Kripalu Summer 2016 Catalog by Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health

Summer 2016 JUNE–AUGUST

Explore the Power of You Yoga Journal LIVE! at Kripalu 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training en Español Black Yoga Teachers Alliance Conference and Retreat

Kripalu Outdoors

hiking, kayaking, stand up paddleboarding, and more

Stockbridge, MA | 800.741.7353 | kripalu.org MISSION DRIVEN, DONOR SUPPORTED

OUR MISSION IS TO EMPOWER PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES TO REALIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL THROUGH THE TRANSFORMATIVE WISDOM AND PRACTICE OF YOGA.

Established in 1974, Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health is the premier destination for individuals and organizations seeking a joyful, inclusive, and compassionate environment for wellness, learning, and retreat. Located on a breathtaking campus in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, Kripalu offers more than 700 programs a year that deliver life-changing, immersive experiences to nearly 50,000 guests. The campus is also home to the renowned Kripalu Schools of Yoga and Ayurveda, offering certification programs to yoga teachers and Ayurvedic practitioners. The largest yoga-based retreat center in North America, Kripalu is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization.

Welcome to Summer at Kripalu

DO N ’T M I S S ! June 3–5 MAUREEN HANCOCK with special guest Rosie Dalton p. 58

Grief Relief: Transforming Your Life After Loss

June 17–19 and June 19–24 YANG YANG p. 28

Evidence-Based Qigong: A Gentle Path to Physical, Mental, and Spiritual Health

June 19–24 NARRATIVE MEDICINE: p. 61 A CUTTING-EDGE APPROACH TO HEALTH CARE special presentation by Dani Shapiro Jillian Pransky, Nellie Hermann, Rabbi David Ingber, Dr. Suzanne Koven, Rob Spillman, Nancy Slonim Aronie, and more

June 24–26 SHARON SALZBERG and STEPHEN COPE p. 75

Real Love: Bringing the Path of Mindfulness to Your Real-World Relationships

July 15–17 WES NISKER and KATCHIE ANANDA p. 83

Free the Body, Stretch the Mind: Mindfulness Meditation and Yoga

July 17–22 BESSEL VAN DER KOLK, STEVEN GROSS, and LICIA SKY p. 50

Trauma, Body, and the Brain: Restoring the Capacity for Rhythm and Play

July 22–24 JEAN SHINODA BOLEN p. 64

Artemis, Women’s Circles, and the Sacred Feminine: A Women’s Retreat

August 14–19 RICHARD SCHWARTZ and SARAH STEWART p. 50

Internal Family Systems Therapy: Embodying the Healing Wisdom

August 21–26 RICHARD MILLER p. 97

Meditation: Pure, Simple, Direct

August 26–28 JAMIE TURNDORF p. 67

Love Never Dies: How to Reconnect and Make Peace with the Deceased

4 Discover the right Kripalu Experience for you.

As a yoga-based retreat center, Kripalu provides experiential education for the whole person: mind, body, heart, and spirit. Our dynamic programs are designed to empower people to transform, heal, and grow. During your stay, we invite you to explore and enjoy everything Kripalu has to offer.

Also in this Issue 18 Kripalu in India 29 Pain-Free Yoga, Pain-Free Life: A Q&A with Lee Albert 51 What's Your Attachment Style? 54 Development 69 The Possibility of And 87 Mission in Action: One Family in Yoga 100 Programs by Date 104 Plan Your Stay 108 Presenter Index 109 CE/CME Credit Information

Kripalu R&R and Group Retreats Create your own Kripalu Experience from a variety of workshops on health and wellness, daily yoga and dance classes for all levels, concerts, outdoor activities, and more.

8 Kripalu Schools of Yoga and Ayurveda From skill-building to self-development, our extraordinary faculty, nourishing learning environment, and community of like-minded peers help you move into the world as an inspired teacher and healer.

Shiva Rea

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RCome&Rhome Retreat to yourself. AN R&R RETREAT offers something for everyone, whether youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking to connect with like-minded people or enjoy the quiet of our peaceful surroundings.

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R&R RET R E AT

A program so perfect, it’s as though you designed it yourself.

Craft a unique experience from a variety of workshops and activities.

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Y OGA Take a morning, noontime, or afternoon yoga class— beginner, gentle, intermediate, or vinyasa.

• AYURVEDA Learn about the mind-body connection, building

resilience, yoga off the mat, and much more, in workshops with our skilled faculty.

• MOVE Take a hike with our knowledgeable guides, try a Kripalu YogaDance® class, or feel the beat in an uplifting drum circle or evening concert.

• NOURISH Enjoy nutritious, delicious meals made with love in the Kripalu Kitchen, and get inspired at a cooking demonstration with our chef.

• RELAX Integrate your day with a grounding evening meditation, treat yourself to a soothing Healing Arts session (additional cost), or simply relax, savoring time that’s unplanned and unplugged.

All-inclusive prices start at $169 per night. Two-night minimum required; sorry, no Saturday arrivals or departures.

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Group Retreats

A CUSTOMIZED GROUP RETREAT is a fresh and creative take on company retreats, board meetings, school and university retreats, alumni gatherings, family reunions, or even getaways with friends.

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G RO UP RET R E ATS

Customized experiences, endless possibilities.

Create an unforgettable group retreat they’ll talk about for years to come.

• EDUCATION Private workshops and in-depth study sessions

designed for your group’s interests and objectives, with themes ranging from yoga and stress management to holistic nutrition and outdoor adventure.

• LEARNING ENVIRONMENT Space for your group to breathe, decompress, and integrate the content you’re receiving.

• RECREATION AND RELAXATION Hikes at your level, yoga and Kripalu YogaDance® classes, delicious meals, and optional Healing Arts treatments.

• BONDING Spend quality time together on our beautiful grounds, at our evening events, and in group sessions that take your connection—with yourself and each other—to the next level.

• ALL-INCLUSIVE PRICING and personal attention, no matter what your group size.

Sorry, no Saturday arrivals or departures.

FIND OUT MORE online, view a sampling of workshops by theme, and complete a group retreat request form kripalu.org/groups

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Kripalu Schools of Yoga and Ayurveda Why Kripalu?

IMMERSION LEARNING

E XC E P T I O N A L FAC U LT Y

Benefit from a unique experience that allows you to fully immerse in the practice and study of yoga and Ayurveda. While youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re here, develop tools to cultivate health, create community, and transformâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;body, mind, heart, and spirit.

Our faculty are extraordinary guides. They provide an in-depth experience, an authentic commitment to teaching excellence, and a profound connection to the wisdom and practices that Kripalu Yoga offers.

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SCHOOLS OF YOGA AND AYURVEDA

Kripalu’s inspiring yoga and Ayurveda trainings allow you to deepen your practice and share your passion with the world.

T H R I V I N G L I N E AG E Over the last four decades, we’ve developed a potent teaching methodology that fuses the richness of the Kripalu tradition with ancient Ayurvedic and contemporary Western approaches to healing and self-development. Ours is a living tradition—an invitation to align with your true nature.

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Kripalu School 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training Gain the confidence you need to become an exceptional yoga teacher and emerge from our training inspired and ready to teach. Our residential training is offered as a monthlong program or as two 12-day sessions. This training offers you rich skills that empower your students and enhance your personal growth. Guided by our expert faculty and guest teachers, and supported by a community of peers, you experience the potency of the Kripalu Yoga methodology, both on and off the mat. You learn • The principles and practices of Kripalu’s 21 foundational asanas • Basic anatomy and physiology applied to yoga philosophy • Safe hands-on assists • A comprehensive introduction to yoga philosophy • Skills for designing well-rounded classes, including warm-ups, asana, pranayama, relaxation, meditation techniques, themes, and creative sequencing. Find out more, including upcoming training dates and faculty kripalu.org/ytt200

The Kripalu Schools of Yoga and Ayurveda are registered with the Yoga Alliance.

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Yoga teacher training is a life-changing, empowering experience. Whether you’re seeking to establish your foundation or deepen your existing skills, our comprehensive certification programs are designed to nurture, support, and enrich you in every step of your journey.

300-Hour Yoga Teacher Training

Yoga Teacher Specialist Training

Immerse yourself in a supportive environment that allows you to expand your range, advance your teaching, and strengthen your practice. Open to 200-hour–certified teachers of any Yoga Alliance–registered school, this training consists of four 9-day modules, and each module includes 75 classroom hours. Upon completion of this training, you are eligible to become an RYT 500.

Take your practice and teaching to a higher level with specialized trainings focused on specific topics or populations. Open to graduates of any 200-, 300-, and 500-hour Yoga Alliance–registered school.

Required Modules • Teaching Pranayama and Advanced Asana: Essential Practices for Yoga Teachers • Guiding Meditation for Transformational Yoga Teaching: Exploring the World Within

Kripalu Yoga in the Schools Teacher Training Certification Yoga can be a profound vehicle for cultivating adolescents’ self-knowledge, self-acceptance, and self-expression. Bolster your skills and gain tools that can enhance the lives of teens in this scientifically validated 9-day certification program.

Elective Modules (choose two) • Leading Vinyasa: Breathe, Feel, Flow • Integrating Ayurveda into Yoga Teaching: Balancing the Doshas • Instructing Yoga for Special Populations: Yoga for Every Body Find out more, including upcoming training dates and faculty kripalu.org/ytt300

Chakras, Granthis, and Nadis: The Inner Structures of Hatha Yoga Study the chakras, granthis, and nadis—energetic pathways established by ancient yogis. This training offers time-honored kriya, asana, pranayama, bandha, and mudra practices made powerful and relevant to contemporary practitioners. Prerequisite Teaching Pranayama and Advanced Asana: Essential Practices for Yoga Teachers

Restorative Yoga Teacher Training Certification Gain the knowledge, skills, and experience you need to lead your students through the healing journey of restorative yoga—a powerful antidote to the daily toll that stress and anxiety can take on the body and mind. Find out more, including upcoming training dates and faculty kripalu.org/yttspec 800.741.7353 or kripalu.org | 11

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Kripalu School 200-Hour Foundations of Ayurveda A great beginning for anyone interested in pursuing Ayurveda professionally or personally. Discover the power of this ancient science and how it relates to creating health and well-being in contemporary life. This in-depth program consists of two 9-day modules, and is the foundation and prerequisite for the other Kripalu School of Ayurveda trainings. You learn • The core concepts of Ayurveda, including its philosophical approach and its practical applications • The fundamentals of Ayurvedic anatomy and physiology: the doshas, vayus, dhatus, and gunas • The basic Ayurvedic approach to digestion, nutrition, and seasonal eating • Dinacharya—daily routines for health and well-being • Introductory Sanskrit • Mantras for improving health and longevity • How yoga practice complements and supports Ayurveda • Ayurvedic psychology— the power of the mind in creating balance and health.

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SCHOOLS OF YOGA AND AYURVEDA

Ayurveda, yoga’s sister science, is the oldest continuously practiced health-care system in the world. Kripalu makes this time-honored system accessible and relevant to contemporary life with two Ayurveda certificate programs; both begin with Foundations of Ayurveda.

300-Hour Ayurvedic Yoga Teacher Training

650-Hour Ayurvedic Health Counselor Certification

Build on the foundation of your 200-hour yoga teacher training with the specialized skills offered in our 300-Hour Ayurvedic Yoga Teacher Training. As yoga’s sister science, Ayurveda provides valuable techniques that can help you guide your students to tune into their intuitive wisdom. This training consists of Foundations of Ayurveda, Integrating Ayurveda into Yoga Teaching, and one elective 9-day module, taken in any order.

After completion of Kripalu’s Foundations of Ayurveda, four 9-day modules qualify you to provide Ayurvedic diet and lifestyle recommendations that support overall health and wellness.

Required Modules • Foundations of Ayurveda • Integrating Ayurveda into Yoga Teaching Elective Modules (choose one) • Teaching Pranayama and Advanced Asana • Guiding Meditation for Transformational Yoga Teaching

You learn • S trategies for performing effective and safe consultations, with a minimum of 50 client encounters • Valuable techniques for health promotion and disease prevention • Pulse assessment techniques • Ayurvedic therapies • Tools for building a thriving holistic-health practice. Required Modules • Anatomy, Physiology, and Herbology • Etiology, Pathology, Clinical Assessment, and Pulse Analysis • Clinical Assessment, Vata Management, and Women’s Health • Clinical Training, Ethics, and Working with Clients Find out more, including upcoming training dates and faculty kripalu.org/ksa 800.741.7353 or kripalu.org | 13

Summer 2016 Trainings All trainings are eligible for scholarships. Find out more

200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training JUNE 26–JULY 22

JULY 24–AUGUST 19

Monthlong Intensive

(ASL Accesible*) Michelle Dalbec and Coby Kozlowski

Yoganand Michael Carroll, Cristie Newhart, and Steven Leonard

Experience the fundamentals of Kripalu Yoga. Our Yoga Alliance–approved 200-Hour Kripalu Yoga certification program trains you to teach safe, enlivening, and empowering yoga classes, and shows you how to incorporate the wisdom of yoga into your life. You learn • The principles and practices of Kripalu Yoga’s 21 foundational asanas • Introductory anatomy and physiology applied to asana

kripalu.org/scholarships. FOR MORE INFORMATION 800.848.8702 ksya@kripalu.org kripalu.org/ksya MICHELLE DALBEC, E-RYT 500, is a passionate Kripalu Yoga and Yoga Tune Up® teacher who offers workshops and directs Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training programs. myoga.com

COBY KOZLOWSKI, MA, E-RYT, is a faculty member for the Kripalu School of Yoga and founder of Karma Yoga Leadership Intensive™. cobyk.com

• Approaches for assisting students • Skills for designing well-rounded classes, including warm-ups, asanas, pranayama, relaxation, and meditation techniques. TUITION $2,675, plus room & meals; see page 104.

* NOTE Our June 26 training will be offered in both English and American Sign

Language (ASL), upon confirmed registration. ASL services will be fully integrated into the training for total immersion and depth of study. Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health is committed to creating an inclusive environment and to making its programs, services, and facilities accessible to individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws. It is Kripalu’s policy to make reasonable modifications to our policies, practices, and procedures where appropriate to facilitate access.

RISTIE NEWHART, a C 500-Hour Kripalu Yoga teacher, yoga therapist, and teacher trainer for the Kripalu School of Yoga, teaches with precise alignment, meditative focus, and humor.

YOGANAND MICHAEL CARROLL, E-RYT 500, Dean of the Kripalu School of Yoga, has a profound ability to distill and interpret esoteric yoga texts and techniques. pranakriya.com L ARISSA HALL CARLSON, E-RYT 500, Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, guides retreats, directs trainings, and provides Ayurvedic consultations throughout the country. larissacarlson.com

J OHN DOUILLARD, DC, CAP, director of LifeSpa in Boulder, Colorado, is a globally recognized leader in the fields of natural health, Ayurveda, and sports medicine. lifespa.com

ALARAMA CHANDRA DAS B focuses his professional practice on Ayurvedic psychology and habit reformation through positive expression, yoga, breath, and diet.

S TEVEN LEONARD, meditation enthusiast, yoga guide, musician, athlete, and writer, helps people awaken to the natural wisdom within.

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AUGUST 12–21

Leading Vinyasa BREATHE, FEEL, FLOW

Coby Kozlowski Deepen your teaching and increase your appeal to students who want more challenge in their practice, while also learning to offer vinyasa to students of different experience levels. Learn to create innovative sequences and establish powerful philosophical themes that support your students both on and off the mat.

300-Hour Yoga Teacher Training Modules JUNE 3–12

JULY 22–31

Integrating Ayurveda into Yoga Teaching

Teaching Pranayama and Advanced Asana

BALANCING THE DOSHAS

ESSENTIAL PRACTICES FOR YOGA TEACHERS

Larissa Hall Carlson, John Douillard, and Balarama Chandra Das

Larissa Hall Carlson and Michelle Dalbec

This course deepens your knowledge of the relationship between yoga and Ayurveda, with classes focused on cultivating prana (life force), agni (inner fire), and ojas (vigor). While here, you participate in daily sadhanas, carve silent time for self-study, and integrate your skills in insightful supervised practicums.

The practice of breathwork awakens the life force and opens the door to profound meditation. Deepen your knowledge of pranayama, gain mastery in teaching asana, and explore the philosophy that gave birth to these techniques in a training designed to revitalize your physical and energetic bodies.

You also

• Ayurvedic, yogic, and contemporary perspectives on prana and the physiology of subtle energy

• Learn key postures, breathing practices, and meditation techniques for balancing psychophysical constitutions (doshas) • Experience the different movements of prana, including, udana, samana, apana, and vyana • Cultivate useful Ayurvedic tools to adjust yoga class sequencing and personalize private sessions that are based on the season, time of day, season of life, and basic doshic imbalances. TUITION $1,049, plus room & meals; see page 104.

Using the koshas, meditation in motion, and pranayama, infuse your teaching with power, purpose, and heart as you explore vinyasa through the lens of Kripalu Yoga methodology. During this module, you • Learn how to lead three levels of vinyasa • Use asana as a gateway to meditation in motion • Learn hands-on assisting and energetic alignment principles • Explore modifications. TUITION $1,049, plus room & meals; see page 104.

This module includes

• Guided experiences that reveal how pranayama can be used to soothe and steady the mind • Practical anatomy and alignment principles for advanced asana • Contraindications and teaching tools to work safely with students • Opportunities to develop your skills and build confidence through one-on-one sessions and evaluated practice-teaches • A unique Kripalu teaching methodology that integrates modifications, variations, and hands-on assists. TUITION $1,049, plus room & meals; see page 104.

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Yoga Teacher Specialist Training JULY 1–10

Kripalu Yoga in the Schools Teacher Training Janna Delgado and Iona M. Smith FOR educators and yoga teachers interested in bolstering their skills and enriching the lives of high school students through yoga.

Unmanaged stress is linked to a variety of adolescent challenges, including poor academic performance, substance abuse, risky sexual behaviors, obesity, depression, and anxiety. Research performed by the Kripalu Institute for Extraordinary Living’s Yoga in the Schools initiative reveals that yoga can be a profound vehicle for cultivating adolescents’ self-knowledge, self-acceptance, and self-expression.

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• Practical guidance on how to effectively partner with high schools, nonprofits, and after-school programs serving teens

JANNA DELGADO, E-RYT 500, a Kripalu faculty member and a teacher and curriculum developer for the Kripalu Yoga in the Schools program, is creator of the CD Moderate Kripalu Yoga.

• A scientifically validated yoga curriculum appropriate for high school physical education and health classes, or extracurricular settings

IONA M. SMITH, MED, CYT 500, is Program Leader for

• Developmentally appropriate lesson plans outlining the introduction of postures; centering, breathing, and relaxation techniques; and key yoga concepts

Kripalu Yoga in the Schools with the Kripalu Institute for Extraordinary Living. She is also an R&R Retreat faculty member at Kripalu.

This training provides

• An exploration of the teen experience through role-playing, discussion, and lectures on adolescent development • Verbal cues appropriate for adolescent practitioners • Opportunities to practice teaching in a simulated classroom environment. TUITION $1,049, plus room & meals; see page 104.

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PART 1 JULY 31–AUGUST 12 PART 2 OCTOBER 30–NOVEMBER 11

200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training en Español with Rina Jakubowicz at Kripalu Center RINA JAKUBOWICZ, founder of Rina Yoga, is a bilingual yoga teacher, Reiki practitioner, motivational speaker, author, and television host. rinajakubowicz.com

Awaken the Teacher Within Join internationally recognized yoga teacher-trainer Rina Jakubowicz as she partners with the renowned Kripalu School of Yoga to bring you one of the first Spanish language yoga teacher trainings ever offered in the United States. Kripalu and Rina have compiled their teachings and brought you the best of themselves in this unique program designed to take your practice and your life to new levels of joy and empowerment. This yoga teacher training is delivered entirely in Spanish for those who wish to study yoga in their native tongue, as well as for those who wish to bring yoga to Spanish-speaking communities that may be underserved. In this training, you learn • Foundational yoga postures and their proper alignment • Fundamental yogic breathing practices, focus techniques, and centering meditations • Basic anatomy and physiology as applied to yoga • Yoga philosophy • Teaching methodology • Sequencing. You leave our Yoga Alliance–certified training ready and inspired to bring the gifts of yoga out into the world!

TUITION $2,675 for parts 1 and 2 (must register for both), plus room & meals. For more information, contact us at ksya@kripalu.org or 800.848.8702.

Despierta El Maestro Dentro de Ti A medida que el yoga continúa expandiéndose, ha aumentado la necesidad de cultivar profesores que puedan comunicarse con una más vasta población (con una población más vasta/extensa) en varios idiomas para así ofrecer el regalo del lenguaje universal del yoga. Con esto en mente, la profesora Rina Jakubowicz, reconocida internacionalmente como entrenadora de profesores de yoga, como también la escuela de yoga Kripalu han unido sus esfuerzos para traerles uno de los primeros entrenamientos en español para profesores de yoga ofrecidos en los estados unidos. Rina y Kripalu han combinado sus enseñanzas para brindarles lo mejor de ellos mismos en este inspirante programa diseñado para llevar tu práctica—y tu vida—a nuevos niveles de alegría y fortaleza interior. Este entrenamiento es ofrecido en Español para futuros profesores de yoga que prefieren entrenarse en su lengua natal, así como divulgar el yoga a comunidades Hispanas. Aprenderás • Posturas de yoga y alineamiento • Técnicas de la respiración de yoga y prácticas de meditación • Anatomía y fisiología básica aplicado al yoga • Filosofía del yoga • Técnicas para la metodología de cómo enseñar y el arte de construir secuencias. Saldrás de este entrenamiento con un certificado Yoga Alliance inspirado a compartir la práctica de yoga y la sabiduría transformativa a tu comunidad y al mundo!

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Kripalu in India MAY 6–14, 2017

ITINERARY INCLUDES

• Daily yoga classes • Ayurveda lectures • Traditional Indian cooking • Day tours, including Gokarna Village,

Om Beach, and the local farmer’s market

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The first adventure in Kripalu’s new travel program.

The beaches of Goa, in western India, are renowned for their exceptional beauty. These dazzling shores by the Arabian Sea offer warm, welcoming waters; vast tropical skies; and lush days bookended by breathtaking sunrises and spellbinding sunsets. Gokarna Beach, a crown jewel of the Goan coast, is home to SwaSwara Resort, a world-class holistic wellness sanctuary and the destination of Kripalu’s very first travel adventure. Take your Kripalu Experience into the world and join Kripalu faculty member Larissa Hall Carlson for nine spectacular days in one of India’s most incredible locations. Create community with fellow travelers and experience enchanting landscapes, all while enjoying fresh, local flavors and partaking in replenishing yoga and Ayurveda practices. COST $5,995 per person, plus airfare

FIND OUT MORE

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Presenters and Programs Study with the best.

Kripalu presenters are international thought leadersâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;beloved yoga and meditation teachers, respected scientists, best-selling authors, and renowned healers. In powerful, insightful programs and trainings, they offer heart-opening experiences that support Kripaluâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vision of an awakened, compassionate, and connected world.

From left Bruce Lipton, Seane Corn, Guru Dev Singh, Elena Brower, Maya Breuer, and Gabrielle Bernstein

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“I am passionate about helping people awaken to the untapped energy that is available to us all.” —Shiva Rea

Our programs are categorized by theme so you can easily find programs that interest you. 22 May Highlights 24 Ayurveda 26 Bodywork/Energy Healing 30 Creative Expression 34 Fitness and the Outdoors 40 Health and Wellness 48 Neuroscience and Psychology 52 Relationships 58 Self-Discovery Shiva Rea

70 Yoga and Meditation Prefer to choose your programs by date? See the calendar of programs on page 100. Find programs by your favorite presenter on page 108.

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May Highlights

Aim True KATHRYN BUDIG What does it mean to aim true in your life? In this special one-day event based on her newly released book, Aim True, Kathryn Budig uses creative posture sequencing, lecture, and flow to facilitate embodied authenticity and balance. This program includes a book signing.

MAY 5–8 THURSDAY–SUNDAY

MAY 20–22 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Wisdom Rising

Creative Myths and Monsters

MANDALA OF THE SACRED FEMININE

A WORKSHOP ON THE ARTIST’S WAY

JULIA CAMERON

LAMA TSULTRIM ALLIONE AND SHIVA REA, WITH SPECIAL GUEST KRISHNA DAS Calling all women for this life-changing Great Mother’s Day celebration retreat! Lama Tsultrim Allione offers a rare experiential journey into the ancient meditation practice of Dakini Mandala of the Enlightened Feminine. Pioneering global Prana Vinyasa teacher Shiva Rea shares the complementary movement meditation as Mandala Yoga. Tuition includes tickets for the Krishna Das concert.

Now is the time to release your dreams and launch a more creative life, simply by doing something you love. Come into an intensive, guided encounter with your own creativity, including your private villains, champions, wishes, fears, dreams, hopes, and triumphs.

MAY 20–22 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Tangle to Tangle DEEPEN YOUR ZENTANGLE PRACTICE

MARIA THOMAS AND RICK ROBERTS Embark on a Zentangle journey beyond the basics. Using the fundamental steps of the Zentangle method, explore tangles you might already be familiar with, discover new ones, and take your creations to a new level of fluidity.

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MAY 13–16 FRIDAY–MONDAY

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YOGA IN DEPTH: A WEEKEND FOR TEACHERS Rod Stryker, Maty Ezraty, Eddie Modestini, Nicki Doane, Ana Forrest, Todd Norian, and more Expand your knowledge and experience extraordinary techniques during a weekend of rich practice and empowering discoveries to infuse your teaching with renewed confidence and inspiration. Come for the weekend workshops, and then extend your stay and go deeper in master classes with world-renowned teachers.

Find out more

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MAY 1–6 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Clearing the Clutter MAKING SPACE FOR POSITIVE CHANGE

Maria Sirois and Izzy Lenihan Clutter is more than what crowds your physical environment. It can be found in stress-based thoughts, confusing feelings, and unclear visions that weigh you down. Gain tools for clarity and change, and identify the clutter you’re ready to let go of—not just in your home but also in your relationships, at work, and in your mind and heart.

MAY 27–30 FRIDAY–MONDAY

Original Light EMPOWERMENT THROUGH DAILY SPIRITUAL PRACTICE

SNATAM KAUR

AND SOPURKH SINGH

Join Snatam Kaur and her husband, Sopurkh Singh, for a special weekend of Kundalini Yoga, meditation, and chanting to ignite the inner fire that feeds a sustainable, deep, and joyful spiritual practice.

MAY 30–JUNE 3 MONDAY–FRIDAY

Yoga, Meditation, and Recovery Conference Rolf Gates, Nikki Myers, Tommy Rosen, Melody Moore, Tim Walsh, and Aruni Nan Futuronsky Tap into the ancient practices of yoga and meditation to deepen your exploration of recovery from addiction. Led by teachers who represent a variety of backgrounds and modalities, this retreat connects your inner and outer worlds, awakens joy and peace within, and brings recovery alive in your practice.

MAY 2–JUNE 17 ON-SITE | ONLINE

The Kripalu Approach to Diet AN INTEGRATIVE WEIGHT-LOSS PROGRAM

Aruni Nan Futuronsky, Annie B. Kay, and Lisa B. Nelson Our proven 5-day retreat is now enhanced with six weeks of online learning—continued support and motivation to keep you on the path to achieving your health and weightloss goals. On-site, you discover how to shift into a balanced relationship with your body. At home, you’re supported by faculty and peers online and in live group-share calls. (On-site dates: May 8–13.)

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JUNE 26–JULY 1 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Ayurveda

Ayurvedic Bodywork Training GARSHANA AND ABHYANGA

Hillary Garivaltis FOR bodyworkers (see note below). CE credits.

AUGUST 28–SEPTEMBER 1 SUNDAY–THURSDAY

Ayurvedic Face, Head, and Foot Massage Training Hillary Garivaltis FOR bodyworkers and aestheticians.

Come be nurtured and guided by skilled practitioners as you learn ancient Ayurvedic treatments to cleanse, heal, and harmonize body, mind, and spirit. Learn the techniques of Ayurvedic bodywork used in rejuvenation therapy, including • Garshana, silk-glove lymphatic massage • Abhyanga, full-body herbalized oil massage • A wonderful, healing self-massage technique. Additional time is spent on the fundamentals of Ayurvedic theory, the origins of massage, and ethics training through the lens of yoga and Ayurveda. You also receive an introduction to the use of mantra, or sacred sound, in establishing a calm and healing environment. NOTE Oils are used throughout the training, so casual clothing is recommended. Old bathing suits or undergarments might be useful for practice sessions. This program meets the minimum two-hour ethics training requirement for massage therapists. This course is designed for bodyworkers and is eligible for CE credits through NAMA; others should direct inquiries to Hilary at hgarivaltis@hotmail.com. TUITION $366, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code ABI-162)

ILARY GARIVALTIS, H founder and former Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, trained at the New England Institute of Ayurvedic Medicine and Rishikesh College of Ayurveda in India and currently travels and teaches through her company. ayurvedichealtheducation.com

CE credits.

Ayurvedic massage restores a sense of calm and balance to the body, nourishing the skin and connective tissue. Learn about specific energy points in each region of the body and how to use oils and masks for individualized treatments. This training covers • Facial, head, and foot massage • Ayurvedic fundamentals, including the five elements and three doshas • Ceremony and the use of mantra or sacred sound to create a calming and healing work environment. Come be nurtured and guided by skilled practitioners and enjoy ample hands-on practice time. NOTE Oils are used throughout the training, so casual clothing is recommended. This course is designed for bodyworkers and aestheticians and is eligible for CE credits through NAMA; others, please direct inquiries to Hilary Garivaltis at hgarivaltis@hotmail.com. TUITION $338, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code AFHF-161)

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AUGUST 21–26 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

INTRODUCTION TO AYURVEDA A NOURISHING SELF-CARE RETREAT

Larissa Hall Carlson, Erin Casperson, and Cat Pacini FOR all levels. CE credits. Scholarship eligible. Are you interested in Ayurveda but not sure where to start? Presented in partnership with the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, this enlightening and fun retreat draws on the principle that good health is a balanced connection between mind, body, and spirit. In addition to exploring daily practices that support health and well-being, you learn • About the doshas and your unique constitution

LARISSA HALL CARLSON, E-RYT 500, Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, guides retreats, directs trainings, and provides Ayurvedic consultations throughout the country. larissacarlson.com

ERIN CASPERSON is the Academic Coordinator for the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, an Ayurvedic Health Counselor, and a 500-Hour Kripalu Yoga teacher.

• The Ayurvedic approach to nutrition and diet • How to cook nourishing and delicious Ayurvedic dishes • Practical tools to create more balance and harmony in your life • The benefits of following nature’s rhythms • How to design a personalized Ayurvedic health plan

CAT PACINI, a graduate of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, currently serves as the Program Coordinator for the School of Ayurveda.

• The role of yoga and pranayama (breathing practices) in fostering vitality. Discover an Ayurvedic approach to living well and reinvigorate your self-care routine. TUITION $399, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code RRHH-162)

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PROGRAMS with ELÉONORE PIQUET

Bodywork/ Energy Healing

JUNE 24–26 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

JUNE 26–JULY 1 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Asana Adjustments with Lotus Palm

Thai Yoga Massage 2

THAI MASSAGE FOR YOGA INSTRUCTORS FOR yoga teachers and practitioners. CE credits.

Take your teaching to the next level with the “Thai touch.” Empower your students—and yourself— to go deeper into yoga postures and practice with asana adjustments that are invaluable for yoga instructors to use in class and with private clients. Thai massage is a dynamic bodywork therapy based on yoga and Ayurveda. In this unique healing system, the practitioner guides the recipient through a series of yoga postures while massaging along the body’s energy lines and pressure points. Counterbalancing and levering the recipient’s body with his/ her own, the practitioner works with gravity, breath, and directed touch to create a harmonious and therapeutic “yoga dance.” Learn to • Adjust yoga postures to make them more profound • Design a one-on-one yoga class • Spot misalignments and make adjustments with safety and confidence.

LOTUS PALM SCHOOL CERTIFICATION FOR students who have taken Thai Yoga Massage 1 through Lotus Palm. CE credits.

Continue your Thai Yoga Massage training with a course that teaches you various ways to customize massages and make the experience even better for your clients and yourself. After a review of the techniques taught in Level 1, you learn • 90 additional minutes of massage techniques, including side-lying postures especially beneficial for prenatal sessions • Expanded Thai energy lines • How to adapt massages to accommodate people of different sizes and flexibilities, as well as common ailments. This training increases your skills and enhances your repertoire of Thai Yoga Massage techniques. PREREQUISITE Thai Yoga Massage 1 RECOMMENDED READING Kam Thye Chow, Thai Yoga Massage. TUITION $450 plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code TYMT-2161)

NOTE Tuition includes a manual. TUITION $250 plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code AATM-161)

ELÉONORE PIQUET, MBA, RYT 500, is an Iyengar-based yoga teacher, Kripalu-trained Ayurvedic Yoga Teacher, and licensed Thai massage therapist. lotuspalm.com

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B O DY WO RK /ENERGY H E AL I N G

AUGUST 26–28 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

JULY 8–10 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

The MELT Method

Women’s Qigong for Stress and Relaxation

Kerrie Bodendorf and Nancy Mink

OCEAN QIGONG

A SELF-CARE IMMERSION FOR everyone.

