By immersing yourself for one whole day in the theme of each center, you touch the essence of your own shakti energy. In this weeklong retreat, you Encounter yourself through deep trance journeys Learn yoga postures, breathing techniques, and partner poses for each chakra Explore your psychological history in the context of the chakras Engage in ceremonies to reclaim power and acknowledge divinity Celebrate with song, dance, laughter, art, and sacred community. This workshop is a pilgrimage, and participants over the past 25 years have described it as life changing. No experience is necessary, but the willingness to open and change is a must.
Note Tuition includes a manual. A message from the presenters and additional program information can be found on the Kripalu website. Tuition $750. Add 2 weekend nights and 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code POC-131)
Deb Morgan, Kripalus Executive Chef, is the author of the Kripalu Recipe Book series and a contributor to Kripalus blog series Foodie Fridays. Jeremy Smith graduated from the Culinary Institute of America and cooked at Canyon Ranch in the Berkshires before joining the Kripalu Kitchen in 2010.
end nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code GJTC-132) Stephen Cope, MSW, LICSW, psychotherapist and Kripalu Yoga teacher, is author of The Great Work of Your Life, Yoga and the Quest for the True Self, and The Wisdom of Yoga: A Seekers Guide to Extraordinary Living. He is Director of Kripalus Institute for Extraordinary Living.
Anodea Judith, PhD, somatic therapist, evolutionary psychologist, and yoga teacher, has worked with the chakra system for 35 years and is author of Wheels of Life and Creating on Purpose. Selene Kumin Vega, PhD, LMFT, is a psychotherapist in private practice. She teaches at Saybrook Universitys College of Mind-Body Medicine and at Sofia University.
Jeremy and Deb
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August 49 SundayFriday Riding the Wheels of Life: The Art and Meditation of Cycling Yoga Demetri Velisarius
For beginning through advanced cyclists and
August 49 SundayFriday Mindfulness AZ: Liberating Regret, Stuckness, and Perfectionism Arnie Kozak
Women and Food: A Journey to Nourishment

Susan B. Lord
A personalized, small-group approach to creating positive change. CE credits. Do you want a healthy, happy relationship with food? Eating is one of our most essential human needs, and the food we eat should nourish our bodies and minds and delight our senses and spirits. Yet for many women, food has become a source of shame, frustration, and self-blame and an enemy to do battle with. Do you experience out-of-control eating, eat too much or too little, or make poor food choices? This program invites you to stop the struggle. Offering a personalized, small-group approach, integrative physician and nutritional health expert Susan B. Lord guides you in a holistic experience of making positive changes in your relationship with food. Through meditation, group work, writing, and discussions, explore Precisely how your personal psychology, emotional patterns, and biology are affecting your eating behavior Practical tools for mindfulness, selfcompassion, and self-inquiry Ways to make what you eat a source of deep nourishment. Susan has a gift for guiding each member of the group on a personalized journey of self-discovery and healing. Join her for a rich, transformational experience of nourishment.
Tuition $360. Add 4 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code RRWF-133)
yogis. CE credits. What is it about the power of cycling and yoga that transforms you instantly when you begin a ride or step onto your mat? Your senses are enlivened, your awareness clears, and your spirit soars. Both activities involve total focus and natural, fluid movements that require proper alignment, strength, cardiovascular conditioning, and energy management. This workshop includes Beginner and intermediate rides through some of the most beautiful country roads in western Massachusetts Sacred training in overcoming fear and other road blocks A micro/macro training cycle flow for optimal cardiovascular and spiritual health How the cycle of seasons and your energetic body determines the nature of the ride Cycling as art, rebellion, contemplation, meditation, and empowerment A slow, silent, seated group meditation climb (with bells) and a bike rodeo. Enjoy daily lessons, Prana Flow energetic vinyasa, and meditation practice before and after each ride. Return home rejuvenated, balanced, aligned, and relating to your bike as a mythic vehicle of liberation.
Note Bring rain gear, cycling shorts, gloves, and water bottle. Please inform Registration if you plan to bring your own bike. To rent a bike, call the Arcadian Shop at 413.637.3010. Tuition $325. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code STCY-131)
Do you have trouble getting out of your own way? Do you have a fear of missing out? Do you want more freedom from self-imposed rules, expectations, and limitations? Mindfulness has the power to release you from regret, perfectionism, and other forces that give rise to pervasive dissatisfaction and anguish. This workshop combines training in mindfulness meditation and Buddhist psychology with a creative narrative process called Story Art to free you from self-inflicted obstacles. In this program, you Learn basic mindfulness skills through formal and informal practices Uncover hidden rules, expectations, and stories that keep you stuck, frustrated, and unhappy Transcend the harsh internal critic and its proxies: restlessness, impatience, boredom, and distractibility Practice Story Art to deal with unsettled issues that are holding you back Gain a working, direct knowledge of the Buddhas psychology. This life-changing week engages you through mindful self-exploration, humor, poetry, heartfelt discussion, and a creative method for disarming painful and limiting stories.
Recommended reading Arnie Kozak, Wild Chickens and Petty Tyrants: 108 Metaphors for Mindfulness (Wisdom) and Mindfulness AZ: 108 Insights for Awakening Now (Wisdom). Tuition $315. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code LRS-131)
Susan B. Lord, MD, graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, completing her residency in family practice. From 1996 to 2007, she worked at the Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington DC. Since January 2008, she has been teaching and providing consultations at Kripalu.
Demetri Velisarius, BSW, RYT 200, is a Prana Flow and meditation teacher, AFFA-certified personal trainer, and cycling coach who raced bicycles competitively for 25 years.
Arnie Kozak, PhD, is a mindfulness-based psychologist, author, and teacher. He is clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Vermont College of Medicine. www.exquisitemind.com
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Tending the Heart Fire: Practices for Living Love
Shiva Rea
August 49 with special guest C.C. White
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Being Yoga: Sacred Space and the Creative Power of Love
Set your heart on fire and seek those who fan your flames. Rumi The heart fire is a vision recognized by all of the worlds spiritual traditions, yet there are cultural blocks to integrating this powerful heart-knowing into daily life. Shiva Reas second annual heart fire retreat seeks to provide tools for cultivating the energetic heart through practices that include A universal fire ceremony, or homa, for tending your hearts fire Two Prana Flow heart sequences that focus on heart rhythm and the electromagnetic field of the heart Five essential heart fire practices for individuals, couples, and groups The rhythms of love, a power-point education Mudra, mantra, and kirtan with C.C. White Ayurvedic practices for home use to balance an excessive, dim, or wavering heart fire. Open to newcomers as well as last years participants, this weekend offers depth, renewal, and cultivation of inner passion, inspiration, and the capacity for living love.
Tuition $300. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code OFHY-131)
Shiva Rea
with special guests C.C. White and John deKadt
Being yoga is an essential presence, a natural heart connection to life through every breath, fiber, and sense of your being. Being yoga heals the conditioning that can limit the positive effects of doing yoga. It is the space to be, a sacred space within which love, regenerative energy, and creative power emerge. In this retreat, vinyasa pioneer Shiva Rea creates an environment for healing and exploration that includes Three Prana Flow sequences to nourish the evening events power of love and being Wednesday, August 7, 8:00 pm yoga Kirtan and Yoga Trance Dance The art of Prana Flow with Saturday, August 10, 8:00 pm hands-on assists The cultivation of creative Concert with C.C. White power For Kripalu registered guests only. Ayurvedic practices for Reservations/guaranteed seating not available regeneration for this event. Meditation, mudra, and Visit kripalu.org/eveningevents. mantra for being yoga Floating Savasana and meditation at the lake Prana Flow partner massage Melting into Motion, a sahaja yoga trance dance with live music. Come and enjoy five hours of Prana Flow sadhana each day as you learn to rest, play, and be in the natural state of yoga.
Tuition $450. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code SRBP-131)
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Shiva Rea, MA, is a yogini fire keeper, sacred activist, global adventurer, and innovator in the evolution of vinyasa flow yoga. She has been teaching for 20 years. www.shivarea.com C.C. Whites soul-flavored chant performances enrapture audiences with call-and-response vocals and masterful musicianship. Her CD, This IS Soul Kirtan, debuted at number nine on the World iTunes Chart. www.soulkirtan.com John de Kadt, poet, musician, and spoken-word artist, has been playing hand percussion instruments from around the world for more than 25 years. www.johndekadt.com
There are so many people that make up the Kripalu community, people of all ages and from all backgrounds who are passionate about our nonprofit and what they do here. In our new series, you'll be introduced to some of them: staff members, teachers, volunteers, and interns who embody one of our favorite sayings by Swami Kripalu: Serve with a full heart. By making others happy, you make yourself happy. The key to your heart lies hidden in the heart of another.
Moose circa 1983
Inch by inch, acre by acre
For 35 years, Kevin Moose Foran has served as steward of the Kripalu grounds
In 1977, I became a resident of the Kripalu ashram in Summit Station, Pennsylvania. I arrived at a time when increasing numbers of people were coming to the ashram to experience yoga and community living. We were also preparing the facility to receive Swami Kripalu, who was coming from India to be with his grandchildren, as he called us. My expertise and areas of service were in maintenance and groundskeeping, and, in 1983, when Kripalu purchased the Shadowbrook property, I was part of a team of 10 people who came up to assess the building and grounds. I recognized the historical value of the landscape right away, despite the invasive weeds and trees that had taken over in the 12 years the property had been unoccupied. After some research, I discovered that the landscape was designed by Ernest Bowditch, a Boston-area landscaper who collaborated with Frederick Olmsted on several of the components. I started by removing as much as possible of what wasnt designed to be there, and then began reforesting and designing gardens. Were always adding more: Last year, we created the Seeds of Thought vegetable garden on a quarter-acre next to the apple orchard above the main building. Its an educational garden for Healthy Living programs and R&R retreatsa way for people to get close to the earth, learn to nurture themselves, and stay in touch with their roots, literally! I am privileged to have this piece of Mother Nature as my lifes worka canvas upon which I create and that I steward in the highest way possible. I am as inspired now as I was 35 years ago. The people I work with are a deep source of inspiration. I work with a talented associate and up to five people from the Kripalu Volunteer Program. For them, its not just about getting a job doneits about living the process. Im also inspired by the inner landscaping that happens at Kripalu. Often, I watch our guests arrive by car, hands clasped tightly around the steering wheel, or talking on a cell phone, their stress apparent. When I see them leave, I get a sense of stress transcended and goals fulfilled, and Im reminded of the meaningful work that is our lineage. I am blessed to work with Mother Nature and human nature all in the same breath. Kevin Moose Foran, Kripalu Grounds Supervisor
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Joseph LePage
August 417
TWO-WEEK PROGRAM
Integrative Yoga Therapy Professional Yoga Therapist Training Program

August 1730
TWO-WEEK PROGRAM
Module 1 with Maria KaliMa, Beth Gibbs, and Debra Jensen

For yoga teachers who have completed or are nearing completion of a 200-hour Yoga Allianceregistered program. CE credits.
Module 2 with Lilian LePage, Maria KaliMa, and Cathy Prescott

For yoga teachers who have completed a 200-hour Yoga Allianceregistered program and Module 1 of the Integrative Yoga Therapy training program; see note below. CE credits.
Immerse yourself in one of the most established yoga therapy training courses available, focusing on the use of yoga as a true healing art. Yoga therapy can be applied in a wide variety of mainstream settings, including hospitals and health-care offices. This foundational training includes The philosophy and psychology of yoga therapy Yoga practices, benefits, and contraindications for each system of the body and for specific health conditions The use of asana in healing musculoskeletal injuries Evaluation skills for assessing imbalance at the physical, energetic, psychological, and spiritual levels Movement techniques for developing strength and flexibility The essential principles of Ayurveda for yoga therapy In-depth exploration of the energy body Practical skills for supporting clients at the psychoemotional level, including stress management, relaxation, concentration, meditation, and yoga nidra Yoga-based awareness methods such as body mapping, mandala drawing, and guided imagery. This two-week module introduces specific Integrative Yoga Therapy programs and sets you on the path toward certification.
Note Please see Kripalus website for impor-
Deepen your understanding of yoga therapy and learn practical applications of Integrative Yoga Therapy principles and techniques. Use the skills you learn here to work in professional settings and begin a private yoga therapy practice. In Module 2, you Use a variety of formats for evaluation and body reading so you can respond with appropriate yoga practices for optimal healing Receive in-depth instruction in selecting and adapting yoga therapy tools and techniques to provide a complete therapeutic practice for each individual, including asana, pranayama, mudra, affirmation, meditation, and yoga nidra Understand how to develop and implement a complete yoga therapy program directed toward the most common health conditions, such as high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, arthritis, and back pain Learn therapeutic sequences that apply the principles of Ayurveda in yoga therapy and balance the subtle body Develop listening and dialogue skills to assist in opening clients to their own inner healing resources Observe one-on-one yoga therapy sessions by master therapists.
Note Please see Kripalus website for important information and required reading. Tuition $1,795. Add 10 midweek nights and 3 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code YTTT-131)
Joseph Le Page is the founder of Integrative Yoga Therapy. In the past 14 years, he has trained more than 3,000 teachers and therapists throughout the world. www.iytyogatherapy.com Lilian Le Page has practiced yoga for 24 years and taught for 19. Her teaching focuses on pranayama, mudra, bandha, and meditation. Maria KaliMa, RN, MS, E-RYT 500, is both a Structural Yoga Therapist and an Integrative Yoga Therapist. She has practiced yoga for 30 years. Beth Gibbs is the director of the Professional Yoga Therapist Internship Program and holds a masters degree in yoga therapy and mind/body health. Debra Jensen, PTA, E-RYT 500, CHC, is a certified health counselor and integrative yoga therapist and holds a faculty position at Yoga Darshana Centers 200-hour teacher training program on Long Island, New York. Cathy Prescott is director of Integrative Yoga Therapys home study program and serves as mentor of the Professional Yoga Therapist Internship Program.
tant information and required reading.

