Kripalu Catalog Spring 2019

YOGA | AYURVEDA | MINDFULNESS | HEALTH | HAPPINESS | NUTRITION Spring 2019 MARCH–MAY

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INSIDE Explore the power of you.

Imagine yourself here A Day in the Life p. 78

A Kripalu Journey Our very first program makes a comeback p. 64

160+

programs and trainings to inspire, educate, and empower.

100+ ways to earn CE and CME credits

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

Let your practice grow this season.

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 in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, we offer more than 700 programs a year that deliver life-changing, immersive experiences to nearly 50,000 guests.

Our campus is also home to the renowned Kripalu Schools, offering certification programs to yoga teachers, Ayurvedic Health Coaches, yoga therapists, and Mindful Outdoor Guides.

Kripalu is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization.

DON’T MISS!

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RICHARD C. SCHWARTZ and SARAH B. STEWART

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ROGER JAHNKE

Negotiating Relationships with IFS: Self-Leadership for Healing

ARUNI NAN FUTURONSKY Inner Quest Intensive

SCHUYLER GRANT Deep Kula: An Immersion for Dedicated Students and Teachers

CHRISTOPHER GERMER Mindful Self-Compassion: Core Skills Training

DAVID KESSLER, NANCY LEVIN, and PAUL DENNISTON Clearing the Way for New Life After a Broken Heart

CYNDI LEE Yoga and Buddhism for Resilience Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training and Immersion

Integral Qigong and Tai Chi Teacher Training, Level 1: Community Practice Leader

STAN TATKIN and TRACEY BOLDEMANN-TATKIN Wired for Love: Creating an Owner’s Manual for Couples

ON THE COVER Sarah J. Jackson took her first yoga class while traveling in China 13 years ago, and has been practicing ever since.

“I was hooked immediately by the way it helped me manage stress and feel more connected to compassion for myself and others,” she says. Yoga supported her while she earned a PhD in communication and navigated a career in academia—she recently earned tenure! Sarah is also a runner, so yoga helps keep her joints healthy. She holds a 200-hour yoga teacher training certification and is inspired to make yoga more accessible to activists, educators, and others working to make the world a better place. She has taught free classes at public parks and community centers in several cities, including Minneapolis and Boston, where she’s lived since 2011. Sarah’s favorite part about visiting Kripalu is the opportunity to learn from amazing presenters and the space to quietly focus on her heart.

SHARE YOUR STORY WITH US

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4 Discover 6 8 10 16 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 and professional trainings are designed to empower people to transform, heal, and grow.

Also in This Issue

48 Make an Impact 64 The Inner Quest Intensive: A Kripalu Journey 68 Why I Love Being in Nature 78 A Day in the Life of Kripalu R&R 94 Plan Your Stay 96 Presenter Index

Kripalu R&R Yoga, self-discovery, health and wellness, fitness and the outdoors, creativity, whole-food meals— enjoy everything we have to offer at your own pace.

Group Retreats Bring a group of five or more for a memorable retreat—meaningful connection, inspiration, and relaxation.

RISE Kripalu’s evidencebased professional development program takes the core teachings of yoga off the mat and into the workplace.

Kripalu Schools Our extraordinary faculty, nourishing learning environment, and community of likeminded peers help you move into the world as an inspired teacher, healer, and guide.

Program Offerings More than 160 transformative programs led by exceptional teachers, authors, and luminaries.

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Kripalu R&R Take time to relax and renew.

In Kripalu R&R—our signature program led by a diverse group of caring, experienced, and nationally recognized teachers—you can choose to do just what you want, whether you’re here for rest and relaxation, to learn something new, or to go deeper into your practice.

Whatever it is, you’ll return home from your retreat renewed and inspired.

We offer a rich daily schedule of educational workshops, outdoor activities, and yoga and meditation classes. Enjoy our sauna and fitness room, delicious whole-foods meals, private lakefront, labyrinth and hiking trails, and exquisite views of the Berkshires.

RELAX Time that’s unplanned

and unplugged.

LEARN Yoga history and

philosophy, work-life balance, stress resilience, healthy eating, and more.

MOVE Yoga, hiking, qigong, and

dance—led by our world-class faculty.

Meet our faculty and browse the workshop schedule with our new interactive calendar.

kripalu.org/rr No Saturday arrivals or departures.

KRIPALU R&R

Don’t miss these upcoming R&R special events.

MARCH 11–15 MONDAY–FRIDAY

R&R Spring Break After a long winter, choose somewhere cooler for your spring break and experience fun, refreshing ways to unwind and unplug from school and work.

FIND OUT MORE

kripalu.org/springbreak

APRIL 22–26 MONDAY–FRIDAY

Earth Week Join us for a special week of workshops in conjunction with Earth Day, and discover how you, your health, and your happiness are inextricably tied to our planet and environment.

FIND OUT MORE

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Bring a Group Create an unforgettable event.

We offer a variety of group experiences. For smaller groups, Kripalu R&R offers a schedule with plenty of opportunity for meaningful connection, inspiration, and relaxation. Larger groups may add private workshops, meeting rooms, and yoga classes. Both options provide endless possibilities for your next gathering that you’ll be talking about—and feeling the benefits of—long after you leave.

Your experience includes • Discounts on accommodations • Nutritious, wholefoods meals • Kripalu faculty–led workshops, guided outdoor activities, and evening events • Use of our sauna, fitness room, private lakefront, walking and hiking trails, and more • A supportive environment and time to bond.

Bring your friends or family.

Time at Kripalu is meaningful. Whether your gathering is low-key or filled with activities, a Group Retreat nourishes your spirits and allows you to refocus on what is most important.

Come with your organization.

With our mindfulness-based approach to leadership, your retreat can be the catalyst that shifts the paradigm of performance into one that enhances your work, your staff, and your entire organization.

NOTE Groups must include five or more guests. Available midweek only; no Friday or Saturday arrivals. For more information, call 855.343.0472 or complete a Group Request Form online.

GROUPS AT KRIPALU

to Kripalu FOR GROUPS OF 5+

Group Retreats Group members decide how to spend their days as part of our regularly scheduled Kripalu R&R. Your group receives additional discounts on accommodations and Healing Arts appointments, and in the Kripalu Shop.

FOR GROUPS OF 10+

Private Retreats Larger groups may draw from our regular R&R schedule, working with an advisor to craft additional private workshops tailored to your group.

Groups of 10+ receive additional housing discounts, reduced pricing on Healing Arts services, and savings in the Kripalu Shop and Cafe.

RENTALS

Private Meeting Space Looking for a space to hold your next off-site training or conference?

Our facilities can accommodate groups of all sizes and our Production staff is second to none. You supply the content, we take care of all the details, so you can focus on making your event memorable.

FIND OUT MORE

kripalu.org/groups

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With RISE stress-resilience training, your organization gets Kripalu’s four decades of thought leadership and 10 years of peer-reviewed research in one universally accessible program.

Take Kripalu to work.

The essence of Kripalu’s core teaching is distilled into this program, delivered at your workplace over one to five days. Or, bring your team on-site and experience a full retreat immersion.

Anchored in the science and practice of mindfulness, yoga, and positive psychology, RISE transforms the way people work—in schools, hospitals, and corporate offices.

RISE participants report enhanced teamwork, decision-making, engagement, well-being, and creative thinking, as well as decreased stress.

Kripalu’s core teachings for the workplace.

Through RISE, long-term, sustainable change occurs at three levels:

Personally.

RISE teaches you how to navigate stress with skill to avoid burnout.

Professionally.

RISE builds a foundation for effective leadership—leading with consciousness and authenticity.

Organizationally.

RISE fosters a positive culture, one that focuses on meaning and purpose.

What I came to understand through RISE is that, as a supervisor, I need to bring the clarity, the calm, and the connectedness. I can’t show up looking for the juice—I’ve got to bring it.”

— Bridget Hughes, Senior Director, Hetrick-Martin Institute, New York, New York

UPCOMING TRAINING MARCH 3–6 SUNDAY–WEDNESDAY

USING RISE FOR RESILIENCE AT WORK Find out more on page 22.

Find out how to RISE at work today.

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Kripalu Schools

Yoga | Ayurveda | Integrative Yoga Therapy 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, Ayurveda, Integrative Yoga Therapy, or mindful outdoor leadership.

Develop tools to cultivate health, create community, and transform your life.

Our faculty are extraordinary guides.

They provide an in-depth experience, an authentic commitment to teaching excellence, and a profound connection to the wisdom that yoga, Ayurveda, and nature offer.

KRIPALU SCHOOLS

Inspiring trainings that allow you to deepen your practice and share your passion with the world.

| Mindful Outdoor Leadership 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 yoga 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.

FIND OUT MORE

kripalu.org/schools

SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE

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REQUEST A COURSE BROCHURE

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The Kripalu Schools are registered with the Yoga Alliance.

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KRIPALU SCHOOLS

Kripalu School of Yoga An incredible journey awaits when you follow your path.

Kripalu provides a world-class, heart-centered curriculum that forever transforms your experience of yoga. Whether you’re establishing the foundation of your practice or deepening your skills, our comprehensive certification programs are designed to empower, nurture, and support your journey.

200-Hour Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training Study asana, explore yoga philosophy, learn anatomy and physiology, and practice teaching in our residential immersions, offered as monthlong, two 12-day, or weekend sessions.

200-Hour Kripalu Vinyasa Teacher Training Built on clear, intelligent sequencing and rooted in compassionate selfobservation, this training gives you the necessary skills to lead dynamic vinyasa flow classes grounded in classic Kripalu methodology.

300-Hour Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training

Delve deeper into the subtleties of your practice and teaching with advanced trainings that provide specialized tools for personal transformation and professional growth.

1000-Hour Yoga Teacher Training

Our 1000-hour teacher training is led by some of today’s most sought-after yoga teachers and thought leaders. With two tracks available—the Teacher in the Kripalu Tradition and the Well-Rounded Teacher—you choose 500 hours of training from six categories: Special Interests, the Science of Yoga, Yoga Philosophy, Ayurveda, Leadership and Facilitation, and Teaching Diverse Populations.

Details and upcoming training dates 5-Star Yoga Alliance Rating

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KRIPALU SCHOOLS

Kripalu School of Ayurveda Discover the wisdom of your true nature.

Comprehensive study and professional certifications—our Ayurveda trainings are empowering and effective, inspired by the wisdom of nature and relevant to contemporary life. Whether you’re a yoga teacher, a health professional, or simply seek deeper understanding of your health, Ayurveda can help you thrive.

200-Hour Foundations of Ayurveda Immerse yourself in study and hands-on practice as you learn the core concepts and applications of Ayurveda—anatomy, physiology, self-care routines, introductory Sanskrit, and more. This is a prerequisite for the 300-Hour Ayurvedic Yoga Teacher Training or the 650-Hour Ayurveda Health Coach Certification. It can also be taken as a stand-alone 200-hour program.

300-Hour Ayurvedic Yoga Teacher Training Focused on the principles of Ayurveda as they relate to yoga, this training prepares you to help people develop a personal yoga practice suited to their unique circumstances and constitutions.

650-Hour Ayurvedic Health Coach Certification

Combined with Foundations of Ayurveda, this training qualifies you to provide professional consultations focused on optimizing physical, mental, and spiritual health from an Ayurvedic perspective.

Advanced Studies in Ayurveda Continuing-education programs designed for Ayurvedic Health Coaches or Counselors and Ayurvedic practitioners on topics such as women’s health, immunity and chronic disease, skin care, and herbology.

Details and upcoming training dates

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KRIPALU SCHOOLS

Kripalu School of Integrative Yoga Therapy Cultivate exceptional skills for healing.

Learn to combine yoga’s most powerful tools—asana, pranayama, mudra, yoga nidra, mantra, and meditation—to guide and nurture your clients and students on their journey toward balance, health, and happiness.

300-Hour Advanced Teacher of Therapeutic Yoga As the foundation of our yoga therapist training, this program gives you in-depth skills to teach yoga as a vehicle for total wellness.

800-Hour Professional Yoga Therapist Program Establish your expertise in therapeutic yoga in a training that prepares you to address the specific needs or health challenges of your clients. You’ll develop an understanding of the philosophy, theory, process, and application of yoga therapy using the Integrative Yoga Therapy model, based on the five koshas.

Details and upcoming training dates

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KRIPALU SCHOOLS

Kripalu School of Mindful Outdoor Leadership

Go outside. Go within.

Meaningful connection with the generative powers of nature is an essential part of a healthy and balanced life. This exciting new branch of the Kripalu Schools is designed for all those called to share nature’s gifts by integrating their love of the outdoors with the powerful practice of mindfulness.

Mindful Outdoor Leadership, Level 1: Forest Community

Level 1 certification is comprised of approximately 75 hours of instruction and practice in nature meditation, Council practice/group facilitation, forest bathing, outdoor skills, and more.

Mindful Outdoor Leadership, Level 2: Aligning with Nature

Take your leadership to the next level as you deepen your exploration and relationship to the land and develop outdoor skills such as friction fire-making, shelter-building, and foraging. You also present a personal project to the group.

Details and upcoming training dates

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Presenters and Programs Study with the best.

Kripalu luminaries are international thought leaders—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 Kripalu’s vision of an awakened, compassionate, and connected world.

From left

Rolf Gates, Caroline Myss, James Van Praagh, Seane Corn, Gabrielle Bernstein, Matt Kahn

PRESENTERS AND PROGRAMS

“There is something wonderfully bold and liberating about saying yes to our entire imperfect and messy life.”

—Tara Brach

18 February Highlights 20 March Programs 44 April Programs 70 May Programs

April 12–14 RADICAL ACCEPTANCE Tara Brach p. 53

Easily find programs that interest you by date or theme in the following pages.

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FEBRUARY HIGHLIGHTS

Register today to ensure preferred housing in these FEBRUARY 4–SEPTEMBER 20 ON-SITE | ONLINE 9-MONTH PROGRAM

Certificate in Wholebeing Positive Psychology Megan McDonough, Maria Sirois, Lynda Wallace, Phoebe Atkinson, Karen Whalen-Berry, Joan Borysenko, and Stephen Cope Whether you want to improve your home life, better your workplace, grow personally or professionally, or start a new career, the Certificate in Wholebeing Positive Psychology offers you in-depth study, world-class faculty, and transformative experiences.

FEBRUARY 8–10 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

The Stories We Carry MEDITATION AND WRITING

DANI SHAPIRO Your stories are set free in an empowering weekend of writing exercises, meditation, movement, and group sharing that inspire courage and creativity in your written work and personal sharing.

FEBRUARY 8–10 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

The Heart of Nonviolent Communication, Part I THE COMPASSION MAP

THOM BOND Develop a map to compassionate communication with others in this powerful weekend of connection and awareness, guiding you toward a life of understanding and acceptance.

FEBRUARY HIGHLIGHTS

your place and remarkable programs.

FEBRUARY 15–18 FRIDAY–MONDAY

FEBRUARY 15–17 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Dharma Yoga Intensive

Snowshoeing and Yoga

CHARGING PRACTICE

DHARMA MITTRA Learn to apply esoteric yoga knowledge directly to your life with renowned master Sri Dharma Mittra. In this program, he introduces practices that purify the body and mind so that the subtle life energies and psychic forces can start to move.

Christopher Holmes and Susannah Beattie Venture into the winter wonderland of Kripalu’s snow-covered trails with mindful, tranquil treks that bring you closer to nature and to yourself.

FEBRUARY 15–18 FRIDAY–MONDAY

The Way of Grace THE TRANSFORMING POWER OF EGO RELAXATION

MIRANDA MACPHERSON Ground your being in a transformative place of relaxation and living presence. This weekend of self-inquiry, meditation, and unwinding helps you embody love and peace freely and gracefully.

FEBRUARY 18–22 MONDAY–FRIDAY

Nature and Mindfulness FEBRUARY 22–24 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

WINTER WOODS

The Ancient Wisdom of Tai Chi and Qigong for Mood, Stress, and Sleep

Dale Abrams and Micah Mortali

YANG YANG With humor and care, Master Yang Yang guides you through a set of qigong and tai chi meditations and movement practices that can easily fit into your busy life and enhance mood, improve sleep, and decrease stress.

Explore beautiful Berkshire trails by snowshoe in this program co-led by Mass Audubon. Observe late-winter wildlife and experience the benefits of outdoor mindfulness and forest bathing among snow-covered evergreens.

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SPIRITUAL PRACTICE AND MEDITATION

MARCH 1–3 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

MARCH

Rock Your Bliss A YOGA-INSPIRED SELF-DEVELOPMENT RETREAT

Mary Beth LaRue and Jacki Carr FOR all levels.

Join Mary Beth LaRue and Jacki Carr for a blissful retreat to nourish the mind-body connection. In this immersive weekend of asana, meditation, and self-discovery, expect conscious conversation, flowing yoga practices, and opportunities to reflect and relax. During our time together, we explore grounding, heart-opening practices while learning about the power in our perspectives, future vision crafting, and legacy design.

Through a dynamic combination of movement and meditation, you • Explore physical practices to embody your highest Self

MARY BETH LARUE is a yoga teacher, coach, writer, and cofounder of Rock Your Bliss, a yoga-inspired coaching company.

JACKI CARR is a goal coach, writer, and motivational speaker. She is the cofounder of Rock

• Experience a unique view of “thoughtwork” and take self-inquiry to the next level • Practice guided meditation and journaling exercises to transform blocks into breakthroughs.

Let’s get real about committing to taking time for ourselves, connecting with like-minded people (who always end up becoming lifelong friends), and creating rituals and accessing tools that rock our own bliss.

Your Bliss. jackicarr.com

TUITION $260 + room & meals; p. 94

AYURVEDA

MARCH 1–3 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Ayurveda for Balancing Weight, Energy, and Emotions John Douillard FOR everyone. CE credits.

Kripalu Schools Trainings This Month MARCH 24–29 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Yin Yoga Teacher Training Jashoda Edmunds and Brahmani Liebman See all upcoming trainings kripalu.org/schools

Would you like to finish your day feeling the same energy you started out with—without craving sweets or stimulants? John Douillard offers diet, herbs, exercise, and lifestyle tools for your Ayurvedic type, to help you reset your fat burners, lose stubborn weight, release old emotions, and invite energy back into your body.

A body under stress begins to store fat and crave energy in the form of fast-burning sweets and stimulants. The result is mental, physical, and emotional exhaustion that brings dissatisfaction, sugar cravings, and an inability to burn fat. As the body’s preferred fuel supply, fat burns slowly, helping the body to calm down, sleep through the night, de-stress, detox, and lose weight. Discover for yourself how the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda can help you release toxic emotions and become a better digester.

TUITION $250 + room & meals; p. 94

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

MARCH

SPIRITUAL PRACTICE AND MEDITATION

MARCH 1–3 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

HEART PRACTICES for CHALLENGING TIMES KRISHNA DAS and SHARON SALZBERG FOR everyone; including new or experienced practitioners. CE credits.

We all want to live with ease, yet we exist in times that many find particularly challenging as we face our own and others’ suffering. In this program, Krishna Das and Sharon Salzberg dive into the Buddhist and Bhakti practices of the Wise Heart to help us open ourselves to love and spaciousness, no matter what. Together, these two friends and colleagues offer a lifetime of experience teaching practical, empowering tools to cultivate joy and equanimity.

Learn how to develop clarity and wise compassion through mindfulness and lovingkindness in this program, which also includes • Periods of teaching and discussion • Guided meditation • Call-and-response chanting • Time for Q&A. The complementary practices of chanting and meditation can reveal our innate capacity to live from the heart, so we can cultivate a more balanced and connected way of being.

TUITION $395 + room & meals; p. 94

KRISHNA DAS has taken call-and-response chanting out of yoga centers and into concert halls, becoming a worldwide icon and the best-selling Western chant artist of all time. krishnadas.com

SHARON SALZBERG is a pioneer in the field of meditation, a world-renowned teacher, and New York Times best-selling author of 10 books, including Lovingkindness. sharonsalzberg.com

EVENING EVENT

Kirtan with Krishna Das SATURDAY, MARCH 2 8:00 PM ADMISSION: Tickets included in tuition for program participants. $35 for in-house guests, if space is available. No general public tickets available.

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CREATIVE EXPRESSION

MARCH 3–8 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

The Book You Were Born to Write A TRANSFORMATIONAL WRITING RETREAT

Kelly Notaras FOR aspiring transformational authors.

Do you have a book in you, just waiting to come alive? Are you yearning to kick-start—or reignite—your writing journey?

Learn everything you need to know about breaking into the transformational nonfiction market with longtime book editor and writing coach Kelly Notaras.

Through instruction, inspiration, and plenty of writing time, Kelly provides a supportive, informative, and inspiring environment in which you SPIRITUAL PRACTICE AND MEDITATION

• Write every day, planting the seed of the habit you need to finish your project

MARCH 1–3 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

• Hone your “hook” so that your book is both salable and magnetic

Buddha Bliss

• Learn your publishing options and decide whether to start with a proposal or a full-length manuscript

THE PATH OUT OF PAIN

Robert Thurman FOR everyone. CE credits.

Pain is real to us. We hate it, fear it, and avoid it however we can. We also fear bliss, and are nervous about joy and happiness, too, since we think they inevitably lead to pain. We feel safer when we’re anesthetized to strong feelings, either way.

When the Buddha became enlightened, he had already experienced years of princely happiness, but he did so nervously, sensing it was insecure.

After inflicting years of pain on himself, the Buddha discovered that bliss is the natural state of life. He called that freedom from pain “nirvana,” and sometimes “natural nirvana.”

In this program, strengthen your awareness of the natural nirvana already inside you through study, dialogue, chanting, and meditation with Robert Thurman, exploring bliss as a path out of pain.

TUITION $330 + room & meals; p. 94

ROBERT THURMAN, PHD, is an authority on spirituality, mind science, philosophy, and Tibetan Buddhism. His latest book is Love Your Enemies, co-written with Sharon Salzberg. bobthurman.com

• Receive support from an expert who has edited books for HarperCollins, Penguin, Hyperion, Sounds True, and Hay House.

Whether you are just starting out or you’ve already got a draft underway, this retreat is the next step toward making your book a reality.

NOTE See the Kripalu website for more information about what to bring.

TUITION $395 + room & meals; p. 94

KELLY NOTARAS is the founder of kn literary arts, an editorial studio that has helped more than 500 authors write, edit, and market their work. knliterary.com

HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

MARCH 3–6 SUNDAY–WEDNESDAY

Using RISE for Resilience at Work Sam Chase and Dana Campbell FOR everyone. CE credits.

Work, like life, has many challenges and stresses that can be exhausting. RISE™ distills 40 years of Kripalu wisdom and a decade of research into a practical program that gives you the essential tools for stress resilience—personally and professionally.

Anchored in the science and practice of mindfulness, yoga, and positive psychology, RISE has been used by professionals across disciplines. From education, healthcare, human resources, and first responders, RISE provides evidence-based approaches to shift stress into an opportunity for mindfulness and meaning at work.

The RISE mindfulness tools are proven to • Change the brain, making it easier to pay attention and stay calm • Build positivity, productivity, and mental clarity • Improve stress resilience in the moment and over time.

RISE provides data-driven solutions to create mindful, resilient, high-performing individuals and organizations.

So when challenges arise, you ride the wave in a skillful way.

TUITION $750 + room & meals; p. 94

SAM CHASE designs and delivers programs in mindfulness, yoga, and stress resilience for organizations throughout the country. samchaseyoga.com

DANA CAMPBELL is a career strategy and burnout coach, stress resiliency expert, and yoga instructor who believes mindfulness can drive organizational transformation.

MARCH SELF-DISCOVERY

MARCH 3–8 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Abandonment to Healing Intensive IMPROVE RELATIONSHIPS AND OVERCOME PATTERNS OF SELFSABOTAGE

Susan Anderson Abandonment is a primal fear that can be the underlying cause of emotional distress and self-sabotage. In this intensive, psychotherapist and author Susan Anderson shares with laypeople and professionals alike how to use powerful mind-body exercises to help • Heal primal abandonment • Reverse self-abandonment, the primary source of self-defeating patterns • Resolve relationship issues

HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

• Overcome patterns of abandoholism (being attracted to the unavailable)

MARCH 3–8 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

KRIPALU MEN’S RETREAT CULTIVATING THE HEALTHY MASCULINE

Ray Crist, Micah Mortali, Jeremy Rock Smith, and Steven Leonard

• Accept being loved and reduce the insecurity and self-doubt that disrupts relationships • Overcome procrastination, avoidance, inertia, and other Outer Child patterns

FOR men; no yoga or outdoor experience necessary.

• Build your self-esteem, confidence, social life, and career

This guy’s-only retreat is a safe space to connect with one another, nature, and the deeper male role in today’s world. Join our experienced Kripalu faculty members to explore past and present archetypes of the strong, healthy masculine within, and what it means to be a leader in service to your family, friends, and community.

• Trim excess emotional weight, clutter, debt, and anxiety

In this program, which includes accessible exercise practices, hiking and snowshoeing, and hands-on cooking classes, you learn how to • Stand in the world as a strong and loving force • Enhance your leadership qualities to be a more effective role model at home and at work • Practice Jaguar Yoga, qigong, tai chi, and meditation • Build fire, track wildlife, and identify local flora and fauna • Select whole-food ingredients, handle a knife, and cook delicious, nutritious meals.

The healthy masculine offers the gifts of humor, insight, integrity, strength, and compassion. Leave renewed, revitalized, and secure in sharing your wisdom with the world.

NOTE Snowshoes, crampons, and trekking poles for outdoor adventure are provided.

TUITION $399 + room & meals; p. 94

RAY CRIST is a Kripalu Yoga teacher and shaman’s apprentice who has explored the outdoors as a sailing boat captain, diver, snowboarder, kayaker, and paddle boarder.

MICAH MORTALI, Director of the Kripalu Schools and longtime Kripalu Yoga teacher, has been leading groups in wilderness and corporate settings for more than 15 years.

• Provide healing to the source of depression and low energy.

Susan excels at creating safe, open, lifechanging processes within groups. Professionals receive experiential training and learn abandonment recovery techniques to take back to their clients.

TUITION $350 + room & meals; p. 94

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

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.

STEVEN LEONARD, a faculty member at Kripalu, leads meditation classes and outdoor activities, guiding people in ways that affirm their natural instincts and intelligence.

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SELF-DISCOVERY

MARCH 7–10 THURSDAY–SUNDAY

INNER QUEST INTENSIVE Aruni Nan Futuronsky FOR everyone.

SELF-DISCOVERY

MARCH 3–8 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Negotiating Relationships with IFS SELF-LEADERSHIP FOR HEALING

RICHARD C. SCHWARTZ and Sarah B. Stewart

Kripalu’s signature self-discovery program, the Inner Quest Intensive is a journey into living yoga. For three days, you experiment with the essence of Kripalu’s core teaching: the mindful practice of being present in the moment.

This program asks, How do I block myself from being fully alive, and how can I live in the present moment rather than in the story of yesterday?

In this experiential and educational intensive, you notice with radical compassion the obstacles you create for yourself and cultivate strategies to return to the moment. Through spiritual storytelling, yoga on and off the mat, mindful communication, movement as metaphor, deep relaxation, conscious fun, and healing breathwork, you practice living with authenticity, joy, vitality, and the abundant grace that is your birthright. This program includes sustainable strategies and inspiration to take these practices home, so you can live the life you choose.

FOR everyone, including therapists, nontherapists, and seasoned IFS practitioners.

Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a highly effective way of guiding people to a sense of Self, a state of inner clarity and compassion from which they can see their reactivity to others as based in their own history. By utilizing IFS, therapists and laypeople can hold this Self state— allowing you to work with your own experience and thus maintain a center from which to help others heal.

Learn how to remain steady, centered, and openhearted in the face of your own and other’s reactivity in this program that offers • An introduction to IFS • Tools to apply IFS to relationships • New ways to work with countertransference with clients.

For therapists, Self-leadership in the face of a client’s extreme emotions or predicaments is central to therapeutic effectiveness. Return home ready to work with your side of the dynamic and hold space for others to do the same.

TUITION $540 + room & meals; p. 94

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

SARAH B. STEWART, PSYD, is a nationally recognized expert in trauma and addiction with a unique interest in nature and the interconnectedness of all sentient beings.

NOTE The intensive nature of this program precludes participation in other Kripalu events, yoga classes, or Healing Arts services. To integrate your experience more fully, we suggest extending your stay with a day of Kripalu R&R. Aruni will be in touch prior to the program to discuss details. See this program on the Kripalu website to learn more.

