2019-2020 Kripalu Winter Catalog

YOGA | AYURVEDA | MINDFULNESS | HEALTH | NATURE | NUTRITION Winter 2019–2020 DECEMBER—FEBRUARY

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Embrace your inner light.

150+ programs and trainings to inspire, educate, and renew.

Learn about the benefits of silence and going within on page 43.

100+ ways to earn CE and CME credits

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

Reflect.

Recharge.

Renew.

This winter, give yourself permission to unplug; to slow down and look within. Join us for a season of reflection, meditation, and self-care.

I had always wanted to take a yoga retreat, so I booked Kripalu R&R. Even though my expectations were pretty high going into it, I have to say Kripalu managed to exceed them!� —TripAdvisor member Sara T.

Welcome to Who We Are

Our Mission

Kripalu is the largest retreat center in North America, known for its personalized programs and tranquil location. Whether you’re an aspiring or expert yogi— or not a yogi at all—you can choose from hundreds of programs and workshops year-round that feature world-class teachers and presenters on topics that cover mental, physical, and spiritual health.

As a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization, our mission is to empower people and communities to realize their full potential through the transformative wisdom and practice of yoga.

What We Offer Programs Gain fresh insights with world-renowned thought leaders. Our visiting presenters are trusted experts in fields such as yoga, mindfulness, and holistic health.

Kripalu R&R

Kripalu Schools

A flexible schedule of daily workshops, classes, and outdoor activities taught by Kripalu faculty is your ticket to exceptional self-care.

Live the power of your practice in our inspiring trainings and certifications in yoga, Ayurveda, yoga therapy, and mindful outdoor leadership.

Kripalu

WELCOME

CE and CME CREDITS Integrate your life, your career, and your practice. Look for CE and CME credits with program descriptions.

Where We Are Located 2.5 hours north of New York City and west of Boston, in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, our campus offers exquisite views overlooking the serene Stockbridge Bowl. Our property sits on more than 100 acres in the middle of the Yokun Ridge, an area known for outdoor recreation, scenic beauty, conserved land, and proximity to nearby Lenox and Stockbridge.

Our continuing education programs are led by some of the world’s most accomplished teachers in yoga, self-discovery, and holistic health.

Find out more on page 97.

Groups

Healing Arts

The Kripalu Kitchen

Create an unforgettable retreat with friends, family, or coworkers and receive discounts on your stay.

Groups of 5–14 are eligible for midweek discounts. Groups of 15+ can receive private meeting space.

Enhance your stay by booking massages, facials, energy work, Ayurvedic treatments, acupuncture, personal consultations, and more.

Discounts are available on special packages.

Find out why people fall in love with our food. In our Dining Hall, you’ll find vegetarian and nonvegetarian dishes made with all-natural, organic ingredients.

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Your Kripalu Ex Unplug and immerse yourself in one of our dynamic programs or professional trainings.

CONTENTS 6 Plan Your Stay 8 Presenters and Programs 10 Kripalu R&R 12 The Kripalu Schools 14 RISE 16 The Kripalu Kitchen 18 Healing Arts ­ 20 November Highlights 22 December Programs 44 January Programs

EDITORIAL FEATURES

72 February Programs

34 Did You Know?

There's no wrong way to meditate.

94 Spring Previews

43 Why Silence Is Good for Us

96 Presenter Index

70 Kripalu Kitchen Recipe Hot Chocolate Chai

97 CE/CME Credits

90 On the Cover Meet our cover model.

perience DON’T MISS! Incredible opportunities, only at Kripalu.

24 The Kripalu Approach to Natural Weight 39 Bhakti Bliss New Year’s Celebration 52 One-Pot Meals from the Kripalu Kitchen 54 Essential Teachings of Swami Kripalu 57 The Practice of Loving-Kindness 73 The Science of Yoga 74 Inner Quest Intensive 79 Sober Curious 85 Savoring Slowness 89 Using RISE for Resilience at Work

Kripalu feels like home. Thank you for creating such a wonderful, loving environment!”

—Meaghan D.

See more at

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Plan Your Stay 1

CHOOSE AN EXPERIENCE

Presenters and Programs PAGE 8

Take a program on a topic that interests you.

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CHOOSE YOUR ROOM TYPE

Cost per night includes

DORMITORY

• Three nutritious, allnatural meals

5–22 people per room; bunk beds.

Shared hall bath.

CLASSIC

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Your schedule is flexible— choose what and how much to do each day.

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Deepen your practice and share your passion with the world.

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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Kripalu's core teachings for the workplace.

WHAT’S INCLUDED

Call for exact rates. Register early to ensure your preferred room type.

Please choose another housing type if you cannot sleep in an upper bunk.

Kripalu R&R

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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.

• Your choice of accommodations

• 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.

Enhance your experience with Kripalu Healing Arts.

A powerful addition to any program. Choose from • Massage and bodywork • Health and wellness consultations • Ayurvedic services, acupuncture, and more. kripalu.org/healingarts, or see page 18.

PLAN YOUR STAY CHECK US OUT ON

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Find us online—read, watch, and share.

REGISTER

Online 24/7 kripalu.org Or by phone 800.741.7353

Stay connected.

“The most relaxing getaway ever: Yoga and hiking and all kinds of classes, plus delicious, healthy meals.”

— TripAdvisor member Rudolfo212

“A refreshing time out from everyday life.”

PAYMENT Full payment is due at time of registration.

SENIOR DISCOUNT For guests 65 and older, a 10 percent discount will be applied to your total, excluding fees for continuing education credits.

Some restrictions apply.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE We strive to make our programs available to everyone, within the limits of our resources.

kripalu.org/scholarships GETTING HERE

kripalu.org/directions FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT REGISTRATION AND ARRIVAL

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— TripAdvisor member dadscat

“I will definitely return and recommend this location to anyone looking for a weekend of refreshing.”

— TripAdvisor member Bluebird

“I feel so privileged to have been able to spend a few days focused on me and my health. I am eager to return.”

— TripAdvisor member maggiemeg1

“The food was amazing, the instructors outstanding, the setting simply beautiful— along with being surrounded by such positive, smiling, open people, that made the experience. Without a doubt I will return.”

— TripAdvisor member cwp

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Presenters and Programs Study with the best.

Our presenters and faculty are international thought leaders—beloved yoga and meditation teachers, respected scientists, best-selling authors, and renowned healers. In these powerful programs and trainings, they offer heart-opening experiences designed to help you discover something truly extraordinary—your most authentic self.

Jeremy Rock Smith One-Pot Meals from the Kripalu Kitchen p. 52

Harville Hendrix and Dani Shapiro Helen LaKelly Hunt The Stories We Carry p. 92 Getting the Love You Want p. 25

Panache Desai You Are Enough p. 76

PRESENTERS AND PROGRAMS

“Contemplative Week at Kripalu is a wonderful opportunity to refresh and deepen.

Don’t miss it.”

—Jack Kornfield

Join us for Contemplative Week

Find programs that interest you by date or theme. Look for these symbols:

JANUARY 12–17

The Practice of Loving-Kindness Sharon Salzberg and Stephen Cope

YOGA

See more programs on page 56.

SPIRITUAL PRACTICE AND MEDITATION SELF-DISCOVERY HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS CREATIVE EXPRESSION AYURVEDA 1000 Advanced Yoga Teacher Training

Sarah and Ty Powers Insight Yoga p. 27

Michelle Dalbec New Year Meditation and Practice Retreat p. 51

Colette Baron-Reid Your Year of Divine Destiny p. 46

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Kripalu R&R Take time to reflect and renew.

Kripalu R&R offers everything you need to enjoy a much-deserved time-out: outdoor activities, all-levels yoga and movement classes, and compelling workshops led by our exceptional faculty. There’s lots to choose from, and the choice is always yours. You’ll return home with a spacious heart and a clear head.

Browse the workshop schedule.

Call 800.741.7353 to register.

kripalu.org/rr

SAMPLE DAY Morning Set your intention for the day in a Kripalu Yoga class; take a workshop on Ayurveda, qigong, or mindfulness; and then attend a tour of our historic grounds.

Afternoon Get energized in Kripalu YogaDance® or a yoga class; connect with nature on a snowshoe outing; or express your creativity in a writing or coloring workshop.

Evening Attend a cooking demo with our Executive Chef; sing and chant at a kirtan or concert; enjoy a Yin Yoga class or sound bowl meditation; or unwind in the sauna.

KRIPALU R&R

I really needed a bit of time to myself to recharge, so I signed up for R&R. Fabulous food, excellent class offerings, and quiet places did the trick.”

—Keri L., Godfrey, Illinois

Don’t miss these R&R special events.

DECEMBER 22–JANUARY 1

Holiday R&R Retreat Combine the experience of a cozy New England holiday with thoughtful self-care.

FIND OUT MORE on page 35.

JANUARY 12–17

Contemplative Week This is a perfect opportunity to slow down, breathe, and connect to your deepest self.

FIND OUT MORE on page 56.

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Kripalu Schools School of Yoga

School of Ayurveda

200-Hour Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training 300-Hour Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training 1000-Hour Yoga Teacher Training

200-Hour Foundations of Ayurveda 300-Hour Ayurvedic Yoga Teacher Training 650-Hour Ayurvedic Health Counselor Certification Advanced Studies in Ayurveda

KRIPALU SCHOOLS

Our Trainings Make a Difference For more than 40 years, the Kripalu Schools have offered an inclusive approach to experiential learning that empowers our students to deepen their practice and develop their teaching skills.

Scholarships We strive to make our trainings available to everyone.

kripalu.org/scholarships

Immersion Experience We offer a variety of accommodations, ranging from dormitories to private rooms, for a unique immersion experience in our beautiful setting.

kripalu.org/accommodations APPLY TODAY The Kripalu Schools are registered with the Yoga Alliance.

HHHHH Over 900 Reviews

kripalu.org/schools

REQUEST A COURSE BROCHURE kripalu.org/ksrequest

School of Integrative Yoga Therapy

School of Mindful Outdoor Leadership

300-Hour Advanced Teacher of Therapeutic Yoga 800-Hour Professional Yoga Therapist Program

Level 1 Certification Forest Community Level 2 Certification Aligning with Nature

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Take Kripalu to work.

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.

RISE distills the core of Kripalu’s teaching and delivers it at your workplace over one to five days. Or, bring your team on-site and experience RISE as a fully immersive retreat.

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, decisionmaking, 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 lays a foundation for effective leadership—built on authenticity and conscious awareness.

Organizationally.

RISE fosters a positive culture focused on meaning, purpose, and connection.

UPCOMING TRAININGS JANUARY 19–22 SUNDAY–WEDNESDAY

RISE FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS

RISE taught me that yoga, meditation, and mindfulness are not practices limited to my personal life—I can apply them directly to my work to improve my performance and build my capacity for handling stress with greater ease.”

— Amber Silverman, Lead Instructional Designer, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Find out more on page 62.

FEBRUARY 23–26 SUNDAY–WEDNESDAY

USING RISE FOR RESILIENCE AT WORK Find out more on page 89.

Find out how to RISE at work today.

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The Kripalu Kitchen Food. Joy. Love.

Our cookbook makes a great holiday gift! Get the recipe for Vegan Black-Eyed Pea Soup and more in The Kripalu Kitchen: Nourishing Food for Body and Soul kripalu.org/cookbook

The moment you step into the Kripalu Dining Hall, you are greeted by the delightful aromas of an enticing buffet. From whole grains and locally sourced vegetables to organic animal proteins and vegan, gluten-free options, each dish is thoughtfully prepared and seasoned with love.

Come experience the nourishing pleasures of the Kripalu Kitchen. You’ll be raving about—and possibly replicating—your Kripalu meals once you return home.

QUALITY Organic ingredients that

support local farmers and minimize our carbon footprint.

DISCERNMENT An approach to

eating through the lens of mindfulness and compassionate self-observation.

INTENTION Bringing a sense of

joy, curiosity, and love to the eating experience.

CONNECTION Strengthening a

sense of nterconnectedness with the planet and our fellow beings.

KRIPALU KITCHEN

From our kitchen to your table...

Main Buffet Line

Buddha Bar

• Breakfast features an egg dish,

The vegan Buddha Bar offers simply prepared legumes, grains, vegetables, and soups.

• Lunch and dinner feature an array

Sandwich Bar

• Fresh fruit and homemade breads,

Silent Dining

hot and cold cereals, and a specialty dish (pancakes, scones, muffins, etc.).

of vegetarian and nonvegetarian options. Whole grains, fresh vegetables, and legumes form the foundation of our menus. Organic poultry, fish, and dairy products are offered as optional protein sources. including gluten-free options, are available at every meal.

On the Sandwich Bar, you’ll find homemade bread, wraps, organic and nitrate-free cold cuts, sustainably caught tuna, homemade spreads, fresh vegetables, and a panini grill.

Breakfast is always a silent meal.

The Silent Dining Room is also open during all other meals.

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Kripalu Healing Arts Consult the wisest teacher here—you.

Our skilled practitioners provide you with a gentle space to unplug and unwind. Tension melts, stress evaporates, and you’re left feeling at home in your body and attuned to your inner wisdom.

Schedule your appointment online today, or call 888.738.1822.

KRIPALU HEALING ARTS

Integrate your experience.

My facial was the best I’ve ever had. It was perfect.”

—Patti B., Canandaigua, New York

Treatments include

SIGNATURE PACKAGES

• I nvigorating massage and bodywork •N ourishing facials • B alancing Ayurvedic treatments •R evitalizing energy work • P ersonalized health and wellness consultations •M etaphysical readings and services •N EW! Acupuncture •N EW! Yoga therapy consultations

Save 10 percent when you book one of our signature packages.

Each one includes treatments and holistic experiences designed to nurture, relax, and educate you during your stay.

Inquire at the Front Desk, or visit

See the full menu at

kripalu.org/packages

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NOVEMBER HIGHLIGHTS

Register today to ensure preferred housing in these NOVEMBER 1–4 FRIDAY–MONDAY

The Art of Qi ROBERT PENG, DAISY LEE, LORELEI CHANG, and MARK ROULE Join four renowned teachers for an eclectic exploration into the ancient art of qigong, which promotes flow, grace, beauty, and inner peace.

NOVEMBER 6–8 WEDNESDAY–FRIDAY

In an Unspoken Voice HOW THE BODY RELEASES TRAUMA AND RESTORES GOODNESS

PETER A. LEVINE with Betsy Polatin Learn how to visit, meet, and integrate traumas and emotional wounds into a meditation practice that enhances the inward journey of self-discovery and freedom.

NOVEMBER 10–15 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

The Revolution Within WOMEN’S WEEK AT KRIPALU Join women of all ages and backgrounds— including trans and self-identifying women—in a safe, empowering space that promotes lasting change. During this week of solidarity and community, we recognize and remember that the most needed revolution is within.

NOVEMBER HIGHLIGHTS

your place and remarkable programs.

NOVEMBER 3–8 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

NOVEMBER 15–17 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Forest Bathing Retreat

Yoga Body, Buddha Mind CYNDI LEE

RECONNECT WITH NATURE

Explore how alignment, breathing, balancing, stretching, and strengthening provide the ideal opportunity to apply the Buddhist meditation techniques of watching your mind, recognizing your habits, and opening your heart.

Mark Roule and Steven Leonard Feel refreshed and renewed in the revitalizing atmosphere of our natural spaces, and take home the tools to cultivate the healing power of the forest.

NOVEMBER 15–17 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

From Grieving to Believing THE SOUL IN TRANSFORMATION

DAVID KESSLER AND MAUREEN HANCOCK with Paul Denniston In this life-changing weekend, three worldrenowned experts help you face the loss of a loved one through lectures, discussions, yoga, and mediumship demonstrations.

NOVEMBER 24–29 SUNDAY–FRIDAY NOVEMBER 22–24 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Yoga Fusion THE ULTIMATE FALL YOGA RETREAT Sarajean Rudman, Jennifer Reis, Carrie Grossman, and Ahmed Jabali-Nash Ready to revitalize your yoga practice? Yoga Fusion brings together four leading instructors from different traditions for a powerful weekend of collaboration and community.

Thanksgiving at Kripalu R&R Faculty Come celebrate Thanksgiving in Kripalu’s peaceful environment. Set your intentions in specially themed R&R workshops, revel in the beauty of nature, unwind in the sauna, and more.

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SELF-DISCOVERY

DECEMBER 1–3 SUNDAY–TUESDAY

Appreciative Living

DECEMBER

LOVING THE LIFE YOU HAVE, IGNITING THE LIFE YOU DESIRE

Maria Sirois CE credits.