Tuition $1,880. Add 10 midweek nights and
3 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code PYTO-131)
August 49 SundayFriday Essential Balance: Embodying the Feminine Surya Little and Linda Spackman
For women at all levels of yoga experience. CE credits.
Should a womans yoga practice be different than a mans? How might she modify her practice to be in accord with the changes her body undergoes throughout her life? A womans body is marked by transitions: puberty, the fertile years, menopause, and post-menopause, the wisdom phase. This workshop lays the foundation for turning inward at key times in the life cycle, to attune to your bodys needs and nourish your spirit. This program covers Yogic and nutritional support for all phases of a womans life Honoring the moon cycle Preparing the ground to support fertility Finding calm during perimenopause Exploring inner space during menopause. Surya Little and Linda Spackman examine optimal ways that yoga practice can support the bodys natural rhythms through asana sequences that facilitate ease and increase energy (shakti) during each change in your life cycle.
Recommended reading Linda Sparrow and
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Kripalus Teaching for Diversity program supports teachers who bring yoga to underserved populations, including at-risk youth, elders with physical disabilities, trauma survivors, and children with special needs.
Dancing with the Divine Feminine: A Tantric Psychology Experience
Sally Kempton
For all levels; no prior meditation experience required. CE credits.
Patricia Walden, The Womens Book of Yoga and Health (Shambhala); Paul Pitchford, Healing with Whole Food (North Atlantic).
Tuition $325. Add 5 midweek nights rooms & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code EBEF-131)
Surya Little is trained in Ashtanga and Iyengar Yoga. She specializes in womens health in yoga, consulting with women on nutrition and yoga therapeutics. www.prajnayoga.net Linda Spackman specializes in yoga for all phases of a womans life. She is passionate about supporting womens transitions through yoga practices, philosophy, and chanting.
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Swingolf: A Dynamic Yoga Motion on the Golf Course Les Bolland

For golfers of all levels and ages, from the beginner to the seasoned player. CE credits. (web code GMM-133) ALSO OFFERED July 1 114. See the
The tantric goddess traditions offer us a powerfully transformative vision of the Divine Feminine as she appears in both women and men. When we connect with the Divine Feminine, we attune to self-actualization, divine love, and liberating wisdom. In this workshop, Sally Kempton offers unique insights into the dark and light sides of our relationship to the Divine Feminine, layered with her powerful transmission of inner meditative states. Sally approaches the mystery of the Divine Feminine as Shakti, the creative power that animates our bodies and guides our liberation The archetypal goddesses and yoginis of the wisdom traditions, particularly Kali, Lakshmi, Saraswati, Mary, and Kuan Yin The protective power that guards the life of the planet itself. Working with meditation, contemplative practices, psychological processes, mantra, myth, and self-inquiry, we look at how goddess energies are expressed through our personal and emotional energies, and how we can connect to the Divine Feminine in her protective and liberating forms.
Tuition $235. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code DDF-131)

Kripalu website for more information.
Sally Kempton is a master teacher of meditation and transformative wisdom. A former swami in the Vedic tradition, she is author of Meditation for the Love of It.
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August 911 FridaySunday Reboot: Mindful Summer Hiking and Deep Yoga Relaxation Randal Williams
August 911 FridaySunday Intimacy as a Spiritual Path: A Retreat for Couples Richard Borofsky and Antra Kalnins Borofsky
For all couples.
Refresh the vital realms of body, mind, and breath on this magical getaway complete with masterful guidance. Connect with summer in the beautiful Berkshires. Celebrate your being and open to your place in nature with mindful hiking that features fresh, revitalizing air to breathe and rich, cool ground to touch. After hiking, you head indoors, turning inward with a simple, supported, and deep yoga relaxation and meditation experience. In this program, you learn Mindfulness exercises Breath and movement coordination Healing yoga postures. Energize and renew as you open to the beauty of your inner and outer worlds.
Note Hikes vary according to group abilities. Bring rain gear, hiking boots or sturdy walking shoes, a hat, sunscreen, layered outside clothing, a small backpack, insect repellent, and a water bottle. Please contact the presenter if you have any questions or health concerns in regards to taking this program at www.randalwilliams.com. Tuition $250. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code YHR-133)
Love is the original, ultimate, renewable resource. But to be sustainable, the quality of love in an intimate partnership must continually deepen, becoming more peaceful, mindful, compassionate, and wiseeventually becoming a spiritual path. This workshop explores five ways in which an intimate partnership can grow into a spiritual practice: Learning to abide timelessly together in the present Deepening faith in the availability of abundant, unconditional love Expanding compassion to include all that is vulnerable or unloved in ourselves and in our partners Meeting each other in truth and mutuality, creating a bond that transcends all differences Seeing and speaking to the Divine in each other. Richard Borofsky and Antra Kalnins Borofsky are master teachers in the art of intimacy. Their approach includes humor, music, movement, talks, demonstrations, and group sharing. Join them in this precious opportunity to grow your love into a deeper, more passionate, compassionate, and lasting connection.
Tuition $225. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code ISP-131)
The Joy Is in the Journey: Enhancing Body, Mind, and Spirit with Yoga in Midlife and Beyond
Lilias Folan
Randal Williams, E-RYT, has served as a director of Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training programs and a professor of yoga philosophy. He thrives on making yoga accessible for newcomers. www.randalwilliams.com
Richard Borofsky, EdD, and Antra Kalnins Borofsky, EdM, have been a couple for more than 43 years. They are the founders and directors of the Center for the Study of Relationship in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where they provide couples therapy, groups, and workshops on the practice of relationship. www.beingtogether.com
Midlife is an ideal time to restore health and vitality and soften the impact of the aging process. This is the perfect program for everyone looking for a practical way to incorporate the benefits of yoga into their lifestyle. Under the expert guidance of Lilias Folan, you explore key postures, breathing practices, guided relaxation, and meditation. Whatever your fitness level, this program enables you to Learn painless ways to create or restore flexibility and strength Enhance balance and confidence in your body Increase your contentment connection Quiet the mind, inspire your heart, and awaken to your Witness Self and Inner Smile, the permanent peace within. Return home refreshed and energized with practical tools for maintaining your health and well-being through your own personal yoga practice. Men and women of all shapes and sizes are welcome.
Tuition $225. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code JIJ-131)
Lilias Folan, one of Americas most beloved yoga teachers, has been recognized as the First Lady of yoga since her 1972 PBS television series, Lilias! Yoga and You. www.liliasyoga.com
August 1116 SundayFriday
Detox for Health and Healing

CE/CME credits.
Annie B. Kay and Mel Sotos

Your jump start for healthier living. Detoxification is a natural body process that is compromised when our system becomes overloaded from poor diet, allergies, stress, infections, and toxins such as heavy metals. Join two leading nutritionists to explore the science behind detox and experience an integrated approach to cleansing the body. This program is ideal for people who have symptoms that can be improved by a detox program, including headaches, brain fog/poor concentration, fatigue, joint pain, muscle aches and pain, and skin problems such as acne or eczema. In this program, you Enjoy a balanced vegetarian detox diet plan Learn the five common causes of toxic overload and how stress impacts digestion and detoxification Explore the essential elements of a sciencebased detoxification diet, including critical nutrients that support toxin removal Get answers to questions on detox topics that include organic, raw foods; acid-base balance; water needs; detox supplements; exercise; skin brushing; and sauna Discover how to create a sustainable detox kitchen and learn culinary nutrition tips Explore yoga postures that assist the detox process Learn strategies for dealing with emotional detox.
Tuition $460. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code RRDT-135)
Rejuvenate and Reclaim Life After 40

Maria Sirois and Healthy Living Faculty
Crafting a meaningful, passionate, healthy life. CE credits. Are you looking at the second half of your life and wondering whats next? Ready to reinvigorate your life with joy and health? Midlife can be a challenging, yet powerfully creative time, letting go of old identities and moving into new territory. Its a time of adventure and reinventing ourselves with the benefit of all the experience, confidence, and wisdom weve acquired over the years. In this program led by an exceptional group of teachers, including a psychotherapist, nutritionist, fitness professionals, life coach, and senior-level yoga teachers, discover how to cultivate healthbody, mind and spiritand create a life that is deeply meaningful and joyous. Learn how to Enhance physical energy, mental clarity, and emotional balance Reconnect to your dreams and inner joy to help you fall in love with life Decrease stress and increase harmony in your life Reduce the risk of the chronic diseases of aging, including heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and dementia Age with energy and vitality through nutrition and mindfulness. Create an inspired plan for the second half of your life.
Tuition $450. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code RRMH-134)
August 1116 SundayFriday The Comedians Way: A Creative Path for Writers, Performers, and Other Humans Beth Lapides
Develop your writing and performance skills for page, stage, or life with comedy guru Beth Lapides, who combines spiritual insights with comedy writing and performance pointers. This workshop focuses on Storytelling and public-speaking skills Generating original content Integrating creative work with other aspects of self-study How to stay light about enlightenment Illuminating comedy as a personal, selfrevelatory art form and craft Using comedy as a tool to handle life in these crazy, changing times. Exercises, dialogue, and personalized writing assignments lay the foundation for understanding your comic persona and leave you inspired, uplifted, and laughing. Its important to take yourself seriously, but its equally important to take yourself lightly. When you can do both at the same time, thats a gift. When you share that gift with others, you are practicing the comedians way.
Tuition $275. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code TCW-131)
Beth Lapides is an entertainer, producer, author, and host best known for founding UnCabaret, the legendary live show that led the alternative comedy revolution. www.bethlapides.com
Annie B. Kay, MS, RD, RYT, is Kripalus Lead Integrative Dietitian, a senior Healthy Living faculty member, and author of Every Bite Is Divine. Mel Sotos, MA, is a nutritionist with training in nutrition science, nutrigenomics, food science, and functional foods. In her private practice in Texas, she specialized in eating disorders and the nutritional rehabilitation of food sensitivities and allergies.
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Maria Sirois, PsyD, is an inspirational speaker, seminar leader, and author who has worked at the intersections of wellness, psychology, and spirituality for nearly 20 years. Her book, Every Day Counts: Lessons in Love, Faith, and Resilience from Children Facing Illness, was published in 2006. www.mariasirois.com
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Kripalu has changed me for the betterbody, mind, and spirit.

Erin G., Long Beach, New York
Ashaya Yoga Retreat: Align Your Body, Awaken Your Heart
Todd Norian and Ann Greene

For people with at least 6 months yoga experience, any style. CE credits.
August 1116 SundayFriday Camp Kula: Five Days, Four Teachers, Total Immersion Nikki Vilella, Alex Auder, Kevin Courtney, and Erin Dudley
For students with a min. 2 years regular yoga practice, and yoga teachers from all traditions. CE credits.
August 1116 Sunday-Friday At Play with the Radiance Sutras: A Meditation Retreat and Teacher Training Lorin Roche and Coby Kozlowski
For all levels; optional meditation teacher training for yoga teachers.* CE credits.
Ashaya (AH-shy-ah) is a Sanskrit word that means abode of the heart. Ashaya Yoga integrates the practices of asana, pranayama, meditation, and inner reflection to align with the deepest Self. Todd Norian and Ann Greene emphasize elegant alignment techniques that strengthen the physical body and gracefully open you into more advanced poses. During this immersion, you Re-ignite, refine, and deepen your existing yoga practice Learn precise alignment techniques that release chronic tension, promote healing, and open you to new levels of vitality Explore philosophical teachings that relate practice on the mat to life off the mat and gain clarity on your life purpose Safely practice intermediate/advanced-level poses (including standing postures, hip openers, backbends, forward bends, arm balances, twists, and inversions) with modifications so you can work at a level appropriate to you Receive precise hands-on adjustments and posture refinements Attune to the life force through kirtan chanting, pranayama, mantra, and meditation. Return to your hearts deepest knowing, where your life purpose awaits your discovery.
Note This program includes an optional early-
Most of us are so consumed by our busy lives that we find it hard to fit in a 90-minute yoga class. When we do make it to class, it might include a little chanting, some pranayama, or a brief meditation, but the practice is mostly physical. These four talented teachers from Kula Yoga Project in New York City know that yogas esoteric teachings have so much more to offer. They are thrilled to lead this immersion at Kripalu to help dedicated practitioners and teachers deepen their practice. In this workshop, we explore the workings of the physical and subtle self in 12 workshops examining such diverse topics as bandhas, kriyas, Vedantic philosophy, pranayama, yoga nidra, meditation, and chakra studies, and bring it all together in two daily Kula Flow classesa vigorous, highly creative vinyasa form. We even make time for a hike to the lake for a swim and a bonfire.
Tuition $325. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code KYHI-131)
Nikki Vilella is codirector of Kula Williamsburg in Brooklyn.
Meditation is one of lifes great pleasures, a vacation in the vibrant present. There are hundreds of techniques, and, when you find the style that fits your inner nature, meditation feels like the most natural thing in the world. In this retreat, explore the luminous teachings of The Radiance Sutras, Lorin Roches new translation of the Vijnana Bhairava Tantra, an ancient yoga text that describes 1 12 meditation practices for touching the sacred in the midst of daily life. The teachings are playful, instinctive, both down-to-earth and transcendent. In this retreat, you learn A variety of meditation practices so you can pick the one you need each day Ways that meditation can be more restful than sleep Skills for handling the emotions and sensations that arise in meditation Techniques to blend meditation and movement. Come meet yourself where you are in a retreat that emphasizes naturalness, spontaneity, and being at home in the universe.
Note *See the Kripalu website for additional information on the meditation teacher training option available to yoga teachers. Tuition $310. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code TRS-131)
Alex Auder currently teaches out of her West Village space and at Kula Yoga Project. www.westvillageyoga.com
morning guided practice of pranayama and meditation.