TUITION $325 + room & meals; p. 94

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

Read more about the Inner Quest Intensive on p. 64

MARCH

CREATIVE EXPRESSION

MARCH 8–10 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

YOGA and CREATIVITY

UNLOCK YOUR INNER ARTIST CREATIVE EXPRESSION

MARCH 8–10 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Improvise Your Life CREATE A COURAGEOUS, SPONTANEOUS, AND PURPOSEFUL LIFE THROUGH IMPROV

Katie Goodman FOR everyone.

Absolutely everyone can learn to successfully apply the tools of improvisation to cultivate more energy, spontaneity, and self-trust in everyday life. Katie Goodman has found that the skills required for improv are the same needed for any job or relationship.

In this soul-enriching, laughter-filled program, Katie uses hands-on experiences, reflection, and group discussion to teach you how to unleash your confidence and creativity.

Using improvisational comedy games and exercises that encourage people to work together, you can reach a flow state where self-criticism and selfconsciousness don't exist. By letting go of roadblocks, you learn new tools to apply in you daily life and to your individual journey. Come free up your sense of fun, play, and lightness of spirit!

TUITION $240 + room & meals; p. 94

KATIE GOODMAN is an award-winning comedian, author, and speaker who has toured internationally for more than 12 years. Her comedy show is currently running off-Broadway. katiegoodmanspeaking.com

FOR all levels.

Movement, yoga, sound, and meditation can help us develop space in our bodies and minds so that we can more easily connect to our creativity. Come explore the intersection between art, yoga, and the mind in this program presented by NY Yoga + Life Magazine.TM Combining your love of yoga with your creativity, this weekend is an opportunity to unlock your inner artist through yoga classes inspired by art, crystal healing sessions, photography workshops, and more. Make art with your body through asana and dance, and find space for your creativity to expand and flourish through coloring meditations and a sound bath experience. Works of art from both the Rubin Museum of Art and MASS MoCA will be on digital display throughout the sessions.

NOTE This program has an optional 4:15 pm session on the first day.

TUITION $295 + room & meals; p. 94

SARAH PLATT-FINGER, cofounder of ISHTA Yoga and the private yoga teacher of Deepak Chopra, is a featured teacher on Yoga U Online and Jiyo. sarahplattfinger.com

MIRIAM CASTILLO is a designer and illustrator based in New York and Valladolid in Yucatan, Mexico. miriamcastillo.com

YOGIRAJ ALAN FINGER

JOHNNY SCIFO, RYT-500,

began studying yoga at age 16 and cocreated the ISHTA Yoga lineage with his father, Mani Finger. He also cofounded Yoga Zone, Be Yoga, and YogaWorks.

ROBERT STURMAN is a dedicated yoga practitioner and photographer who has increasingly focused on capturing the timeless grace and embodied mindfulness of asanas in his work. robertsturmanstudio.com

ALI CRAMER is director of the Ayurveda program at Laughing Lotus and a senior teacher in its 200-hour teacher training program.

RENI BICKEL is a trained sports scientist, yoga teacher, and crystal healing facilitator based in Brooklyn, New York.

uses the power of yoga for positive change and the ability to fulfill one’s dreams and dharma.

BASIA BLONSKA, a classically trained flutist with a master’s in music performance, has been a professional musician for more than 20 years.

TASHI CHODRON is assistant manager of Himalayan culture programs and partnerships at the Rubin Museum of Art and founding director of Voices of Tibet.

LAURA DICKSTEIN THOMPSON, EDD, MASS MoCA’s director of education and Kidspace gallery curator, has worked in arts and museum education for more than 25 years.

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MARCH 8–10 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Drumming and Yoga A RHYTHMIC REJUVENATION RETREAT

Shaun Laframboise and Allison Gemmel Laframboise FOR everyone; no drumming or yoga experience needed.

Revitalize your body and spirit in a dynamic, fun-filled weekend of Kripalu Yoga and African-influenced hand drumming led by Shaun Laframboise and Allison Gemmel Laframboise, members of the KDZ Drummers. Expand awareness, access energy, cultivate transformation, and have a really good time.

Your day begins with a rhythm-filled yoga practice to reconnect with the inner pulse of your body, breath, and energy. Then make the shift to creative expression by exploring • African-influenced rhythms (djembeand Ashiko-style drumming) • Proper body mechanics and drumming technique • Drum circles • Basic and intermediate solo technique • Take-home practice rhythms • Intentions and the power to manifest the life you want.

You also have the option to see the KDZ drummers during a Kripalu YogaDance® session. Come unearth your inner beat.

NOTE Bring a drum if you have one. If not, let us know when you register that you need a drum so we can reserve one for you. Bring an audio recorder if you’d like.

TUITION $260 + room & meals; p. 94

SHAUN LAFRAMBOISE and ALLISON GEMMEL LAFRAMBOISE are cofounders of the KDZ Drummers and Handsdown Productions. They lead retreats, drum circles, and workshops throughout the Northeast. handsdown.org

When I first arrived at Kripalu, I was nervous, in a new place by myself. I left feeling refreshed, brave, and full of soul. This place is magical! Thank you for providing the environment for people to be themselves.” —Amanda H., Corfu, NY SPIRITUAL PRACTICE AND MEDITATION

HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

MARCH 8–10 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

MARCH 8–10 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Changing Habits with Mindfulness

Awakening Clinical Intuition

Hugh Byrne

THE NEUROBIOLOGY OF FLASHES, HUNCHES, AND GUT FEELINGS

FOR everyone. CE credits.

Build the skills you need to change established habits and live with freedom and ease. With kindness, warmth, and humor, Hugh Byrne brings the wisdom teachings of mindfulness together with insights from neuroscience to help you • Understand how habits form, why they can be hard to break, and the role of mindfulness in making change • Learn how to work with the wanting, resisting, distraction, and worrying that are at the root of many of our most challenging habits • Connect with and deepen your intention to make healthy changes • Cultivate attitudes of kindness, acceptance, and curiosity that support habit change • Learn to ride the waves of difficult sensations, emotions, and thoughts that can trigger unhealthy habits.

Leave with skills and practices to bring your thoughts, words, and actions into alignment with your deepest values and intentions.

TUITION $275 + room & meals; p. 94

HUGH BYRNE, PHD, a senior teacher with the Insight Meditation Community of Washington and author of The Here-and-Now Habit, has taught mindfulness meditation since 2000. hugh-byrne.com

Terry Marks-Tarlow FOR mental-health professionals. CE credits.

As psychotherapists, how do we know exactly what to do and say? Clinical intuition is indispensable to effective psychotherapy, yet the topic is rarely discussed within our field.

Clinical intuition fills the gap between theory and practice through moment-to-moment, embodied perceptions unique to each person and therapeutic dyad.

This program, which includes both experiential and didactic components, integrates interpersonal neurobiology into an exploration of clinical intuition from multiple perspectives: • Its workings via bottom-up, implicit, nonconscious modes of communication • Its evolutionary and developmental roots within mammalian limbic, emotional, and motivational circuits • Its manifestation in ordinary as well as extraordinary ways of knowing.

Terry Marks-Tarlow explores clinical examples, the importance of play and metaphor, dreams, and guided imagery, as well as the role of unconsciously orchestrated games that organize relational bids and rhythms of engagement, defense, and creative emergence.

TUITION $260 + room & meals; p. 94

TERRY MARKS-TARLOW, PHD, a clinical psychologist in private practice in Santa Monica, California, is on the teaching faculty at the Insight Center, Los Angeles. markstarlow.com

MARCH YOGA

SELF-DISCOVERY

YOGA

MARCH 10–15 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

1000

MARCH 14–17 THURSDAY–SUNDAY

MARCH 14–17 THURSDAY–SUNDAY

Basic Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training

Zen and the Art of Impermanence

The Art and Necessity of Self-Care

Jacci Gruninger

AWAKENING TO DEATH

FOR yoga teachers who have completed a

Sensei Robert Chodo Campbell and Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison

A LOVING-KINDNESS, MEDITATION, AND YOGA RETREAT

200-hour teacher training.

Become confident, qualified, and comfortable leading prenatal yoga classes in this training that teaches appropriate asana, assists, pranayama, sounding, and meditation for each stage of pregnancy. Every day of this training begins with a prenatal yoga class in which you wear “pregnant bellies” for each trimester to simulate the experience of moving in a pregnant body. The yoga class is followed by theory, practical application, and practice teaching.

Topics covered in this program include • Fetal development • Physiological and hormonal changes in the mother’s body during each trimester, and her body’s responses to these changes • Pregnancy discomforts during each stage and the yoga practices, nontraditional methods, and traditional techniques that can alleviate these discomforts.

Jacci Gruninger also offers tips on labor and birth, partner prenatal yoga, and how to market your classes.

NOTE Only participants with a 200-hour Yoga Alliance certification can teach prenatal yoga; this course provides 32 CE credits for Yoga Alliance.

TUITION $460 + room & meals; p. 94

JACCI GRUNINGER, E-RYT 500, RPYT, C-IAYT, is a Santa Fe, New Mexico–based yoga teacher and educator who completed her 200-hour training while in her fifth month of prenancy. yogawithjacci.com

FOR everyone.

Rebecca Kronlage FOR women; beginning yogis and meditators

Empty handed I entered the world Barefoot I leave it My coming my going Two simple happenings that got entangled —Japanese Death Poem Our culture conditions us to resist opening to the reality of impermanence. In this unique and transformative program, face your fear of death by embracing your life fully. Using meditation, dharma teachings, storytelling, writing, poetry, playful imaginings, and experiential exercises, Sensei Robert Chodo Campbell and Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison guide you on an exploration of the inevitable. Together, they create a safe container to express our fears and vulnerability, reenvisioning the way we live and how we prepare for our death.

Through moments of deep reflection, insight, and fun, discover what holds you back from living fearlessly.

TUITION $345 + room & meals; p. 94

welcome. CE credits.

Give yourself the gift of self-care in a soulnourishing retreat environment. With precious and nurturing downtime, you learn simple, mindful practices for slowing down, soothing your nervous system, recharging and balancing your energy, befriending your body, relaxing deeply, and attuning to your power and inner wisdom.

This program designed just for women includes a blend of gentle Kripalu Yoga, breathing exercises, and loving-kindness and mindfulness meditation, along with reflection, and journaling. With blocks of silence in the program room, optional social silence, and time to walk in nature, this retreat offers many opportunities for introspection, reflection, and healing.

TUITION $285 + room & meals; p. 94

REBECCA KRONLAGE, E-RYT 500, YACEP, is a former senior Kripalu teacher and resident. treehouseyogabsl.com

SENSEI ROBERT CHODO CAMPBELL, a recognized Soto Zen teacher, cofounded the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care, an organization that delivers contemplative approaches to care through education, direct service, and meditation practice. zencare.org

SENSEI KOSHIN PALEY ELLISON, MFA, LMSW, DMIN, a recognized Soto Zen teacher, cofounded the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care, the first Zen-based organization to offer fully accredited ACPE clinical chaplaincy training in the United States. zencare.org

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SPIRITUAL PRACTICE AND MEDITATION

MARCH 15–17 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Savor the Moment with Mindfulness Barry Boyce, Mirabai Bush, Malaika Tabors, and Shalini Bahl CE credits.

YOGA

1000

MARCH 15–17 FRIDAY–SUNDAY MARCH 15–22 FRIDAY–FRIDAY

DEEP KULA AN IMMERSION FOR DEDICATED YOGA STUDENTS AND TEACHERS

Schuyler Grant

FOR everyone; min. 1 year of yoga practice required. CE credits.

Kula Yoga artfully weaves together asana, alignment, breath, and bandha awareness. Offered as either a weekend or weeklong session, this immersion serves anyone who wants to take a deep dive into the Kula Flow practice, as well as yoga teachers from all traditions looking to hone their teaching skills.

Mornings include a well-rounded practice with a focus on a particular pose or class of posture. Expect to gain mastery—or at least a deepened understanding—of some advanced postures. In the afternoon, we warm up with a short flow class and then take a deep dive into the subtleties of longer held postures, pranayama, bandha, and meditation.

In the mid-afternoons, yoga teachers attend additional daily two-hour teaching-skills workshops that explore sequencing methodology, hands-on assists, practical alignment and anatomy, and techniques for introducing more nuanced practices into vinyasa teaching.

Whether you come to practice and play or to practice and study, this special Kula immersion is not to be missed.

TUITION Weekend $295; weeklong $595 + room & meals; p. 94 FOR YOGA TEACHERS $795 + room & meals; call to register.

SCHUYLER GRANT, developer of Kula Flow, is cocreator of the Wanderlust Festival and director of Kula Yoga Project in New York City. kulayoga.com

Mindfulness, at its heart, is about being fully present: aware of what’s going inside ourselves, in our surroundings, and with the people we’re sharing the world with. But we can’t just talk ourselves into being mindful.

It takes practice—regular reminders that being present energizes our body, mind, and heart, and brings us more connection, empathy, and joy. It’s also an effective way to work with the pain life brings.

In this program, you learn techniques to savor each moment of the life you’re living right now—with all its ups and downs. Take a beginner’s-mind approach as you • Discover how mindful you already are • Explore situations that propel you out of the present • Bring mindful movement into your life • Take time to love yourself and others • Laugh more often.

Whether you’re new to meditation or already have a meditative practice, take time to strengthen your present-moment awareness reflexes.

TUITION $295 + room & meals; p. 94

BARRY BOYCE is editor-inchief of Mindful magazine and mindful.org. A longtime meditation practitioner and teacher, he is the editor of and a primary contributor to The Mindfulness Revolution.

MIRABAI BUSH, a senior fellow of the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society, has been teaching on contemplative practice in life and work for 45 years.

MALAIKA TABORS, RYT 200, has studied Ashtanga, Anusara, Yin, and Kundalini yoga since 1997 and has a lifelong history of movement practices.

SHALINI BAHL has been practicing mindfulness for more than 15 years and is committed to integrating the transformative potential of mindfulness in education, business, and policy.

MARCH YOGA

MARCH 15–17 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Deep Stretching for Tight Bodies and Active Minds Mimi Solaire FOR all levels. CE credits.

Learn to let go of stress, release the issues in your tissues, and open your energy centers. Mimi Solaire’s approach to deep stretching combines Yin Yoga principles, anatomy, Western stretching methods, breathing techniques, and meditation to reengage muscles and disengage unhelpful thoughts. You work with both physical and energetic anatomy, and experience the psoas muscles through traumarelease postures that relieve tension caused by PTSD, surgery, and the stress of daily life.

CAROLINE MYSS

In this program, you • Practice Yin/restorative poses to gain meditative insights into your issues • Learn to observe thoughts and emotions that create tension and chronic pain • Explore meditation exercises to calm and refocus the mind.

Mimi guides you through a gentle practice that stimulates the muscular, circulatory, and nervous systems, providing a balanced approach to aligning body, mind, and breath.

TUITION $260 + room & meals; p. 94

mimisolaire.com

SELF-DISCOVERY

MARCH 15–17 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

THE POWER of MODERN-DAY SPELL CASTERS

MIMI SOLAIRE, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, presents at

FOR everyone.

national yoga conferences and is the producer of three acclaimed DVDs.

Breaking through spells can change your life. While few people ever imagine they might be under a spell, the truth is, we all are. What exactly is a spell? It’s a suggestion, a fear, an unrealistic or outrageous idea, or a high-voltage romantic encounter that eclipses your reasoning power. People “cast” spells believing that a ritual using the elements of the earth can in some way influence the forces of fate. While you might think that spell casters belong to another era, the truth is they are more prevalent and powerful than ever.

This weekend, Caroline Myss presents ways of identifying spells and spell casters, as well as recognizing when you are slipping into the role of spell-casting. Explore how to discern if you are under a spell, how to break free, and how to prevent yourself from falling under the power of social, political, financial, and even medical spells in the future.

TUITION $355 + room & meals; p. 94

CAROLINE MYSS is an internationally renowned pioneer in the field of medical intuition and a New York Times best-selling author. myss.com

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YOGA

MARCH 17–22 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Teaching Yoga for Arthritis and Chronic Pain Ann Swanson FOR yoga teachers who have completed a 200-hour certification program.

Discover how you can safely and effectively teach rigorously researched yoga practices with individually tailored modifications to people with arthritis and related conditions.

Because arthritis is the leading cause of disability in the United States, it is vital that yoga professionals learn tools and skills to work with this underserved and growing population.

This training which combines contemporary scientific rigor, yoga philosophy, and heart.

You learn • Arthritis basics, joint anatomy, and the Yoga for Arthritis protocol • How to adapt asana for joint limitation and pain • The effect of arthritis on all koshas, and the mechanisms for yoga’s impact.

Yoga for Arthritis was developed by Steffany Moonaz based on her experience conducting clinical research with interdisciplinary medical teams at Johns Hopkins University and the National Institutes of Health.

NOTE Pre-course reading will be emailed before the training.

TUITION $495 + room & meals; p. 94

ANN SWANSON, MS, C-IAYT, LMT, E-RYT 500, a mind-body science educator and author of Science of Yoga, helps people worldwide effectively manage arthritis, chronic pain, and stress.

HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

MARCH 17–22 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Taijiquan Immersion Rick Barrett FOR everyone; no experience necessary.

You can practice taijiquan for decades and only scratch the surface of this remarkable Chinese martial art—or you can get to the heart of it right away.

Rick Barrett’s mission is making the hidden mysteries of taijiquan accessible, even to beginners. This program allows you to directly experience qi, effortless power, and the expanded awareness that comes from regular practice.

Learn the short, powerful form known as Yang Cheng Fu’s 13 Original Postures, and receive an introduction to the internal power that animates the form. Rick’s book, Taijiquan: Through the Western Gate, provides the foundation for a lifelong practice that is both a moving meditation and a proven method of self-healing. A short daily practice can make you calmer, stronger, more supple, and more present. Come ready to work—and to laugh.

TUITION $395 + room & meals; p. 94

RICK BARRETT, author and national champion in tai chi push hands, has practiced Chinese internal martial arts and energy healing for 35 years. rickbarrett.net

CREATIVE EXPRESSION

MARCH 17–22 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Mindfulness-Based Harmonica REDUCE STRESS AND PLAY BLUES, ROCK, AND FOLK INSTANTLY

David Harp FOR everyone; no harmonica, musical, mindfulness, or yoga experience needed.

Could you benefit from a unique, entertaining, interactive, and joyful way to begin, invigorate, or deepen a mindfulness or yoga practice? If so, what better way to focus on breathing—a basic element of yoga, mindfulness, and many stressreduction methods—than with the inhalations and exhalations of a catchy blues-rock harmonica tune, or the uplifting, spiritual tones of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy? In this program, you learn to • Play in duets and small groups to build instantly accessible mindfulness skills, both musical and interpersonal • Combine harmonica-based breath focus with meditation to create a personalized mindfulness practice, and with asana to enhance vinyasa • Use “HarMantras™” to short-circuit stress instantly.

Within minutes, you’ll improvise simple blues, country, rock, and more. By Friday, you’ll be playing everything from “Amazing Grace” to amplified jam sessions as you gain accessible and effective mindfulness skills that can be applied anywhere, anytime—with or without a harmonica.

NOTE Tuition includes two harmonicas and David Harp’s workbook and CD. TUITION $350 + room & meals; p. 94

DAVID HARP, MA, has taught more than 100,000 people to meditate and a million more to play harmonica through his workshops and his many books. harmonicayoga.com

MARCH HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

MARCH 17–22 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Coming Home to the Body A CONTINUUM WORKSHOP

Robin Becker FOR everyone. CE credits.

Renew, restore, and increase your vitality by exploring the fluid nature of the body. Just as the earth blossoms each spring, the body is an endless resource of unfolding possibilities. Each person’s unique path of embodiment is the expression of an ancient planetary process.

In Continuum, you learn a universal language of biologically-based movement incorporating breath and sounding practices that initiate personal movement explorations. Experience how the body is in a dynamic conversation and relationship with all of life.

Robin Becker teaches you how to discover restoration from within and reclaim your ever-present birthright of fluid potential.

AYURVEDA

MARCH 17–22 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

INTRODUCTION to AYURVEDA A NOURISHING SELF-CARE RETREAT

Erin Casperson, Cat Pacini, and Lauren Gernady

Appropriate and safe for everyone at all levels, this program investigates how the evolving flow of the body informs and benefits other movement practices, including shiatsu, massage, yoga, dance—and life itself.

FOR all levels. CE credits.

TUITION $345 + room & meals; p. 94

• About the doshas and your unique constitution

Are you interested in Ayurveda but not sure where to start? Presented by the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, this enlightening 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 • The Ayurvedic approach to nutrition and diet

ROBIN BECKER, MA, RSME, teacher, dancer, and founder of Robin Becker Dance, studied Continuum with Emilie Conrad and Susan Harper for 26 years, and was selected to teach in 2001. robinbeckermovement.org

• 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 • The role of yoga and pranayama (breathing practices) in fostering health and well-being.

Discover an Ayurvedic approach to living well and reinvigorate your self-care routine.

TUITION $389 + room & meals; p. 94

ERIN CASPERSON is Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, an Ayurvedic Health Coach, and a 500-hour Kripalu Yoga teacher.

CAT PACINI a graduate of the Kripalu Schools of Ayurveda and Massage, teaches Kripalu R&R workshops, provides Ayurvedic lifestyle consultations, and offers bodywork at Kripalu.

LAUREN GERNADY is the Academic Coordinator of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, an Ayurvedic Health Coach, and a 500-hour Kripalu Yoga teacher.

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YOGA

SELF-DISCOVERY

MARCH 21–24 THURSDAY–SUNDAY

MARCH 22–24 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

MARCH 22–24 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Radiant Health

Now What?

A WEEKEND RETREAT FOR WOMEN

Journey into Yoga and Meditation Retreat

Sudha Carolyn Lundeen

WALKING THE PATH OF HEART

FOR women of all ages.

Brahmani Liebman and Jashoda Edmunds

If you need to de-stress, rebalance, and reclaim your vitality, this retreat is the perfect getaway to nurture your body, mind, and soul in a relaxing, fun, and informative environment. Through a blend of lecture and experience with Kripalu Yoga teacher Sudha Carolyn Lundeen, you learn • Tips for strengthening your immune system • Techniques for stress reduction and relaxation • Yoga practices for women • Ayurvedic principles to help you support your individual constitution and needs • Mindfulness techniques, yogic breathing, and healing meditations • Mindful eating practices • Tools for letting go of the small stuff and enhancing your life and well-being • The history of labyrinths (including a guided walk in the beautiful Kripalu Labyrinth for wisdom, insight, and integration of the program).

Return home with a renewed sense of wellness and vitality, with practices to keep health and balance alive in your life.

works with clients privately and leads workshops internationally.

Her Kripalu Gentle Yoga CD has won three prestigious awards. sudhalundeen.com

Laura Berman Fortgang

FOR all levels. CE credits.

CE credits.

Calling yogis at every age and stage of life!

It is possible to live with grace and ease, recognizing your innate peace and wisdom, regardless of your circumstances in life.

Longtime Kripalu School of Yoga faculty Brahmani Liebman and Jashoda Edmunds invite you to empower your spiritual journey through the practices of Yin Yoga, Kripalu Yoga, meditation, pranayama, dharma teachings, and psychospiritual inquiry.

Are you reevaluating your career or looking to do something radically different?

Join Laura Berman Fortgang, author of Now What? 90 Days to a New Life Direction, and discover what you’re meant to do with your life.

In a contemplative weekend of compassionate exploration, you

• Break down the barriers to clarity

• Discover how these practices awaken the flow of energy, positively impacting your mental and emotional states

• Learn how your past holds clues to your future

• Increase your range of motion through mindful movement • Learn how the insights and wisdom revealed through heart-centered practice can be used as allies in every aspect of daily life.

This concrete, practical program leads you out of confusion or indecision to a clear direction for the future. Discover what’s next, and design a plan to get there as you • Release limiting beliefs

• Find a sense of purpose • Determine your criteria for happiness in work • Face money obstacles head on • Honor and make sense of your intuition.

Life inevitably requires us to navigate through the 10,000 joys and sorrows. These practices and teachings provide a path back home.

Find answers to your questions about meaning, fulfillment, and satisfaction in this fun, interactive program.

TUITION $250 + room & meals; p. 94

NOTE A writing assignment to be completed before the program begins will be emailed prior to your arrival.

TUITION $275 + room & meals; p. 94

SUDHA CAROLYN LUNDEEN, RN, E-RYT 500,

FORGING A NEW DIRECTION IN LIFE AND CAREER AT ANY AGE

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

TUITION $275 + room & meals; p. 94

LAURA BERMAN FORTGANG is a pioneer in the personal coaching field, with more than 20 years of experience supporting people to find meaning, purpose, and satisfaction in their lives. laurabermanfortgang.com

MARCH HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

MARCH 22–24 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Breath-Body-Mind for Transformation and Well-Being Richard P. Brown and Patricia L. Gerbarg CE credits.

YOGA

1000

MARCH 22–29 FRIDAY–FRIDAY

Yoga Tune Up Teacher Training, Level 1 Ariel Kiley FOR movement educators in yoga, Pilates, group fitness, personal training, manual therapy, or clinical practice. CE credits.

Yoga Tune Up® is a potent style of movement education that strikes a balance between yoga, fitness, and rehab, attracting students of all ages and body types. It breaks down the nuts and bolts of human movement by using a yogic lens of awareness, conscious relaxation, and proper breathing techniques. Yoga Tune Up helps students develop anatomical fluency and an embodied understanding of their own structure.

Learn breathing techniques proven to relieve stress and improve mood, mental focus, and performance. The benefits have been enjoyed by thousands worldwide, including healthcare practitioners, yoga teachers, military veterans, and individuals with PTSD, anxiety, depression, ADD, cancer, and other medical conditions.

Many people who have practiced these techniques say they have been transformed, and that they never would have imagined something so simple could be so powerful and helpful.

Through movement, breathing, and relaxation techniques, you learn to • Bolster your stress resilience and renew your energy • Increase lung capacity, oxygenation, and cardiorespiratory health • Connect to yourself and others • Improve relationships and empathic abilities.

Learn more about this groundbreaking work at breath-body-mind.com.

MARCH 22–24 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

• Prepares you to teach memorable, accessible, and effective Yoga Tune Up classes

Transforming Relationship Conflicts into Love

• Refreshes your love of teaching and boosts your classroom leadership.

Discover a bold approach to asana, going beyond formulaic instruction in order to think and teach more creatively. Inspire your students to define and create a “path of purpose” and unlock their greatest potential.

NOTE Tuition includes a manual and Yoga Tune Up therapy balls.

TUITION $910 + room & meals; p. 94

ARIEL KILEY, C-IAYT, is a program designer for Equinox Fitness Clubs and DailyBurn.com, and trainer for Tune Up Fitness Worldwide and a Somatic Experiencing® practitioner. arielkiley.me

ate 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 disorders and depression. breath-body-mind.com

NOTE This program fulfills the prerequisite for Breath-Body-Mind Level-1 teacher training. Tuition includes a manual and the Breath-Body-Mind Level-1 Practice CD. TUITION $295 + room & meals; p. 94

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This 46-hour training

• Develops proficiency with the fundamentals of functional anatomy, physiology, and biomechanics

RICHARD P. BROWN, MD, is an associ-

Jayson Gaddis FOR everyone.

Conflict is a natural part of life. When you’re able to efficiently and effectively address conflict, you can sleep better and become stronger and more resilient. Join Jayson Gaddis to practice working through differences and learn to embrace your fear of conflict, using it to deepen your primary partnerships, friendships, and family relationships.

Through lecture, Q&A, experiential practices, and dyad exercises, Jayson teaches you • The number-one rule his wife taught him about listening that changed his life • Ten agreements to have in place before you get into a fight or a disagreement • Five steps to repair after any rupture • The fastest way to work through conflict • The foundation of an emotionally safe partnership.

Learn to work out your differences and make your partnership—and the world—a safer, more connected place to live.

JAYSON GADDIS, MA, a speaker, author, and relationship teacher, is the founder of the Relationship School® and host of the Smart Couple podcast. relationshipschool.net TUITION $295 + room & meals; p. 94

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MARCH 22–24 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Asana and Beyond PRACTICING EIGHT-LIMBED YOGA

Natasha Rizopoulos FOR all levels. CE credits.

Let asana be your launching pad for an exploration of the eight-limbed path of yoga. This intensive focuses on the relationship between how you approach poses and how you live your life.