Do you long to truly enjoy your days and leave a positive, potent impact on those around you? Maria Sirois is here to tell you that it’s possible to achieve greater optimism, efficacy, and satisfaction in your life and your work.

In this program, Maria leads you on an exploration of Appreciative Living, a practice based on decades of research in the fields of appreciative inquiry and positive psychology that empowers us to ask better questions and move toward our best selves, all while finding delight in everyday life. Through lecture, group discussion, introspection and a bit of play, you explore the science of appreciative inquiry in order to relieve the pain points in your days and amplify that which is already sustaining.

Whether you seek greater fulfillment at work or at home or a sense of flow between both, this program is for you.

TUITION $250 + room & meals; p. 6

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

SPIRITUAL PRACTICE AND MEDITATION

DECEMBER 1–3 SUNDAY–TUESDAY

Mangalam Svapna THE YOGA OF LUCID DREAMING

Lama Migmar Tseten FOR all levels.

LAMA MIGMAR TSETEN has served as Buddhist chaplain at Harvard University since 1997 and is founder of the Sakya Institute for Buddhist Studies in Cambridge, Massachusetts. lamamigmar.net NOTE This program emphasizes mental yoga practices and meditative techniques; no asana is included in the sessions.

TUITION $280 + room & meals; p. 6

COMBINE THIS PROGRAM with A Buddhist Healing Ritual, November 29– December 1, for a 10 percent tuition discount for each program; please call to register.

Mangalam Svapna Yoga is an ancient Buddhist practice that transforms sleep into an opportunity for personal insight and spiritual growth.

Practiced in Tibetan monasteries for more than 1,000 years, these techniques induce lucid dreams through a series of meditative visualizations done while falling asleep. Once mastered, these techniques can be used to improve sleep quality, receive spiritual teachings while dreaming, and develop insights into the nature of life, death, rebirth, and awakening.

This program includes • A traditional Tibetan empowerment ceremony • Instructions on the daily meditation practice of Green Tara • Lectures on the importance of Dream Yoga in spiritual practice • Specific visualizations to induce lucid dreams • The opportunity to practice what you learn with short, guided meditations.

Come learn to cultivate a deeper sense of love and compassion for all sentient beings.

DECEMBER SELF-DISCOVERY

HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

AYURVEDA

DECEMBER 1–3 SUNDAY–TUESDAY

DECEMBER 1–4 SUNDAY–WEDNESDAY

DECEMBER 1–6 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Self-Care and Personal Sustainability Summit

The MELT Method Self-Care Immersion

JivAtma Energy Healing for Body, Mind, and Soul

TAKING BETTER CARE OF YOURSELF AND THE PLANET

Kerrie Bodendorf

Jonathan Glass and Katherine Glass

FOR everyone.

FOR everyone, from experienced practitioners

Joanna Roche, Mickaela Grace, Terry Shay Walsh, Rona Berg, and Lynne Beiger FOR everyone.

Your happiness might be the highest form of ecological stewardship and service to humanity. This one-of-a-kind program brings together a top team of wellness experts whose teachings will inspire both your self-care and your earth care.

Through lecture, yoga, emotional release work, breathwork, aromatherapy, and hands-on adjustments with live music, movement, and meditation, you explore • Emotional intelligence as a tool for improving your self-care • Hemp, CBD, sustainability, and the future of this interesting plant • What green beauty really means and how what you choose on the shelf affects not only your skin but also the planet • The impact of the Standard American Diet on mood, metabolism, hormones, happiness, libido, and more.

Come retrain your brain to approach all aspects of life with greater harmony, and return home as your own best healer, advocate, and administrator.

TUITION $245 + room & meals; p. 6

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

Through practice, lectures, and Q&A, learn how to • Identify stuck stress, a major cause of chronic aches and pains in your body • Effortlessly find greater balance • Experience more mobility and ease of motion • Reduce inflammation, relieve chronic pain, 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 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. 6

to those exploring the path of healing self and others. CE credits.

JivAtma Energy Healing is a powerful and elegant form of energy healing based on the principles of Ayurveda and sankhya yoga. Bringing harmony to the elements within, JivAtma Energy Healing enhances connection with our pure soul essence, or JivAtma. Yoga and Ayurveda acknowledge that disconnection from our soul essence is a significant cause of imbalance, distress, and disease.

Jonathan Glass teaches a process that restores balance (sattva) within so that your soul essence can be more fully experienced and expressed. During this profound training, you learn, embody, and practice the essential principles of a JivAtma Energy Healer, including • A streamlined process of harmonizing the elements within yourself and your clients • The nature of the embodiment of the 24 elements of Ayurveda • The essentials of practitioner self-care.

JivAtma Energy Healing naturally supports physical health, emotional clearing and balance, mental peace, intelligence, enthusiasm, spiritual enlightenment, and greater awareness of our life purpose.

TUITION $395 + room & meals; p. 6

JOANNA ROCHE

is executive director of GSN Planet and a certified vibrational sound therapist specializing in integrative healing. greenspanetwork.org

MICKAELA GRACE has more than 25 years experience teaching relatable ways to explore quantum physics, neuroscience, epigenetics, and spiritual traditions. gracelineinstitute.org

TERRY SHAY WALSH, E-RYT 500, a founding member of the Graceline Institute, is a certified personal trainer, corrective exercise specialist, and fitness nutrition specialist. gracelineinstitute.org

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

JONATHAN GLASS, MAC, author of The Total Life Cleanse and creator of JivAtma Energy Healing and the Total Life Cleanse program, is a master acupuncturist, Ayurvedic practitioner, herbalist, and natural health educator. healingessencecenter.com

KATHERINE GLASS, an awardwinning psychic, medium, energy healer, and educator, is cofounder of the Healing Essence Center in Concord, Massachusetts. She specializes in spirit communication, psychic intuitive readings, and energy healing. healingessencecenter.com

See the Kripalu website for additional presenter bios.

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KRIPALU SCHOOLS TRAINING

DECEMBER 1–13, 2019 PART 1 JANUARY 26–FEBRUARY 7, 2020 PART 2

200-Hour Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training Jurian Hughes and Steven Leonard Experience the fundamentals of Kripalu Yoga. Our Yoga Alliance–approved 200Hour Kripalu Yoga certification program trains you to teach safe, fun, and empowering yoga classes, and shows you how to incorporate the wisdom of yoga into your life.

You learn

HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

DECEMBER 1–6 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

The Kripalu Approach to Natural Weight FOOD AND FREEDOM FOR INTEGRATIVE HEALTH 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 and 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 • 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 $485 + room & meals; p. 6

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

is an author, nutritionist, Kripalu faculty member, and important voice in whole-foods nutrition and yoga. anniebkay.com

• Fundamentals of yoga’s rich philosophical traditions • Approaches for assisting students • Ways to guide students in developing nonjudgmental self-awareness and self-compassion • Skills for designing well-rounded classes, including warm-ups, asanas, pranayama, relaxation, and meditation techniques.

TUITION $ 2,700 + room & meals; p. 6

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

Lead Faculty member at Kripalu, functional movement specialist, and meditation educator whose goal is to support individuals to experience deeper connection, both physically and mentally. stevenleonard.net

NOTE This program was formerly known as The Kripalu Approach to Diet.

ANNIE B. KAY, MS, RDN, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT,

• Introductory anatomy and physiology applied to asana

STEVEN LEONARD is a

• Tools and strategies for weight management

ARUNI NAN FUTURONSKY

• The principles and practices of Kripalu Yoga’s 21 foundational asanas

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

DECEMBER The vibe at Kripalu was perfect—exactly what I needed to reset, restore, and renew.”

—Jamie L., St. Augustine, Florida HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

DECEMBER 5–8 THURSDAY–SUNDAY

DECEMBER 6–8 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Anatomy Trains in Structure and Function

Healing Life’s Inevitable Traumas

Tom Myers

James S. Gordon

CE credits.

FOR everyone. CE credits.

DECEMBER 6–8 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Transform your view of myofascial anatomy and expand your ability to assess postural and movement patterns. Tom Myers offers a revolutionary map with practical results that helps you see and understand bodies in terms of postural patterns, and shows you how to trace the lines of strain and develop strategies to deal with them.

Psychological trauma—suffering the losses we most dread or being wounded where we are most vulnerable—can cause chaos in previously ordered lives, freeze progress in active ones, or both.

Getting the Love You Want

In this program, which combines Anatomy Trains theory with structural and functional anatomy and analysis, you learn

In this program, James S. Gordon, a Harvard-educated psychiatrist and author of The Transformation: Discovering Wholeness and Healing After Trauma, offers safe, practical ways to explore, grow through, and move beyond trauma. Join him to learn how to

• About the myofascial tissue and its many roles in the body

• Understand the psychobiology of trauma

• The latest information on fascia, muscle, and movement

• Practice meditation to quiet agitation and gain perspective

• The 12 myofascial meridians and their link to human growth, development, perception, and consciousness

• Use self-expression and group support to relieve stress and trauma

• Treatment strategies specific to your clients’ structural and functional patterns.

Return home with new techniques for assessing your clients and reaching deeper issues in the tissues.

• Identify post-traumatic stress symptoms

• Resolve psychological numbing and physical freezing.

Trauma comes to all of us sooner or later, but we can learn to appreciate the spiritual growth that it can bring.

NOTE This course is the prerequisite for the ATSI Professional Certification Training.

RECOMMENDED READING James S. Gordon, The Transformation: Discovering Wholeness and Healing After Trauma

TUITION $450 + room & meals; p. 6

TUITION $265 + room & meals; p. 6

TOM MYERS, LMT, author of the acclaimed book Anatomy Trains, has practiced integrative bodywork for 40 years.

JAMES S. GORDON, MD, founder and director of the Center for Mind-Body Medicine, has been featured on 60 Minutes and in the New York Times.

anatomytrains.com cmbm.org

SELF-DISCOVERY

A WORKSHOP FOR COUPLES

HARVILLE HENDRIX and HELEN LAKELLY HUNT FOR all couples.

Take your relationship to the next level in a program based on the best-selling book Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples. Rereleased this year with revised and updated material, this book has helped hundreds of thousands of people experience the profound connection that heals childhood and relational wounds, activates undeveloped potential, and spurs spiritual growth.

Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt guide you and your partner toward deeper connection and wholeness using Imago Relationship Therapy, a transformational approach that allows you to experience newfound safety and appreciation. Restoring passion and hope to your relationship, Imago brings you healing, wholeness, and spiritual growth.

NOTE Tuition includes a manual. This program has an intensive schedule with extended hours. It might be difficult to participate in other Kripalu events or receive Healing Arts services.

TUITION $365 + room & meals; p. 6

HARVILLE HENDRIX, PHD and HELEN LAKELLY HUNT, PHD are partners in life and work. Cocreators of Imago Relationship Theory and Therapy, they are committed to the transformation of relationships and to the evolution of a relational culture. harvilleandhelen.com

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Show them you care.

Give them Kripalu.

Brighten a loved one’s spirit this holiday season with the gift of selfcare. A Kripalu gift card can be used for day visits, R&R, programs, Healing Arts, and in the Kripalu Shop.

LEARN MORE kripalu.org/giftcard

SELF-DISCOVERY

CREATIVE EXPRESSION

DECEMBER 6–8 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

DECEMBER 6–8 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

The Opening the Heart Workshop

Advanced Storytelling

Linda Aranda Belliveau, Al DeGroot, Judy Kushner-DeGroot, Liz Mazlish, Lee Perlman, and Don Rhoades The Opening the Heart (OTH) philosophy recognizes that true health is based on a holistic model that includes mind, body, and spirit. Drawing on contemporary positive psychology and ancient wisdom traditions, you engage the body’s natural energies in exercises designed to help you • Heal past trauma and work through blocked emotions • Reconnect with core truths • Deepen self-respect and self-love • Learn to live more fully in a heartfelt way.

This process requires a safe environment to receive respectful, loving, individual attention. The leaders of the OTH workshop are experts at providing these essentials.

NOTE You must complete a questionnaire before the program.

TUITION $250 + room & meals; p. 6

LINDA ARANDA BELLIVEAU, grief counselor and wellness coach, has led OTH workshops since 1981. openingtheheartworkshop.com

AL DEGROOT coordinated OTH for years at Spring Hill Institute, and with his wife, Judy, was a lead facilitator of the OTH for Couples.

JUDY KUSHNER-DEGROOT is a senior leader of OTH and specializes in working with individuals, couples, and LGBTQ groups.

LIZ MAZLISH has led OTH Workshops since 1990, and has had a private psychotherapy practice for 27 years, working with teens, adults, and couples.

LEE PERLMAN, PHD, teaches philosophy at MIT, is the director of the MIT prison initiative, and teaches university courses in Massachusetts prisons.

DON RHOADES, LMHC, has years of experience working with clients’ substance abuse issues in a heart-centered way.

Matthew Dicks FOR everyone; no prerequisites or storytelling experience needed.

Storytelling for personal and professional development can help improve your communication and writing skills. In this interactive, performance-based program, bestselling author, 39-time Moth StorySLAM winner, and six-time GrandSLAM champion Matthew Dicks focuses on performance techniques, improvisational games, and the explicit modeling of the crafting of a new story.

You are encouraged to tell stories of your own in a low-stakes, highly supportive environment—though you need not come with a story already prepared. Much of Matthew’s instruction is driven through the stories told by participants, so there is ample opportunity for actual storytelling and practice.

Come learn, share, and return home with new stories to tell and the skills to begin crafting and telling many more stories in the future.

TUITION $260 + room & meals; p. 6

MATTHEW DICKS is an elementary school teacher, bestselling author, and cofounder of Speak Up, a storytelling organization that produces shows throughout New England. matthewdicks.com

DECEMBER KRIPALU SCHOOLS TRAINING

1000

DECEMBER 6–15

300-Hour Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training CHAKRAS, GRANTHIS, AND NADIS: APPLIED YOGA PHILOSOPHY, SUBTLE ANATOMY, AND ADVANCED PRACTICE

Yoganand Michael Carroll When yogic seekers went deep into their practice, they encountered a rich inner world beyond rational thought.

These yogis developed symbols to map the journey inward—symbols known as chakras, granthis, and nadis.

SPIRITUAL PRACTICE AND MEDITATION

DECEMBER 6–8 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

INSIGHT YOGA A YOGA AND MEDITATION RETREAT SARAH POWERS and TY POWERS FOR everyone with min. 1 year of yoga practice. CE credits.

Mindfulness is a letting go of all motivations to manipulate the moment, a capacity to observe without willful interference.

Yoga can be understood as a set of behaviors that encourages a holistic experience of the body, heart, and mind. It is a process of fully inhabiting ourselves. When we include both yoga and mindfulness in our practice, we learn to come home to our bodies and minds, which opens us to an authentic intimacy with our lives and ourselves.

In this program, Sarah and Ty Powers share their unique approach to yoga and mindfulness: a practice of passive Yin poses balanced by a slow, alignment-based flow, with several sessions and talks involving mindfulness meditation.

Drawing from Buddhist teachings, they encourage a greater capacity for emotional maturity and open awareness. You return home with a clarity of mind and ease of being that leaves you feeling refreshed and inwardly connected.

This module explores these symbols and how they can enrich your practice and teaching. Come discover a path established by ancient yogis that is still relevant today, including • Kriya, asana, pranayama, bandha, and mudra practices to explore your inner world • In-depth lectures on the symbolism of chakras, granthis, and nadis, and how they apply to contemporary practice • Deep meditation and personal exploration • Teaching tools to make your classes more powerful and meaningful.

TUITION $1,074 + room & meals; p. 6

YOGANAND MICHAEL CARROLL, E-RYT 500, senior faculty member of the Kripalu School of Yoga, has a profound ability to distill and interpret esoteric yoga texts and techniques.

NOTE Most of this retreat is held in social silence. A prior understanding of both Yin Yoga and mindfulness meditation is needed; this is not a program for beginners.

TUITION $325 + room & meals; p. 6

SARAH POWERS is the author of Insight Yoga and founder of the Insight Yoga Institute, which blends yoga, Buddhism, Taoism, and transpersonal psychology into an integral practice to enliven body, heart, and mind. sarahpowers.com

TY POWERS, cofounder of the Insight Yoga Institute with his wife, Sarah, has been practicing Dzogchen Buddhism for more than 20 years.