Tuition $450. Add 5 midweek nights room
& meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code AYBA-131) Todd Norian combines alignment with heart, warmth, and humor, holding the deepest intention to awaken others to their true nature of unlimited joy. www.ashayayoga.com Ann Greene offers workshops, immersions, and teacher trainings solo and in partnership with her husband, Todd Norian. www.ashayayoga.com
Kevin Courtney is a senior teacher at the Kula Yoga Project in New York City. www.yogahappens.com
Lorin Roche, PhD, has been teaching meditation since 1968. He is the author of Meditation Made Easy and Whole Body Meditations. www.lorinroche.com Coby Kozlowski, MA, E-RYT, is a professional life coach, expressivearts therapist, yoga and dance teacher, Ayurvedic health educator, and expert in transformative leadership. www.cobyk.com
Erin Dudley leads asana flows influenced by vinyasa, kinesthetic anatomy, and the Yoga Sutras.
OM Yoga: Finding Clarity, Strength, and Stability
Cyndi Lee
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August 1618 FridaySunday Introduction to Yoga and Ayurveda: Secrets of Ayurveda Hilary Garivaltis and Larissa Hall Carlson
Yoga Ed. K-8 Instructor Certification Julie Sorichetti

For yoga teachers and educators with strong yoga experience. CE credits.
This certification program opens the door to teaching yoga in public, private, and parochial schools. No matter what your current level of experience, gain the skills, resources, and confidence you need to successfully share the benefits of Yoga Ed. with students and their teachers. Upon completion of this training, you will be certified to teach two Yoga Ed. programs: The Yoga Ed. K-8 Curriculum as physical education for students. Your training includes 36 weeks of lesson plans, an illustrated teachers guide, a book of games and visualizations, and other resources and handouts. The Yoga Ed. Tools for Teachers program as professional development for classroom teachers. This program enables teachers to incorporate yoga-based activities such as breathing, simple poses, games, relaxation, and visualization into their daily schedule. Join Yoga Ed. trainer Julie Sorichetti for this weeklong opportunity to immerse yourself in the Yoga Ed. curriculum and add new skills to your yoga teaching repertoire.
Note There is a $200 materials fee for the 36-week Yoga Ed. Curriculum and Tools for Teachers training manual that is payable to the presenter at the first program session. Recommended reading See the Kripalu
Ayurveda is Indias traditional science of self-care and a treasure trove of practical and effective methods for enhancing health and well-being. Join Hilary Garivaltis, Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, and Ayurvedic Lifestyle Consultant Larissa Hall Carlson to learn how to make Ayurveda and yoga a part of your health routine. This weekend, you learn The foundational concepts and precepts of Ayurveda, including the five elements and three doshas Your personal constitutional blueprint, or doshic type The primary Ayurvedic healthy-living tools, including diet and lifestyle, needed to keep body, mind, and spirit in balance Yoga, breathing, and meditation practices designed for your constitution and for the season. This workshop also reviews seasonal cleansing protocols that anyone can do on their own. Return home with proven techniques to bring greater balance and well-being into your life.
Note Please see this program on the Kripalu website for recommended reading and listening. Tuition $235. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code ITAV-131)
When you set out on a journey, its good to know where youre going, what to take with you, and how to get to your destination. This weekend, Cyndi Lee offers a path for developing clarity, strength, and stability in your yoga practice and your life. What do you need to get started? The body and mind that you have today! You can begin just as you are. OM Yoga practice integrates flowing asanas with precise alignment and mindfulness meditation. Cyndis creative and logical sequencing helps to unlock poses you might have thought were out of reach. Meditation practice helps you see and release negativity and fear. Sessions include standing and balancing poses, twists, and hip and shoulder openers, all complemented with delicious stretching, restorative postures, nourishing pranayama, meditation, Q&A, and discussion. Return home with a new attitude and powerful tools to transform your world.
Tuition $225. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code OYAM-131)
Cyndi Lee, founder of OM Yoga and a practitioner of hatha yoga and Tibetan Buddhism, is known as a nurturing, compassionate, and playful teacher. www.omyoga.com
Hilary Garivaltis, Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, received her training at the New England Institute of Ayurvedic Medicine and Rishikesh College of Ayurveda in Rishikesh, India. Larissa Hall Carlson, RYT 500, a Kripalu Yoga teacher, Ayurvedic Lifestyle Consultant, and Yee Yoga teacher, is an Ayurvedic Yoga Teacher for Kripalus Institute for Extraordinary Living. She has taught yoga, meditation, pranayama, and yogic philosophy for the Tanglewood Music Center, Berkshire Opera Company, Juilliard School, and Boston Conservatory. www.larissacarlson.com
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Tuition $700. Add 5 midweek nights and 2
weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code YETC-131) Julie Sorichetti, the first Yoga Ed. trainer in Canada, is a child and youth worker as well as a certified Kripalu Yoga teacher and YogaDance instructor.
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August 1618 FridaySunday Rewire Your Brain for Love: Using the Science of Mindfulness to Create Vibrant Relationships Marsha Lucas
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Finding Your Way in a Wild New World
Martha Beck
For everyone.
Your life is changingfast. Thats an easy guess, because everything is changing fast. Unprecedented events are disrupting institutions, ecosystems, and each of our lives. In this workshop, you learn to surf change, rather than drown in it. Martha Beck earned three Harvard degrees before deciding to spend her life helping others tap into the deep, wordless wisdom already within them. Discover how to become a wayfinder, using ancient skills to navigate your life. Specifically, you learn how to Access a greater portion of your intelligence than you usually use Affect people and objects that appear separate from you Use magical creativity to solve everyday problems Track your lifes purpose Succeed by playing and restingand nothing else. Realizing that ancient magical skills are real, accessible, and practical is enormously empowering. Return home knowing you have the inherent ability to handle whatever change comes next.
Recommended reading Martha Beck, Finding Your Way in a Wild New World
If youre not finding the love of your lifeor if youre in a relationship thats stale or sinkingyou probably arent saying to yourself, Hey! Ill go sit alone and meditate! But you can improve your brains relationship wiringthe actual neural pathways and connectionsthrough the simple practice of mindfulness meditation. Marsha Lucas offers down-to-earth discussion and guided mindfulness practices as you get going on your best-ever do-it-yourself project: rewiring your brain for love. You begin by navigating the wiring diagram of your relationship brain and continue by exploring Body regulation: rewiring your alarm button Emotional resilience: installing a dimmer switch Response flexibility: grounding your outlets Self-knowing: putting a work light in the attic Healthy, balanced empathy: acquiring a voltmeter A perspective shift from me to we: plugging into a shared power grid. By integrating the science and practice of mindfulness, you create new neural pathways and get real traction on the journey to better relationships.
Recommended reading Marsha Lucas, Rewire Your Brain for Love: Creating Vibrant Relationships Using the Science of Mindfulness (Hay House). Tuition $245. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code RYBL-131)
Marsha Lucas, PhD, licensed psychologist and neuropsychologist, has been practicing psychotherapy and studying the brain-behavior relationship for more than 20 years. www.marshalucasphd.com and www.rewireyourbrainforlove.com
(Simon & Schuster).

Tuition $395. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code FYWW-131)
Martha Beck, PhD, one of the best-known life coaches in the country, has appeared as an expert on life design on Good Morning America and The Oprah Winfrey Show. www.marthabeck.com
Gary Kraftsow
The Viniyoga Perspective
Viniyoga is an approach to yoga that adapts the various techniques and methods of practice to the unique condition, needs, and interests of each individual. It aims to give practitioners the tools needed to individualize and actualize the process of self-discovery and personal transformation. Gary Kraftsow evolved this approach from the teachings of T. Krishnamacharya and T. K. V. Desikachar. These three workshops explore the outer and inner goals of asana, pranayama, and meditation from the Viniyoga perspective. Join Gary for all three programs, or take the one that most interests you.
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Asana: Optimizing Structure

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Pranayama: Optimizing Physiology

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at all levels. CE credits. In this foundational workshop, Gary focuses on the means and methods of achieving both the outer and the inner goals of asana. The outer goals include alignment, stability, appropriate range of motion, resilience, symmetry, and functional movement patterns. Inner goals include cultivating awareness of the central channel, increasing and directing the flow of prana in the nadis, and strengthening agni, the inner fire. Learn how to adapt and individualize asana practice to help you achieve these goals.
Tuition $350. Add 2 weekend nights and 1 midweek night room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code AVT-1 131)
at all levels. CE credits. Dive into the realm of pranayama, where your emphasis is on the outer goals of increasing vitality, improving sleep, enhancing energy, managing stress, stimulating immune response, and influencing sympathetic and parasympathetic regulation to optimize physiological processes. Gary also pays appropriate attention to the inner goals of building prana shakti, directing agni for purification, balancing the emotions, and clarifying the mind. Explore how to adapt and individualize pranayama to help you achieve these goals and go even deeper with Garys teachings on and practice of bandhas.
Tuition $265. Add 2 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code AVT-2131)
Meditation: Optimizing Cognitive Capacity

For yoga teachers, therapists, and students at all levels. CE credits.
What is possible with meditation? This workshop focuses on the means and methods for achieving both the outer and inner goals of meditation. Beginning with the outer goals of overcoming distraction and increasing the capacity to sustain focused attention, you move on to deepening your capacity for self-reflection, identifying how memory and conditioning influence perception, and cultivating nonattachment. Gary also gives careful consideration to the inner goals of recognizing the true nature of Self and cultivating insight and wisdom, or buddhi shakti.
Tuition $265. Add 2 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code AVT-3131)
Combine two back-to-back programs or all three of these programs for a 10 percent tuition discount for each program.
Gary Kraftsow, author of two yoga books, has been a pioneer in the transmission of yoga for health, healing, and personal transformation for 30 years. www.viniyoga.com
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August 1823 SundayFriday Five Element Yoga Teacher Training Jennifer Reis
For yoga teachers and experienced students. CE credits.