FOR women of all ages and fitness levels.

Become your own Hands-Off Bodyworker® with the MELT Method®, a revolutionary self-treatment that can help you feel better—even if you’ve had chronic pain for years. Using a MELT Soft Roller and small MELT Hand and Foot Treatment Balls, discover how to rehydrate connective tissue and allow the body to release long-held tension. Through practice, lectures, and Q&A, learn how to

CE credits.

Harmonize body, mind, and spirit with qigong, an ancient system of selfhealing used in China for more than 2,000 years to maintain health and achieve longevity. Simple yet profound, qigong prevents and heals disease with gentle exercises that combine breath, slow movement, self-massage, and meditation. Ocean Qigong is a slow and gentle sequence that • Soothes the nervous system • Calms the mind

• Identify stuck stress in your body, a major cause of chronic aches and pains

• Reduces stress. When you practice Ocean Qigong, your whole being slows down into profound relaxation. This sequence also opens the chest and upper back to benefit the heart and lungs and relieve upper back pain. The practice is useful for stress reduction, fatigue, insomnia, hypertension, and overall health. TUITION $235, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code WQHL-161)

• Effortlessly find greater balance • Experience more mobility and ease of motion

DEBORAH DAVIS, LAC, is an acupuncturist, medical intuitive, and specialist in women’s qigong who has practiced alternative medicine for more than 30 years. womensqigong.com

JULY 10–15 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Women’s Qigong for Joint, Bone, and Pelvic Health FOR women of all ages and fitness levels. CE credits. Qigong has been a source of health and longevity for thousands of years. The ancient Chinese believed that hundreds of diseases came from damage to the spine. Learn a 15-minute daily routine to prevent and heal joint and bone problems such as osteopenia, osteoporosis, arthritis, and common injuries. These gentle movements are designed to strengthen the spine, create flexibility, and benefit problem areas such as low back, knees, and shoulders. Soothing and easy to learn, the practices Deborah Davis teaches in this program activate a woman’s energy center to increase circulation in the pelvis, balance hormones, and reawaken sensitivity in the feminine palace. TUITION $395, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code WQHL-162)

• Relieve chronic pain, reduce inflammation, and eliminate common issues such as headaches, insomnia, and bloating • Improve alignment, enhance athletic performance, and keep your whole body feeling great at any age. Take home a self-treatment plan that empowers you to live the pain-free life you deserve. NOTE Dress to move comfortably and bring a water bottle. Tuition includes the MELT Soft Roller (5” across), Hand and Foot Treatment Kit, and the MELT book. TUITION $395, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code MELT-161)

KERRIE BODENDORF is a MELT master trainer who has been helping individuals lead a more active, pain-free life with the MELT Method since 2010. meltmethod.com

NANCY MINK is a MELT master trainer who has been using the MELT Method to help people get out of chronic pain since 2008. meltmethod.com

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AUGUST 14–19 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Positional Therapy CLINICAL APPLICATIONS

Lee Albert FOR those who have taken Positional Therapy 1 or 2. CE credits.

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. Gain a greater understanding of how to use positional therapy effectively to get the results you want, through learning • How to assess common neuromuscular conditions

JUNE 17–19 FRIDAY–SUNDAY 2-Day Weekend Program JUNE 19–24 SUNDAY–FRIDAY 5-Day Immersion

Evidence-Based Qigong A GENTLE PATH TO PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND SPIRITUAL STRENGTH

• How to treat causes, not just symptoms • Specific protocols that Lee uses for thoracic outlet, sciatica, neck pain, headaches, plantar fasciitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, fibromyalgia, and more

YANG YANG

• Specific home wellness plans for each condition

FOR everyone. CE credits.

• Ways to successfully integrate yoga, non-weight-resistant strength training, and other holistic wellness practices.

Cultivate lasting tranquility, balance, happiness, and vitality through evidence-based qigong. These static and dynamic meditative exercises are appropriate for people of all ages, physical abilities, and skill levels. The nurturing, relaxing, and core-strengthening benefits of qigong hold up even under the realities and stresses of daily life. Yang Yang is a traditionally trained grandmaster from China and a Western-trained researcher with more than 30 years of teaching experience. His fun, accessible workshops are specifically designed to give you the tools you need to heal yourself. For those interested in teaching qigong, the weekend program provides 8.5 of the requisite 32 hours toward Level I instructor certification. The longer program provides 23.5 hours and is designed as an immersion training, allowing you more time to work with Dr. Yang and deepen your understanding of the material.

NOTE See this program on the Kripalu website for recommended reading and listening and information about certification.

NOTE Tuition includes a manual. See this program on the Kripalu website for recommended reading. TUITION $380, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code PTTT-162)

LEE ALBERT, NMT, is a neuromuscular therapist and yoga instructor trained in orthopedic massage, positional therapy, and yoga therapy. leealbert.com

TUITION 2-day $250, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web page TTQC-161) TUITION 5-day $425, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web page TTQC-162)

YANG YANG, PHD, is the founder of the Center for Taiji & Qigong Studies and a researcher and taiji/qigong instructor at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Center in New York City. centerfortaiji.com

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You might also be interested in… Ayurvedic Bodywork Training: Garshana and Abhyanga p. 24 Ayurvedic Face, Head, and Foot Massage Training p. 24

Pain-Free Yoga, Pain-Free Life Lee Albert, NMT, is a national presenter and popular neuromuscular therapist and yoga instructor at Kripalu. He created, practices, and teaches Integrated Positional Therapy and is the author of Live Pain-Free without Drugs or Surgery. Trained in neuromuscular therapy, orthopedic massage, positional therapy, yoga A Q&A with Lee Albert therapy, and myofascial release, Lee has conducted seminars with thousands of people from all over the world and has helped individuals from every walk of life become pain free.

What exactly is Integrated Positional Therapy, and how does it work? Integrated Positional Therapy (IPT) is a gentle self-care approach that has shown to be effective in addressing a wide range of common acute and chronic neuromuscular conditions and associative pain. IPT delivers simple, therapeutic self-care techniques that help identify and correct muscular imbalances and hone in on many of the root causes of pain.

What inspired you to develop it? I was in chronic pain for many years following a car accident. I sought the expertise of pain specialists who practiced a variety of techniques, but to no avail. By chance, I came across a therapist trained in a form of muscle release called strain-counterstrain, and experienced the first extended cessation of pain since my accident. Excited and intrigued by this approach, I immersed myself in acquiring an understanding of the healing mechanisms involved, and began to explore a more comprehensive approach to neuromuscular pain that incorporated other effective techniques.

What is the relationship between yoga and IPT? IPT supports some of the most important foundational principles of yoga—centering, balance, and strength—and is physically and mentally empowering as one comes to embrace the potential of applying self-care techniques to achieve a state of holistic well-being. Not all yoga postures are suitable for all individuals. Depending on your postural imbalances, you might need to avoid certain poses. IPT can help to identify these imbalances, explain how current poses might be causing or contributing to pain, and show you how to develop a yoga practice that can achieve the right balance for you.

Why do so many of us experience chronic pain? In the final analysis, most pain is foundational, resulting from imbalances in the musculoskeletal system. We are in pain because we are misaligned, or “crooked.” Even if you think you have good posture, you probably don’t, as misalignments are often not obvious to the untrained eye. IPT teaches how to quickly identify the most common misalignments and to develop a quick and simple approach to getting back into balance.

What are three small things we can do every day that will help us lead a pain-free life? While sitting, practice Seated Supported Mountain pose, with your spine straight and a pillow in the small of your back. This will improve your sitting posture and reduce musculoskeletal stresses. Gently stretch the chest, abdominal, and quad muscles three times daily, while sitting or standing, to improve overall front and back postural balance. Be sure to drink the recommended daily amount of water for your body weight. Staying hydrated improves metabolic functions, helps to support bodily tissues, and lubricates joints.

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JUNE 3–5 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Creative Expression

The Natural Singer FIND YOUR TRUE VOICE

Claude Stein FOR everyone. Come celebrate the magnificent healing power of your voice. Whether you already sing, or have always wished you could, this workshop provides a remarkably safe environment to finally find your true voice and sing your heart open. Learn exercises to relax the throat, increase breathing and range, sing in key, and project fearlessly. Then, using our favorite songs and authentic intention, we share stunning breakthroughs in self-expression.

TUITION $315 plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code NS-163)

CLAUDE STEIN has coached

The results will amaze you as you triumph over the physical, emotional, and psychological issues that silence or limit you. Whether you’re a total beginner, or your goal is to take a public performance to the next level, you’ll find yourself singing like you’ve always wanted to and sharing your heart more easily. Therapists, coaches, and workshop leaders will also find the techniques valuable.

artists on every major record label; at Juilliard, the Actors Institute, and NYU Music Therapy; and for Fortune 200 clients. naturalsinger.com

JUNE 26–JULY 1 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Qoya AN EMBODIED PILGRIMAGE TO THE WILD WOMAN WITHIN

Rochelle Schieck FOR women.

NOTE See this program on the Kripalu website for more information and a list of what to bring. TUITION $335, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code QEP-161)

ROCHELLE SCHIECK created Qoya, a practice that teaches people how to embody soul with movement, honor soul with ritual, and express soul in community. loveqoya.com

Qoya empowers every woman to trust her inner wisdom, to feel and follow the physical sensation of truth in her own body. The science and art of embodying your soul, Qoya is based on the idea that, through movement, ritual, community, and pilgrimage, you remember that your essence is wise, wild, and free. Qoya creator Rochelle Schieck has designed a program that includes • Daily Qoya movement classes that combine yoga, dance, and sensual movement • Ways to find movements your body loves that balance masculine and feminine energy • Rituals, self-care, and conscious communitybuilding to honor, nurture, and express your soul. The map to your life lives in your body. Learn to read that map, so you can access your body’s wisdom in everyday life and deepen your connection to self, others, and the world.

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JULY 31–AUGUST 5 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Creative Writing Sampler A WEEK OF PRACTICE AND PLAY

Heather Sellers FOR everyone. Expand your writing practice and deepen your focus by tapping into new, creative, healthy habits. This program is for beginners, rusty old-timers, and anyone who wants to enjoy writing more. Through instruction, professional examples, in-class power-start practices, and optional sharing, you • Learn three simple tricks to create room for a writing practice in your busy day • Jump-start your practice with writer’s recipes—and 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 • 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. Take away new creative work and fresh techniques to try at home. RECOMMENDED READING Heather Sellers, Page After Page and Chapter After Chapter. TUITION $300, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code CWS-161)

HEATHER SELLERS, PHD, is the author of numerous books, including three volumes on the craft of writing. An award-winning teacher, she is a faculty member at the University of South Florida. heathersellers.com

JULY 1–3 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

JULY 15–22 FRIDAY–FRIDAY

SpiritFest CHANT, DANCE, DRUM

Shake Your Soul Teacher Training

Dan Levin with Girish and Aimee Gelinas

THE YOGA OF DANCE

FOR everyone.

Dan Levin with Heather Bilotta and Sage Peeler

Join three masters of the spiritual arts for a festival of spirit, a soulful celebration, and a heartfelt retreat. Through the ages, across all spiritual traditions, the vehicles of chanting, dancing, and drumming have carried people’s bodies and minds toward their essence. This weekend of community and collective creativity includes • 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. Experience the bliss of spirit expressed through the voice, the body, and the rhythmic drumbeat of your heart. TUITION $240, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code SFC-161)

DAN LEVEN, RSMT, a Kripalu faculty member for more than 35 years, trains Somatic Movement Therapists through his Shake Your Soul® and SomaSoul® programs. levininstitute.com GIRISH is an accomplished musician, wordsmith, and former monk. His albums include Sky of the Heart and Diamonds in the Sun. girishmusic.com

AIMEE GELINAS, MED, performance artist, naturalist, and musician, presents drum, song, and nature programs. She coproduced the Mother Drum CD by Gaia Roots. tamarackhollow.com

FOR everyone. CE credits. Rediscover your instinct to move and dance with soul and passion. Shake Your Soul® is a dynamic dance experience that transforms and heals participants and teachers alike. Both a health practice and a spiritual practice, it awakens your sense of joy, freedom, grace, strength, and vitality. This teacher training develops the skills you need to guide this soulful dance experience in your community. Come learn • A comprehensive dance repertoire, inspired by the body’s inherent fluid nature, that awakens the natural dancer in everyone • Dynamic, organic class sequences that empower the body and free the spirit • Improvisational movement exercises that encourage love of movement and the joy of dancing with others. Join Dan Leven, a master teacher with nearly 40 years of experience training teachers, and bring this powerful movement experience home. NOTE Tuition includes a manual and training DVD. This is Level 1 of Dan Leven’s two-part Shake Your Soul® teacher training. Level 2 must be completed within 18 months to retain your certification. For more information, please visit leveninstitute.com. TUITION $995, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code SYSTT-161) See the Kripalu website for additional presenter bios.

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JULY 22–24 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

JULY 31–AUGUST 5 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Salsa and Yoga

Drawing Closer to Nature

RELAX, RENEW, AND CUT LOOSE

Peter London

Catherine Calderon with special guests Ronnie Roc and Lizzie Salsich

FOR all levels.

FOR everyone; no previous dancing or yoga experience required.

JULY 24–29 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

JourneyDance Teacher Training Module 1 THE FLOW AND QUALITIES

Toni Bergins FOR dance enthusiasts, including yoga teachers, dance instructors, and movement therapists. CE credits.

Enter the flow of JourneyDance™ with Toni Bergins, founder of JourneyDance and senior training staff. At this level, it’s all about exploring your experience through the evocative and emotional cleansing process that you will eventually bring to others. You discover • How to embody JourneyDance qualities • The synergy of chakras and elements • The structure and flow of the JourneyDance experience • Our methods of movement, imagery, guidance, and leadership • How to create musical landscapes that support powerful experiences • The processes and rituals of JourneyDance. NOTE Tuition includes a manual and the JourneyDance Starter Kit. Module 1 offers foundational training and a provisional qualification to teach JourneyDance classes. Please review the JourneyDance website at journeydance.com for detailed information and updates on the JourneyDance Teacher Training and Certification Modular program. Additional information and program preparation instructions can be found here. TUITION $675, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code JDTT-161)

TONI BERGINS, MED, artistic alchemist and founder of JourneyDance™, has helped thousands of people find emotional wellbeing through transformational dance. journeydance.com

Return to a state of ease and inner peace through yoga, and then hit the dance floor and free your spirit to the intoxicating rhythms of salsa! With Catherine Calderon’s playful, easy-to-follow instructions, even “can’t-drag-me-onto-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. • Unwind, release 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 salsa complements the path of yoga. • Learn chanting from the yogic and AfroCuban traditions to open the door to Spirit. Catherine is known for her enthusiasm, passion, and fun-loving approach. Come dance with the Spirits! TUITION $240, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code SYRR-161)

CATHERINE CALDERON, a filmmaker, yoga teacher, professional salsa dancer, and initiate in the Afro-Cuban Yoruba tradition, has been practicing yoga and dance for more than 30 years. shambhalayogadance.com

Spend time in the beauty of the Berkshires savoring the wonder of summer flowers, meadows, woodlands, and streams, and creating art from your experiences. When you draw closer to nature through art, you also draw closer to your Self. You uncover a deeper unity that brings about a rich, authentic, and gracefilled artistic expression while cultivating harmony in the rest of your life. Engaging mind, body, and spirit, you employ simple materials and methods, including drawing, painting, and collage, to reflect upon and interpret the ways of nature that have particular meaning for you. Peter London has taught this holistic approach to thousands of people, including artists, art teachers, and “art phobics.” He creates a supportive community to help you deepen your experience with nature and express that more fully in your art and life. RECOMMENDED READING Peter London, Drawing Closer to Nature and No More Secondhand Art, and T. C. McLuhan, The Way of the Earth: Encounters With Nature in Ancient and Contemporary Thought. NOTE Tuition includes art supplies. TUITION $335, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code DCTN-161)

PETER LONDON is an artist, master teacher, and author of Drawing Closer to Nature and No More Secondhand Art. peterlondon.us

RONNIE ROC is a multipercussionist, keyboardist, and producer, steeped in the rhythms and history of African, Brazilian, Haitian, and Afro-Cuban music.

LIZZIE SALSICH teaches restorative yoga and other body-based healing practices in St. Louis, Missouri. She apprenticed with Catherine Calderon from a young age.

You might also be interested in… arrative Medicine: A Cutting-Edge N Approach to Health Care p. 61

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AUGUST 7–12 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Let Your Yoga Dance Teacher Training for Special Populations Megha Nancy Buttenheim CE credits. Scholarship eligible.

JULY 31–AUGUST 5 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Let Your Yoga Dance Teacher Training CHAKRA FUSION, MODULE 2

Megha Nancy Buttenheim FOR students who have completed Module 1. CE credits.

Module 2 brings together everything you’ve learned so far. After a period of athome practice following Module 1, return with confidence to lead Let Your Yoga Dance® classes for your peers. Offered in an atmosphere of compassion, kindness, and no competition, this training includes • In-depth mentoring, skill-building, and practice • Continued study of meditation in motion • Daily yoga dancing tips for teachers

Thousands of people yearn to move their bodies, dance, and do yoga—the elderly; people with Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis, arthritis, or Alzheimer’s; breast cancer survivors; and others with special needs who might feel marginalized and unable to move as freely as they would like. Let Your Yoga Dance® is a fabulous workout and a delightful experience that’s adaptable for each student’s needs, providing therapeutic benefits—physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. In this training, learn how to • Work with special populations • Create yoga, breath, and dance experiences in and around chairs • Provide a rich, complete, and powerful Let Your Yoga Dance class for those who need to remain seated • Empower your students with spontaneity, creativity, and fun • Focus on the individual needs of each participant • Practice teaching in a safe, caring, and joyful environment. NOTE Tuition includes a manual. See this program on the Kripalu website for more information.

A Symphony of Movement and Music Join us at Tanglewood on International Day of Yoga, Tuesday, June 21. Also, on Saturdays this July and August, Kripalu is once again offering yoga classes on the Tanglewood lawn. Enjoy a morning of yoga to the soothing sounds of classical music: a true feast for the senses. More details on our Facebook page! /kripalucenter

TUITION $575, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code KDGM-161)

• Ways to deal with your inner critic • Applied yamas and niyamas • Music appreciation • Techniques for promotion and marketing to build your business. To graduate, you must take both modules 1 and 2. After successful completion of your final practice-teaching session, you will be a fully certified Let Your Yoga Dance instructor.

MEGHA NANCY BUTTENHEIM, MA, E-RYT 500, founding director of Let Your Yoga Dance® LLC, is a long-time yoga and meditation teacher. letyouryogadance.com

RECOMMENDED READING AND LISTENING Anodea Judith, The Sevenfold Journey: Reclaiming Mind, Body, and Spirit Through the Chakras and Megha Nancy Buttenheim, Moontides CD. NOTE Bring your manual and music playlist from Module 1 for practice teaching. TUITION $515, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code DT-2161)

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Are you ready? Let’s go!

It’s summer at Kripalu!

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JUNE 10–12 FRIDAY–SUNDAY JULY 1–3 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Hiking and Yoga p. 36

JUNE 19–24 SUNDAY–FRIDAY JULY 24–29 SUNDAY–FRIDAY AUGUST 14–19 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Yoga Summer Camp AN OUTDOOR ADVENTURE FOR ADULTS

p. 37

JUNE 17–19 FRIDAY–SUNDAY JULY 15–17 FRIDAY–SUNDAY AUGUST 5–7 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Kayaking and Yoga p. 38

JUNE 24–26 FRIDAY–SUNDAY JULY 22–24 FRIDAY–SUNDAY AUGUST 12–14 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Stand Up Paddleboarding and Yoga p. 38

AUGUST 28–31 SUNDAY–WEDNESDAY

Birding and Mindfulness p. 39

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Fitness and the Outdoors

JUNE 10–12 FRIDAY–SUNDAY with Sarajean Rudman and Christopher Holmes JULY 1–3 FRIDAY–SUNDAY with Susannah Gale and Jess Frey

HIKING AND YOGA

CE credits.

Get connected with the earth. Get connected with yourself. Nature has the ability to inspire us and help us gain clarity in our lives. Satisfy your inner longing for connection to nature as you explore the hiking trails of the Berkshires, right outside Kripalu’s back door. Join our knowledgeable guides for multilevel hiking and Kripalu Yoga. This weekend, you explore • The winding trails of Yokun Ridge, with different levels of hiking offered each day to suit your needs • Tranquil walking meditations in the forest • Yoga classes to balance body and mind. Whether you are an experienced hiker or an eager beginner, this program will delight and rejuvenate you. TUITION $249, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web codes: June RRYH-164, July RRYH-165)

SARAJEAN RUDMAN received a bachelor’s degree in health and wellness and sports management, and a master’s in integrative clinical nutrition. She has more than a decade of experience in personal training and group fitness.

CHRISTOPHER HOLMES, a Kripalu Yoga teacher and licensed massage therapist, has expertise in anatomy and physiology for yoga and bodywork, and the healing of chronic pain patterns. SUSANNAH GALE is a Kripalu Yoga teacher, R&R Retreat workshop presenter, and director of Munai Yoga Studio in the Berkshires. JESS FREY, E-RYT 500, is a Kripalu Yoga teacher and a former Intern for the Kripalu School of Yoga and the Kripalu Institute for Extraordinary Living. jessfrey.com

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Sweat and Reset for Summer Sarajean Rudman and Susannah Gale CE credits.

Experience an intense, liberating workout in this yoga-based fitness immersion that energizes your body, focuses your mind, and opens your heart like no workout before.

JUNE 19–24 SUNDAY–FRIDAY with Michelle Dalbec and Janna Delgado JULY 24–29 SUNDAY–FRIDAY with Jess Frey and Susannah Gale AUGUST 14–19 SUNDAY–FRIDAY with Mark Roule and Janna Delgado

YOGA SUMMER CAMP CE credits.

MICHELLE DALBEC, E-RYT 500, is a passionate Kripalu Yoga

Longing to relive the carefree days of summers past? Reconnect with the simple pleasures of good company, nourishing food, and the great outdoors in Kripalu’s summer camp for adults. Turn off your phone, step away from the hectic pace of life, and embark each day on fun adventures that revive your sense of play!

and Yoga Tune Up® teacher who offers workshops and directs Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training programs. myoga.com

• Hiking on the nearby Yokun Ridge • Kayaking and stand up paddleboarding on Lake Mahkeenac • Dancing, drumming, arts, and creative expression • “Forest bathing” experiences to reduce stress and connect with the natural world • Outdoor Kripalu Yoga classes and great Kripalu meals. Connect to the wildness that lives inside and outside of you. Satisfy your soul this summer—without having to pitch a tent! TUITION $399, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web codes June RRYC-161, July RRYC-162, August RRYC-163)

TUITION $399, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code RRSR-161)

SARAJEAN RUDMAN

AN OUTDOOR ADVENTURE FOR ADULTS

Activities include

Let nature’s playground be your gym as you enjoy an invigorating boot camp– style outdoor workout in which you move vigorously and breathe mindfully in the fresh Berkshire air. This program is an invitation to create empowering intentions and cultivate new habits to boost your entire being with renewed strength and vitality from the inside out.

JANNA DELGADO, E-RYT 500, a Kripalu faculty member and a teacher and curriculum developer for the Kripalu Yoga in the Schools program, is creator of the CD Moderate Kripalu Yoga.

received a bachelor’s degree in health and wellness and sports management, and a master’s in integrative clinical nutrition. She has more than a decade of experience in personal training and group fitness.

SUSANNAH GALE is a Kripalu Yoga teacher, R&R Retreat workshop presenter, and director of Munai Yoga Studio in the Berkshires.

MARK ROULE is a certified Kripalu Yoga teacher and R&R Retreat outdoor guide who leads mindful and enriching naturecentered adventure experiences. JESS FREY, E-RYT 500, is a Kripalu Yoga teacher and a former Intern for the Kripalu School of Yoga and the Kripalu Institute for Extraordinary Living. jessfrey.com SUSANNAH GALE is a Kripalu Yoga teacher, R&R Retreat workshop presenter, and director of Munai Yoga Studio in the Berkshires.

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with Michelle Dalbec and Erin Casperson JULY 15–17 FRIDAY–SUNDAY with Ben Seidman and Christopher Holmes AUGUST 5–7 FRIDAY–SUNDAY with Jennifer Reis and Michelle Dalbec

KAYAKING AND YOGA CE credits.

Whether you’re an experienced kayaker or an eager beginner, this joyful immersion in sun, water, and inner and outer peace offers a fresh, mindful approach to kayaking. Reconnect with yourself and with nature as you enjoy the serenity and fun of kayaking and Kripalu Yoga in the beautiful Berkshires. Led by our knowledgeable guides, you experience • The delight of paddling on Lake Mahkeenac • Serene floating meditations • Kripalu Yoga classes to balance body and mind. NOTE Kayaks, paddles, and safety equipment are provided by Kripalu. If you would like to bring your own equipment, please contact us in advance for storage parameters. TUITION $259, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web codes: June RRKY-161, July RRKY-162, August RRKY-163)

MICHELLE DALBEC, E-RYT 500, is a passionate Kripalu Yoga and Yoga Tune Up® teacher who offers workshops and directs Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training programs. myoga.com

ERIN CASPERSON, E-RYT 500, an Ayurvedic Health Counselor and Kripalu Yoga teacher, has many years of experience hiking in New England and has summited all 48 4,000-foot mountains in New Hampshire.

JENNIFER REIS, E-RYT 500, teacher trainer for Kripalu and creator of Five Element Yoga®, explores the elements through kayaking, paddle boarding, swimming, hiking, and meditating in nature. jenniferreisyoga.com

JUNE 24–26 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

with Jennifer Reis and Mark Roule JULY 22–24 FRIDAY–SUNDAY with Mark Roule and Sarajean Rudman AUGUST 12–14 FRIDAY–SUNDAY with Mark Roule and Erin Casperson

STAND UP PADDLEBOARDING AND YOGA FOR those with 1–2 years’ experience in yoga and standup paddleboarding, and moderate to strong swimming skills. Not recommended for beginners. CE credits.

Make this the summer of stand up paddleboarding (SUP), and take your yoga practice off the mat and onto the water in a fun, challenging, and absolutely refreshing retreat! This program helps you strengthen your yoga skills and sharpen your focus as you float your practice, enhance your confidence, and recharge your spirit on the beautifully calm waters of Lake Mahkeenac. This program offers • SUP skills and water safety • Floating yoga classes and meditations • Mindful connection and exploration of the outdoors and the rhythms of nature. NOTE Boards, paddles, and safety equipment are provided by Kripalu. If you would like to bring your own equipment, please contact us in advance for storage parameters. TUITION $259, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web codes: June RRPY-161, July RRPY-162, August RRPY-163)

BEN SEIDMAN, E-RYT 500, a Kripalu Yoga teacher and certified Trauma-Sensitive Yoga instructor, guides outdoor activities and yoga at Kripalu.

CHRISTOPHER HOLMES is a Kripalu Yoga teacher, Kundalini Yoga teacher, and licensed massage therapist who leads outdoor programs at Kripalu.

MARK ROULE is a certified Kripalu Yoga teacher and R&R Retreat outdoor guide who leads mindful and enriching nature-centered adventure experiences. SARAJEAN RUDMAN received a bachelor’s degree in health and wellness and sports management, and a master’s in integrative clinical nutrition. She has more than a decade of experience in personal training and group fitness.

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JUNE 5–10 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

JULY 3–8 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Swingolf

Water Element Yoga

DYNAMIC YOGA MOTION ON THE GOLF COURSE

A STAND UP PADDLEBOARDING AND KAYAKING RETREAT

Les Bolland FOR golfers of all ages and experience. Welcome to a holistic golf approach that incorporates yoga, muscleopening shiatsu massage, breathing, and an emphasis on mental and physical harmony. Coached by Swingolf creator and tournament-playing professional Les Bolland, you discover your own natural, dynamic, and flowing swing. From the very first moment, you’re having fun and learning how to play a better game with less effort. Swingolf is healthy for body and mind, and can lower blood pressure, increase stamina, and improve flexibility. With Swingolf training, you’ll also experience • Less practice with better results • Increased consistency • Mental, physical, and spiritual harmony.

Mark Roule and Jennifer Reis Dive into the nourishing properties of water, the fourth of the five great elements, the source of all life and the container of prana, the energy that courses through the universe. Expertly led by our certified guides and teachers, you discover the joys of yoga and meditation on boards and boats on our very own Lake Mahkeenac. Flow into new states of tranquil strength and calm poise, and connect to the deep rhythms of nature as you explore both the great outdoors and your inner landscapes. This program offers • Stand up paddleboard and kayaking skills and water safety • Floating yoga classes and meditations • Strength, balance, and confidence building to enhance your practice anywhere. NOTE Boards, kayaks, paddles, and safety equipment provided by Kripalu. If you would like to bring your own equipment, please contact us in advance for storage parameters. TUITION $409, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code RRWY-161)

MARK ROULE is a certified Kripalu Yoga teacher and R&R Retreat outdoor guide who leads mindful and enriching naturecentered adventure experiences.

This program covers putting, chipping, pitching, bunker shots, iron and wood play, and golf-course strategy. NOTE Greens fees (approx. $25) are payable at the golf course each day. See the Kripalu website for other important information. TUITION $495, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code GMM-162)

LES BOLLAND, a member of the British Professional Golfers Association and veteran of the European tournament player’s circuit, has studied yoga and shiatsu for more than 20 years. swingolf.net

AUGUST 28–31 SUNDAY–WEDNESDAY

Birding and Mindfulness Becky Cushing and Stephen Cope FOR all levels and ages. Scholarship eligible. Observing birds in nature shares many qualities with mindfulness—the focused awareness and calm observation of both practices helps to soothe the mind and enables you to connect to the world—and yourself—in profound new ways. This program, led by a director of the Mass Audubon Society and Kripalu faculty, introduces you to the meditative joys of bird watching. Come hike the lovely trails and explore the serene waterways of Kripalu’s Berkshire campus during the height of summer. You might encounter great blue herons, woodpeckers, and bald eagles along the way! TUITION $249, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code RRBM-161)

BECKY CUSHING, MS, direc-

STEPHEN COPE, MSW,

tor of Mass Audubon’s Berkshire Sanctuaries, has led natural history and birding programs throughout New England and has been published in the Journal of Raptor Research.

Scholar-in-Residence and Kripalu Ambassador, is the best-selling author of The Great Work of Your Life: A Guide for the Journey to Your True Calling.

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JUNE 17–19 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Easy Family Meals from the Kripalu Kitchen Jeremy Rock Smith FOR everyone. If your family is stuck in a culinary rut or you feel like a short-order cook, making different things for each family member at mealtime, it’s time to change up your kitchen experience with simple, healthy cooking techniques. Delight all ages and palates with meals from the Kripalu Kitchen repertoire that are easy to prepare and gratifying to present. Join Kripalu’s Executive Chef, Jeremy Rock Smith, for a program in which you • Create complete meals, as well as snacks and side dishes • Discover ways to bring family members together and have fun while preparing meals • Learn cooking tips to make healthy dishes that taste good • Explore meal planning, food shopping, and other practical strategies. Take home time-honored cooking practices that guarantee success in every kitchen. TUITION $295, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code KFME-161)

JEREMY ROCK SMITH, Kripalu’s Executive Chef, graduated from the Culinary Institute of America and began his career in classical French cuisine. He joined the Kripalu Kitchen in 2010.

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Introduction to Botanical Cooking FROM NATURE TO KITCHEN

Brittany Wood Nickerson and Annie B. Kay CE credits.

Herbal traditions provide valuable tools for empowered, connected, and meaningful self-care. In this accessible introductory program, explore a handful of culinary herbs and wild edibles in depth, and learn to identify and harvest them, grow and care for them . Deepen your connection with nature and yourself as you • Learn the health benefits of botanical cooking • Explore techniques for preparing and using culinary herbs and wild edibles through demonstrations and hands-on activities • Integrate mindful practices into cooking and eating • Get outside to explore Kripalu’s herb gardens and forage for wild edibles • Connect consciously with nature. Weave botanical wisdom into your diet and lifestyle and return home with recipes and seeds to bring your own botanical kitchen to life. TUITION $399, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code RRBC-161)

BRITTANY WOOD NICKERSON, owner of Thyme Herbal in western Massachusetts, is a practicing herbalist, health educator, and cook with a background in Western, Ayurvedic, and Chinese herbal medicine. thymeherbal.com

ANNIE B. KAY, MS, RDN, LDN, RYT, is Lead Nutritionist at Kripalu, author of Every Bite Is Divine, and an important voice in whole-foods nutrition and yoga. everybiteisdivine.com

JUNE 2–5 THURSDAY–SUNDAY

The Colors of Nourishment COOKING, YOGA, AND ENERGY WORK

David “Avocado” Wolfe and Emrys Tetu FOR everyone. CE credits. Deepen your understanding of how to use colorful and delicious ingredients for optimal health, energy, and flavor. In a program that includes demonstrations of innovative recipes, you learn • What the colors of your foods mean • The health benefits of each color • Why superfoods are colored • Health and healing strategies based on color.