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YOGA

DECEMBER 8–13 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Bone Camp ADVANCED YOGA AND YOGA-INSPIRED MOVEMENT FOR SKELETAL HEALTH

Sara Meeks (Dipa) FOR yoga, exercise, and medical professionals with at least 6 mos. teaching or therapy experience. CE credits.

Discover how moving from and for the bones can profoundly change your practice and your teaching. S. A. F. E. (Skeletally Appropriate for Everyone) movement includes hip openers (the Meeks Method way), core strengtheners, and active spinal rotation, all designed to challenge and “surprise” the bones in therapeutic ways.

YOGA

1000

DECEMBER 8–13 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

RELAX and RENEW LEARNING TO TEACH RESTORATIVE YOGA

This professional training covers principles of movement from the inside out, Meeks Yoga Prep™, tips on utilizing gravity for better movement, and designing yoga practice along a continuum from least to most spinal compression. You also learn osteoporosis facts and myths, safe and contraindicated movements for osteoporosis and osteopenia, and updated information on testing for bone health.

TUITION $465 + room & meals; p. 6

JUDITH HANSON LASATER

SARA MEEKS (DIPA), PT, MS, GCS, KYT, a physical therapist

FOR yoga teachers and serious students. CE credits.

and Kripalu Yoga teacher, has spent 32 years focusing on safe and therapeutic movement for

We work hard in our lives and, while we might sleep, we rarely take time to rest. Restorative yoga helps us relax and rest deeply and completely, benefiting the body’s organ systems.

In this 30-hour training, learn the art and skill of teaching restorative yoga, including • The physiology of relaxation • The physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects of restorative yoga • Special poses for menstruation, pregnancy, and menopause • How to sequence and teach a restorative yoga class.

Measurable results of relaxation include reduction of blood pressure, muscle tension, and fatigue, and improvement of immune function, digestion, fertility, and elimination.

REQUIRED READING See the Kripalu website for details on required reading for this training.

NOTE See this program on the Kripalu website for information about becoming a certified Relax and Renew® Trainer.

TUITION $895 + room & meals; p. 6

JUDITH HANSON LASATER, PHD, is a physical therapist who has taught yoga since 1971. A founder of Yoga Journal magazine, she is the author of nine books. judithhansonlasater.com

bone health. sarameekspt.com

DECEMBER SPIRITUAL PRACTICE AND MEDITATION

DECEMBER 12–15 THURSDAY–SUNDAY

Shabbat Yoga and Mindfulness Retreat SPIRITUAL PRACTICE AND MEDITATION

DEEP CALLS TO DEEP

DECEMBER 8–15 SUNDAY–SUNDAY

Rabbi Myriam Klotz and Cantor Elizabeth Shammash

SPIRITUAL HEALING for the HEALERS of the WORLD Ron Young

FOR healers of all traditions and practices.

Access a deeper understanding of your correct place and posture in relation to self, spirit, and service by entering what Ron Young calls the Greater Spiritual Field of Life. Learn to embrace, process, and internally regenerate through the movement from God, Spirit, and Self in relation to pain, anguish, guilt, shame, or a sense of failure you may carry on behalf of those you’ve served. Ron leads daily meditations, in-depth explorations, spiritual healing, and advanced Spiritual Healing Constellations that he developed in conjunction with Dr. Bert Hellinger, the father of Family Constellations.

Ron focuses on bringing each person home to their Spirit-Soul through a patient and gradual unfolding founded in the Power of Love. He welcomes traditional healers, physicians, psychotherapists, educators, artists, researchers of truth, and all who are called to this training designed to develop the gifts Spirit has endowed you with for this incarnation.

TUITION $1,200 + room & meals; p. 6

RON YOUNG is a spiritual guide, healer, and creative visionary whose work is the product of a lifetime of investigation into the nature of reality and thousands of hours of guided spiritual development.

FOR all levels.

Practicing Shabbat is like experiencing a deeply renewing yoga posture. During this retreat, we draw upon yoga and the Jewish spiritual practices of mindfulness, prayer, chant, and study to hold the pose of Shabbat, which helps us open to the love that lies deep inside us.

Guided by gifted teachers, you enjoy a pause from the busyness of the holiday season to rest in the spacious awareness of being that the Sabbath offers.

TUITION $295+ room & meals; p. 6

RABBI MYRIAM KLOTZ, director of the Spirituality Initiative for Hebrew Union CollegeJewish Institute of Religion/New York, leads Jewish yoga retreats nationally.

CANTOR ELIZABETH SHAMMASH serves Tiferet Bet Israel in Philadelphia, and is on the faculty of the Institute for Jewish Spirtuality, where she teaches yoga and mindfulness to rabbis and cantors.

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CREATIVE EXPRESSION

DECEMBER 13–15 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

SELF-DISCOVERY

Zentangle Weekend

DECEMBER 13–15 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Martha Huggins and Molly Hollibaugh

Grief, Loss, and Renewal

FOR all levels; some experience with the Zentangle

SAVORING LIFE’S LESSONS

Method is recommended but not required.

Aruni Nan Futuronsky

A compass rose is the decorative symbol on a compass used to display the orientation of the cardinal directions and their intermediate points.

In this program, Martha Huggins and Molly Hollibaugh, daughters of Zentangle founders Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas, guide you on a creative journey through the Zentangle Method, with a focus on the symbolism, meaning, and history of the compass rose.

FOR everyone.

The Zentangle Method is an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to call forth the artist within, in which you craft beautiful images by drawing structured patterns. Join Martha and Molly for a weekend of artistic exploration as you

Healing from grief is a journey from heartbreak to wholeness, from darkness to light. Since grief is a body-centered process, yoga provides techniques to integrate and move through challenging emotions to a deeper level of acceptance and completeness. In the safe atmosphere of this retreat, you learn mindfulness-based meditation practices, body-centered movement for integration, and journaling for selfinquiry.

EXPLORE THE TANGLED COMPASS ROSE

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.

NOTE Tuition includes all supplies.

TUITION $300 + room & meals; p. 6

• Learn about the history, philosophy, and theory behind the Zentangle Method • Break down Zentangle techniques and tangles • Apply your new skills with confidence • Contribute to one larger finished piece.

Find solace, possibility, and hope in a program that teaches you to outlive loss, and even grow from it. Discover how you can use the healing practices of yoga on and off the mat to navigate difficult emotions and move forward in your life.

Aruni Nan Futuronsky, whose life has been transformed by her own experiences of loss and grief, invites you to share in this time of healing and renewal.

YOGA

DECEMBER 13–15 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

TUITION $260 + room & meals; p. 6

Strong Body, Spacious Mind A KRIPALU YOGA AND MEDITATION RETREAT

ARUNI NAN FUTURONSKY is a Kripalu

Sudha Carolyn Lundeen

Yoga teacher, life coach, and faculty member for Kripalu R&R and Kripalu programs.

FOR all levels. CE credits.

Get ready for the holidays with a toolkit of lifeenhancing practices. This weekend, appropriate for both beginners and those who want to deepen their practice, provides the time and space to pause, refill your well, and enter into the busy holiday season feeling refreshed and renewed.

With an approach that’s gentle, encouraging, and fun, longtime Kripalu Yoga teacher Sudha Carolyn Lundeen guides you in • Deep and delicious yoga practices • Adjusting postures to suit your individual needs • Breathing and meditation techniques to manage daily stress and support emotional and mental balance

coacharuni.com

SUDHA CAROLYN LUNDEEN, RN, E-RYT 1000, works with clients privately and leads workshops internationally. Her Kripalu Gentle Yoga DVD has won three prestigious awards.

• Yoga nidra—the ancient practice of yogic sleep— to deeply relax and revive the entire being.

sudhalundeen.com

This program leaves you more at home in your body and mind—so you can thrive, not just survive, this holiday season.SELF-DISCOVERY

TUITION $240 + room & meals; p. 6

DECEMBER HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

YOGA

DECEMBER 13–15 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

DECEMBER 15–20 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Natural Eye Care Marc Grossman

Adaptive Yoga Training for the Yoga and Medical Community

FOR everyone.

Terry Roth Schaff and Karen Abramson

YOUR GUIDE TO HEALTHY VISION AND HEALING

How you see helps determine who you are. Visual symptoms provide valuable messages that allow you to become more aware of your true soul nature. This eye-opening program, based on Marc Grossman’s new book Natural Eye Care, integrates the art and science of expanding your vision, as well as its practical and spiritual aspects, so you can reprogram your consciousness, gain skills to enhance your perception of the world, and improve your vision—whether you have myopia, presbyopia, cataracts, macular degeneration, or other eye conditions.

Marc is an optometrist who has consulted for school systems and rehabilitation centers. He uses a full range of mind-body therapies, including Chinese medicine, applied kinesiology, holistic vision, and Continuum Movement therapy. Marc’s pioneering approach can help you see more, feel more, and be more—in everything from intimate and business relationships to career choices and financial planning.

TUITION $250 + room & meals; p. 6

MARC GROSSMAN, a developmental behavioral optometrist for more than 35 years, is also a licensed acupuncturist and coauthor of Greater Vision. naturaleyecare.com

SELF-DISCOVERY

DECEMBER 13–15 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Queer Empowerment Retreat Sah D’Simone and Aaron Rose FOR LGBTQIA+ people of all backgrounds.

SAH D’SIMONE, a meditation teacher, author, transformational speaker, and coach, combines meditation, contemplative psychotherapy, and breathwork for a modern, accessible approach to wellbeing. Sah identifies as a gay man. sahdsimone.com

AARON ROSE,

We all deserve the space to embody our true selves and reclaim the power of our gender and sexuality. This December, join queer and trans duo Sah D’Simone and Aaron Rose for a weekend of connection and transformation. This retreat is a unique opportunity to come together for mutual care, witnessing, fun, and creativity.

Through guided meditations, heart-centered practices, storytelling, community building, transformational coaching, conscious movement, and personal reflection, you • Learn how to respond to life’s ups and downs with greater self-awareness, confidence, and creativity • Cultivate self-compassion and self-acceptance

an educator and transformational coach, combines metaphysics, meditation, neuroscience, and restorative justice to create communities where people thrive as their authentic selves. Aaron identifies as a gay transgender man.

• Liberate yourself from limiting stories

aaronxrose.com

TUITION $225 + room & meals; p. 6

• Explore tools for healing difficult relationships • Connect with others who see you as your true self.

Amid the often-stressful holiday season, this immersion is a chance to recharge and celebrate the life you know you deserve, while connecting with a conscious LGBTQIA+ community.

FOR yoga teachers and therapists, medical professionals and anyone interested in deepening their own personal practice. CE credits.

Achieve positive outcomes for yourself, your students, and patients who deal with musculoskeletal and neurological conditions with sitting, standing, and floor sequences for spine and hip conditions. Medical yoga therapist Terry Roth Schaff has developed focused yoga sequences that address conditions such as osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, lordosis, kyphosis, scoliosis, spondylolisthesis, bulging and herniated discs, and more.

This program is endorsed by physicians at major medical schools and hospitals, and it prepares you to • Understand human anatomy and physiology as it relates to musculoskeletal and neurological conditions • Modify yoga postures for people with physical impairments • Structure classes so that students with medical issues can participate safely and comfortably • Lead people with medical conditions through a practice that helps relieve pain and improve quality of life.

Successful completion of this training prepares you to teach yoga in a variety of settings, including independent and assistedliving facilities, nursing homes, and hospitals.

NOTE Tuition includes manuals and Terry Roth Schaff’s Chair-Supported Yoga DVD. See the Kripalu website for information about certification and CE credits.

TUITION $892 + room & meals; p. 6

TERRY ROTH SCHAFF, C-IAYT, E-RYT, IAYT CEP, YA CEP, author of Medical Yoga Therapy: A Practical Guide for the Yoga and Medical Community, is a medical yoga therapist. schaffyogatherapy.com

KAREN ABRAMSON, E-RYT, YA CEP, is a certified warm-water yoga teacher who embraces the therapeutic yoga model. She has been the administrator of Schaff Yoga Therapy since 2016.

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YOGA

DECEMBER 20–22 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Winter Solstice Yoga Retreat Micah Mortali FOR all levels. CE credits.

The winter solstice is a natural time of retreat. Bears move into hibernation, trees pull their energy deep into their roots—it is a season of coziness, rest, and reflection. Come connect more deeply with yourself and the world around you in this weekend of yoga, meditation, and quiet walks in the winter woods.

Align with the tranquility of winter as you • Practice gentle yoga flows that calm the nervous system and soothe the mind • Enjoy silence in group meditation

HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

DECEMBER 20–22 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Kripalu Outdoors SNOWSHOEING AND YOGA FOR all levels. CE credits.

Find your place in nature as you explore miles of snow-covered trails right outside Kripalu’s back door. Join our knowledgeable guides for multilevel snowshoeing, Kripalu Yoga, and deep relaxation in a weekend that includes • Different levels of snowshoeing to suit your needs offered each day, on winding trails with stunning winter vistas • Expansive forest meditations, followed by tranquil yoga classes to balance body and mind • Nourishing and spacious activities to connect with self.

Whether you are experienced in snowshoeing or a curious beginner, kick back and step forward into an active retreat sure to rejuvenate and delight you.

NOTE Snowshoes and poles will be provided for this program. In the event of poor snow coverage, we will hike instead of snowshoe.

TUITION $249 + room & meals; p. 6

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

• Experience the rest and integration of restorative yoga postures • Take time to journal, reflect, and set intentions for the coming year.

TUITION $260 + room & meals; p. 6

Michelle Dalbec and Susannah Beattie

MICHELLE DALBEC, E-RYT 500, is a passion-

• Enjoy mindful time outdoors, taking in the special beauty of winter

SUSANNAH BEATTIE, RYT, is a Kripalu Yoga teacher and Kripalu R&R faculty member who leads mindful outdoor experiences and strives to uplift and empower students of all ages.

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.

DECEMBER PROGRAMS with YOGANAND MICHAEL CARROLL

YOGA

DECEMBER 20–22 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

YOGA

Restorative Gentle Yoga and Yoga Nidra

DECEMBER 22–27 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

The Meaning of Life and Yoga Through the Katha Upanishad

Rudy Peirce FOR everyone. CE credits.

Your body holds the key to balance, wholeness, and joy; your life force simply needs to be freed up to flow, nourish, and cleanse your entire being.

Enjoy a weekend to reset and restore as Rudy Peirce guides you in slow, soothing gentle yoga and well-supported restorative poses. This is a perfect practice to relieve chronic burnout as your nervous system relaxes and repairs. Go deeper with yoga nidra to release stuck stress through all the layers of your multidimensional being—physical, energetic, and emotional.

CE credits.

The Katha Upanishad, an early Indian text that was one of the first to call its teachings yoga, presented many concepts that were later incorporated by the sages who developed yoga practice, including the authors of the Yoga Sutras and the Bhagavad Gita. The text tells the story of Nachiketa, who has the privilege of questioning Yama, the Hindu god of death, on the meaning of life. In response, Yama teaches Nachiketa an early form of Vedanta and encourages him to explore his own deepest self.

Drawing inspiration from this ancient text, Yoganand Michael Carroll seeks to increase your understanding of yoga philosophy and offers • Group study of the Katha Upanishad

Research shows that slow yoga, restorative yoga, and yoga nidra aid in building your emotional resilience, balancing functioning, and strengthening immunity. Return home refreshed and ready to embrace your life with openness and curiosity.

• Guided meditations and early-morning practices based on the text

TUITION $260 + room & meals; p. 6

DECEMBER 27–29 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

RUDY PEIRCE, MA, E-RYT 500, LVCYT, a Kripalu Yoga

• Discussions on how to incorporate these teachings into your modern practice.

TUITION $395 + room & meals; p. 6 YOGA

The Radiance of Being THE BODY AS THE TEMPLE

teacher since 1983, guides accessible gentle yoga and gentle chair yoga, and is creator of a four-CD set, the Gentle Series.

with Owen Ash

gentleyogi.com

Sometimes, being human is so full of wonder and awe. And sometimes—maybe a lot of the time—it isn’t. Diverse spiritual traditions point toward the many ways we can nurture the wonder of being human. The Upanishads, the sacred texts of yoga, and the Christian sacred texts both refer to the body as a temple. In this program, explore the connections between these ancient wisdom traditions—and experience practices from each—to discover the embodied radiance of the human experience.

CE credits.

Through gentle yoga and profound meditation, you • Embrace your body as a temple • Experience your fullest aliveness • Settle into the sacredness of your own self • Explore Upanishadic and Christian mystical practices.