Aruni Nan Futuronsky, Annie B. Kay, and Healthy Living Faculty
CE credits. Lose weight and maintain a healthy body naturally. If you know that going on another diet isnt the solution, come nourish yourself and invite changes that will continue to unfold long after you return home. Kripalus Integrative Weight Loss program offers a comprehensive curriculum that supports a healthy, long-term weight-reduction process. Guided by an exceptional faculty that includes a holistic physician, nutritionist, fitness professionals, life coach, and senior-level yoga teachers, you learn how to shift into a natural, balanced relationship with your body. You learn Why diets dont work and how to naturally lose weight and keep it off How to develop healthy life skills Tips on how to maintain a healthy weight The importance of metabolism and nutrition for healthy weight management How to develop a more positive body image The best strategies for your personal goals and lifestyle. Explore your weight issues in a caring and supportive environment, and leave feeling rejuvenated, motivated, and full of hope.
Tuition $490. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code RRMW-136)
August 1618 FridaySunday YogArts for Kids Craig Hanauer

For kids ages 51 1.
Calling all kids who love to collect things outdoors, do art projects, and make new friends. Come learn yoga, get your face painted, and play. In this workshop, we walk on trails in the woods, find cool things near the lake, and make new discoveries everywhere we go. Craig Hanauers YogArts is a unique weekend program for children that integrates the creative arts, yoga, and outdoor fun. Parents, dont be surprised if your kids refuse to leave!
Note Children in this program must be accompanied at Kripalu by a parent or guardian who is registered for a program or a signature R&R retreat. Kids meet for morning and afternoon sessions while parents are in their programs. Families are together at mealtimes, in the evenings, and overnight. Online registration is not available for this program. Please call Registration at 866.200.5203 to register. Tuition $200. Add 2 nights childrens housing;
Are you ready to realign yourself with the rhythms of nature? Join Jennifer Reis in this potent practice of postures, breathing, mudras, creative expression, and yoga nidra. Immerse yourself in the art and science of the five elements, diving deeply into earth, water, fire, air, and ether. In this training, you move powerfully into fiveelement practice yourself, while learning to create and lead powerful classes and workshops. This program teaches you how to Nourish your whole being with joyous movement and deep relaxation Develop the elemental qualities of grounding, fluidity, transformation, compassion, and freedom Guide your students deep within the matrix of their being Bring potent new tools to your mat and into your life as your natural constitution comes into perfect flow to increase health, happiness, peace, and potential. This multifaceted inquiry and celebration is rooted in Kripalu Yoga, Ayurveda, and yoga therapy.
Recommended listening See the Kripalu website. Note Tuition includes a manual. Bring a journal or notebook, oil or chalk pastels or other art materials and a sketchbook (optional), and an eye pillow (optional). Tuition $395. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code FEYR-132)
call for rates; see the Kripalu website. (web code CPYA-132) Craig Hanauer is an NYScertified creative arts therapist, art teacher, and Kripalu Yoga teacher committed to the health and empowerment of children. www.everykidsyoga.com
Jennifer Reis, E-RYT 500, LMT, is an Integrative Yoga Therapist, Kripalu Yoga teacher, and creator of Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra and Five Element Yoga. www.jenniferreisyoga.com
Aruni Nan Futuronsky, Senior Life Coach and Program Advisor for Kripalu Healthy Living programs, is a Kripalu Yoga teacher with more than 35 years of experience. www.coacharuni.com Annie B. Kay, MS, RD, RYT, is Kripalus Lead Integrative Dietitian, a senior Healthy Living faculty member, and author of Every Bite Is Divine.
Jennifer Reis
August 1823 SundayFriday The Sun in Your Heart Is Rising: Activating Your Embodied Awakening, Wholeness, and Unique Purpose Saniel Bonder and Linda Groves-Bonder
For all levels.
Lee Albert
August 1823 SundayFriday Slow Down Enough to Open Your Heart Lena Madsen
August 1823 SundayFriday Positional Therapy: Clinical Applications Lee Albert

For those who have taken Positional Therapy 1 or 2. CE credits.
Share yoga teacher and massage therapist Lena Madsens deep knowledge of the eight limbs of yoga and the bodys energetic pathways in a summer week of heart-opening yoga practice. Slow down with asanas, breath observation, deep relaxation, and meditation. The practice of yoga encourages you to open the chest and soften the heart so that the energy of the heart can move freely. When your heart is open, you See who you truly are Recognize your own needs and desires Can be true to yourself Connect deeply and fully with others Experience gratitude for all you have Have a richer experience of life See the magic of life in each day. Come explore how you can encourage your own heart to open so you can live, act, and speak from a place of love and compassion.
Note Please eat lightly on opening night. Tuition $305. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code SDCU-131)
Take the skills you gained in Positional Therapy 1 or 2 and learn how to apply them to common neuromuscular conditions. Lee Albert simulates clinical conditions, taking you step-by-step through the process of evaluation, treatment protocols, and wellness plans to improve or eliminate neuromuscular pain patterns. In this training, you learn How to assess common neuromuscular conditions How to treat causes, not just symptoms Specific protocols that Lee uses for thoracic outlet, sciatica, neck pain, headaches, plantar fasciitis, carpal tunnel, fibromyalgia, and more Specific home wellness plans for each condition Ways to successfully integrate yoga, nonweight-resistant strength training, and other holistic wellness practices. Leave with a greater understanding of how to use positional therapy effectively to get the results you want.
Note Tuition includes a training manual. Tuition $375. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code PTTT-131)
Are you hungry to awaken spiritually or intensify your skills in embodying an awakened life? Light your heart-fire and fan the flames of your whole-being transformation in this immersion in the Waking Down in Mutuality work with renowned teachers Saniel Bonder and Linda Groves-Bonder. Using spiritual transmission, dance, physical exercises, meditative investigation, and small-group sharing, this retreat helps you to Seamlessly blend spiritual practice with everyday life, saving time and reducing stress Directly access your infinite nature Integrate your deep shadow material, outgrowing its chokehold on your spirit Relate to others with an authentic integrity you never knew was possible Deepen your compassionate love for all beings Discover and express your unique gifts for serving life as never before. Upgrade your understanding of life and spirituality, accelerate your personal growth and contribution to humanity, and meet some remarkable people who could become friends for life.
Tuition $325. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code AEA-131)
Saniel Bonder started the international Waking Down in Mutuality movement in 1993. He has authored many spiritual books and an acclaimed novel, Ultimaya 1.0. www.whywdmworks.com Linda Groves-Bonder, a senior teacher of the Waking Down in Mutuality transformational work, recently released a CD of vocal toning, Joy of Being. www.heartgazing.com
Lena Madsen is cofounder of Living Simplicity in Nyack, New York, a yoga and Pilates studio. She is inspired by B. K. S. Iyengar and Rodney Yee. www.lenamadsenyoga.com
Lee Albert, NMT, a popular neuromuscular therapist and yoga instructor trained in neuromuscular therapy, orthopedic massage, positional therapy, and yoga therapy, is author of Live Pain-Free without Drugs or Surgery.
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August 1823 SundayFriday Shantaya Yoga Immersion: A Fusion of Alignment-Based Asana, Hands-On Skills, and Thai Yoga Bodywork Jonas Westring
Deepen and expand your understanding of yoga from several different perspectives. The daily rhythm of this workshop consists of alignmentbased yoga practice informed by relevant anatomical information, asana sequencing, pranayama, meditation, and partner work that includes hands-on adjustments and therapeutic bodywork. Jonas Westrings intent for this program is to provide you with an empowering direct experience of body, mind, and heart. Your immersion includes Alignment biomechanics that create a solid and safe foundation for your practice Partner work to bring a supportive and fun element to yoga Thai yoga bodywork techniques that stretch, open, and soothe the body Breath anatomy, analysis, and fundamental yoga breathing techniques Seated, breath-centered, mindfulness meditation practice. Yoga practitioners and teachers alike, bring your curiosity, questions, and input to this illuminating exploration of yoga, and leave with the ability to more skillfully approach your practice both on and off the mat.
Tuition $425. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code SYI-131)
August 2325 FridaySunday Vibration Activation: A Revolutionary Approach to Manifesting the Life of Your Dreams Andy Dooley
For everyone.
Do you love your life? Sadly, most people dont because theyre living someone elses life, playing by someone elses rules. If youre ready to take back control of your life, keep reading. What is Vibration Activation? Its the art and science of activating a positive vibration within yourself that becomes your new point of attraction. The results are amazing, and best of all, its fun! Learn a variety of tools, techniques, and processes to manifest faster and enjoy the journey, including How to free yourself from negative self-talk A simple formula for creating a new story Three steps to changing anything in your life, permanently How to laugh all day while breaking through your limitations. Understand the law of attraction like never before, and leave with practical tools to transform your money, health, and relationships.
Tuition $240. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code VAR-131)
A Womens Spiritual Retreat: Learning How to Love Ourselves
Joan Borysenko
and Karen Drucker
For women. CE credits.
Jonas Westring, PT, E-RYT 500, is a licensed physical therapist and multicertified yoga teacher in styles including Anusara, Kripalu, and Integrative Yoga Therapy. www.shantaya.org
Andy Dooley, creator of the groundbreaking process for manifesting called Vibration Activation, is an expert on the law of attraction, a spiritual comedian, and an artist. www.andydooley.com
The root of human suffering is self-judgment and the belief that something is wrong with us. This fundamental lack of security translates into anxiety, depression, addiction, and burnout. Learning to love ourselves is both a psychological and spiritual journey. In this retreat, we Work with common mental habits at a spiritual level Participate with music that inspires, heals, and reprograms our emotional DNA Gain insight into the patterns that keep us from experiencing our full potential Transform negative emotions and limiting beliefs into spiritual energy Enjoy the beauty of nature, nourishing food, and soul friends Sing, laugh, and return home with a faith-lift! Through music, meditation, reflection, inquiry, sharing, laughter, and the compassionate shelter of one another, we have the opportunity to lay aside the false self and step into the radiance of who we really are.
Tuition $245. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code WSR-131)
Joan Borysenko, PhD, is a Harvardtrained biologist, licensed psychologist, spiritual educator, and a pioneer in mind-body medicine and psychoneuroimmunology. www.joanborysenko.com Karen Drucker, a master of communicating presence and spirituality through music and is author of Let Go of the Shore. www.karendrucker.com
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August 2325 FridaySunday Bhakti Yoga: A Weekend Exploration Radhanath Swami

CE credits. Steeped in the wisdom of ancient sages, the sacred text of the Ramayana has exerted a profound influence on Indias artistic, cultural, and spiritual traditions. Its beautiful Sanskrit poetry tells the life of King Rama and his beloved consort, Sita. When Sita is abducted by a powerful demon, Rama embarks on a perilous quest to find and free her. This weekend exploration of bhakti yoga through storytelling and kirtan is centered on this beautiful and uplifting tale of romance and high adventure. Learn about the transformative potential of genuine spiritual practice expressed as tangible action that brings about personal fulfillment and benefits the world. By adopting a spiritual outlook, lifes hardships become opportunities for internal growth and both pleasure and pain become meaningful in the context of devotion. A gifted guide, Radhanath Swami has devoted the last 40 years of his life to understanding the subtleties of the Ramayana and other devotional masterpieces, walking the path they prescribe and inspiring people to better their lives.
Recommended reading Radhanath Swami, The Journey Home: Autobiography of an American Swami (Mandala Publishing). Tuition $210. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code WEBY-131)
August 2325 FridaySunday Navigating Change: Integrating Endings, Initiating Beginnings Christine Warren
Often described as life-transforming by participants, this workshop teaches ways to navigate lifes changes with wisdom, power, and grace. Through deep teachings and guided experiences, you consciously explore lessons from your past, wisdom offered in the present moment, and visionary potentials for your future. You learn to Gather strength and wholeness from each stage of your journey Complete your past and understand the transformational purpose of integrating endings Traverse the in-between time of the mystery, where old forms have died and new ones have not yet been born Create an inspired life vision that is the natural expression of your innermost being Manifest your vision through intention, spiritual attunement, and the revolutionary teachings of quantum physics and metaphysics Move through transitions with inspiration and joy. Journey into the deeper purpose of your life path. Group rituals in nature, music, movement, and a workshop community of loving support combine to create a transformational weekend of change.
Tuition $225. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code NC-131)
August 2325 FridaySunday ChiRunning: The Mindful Practice of Effortless, Injury-Free Running Kathy Griest
For runners of all abilities. CE credits.
Radhanath Swami is one of the worlds most prominent exponents of bhakti yoga. He is head of the RadhaGopinath Ashram in Mumbai, known for its work in developing communities and food distribution to indigent children. www.radhanathswami.com
Running is one of the oldest and most natural of human activities, but many of us experience it as an activity that takes a toll, causing sore muscles, knee injuries, hip pain, or shin splints. But, as Danny Dreyer, founder of ChiRunning, says, Its not running that hurts your body its the way you run that does the damage. Come learn a revolutionary running technique that combines the inner focus of tai chi with running. Combining body alignment with relaxation, you learn to run with ease and fluidity, transforming running from a sport to a mindful practice. Designed for runners of all abilities, from total beginners to seasoned vets, this weekend includes material from the latest edition of Dannys book and makes the ChiRunning experience fun and its principles easy to grasp. No matter how you are running now, youll be running with much less effort when you leave the workshop.
Recommended reading Danny Dreyer,
ChiRunning (Fireside).
Note Wear running shoes, shorts or sweatpants, and layers to adapt to the weather. This workshop is not appropriate for people with debilitating injuries. Tuition $225. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code CHRN-131)
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Christine Warren was a founding member of Kripalu and has been a national trainer, transformational life coach, counselor, and teacher on spirituality and personal transformation for 35 years. www.christinewarrenworkshops.com
Kathy Griest, now in her seventh year of teaching at Kripalu, has successfully taught the ChiRunning method to thousands of people, with profound results.
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August 2325 FridaySunday Yoga and Kayaking Greg DiLisio and Johnny Snyder
CE credits. Take the plunge! Explore a whole new side of yourself and find out what makes kayaking in the Berkshires so magical. Join the dynamic team of Greg DiLisio (certified yoga, tai chi, and qigong teacher, and popular Kripalu program leader), and Johnny Snyder (world-class kayaker and professional guide) for flat-water adventures combined with basic yoga and qigong techniques. With Greg and Johnny as your guides, you experience The joy of kayaking beautiful lake waters Serene floating meditations The calm of qigong and yoga. This blend of yoga, qigong, and kayaking has you enjoying newfound peace, vitality, and maneuverability.
Tai Chi Easy Practice Leader Training: A Healing Revolution Certification