JUNE 24–26 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Learn how to nourish your three health treasures: qi, to strengthen immunity and energy flow; shen, to improve presence and shine with radiance; and jing, to increase primordial life force and life span. Emrys Tetu also leads asana practice to prepare mind, body, and spirit for new ideas and actions that rejuvenate your health and vitality.

Getting Unstuck MOVING BEYOND DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, AND CHRONIC ILLNESS

James S. Gordon FOR everyone. CE credits. You can get unstuck and heal yourself— emotionally, physically, and spiritually. Increase your sense of control and overall health and wholeness, solve problems you’ve struggled with, and mobilize your capacity for self-healing. In this program, you

TUITION $355, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code LOH-161)

DAVID “AVOCADO” WOLFE is a gourmet

• Learn a range of evidence-based mindbody techniques designed to wake you up to your problem-perpetuating patterns and move you forward in your life

RECOMMENDED READING James S. Gordon, Unstuck: Your Guide to the Seven-Stage Journey Out of Depression.

• Explore self-care techniques such as meditation, guided imagery, movement, dance, nutrition, drawing, and dialogue

TUITION $235, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code MBDA-161)

• Use these approaches to deal with confusion, anxiety, depression, and PTSD, as well as chronic medical conditions including pain, hypertension, and diabetes. Once you practice these techniques, you can introduce them to friends, family, clients, and patients.

J AMES S. GORDON, MD, a psychiatrist, is founder and executive director of the Center for Mind-Body Medicine. His work with psychological trauma has been featured on 60 Minutes.

chocolatier, organic farmer, beekeeper, bestselling author, and founder of the nonprofit Fruit Tree Planting Foundation. davidwolfe.com

EMRYS TETU teaches Decadent Wellness, the art of being luxuriously alive. Her distinctive approach to yoga and food empowers students with new techniques for flourishing. wellnesswithfood.com

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JUNE 24–26 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Summer Deep Clean John Bagnulo CE credits.

Here’s the wake-up call your body has been waiting for. Nutritionist, food expert, and popular Kripalu presenter John Bagnulo welcomes you to a deep cleanse designed to clear away your energy-zapping metabolic clutter. This retreat includes • Lectures on the best foods to assist with detoxification and increased energy • Shared meals centered around ancestral foods (you’ll find out more about ancestral foods and why they are so helpful when you get here) • Hiking and wild edible plant identification (wild foods include some of the best plants for health) • Ample time outside of program sessions for yoga practice, saunas, and enjoying the summer beauty of the Berkshires. Your body will thank you! NOTE Participants should be able and willing to eat a diet of mostly fruits and vegetables for the weekend and be capable of hiking on moderate to steep hills for three to four hours. TUITION $235, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code SDC-161)

JOHN BAGNULO, MPH, PHD, is a naturalist, nutritionist, farmer, and assistant professor who teaches courses at universities and wellness centers. johnbagnulo.com

JUNE 19–24 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

JUNE 12–16 SUNDAY–THURSDAY

Mindfulness-Based Eating A Wellness Retreat Awareness Training for for People Living with Professionals Parkinson’s and Their Care Partners Jean Kristeller and Andrea Lieberstein FOR mental-health and health-care professionals. CE credits.

Mindfulness-Based Eating Awareness Training (MB-EAT), developed by Jean Kristeller and supported by NIH-funded research, addresses mindless and stress-related eating, disordered eating patterns, and obesity through the application of mindfulness meditation. This program provides intensive training in the application of the MB-EAT intervention in clinical settings. Informed by Jon Kabat-Zinn’s MindfulnessBased Stress Reduction work and the principles of food-intake regulation, the MB-EAT program employs mindfulness meditation, eating exercises, didactic instruction, and self-reflection to cultivate awareness and a more balanced and positive relationship to eating and weight. Those with a substantive mindfulness meditation practice and related professional/ clinical experience with eating issues are eligible to receive the full manual and are qualified to teach the MB-EAT program. Others receive an introduction to the practices of MB-EAT and gain valuable tools, approaches, and information to integrate into their work with others. NOTE Tuition includes the Eating for Awareness CD set. Attendance at this workshop does not automatically qualify you to teach the MB-EAT program. See this program on the Kripalu website for more information. TUITION $670, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code MBEAT-161)

Maria Sirois and Aruni Nan Futuronsky Scholarship eligible.

Offered in collaboration with the National Parkinson Foundation for people diagnosed less than three years and who meet the mobility requirements, and their partners. Are you or someone you love living with Parkinson’s 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 educational sessions and hands-on workshops on the benefits of movement, meditation, yoga, and conscious communication. In this program, you • Learn the latest research • Demystify medications • Discover what you need to know about exercise and nutrition • Learn how yoga and meditation can improve quality of life • Enjoy yoga and dance classes • Share and learn from each other in daily breakout groups for caregivers and people living with Parkinson’s • Develop new skills for managing stress and incorporating self-care. Join a community of others facing the same challenges as we explore how to live as fully as possible. TUITION $299, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code NPF-161)

JEAN KRISTELLER, PHD, a clini-

MARIA SIROIS, PSYD, is an

cal and research psychologist with a doctorate from Yale, has used meditation-based interventions for eating disorders and obesity for more than 20 years.

inspirational speaker and clinical psychologist who lectures internationally on the study and application of Positive Psychology, mindbody medicine, and resilience.

mb-eat.com

mariasirois.com

ANDREA LIEBERSTEIN, MPH, RD, RYT, is a mindful

ARUNI NAN FUTURONSKY is a Kripalu Yoga teacher, life coach, and faculty member for Kripalu R&R Retreat and other Kripalu programs. coacharuni.com

eating expert, registered dietitian nutritionist, mindfulness-based stress reduction instructor, and mindful-eating coach. mindfuleatingtraining.com

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JULY 10–15 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Building Resilient Bones

The Science of Yoga for Health Professionals

AN INTEGRATED APPROACH

Lisa B. Nelson and Erin Casperson

Lisa B. Nelson and Angela Wilson with special guest Sat Bir S. Khalsa

FOR all levels. CE credits. Building resilient bones requires more than just calcium, and the process begins far earlier than you might imagine. In this integrative program, you explore current scientific research, along with the wisdom of Ayurveda, to help you build a diet and lifestyle that optimizes bone health. Combining Western physiology, Ayurvedic theory, and the practices of yoga and selfcare, this program provides

FOR everyone, including nurses, doctors, mental-health workers, yoga teachers, physical therapists, and nutritionists. CE/CME credits. Scholarship eligible.

NOTE Bring yoga clothes and a loose-fitting tank top and shorts for self-massage with oil. TUITION $225 plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code BRB-161)

• The current medical model for bone health

LISA B. NELSON, MD, is

• Traditional Ayurvedic wisdom for building healthy bones

Director of Medical Education for Kripalu. She also serves as medical director of the nonprofit Nutrition Center.

• A diet plan to support strength in the entire body • A yoga class to balance the nervous system • Self-care practices, including self-oil massage • Simple meditation and breathing techniques. Return home with the knowledge and tools you need to create and maintain healthy bone tissue.

ERIN CASPERSON is the Academic Coordinator for the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, an Ayurvedic Health Counselor, and a 500-Hour Kripalu Yoga teacher.

If you’re curious about the science behind asana (yoga postures), meditation, and pranayama (breathing techniques), come learn how these practices can enhance your physical and mental health, as well as that of your clients and patients. By exploring the science of epigenetics and neuroplasticity, you learn how changes in lifestyle (particularly in the areas of movement, diet, and thought patterns), can change your brain and body, right down to gene expression. These changes can point you toward disease—or toward greater health and happiness. This program includes • The latest research on the effects of asana, meditation, and pranayama on body and mind • Yoga-based tools to improve personal well-being • Ways to take the tools of yoga into your professional practice

JULY 10–13 SUNDAY–WEDNESDAY

• Guided experiences of postures, meditation, and breathing practices.

MindBody Medicine and EFT Meridian Tapping to End Anxiety and Depression

TUITION $429, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code RRHW-162)

Kim D’Eramo FOR everyone. CE credits. Tap into the body’s ability to heal and balance, reversing physical, mental, and emotional illness with MindBody Medicine. This approach begins with your ability to be present in your body and ignite inner healing.

NOTE This program is appropriate for clinicians as well as the general public and will incorporate guidelines for use in clinical practice.

Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) Meridian Tapping has been successfully used for decades to address anxiety, depression, pain, chronic illness, PTSD, weight loss, cravings, and traumatic events. Tapping works by giving new feedback to the brain and body to neutralize old memories, traumas, and stress.

RECOMMENDED READING Dr. Kim D’Eramo, The MindBody Toolkit.

Together, these two methods can be used to get to the root cause of your symptoms. Learn how to incorporate MindBody Medicine and EFT Meridian Tapping in your daily routine to generate health, well-being, and vitality.

TUITION $265, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code MBM-161)

KIM D’ERAMO is a physician, best-selling author of The MindBody Toolkit, and founder of the American Institution of MindBody Medicine. drkimd.com

LISA B. NELSON, MD, is Director of Medical Education for Kripalu. She also serves as medical director of the nonprofit Nutrition Center.

ANGELA WILSON, LMHC, RYT 500, has conducted research and written about the intersection between yoga, Western psychology, and science.

SAT BIR S. KHALSA, PHD, assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is a research partner with the Kripalu Institute for Extraordinary Living.

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JULY 24–29 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Cooking for Digestive Health and Happiness Leslie Cerier and Kathie Madonna Swift FOR everyone. Learn to cook easy-to-prepare, gluten-free, vegetarian dishes using delicious, nutritious whole foods that enhance your immune system and nourish your gut.

Breath~Body~Mind Teacher Training Richard P. Brown, Patricia L. Gerbarg, and Heather Mason JULY 24–29 SUNDAY–FRIDAY LEVEL 1

JULY 24–29 SUNDAY–FRIDAY LEVEL 3

FOR health-care professionals, therapists,

FOR health-care professionals, yoga

yoga teachers, school teachers, military, and disaster relief workers. CE credits.

teachers, schoolteachers, military, and disaster relief workers. 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, 9/11, the Gulf oil spill, the Rwanda genocide, and slavery in Sudan.

As a Level 3 candidate, you attend the Level 1 teacher training and learn how to train others to teach Breath~Body~Mind practices, plan and run workshops, explain scientific principles, and create resource materials.

Training and results include • Movement, breathing, meditation, practice-teaching, neurophysiology, research, and clinical issues • Unique techniques to calm central fear-processing networks and reduce physical/psychological symptoms of anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder • Modules on working in military settings and on working with children • Improved mental focus, energy, productivity, sleep, empathy, connectedness, and joy. Breath~Body~Mind complements other mind-body programs, enhancing wellbeing, meditation, and transformation. NOTE Tuition includes a manual and a CD. See this program on the Kripalu website for required and recommended reading and listening and information about prerequisites. TUITION $690, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code BBMTT-161)

As a Level 3 participant, you learn more advanced healing techniques and the use of breathwork in psychotherapy. NOTE See this program on the Kripalu website for more information including required and recommended reading and prerequisites. TUITION $690, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code BBMTT-161)

In this hands-on, plant-centric cooking program, you learn how to • Prepare a cornucopia of organic whole foods from scratch, including beans, grains, sea vegetables, grass-raised dairy and eggs, nuts, seeds, and seasonal fruits and vegetables • Expand your cooking repertoire and boost nutrition with nature’s best plant-based prebiotic and probiotic foods • Manage food allergies and intolerances with creative food options • Use herbs and spices to enhance flavor, aid digestion, and create international dishes. Explore the joy of cooking for health, vitality, and digestive bliss and discover how mindfulness, “yoga in the kitchen,” massage, and body-mind practices can help your digestion. TUITION $395, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code CDH-161)

L ESLIE CERIER, “The Organic Gourmet,” is an internationally recognized farm-to-table chef, educator, recipe developer, and author of six cookbooks. She specializes in vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free cooking. lesliecerier.com

RICHARD P. BROWN, MD, is an associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Columbia University and a certified teacher of aikido, qigong, yoga, and meditation. breath-body-mind.com

PATRICIA L. GERBARG, MD, assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at New York Medical College, researches the efficacy of mind-body practices for post-traumatic stress disorder and depression. Please see the Kripalu website for Heather Mason’s bio.

KATHIE MADONNA SWIFT, MS, RDN, LDN, FAND, is an integrative clinical nutritionist, Food As Medicine educator, author of The Swift Diet, and nutrition blogger. kathieswift.com

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AUGUST 1–SEPTEMBER 16 ON-SITE | ONLINE PROGRAM

THE KRIPALU APPROACH TO DIET AN INTEGRATIVE WEIGHT-LOSS PROGRAM Aruni Nan Futuronsky, Annie B. Kay, and Lisa B. Nelson Kripalu’s groundbreaking weight-loss program—only better.

ARUNI NAN FUTURONSKY is a Kripalu Yoga teacher, life coach, and faculty member for Kripalu R&R Retreat Kripalu faculty programs. coacharuni.com

CE credits. Scholarship eligible.

NNIE B. KAY, MS, RDN, LDN, A RYT, is Lead Nutritionist at

Our proven 5-day retreat is now enhanced with six weeks of online learning—continued support and motivation to keep you on the path to achieving your health and weight-loss goals. On-site, you discover how to shift into a balanced relationship with your body, led by our exceptional faculty—including a life coach, holistic physician, and nutritionist—who have years of experience guiding people into transformation. At home, you’re supported by faculty and peers online and in live group-share calls as you

Kripalu, author of Every Bite Is Divine, and an important voice in whole-foods nutrition and yoga.

• Learn how to naturally lose weight and keep it off • Develop empowering life skills and a more positive body image

everybiteisdivine.com

LISA B. NELSON, MD, is Director of Medical Education for Kripalu faculty programs. She also serves as medical director of the Nutrition Center and is a practicing physician.

• Enhance your nutrition and metabolism for weight management • Plan strategies for your goals and lifestyle.

TUITION $799, plus $75 technology fee, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code IWLB-162)

Changing lives for more than 10 years!

SEVEN WEEKS OF BLENDED LEARNING ONE 5-DAY ON-SITE IMMERSION AUGUST 7–12 SIX WEEKS OF ONLINE SUPPORT AT HOME Find out more

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PROGRAMS with ROGER JAHNKE AUGUST 28–SEPTEMBER 2 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Nutrition Intensive for Health Professionals Kathie Madonna Swift, Annie B. Kay, and Lisa B. Nelson Experience Kripalu’s approach to nutritional wellness. FOR physicians, nurses, nutritionists, registered dietitians, and other health-care professionals seeking personal and professional development. CE/CME credits. Scholarship eligible.

Expand your skills by exploring the Kripalu Approach to whole-foods healing, with Kripalu’s world-class team of leaders in clinical nutrition and whole-person health. Deepen your understanding of nutritional healing as you learn

AUGUST 19–21 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

AUGUST 21–26 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Portal to Happiness, Healing, and Inner Peace

Healer Within Practice Leader Training MEDICAL QIGONG CERTIFICATION

• Past and present food theories, nutritional discoveries, and controversies

AWAKEN YOUR HEALER WITHIN

FOR all levels. CE credits.

• Core nutritional systems and how they relate to common chronic syndromes and diseases

Awaken the power of qigong for selfhealing, stress mastery, and inner peace. Every system in your body can be healed and strengthened naturally using qi energy. Studies have found that qigong helps relieve major symptoms of fibromyalgia, arthritis, hypertension, and more.

• The psycho-physiological mechanisms through which yoga and other mind-body practices support lifestyle change

FOR everyone, including health-care professionals and teachers of yoga, qigong, tai chi, and meditation. CE credits.

Discover how you can achieve peace, vitality, and insight, and awaken your inner healer with simple self-care practices that include gentle movement, self-applied massage, breathing techniques, meditation, and relaxation. No matter what your age, you can increase your energy level, mental and physical flexibility, brain plasticity, gene longevity, and even your life span. Research shows that very powerful “medicines” are produced inside the body and that ancient energy medicine and mind-body practices such as yoga, tai chi, qigong, and mindfulness have an immensely positive effect on well-being. Some of the methods Roger Jahnke offers can be done in just 15 seconds or a few brief minutes. Come learn a sustainable take-home practice regimen that you can incorporate into even the busiest schedule. TUITION $255, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code PTH-161)

⊕⊕COMBINE THESE PROGRAMS for a 10 percent tuition discount for each program.

This medical qigong certification program teaches you • Gentle movements to improve circulation of blood and oxygen, strengthen the immune system, and detoxify cells and tissues • Breath practices to reduce stress and anxiety • Mindfulness to improve mood, enhance cognitive ability, and heighten concentration • Self-massage.

• Kripalu’s approach to mindful eating • The foundations of Ayurveda • The dynamic relationship between digestion and health, and the critical role nutrition plays for the brain and heart • How to use whole foods, dietary supplements, and mind-body nutrition therapeutically • Culinary approaches for common health conditions. TUITION $429, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code RRNI-162)

KATHIE MADONNA SWIFT, MS, RDN, LDN, FAND, is an integrative

Become part of a nationwide professional community of teachers and practice leaders trained by the Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi.

clinical nutritionist, Food As Medicine educator, author of The Swift Diet, and nutrition blogger. kathieswift.com

TUITION $435, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code THW-161)

ANNIE B. KAY, MS, RDN, LDN, RYT, is Lead Nutritionist at Kripalu,

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. feeltheqi.com and iiqtc.org

author of Every Bite Is Divine, and an important voice in whole-foods nutrition and yoga. everybiteisdivine.com

LISA B. NELSON, MD, is Director of Medical Education for Kripalu. She also serves as medical director of the nonprofit Nutrition Center.

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H EA LT H A ND WEL L N E SS

AUGUST 19–21 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Journey to Wholeness BALANCING BODY, MIND, AND SPIRIT

Heidi E. Spear and Elizabeth Boham FOR all levels. CE credits. Yoga philosophy describes the five bodies: physical, energetic, mental, wisdom, and bliss. To experience health and enduring youthfulness, you must feel balanced in all aspects of who you are. Through lecture, discussion, meditation, guided deep relaxation, and gentle yoga, explore ways to tap into your natural healing potential in a program that includes • Optimal foods, nutrients, and simple dietary changes for health and vitality

AUGUST 19–21 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Total Body-Life Reboot RECOMMENDED READING/VIEWING/LISTENING See this program on the Kripalu website. TUITION $210, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code JWSP-161)

• How to meditate and de-stress the mind • Keys to hormonal balance • Yoga postures to release tension • Making choices from a place of wisdom and inner guidance

HEIDI E. SPEAR, MA, ABD, is a Kripalu Yoga teacher, author, and meditation and mindful leadership coach for businesses and individuals. heidispear.com

• Connecting to bliss, joy, ease, creativity, love, and spaciousness.

ELIZABETH BOHAM, MD, MS, RD, practices functional medicine

Take home practical tools to address weight issues, thyroid imbalances, insulin resistance, migraines, chronic pain, digestive problems, sleeplessness, mood swings, memory loss, heart disease, cancer, and more.

at the UltraWellness Center in Lenox, Massachusetts, and is on the faculty of the Institute for Functional Medicine. drboham.com

Aviva Romm and Pilar Gerasimo FOR women. Shift your body and your life in a healthier, happier direction by mastering key skills and practices that allow you to sustainably overcome stress, fatigue, weight gain, and overwhelm. Combining functional-medicine wisdom and science-based self-care strategies, learn how to eat, rest, and manage your energy for optimal vitality and satisfaction. During this program, you • Learn to read the subtle (and not so subtle) signals your body and life are sending you now—from rashes and weight gain to hormonal imbalances—and what you can do about them • Practice and refine the new skills you are learning • Have an opportunity to address your biggest personal-challenge areas.

AUGUST 26–28 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Mindfulness-Based Eating Awareness Training Jean Kristeller and Andrea Lieberstein FOR everyone; no previous meditation experience required. CE credits. Experience a new approach to eating, one that cultivates inner wisdom through mindful-eating practices and guided meditations. Research funded by the National Institutes of Health has shown that Mindfulness-Based Eating Awareness Training (MB-EAT) is a powerful approach to addressing struggles with weight and eating issues. Deepen your understanding of mindfulness as it applies to eating and joyful living, through sitting meditation, eating meditations, group discussion, and gentle yoga exercises. You also explore current nutrition and exercise guidelines, as you learn

Return home feeling transformed, refreshed, and excited to take your new skills and habits into daily life. TUITION $275, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code TBLR-161)

AVIVA ROMM, MD, a Yale-trained physician, uses functional medicine to help women heal their bodies and minds, and transform their lives and their families’ health. avivaromm.com PILAR GERASIMO, founding editor of Experi-

• Ways to eat that are more attuned to your body’s needs

ence Life, an award-winning, healthy-living magazine, is the creative force behind the popular mobile app, 101 Revolutionary Ways to Be Healthy.

• To experience the full pleasure and taste of food without overeating

pilargerasimo.com

• Ways to release the guilt and struggle often associated with dieting • Tools for making balanced and healthy choices so that you will be truly nourished. TUITION $235, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code MBEAT-162)

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. indstate.edu

ANDREA LIEBERSTEIN, MPH, RD, RYT, is a registered dietitian nutritionist, mindfulness-based stress-reduction instructor, and mindful-eating coach.

You might also be interested in… Narrative Medicine: A Cutting-Edge Approach to Health Care p. 61

mindfuleatingtraining.com

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Neuroscience and Psychology

JUNE 17–19 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF MIND OVER MATTER BRUCE LIPTON and Lisa Garr FOR everyone. Discover for yourself the truth of the Buddha’s insight: “What we think …we become.” With quantum physics now emphasizing the role of consciousness as a primary force in creating our world, this program marries ancient wisdom with contemporary science to raise our collective consciousness and reveal how each of us can fully participate as cocreators of the world to come. Cell biologist and best-selling author Bruce Lipton teams up with acclaimed radio host Lisa Garr for a dynamic multimedia journey of the mind. In this program, you learn • The science of mind over matter • How thoughts, attitudes, and beliefs create your physical reality • Powerful visualization processes to bring these transformative teachings into your life • Techniques for self-empowerment—you can be the master of your fate. Explore this bold and hopeful vision of the next holistic stage of human civilization—one that inspires your spirit, engages your mind, challenges your creativity, and changes your life. TUITION $350, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code SPM-161)

BRUCE LIPTON, PHD, cell biologist, lecturer, and internationally recognized leader in bridging science and spirit, is the best-selling author of The Biology of Belief. brucelipton.com

LISA GARR is a popular radio host of The Aware Show, Being Aware, and Coast to Coast AM, reaching millions of global listeners every month. theawareshow.com

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JULY 8–10 FRIDAY–SUNDAY JUNE 12–17 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Attachment-Based EMDR Therapy AN INTEGRATED APPROACH OF MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT

Deany Laliotis FOR EMDR-trained clinicians. CE credits. Deepen your skills in working with developmental trauma by integrating principles of Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) with attachment theory, mindfulness practices, and body-based interventions. Learn how to use your own felt sense to navigate the moment-to-moment unfolding of experience, in a program that teaches you how to • Effectively prioritize memory processing based on unmet attachment needs • Help clients develop the capacity for secure attachment by skillfully navigating the relational needs of self and other

This Very Moment MINDFULNESS IN PSYCHOTHERAPY

Ronald D. Siegel FOR psychotherapists, human-service professionals, and others interested in personal development. CE credits.

Mindfulness has been successfully practiced for more than 2,500 years and is a deceptively simple way of alleviating human suffering. Mental-health professionals are now discovering that mindfulness holds great promise for their personal development, as a way to enhance therapeutic relationships, and as a useful intervention for a variety of psychological difficulties. In this program, you learn • How to practice mindfulness inside and outside the clinical hour • Guidelines for tailoring mindfulness techniques to specific 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.

TUITION $225, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code MFPS-161)

RONALD D. SIEGEL, PSYD, assistant clinical professor of psychology at Harvard Medical School, is author of The Mindfulness Solution, coauthor of Back Sense, and coeditor of Mindfulness and Psychotherapy.

• Identify psychological defenses that arise from early attachment wounding • Use somatic resonance to track the client’s experience • Incorporate mindfulness practices and techniques in and out of sessions • Facilitate processing of experience through body-based, attachmentinformed interventions. Special emphasis is given to helping clients cultivate self-compassion, restore resiliency, and live life to its fullest. NOTE Participants are expected to work on their own personal attachment experiences as part of the experiential component of this program. TUITION $675, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code ABEM-161)

DEANY LALIOTIS, LICSW, is an internationally recognized trainer, clinical consultant, and EMDR practitioner. She specializes in the treatment of traumatic stress disorders and attachment issues. deanylaliotis.com

AUGUST 12–14 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Introduction to Positive Psychology Maria Sirois FOR everyone. CE credits. A happier, healthier life is available to you. By exploring the science of optimal functioning—including research from the fields of Positive Psychology, neuroscience, and mind-body medicine—you can create a life that centers on what works. This program addresses the realms crucial to well-being (spiritual, physical, intellectual, relational, and emotional) and grounds your learning in the ancient wisdom available through meditation and yoga. Create a life of greater health, happiness, meaning, and overall well-being by gathering the tools, practices, and attitudes that make a profound difference, including the • Positivity spiral • Math of happiness: how much is genetic and how to boost it daily • Science of appreciation, gratitude, and optimism • Art of mindfulness practice, and how it amplifies happiness • Barriers that make change difficult • Technology of sustaining positive transformation over time.

RECOMMENDED READING Tal Ben-Shahar, Happier; Martin Seligman, Authentic Happiness; Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection. NOTE Dress comfortably. TUITION $225, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code ITPP-161)

MARIA SIROIS, PSYD, is an inspirational speaker and clinical psychologist who lectures internationally on the study and application of Positive Psychology, mind-body medicine, and resilience. mariasirois.com

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AUGUST 14–19 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Internal Family Systems Therapy EMBODYING THE HEALING WISDOM

Richard C. Schwartz and Sarah Stewart FOR everyone, including therapists, non-

JULY 17–22 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

therapists, and seasoned IFS practitioners. CE credits.

TRAUMA, BODY, AND THE BRAIN RESTORING THE CAPACITY FOR RHYTHM AND PLAY

BESSEL VAN DER KOLK, Steven Gross, and Licia Sky

FOR those working on helping others or themselves heal from traumatic stress. CE credits.

Trauma is not a story of what has happened in the past. Overwhelming experiences continue to be lived out in heartbreak and gutwrenching sensations. This leaves survivors feeling unsafe, on edge, ashamed, and shut down. Healing can only occur if survivors can learn to restore a sense of safety and reclaim a loving relationship with themselves. Discover how the brain is shaped by experience in this program that explores • What neuroscience teaches about selfawareness and trauma

BESSEL VAN DER KOLK, MD, is medical director of the Trauma Center in Boston and author of the New York Times best-seller The Body Keeps the Score. besselvanderkolk.com

STEVEN GROSS, MSW, is the founder and chief playmaker of the Life is Good® Playmakers, a nonprofit organization that helps children overcome poverty, violence, and illness through the power of play and optimism. ligplaymakers.org

TUITION $525, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code IFS-161)

RICHARD C. SCHWARTZ, PHD, LMFT, is a marriage and family therapist, author, and creator of the Internal Family Systems model. 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.

• New psychotherapeutic treatments that help integrate traumatic memories • Body-centered approaches for dealing with trauma.

TUITION $450, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code OTSP-161)

The Internal Family Systems (IFS) model helps you access the Self and bring its natural compassion and confidence into daily life. People who have used IFS report profound shifts in previously constraining feelings and beliefs. IFS introduces you to a detailed map of your psyche, including all subpersonalities and their inner conflicts. The Self then forms healing relationships with each of them. Whether you want to deepen your skills or do personal work, this program offers the opportunity for transformative inner exploration and learning.

• The nature of human attachment

These techniques help people come into the present moment and shift out of fear, numbing, and hyperarousal. This allows them to resolve traumatic memories and promote mastery over the post-traumatic legacy of constriction, disconnection, and loss.

The world’s religions teach that there is an untarnished essence within us, a Self from which wisdom, healing, and spiritual energy flow. We rarely experience this Self because it is obscured by self-protective psychological mechanisms, or lost in the fear, pain, and shame of past trauma.

LICIA SKY, LMT, BFA, is a singersongwriter, artist, musician, and intuitive bodywork therapist who fosters safe, transformative experiences through music, movement, and touch. liciasky.com

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What’s Your Attachment Style?

by Amir A. Levine, MD, and Rachel S. F. Heller, MA

Ever wondered why you become needy when you’re in a relationship? Or why you’re unable to stick in a relationship for long? Attachment science has found that the way we act in relationships is pre-determined by which attachment style we are. By identifying whether you are an “avoidant,” “anxious,” or “secure” type, you can find your perfect match and transform your relationships. Everyone—whether they have just started dating or have been married for 40 years—falls into one of these categories. By understanding which one you are, you can view your own behavior and the actions of people around you in a new light. If you’re single and looking for love, this knowledge can help you find the right match; if you’re already in a relationship, it can help you understand why you think and act as you do. So, which attachment style are you?

Anxious

You have the capacity for great intimacy. But you often fear that your partner does not wish to be as close as you would like. Relationships tend to consume a lot of your emotional energy. You are sensitive to small fluctuations in your partner’s mood and you take your partner’s behavior overly personally. You worry if you don’t hear from your partner regularly.

Avoidant

It is important for you to maintain your independence and you often prefer autonomy to intimacy. While you do want to be close to others, you feel uncomfortable with too much closeness and tend to keep your partner at arm’s length. You don’t spend much time worrying about being rejected. You tend not to open up to your partner and they often complain that you are distant. In relationships, you are often on high alert for signs of control or impingement by your partner.

Not sure which attachment style you or your partner has? Take the quiz attachedthebook.com

Secure

Being warm and loving in a relationship comes naturally to you. You enjoy being intimate without becoming overly worried about your relationships. You take things in your stride, effectively communicate your feelings and are good at reading your partner’s emotional cues. You share your successes and problems with your mate, and are able to be there for them in times of need. Based on the book Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep Love.

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JULY 8–10 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Relationships

The New Science of Relationships FINDING AND KEEPING LOVE

Amir Levine FOR everyone. Explore the science of attachment, a powerful tool for navigating dating and diagnosing and improving relationships. Psychiatrist and neuroscientist Amir Levine, creator of Attachment-Based Therapy, explains how our biology and attachment style (secure, anxious, or avoidant) impacts how and why we form the relationships we do. Learn a set of practical and effective core relationship tools, including • The basic neuroscience of why you choose someone from a crowd and make them special to you • The language of attachment—figure out your attachment style and that of those around you • Relationship dynamics that emerge when different attachment styles come together • How to avoid relationship pitfalls • Secure relationship strategies for finding the right mate and building stronger, more fulfilling connections with the people you love.

RECOMMENDED READING Amir Levine and Rachel Heller, Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find—and Keep—Love. NOTE Mental-health professionals can use the program as a first step in obtaining certification in Attachment-Based Therapy. TUITION $240, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code NSRF-162)

AMIR LEVINE, MD, is a psychiatrist and neuroscientist at Columbia University and the coauthor of the book Attached. attachedthebook.com

JULY 22–24 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Getting the Love You Want A WORKSHOP FOR COUPLES

HARVILLE HENDRIX AND HELEN LAKELLY HUNT FOR all couples. Take your relationship to the next level in a program 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, and 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. Restoring passion and hope to your relationship, Imago brings you healing, wholeness, and spiritual growth.

NOTE Tuition includes a manual. This program has an intensive schedule with extended hours. It might be difficult to participate in other Kripalu events or receive Healing Arts services. TUITION $350, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code GLYW-161)

HARVILLE HENDRIX, PHD, and HELEN LAKELLY HUNT, PHD, founded Imago Relationships International and are the coauthors of 10 books, including three New York Times best-sellers. harvilleandhelen.com

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AUGUST 26–28 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Intimacy as a Spiritual Path

Partner Yoga for Family and Friends

A RETREAT FOR COUPLES

Elysabeth Williamson

Richard Borofsky and Antra Kalnins Borofsky

FOR students with at least 6 months of yoga experience. CE credits.

FOR all couples. Love is the ultimate renewable resource. To be sustainable, the quality of love in an intimate partnership must continually evolve, becoming more precise, mindful, compassionate, and wise—eventually blossoming into a spiritual path. Explore six ways to grow your intimate partnership into a spiritual practice: • Learn to abide timelessly together in the present • Open to receive and give abundant, unconditional, omnipresent love • Expand compassion to include all that is vulnerable or unloved in yourself and your partner

Share the gift of yoga while renewing and celebrating the deep bonds between family and friends. Yoga can be a powerful tool for dissolving habitual patterns that no longer serve you. Affirm your ever-evolving relationships based on compassion and mutual respect in a program that teaches you how to • Experience each other in new and refreshing ways • Offer support through healing touch and partner practices • Actively listen with compassionate clarity • Sit in back-to-back partner meditation

• Rejoice in the grace of sexuality

• Recognize each other as souls in human form.