TUITION $265 + room & meals; p. 6

YOGANAND MICHAEL CARROLL, E-RYT 500, senior faculty member of the Kripalu School of Yoga, has a profound ability to distill and interpret esoteric yoga texts and techniques.

OWEN ASH, MS, MDIV, a Kripalu Yoga teacher and Anglican priest, helps others experience the grace of being human through deep presence, acceptance, and appreciation.

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

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DID YOU KNOW?

There’s no wrong way to meditate.

And there are hundreds of right ways, according to Steven Leonard, creator of Freestyle Meditation and Lead Faculty for the Kripalu School of Yoga.

Steven says that half his job as a meditation teacher is debunking people’s misconceptions about the practice. “Almost every meditation class I teach,” he says, “there are people who tell me, ‘I can’t empty my mind’ or ‘I can’t stop my thoughts.’ The first step is helping them understand that not only is stopping your thoughts not the point of meditation, it’s not even possible.”

What is the point? Whatever you want it to be, says Steven. “A broad definition of meditation is that it connects you with a quality you want to embody in your day-to-day experience,” he says. Whether you’re looking to cultivate more freedom, balance, joy, gratitude, or flow, there’s a meditation practice that will spark and nurture that quality—and it doesn’t have to involve sitting on a cushion with your eyes closed.

To explain the various approaches to meditation, Steven often uses the analogy of yoga: Different styles of yoga appeal to different personalities or bodies, and you can modify the practice to make it work for you. “As a yoga teacher, I would never push someone to do a certain variation of a posture,” he says. “I would invite them to do it in their own way and at their own pace, and give them permission to listen to their body and make adjustments.”

Thinking about meditation like this opens up a whole new, intimidation-free world. According to Steven, cooking, hiking, even petting your dog can qualify as meditation if you’re doing it with awareness and intentionality.

When and how often you meditate is also in your court, Steven says. “Some people like to start the day with it, to help them feel grounded, and others prefer to meditate at night, to integrate the day and prepare for sleep. Midday works well for me—it gives me energy for the rest of the afternoon.” He recommends starting with just a few minutes a couple of times a week, and increasing as feels right.

“You get to create your own rules,” he says. “First, get clear about your intention, and then experiment to find the practice to fit that intention. For most people, the point is not to transcend the human experience, as it was for the ancient yogis, but to support our everyday lives.”

FIVE OUT-OF-THE-BOX MEDITATIONS TO TRY: Watch the birds. Let their colors and songs wash over you as they flash by, without trying to identify them.

1

Move with awareness. Next time you walk to your car, do the dishes, or take out the trash, notice your thoughts and sensations as you accomplish your task.

2

Breathe fully. Every time your phone buzzes to announce a text or email, inhale on four counts and exhale on five.

3

Write. Do 10 minutes of meditative journaling, letting the words flow onto the page as they come to you, without editing them.

4

Give thanks. Each day, at a set time, take a moment to name three things you are thankful for.

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DECEMBER

Kripalu R&R Special Event DECEMBER 22–JANUARY 1 SUNDAY–WEDNESDAY

HOLIDAY R&R RETREAT

END THE YEAR ON A HIGH NOTE The holidays are a time of renewal. Following the rhythms of the season, we turn inward, reflecting upon the lessons gleaned in the year about to close while setting intentions for the new chapter ahead.

A Holiday R&R Retreat is the perfect gift to give a special loved one— yourself. Enveloped in the warmth of our surroundings, you can • Gain valuable insights in workshops on topics such mindfulness and Ayurveda SPIRITUAL PRACTICE AND MEDITATION

DECEMBER 22–26 SUNDAY–THURSDAY

Soothing Midwinter Meditation Retreat Bhavani Lorraine Nelson FOR all levels. CE credits.

Escape from the hectic holiday energy and relax into quiet contemplation to honor the past year and prepare for the next. This retreat is ideal as an introduction for beginning meditators, as well as an opportunity for experienced practitioners to find fresh inspiration.

• Draw strength from nature in guided snowshoeing excursions • Settle into stillness in profound meditation sessions • Let loose in playful YogaDance® classes.

Join us and experience the magic of the season in a week of self-care designed to nourish your inner light.

FIND OUT MORE kripalu.org/rr

Learn time-honored techniques such as meditation on the breath, walking meditation, and loving-kindness meditation.

This program also includes the opportunity to practice meditative journaling as you celebrate all you have accomplished in the past year and bring yourself powerfully present to support the year to come.

Discover the benefits of meditating in a group and return home with the tools and motivation to continue cultivating these contemplative practices, which can bring greater clarity and peace to your life.

TUITION $325 + room & meals; p. 6

BHAVANI LORRAINE NELSON is a Kripalu Yoga teacher who leads workshops in meditation and mindfulness, stress reduction, and the power of the voice. bhavanilorrainenelson.com

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SPIRITUAL PRACTICE AND MEDITATION

DECEMBER 24–26 TUESDAY–THURSDAY

Kabbalah Retreat for Inner Peace Rabbi Sigal Brier FOR everyone.

Would you like to stop seeking and live in harmony and peace right now? Kabbalah, or mindful mysticism for soul-centered living, offers internal maps of consciousness that point your experiences beyond habitual beliefs and old narratives. If you feel stuck or want to be more content, come reclaim your mystic self in a program that includes meditation, restorative relaxation, group discussion, and Hebrew chanting.

Kabbalah is a gateway to multiple layers of non-literal truths. Rabbi Sigal Brier clearly explains complex concepts, shares life-changing insights from Kabbalah, and guides healing relaxations and contemplative practices that focus on reducing discontent and strengthening trust in your authentic experience.

You emerge from this retreat feeling peaceful, content, and focused. People from all religious, spiritual, and non-spiritual backgrounds are welcome.

SELF-DISCOVERY TUITION $260 + room & meals; p. 6

RABBI SIGAL BRIER is a scholar, mystic, spiritual mentor, artist, and musician with 30 years of experience inspiring people to live their heart’s purpose. rabbisigal.org

DECEMBER 27–29 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Remix Your Resolutions EXPRESSIVE WRITING TO GET CLEAR ON YOUR GOALS

Katie Dalebout FOR everyone; no writing experience required.

HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

DECEMBER 26–29 THURSDAY–SUNDAY

Refilling Your Well JOIN THE SELF-CARE REVOLUTION

Priti Robyn Ross FOR everyone. CE credits.

Treat yourself to a sacred time-out. Refill your well with nurturing activities that ease stress, increase joy, and replenish your soul. Come reconnect to your source, discover transformational tools, and open your heart to yourself and the world around you.

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

NOTE Bring a picture of a loved one; someone you admire, or yourself as a child for our group altar.

TUITION $295 + room & meals; p. 6

End the year on a positive note, hit the ground running in 2020, and forever shift your relationship to resolutions. Completely change the way you think about goals as you learn how to follow through on your aspirations and set yourself up for success. This program covers how expressive writing and journaling can be incorporated into your everyday routine to increase your creative potential and tap into your emotions.

Get clear on what’s been holding you back, what you are ready to let go of, and where you want to focus on in 2020 as you

Explore the extraordinary power of self-care in a program that includes

• Inventory what’s working and what isn’t in your current life

• Creative journaling, guided imagery, and joyful movement to awaken your inner peacemaker

• Cultivate self-awareness and fully feel your feelings before moving into the new year

• Healing practices, massage, and yoga nidra for deep relaxation • Exercises to explore maitri, the practice of lovingkindness • Teachings on the physiology of stress and its impact on the mind and body • Simple, effective self-renewal practices to integrate into your daily life.

Life can sometimes be overwhelming and exhausting, so let’s hit the pause button and regroup.

Come learn potent coping strategies to revitalize your whole being in preparation for the new year.

• Learn how to set invigorating goals and intentions • Identify your creative focus for the coming year.

TUITION $270 + room & meals; p. 6

KATIE DALEBOUT, writer, host, and wellness and creativity cheerleader, started the podcast Let It Out, a long-form interview show with more than 226 episodes. katiedalebout.com

DECEMBER Thank you so much for being such a wonderful place. I cherish my Kripalu time.”

—MaryAnn P., Litchfield, Connecticut

SELF-DISCOVERY

DECEMBER 27–29 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Dressing for Confidence and Joy A STYLE REVEL-YOU-TION

SELF-DISCOVERY

SELF-DISCOVERY

DECEMBER 27–29 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

DECEMBER 27–29 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Mendful Path Retreat for Mending Heart and Soul

Stop Stopping Yourself and Become Unstoppable

Rabbi Sigal Brier

Vincent Genna

FOR everyone.

FOR everyone.

Mendful is a new mindset for healing ourselves and the world that provides a deeper context of unity and the interconnectedness of all things. The aim of the Mendful Mindset is to heal our disconnection, discontent, and loneliness.

We stop ourselves from fulfilling our dreams and creating the lives we desire all the time.

If you’re not pursuing a rewarding career, healthy relationships, and financial security, not fulfilling your purpose and passion—or don’t even know your purpose or passion— then you are stopping yourself without even knowing it. But now is the time to commit to radical self-care and become unstoppable!

In this retreat, you learn to build a foundation of trust and safety in the bodymind, release doubt and fear, and make room for new possibilities in the new year. Rabbi Sigal Brier guides you to mindfully attune within, using transformative meditations, relaxation, group interactions, and kind self-inquiry to find a Mendful path to your heart.

Discover how you can move from selfloathing to self-love, from feeling lost to being more at home within yourself, and from judgment to compassion and care.

Lean back into the mystery, and emerge ready for 2020 with more connection, trust, and contentment, inspired to live on purpose and open to new possibilities.

TUITION $260 + room & meals; p. 6

RABBI SIGAL BRIER is a scholar, mystic, spiritual mentor, artist, and musician with 30 years of experience inspiring people to live their heart’s purpose. rabbisigal.org

Stasia Savasuk

Join Vincent Genna to manifest what you desire in this life. Through guided meditations, group and individual work, and exercises to open your intuitive abilities, you learn • The destructive mechanisms that are keeping you from evolving to your highest potential • How mindfulness can bring awareness to these unconscious blockages • The three-A system—Aware, Acknowledge, Affirm—to transform and release resistances and illusions • How to unlock your true purpose, passion, and brilliance.

Come gain the knowledge and insight you need to enhance the quality of your life.

TUITION $260 + room & meals; p. 6

VINCENT GENNA, MSW, has more than 37 years of experience as a spiritual teacher, psychotherapist, psychic medium, and mystic healer who hosts a weekly radio show, Stop Stopping Yourself!, on Unity Radio. vincentgenna.com

FOR women.

Style isn’t really about the clothes you wear.

It’s about who you are on the inside, and how you choose to show up in the world.

So often we look outside ourselves to figure out what to wear, but when the clothes don’t fit or the styles feel off, we blame ourselves. We think our bodies are the problem. (They’re NOT!) Stasia Savasuk shows you how to access your deepest truth via the simple act of getting dressed. Through guided instruction, journaling exercises, and small-group conversations, you • Identify who you are on the inside, and learn how to accurately reflect that you-ness on the outside • Name and tame the negative voices inside your head • Begin the practice of REVELing in your body by understanding the basic principles of body shape, body balance, and body proportion.

Return home empowered, ready to show up in the world wholly, completely, and authentically YOU. NOTE See this program on the Kripalu website for a homework assignment to be completed before the program begins and information about outfits to bring.

TUITION $260 + room & meals; p. 6

STASIA SAVASUK, founder of Stasia’s Style School, is a personal stylist, dynamic teacher, and body-positivity advocate who believes that true style is an authentic reflection of who you are on the inside. stasiasavasuk.com

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New Year’s Eve Celebrate the new year Kripalu-style, with programs that help you set the course for your year ahead. Join in joyous kirtan with Bhakti Bliss; paint, collage, and have fun in a Holiday Creativity Getaway; dance into joy with Jovinna Chan and Jurian Hughes; amp up your practice in Rolf Gates’ vinyasa intensive; or take it slow with a relaxing Kripalu R&R. We offer an array of activities to fire up your intentions for a deeply inspiring new year.

FIND OUT MORE

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YOGA

celebrate

DECEMBER

DECEMBER 27–JANUARY 1 FRIDAY–WEDNESDAY

BHAKTI BLISS NEW YEAR’S CELEBRATION David Newman (Durga Das) and Sean Johnson and the Wild Lotus Band FOR all levels.

Ride the waves of bliss in celebration as you usher in the new year with some of the foremost innovators of joy-filled kirtan and mantra music. David Newman (Durga Das) and Sean Johnson and the Wild Lotus Band fill this program with devotional chanting to celebrate the path of love, culminating with a festive New Year’s Eve kirtan concert. Joining hearts and voices with conscious intention is the perfect way to create openness and expansion for the year to come.

This program includes • Ecstatic chanting • Stories, poetry, and myths of the Divine • Bhakti-centered yoga practice

• Learning to access the wisdom of your heart through the ancient yet timely teachings and practices of the Way of Love.

The presenters also share the stage to explore devotional and musical interplay, guaranteed to heighten your experience and inspire your Spirit. Ring in 2020 on a blissful wave of chanting and bhakti energy, with a smile on your face, a groove in your step, and gratitude in your heart!

TUITION $365+ room & meals; p. 6

DAVID NEWMAN (DURGA DAS) is a renowned sacred chant master, recording artist, singer-songwriter, author, and inspirational teacher. davidnewmanmusic.com

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

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New Year’s Eve YOGA

YOGA

SELF-DISCOVERY

DECEMBER 27–JANUARY 1 FRIDAY–WEDNESDAY

DECEMBER 29–JANUARY 1 SUNDAY–WEDNESDAY

DECEMBER 29–JANUARY 1 SUNDAY–WEDNESDAY

New Year’s Yoga Retreat

Live an Abundant Life

You Are Not Stuck

ALIGN YOUR BODY, AWAKEN YOUR HEART

Faith Hunter

THE POWER OF SOUL-GUIDED CHOICES

Todd Norian FOR all levels. CE credits.

The secret to a fulfilling life lies within your own heart. The new year is an auspicious time to pause, reflect, and find wholeness and renewed enthusiasm.

Learn to align with nature—and access your divine nature—in a retreat that includes • Ashaya Yoga® (ashaya means “abode of the heart”), blending precise alignment techniques with heart wisdom for increased wellness • Active and restorative poses, creative movement, partner yoga, breathwork, mantra meditation, and chanting • Tantra philosophy and the five elements • Creative journaling, contemplation, and sacred dialogue to let go of limiting beliefs.

Release the old and usher in the new as you connect with yourself and others in a safe and supportive community.

TUITION $395 + room & meals; p. 6

FOR women. CE credits.

Have you been dreaming of the life you desire? Then get ready to make abundance your new reality! Abundance is your ability to create, explore, and experience your desires consistently. Greet the new year by designing a life that is uniquely yours, rooted in fullness and spiritual connection.

Join Faith Hunter for a stimulating, supportive immersion with like-minded women focused on establishing a personal vision of abundance.

In this program, you peel back layers of fear, learn to honor and appreciate your value, and craft a plan for all areas of your life. Morning sessions include classes rooted in Kundalini Yoga and meditation, transformative sacred chants, and exploratory creative writing exercises. Afternoon session are filled with deep sister-circle conversations, gentle yoga flows, and restorative yoga.

NOTE Bring a journal and a personal item infused with love for the sister altar.

TUITION $310 + room & meals; p. 6

FAITH HUNTER, E-RYT 500,

TODD NORIAN, E-RYT 500, an internationally acclaimed yoga teacher and founder of Ashaya Yoga®, has been a student of yoga since 1980. He excels at making deep philosophical teachings accessible and relatable. ashayayoga.com

blends classic yoga principles and real-world personal experiences into a passionate, freespirited teaching style. faithhunter.com

Kripalu, you are a sanctuary of peace and nonjudgment.”

—Maureen P., Tampa, Florida

Becky Vollmer FOR all levels.

The year’s end is so much more than a symbolic turning of a calendar page; it offers an ideal moment to consider—and reconsider—the terms of the life you’re living. Does your day-to-day align with your long-term priorities? How do you measure success? Where do you feel stagnant? What needs to change?

In jobs, habits, families, and relationships, it can sometimes seem as though we are stuck. But “stuck” is only a feeling, not a fact.

In this soul-excavating, action-planning program, Becky Vollmer invites you to connect to your deepest self as you • Ask tough questions and peel back the protective layers of ego to get to the raw, honest answers • Bust through the fears that make change so intimidating • Tap into the courage already inside you • Practice yoga poses designed to soothe and embolden body and spirit.