Healer Within Practice Leader Training: MindBody Energetics Certification in Medical Qigong
Learn to share Mind-Body Energetics in your community. Mind-body and energy-medicine methodssuch as yoga, tai chi, qigong, and somaticsare growing rapidly in popularity, and not just in yoga centers and spas. Hospitals, schools, social-service agencies, corporations, the military, prisons, and faithbased ministries are all implementing the most accessible and replicable methods. Become a practice leader of the Healer Within system, a vitality-enhancing form of Chinese medical qigong Bu Zheng Qigong that can be woven into any existing practice, making it more powerful for healing and disease prevention. In this weekend training, you learn to share Body practicespostures and movement Breathing practices Self-massage Meditation, visualization, and relaxation. The Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi has trained nearly 1,000 teachers and practice leaders from every walk of life throughout the United States and internationally. Reinvigorate your health by taking part in the mind-body practice revolution.
Tuition $255. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code THW-131)
The Tai Chi Easy Practice Leader Training is a 25-hour training that empowers individuals to share compelling and fun self-care practices. Tai Chi Easy blends a simple medical qigong technique with carefully chosen tai chi exercises. This practice includes Body practices such as posture alignment and gentle movement Breathing practices Self-applied massage Relaxation and meditation practices. Tai Chi Easy is a carefully developed approach that makes tai chi fun and beneficial right away. These simple practices can be done in a stationary, standing position or while seated, and can also be combined with Tai Chi Walking. The resulting therapeutic practice can be applied in a rehabilitative, medical, or healing context, as well as for spas, gyms, and social service agencies. Tai Chi Easy is especially suited for those who wish to add tai chi and qigong to their work as professional wellness providers.
Tuition $485. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code TCE-131)
Greg DiLisio, MAc, is an experienced acupuncturist, holds highlevel qigong, tai chi, and yogateacher certifications, and is featured in the DVD Qigong and Tai Chi: Following Movement in Nature. He has 20 years of experience practicing acupressure massage and is based in Boston. www.mycenteredheart.com Johnny Snyder is a world-class kayaker who owned and operated a river kayaking school on Africas Zambezi River. Featured in the extreme whitewater DVD The Black Book and the PBS documentary Paddling the Roof of the World, Johnny now guides trips in the Americas and leads excursions for Berkshire-area resorts.
percent discount for each program.
Combine these programs for a 10
Roger Jahnke, OMD, is a doctor of Chinese medicine with 30 years of clinical practice and 45 years as a teacher of qigong and tai chi. www.feeltheqi.com and www.iiqtc.prg
Three dates to choose from Conscious Riding Paul Striberry

Join renowned horseman Paul Striberry to learn a holistic approach to horsemanship that encourages congruence in body, mind, and spirit. Pauls approach to Conscious Riding supports you in seeing your horse as an SUV Spiritual Utility Vehicleand understanding riding as a practice of meditation in motion on the path to awakening. The core teachings of this program are grounded in yogic philosophy: feeling your natural balance and learning to watch your fears instead of getting caught in them. In this way, you learn to Ride beyond your edge Expand your abilities Meet new challenges. In this program, riding takes place at Undermountain Farm, three miles from Kripalu. The facilities include indoor and outdoor arenas.
Note Tuition includes riding fees. Bring gloves, boots with heels, and a helmet, if you have one.
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Ayurvedic Face, Head, and Foot Massage Training Hilary Garivaltis

For bodyworkers and aestheticians. CE credits.
August 2330 FridayFriday
Shake Your Soul Teacher Training: The Yoga of Dance
Dan Leven
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Tuition $365. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code CR-131)
August 2530
SundayFriday
Tuition $710. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code CR-132)
August 30September 2
FridayMonday
Tuition $485. Add 2 weekend nights and 1 holiday night room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code CR-133)
Paul Striberry is a lifelong professional horseman who trains horses and riders at Mileaway Farm in Southern Pines, North Carolina. He is a longtime student of yoga. www.consciousriding.com
A favorite experience of many guests who visit Kripalu is taking noon dance with Dan Leven. People in his classes often say, Ive never had so much fun, What a joyful way to exercise!, and I wish this was offered in my community. You can be the person who brings Shake Your Soul, the yoga of dance, to your community. Its a special calling to inspire others to get fit in body and spirit through dance. In this training, you learn A dynamic repertoire of fluid and powerful movements Improvisational themes that support students in discovering the natural dancer within A class format that takes the stress out of teaching The six fluid movement qualities that give richness and variety to your classes Music that connects the body to each of those qualities. Join Dan for this Shake Your Soul training that offers everything you need to teach with confidence and joy.
Note Tuition includes a manual and training DVD. Please see this program on the Kripalu website for important certification information. Tuition $995. Add 2 weekend nights and 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code SYSTT-132)
Ayurvedic massage restores a sense of calm and balance to the body and nourishes the skin and associated connective tissue. Through this training, you learn about specific energy points in each region and how to use special oils and masks for individualized treatments. The training includes Facial massage Head massage Foot massage. We also spend time on Ayurvedic fundamentals, including the five elements, three doshas, and the energy points on the body called marmas and how they can be used in restoring balance. Come be nurtured and guided by skilled practitioners and enjoy ample practice time. Ceremony and the use of mantra, or sacred sound, are incorporated to establish a calm and healing environment within which to work.
Note Oils are used throughout the training, so casual clothing is recommended. Tuition $275. Add 3 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code AFHF-131)
Hilary Garivaltis, Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, received her training at the New England Institute of Ayurvedic Medicine and Rishikesh College of Ayurveda in Rishikesh, India.
Dan Leven, RMST, is a registered somatic movement therapist, director of Leven Trainings in Movement Therapy, and the creator of Shake Your Soul. www.shakeyoursoul.com and www.leveninstitute.com
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Fitness and Yoga Retreat

Janna Delgado and Healthy Living Faculty August 2530 SundayFriday
Outdoor exercise, yoga, and nutritionthe ultimate vacation getaway for active people. CE credits. This invigorating program offers a structured fitness experience in a retreat-like atmosphere. Learn how to incorporate yoga into your fitness routine and improve your energy through nutrition; be challenged by fun outdoor activities and classes. Tone your body and spirit while learning to live a healthier lifeand have fun doing it. This program is ideal if you want to Be challenged by hikes, kayaking and cycling excursions, and fitness classes Revitalize and step up your current fitness routine Incorporate yoga and mindfulness into your approach to fitness Immerse yourself in a challenging fitness experience and have time for self-care and reflection Learn nutritional information for more energy and stamina Develop core strength, cardiovascular health, and flexibility.
Note For everyone in good physical condition and able to hike three miles a day. Tuition $425. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code RRMF-132)
Internal Family Systems Therapy: Embodying the Healing Wisdom
Richard C. Schwartz
and Sarah Stewart
For everyone wanting to learn more about the IFS model, therapists and non-therapists alike. CE credits.
The Transformative Power of Being: The Non-Dual Yoga of Delight, Wonder, and Astonishment
Janna Delgado, RYT 500, is an Ayurvedic Yoga Teacher, Kripalu Yoga teacher, and AFAA-certified personal trainer and fitness instructor, Janna is Director of Yoga in the Schools for the Institute for Extraordinary Living.
All the worlds religions teach that there is an untarnished essence within each of us, a Self from which wisdom, healing, and spiritual energy flow. We rarely experience this Self directly because it is obscured by self-protective psychological mechanisms, or lost in the fear, pain, and shame of past trauma. The Internal Family Systems (IFS) model provides a way to help you access the Self and bring its natural compassion and confidence into daily life. People who have used IFS report profound shifts in the feelings and beliefs that previously constrained them. IFS introduces you to a detailed map of your psyche, including all parts or subpersonalities and their inner conflicts. The Self then forms healing relationships with each of them. Open to therapists, non-therapists, and seasoned IFS practitioners who want to deepen their skills or do more personal work, this program offers the opportunity for transformative inner exploration and learning.
Tuition $525. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code IFS-131)
Richard Miller
For everyone with a serious interest in meditation. CE credits.
Richard C. Schwartz, PhD, LMFT, is a licensed marriage and family therapist, author, and creator of the Internal Family Systems model. www.selfleadership.org Sarah Stewart, PsyD, is a nationally recognized expert in trauma and addiction with a unique interest in nature and the interconnectedness of all sentient beings.
Peace arrives when we accept this moment as it is. Only then do we live deeply, directly, and simply from what we arethe mystery of pure being. Living as being, we realize that it is the mystery and not the ego-mind that is the transformative power behind our actions. In this workshop, Richard Miller shares the path of non-dual yoga, teaching us how to Meet and welcome all that we are: body, senses, mind, and emotions Free our attention to investigate the transformative power of the mystery itself Allow conceptual understanding to give way to heartfelt love, compassion, joy and selfknowing. Through periods of silent and guided meditation, gentle yoga, co-meditation, interactive dialogue, and pointing-out instruction, learn to relax and recognize your non-dual presence as the mystery of being. Only when we are willing to be and live as the mystery, will weand the worldbe at peace.
Tuition $450. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code ATP-131)
Richard Miller, PhD, author of Yoga Nidra: The Meditative Heart of Yoga, is a contemporary teacher of non-dualism whose teachings emphasize the impact of pure being on wellbeing. www.irest.us
August 2530 SundayFriday Yoga as Medicine: The Yogic Path for Health, Healing, and Personal Transformation Timothy McCall
For all levels, including yoga teachers, health professionals, and people seeking yoga therapy for health conditions. CE credits.
Lama Migmar Tseten

August 2830 WednesdayFriday
A Buddhist Healing Ritual: Dakinis Heart-Essence Chd

Healing Chd is an ancient Buddhist ritual known for its power to heal physical, emotional, and mental illness and suffering. There are no instructions to follow or techniques to learn. One simply lies down, rests, and receives healing. Healing Chd is suitable for everyone, including those with chronic and mild illnesses. Healing Chd rituals consist of music, prayers, and mantras in the sacred sounds of Sanskrit and Tibetan, transformative mudras and offerings, and meditation to cut through the destructive emotions and repel negative energies and obstacles. Dakinis Heart-Essence Chd, led by Acharya Lama Migmar Tseten, is based on the female Buddha Vajrayogini. It originates with the10th-century Indian yogi and mystic Mahasiddha Naropa. This healing tradition was passed down to Lama Migmars guru, the great master Chogye Trichen Rinpoche, renowned worldwide as a powerful healer. Chogye Trichen Rinpoche was also His Holiness the Dalai Lamas guru.
Tuition $195. Add 2 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code BHR-131)
Interested in learning how to use yoga to help treat and prevent a wide range of physical and emotional conditions? In this hands-on immersion, you have the opportunity to practice evaluating students and planning personalized therapeutic yoga routines in small groups, under the supervision of medical doctor Timothy McCall and his assistants. Topics in this workshop include Techniques to systematically evaluate students (and yourself) structurally, energetically, psychologically, and spiritually How to select and apply yogic tools such as postures, breathing techniques, meditation, restoratives, and yoga nidra (guided visualization and relaxation) Anatomical principles that deepen yoga practice and make it safer The vital links between the breath, nervous system, and mind Adjusting yoga practice in response to health challenges Ayurvedic insights that deepen yogas therapeutic potential. Explore the ancient yogic formula for healing and transformation thats being validated by contemporary science.
Tuition $420. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code YAM-131)
August 30September 2 FridayMonday
Mangalam Yantra Yoga: Tibetan Yoga and Meditation
For those with min. 1 year yoga experience. CE credits.
Timothy McCall, MD, is a board-certified specialist in internal medicine, dedicated yoga practitioner, and author of Yoga as Medicine: The Yogic Prescription for Health and Healing. www.drmccall.com
Yantra Yoga is designed to help you awaken fully to your Buddha nature through the use of physical postures (asana), breathawareness exercises (pranayama), and meditative practices. Introduced to Tibet by the Mahasiddha Virupa in the 10th century, the practice of Yantra Yoga can help reduce stress, improve health, and deepen your meditative experience through techniques that positively affect your body and mind. In this workshop led by Lama Migmar Tseten of Harvard University, you take part in a traditional Yantra Yoga initiation ceremony and learn to work directly with the bodys energy systems by using Yantra Yoga postures, breathing exercises, and mantras. Yantra Yoga was traditionally considered a secret teaching, offered to initiates of Vajrayana Buddhism only after many years of intensive preparation and meditation. For this reason, it has rarely been offered in the West. Given the nature of these teachings, at least one full year of yoga experience is required to participate.
Note This workshop is not appropriate for expectant mothers or people with major injuries. Tuition $230. Add 2 weekend nights and 1 holiday night room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code YY-131)
Lama Migmar Tseten was born in Tibet in 1956. He is Buddhist chaplain at Harvard University and director of the Sakya Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts. www.lamamigmar.net
Combine these programs for a 10 percent discount for each program.