• Meet each other in humility, truth, and mutuality to foster a bond that transcends differences

Through the power of breath, touch, and Partner Yoga connection, you receive joyful and life-affirming practices that help you relate and care for yourself and each other.

• See and speak to each other as the Beloved. Grow your love into a deeper, more spiritual connection in a weekend that includes couples’ mindfulness practices, dialogue, humor, music, and group sharing. TUITION $225, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code ISP-161).

RICHARD BOROFSKY, EDD, and ANTRA KALNINS BOROFSKY, EDM, have been a couple for 45 years. Founders and directors of the Center for the Study of Relationship in Cambridge, Massachusetts, they provide couples therapy and workshops on the practice of relationship. beingtogether.com

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JULY 3–8 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

CircusYoga Community Retreat THE HUMAN ART OF PLAY

Erin Maile O’Keefe and Kevin O’Keefe FOR everyone ages 7 and up. CircusYoga, a blend of interactive yoga, circus arts, and transformational play, returns to Kripalu for its 16th year. This alchemy of connection and joyful fun results in a state of deep rejuvenation. Bring your friends and family to experience this multigenerational retreat, which includes

RECOMMENDED READING/LISTENING/VIEWING Elysabeth Williamson, The Pleasures and Principles of Partner Yoga; Partner Yoga Touch, an iPhone and iPad application for home practice.

• Mandala Yoga and collaborative group play

TUITION $225, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code PYFF-161)

• Clowning and physical comedy

ELYSABETH WILLIAMSON is founder of Principle-Based Partner Yoga™, author of The Pleasures and Principles of Partner Yoga, and creator of Partner Yoga Touch, an iPhone app. partneryoga.net

⊕⊕COMBINE THIS PROGRAM with Principle-

Based Partner Yoga Level I Teacher Training, August 28–September 2, for a 10 percent tuition discount for each program; see page 85.

• Flying Partner Yoga and partner acrobatics • Basic circus skills: juggling, diabolo, devil sticks, spinning plates, and more • 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, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code CIRC-163); Kids $185, plus children’s housing; call for rates. (web code CIRC-164)

ERIN MAILE O’KEEFE and KEVIN O’KEEFE developed CircusYoga and Flying Partner Yoga out of their love for yoga, the circus, connection, and play. circusyoga.org

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Making an Impact A Steadfast Partner on the Path

A couple supports the place where they found well-being—and each other. My husband, John, and I met at Kripalu, and we share a deep appreciation for its values and impact. Even when we can’t get to the retreat center, knowing it is there makes an enormous difference. Kripalu has been a steadfast partner in the development of my yoga and contemplative practices. As I became more curious about the broader aspects of well-being, Kripalu was there with valuable programs on yogic philosophy, Ayurveda, and meditation. Wherever I have been on my path, Kripalu has had something to encourage me forward, in an environment that is so rare and so needed today. The ability to turn down for a bit the volume of day-to-day life and simply settle in is beautifully facilitated at Kripalu. It is an honor to serve as a Kripalu Trustee, and John and I are Kripalu donors because we’re dedicated to keeping this amazing place authentic, vibrant, and relevant, and a friend to others as it is to us. — Erin T., Norwich, Vermont, and her husband, John Erin and John are Kripalu donors, John is a graduate of the Kripalu School of Yoga, and Erin is a member of the Kripalu Board of Trustees.

We’re investing in positive change. You can help.

OUR MISSION IN ACTION The true measure of our mission is the impact we have on people’s lives, at our retreat center and in the world. • We welcome more than 50,000 guests annually for uplifting, empowering experiences. • The Kripalu Scholarship Fund awards approximately $500,000 each year. • The Kripalu Yoga in the Schools Teacher Training certifies yoga instructors to teach tools for resilience and well-being in schools. • Our Teaching for Diversity program supports yoga teachers working with underserved populations. • The Kripalu Institute for Extraordinary Living researches and develops yoga programs to transform education and human services organizations.

Support our mission-driven initiatives kripalu.org/makeagift

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kids at kripalu

Unless otherwise noted, children in these programs must be accompanied at Kripalu by a parent or guardian who is registered for a program or an 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.

PROGRAMS with MISSY BROWN These programs support kids in learning the best ways to navigate through life. Being at Kripalu with your child creates a foundation to explore health and wellness together.

JUNE 17–19 FRIDAY–SUNDAY JULY 1–3 FRIDAY–SUNDAY JULY 22–24 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

YogArts for Kids Craig Hanauer

JULY 29–31 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

FOR kids ages 5–12. Scholarship eligible.

Deep Play for Kids

Calling all kids who love to collect things from nature, do art projects, and make new friends. Come learn yoga, get your face painted, play, walk in the woods, and make fresh discoveries everywhere you go.

BUILDING AND BONDING FOR kids ages 6–12. Scholarship eligible. Calling all kids! Take part in fun activities that combine playfulness with mindfulness. Discover who you are, practice thoughtful connection, and have a blast as you • Find your inner voice by playing games that build community and cultivate healthy relationships with new friends • Create an obstacle course that symbolizes real-life challenges, then brainstorm ways to overcome those challenges • Express yourself exactly as you are • Draw or write in a journal to document your experience • Explore the outdoors as you gather beautiful objects to build a labyrinth • Practice simple yoga movements, breathing, relaxation techniques, and guided visualization. TUITION $200, plus children’s housing; call for rates. (web code DPK-161)

YogArts is an integration of yoga, creative arts, and fun. Parents, don’t be surprised if your kids refuse to leave!

AUGUST 26–28 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Deep Play for Kids MANDALAS AND MEMORIES FOR kids ages 6–12. Scholarship eligible. Kids, dive right into the joy of play in a program overflowing with experiences that build confidence and community, and encourage exploration into your limitless potential. This weekend, you • Learn about the power of positive thinking and setting intentions • Discover “time-in” through the creation and use of “meditation jars” each child can bring home • Spend time in nature gathering beautiful objects to build a giant mandala • Use yoga props to create “Meditation Island,” a place to go when you need to take a few breaths, write, draw, or chill • Move, breathe, and laugh as you explore fun yoga techniques. TUITION $200, plus children’s housing; call for rates. (web code DPK-162)

MISSY BROWN, E-RYT, RCYT, is an experienced yoga teacher and wellness educator who combines her love of children and her passion for yoga in age-appropriate programs for kids. deepplayforkids.com

TUITION $205, plus children’s housing; call for rates. (web codes June CPYA-161 July 1 CPYA-162, July 22 CPYA-163)

CRAIG HANAUER, a NYScertified creative arts therapist, art teacher, and Kripalu Yoga teacher, is committed to the health and empowerment of children. everykidsyoga.com

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AUGUST 5–7 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Spirit Camp Eva Goulette FOR children ages 7–12. Scholarship eligible. With a unique and powerful approach to integrating mind, body, and spirit, this program teaches children how to nurture their inner and outer worlds and empower themselves in difficult situations. Eva Goulette designs each experience and activity to give children the tools they need to become well-balanced, authentic individuals. She draws from ancient wisdom traditions and present-day holistic practices that lead to a deeper awareness of self and spirit. Using experiential learning as a vehicle for connection, Spirit Camp includes • Storytelling, crafts, activities, games, and time in nature • Working with chakras and chakra stones, auras and dowsing rods, and shamanic journeying and power animals

JULY 22–24 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Mother-Daughter Yoga Weekend

• Drumming, affirmations, creating sacred space, and ceremony. Children leave Spirit Camp with a greater sense of connection to themselves, others, and all that is.

TUITION $195, plus children’s housing; call for rates. (web code SCAW-161).

EVA GOULETTE is a shamanic practitioner with a natural gift for working with children and a passion for teaching children how to empower and nurture themselves.

Sarahjoy Marsh FOR women and their daughters (ages 13 and up) at all yoga levels, including beginners. CE credits.

Join Sarahjoy Marsh for a nourishing getaway that celebrates the feminine spirit! Spend quality time together in a supportive community while doing something special for yourselves. Through yoga, meditation, and group experiences, we • Renew our capacity for playfulness and camaraderie • Experience insight, laughter, and nurturing • Realize simple ways to bring greater vibrancy into our lives • Rediscover our innate capacity for self-renewing love and wisdom. TUITION $210, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code MDYW-162)

SARAHJOY MARSH, MA, RYT 500, is a pioneer of East/West integrated approaches for recovery and founder of the outreach program Living Yoga. sarahjoyyoga.com

AUGUST 19–21 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Kid Power Yoga A WEEKEND OF FLOW AND FUN

Mariam Gates FOR kids ages 6–12. Scholarship eligible. If you are ready for some serious fun, join in this special weekend of mindfulness and silliness, all done through kidtested and kid-approved methods for cultivating self-awareness, joy, and laughter. Develop inner strength, focus, and confidence as you try Glow-in-the-Dark Yoga, Create Your Own Flow, and the Balloon Dance Party. Each component of the weekend cultivates a sense of happy ease and teaches yoga and mindfulness techniques that work. This weekend includes yoga, meditation, and visualization practices designed specifically for kids, plus games, theater play, art, and visioning exercises in nature. There is a special evening for families featuring Good Night Yoga: A Pose by Pose Bedtime Story brought to life. Kids leave with a yoga practice they can do anywhere, anytime. TUITION $195, plus children’s housing; call for rates. (web code KPW-161)

MARIAM GATES, MED, RYT, author, trainer, and teacher with a master’s from Harvard University Graduate School of Education, has been featured in Yoga Journal and Parents Magazine.

You might also be interested in… eal Love: Bringing the Path of R Mindfulness to Your Real-World Relationships p. 75

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Self-Discovery

Movement Feedback Holography A SOMATIC MEDITATION PRACTICE

Karl R. Wolfe FOR everyone. CE credits. Access direct meditative consciousness through energy, emotions, feelings, sensations, intuition, and the functional bodymind itself. Your body is the fundamental arena of meditation practice in Holographic Movement Meditation. Are you ready to move beyond your limiting myths? Using movement and dance, you quickly expand your awareness, flexibility, and range, as you connect with your touchstone within. This process leads to a genuine experience of grounding that translates into success in every area of your life. The Movement Feedback Holography™ approach includes videotaping your movement and dance to reveal your unconscious myths. The videos are analyzed, so you can see the energetic patterns that hold you back. Once you penetrate the myth, you begin to move in a new way and your life changes for the better. TUITION $325, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code MFH-161)

KARL R. WOLFE, featured on Oprah and 20/20 with Barbara Walters, helps others see the lifelong patterns that hold them back from realizing full self-actualization. karlwolfeintl.com

JUNE 3–5 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

GRIEF RELIEF TRANSFORMING YOUR LIFE AFTER LOSS

MAUREEN HANCOCK with special guest Rosie Dalton FOR everyone. It’s time for you to live life to the fullest again. Discover ways to connect more deeply with a loved one who has passed, as you reconnect with joy. Join internationally renowned spirit medium and author Maureen Hancock and her special guest, grief coach Rosie Dalton, for a weekend of mediumship, grief work, and finding joy after the loss of a loved one. Through experiential exercises, mediumship demonstrations, and grief coaching, return home with the tools you need to connect more deeply to your spirit loved ones and live a joy-filled life once again. TUITION $225, plus room & meals; see page 104 (web code GRTL-161)

MAUREEN HANCOCK is an internationally renowned spirit medium, teacher, holistic healer, and author of the best-selling book The Medium Next Door. maureenhancock.com ROSIE DALTON is a life coach, inspirational speaker, grief support group facilitator, intuitive, and energy practitioner.

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PROGRAMS with RAPHAEL CUSHNIR JUNE 10–12 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

The One Thing Holding You Back UNLEASHING THE POWER OF EMOTIONAL CONNECTION Are you stuck? Are you ready to tap into your full potential? A reservoir of unfelt emotion might be what’s in the way. Resisting this emotion can sabotage prayer, affirmations, and other personal growth techniques. Finding and feeling this emotion infuses your mission with Spirit and makes you truly unstoppable. Raphael Cushnir has pioneered a method of emotional connection that everyone can master in just one weekend. Grounded in contemporary neuroscience and the ancient wisdom traditions, Raphael’s method brings immediate and lasting results. Use it to overcome lifelong struggles with everything from career, selfesteem, and relationships to weight and addiction.

JUNE 5–10 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Quarter-Life Calling

Designed to help you fall in love with every moment of your life, this program leads to the personal accomplishment you’ve longed for, and liberates you to serve the world.

CREATING AN EXTRAORDINARY LIFE IN YOUR 20s

TUITION $240, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code HECB-161)

FOR adults ages 20–29. Scholarship eligible.

JUNE 12–17 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Total Immersion for Total Transformation Get ready for five intense days of ecstatic rebirth. Raphael Cushnir creates a safe and gentle environment in which to explore emotional-release work, journaling, smallgroup exercises, meditation, movement, yoga, chant, collage, subtle-energy 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 program • Commit to an action plan for its completion

Coby Kozlowski

Your 20s can be a time of possibility, inspiration, and the discovery of your deepest values and truths. This intensive 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 create the life your soul is calling for. • Tap into the leader you can be in your own life. • Explore yoga and meditation as tools for personal empowerment. • Tune into your inner knowing for decision making. • Find strength amid doubt and insecurity. • Immerse yourself in nature and ceremony.

• Take a giant leap forward in consciousness

• Learn to build a life based on your inherent wisdom.

• Help create and support a small, like-minded community committed to the same leap.

This revolutionary program sets the stage for an extraordinary life.

Design a unique transformational experience all your own and take home a practical road map for real-life integration, plus benefits you’ll experience immediately—and for the rest of your life. TUITION $350, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code MLYL-161)

RAPHAEL CUSHNIR is an author who lectures and coaches worldwide. His books include The One Thing Holding You Back and Surfing Your Inner Sea. cushnir.com

NOTE This program has extended hours that might make it difficult to participate in other Kripalu activities or receive Healing Arts services. Bring clothes for yoga and walking outdoors, if weather allows. Kripalu scholarships are available for all programs; visit kripalu.org/scholarships. TUITION $250, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code QLC-162)

COBY KOZLOWSKI, MA, E-RYT, is a faculty

⊕⊕COMBINE THESE PROGRAMS for a 10 percent tuition discount for each program.

member for the Kripalu School of Yoga and founder of Karma Yoga Leadership Intensive™. cobyk.com

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JUNE 12–17 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Archetypal Dreamwork as a Portal to the Soul Marc Bregman and Christa Lancaster FOR everyone. CE credits. Step into your dreams and experience the gifts of dream consciousness using a powerful enactment process called String Work that shows the connections between the dreamer and the elements of the dream. Dreams bypass the ego’s filter to reach down into your heart and gut, revealing where you’re stuck and how you can move into your feeling body to know real love. Archetypal Dreamwork teaches you to

JUNE 17–19 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

• Find your way through obstructions to your deeper feelings

Fit Soul, Fit Body

• Become the child soul who is knowing and whole • Locate the portal to love and step toward it

NINE KEYS TO A HEALTHIER, HAPPIER YOU

• Distinguish between transformational feelings and stuck emotional reactions

Brant Secunda and Mark Allen

This process is electric and stirring, gentle and alive. Your dream journey is as close as last night’s dream.

FOR everyone. Come experience an extraordinary weekend designed to bring hope and purpose to your life and give you the skills you need to be successful on your journey. Based on their bestselling book, Fit Soul, Fit Body, this program combines 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. Clear the emotional and physical obstacles that stand in the way of good health and spiritual fitness. Learn how to • Incorporate the Divine into your everyday practices • Explore the soul-body connection • Set appropriate goals • Feed both body and soul. Start on your path to living a longer, more fulfilled life. TUITION $245, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code FSFB-161)

BRANT SECUNDA is an author and worldrenowned shaman and healer in the Huichol Indian tradition. shaminism.com

MARK ALLEN, legendary six-time Ironman world champion, has been called the “World’s Fittest Man” by Outside magazine. fitsoul-fitbody.com

• See the light in your blind spots.

TUITION $325, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code OBD-161)

MARC BREGMAN founded

CHRISTA LANCASTER has

Archetypal Dreamwork 45 years ago. His books include Flesh Off the Bone: Dream Descent through PastLife Trauma, coauthored with Christa Lancaster. northofeden.com

a worldwide Archetypal Dreamwork practice, coteaching with her husband, Marc Bregman. northofeden.com

JUNE 17–19 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

The Art of Happiness Howard C. Cutler FOR everyone. CE credits. Learn the fundamental principles of the Art of Happiness method, based on the international best-seller The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living, by the Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutler. This powerful, science-based approach to happiness combines traditional Buddhist wisdom with contemporary Western science and psychology. Recent research has found that increasing your level of happiness leads to a multitude of personal rewards, including better physical and emotional health, longer life, improved relationships, stronger marriages, enhanced mental functioning, increased creativity, greater career success, and higher income. With lectures, lively discussions, and practical hands-on exercises, this program explores • Key points of the Art of Happiness • Powerful techniques and exercises drawn from the latest research in neuroscience and Positive Psychology • The inextricable link between happiness, kindness, and compassion.

RECOMMENDED READING See this program on the Kripalu website. TUITION $225, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code AOH-161)

HOWARD C. CUTLER, MD, is a psychiatrist, New York Times best-selling author, and leading expert on the science of human happiness. theartofhappiness.com

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JUNE 19–24 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

NARRATIVE MEDICINE A CUTTING-EDGE APPROACH TO HEALTH CARE special appearance by Dani Shapiro FOR caregivers, doctors, nurses, yoga teachers, aspiring writers, and anyone interested in personal narrative as a healing path to recovery. CE credits. Scholarship eligible. Activate your body, mind, and spirit in this debut immersion with literary lions, integrative doctors, yoga teachers, spiritual leaders, and researchers on the front line of narrative medicine—a medical approach that recognizes the value of people’s narratives in clinical practice, research, and education. Major studies conducted by institutions ranging from Harvard University to Columbia University have widely proven that the simple act of telling our stories—and being heard—is key to unlocking our capacity to live well-balanced and healthy lives. Many of us carry these stories deep inside, locked in our joints and muscle tissue—silenced by societal forces and feeling muffled in doctor’s offices and hospitals, leading to sickness and preventing us from healing. As a society, we are more obese, anxious, depressed, and addicted than ever before. Narrative medicine is positioned to offer lasting and accessible solutions to this crisis. Attend lectures and discussions from experts in the field in the morning, and spend afternoon sessions pairing basic breathwork and restorative yoga with targeted writing exercises. Unlock the power of personal storytelling and compassionate listening to amplify the healing process as you learn • The art of personal narrative and “medical memoir” • How to bring about lasting change in your medical practice and personal health • Ways to cultivate healthy caregiving relationships • Methods to understand, research, and teach narrative in and out of a clinical setting. Opportunities for contemplative silence, presence in nature, and connection with others round out a program that gives you the tools you need to tap into the power of narrative to change the way care is given and received. NOTE See this program on the Kripalu website for the schedule of presenter appearances. TUITION $525, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code NMCE-161) MODERATOR

LISA WEINERT, E-RYT 500, is founder of ARCHER publishing, a frequent speaker on publishing and narrative medicine, and a yoga teacher trained in restorative and therapeutic yoga.

PRESENTATIONS FROM ACCLAIMED AUTHORS, DOCTORS, AND YOGIS DANI SHAPIRO is a best-selling author and is cofounder of the Sirenland Writers Conference.

Illustration by Alison Fox.

SUZANNE KOVEN has practiced primary care internal medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

NANCY SLONIM ARONIE, is an author and the founder of the Chilmark Writing Workshop.

JILLIAN PRANSKY, E-RYT 500, is the director of Restorative Therapeutic Yoga teacher training for YogaWorks.

NELLIE HERMANN, is an author and creative director of the program in narrative medicine at Columbia University.

ROB SPILLMAN is the cofounder and editor of Tin House literary magazine and author of the memoir All Tomorrow’s Parties.

LISA B. NELSON, MD, is Director of

LEWIS MEHLMADRONA, MD, PHD, is the author of

JUDITH HANNAN is the author of a memoir on transformation during her daughter’s cancer treatment and transition into survival.

several books about narrative medicine.

Medical Education for Kripalu programs and medical director of the Nutrition Center.

RABBI DAVID INGBER is the founder and spiritual director of Romemu in New York City.

CHARLES BARBER is a visiting writer at Wesleyan University and director of the Connection Institute for Innovative Practice.

DAVID SELLS, PHD, is Research Director at the Connection Institute for Innovative Practice.

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JUNE 24–26 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Biodanza

Abandonment to Healing

OPENING TO LIFE

OVERCOME YOUR PATTERNS OF SELF-SABOTAGE

Michelle Dubreuil Macek FOR all levels.

JUNE 24–26 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

SOUL SHIFTS

Embrace, explore, and expand into a deeper connection to the present moment with Biodanza, the poetry of human encounter. Dive into personal transformation through music, expressive movement, and heartfelt emotion that bring you fully alive and connect you to yourself, others, and the universe. Michelle Dubreuil Macek invites you to

TRANSFORMING YOUR LIFE FROM THE INSIDE OUT

• Tap into vitality, sexuality, creativity, affectivity, and transcendence

BARBARA DE ANGELIS

• Open your heart space and surrender to your potential

FOR everyone.

• Become more aware of your inner compass and the wisdom of your body

True mastery doesn’t come from rearranging or managing your life on the outside, but in revolutionizing your life from the inside—at the soul level. Join renowned transformational teacher Barbara De Angelis for this uplifting and healing weekend that helps you make the emotional and spiritual shifts you’ve been longing to make.

• Trust your instincts through the power of movement and connection to others.

Barbara creates a safe, loving, and sacred environment in which you can tap into your own source of wisdom, break through inner barriers, and deepen your connection to your Highest Self. Through illuminating teachings, guided journeys, and enlightening exercises, you learn • Tools for practical spirituality • How to update your emotional and spiritual software • Success secrets: Cultivating vibrational credibility • How to live and love from your Highest • Practices for everyday sacred living. Return home feeling awakened, expanded, inspired, and shifted. TUITION $360, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code SSTL-161)

BARBARA DE ANGELIS, PHD, is one of the most influential teachers and best-selling authors of our time in the field of personal and spiritual transformation. barbaradeangelis.com

The Biodanza experience is a celebration of the Divine within and all around you. TUITION $265, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code BEVJ-161)

MICHELLE DUBREUIL MACEK, director of the Maryland/DC School of Biodanza, helps others to embrace their potential and create personal integration through authentic, creative movement. biodanzausa.com

Susan Anderson FOR everyone. CE credits. Abandonment is a primal fear and can be the underlying cause of emotional distress and selfsabotage. This weekend, psychotherapist and author Susan Anderson shares powerful mind-body exercises that act like physical therapy for the brain. Learn how to • Heal primal abandonment • Overcome patterns of abandoholism (being attracted to the unavailable) • Reverse self-abandonment, the primary source of self-defeating patterns • Accept being loved and stop letting insecurity and neediness disrupt your relationships • Overcome procrastination, avoidance, inertia, and other Outer Child patterns • Build your career, self-esteem, confidence, and social life • Trim excess emotional weight, clutter, debt, and anxiety • Bounce back from depression and low energy. Susan excels at creating safe, open, life-changing processes within groups. Professionals will learn abandonment recovery techniques to take back to their clients. RECOMMENDED READING Susan Anderson, Taming Your Outer Child, The Journey from Abandonment to Healing, and Black Swan: The Twelve Lessons of Abandonment Recovery. TUITION $215, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code JFAH-161)

SUSAN ANDERSON has devoted 30 years of clinical experience and groundbreaking research to helping people resolve abandonment wounds and overcome self-sabotage. abandonment.net

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JUNE 26–JULY 1 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone and Other Acts of Courage

COME HOME TO YOURSELF.

Lisa Loustaunau FOR everyone. This program empowers you to make the life changes your heart and soul are crying out for. Together, we face the misconceptions that have been holding you back by tapping into the energy trapped in the emotional and physical blocks in your body. This energy, when released and vitalized, creates an enhanced experience of aliveness, empowerment, and presence, and opens you to the abundance beyond your comfort zone. Using Core Energetics body-centered techniques, we build a supportive container in which to express feelings, move energy, and find deeper levels of integrity, so you can break free of predictable ways of being, stand openhearted in your courage, and say yes to your heart’s longing.

NOTE This program encompasses deep emotional work. TUITION $426, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code OCZ-161)

LISA LOUSTAUNAU, MFA, CCEP, is director of education at the Institute of Core Energetics and a process facilitator and teacher of bodypsychotherapy worldwide. lisaloustaunau.com

AUGUST 26–28 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

A Women’s Spiritual Retreat LEARNING HOW TO LOVE OURSELVES

JOAN BORYSENKO and Karen Drucker

FOR women. CE credits. Learning to love ourselves is a psychological and a spiritual journey. Self-judgment and the belief that something is wrong with us can translate into anxiety, depression, addiction, and burnout. Whether this is your first time with Joan and Karen or you’ve been to this program before, this retreat is as unique each time as the people who participate. Step into the radiance of who you really are and

JOAN BORYSENKO, PHD, is a Harvard Medical School–trained biologist, a licensed psychologist, a New York Times best-selling author, and a pioneer in mind-body medicine. joanborysenko.com

Our signature R&R Retreat program provides the ideal opportunity to experience the best of Kripalu. With the flexibility and freedom to create a uniquely individual experience, it offers something for everyone. kripalu.org/rr

• Work with common mental habits at a spiritual level • Engage with music that reprograms emotional DNA • Gain insight into patterns that keep us from experiencing our full potential • Transform negative emotions and limiting beliefs into spiritual energy • Practice body-based inquiry and present-centered awareness • Enjoy nature, nourishing food, and soul friends • Sing, laugh, and return home with a “faith-lift”! TUITION $245, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code WSR-161)

KAREN DRUCKER, a master of communicating presence and spirituality through music, has recorded 19 CDs of inspirational music and is author of Let Go of the Shore. karendrucker.com

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JULY 22–24 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Artemis, Women’s Circles, and the Sacred Feminine

The Opening the Heart Workshop

A WOMEN’S RETREAT

Linda Aranda, Jon Berenson, Donna Macomber, and Peter Watson

JEAN SHINODA BOLEN FOR women. In Jean Shinoda Bolen’s storytelling, myths come to life and themes resonate with our own lives. Such is the story of Artemis: The Indomitable Spirit in Everywoman. In this title of Jean’s book, indomitable means untamed and unsubdued. It’s the quality in girls and women that refuses to be a victim, no matter what. Artemis, the goddess of the hunt and the moon, is the archetype of the sister and feminist, the Girl Scout and the child, who turned to Mother Nature and animals for strength and solace. The ability to aim for a target and hit it is a gift of focus that leads to achieving goals. Moonlight vision sees oneness and supports mystical spirituality and spiritual activism. Archetypal connections are with Hecate and Hestia. This program includes guided meditation, inner reflection, and participation in a circle with a sacred center. TUITION $250, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code AWCS-161)

JEAN SHINODA BOLEN, MD, is a Jungian analyst, psychiatrist, activist, and internationally known author of Goddesses in Everywoman, Gods in Everyman, and many other titles. jeanbolen.com

A New Way of Being Renée Peterson Trudeau FOR women of all ages and life stages; no yoga

• Experience self-care as spiritual practice • Tap into self-compassion and self-acceptance • Relax and connect with your needs, desires, and your body’s natural rhythms • Meditate to enhance peace and harmony in everyday life • Balance yin/yang energy and access your feminine power. Enjoy authentic connection with like-minded women as you embrace a new way of being and experience greater freedom and joy.

• Disentangle from the past and reconnect with core truths • Learn to live more fully from the heart. Exploring deep areas of the self requires the security of a safe environment, in which participants receive respectful, loving, individual attention. The leaders of the OTH workshop have many years of experience in providing these essentials.

JON BERENSON, PHD, is a clinical psychologist with 30 years of experience in private practice.

experience necessary.

• Explore your heart’s desire and life purpose

• Work through blocked emotions

LINDA ARANDA, a counselor and wellness coach, has led Opening the Heart workshops since 1981 and specializes in holistic and integrative mental health.

WOMEN’S SELF-RENEWAL RETREAT

• Slow down and access your Wise Self

• Heal past trauma

TUITION $230, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code OHW-161)

JULY 15–17 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Do you long to reconnect with who you are? Are you in the midst of a transition? Do you crave quiet reflection, rest, and renewal? Renée Peterson Trudeau has designed a deeply restorative retreat for women in a nurturing, empowering, and supportive environment. Tap into the transformative power of self-care to nourish body and soul. Integrate self-renewal strategies into daily life as you learn to

The Opening the Heart (OTH) philosophy recognizes that true health is based on a holistic model that includes mind, body, and spirit. Drawing on a unique blend of contemporary Positive Psychology and ancient wisdom traditions, you engage the body’s natural energies in exercises designed to help you

DONNA MACOMBER has a private counseling practice in western Massachusetts.

PETER WATSON directed the Core Studies Program at Interface in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

RECOMMENDED READING See this program on the Kripalu website. TUITION $305, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code WSRR-162)

RENÉE PETERSON TRUDEAU is an internationally recognized life-balance coach, president of Career Strategists, and author of The Mother’s Guide to Self-Renewal. reneetrudeau.com

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Releasing Intergenerational Baggage AN EXPERIENTIAL IMMERSION IN FAMILY CONSTELLATIONS

Suzi Tucker FOR everyone. Identify the deep, subliminal forces at work in your family using Family Constellations, a window into the landscape of your family of origin and ancestral community. Patterns in place for a lifetime can be unlocked, as powerful resources emerge to support new possibilities for change. Bert Hellinger’s Family Constellations process teaches • How what you do, who you love, and how you feel may be linked to historical events in your family • Why dilemmas in your family are also the wellsprings of your resources • How unresolved issues with parents become central to your navigational compass • What role your ancestors may play in expanding the field of your potential • How images can imprison you or set you free. RECOMMENDED READING See this program on the Kripalu website. TUITION $345, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code UJ-161)

SUZI TUCKER is a central teacher and facilitator of Family Constellations who spent years collaborating with Bert Hellinger, the pioneer of Family Constellations work. suzitucker.com

JULY 10–15 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

REVEAL ANGELS AND THE GODDESS

Meggan Watterson and Kyle Gray FOR everyone. REVEAL is a sacred invitation to experience and embody the Divine Feminine. It’s about abandoning your fears, but never yourself. It’s about stripping down to the truth of who you really are and remembering that the source of unfaltering love is within you. Immerse yourself in the world of the goddess and the angels to • Illuminate the powerful text of the Gospel of Mary Magdalene • Grant yourself radical permission to connect to your own angels and inner guidance • Amplify your soul-voice and master soul-voice meditation • Integrate your spiritual experiences through heart-opening yoga and angel prayers • Empower yourself to live as a force of love and joy in the world. Re-enter your life wholly changed, anchored in self-love, guided by the voice of the soul, and blessed by the angels. NOTE Bring a journal, a sacred object for the altar, cozy clothes for yoga, snazzy clothes for dancing, and a heart willing to grow wider. TUITION $444, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code RATG-161)

MEGGAN WATTERSON is the author of REVEAL and coauthor of How to Love Yourself (and Sometimes Other People): Spiritual Advice for Modern Relationships. megganwatterson.com

KYLE GRAY is an angel expert and author of four books, including the international best-sellers Angel Prayers and Wings of Forgiveness. kylegray.co.uk

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Developing Your Intuitive Mind Thomas John FOR everyone. Learn the tips, tricks, and tools needed to become more intuitive in all areas of your life. If you’ve ever thought of someone just before they called or known something was going to happen before it did, you experienced a moment of intuition. Thomas John teaches you to cultivate and use that intuition and discover how to • Ground and protect yourself in daily life so that you aren’t exposed to unwanted energies • See your aura and the auras of others • Connect with departed loved ones and understand the dynamics of receiving messages from them • Recognize signs and symbols from the Other Side

JULY 29–31 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

• Communicate with your Higher Self.

A WAY THROUGH EVERY BLOCK

Thomas will also demonstrate his ability to connect with spirits and give readings to some participants.

GABRIELLE BERNSTEIN New York Times best-selling author Gabrielle Bernstein has dedicated her life to uncovering the most impactful tools for restoring happiness, fast. Join her for a program that combines the teachings of Kundalini meditation with lessons from A Course in Miracles, and learn how to change old patterns to clear space for your dreams.

TUITION $275, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code DYIM-161)

THOMAS JOHN is a global psy-

This transformational program includes

chic sensation who has wowed audiences across the world with his impressively accurate messages from the other side.