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

TUITION $295 + room & meals; p. 6

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

DECEMBER YOGA

CREATIVE EXPRESSION

DECEMBER 29–JANUARY 1 SUNDAY–WEDNESDAY

DECEMBER 29–JANUARY 1 SUNDAY–WEDNESDAY

Slow Yoga and Qigong RELAX AND RESTORE

Ken Nelson and Lesli Lang FOR all levels; no yoga or qigong experi-

DANCE INTO JOY A NEW YEAR’S CELEBRATION OF RELEASE AND RENEWAL

ence necessary. CE credits.

Jovinna Chan and Jurian Hughes

Embrace the new year refreshed! 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.

FOR everyone.

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 offer a brief outdoor meditation and qigong practice.

You leave feeling energized and in the flow, with a daily practice you can sustain at home.

TUITION $290 + room & meals; p. 6

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

From the whirling dervish to the Shakers, from the waltz to the rave, people have always danced for joy, cleansing, clarity, and transformation.

Come dance into the new year, following the lead of your body and breath as you let go of the past year and make space for new beginnings.

Through a combination of movement, relaxation, meditation, guided visualization, and journaling, you gain fresh insights about the past year’s journey and learn how to intuit your way into 2020 as you • Explore ecstatic movement and deep stillness • Get fully into your body • Cleanse from your core through your pores • Free and refresh your mind • Rely on your body’s wisdom to inform your new direction.

A New Year’s Eve dance party culminates in ritual celebration, anchoring your new intentions. On New Year’s Day, receive a community blessing to affirm your relationship with yourself, your work, and your dharma.

NOTE Please bring comfortable clothing (layers are recommended), a journal, and one small object from nature to represent you. Festive attire that you can move in for New Year’s Eve is optional.

TUITION $295 + room & meals; p. 6

JOVINNA CHAN, E-RYT 500, is a yoga teacher trainer, dance and creative movement facilitator, and cofounder of the Shakti Initiation leadership program. jovinna.com

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

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New Year’s Eve CREATIVE EXPRESSION

SPIRITUAL PRACTICE AND MEDITATION

DECEMBER 29–JANUARY 1 SUNDAY–WEDNESDAY

DECEMBER 29–JANUARY 1 SUNDAY–WEDNESDAY

Holiday Creativity Getaway

New Year’s Spiritual Renewal Retreat

PAINT, STRETCH, COLLAGE, AND HAVE FUN

Shivananda Thomas Amelio

Linda Novick FOR everyone; no previous painting or yoga experience is necessary.

YOGA

DECEMBER 29–JANUARY 1 SUNDAY–WEDNESDAY

NEW YEAR’S VINYASA YOGA INTENSIVE CLARITY AND CONNECTION

ROLF GATES

and special musical guest Ida Jo CE credits.

Begin the new year with yoga practices that support a visionary and expansive relationship to life. Rolf Gates invites you to this special immersion, which blends dynamic asana practice and self-study for exploration, connection, and deeper understanding.

Through vinyasa yoga, meditation, pranayama, and discussion, enrich your practice and deepen your relationship to the present moment, creating the future you want to live into.

This intensive is challenging, but open to all who wish to explore yoga as an evolutionary journey. The only requirement is to show up, do your best, and let your best be good enough.

TUITION $325 + room & meals; p. 6

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 in contemporary yoga. rolfgates.com

Escape from holiday stress and relax into your creativity in this healing retreat with artist and yoga teacher Linda Novick. Rediscover your creative self through painting, collage, movement, and yogic breathing. Silence your inner critic by accessing the joy of using brush and color and feeling your body move and stretch.

Your self-nurturing journey begins with a gentle yoga experience the night you arrive, and continues with watercolor painting, Kripalu Yoga practice, and fun collage techniques. Linda invites you to let go and explore—no forcing, straining, or trying. Simply allow yourself to unwind from the stresses of home and work. You may surprise yourself with what happens when you apply paint and brush to paper!

Take a time-out for yourself, so you can welcome the new year with fresh energy.

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

TUITION $285+ room & meals; p. 6

LINDA NOVICK, MFA, is an artist, author, art educator, and Kripalu Yoga teacher who has taught hundreds of people to paint. yogapaint.com

FOR all levels. CE credits.

End the old year and enter the new with reflection and spiritual nourishment. Whether you’re new to spiritual practice or a seasoned practitioner, this retreat supports you in sinking deeply into your heart’s knowing, fine-tuning your life’s purpose and calling, and renewing your connection to the everpresent source of divinity.

Explore deep reflection, meditation, Sanskrit mantra, yogic breathing, selfinquiry, contemplation of scripture and inspired writings, ritual, and group discussion. Return home with the inspiration and guidance you need to deepen your practice.

TUITION $345+ room & meals; p. 6

SHIVANANDA THOMAS AMELIO, a founding member of Kripalu, is president emeritus of the New York Open Center and teaches regular meditation classes in New York City, and programs globally. shivananda.net

Why Silence Is Good for Us HERE’S HOW TO REAP THE BENEFITS OF GOING WITHIN.

From airplanes to smartphone alerts, modern life is noisy. The steady stream of auditory stimuli keeps us focused on the external world and makes it harder to turn our attention inward. But it’s worth it: Spending a portion of our downtime in silence helps regulate our hormones, reduce our blood pressure, boost our immune systems, and enhance our creativity and self-awareness. Studies show that silence can stimulate new cell growth in the brain, improve memory, and release tension—leading to greater calm, clarity, and centeredness.

“Time in silence nourishes our souls and supports us in feeling connected to ourselves and others,” says Cristie Newhart, Dean of the Kripalu School of Yoga.

“We learn how to welcome our experience, both inside and outside ourselves.”

HERE ARE A FEW WAYS TO INCORPORATE MORE SILENCE INTO YOUR LIFE: • When you wake up in the morning and before going to sleep at night, lie in bed quietly for a few minutes without picking up your phone.

• Drive in silence. Start with five or 10 minutes to begin and increase the time as your “silence muscle” gets stronger.

• Go for a walk or run in the park, without listening to music.

• Try adopting Kripalu’s tradition of Silent Breakfast— or make it a silent lunch or dinner, without media or conversation.

When we take a few hours or a few days to put our phones and laptops away, pause the music and podcasts, refrain from conversation, and commit to mindful silence, we return to our regular routine not just renewed, but more awake to who we are and what we need most.

“For me, silence regulates my nervous system in a way that allows me to be more present with the flurry of life,” says Erin Casperson, Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda. “My patience increases, my ability to manage a hectic schedule becomes more relaxed and efficient, and my communication becomes more effective.”

Ultimately, Erin says, when we give our ears a break from constant noise, we give our entire being a break.

“Ayurveda teaches us that we’re a braid of senses, mind, body, and spirit,” she says, “and that all of our consumption and experiences affect one another. If our mind is centered, our body can relax. If our body is relaxed, our mind can follow, and we can more easily surrender into the moment.”

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YOGA

SELF-DISCOVERY

JANUARY 1–3 WEDNESDAY–FRIDAY

JANUARY 3–5 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Ancestral Healing

Befriending Your Body

EMBRACING WHOLENESS FOR THE NEW YEAR

MEETING YOUR BODY AS YOUR TEACHER

Yogrishi Vishvketu (Vishva-ji)

Ann Saffi Biasetti

FOR all levels. CE credits.

FOR women; no yoga experience necessary.

Join Himalayan yoga master Yogrishi Vishvketu (Vishva-ji) for a special journey celebrating and healing the ancestral blueprints that live on in you today. Release limiting beliefs and patterns and bring forth gratitude as you uncover and step into the unique gifts you are bringing forward for the communities of tomorrow.

Your body, your greatest teacher, is full of wisdom. Many spiritual traditions respect the body as the foundation of awareness and connection to self and others. In this program, join together with other women to explore the lost, but not forgotten, relationship with your body.

The word akhanda means “whole and indivisible.” Vishva-ji teaches a full repertoire of Akhanda Yoga techniques, including lifestyle tips, asana, pranayama, mantra, yoga nidra, and meditation, bringing insights and tools from traditional wisdom into your contemporary yoga practice. He guides you through the five koshas, or layers of being: physical, energetic, mental, emotional, and intuitive. This transformative program culminates in an elemental ritual to heal both your maternal and paternal lines.

Return home with your energetic being expanded, having established fresh intentions for your life.

TUITION $225 + room & meals; p. 6

Through self-reflection, meditation, and self-compassion practices, you • Cultivate connection, empowerment, and a return to your truest Self • Understand mind-body duality and its influence on self and body image • Engage in gentle movement • Learn skills that quiet the inner critic, so you can develop a new relationship with your body • Discover your inner strength and create authentic connection with others.

By understanding the history of the mindbody divide—and the cultural influences that have left us all in states of disconnection— you can befriend your body once more.

TUITION $240 + room & meals; p. 6

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

ANN SAFFI BIASETTI, PHD, LCSWR, C-IAYT, a practicing psychotherapist who specializes in somatic psychotherapy and eating disorder recovery, is a speaker, author, and owner of An Embodied Life yoga therapy training center. anembodiedlife.com

JANUARY YOGA

JANUARY 3–5 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Chakra Energetics into the Subtle Realm Melinda Madhuri Matzell FOR everyone. CE credits.

SELF-DISCOVERY

SELF-DISCOVERY

JANUARY 3–5 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

JANUARY 5–7 SUNDAY–TUESDAY

The Body Keeps the Score

Beyond Words

BRAIN, MIND, AND BODY IN THE HEALING OF TRAUMA

NONVERBAL FOUNDATIONS OF EMBODIED-SELF-EXPERIENCE AND CONNECTION

Awaken your awareness and capacity to heal and expand your sense of Self by embracing your full energetic potential. Melinda Madhuri Matzell weaves together the practices of Chakra Yoga, Energy Medicine Yoga, Singluar Mudra Therapy, and guided meditations to encourage the energy systems to integrate and align. You learn easily accessible methods and practices that directly affect the way you receive and assimilate life-force energy. The result is an enlightened acknowledgment of who and what you truly are: a divine being experiencing the growth and healing of your soul.

and Licia Sky

Licia Sky with special guest Bessel van der Kolk

This program includes

FOR health professionals, therapists, yoga

FOR all therapists.

BESSEL VAN DER KOLK instructors, and others looking to deepen their understanding of how trauma impacts the brain, mind, and body, and learn embodied approaches to healing from trauma. CE credits.

Overcoming trauma means fully engaging in the present without being hijacked by survival-related emotions and sensations. Success means allowing yourself to know what you know and feel what you feel without reentering the past. Recovery depends on physical experiences that contradict sensations and feelings of helplessness and disconnection.

This program includes • Current research on trauma • An exploration of how overwhelming experiences change the capacity for selfregulation and how imprints of trauma are held in the body • How brain development and function are shaped by experience • Specific techniques that affect regulation, the integration of dissociated aspects of experience, chronic helplessness, and the reintegration of human connections.

• An overview of effective trauma interventions, including EMDR, yoga and sensorimotor processing, Internal Family Systems, and neurofeedback • A discussion about how to find the right treatments for individual needs.

TUITION $310 + room & meals; p. 6

How we experience our bodies impacts how we heal from traumatic events. Explore the neurobiology of self-experience and how to use this work with clients who have a history of trauma.

As therapists, we can use our own body awareness as a barometer to track the states of our clients and ourselves within the session. Licia Sky discusses and demonstrates how this awareness affects the therapeutic container and the ability to be present with what emerges within each session. Based on the upcoming The Body Keeps the Score Workbook, this program offers an array of nonverbal experiential exercises drawn from theater, guided focusing, dance, meditation, yoga, bodywork, and Embodied Voice.

Bessel van der Kolk joins the group for a session to discuss the neuroscience of embodied experience.

TUITION $245 + room & meals; p. 6

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

• An exploration of the aura and its relationship to the chakras and specific health conditions • A renewed perspective of what it means to be grounded • An acknowledgment of our emotional and sensual consciousness as an evolutionary gift.

Return home in a more awakened state, with tools to support the continued evolution of your energy systems toward homeostatic balance.

NOTE This program fulfills the 102-Energy Awareness requirement for Anodea Judith’s Sacred Centers Co-Heart Certification. For more information on this certification, visit sacredcenters.com.

TUITION $260 + room & meals; p. 6

MELINDA MADHURI MATZELL, E-RYT 200, YACEP, a Sacred Centers Faculty member, is certified in Sivananda Yoga, Chakra Yoga, Energy Medicine Yoga, and Mudra Therapy, and is an innovator of unique Chakra-Energetics experiences. chakra-energetics.com

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

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SPIRITUAL PRACTICE AND MEDITATION

JANUARY 3–5 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

JANUARY 3–5 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Living Your Best Life in 2020

Meditation Retreat

MOTIVATION FOR TODAY, TOMORROW, AND FOREVER

Katie Boyd

JANUARY 3–5 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Your Year of Divine Destiny COLETTE BARON-REID FOR everyone.

What’s in store for you in 2020? Step into the living matrix of your highest destiny and learn how to manifest your intentions, authentic prosperity, wellbeing, and love. Colette Baron-Reid is an intuitive life-strategist, oracle expert, medium, and visionary who helps others connect with their potential. Join her annual transformational weekend to discover the map of your destiny and what you can expect in this divine year of cocreation.

Colette initiates the journey by receiving messages from Spirit for the group.

With deep meditations accompanied by small-group work, she then guides an intimate dialogue that helps you access wisdom using oracle cards.

Through readings, intuitive coaching, exercises, and creative life-mapping, you uncover your deepest desires and learn how to call them into form.

Prepare to be amazed!

NOTE In this program, Colette uses her oracle decks: The Wisdom of the Oracle Deck, the Goddess Power Oracle Deck, the Spirit Animal Deck, and the Crystal Spirits Oracle. You may wish to bring a set with you. The decks will also be available for purchase in the Kripalu Shop.

TUITION $265 + room & meals; p. 6

COLETTE BARON-REID is an internationally renowned intuitive counselor, psychic medium, radio and television personality, and best-selling inspirational author. colettebaronreid.com

Larissa Hall Carlson FOR all levels. CE credits.

FOR all levels.

SELF-DISCOVERY

WISDOM, EQUANIMITY, AND JOY FOR THE NEW YEAR

Caution—this program could change your life! Are you seeking to go to the next level, personally, professionally, and purposefully? Katie Boyd has designed a program that gives you the knowledge, strength, and motivation to make a life-changing plan for today, tomorrow, and forever. Through meditation, sound healing with vocals, and thought-provoking storytelling, Katie helps you design your perfect life and discover what you value most, guiding you on a path of self-discovery that leads to your highest and most authentic truth.

Katie teaches you how to use nonnegotiable spiritual practices that really work and can be integrated into your daily life. She provides the tools you need to accomplish your goals, dreams, and desires for 2020 and beyond. Return home ready to master your destiny and create a life of joy, wonder, and magic.

TUITION $295 + room & meals; p. 6

KATIE BOYD

is a renowned fitness, nutrition, spiritual, and lifestyle coach who specializes in helping others make spiritual health and wellness their number-one priority. kbmfc.com

After New Year celebrations, you might wonder: How can we cultivate lasting feelings of renewal, focused intention, and inner peace? Larissa Hall Carlson offers profound meditations to access lifelong happiness, ease, and resolve—from one New Year’s to the next!

Unlock an inner world filled with limitless compassion and contentment as you explore • Relaxation meditations for rejuvenation and self-care • Metta (loving-kindness) meditation as a gateway to equanimity and joy • Concentration techniques to enhance mental clarity • A classic Buddhist approach to intentionsetting for the new year • Mindful contemplations on insightful Zen haikus • Moments of silence to deeply listen for inner wisdom.

Whether you’re new to meditation or a seasoned practitioner, this mindfulness retreat supports you as you dive inward, reflecting on your life’s intention and renewing your connection to inner harmony.

TUITION $265 + room & meals; p. 6

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

JANUARY YOGA

JANUARY 3–5 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Yoga for Inner Awakening A RETREAT FOR THE NEW YEAR

Lesley Desaulniers FOR people with min. 6 months yoga experience. CE credits.