While the emphasis is on asana, with classes covering hip openers, backbends, and twists, this program also includes • Breath and movement as a vehicle for exploring yoga philosophy and meditation • Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras and how their wisdom can be applied on and off the mat • Meditation and its relationship to moving and sitting practice.

Discover how the immediate benefits that come from the physical practice of asana can transform the quality of your energy and attention, spreading from your yoga mat into every aspect of your life.

TUITION $250 + room & meals; p. 94

NATASHA RIZOPOULOS is a senior teacher at Down Under Yoga in Boston. She is the featured teacher in the Yoga Journal Step-by-Step Home Practice DVD series. natasharizopoulos.com

YOGA

MARCH 24–26 SUNDAY–TUESDAY

Embodyoga for Resilience and Strength Patty Townsend FOR all levels. CE credits.

Learn how to use yoga to find the supportive power of your inner body. The body is naturally strong, resilient, and fluid. Practice simple yoga postures, breathing techniques, and meditative movements to access greater comfort and integration.

YOGA

MARCH 22–25 FRIDAY–MONDAY

Kundalini Yoga for Mastering Your Life GURU SINGH

Alignment in yoga comes from the inside out and is specific to each individual. Join Patty Townsend for a program that teaches you to

FOR all levels. CE credits.

Awaken to your highest potential using the practical technologies of Kundalini Yoga. This joy-filled and inspiring weekend with master teacher Guru Singh uses Kundalini Yoga to achieve deep healing and connection.

Practice Kundalini Yoga, kriyas, breathwork, meditation, and chanting designed to foster • Physical, emotional, and mental flexibility • Increased intuition

• Move fluidly and effortlessly • Experience a unified sense of body, mind, and spirit in movement

GURU SINGH is a third-generation yogi, master spiritual teacher, author, and musician.

He teaches conscious living through the tools of Kundalini Yoga. gurusingh.com

TUITION $295 + room & meals; p. 94

• A common-sense approach to a life that works

A yoga teacher for more than 30 years, Patty is a uniquely expressive and dynamic instructor who focuses on breath- and awareness-centered teaching.

TUITION $260 + room & meals; p. 94

• Tolerance and understanding • Compassion and forgiveness to release the past

EVENING EVENT

• Techniques to overcome disruptive habits and replace them with positive alternatives.

SATURDAY, MARCH 23 7:30 PM

Discover the real meaning of yoga—creating union between the physical world and the spiritual realms to produce change and growth.

• Find enjoyment, comfort, and ease.

Kirtan with Guru Singh Guru Singh, a professional singermusician for more than 50 years, presents a full audience-participation evening of kirtan with deeply sacred and joyous sound and mantra meditations.

ADMISSION: Open to all in-house guests; no general public tickets are available.

PATTY TOWNSEND, E-RYT 500, YACEP, is a master yoga teacher, a teacher trainer for more than 30 years, the founder of Yoga Center Amherst, and the developer of the Embodyoga® In-Depth Study and Teacher Training programs. embodyoga.com

MARCH AYURVEDA

MARCH 24–28 SUNDAY–THURSDAY

I am so pleased with every experience at Kripalu.

Your programs are wonderful!”

Ayurvedic Bodywork Training

—Ruth P., Jefferson Township, NJ

ABHYANGA AND AYURVEDIC JOINT TREATMENTS

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

YOGA

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MARCH 24–29 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

MARCH 25–29 MONDAY–FRIDAY

Come be nurtured and guided by skilled Ayurvedic practitioners as you learn ancient treatments to cleanse, heal, and harmonize the body, mind, and spirit. Explore the rejuvenating techniques of Ayurvedic bodywork, including

Yoga 4 Cancer Teacher Training

The Seven Pillars of Personal Empowerment

Tari Prinster

Randy Kamen and Holly Friedman Glick

• Abhyanga—a full-body herbalized oil massage

FOR 200-hour yoga teachers, healthcare

FOR everyone.

professionals, and others with relevant background and training.

• Specialized treatments utilizing an oil bath on sore and aching joints and back • A wonderful self-massage technique.

Additional time is spent on the fundamentals of Ayurvedic theory, the origins of massage, and ethics through the lenses 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 may be useful for practice sessions. This program meets the minimum two-hour ethics training requirement for massage therapists.

The course is designed for bodyworkers; others should direct inquiries to Hilary at hgarivaltis@gmail.com. This program offers 23.5 hours of continuing education credits for NAMA professional members.

TUITION $390 + room & meals; p. 94

HILARY GARIVALTIS, executive director of the National Ayurvedic Medical Association, is the founder and former Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, and the principal founder of Ayurvedic Health Education Services, LLC. ayurvedichealtheducation.com

Become a yoga teacher equipped to understand the specific needs and challenges of cancer patients and survivors. Tari Prinster’s y4c method is a unique evidence-based approach to teaching yoga that addresses specific physical conditions, invites curiosity, and gives emotional support to those touched by cancer. Through lectures, demonstrations, discussions, reading and writing assignments, practice-teaching sessions, and individualized feedback, you learn • The science behind yoga • Fundamentals of cancer treatments and side effects • How and why yoga strengthens the immune system • Appropriate and inappropriate poses for cancer survivors

Take charge of your destiny by learning to identify and establish your life vision and build your capacity for personal empowerment. Begin with foundational strategies for self-care, breathwork, mindfulness, visualization, and movement. These skills support the development of your most grounded, vital, resilient, and courageous self. Meet life’s challenges with proven techniques that result in a deeper sense of purpose, authenticity, and fulfillment.

Using dyads, group work, experiential exercises, and gentle yoga, you learn how to • Harness your energy so that it supports the realization of your best life • Strengthen your capacity for gratitude and forgiveness • Establish heart-centered relationships with others • Gain clarity about your life vision

• How and why yoga could reduce the risk of cancer for everyone

• Step into a position of greater personal empowerment.

• Tips on starting a cancer survivor program.

With these elements in place, you can develop a personalized strategic plan to move toward your vision, and take steps to create a joyful, meaningful life.

Tari has offered this training for more than 15 years and has trained more than 2,000 yoga teachers and healthcare practitioners.

Complete this program with confidence and inspiration to teach those touched by cancer, and leave prepared to offer informed, safe, and supportive yoga classes in private or group settings.

NOTE See the Kripalu website for information about required reading and CE credits.

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RANDY KAMEN, EDD, psychologist, educator, and author of the best-seller Behind the Therapy Door, pioneered new territory in mind-body medicine, positive psychology, and leadership training.

HOLLY FRIEDMAN GLICK, LICSW, RYT 500, infuses her

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

yoga teaching with 30 years of experience as a psychotherapist and advanced training in mindbody practices.

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MARCH 27–31 WEDNESDAY–SUNDAY

She Recovers at Kripalu CELEBRATING OUR INDIVIDUALIZED, PATCHWORK APPROACHES TO RECOVERY

Dawn Nickel and Taryn Strong with Kripalu Faculty She Recovers, an international movement of women in or seeking recovery from substance use disorders and addictions, trauma, codependency, loss, and other life challenges, creates welcoming, sober spaces and transformative opportunities for women to connect, support, and empower each other.

SELF-DISCOVERY

MARCH 24–29 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

THE KRIPALU APPROACH to LIFE COACHING TOOLS FOR MINDFUL LIVING

Aruni Nan Futuronsky and Izzy Lenihan FOR everyone, including yoga teachers, social workers, nurses, coaches, and therapists.

Learn to fuel authentic, sustainable change—for yourself and others—through proven, mindful techniques based on the core teachings and values of Kripalu Yoga. Our unique approach to coaching guides you to discover and act from your deepest inner wisdom in a way that joyfully serves your soul’s purpose and provides the tools to support your relationships at home, at work, and in the world. When you bring your actions and intentions into alignment, the way forward becomes clear, the possibilities boundless.

Dawn Nickel and Taryn Strong, founders of She Recovers, are joined by celebrated Kripalu teachers, who add their expertise to this holistic-healing program. Come explore, celebrate, and share your experience of the many patchworks of wellness we have stitched together as we face our individual life challenges. This program includes • Group coaching sessions on worthiness and living your purpose, facilitated by Dawn • Trauma-informed yoga for recovery classes with Taryn • Workshops with Kripalu teachers on mindful eating, art as therapy, and practicing spirituality in nature • She Recovers evening share circles.

Begin the spring season in the company of other women in recovery who, just like you, are choosing to be the happiest, healthiest versions of themselves.

This program includes • Training on fundamental Kripalu methodology and practice

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• Group coaching sessions with expert Kripalu life coaches

DAWN NICKEL, PHD, is creator

• Share circles and community support from your peers • Ways to identify and prioritize goals and remove obstacles • Self-care and mindfulness techniques to integrate relaxation and improve personal health and wellness.

Return home with practical, usable, and sustainable tools to enrich your life and/ or help your clients.

TUITION $399 + room & meals; p. 94

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

IZZY LENIHAN is a certified life, career, and wellness coach who has helped thousands of people make changes in all stages of their lives for more than 25 years.

of She Recovers, currently the largest online platform dedicated to supporting women in recovery from addiction and related life challenges. sherecovers.co

TARYN STRONG, RYT, cocreator of She Recovers, is developer of a unique yoga for recovery program that integrates yoga and meditation with spirituality and a variety of recovery pathways.

See the Kripalu website for additional presenter bios.

MARCH YOGA

HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

MARCH 28–31 THURSDAY–SUNDAY

MARCH 29–31 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Kundalini Yoga

Fit Soul, Fit Body

WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT?

NINE KEYS TO A HEALTHIER, HAPPIER YOU

Krishna Kaur

Brant Secunda and Mark Allen BRANT SECUNDA is an

FOR all levels. CE credits.

Life is all about allowing the love inside to invigorate your spirit and release mistrust, anger, old hurts, and self-doubt. Through Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan, plus dance, meditation and laughter, explore love as an emotion that leads to devotion, and love as a longing to belong.

author and world-renowned shaman and healer in the Huichol Indian tradition. shaminism.com

FOR everyone.

Integrate ancient indigenous wisdom with universal principles of modern health to empower your life and settle into balance. Whether you are looking to alleviate stress; establish a more positive outlook; tap into a deeper, more spiritual side of yourself and the world; lose weight; or shape up; this program teaches valuable skills in a highly engaging format to help propel you on your journey.

Join world-renowned Huichol shaman and healer Brant Secunda and six-time Ironman World Champion Mark Allen for a weekend of transformation that teaches you how to

Yoga and meditation can help you love yourself like never before as you

• Connect with nature’s life force

• Listen to what your heart is saying

• Slow down to get faster

• Open to what the polarities of the mind are showing you

• Incorporate the Divine into the everyday

• Validate and honor the real truth within you • Elevate the way life makes you feel.

Join Krishna Kaur on a journey to self-healing and become a peaceful warrior at a time when the world is struggling to regain a sense of compassion for all. What’s love got to do with it? Everything!

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KRISHNA KAUR, E-RYT, a master teacher-trainer of Kundalini Yoga since 1970, studied directly with Yogi Bhajan for almost 50 years. krishnakaur.org

• Transform fear, anger, and jealousy.

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

Clear the emotional and physical obstacles that stand in the way of good health, spiritual fitness, and a more fulfilled life.

TUITION $275 + room & meals; p. 94

SPIRITUAL PRACTICE AND MEDITATION

MARCH 29–31 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Mindful Self-Compassion CORE SKILLS TRAINING

Christopher Germer FOR everyone. CE credits.

Self-compassion is an emotional skill that can be learned by everyone. It means being warm and understanding toward yourself when you suffer, fail, or feel inadequate.

Burgeoning research shows that self-compassion greatly enhances emotional well-being, reduces anxiety and depression, and promotes healthy lifestyle habits.

In this program, you learn

CHRISTOPHER GERMER, PHD, is a part-time lecturer

• What self-compassion is and isn’t • How to enhance mindfulness with self-compassion • The art of loving-kindness meditation • Ways to motivate yourself with kindness rather than criticism • Techniques for handling difficult emotions with greater ease • How to transform challenging relationships.

Christopher Germer presents the theory and core practices of the empirically supported, eight-week Mindful Self-Compassion training, a program designed to help participants become more self-compassionate using meditation, exercises, and group discussion.

on psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and author of The Mindful Path to SelfCompassion. chrisgermer.com

TUITION $250 + room & meals; p. 94

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MARCH 29–31 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

SELF-DISCOVERY

The Complete Peaceful Warrior’s Way

MARCH 29–31 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

A PATH TO COURAGE, COMPASSION, AND PERSONAL MASTERY

The Art of Authenticity

Dan Millman

Maria Sirois and Karissa Thacker

FOR everyone.

FOR all levels. CE credits.

Learn how to live with a peaceful heart and a warrior’s courage—a spiritual path in the modern world. Dan Millman shares decades of evolving insights and tools for those seeking practical wisdom for greater fulfillment.

With clarity and humor, Dan guides you through principles and practices that help you • Achieve optimal wellness and enhanced capacity by reducing energy leaks • Align yourself with key spiritual laws to develop a zest for daily life • Break through inertia and discover your worth • Make wiser decisions through self-knowledge • Transcend fear and doubt • Tame your mind, awaken your heart, and celebrate your life.

Return home with a newfound gratitude for the rare gift of this human life and a renewed sense of perspective, resilience, balance, lightness, and trust in your path and process.

TUITION $270 + room & meals; p. 94

DAN MILLMAN, a former world champion athlete, coach, and college professor, has written 16 books published in 29 languages, including Way of the Peaceful Warrior. peacefulwarrior.com

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Learn to play an active role in shaping who you become in the midst of all the changes life demands of you. Take this opportunity to step back and process who you have been, who you are now, and who you most long to be. Research suggests that people who thrive do so in an adaptive, mindful, and active way. This weekend helps you to do that, equipping you with tools from the fields of positive psychology, organizational leadership, and mindfulness to help you skillfully move in the direction of a more authentic life.

Broaden your perspective regarding authenticity and explore the critical barriers in your external environment and within your own mind and heart.

Get closer to living authentically in all dimensions of your life—spiritual, physical, emotional, intellectual, and relational.

TUITION $270 + room & meals; p. 94

MARCH 29–31 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Clearing the Way for New Life After a Broken Heart DAVID KESSLER, Nancy Levin, and Paul Denniston FOR everyone.

It is possible to heal after a breakup, divorce, or devastating betrayal.

In this life-changing program, you learn to tune in, trust yourself, and discover what you truly want and take charge of what’s next.

David Kessler helps you find your power again and identify negative or disruptive love patterns that are holding you back. Nancy Levin guides you in uncovering the limiting beliefs and excuses that sabotage you, developing a relationship blueprint to support you in finding fulfillment from within, as well as in future relationships. Paul Denniston uses yoga to release blocks in the body and shows you how to heal those wounds in order to move into empowerment in your relationships.

Return home ready to move toward the hope of your future.

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DAVID KESSLER, well-known expert on healing and loss, is coauthor with Louise Hay of You Can Heal Your Heart: Finding Peace After a Breakup, Divorce, or Death. grief.com

NANCY LEVIN is a Master Integrative Coach and best-selling author of Worthy: Boost Your Self-Worth to Grow Your Net Worth and Writing for My Life. nancylevin.com PAUL DENNISTON created Grief Yoga in the midst of a devastating breakup and teaches to groups dealing with all kinds of loss. griefyoga.com

MARIA SIROIS, PSYD, is a positive psychologist and seminar leader who teaches with wisdom, authenticity, and humor at the intersection of resilience and flourishing. mariasirois.com KARISSA THACKER, PSYD, author of The Art of Authenticity, is a positive psychologist who practices executive coaching and leadership development in the world of business. karissathacker.com

MARCH SELF-DISCOVERY

MARCH 29–31 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Anxiety Management Through Yoga, Writing, and Learning to Embrace Your Weird Lisa Jakub FOR all levels, including beginners in writing and yoga.

Learn to live more authentically, whether you have a diagnosed anxiety disorder or simply get stressed out by the chaos of everyday life. The key to more inner peace lies in learning to drop the story that pulls us to the past and future so that we can truly be in the present moment. For those of us with anxiety, that seems like an impossible task, but there are proven ways to retrain the brain and create healthier habits.

Through yoga, meditation, writing exercises, and mindful group dialogues, Lisa Jakub discusses tangible ways to understand your inner critic, increase compassion for yourself and others, and access the joy within that often feels smothered by stress.

This program provides opportunities (but no obligation) to share your creative work in a supportive community and return home with tools to create more happiness and ease in daily life.

TUITION $240 + room & meals; p. 94

LISA JAKUB is the author of the memoir You Look Like That Girl and her latest book, Not Just Me: Anxiety, Depression and Learning to Embrace Your Weird. reallisajakub.com

HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

MARCH 31–APRIL 5 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

HIKING and YOGA OUTDOOR RETREAT Michelle Dalbec and Nina Henrikson FOR everyone; no experience necessary. CE credits Explore the trails and forests of the Berkshires and experience a deeper connection to the earth, and yourself, in Kripalu’s most popular outdoor program.

Along the summits of the protected Yokun Ridge trail system just outside our front door, discover why the area’s natural beauty—combined with the proven health benefits of outdoor activity—has drawn visitors here since the mid-19th century.

This program includes • Daily group hikes with our professional guides on the beautiful conservation areas of the Berkshire Natural Resources Council • Accessible and restorative all-levels yoga and movement classes • An introduction to shinrin-yoku, the Japanese art of forest bathing • Outdoor meditation at Bullard Woods, one of the few remaining old-growth forests in New England • Time to relax, recharge, and meet new friends.

Coupled with yoga and meditation sessions held both indoors and out, this Kripalu retreat leaves you feeling refreshed and revitalized, with a renewed connection to the great outdoors.

NOTE Participants should be prepared to cover several miles each day over hilly and sometimes difficult terrain. Appropriate footwear required; snowshoes, crampons, and trekking poles provided based on season and trail conditions.

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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.

NINA HENRIKSON is a certified Kripalu Yoga teacher, black belt, and cofounder and executive director of Through the Trees Transformation Center.

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MARCH 29–31 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

The Human Magnet Syndrome and the Codependency Cure Ross Rosenberg CE credits.

The Human Magnet Syndrome’s alluring nature is sometimes impossible to avoid—a formidable force that bonds oppositely matched partners. This magnetic attraction is responsible for codependent-narcissist relationships. What can you do when the soulmate of your dreams transforms into the narcissist of your nightmares?

Ross Rosenberg, creator of The Codependency Cure™, believes that long-term recovery from codependency requires an understanding of its constituent components: attachment trauma, core shame, pathological loneliness, and addiction. In this program, he presents his Ten Stage Self-Love Recovery™ model, which is revolutionizing the treatment of codependency and provides a comprehensive understanding of gaslighting. Ross shows you how to • Overcome pathological loneliness and codependency addiction • Set boundaries with hostile narcissists • Resolve and integrate attachment trauma • Remember that forgiveness is a choice, not a mandate.

Explore the practical side of codependency to fully understand and recover from it.

TUITION $300 + room & meals; p. 94

YOGA

1000

MARCH 31–APRIL 5 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

INTRODUCTION to TRAUMA-SENSITIVE YOGA DAVID EMERSON and Jenn Turner

FOR yoga teachers and mental-health professionals. CE credits.

The yoga program established at the Trauma Center at Justice Resource Institute (JRI) in 2003 has helped thousands of people dealing with severe posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex, interrelational trauma—from military veterans to survivors of chronic abuse. The model, called Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY), has been shown to significantly reduce PTSD symptoms for people with complex trauma and to significantly improve quality of life. David Emerson and Jennifer Turner from the Trauma Center offer this 40-hour training, which supports yoga teachers in making their classes more trauma-informed, and gives mental-health clinicians new practices to use with their clients.

The program includes • The latest trauma theories and neurophysiology • Theoretical underpinnings and methodology of TCTSY • An in-depth look at studies involving TCTSY • Opportunities to practice the material.

ROSS ROSENBERG MED, LCPC, CADC, a psychotherapist, author, trainer, and developer of Self-Love Recovery™ and the Codependency Cure™, is a recognized expert in the fields of codependency, narcissism, gaslighting, and sex addiction. selfloverecovery.com

REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED READING See the Kripalu website.

NOTE This program is solely for professional development and is not intended as an intervention for those who have experienced trauma. Talking about trauma, even in the context of a professional training, can be triggering.

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DAVID EMERSON, coauthor of Overcoming Trauma through Yoga, and author of TraumaSensitive Yoga in Therapy, is director of yoga services at the Trauma Center of the Justice Resource Institute.

JENN TURNER, RYT, MA, is a Kripalu Yoga teacher who codesigned the protocol for a National Institutes of Health study and is the director of training at the Center for Trauma and Embodiment at the Justice Resource Institute.

MARCH YOGA

In coming to Kripalu with my daughter, I achieved my goal of our experiencing an emotionally safe, physically restful, and spiritually fulfilling atmosphere. The beautiful environment is a definite bonus!”

MARCH 31–APRIL 5 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Acupressure Certification for Yogis, Level 1 Rose Erin Vaughn and Benjamin Schwartz FOR all levels.

—Joyce R., Saratoga Springs, NY

Dive into the powerful healing science of acupressure in a training designed especially for yogis. In this introduction to acupressure techniques and practices, explore the energetic and physical anatomy of points and pathways as you learn • Organ meridians and the main spiritual channels • The most important acupressure points and how to use them for common issues, injuries, and flexibility • Daily asana flows that focus on the meridians • A powerful mantra to activate and focus the healing powers of the mind • Points and sequences to address physical, emotional, and spiritual issues • How to give and receive an acupressure session • Methods to heal yourself, use on others, or teach to friends.

Return home with an understanding of how acupressure can enhance your yoga practice and improve your emotional and physical health.

REQUIRED READING Rose Erin Vaughn, The Science of Points and Pathways, available at bodyawarenewyork.com.

NOTE This program qualifies for CE credits through Yoga Alliance and is a prerequisite for the Level 2 (100-hour) certification.

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ROSE ERIN VAUGHAN, MSAC, is founder and coleader of the Science of Self Yoga Trainings in New York City.

BENJAMIN SCHWARTZ, RYT 500, is certified in Kane School Pilates Equipment and Mat, Science of Self Yoga, OM Yoga, Bikram Yoga, and Santosha Yoga.

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HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

YOGA

MARCH 31–APRIL 5 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

MARCH 31–APRIL 5 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Come Home to Your Feet

S. A. F. E. Yoga for Skeletal Health

A WHOLE-PERSON EXPERIENCE OF FOUNDATIONS

Mary Bond

Sara Meeks (Dipa) FOR health, exercise, and movement profes-

FOR everyone. CE credits.

Discover how your feet are meant to support and transport your body. Subtle misalignments in your foundation can cause foot pain and affect posture and movement by way of the body’s network of fascia.

In this program, explore the connections between the feet, hips, spine, and heart, as you explore the relationship between the way your feet ground to the earth and how you are present in the world.

Experience how your feet should work as you learn • Simple anatomy to understand the complexity of the foot • An introduction to your body-wide fascial system • The fascial relationship between your feet and your body as a whole • What it means to truly feel supported by the ground • Self-help exercises to improve faulty foot habits.

sionals; interested yoga practitioners and the public are welcome. CE credits.

Foster safety, health, and strength for you and your students as you learn the basics of osteoporosis identification and management. Then, discover how the principles of movement in S. A. F. E. (Skeletally Appropriate for Everyone) Yoga can be applied on your mat, in daily life, and in your yoga and exercise classes.

Sara Meeks (Dipa) leads you through Meeks’ Yoga Prep, modified yoga postures, and movement for better bone health. In this program, you learn • S. A. F. E. Yoga to elongate and strengthen the spine • The best and simplest exercise for most back pain • Exercises to strengthen the hips and minimize risk of falls and fractures • Breathing techniques to strengthen the core and ribs • Core-strengthening exercises

Come make your feet and your whole body happier and more comfortable.

• Early-morning yoga classes you can do at home

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• A safety code for better choices in yoga practice

MARY BOND, MA, a Rolf Movement® coach, Registered Somatic Movement Educator, and emerita faculty of the Rolf Institute®, teaches a sensory approach for transforming posture, movement, and worldview internationally. healyourposture.com

• Practice teaching and critiques to improve your practice and instructions.

NOTE Tuition includes a manual, handouts, and EZ Posture Pillow®.

TUITION $445 + room & meals; p. 94

SARA MEEKS (DIPA), PT, MS, GCS, KYT, a physical therapist and Kripalu Yoga teacher, has spent 32 years focusing on safe and therapeutic movement for bone health. sarameekspt.com

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SPRING PEA AND MINT SOUP With fresh mint and spring peas, this vibrant green, silky-smooth soup is an homage to the season of rebirth. There are no spices here, so caramelizing the vegetables is a key step in developing the flavor.

Serves 4 1 ½ cups chopped cleaned leeks ½ cup chopped fennel ½ cup chopped scallions (green and white parts) 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic 5 cups fresh or frozen peas 3 cups vegetable stock or water ½ cup thinly sliced spinach (chiffonade) ¼ cup chopped fresh mint ¾ teaspoon fine sea salt ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 ½ teaspoons fresh lemon juice 1. Heat a medium soup pot over medium-low heat for 2 minutes. Put in the leeks, fennel, scallions, and oil and shake the pot to coat the vegetables. Cover and cook gently until the vegetables are translucent, 3 to 5 minutes.

2. Uncover, raise the heat to medium, and cook until the vegetables are lightly browned, 3 to 5 minutes more. Stir in the garlic and cook for 1 minute.

3. Add 4 cups of the peas and the stock, scraping the pot bottom to loosen any browned bits. Bring to a boil over high heat; then reduce the heat to low and simmer just until the peas are heated through but still bright green, about 3 minutes.

4. Puree the soup with an immersion blender or in an upright blender. If using an upright blender, avoid a blowout by cooling the soup slightly and partially removing the center lid of the blender.

Puree the soup until it is super-smooth.

5. Pour the soup back into the pot (if you used an upright blender) and stir in the remaining 1 cup peas, the spinach, mint, salt, pepper, and lemon juice. Heat through and serve.

Excerpted from The Kripalu Kitchen: Nourishing Food for Body and Soul, by Jeremy Rock Smith with David Joachim.

Available for sale in April 2019.

Preorder now kripalu.org/cookbook

HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

MARCH 31–APRIL 5 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

NUTRITION and COOKING IMMERSION

Jeremy Rock Smith and Annie B. Kay FOR everyone. CE credits.

Do you want to eat healthier and cook more of your own meals, but don’t have the time or motivation? Would you like to feel more organized and comfortable in the kitchen? Kripalu Executive Chef Jeremy Rock Smith and Kripalu Lead Nutritionist Annie B. Kay combine the latest nutritional research with tips from the Kripalu Kitchen to help you plan and prepare healthy meals that sustain you, bite by delicious bite.

Practice mindful eating and enjoy an evidence- and plant-based, whole-foods diet as you learn • Time-saving tips and skills for easy whole-foods cooking • Which foods and culinary practices promote health and well-being • How to personalize your plate for pleasure and health.

Return home with delicious new recipes and the confidence you need to get in the kitchen and start cooking.

TUITION $399 + room & meals; p. 94

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.

ANNIE B. KAY, MS, RDN, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT, is an author, nutritionist, Kripalu faculty member, and important voice in whole-foods nutrition and yoga. anniebkay.com

From Our Kitchen to Your Table PREORDER NOW!

Now you can bring Kripalu’s most popular dishes to your table! We’re thrilled to announce the upcoming release of our beautiful new cookbook, featuring 125 delicious recipes from our Executive Chef. From eyeopening breakfast ideas to international twists on popular favorites to comforting baked goods, The Kripalu Kitchen will revitalize your body and nourish your soul.

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YOGA

APRIL 5–7 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

APRIL

Journey to the Heart AN ANUSARA YOGA RETREAT

Jackie Prete, Tiffany Wood, John Seelye, and Chaya Spencer FOR all students with min. 1 year of experience with any style of yoga, and yoga teachers. CE credits.

Calling all dedicated yogis for a journey into the heart of Anusara® Yoga! Four of Anusara’s most skilled and passionate leaders are uniting for a powerful weekend of asana, kirtan, and community-building practices. Come sharpen your skills, connect with others, and be a voice for the method you love.