• Powerful guided group meditations

mediumthomas.com

• Gabrielle’s foolproof plan for bringing peace with you, wherever you are • Tools to help your fear melt away and inspiration spring up • A Q&A session and book signing • A soulful community of new friends. Return home with clear direction on the next right action and steps to stay on course. Gabrielle makes the process easy and practical so that you can dive right in and stay consistent. TUITION $350, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code WTEB-161)

GABRIELLE BERNSTEIN, named “a new thought leader” by Oprah Winfrey, is an international speaker, Kundalini Yoga teacher, and best-selling author of May Cause Miracles and Miracles Now. gabbyb.tv

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JUNE 26–JULY 1 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Love Never Dies

Refilling Your Well

HOW TO RECONNECT AND MAKE PEACE WITH THE DECEASED

JOIN THE SELF-CARE REVOLUTION

Jamie Turndorf FOR everyone. Reconnect with the spirit of your loved ones, so you can heal and live fully again. Jamie Turndorf was called to help others heal from grief after suddenly losing her husband of 27 years. As a result of first-hand communications with her husband in spirit, she designed the Love Never Dies program, so you can:

Priti Robyn Ross FOR all levels, including beginners. Is your soul calling for a sacred time-out? Come discover the tools to finally set yourself free and refill your well with nurturing activities that ease stress, increase joy, and replenish your soul. You deserve to give yourself the gift of lasting inner peace. This program includes

NOTE Bring a meaningful picture or photo for the group altar.

• Healing yoga, deep relaxation, breathwork, yoga nidra, and mindful walking meditations

TUITION $350, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code ROW-161)

• Creative journaling, guided imagery, and joyful movement to awaken your inner peacemaker • Exercises to explore maitri, the act of lovingkindness • Teachings on the physiology of stress and its effect on the mind and body

• Overcome obstacles and beliefs that block reconnection

• Simple, potent self-renewal practices to integrate into your daily life.

• Create a state of receptivity and recognize the signs of spirit presence

This is a course in the extraordinary power of selfcare! Find out how to create sustaining, lifelong balance; authentic well-being; and deep fulfillment.

• Say farewell to the physical body of a loved one who was suddenly taken

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PRITI ROBYN ROSS, E-RYT 500, Kripalu Yoga teacher and international workshop leader for more than 20 years, is passionate about supporting others to awaken to their full potential. lifeasyoga.com

• Obtain guidance from any being in spirit • Dialogue to heal unfinished business. If you are a child who lost a parent or a parent who lost a child, or you simply want to reconnect and dialogue with the departed, this program is for you. RECOMMENDED READING AND LISTENING See this program on the Kripalu website. NOTE One of the sensory exercises involves tasting certain foods. Please let the presenter know if you have food allergies. TUITION $228, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code LND-161)

JAMIE TURNDORF, PHD, known worldwide as Dr. Love, is the author of the best-selling book Love Never Dies, introducing her groundbreaking TransDimensional grief therapy. askdrlove.com

AUGUST 28–SEPTEMBER 2 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Fearless Conversations Rhonda Britten FOR everyone. Communication isn’t an option. We all have to do it, every single day. If you’ve ever felt tongue-tied in a difficult conversation, unsure of what to say or how to say it, or if you want to be able to turn any conversation around with confidence, Fearless Conversations™ is for you. It’s not only the words you choose but how you say them that allow people to trust you, believe you, follow you, and even love you.

• Be a leader to your team and your family

RECOMMENDED READING Rhonda Britten, Fearless Loving and Change Your Life in 30 Days.

• Empower those you love to invest in possibilities

TUITION $330, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code FRLC-161)

Rhonda Britten invites you to learn how to • Inspire others to take action

• Get more connected to your tribe • Ask powerful and impactful questions.

RHONDA BRITTEN, Emmy Award

Come learn Rhonda’s Fearless Living Coaching skills to align your words, your mindset, and your heart.

winner, repeat Oprah guest, TEDx speaker, and Huffington Post blogger, is a globally recognized expert on fear and fearlessness. rhondabritten.com

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AUGUST 1–NOVEMBER 16 ON-SITE | ONLINE PROGRAM

CRAFTING THE RESILIENT LIFE MARIA SIROIS Create a life of strength and positivity. CE credits. Scholarship eligible.

Resilience leads to a happier, calmer and more potent life. Through the science of resilience and the study of happiness, we can choose to enhance our capacity and to focus on the practices and attitudes that enable us to cultivate healthy transformation. As we do, we build a foundation for optimal living in times of stress, loss, and sudden change. You learn • What resilience is and how to foster it • Why happiness matters and how it increases well-being • How resilience and happiness intersect to bring about lasting change • Practical tools from Positive Psychology, including mindfulness, happiness boosters, and benefit finding

• How shifts in perspective can restructure even the most difficult moments into positive growth. Learn to move through challenging times into a more serene life—one in which you flourish no matter what! TUITION $899, plus $75 technology fee, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code CTRL-162)

To integrate your experience more fully, we suggest extending your stay by a day or more in Kripalu’s R&R Retreat program.

15 WEEKS OF BLENDED LEARNING TWO 3-DAY ON-SITE IMMERSIONS AUGUST 7–10 NOVEMBER 13–16 FOUR ONLINE MODULES OF AT-HOME STUDY Find out more

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The Possibility of And I often do this exercise with my students: At the beginning of a daylong retreat on happiness, I draw a circle on a piece of flip-chart paper and ask them to shout out words that define their current stressors. Phrases fly toward me at the speed of falcons: “overwhelm,” “the to-do list,” “my boss,” “paperwork,” “back pain,” “my broken car,” “aging body,” “not enough money,” “not enough time,” “fear,” “abandonment,” “stuckness,” “my marriage,” “my divorce,” “my kids,” “death,” “illness.” In five minutes, the circle is overfull and we christen it “the We can focus on what swamp.” It holds our pains, fears, worries, makes life hard and disappointments.

miserable, or we can acknowledge what makes life hard and miserable, work with it, make healthy choices about the swamp and see the good as well.

I continue the class. We learn tools and principles of positivity, we discuss the freedom to choose. We offer stories of those who have risen from tragic circumstances and highlight times in our own lives when we have grown. Laughter bubbles up. We exchange stories of the absurdity of life—the “you can’t make this up” stuff.

they are grateful for. New words emerge: “sunshine after a long winter,” “my partner,” “the fact that I’m still living,” “friends,” “acts of kindness,” “meaningful work,” “birthday parties,” “music,” “dancing,” “the gate guy at work who smiles every morning.” And terms from by Maria Sirois the swamp show up, this time from the perspective of appreciation: “my kids,” “my marriage,” “my boss,” “my body.” The terms overspill the circle. There is not enough room for all we appreciate. I flick the swamp page back on top of our gratitude circle and begin to move it up and down, like a cartoon flip book. The students quiet. What is true becomes obvious. The swamp, the pond of gratitude … it’s the same life, same days, same elements. Our stressors and our happiness coexist.

“My mother died, and then the dogs ate poison and croaked on the back porch, and that night, the night of her funeral, I found out that my spouse had been cheating on me with my best friend.”

What matters is the and here. We can focus on what makes life hard and miserable, or we can acknowledge what makes life hard and miserable, work with it, make healthy choices about the swamp and see the good as well. We can be in pain, experience despair, make mistakes, be filled with anxiety or fear and choose practices and perspectives that sustain us. Suffering does not negate what is good and rich in our world; what is good and rich in our world exists bounded by our suffering. Both are real. Both are valid. To find that which brings about a life worth living, even with its despairs, is to keep our minds open to the possibility of and.

“Really?” someone else will shout out. “That’s nothing; let me tell you about my last three years.” And the game is on … whose life has been hardest, who has seen the most?

Maria Sirois, PsyD, an inspirational speaker and clinical psychologist, is the author of A Short Course in Happiness After Loss (and Other Dark, Difficult Times), from which this article is adapted.

Then I turn the swamp page over and, on the next page, draw another circle. I ask them to share with me what Don’t miss Maria at Kripalu: Crafting the Resilient Life, August 1–November 16; page 68, and Introduction to Positive Psychology, August 12–14; page 49. 800.741.7353 or kripalu.org | 69

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The Katonah Yoga Method

Yoga and Meditation

ASANA AS METAPHOR

Abbie Galvin and Nevine Michaan FOR all levels. CE credits. Develop a potent and sustainable practice that transcends yoga brands and trends. In Katonah Yoga, asana is seen as metaphor. How you move through a forward bend reflects how you move forward in daily life. The goal of this practice is a healthy body and greater consciousness, using poses to explore and free up your body, mind, and life.

ABBIE GALVIN is a yoga instructor whose intention is to support each student in making a rigorous effort to be grounded, grow upward, and create their best self. yogawithabbie.com

Katonah Yoga founder Nevine Michaan and Katonah Yoga instructor Abbie Galvin offer classical hatha yoga and breathing techniques to help you • Explore the power of practice • Develop your inner stability • Increase your capacity to participate in the world • Create safety, sanity, resiliency, and selfactualization. Enhance your self-understanding and learn to participate in your own well-being in this weekend Katonah Yoga immersion. TUITION $295, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code KYMM-161)

NEVINE MICHAAN has been practicing yoga for more than 35 years, using asana and pranayama for personal and communal growth and well-being.

JUNE 3–5 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Structural Yoga Remedies Lee Albert FOR all levels. CE credits. Discover how easy it is to live pain-free, by practicing the proper yoga postures for your specific condition. When the body is in balance, many conditions, such as low-back and neck pain, sciatica, knee issues, and other ailments, simply melt away. In this program, you learn to • Recognize the muscle imbalances that are causing dis-ease • Practice specific postures that correct imbalances • Identify postures that can aggravate pain • Eliminate issues at the root cause—don’t 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. Start your journey and experience what it’s like to live a pain-free life.

RECOMMENDED READING Lee Albert, Live Pain-free without Drugs or Surgery. NOTE Tuition includes a manual. TUITION $240, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code SYRW-162)

LEE ALBERT, NMT, is a neuromuscular therapist and yoga instructor trained in orthopedic massage, positional therapy, and yoga therapy. leealbert.com

⊕⊕COMBINE THIS PROGRAM with Getting

Pain-Free with Chair Yoga and Integrated Positional Therapy, May 30–June 3, for a 10 percent tuition discount for each program.

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JUNE 3–5 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Lakshmi Voelker Chair Yoga Teacher Training

The Wisdom of Yoga

Lakshmi Voelker and Tracey Eccleston

Finding Your True Self Through Mindfulness and Nature

FOR anyone interested in teaching chair yoga,

Arnie Kozak and Jaimal Yogis

STEPHEN COPE

FOR everyone. CE credits.

FOR all levels. CE credits. Scholarship

including health-care professionals, yoga teachers, and yoga teachers in training. Must have least 15 hours of yoga class experience. CE credits.

Do you have students, clients, or patients who can’t get down on the floor due to age, weight, disability, or inflexibility? Would you like to teach at hospitals, senior centers, or nursing homes? By adapting traditional yoga poses to a chair, you can bring the therapeutic benefits of yoga to those unable to take part in even a gentle class. In this training, you learn to • Teach a one-hour therapeutic chair yoga class • Choose appropriate postures and breathing techniques according to individual needs • Discern levels of flexibility and identify precautions and contraindications • Use light weights in chair poses to build bone and muscle mass • Understand anatomy and alignment for chair asanas • Incorporate meditation, relaxation, and breathing techniques to improve health and well-being. Upon completion, you earn a certificate in Lakshmi Voelker Chair Yoga™. NOTE Tuition includes a manual and a DVD. You do not need to be a certified yoga teacher to teach Lakshmi Voelker Chair Yoga, but students with little or no yoga experience must complete 15 hours of yoga classes with a certified yoga teacher prior to the training. TUITION $375, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code TCY-161)

LAKSHMI VOELKER, E-RYT 500, YA, IAYT, is creator of Lakshmi Voelker Chair Yoga™ and has certified more than 1,300 teachers nationally and internationally. getfitwhereyousit.com

Awaken to your luminous life in this moment. Mindfulness and meditation practice can provide refuge, sanctuary, and deep inner peace. Reclaim unity and oneness in a program that offers • Basic mindfulness skills using formal and informal meditation practices • Nondual states of awareness that can be accessed through contemplation and writing • Ways to develop and apply a love of solitude to the hectic demands of life • A working knowledge of the Buddha’s psychology of awakening. This life-changing weekend engages you through mindful self-exploration, humor, poetry, heartfelt discussion, and a creative method for leaving your painful and limiting stories behind. It also includes time at Kripalu’s lakefront to explore the transformative power of water. TUITION $295, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code FYTS-161)

ARNIE KOZAK, PHD, is a licensed psychologist and clinical assistant professor at the University of Vermont College of Medicine, and teaches at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies.

A CLASSIC KRIPALU YOGA AND MEDITATION RETREAT

eligible.

Are you longing for quiet, spiritual reinvigoration, and reconnection with Self? Senior Kripalu teacher Stephen Cope invites you to a delicious, practice-oriented weekend of gentle Kripalu Yoga with meditation in motion, deep relaxation, sitting and walking meditation, periods of silence, devotional chanting, and inspirational dharma talks focused on the wisdom of our lineage. Choose to slow down. Breathe. Dive deep into the heart of Kripalu Yoga and explore the simple power of the practice of being present. Come home to yourself in a retreat that highlights contemplative practice and yoga’s timeless wisdom. TUITION $295, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code WOY-161)

STEPHEN COPE, MSW, Scholar-in-Residence and Kripalu Ambassador, is the best-selling author of The Great Work of Your Life: A Guide for the Journey to Your True Calling.

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JAIMAL YOGIS, author of the best-sellers Saltwater Buddha and The Fear Project, has been a Zen and yoga practitioner for two decades.

TRACEY ECCLESTON, E-RYT 500, E-LVCYT, is codirector of Lakshmi Voelker Chair Yoga™ and owner of Ageless Arts Yoga. Her vision is to make yoga accessible to everyone. agelessartsyoga.com

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The Aquarian Teacher LEVEL ONE KUNDALINI TRAINING

Hari Kirin Kaur Khalsa and Ajeet Kaur Part One: JUNE 5–17 SUNDAY–FRIDAY Part Two: AUGUST 21–26 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

JUNE 10–12 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Part Three: OCTOBER 23–30 SUNDAY–SUNDAY

HEAL AND BE HEALED

FOR students of all schools of yoga, yoga teachers,

THE CONTEMPLATIVE ART OF SAT NAM RASAYAN

and everyone seeking to deepen their yoga experience and knowledge. CE credits.

GURU DEV SINGH

Whether you plan to teach classes or just want to delve deeply into Kundalini Yoga for your own practice, Kundalini Research Institute’s Level One teacher training certification program in Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan provides the information and confidence you need to build a peaceful and creative life through yoga.

FOR all levels.

Kundalini Yoga uses postures, breathing techniques, mantra, and meditation in sets that are specific and effective. With Level One certification, you become a Kundalini Yoga instructor, learning these ancient techniques and developing the skills to teach others. This is a bilingual training, in English and Spanish, taught in an atmosphere of reverence and respect for each individual. NOTE Tuition includes the weekend program with Guru Dev Singh, June 10–12. See this program on the Kripalu website for certification requirements. TUITION $2,829, plus room and meals; please call 800.741.7353 for housing prices or to register. (web code KRI-161)

HARI KIRIN KAUR KHALSA, MA, MFA, author of the best-selling Art & Yoga: Kundalini Awakening in Everyday Life, is a popular teacher, yogi, and artist. artandyoga.com

AJEET KAUR is a recording artist, yogi, and teacher. She tours the world sharing sacred music and Kundalini Yoga. ajeetkaurmusic.com

Sat Nam Rasayan®, a Sanskrit phrase meaning “deep relaxation in the Divine Name,” is a meditative technique used for self-healing and healing others. In learning the art of Sat Nam Rasayan, you • Develop your capacity to be aware of sensation • Release resistance • Move through established mental, physical, or emotional tendencies that might be holding you in sickness or in a compromised relationship to life. Beginners find the experience of Sat Nam Rasayan to be meditative, peaceful, and helpful in developing self-awareness. Advanced practitioners experience more expansive meditative and healing capacities. RECOMMENDED READING Guru Dev Singh, Sat Nam Rasayan: The Art of Healing. NOTE Participation in this program is applicable toward requirements for certification in Sat Nam Rasayan. TUITION $325, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code HABH-161)

GURU DEV SINGH is considered the master of Sat Nam Rasayan® and acclaimed as one of the greatest healers of our time. His teacher, Yogi Bhajan, proclaimed him to be the only living saint in the Western tradition of Sikhism. gurudevsnr.com

EVENING EVENT

Concert with Ajeet Kaur SATURDAY, JUNE 11 7:30 PM No general public tickets available; free for in-house guests.

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Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training Jacci Gruninger FOR yoga teachers. CE credits. Scholarship eligible.

NOTE Tuition includes a manual. See this program on the Kripalu website for a pre-training assignment and information about Yoga Alliance certification. TUITION $410, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code PTT-161)

JACCI GRUNINGER, MS, E-RYT, YT, RPYT, a Pranakriya and Kripalu Yoga teacher, shares the power of yoga for pregnancy, childbirth, and beyond. yogawithjacci.com

Spend a week immersed in prenatal yoga, pregnancy, childbirth, and beyond. Learn about prenatal anatomy and physiology, the journey of the growing fetus, and how this produces changes in the mother’s body during each trimester. Participate in daily prenatal yoga classes wearing a “pregnant belly” to simulate the experience of moving in a pregnant body. Class is followed by theory, practical application, and practice teaching.

Paulie Zink

Topics include • Fetal development • Physiological and hormonal changes in the mother’s body • Tools to help moms-to-be respond to these changes • Appropriate asanas, assists, pranayama, sounding, and meditation for each trimester • Ways to market yourself as a prenatal yoga teacher. Leave feeling confident about leading and sequencing a prenatal yoga class, including language, visualization, partner prenatal yoga, and hands-on assists.

Unraveling the Neck and Shoulders Maureen Priest and Kyra Anastasia Sudofsky FOR all levels. CE credits.

• Examine emotions stored in your tissues and how they affect your yoga practice • Correct activation of the marma points in the neck (the junctures where different types of tissue meet) that govern the connective tissues and tendons. Come enjoy a uniquely healing approach to unraveling tension in the shoulders and neck. TUITION $275, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code UNS-161)

STILLNESS, ALCHEMY, POWER, AND FLOW

Paulie Zink FOR all levels. CE credits. Paulie Zink’s approach to yoga is about finding and following your unique individual path—opening to your intuitive heart and discovering the artist inside you.

• Fully engage your connection with the natural world

As yoga practitioners and teachers, we often put strain on the upper body. This program pays particular attention to the fascia and invites you to

• Explore the subtle body, slowly unfolding its many layers

Yin and Yang Yoga

Explore the deeper dimensions of Yin and Yang Yoga, practicing postures inspired by the movements of animals and poses that activate the elemental forces within your energetic field. Yin Yoga promotes flexibility and healing, develops the flow of energy in your body, and enlivens your innate ability to move with fluidity, power, and grace. Through this practice, you

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• Learn asana, pranayama, and myofascial release to heal and balance the body

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• Awaken to your spontaneous and playful spirit

MAUREEN PRIEST, E-RYT, founder, visionary, and director of MOYO, trains yoga teachers and facilitates programs on how to lead an authentic life. moyo-yoga.com

KYRA ANASTASIA SUDOFSKY has been teaching yoga for more than 15 years, providing a safe and nurturing environment that promotes compassion and healing. inspiredyoga.com

• Find the motion that arises from stillness • Transcend the boundaries of assumed limitations • Learn how to “be” yoga, living it in your day-to-day activities and interactions. TUITION $225, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code YYYT-161)

PAULIE ZINK, founder of Yin Yoga and a three-time international martial arts grand champion, is renowned for his fluidity, flexibility, and artistry of motion. pauliezink.com

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JUNE 19–24 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Awake and Captivated

Yoga and Shamanism

A YOGA RETREAT

THE JAGUAR PATH

Chelsey Korus

Ray Crist and Sebastian Paccaur Flores

FOR all levels.

FOR all levels. CE credits.

Boost your confidence, awaken your senses, and get captivated by life with a challenging, alignment-based asana practice. Chelsey Korus invites you to move past your current perception of what you think is possible and consider this question: “What if you weren’t meant to break even—what if you were meant to break through?”

Explore the ancient technologies of yoga and shamanism and discover how to apply them in your life. Learn how yoga and shamanism assist in the somatic release of old traumas and learn specific tools to balance the energy body.

To help you reach your highest potential, Chelsey demystifies asana and tricky transitions using creative, anatomically sound yoga sequences that allow the body to move in optimal and empowering ways. In addition to exploring advanced asana, you receive profound rest for both body and mind through meditation and soul-reviving postures.

TUITION $240, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code AAC-161)

CHELSEY KORUS, acro yogi and senior vinyasa instructor, has been teaching for 15 years. She is passionate about helping people experience their best life. chelseykorus.com

Return home feeling truly awake and captivated.

In addition to practicing an all-levels yoga flow with a focus on the luminous field, you • Receive energy healing during yoga practice • Learn the shamanic tools of chakra clearing and cord cutting • Take part in an Incan Despachio ceremony led by Q’ero elder Don Sebastian Flores, giving thanks to Mother Earth • Learn how to open sacred space.

JUNE 24–26 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

YOGA RETREAT FOR WOMEN OF COLOR I LOVE MYSELF WHEN I AM LAUGHING

Maya Breuer with Angela Fears, Jana Long, Kathleen Souza, and Satta Jallah FOR women of all colors. CE credits. Scholarship eligible.

MAYA BREUER, E-RYT 500, is an activist, artist, and originator of the Yoga Retreat for Women of Color™ with a Sacred-Feminine approach to yoga. mayabreuer.com NGELA FEARS is a health A activist and nutrition coach with a passion for yoga and energy work.

Take a remarkable journey that integrates spirit, soulfulness, and sisterhood with yoga, meditation, movement, breath, and play. This Yoga Retreat for Women of Color™ calls upon Zora Neale Hurston, Natalie Diaz, Toni Morrison, Marilyn Chin, bell hooks, Maya Angelou, Isabelle Allende, and others to connect and recharge us with their words of wisdom.

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The retreat is inspired by the Zora Neale Hurston quote, “I love myself when I am laughing and then again when I am looking mean and impressive,” which is also the title of a collection of her work edited by Alice Walker. This program includes

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• Caribbean soca rhythms (known as “the soul of calypso”) and Afro-Caribbean dance • Maya Breuer’s YogaLife Practice for Well-Being®. Walk and talk your truth, and return home full of laughter and inspiration. TUITION $245, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code RWC-161)

J ANA LONG, RYT, is a yoga teacher and writer who specializes in yoga therapeutics, Ayurvedic self-care practices, and yoga and meditation for cancer support. KATHLEEN SOUZA, MS, MSW, LICSW, has been in the arena of healing mind, body, and spirit for more than 35 years.

S ATTA JALLAH combines her Afro-Caribbean roots and dance expertise with a passion for music to create Soca’Robics®, a vibrant style of Caribbean dance.

At the end of this program, you receive one of the most important Munai Ki rites, the Pampameasayok Karay, initiating you as an Earth Keeper connected to the Incan lineage. TUITION $425, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code YAS-161)

RAY CRIST, a Kripalu Yoga teacher with a background in martial arts, Chinese medicine, and Reiki, is an apprentice to three Peruvian shamans. jaguarpath.com

SEBASTIAN PACCAUR FLORES was initiated by his father as a pacho (shaman of the Andes), and holds an Incan lineage going back hundreds of years.

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OmGym Suspension Yoga ELEVATING THE ASANA

Sarah Kellett FOR all levels. CE credits. Om Gym® Suspension Yoga™ is a multisensory immersion in supported body movement. Using a comprehensive mix of grounded and aerial yoga asana, this approach focuses on leveraging gravity’s force by using decompressive and balancing motion. Indulge in supported asana flows that stretch, strengthen, and restore the entire body and uplift the spirit. NOTE See this program on the Kripalu website for certification information.

Program highlights include

TUITION $495, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code OSYR-161)

• OmGym Suspension Yoga basics, including setup, adjustment, and strategies for well-being

• An exploration of this emotionally and physically liberating practice

• Ways to safely perform asana on and off the ground

SARAH KELLETT, E-RYT 500, is a certified conditioning specialist and the founder of OmGym® International and creator of OmGym® Suspension Yoga™. omgym.com

• Customized movement for your body

JUNE 24–26 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Real Love BRINGING THE PATH OF MINDFULNESS TO YOUR REAL-WORLD RELATIONSHIPS

Sharon Salzberg and Stephen Cope FOR new and experienced meditators. CE credits.

• Methods to reduce pain and tension, increase joint mobility, build balance and coordination, and slow down the aging process.

Join pioneering meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg and Kripalu Ambassador Stephen Cope to explore the role of mindfulness and loving-kindness meditation practices in nurturing your capacity

Come find the sweet spot in challenging poses, conquer your fears, overcome boundaries, and discover “total body happiness™.”

for real love.

JUNE 21–24 TUESDAY–FRIDAY

Mindfulness and Radical Self-Love Terry Fralich FOR everyone. CE credits. Bring mindfulness more effectively into your daily life and rest in your own inherent worthiness. Terry Fralich has developed a unique approach to the practice of mindfulness that he has taught to more than 15,000 people. Learn meditation techniques and accessible, skill-based mindfulness practices that enable you to • Transform old core negative beliefs, doubt, fear, and self-criticism • Connect with your radiant true nature

They teach that fundamentally, there is only one kind of love—real love—that is trying to become more fully alive inside us despite limiting assumptions, distortions of culture, our sense of unworthiness, and the habits of fear, self-condemnation, and isolation we acquire just by living our lives. In a program that includes a talk, practice periods, and time for Q&A, learn to bring the path of mindfulness to your real-world relationships and discover how real love can manifest toward yourself, others, and life itself.

• Reduce your stress and live with more of the confidence, peace, joy, and love that you deserve.

TUITION $295, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code RLPM-161)

Return home refreshed and energized, with a clear understanding of how mindfulness practice leads to a more stable happiness in these challenging times.

SHARON SALZBERG, author of Real Hap-

TUITION $245, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code MRSL-161)

TERRY FRALICH, LCPC, JD, is a clinical counselor who has studied extensively with the Dalai Lama, other leading Tibetan teachers, and prominent Western pioneers of mindfulness. mindfulnesscenter.org

piness at Work, Lovingkindness, and Faith, is cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts. sharonsalzberg.com

STEPHEN COPE, MSW, Scholar-in-Residence and Kripalu Ambassador, is the best-selling author of The Great Work of Your Life: A Guide for the Journey to Your True Calling.

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JUNE 26–JULY 1 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Radiant Child Yoga Training, Levels 1–3 Shakta Khalsa FOR yoga teachers, schoolteachers, therapists, and parents at all levels of yoga experience. CE credits. Scholarship eligible.

Move your body and be young at heart in this insightful, practical, and fun training. Join Shakta Khalsa, one of the pioneers of children’s yoga, to learn

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• How to create and deliver fun, effective lesson plans

THE ROOTS OF YOGA AND AYURVEDA David Gordon White, Dominik Wujastyk, Mark Singleton, Todd Norian, Claudia Welch, and Larissa Hall Carlson FOR all levels. CE credits. Scholarship eligible.

Join world-renowned scholars and master-level practitioners as they bridge the gap between what we know about and how we practice yoga and Ayurveda. This unique, never-before-offered program explores • The ancient texts and contemporary expressions of yoga and Ayurveda • Their history, practices, tantric, and alchemical associations • Yoga and Ayurveda’s more recent emergence as global healing phenomena. Led by both scholars and practitioners, this program ensures you an in-depth educational experience, along with practical suggestions to deepen your personal practice and teaching. TUITION $375, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code ROYA-161)

• A wide variety of yoga poses to use on the mat and at a desk • Mindfulness tools for quieting and focusing the mind • Fun, creative yoga songs, stories, and games to encourage positivity

DAVID GORDON WHITE, PHD, is a world authority on the history of yoga and a specialist in South Asian religions.

DOMINIK WUJASTYK is a Sanskrit scholar, historian of Indian culture, and professor at the University of Alberta. His books include The Roots of Ayurveda (3rd ed.). MARK SINGLETON, PHD, senior researcher at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, focuses on the textual and ethnographic history of hatha yoga. ODD NORIAN, E-RYT 500, T founder of Ashaya Yoga®, teaches with the heartfelt intention to awaken others to their inherent potential for unlimited joy, vitality, and fulfillment. ashayayoga.com LAUDIA WELCH is a doctor of C oriental medicine, Ayurvedic practitioner, and international speaker who explores how ideas in Eastern medicine apply to today’s reality. drclaudiawelch.com

L ARISSA HALL CARLSON, E-RYT 500, Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, guides retreats, directs trainings, and provides Ayurvedic consultations throughout the country. larissacarlson.com

• Special yoga techniques for children with ADHD, autism, anxiety, and trauma • Cooperative communication and listening skills for effective teaching • Yoga for your own well-being while working with children. You also gain conscious communication skills, deep listening, and ways to stay centered. Take the next step in sharing the gift of yoga with children from tots to teens. NOTE Course materials must be purchased directly from the presenter for an additional fee; see this program on the Kripalu website for details on materials and certification opportunities. TUITION $630, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code RCYI-161) SHAKTA KHALSA, E-RYT 500, is an author, Kundalini Yoga teacher, Montessori educator, and founder of Radiant Child® Yoga. childrensyoga.com

JULY 1–3 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

The Ultimate Yogi Travis Eliot FOR all levels. CE credits. Turn your world right-side up in a weekend that is perfect for everyone who regards challenge as an opportunity for transformation and growth. Each session with Travis Eliot is an invitation to experience the vast and varied textures of yoga. Explore theme-based power yoga classes interwoven with Yin Yoga, philosophy, pranayama, meditation, and blissful live music. Celebrate health, strength, and purpose in a program that includes • Insights for yoga students on how to practice poses with greater integrity • Inspiration and creative sequencing ideas for yoga teachers • Practical tips to bring back with you into daily life. Return home physically invigorated, mentally calm, emotionally balanced, and spiritually fulfilled. TUITION $240, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code TUY-161)

TRAVIS ELIOT, creator of The Ultimate Yogi DVD series, is a Holistic Yoga Flow instructor, kirtan artist, and author. traviseliot.com

Programs with

AMY WEINTRAUB

JULY 1–3 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

JULY 3–8 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

LifeForce Yoga for Depression and Anxiety

Yoga for Mood Management

I AM BLISS AND SO ARE YOU

LIFEFORCE YOGA PRACTITIONER TRAINING

FOR everyone, including yoga and health professionals. CE credits.

Come home to the joy that is your birthright. Beneath your aches, pains, and shifting moods, you are bliss. Let Amy Weintraub guide you through self-inquiry with practices that release whatever blocks you from remembering who you truly are. Amy offers accessible poses, pranayama, and yoga nidra, along with practices drawn from nondual and tantric traditions, including • 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 • 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 selfcare, as well as for those they serve. RECOMMENDED READING/LISTENING/VIEWING See this program on the Kripalu website.

Learn an empowering, evidence-based yoga protocol to help students and clients focus, relax, and have greater access to feeling states. Part A of a three-part certification course to become a LifeForce Yoga Practitioner, this training includes pranayama, kriya, asana, mudra, nada yoga (sound), bhavana (visual imagery), sankalpa (intention/affirmation), meditation, and nondual self-inquiry. With ample opportunity for practice sessions and feedback, you learn • How to design one-on-one yoga sessions for chronic depression, anxiety-based depression, PTSD, and bipolar disorder • Breathing and meditation practices that address depression • Somatic strategies to increase self-awareness, self-acceptance, and self-esteem • Techniques your students and clients can do at home • Yogic techniques for working with negative self-talk. Take home the tools and confidence you need to work with individuals suffering from depression and anxiety.

TUITION $255, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code YTBB-162)

NOTE See this program on the Kripalu website for required and recommended reading and additional information.

AMY WEINTRAUB, MFA, E-RYT 500,

TUITION $690, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code LFYD-161)

author of Yoga Skills for Therapists and Yoga for Depression, is the founder of the LifeForce Yoga® Healing Institute. yogafordepression.com

Travis Eliot

FOR students at all levels of yoga experience, yoga teachers, and health-care providers. CE credits.