Yoga doesn’t just make your body stronger and more flexible; it can ignite your passion, boost your energy, and illuminate your inner vision. Start the new year with music, meditation, chanting, and soulful, sweaty vinyasa. Sought-after yoga teacher Lesley Desaulniers and special musical guest Anjula Prasad guide you in an exploration of yoga practices and healing techniques that promote clarity, bliss, and abundance. Experience deep renewal as you • Discover the dynamic power of vinyasa flow set to live music • Find strength, stability, and freedom in your yoga poses • Practice guided meditations for health and happiness • Learn mantras and rituals for inner peace and world healing • Restore and refocus your energy through spiritual teachings, intention setting, and deep relaxation.

In community with others committed to health and inner awakening, immerse yourself in learning that inspires your yoga practice and your life.

TUITION $255 + room & meals; p. 6

LESLEY DESAULNIERS, one of Northern California’s most in-demand teachers, is known for her energizing, soulful, and inspiring classes.

She has studied yoga and meditation since 1996. lesleyd.com

PROGRAMS with LAMA MIGMAR TSETEN SPIRITUAL PRACTICE AND MEDITATION

SPIRITUAL PRACTICE AND MEDITATION

JANUARY 3–5 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

JANUARY 5–7 SUNDAY–TUESDAY

Mother Tara Empowerment

A Buddhist Healing Ritual

FOR everyone.

DAKINI’S HEART-ESSENCE CHÖD AND EMPOWERMENTS

Experience bliss, abundance, and strength as you overcome the layers of destructive emotions—including stress, fear, anxiety, and/or addiction—built up over past years and lives. The Mother Tara Empowerment ceremony, given by Lama Migmar according to the Tibetan tantric tradition, helps you awaken the enlightened wisdom mother already present within you.

During this program, Lama Migmar bestows the healing empowerments of the white, gold, red, and green Taras and guides you in Sanskrit mantra and sacred Tibetan recitations with English translations. He also gives instructions in meditation and mudra to experience the true nature of body, speech, and mind.

TUITION $280 + room & meals; p. 6

LAMA MIGMAR TSETEN has served as Buddhist chaplain at Harvard University since 1997, and is founder of the Sakya Institute for Buddhist Studies in Cambridge, Massachusetts. lamamigmar.net

FOR everyone.

Healing Chöd is an ancient Buddhist ritual known for its power to alleviate physical, emotional, and mental suffering. There are no instructions to follow or techniques to learn. One simply lies down, rests, and receives healing.

Healing Chöd is suitable for everyone, including those with chronic or mild conditions.

Healing Chöd rituals consist of music, prayers, and mantras in the sacred sounds of Sanskrit and Tibetan, transformative mudras and offerings, and meditation to cut through destructive emotions and repel negative energies and obstacles. Empowerments are given to further increase healing blessings.

Dakini’s Heart-Essence Chöd is based on the female Buddha, Vajrayogini. It originated with the 10th-century Indian yogi Mahasiddha Naropa, and was passed down to Lama Migmar’s guru, Chogye Trichen Rinpoche, also the guru of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

TUITION $280+ room & meals; p. 6

COMBINE THESE PROGRAMS for a 10 percent tuition discount for each program; please call to register.

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gift of yoga with the people who need it most.

Calm, clarity, and well-being shouldn’t be limited to those who can get to a studio or retreat center. Your charitable donation gives yoga to people who have the least access and the most to gain—including public safety officers, doctors and nurses, kids and teens, schoolteachers, and underserved populations.

Your tax-deductible contribution to Kripalu, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization, makes an impact in the world. To share the gift of yoga, visit us online, stop by the Advancement Office when you’re on campus, or call David at 413.448.3284.

Give the gift of yoga for the holidays

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SELF-DISCOVERY

JANUARY 3–5 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Fearless Living LIVE THE LIFE YOUR SOUL INTENDED

Rhonda Britten FOR everyone.

Have you ever given up on a dream because fear got the best of you?

You’re not alone. Fear thwarts your ability to express your purpose, give and receive love, and realize your dreams. Fear is insidious and a trickster. It’s also a great teacher—if you can harness its power.

Rhonda Britten gives you tools to make choices from freedom instead of from unconscious fear-based thoughts, feelings, and actions. In this program, you learn • Insight into the origins of fear and the disguises it wears • How our brains are hardwired to lean on fear • Ways to master the fears that have silently kept you hostage to the belief that you are not good enough • Practical solutions you can use right now to put fear in its place.

Join Rhonda as she brings the neuroscience of fear down to earth, introducing you to a more meaningful, fearless life.

TUITION $295 + room & meals; p. 6

RHONDA BRITTEN, Emmy Award winner, repeat Oprah guest, TEDx speaker, and Huffington Post blogger, is a globally recognized expert on fear and fearlessness. fearlessliving.com

HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

JANUARY 5–10 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Detox Made Simple Annie B. Kay, Lisa B. Nelson, and Aruni Nan Futuronsky FOR everyone. CE credits.

Explore a whole-foods, plant-based detox that draws from nutritional science and the wisdom of yoga and Ayurveda to renew your body, mind, and spirit. Detoxification is a natural process supported by making choices to enhance your body’s resilience, while minimizing the burden from stress, poor diet, and the environment.

In this integrative approach to relieving stress through skillful awareness and choices, you experience • A simple, nutritionally balanced detox diet • How to recognize and address common causes of stress that can impact digestion and vitality • Ways to clear unhelpful mental patterns, realign with the rhythms of nature, and explore conscious communication • How to create a sustainable detox kitchen with culinary nutrition tips • Yoga on and off the mat to assist the detox process • Strategies and practices for emotional detox • The health possibilities and the controversies of different approaches to detoxing.

Headaches, fatigue, cravings, digestive or skin problems, and aches and pains are often improved with a simple, integrated detox program.

TUITION $399 + room & meals; p. 6

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, and a family practice physician. She also serves as medical director of the nonprofit Nutrition Center.

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

JANUARY CREATIVE EXPRESSION

JANUARY 5–8 SUNDAY–WEDNESDAY

PRESENTED BY THE KRIPALU SCHOOL OF YOGA

Mindful Creative Recycling THE ALCHEMY OF TRANSFORMING USED CLOTHING

Crispina ffrench FOR all levels; no sewing experience needed.

Recreate your wardrobe by cutting, sewing, and fitting out-of-style, stained, ill-fitting, or otherwise unwearable clothing into a new favorite item. This mindfulness-based, hands-on retreat kicks off with demonstrations of restyling techniques. Then, Crispina ffrench offers individual consultations to help you devise a game plan, so you can get to work reinventing your worn-out clothes.

Please bring a collection of freshly laundered garments to restyle or swap with the group. This can include a favorite fabric scrap or piece of meaningful yardage to incorporate and share. You return home with a custom-fitted, wonderfully styled new garment of your own design and creation.

NOTE Tuition includes all materials, but you may also plan to bring your own small sewing machine or sewing scissors, if you have them.

TUITION $325 + room & meals; p. 6

CRISPINA FFRENCH, a global leader in textile recycling, ran a wholesale manufacturing company for 21 years using only textile waste for raw material. She is author of The Sweater Chop Shop. crispina.com

YOGA

JANUARY 5–10 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

New Year Meditation and Practice Retreat Michelle Dalbec and Steven Leonard CE credits.

January is a perfect time to establish a yoga and meditation practice for the new year. In this retreat presented by the Kripalu School of Yoga, faculty members Michelle Dalbec and Steven Leonard help you discover a treasure trove of accessible, empowering meditation practices, yogic breathing techniques and mindful posture flows designed to guide and nurture you through each day of 2020, and beyond.

Come cultivate discipline, self-compassion, and clarity in a community of fellow explorers. Enjoy the fruits of your practice while eating well and benefiting from the nourishing effects of Kripalu’s peaceful environment.

TUITION $389 + room & meals; p. 6

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

STEVEN LEONARD is a Lead Faculty member at Kripalu, functional movement specialist, and meditation educator whose goal is to support individuals to experience deeper connection, both physically and mentally. stevenleonard.net

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JANUARY 5–10 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Quarter-Life Calling CREATING AN EXTRAORDINARY LIFE IN YOUR 20s

Coby Kozlowski 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 yoga and meditation as tools for personal empowerment.

• Tune in to your inner knowing for decision making.

• Find strength amid doubt and insecurity.

• Immerse yourself in nature and ceremony.

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

This revolutionary program sets the stage for an extraordinary life.

NOTE This program has extended hours that might make it difficult to participate in other Kripalu activities or receive Healing Arts services.

TUITION $255+ room & meals; see p. 6

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

HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

JANUARY 10–12 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

One-Pot Meals from the Kripalu Kitchen Jeremy Rock Smith FOR everyone.

Discover how to cook cold-weather comfort foods for you and your family, including seasonal soups, stews, and braises, all with the Kripalu Kitchen’s healthy twist.

The Kripalu Kitchen relies on a few simple stocks and spices, paired with accessible cooking techniques, to prepare its flavorful and nourishing meals. Executive Chef Jeremy Rock Smith invites you to learn • Techniques to prep and assemble tantalizing one-pot meals • The secrets of seasonal marinades, spice blends, herbs, and rubs • How to brine and cook seafood and poultry to maximize flavor and retain moisture • Ways to make rich, tasty stocks from scratch • How to poach fish perfectly.

Whether you’re an experienced cook or just starting out in the kitchen, come expand your repertoire of healthy, warming meals in a weekend of cooking demonstrations, discussion, laughter, and fun.

TUITION $305 + room & meals; p. 6

JEREMY ROCK SMITH, Kripalu’s Executive Chef and a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, began his career in classical French cuisine.

He is author of The Kripalu Kitchen: Nourishing Food for Body and Soul.

JANUARY As a first-time visitor to Kripalu, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Now, on my first day back home, all I can think about is, When can I go back to Kripalu?”

—George P., Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania

SPIRITUAL PRACTICE AND MEDITATION

SELF-DISCOVERY

JANUARY 10–12 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

JANUARY 10–12 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Your Personal Path to Enlightenment

Awakening and Owning Your Divine Signature

Haemin Sunim

Karen Paolino Correia and Louis Correia

There is no one single or correct path to enlightenment. In this program, Haemin Sunim, one of the most influential Zen monks in the world, offers a fast and direct approach to initial enlightenment that anyone can achieve.

Through meditations, a dharma talk, Q&A, shared discussion, and smallgroup exercises, you • Learn several methodologies to reach a state of enlightenment • Increase your self-awareness by discovering your true nature • Experience your free, pure, limitless self.

Return home feeling happier, more loving, and more appreciative of life, with a personal path toward enlightenment that works best for you.

TUITION $245 + room & meals; p. 6

HAEMIN SUNIM, a Zen Buddhist teacher and founder of the School of Broken Hearts in Seoul, South Korea, is author of The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down and Love for Imperfect Things. haeminsunim.com

Are you feeling the call to make a difference? Are you ready to unveil your Divine Signature—your inner gifts, aliveness, and feeling of purpose? You have a Divine Signature because you are a creation of the Divine, and you have your own uniqueness within you, waiting to be expressed in its fullness.

Through soul-awakening exercises, meditation, Divine support, and quantum breathwork, Karen Paolino Correia and Louis Correia teach you to • Make peace with your past and transform any past pain into clarity and understanding of your unique expression, gifts, and purpose • Bring awareness and illumination to your unconscious blocks and resistance • Write your Divine Signature into form, setting intention and claiming the direction of your life.

Return home with an inspired action plan to live your Divine Signature and make an imprint that will serve yourself and the world.

TUITION $270 + room & meals; p. 6

YOGA

JANUARY 10–12 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Deep Winter Renewal GROUNDED, RELAXED, AND LIGHT

Jillian Pransky FOR all levels. CE credits.

Align with nature and savor winter’s gifts as you let go and kindle your inner glow. In the cold months, the earth stops producing and replenishes its energy reserves. We, too, need to slow down, turn inward, and recharge.

To help you harmonize with this natural cycle, Jillian Pransky artfully weaves together mindfulness with slow-flow vinyasa, restorative yoga, and deep relaxation. Her emphasis is on internal observation, rhythmic breathing, and fully supported rest. You discover the wisdom in the Chinese proverb, “Tension is who you think you should be.

Relaxation is who you are.”

With renowned composer and bass player Garth Stevenson offering live music, this program is designed to • Boost your immune system

KAREN PAOLINO CORREIA is an inspirational

• Warm your body

writer, teacher, and speaker who helps others tap into the power of the mind, body, and spirit to heal. createheaven.com

• Open your heart.

LOUIS CORREIA is a skilled breathwork facilitator whose deep understanding of breathwork and its healing process comes from his many years of personal practice and teaching.

• Calm your mind

NOTE Please come prepared for optional outdoor time with Jillian after regular program sessions.

TUITION $275 + room & meals; p. 6

JILLIAN PRANSKY, E-RYT 500, author of Deep Listening, is an international presenter, meditation and yoga teacher, and certified yoga therapist. jillianpransky.com

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R&R THEMED WEEKEND JANUARY 10–12 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Essential Teachings of Swami Kripalu

ANCIENT WISDOM, CONTEMPORARY PRACTICE SELF-DISCOVERY

JANUARY 10–12 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Your Do Less, Have More Year CREATING SPACE FOR WHAT REALLY MATTERS

Kate Northrup FOR women.

The secret to success is not fitting more activities into your day. The secret to success is fitting more of yourself into your day and learning to source your schedule from within.

In this hands-on retreat, Kate Northrup walks you through a year-end review and annual planning process to ensure that the things that matter most to you are prioritized in 2020. Following the principles outlined in her best-selling book, Do Less, you learn • Cyclical time- and energymanagement processes • How to organize your projects to reach peak productivity without burnout • How to get the most bang for your investment of time and energy • A four-part process that honors the four seasons of creativity, women’s cycles, and the phases of the moon.

Return home with a clear plan for the year ahead that honors not only your goals and ambitions, but also your body, your soul, and your heart.

NOTE See this program on the Kripalu website for information about what to bring.

TUITION $295 + room & meals; p. 6

KATE NORTHRUP, author of Do Less and creator of The Origin® Collective, teaches time- and energy-management practices to help ambitious women make more money and experience less stress. katenorthrup.com

Swami Kripalu was an ardent yogi with an inquisitive mind who explored every facet of the yoga tradition. He advocated a universal set of teachings that encouraged everyone to cultivate personal health, well-being, and the virtuous character necessary to genuinely love others, act skillfully, persist in the face of difficulty, and find success in life.

This specially themed R&R weekend offers a variety of workshops highlighting the teachings of Swami Kripalu that you can bring home and put into practice in everyday life, including • Healthy lifestyle • Love and relationships • Daily yoga practice • Compassion and service • Cultivating inner strength.

While yogic philosophy may be thousands of years old, it has much to teach us about living healthy, connected, and meaningful lives today.

NOTE As a Kripalu R&R guest, you’re free to participate in all of these themed sessions as well as any of our regular R&R activities throughout the weekend.

FIND OUT MORE

kripalu.org/swamikripalu

JANUARY SELF-DISCOVERY

SELF-DISCOVERY

JANUARY 10–12 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

JANUARY 10–12 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Mindful Habit Change

Love, Sex, and Intimacy

HOW THE MIND CAN HEAL THE HEART

TARA BENNETT-GOLEMAN and DANIEL GOLEMAN

Linda and Charlie Bloom

FOR everyone. CE credits.

FOR individuals and couples.

Intimacy is to the soul as food is to the body. When the longing for intimacy is satisfied, we experience wholeness and sufficiency. In conjunction with a sexual connection, intimacy can be exhilarating, inspiring—even transcendent.

Connection’s shadow side is fear of intimacy, which is actually the fear of loss, rejection, shame, and humiliation. Intimate contact requires that we learn ways to skillfully respond to these fears. This program addresses how we can do that and • Maintain an open heart in the face of powerful emotions • Redirect the energy contained within the full range of our feelings toward states of heightened awareness

TARA BENNETTGOLEMAN, MA, is a teacher, psychotherapist, and author of the New York Times best-sellers Emotional Alchemy and Mind Whispering. tarabennettgoleman.com

DANIEL GOLEMAN, PHD, brought the concept of emotional intelligence to a global audience and for many years reported on behavior and the brain in the New York Times.

TUITION $265 + room & meals; p. 6

Learn to repattern old habits of thinking, feeling, acting, and interacting. Drawing from their books, Focus, Mind Whispering, Emotional Alchemy, and Emotional Intelligence, Tara BennettGoleman and Daniel Goleman integrate the sciences of attention and habit change with Eastern and Western psychologies.