Join the kula—a Sanskrit word meaning “community”—and celebrate 21 years of Anusara Yoga. This retreat includes five asana practices, daily morning meditation, yoga nidra, and kirtan. Kindle or rediscover your passion for this lifeaffirming practice as you learn

JACKIE PRETE, certified Anusara® Yoga teacher, cofounder of and former certification director for the Anusara School of Hatha Yoga, brings 25 years of teaching experience to her classes. jackieprete.com

TIFFANY WOOD is a

• The latest refinements of Anusara Yoga methodology • Anusara’s Universal Principles of Alignment™ • How to integrate the wisdom teachings of nondual tantra into your life, on and off the mat.

Step into the current of grace and awaken to your highest potential as you celebrate and further unify the vision of Anusara Yoga.

TUITION $265 + room & meals; p. 94

certified Anusara® Yoga teacher who draws upon 16 years of experience as a nationally certified bodyworker and life coach. tiffanywoodyoga.com See the Kripalu website for additional presenter bios.

HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

APRIL 5–7 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

High Qi with EFT IGNITE YOUR LIFE-FORCE ENERGY

Carol Look FOR everyone.

Discover uplifting new ways to build, support, and rejuvenate your qi, or life-force energy. Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) master Carol Look believes that we are all entitled to live with and enjoy a state of high qi and benefit from deep levels of vital life energy. But first you need to know how, why, and when that energy is being drained and explore ways of plugging those energy leaks to reinvigorate your life.

Kripalu Schools Trainings This Month APRIL 26–MAY 5 9-DAY PROGRAM

Mindful Outdoor Guide Certification, Level 1 FOREST COMMUNITY

Micah Mortali, Mark Roule, and more See all upcoming trainings kripalu.org/schools

Using the premier energy psychology tool of EFT, to heal your physical challenges and create a new plan for strengthening and preserving your life-force energy, Carol shows you how to • Release emotional blocks and conflicts that drain your qi • Eliminate sabotaging behaviors • Clear chronic challenges that exhaust your nervous system • Sustain a life full of high qi.

Return home feeling physically and emotionally rejuvenated, with more passion and energy to spend time with the people and activities you enjoy.

TUITION $265 + room & meals; p. 94

CAROL LOOK, LCSW, EFT MASTER, is an author, speaker, coach, and creator of a signature coaching method she calls The Yes Code™. carollook.com

APRIL SPIRITUAL PRACTICE AND MEDITATION SELF-DISCOVERY

APRIL 5–7 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

APRIL 5–7 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Radiance Sutras Flow

Uncovering Blind Spots with Presence and Love Kelly Boys

AN INSTINCTIVE MEDITATION AND MOVEMENT RETREAT

Coby Kozlowski and Lorin Roche FOR all levels. CE credits.

FOR all levels.

We all sometimes miss what’s right in front of us. From underlying emotions that drive us to our core stories or biases that form the patterned ways we relate to the world, these blind spots can cause conflict and suffering—not only for you, but also for your colleagues, friends, or family. When you can see beyond the blind spots, you can relate to those around you with intimacy and responsiveness rather than disconnection and reactivity.

Come meet these shadowed and disowned parts of yourself with compassionate presence and love, and explore your biggest blind spots in this program, which includes • Sitting and lying-down meditations

Fall in love with the natural rhythms of life in a program that celebrates the joy of being alive, the beauty all around you, and your body’s inherent wisdom. Enter into the heart and experience the wisdom of the Radiance Sutras, ecstatic meditation-in-motion, contemporary perspectives on timehonored yoga philosophy, and Kripalu Vinyasa flow. When you open to the movement of life, you can savor each moment as it arises with fresh possibilities and vibrant confidence.

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

In this program, you • Soak in the Radiance Sutras and practice a liberating, natural approach to meditation • Breathe, feel, and flow as you experience the fluidity and grace of Kripalu Vinyasa • Dive into ecstatic meditation in motion and embody freedom • Say yes to your deepest desires as you move, laugh, rest, renew, and recharge.

TUITION $260 + room & meals; p. 94

• Journaling exercises and dyadic inquiries

LORIN ROCHE, PHD, has been teaching meditation since 1968. He is the author of Meditation Made Easy and Whole Body Meditations. lorinroche.com

• Lighthearted talks and dialogue.

Return home with a new awareness of your blind spots, so you can tackle life from a place of inner alignment and intuition.

YOGA

APRIL 5–7 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

A Slow Flow Introduction to the FUNdamentals of Ashtanga Yoga

TUITION $260 + room & meals; p. 94

KELLY BOYS is a certified

David Swenson

iRest® meditation teacher and Search Inside Yourself instructor, and the founding advisor for the meditation app Simple Habit.

FOR all levels, but oriented primarily toward beginners or experienced enthusiasts looking for a step-by-step slow flow presentation. CE credits.

NOTE Seasoned Ashtanga practitioners may find the pace and rhythm of this program to be too slow and basic for their liking; however, the weekend is open to anyone who wishes to come and enjoy this mellow, informative exploration of the fundamentals of the practice. Program is held in a slightly heated room.

TUITION $275 + room & meals; p. 94

DAVID SWENSON is one of the world’s foremost practitioners and instructors of Ashtanga Yoga. A teacher for 40 years, he studied directly with K. Pattabhi Jois. ashtanga.net

This weekend—a true introduction to Ashtanga— was created by David Swenson for those looking for an accessible, fun-filled way to begin the journey or revisit the foundations of this practice.

David presents the building blocks of Ashtanga through the five elements of practice: breath, bandhas, drishti, asana, and vinyasa. He breaks down Sun Salutations into phases and reassembles them step by step, connecting breath with movement to compassionately build the rhythmic dance of the Ashtanga flow. This concept is also applied to the asanas and vinyasas, with David offering alternatives and a slower pace than usual.

Gain a taste of this sweet, dynamic, flowing system as presented by one of the world’s most renowned and beloved instructors. You’ll leave with a smile on your face and the foundation to start your Ashtanga Yoga practice.

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SELF-DISCOVERY

APRIL 5–7 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

A Wisdom Retreat for Women

JAMES VAN PRAAGH

PERSONAL REFLECTION, CONNECTION, AND CLARITY

Shasta Nelson FOR women.

Whether you’re in the midst of a big decision, feel stuck in a rut, are trying to get your bearings after a massive life change, or simply curious about “what’s next,” this retreat inspires you to start where you are and hear the wisdom that’s emerging for your life. In a safe, encouraging space, tap into your intuition and discover exactly what you want in your next chapter.

Through journaling, crafts, play, wisdom boards, and connection, you • Shine a light on your best path forward • Discover three words to use as your compass for all that is to come

SELF-DISCOVERY

APRIL 5–7 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

UNWRAP YOUR SPIRITUAL GIFTS ARE YOU A PSYCHIC, MEDIUM, OR HEALER?

• Create a map for how to proceed in a way that’s authentic to you.

This program offers time to rest and receive, learn and grow, bond and love.

It includes inspiring teaching, journaling prompts that could change your focus, spiritual guidance, rituals, support, new friends, laughter, and lots of music.

NOTE Tuition includes all materials and craft supplies.

TUITION $280 + room & meals; p. 94

FOR everyone.

The universe has provided you with spiritual gifts. Have you discovered yours? If you’ve ever wondered what gifts you have, questioned your perceptions and intuition, or felt called to do spirit work, but don’t know which path to take or where to begin, this program is for you. Master medium, spiritual teacher, and best-selling author James Van Praagh helps you learn what you are called to do while on this earth.

Through discussion, guided meditations, and mystical teachings perfected over three decades, James takes you on a life-changing journey to enhance your unique psychic, mediumship, and healing gifts.

Whatever path you’re on, this program gives you the confidence, tools, and knowledge you need to express your unique spiritual gifts. Return home with a renewed sense of purpose, ready to shine your newly discovered light on the world.

TUITION $375 + room & meals; p. 94

JAMES VAN PRAAGH, recognized as one of the most accurate spiritual mediums working today, is the best-selling author of Talking to Heaven and his latest, The Power of Love. vanpraagh.com

SHASTA NELSON, MDIV, is founder of GirlFriendCircles.com, a women’s community that inspires better friendships. She is known for her deep intuition, wise voice, and dynamic style. shastanelson.com

APRIL CREATIVE EXPRESSION

HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

APRIL 5–7 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

APRIL 7–10 SUNDAY–WEDNESDAY

The Natural Singer FIND YOUR TRUE VOICE

The MELT Method Self-Care Immersion

Claude Stein

Kerrie Bodendorf

FOR everyone.

FOR everyone.

Find your true, authentic voice. Whether you chant, sing, or always wished you could have a better voice, this program can change your life. Claude Stein has a remarkable ability to channel the beautiful music and messages that lie within each of us. He can help you open your voice, break through blocks, and express yourself from a deeply empowered place. This program has been a Kripalu favorite for 20 years, and consistently gets wonderful reviews. Therapists, coaches, and workshop leaders also find these techniques valuable.

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.

Sing out fearlessly in a positive and safe environment, learning exercises that cover everything from breathing, tone, range, and projection to eliminating “wrong notes” and stage fright. There are group songs, harmonies, and individual attention. Whether you’re an absolute beginner or taking public performance to the next level, come be inspired and return home sounding better and excited to continue.

NOTE Claude will offer longer, individual coaching sessions for participants that have worked with him previously. See the Kripalu website for more information.

TUITION $365 + room & meals; p. 94

CLAUDE STEIN is a doubleplatinum-award-winning voice coach with 30 years of experience blending psychology and vocal training. He has coached at the Juilliard School and NYU. naturalsinger.com

Through practice, lectures, and Q&A, learn how to • Identify stuck stress in your body, a major cause of chronic aches and pains • Effortlessly find greater balance • Experience more mobility and ease of motion • 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.

Return home with an understanding of how to add MELT to your self-care routine so that you can live the pain-free life you deserve.

NOTE Tuition includes the MELT Soft Roller (5”), Hand and Foot Treatment Kit, and the MELT book.

TUITION $485 + room & meals; p. 94

KERRIE BODENDORF is a MELT master trainer who leads classes, retreats, and trainings across the country designed to help people get out and stay out of pain using MELT self-care techniques. meltmethod.com

I had an incredible experience at Kripalu!

It was exactly what I needed to further my health, healing, and well-being.” —Colleen H. S., Rotterdam, NY

YOGA

1000

APRIL 7–12 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra Teacher Training Jennifer Reis FOR yoga teachers, therapists, counselors, health professionals, and everyone interested in guiding others to relax and heal.

CE credits.

Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra is the antidote for modern life, a practice that heals and transforms on all levels (koshas)—the physical, energetic, mental, emotional, witness, and bliss bodies. Gain the skills you need to lead others into deeper states of freedom and health than they ever imagined possible. Jennifer Reis, the creator of Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra and Five Element Yoga, guides you in • Learning how to nourish yourself and others • Exploring yoga nidra within the yoga tradition and Western science • Discovering how to craft effective, comprehensive classes and workshops • Cultivating your voice, and using music, postures, and props.

Return home with the confidence you need to offer others the gift of yoga nidra.

NOTE Tuition includes a training manual.

This program is approved by Yoga Alliance for 40 CE credits. Participants will receive a certificate upon completion.

TUITION $450 + room & meals; p. 94

JENNIFER REIS, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, LMT, creator of Five Element Yoga® and Divine Sleep® Yoga Nidra, is a faculty member for the Kripalu School of Yoga and School of Integrative Yoga Therapy. jenniferreisyoga.com

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Make an Impact

Kripalu’s size, scale, and experience make it uniquely positioned to provide, deepen, and spread the benefits of yoga. There’s so much we can do with your help, including…

Scholarships for those who teach underserved populations.

Enhanced care for our grounds, guest rooms, and visitor amenities.

Delivery of RISE resilience training to first responders, educators, and healthcare and human services professionals.

(See more on page 8.)

You make all of this possible.

With charitable giving, your impact on Kripalu and the world reaches far beyond the daily needs covered by registration fees. Your gifts of love and gratitude ensure there will always be refuge here for joy, learning, growth, and healing through yoga—one person, one family, and one community at a time. Thank you!

We’re investing in positive change.

You can help.

You’ve found strength and wisdom at Kripalu.

Share the Kripalu gift with someone who needs it. Together, we can create a more compassionate world. It starts with you!

Your donations help us empower people and communities through the transformative wisdom and practice of yoga.

Your gift at any level makes a difference.

HOW TO GIVE ONLINE give.kripalu.org

BY PHONE 413.448.3284 ON CAMPUS Our Front Desk staff can connect you with the Development Team.

We’d love to talk with you about the impact you could have at Kripalu.

Kripalu is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization. Every donation is tax deductible.

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SELF-DISCOVERY

APRIL 7–12 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Dance of Liberation KABBALAH AND EMBODIED PHYSICAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE SELF

Karen Berg and Parashakti FOR everyone.

Karen Berg and Parashakti invite you to awaken your spiritual vision and experience dance that creates a home for your newly awakened consciousness.

Dance of Liberation™ is a seven-step guide to a life of joy, vitality, and purpose, supporting deep soul work, the shedding of inhibitions, and heightened inner awareness. Dancers are blindfolded and step beyond conscious fears and limitations, allowing their innermost creativity to break free.

Kabbalah’s ancient wisdom describes the physical and spiritual laws of the universe, including discussion of creation, the purpose of life, and the soul’s journey in this physical dimension.

Together, they blend ancient mystical teachings with the embodied physical understanding of the Self.

Through meditation, group process, gentle yoga, lectures, dance, nature walks, fire ceremony, breathwork, art work, and journaling, you learn skills and teachings of spiritual, physical, mental, and emotional growth and evolution. Come explore the meaning and power of identifying your neshama, or soul call.

NOTE See the Kripalu website for a list of what to bring.

TUITION $395 + room & meals; p. 94

KAREN BERG, founder of the Kabbalah Centre, is devoted to making Kabbalah understandable, relevant, and available to everyone, without exclusion. karenberg.com

PARASHAKTI is the founder and creator of Dance of Liberation™, a deeply integrative method of movement therapy and process work. parashakti.org

HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

APRIL 7–12 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

THE KRIPALU APPROACH to DIET AN INTEGRATIVE WEIGHT-LOSS PROGRAM

Aruni Nan Futuronsky, Annie B. Kay, and Lisa B. Nelson CE credits.

Our signature immersion program weaves together evidence-based nutritional and medical information with the contemplative practice of mindfulness, helping you shift the concept of dieting into a journey toward healthy weight and life-long wellness.

In our caring, supportive environment, nourish yourself and invite changes that will continue to unfold long after you return home. Led by our exceptional faculty of doctors, nutritionists, life coaches, and yoga teachers with years of experience helping people find personal empowerment and transformation, this program includes • Tips to find your optimal, healthy weight, and ways to maintain it • Workshops to develop empowering life skills and a more positive body image • Tools and strategies for weight management • Invigorating, accessible yoga and movement practices • Time to relax, rejuvenate, and connect with others.

Discover how to shift into a balanced relationship with your body and sustain the lifestyle changes that will ensure maximum energy and vitality for years to come.

TUITION $483 + room & meals; p. 94

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

ANNIE B. KAY, MS, RDN, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT, is an author, nutritionist, Kripalu faculty member, and important voice in whole-foods nutrition and yoga. anniebkay.com

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

APRIL YOGA

CREATIVE EXPRESSION

APRIL 7–12 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

APRIL 7–12 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

KRIPALU YOGA and MEDITATION RETREAT

Creative Boot Camp

PRESENTED BY THE KRIPALU SCHOOL OF YOGA

Nellie Hermann, Chris Adrian, and special guest Lisa Weinert

Michelle Dalbec and Christopher Holmes

A CRAFT LAB AND WRITING WORKSHOP

FOR everyone.

CE credits.

Treat yourself to a special yoga and meditation program designed to renew, recharge, and refresh the body and soul. Led by two of Kripalu’s most experienced faculty, this program is the perfect retreat for anyone looking to build upon current practice and bring home new tools for a healthier lifestyle.

In this program, you experience • Daily yoga, meditation, and pranayama classes in small-group settings • Fundamental yoga philosophy and principles, both on and off the mat

If you feel stuck with your creative work, are ready to move beyond the draft stage, or have always wanted to try your hand at fiction, this program is an opportunity to dive in and make significant progress on a single piece of long-form writing.

Through a mix of writing workshops and craft-lab sessions, novelists Nellie Hermann and Chris Adrian help you target specific issues through guided readings and short, focused writing exercises. Lisa Weinert, a publicist, editor, and literary agent, shares insights into the publishing process. This program also offers

• Practical, attainable applications to help bring yoga and meditation into your daily life

• Tools for creative play

• Soothing techniques for self-care, relaxation, and mindfulness.

• Important practical tips for bringing your stories into the world.

Dive within and discover the nourishing, contemplative essence at the heart of Kripalu Yoga.

Kripalu’s serene and nourishing surroundings foster creative contemplation, empowering you to move beyond boundaries and barriers you have been struggling with (or anticipating) in your writing. Return home with new tools and insights to move toward a finished work.

TUITION $389 + room & meals; p. 94

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

• Opportunities for feedback from peers and from major literary voices

NOTE You will be asked to identify your story, as well as any obstacles that might be in your way, in advance of the program. See the Kripalu website for more information.

TUITION $345 + room & meals; p. 94

NELLIE HERMANN, creative director of the Program in Narrative Medicine at Columbia University, has published two novels, The Cure for Grief and The Season

CHRISTOPHER HOLMES, a Kripalu Yoga teacher trainer and licensed massage therapist, has expertise in anatomy and physiology for yoga and bodywork, and the healing of chronic pain patterns.

of Migration. nelliehermann.com

CHRIS ADRIAN, author of four novels and a book of short stories, was the writer-in-residence in the Columbia Program in Narrative Medicine from 2012–2017.

LISA WEINERT is founder of LW Consulting, a frequent speaker about narrative medicine, and a 500-hour yoga teacher trained in therapeutic and restorative yoga. lisaweinert.com

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PROGRAMS with TERRY ROTH SCHAFF YOGA

YOGA

APRIL 12–14 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

APRIL 14–17 SUNDAY–WEDNESDAY

SPIRITUAL PRACTICE AND MEDITATION

Yoga for Hip and Knee Replacements

APRIL 11–14 THURSDAY–SUNDAY

Allen Wilkins and Terry Roth Schaff

Yoga for Healthy Knees and Hips Before and After Surgery

Energy Intensive

FOR yoga therapists, instructors, and prac-

Terry Roth Schaff and Karen Abramson

MEDITATION, YOGA, AND BREATHWORK

Jonathan Foust (Sudhir) and Richard Faulds (Shobhan) FOR everyone; no previous yoga or meditation experience necessary. CE credits.

Experience Kripalu Yoga’s unique approach to personal transformation in a program that’s practical, integrative, and fun. Two of Kripalu’s most outstanding teachers lead this exploration into the profound relationship between energy and consciousness, which is the essence of yoga and the foundation of all mind-body approaches.

Your exploration includes • Exercises to build energy and awareness • Guided experiences in both sitting and moving meditation • Integrative breathwork, a technique that provides deep insight and release

titioners at all levels; medical professionals; physical therapists; trainers; and people preparing for or recovering from a hip or knee replacement. CE credits.

If a hip or knee replacement is in your future, learn how you can not only postpone the inevitable, but also how to prepare your body for a speedy recovery.

Medical doctor Allen Wilkins and yoga therapist Terry Roth Schaff offer valuable insights and information to help you understand when it’s time for surgery, how long you can postpone it, whether you have options other than surgery, and how yoga can help.

In this program, you • Explore the physiological changes that make hip and knee replacements necessary

• Journaling to access intuition

• Learn specific yoga postures and sequences to keep your knees and hips healthy

• Small-group work that enhances selfawareness

• Discover ways to build back joint and muscle strength and mobility post-op.

• Guided massage and bodywork

Return home with tools and practices to prepare your body for replacement surgery, and ways to aid in the healing process.

• All three stages of Kripalu Yoga • Social silence (speaking only when necessary) outside of sessions.

NOTE This program is intensive in nature and includes early morning and afternoon yoga practice and an evening session on Friday. Danna Faulds will be present to share her original poetry. Saturday morning features a breathwork session that many participants rate as the most valuable part of the weekend, but that also has certain contraindications. See the Kripalu website for more information.

TUITION $290 + room & meals; p. 94

JONATHAN FOUST (SUDHIR), MA, CSA, a senior teacher with the Insight Meditation Community of Washington and former President of Kripalu, has been leading retreats and training teachers for more than 35 years. jonathanfoust.com

RICHARD FAULDS (SHOBHAN), MA, JD, author of Kripalu Yoga: A Guide to Practice On and Off the Mat, is a former Kripalu President, CEO, and Board Chair.

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ALLEN WILKINS, MD, is medical director at New York Rehabilitation Medicine, where he collaborates with yoga therapist Terry Roth Schaff in using yoga to treat patients. nyrehabilitation.com

FOR people with hip and knee issues; yoga therapists, instructors, and their students; nurses; physical and occupational therapists; doctors; and other medical professionals. CE credits.

Learn a new yoga routine to keep your knees and hips healthy. This program provides an opportunity for in-depth practice of the yoga postures and sequences introduced in Yoga for Hip and Knee Replacements, April 12–14.

Medical yoga therapist Terry Roth Schaff offers ample time for practice, Q&A, and individualized attention as you explore simple ways to keep your hip and knee joints in good health.

Learn how yoga can help you maintain those healthy joints, even before and after surgery. If they begin to lose mobility, she also has practices to prepare them for quick post-op recovery.

TUITION $355 + room & meals; p. 94

TERRY ROTH SCHAFF, E-RYT, C-IAYT, is a certified yoga therapist who works with musculoskeletal and neurological conditions. Her work has been featured in Yoga Therapy Today. schaffyogatherapy.com

KAREN ABRAMSON, RYT, Certified Warm Water Yoga teacher, guides yoga on land and in a warm pool.

APRIL

Radical acceptance is the willingness to experience ourselves and our life as it is.”

— Tara Brach

SELF-DISCOVERY

APRIL 12–14 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

RADICAL ACCEPTANCE

TARA BRACH, PHD, author of Radical Acceptance and True Refuge, is a clinical psychologist who leads Buddhist meditation retreats and workshops on emotional healing and spiritual awakening. tarabrach.com

HEALING AND FREEING OUR HEARTS

TARA BRACH FOR everyone; no meditation experience required. CE credits.

One of the deepest forms of suffering in contemporary society is the pain of believing that “something is wrong with me.” Feeling that we are continually falling short is like a toxic gas we breathe, making it difficult to be truly intimate with others or at home in our body, heart, and mind. Whether in the shape of chronic self-judgment, blaming others, depression, anxiety, or shame, feelings of deficiency prevent us from living and loving fully.

Radical acceptance arises as we cultivate mindfulness and self-compassion, revealing the sacred presence that shines through our own, and all beings.

In this program, which includes talks, guided meditations, exercises, and discussion, we learn to bring an unconditionally kind presence to the parts of our lives that are judged and unforgiven. We then explore how to cultivate the forgiveness and compassion that allow us to embrace others with an open and wise heart.

TUITION $345 + room & meals; p. 94

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HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

SPIRITUAL PRACTICE AND MEDITATION

APRIL 12–14 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

APRIL 14–16 SUNDAY–TUESDAY

APRIL 14–19 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Reclaiming Your Body

Stillness Touch

Breathing and Mindfulness

HOW TO OPEN YOUR SIX WISDOM AREAS

Giorgia Milne

BREATHE AS YOU ARE, BE AS YOU ARE

FOR everyone. CE credits.

Fabio Andrico

Suzanne Scurlock FOR everyone.

Many of us have learned to ignore, deny, or even mistrust the wise messages our bodies give us. The result is that when trauma strikes, we might find ourselves disconnected from our greatest strengths. The body’s abilities are always available; we must simply reconnect with them. Suzanne Scurlock likens this strength to an internal GPS. In this program, embark on an insightful journey through different areas of the body, revealing the wisdom they each hold and how to reconnect with that wisdom. Through lecture, meditative explorations, journaling and drawing, sharing circles, and dyads, you learn to nurture a deep connection with your most important relationship—the one with your own body, mind, and spirit.

Known for her honest, grounded, nurturing manner, Suzanne assists you in going to the heart of your healing process, creating a unique environment where profound transformation can occur.

TUITION $260 + room & meals; p. 94

SUZANNE SCURLOCK, CMT, CST-D, creator of Healing From the Core, is one of the world’s leading authorities on conscious awareness and author of Reclaiming Your Body and Full Body Presence. healingfromthecore.com

Stillness Touch uses hands-on contact to restore the body’s natural state of wisdom and harmony. Based on Biodynamic Cranial Touch, as outlined in Charles Ridley’s book Stillness, this practice allows you to realize the trust, safety, and freedom needed to be your illuminated self.

In this program, you learn • Inner-body stillness meditations • How to connect to your core midline • Whole-body breathing • How to feel nuances of inner flow as states of consciousness unfold • Ways to inhabit your inner centers: head, heart, and belly.

The body is meant to be a sacred vessel of love, and Stillness Touch connects you to conscious, radiant love.

REQUIRED READING Charles Ridley, Stillness Touch (e-book), available at dynamicstillness.com.

TUITION $265 + room & meals; p. 94

GIORGIA MILNE, a graduate of Stanford University’s physician assistant primary care program, is head of the practitioner training track of the Dynamic Stillness School, founded by Charles Ridley. touchofpresence.com

FOR everyone. CE credits.

Breathing well is vitally important to all of us—it is connected to and can shape our whole existence. But the breath often finds its own, unnatural rhythm without us even knowing it. Returning to free-flowing, complete breathing infuses the body with calm strength and invigorates the mind with the clarity of awareness.

Join seasoned yoga teacher and breath expert Fabio Andrico and learn to recover your natural way of breathing. This program explores • Postural habits that constrict the breath • How natural alignment and rhythm in your breathing helps you let go of unnecessary physical and psychological tension • Passive and active breathing exercises • Ways to maintain presence and awareness of breath during yoga and everyday movement • Dance and sound to bring balance to body, breath, and mind.

Return home with tools that allow your breathing to become the foundation for your growth and well-being.

TUITION $350 + room & meals; p. 94

FABIO ANDRICO is an internationally recognized expert on the unique tradition of Tibetan yoga known as Yantra Yoga, from the lineage of Dzogchen master Vairocana. yantrayoga.org

APRIL CREATIVE EXPRESSION

SELF-DISCOVERY

YOGA

APRIL 14–19 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

APRIL 14–19 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

APRIL 14–19 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Vibrant Visionary Collage Digesting Life, Nurturing Radiance THE PATH OF ART AND YOGA

Integrated Embodied Anatomy

Karen Arp-Sandel

ShamRang Singh Khalsa and Arjan Kaur Khalsa

BECOME ANATOMICALLY FLUENT WITH YOGA TUNE UP

ence welcome.

FOR everyone. CE credits.

Lillee Chandra

Art, like yoga, takes practice and daily attention. Visualize your creativity as a spiritual path, like yoga, that leads you to achieve a higher state of self-awareness. When you revitalize inner wisdom, you nourish your desire to grow the creative life that you dream of living. Vibrant Visionary Collage is an immersion in art and yoga that weaves women into community. Discover how to map the journey by developing integrative skills that lead you directly to a happy, holistic, and artistic way of being.

In this transformative program, learn how to utilize a meditative mind and deep presence to digest the imprints of life. Poorly digested experiences, like poorly digested food, can leave a toxic imprint that limits our ability to stay present in the moment and fully appreciate life. According to yogic teachings, these residues habitually gain density and manifest in emotional and physical discomfort and, eventually, illness.

To walk this path of visionary spiritual awakening, take your first steps with the guidance of Karen Arp-Sandel as you

• Deconstruct and redirect the energy of illness and suffering

FOR women; all levels of yoga and art experi-

Using an Ayurvedic model of understanding, come explore how to

• Align the five intentions of an art practice

• Move to create physical and energetic well-being

• Map sacred symbols with soul photomontage

• Foster and strengthen your loving presence

• Begin a collage-a-day and yoga routine • Navigate new ideas using both yogic and mixed-media techniques • Expand your imagination, devotion, and dharma.

• Experience life with awareness and enthusiasm.

Through yogic meditations and the power of presence, suffering falls away as your birthright of health, radiance, and love reemerges.

TUITION $350 + room & meals; p. 94

NOTE Tuition includes a $25 materials fee.