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JULY 1–3 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Journey into Yoga Retreat WOMEN, WISDOM, AND NATURE

Bhahmani Liebman and Jashoda Edmunds FOR women at all levels of practice. CE credits. Calling all maidens, mothers, and crones for a weekend of compassionate exploration! Throughout the ages, women have used ritual and sacred ceremony to connect with nature and the source of their own being where wisdom lies. This retreat draws upon the ancient practices of yoga, meditation, prayer, pranayama, chanting, and immersion in nature to access inner guidance. Brahmani Liebman and Jashoda Edmunds love teaching together, interweaving Buddhist and yogic perspectives with joy and lightness. Join them to explore the Divine Feminine in a sacred circle of women. From this direct and intimate connection, gain insights that help you integrate wisdom and truth into daily life. You’ll return home with practices that can serve as allies in your ongoing journey. TUITION $225, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code WWN-161)

JULY 3–8 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Functional Yoga A HEALTH-ORIENTED APPROACH

JJ Gormley FOR all levels. CE credits. Gain a new perspective on chronic health issues—your own, or those of your students and clients—in a program that highlights the yoga therapist’s approach to healing. Under the umbrella of yoga therapy, JJ Gormley shares multi-dimensional, holistic, and functional tools learned over her 30-year career to help with • Joint pain (such as back, shoulder, knee, and hip issues) • Insomnia and sleep disorders • Autoimmune problems

JULY 3–8 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Finding the Balance with Yin Yoga A JOURNEY INTO YOGA TEACHER TRAINING

Bhahmani Liebman and Jashoda Edmunds FOR dedicated students and teachers with min. 2 years practice. CE credits. Discover Yin Yoga as a tool for exploring your life, your teaching, and your personal practice. Each day of this program includes asana, didactic teachings, psychospiritual inquiry, and posture clinics. The Yin Yoga approach, when integrated with Buddhist philosophies and meditative practices, is both contemplative and energy enhancing. In addition to learning how to teach Yin Yoga, you

• Breathing issues (including asthma and COPD) • Mental and emotional health. Whether you are an individual seeking alternative healing philosophies for yourself or a professional looking for fresh insights and holistic treatments for your patients and clients, this program provides hands-on experience and techniques from a skilled yoga therapist and teacher. TUITION $325, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code FYHO-161)

• Heighten your observational skills • Cultivate appropriate options for the asanas • Practice pranayama techniques that enhance the energy body • Explore the energetic anatomy of the meridian, organ, and chakra systems. Yin Yoga is appropriate for all ages and stages of life. RECOMMENDED READING Sarah Powers, Insight Yoga and Bernie Clark, YinSights. TUITION $410, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code JIYTT-161)

JASHODA EDMUNDS, E-RYT 500, and BRAHMANI LIEBMAN, MSED, E-RYT 500, are cocreators of Journey into Yoga School of Yoga & Meditation teacher trainings, workshops, and retreats, and serve on the Kripalu School of Yoga faculty. journeyintoyoga.com

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J J GORMLEY, E-RYT 500, yoga educator and yoga therapist, has studied Ashtanga, Iyengar, Kundalini, Anusara, and Viniyoga, drawing on what she loves from each tradition. yoginijj.com

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Transformational Vinyasa Yoga THE BODY AND BEYOND

Lesley Desaulniers FOR people with min. 6 months yoga experience. CE credits. Transformational Vinyasa Yoga uses body, breath, and mind to help you find energy, contentment, and focus. This unique and inspiring workshop takes you on a journey to serenity and self-awareness. • Experience the dynamic healing power of vinyasa practiced to live music. TUITION $230, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code TVBB-161)

LESLEY DESAULNIERS, one of Northern California’s most in-demand teachers, is known for her energizing, soulful, and inspiring classes. She has studied yoga and meditation since 1996. lesleyd.com

• Find greater strength, stability, and freedom in your poses. • Learn to release old habits, fears, conditioning, and other obstacles to joy. • Renew energy, passion, and purpose through real-world spiritual teachings and esoteric anatomy explorations. • Practice meditations for health and happiness. Join renowned yoga teacher Lesley Desaulniers and guest musical artist Anjula Prasad for a weekend enlivened by music, meditation, chanting, and soulful, sweaty vinyasa.

JULY 8–10 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Light Up Your Practice A WEEKEND YOGA RETREAT

Jurian Hughes and Jovinna Chan FOR all levels. CE credits. If you love yoga and thrive in a Jurian Hughes and Jovinna Chan nurturing and creative environment of exploration and inspiration, the dynamic duo of Jurian Hughes and Jovinna Chan invite you to take your practice to the next level. Learn to trust your body’s wisdom, discover tools and techniques to relieve stress, and find grace and power both on and off the mat. This fun, enriching immersion includes • Yoga methodology appropriate for all bodies, ages, and levels • Breathing techniques 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. This journey promises to enrich your life, revolutionize your understanding of yoga, and inspire your continued growth.

JULY 1–4 FRIDAY–MONDAY

Natural Spiritual Progress A DHARMA YOGA INTENSIVE

DHARMA MITTRA FOR all levels. CE credits. Yoga is the most efficient path toward self-realization available to humankind today. For most people, realization on any level is the result of regular, determined effort. Rather than an immediate or instant opening, Dharma Mittra’s teachings support natural spiritual progress that happens over time. Spend a long weekend with a yoga master who has devoted 50 years of his life to understanding, practicing, teaching, and refining the traditional yoga received from his teacher. Dharma offers detailed instruction regarding • Yoga postures • Pranayama • Yoga nidra • Meditation • Spiritual knowledge. This intensive is appropriate for all levels, and is of special benefit to those with some yoga experience and yoga teachers who share this special knowledge with others. TUITION $325, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code NSP-161)

TUITION $275, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code WYR-161)

DHARMA MITTRA, a legendary yoga JURIAN HUGHES, E-RYT 500, MFA, a faculty member at Kripalu, is also a yoga teacher trainer, Let Your Yoga Dance® trainer, and voice coach. jurianhughes.com

JOVINNA CHAN, E-RYT 500, is a yoga teacher trainer, dance and creative movement facilitator,

teacher who founded the first independent school of yoga in New York City in 1975, created the Master Yoga Chart of 908 Postures. dharmayogacenter.com

and cofounder of the Shakti Initiation leadership program. jovinna.com

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PROGRAMS with MELODY MOORE JULY 10–15 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

JULY 8–10 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Camp Kula

Embody Love Yoga UNCOVERING AND MAINTAINING A POSITIVE BODY IMAGE

FIVE DAYS, THREE TEACHERS, TOTAL IMMERSION

FOR women 18 and over.

Nikki Vilella, Alex Auder, and Erin Dudley

Learn to use the tools of yoga and meditation to develop a relationship with your body that is accepting, compassionate, and kind. Uncover and maintain a positive body image in this program that teaches you to

FOR students who have practiced regularly for

• Create a supportive internal dialogue about your body and the bodies of other people

Does the idea of going back to camp fill you with glee, or freak you out? At Camp Kula, we’ve nixed the wedgies and mean girls, and replaced them with an eclectic mix of yogic studies, rounded out with feasting in the Kripalu Dining Hall, hiking the wooded Berkshire trails, and relaxing in the sauna.

• Connect your hunger and satiety signals to your eating behavior, so you can remain in integrity with your relationship to food • Recognize the origins of negative body image and lack of self-acceptance • See yourself as purposeful and lovable. Through yoga practice, yogic philosophy, processing, journaling, and meditation, Melody Moore provides a new lens through which to connect with and accept your body. This immersion fosters presence, balance, mindfulness, authenticity, and meaning in your life. TUITION $225, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code ELY-161)

JULY 10–13 SUNDAY–WEDNESDAY

Embody Love Movement Facilitator Training FOR everyone. Scholarship eligible. Girls and women need to be reminded that they are lovable and worthy, and that they can make a difference in the world. Learn how to facilitate the Inner Beauty Shop™ curriculum that has been effective in changing criticism to kindness for thousands of people through the Embody Love Movement. This training includes • Participation in an Inner Beauty Shop • The being and doing of facilitation • Projection, transference, and shadow work • Using yoga as an introduction to body acceptance • Finding your voice and sharing your truth

min. 2 years, and teachers of all styles of yoga. CE credits.

At Kula, our practice is a vigorous, highly creative vinyasa form that focuses primarily on asana, but we know that yoga’s esoteric teachings have just as much to offer. During this intensive, we examine the workings of your physical and subtle self, exploring diverse topics such as bandhas, Vedantic philosophy, yoga nidra, meditation, and chakra studies—and bring it all home with two sweaty Kula Flow classes daily. Expect to float home—body, mind, and spirit thoroughly worked over and soaring. TUITION $355, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code KYHI-161)

NIKKI VILELLA is a senior teacher at Kula Yoga Project in New York City, co-owner of Kula Williamsburg, and director of Kula’s 200-hour teacher training program. kulayoga.com MELODY MOORE, PHD, RYT, is a clinical psychologist, yoga teacher, author, speaker, and the founder of the Embody Love Movement, combining yoga and the tools of psychotherapy. embodylovemovement.org

• The detriments of fat talk and body shaming • Teaching media literacy • How to collaborate and create Inner Beauty Shops in your community. Upon certification, you can support girls and women to value who they are over how they look, and help them change how they think and speak about themselves and others. TUITION $395, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code ELF-161)

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ALEX AUDER, a teacher at Kula Yoga Project, is known for her precise alignment cues, intelligent sequencing, practical philosophy, and hands-on assists. ERIN DUDLEY, a senior teacher at Kula Yoga Project, draws inspiration from the passion of Ashtanga vinyasa, the rigorous intelligence of Iyengar Yoga, and her love of movement.

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Yoga for Cancer Teacher Training Tari Prinster FOR 200-hour yoga teachers, health-care professionals, and others with relevant background and training. CE credits. Scholarship eligible.

Become a yoga teacher equipped to understand the unique needs and challenges of cancer patients and survivors. Tari Prinster’s y4c method is an approach to teaching yoga that addresses specific physical conditions, invites curiosity, and gives emotional support to those touched by cancer. Tari has offered this training for more than 10 years and has trained more than 1,000 yoga teachers and health-care practitioners. Through lectures, demonstrations, discussions, practice-teaching sessions, and individualized feedback, you learn • The science behind yoga • Basics of cancer treatments and side effects • How and why yoga strengthens the immune system • Tips on starting a cancer survivor program • Appropriate and inappropriate poses. Go home inspired to expand your teaching, and ready to offer smart, safe, and caring yoga classes in private or group settings. NOTE See this program on the Kripalu website for information about required reading for CE credits. TUITION $695, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code YCTT-161)

JULY 15–17 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Walking Between Heaven and Earth KUNDALINI YOGA AND SACRED LIVE MUSIC

Mahan Rishi and GuruGanesha FOR all levels. In a weekend filled with Kundalini Yoga and joyous live music, learn the art of inspired living to enhance the vital life force of your body, mind, and spirit. Mahan Rishi guides you in the practices that bring about prosperity, happiness, and well-being. GuruGanesha, along with several of his bandmates, provides the sound track with the profound spirituality of mantra music. This dynamic program offers new ways to

MAHAN RISHI, cofounder of the Khalsa Healing Arts and Yoga Center in Yardley, Pennsylvania, has been teaching Kundalini Yoga and meditation for more than 40 years.

• Summon the forces of nature

TARI PRINSTER, a cancer survivor, yoga teacher, and regular presenter at Yoga Journal conferences, was featured in the documentary Yogawoman. y4c.com

• Create an inspiring and fulfilling destiny • Bring your potential into actualization. Navigating a fulfilled life calls for balancing the universal realm of being with your worldly endeavors. As you access the various layers of source consciousness through intention, attitude, and mastery, you bring forth the magical—both here and beyond. TUITION $295, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code WBHE-161)

EVENING EVENT

Tari Prinster

GuruGanesha and Bandmates SATURDAY, JULY 16 7:30 PM No general public tickets available; free for in-house guests.

GURUGANESHA is a lifelong spiritual practitioner, guitarist, and devotional music pioneer who has taken world devotional music to visionary new realms of innovation. guruganesha.com

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Programs with

JULY 15–17 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

JILLIAN PRANSKY

Power Vinyasa Yoga PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND SPIRITUAL TRAINING FOR A LIFETIME

Coeli Marsh FOR Power Vinyasa Yoga practitioners and people with some yoga experience who want to start a Power Vinyasa Yoga practice. CE credits.

Celebrate Power Vinyasa Yoga and develop a lifelong practice in a healthy way. Power Vinyasa Yoga is magnetic, drawing countless yogis to discover strength, joy, freedom, and transformation. Coeli Marsh taps into her expertise in alignment, psychology, and education to help you learn

JULY 15–17 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

JULY 17–22 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Learning to Pause

Relaxing into Your Life

A YOGA, MEDITATION, RELAXATION, AND NATURE RETREAT

BALANCING STRENGTH AND OPENNESS

• “Hot spots” for emotional growth and how to make use of them

FOR all levels. CE credits.

• The nervous system’s role in pain and injury management

Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom. —Viktor Frankl

When you pause, relax, and come into the present moment, you immediately have more resources at your disposal and a greater capacity to handle any situation. You grow lighter and more spacious. Your overall stress level decreases, which has a positive effect on your physical, emotional, and mental health.

Explore the space between stimulus and response, where you can leave behind your habitual solutions and cultivate a living relationship with the present moment. As you learn to relax into this space—the pause— and see life and yourself more clearly, you can flow forward with more clarity, wisdom, presence, and wholeheartedness. In this retreat, Jillian Pransky artfully weaves together mindfulness with slow-flow vinyasa, restorative yoga, deep relaxation, and time in nature. Her emphasis is on internal observation, rhythmic breathing, and fully supported rest. From this place of centered awareness, your actions become a direct reflection of your deepest insight, compassion, and skillfulness. TUITION $225, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code PRF-161)

Becoming balanced is not about wanting things to be different or exhausting yourself trying to make everything right. It is not a fixed state at which you finally “arrive,” but rather a practice that you come back to, moment by moment. This retreat combines slow yoga, relaxation, meditation, contemplation, and mindful walks in nature to help you balance your ability to be strong and open in life’s ever-changing now. You take home a compassionate practice that draws you back to the present, over and over again. TUITION $320, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code RIYL-161)

JILLIAN PRANSKY, E-RYT 500, international presenter and director of Restorative Therapeutic Yoga teacher training for YogaWorks, infuses her classes with mindfulness, compassion, and ease. jillianpransky.com

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• The primary benefits of Power Vinyasa Yoga

• The therapeutic qualities of Power Vinyasa Yoga • How to maximize safety, develop “adaptive technology,” and make each posture truly yours • Restorative sequences to rejuvenate the body during practice. Create a strong container for transformation as you sweat, play, and generate a blueprint for lifelong practice. TUITION $215, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code PVP-161)

COELI MARSH, MED, E-RYT 500, integrates her training in psychology with her background in yoga as a healing art, specializing in training teachers and classroom assistants. tspyoga.com

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Bhakti on the Mat Sean Johnson and the Wild Lotus Band FOR all levels; some experience with vinyasa yoga recommended.

Is your soul longing for a shot of inspiration? Have you hit a rut in your yoga practice? Bring more juice, depth, and imagination to your life and yoga by integrating asana with bhakti yoga, the yoga of devotion. This weekend, • Explore a vinyasa yoga practice that turns asana into a meaningful ritual that reminds you what’s most important in life TUITION $265, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code BOTM-161)

SEAN JOHNSON, yoga teacher and kirtan artist, and the Wild Lotus Band are celebrated as a guiding voice of bhakti yoga in the West. seanjohnsonkirtan.com

• Awaken the child inside you with stories from the mythic world of India told in a fun, contemporary way • Open your heart to a soulful and modern approach to kirtan music that merges ancient mantras with rock, gospel, and world grooves. Yoga, dharma talks, stories, and guided journal writing are all accompanied by the live grooves of Alvin Young and Gwendolyn Colman—the Wild Lotus Band.

JULY 17–22 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Five Element Yoga Teacher Training Jennifer Reis FOR yoga teachers and experienced yoga students. CE credits.

Five Element Yoga® invites you to celebrate with yoga postures, balance your energy with breathing and mudras, detoxify with self-massage, and find deep rest and inner peace with Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra®. Drawing from the traditions of Kripalu Yoga, yoga therapy, Ayurveda, and traditional Chinese medicine, Five Element Yoga is designed to help each person find their natural rhythms. Explore Five Element Yoga practice while gaining the skills necessary to create powerful classes and workshops. You learn how to • Nourish your whole being with joyous movement and deep relaxation

JULY 15–17 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Free the Body, Stretch the Mind

• Develop the elemental qualities of grounding, fluidity, transformation, compassion, freedom, and unity

MINDFULNESS MEDITATION AND YOGA

Wes “Scoop” Nisker and Katchie Ananda

• Guide students deep within the matrix of their being

FOR all levels. CE credits. Celebrate being alive in a retreat that combines traditional Buddhist mindfulness meditation with yoga practice. These techniques support each other and create mind-body connection, vitality, and well-being. Jack Kornfield describes Wes “Scoop” Nisker and Katchie Ananda as “a great duo— wonderful teachers with wisdom, humor, vision, and love.” Incorporating individual attention and ample time for discussion, Scoop and Katchie lead an embodied exploration of these two powerful practices and the philosophy behind them. TUITION $290, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code LTB-161)

WES “SCOOP” NISKER, a Buddhist meditation practitioner for 35 years and best-selling author of Essential Crazy Wisdom, is an affiliate teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center. wesnisker.com

KATCHIE ANANDA, a dedicated student of vipassana meditation and an internationally recognized yoga and dharma teacher, is certified in Anusara, Jivamukti, Integral, and Ashtanga Yoga. katchieananda.com

• Bring new and potent tools onto your mat and into your life that cultivate inner harmony, health, happiness, peace, and potential. RECOMMENDED LISTENING Jennifer Reis, Five Element Yoga: Rejuvenation and Relaxation CD; Deep Relaxation Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra CD; and Guided Relaxation Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra CD. NOTE Tuition includes a manual. This program is approved for 40 CE credits by Yoga Alliance. Participants receive a certificate upon completion of the training. TUITION $395, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code FEYTT-161)

JENNIFER REIS, E-RYT 500, LMT, creator of Five Element Yoga® and Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra®, is a teacher trainer for Kripalu and Integrative Yoga Therapy. jenniferreisyoga.com

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PROGRAMS with MARLYSA SULLIVAN JULY 17–21 SUNDAY–THURSDAY

JULY 20–22 WEDNESDAY–FRIDAY

Experiential Anatomy and Therapeutic Yoga FOCUS ON SHOULDERS FOR all levels. CE credits.

JULY 17–20 SUNDAY–WEDNESDAY

The Yoga Approach to Chronic Pain INTEGRATING ANCIENT AND CONTEMPORARY MODELS AND PRACTICES FOR all levels. CE credits. Discover techniques for dealing with chronic pain that integrate traditional yoga philosophy and practices with current scientific and medical perspectives and research. This program explores each domain of health—physical, cognitive, psychological, social, and spiritual— and its relationship to chronic pain. Physical therapist and yoga teacher Marlysa Sullivan has designed an approach to pain that includes • A focus on the nervous system and its connections to the musculoskeletal, endocrine, immune, and cardiorespiratory systems • The yogic perspective on the causes of pain and suffering derived from the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, and the Samkhya Karika • Yogic concepts such as the structure of the mind, the nature of the self, gunas, prana vayus, chakras, and granthis • Modifications and variations of asana, pranayama, meditation, and inquiry for specific chronic pain issues. RECOMMENDED READING Kelly McGonigal, Yoga for Pain Relief: Simple Practices to Calm Your Mind and Heal Your Chronic Pain. TUITION $260, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code YACP-161)

Explore the anatomy and kinesiology of the shoulder and its relationship to the neck, thoracic spine, and arm. In addition to understanding the structure and function of the shoulder, this program teaches you • To stabilize the shoulder for the best function and mobility • The relationship of the breath and nervous system to optimal shoulder function • How to apply asana, pranayama, and meditation to facilitate healing and correct shoulder imbalances at the neuromusculoskeletal level • Common injuries and dysfunctions of the shoulder joint • The yoga model of pain as it relates to this area of the body. Come explore the muscles and joints of the shoulder, neck, and arm and discover how yoga can facilitate healing in the upper quadrant of the body. RECOMMENDED READING Yoga U Teacher Ed Online course: Marlysa Sullivan, Teaching Yoga to Common Musculoskeletal Imbalances–Upper. Essential Anatomy App.

Yoga and the Pursuit of Happiness Sam Chase FOR everyone with min. 6 months of yoga experience. CE credits.

For millennia, philosophers, poets, and passionate seekers throughout the world have been fascinated by the pursuit of happiness. Millions of people have turned to yoga and meditation hoping to feel happier. But what is happiness? How is it found, and why do we so often miss it? Delve into these essential questions in a program that unites ancient wisdom with cutting-edge scientific research. This dynamic retreat includes • Daily yoga, meditation, and mindfulness exercises • Insights from a multitude of scientific and wisdom traditions with transformative implications for everyday life • Personalized practices dedicated to your unique pursuit of happiness. Come discover how the philosophy and practice of yoga can deepen your understanding of and approach to happiness. TUITION $325, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code YPH-161)

SAM CHASE, MFA, E-RYT, author of Yoga and the Pursuit of Happiness, holds certificates in yoga and Positive Psychology from Kripalu and a master’s degree from Harvard. samchaseyoga.com

TUITION $220, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code EATY-161)

MARLYSA SULLIVAN is a physical therapist and yoga teacher with a passion for integrating yoga philosophy, yoga practices, and current scientific research. integrativeyogastudies.com

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Principle-Based Partner Yoga Level I Teacher Training Elysabeth Williamson and Gina Lee FOR students with at least one year of yoga practice. CE credits.

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ELENA BROWER

Principle-Based Partner Yoga™ is a visionary healing art that combines ancient yogic wisdom with contemporary mind-body understanding. The only in-depth partner yoga training available, this course expands the traditional practice of yoga into the realm of relationship and authentic connection with others. Level I topics include • The principles of partner yoga • Cultivating clear, compassionate, and confident touch • Partner alignment skills • Skillful assisting and adjusting, partner vinyasa, inversions, and mirrored postures

MASTER CLASS JULY 21–22 THURSDAY–FRIDAY

Art of Attention Teacher Enhancement Module

• Designing postures, flows, and group practices

FOR yoga teachers of any tradition. CE credits.

• Safely navigating partner inversions and aerial postures

Expect both delicious asana and practical wisdom on how to engage students with integrity and abundance in this unique and exclusive master class offered by Elena Brower prior to her weekend program at Kripalu.

• Warm-ups, including Thai Yoga Massage • Partner and group meditations • Healthy boundaries, safety guidelines, and ethics. Partner yoga is an accelerated path to directly experience the root principle of yoga—union. Come inspire your practice and gain tools to expand yourself personally and professionally.

As teachers, we are always seeking to enliven our own practice and enrich the understanding of our aim. Refresh your vision and open your mind to new ways of receiving and offering inspiration for your yoga classes, retreats, and personal practice in this special one-night program. TUITION $175, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code AOA-161)

JULY 22–24 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

REQUIRED READING See this program on the Kripalu website.

Reverence Reset

NOTE Tuition includes a manual and follow-up support for facilitating your first partner yoga workshop. Please bring a journal.

A YOGA AND MEDITATION JOURNEY

TUITION $495, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code PBPYTT-161)

ELYSABETH WILLIAMSON is founder of Principle-Based Partner Yoga™, author of The Pleasures and Principles of Partner Yoga, and creator of Partner Yoga Touch, an iPhone app. partneryoga.net

GINA LEE, E-RYT 500, owner of Bearfoot Yoga and Wellness Center in Bay Shore, New York, began studying Principle-Based Partner Yoga™ with Elysabeth Williamson in 2012. bearfootyogacenter.com

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FOR all levels. CE credits. Recalibrate your body, reset your mind, recreate your vision, and reignite your heart in this fulfilling journey with masterful yoga teacher Elena Brower. Each session offers movement, meditation, listening, and learning, and the schedule includes time for questions, contemplation, and redesigning any aspect of your life that needs more light or love. Take time out for a complete weekend of yoga and meditation in which you learn • How to create lightness in your structural body • Practices you can take home to incorporate into daily life • Meditation techniques to inform your choices and boost your confidence. Come nurture your sense of respect and reverence for yourself, your practices, and the planet we share. TUITION $250, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code RCW-161)

ELENA BROWER has been teaching yoga and meditation since 1999. Coauthor of Art of Attention, she creates potent online coursework and produced the film On Meditation. elenabrower.com

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JOSEPH LE PAGE

Integrative Yoga Therapy Professional Yoga Therapist Training Program JULY 25–AUGUST 7 TWO WEEK PROGRAM

AUGUST 8–21 TWO WEEK PROGRAM

Module 1

Module 2

with Maria Mendola, Debra Jenson, Beth Gibbs, Kaelash Neels, and Jennifer Reis

with Lilian Le Page, Maria Mendola, Ellen Schaeffer, Kaelash Neels, and Jennifer Reis

FOR yoga teachers who have completed a 200-hour Yoga Alliance–

FOR yoga teachers who have completed Module 1 of the Integrative Yoga

registered program. CE credits. Scholarship eligible.

Therapy training program. CE credits. Scholarship eligible.

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.

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.

This foundational training includes

• Use a variety of formats for evaluation and body reading, so you can respond with appropriate yoga practices for optimal healing

• 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 See this program on the Kripalu website for important information, required reading, and recommended reading. TUITION $1,990, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code PYTO-1161)

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In Module 2, you

• 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 See this program on the Kripalu website for important information, required reading, and recommended reading. TUITION $1,895 plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code PYTO-2161)

JOSEPH LE PAGE, founder and director of Integrative Yoga Therapy, has trained more than 3,000 teachers and therapists throughout the world. He has a background in Kripalu Yoga and Tibetan Buddhism. iytyogatherapy.com

LILIAN LE PAGE has been teaching yoga for 20 years, focusing on pranayama, mudra, bandha, and meditation. iytyogatherapy.com

See the Kripalu website for additional presenter bios.

Mission in Action: One Family in Yoga Part of Kripalu’s mission is to reach diverse cultures and populations, including those that might not find yoga otherwise. To that end, Kripalu hosts the Black Yoga Teachers Alliance 2016 Inaugural Conference and Retreat this summer, and launches a 200-hour yoga teacher training entirely in Spanish, developed and delivered in collaboration with bilingual yoga instructor Rina Jakubowicz. “By becoming more open and inclusive, we honor our future and the future of our world, which is destined to embrace and celebrate a more diverse global community,” says Kripalu CEO David Lipsius. Kripalu Yoga—which encourages practitioners to make the practice their own—is particularly welcoming for those who have little or no yoga experience, according to Maya Breuer and Jana Long, creators of the Black Yoga Teachers Alliance (BYTA) Conference.

Yoga Teacher Training en Español at Kripalu Center. “Yoga philosophy in its truest form is hard enough as it is to understand, and hard to teach in a way that is accessible and relatable to most people,” she says. “Some explanations can be literally lost in translation.” Rina envisions yoga “becoming contagious, in a positive way,” as more Spanish-speaking yoga teachers begin sharing the practice. “The Hispanic community is very family-oriented and, when members of the family start noticing that a positive shift is happening and someone they love is happier, that speaks for itself,” she says. Maya and Jana plan to harness that effect through a new national initiative, Yoga as a Peace Practice. The project will employ strategies based in yoga, meditation, Ayurveda, communication, and self-care to address violence and abuse in urban communities. In their words, “We see the need for change in our homes, communities, and nation, and we believe that, through yoga, we can bring about a revival of spirit.” FIND OUT MORE 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training en Español at Kripalu Center with Rina Jakubowicz; see page 17. Black Yoga Teachers Alliance 2016 Inaugural Conference and Retreat; see page 96.

“Kripalu’s approach of meeting people where they are is especially important for those having an initial experience of yoga. This has a tremendous impact on how Kripalu-certified BYTA teachers are able to dispel preconceived notions about yoga,” says Jana. Maya and Jana believe yoga is particularly important for this population because health issues that disproportionately impact African-Americans—such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and stroke—can be ameliorated by regular practice. “Recent research demonstrates that many chronic illnesses and stressors that compromise the health of black people can be abated when the practices of yoga and meditation are integrated into daily life,” Maya says. “Yoga empowers people with a practice rooted in self-care and offers them an opportunity to make new health and lifestyle choices.” In the Spanish-speaking community, expo-sure to yoga teachings has been limited by the lack of translated texts, says Rina, who teaches the two-part 200-Hour

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SHIVA REA JULY 31–AUGUST 5 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

AUGUST 5–7 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

RASA PRANA VINYASA

RHYTHMIC VINYASA

THE ART OF REJUVENATING YOUR PRACTICE, TEACHING, AND LIFE

POWER OF NATURAL FLOW

with special guests the Hanumen (Benjy Wertheimer, John de Kadt, and Gaura Vani, and Visvambhar Sheth)

with KDZ: The Kripalu Drummers and Prana Vinyasa teachers Coral Brown, Veronique DuMont, Jeffrey Duval, Lauren Hanna, Jessica Lazar, Roberto Lim, Andrew McAuley, Twee Merrigan, and Demetri Velisarius

FOR all levels, including yoga teachers. CE credits.

Experience a juicy summer intensive focused on Rasa Prana Vinyasa®, the art developed by vinyasa pioneer Shiva Rea. Rasa is a word with many meanings, from “taste,” to “essence,” to “alchemy.” This full-spectrum immersion and optional teacher training integrates the wisdom of rasa in Ayurveda, tantra, and yoga.

Celebrate 12 years of Prana Vinyasa at Kripalu as you embody your inherent connection to the healing pulse of life. Dive deeper and experience the progression from the foundation and movement of prana through six levels of Prana Vinyasa to ignite, transform, and balance your life energy.

Infused with the Hanumen’s live music, this program offers three consummate rasas: Vira (strength and potency), Sringara (divine love and sensuality), and Shanti (living peace). In addition to the background, theory, and practice of Rasa Vinyasa, you learn

This weekend journey includes

• Five Rasa Prana Vinyasa namaskars with hands-on assists • Meditation and mudra • Cultivation of bhava (awareness) • Prana Flow abhyanga massage and radical relaxation.

• The roots and evolution of vinyasa • Principles of Prana Vinyasa, daily meditation, and rhythmic entrainment • Two solar Prana Vinyasa practices, including elemental and chakra namaskars

EVENING EVENT

Yoga Trance Dance with DJ Shiva Rea SATURDAY, AUGUST 6 8:00 PM No general public tickets available; free for in-house guests.

A Wednesday-night kirtan with the Hanumen explores the roots of Rasa Vinyasa as movement meditation.

• Two lunar regenerative practices from the meditative slow flow and fluid flow sequences

NOTE Tuition includes a manual. Additional evening sessions will be available for those interested in pursuing Shiva Rea’s optional teacher training.

• Outdoor Prana Danda Vinyasa with cofounder Demetri Velisarius

TUITION $485, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code SPV-161)

• Radical relaxation lounge • Yoga and Ayurvedic life-balance tools and personal ritual. Come harness the healing power of rhythm for personal activation, life teaching, and collective flow. TUITION $300, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code RFEV-161)

SHIVA REA is a leading innovator in the evolution of Prana Flow® Yoga and author of the book Tending the Heart Fire. shivarea.com See this program on the Kripalu website for additional presenter bios.

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PROGRAMS with ELISE BROWNING MILLER AUGUST 7–9 SUNDAY–TUESDAY

Yoga for Scoliosis Part I FOR people with scoliosis and yoga teachers. CE credits. Scholarship eligible. Discover all the ways in which Iyengar Yoga can be used to meet the challenges of scoliosis. This internationally acclaimed program 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 individual needs

AUGUST 5–7 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

• The psychological consequences of scoliosis

Iyengar Yoga for Back Care

• An emphasis on lengthening the spine and aligning the body with breath awareness.

FOR all levels, from beginners (min. 3 months) to yoga teachers. CE credits.

Find relief from chronic back pain using yoga. Elise Browning Miller teaches how yoga postures, when practiced with the correct emphasis, can be extremely successful in alleviating conditions ranging from minor neck and lower-back tension to severe scoliosis.

• Adjustments and props

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. REQUIRED READING Elise Browning Miller, Yoga for Scoliosis, available at ebmyoga.com. TUITION $260, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code TYSS-161)

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

AUGUST 9–12 TUESDAY–FRIDAY

Yoga for Scoliosis Part II FOR students and teachers who have completed

• Anatomy, as it relates to the poses taught.

Part I, and others as described below. CE credits. Scholarship eligible.

Elise’s precise, down-to-earth teaching encourages students to draw on inner knowing and move safely beyond perceived limitations.

Continue learning to work skillfully with scoliosis by combining yoga postures with breath awareness to develop structural alignment and create more normal symmetry.

REQUIRED READING Elise Browning Miller, Yoga for Back Care, available at ebmyoga.com. TUITION $230, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code IYBC-161)

ELISE BROWNING MILLER, MA, a senior Iyengar Yoga teacher and therapeutic recreation therapist, is a founding director of the California Yoga Center. ebmyoga.com

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back or all three of Elise’s August programs for a 10 percent tuition discount for each program. Please call to register.

Elise Browning Miller offers a quick review of the basics from Part I, and emphasizes beginning and more advanced standing poses, back strengtheners and backbends, inversions, and twists. Adjustments and props are used to assist participants in working with their scoliosis. This program is appropriate for everyone who has completed Part I, those who have at least six months of training with Elise’s Yoga for Scoliosis DVD, continuing students of Iyengar Yoga, and those who have been instructed by one of Elise’s Yoga for Scoliosis Trainers. Teachers of all levels and systems are welcome and invited to bring students with scoliosis. NOTE This program completes the 20-hour course requirement to become a Yoga for Scoliosis Trainer. REQUIRED READING Elise Browning Miller, Yoga for Scoliosis, available at ebmyoga.com. TUITION $285, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code TYST-161)

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AUGUST 7–12 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

The Still, Small Voice Within Jonathan Foust (Sudhir)

Gentle Yoga for Beginners

FOR all levels. CE credits.