In this groundbreaking program, you explore how to • Apply nurturing mindfulness to emotional habits such as unhealthy aversions and attachments, avoidance of emotional connection, anxious relationship preoccupations, entitled control, or passive surrender • Cultivate an attuned, discerning, and mindful “overseer” to make clearer choices • Ground yourself in a wise heart instead of being driven by reactivity • Build a genuine and secure foundation for all your connections.

Experience a new lens for understanding the patterns that play out in your life and relationships.

• Recognize and neutralize patterns that limit deep connection • Identify what it takes to feel love in its physical, sexual, and spiritual splendor.

TUITION $265 + room & meals; p. 6

LINDA BLOOM, LCSW, and CHARLIE BLOOM, MSW, are seminar leaders, authors, psychotherapists, and consultants. Married since 1972, they codirect Bloomwork in Santa Cruz, California, and are the authors of Secrets of Great Marriages. bloomwork.com

HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

JANUARY 10–12 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Building a Better Immune System for Lifelong Health and Vitality Sudha Carolyn Lundeen and Elizabeth Boham FOR everyone. CE credits.

Discover how to up-level your health by boosting the functioning of your immune system. Natural techniques drawn from yoga and functional medicine can improve how your immune system works. Starting with the biochemistry of stress and how this impacts the immune system, you learn to • Strengthen immunity using the mind-body connection • Choose foods that have natural immune-boosting qualities • Cultivate yoga and breathing practices to enhance immunity • Incorporate daily Ayurvedic self-care practices

SUDHA CAROLYN LUNDEEN, RN, E-RYT 1000, works with clients privately and leads workshops internationally. Her Kripalu Gentle Yoga DVD has won three prestigious awards. sudhalundeen.com

ELIZABETH BOHAM, MD, MS, RD, practices

• Learn how microbiota and toxins impact your immune system and how to naturally support detoxification • Practice yoga nidra to manage the damaging impacts of stress.

Particularly beneficial for those wanting to increase vitality and well-being, these tools are helpful for everyone who wants to stay healthy or regain good health.

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

TUITION $250 + room & meals; p. 6

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Contemplative JANUARY 12–17 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Stepping back from daily demands can help us recharge and savor life with more spaciousness.

Contemplative Week at Kripalu is the perfect pause between the conclusion of the whirlwind holiday season and the start of the busy new year ahead.

You’ll find everything you need to tap into the illuminating gifts of inner stillness: tranquil spaces, silent meals, and a thoughtfully curated selection of introspective immersions and R&R workshop offerings that highlight meditation, journaling, Yin Yoga, mindful time in nature, and other inwardfocused experiences.

This is an ideal opportunity to relax and soothe the mind and body as you renew your connection to yourself.

FIND OUT MORE kripalu.org/contemplative JANUARY 13–17 MONDAY–FRIDAY

CONTEMPLATIVE WEEK R&R

Discover your essence with workshop selections that include meditation, Ayurvedic self-care, pranayama, introspection, yoga, and more. The freedom to choose your own schedule means that you can participate in as much or as little as you want.

NOTE Minimum stay of two nights is required.

FIND OUT MORE about Kripalu R&R

kripalu.org/rr

JANUARY

Week

Contemplative Week at Kripalu with Sharon Salzberg and Stephen Cope offers two fabulous, loving, wise teachers and a wonderful opportunity to refresh and deepen. Don’t miss it!”

—Jack Kornfield

SPIRITUAL PRACTICE AND MEDITATION

JANUARY 12–17 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

THE PRACTICE of LOVING-KINDNESS A MEDITATION AND YOGA RETREAT SHARON SALZBERG and STEPHEN COPE CE credits.

Join renowned teachers Sharon Salzberg and Stephen Cope for a week of loving-kindness practice (metta meditation) and yoga. The Buddhist and yoga traditions both hold that it is possible to systematically cultivate loving-kindness, or what yoga philosophy refers to as “friendliness toward all beings.” These two great traditions each developed practices designed to promote the experiences of inner balance, happiness, and equanimity, as well as compassion (karuna) and sympathetic joy (mudita).

Experience practices from both the Buddhist and the yoga traditions that foster loving-kindness, and gain an understanding of the importance of metta in the overall vision of the contemplative traditions. Sharon and Stephen create a relaxed, friendly atmosphere, welcoming people at all levels of yoga and meditation experience, including beginners.

TUITION $545 + room & meals; p. 6

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

STEPHEN COPE, MSW, Kripalu’s Scholar Emeritus, is the best-selling author of Soul Friends: The Transforming Power of Deep Human Connection. stephencope.com

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Contemplative Week SELF-DISCOVERY

SELF-DISCOVERY

CREATIVE EXPRESSION

JANUARY 12–17 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

JANUARY 12–14 SUNDAY–TUESDAY

JANUARY 12–17 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Explore Your Soulscape

Melting into Introversion

EMBODIED CREATIVITY TO DEEPEN YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH SOUL

Laurie Helgoe

Proprioceptive Writing and Yoga

FOR everyone.

Kim Chandler

Damini Celebre FOR everyone.

The soul speaks in metaphor and symbol, intuitive hunches and synchronicities.

This is a language our rational minds can often overlook and ignore, and the process of building a relationship with your soul can be a challenging one.

The Soulscape Process speaks a language your soul can understand: embodied creativity. This body-centered practice uses spiritual and creative tools—guided visualization, shamanic journeying, and intuitive painting—to communicate in the sacred language of your soul.

Tired of people telling you to leave your comfort zone? Your comfort zone—that solitary space where you hear your own distinct voice—is your power source. So, welcome to your comfort zone. Contemplative Week at Kripalu is the perfect haven for the introvert mind—a time that’s less about doing, and more about making space to simply be. Join Laurie Helgoe to explore the rich world within, away from societal pressure to be extroverted.

Laurie guides you deep into the inner world of reflection and imagination as you

FOR all levels; no writing or yoga experience needed.

Yoga frees the body; Proprioceptive Writing® (PW) frees the mind. Moving slowly and gently on the yoga mat releases blockages and invites a sense of freedom to the body. Likewise, when you slow down at the writing table and inquire into your own thoughts, you are liberated from limited perspectives. Together these practices can change tired and stuck ways of being— both in how you think and in how you feel.

• Deconstruct the cultural assumptions influencing your decisions

Through discussion of the PW method, gentle yoga, and writing practice, Kim Chandler shows you how to

In this program, you also work with intention, manifestation, and ceremony to

• Learn to identify and challenge the extrovert assumption

• Free up your creativity

• Come into your body

• Discover hidden and neglected aspects of yourself

• Cultivate concentration

• Explore your creative wisdom • Move your mind out of the way, so you can hear what your soul has to share.

Whether you want to discover your life’s purpose or simply find an effective way to go within, Soulscape is a wonderful practice for any stage of the spiritual journey.

NOTE Tuition includes all supplies. We will be using children’s tempera paint. You may wish to wear clothes that you don’t mind getting paint on.

TUITION $378 + room & meals; p. 6

DAMINI CELEBRE, founder of the Soulscape Process and author of Soulscape: Cultivating a Relationship with Your Soul and Painting the Landscape of Your Soul, facilitates creativity and healing programs to awaken the Self. daminicelebre.com

• Develop your own introvert wish list • Practice relating from your introvert strengths.

Return home with a blueprint for a more spacious and reflective life, one that celebrates your introvert power.

TUITION $275 + room & meals; p. 6

LAURIE HELGOE, PHD, a clinical psychologist and associate professor of behavioral sciences at the Ross University School of Medicine, is author of Introvert Power: Why Your Inner Life Is Your Hidden Strength. drlauriehelgoe.com

• Build self-trust and confidence • Reconnect with yourself • Feel both energized and relaxed.

The quiet of winter is a perfect time to slow down, turn inward, and explore the intersection of body and mind.

TUITION $320 + room & meals; p. 6

KIM CHANDLER, E-RYT, is a facilitator trainer for Proprioceptive Writing® and owner of Innerlight Center for Yoga & Meditation. innerlightyoga.com

JANUARY KRIPALU SCHOOLS TRAINING

1000

SPIRITUAL PRACTICE AND MEDITATION

JANUARY 10–19

JANUARY 17–19 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

300-Hour Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training

Pray All Ways

TEACHING PRANAYAMA AND ADVANCED ASANA: ESSENTIAL PRACTICES FOR YOGA TEACHERS

FOR everyone.

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

This module includes

Fr. Thomas Ryan

Prayer is a fundamental gesture of faith, dependence, and connectedness.

In praying, we recognize that we’re not totally alone or self-sufficient.

Because each of us is unique, we will be drawn to communicate with the Divine in unique ways. We may be attracted to some quiet corner in solitude. We may connect while walking in the natural world. We may wish to respond through embodied prayer—yoga, dancing, or singing. We may be called to meditate on Scripture, or feel the need to pray in community with others.

• Guided experiences that reveal how pranayama can be used to soothe and steady the mind

Whether you consider yourself a beginner, want to deepen a particular prayer practice, or would like to explore new ways of praying, Fr. Thomas Ryan offers meaningful ways to access Divine Presence and vital spiritual resources for the times we live in.

• Practical anatomy and alignment principles for advanced asana

TUITION $260 + room & meals; p. 6

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

• Contraindications and teaching tools to work safely with students • Opportunities to develop your skills and build confidence through one-on-one sessions and evaluated practice-teaches • A unique Kripalu teaching methodology that integrates modifications, variations, and hands-on assists.

TUITION $1,074 + room & meals; p. 6

YOGANAND MICHAEL CARROLL, E-RYT 500, senior faculty member of the Kripalu School of Yoga, has a profound ability to distill and interpret esoteric yoga texts and techniques.

JANNA DELGADO, E-RYT 500, Kripalu faculty member and curriculum developer for the Kripalu Yoga in the Schools program, is a facilitator and trainer for RISE, an evidence-based program in conscious leadership.

FR. THOMAS RYAN, CSP, Catholic priest, Kripalu Yoga teacher, and author of 16 books, directs ecumenical and interfaith relations for the Paulist community in North America. tomryancsp.org

HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

JANUARY 17–19 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Build Your Nutritional Foundation for Health and Vitality John Bagnulo FOR everyone. CE credits.

Feeling run down or depleted? Looking for more energy, better memory, and improved cognitive function? Learn how to eat in a way that’s optimally suited to your physiology. John Bagnulo teaches about the core foods necessary for health, how to incorporate them daily, and simple ways to acquire key nutrients that support your exercise or fitness program.

Designed for both novices and foodies, this program includes strategies for • Better blood sugar control • Reducing inflammation • Optimizing recovery from workouts • Slowing down the aging process.

Discover which foods make the most sense for athletes and people with restrictive diets or specific health conditions, and why supplements are never a substitute for good nutrition. Come lose your misconceptions about what a healthy diet looks like—as well as some unwanted metabolic clutter and/or weight.

TUITION $260 + room & meals; p. 6

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

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YOGA

JANUARY 17–19 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

JANUARY 17–19 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

The Challenge of Self-Love

A Yogic Solution to Osteoporosis

A WEEKEND OF INQUIRY, PRACTICE, AND SELF-COMPASSION

Terry Roth Schaff and Karen Abramson

Ralph De La Rosa FOR everyone, including healthcare professionals.

SELF-DISCOVERY

JANUARY 17–19 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Self-love is what makes genuine connection to others possible. True self-love is the antidote to narcissism and self-centeredness.

But self-love often triggers our selfloathing, shame, hurt, rage, and fear, which can make the practice of self-love and selfcompassion difficult or even undesirable.

• Quiet periods for practicing self-metta (loving-kindness).

TUITION $280 + room & meals; p. 6

Sil Reynolds

• A deeper understanding of self-love

FOR mothers and daughters (ages 10–12).

• Clarity on your personal roadblocks to self-love

• Strengthen your mother-daughter bond • Cultivate emotional intelligence and pass it from mother to daughter • Be part of an authentic, kind, expressive girl community • Practice techniques for deep and effective communication.

Learn to value and prioritize your unique relationship and make time for it to strengthen and grow when you return home.

TUITION $290+ room & meals; p. 6

SIL REYNOLDS is a mother, a mothering expert, and coauthor of Mothering and Daughtering: Keeping Your Bond Strong Through the Teen Years with her daughter, Eliza. motheringanddaughtering.com

We often think of yoga as focusing only on flexibility. In this program, Terry Roth Schaff and Karen Abramson put an emphasis on building strength and stability as they guide you through a safe yoga practice to build your bone density and keep your bones healthy, no matter your level of experience or physical limitations.

• Healing Centered Engagement

STRENGTHENING YOUR BOND IN THE PRETEEN YEARS

Join mothering expert Sil Reynolds and her teen assistants trained by Eliza Reynolds for a weekend of fun and connection. Give yourself the gift of quality time together in a community of mothers and preteen daughters who want to thrive—not just survive— now and during the teen years ahead.

With time for mothers and daughters to be together and also break out into separate circles, this program includes games, storytelling, art projects, and trust exercises that teach you how to

CE credits.

This is a special opportunity to discover your patterns—how you sit, stand, walk, and move—and how changing some of these patterns can reduce your risk of bone fractures. Learn ways to become more stable and reduce the risk of falling as you bring your body into better alignment. Terry and Karen provide ample time to practice these new skills, so you can return home with a safe, bone-building yoga practice tailored to you.

Blending Tibetan Buddhism, trauma theory, Internal Family Systems therapy, neuroscience, and social justice, psychotherapist Ralph De La Rosa offers a potent weekend of transformative exploration.

You experience

Mothering and Daughtering

FOR all levels, no yoga experience needed.

This program is appropriate for healthcare professionals, as well as the general public. Healthcare professionals will be able to incorporate the tools and practices offered in this program in ways beneficial to their clients or patients.

NOTE Please bring writing materials and a mala or any string of beads.

TUITION $245 + room & meals; p. 6

RALPH DE LA ROSA is a psychotherapist specializing in trauma-focused work, a seasoned meditation instructor, and author of The Monkey Is a Messenger. ralphdelarosa.com

TERRY ROTH SCHAFF, C-IAYT, E-RYT, IAYT CEP, YACEP, author of Medical Yoga Therapy: A Practical Guide for the Yoga and Medical Community, is a medical yoga therapist who treats people with musculoskeletal and neurological conditions. schaffyogatherapy.com

KAREN ABRAMSON, E-RYT, YACEP, is a certified warmwater yoga teacher who embraces the therapeutic yoga model. She has been the administrator of Schaff Yoga Therapy since 2016.

JANUARY HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

JANUARY 17–20 FRIDAY–MONDAY

Qigong to Increase Your Healing Power ROBERT PENG FOR all levels.

Discover the fundamentals of qigong to awaken, empower, and integrate three key energy centers, or dantians.

These energy centers regulate wisdom, love, and vitality. When these qualities are activated and harmonized, you transform your energy, improve your relationships, and enhance the quality of your life.

Over the last three decades, Robert Peng has helped people of all ages and cultures to increase their peace and healing power through qigong. In this program designed for both laypeople and helping professionals, he teaches HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

• Hologram Palm to empower your three dantians

JANUARY 17–20 FRIDAY–MONDAY

Kripalu Outdoors SNOWSHOEING AND YOGA Susannah Beattie and Katie Hagel

• Breathing techniques to stimulate the central meridian • Three Treasures Standing Meditation to strengthen your willpower • Four Golden Wheels movement exercise to make your body more supple • Lotus Meditation to open your heart.

FOR all levels. CE credits.

Find your place in nature as you explore miles of snow-covered trails right outside Kripalu’s back door. Join our knowledgeable guides for multilevel snowshoeing, Kripalu Yoga, and deep relaxation in a long weekend that includes • Different levels of snowshoeing to suit your needs offered each day, on winding trails with stunning winter vistas • Expansive forest meditations followed by tranquil yoga classes to balance body and mind

TUITION $290 + room & meals; p. 6

ROBERT PENG, internationally renowned qigong master, studied and practiced with Master Xiao Yao, who guided him in a 100day water fast to purify his healing energy. robertpeng.com

• Nourishing and spacious activities to connect with self.

Whether you are experienced in snowshoeing or a curious beginner, kick back and step forward into an active retreat sure to rejuvenate and delight you.

NOTE Snowshoes and poles will be provided for this program. In the event of poor snow coverage, we will hike instead of snowshoe.

TUITION $309 + room & meals; p. 6

SUSANNAH BEATTIE, RYT, is a Kripalu Yoga teacher and Kripalu R&R faculty member who leads mindful outdoor experiences and strives to uplift and empower people of all ages.