TUITION $405 + room & meals; p. 94

KAREN ARP-SANDEL, BA, KYT, KYIS, artist, educator, spiritual activist, and founder of the international Vibrant Visionary Collage Community, teaches art as a spiritual practice. karenarpsandel.com

SHAMRANG SINGH KHALSA, MD, is a physician, Kundalini Yoga teacher-trainer, minister, and meditator who teaches Ayurvedic mind-body liberation from physical and emotional suffering. shamrang.com

ARJAN KAUR KHALSA is an inspired spiritual counselor, intuitive teacher, and healer who offers personal readings and intuitive healing sessions that awaken people to their own divinity and purpose.

FOR all levels. CE credits.

Explore anatomy from the inside out in this comprehensive training with Lillee Chandra, who expertly guides you into experiencing your living tissues in an inspiring way. The unique Yoga Tune Up® approach helps you embody anatomy, improves retention of clinical anatomical language, and bolsters awareness of the interplay of the body’s many systems, making these complex topics tangible and accessible.

Lillee points out specific anatomical structures, physiological processes, typical movement patterns and pathologies, and how multiple layers of the body relate and function as a whole. Through dynamic movement—combined with video, 3D models, palpation, and self-massage—traverse the muscles, joints, bones, and fascia, discovering their relationship to breath, circulation, immunity, injury, and more.

Suitable for yogis of all levels, this program is also ideal for movement or manual therapy professionals who desire to correctly locate the vital structural landmarks of the body within any yoga or fitness practice.

TUITION $570 + room & meals; p. 94

LILLEE CHANDRA, LMT, E-RYT, is a certified Yoga Tune Up® Integrated Teacher Trainer and cofounder of Body Creative Immersions. chandrabodyworks.com

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SELF-DISCOVERY

1000

APRIL 14–19 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

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Designing and Leading Transformational Workshops

APRIL 14–19 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

THE CRAFT OF MIND-BODY TEACHING

A FOREST BATHING RETREAT

Ken Nelson, Lesli Lang, David Ronka, and Jim White FOR everyone interested in the science and

RECONNECT with NATURE Mark Roule and Jess Frey FOR everyone; no yoga or outdoor

art of mind-body learning. CE credits.

experience necessary.

Learn to create the conditions for extraordinary outcomes, optimal learning, creativity—and fun!—in your workshops, retreats, and trainings. Design and present mind-body experiences that touch the heart, move the imagination, and inspire self-discovery. Immerse yourself in this transformative retreat and forever change the way you lead groups and guide people to self-empowerment.

As the woods and meadows wake from their winter slumber, spring is the perfect time to connect with the healing atmosphere of the forest. Experience nature’s beauty and the calming effects of shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing, a popular Japanese practice that enhances health, wellness, and happiness by simply spending time in nature.

Take away • Insights into the science of mind-body learning • Confidence, skills and core tools for experiential teaching • Keys to collective wisdom and ways to spark group creativity • A visioning process to build your action plan • Marketing copy and a support network to champion your workshops.

NOTE Tuition includes a manual. This program is part of a comprehensive, three-part training; it can stand alone or be taken as a series. For more information, visit powerfulworkshops.com.

TUITION $385 + room & meals; p. 94

KEN NELSON, PHD, a leader in mind-body practices and longtime Kripalu faculty member, is dedicated to transforming the ways we serve and lead through yoga-inspired learning. powerfulworkshops.com

LESLI LANG has a background in theater and performing arts, and two decades of experience assisting Fortune 500 executives to communicate their message more effectively. powerfulworkshops.com

See the Kripalu website for additional presenter bios.

In this program, you experience • A guided experience of forest bathing on nearby trails and footpaths, including quality time in Bullard Woods, one of the few remaining old-growth forests in New England • Walking and outdoor meditations on our beautiful grounds and nearby Yokun Ridge • The science of forest therapy and the proven benefits of spending time in nature • Ways to encourage a deeper relationship with the earth • Restorative and invigorating Kripalu Yoga, Yin Yoga, and qigong classes.

Come renew this spring in the revitalizing atmosphere of our natural spaces, and take home the tools to cultivate the connective and healing power of the forest.

TUITION $399 + room & meals; p. 94

MARK ROULE, RYT 500, is a Kripalu Yoga teacher and outdoor guide who holds qigong teacher certifications with the Elixir Light and IIQTC schools, and is certified by the Association of Nature and Forest Therapists.

JESS FREY, E-RYT 1000, is a Kripalu Yoga teacher and a former Intern for the Kripalu School of Yoga and the Kripalu Institute for Extraordinary Living. jessfrey.com

APRIL HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

APRIL 17–19 WEDNESDAY–FRIDAY

Sound for Healing and Energy Flow INTEGRATE TUNING FORKS INTO YOUR PRACTICE

Eileen Day McKusick FOR everyone.

Discover how tuning forks can be integrated successfully into bodywork and energy work, physical and occupational therapy, counseling, coaching, chiropractic, and much more, to help dissolve blocks and get energy flowing in the body and mind.

Eileen Day McKusick offers an overview of the human biofield and her unique research, which has mapped this field.

She guides you in using forks in the energy field and on the body, on yourself and each other, to relax, release, and empower.

PROGRAMS with CYNDI LEE YOGA

APRIL 19–21 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Yoga and Buddhism for Resilience FOR all levels. CE credits.

Access your innate resilience with the time-tested methods of yoga and Buddhism. Showing up fully for each task—breathing, asana, mindfulness meditation, walking meditation, and contemplative writing—is your path toward resiliency.

Learn to expand your comfort zone—mentally, physically, and spiritually—as you explore • A three-step technique for mindfulness meditation and a realistic at-home practice • Stretching and basic yoga movements you can easily integrate into your life • Contemplative writing as another method of working with the “monkey mind” • How meditation and yoga can transform negativity into positivity • Deep relaxation and renewal

Eileen has spent the last 21 years studying how sound can be used to bring people to their highest potential by getting the noise and resistance out of the body’s electrical system. More than a sound healer, Eileen is an inspiring coach and gifted teacher who invites you to take your body, life, and practice to the next level.

• Taking refuge in your own body.

NOTE Tuition includes tuning forks and a pluck.

APRIL 21–26 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

TUITION $361 + room & meals; p. 94

Cyndi Lee invites you to recognize when you are spinning in place and practice simple “yoga snacks” that support you in getting a fresh start. Return home with a renewed sense of nimbleness and confidence, with potent tools to help you show up fully for everything your rich, varied life has to offer.

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Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training and Immersion FOR all levels. CE credits.

EILEEN DAY MCKUSICK, MA, is a pioneer researcher and international thought leader in the fields of therapeutic sound and the human biofield. biofieldtuning.com

Mindfulness meditation offers a simple yet profound technique to focus and relax at the same time, allowing our true nature to bloom. Cyndi Lee teaches shamatha (mindfulness), vipassana (awareness) meditation, and contemplative maitri (lovingkindness) meditation as the foundation for cultivating self-knowledge and confidence in our own goodness, insight, and compassion. This training and immersion includes • An overview of the stages on the Buddhist path • An understanding of the Four Noble Truths • Journaling homework, reading assignments, and small-group study assignments • Simple stretching and restorative yoga to reawaken stagnant physical energy • Walking meditation as a bridge between formal sitting meditation and daily life.

For people interested in leading meditation, Cyndi teaches how to give meditation instruction to a group, structure and deliver a pithy five-minute dharma talk, and field questions and direct group discussions. This program also includes practice-teaching to the group and constructive feedback from Cyndi.

TUITION $395 + room & meals; p. 94

CYNDI LEE, the first female Western teacher to fully integrate yoga asana and Tibetan Buddhism in her practice and teaching, has been teaching for 40 years. cyndilee.com

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APRIL 19–21 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

CircusYoga THE HUMAN ART OF PLAY

Erin Maile O’Keefe and Kevin O’Keefe

MATT KAHN

FOR everyone ages 7 and up.

CircusYoga, a blend of interactive yoga, circus arts, and transformational play, has been coming to Kripalu for nearly 20 years.

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 • Mandala Yoga and collaborative group play • Flying Partner Yoga and partner acrobatics • Basic circus skills: juggling, diabolo, devil sticks, spinning plates, and more • Clowning and physical comedy

SPIRITUAL PRACTICE AND MEDITATION

• Balancing in asanas and on a tightwire

APRIL 19–21 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

• Thai Yoga massage

LOVE HEALS EVERYTHING

• 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!

FOR everyone.

Do you yearn to live in alignment with your soul’s highest purpose? Are you ready for greater ease, passion, inspiration, and joy? Isn’t it time to heal your deepest wounds, once and for all?

Join empathic healer and spiritual teacher Matt Kahn for an unforgettable adventure into heart-centered consciousness.

This program is an opportunity to heal the core of human suffering in the most direct, compassionate, and loving way.

Using his highly attuned intuitive gifts, Matt taps into the energy of the group and offers profound insights to help you pinpoint and release the blocks that prevent your heart from opening. Through the sound of his voice, powerful energy is transmitted to inspire remarkable, life-changing healing for each participant on an emotional, energetic, and cellular level.

Get ready to embrace the healing power of love as you’ve never experienced it before.

TUITION $385 + room & meals; p. 94

MATT KAHN, spiritual teacher, empathic healer, and YouTube sensation, is author of the best-selling books Whatever Arises, Love That and Everything Is Here to Help You. mattkahn.org

NOTE Children in this program must be accompanied by an adult parent or guardian who is also registered for this program.

TUITION Adults $225 + room & meals; p. 94.

Kids $140 + children’s housing; call for rates.

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

APRIL SELF-DISCOVERY

APRIL 19–21 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Aligning to a New Life A CHANNELED WORKSHOP TO REACH YOUR HIGHEST POTENTIAL

Paul Selig FOR everyone.

Work directly with Paul Selig and his Guides to make transformative breakthroughs on your spiritual journey. In his widely read works of channeled material, Paul describes a plan for personal and planetary evolution to awaken humankind to its divine nature. In this program, he introduces techniques to heal yourself and others, develop and sustain higher levels of consciousness, and release emotional blocks that keep you from manifesting your highest potential. Along with channeled lectures, attunements, and energy activations, you

HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

1000

APRIL 19–26 FRIDAY–FRIDAY

• Attune to higher frequencies in a way that you can trust and feel

Integral Qigong and Tai Chi Teacher Training, Level 1

• Learn how to send and receive healing energies

COMMUNITY PRACTICE LEADER

• Receive individual instruction from Paul’s Guides

• Develop your abilities as an empath

Roger Jahnke with guest instructors

• Free yourself from limitation and fear

FOR everyone.

• Gain tools to transform your life.

TUITION $290 + room & meals; p. 94

PAUL SELIG is an award-winning author, psychic, and channel. paulselig.com

YOGA

APRIL 19–21 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Finding Calm in a Chaotic World

Become a qigong teacher certified by the Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi and learn to bring these mind-body practices into community settings—hospitals, schools, yoga centers, social services agencies, and even military bases—by teaching accessible qigong methods that people can use to maximize or recover their health. With confidence-building practiceteaching in small groups, this training explores nine accessible qigong methods: • Vitality Enhancement Practice • The Nine Phases of Mastery Practice

A YOGA AND MEDITATION RETREAT

Beryl Bender Birch

• Connective Tissue Transformation

FOR all levels. CE credits.

• Seven Precious Gestures

Discover how you can experience greater peace of mind and a deeper sense of joy and happiness—no matter what is happening in your life—through mindful meditation and movement. The practices of dhyana (meditation), pranayama, yoga nidra, asana, and gratitude teach you to pay attention and be present, as here and now is the only place you can ever be and where life is truly lived. In this program, you learn how to

• Cancer Recovery Walking Practice

• Be happy and healthy • Practice gratitude • Cultivate contentment, compassion, and connection • Find peace and joy in the present moment.

Medical research is revealing how yoga and meditation can prevent the negative effects of chronic stress and help people cope with depression and anxiety disorders. Find serenity and connection in the midst of everyday stresses, and learn to relieve anxiety, pain, and depression—starting today.

• Bone Marrow Bathing

• Spontaneous Practice • Numerous Qigong Breath Practices • Qi Transmission Healing.

TUITION $265 + room & meals; p. 94

BERYL BENDER BIRCH is the founder/ director of The Hard & The Soft Yoga Institute and the Give Back Yoga Foundation, and author of the best-selling Power Yoga. power-yoga.com

This program covers everything from qigong’s ancient philosophical foundations to the similarities and differences between yoga, qigong, and tai chi, and includes physiology and business skills. Return home fully prepared and empowered to teach qigong in your community—based on profound yet simple evidence-based practices that integrate body, mind, and spirit.

TUITION $1,395 + room & meals; p. 94

ROGER JAHNKE, OMD, is a doctor of Chinese medicine with 30 years of clinical practice and 45 years as a qigong and tai chi teacher. iiqtc.org

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PROGRAMS with LEE ALBERT HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

1000

APRIL 21–26 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

APRIL 19–22 FRIDAY–MONDAY

Deep Writing Workshop

Positional Therapy for Chronic Pain Relief, Level 1

Eric Maisel

FOR bodyworkers, yoga teachers, nurses, chiroprac-

Fall in love with your writing in this program that is simple in structure and powerful in effect. Eric Maisel creates a genuinely safe environment in which your writing is neither shared nor critiqued.

Instead, you receive permission to spend time connecting with your own writing as you make real progress on a chosen project and explore the unique challenges that writers face.

tors, doctors, and interested individuals. CE credits.

Learn a therapy for recovery from chronic pain that often works where other approaches fail. Positional Therapy can be used for self-healing and with family, friends, and clients. Lee Albert is a gifted therapist whose expertise and unique approach equip you with the tools to bring effective relief to issues caused by injury, stress, repetitive motion, postural distortion, and chronic neuromuscular conditions.

Through simple hands-on techniques, the body’s habitual holding pattern in a particular area is released. Results are immediate and often permanent, and the techniques are gentle and easy to learn. Clients have described the outcome as “magical.” You learn to • Find and disable chronic pain mechanisms • Search for and recognize trigger points • Address specific conditions and injuries.

Expect to be surprised, have fun, and bring home an invaluable new toolbox for pain relief.

NOTE Tuition includes a training manual. This program includes one evening session and is not appropriate for those in acute pain.

TUITION $325 + room & meals; p. 94

HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

CREATIVE EXPRESSION

FOR everyone.

Resolve long-standing issues around commitment, generating mental energy, achieving a centered presence, mastering anxiety, upholding your dream, and maintaining the writing life.

This program is ideal for writers at every level of experience, whether you’re hoping to get back to a beloved project, are currently immersed in writing, or are looking to discover your subject.

TUITION $340 + room & meals; p. 94

ERIC MAISEL, PHD, a creativity coach, therapist, and author of more than 40 books, founded the profession of creativity coaching.

1000

APRIL 22–26 MONDAY–FRIDAY

Positional Therapy for Chronic Pain Relief, Level 2 FOR people who have completed Positional Therapy Level 1. CE credits.

Build on what you learned in the Level 1 training with Lee, including body positions and movements that effectively treat pain caused by injury, stress, repetitive motion, postural distortion, and chronic neuromuscular conditions. By using a combination of strain-counterstrain, muscle energy techniques, stretches, and home-care elements, you learn to • Recognize neuromuscular pain patterns • Work more effectively with joints • Release tendons • Take your practice to a whole new level.

In addition, you receive a training manual with photos of each position, an intake form, and a suggested homework sheet that you can photocopy for use in your practice.

NOTE Tuition includes a manual. This program is not for those in acute pain.

TUITION $395 + room & meals; p. 94

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

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

ericmaisel.com

APRIL SPIRITUAL PRACTICE AND MEDITATION

APRIL 21–26 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Living a Mindful Life THE PRACTICE OF BEING HUMAN

Susan Piver FOR everyone. CE credits.

A regular meditation practice leaves you feeling more open, gentle, and calm. But where does that mindset go when the meditation ends? The benefits of meditation are numerous, and they arise in your everyday life.

Susan Piver shows you how to transform your daily life into a spiritual practice. In this program, which explores the basics of meditation, you learn • The three elements that lead to a truly sustainable practice • The impact of your home environment on your mental state and how to uplift it

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• The influence of others on your mindset and how to keep it positive

HIKING and YOGA OUTDOOR RETREAT

• How to create an environment that is in alignment with your spiritual practice.

Return home with a new definition of “real life,” armed with the knowledge to turn everyday events into nourishing, healing, and empowering experiences.

TUITION $400 + room & meals; p. 94

SUSAN PIVER is the New York Times best-selling author of nine books, including Start Here Now, The Wisdom of a Broken Heart, and The Four Noble Truths of Love. susanpiver.com

APRIL 21–26 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Susannah Beattie and Tracy Remelius

FOR everyone; no experience necessary. CE credits.

Explore the trails and forests of the Berkshires and experience a deeper connection to the earth, and yourself, in Kripalu’s most popular outdoor program. Along the summits of the protected Yokun Ridge trail system just outside our front door, discover why the area’s natural beauty—combined with the proven health benefits of outdoor activity—has drawn visitors here since the mid-19th century.

This program includes • Daily group hikes with our professional guides on the beautiful conservation areas of the Berkshire Natural Resources Council • Accessible and restorative all-levels yoga and movement classes • An introduction to shinrin-yoku, the Japanese art of forest bathing • Outdoor meditation at Bullard Woods, one of the few remaining old-growth forests in New England • Time to relax, recharge, and meet new friends.

Coupled with yoga and meditation sessions held both indoors and out, this Kripalu retreat leaves you feeling refreshed and revitalized, with a renewed connection to the great outdoors.

NOTE Participants should be prepared to cover several miles each day over hilly and sometimes difficult terrain. Appropriate footwear required; snowshoes, crampons, and trekking poles provided based on season and trail conditions.

TUITION $399 + room & meals; p. 94

SUSANNAH BEATTIE, RYT, is a Kripalu Yoga teacher

TRACY REMELIUS, RYT 300, teaches hatha yoga and

and R&R workshop presenter who leads mindful outdoor experiences in the Berkshires.

yoga nidra and is also certified in ACA standup paddle boarding, and wilderness first aid. berkshiremountainguides.com

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YOGA

1000

APRIL 25–28 THURSDAY–SUNDAY

TANTRA YOGA IMMERSION EMBODY THE GREAT LIGHT OF CONSCIOUSNESS DOUGLAS BROOKS, PHD, a scholar of Hinduism, south Asian languages, and comparative religion, is professor of religion at the University of Rochester. rajanaka.com

WILLIAM MAHONY, PHD, professor of religion at Davidson College, is author of Exquisite Love: Reflections on the Spiritual Life Based on Narada’s Bhakti Sutra. wkmahony.com

CONSTANTINA RHODES, PHD, is a professor of religion, workshop facilitator, and certified intuitive consultant. constantinarhodes.com

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 and shri.tv

SHANTALA, a kirtan duo comprised of Benjy and Heather Wertheimer, have performed and recorded internationally with such sacred music luminaries as Krishna Das, Deva Premal and Miten, and Jai Uttal.

Douglas Brooks, Bill Mahony, Constantina Rhodes, Todd Norian, and Shantala FOR yoga teachers, experienced practitioners, and students with at least 6 months’ practice. CE credits.

Reclaim your divine identity and learn how to embrace the full spectrum of who you are: both light and shadow. The tantric path is about embracing life and yourself just as you are, and not letting anything stop you from following your heart. Learn to embody tantric teachings, weaving the disperse parts of yourself back into an integrated, meaningful matrix of relationship. Take this opportunity to study with four masters of Tantra Yoga and • Transform old grooves of self-criticism and unworthiness • Enjoy inspiring lectures and bring their teachings into your asana practice • Explore Ashaya Yoga®, a tantric, heart-centered, alignment-based method • Experience sublime early-morning tantric practices, including mantra meditation • Let your soul soar with the celestial sounds of Shantala.

Return home with a fresh outlook on how to live with more freedom and joy.

TUITION $335 + room & meals; p. 94

APRIL HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

YOGA

APRIL 23–26 TUESDAY–FRIDAY

APRIL 26–28 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Simply Well for Women in Healthcare

Power Yoga Immersion BRYAN KEST

Kathleen N. Mueller and Gigi Dunn

FOR all levels. CE credits.

FOR women in medicine.

The healthcare industry is experiencing epidemic levels of burnout and loss of meaning, driving many healthcare professionals to leave their calling. Simply Well for Women in Healthcare was designed by doctors Kathleen N. Mueller and Gigi Dunn as a fusion of science and soul. While work on a national level to change healthcare continues, we can each address our personal response to this challenge.

Supported by Kripalu’s nourishing environment, Kathy and Gigi share simple, sustainable actions that can have a big impact on your day, including • Cutting-edge science on epigenetics, nutrition, supplements, environmental influences, movement, intuition, contemplative practices, and sleep • Experiential exercises that are paired with each module to reinforce the messages • Cultivation of stillness to rediscover your mission in the midst of great change.

Return home feeling renewed, with enhanced creativity and having connected with a new support system of women in healthcare. Join us today to save healthcare tomorrow!

TUITION $325 + room & meals; p. 94

KATHLEEN N. MUELLER, MD, an integrative medicine specialist, and board-certified physician, is medical director for the Center of Integrative Medicine at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut. simplywellproductions.com

GIGI DUNN, MD, is an integrative medicine specialist, board-certified anesthesiologist, and physician educator who is passionate about the links between consciousness and health. simplywellproductions.com

Bryan Kest, a leading yoga teacher and longtime practitioner, returns to Kripalu to offer a full immersion in the practice of yoga. Each of the four yoga sessions during this program includes a practice that strengthens not just the body, but also the qualities of mind that have the greatest impact on well-being.

BRYAN KEST, the developer of Power Yoga, a workout for body, mind, and spirit, has been teaching for more than 30 years. poweryoga.com

NOTE Bryan tends to use humor and explicit language in his programs. Program is held in a slightly heated room.

TUITION $275 + room & meals; p. 94

Bryan leads you through a strong, well-rounded, yet accessible physical practice that leaves your body vibrating with vitality, while simultaneously challenging your mind. He teaches that, because the physical practice of yoga is such a fertile environment for various mind states to arise, it offers a unique opportunity to strengthen the characteristics you want, including calm, patience, focus, gentleness, gratitude, humility, and acceptance, and weaken those that are harmful and stressinducing, such as judgment, competitiveness, distraction, reaction, and criticism.

HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

APRIL 26–28 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Psychotherapy as Care of the Soul A TRAINING IN THOMAS MOORE’S SOUL-BASED APPROACH

Thomas Moore FOR psychotherapists, analysts, counselors, coaches, clergy, and others looking to deepen their work. CE credits.

The word psychotherapy means “to serve or care for the soul.” In soul-based therapy, we recognize the autonomy of the soul in a person’s life as a source of guidance and healing. The soul is central to our humanity, intimate connections, spiritual vision, and pleasure. When the life of the deep soul is blocked, we suffer.

Soul-based therapy requires an ability to see what is going on beneath the surface. Since the language of the soul is poetic, we must learn to attune to artistic, literary, mythic, and dream imagery. Alchemy, Renaissance magic, and other esoteric systems also provide rich guidance for soul processes.

Specially designed for mental-health professionals, this program with Thomas Moore explores the journey of becoming a soul-sensitive human being, able to guide others with depth. Experience an intense immersion in therapy that zeroes in on underlying narratives and themes playing out in a person’s life.

THOMAS MOORE, PHD, author of Care of the Soul and 25 other books on spirituality and depth psychology, is also an international lecturer and psychotherapist. careofthesoul.net

NOTE This program is mainly for practicing counselors, therapists, and other healers, but students of the therapeutic arts and yoga teachers may also be interested.

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The Inner Quest Intensive A KRIPALU JOURNEY Enter the embrace of your own love.

It was 1989, and I heard those words while sitting in Kripalu’s Main Hall, surrounded by strangers, about to embark on my first Inner Quest Intensive.

The words vibrated through me. I knew exactly what they meant, and I knew they were meant specifically for me. They were confirmation, affirmation, of the changes that I was struggling with—to leave my teaching job in New

by Aruni Nan Futuronsky York, to leave my first sober relationship, to come to Kripalu and pursue my spiritual journey. This was the deepest longing I have ever experienced, yet I was frozen.

Until the Inner Quest Intensive. This program of living yoga; this program in which I was able to safely look at myself, seeing the ways I blocked my own happiness and my own freedom; this program that helped me to develop a strategy to take home—this program changed my life, and became the springboard for 30 years of teaching and service at Kripalu.

Early on, I began volunteering as a staff member for the Inner Quest. Seeing how the program worked behind the scenes and participating in the team effort to hold this container of experience was profound and powerful.

Years later, I was given the gift of leading the Inner Quest, and had the blessing of

leading the program for the next 20 years, three times a year, until 2015, when the program took a hiatus. The experience has been one of the greatest teachers in my life, allowing me to observe the remarkable transformation that happens when we relax into the legacy teachings of Kripalu.

Kripalu’s very first program, the Inner Quest Intensive is rooted in Swami Kripalu’s core teaching of Self-Observation Without Judgment as the key to changing the brain, the body, and behavior. The program offers experiences for the bodymind that activate the energy blocks, those inevitable internalized patterns that keep us from joy and authenticity. Each guest is their own curriculum, bringing exactly what they need to see about themselves. At the program’s end, we utilize all the things I have learned as a mindfulness coach, supporting the guests in creating a sustainable plan to take home as they continue their journey of compassionate transformation.

Gentle and powerful, simple and profound, effortless and remarkable, this program is uniquely the heart of Kripalu.

Never in my life have I seen faces more open, hearts more available, community more readily formed.

Never in my life have I experienced the bonding of a group as I have in the Inner Quest.

Never in my life have I felt hope for us, individually and collectively—hope for the healing of our bodies, the quieting of our minds, the opening of our hearts, and the mending of the tears in the fabric of the world.

After a few years’ hiatus, the Inner Quest Intensive returns this spring.

I am eager to greet a new group of seekers, and to invite them to relax into the energetic arms of the thousands who have come before—and to relax into their own authentic self.

Aruni Nan Futuronsky is a Kripalu Yoga teacher, life coach, and faculty member for Kripalu R&R and Kripalu faculty–led programs.

In doing so, we join together with one another. And, in joining together, everything becomes possible.

Learn more about the Inner Quest Intensive on page 24.

APRIL SELF-DISCOVERY SELF-DISCOVERY

APRIL 26–28 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

APRIL 26–28 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Wired for Love

Creating Your Best Life HOW TO PURSUE MEANINGFUL GOALS AND LIVE WITH NO REGRETS

Caroline Adams Miller FOR women.

Happy people wake up every day with clear-cut goals that give their lives meaning and purpose. Do you feel like you’re working hard but not moving the needle toward your goals?

Need a reset? Goal-setting expert Caroline Adams Miller helps you create a playbook for your life, teaching you how to set more effective goals and become your best self.

Learn the science behind successful goal-setting and cultivate the grit to accomplish them as you • Uncover and amplify your strengths • Craft a resilient mindset to overcome setbacks

CREATING AN OWNER’S MANUAL FOR COUPLES

Stan Tatkin and Tracey Boldemann-Tatkin FOR couples.

“People are complex,” observes Stan Tatkin.

“We don’t come with manuals that facilitate the process of getting along.” This program helps you create that manual—one that’s specific to you and your partner—using proven principles for successful relationships.

In a weekend of interacting and experimenting, you learn to • Identify each other’s attachment styles • Read body language and arousal states • Manage conflicts to build a securefunctioning relationship • Understand the fundamental biological realities of human bonding, and the psychobiological particulars of your partner.

Take home valuable tools that you can start using immediately.

STAN TATKIN, PSYD, MFT, a couples therapist, researcher, teacher, and developer of Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy® (PACT), is founder of the PACT Institute. stantatkin.com

TRACEY BOLDEMANN-TATKIN has served as the director of various philanthropic family foundations. Sensitivity to family systems guides her work as co-executive of the PACT Institute.

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• Develop a supportive web of influence.

Return home feeling refreshed, renewed, and ready to tackle your toughest goals.

AYURVEDA

APRIL 26–28 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

NOTE Discover how to tap into your top character strengths using the free online VIA Character Strengths Survey. Bring a journal for capturing ideas and reflections.

Ayurvedic Cooking Immersion

TUITION $325 + room & meals; p. 94

FOR everyone.

THE SATTVIC DIET

Kate O’Donnell

Sattva, a state of calm, sustainable clarity, can be cultivated through an Ayurvedic diet and lifestyle.

Roll up your sleeves in the kitchen this weekend as you learn to make simple, balancing meals that you can easily recreate at home, and explore the flavors and healthful qualities of many sattvic foods in the process. This program also includes basic Ayurvedic philosophy and lifestyle techniques for balancing mind and body.