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labor day weekend

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Salsa and Yoga: Relax, Renew, and Cut Loose Catherine and Paul Calderon
Labor, Love, and Life: Get Balanced and Thrive
Aruni Nan Futuronsky and Healthy Living Faculty

End your summer on a healthy note. This Labor Day weekend, join an expert team of Kripalu health and lifestyle faculty and explore an integrative approach that transforms how you manage the competing demands of modern life to find peace and new ways to thrive. This program shows you how to restore your energy and vitality through mindfulness, lifestyle changes, conscious communication, and self-care, while avoiding chronic exhaustion, frustration, and feeling overextended. As you transition from summer to autumn, take advantage of the opportunity to discover tools and techniques that empower you to integrate work, play, family, and your individual self into a balanced life that pulses with creativity and meaning. In this program, you Learn to recognize indicators of imbalance that impact health and well-being Discover the vital role that nutrition plays in healing (or impairing) the body Learn and practice tools for managing stress and supporting mindful living Gain insight into identifying where your life is out of balance Apply journaling techniques for evaluating your life, making good decisions and contemplating pragmatic dilemmas Create a simple, clear, and viable plan for cultivating a more balanced, vibrant life. For parents in the program, we offer a special evening workshop that teaches how to use mindful parenting to cultivate presence, connection, and authenticity with the children in your life (of all ages), promoting a moments matter approach to these fundamental relationships.
Tuition $250. Add 2 weekend nights and 1 holiday night room & meals; see the Kripalu
Return to a state of ease and inner peace through yoga, and then roll up your mat, hit the dance floor, and free your spirit to the intoxicating rhythms of salsa! You dont need a partner, and no previous dancing or yoga experience is required; with Catherine and Paul Calderons playful and easy-to-follow instructions, even diehard cant drag me on the dance floor types will be struttin their stuff in no time. The combination of the expansive, ecstatic celebration of Latin music and dance, and the reflective, relaxing aspects of yoga offers a powerful opportunity for freedom. Come Unwind, release layers of stored tension, and deeply renew through yoga postures, breathing, and relaxation Experience the exuberant joy and captivating rhythms of salsa Explore how the spiritual and cultural evolution of the roots of salsa complement the path of yoga Learn chanting from both the yogic and AfroCuban traditions as a way to open the door to Spirit. Catherine and Paul are yoga teachers and dancers known for their enthusiasm, passion, and fun-loving approach.
Tuition $240. Add 2 weekend nights and 1 holiday night room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code SYRR-131)
website. (web code RRLL-131) Aruni Nan Futuronsky, Senior Life Coach and Program Advisor for Kripalu Healthy Living programs, is a Kripalu Yoga teacher with more than 35 years of experience. www.coacharuni.com
Catherine Calderon is a filmmaker, registered yoga teacher, professional salsa dancer, and initiated priestess in the AfroCuban Yoruba tradition. www.shambhalayogadance.com Paul Calderon is an Obie Awardwinning actor and accomplished playwright, as well as a certified yoga teacher and salsa dancer extraordinaire. www.shambhalayogadance.com
FridayMonday
FridayMonday
Kundalini Yoga Techniques to Practice Forgiveness Krishna Kaur

Introduction to Self-Inquiry James Swartz

For everyone.
Even good people doing good things in the world can get stuck in pain, sorrow, guilt, and feelings of regret that disrupt the flow of prana and thwart healing. This rewarding holiday weekend workshop offers a wide range of techniques to guide you on the path to forgiveness, the first step toward self-healing. Kundalini Yoga is a bright and blissful experience of postures, mantras, and breathing practices that release reservoirs of energy and light. In this workshop, you stretch, sweat, laugh, dance, and meditate to stimulate the glandular system, vibrate the chakras, clear out subconscious garbage, and balance the hemispheres of the brain. Opening yourself to forgiveness of self, others, and past situations is the starting point to releasing doubt, negativity, limitations, fear, and anxiety. It is the balm that transforms the cleansing process into a deep healing experience. Using movement to explore self-talk, stillness, and the transformational power of letting go, you discover a profound connection with self and a constant flow of joy. Come touch the sensitive and courageous person you are and unfold your beauty as a being of spirit.
Note Wear loose, comfortable clothing, and bring a shawl or light blanket for meditation. Tuition $290. Add 2 weekend nights and 1 holiday night room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code KYRF-131)
Have you been doing spiritual work for years without becoming free? In this popular workshop, James Swartz reveals the fundamentals of one of the most successful enlightenment teachings of all time: Vedanta. He demystifies, de-Sanskritizes, and simplifies the great science of self-inquiry, previously shrouded from the Western mind by ritualism, mysticism, and incomprehensible terminology. In an engaging and humorous style, James takes you on a fascinating journey through the whole spiritual path, starting with an analysis of basic human motivations, and moving to the topic that has made him famous in nondual circlesthe distinction between the two notions of enlightenment. This program unfolds the nature of the true self and discusses the subconscious obstacles to attaining a state of limitless freedom. It presents the basic practices necessary for purifying the mindkarma yoga, bhakti yoga, meditation, and the yoga of the three energiesas well as a discussion of dharma, values, and lifestyle issues.
Recommended reading James Swartz, How to Attain Enlightenment (Sentient Publications) and the website www.shiningworld.com. Tuition $215. Add 2 weekend nights and 1 holiday night room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code ISI-131)
August 30 September 2 FridayMonday
Empower Flow Yoga: An Invigorating and Soulful Vinyasa Workshop
Seane Corn
For all levels; a solid understanding of Sun Salutations is recommended. CE credits.
Krishna Kaur, a master teacher trainer of Kundalini Yoga since 1970, has studied directly with Yogi Bhajan for 35 years. www.yogaforyouth.org
James Swartz was awakened by a powerful epiphany in 1968 and became a disciple of Swami Chinmayananda. Author of How to Attain Enlightenment, James teaches Vedanta worldwide. www.shiningworld.com
One of todays leading yoga teachers, Seane Corn offers a potent, no-nonsense (but humorous) approach to yoga on and off the mat. Her Empower Flow practice takes yoga to an exciting level that goes beyond the physical and penetrates deep into the psychological, intuitive, and emotional bodies. This physically invigorating and soulful vinyasa yoga workshop takes you through different levels of flow practice to inform, strengthen, and detoxify your bodymind. In each session, Seane moves through a unique and creative sequence of Sun Salutations A and B, twists, standing poses, backbends, forward bends, and arm balances. You learn how to Transition properly through the poses Cultivate elasticity in the muscles, tendons, and connective tissue Breathe in a way that feeds your practice. Be prepared to sweat and leave feeling cleansed, strengthened, motivated, and standing in your power. Return home with a greater sense of well-being, emotional release, and connection to your higher self.
Tuition $295. Add 2 weekend nights and 1 holiday night room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code BBVF-131)
Seane Corn is an internationally renowned vinyasa flow yoga teacher and spiritual activist who utilizes her national platform to bring awareness to the HIV/AIDS crisis. www.seanecorn.com
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labor day weekend

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Igniting the Fire of Yoga: A Transformational Retreat
Radiant Health: A Weekend Retreat for Women Sudha Carolyn Lundeen

For women. CE credits.
Hands of Light Healing: The Fundamentals of Brennan Healing Science Melanie Roche
CE credits. Back by popular demand, this transformational Brennan Healing Science program teaches a system of energy work that combines hands-on healing techniques with spiritual and psychological processes. Under the guidance of expert healer and teacher Melanie Roche, you learn To give a hands-on-healing The anatomy and physiology of the human energy-consciousness system How to read the aura How to sense peoples energy issues through their personal objects Energy exercises to keep your own energy field healthy and balanced Self-healing techniques Brennan Healing Science chelation, a handson healing technique that clears, charges, and balances the energy field Ways of integrating these techniques into your daily life. Through lecture, meditation, group work, and individual exercise, you open your latent ability to perceive the human energy field and return home able to sense how energy and consciousness are one and the same.
Recommended reading Barbara Brennan, Hands of Light (Bantam) or Light Emerging (Bantam). Note Because this program may initiate deep personal process, it may not be appropriate for individuals with certain emotional or physical illnesses, or who are taking psychotropic medications, and they may require a signed medical release letter. Participants must complete a mandatory workshop participation form on Melanies website. Contact Melanie at melanie@melanieroche.com with questions. Wear comfortable clothing, preferably without nylon or other synthetic fibers. Tuition $250. Add 2 weekend nights and 1 holiday night room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code FBHS-131)
Looking for the perfect getaway? Need to destress, rebalance, and reclaim your vitality? This retreat, specially designed by Sudha Carolyn Lundeen, nurtures body, mind, and soul in a relaxing, fun, and informative environment. A blend of lecture and learning, this program includes Tips for strengthening your immune system Principles of stress reduction and quick relaxation techniques Yoga practices for women Indoor labyrinth walk for wisdom and insight Introduction to Ayurveda to help you make choices that support your individual constitution and needs Mindfulness techniques, yogic breathing, and healing meditations Mindful eating practice Take-home tools for letting go of the small stuff and enhancing your life and well-being Laughter and lightheartedness. Women of all ages are welcome. Return home with a renewed sense of wellness and vitality and practices to keep health and balance alive in your life.
Tuition $240. Add 2 weekend nights and 1 holiday night room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code RHW-132)
Yoganand Michael Carroll

Ancient yoga texts speak metaphorically of two lights inside the body: the moon in the crown of the head symbolizing the rational self, and the sun in the pelvis representing the emotions. The conflict between these two forces causes all of lifes pain and suffering. Through postures and pranayama, the yogi converts sun energy into yogagni, the fire of yoga. This fire rises up and dissolves the moon back into the witness, the seed of the self. When the sun and moon disappear, the yogi becomes the whole universe. This transformational retreat includes Plenty of asana and pranayama practice Esoteric teachings that make a lot of sense Information and techniques to deepen your practice when you return home Hope and inspiration for your spiritual journey. In the company of supportive community, spend this holiday weekend exploring yourself and changing your life under the skillful instruction of longtime practitioner and teacher Yoganand Michael Carroll.
Tuition $260. Add 2 weekend nights and 1 holiday night room & meals; see the Kripalu website. (web code ITFY-131)
Sudha Carolyn Lundeen, RN, E-RYT 500, is a gifted senior teacher at Kripalu, where she leads a variety of yoga, Ayurveda, and wellness workshops.
Yoganand Michael Carroll, E-RYT 500, is Dean of the Kripalu School of Yoga and a master-level Kripalu Yoga teacher. He has a profound ability to teach advanced yoga techniques. www.pranakriya.com
on a budget?
Consider a scholarship. Kripalu is committed to making its programs and services accessible to all, regardless of financial status.
S a v e th e D at e
Kripalus 22nd Annual Yoga Teachers Conference Oct. 811
Featuring Yoganand Michael Carroll, Shobhan Richard Faulds, Devarshi Steven Hartman, Jovinna Chan, Larissa Hall Carlson, Coby Kozlowski, and more.
find out more
kripalu.org/scholarships
Melanie Roche, MA, is a healer in private practice who works with clients worldwide, treating symptoms as a doorway to a joyful and creative life. www.melanieroche.com
september
Stan Grof and Tav Sparks Sept. 2022 The Adventure Of Self-Discovery: A Holotropic Breathwork Experience Maya Breuer, Jana Long, Strong Oak and more
this fall at Kripalu

Lisa B. Nelson
healthy living Oct. 61 1 Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease
John Holland and David Kessler

Nov. 13 From Grieving to Believing
Daniel J. Siegel
Sept. 2022 Roots, Rhythm, and Soul: The Whole World is One Family
Oct. 1 113 Strengthen the Mind: The Wheel of Awareness and the Integration of Identity
Sept. 2227 Yoga Nidra Level II Training: The Art and Science of Integrative Restoration (iRest)
Richard Miller
Oct. 1 114 Sex, Pleasure, and Intimacy: A Retreat for Couples
Kate and Joel Feldman
Annie B. Kay, Kathie Madonna Swift, and John Bagnulo Tara Brach
Nov. 810 True Refuge
healthy living
Nov. 38 Nutrition Intensive for Health Professionals
Sept. 2729 Women, Food, and God: A Transformational Path
Geneen Roth
Oct. 1820 Yoga for the Nervous System: Healing Anxiety, Insomnia, and Chronic Stress
Bo Forbes
Maya Tiwari
Sept. 2729 Honoring our Ancestors: Healing The Past
Sarah and Ty Powers

Oct. 2025 Yin/Insight Yoga Retreat
Yang Yang with Yang Ying
Nov. 810 Evidence-Based Qigong (EBQ) Certification: Nurturing Mind, Body, and Spirit
Kathie Madonna Swift and Annie B. Kay

Sept. 29Oct. 3 Digestive Health
healthy living
Sharon Salzberg and Stephen Cope

Oct. 2527 The Practice of Loving-Kindness
Peter Bregman
Nov. 810 Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done
Bessel van der Kolk
Mona Lisa Schulz
october
Daniel G. Amen and Tana K. Amen
Oct. 46 Unleash the Power of the Female Brain
and Dana Moore Oct. 2527 Frontiers of Trauma Treatment
Nov. 810 The Intuitive Brain: Accessing your Mystical Mind-Body Map
Oct. 2527 A New Beginning: An Extraordinary Journey of SelfDiscovery and Awareness
Anandagiri
Sierra Bender with Jeff Migdow Nov. 1517 Goddess to the Core: An Inspired Workout to Maximize Your Fitness, Beauty, and Power Angela Farmer
Nov. 1517 Places of Power Nov. 1720 Becoming Who You Are
Noah Levine
Oct. 46 Finding Freedom
with special guest Bessel van der Kolk Oct. 27Nov. 1 Teaching Trauma-Sensitive Yoga
David Emerson and Jenn Turner
Don (Brahmanand) and Amba Stapleton