Rudy Peirce

MEDITATION, FOCUSING, AND INTUITION TRAINING

JONATHAN FOUST (SUDHIR), MA, cofounder of the Meditation Teacher Training Institute and former President of Kripalu, has been leading retreats and training teachers for more than 25 years. jonathanfoust.com

Albert Einstein said, “No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.” To climb out of any rut, resolve problems, or sense your path from a new perspective, you must shift your awareness. This retreat is designed to immerse you in practices that generate such a shift. Vipassana (insight meditation) teaches you to pause and recognize what is present, allowing you to see with increasing clarity into the nature of things. Focusing trains the mind to investigate what arises from the field of direct sensation, offering access to wisdom and compassion. Combined, these two techniques generate a unique in-depth experience of awakened heart and mind. Through practice, talks, presentations, exercises, and discussion, you dive into self-inquiry and develop skills for the rest of your life. RECOMMENDED LISTENING Jonathan Foust, Body-Centered Inquiry: Meditation Training to Awaken Your Inner Guidance, Vitality and Loving Heart CD set. NOTE This retreat is intensive and may preclude other activities. Much of the retreat is held in social silence. TUITION $375, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code SVW-161)

JULY 29–AUGUST 5 FRIDAY–FRIDAY

Psychology of the Chakras A 7-DAY INTENSIVE

Anodea Judith and Selene Kumin Vega FOR all levels. CE credits.

ANODEA JUDITH, PHD, E-RYT 500, is director of Sacred Centers, a teaching organization for yoga, psychology, and transformational wisdom, and the bestselling author of Wheels of Life. sacredcenters.com

SELENE KUMIN VEGA, PHD, LMFT, is a psychotherapist, workshop leader, dancer, and adjunct faculty at Saybrook University’s College of Integrative Medicine and Health Sciences. spiritmoving.com

AUGUST 7–12 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

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? In this transformational intensive, you immerse yourself for one whole day in each chakra as you • Encounter your chakras through guided 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 program is a pilgrimage that participants over the past 30 years have described as life changing. No experience is necessary, but the willingness to open and change is a must. NOTE Tuition includes a manual. See this program on the Kripalu website for a message from the presenter and additional program information. TUITION $795, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code POC-161)

FOR all levels. CE credits. Experience an easy, encouraging approach to postures that allows you to adapt yoga to your body’s needs. Rudy Peirce offers a practice that reduces chronic pain and is excellent for low-back pain, stress, anxiety, and depression. Designed for people who wish they could do yoga, but either feel incapable or have never been in a class that works for them, this program includes Rudy’s Dynamic Gentle Yoga, basic pranayama practices, deep healing relaxations, an introduction to meditation, conscious communication exercises, journaling, and smallgroup work. Rudy’s approach to gentle yoga meets you where you are and takes you where you want to go. Come open the flow of energy in your body to ignite the powerful health benefits of yoga. TUITION $325, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code GYFB-161)

RUDY PEIRCE, MA, E-RYT 500, a Kripalu Yoga teacher since 1983, guides accessible, gentle yoga, and is creator of a four-CD set, The Gentle Series. gentleyogi.com

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PROGRAMS with JILL MILLER AUGUST 12–14 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

The Roll Model Method BALL SEQUENCING, INNOVATION, AND APPLICATION

with Dinneen Viggiano JULY 24–29 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Yoga for Seniors Teacher Training Kimberly Carson and Carol Krucoff FOR yoga teachers who have completed a 200-hour teacher training. CE credits. Scholarship eligible.

Learn strategies for adapting yoga practice to older minds, bodies, and spirits in a training that combines the traditional wisdom of yoga with the best contemporary scientific knowledge about the physiology of aging. Seniors represent the fastest-growing sector of the population, creating an increasing demand for well-trained yoga teachers. Each day of this training involves • A balance of lecture, movement, smallgroup work, practice-teaching sessions, and discussion • Yoga sessions geared for older bodies • Learning about common ailments and 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 committed to learning what it means to age well. RECOMMENDED READING AND VIEWING T. K. V. Desikachar, The Heart of Yoga and Kimberly Carson and Carol Krucoff, Relax into Yoga (DVD). NOTE Tuition includes a manual. TUITION $515, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code TYSTT-161)

KIMBERLY CARSON, MPH, E-RYT, is a yoga therapist at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, Oregon, and codirects trainings at Duke Integrative Medicine.

FOR all levels. CE credits. Put the power of myofascial release into your own hands. This training empowers you to personally adopt and teach simple, highly effective self-care regimens for pain relief and improved performance. Learn the optimal use of four Roll Model® Therapy Balls to unravel patterns of pain and dysfunction. This program equips you to • Explore pain-erasing, self-myofascial release in the hands, knees, diaphragm, pelvic floor, and other areas of the body • Present Therapy Ball techniques to beginners or more experienced students • Provide instant feedback through improved function or reduced pain • Refine your anatomical fluency of bony landmarks, muscular attachments, and the fascial seam-system through experiential mapping strategies • Create innovative Therapy Ball sequences for yourself and your clients. These whole-body exercises are approved by physical therapists, pain medicine specialists, and chiropractors. NOTE Tuition includes all four Roll Model® Therapy Balls, course handbook, and optional certificate of completion. Please see this program on the Kripalu website for required reading and other information. TUITION $290, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code TRMM-161)

DINNEEN VIGGIANO, E-RYT 500, empowers self-care through movement therapy, self-massage, and nutrition as a Yoga Tune Up® senior teacher trainer, holistic nutrition counselor, and NeuroKinetic Therapist. retrainyourbackpain.com

AUGUST 14–19 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Core Integration Immersion with Elizabeth Wipff FOR yoga teachers, advanced yoga practitioners, Pilates and fitness teachers, massage therapists, dancers, and personal trainers. CE credits.

This life-changing immersion offers practical tools for effectively integrating core work into your practice and teaching. Through embodied anatomy exercises, you systematically travel within to explore the key structures that mobilize and stabilize your spine. Using Jill Miller’s innovative Yoga Tune Up® techniques, strengthen, stretch, and restore every last myofascial fiber while you • Learn accessible pranayama (breathing) techniques to directly experience your respiratory diaphragm, psoas, and more • Practice pain-erasing self-massage with Yoga Tune Up therapy balls • Learn how to apply core work to your personal practice or movement routine • Deconstruct and demystify Nauli Kriya and Uddihyana Bandha. Jill’s unique empowerment exercises address emotional blocks that can obscure core work. She invites you to find confidence and competence in working with your center so that you can inspire others to do the same. NOTE Tuition includes Yoga Tune Up Therapy Balls, Coregeous Ball, and a course manual. REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED READING AND VIEWING See this program on the Kripalu website. TUITION $545, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code CII-161)

ELIZABETH WIPFF is a Yoga Tune

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CAROL KRUCOFF, E-RYT 500, is a yoga therapist at Duke Integrative Medicine, and codirector of the Yoga for Seniors teacher training. healingmoves.com

JILL MILLER, E-RYT, pain-relief and wellness expert, is the author of The Roll Model and a contributing expert on the Oprah Winfrey Network. yogatuneup.com

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Up® teacher trainer and CrossFit coach known for helping students streamline movement, improve performance, and eliminate pain. strongandbendy.com

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AUGUST 12–14 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

The Great Work of Your Life THE YOGA OF THE BHAGAVAD GITA

STEPHEN COPE FOR all levels, including beginners. CE credits. Scholarship eligible.

AUGUST 12–14 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

The Art of Vinyasa Flow Mia Togo FOR practitioners with 6 months or more of yoga experience.

Most of us will never be monks or nuns. While longing for a rich spiritual 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 conflicts and struggles of daily life to cultivate an inner life of spirit? The Bhagavad Gita, the Hindu devotional work that translates as “Song of God,” answers a resounding “yes.” In this program, we explore karma yoga, the yoga of action. Each day includes asana practice, lecture, discussion, and exercises aimed at allowing us to experience life as a profound spiritual practice. Join the founder of the Kripalu Institute for Extraordinary Living to explore the living tradition of yoga. TUITION $295, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code GJTC-162)

STEPHEN COPE, MSW, Scholar-in-Residence and Kripalu Ambassador, is the best-selling author of The Great Work of Your Life: A Guide for the Journey to Your True Calling.

Deepen your practice of vinyasa flow in a program that aligns your yoga practice to support the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual realms. Vinyasa Krama is a beautiful form of yoga that unites breath with movement. Come explore the deeper dimensions of flow, including • The fundamentals, psychology, and philosophy of vinyasa • Component parts of poses and healthy sequences • How the art of moving meditation focuses the mind and stimulates empathy and concentration • Journaling and inner exploration • Creation of an action plan for home practice and a more skillful life. Mia Togo invites you to a weekend of alignment, play, discovery, and vinyasa flow, returning you to truth, love, and listening to your inner calling. RECOMMENDED READING T. K. V. Desikachar, The Heart of Yoga.

AUGUST 12–14 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

NOTE Bring a journal for inner exploration.

Yoga Therapeutics for Radiant Health

TUITION $225, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code AVF-161)

Todd Norian

MIA TOGO, E-RYT, is a life

FOR all levels, including yoga teachers. CE credits.

coach, teacher trainer, and mentor at YogaWorks, dedicated to sharing the gifts of yoga in an empowering way. miatogo.com

Pain-free living is your birthright and joy, your “factory setting.” If unconscious movement patterns and self-limiting beliefs are keeping you from enjoying the natural states of fulfilment, ease, and joy, come discover • Your body’s optimal design for radiant health • How to heal and prevent common aches and pains using the precise, therapeutic alignment techniques of Ashaya Yoga® • How to address specific dysfunctions of the body, including sore back, bulging discs, tight hips, sciatica, kyphosis of the upper back, shoulder pain, rotator cuff tears, sore knees, stiff neck, and more • Empowering tantric teachings that support healing on all levels—body, mind, and heart. Return home from this weekend of therapeutic yoga with tools and skills to keep yourself pain-free.

RECOMMENDED READING Todd Norian, Ashaya Yoga General Manual. NOTE This is a therapeutic, professionallevel course geared for practitioners at all levels. TUITION $225, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code YTRH-161)

TODD NORIAN, E-RYT 500, founder of Ashaya Yoga®, teaches with the heartfelt intention to awaken others to their inherent potential for unlimited joy, vitality, and fulfillment. ashayayoga.com

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Neurosculpting Through the Body Current EMBODIED TRANSFORMATION

Lisa Wimberger and Shanti Medina FOR everyone. CE credits. How do a healthy brain and body imprint transformation? They respond in the moment, regulating the nervous system to release the emotional charge while priming neural pathways to integrate a healthy current of communication in the mind-body map. With proven Neurosculpting® and Body Current® practices, you can begin to navigate stress and reprogram old conditioning with each breath. In this program, you

AUGUST 14–19 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

• Awaken the innate mind-body intelligence by priming the neural pathways

Yoga and Deep Relaxation Retreat

• Learn how to mitigate stress and resolve pain • Identify limiting beliefs and the associated neurological patterns • Imprint an embodied neurological overlay to reprogram existing conditioning. Lisa Wimberger and Shanti Medina teach you simple, effective practices for embodied transformation, supported by neuroscientific research, for managing, healing, and releasing the harmful imprints of stress and trauma while restoring homeostasis. RECOMMENDED READING AND LISTENING See this program on the Kripalu website. TUITION $325, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code NBC-161)

LISA WIMBERGER, MA, MBTI, NSF, is author of New Beliefs, New

SHANTI MEDINA, CYT, CPT, CNSF, created Energize training

Brain and founder of the Neurosculpting Institute. She specializes in teaching neurosculpting for trauma. neurosculptinginstitute.com

systems and Body Current® therapeutics, infusing yoga therapy and neuromuscular exercises with mindfulness practices. energizeshanti.com

AUGUST 19–21 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Kind Vinyasa

JURIAN HUGHES, E-RYT 500, MFA, a faculty member at Kripalu,

CULTIVATING STRENGTH AND EASE

is also a yoga teacher trainer, Let Your Yoga Dance® trainer, and voice coach. jurianhughes.com

Jurian Hughes

THE GIFT OF DIVINE SLEEP YOGA NIDRA

Jennifer Reis FOR all levels, including beginners. CE credits.

Experience deeper levels of relaxation than you ever imagined possible as you give yourself permission to rest, balance, restore, and tap into new sources of energy. This nourishing retreat offers the perfect combination of revitalizing yoga postures, breathing, hand mudras, and the profound healing rest of Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra®. Jennifer Reis’ Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra is the antidote for modern life. Nothing is required but to lie down and listen. This inspired guided meditation transforms your whole being, allowing you to • Experience deep peace • Feel whole again • Reclaim your inner radiance

FOR all levels; some yoga experience is recommended.

• Alleviate not only muscular tension but also mental and emotional stress

Experience the joy and freedom of vinyasa—its graceful and dancelike flow of movements. Jurian Hughes offers expert guidance for making this popular and powerful practice safe and accessible for everyone. Explore this beautifully fluid style of yoga as you

• Stimulate your body’s natural healing response

• Cultivate strength and ease in every pose • Experiment with healthy posture options for your body

• Take home easy techniques to foster wellness in daily life.

• Learn modifications for tender wrists, shoulders, back, and knees

You deserve to feel this good!

• Practice joint-friendly ways to do challenging poses like Plank and Chaturanga

• Awaken through uplifting yoga practices

• Use props and assists to support the growth of your practice.

TUITION $325, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code YDRR-162)

Practiced without care and instruction, vinyasa’s repetitive nature and challenging postures can sometimes result in sore muscles, joint pain, or even injury. Learn how to keep your practice compassionate and kind in this inspiring and informative vinyasa exploration.

JENNIFER REIS, E-RYT 500, LMT, creator of Five Element Yoga® and Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra®, is a teacher trainer for Kripalu and Integrative Yoga Therapy. jenniferreisyoga.com

TUITION $230, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code KVCS-161).

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Programs with

SALLY KEMPTON

Yoga, Music, and Mindfulness A UNIQUE KRIPALU-TANGLEWOOD EXPERIENCE

Larissa Hall Carlson and Marc Mandel FOR everyone; no technical expertise or prior training in music is required, simply a love for classical music and yoga. CE credits. Scholarship eligible.

AUGUST 19–21 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Becoming the Goddess ACTIVATE AND EMBODY THE SACRED FEMININE FOR everyone. CE credits. This deeply experiential program with one of the leading teachers of the Sacred Feminine explores the archetypes contained in four of the great tantric goddesses. We practice several levels of meditation on the inner goddess, using self-inquiry, visualization, mythopoetics, and movement as we embody • Lalita, the impassioned lover-goddess whose path leads to liberation • Kali, the dark feminine who shows the way that leads beyond fear • Matangi, the powerful one who brings inspired wisdom down to earth • Kamala, who connects us to the natural world. Activate your Sacred Feminine in a weekend that invites you to become the goddess. NOTE Extend your stay and experience a master class with Sally Kempton, see below. TUITION $265, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code BGAE-161)

AUGUST 21–22 SUNDAY–MONDAY

Master Class FALLING IN LOVE WITH MEDITATION FOR everyone. CE credits. Move beyond routine, and even beyond mindfulness, into meditation on the power of love and awareness within your own consciousness. This meditation program takes you directly into the shakti—the subtle energy—within your own mind and nervous system, and shows you how to make life itself a meditative experience. Fall in love with meditation as you learn • How to maintain heart-centered awareness throughout the day • Meditations on awareness • Ways of bringing together the paths of knowledge and love in meditation • The real secret of mantra • What makes meditation juicy • How to take others into their own heart. NOTE This program can be taken as a stand-alone event or as an addition to a weekend program August 19–21. TUITION $175, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code MCFL-161)

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. sallykempton.com

Double the pleasure of a summer weekend in the Berkshires with this rewarding Kripalu-Tanglewood experience. Join Kripalu’s Larissa Hall Carlson and the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s (BSO) Marc Mandel to explore the striking parallels between yoga and music, and discover not only what draws us to music, but also how music draws us into an ever-deepening awareness of ourselves and our relationship with others. This program incorporates mindful asana, breathwork, and meditation, with guided listening to classical music featured in the weekend’s Saturday-night and Sunday-afternoon BSO concerts at Tanglewood ( just across the road from Kripalu). Attendance at both BSO concerts—with music from Verdi’s Aida and a Shakespeare-themed program, all to be led by the BSO’s exciting young music director Andris Nelsons—fill out the weekend, with an optional, post-concert discussion at Tanglewood on Sunday afternoon. NOTE Complimentary lawn tickets to Tanglewood will be provided for both BSO concerts. See this program on the Kripalu website for more information. TUITION $249, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code RRMT-161)

LARISSA HALL CARLSON, E-RYT 500, Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, guides retreats, directs trainings, and provides Ayurvedic consultations throughout the country. larissacarlson.com

MARC MANDEL is in charge of the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s program book and its pre-concert talks at Symphony Hall and Tanglewood, and has been on the BSO staff since 1978.

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AUGUST 21–26 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.

AUGUST 21–26 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Boundless Body, Immeasurable Heart A MINDFULNESS YOGA RETREAT

Frank Jude Boccio FOR all levels. CE credits. Friendliness, compassion, joy, and equanimity are collectively known as the Brahma Viharas, or the Four Immeasurables. Advocated by both the Buddha and the yoga-sage Patanjali, these qualities lead to a deep, abiding sense of intimacy and inner peace. This retreat explores the practices taught by these two masters, cultivating your inherent capacity to receive and offer unconditional love— first to yourself, then to others. When suffused with this love, your true body is seen as the unbounded universe itself, with no separation. This is the fruit of authentic yoga. Mindfulness Yoga incorporates postures, meditation, relaxation, pranayama, and dharma discussion to expand your connection with the unbounded body of love. Through these practices, you learn to overcome limitations and whatever wounds you have suffered to find the deep, healing love that abides within. TUITION $335, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code MDY-161)

FRANK JUDE BOCCIO is a certified yoga teacher, interfaith minister, and teacher of Zen Buddhism ordained by Korean Zen master Samu Sunim. mindfulnessyoga.net

Meditation is one of life’s great pleasures, a vacation in the vibrant present. There are hundreds of meditation techniques, and, when you find the style that fits your inner nature, meditation feels like the most natural thing in the world. This retreat explores the luminous teachings of The Radiance Sutras, Lorin Roche’s new translation of the Vijnana Bhairava Tantra, an ancient yoga text that describes 112 meditation practices for touching the sacred in daily life. The teachings are playful, instinctive, down to earth, and transcendent. Meet yourself where you are in a retreat that emphasizes naturalness, spontaneity, and being at home in the universe. You learn • A variety of meditation practices • How meditation can be more restful than sleep • Skills for handling emotions and sensations that arise in meditation

LORIN ROCHE, PHD, has been teaching meditation since 1968. He is the author of Meditation Made Easy and Whole Body Meditations. lorinroche.com

• Techniques to blend meditation and movement. NOTE See the Kripalu website for additional information on the meditation teacher training option available to yoga teachers. TUITION $310, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code TRS-161)

AUGUST 21–26 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

COBY KOZLOWSKI, MA, E-RYT, is a faculty member for the Kripalu School of Yoga and founder of Karma Yoga Leadership Intensive™. cobyk.com

LAMA MIGMAR TSETEN

A Buddhist Healing Ritual DAKINI’S HEART-ESSENCE CHÖD AND EMPOWERMENTS

Lama Migmar Tseten FOR everyone.

has served as Buddhist chaplain at Harvard University since 1997 and is the founder of Sakya Institute for Buddhist Studies in Cambridge, Massachusetts. lamamigmar.net

Healing Chöd is an ancient Buddhist ritual known for its power to alleviate 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 Chöd is suitable for everyone, including those with chronic or mild illnesses. Healing Chöd 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. Empowerments are given to further increase healing blessings. Dakini’s Heart-Essence Chöd is based on the female Buddha, Vajrayogini. It originated with the 10th-century Indian yogi Mahasiddha Naropa, and was passed down to Lama Migmar’s guru, Chogye Trichen Rinpoche, also the guru of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. TUITION $295, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code BHR-161)

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CAROLINE SHOLA AREWA is a psychologist, yoga teacher, wellness coach, and author of Opening to Spirit. shola.co.uk

KRISHNA KAUR, has has passionately taught Kundalini Yoga and self-awareness for more than 40 years.

MAYA BREUER, E-RYT 500, is cofounder and President of the Black Yoga Teachers Alliance. She trains and certifies yoga teachers at the 200- and 300-hour level.

AUGUST 25–28 THURSDAY–SUNDAY

Black Yoga Teachers Alliance 2016 Inaugural Conference and Retreat REVIVAL! EVOLUTION OF SPIRIT KEYNOTE SPEAKER Caroline Shola Arewa CONFERENCE PRESENTERS Maya Breuer, Maria Broom, Emiliano Garcia, Purusha Hickson, Krishna Kaur, Jana Long, Gail Parker, Monique Schubert, Dana Smith, and Bamidele Dancers and Drummers FOR yoga practitioners and yoga teachers of all levels. CE credits. Scholarship eligible. Explore the breadth and diversity of yoga with master teachers and healers at the first Black Yoga Teachers Alliance conference. From the keynote address by Caroline Shola Arewa to the DJ’d Rhythm Nation dance party, come share perspectives on ways to live in loving union and respect for self, community, and the planet, in a conference that includes • Lectures and experiential intensives focused on yoga philosophy, yoga therapy, Ayurveda, healing arts, dance, a fire ceremony, yoga for play and renewal, African call-and-response woven together with ancient Vedic chants, and ways to balance the chakras through vinyasa • Peace and Power panel discussions to share experiences and strategies as black yoga teachers in the 21st century and learn what your peers are offering in the world • Morning and afternoon yoga and meditation classes • Yoga as a Peace Practice: BYTA’s first national initiative to engage and guide black yoga teachers in using yoga practices and philosophy to address the needs of communities challenged by abuse and violence. The conference culminates in a soulful celebration of African dance and drumming led by Marilyn and Sekou Sylla and the Bamidele Dancers and Drummers. NOTE See the Kripalu website for conference schedule and workshop descriptions. TUITION $295, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code BYTA-161)

MARIA BROOM, an actress nationally recognized for her roles in HBO’s The Wire and The Corner, is a storyteller, dancer, and author. EMILIANO GARCIA, a former professional saxophonist, arranger, and composer, leads call-and-response singalong meditations.

PURUSHA HICKSON, founder and director of Stretch for Success Seminars, has been a hatha yoga teacher for more than 35 years.

JANA LONG, director of Power of One Yoga Center, is executive director of the Black Yoga Teachers Alliance, an integrative wellness practitioner, yoga teacher, and life coach.

GAIL PARKER, PHD, E-RYT 500, is founder and CEO of Conscious Living LLC, and teaches restorative and therapeutic yoga.

MONIQUE SCHUBERT, is a visual and vocal artist, yoga teacher, educator, and founder of Om Society.

DANA SMITH is a yoga teacher, master life coach, holistic health practitioner, and author of YES! Yoga Has Curves.

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AUGUST 21–26 SUNDAY–FRIDAY AUGUST 28–SEPTEMBER 2 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Meditation

Advanced Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training

PURE, SIMPLE, DIRECT

Abby Bordner and Niisa Morton

FOR all levels. CE credits.

FOR yoga teachers interested in working

Meditation invites you to step through the door of the known and awaken to your essential nature in this and every moment. Awaken to what is beautiful, undeniable, and everpresent around and within you. Here, searching ends; fear, suffering, and anxiety dissolve; and you discover unshakable peace, love, and joy, no matter your circumstances. This is the realization of enlightenment in daily life.

RICHARD MILLER

with pregnant women. CE credits. Scholarship eligible.

Enhance your work with pregnant and postpartum women using yoga and self-care tools. This advanced training teaches you how to lead Yoga Born, a yoga-based childbirth education program, and also covers • The emotional changes of pregnancy and postpartum • Trimester changes and pelvic floor anatomy throughout pregnancy and postpartum • Medical care options, prenatal procedures, birth choices, and healthy pregnancy • Anatomy and physiology of pregnancy, labor, and postpartum recovery

Richard Miller engages the teachings of nondual yoga through periods of silent and guided meditation, gentle body movement, breath sensing, co-meditation, self-inquiry, interactive dialogue, and direct instruction. These wisdom teachings impart deep relaxation while revealing nondual presence as the mystery of being and pure awareness. Here, you find yourself and the world at peace. RECOMMENDED READING See this program on the Kripalu website. TUITION $450, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code MPSD-161)

RICHARD MILLER, PHD, has dedicated over four decades of his life to the prevention and alleviation of suffering and helping people awaken to their essential wholeness. irest.us

• Comfort during labor, including yoga and partner-supported poses • Strategies to understand and cope with pain • Hospital procedures and medication for labor and birth • Mother’s recovery, breast-feeding, and bonding with baby • The energetic and subtle bodies, koshas, chakras, and gunas in relation to pregnancy. NOTE Please see this program on the Kripalu website for a required reading list and other information. TUITION $425, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code APYT-161) ABBY BORDNER, CLD, CLE, ICCE, is a consultant and trainer for pregnancy, birth, and early childhood, and trains professionals throughout the country. abbybordner.com

NIISA MORTON, E-RYT, RPYT, holds a 500-hour certification in the Pranakriya tradition and is a certified instructor with HealthyMoms Pre/Postnatal Fitness and Pranakriya Prenatal Yoga.

AUGUST 26–28 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Chakra Flow Yoga SEANE CORN FOR all levels. CE credits. Transformation begins when you understand that there is no separation between mind, body, and spirit, and that all moments—great and small, light and dark—are interdependent. The chakra system provides a road map that affirms this perception and presents a formula to make it tangible. The study of the chakras can help you • Develop intuition, awareness, and consciousness • Balance you physically • Ground and center your energy

TUITION $275, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code CFY-161)

• Increase your personal power and your relationship to the sacred

SEANE CORN is known for her impas-

• Have a more compassionate understanding of your personal issues • Reveal insight into your dharma. Along with the chakra system, this program uses the tools of asana, meditation, reflection, and intention to help you empower your health and life.

sioned activism, self-expression, and inspirational teaching style, which incorporates the physical and mystical aspects of yoga. seanecorn.com

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Save the date! SEPTEMBER 2–5, 2016

at Kripalu YOGA IN THE GREAT OUTDOORS Amy Ippoliti, Gina Caputo, Sadie Nardini, Sean Johnson & The Wild Lotus Band, Guru Jagat, Coby Kozlowski, Larissa Hall Carlson, Yoga Slackers, and more Mark your calendars for a fun weekend designed to celebrate the end of summer! Play and learn in activities that include yoga, stand up paddleboarding, forest bathing, hiking, hooping, meditation, and music—in the natural beauty of the Berkshires.

JULY 24–29 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

FORREST YOGA FESTIVAL Erica Mather, Brian Campbell, Allison English, Kelley Rush, and Gregory Jamiel FOR all levels. CE credits. Forrest Yoga is a healing, all-levels practice created by Ana Forrest that rests on the pillars of breath, strength, integrity, and spirit. Experience fun and invigorating asana workshops and master classes with Forrest Yoga Guardians and top Forrest Yoga teachers. Each morning of this special event features asana practice cotaught by two leaders. In the afternoons, enjoy restful and revelatory workshops on • Restorative Forrest Yoga • Forrest Yoga in a chair • Anatomy and physiology • Hands-on assists and massage • Developing a home practice. Evenings include ceremony, explorations in accessing your inner empath, and yoga nidra. Anticipate music and chanting throughout the week. Everyone is invited, regardless of previous experience with Forrest Yoga. Take this opportunity to connect with the Forrest Yoga community and learn from senior teachers. NOTE Bring a journal and drums, flutes, rattles, and noisemakers if you have them. TUITION $395, plus room & meals; see page 104. (web code FYFW-161)

ERICA MATHER, MA, E-RYT, is a Forrest Yoga Guardian, lifelong teacher, and creator of the Adore Your Body System for ending body-image challenges. ericamather.com

BRIAN CAMPBELL teaches anatomy for yoga teacher trainings worldwide, including Bhakti Yoga, vinyasa, Forrest Yoga, Hot Yoga, and Yogabarre. bodyworkyoga.com ALLISON ENGLISH is a certified Forrest Yoga teacher who travels the world as one of Ana Forrest’s assistant teachers and business consultants. yogabyallison.com

KELLEY RUSH has been teaching yoga since 1995 and is a Forrest Yoga Mentor and Guardian. She has studied Forrest Yoga, Iyengar Yoga, Viniyoga, and vinyasa. GREGORY JAMIEL, senior Forrest Yoga teacher and traditional ceremonial worker, is the owner of Inner Elements Yoga, Portland, Oregon’s only exclusively Forrest Yoga studio.

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Start planning your fall getaway now… Martha Beck SEPTEMBER 23–25

Tracking Your One Magical Life

Tara Brach SEPTEMBER 30–OCTOBER 2

Loving Presence Inhabiting and Expressing Your True Nature

Detox for Health and Healing OCTOBER 2–7

FA L L PREVI EWS

SAVE THE DATE

Kripalu’s Annual Yoga Teachers Conference Celebrating 25 Years OCTOBER 25–28, 2016

David Whyte OCTOBER 14–16

Half a Shade Braver The Foundational Elements of a Courageous, Everyday Life

A Wellness Retreat for People Living with Parkinson’s and Their Care Partners OCTOBER 16–20

Kripalu Faculty

Alberto Villoldo, Marcela Lobos, and Q’ero Shamans OCTOBER 28–30

Kripalu Faculty

Great Shamanic Initiation Soul Repair and Gathering in Prayer

Geneen Roth

Thomas Moore and Nancy Slonim Aronie

OCTOBER 7–9

Women, Food, and God A Transformational Path

NOVEMBER 18–20

Aging With Soul A Paradigm Shift

Peter Levine

Rolf Gates

OCTOBER 9–14

NOVEMBER 25–27

How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness

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Find Your Program by Date

JUNE The Colors of Nourishment: Cooking, Yoga, and Energy Work TH U R David “Avocado” Wolfe and Emrys Tetu p. 41

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Here, our programs are listed by month, so you can find the program that’s right for you, at the time that’s right for you. Whether you’re looking for something vibrant or peaceful, energizing or simplifying, you’ll find it this summer at Kripalu.