CAROLINE ADAMS MILLER, MAPP, has been a groundbreaking pioneer of goal-setting and accomplishment, grit, happiness, and success for almost three decades. carolinemiller.com

KATE O’DONNELL, author of

Come learn how to

The Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook, is a nationally certified Ayurvedic practitioner, Ashtanga Yoga teacher, Ayurvedic Yoga Specialist, and Kripalu School of Ayurveda adjunct faculty.

• Set up your Ayurvedic pantry

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Get a taste of Ayurveda and leave with the confidence you need to integrate this ancient healing system into your kitchen and your life. Ayurvedic cookbook author Kate O’Donnell welcomes everyone interested in the healing power of food, especially for mood and overall mental wellness.

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• Eat for your body type and the season • Prepare everyday dishes that help you feel your best • Use daily Ayurvedic self-care routines.

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SPIRITUAL PRACTICE AND MEDITATION

APRIL 26–28 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Meditation Made Easy TAP INTO YOUR BLISS

Light Watkins FOR everyone. CE credits.

Bliss is an achievable, heightened state of awareness. It is a major result of daily meditation practice and the catalyst for a thoughtful, enlightened life. But knowing what bliss is often begs more questions.

How do we achieve bliss? What’s stopping us? Light Watkins reassures us that while we may have many questions, accessing bliss is actually much simpler and faster.

One of the most beneficial things you can do to access inner bliss is meditation. This program helps you create or enhance your meditation practice, offering tips and takeaways to make meditation easier than you imagined. Finding comfort in sitting still, detaching from ruminating thoughts, and calming your body after a busy day—all these things contribute to creating space within the mind, and ultimately, experiencing bliss.

TUITION $255 + room & meals; p. 94

LIGHT WATKINS is a Vedic meditation teacher, inspirational speaker, and author of Bliss More: How to Succeed in Meditation Without Really Trying. lightwatkins.com

I feel connected to my higher self when I’m at Kripalu. I leave and float to my car feeling blissful.”

—Lisa Mary D., Voorheesville, NY

HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

YOGA

APRIL 28–30 SUNDAY–TUESDAY

APRIL 28–MAY 1 SUNDAY–WEDNESDAY

Harness the Power of Flow Yogic Teachings for the Great Transition EXPLORING OPTIMAL STATES THROUGH YOGA, MEDITATION, AND NATURE

Betsey Downing and Suzie Hurley

Cara Bradley

FOR women with at least 6 mos. of yoga experience. CE credits.

FOR everyone; no yoga or meditation experience required. CE credits.

Human beings thrive best when present in the moment. When you can be here now in both mind and body, you experience flow—heightened states of awareness in action where one thinks less, feels more, and performs better.

We live in a unique moment in human evolution. The need for spiritually and emotionally mature women has never been greater, to help usher in the Great Transition to a life-affirming culture. We can lead with courage and compassion as we speak up and act from our full presence as the embodied Divine Feminine.

Join Cara Bradley to find out what being in flow feels like and explore the neurobiology of optimal states. You learn new ways to integrate yoga, meditation, and nature that empower you to get out of your head and ease into flow at work and at play.

Delve into yogic teachings to bring forth the best within you, so you can live with greater clarity and ease in these uncertain times. Offer your abundant expression and have fun doing so, as you

This program includes

• Practice meditation techniques to anchor yourself in Spirit

• All-levels yoga to create stability and agility • Guided mindfulness meditation to cultivate clarity and calm • Breath training to settle the nervous system and build coherence • Nature walks to experience heightened sensory awareness • Engaging talks that explore the triggers, traits, and science of flow.

Return home with dozens of tools and strategies to access the power of flow.

REQUIRED READING Cara Bradley, On the Verge: Wake Up, Show Up, and Shine.

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CARA BRADLEY, E-RYT, CSCS, a leading authority of body-mind training who has led thousands through her signature strategies to live in flow, is founder of Verge Body-Mind Center in Philadelphia. carabradley.net

• Explore a wide range of yoga poses

• Honor your intuition, wisdom, and guidance • Experience deep relaxation and rejuvenation • Align with the gifts you have to offer at this unique juncture in history.

Daily discussions on significant issues complement this enriching retreat.

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BETSEY DOWNING, PHD, E-RYT 500, has practiced yoga and meditation for 40 years. Her passion is to empower students to respond to the historical significance of our time. betseydowning.com

SUZIE HURLEY, E-RYT 500, blends the best of Anusara, Kripalu, and Iyengar Yoga with a unique way of encouraging, enlivening, and empowering students to experience inner joy. suziehurley.com

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HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

APRIL 28–MAY 3 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

SEVEN STEPS to HEALTHY AGING Vandita Kate Marchesiello and Ken Nelson FOR everyone. CE credits.

YOGA

APRIL 28–MAY 3 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Spring Wellness and Yoga Detox Retreat Kat Fowler FOR all levels. CE credits.

A holistic seasonal cleanse is the perfect way to release physical and energetic layers that may be weighing you down. Give yourself the gift of self-care—recharge your personal energy and renew your health in this nutritional detox program designed to create clarity in mind, body, and spirit.

This program with Kat Fowler includes • Morning yoga and meditation • Guided relaxation and pranayama for clarity

Do you want to experience more vitality, strength, and balance as you age? Yoga and its associated lifestyle practices represent an ancient science that offers many health benefits, especially as we mature. Join Kripalu faculty members Vandita Kate Marchesiello and Ken Nelson in a nurturing retreat designed to balance your body and mind, increase strength and flexibility, promote sound sleep, and heighten your overall mindfulness and awareness throughout the day.

With more than 75 years of shared experience “walking the talk,” Vandita and Ken skillfully guide you through mind-body practices based in the Eastern wisdom traditions of meditation, yoga, and qigong to enhance wellness and vitality in your wisdom years.

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VANDITA KATE MARCHESIELLO, E-RYT 500, is a Kripalu faculty member and creator of the best-selling CDs Transform, Relax, and Rejuvenate; Yoga with Vandita; and Vandita Chants. yoganowandthen.com

KEN NELSON, PHD, a leader in mind-body practices and longtime Kripalu faculty member, is dedicated to transforming the ways we serve and lead through yogainspired learning. powerfulworkshops.com

• Myofascial release to unravel tension and clear out toxins in your tissues • Nutrition lectures on detoxing, whole foods, supplements, and balanced meal planning • Journaling and goal-setting for optimal health • Afternoon restorative yoga and nightly group dinners.

Additional scheduled downtime throughout the day allows you to rest, reflect, and get out in nature. Take time to reset your daily rituals, so you can approach the world with vibrant health and a fresh perspective.

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KAT FOWLER, E-RYT 500, a leading international yoga and meditation teacher based in New York City, is a teacher’s mentor with more than 1,500 hours of training. katfowleryoga.com

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Why I Love Being in Nature

We asked our faculty about their favorite ways to get outside, and the most powerful benefits they experience in nature. To find out about the outdoor programs they’re teaching this spring, visit kripalu.org/nature

MICAH MORTALI I like sitting near water and listening to it speak, being under trees, climbing trees, feeling ancient stones, smelling pine trees, and making little fires. I like walking over the earth with my kids and watching them frolic and play as they move freely on the earth, spinning, laughing, and dancing. I like walking barefoot in the snow and drinking hot coffee outside in the cold of winter.

MICHELLE DALBEC My favorite way to get outside is hiking. Walking on a semisoft surface that has rocks, ruts, roots, inclines, and declines gives my body a variety of movements that I don’t get on flat, paved surfaces. My body feels challenged in little and large ways. Plus, wandering in the woods for an hour or so helps my mind wind down, resets my nervous system, and almost always juices up my creativity. I get my best, most authentic ideas on the trails.

JESS FREY Barefoot wanders, cloud gazing, sunset staring, and bonfire ceremonies connect me to the mysterious more-than-human worlds—animals, trees, spirit, wind, earth, heavens, water.

TRACY REMELIUS Whether I’m skiing, paddling, hiking, or just watching a stream flow, I love being in nature because it brings me into the moment.

BECKY CUSHING I love getting outside before sunrise—paddling; hiking; birding; breathing crisp, cold air; and feeling the damp fog against my skin. Nature stokes my curiosity; it humbles me. I’m inspired by the strength of other living beings.

When I feel connected to the natural world, I feel more alive.

DALE ABRAMS Exploring forests without a particular destination in mind, taking in sounds and sightings of birds, mammals, and trees, with the scent of moss and ferns on the breeze—being in nature is one of the few places I feel fully unplugged and my cares drop away.

SUSANNAH BEATTIE I love to be near water—whether I’m kayaking on a lake or sitting next to a river, I become mesmerized by the different ways in which water flows and how it shapes the earth around it. Being in nature reminds me that life is so beautiful and precious, and inspires me to live with more intention.

JURIAN HUGHES My favorite way to get outside is to take a “breath walk.” I walk for five, 10, 15 minutes, or more, and simply focus on taking deep inhales and exhales. It’s a form of meditation that clears my busy “monkey mind.” I’m reenergized and ready to go back to whatever task I was doing with a new perspective.

Being in nature reminds me that life is so beautiful and precious, and inspires me to live with more intention.”

—Susannah Beattie

APRIL YOGA

SELF-DISCOVERY

APRIL 28–MAY 3 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

APRIL 28–MAY 3 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Ganga Yoga Immersion Laura Plumb

JourneyDance Embodied Leadership Training, Module 3

FOR all levels. CE credits.

TRANSFORMATIONAL FACILITATION

EMBODYING THE POWER OF GRACE

In yoga, India’s Ganges River represents the cosmic force of eternal life, providing rejuvenation, abundance, and inspiration.

Laura Plumb offers an immersion in Ganga Yoga, a practice derived from the teachings of Muni Chidanand Saraswati, who sees the Ganges as a shower of heaven’s grace, teaching us to give, serve, and let the heart flow.

Learn to cultivate the essence of yoga and live the light, love, and beauty you want for the world in this program, which includes • Morning yoga and afternoon restorative practices • Ayurvedic insights and Vedic storytelling and psychology • Pranayama, mantra, and self-inquiry • Listening circles, heartfelt dialogue, and chanting • Live music with guest musicians Adam Bauer and Christine Mason.

In the Upanishadic transition from external rituals to internal, the great rivers represented the central column within, carrying light to the crown, the ocean of unified being. Learn to “flow like Ganga,” exploring the power of devotion to open your inner channels and lift your energy.

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LAURA PLUMB is a Vedic healer, Ayurvedic practitioner, yoga teacher, and food writer focused on using mind-body medicine to engage the spirit for whole-being wellness. lauraplumb.com

Toni Bergins FOR those who have completed JourneyDance Leadership Training Modules 1 and 2.

If music is your medicine and movement heals your soul, choose to lead JourneyDance™ and join this growing teacher community. In the final module of this training, you develop advanced facilitation skills and learn to design workshops that include JourneyDance transformational processes using your unique voice, passion, and “personal medicine.”

Visit the Kripalu Shop Endless ways to integrate yoga and Ayurveda into your life.

Building on your previous training, you learn how to • Facilitate structures, rituals, and processes • Hold a transformational container • Design workshops that incorporate your gifts, skills, and passions • Shed light on and embrace your core issues to step into your power • Experience and learn to teach other aspects of the JourneyDance body of work • Approach the business of teaching, marketing, and promotion.

Return home ready to guide others in finding their power and moving into a new story through the practices of JourneyDance and beyond. With the completion of Module 3, you become a fully certified JourneyDance Facilitator.

NOTE Tuition includes a manual, playlists, certificate of completion, ceremonial object, and JourneyDance marketing materials.

TUITION $750 + room & meals; p. 94

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

YOUR PURCHASE SUPPORTS EVERYTHING WE DO. All proceeds from products sold in the Kripalu Shop and Cafe go toward our mission of empowering people and communities to realize their full potential through the transformative wisdom and practice of yoga.

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HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

MAY 1–5 WEDNESDAY–SUNDAY

MAY

CLINICAL NUTRITION and FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE for NURSES AN INTEGRATIVE NURSE COACH APPROACH

Monique Class, Susan Luck, Deborah McElligott, Janet Booth, Nancy Carlson, and special guest Barbara Dossey (via Skype)

MONIQUE CLASS, MS, APRN, BC, is a board-certified family nurse

FOR all nurses, including nurse practitioners.

Discover a new career path and reignite your nursing passion. This intensive training focuses on whole-person care— combining the art and science of clinical nutrition, integrative nurse coaching, and functional medicine to promote healthy lifestyle change for your clients.

Kripalu Schools Trainings This Month MAY 26–JUNE 21

200-Hour Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training MONTHLONG INTENSIVE

Jurian Hughes and Rudy Peirce See all upcoming trainings kripalu.org/schools

Since nurses speak the language of both medicine and healing, looking at integrative nurse coaching within a functional medicine paradigm opens up a new interprofessional clinical model for exploring core energy imbalances, epigenetics, and nutrigenomics. You learn evidence-based lifestyle assessment tools and clinically proven food plans for optimizing health and well-being, and explore motivational interviewing and appreciative inquiry in interactive, experiential sessions.

Take away the knowledge and techniques you need to implement your own selfcare plan and to effectively assist others in increasing nutrition awareness, identifying individualized nutrition goals, and sustaining healthy lifestyle behaviors.

NOTE Nursing CE credits and certificate of completion are provided by INCA and IFM at the end of the program.

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practitioner and a clinical nurse specialist in holistic health at the Center for Functional Medicine in Stamford, Connecticut.

SUSAN LUCK, MA, RN, BS, HNC-BC, CCN, HWNC-BC, weaves 35 years of nursing experience into her clinical practice and her work as a nurse educator. inursecoach.com

DEBORAH MCELLIGOTT, DNP, integrative nurse coach, uses her acute care nurse practitioner experience to facilitate health promotion and healing through a coaching lens with clients, nurses, and institutions.

JANET BOOTH, MA, RN, NC-BC, founder of Living Well Nurse Coaching and a nurse for more than 30 years, has focused her career on quality of life and well-being.

NANCY CARLSON BSN, NC-BC, RYT-500, is an Ayurvedic Health Coach, Kripalu Ayurvedic Yoga teacher, and integrative nurse coach in private practice.

BARBARA DOSSEY, PHD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN, HWNC-BC, is a pioneer in the holistic nursing and integrative nurse coaching movements. inursecoach.com

MAY

Kripalu is an amazingly beautiful, peaceful place, with openhearted people. I started browsing the catalog to book a return visit the day I got home.” —Deborah, Barrington, RI

HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

SELF-DISCOVERY

YOGA

MAY 3–5 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

MAY 3–5 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

MAY 3–5 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Energy Medicine for Self-Healing

You Are Not Stuck

Teaching Transformational Yoga

Ann Marie Chiasson CE credits.

Explore the energy field, the basics of energy medicine, and the fundamentals of vitality and energy flow with medical doctor Ann Marie Chiasson. This program addresses specific health issues, chronic illness, and chronic pain states, according to the individual needs of program participants. Ann Marie has studied with healers, teachers, and shamans from multiple modalities and traditions, and blends conventional healthcare with energy medicine and other traditional healing modalities.

THE POWER OF SOUL-GUIDED CHOICES

Becky Vollmer

BRIDGING PERSONAL PRACTICE AND COLLECTIVE CHANGE

FOR all levels.

SEANE CORN and Kerri Kelly

Even if you feel impossibly stuck in a job, habit, family, or relationship, “stuck” is only a feeling, not a fact—and it’s most certainly not permanent. We all have choices in life; we just have to be brave enough to make them. Using breath, movement, yoga, and self-exploration, connect to your deepest self and empower your next steps on life’s journey.

In this program, you

Using movement and self-healing exercises, you

• Ask tough questions and peel back the protective layers of ego to get to the raw, honest answers

• Examine the health of the body’s energy field, remove blocks, and increase energy flow

• Bust through the fears that make change so intimidating, and feel the power that lies in your choices

• Develop a deeper relationship with states of awareness housed within the body to augment vitality and healing

• Practice yoga poses designed to soothe and embolden body and spirit

• Explore awakening through the body, a radically different approach from techniques that emphasize mind and consciousness • Create a plan for working with the energy body when you return home.

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ANN MARIE CHIASSON, MD, clinical assistant professor of medicine at the University of Arizona, is coauthor with Dr. Andrew Weil of SelfHealing with Energy Medicine. annmariechiassonmd.com

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• Tap into the courage already inside you.

Ready to live the life you dream of instead of the one you feel stuck in?

Come discover where fear holds you back and how change can help you heal.

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BECKY VOLLMER, E-RYT 500, is a writer, speaker, and creator of You Are Not Stuck, a movement empowering people to create the lives they most desire. youarenotstuck.com

FOR yoga teachers and everyone interested in change. CE credits.

There is never an instance where we are separate from everyone and everything around us. Our lives are interwoven, and so our practice must allow for the interplay between who we are as individuals and who we are as a collective; between personal healing and transformation (inner work) and collective well-being for all (outer work).

This training is an immersive experience demanding radical healing and truth telling, calling each of us to reach our highest potential as catalysts for real, long-term change. In this program, you learn to • Design a yoga class that bridges the personal and the political • Build skills to cultivate courageous conversation about issues of social justice and liberation • Find your voice and tell your story • Decentralize the conversation, spread seeds, and ignite the movement.

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SEANE CORN, an international yoga teacher and cofounder of Off the Mat, Into the World®, uses her platform to engage in spiritual and conscious activism. seanecorn.com

KERRI KELLY is the founder of CTZNWELL, a movement to mobilize the well-being community into a powerful force for change. ctznwell.org and thecatalystcollective.com

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SELF-DISCOVERY

MAUREEN HANCOCK is an internationally renowned spirit medium, teacher, holistic healer, and author of the best-selling book The Medium Next Door. maureenhancock.com

MAY 3–5 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

SELF-DISCOVERY

Grief Relief

MAY 3–5 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

TRANSFORMING YOUR LIFE AFTER LOSS

Fuel Up with Feeling

MAUREEN HANCOCK

RECLAIM YOUR INNER RESOURCES FOR HEALING AND HAPPINESS

with special guest Rosie Dalton FOR everyone.

FOR mental-health professionals and every-

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.

ROSIE DALTON is a women’s midlife coach, inspirational speaker, and artist who empowers women to shift and revise the concept of aging.

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• Realize the value and purpose of your emotions • Experience and express your emotions in a new way

MAY 3–5 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

• Start using your emotions to make decisions, motivate, direct, and feel empowered.

Five Element Yoga REJUVENATION AND RELAXATION

Whether you are dealing with CEN yourself or work with people who do, this program provides the awareness and tools to heal and begin living the life you were meant to live.

Jennifer Reis FOR all levels.

In this program, you

TUITION $260 + room & meals; p. 94

JENNIFER REIS, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, LMT, creator of Five Element Yoga® and Divine Sleep® Yoga Nidra, is a faculty member for the Kripalu School of Yoga and School of Integrative Yoga Therapy. jenniferreisyoga.com

• Experience joyous yoga postures and deep relaxation • Transform tightness into flowing energy • Find your natural rhythms as you balance your inner elements • Learn powerful tools for ongoing rejuvenation and relaxation • Connect with your true self.

You return home with proven techniques for ongoing rejuvenation and relaxation.

Jonice Webb coined the phrase Childhood Emotional Neglect (CEN) after discovering this long-overlooked experience that affects millions of people without their knowledge. CEN happens when your parents fail to respond enough to your emotions and emotional needs as they raise you. It can be incredibly subtle and invisible when it happens, yet its effects hang over you, coloring your entire adult life.

• Determine the type and extent of emotional neglect in your childhood

YOGA

A vibrant and colorful flowing practice, Five Element Yoga draws from the Eastern modalities of yoga, Ayurveda, and traditional Chinese medicine. The result both nourishes and balances your inner earth, water, fire, air, and ether elements to cultivate harmony and improve health.

one who has ever wondered why they don’t feel happier, more connected, and more fulfilled in their lives. CE credits.

Through lecture, group work, and questionnaires, Jonice helps you

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Are you ready to realign yourself with the rhythms of nature? Join Jennifer Reis in Five Element Yoga®, a potent practice that invites you to celebrate your body 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.

Jonice Webb and Joyce Davis

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JONICE WEBB, PHD, a psychologist, blogger, and bestselling author, is recognized worldwide as the pioneer of Childhood Emotional Neglect and trains licensed mental-health professionals in her concepts and methods. emotionalneglect.com

JOYCE DAVIS, LICSW, a designated specialist in treating Childhood Emotional Neglect, has been running Park Place Counseling in North Reading, Massachusetts, for the past 10 years.

MAY HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

MAY 5–9 SUNDAY–THURSDAY

GARDENING and MINDFULNESS Jurian Hughes and Christopher Wellens FOR beginner and seasoned gardeners alike.

Kripalu is proud to partner with the Berkshire Botanical Gardens in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, to offer a unique exploration of the intersection of gardening activities and mindfulness practices. For anyone who has created a home garden or tilled the soil, whether in a plot or a container, the meditative qualities of gardening are naturally evident. You often find yourself connected to the present moment, senses engaged directly with the earth, lost in the calming act of planting and cultivating.

CREATIVE EXPRESSION

MAY 3–5 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

In this program, you experience

A Zentangle Weekend

• Daily workshops on basic gardening skills, including seed starting and container garden techniques

JOURNEY INTO THE RENAISSANCE

• Walking tours and outdoor classes on the Kripalu campus and at the Berkshire Botanical Gardens

Martha Huggins and Molly Hollibaugh with special guests Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas

• Simple meditation practices focused on mindfulness techniques and how to apply them at home

FOR everyone; some experience with the

• Gentle, accessible group yoga and movement sessions.

Come discover a new way to practice and enjoy this popular, meditative activity.

TUITION $389 + room & meals; p. 94

JURIAN HUGHES, MFA, E-RYT 500, a faculty member of the Kripalu School of Yoga for more than 10 years, is also a Let Your Yoga Dance® trainer and a voice coach. jurianhughes.com

CHRISTOPHER WELLENS is the director of education at Berkshire Botanical Garden, where he coordinates programs for all ages and skill levels in the Berkshire community.

Zentangle method is recommended but not required.

Begin a new chapter in your Zentangle practice—an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns—and learn new ways to enhance your tangling experience.

Join Martha Huggins and Molly Hollibaugh, daughters of Zentangle founders Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas, on a journey deep into the Renaissance technique of tangling.

Taking inspiration from notable artists of the Renaissance era, in this program you • Draw on neutral colored surfaces using black and brown inks • Learn to create illusions of intense light and shadow with graphite and chalk • Produce beautiful patterns using age-old techniques in a new way • Explore the benefits of the Zentangle method even after pen leaves paper.

Travel back in time and add some fresh techniques to your tangling toolbox. A special appearance by Rick and Maria is sure to take this Zentangle weekend beyond words and into tangling bliss.

TUITION $395 + room & meals; p. 94

MARTHA HUGGINS taps into her yoga experience to guide students through their own natural process of finding their creative side.

MOLLY HOLLIBAUGH has worked in both furniture and jewelry design and has pursued an intense practice of the Zentangle method.

See the Kripalu website for additional bios.

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Kripalu Healing Arts Experience personal, powerful healing.

We offer a wide range of services in dedicated one-on-one sessions. Treatments include • Invigorating massage and bodywork • Nourishing facials • Ayurvedic treatments to restore balance and reestablish calm

Signature Packages Save 10 percent off Healing Arts with one of our Signature Packages. Each one includes treatments and holistic experiences designed to nurture, relax, and educate you during your time at Kripalu.

Explore the healing power of touch, the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda, tools for stress management, and much more.

Find out more

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• Revitalizing energy work • Personal health and wellness consultations.

Find a full list of services and resources at kripalu.org/healingarts Schedule your appointment today 800.738.1822.

MAY HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

SELF-DISCOVERY

SELF-DISCOVERY

MAY 5–10 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

MAY 5–10 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

MAY 5–10 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Transformative Self-Care

Unlock Your Body’s Story

The Path to Happiness

AN EXPLORATION OF CONTINUUM, MINDFULNESS, AND OSTEOPATHY

A SOMASOUL HEALING THE EMOTIONAL BODY WORKSHOP

Bonnie Gintis

Dan Leven with special guests Heather Bilotta and Sage Brody

USING YOGA AND MINDFULNESS TO CULTIVATE MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS

FOR all levels. CE credits.

Radical possibilities of health and wellbeing are available when you combine the fluid movement practices of Continuum, mindfulness meditation, and the principles of osteopathy. Come increase your awareness of internal experience through breath, sound, meditation, and movement in this program, which focuses on the personal, biological, and cosmic anatomies of the heart.

Through lectures, discussions, and visual presentations that accompany movement explorations, Bonnie Gintis offers a unique blend of scientific and medical information, poetry, and perceptual inquiry, all experienced through the lens of Continuum practice. Slow down, turn inward, and cultivate deep listening as you • Explore the dynamics of blood, lymph, and other fluid movements • Cultivate curiosity as a way to cope with uncertainty

CE credits.

FOR all levels. CE credits.

Understand and unravel the physical and emotional tensions that live in your body and inhibit aliveness and freedom. Our body tensions contain a story, a history that seeks to be revealed and healed. Embark on a creative, heart-filled journey of selfexploration that integrates right-brain processing from the expressive arts with somatic exercises and a comprehensive framework of understanding and healing the human experience from Body-Centered Gestalt Psychotherapy.

Learn to dis-identify with the mental chatter in your head and cultivate equanimity, so you can keep yourself in the upper ranges of your happiness spectrum and create loving, positive, healthy, secure, and supportive relationships. Ira Israel teaches you to transcend the blunt tools of negative self-talk, overreactions, judgments, facades, or passive-aggressive behavior—and replace them with mindfulness, yoga, meditation, authentic communication, balanced lifestyle, and a commitment to personal integrity. Hugh Christopher Brown integrates music and social activism into Ira’s teaching and offers a concert Wednesday evening.

In this program, learn to integrate mind and body as you • Break your body’s tension code with SomaSoul’s unique approach to healing • Discover a deeper, more centered you, as you befriend and transform old defenses that stand in the way of your authentic self

• Radically reimagine how you care for yourself

• Experience the soft power of vulnerability and access compassion for core wounds that reside within your psycho-physical body

• Discover your interconnectedness with others and nature.

• Bring healing to your bodymind with SomaSoul® Somatic Yoga and Dance.

Restore trust in the wisdom of your body and return home with the tools you need to access inner healing on your own.

TUITION $510 + room & meals; p. 94

NOTE Receive 10 percent off the entire series when you sign up for all four modules prior to the first training. Call to register.

TUITION $465 + room & meals; p. 94

BONNIE GINTIS, DO, has synthesized her self-care approach from her experience as an osteopathic physician, her fluid movement explorations with Continuum, and her meditation practice. bonniegintis.com

Ira Israel and Hugh Christopher Brown

DAN LEVEN, RSMT, MPC, a

In a program that includes all-level vinyasa flow and restorative yoga classes, you learn how to • Use mindfulness meditation to nurture nonreactivity, reduce drama, and deescalate conflicts • Determine your long-term goals and the skills you need to cultivate in order to realize those goals • Replace resentment with gratitude and forgiveness.

Come explore specific practices that encourage more meaning, happiness, and authenticity in your life.

TUITION $375 + room & meals; p. 94

Kripalu faculty member for more than 35 years, trains Registered Somatic Movement Therapists through his Shake Your Soul® and SomaSoul® programs. leveninstitute.com

IRA ISRAEL is a licensed profes-

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HUGH CHRISTOPHER “CHRIS” BROWN is a song-

Thank you for creating such a healing space.

I always get so much out of my visits to Kripalu.”

sional clinical counselor, licensed marriage and family therapist, and mindful relationship coach. iraisrael.com

writer, multi-instrumentalist, music producer, and founder of the prison music program Pros and Cons. He has five records with Kate Fenner, and his most recent solo album is Pacem. chrisbrownmusic.com

—Heather W., Asheville, NC

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YOGA

1000

MAY 5–10 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Yoga for Seniors Professional Training Kimberly Carson and Carol Krucoff FOR certified 200-hour yoga teachers or longtime yoga practitioners. CE credits.

Seniors represent the fastest-growing sector of the population, creating an increasing demand for well-trained yoga teachers. 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.

Each day of this training involves

SPIRITUAL PRACTICE AND MEDITATION

• A balance of lecture, movement, smallgroup work, practice-teaching sessions, and discussion

MAY 9–12 THURSDAY–SUNDAY

• 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, effective teaching environment, you earn Yoga Alliance CEUs and have the opportunity to integrate with a larger community committed to learning what it means to age well.