Oct. 46 Nosara Yoga Retreat
Oct. 27Nov. 1 A Chakra Yoga Teacher Training Nov. 38 Somatic Therapy Training
Anodea Judith
Amy Weintraub
Nov. 2224 LifeForce Yoga to Manage Your Mood Nov. 2428 LifeForce Yoga Retreat
Yoga Fusion: The Ultimate Fall Yoga Retreat
Oct. 46 Jovinna Chan, Faith Hunter, Theresa Murphy, and more
november
Harshada Wagner
Nov. 13 Big Heart Meditation
Cyndi Lee
Nov. 2224 May I Be Happy: A Yoga and Meditation Workshop
Joan Borysenko
Oct. 46 Writing Down the Light: A Conscious Retelling of Your Lifes Story
Campbell II, and Howard Jacobson Nov. 29Dec.1 Whole: Rethinking the Science of Nutrition
T. Colin Campbell, Thomas
whats included
your choice of accommodations nutritious, all-natural meals daily yoga, meditation, and movement classes outdoor guided hiking, walking paths, and lakefront area fitness room relaxing sauna and whirlpool evening workshops and events the best views in the Berkshires.
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accommodations
Kripalu offers you simplicity and comfort. In the tradition of retreat-style housing, our accommodations are designed to support your program experience, without the distraction of televisions or telephones. We offer a range of housing options in the main building, Shadowbrook, and our environmentally green Annex. Room costs depend on when you stay (weeknight, weekend, or holiday), the type of room you choose, and the length of your stay. Rooms with shared baths Dormitory 522 people per room; bunk beds. Shared hall bath. We cannot guarantee lower bunks or dorm size. Please choose another housing type if you cannot use an upper bunk. Dorm housing sells out quickly; please register early. Standard* (pictured) primarily double occupancy; two platform twin beds or one queen-size bed. Shared hall bath. Some lake side rooms are available. Standard Plus* double or single occupancy; queen or twin beds. Shared hall bath. All rooms are on the lake side. Rooms with private baths (includes the Annex) Standard Plus* double or single occupancy; queen or twin beds. Some rooms in the main Shadowbrook building have lake side views; Annex rooms (pictured) are either lake side or mountain side. * We have a limited number of queen-size beds; register early to ensure bed choice. Solo Travelers If you are coming alone and register for a shared room, we will assign you a roommate (of the same sex). We offer special accommodations for solo travelers who snore; please ask when you register. Summer program accommodation Fees per person, per night, range from $86$380, plus the tuition for your program. Included are meals, daily yoga classes, non-ticketed evening events, and use of Kripalus facilities (fitness room, sauna and whirlpool, etc.). Summer R&R retreat accommodation All-inclusive pricing includes R&R retreat workshops and activity tuition, accommodations and meals, daily yoga classes, non-ticketed evening events, and use of Kripalus facilities (fitness room, sauna and whirlpool, etc.). Fees per person, per night, start at $166. For details on R&R retreat pricing, visit kripalu.org/rr.
meals
All of your meals are included, beginning with dinner on your arrival day through lunch on your departure day. The Kripalu Kitchen provides an exceptional array of natural, organic, and local foods.
View all accommodation options and register online at kripalu.org/accommodations
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how to register
Choose your room type The cost of your stay varies according to the type of room you choose; please see the previous page for information about accommodations and pricing. Register for your program Once you have made your room choice, you may Register online 24/7 kripalu.org Register by phone with our knowledgeable staff at 800.741.7353. Payment Full payment is due at time of registration and can be made with Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover. For personal checks and money orders (US dollars, drawn on US banks), full payment must be received prior to processing your registration; please call Registration to arrange. There is a $25 charge for checks returned for insufficient funds. Senior Discount We offer a 10 percent discount on tuition and room & meals prices to seniors (age 65+). This discount does not apply to Healing Arts or Kripalu Shop purchases and may not be combined with other discounts. Some program restrictions apply. Cancellation Policy Payments made will be refunded in full (less a $50 processing fee) if you cancel 14 or more days prior to your arrival date. If you cancel between 13 days and 1 day in advance, a nonrefundable credit (less a $50 processing fee) will be held for one year from the date of issue. No credit or refund is available if you cancel on the workshops arrival day, if you do not show up, or if you leave a program or event early for any reason. Financial Assistance We strive to make our programs available to everyone, within the limits of our resources. Scholarships are by application only and are considered for those with an annual income of less than $31,200 for individuals and $42,000 for couples (add $10,800 for each additional dependent). Deadlines do apply. There are also Diversity Scholarships for programs and Kripalu Schools of Yoga and Ayurveda trainings. For information and applications, visit our website or call Registration. Day Pass Benefit from a whole day of R&R. A Day Pass includes three meals and all R&R retreat activities from 6:00 am. Preregistration is required. Visit kripalu.org/daypass for cost and details. Mailing List We occasionally share our mailing list with like-minded organizations. To request that your address not be shared, call Registration at 800.741.7353 or e-mail privacy@kripalu.org. Offer Your Support Kripalu is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization whose mission is to empower people and communities to realize their full potential through the transformative wisdom and practice of yoga. Each year, a significant portion of our income is provided through donations. Your generosity provides scholarships that make Kripalu accessible and supports our mission of bringing yoga to the world. For more information, visit kripalu.org/makeagift or e-mail development@kripalu.org.
family friendly
In general, Kripalu programs are open to participants 18 years of age and older. Children 17 and under must be supervised at all times and must be accompanied by an adult who is on-site at Kripalu. Call for more information, or visit kripalu.org/children. Please note Our policy prohibits children from swimming in the lake during their program sessions. Kids may swim when accompanied by a parent or guardian any time. Thank you for your understanding.
whats next
You will receive a confirmation letter shortly after you register. It contains your schedule, with check-in and departure times. Travel directions are included; or you can go online to kripalu.org/directions. Find rideshare information at kripalu.org/rideshare.
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Integrate your life, your career, and your practice with our many programs that offer CE and CME credits. CE credits are available for psychologists (PSY) nurses* (RN) social workers (SW) certified counselors (NBCC) registered dietitians (RD) yoga teachers (YA) athletic trainers (BOC) massage therapists (NCBTMB) coaches (ICF) CME credits are available for physicians** (MD/DO) Look for CE and CME credits with program descriptions and check the index on the next page for the types of credits offered. Please note that credit fees are nonrefundable after the last day of your stay. *Nursing Continuing Education Credits provided through Berkshire AHEC. **Berkshire Health Systems is accredited by the Massachusetts Medical Society to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. For more information visit kripalu.org/cecredits.
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The Presence of Breath/Kravitz Fit Soul, Fit Body/Secunda, Allen Creating Ease/Marchesiello Awakening the Kundalini with Sacred Chants and Yoga /Kaur Structural Yoga Remedies/Albert Swingolf for Health Professionals/ Bolland, Selzer Fundamentals of Therapeutic Yoga/ Brown Detox for Health and Healing/Kay, Sotos The 21 Stages of Meditation/Khalsa, Khalsa The Dance of Attachment in the P Treatment of Developmental Trauma/ Laliotis Revitalizing Cleanse/Gaines SuperHealth/Khalsa, Johnson P Partner Yoga for Mothers and Daughters/ Williamson, Cannizzaro Inner Fire Yoga and Kirtan/Newman, Das Yoga and Beyond for the Rest of Us/ Cappy Awaken the Mindful Self/Vidich P Pathway to Enlightenment: Reiki I and II/ Pearson, Pearson New Beliefs, New Brain/Wimberger P Become Clear, Strong, and Joyful with Raja Yoga/Hbert, Nazari Wild Hips, Gypsy Heart/Melina Pathway to Enlightenment: Reiki Master Practitioner Level III/Pearson, Pearson Refilling Your Well/Ross Reboot/Williams Zumba and Dance Weekend/Ansari, Salazar Triyoga: Yoga, Veda, and Nada/Ray Conscious Connection: Thai Massage/ Larson, Broussard Broga Yoga/Sidoti Bhakti Infusion/Johnson Rejuvenate and Reclaim Life After 40/ Sirois Foundations of Svaroopa Yoga/Stillman Transformational Vinyasa Yoga/ Desaulniers, Harding Let Your Yoga Dance Teacher Training/ Megha Evidence-Based Qigong (EBQ) P Certification/Yang Mindfulness-Based Eating Awareness Training (MB-EAT)/Kristeller, Lieberstein Yoga and Kayaking/DiLisio, Snyder Enlivening Your Postures/Arnold Creating Health and Harmony: An Ayurvedic Retreat/ Garivaltis, Kay Yoga and Deep Relaxation Retreat/Reis Breath~Body~Mind Training/Brown, P Gerbarg, Mason Evidence-Based Qigong (EBQ) P Certification/Yang Clear Eye, Light Touch/Arnold Trauma- and Tension-Releasing P Exercises/Berceli Deepen Your Practice/Hughes, Chan Use Your Body to Heal Your Mind/ P Grayson Navigating Life Change/Lee Yoga and the Heart/Sinatra, Sinatra, Dousson, Pancavage Lotus Palm Thai Yoga Massage/Kakon Freestyle Meditation/Leonard Releasing the Inner Magician/Sandella P Fitness and Yoga Retreat/Dalbec
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Advanced Chakra Training/Jull CircusYoga/OKeefe, OKeefe Maha Raja/Mittra Positive Psychology/Ben-Shahar P The Joy of Living Meditation Retreat, Level II/Olmsted Hiking, Yoga, and Qigong/DiLisio Manage Your Mood with LifeForce Yoga/Weintraub Yin and Yang Yoga/Zink Transforming Stress/Lord Nutrition and Cooking Immersion/ Bagnulo, Sacks Boot Camp for Goddesses: Level 1/ Bender The Heart of Hatha Yoga/Murphy LifeForce Yoga Practitioner Training/ P Weintraub Swingolf /Bolland Iyengar Yoga for Back Care/Miller Yogic Mystery School/Paul Boundless and Bright/Pransky How to Grow a Yoga Practice/Williams Yoga for Scoliosis Part I/Miller Deep Relaxation, Guided Imagery, and Meditation for Stress Relief/Lusk Yoga for Life Nutrition Intensive for Health Professionals/Swift, Bagnulo, Nelson Blooming Open/Pransky Trauma, Body, and the Brain/van der Kolk, P Moore, Gross Radiant Child Yoga Immersion: Levels 13/Khalsa Yoga for Scoliosis Part II/Miller Energy Intensive/Foust, Faulds Yoga for Emotional Balance/Forbes P This Very Moment/Siegel P Introduction to Meditation/Nelson Float Your Yoga/Burch, Burch Journey to Wholeness/Boham, Spear Integrative Weight Loss/Futuronsky, Kay Let Your Yoga Dance: Teacher Training P for Special Populations/Megha Whole Person Well-Being/Ben-Shahar, P McDonough, Sirois, Cope Revitalizing Cleanse/Gaines Still, Small Voice Within/Foust Live Your Yoga/Este-McDonald, Singleton The Art of Yoga/Khalsa, Khalsa Gluten-Free Cooking for Everyone/Cerier Yoga Injuries/Fishman, Schaff Yoga for Your Spiritual Muscles/ Schaeffer Asana Adjustments with Lotus Palm/ Piquet Preventing and Reversing Diabetes/ Nelson, Swift The Dance of Life/Conrad Transformative Yoga Sequencing/ Stephens JourneyDance Teacher Training: Module 1/Bergins The Bliss Connection/Peirce Yoga for Seniors Teacher Training/ Krucoff, Carson Partner Yoga for Couples/Greene Yoga and Kayaking/DiLisio, Snyder Bhakti Bomb/Flynn, Raghunath The Great Work of Your Life/Cope Two Chefs, One Kitchen/Morgan, Smith Psychology of the Chakras/Judith, Vega P