Grief Relief: Transforming Your Life After Loss Maureen Hancock with special guest Rosie Dalton p. 58

300-Hour Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training: Integrating Ayurveda into Yoga Teaching Larissa Hall Carlson, John Douillard, and Balarama Chandra Das p. 15

The Natural Singer: Find Your True Voice Claude Stein p. 30

Structural Yoga Remedies Lee Albert p. 70 The Wisdom of Yoga: A Classic Kripalu Yoga and Meditation Retreat Stephen Cope p. 71 The Katonah Yoga Method: Asana as Metaphor Abbie Galvin and Nevine Michaan p. 70

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Swingolf: Dynamic Yoga Motion on the Golf Course Les Bolland p. 39

Quarter-Life Calling: Creating an Extraordinary Life in Your 20s Coby Kozlowski p. 59 Lakshmi Voelker Chair Yoga Teacher Training Lakshmi Voelker and Tracy Eccleston p. 71 The Aquarian Teacher: Level One Kundalini Training Hari Kirin Kaur Khalsa and Ajeet Kaur p. 72 Introduction to Botanical Cooking: From Nature to Kitchen Brittany Wood Nickerson and Annie B. Kay p. 41 Your True Self Through Mindfulness 10 Finding and Nature FR I

Arnie Kozak and Jaimal Yogis p. 71

Heal and Be Healed: The Contemplative Art of Sat Nam Rasayan Guru Dev Singh p. 72 The One Thing Holding You Back: Unleashing the Power of Emotional Connection Raphael Cushnir p. 59 Hiking and Yoga Sarajean Rudman and Christopher Holmes p. 36 Movement Feedback Holography: A Somatic Meditation Practice Karl R. Wolfe p. 58 Immersion for Total Transformation 12 Total Raphael Cushnir p. 59

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Archetypal Dreamwork as a Portal to the Soul Marc Bregman and Christa Lancaster p. 60

Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training Jacci Gruninger p. 73 Attachment-Based EMDR Therapy: An Integrated Approach of Mind, Body, and Spirit Deany Laliotis p. 49 A Wellness Retreat for People Living with Parkinson’s and Their Care Partners Maria Sirois and Aruni Nan Futuronsky p. 42 the Neck and Shoulders 15 Unraveling Maureen Priest and Kyra Anastasia

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Sudofsky p. 73

Soul, Fit Body: Nine Keys to a 17 Fit Healthier, Happier You FR I

Brant Secunda and Mark Allen p. 60

Easy Family Meals from the Kripalu Kitchen Jeremy Rock Smith p. 40 The Science and Practice of Mind Over Matter Bruce Lipton and Lisa Garr p. 48 The Art of Happiness Howard C. Cutler p. 60 Yin and Yang Yoga: Stillness, Alchemy, Power, and Flow Paulie Zink p. 73 Evidence-Based Qigong: A Gentle Path to Physical, Mental, and Spiritual Health Yang Yang p. 28 Kayaking and Yoga Michelle Dalbec and Erin Casperson p. 38 YogArts for Kids Craig Hanauer p. 56 and Shamanism: The Jaguar Path 19 Yoga Ray Crist and Sebastian Paccaur Flores SU N

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Adjustments with Lotus Palm: 24 Asana Thai Massage for Yoga Instructors FR I

Eléonore Piquet p. 26

Awake and Captivated: A Yoga Retreat Chelsey Korus p. 74 Summer Deep Clean John Bagnulo p. 42 Yoga Retreat for Women of Color: I Love Myself When I Am Laughing Maya Breuer with Angela Fears, Jana Long, Kathleen Souza, and Satta Jallah p. 74 Abandonment to Healing: Overcome Your Patterns of Self-Sabotage Susan Anderson p. 62 Getting Unstuck: Moving Beyond Depression, Anxiety, and Chronic Illness James S. Gordon p. 41 Stand Up Paddleboarding and Yoga Jennifer Reis and Mark Roule p. 38 Real Love: Bringing the Path of Mindfulness to Your Real-World Relationships Sharon Salzberg and Stephen Cope p. 75 Soul Shifts: Transforming Your Life from the Inside Out Barbara De Angelis p. 62 Roots of Yoga and Ayurveda 26 The David Gordon White, Dominik Wujastyk, SU N

Mark Singleton, Todd Norian, Claudia Welch, and Larissa Hall Carlson p. 76

Thai Yoga Massage 2: Lotus Palm School Certification Eléonore Piquet p. 26 Qoya: An Embodied Pilgrimage to the Wild Woman Within Rochelle Schieck p. 30 200-Hour Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training: Monthlong Intensive Michelle Dalbec and Coby Kozlowski p. 14

Narrative Medicine: A Cutting-Edge Approach to Health Care Dani Shapiro, Jillian Pransky, Nellie Hermann, Rabbi David Ingber, Dr. Suzanne Koven, Rob Spillman, and more p. 61

Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone and Other Acts of Courage Lisa Loustaunau p. 63

Mindfulness-Based Eating Awareness Training for Professionals Jean Kristeller and Andrea Lieberstein p. 42 Evidence-Based Qigong: A Gentle Path to Enduring Physical, Mental, and Spiritual Strength Yang Yang p. 28

Mindfulness and Radical Self-Love Terry Fralich p. 75

OmGym Suspension Yoga: Elevating the Asana Sarah Kellett p. 75

Biodanza: Opening to Life Michelle Dubreuil Macek p. 62

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Yoga Summer Camp: An Outdoor Adventure for Adults Michelle Dalbec and Janna Delgado p. 37

Ayurvedic Bodywork Training: Garshana and Abhyanga Hilary Garivaltis p. 24

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The Ultimate Yogi Travis Eliot p. 77 Natural Spiritual Progress: A Dharma Yoga Intensive Dharma Mittra p. 79

Kripalu Yoga in the Schools Teacher Training Janna Delgado and Iona M. Smith p. 16 LifeForce Yoga for Depression and Anxiety: I Am Bliss and So Are You Amy Weintraub p. 77 Journey into Yoga Retreat: Women, Wisdom, and Nature Brahmani Liebman and Jashoda Edmunds p. 78 SpiritFest: Chant, Dance, Drum Dan Leven, Girish, and Aimee Gelinas p. 31 Hiking and Yoga Susannah Gale and Jess Frey p. 36 YogArts for Kids Craig Hanauer p. 56

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Functional Yoga: A Health-Oriented Approach J J Gormley p. 78

Finding the Balance with Yin Yoga: A Journey into Yoga Teacher Training Brahmani Liebman and Jashoda Edmunds p. 78 Yoga for Mood Management: LifeForce Yoga Practitioner Training Amy Weintraub p. 77 Water Element Yoga: A Stand Up Paddleboarding and Kayaking Retreat Mark Roule and Jennifer Reis p. 39 CircusYoga Community Retreat: The Human Art of Play Erin Maile O’Keefe and Kevin O’Keefe p. 53

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Embody Love Yoga: Uncovering and Maintaining a Positive Body Image Melody Moore p. 80

Women’s Qigong for Stress and Relaxation: Ocean Qigong Deborah Davis p. 27 Transformational Vinyasa Yoga: The Body and Beyond Lesley Desaulniers p. 79

Radiant Child Yoga Training, Levels 1–3 Shakta Khalsa p. 76

The New Science of Relationships: Finding and Keeling Love Amir Levine p. 52

Refilling Your Well: Join the Self-Care Revolution Priti Robyn Ross p. 67

This Very Moment: Mindfulness in Psychotherapy Ronald D. Siegel p. 49

Sweat and Reset for Summer Sarajean Rudman and Susannah Gale p. 37

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Building Resilient Bones: An Integrated Approach Lisa B. Nelson and Erin Casperson p. 43

Light Up Your Practice: A Weekend Yoga Retreat Jurian Hughes and Jovinna Chan p. 79 Embody Love Movement Facilitator 10 Training SU N

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MindBody Medicine and EFT Meridian Tapping to End Anxiety and Depression Kim D’Eramo p. 43 Women’s Qigong for Joint, Bone, and Pelvic Health Deborah Davis p. 27 The Science of Yoga for Health Professionals Lisa B. Nelson and Angela Wilson with special guest Sat Bir S. Khalsa p. 43 Camp Kula: Five Days, Three Teachers, Total Immersion Nikki Vilella, Alex Auder, and Erin Dudley p. 80 REVEAL: Angels and the Goddess Meggan Watterson and Kyle Gray p. 65 Yoga for Cancer Teacher Training Tari Prinster p. 81 Free the Body, Stretch the Mind: 15 Mindfulness Meditation and Yoga FR I

W es “Scoop” Nisker and Katchie Ananda p. 83

Walking Between Heaven and Earth: Kundalini Yoga and Sacred Live Music Mahan Rishi and GuruGanesha p. 81 Bhakti on the Mat Sean Johnson and the Wild Lotus Band p. 83 Power Vinyasa Yoga: Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Training for a Lifetime Coeli Marsh p. 82 Learning to Pause: A Yoga, Meditation, Relaxation, and Nature Retreat Jillian Pransky p. 82 Shake Your Soul Teacher Training: The Yoga of Dance Dan Leven with Heather Bilotta and Sage Peeler p. 31 Kayaking and Yoga Ben Seidman and Christopher Holmes p. 38 A New Way of Being: Women’s Self-Renewal Retreat Renée Peterson Trudeau p. 64

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The Yoga Approach to Chronic Pain: Integrating Ancient and Contemporary Models and Practices Marlysa Sullivan p. 84

Relaxing into Your Life: Balancing Strength and Openness Jillian Pransky p. 82 Five Element Yoga Teacher Training Jennifer Reis p. 83 Trauma, Body, and the Brain: Restoring the Capacity for Rhythm and Play Bessel van der Kolk, Steven Gross, and Licia Sky p. 50 Experiential Anatomy and Therapeutic 20 Yoga: Focus on Shoulders WED Marlysa Sullivan p. 84 Art of Attention Teacher Enhancement 21 Module

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200-Hour Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training: Monthlong Intensive Yoganand Michael Carroll, Cristie Newhart, and Steven Leonard p. 14 Breath~Body~Mind Teacher Training, Level 1 Richard P. Brown, Patricia L. Gerbarg, and Heather Mason p. 44 Breath~Body~Mind Teacher Training, Level 3 Richard P. Brown, Patricia L. Gerbarg, and Heather Mason p. 44 Cooking for Digestive Health and Happiness Leslie Cerier and Kathie Madonna Swift p. 44 Yoga for Seniors Teacher Training Kimberly Carson and Carol Krucoff p. 91 Yoga Summer Camp: An Outdoor Adventure for Adults Jess Frey and Susannah Gale p. 37 JourneyDance Teacher Training Module 1: The Flow and Qualities Toni Bergins p. 32

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Integrative Yoga Therapy Professional 25 Yoga Therapist Training Program:

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300-Hour Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training: Teaching Pranayama and Advanced Asana Larissa Hall Carlson and Michelle Dalbec p. 15

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A Way Through Every Block 29 Gabrielle Bernstein p. 66

Artemis, Women’s Circles, and Sacred Feminine: A Women’s Retreat Jean Shinoda Bolen p. 64 Salsa and Yoga: Relax, Renew, and Cut Loose Catherine Calderon with special guests Ronnie R oc and Lizzie Salsich p. 32 Mother-Daughter Yoga Weekend Sarahjoy Marsh p. 57 Getting the Love You Want: A Workshop for Couples Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt p. 52 The Opening the Heart Workshop Linda Aranda, Jon Berenson, Donna Macomber, and Peter Watson p. 64 Stand Up Paddleboarding and Yoga Mark Roule and Sarajean Rudman p. 38

Module 1 J oseph Le Page, Maria Mendola, Debra Jenson, Beth Gibbs, Kaelash Neels, and Jennifer Reis p. 86

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Psychology of the Chakras: A 7-Day Intensive Anodea Judith and Selene Kumin Vega p. 90

Deep Play for Kids: Building and Bonding Missy Brown p. 56 Creative Writing Sampler: A Week of 31 Practice and Play

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Rasa Prana Vinyasa: The Art of Rejuvenating Your Practice, Teaching, and Life Shiva Rea with special guests the Hanumen (Benjy Wertheimer, John DeKadt, and Gaura Vani, and Visvambhar Sheth) p. 88

YogArts for Kids Craig Hanauer p. 56

200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training en Español with Rina Jakubowicz at Kripalu Center Rina Jakubowicz p. 17

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Drawing Closer to Nature Peter London p. 32

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Allison English, and Kelley Rush, with Gregory Jamiel p. 98

Let Your Yoga Dance Teacher Training: Chakra Fusion, Module 2 Megha Nancy Buttenheim p. 33

AUGUST The Kripalu Approach to Diet: An 1 Integrative Weight-Loss Program MON Aruni Nan Futuronsky, Annie B. Kay, and Lisa B. Nelson p. 45

The Roll Model Method: Ball Sequencing, Innovation, and Application Jill Miller and Dinneen Viggiano p. 91 Stand Up Paddleboarding and Yoga Mark Roule and Erin Casperson p. 38

Crafting the Resilient Life Maria Sirois p. 68

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Developing Your Intuitive Mind Thomas John p. 66

Rhythmic Vinyasa: Power of Natural Flow Shiva Rea and more p. 88 Iyengar Yoga for Back Care Elise Browning Miller p. 89 Intimacy as a Spiritual Path: A Retreat for Couples Richard Borofsky and Antra Kalnins Borofsky p. 53 Kayaking and Yoga Jennifer Reis and Michelle Dalbec p. 38 Spirit Camp Eva Goulette p. 57

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The Still, Small Voice Within: Meditation, Focusing, and Intuition Training Jonathan Foust (Sudhir) p. 90

Yoga and Deep Relaxation Retreat: The Gift of Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra Jennifer Reis p. 93 Positional Therapy: Clinical Applications Lee Albert p. 28 Internal Family Systems Therapy: Embodying the Healing Wisdom Richard C. Schwartz and Sarah Stewart p. 50 Yoga Summer Camp: An Outdoor Adventure for Adults Mark Roule and Janna Delgado p. 37 Total Body-Life Reboot 19 Aviva Romm and Pilar Gerasimo p. 47 FR I

Becoming the Goddess: Activate and Embody the Sacred Feminine Sally Kempton p. 94

Gentle Yoga for Beginners Rudy Peirce p. 90

Kind Vinyasa: Cultivating Strength and Ease Jurian Hughes p. 93

Let Your Yoga Dance Teacher Training for Special Populations Megha Nancy Buttenheim p. 33

Portal to Happiness, Healing, and Inner Peace: Awaken Your Healer Within Roger Jahnke p. 46

Integrative Yoga Therapy Professional 8 Yoga Therapist Training Program: MON Module 2 Joseph Le Page, Lilian Le Page, Maria Mendola, Ellen Schaeffer, Kaelash Neels, and Jennifer Reis p. 86

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Yoga for Scoliosis Part II Elise Browning Miller p. 89 300-Hour Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training: Leading Vinyasa Coby Kozlowski p. 15

Yoga Therapeutics for Radiant Health Todd Norian p. 92 Introduction to Positive Psychology Maria Sirois p. 49 The Great Work of Your Life: The Yoga of the Bhagavad Gita Stephen Cope p. 92 The Art of Vinyasa Flow Mia Togo p. 92

Journey to Wholeness: Balancing Body, Mind, and Spirit Heidi E. Spear and Elizabeth Boham p. 47 Yoga, Music, and Mindfulness: A Unique Kripalu-Tanglewood Experience Larissa Hall Carlson and Marc Mandel p. 94 Kid Power Yoga: A Weekend of Flow and Fun Mariam Gates p. 57 Master Class: Falling in Love with 21 Meditation

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Introduction to Ayurveda: A Nourishing Self-Care Retreat Larissa Hall Carlson, Erin Casperson, and Cat Pacini p. 25 At Play with the Radiance Sutras: A Meditation Retreat and Teacher Training Lorin Roche and Coby Kozlowski p. 95

Lisa Wimberger and Shanti Medina p. 93

Core Integration Immersion Jill Miller and Elizabeth Wipff p. 91

Yoga for Scoliosis Part I Elise Browning Miller p. 89

Meditation: Pure, Simple, Direct Richard Miller p. 97

Sally Kempton p. 94

A Buddhist Healing Ritual: Dakini’s Heart-Essence Chöd and Empowerments Lama Migmar Tseten p. 95 Healer Within Practice Leader Training: Medical Qigong Certification Roger Jahnke p. 46 Boundless Body, Immeasurable Heart: A Mindfulness Yoga Retreat Frank Jude Boccio p. 95

Black Yoga Teachers Alliance 2016 25 Inaugural Conference and Retreat

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C aroline Shola Arewa, Krishna Kaur, Maya Breuer, Purusha Hickson, Jana Long, Gail Parker, and more p. 96

The MELT Method: A Self-Care 26 Immersion FR I

Kerrie Bodendorf and Nancy Mink p. 27

Love Never Dies: How to Reconnect and Make Peace with the Deceased Jamie Turndorf p. 67 A Women’s Spiritual Retreat: Learning How to Love Ourselves Joan Borysenko and Karen Drucker p. 63 Mindfulness-Based Eating Awareness Training Jean Kristeller and Andrea Lieberstein p. 47 Partner Yoga for Family and Friends Elysabeth Williamson p. 53 Chakra Flow Yoga Seane Corn p. 97 Deep Play for Kids: Mandalas and Memories Missy Brown p. 56 Fearless Conversations 28 Rhonda Britten p. 67 SU N

Ayurvedic Face, Head, and Foot Massage Training Hilary Garivaltis p. 24 Principle-Based Partner Yoga Level I Teacher Training Elysabeth Williamson and Gina Lee p. 85 Advanced Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training Abby Bordner and Niisa Morton p. 97 Nutrition Intensive for Health Professionals Kathie Madonna Swift, Annie B. Kay and Lisa B. Nelson p. 46 Releasing Intergenerational Baggage: An Experiential Immersion in Family Constellations Suzi Tucker p. 65 Birding and Mindfulness Becky Cushing and Stephen Cope p. 39

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Plan your stay 1

CHOOSE AN EXPERIENCE

CHOOSE YOUR ROOM TYPE

WHAT’S INCLUDED

For exact rates, call Registrations at

ROOM & MEALS AND MORE

800.741.7353 or visit kripalu.org.

Cost per night includes

DORMITORY

• Your choice of accommodations

5–22 people per room; bunk beds. Shared hall bath. Please choose another housing type if you cannot use an upper bunk.

• N utritious, all-natural meals

Per-night housing cost ranges from $87–99.*

• Hiking trails, walking paths, and lakefront area

STANDARD

• F itness room and sauna

Presenters and Programs

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Take a program on a topic that interests you.

R&R Retreat

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Your schedule is flexible—choose what and how much to do each day.

Double or single occupancy; two platform twin beds or one queen bed, either mountain side or lake side. Shared hall bath. Per-night housing cost ranges from shared, $115–147, to private, $202–245.*

STANDARD PLUS Double or single occupancy; queen or twin beds. All rooms are on the lake side. Shared hall bath. Per-night housing cost ranges from shared, $175–199, to private, $267–304.*

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PRIVATE BATH, INCLUDES ANNEX Double or single occupancy; queen or twin beds; either lake side or mountain side; private baths. Per-night housing cost ranges from shared, $197–268, to private, $289–389.* *Based on midweek, weekend, or holiday stays.

COMING WITH FRIENDS OR FAMILY? If you wish to room together, please select a shared room option.

COMING ALONE? If you are coming alone and register for a shared room, we will assign you a roommate (of the same gender).

• D aily yoga, meditation, and movement classes

• Evening workshops and events • T he best views in the Berkshires. &R Retreats include a full schedule of R workshops and outdoor activities taught by Kripalu faculty.

EVENING EVENTS Kripalu’s evening programs are free to all registered guests, except in the case of special ticketed events. Limited general public tickets might be available for evening programs and events; please call Registrations at 800.741.7353 for more information.

ARRIVAL, DEPARTURE, AND WHILE YOU’RE HERE

ONLINE 24/7 kripalu.org BY PHONE 800.741.7353 PAYMENT Full payment is due at time of registration and can be made with Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, or check.

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 your arrival day, the day your program starts, if you do not show up, or if you leave a program or event early.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE We strive to make our programs available to everyone, within the limits of our resources. For information and applications, visit our website or call Registrations.

SENIOR DISCOUNT We offer a 10 percent discount on tuition and room & meals pricing 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 restrictions apply.

Get here by car, plane, train, bus, and more. kripalu.org/directions

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE Programs generally begin at 7:30 pm on the first date listed with your program description and end by 11:30 am on the last day. We encourage you to arrive by 6:30 pm if you plan to join us for dinner.

CHECK–IN Check-in begins at 2:15 pm; however, rooms are not guaranteed to be available until 4:00 pm. The first activity included in your stay is yoga at 4:15 pm. Arrival dinner is included in overnight stays. There is a Welcome Session at 6:45 pm on Friday and Sunday.

CHECKOUT We kindly request that all departing guests be out of their rooms by noon so that we may prepare for our incoming guests. Lunch on departure day is included in your stay. If you choose to spend the afternoon, you may leave your bags in the Luggage Room.

INTEGRATE YOUR EXPERIENCE Kripalu’s Healing Arts are a powerful addition to any program. Choose from bodywork, Ayurvedic services, health and wellness consultations, facials, and more. Schedule your Healing Arts appointment today. Please call 888.738.1822, seven days a week. kripalu.org/healingarts

MEDICAL CARE Kripalu does not offer on-site medical care, supplies, emergency services, psychiatric care, or transport. Our campus is located approximately 10 miles from the nearest medical facility.

KIDS AT KRIPALU In general, Kripalu programs and activities are open to participants ages 18 and older. Children 17 and under must be supervised at all times and accompanied by an adult who is on-site at Kripalu. Call for more information, or visit kripalu.org/children.

ELECTRONICS POLICY

We encourage guests to consider leaving all electronics behind in order to fully support the retreat experience. If you need to stay connected during your visit, the use of electronics is limited to private guest rooms, the Wireless Lounge, or phone booths. Silent use of electronics is permitted on the First Floor.

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Kripalu Affiliate Studios Whether you’re looking for ways to integrate what you’ve learned during a visit to Kripalu, or want to learn more about the philosophies and benefits of Kripalu Yoga, taking classes at a Kripalu Affiliate Studio in your area can help you get and stay connected.

CONNECTICUT

MARYLAND

Fairfield Yoga for Everybody

yoga4everybody.net Studio owner: Evelyne Serais

Madison Turning Point Yoga

turningpointyoga.com Studio owner: Lisa Uihlein

FLORIDA

Crofton Crofton Yoga

croftonyoga.com Studio owners: Emily Gretz and Shelbi Miles

MASSACHUSETTS Bedford Serenity Yoga Center

serenityyoga.com Studio owner: Eric Read

St. Augustine Discovery Yoga

discoveryyoga.com Studio owner: Deva Parnell

Tampa The Lotus Pond Center for Yoga and Health lotuspondyoga.com Studio owner: Val Spies

Shelburne Falls Shelburne Falls Yoga

shelburnefallsyoga.com Studio owner: Kate Pousont Scarborough

NEW YORK Guilford Black Horse Yoga Studio

blackhorseyogastudio.com Studio owner: Suzette Hayes

MAINE Brunswick Jai Yoga

jaiyogahome.com Studio owner: Jennifer Nadeau

Portland WholeHeart Yoga Center wholeheartyoga.com Studio owner: Pam Jackson

NORTH CAROLINA Charlotte Yoga for Life

yogaforlifecharlotte.com Studio owner: Karen Williams

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PENNSYLVANIA Harleysville Anahata Yoga and Wellness Center

anahatayogawellness.com Studio owner: Kathleen Tooley

VIRGINIA McLean Dream Yoga Studio & Wellness Center

dreamyogastudio.com Studio owner: Luann Fulbright

JAPAN Tokyo Yoga of Life

kripalu.jp Studio owner: Toshiro Miura All studios are independently owned and operated.

Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health KRIPALU BOARD OF TRUSTEES Carol O’Neil, Chair Marcy Balter John Chu Dorothy Cochrane Steve Dinkelaker David Ellner Marcia Feuer

Christine Fuchs Sarah Hancock Joan Kopperl David Lipsius, CEO Michael Pulitzer, Jr. Janine Shelffo Erin Tunnicliffe

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CONTACT US Add to/Change/Remove from Mailing List request@kripalu.org Continuing Education 413.448.3127 cec@kripalu.org Development 413.448.3284 development@kripalu.org Guest Services and General Questions guestservices@kripalu.org Healing Arts 888.738.1822 Media Relations 413.448.3237 pr@kripalu.org Program Proposals proposals@kripalu.org Registrations 800.741.7353 registration@kripalu.org Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health PO Box 309 Stockbridge, MA 01262 413.448.3400

CATALOG CONTRIBUTORS Photography Cover photographer: Charlie Pappas. David Agnello, Michelle Barclay, Emily Beaulieu, Denise Barack, Douglas Baz, Shaun Clarkson, Paul Conrath, Maureen Cotton, John Dolan, Lydia Ann Douglas, David Ellingsen, Andreas Engel, Marc Gordon, Derek Hansen, Lyle Hawthorne, Jenay Martin, Adam Mastoon, Ellen Michelson, Tracy Rodriguez, David Scull, Bill Tipper, Jeanny Tsai, Demetri Velisarius, and Yashoda. Special Thanks Special thanks to photography assistant Ken Taro Hashimura, and makeup and styling artists Ramona Kelly and Courtney Kelly. Our gratitude to Be Present, Prana, Athleta, Eileen Fisher, Good Charma Jewelry, Liz Jonas Jewelry, Violet Love, Beyond Yoga, and Hyde Yoga Clothes. Corrections Policy We make every effort to ensure the accuracy of all our information. Changes after press time and errors do occasionally occur, however, and we reserve the right to make necessary changes and corrections. Mailing List We occasionally share our mailing list with like-minded organizations. To request that your address not be shared, call Registrations at 800.741.7353 or e-mail privacy@kripalu.org.

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Presenter Index A

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Albert, Lee 28, 70 Allen, Mark 60 Ananda, Katchie 83 Anderson, Susan 62 Aranda, Linda 64 Arewa, Caroline Shola 96 Aronie, Nancy Slonim 61 Auder, Alex 80

De Angelis, Barbara 62 de Kadt, John 88 Delgado, Janna 16, 37 D’Eramo, Kim 43 Desaulniers, Lesley 79 Douillard, John 15 Drucker, Karen 63 Dudley, Erin 80 DuMont, Veronique 88 Duval, Jeffrey 88

Jahnke, Roger 46 Jakubowicz, Rina 17 Jallah, Satta 74 Jamiel, Gregory 98 Jenson, Debra 86 Johnson, Sean 83 John, Thomas 66 Judith, Anodea 90

Merrigan, Twee 88 Michaan, Nevine 70 Miller, Elise Browning 89 Miller, Jill 91 Miller, Richard 97 Mink, Nancy 27 Mittra, Dharma 79 Moore, Melody 80 Morton, Niisa 97

Singh, Guru Dev 72 Singleton, Mark 76 Sirois, Maria 42, 49, 68 Sky, Licia 50 Smith, Dana 96 Smith, Iona M. 16 Smith, Jeremy Rock 40 Souza, Kathleen 74 Spear, Heidi E. 47 Spillman, Rob 61 Stein, Claude 30 Stewart, Sarah 50 Sudofsky, Kyra Anastasia 73 Sullivan, Marlysa 84 Swift, Kathie Madonna 44, 46

B Bagnulo, John 42 Bamidele Dancers and Drummers 96 Barber, Charles 61 Berenson, Jon 64 Bergins, Toni 32 Bernstein, Gabrielle 66 Bilotta, Heather 31 Boccio, Frank Jude 95 Bodendorf, Kerrie 27 Boham, Elizabeth 47 Bolen, Jean Shinoda 64 Bolland, Les 39 Bordner, Abby 97 Borofsky, Antra Kalnins 53 Borofsky, Richard 53 Borysenko, Joan 63 Bregman, Marc 60 Breuer, Maya 74, 96 Britten, Rhonda 67 Broom, Maria 96 Brower, Elena 85 Brown, Coral 88 Brown, Missy 56 Brown, Richard P. 44 Buttenheim, Megha Nancy 33 C Calderon, Catherine 32 Campbell, Brian 98 Carlson, Larissa Hall 15, 25, 76, 94 Carroll, Yoganand Michael 14 Carson, Kimberly 91 Casperson, Erin 25, 38, 43 Cerier, Leslie 44 Chan, Jovinna 79 Chase, Sam 84 Cope, Stephen 39, 71, 75, 92 Corn, Seane 97 Crist, Ray 74 Cushing, Becky 39 Cushnir, Raphael 59 Cutler, Howard C. 60 D Dalbec, Michelle 14, 15, 37, 38 Dalton, Rosie 58 Das, Balarama Chandra 15 Davis, Deborah 27

E Eccleston, Tracey 71 Edmunds, Jashoda 78 Eliot, Travis 77 English, Allison 98 F Fears, Angela 74 Flores, Sebastian Paccaur 74 Foust , Jonathan (Sudhir) 90 Fralich, Terry 75 Frey, Jess 36, 37 Futuronsky, Aruni Nan 42, 45 G Gale, Susannah 36, 37 Galvin, Abbie 70 Garcia, Emiliano 96 Garivaltis, Hilary 24 Garr, Lisa 48 Gates, Mariam 57 Gelinas, Aimee 31 Gerasimo, Pilar 47 Gerbarg, Patricia L. 44 Gibbs, Beth 86 Girish 31 Gordon, James S. 41 Gormley, JJ 78 Goulette, Eva 57 Gray, Kyle 65 Gross, Steven 50 Gruninger, Jacci 73 GuruGanesha 81 H Hanauer, Craig 56 Hancock, Maureen 58 Hanna, Lauren 88 Hannan, Judith 61 Hendrix, Harville 52 Hermann, Nellie 61 Hickson, Purusha 96 Holmes, Christopher 36, 38 Hughes, Jurian 79, 93 Hunt, Helen LaKelly 52 I Ingber, Rabbi David 61

K Kaur, Ajeet 72 Kaur, Krishna 96 Kay, Annie B. 41, 45, 46 KDZ: The Kripalu Drummers 88 Kellett, Sarah 75 Kempton, Sally 94 Khalsa, Hari Kirin Kaur 72 Khalsa, Sat Bir S. 43 Khalsa, Shakta 76 Korus, Chelsey 74 Koven, Suzanne 61 Kozak, Arnie 71 Kozlowski, Coby 14, 15, 59, 95 Kristeller, Jean 42, 47 Krucoff, Carol 91 L Laliotis, Deany 49 Lancaster, Christa 60 Lazar, Jessica 88 Lee, Gina 85 Leonard, Steven 14 Le Page, Joseph 86 Le Page, Lilian 86 Leven, Dan 31 Levine, Amir 51, 52 Lieberstein, Andrea 42, 47 Liebman, Brahmani 78 Lim, Roberto 88 Lipton, Bruce 48 London, Peter 32 Long, Jana 74, 96 Loustaunau, Lisa 63

N Neels, Kaelash 86 Nelson, Lisa B. 43, 45, 46, 61 Newhart, Cristie 14 Nickerson, Brittany Wood 41 Nisker, Wes 83 Norian, Todd 76, 92 O O’Keefe, Erin Maile 53 O’Keefe, Kevin 53 P Pacini, Cat 25 Parker, Gail 96 Peeler, Sage 31 Peirce, Rudy 90 Piquet, Eléonore 26 Pransky, Jillian 61, 82 Priest, Maureen 73 Prinster, Tari 81 R Rea, Shiva 88 Reis, Jennifer 38, 39, 83, 86, 93 Rishi, Mahan 81 Roche, Lorin 95 Roc, Ronnie 32 Romm, Aviva 47 Ross, Priti Robyn 67 Roule, Mark 37, 38, 39 Rudman, Sarajean 36, 37, 38 Rush, Kelley 98

Macek, Michelle Dubreuil 62 Macomber, Donna 64 Mandel, Marc 94 Marsh, Coeli 82 Marsh, Sarahjoy 57 Mason, Heather 44 Mather, Erica 98 McAuley, Andrew 88 Medina, Shanti 93 Mehl-Madrona, Lewis 61 Mendola, Maria 86

Salsich, Lizzie 32 Salzberg, Sharon 75 Schaeffer, Ellen 86 Schieck, Rochelle 30 Schubert, Monique 96 Schwartz, Richard C. 50 Secunda, Brant 60 Seidman, Ben 38 Sellers, Heather 31 Sells, David 61 Shapiro, Dani 61 Sheth, Visvambhar 88 Siegel, Ronald D. 49

T Tetu, Emrys 41 Togo, Mia 92 Trudeau, Renée Peterson 64 Tseten, Lama Migmar 95 Tucker, Suzi 65 Turndorf, Jamie 67 V van der Kolk, Bessel 50 Vani, Gaura 88 Vega, Selene Kumin 90 Velisarius, Demetri 88 Viggiano, Dinneen 91 Vilella, Nikki 80 Voelker, Lakshmi 71 W Watson, Peter 64 Watterson, Meggan 65 Weinert, Lisa 61 Weintraub, Amy 77 Welch, Claudia 76 Wertheimer, Benjy 88 White, David Gordon 76 Wild Lotus Band 83 Williamson, Elysabeth 53, 85 Wilson, Angela 43 Wimberger, Lisa 93 Wipff, Elizabeth 91 Wolfe, David 41 Wolfe, Karl R. 58 Wujastyk, Dominik 76 Y Yang, Yang 28 Yogis, Jaimal 71 Z Zink, Paulie 73

Continuing Education and Continuing Medical Education Credits

More than 100 programs to choose from.

Continuing Education (CE) credits are available for • Coaches (ICF) • Massage Therapists (NCBTMB)

Kripalu is not recognized by the state of New York to offer continuing education credits to massage therapists through NCBTMB.

• Nurses (NURS)

Nursing continuing education credits are provided through Berkshire AHEC.

• Psychologists (PSY) • Registered Dietitians (RD) • Social Workers (SW)

Kripalu is not recognized by the state of New York to offer continuing education credits to social workers through the Collaborative of NASW-MA Chapter and the Boston College and Simmons College Schools of Social Work.

• Yoga Teachers (YA)

Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits are available for • Physicians (MD/DO)

Berkshire Health Systems is accredited by the Massachusetts Medical Society to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians.

Please note CE eligibility is subject to change. Check your program on the Kripalu website for the most accurate CE information.

Look for CE and CME credits with program descriptions. Please note that credit fees are nonrefundable after the last day of your stay.

Integrate your life, your career, and your practice with our many programs that offer CE and CME credits. For more information, visit kripalu.org/cecredits

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K R I PA LU P R O G R A M S

R & R R E T R E AT

HIKING AND YOGA

An Outdoor Adventure for Adults p. 37

Kripalu R&R Retreats offer the ideal blend of getaway, discovery, and personal time.

STAND UP PADDLEBOARDING AND YOGA p. 38

Learn more on page 4.

Get connected with the earth. Get connected with yourself. p. 36

YOGA SUMMER CAMP

YO GA

E N L I G H T E N I N G E X P E RT S

STEPHEN COPE

The Wisdom of Yoga p. 71

ELENA BROWER Reverence Reset p. 85

DHARMA MITTRA

BRUCE LIPTON

The Science and Practice of Mind Over Matter p. 48

JOAN BORYSENKO

A Women’s Spiritual Retreat p. 63

JOSEPH LE PAGE

GURUGANESHA and MAHAN RISHI

Integrative Yoga Therapy p. 86

Walking Between Heaven and Earth p. 81

SEANE CORN

GABRIELLE BERNSTEIN

Natural Spiritual Progress p. 79

Chakra Flow Yoga p. 97

A Way Through Every Block p. 66

SHIVA REA

Rasa Prana Vinyasa p. 88 E X T R AO R D I N A RY E V E N T S

FORREST YOGA FESTIVAL

Erica Mather, Brian Campbell, Allison English, Kelley Rush, and Gregory Jamiel p. 98

200-HOUR YOGA TEACHER TRAINING EN ESPAÑOL WITH RINA JAKUBOWICZ AT KRIPALU CENTER p. 17

BLACK YOGA TEACHERS ALLIANCE 2016 INAUGURAL CONFERENCE AND RETREAT p. 96

NARRATIVE MEDICINE

with special presentations by Dani Shapiro, Dr. Suzanne Kovan, Jillian Pransky, Rabbi David Inger, and more p. 61