REQUIRED READING Kimberly Carson and Carol Krucoff, Relax into Yoga for Seniors: A Six-Week Program for Strength, Balance, Flexibility, and Pain Relief. Please have this book in hand for the first night of this program.

TUITION $504 + room & meals; p. 94

KIMBERLY CARSON, MPH, C-IAYT, E-RYT is a yoga therapist at Oregon Health & Science University and codirects trainings at Duke Integrative Medi-

WISDOM RISING MANDALA TRAINING LEVEL 1 THE FIVE WISDOM DAKINIS

Lopön Chandra Easton and Karla Jackson-Brewer with guest musician Nina Rao FOR everyone.

Experience transformation through the power of the mandala—a universal map for inner and outer balance, wholeness, and practical awakening.

This life-changing meditation retreat and celebration of the empowered feminine includes • Transmission of the Mandala of the Five Wisdom Dakinis, developed by Lama Tsultrim Allione • The practice of Feeding Your Demons® to transform obstacles • Integrating the five elements through meditation • Yoga inspired by the mandala principle, cultivating balance through movement and embodiment • Chanting the five dakini seed syllables and mantras, accompanied by Nina Rao and her band • A special Saturday evening concert with Nina and her kirtan band, dedicated to the empowered feminine.

Return home rejuvenated by inner strength and wholeness, with the practical guidance you need to activate all aspects of your being, from your body to your creative life and spiritual realization.

cine. mindfulyoga.org

CAROL KRUCOFF, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, is a yoga therapist at Duke Integrative Medicine in Durham, North Carolina, and codirector of the Yoga for Seniors teacher trainings. healingmoves.com

TUITION $315 + room & meals; p. 94

LOPÖN CHANDRA EASTON, teacher and translator of Tibetan Buddhism, is assistant spiritual director and lead authorized teacher for Tara Mandala, founded by Lama Tsultrim Allione. shunyatayoga.com

KARLA JACKSONBREWER, MS, a student of Lama Tsultrim Allione for 30 years, is an authorized Tara Mandala teacher and has assisted with many chöd retreats.

NINA RAO learned traditional chants from her grandfather in a village in south India when she was a young girl. ninaraochant.com

MAY CREATIVE EXPRESSION

HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

MAY 10–12 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

MAY 10–12 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Presence, Power, and the Yoga of Voice

Radiant Lotus Women’s Qigong Retreat

Jurian Hughes

Daisy Lee

FOR everyone. CE credits.

FOR women at all levels.

How would it feel to embody your most courageous self and show up fully for yourself, your loved ones, and the work you’re meant to do in the world? Your voice—and your relationship to it—is intrinsically connected to your sense of self. If your voice has been diminished, you can learn to reclaim it and take back your own power. This program with Jurian Hughes explores

Radiant Lotus Women’s Qigong is a rare treasure among qigong systems that draws upon the wisdom of China, Tibet, and the West to support women in their physical, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing. This practice includes graceful, meditative movements synchronized with deep, gentle breathing, as well as shaking, cupping, self-massage, and Tibetan sound healing that support the body’s return to harmonious balance.

Practitioners have reported a reduction or alleviation of breast and uterine cysts, benign tumors, menopause symptoms, menstruation problems, and other women’s health concerns.

• Opening and strengthening energy centers of the body related to personal power and communication • Simple techniques to identify sources of vocal tension and how to release them • The pairing of yoga postures with sound and movement • Chanting and singing as a group • Tapping into and clarifying essential messages from your inner teacher.

Embrace your voice as a beautiful reflection of who you are, and return home with tools to share it with greater confidence and ease.

TUITION $270 + room & meals; p. 94

JURIAN HUGHES, MFA, E-RYT 500, Kripalu School of Yoga faculty for more than 10 years, is also a Let Your Yoga Dance® teacher trainer and voice coach. jurianhughes.com

Join founder and international teacher Daisy Lee to learn this effective, elegant system that helps to release physical and emotional stagnation from the tissues, organs, and joints, increasing strength and vitality, and bringing peace and calm to your inner being.

TUITION $295 + room & meals; p. 94

DAISY LEE is the founder of Radiant Lotus Women’s Qigong, an empowering system of self-care taught by women for women. radiantlotusqigong.com

YOGA

MAY 10–12 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Awaken the Heart with Yoga and Live Harp Music Jess Frey and Grace Cloutier FOR all levels. CE credits.

Treat yourself to a heart-filled immersion of live harp music, gentle and mindful movement, and time to reflect, recharge, and return to a deep state of connection. What is revealed when you slow down the pace of life, pause, and listen?

Use the peaceful, healing vibrations of live harp music, combined with yoga, breathing, and meditation, as pathways to awaken your intuitive nature. Restore and regenerate your whole being in a program that teaches you how to • Align to the intelligence of your heart in skillful ways • Develop self-care tools and personal empowerment through guided lectures, journaling, and group work • Experience inner peace and the power of rest and relaxation.

Bringing years of experience as a Kripalu Yoga teacher and Kripalu faculty member, Jess Frey joins forces with virtuoso harpist Grace Cloutier to help you heed the call and wisdom of your heart.

TUITION $260 + room & meals; p. 94

JESS FREY, E-RYT 1000, is a Kripalu Yoga teacher and a former Intern for the Kripalu School of Yoga and the Kripalu Institute for Extraordinary Living. jessfrey.com

GRACE CLOUTIER, a concert harpist who trained at the Juilliard School, Yale University, and in France, has performed for audiences across North America, Europe, and the Middle East. gracecloutier.com

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A Day in the Life of Kripalu R&R Life can be hectic. Your attention is constantly being pulled in a million different directions, putting your nervous system on edge.

So much to do, so little time.

And then … a picture that takes your breath away: A wide vista of rolling hills and open sky, punctuated by the expanse of a serene lake. Encountering this image fills with you unexpected tranquility.

Listen to the message from within … What is it telling you?

Spring is the perfect time to press the Pause button. Nothing beats Kripalu R&R when it comes to exceptional self-care—from lounging in your sweats on a comfy couch to sweating up a storm in Kripalu Vinyasa, and everything in between. You’ll return home refreshed, re-inspired, and ready to face the world with a spacious heart and a clear head. It’s amazing what a few days away can do!

Curious what an R&R experience is like? Here’s a sample schedule.

6:30 am: Rise to Shine A series of gentle stretches in a Kripalu Yoga class enlivens your senses. You feel focused, calm, and grounded … and you haven’t even had your coffee yet!

8:15 am: Delicious Contemplation At silent breakfast, you eat mindfully, savoring each bite: scrambled eggs with steamed veggies; cinnamon raisin toast with strawberry jam; a mug of organic coffee with a splash of local milk.

9:00 am: Wander to Wonder A guided hike through the Yukon Ridge grounds you in the present moment and fills your lungs with fresh air. That to-do list, which seemed so pressing a few days ago, is but a distant memory, wispier than the far-off fog enveloping the Berkshire hills.

11:00 am: Align to Refine Excited to learn new ways to experience an old favorite, you participate in a posture clinic on Triangle pose, taught by Kripalu School of Yoga faculty. A deeper anatomical and philosophical understanding brings you into a fresh expression of the posture.

12:00 pm: Free Flow Feeling open in body and heart, you’re ready to take a bit of a risk, in the form of Kripalu YogaDance.® At first it seems a little awkward—but you soon dive into playful movement with your neighbors. When it's over, you find yourself smiling at everyone and everything—and making new friends at lunch.

2:00 pm: Reflection and Inspiration A journaling workshop connects you to your inner wisdom as you envision your best life. A sense of calm and joy settles over you as the words flow freely and eloquently onto your page.

3:00 pm: Retail Yoga Therapy The Kripalu Shop and Cafe carries everything you need to equip your inner rock-star yogi: books by your favorite meditation teachers, sturdy mats (like the ones in the program rooms), mala beads—and freshly baked chocolate chip cookies.

7:30 pm: Body (Un)work You end the day with a Kripalu Meditative Massage. The combination of healing touch and energy work unwinds your muscles and leaves every cell in your being vibrating with new awareness.

10:00 pm: Lights Out, Inner Light Glowing Relaxed, happy, and tired in a good way, you head to bed. You can’t wait to do this all over again tomorrow! Ooooh, I think I’ll check out that Ayurvedic lecture in the afternoon, you think as you drift off. Sweet dreams …

Meet our faculty and browse the R&R workshop schedule with our new interactive calendar.

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MAY CREATIVE EXPRESSION

SELF-DISCOVERY

MAY 10–12 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

MAY 10–12 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

YogArts for Kids

Radical Self-Love

Craig Hanauer

NONVIOLENT COMMUNICATION TO HEAL YOUR INNER CRITIC

FOR kids ages 5–12.

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.

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

NOTE Children in this program must be accompanied at Kripalu by a parent or guardian who is registered for a program or a Kripalu R&R. Kids meet for morning and afternoon sessions while parents are in their programs. Families are together at mealtimes, in the evenings, and overnight.

Our policy prohibits children from swimming in the lake while programs are in session. Kids may swim when accompanied by a parent or guardian outside of program time. Thank you for your understanding.

TUITION $205 + children’s housing. Online registration is not available for this program. Please call to register.

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

Dian Killian and Martha Lasley FOR everyone. CE credits.

SELF-DISCOVERY

How would your life be different if you treated yourself with the love, care, and kindness you always longed for? And how would you treat others, and show up differently in the world, with this kind of love in your life? Learn how to use the practical tools of Nonviolent Communication to help transform negative patterns and selftalk into empowering choices based on your needs—free of blame, demand, guilt, or shame.

MAY 10–12 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

In this program, you learn how to • Transform your inner critic into your best friend • Make decisions that truly meet your needs • Move through regret and mourning to learning and celebration • Shift from painful to life-serving behaviors • Increase your authenticity, connection, and power.

This program also includes small-group exercises, games, and role playing. Marc Weiner joins the team to work one-on-one in the Empathy Labyrinth. What does love look like, when put into action? Come find out and transform your life.

TUITION $295 + room & meals; p. 94

DIAN KILLIAN, PHD, founder and lead trainer of Work Collaboratively and a certified CNVC trainer, is passionate about supporting people in accessing greater self-connection. workcollaboratively.com

MARTHA LASLEY, MBA, PCC, a founder of Leadership that Works, helps people experience the alchemy of shifting blame and judgment into compassion and love. leadershipthatworks.com

Mothers, Daughters, and the Heroic Journey Meg Agnew, Cindy L. Parrish, and SuEllen Hamkins FOR mothers and their daughters ages 9–12.

Mothers, you can be a vital part of your daughter’s coming-of-age journey. The creators of this weekend invite you and your daughter to come deepen your connection with each other and gain resources to foster closeness in the years ahead.

Using theater games, visual arts, writing, and sharing, we • Explore what it means to thrive as an adolescent girl, by looking back at who you were at that time • Get to know ourselves better through the questions Who am I right now, and what is nurturing this vision of myself?

• Experience the power of invoking ancestral support • Join in a mothers-only discussion group while your daughters explore who they might become in playful, meaningful ways.

NOTE Children in this program must be accompanied by a parent or adult who is registered for the program.

TUITION Adults $250 + room & meals; p. 94. Kids $200 + children’s housing; call for rates.

MEG AGNEW, movement theater artist and educator, leads transformative programs for actors and movers of all ages. She has one stepdaughter and two granddaughters. heroicgirlz.com

CINDY L. PARRISH, PHD, is a renowned educator, novelist, playwright, and award-winning filmmaker. She has two daughters. heroicgirlz.com

SUELLEN HAMKINS, MD, is mother to two daughters and coauthor of The Mother-Daughter Project: How Mothers and Daughters Can Band Together, Beat the Odds and Thrive Through Adolescence. suellenhamkins.com

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MAY 10–12 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Mother-Daughter Yoga Weekend Sarahjoy Marsh FOR mothers and their daughters (ages 13 and up) at all yoga levels, including beginners.

GABRIELLE BERNSTEIN

Join Sarahjoy Marsh for a nourishing getaway that celebrates your relationship! Spend quality time together exploring the innate potential in your mother-daughter connection.

Through yoga, meditation, and group experiences, you • Renew your capacity for playfulness and camaraderie • Experience insight, laughter, and nurturing • Realize simple ways to bring greater vibrancy into your lives • Rediscover your innate capacity for self-renewing love and wisdom.

TUITION $240 + room & meals; p. 94

SARAHJOY MARSH, MA, RYT 500, is a yoga teacher and author who integrates Eastern and Western modalities, including the psychology of yoga, interpersonal neurobiology, transpersonal counseling, and art therapy. sarahjoyyoga.com

SELF-DISCOVERY

MAY 17–19 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

MAY CAUSE MIRACLES CREATE SUBTLE SHIFTS FOR RADICAL CHANGE Are you ready to work miracles? Best-selling author Gabrielle Bernstein believes that simple, consistent shifts in our thinking and actions can lead to the miraculous in all aspects of our daily lives— from our relationships and finances to our bodies and self-image. In this inspiring program, Gabrielle offers an exciting plan to release fear and allow gratitude, forgiveness, and love to flow through us without fail.

Achieve a life of abundance, acceptance, appreciation, and happiness in this program, which includes • Practical tools to help you release blocks, overcome obstacles, and choose love over fear • Guided meditations to ground your intentions and cultivate clarity • A step-by-step guide through Gabrielle’s book May Cause Miracles.

Expect incredible transformation simply by incorporating subtle shifts to create miraculous change.

TUITION $260 + room & meals; p. 94

GABRIELLE BERNSTEIN, named a “next-generation thought leader” by Oprah Winfrey, is the New York Times best-selling author of The Universe Has Your Back and has written five additional best-sellers. gabbybernstein.com

MAY I absolutely love Kripalu—the atmosphere, spirituality, setting, tranquility, and the caliber of the yoga teachers and presenters. It is a very special, healing place.”

—Michelle G., Medfield, MA CREATIVE EXPRESSION

1000

SELF-DISCOVERY

MAY 17–24 FRIDAY–FRIDAY

MAY 19–24 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Let Your Yoga Dance Complete Teacher Training

Resilience Practices for Bouncing Back from Disappointment, Difficulty, and Even Disaster

Megha Nancy Buttenheim FOR all levels. CE credits.

Let Your Yoga Dance® is a transformational movement practice where joy and fun meet deep and sacred. Explore the science, method, and application of Let Your Yoga Dance, dive into the art of teaching, and lead a practice class for your peers.

Offered in an atmosphere of compassion, professionalism, and respect for different learning styles, this training includes • Daily Let Your Yoga Dance classes • In-depth mentoring and skill-building • The art of creating a safe and sacred class • Study of meditation-in-motion and relaxation • Chakra exploration • Dancing tips for yoga teachers • Applied yamas and niyamas, the yogic codes of conduct • Music appreciation and building your chakra music library • Techniques for promoting and marketing your business.

Upon successful completion, you will be a certified Let Your Yoga Dance instructor.

This program concludes with a graduation ceremony and an invitation to join the Let Your Yoga Dance Teachers Association.

REQUIRED READING AND LISTENING See the Kripalu website; must be completed before the program begins.

NOTE Tuition includes a training manual.

TUITION $990 + room & meals; p. 94

MEGHA NANCY BUTTENHEIM, MA, E-RYT 1000, founding director and CJO (Chief Joy Officer) of Let Your Yoga Dance® LLC, specializes in bringing a gentler, kinder moving yoga practice to the world. letyouryogadance.com

Linda Graham FOR everyone. CE credits.

In order to maintain your well-being in the face of life’s challenges, you need to strengthen your resilience—the learned capacity to cope quickly and skillfully with every level of adversity. Learn to rewire the brain’s automatic response patterns and reduce the impact of stress and trauma in this program with Linda Graham. She teaches you • Tools of breath, touch, movement, and visualization to restore your natural physiological equilibrium • Ways to shift into more resilient states of openness, receptivity, flexibility, and optimism • Practices that deepen self-awareness and self-acceptance, the neural foundations of resilience • How to set healthier boundaries in relationships and create respect and connection with others.

Using didactic teaching, experiential exercises, and group discussions, Linda helps you embrace your own strength, competence, and agency, so you can create a life in which you thrive and flourish.

TUITION $375 + room & meals; p. 94

LINDA GRAHAM, MFT, author of The Resilience Toolkit, is an experienced psychotherapist and teacher of mindful self-compassion who integrates neuroscience, mindfulness, and relational psychology in her trainings. lindagraham-mft.net

HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

MAY 17–19 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Evidence-Based Tai Chi and Qigong to Cultivate Self-Care and Healthy Sleep YANG YANG FOR all levels; no experience necessary.

Cultivate self-care and healthy sleep with meditations and exercises steeped in the wisdom of xiu shen, meaning self-care and self-cultivation. According to Chinese culture, xiu shen is the foundation for all the ways in which we extend innate kindness: nurturing harmony at home, making positive contributions to our community, and being a warrior of world peace. Extending human kindness is considered the key element for a long, happy, fulfilling life.

With his fun, supportive, and insightful teaching style, Master Yang helps you foster the qualities of xiu shen through moving and stationary qigong exercises and selected tai chi movements. The practice is designed to improve sleep, reduce anxiety, boost immune function, ease trauma, enhance cognition, and promote balance.

These powerful practices are rooted in ancient wisdom and have been validated by modern science.

Return home with a simple self-care routine, and ready to welcome more joy in your life.

TUITION $295 + room & meals; p. 94

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

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SPIRITUAL PRACTICE AND MEDITATION

MAY 19–24 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Medicine for the Earth CEREMONIES TO RESTORE PERSONAL AND PLANETARY HEALTH

Dory Cote FOR everyone.

Explore the secrets and practices of the ancient alchemists, mystics, and shamans using the shamanic journey process. Learn to view Earth and yourself from a new perspective, so you can practice ancient methods of transmuting and transforming toxins—a primary route to the restoration of health for Earth and yourself.

Dance, drum, sing, and perform ceremonies and healings on other participants and in nature, as you • Experiment with the power of words and thoughts

AYURVEDA

MAY 19–24 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

AYURVEDIC CLEANSING for the BODY, MIND, and SENSES Erin Casperson, Cat Pacini, and Lauren Gernady

• Learn and practice body-centered shamanism • Merge with the elements of earth, air, fire, and water • Practice healing with spiritual light and sound • Access your ancestors to seek wisdom

Ayurveda, one of the oldest continually practiced healthcare systems in the world, shines when it comes to preventive practices. Kripalu School of Ayurveda faculty invite you to explore the wisdom of Ayurveda—and discover how they work together for overall well-being—in an immersion focused on seasonal cleansing practices that enliven the senses and clear out mental clutter. In this program, you • Establish rhythms that nourish the nervous system • Develop nourishing food plans and learn delicious recipes that boost digestive strength • Partake in cooking demonstrations with hands-on participation • Utilize nature for meditation experiences • Practice cleansing the senses • Dive into creative projects and vision boarding.

Return home ready to tackle the ebb and flow of life, with a self-care plan that supports balance.

TUITION $389 + room & meals; p. 94

ERIN CASPERSON is Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, an Ayurvedic Health Coach, and a 500-hour Kripalu Yoga teacher.

CAT PACINI, a graduate of the Kripalu Schools of Ayurveda and Massage, teaches Kripalu R&R workshops, provides Ayurvedic lifestyle consultations, and offers bodywork at Kripalu.

LAUREN GERNADY is the Academic Coordinator of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, an Ayurvedic Health Coach, and a 500-hour Kripalu Yoga teacher.

• Recreate a vision for the planet • Recharge your imagination.

Return home with confidence, knowing that you can make a difference in the health and well-being of yourself, your local environment, and the planet.

TUITION $350 + room & meals; p. 94

DORY COTE is a nationally known shamanic practitioner and teacher. She brings passion and creativity to her teaching and creates a safe, sacred, and affirming place for her students. dorycote.com

MAY HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

MAY 19–24 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Emotional Freedom Techniques Workshop Jan L. Watkins FOR everyone. CE credits.

Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) is a powerful, clinically proven self-help method for reducing the emotional impact of memories and incidents that trigger distress. Learn to apply EFT effectively, whether you wish to integrate it into your professional practice, bring it to the classroom, or simply unlock its full power for yourself and your friends.

In this practical training, you learn • Essential EFT principles • Stress-reduction techniques that can be incorporated with other modalities • Tools for dealing with negative emotions, limiting beliefs, the roots of emotional pain, addictive cravings, dissociation, phobias, depression, and anxiety

HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

• Gentle methods designed for cases of intense emotions

MAY 19–24 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

• Strategies for dealing with challenging issues and for shifting core beliefs formed by early childhood experiences

The Fear Cure LISSA RANKIN

• Advanced techniques and supervised exercises, with hands-on instruction and demonstrations.

Return home ready to use these indispensable tools in your professional and personal life.

FOR everyone.

NOTE This program is the Four Day Professional Skills training required for EFT certification through EFT Universe. For full certification requirements, visit eftuniverse.com.

TUITION $690 + room & meals; p. 94

JAN L. WATKINS, JD, LCSW, is a coach and psychotherapist who has used EFT and other energy modalities in her practice for more than 15 years. janwatkins.com

HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

MAY 19–24 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Swingolf DYNAMIC YOGA MOTION ON THE GOLF COURSE

Les Bolland FOR golfers of all ages and experience.

Welcome to a holistic golf approach that incorporates yoga, muscle-opening 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.

NOTE Greens fees (approximately $25) are payable at the golf course each day. See the Kripalu website for more information.

Swingolf is healthy for body and mind, and can lower blood pressure, increase stamina, and improve flexibility. With Swingolf training, you’ll also experience

LES BOLLAND,

• Less practice with better results • Increased consistency • Mental, physical, and spiritual harmony.

This program covers putting, chipping, pitching, bunker shots, iron and wood play, and golf-course strategy.

TUITION $500 + room & meals: p. 94

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

What if you experienced uncertainty as a gateway to possibility, loss as an opportunity for soul growth, and the universe as always conspiring to support you? When you perceive the world in this way, courage arises naturally. If fear is limiting your health, growth, creativity, intimacy, spiritual connection, or ability to fulfill your calling, the Fear Cure might be just what the doctor ordered.

This program offers tools for adopting a radically different worldview, one in which fear and uncertainty can provide fuel for your spiritual growth, pointing directly at what needs healing in your life. Learn to use your fear as alchemy for growth, opening yourself to radical joy, mystical ecstasy, and limitless possibility. Lissa Rankin uses writing, meditation, dance, music, art, shamanic rituals, and intimate sharing as tools for healing and creating your own prescription for courage.

REQUIRED READING Lissa Rankin, The Fear Cure: Cultivating Courage as Medicine for the Body, Mind, and Soul and The Anatomy of a Calling.

TUITION $495 + room & meals; p. 94

LISSA RANKIN, MD, is a best-selling author whose research led her to discover that our bodies have natural self-repair mechanisms rooted in our thoughts and beliefs. lissarankin.com

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HEIDI E. SPEAR, MA, ABD, is a Kripalu Yoga and meditation teacher, author, and editor currently writing for 1440 Multiversity. heidispear.com

MAY 24–26 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

YOGA

Journey to Wholeness

MAY 24–27 FRIDAY–MONDAY

BALANCING BODY, MIND, AND SPIRIT

Slow Yoga and Qigong

Heidi E. Spear and Elizabeth Boham

RELAX AND RESTORE

FOR all levels. CE credits.

To experience health and enduring youthfulness, you must feel balanced in all aspects of who you are. Through evidencebased lecture, Q&A sessions, meditation, and gentle yoga with deep relaxation, tap into your natural healing potential and use food as medicine in a program that includes • Optimal foods, nutrients, and simple dietary changes for health and vitality • How to de-stress the mind and increase energy • Functional medicine to improve immunity, balance hormones, and detoxify • Yoga postures to release tension • Connecting to your heart’s wisdom and deep intuition.

ELIZABETH BOHAM, MD, MS, RD, practices functional medicine at the UltraWellness Center in Lenox, Massachusetts, and is on the faculty of the Institute for Functional Medicine. drboham.com

Leave with joyful practices to keep you centered and practical tools to decrease belly fat, reduce inflammation, and address thyroid imbalances, insulin resistance, migraines, chronic pain, digestive problems, sleeplessness, mood swings, memory loss, heart disease, cancer, and more.

TUITION $280 + room & meals; p. 94

Ken Nelson and Lesli Lang FOR all levels; no yoga or qigong experience necessary. CE credits.

Nourish your vital energy, calm your mind, and practice living in the moment with a wise and loving heart. Experience the bliss of deep relaxation through restorative yoga, guided imagery, and attention training. Explore qigong and learn to move with ease, grace, and freedom while remaining rooted and centered.

This program includes beginner-friendly meditation; a morning and evening qigong sequence that improves posture, balance, stamina, and longevity; and Yin Yoga to enhance flexibility and relieve chronic tension in the spine, hips, and low back. To cultivate harmony with the natural world, we also have an outdoor meditation and qigong practice.

You leave feeling energized and in the flow, with a daily practice you can sustain at home.

YOGA

TUITION $290 + room & meals; p. 94

MAY 24–27 FRIDAY–MONDAY KEN NELSON, PHD, a leader in mind-body practices and longtime Kripalu faculty member, is dedicated to transforming the ways we serve and lead through yoga-inspired learning.

LifeForce Yoga to Manage Your Mood Amy Weintraub FOR all levels, including yoga and health

powerfulworkshops.com

professionals. CE credits.

LESLI LANG has a back-

Nearly 20 years of research, 30 years of practice, and Amy Weintraub’s own recovery from a debilitating depression inform this protocol of evidence-based yoga practices that aren’t taught in regular yoga classes.

Strip away the obstacles that keep you from knowing the joy beneath your mood and story.

Develop a practice that includes breathing exercises, easy postures, and guided meditations.

This program covers yogic tools, designed to support your own healing journey and

ground in theater and performing arts, and two decades of experience assisting Fortune 500 executives to communicate their message more effectively.

AMY WEINTRAUB, MFA, E-RYT 500, YACEP, C-IAYT, author of Yoga Skills for Therapists and Yoga for Depression, is the founder of the LifeForce Yoga® Healing Institute. yogafordepression.com

• Energize and elevate depressed moods • Relax and calm anxiety • Work with the chakra system • Bring balance to your emotional body.

LifeForce Yoga interweaves ancient disciplines with current scientific findings to help you release what no longer serves you and become the agent of your own healing.

NOTE This program fulfills the prerequisite for the LifeForce Yoga Practitioner Training.

TUITION $325 + room & meals; p. 94

powerfulworkshops.com sacredhealingarts.net

MAY PROGRAMS with ANN K. LINDSAY CREATIVE EXPRESSION

CREATIVE EXPRESSION

MAY 24–27 FRIDAY–MONDAY

MAY 27–31 MONDAY–FRIDAY

Watercolor

Watercolor Landscape

A NEW BEGINNING

THE SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE

FOR everyone; no prior experience required.

Explore the lively medium of watercolor, even if you’ve never picked up a paintbrush before. In a safe, nonjudgmental atmosphere, learn about your materials and let yourself go, enjoying how colors move on wet paper. By focusing on the creative process as a playful adventure rather than aiming for a perfect final product, you transform trepidation into excitement, tap into your artistic self, and engage more deeply in the creative process.

Award-winning artist Ann K. Lindsay gives you a thorough understanding of how to mix colors, explore painting in a series, and use your newfound tools to create a small painting of the Kripalu landscape.

Painting without the judgments of your inner critic becomes a meditation, a prayer of gratitude, and an expression of your soul.

NOTE See the Kripalu website for a list of required materials and information regarding kits available for purchase.

TUITION $395 + room & meals; p. 94

FOR everyone; no prior experience required.

Painting the landscape in watercolor offers a way to experience connection to nature and our place in the natural world. This program explores many facets of landscape painting and includes a special section on using and understanding studies.

Through a series of sequential (and fun!) painting explorations, you learn to transform any fear or doubt about your skills into the excitement of creating.

When we enjoy the process of painting without the judgment of the inner critic, painting becomes a meditation.

By focusing on the creative process as an adventure, rather than focusing on perfection, we are free to enjoy the journey and marvel at the beautiful things that happen along the way.

Ann K. Lindsay helps students of all levels become comfortable with the creative process and gain confidence that serves us well in all aspects of life—reminding us, once again, that it’s about the journey.

NOTE See the Kripalu website for information about what to bring.