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Women and Food/Lord Being Yoga/Rea, White, deKadt Riding the Wheels of Life/Velisarius Mindfulness AZ/Kozak P Essential Balance/Little, Spackman Integrative Yoga Therapy Professional Yoga Therapist Training Program: Module 1/Le Page, KaliMa, Gibbs, Jensen Swingolf/Bolland Tending the Heart Fire/Rea Dancing with the Divine Feminine/ Kempton The Joy Is in the Journey/Folan Reboot/Williams Detox for Health and Healing/Kay, Santos Rejuvenate and Reclaim Life After 40/ Sirois Ashaya Yoga Immersion/Norian, Greene At Play with the Radiance Sutras/Roche, Kozlowski Camp Kula/Vilella, Auder, Courtney, Dudley Yoga Ed. K-8 Instructor Certification/ P Sorichetti OM Yoga/Lee Introduction to Yoga and Ayurveda/ Garivaltis, Carlson Rewire Your Brain for Love/Lucas P Asana: Optimizing Structure/Kraftsow Integrative Yoga Therapy Professional Yoga Therapist Training Program: Module 2/Le Page, Le Page, KaliMa, Prescott Integrative Weight Loss/Futuronsky, Kay Slow Down Enough to Open Your Heart/ Madsen Positional Therapy/Albert Shantaya Yoga Immersion/Westring Five Element Yoga Teacher Training/Reis Pranayama: Optimizing Physiology/ Kraftsow Meditation: Optimizing Cognitive Capacity/Kraftsow A Womens Spiritual Retreat/Borysenko, P Drucker Healer Within Practice Leader Training/ Jahnke Yoga and Kayaking/DiLisio, Snyder ChiRunning/Griest Bhakti Yoga/Radhanath Swami Shake Your Soul Teacher Training/ Leven Ayurvedic Face, Head, and Foot Massage Training/Garivaltis Fitness and Yoga Retreat/Delgado Tai Chi Easy Practice Leader Training/ Jahnke The Transformative Power of Being/Miller P Internal Family Systems Therapy/ P Schwartz, Stewart Yoga as Medicine/McCall Salsa and Yoga/Calderon, Calderon Empower Flow Yoga/Corn Kundalini Yoga Techniques to Practice Forgiveness/Kaur Mangalam Yantra Yoga/Tseten Hands of Light Healing/Roche Igniting the Fire of Yoga/Carroll Radiant Health/Lundeen
P = Pending continuing education credit. Please check www.kripalu.org/cecredits.
presenter index
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Agnew, Meg 82 Albert, Lee 29, 97 Allen, Mark 27 Anderson, Susan 24 Ansari, Shahidah 38 Aranda, Linda 77 Arnold, Joan 45 Asbo, Kayleen 74 Auder, Alex 92 Delluomo, Vidya Carolyn 23 Desaulniers, Lesley 39 DiLisio, Greg 44, 59, 83, 100 Dooley, Andy 98 Douillard, John 23 Dousson, Liza 47 Downes, Robin 25 Dreyer, Danny 25 Drucker, Karen 98 Dudley, Erin 92 Johnson, Jocelyn 33 Johnson, Sean 40 Joshi, Sunil 23 Judith, Anodea 84 Jull, Grace 23, 52 Mason, Heather 46 Mat, Gabor 24 McCall, Timothy 103 McCarty, Tennie 24 McDonough, Megan 71 McGrane, Wendy 62 Meeks, Sara (Dipa) 24 Melina of Daughters of Rhea 36 Miller, Elise Browning 63, 66 Miller, Richard 102 Mittra, Dharma 54 Montello, Louise 24 Moore, Dana 25, 67 Moore, Thomas 24 Morgan, Deb 84 Mukti 25 Murphy, Theresa 61 Myers, Nikki 24
Bagnulo, John 60, 67 Barrett, Ellen 24 Beck, Martha 94 Bender, Sierra 62, 81 Bennett-Goleman, Tara 24 Ben-Shahar, Tal 58, 71 Berceli, David 47 Berenson, Jon 77 Bergins, Toni 79 Bernstein, Gabrielle 48 Bhatt, Jyothi 22, 23 Blossom, Scott 22, 23 Boham, Elizabeth 68 Bolland, Les 30, 63, 89 Bonder, Saniel 97 Borofsky, Antra Kalnins 90 Borofsky, Richard 90 Borysenko, Joan 98 Brach, Tara 24 Bregman, Marc 41 Breuer, Maya 25 Broussard, Terrel 39 Brown, J. 30 Brown, Missy 76 Brown, Richard P. 46, 59 Burch, Juliet 69 Burch, Ryan 69 Buttenheim, Megha Nancy 25, 41, 72
Eccleston, Tracey 24 Edmunds, Jashoda 22 Elenson, Paige 25 Este-McDonald, Claire 25, 72
Faulds, Shobhan Richard 68 Feldman, Kate and Joel 25 Fishman, Loren 24, 77 Flynn, Dana 83 Folan, Lilias 90 Forbes, Bo 69 Foust, Jonathan (Sudhir) 23, 68, 73 Futuronsky, Aruni Nan 24, 25, 36, 63, 71, 96, 104
Kakon, Natalie 48 KaliMa, Maria 88 Katie, Byron 24 Kaur, Krishna 105 Kaur, Snatam 28 Kay, Annie B. 32, 46, 71, 91, 96 Kempton, Sally 89 Khalsa, Ajeet Kaur 73 Khalsa, Gurucharan Singh 30 Khalsa, Hari Kirin Kaur 30, 73 Khalsa, Mukta Kaur 33 Khalsa, Shakta 50, 68 King, Deborah 26 Kovanda, Diane 25 Kozak, Arnie 85 Kozlowski, Coby 22, 23, 31, 92 Kraftsow, Gary 95 Kravitz, Judith 28 Kristeller, Jean 44 Krucoff, Carol 80 Kushner, Kenneth Setsuzan 24
Nazari, Mehrad 36 Nelson, Bhavani Lorraine 70 Nelson, Lisa B. , 25, 67, 79 Newhart, Cristie 24 Newman, David (Durga Das) 34 Nields, Katryna 70 Nields, Nerissa 70 Norian, Todd 92 Novick, Linda 53
Calderon, Paul and Catherine 104 Cannizzaro, Lisa 33 Cappy, Peggy 34 Carlson, Larissa Hall 22, 23, 93 Carrellas, Barbara 25 Carroll, Yoganand Michael 24, 106 Carson, Kimberly 80 Cerier, Leslie 74 Chan, Jovinna 22, 23, 25, 49 Chiasson, Ann Marie 25 Chopra, Deepak 76 Conrad, Emilie 78 Cope, Stephen 24, 71, 84 Corn, Seane 105 Courtney, Kevin 25, 92 Cushnir, Raphael 27, 31
Gaines, Alison Shore 24, 32, 72 Garivaltis, Hilary 22, 23, 25, 46, 93, 101 Gates, Rolf 24 Gawain, Shakti 45 Gelinas, Aimee 55 Gerbarg, Patricia 59 Gerbarg, Patricia L. 46 Gibbs, Beth 88 Gingrich, Sarah 73 Girish 55 Goleman, Daniel 24 Gordon, James S. 24 Grayson, Henry 48 Greene, Ann 82, 92 Griest, Kathy 99 Griffin, Kevin 25 Grossman, Carrie (Dayashila) 24 Gross, Steve 67 Groves-Bonder, Linda 97
Dalbec, Michelle 52 Daniell, Matthew 25 Das, Satya Narayana 22 Das, Shiva 34 Davis, Deborah 25 de Kadt, John 86 Delgado, Janna 49, 102
Hamkins, SuEllen 82 Hanauer, Craig 58, 96 Harding, Amanda 39 Harp, David 67 Hartman, Devarshi Steven 22, 23 Hassler, Christine 29 Hbert, Michele 36 Hendrix, Harville 64 Hopper, Jim 25 Howe, Linda 25 Hughes, Jurian 49 Hunt, Helen LaKelly 64
Lad, Vasant 23 Laframboise, Allison Gemmel 74 Laframboise, Shaun 74 Laliotis, Deany 32 Lancaster, Christa 41 Lapides, Beth 91 Larson, Kimberly 39 Lasater, Judith Hanson 24 Lee, Cyndi 93 Lee, Michael 47 Leonard, Steven 52 Le Page, Joseph 88 Le Page, Lilian 88 Leven, Dan , 55, 101 Levine, Noah 24 Lieberstein, Andrea 44 Liebman, Brahmani 22 Lindsay, Ann K. 24 Little, Surya 89 London, Peter 80 Lord, Susan B. 24, 60, 85 Lucas, Marsha 94 Lundeen, Sudha Carolyn 22, 24, 106 Lusk, Julie 65
OKeefe, Erin Maile 53 OKeefe, Kevin 53 Olmsted, Tim 60
Sacks, Stefanie 24, 60 Salazar, Samuel 38 Sandella, Deborah 49 Schaeffer, Rachel 77 Schaff, Terry 24, 77 Schwartz, Richard C. 102 Secunda, Brant 27 Sellers, Heather 61 Selzer, Michael 30 Shapiro, Dani 24 Sidoti, Robert 37 Siegel, Ronald D. 69 Sinatra, Jan 47 Sinatra, Stephen T. 47 Singleton, Gregor 72 Sirois, Maria 24, 36, 40, 63, 71, 91 Smith, Iona 49 Smith, Jeremy 84 Snyder, Johnny 44, 83, 100 Sorichetti, Julie 93 Sotos, Mel 32, 91 Spackman, Linda 89 Spear, Heidi E. 68 Stephens, Mark 78 St. Germain, Maureen 61 Stewart, Sarah 102 Stillman, Vidyadevi 40 Stover, Sara Avant 24 Striberry, Paul 101 Susanka, Sarah 64 Swartz, James 105 Swift, Kathie Madonna 25, 67, 79
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Pancavage, Kristin 47 Parker, Gail 25 Parnell, Deva 25 Parrish, Cindy L. 82 Paul, Russill (Anirud Jaidev) 63 Pearson, Audrey (Devdasi) 35 Pearson, James (Mohan) 35 Peirce, Rudy 79 Piquet, Elonore 78 Pransky, Jillian 65 Prescott, Cathy 88
Tawn, Amber 62 Taylor, Lisa 25 Tipper, Bill 73 Trudeau, Rene Peterson 44 Tseten, Lama Migmar 103 Tupper, Lara 39
van der Kolk, Bessel 67 Vega, Selene Kumin 84 Velisarius, Demetri 85 Vidich, Andrew 33 Vilella, Nikki 92 Voelker, Lakshmi 24
Jahnke, Roger 100 Jensen, Debra 88
MacLeod, Ainslie 38 Macomber, Donna 77 Madsen, Lena 97 Mann, Rosy 22, 23 Marchesiello, Vandita Kate 28 Marsh, Sarahjoy 24 Martenson, Chris and Becca 70 Martin, Howard 29 Mart, Vinn 24
Radhanath Swami 99 Raghunath 83 Randolph, Ann 53 Ray, Kali (Yogini Kaliji) 38 Real, Terry 24 Rea, Shiva 86 Reis, Jennifer 25, 46, 96 Reynolds, Jacci 25 Richmond, Lewis 80 Rinpoche, Karma Lhatrul 34 Roche, Lorin 92 Roche, Melanie 106 Rosenberg, Larry 25 Rosen, Tommy 24 Ross, Priti Robyn 22, 37 Rypins, Christa 25
Warren, Christine 99 Watson, Peter 77 Weintraub, Amy 25, 59 Welch, Claudia 23 Westring, Jonas 98 White, C.C. 86 Williamson, Elysabeth 33 Williams, Randal 22, 37, 64, 90 Wills, Althea Hughes 25 Wimberger, Lisa 35 Wong, Sukha 24
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Marietta Skeen, Former Kripalu Volunteer, body-mind therapist, Northampton, Massachusetts
Yang, Yang 42 Zink, Paulie 58
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Why do you practice and teach yoga? I love the saying, How you do anything is how you do everything. I think how you do yoga is probably how you do life. Teaching yoga is an opportunity to experiment with doing life in a different way, like flexing a different muscle. Its a chance to become more aware of how you are doing anything and a chance to experience the full spectrum of living. What inspires and motivates you? I believe in human potential, and I believe that we are called to create a world of community, connection, laughter, and forgiveness. What inspires me is when people say yes to their life, dreams, beginning again, and compassion, and when they get out of their comfort zones and try something new. How has Kripalu resonated with you? I am grateful to Kripalu for being a wonderful platform and community, a special space for me to share work that Im passionate about. I have met some of my closest friends here: people who are up for having the conversation about how to live yoga and who are interested in living in alignment. Through this community, Im called to get comfortable in the mystery of life and inspire others to do the same. It calls me to relax and not take it all so seriously. How do you like to spend your free time? Skiing, surfing, writing poetry, making art, being in the conversation of life, learning to play the ukulele, singing with my harmonium, ecstatic dance, flying trapeze. And I love what I doit isnt work for me, its my passion.
with Coby Kozlowski
What brought you to your current role at Kripalu? In 2006, I was living in Hawaii, working on curriculum using yogic wisdom and contemplative practices to support young adults navigating the waves of life. A friend told me about the Semester Intensive at Kripalu. I ended up moving to the Berkshires and working for this amazing program. I felt the power of living yoga, and fell in love with Kripalu and the positive impact it has on the world. It felt like a homecoming. Since then, my role has evolved into leading programs, teaching yoga and R&R workshops at Kripalu, and being a director in the Kripalu School of Yoga.
Coby is a Kripalu Yoga teacher.
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Yogas Shining Stars
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Who are you without your story?
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Open up to grace CE LifeForce Yoga for health and healing CE Gain new skills with Integrative Yoga Therapy
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Discover deeper levels of connection Being yoga and living love CE Let your inner goddess shine CE Align your body, awaken your heart
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Learn to manifest miracles
Radiance: Create an Amazing Life After Cancer

Celebrate your life with healing and joy
Gabrielle Bernstein
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Lose weight and maintain a healthy body naturally
Deepak Chopra
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