TUITION $480 + room & meals; p. 94

SELF-DISCOVERY

MAY 24–27 FRIDAY–MONDAY

Being Intimate A RETREAT FOR COUPLES

KATE and JOEL FELDMAN FOR couples of any length of commitment and any sexual orientation.

Intimate partnerships can make you stronger, happier, and healthier. Imagine being able to talk about what you really feel and need. Imagine feeling free to be yourself—to touch one another affectionately and experience the satisfaction of knowing that your partner is really there with you. This retreat is all about relational intimacy: what it is, how it works, and how you can have more of it.

Learn and experience • Safe dialogue and listening to transform communication • The science of creating emotional safety • New ways to incorporate pleasurable touch • How talking about sex can be safe and fun

ANN K. LINDSAY is an award-winning artist and author of Watercolor: A New Beginning. She has been teaching groundbreaking workshops for artists of all levels since 1989. annlindsay.org

• Massage and gentle partner yoga • Dance, music, and laughter • How daily loving can transform your relationship.

Kate and Joel Feldman’s specialty is creating a safe learning environment for couples to open their hearts and connect.

TUITION $335 + room & meals; p. 94

KATE FELDMAN, MSW, LCSW, is a psychotherapist with a background in Gestalt, Imago, and equine-assisted psychotherapies, as well as EMDR, yoga, and meditation. consciousrelationships.com JOEL FELDMAN, CPCC, certified coach, mediator, and consultant, has been working with couples, individuals, and work teams for nearly 30 years. consciousrelationships.com

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MAY 24–27 FRIDAY–MONDAY

KRIPALU OUTDOORS A YOGA, HIKING, AND KAYAKING RETREAT

Michelle Dalbec and Mark Roule CE credits.

YOGA

1000

MAY 24–27 FRIDAY–MONDAY

Revitalize Your Being SYNC WITH SOURCE

Get outside and go with the flow—on the water, on the earth, and on the mat! Satisfy your longing to connect with nature as you explore hiking, kayaking, and yoga in the beauty of the Berkshires. Tap into nature’s profound ability to inspire and help us gain clarity in our lives, as you • Hike the winding trails of the Yokun Ridge, with different levels to suit your needs

Yogrishi Vishvketu (Vishva-ji)

• Paddle your own personal kayak on Lake Mahkeenac

FOR all levels. CE credits.

• Practice Kripalu Yoga to balance body and mind.

Explore the healing energy of the universe—the five pranas—and how they operate within your subtle energy system on a physical, mental, and spiritual level.

Yogrishi Vishvketu, Himalayan master and founder of Akhanda Yoga, explains how the ancient yogis saw the subtle body and discovered techniques to balance each of the five forces.

Learn to revitalize your being as you participate in • Postures and pranayamas for upliftment, grounding, integration, and expansion • Four Akhanda Yoga classes (Akhanda Flow, Hatha-Raja, Classical Kundalini, and Inner Reprogramming) • Several extended pranayama sessions featuring sequences you can take home with you • A pranic healing session • A Vedic fire ritual (weather permitting).

Prana is life-force energy. When the five pranas work together, you awaken a vast inner power that allows you to overcome challenges and move forward with your life’s calling.

TUITION $315 + room & meals; p. 94

YOGRISHI VISHVKETU (VISHVA-JI), Himalayan yoga master and founder of Akhanda Yoga, brings forward ancient wisdom for a modern age with his profound yet accessible approach. akhandayoga.com

• Relax into tranquil walking and floating meditations Participants should be comfortable hiking on wooded trails over hilly and sometimes difficult terrain, and have experience entering, exiting, and paddling a solo kayak.

TUITION $319 + room & meals; p. 94

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

MARK ROULE, RYT 500, is a Kripalu Yoga teacher and outdoor guide who holds qigong teacher certifications with the Elixir Light and IIQTC schools, and is certified by the Association of Nature and Forest Therapists.

MAY SPIRITUAL PRACTICE AND MEDITATION

MAY 27–31 MONDAY–FRIDAY

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

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

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MAY 24–27 FRIDAY–MONDAY

SPIRITFEST

TUITION $300 + room & meals; p. 94

CHANT, DANCE, DRUM Dan Leven, Girish, and Aimee Gelinas FOR everyone.

The essence of our spirit is found in the beat of our hearts, the beat of a drum, and the beat of our feet against the earth—in the melodic songs of our hearts and souls.

Indigenous dance, drumming, and song are bridges to this essence. SpiritFest is a perfect blend of joy-filled experiences where you can find your bliss as you dance, chant, and drum with others.

In this program, you explore • The power and sensuality of your body and soul through dance • The bliss of your heart through song • Joy and inner rhythm through drumming.

Dan Leven, Girish, and Aimee Gelinas are masters of their respective art forms. Join them to discover your essence through these transformative practices in an entrancing, entertaining, and profoundly enjoyable festival of spirit.

TUITION $290 + room & meals; p. 94

DAN LEVEN, RSMT, MPC, a Kripalu faculty member for more than 35 years, trains Registered Somatic Movement Therapists through his Shake Your Soul® and SomaSoul® programs.

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

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GIRISH is a world music artist, teacher, and author. A former jazz drummer, Hindu monk, and session tabla player, he teaches chanting throughout the world. 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

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MAY 26–31 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

YOGA, MEDITATION, and RECOVERY CONFERENCE FOR everyone. CE credits.

Deepen your exploration of recovery from addictions using the ancient tools and practices of yoga and meditation. Led by a world-class teaching staff who represent a wide variety of backgrounds and modalities, this conference offers strength and hope on the recovery journey.

While addictive behaviors separate us from ourselves, each other, our environment, and the Divine, yoga invites us into union, balance, and connection. Connected to our wholeness, we more readily recognize our addictive behaviors and find the inner strength to move beyond them.

Each day of this retreat begins with asana and meditation, embracing such concepts as surrender, letting go, acceptance, and gratitude. Workshop topics also include breathwork, the chakra system, and innovations in holistic 12-Step recovery. Come connect your inner and outer worlds, awakening joy and peace from within as you bring recovery alive in your practice.

TUITION $435 + room & meals; p. 94

ROLF GATES, author of Daily Reflections on Addiction, Yoga and Getting Well; Meditations from the Mat; and Meditations on Intention and Being, is a leading voice of contemporary yoga. rolfgates.com

NIKKI MYERS, MBA, is a yoga therapist, Somatic Experiencing practitioner, certified Addictions Recovery Specialist, and founder of Y12SR, the Yoga of 12-Step Recovery.

TOMMY ROSEN, a vinyasa flow and Kundalini Yoga teacher, is a leading authority on addiction and recovery, and founder of the Recovery 2.0 online conference. tommyrosen.com

MELODY MOORE, PHD, RYT, founder of Embody Love Movement and a social entrepreneur, is a licensed clinical psychologist, yoga teacher, and author committed to empowering women. drmelodymoore.com

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

MAY 27–31 MONDAY–FRIDAY

Beauty as a Spiritual Practice Jennifer Butler with special guest Donna Marberger FOR women.

The secret to a wardrobe that works is “dressing from the INside OUT.” When your outer expression matches your inner self, you show up beautifully and authentically.

Join style guru and True Beauty movement founder Jennifer Butler to discover your inner essence and learn how you can show up more powerfully in the world.

Through lecture, group exercises, and a guided shopping trip, you learn to • Clearly see and embrace your natural self • Recognize your unique light and express it through your clothing choices • Embrace seven principles of design that empower you to dress with intention • Dress in a way that inspires others, with colors that enliven you and your message.

Special guest Donna Marberger provides examples of clothes for all body types from her multiFUNKtional clothing line, b by donna.m, to further demonstrate the seven design principles. Return home with the confidence to choose clothes that work for you.

NOTE A pre-program assignment is required; see the Kripalu website for details and information about what to bring. Tuition includes a design profile, course materials, and transportation to and from Lenox for a guided shopping trip.

TUITION $415 + room & meals; p. 94

JENNIFER BUTLER, founder of the True Beauty movement, has helped more than 7,000 clients find their authentic selfexpression. jenniferbutlercolor.com DONNA MARBERGER, creator of b by donna.m, has collaborated with Jennifer Butler since 2011 to create a new paradigm of fashion that emphasizes authenticity and the everlasting psychology of color.

MAY HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

MAY 30–JUNE 2 THURSDAY–SUNDAY

Nourishing the Gut-Brain Terrain MEDICINES OF THE EARTH

Maya Shetreat and Kathie Madonna Swift FOR everyone. CE credits.

The health of our bodies, our inner terrain, is a direct reflection of the health of our outer terrain—the natural world around us. A healthy gut, including the microbes that live there, is the foundation for everything from weight and overall physical health to mental wellbeing to our sense of strength, power, and peace. Explore the invisible world inside you and discover how nurturing this inner world can help you transform physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.

Integrative neurologist Maya Shetreat and holistic nutritionist Kathie Madonna Swift invite you to learn • Human gut and microbiome basics and how food can create dramatic shifts in health and happiness HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

• Achievable strategies for using both food and activity to lose weight, be strong, and get healthy

MAY 28–MAY 31 TUESDAY–FRIDAY

BIRDING and MINDFULNESS

• The influence of soil, sunshine, water, plants, and stones in nourishing yourself

Becky Cushing, Micah Mortali, and Dale Abrams FOR all levels and ages.

Observing birds in nature shares many qualities with mindfulness—the focused awareness and calm observation of both practices helps to soothe the mind, enabling you to connect to the world, and yourself, in profound new ways.

This program copresented by Mass Audubon and Kripalu introduces you to the meditative joys of bird watching. Come hike the lovely trails and explore the serene waterways of Kripalu’s Berkshire campus, as well as Pleasant Valley Sanctuary in Lenox, Massachusetts. You might encounter great blue herons, woodpeckers, and bald eagles along the way!

TUITION $309 + room & meals; p. 94

BECKY CUSHING, MS, director 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.

MICAH MORTALI, Director of the Kripalu Schools and longtime Kripalu Yoga teacher, has been leading groups in wilderness and corporate settings for more than 15 years.

DALE ABRAMS, MS, is the education coordinator for Mass Audubon’s Berkshire Sanctuaries and a lifelong naturalist whose specialties include birding, wildlife tracking, and ecosystem studies.

• Movement, meditation, qigong, and earth-based practices to nourish the mind, body, and spirit.

Return home feeling empowered and transformed.

TUITION $310 + room & meals; p. 94

MAYA SHETREAT, MD, is an integrative neurologist, herbalist, urban farmer, author of The Dirt Cure, and founder of the Terrain Institute, where she teaches online programs in transformational healing. drmaya.com KATHIE MADONNA SWIFT, MS, RDN, a holistic nutritionist with a background in integrative nutrition therapies and mind-body medicine, is author of The Swift Diet and The Inside Tract. kathieswift.com

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SPIRITUAL PRACTICE AND MEDITATION

MAY 31–JUNE 2 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Movement, Meditation, and Affirmations A YOGINI WORKSHOP

Ellen Barrett FOR women of all levels. CE credits.

Movement is medicine—it strengthens, tones, and lifts us up. And when it’s combined with meditation and affirmations, it is a wellness home run. Join mind-body movement pioneer Ellen Barrett to experience the synergy of yoga, breathwork, dance, and meditation, along with the power of affirmations.

YOGA

SPIRITUAL PRACTICE AND MEDITATION

In this program, you learn how to

MAY 31–JUNE 2 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

MAY 31–JUNE 2 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Introduction to Yoga and Meditation

The Art of Happiness in the 21st Century

Megha Nancy Buttenheim

Howard C. Cutler

FOR all levels, including beginners.

FOR everyone. CE credits.

Want to try yoga and meditation but don’t know where to begin? Come explore the basics in a safe and welcoming environment.

Longtime Kripalu Yoga teacher Megha Nancy Buttenheim has created a delightful, accessible immersion that gives you the practical skills to make yoga and meditation part of your life.

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, sciencebased approach to happiness combines traditional Buddhist wisdom with contemporary Western science and psychology.

Experience the potent benefits that yoga and meditation offer in this relaxing, renewing, and inspiring program, which includes

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, and greater career success.

• Move toward invigoration and away from irritation • Make relaxation and hard work coexist • Use your breath to eradicate anxiety and manage stress • Empower and uplift yourself with affirmations • Incorporate meditation into your life and keep yourself in a “bubble of peace.”

TUITION $270 + room & meals; p. 94

ELLEN BARRETT is a Kripalu Yoga teacher who has been teaching group exercise since 1989 and whose mission is to get more people to move for whole-person health. ellenbarrett.com

• User-friendly yoga • Pranayama (breathing techniques) to calm the nervous system and steady the mind • A sampler of four meditation techniques: seated breath awareness, walking meditation, meditation-in-motion, and metta (loving-kindness) meditation • Daily immersion in deep relaxation • A yoga/breathing/meditation practice to use at home, ranging from five minutes to an hour.

NOTE Tuition includes Megha’s Introduction to Yoga and Meditation DVD. TUITION $260 + room & meals; p. 94

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.

TUITION $260 + room & meals; p. 94

MEGHA NANCY BUTTENHEIM, MA, E-RYT 1000, founding director and CJO (Chief Joy Officer) of Let Your Yoga Dance® LLC, specializes in bringing a gentler, kinder moving yoga practice to the world. letyouryogadance.com

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

MAY SELF-DISCOVERY

SELF-DISCOVERY

SELF-DISCOVERY

MAY 31–JUNE 2 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

MAY 31–JUNE 2 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

MAY 31–JUNE 2 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Integrative Hypnosis

Cultivating Authenticity

RAPID TECHNIQUES TO REWIRE THE BRAIN

AWAKEN SELF-COMPASSION AND RECONNECT WITH YOUR SOUL

Quarter-Life Calling Weekend Intensive

Melissa Tiers

Anna Yusim

CREATING AN EXTRAORDINARY LIFE IN YOUR 20s

FOR everyone.

FOR everyone.

Coby Kozlowski

Learning to go into deep states of trance in order to access your inner wisdom and creativity allows you to not only release unwanted patterns, but to understand on a more profound level the deeper purpose of those patterns. Drawing from the latest research in neuroscience, priming, and embodied cognition, hypnosis instructor Melissa Tiers shows you how to access and program the adaptive unconscious and set new habits in motion.

Do you ever feel empty, alone, or disconnected from your true essence? Connecting to your soul is one way of aligning to the divinity within. Come explore this divinity (whatever this concept means to you) as you harness the power of synchronicity, elevate your consciousness, and embrace your interconnectedness.

Achieve goals that seem to defy your conscious intentions as you explore

When you attend to the still, quiet voice of your soul, your greater purpose emerges.

Reconnect with and honor the deepest parts of yourself through the contemplative practices of

FOR adults ages 20–29.

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 how living yoga and meditation are tools for personal empowerment.

• Ways to instantly shift out of anxiety and unwanted emotional states

• Mindfulness

• A proven system of self-directed neuroplasticity

• Journaling

• Tune in to your inner knowing for decision making.

• Introspective psychological inquiry.

• Find strength amid doubt and insecurity.

• Immerse yourself in community.

Join Melissa to learn the language of the unconscious mind, so you can change your internal dialogue and create new narratives.

These tools help you improve your intuition and inner knowing, strengthening your connection to your soul. Return home ready to harness your authentic power in the service of greater peace, purpose, and fulfillment.

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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 this program; visit kripalu.org/scholarships.

• Hypnotic craving-busters • Methods to vanquish procrastination • A renowned sleep protocol.

MELISSA TIERS is founder of the Center for Integrative Hypnosis in New York City and teaches her brand of integrative hypnosis and neurolinguistic coaching worldwide. melissatiers.com

• Loving-kindness meditation

ANNA YUSIM, MD, a boardcertified psychiatrist with a private practice in New York City, is a lecturer at Yale Medical School, where she is creating a mental-health and spirituality program.

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

This revolutionary program sets the stage for an extraordinary life.

TUITION $195 + room & meals; p. 94

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

Whenever life becomes overwhelming, a visit to Kripalu helps me see the world through a more positive lens and feel my own power.”

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Start planning your summe The First International Yoga Nidra Conference

RUBY WARRINGTON and ALEXANDRA ROXO

JUNE 2–7 Richard Miller, Stephanie Lopez, Kamini Desai, and more

JULY 5–8

DAISY LEE JUNE 7–14

Radiant Lotus Women’s Qigong Level 1 Training and Retreat

JUDITH HANSON LASATER and MARY RICHARDS JUNE 21–26

Own Your Feminine Power A Moon Club Retreat

MAYA BREUER JULY 12–14

Yoga Retreat for Women of Color

BESSEL van der KOLK and LICIA SKY JULY 14–19

Experiential Anatomy

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

SHARON SALZBERG and STEPHEN COPE

JILLIAN PRANSKY

JUNE 28–30

The Practice of Loving-Kindness A Meditation and Yoga Weekend

Learning to Pause A Yoga, Meditation, Relaxation, and Nature Retreat

ELENA BROWER

AVIVA ROMM

JULY 5–7

Your Practice, Your Life AUGUST 11–16

Enhance Your Teaching with the Yoga Sutras

JULY 19–21

JULY 26–28

The Thyroid Reset Intensive Hypothyroidism, Hashimoto’s, and How to Get Your Health Back

er getaway…

HARVILLE HENDRIX and HELEN LAKELLY HUNT

BOOK EARLY AND SAVE! Get 10% off tuition and housing when you book a June stay by March 31. Choose from these signature Kripalu programs:*

AUGUST 2–4

Getting the Love You Want A Workshop for Couples

RICHARD C. SCHWARTZ and SARAH B. STEWART AUGUST 4–9

Internal Family Systems Therapy Embodying the Healing Wisdom

The Kripalu Approach to Diet An Integrative Weight-Loss Program JUNE 9–14 Aruni Nan Futuronsky, Lisa B. Nelson, and Annie B. Kay

JILL MILLER AUGUST 9–11

Body by Breath Yoga Tune Up to Integrate Your Core from the Inside Out

MIKE DOOLEY with special guest LORNA BYRNE AUGUST 9–11

Using All of Your Angels How to Live Deliberately with Spiritual Guidance

Yoga Summer Camp JUNE 16–21 Michelle Dalbec and Jess Frey

SHIVA REA AUGUST 16–20

Breathing with Tigers Prana Vinyasa Retreat Awakening Your Instinctual Body Kripalu R&R JUNE MONTHLONG SPECIAL The ideal blend of getaway, discovery, and personal time. * Midweek (Sunday–Thursday) nights only; discount cannot be applied to any other programs. Offer ends March 31, 2019.

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CHOOSE YOUR ROOM TYPE

WHAT’S INCLUDED

Call Registrations for exact rates.

Register early to ensure your preferred accommodations.

Cost per night includes

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Take a program on a topic that interests you.

5–22 people per room; bunk beds.

Shared hall bath.

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Your schedule is flexible— choose what and how much to do each day.

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Create an unforgettable event for groups of five or more.

Double or single occupancy; twin or queen bed, mountain side or lake side.

Shared hall bath.

PREMIER Double or single occupancy; queen or twin beds. Larger room or lake side with shared hall bath.

PRIVATE BATH, INCLUDES ANNEX Double or single occupancy; queen or twin beds; either lake side or mountain side; private baths.

COMING WITH FRIENDS OR FAMILY? If you wish to room together, please select a shared room option.

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Please choose another housing type if you cannot sleep in an upper bunk.

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COMING ALONE? Register for a shared room and we’ll assign you a roommate (of the same gender); or you can reserve a private room.

• Nutritious, all-natural meals • Daily yoga, dance, and movement classes • Hiking trails, walking paths, and lakefront area • Fitness room and sauna • Evening workshops, concerts, and events • The best views in the Berkshires.

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ARRIVAL, DEPARTURE, AND WHILE YOU’RE HERE

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ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE

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 by check.

CANCELLATION POLICY Payments 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 or 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.

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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 are Welcome Sessions on Friday and Sunday.

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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.

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.

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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.

kripalu.org/kidsatkripalu 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.

“Kripalu is the place for people who want to get serious about self-care … a safe space for transformation. This is a place for extraordinary living, not ordinary vacationing.”

—TripAdvisor member Shaila C.

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Abrams, Dale 89 Abramson, Karen 52 Adrian, Chris 51 Agnew, Meg 79 Albert, Lee 60 Allen, Mark 37 Anderson, Susan 23 Andrico, Fabio 54 Arp-Sandel, Karen 55

Cushing, Becky 89 Cutler, Howard C. 90

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Jackson-Brewer, Karla 76 Jahnke, Roger 59 Jakub, Lisa 39

Nelson, Ken 56, 67, 84 Nelson, Lisa B. 50 Nelson, Shasta 46 Nickel, Dawn 36 Norian, Todd 62 Notaras, Kelly 22

Tabors, Malaika 28 Tatkin, Stan 65 Thacker, Karissa 38 Thomas, Maria 73 Thompson, Laura Dickstein 25 Thurman, Robert 22 Tiers, Melissa 91 Townsend, Patty 34 Turner, Jenn 40

B Bahl, Shalini 28 Barrett, Ellen 90 Barrett, Rick 30 Beattie, Susannah 61 Becker, Robin 31 Bergins, Toni 69 Berg, Karen 50 Bernstein, Gabrielle 80 Bickel, Reni 25 Bilotta, Heather 75 Birch, Beryl Bender 59 Blonska, Basia 25 Bodendorf, Kerrie 47 Boham, Elizabeth 84 Boldemann-Tatkin, Tracey 65 Bolland, Les 83 Bond, Mary 41 Booth, Janet 70 Boyce, Barry 28 Boys, Kelly 45 Brach, Tara 53 Bradley, Cara 66 Brody, Sage 75 Brooks, Douglas 62 Brown, Hugh Christopher 75 Brown, Richard P. 33 Bush, Mirabai 28 Butler, Jennifer 88 Buttenheim, Megha Nancy 81, 90 Byrne, Hugh 26 C Campbell, Dana 22 Campbell, Sensei Robert Chodo 27 Carlson, Nancy 70 Carr, Jacki 20 Carson, Kimberly 76 Casperson, Erin 31, 82 Castillo, Miriam 25 Chandra, Lillee 55 Chase, Sam 22 Chiasson, Ann Marie 71 Chodron, Tashi 25 Class, Monique 70 Cloutier, Grace 77 Corn, Seane 71 Cote, Dory 82 Cramer, Ali 25 Crist, Ray 23

Dalbec, Michelle 36, 39, 51, 86 Dalton, Rosie 72 Das, Krishna 21 Davis, Joyce 72 Denniston, Paul 38 Dossey, Barbara 70 Douillard, John 20 Downing, Betsey 66 Dunn, Gigi 63 E Easton, Lopön Chandra 76 Edmunds, Jashoda 32 Ellison, Sensei Koshin Paley 27 Emerson, David 40 F Faulds, Richard (Shobhan) 52 Feldman, Kate and Joel 85 Finger, Yogiraj Alan 25 Fortgang, Laura Berman 32 Foust, Jonathan (Sudhir) 52 Fowler, Kat 67 Fralich, Terry 87 Frey, Jess 56, 77 Futuronsky, Aruni Nan 24, 36, 50, 88 G Gaddis, Jayson 33 Garivaltis, Hilary 35 Gates, Rolf 88 Gelinas, Aimee 87 Gerbarg, Patricia L. 33 Germer, Christopher 37 Gernady, Lauren 31, 82 Gintis, Bonnie 75 Girish 87 Glick, Holly Friedman 35 Goodman, Katie 25 Graham, Linda 81 Grant, Schuyler 28 Gruninger, Jacci 27 H Hamkins, SuEllen 79 Hanauer, Craig 79 Hancock, Maureen 72 Harp, David 30 Henrikson, Nina 39 Hermann, Nellie 51 Hollibaugh, Molly 73 Holmes, Christopher 51 Huggins, Martha 73 Hughes, Jurian 73, 77 Hurley, Suzie 66

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Rankin, Lissa 83 Rao, Nina 76 Reis, Jennifer 47, 72 Remelius, Tracy 61 Rhodes, Constantina 62 Rizopoulos, Natasha 34 Roberts, Rick 73 Roche, Lorin 45 Ronka, David 56 Rosenberg, Ross 40 Rosen, Tommy 88 Roule, Mark 56, 86

Laframboise, Allison Gemmel 26 Laframboise, Shaun 26 Lang, Lesli 56, 84 LaRue, Mary Beth 20 Lasley, Martha 79 Lee, Cyndi 57 Lee, Daisy 77 Lenihan, Izzy 36 Leonard, Steven 23 Leven, Dan 75, 87 Levin, Nancy 38 Liebman, Brahmani 32 Lindsay, Ann K. 85 Look, Carol 44 Luck, Susan 70 Lundeen, Sudha Carolyn 32 M Mahony, Bill 62 Maisel, Eric 60 Marberger, Donna 88 Marchesiello, Vandita Kate 67 Marks-Tarlow, Terry 26 Marsh, Sarahjoy 80 McElligott, Deborah 70 McKusick, Eileen Day 57 Meeks, Sara (Dipa) 41 Miller, Caroline Adams 65 Millman, Dan 38 Milne, Giorgia 54 Moore, Melody 88 Moore, Thomas 63 Mortali, Micah 23, 89 Mueller, Kathleen N. 63 Myers, Nikki 88 Myss, Caroline 29

P Pacini, Cat 31, 82 Parashakti 50 Parrish, Cindy L. 79 Piver, Susan 61 Platt-Finger, Sarah 25 Plumb, Laura 69 Prete, Jackie 44 Prinster, Tari 35 R

S Salzberg, Sharon 21 Schaff, Terry Roth 52 Schwartz, Benjamin 41 Schwartz, Richard C. 24 Scifo, Johnny 25 Scurlock, Suzanne 54 Secunda, Brant 37 Seelye, John 44 Selig, Paul 59 Shantala 62 Shetreat, Maya 89 Singh, Guru 34 Sirois, Maria 38 Smith, Jeremy Rock 23, 42 Solaire, Mimi 29 Spear, Heidi E. 84 Spencer, Chaya 44 Stein, Claude 47 Stewart, Sarah B. 24 Strong, Taryn 36 Sturman, Robert 25 Swanson, Ann 30 Swenson, David 45 Swift, Kathie Madonna 89

V Van Praagh, James 46 Vaughn, Rose Erin 41 Vishvketu, Yogrishi (Vishva-ji), 86 Vollmer, Becky 71 W Watkins, Jan L. 83 Watkins, Light 66 Webb, Jonice 72 Weinert, Lisa 51 Weintraub, Amy 84 Wellens, Christopher 73 White, Jim 56 Wilkins, Allen 52 Wood, Tiffany 44 Y Yang, Yang 81 Yusim, Anna 91

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 email privacy@kripalu.org.

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Continuing Education and Continuing Medical Education Credits

More than 100 programs to choose from.

Continuing Education (CE) credits are available for • Ayurvedic Professionals (NAMA) • 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) Psychology continuing education credits are provided through R. Cassidy Seminars, Santa Rosa, CA.

• 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) • Certified Yoga Therapists (IAYT)

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; find out more on our website.

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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O N LY AT K R I PA LU

K R I PA LU R & R

Kripalu Men’s Retreat p. 23 Hiking and Yoga Outdoor Retreat p. 39

The ideal blend of getaway, discovery, and personal time.

Gardening and Mindfulness p. 73

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R E T U R N I N G FAVO R I T E S

G O I N WA R D

TARA BRACH

MATT KAHN

GABRIELLE BERNSTEIN

SEANE CORN

LISSA RANKIN

CAROLINE MYSS

MAUREEN HANCOCK

KATE and JOEL FELDMAN

BRYAN KEST

DAISY LEE

YANG YANG

SARAHJOY MARSH

Radical Acceptance p. 53 May Cause Miracles p. 80 The Fear Cure p. 83 Grief Relief p. 72

Power Yoga Immersion p. 63 Evidence-Based Tai Chi and Qigong to Cultivate Self-Care and Healthy Sleep p. 81

Love Heals Everything p. 58 Teaching Transformational Yoga p. 71 The Power of Modern-Day Spell Casters p. 29 Being Intimate p. 85

Radiant Lotus Women’s Qigong Retreat p. 77 Mother-Daughter Yoga Weekend p. 80

E X T R AO R D I N A RY S P R I N G E V E N T S

Yoga and Creativity Unlock Your Inner Artist p. 25 Tantra Yoga Immersion Embody the Great Light of Consciousness p. 62

Clinical Functional Medicine for Nurses An Integrative Nurse Coach Approach p. 70