KATIE HAGEL, RYT 1000, is a life coach, yoga instructor, and world traveler dedicated to living a life of passion, adventure, and purpose. katiehagel.com

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KRIPALU SCHOOLS TRAINING

JANUARY 17–26

650-Hour Ayurvedic Health Counselor Certification, Module 1 Rosy Mann and Larissa Hall Carlson PREREQUISITE 200-Hour Foundations of Ayurveda

Kripalu’s Ayurvedic Health Counselor Certification is for those who want to practice Ayurveda professionally.

Through in-depth study, this training prepares you to provide Ayurvedic lifestyle consultations and holistic therapies.

In this first module, you learn • Ayurvedic anatomy and physiology, discovering the nuances of tissue (dhatu) formation and channels (srotamsi) • The first section of etiology and pathology, understanding the pathways of disease and the disturbances of digestion (agni) • Meditation for stress reduction and reducing vata.

TUITION $1,074 + room & meals; p. 6

ROSY MANN has more than 15 years of experience as an Ayurvedic doctor. She offers personal Ayurvedic consultations, as well as educational courses, lectures, and workshops.

LARISSA HALL CARLSON, MA, former Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, guides retreats, directs trainings, and provides Ayurvedic consultations across the country. larissahallcarlson.com

HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

JANUARY 19–22 SUNDAY–WEDNESDAY

RISE for HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS Jennifer Johnston and Lisa B. Nelson CE/CME credits.

RISE for Healthcare Professionals is an opportunity to experience firsthand the evidence-based RISE program for mindful stress resilience. Proven to reduce stress and increase mindfulness, the RISE program gives you the tools necessary to manage burnout, improve personal health, and enhance patient care.

In this program, participants • Unpack workplace and industry stressors and their impact on your well-being • Examine mindful stress resilience and its relevance to overcoming burnout and enhancing patient care through scientific research and real-world application • Explore personal and system-wide barriers to mindful clinical practice and map an approach to reinvigorate your work as it relates to mission and service • Learn to use several mindfulness-based tools to manage stress and enhance service.

TUITION $775 + room & meals; p. 6

JENNIFER JOHNSTON, LMHC, PHD, E-RYT, is a licensed psychologist, mentalhealth counselor, and yoga instructor who trains healthcare providers and other professionals to stay resilient in the face of trauma.

LISA B. NELSON, MD, is a family practice physician, Director of Medical Education for Kripalu programs, and Kripalu faculty member who has trained thousands of individuals in mindbody practices for health and vitality.

JANUARY KRIPALU SCHOOLS TRAINING

JANUARY 23–AUGUST 23

200-Hour Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training WEEKEND FORMAT

Michelle Dalbec and Steven Leonard

YOGA

JANUARY 19–24 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Your Soul Purpose A PATH TO HEALING AND HAPPINESS

Anne Novak FOR all levels.

We think of pain—whether physical, mental, or emotional—as something to be avoided at all costs. But in reality, our pain points us directly toward the path of healing. That path is the soul’s journey. Anne Novak’s inspiring and uplifting teachings provide a contemporary yogic blueprint for releasing and transforming pain. Learn to identify and heal the root causes of your suffering using a variety of modalities that create a greater sense of the interplay between body, mind, and spirit, including • Neuroscience and pain research • Kundalini Yoga and meditation • Hypnotherapy • Guided relaxation • Breathing exercises • Reprogramming your beliefs • Deep stillness.

Anne’s innate gift for storytelling brings to life the concepts that she shares throughout this program, so you can understand and heal the pain in your life right away. Her compassionate, encouraging, loving presence helps motivate you to approach yoga, meditation, living, and loving with courage and commitment.

TUITION $385 + room & meals; p. 6

ANNE NOVAK is a KRIcertified Kundalini Yoga teacher, healer and author who specializes in the neuroscience of pain. annenovakyoga.com

Experience the fundamentals of Kripalu Yoga. Our Yoga Alliance–approved 200-Hour Kripalu Yoga certification program trains you to teach safe, fun, and empowering yoga classes, and shows you how to incorporate the wisdom of yoga into your life.

You learn • The principles and practices of Kripalu Yoga’s 21 foundational asanas

SELF-DISCOVERY

• Introductory anatomy and physiology applied to asana

The Sixth Stage of Grief

• Fundamentals of yoga’s rich philosophical traditions • Approaches for assisting students • Ways to guide students in developing nonjudgmental self-awareness and self-compassion • Skills for designing well-rounded classes, including warm-ups, asanas, pranayama, relaxation, and meditation techniques.

NOTE All weekends must be taken consecutively. See the Kripalu website for specific dates and information about special commuter pricing.

TUITION $2,700 + room & meals; p. 6

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

STEVEN LEONARD is a Lead Faculty member at Kripalu, functional movement specialist, and meditation educator whose goal is to support individuals to experience deeper connection, both physically and mentally. stevenleonard.net

JANUARY 24–26 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

FINDING MEANING

DAVID KESSLER with Paul Denniston FOR everyone who has experienced loss.

How do we release pain, heal grief, and remember with love? While pain may be inevitable after a loss, suffering is optional.

Join David Kessler for a weekend of healing that moves you beyond the five stages of grief—denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance—and introduces a sixth stage: finding meaning.

Many people look for the elusive “closure” after a loss. In this program, David shows you why finding meaning—beyond the first five stages of grief—can transform loss and help bring about a more peaceful, hopeful experience that honors those who have died.

This program includes optional session with Grief Yoga teacher Paul Denniston, who guides simple movements to help release grief that gets stuck in the body.

Come learn how to remember your loved one with more love than pain, and bring about a more meaningful new year.

TUITION $295 + room & meals; p. 6

DAVID KESSLER, a 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

PAUL DENNISTON created Grief Yoga in the midst of a devastating breakup and teaches to groups dealing with all kinds of loss. griefyoga.com

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Set the intention to invest in yourself.

Fulfill your 2020 CE credit requirements at Kripalu and reaffirm your commitment to your personal and professional development in the new year and beyond. Our continuing education programs are led by some of the world’s most accomplished teachers in yoga, self-discovery, and holistic health. We offer credit for social workers, psychologists, nurses and physicians, yoga teachers, and more.

SPIRITUAL PRACTICE AND MEDITATION

JANUARY 24–26 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Solving Your Life Puzzle A BUDDHIST VIEW FOR INTEGRATING SPIRITUALITY, LIVELIHOOD, AND CREATIVITY

David Nichtern FOR everyone.

DAVID NICHTERN, a senior teacher in the lineage of Tibetan Buddhist meditation master Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, is a highly regarded musician and entrepreneur who leads workshops and teacher trainings around the world. davidnichtern.com

NOTE This program includes a book signing and special presentation on Saturday evening; open to all Kripalu in-house guests.

TUITION $270 + room & meals; p. 6

Get ready to define success on your own terms, and access the vision and skills needed to achieve it. By incorporating meditation practices drawn from the Buddhist tradition, David Nichtern helps you develop insight, precision, and stability as the groundwork for your personal evolution and manifestation.

In this program based on his new book, Creativity, Spirituality and Making a Buck, David combines Tibetan Buddhism, creative prompts, and their real-world application as a way for you to define your artistic and entrepreneurial offerings and bring them to the marketplace.

Come explore your individual life puzzle through the lens of personal well-being, creative expression, and the development of tangible business skills.

Suitable for aspiring creatives, established professionals, and everyone in between, this training provides a safe space to learn, grow, and transform—to enter a new cycle of personal thriving and fulfillment.

HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

Look for CE and CME credits with program descriptions.

Find out more on page 97.

JANUARY 24–26 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

An Advanced Course in Relational EMDR Therapy TAKING THE JOURNEY TO THE NEXT LEVEL

Deany Laliotis FOR experienced EMDR therapists. CE credits.

As EMDR therapists who treat complex developmental trauma, we understand the importance of the therapeutic relationship as part of the healing journey when our clients are suffering from attachment wounds. The challenge is how to bring our best self to the clinical situation, using moment-to-moment experience to facilitate and share the work with our clients. This program explores Relational EMDR therapy—ways to use our self to best meet the needs of the clinical situation, creating the conditions that make it possible for a client to approach uncharted emotional territory and move toward healing and transformation.

Deany Laliotis uses small-group exercises, videos of client sessions, and live demonstrations to optimize the therapeutic relationship both in and out of EMDR processing and to facilitate the client’s experience. She offers conceptual knowledge and practical skills for working with attachment-related phenomena using the self of the therapist within an EMDR-based framework.

NOTE See this program on the Kripalu website for information about CE credits.

TUITION $360 + room & meals; p. 6

DEANY LALIOTIS, LICSW, an international trainer, clinical consultant, and practitioner of EMDR therapy, specializes in treating traumatic stress disorders and attachment issues.

JANUARY YOGA HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

JANUARY 24–26 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

JANUARY 24–26 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Yoga and Deep Relaxation Retreat

Loving Touch Couples Thai Massage

THE GIFT OF DIVINE SLEEP YOGA NIDRA

Jennifer Reis

Shai Plonski

FOR all levels, including beginners. CE credits.

Imagine being able to give your partner an incredible massage that is easy on your thumbs and full of heart. In this program, you learn a meditative massage that’s as beneficial for the giver as it is for the person receiving it, one that helps to renew your love while leaving both of you feeling good. Thai massage helps to relieve tension, ease pain, and restore relaxation.

Five Element Yoga® and Divine Sleep® Yoga Nidra, is a faculty member for the Kripalu Schools of Yoga and Integrative Yoga Therapy. jenniferreisyoga.com

You and your partner practice giving an accessible, deeply relaxing 60-minute Thai massage for the shoulders, back, legs, head, and feet, as you learn

NOTE This program is approved by Yoga Alliance for 9.5 CE credits.

• Assisted stretching, palpation techniques, and energy movements

TUITION $245 + room & meals; p. 6

JENNIFER REIS, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, LMT, creator of

• Heart-opening meditation and yoga practices

SHAI PLONSKI, founder of the Still Light Centre School of Thai Massage in Toronto, Canada, has authored or coauthored 14 books and trained thousands in Thai massage. stillightcentre.com

• Experience deep peace • Feel whole again • Reclaim your inner radiance • Eliminate not only muscular tension but also mental and emotional stress

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

Come with a significant other, family member, or friend to explore the world of loving touch.

TUITION $275 + room & meals; p. 6

Jennifer Reis’ Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra is the antidote for modern life. Nothing is required but to lie down and listen. In this inspired guided meditation that transforms your whole being, you

• Awaken through uplifting yoga practices to balance your elements

• How to integrate these new skills into your life.

NOTE Tuition includes Shai Plonski’s book Couples Metta Massage. This program is approved for CE credits by NCBTMB.

Experience deeper levels of relaxation than you ever imagined possible as you give yourself permission to rest, balance, restore, and tap into new sources of energy.

This nourishing retreat offers the perfect combination of revitalizing yoga postures, breathing, hand mudras, and the profound rest of Divine Sleep® Yoga Nidra.

You deserve to feel this good!

SELF-DISCOVERY

JANUARY 24–26 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

A New Way of Being WOMEN’S SELF-RENEWAL RETREAT

Renée Peterson Trudeau FOR women of all ages and life stages.

Do you long to reconnect with who you are? Are you in the midst of a transition? Do you crave quiet reflection, rest, and renewal? Renée Peterson Trudeau has designed a deeply restorative retreat for women. Tap into the transformative power of selfcare to nourish body and soul. Integrate self-renewal strategies into daily life as you learn to • Explore your heart’s desire and life purpose • Experience self-care as a spiritual practice • Cultivate self-compassion and self-acceptance • Relax and reconnect with your needs, desires, and your body’s natural rhythms • Meditate for peace and harmony • Balance yin/yang energy and access your feminine power.

Enjoy authentic connection with other women as you embrace a new way of being and experience greater freedom and joy.

TUITION $310 + room & meals; p. 6

RENÉE PETERSON TRUDEAU is an internationally recognized transformational coach, speaker and author of three award-winning books on life balance and resilience, including The Mother’s Guide to Self-Renewal. reneetrudeau.com

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YOGA

1000

JANUARY 26–31 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Yoga 4 Cancer Teacher Training Tari Prinster FOR 200-hour yoga teachers, healthcare professionals, and others with relevant background and training. CE credits.

PROGRAMS with SAGE ROUNTREE YOGA

YOGA

JANUARY 24–26 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

JANUARY 26–31 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Yoga for Athletes

Teaching Yoga to Athletes

STRENGTH, FLEXIBILITY, AND FOCUS FOR all levels of athletic or yoga experience; no prior yoga experience required.

Yoga’s emphasis on form, focus, and breath can make you a better athlete.

Learn how yoga enhances mental and physical training, translating into increased efficiency and enjoyment in your sport and your life. This is not athletic yoga—this is yoga to complement activities you already enjoy.

Triathlete, coach, and yoga teacher Sage Rountree offers you

1000

FOR yoga teachers, coaches, PE teachers, and personal trainers. CE credits.

More and more athletes are crediting yoga with taking their performance to the next level—which means there’s an increasing demand for yoga teachers who specialize in this field. Sage Rountree has multifaceted experience as a coach, athlete, and teacher working with endurance-sports athletes and collegiate teams. She’ll give you the confidence and skills you need to share yoga’s benefits with athletes.

• Poses to increase your stability, balance, range of motion, and flexibility, especially in the hips

This intensive training covers

• Techniques to boost your physical and mental endurance, while lowering recovery time and risk of injury

• A survey of exercise physiology relevant to yoga

• The needs, abilities, and limitations that athletes bring to yoga practice

• How to cultivate sport-specific core strength

• Ways to modify yoga classes for athletes of various sports and levels of experience

• Ways to incorporate yoga’s approach to mind-body integration in both training and competition.

• Sequences appropriate for specific needs and different points in the training cycle

TUITION $265 + room & meals; p. 6

• The pedagogy and business of working with athletes

SAGE ROUNTREE, PHD, E-RYT 500, author of several books on yoga, trains teachers from all disciplines at the 200- and 500-hour

• The parallels between yoga and sports training.

TUITION $360 + room & meals; p. 6

levels. sagerountree.com COMBINE THESE PROGRAMS for a 10 percent tuition discount for each program; please call to register.

Become a yoga teacher equipped to understand the specific needs and challenges of cancer patients and survivors.

Tari Prinster’s yoga4cancer methodology 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 supports the immune system • Appropriate and inappropriate poses for cancer survivors • How and why yoga can reduce the risk of cancer • Tips on starting a cancer survivor program.

Tari has offered this training for more than 15 years and has trained more than 2,000 yoga teachers and healthcare practitioners globally. Complete this program with confidence and inspiration, 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.

TUITION $795 + room & meals; p. 6

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

JANUARY HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

JANUARY 26–31 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Dayan (Wild Goose) Qigong MINDFULNESS IN MOVEMENT

Robert Meikyo Rosenbaum FOR all levels. CE credits.

HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

JANUARY 26–31 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

The Kripalu Approach to Natural Weight

FOOD AND FREEDOM FOR INTEGRATIVE HEALTH 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 lifelong wellness.

In our caring and 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 • 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 lifestyle changes that ensure maximum vitality for years to come.

NOTE This program was formerly known as The Kripalu Approach to Diet.

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

Dayan Qigong is a series of fluid movements that improves well-being by opening blockages in the acupuncture meridians to promote the flow of healthy energy. It is one of the most comprehensive forms of qigong, and it includes warm-ups, acupressure selfmassage, and sitting meditation. Like mindfulness, it takes the scattered pieces of your actions and awareness and brings them back to wholeness.

Practicing Dayan Qigong for 15–20 minutes a day can help you • Integrate body and mind through wuwei, or effortless effort • Find your center in each moment • Experience greater ease and joy • Be fully present.

This simple practice that engages your whole being not only complements sitting meditation, but also helps you find stillness even while moving—and it can easily be integrated into a busy life.

TUITION $435 + room & meals; p. 6

ROBERT MEIKYO ROSENBAUM, PHD, is a clinical neuropsychologist, psychotherapist, and Zen and qigong teacher. His books include Walking the Way and What’s Wrong with Mindfulness? zenqigong.com

author, nutritionist, Kripalu faculty member, and an important voice in wholefoods 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.

TUITION $485 + room & meals; p. 6

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R&R RETREAT SPECIAL

SPIRITUAL PRACTICE AND MEDITATION

JANUARY 26–31 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Digesting Life’s Experiences to Nurture Your Radiance

Free Nights Experience Kripalu your way. For less.

This winter, stay two midweek nights, get an additional night free.

Or, stay three midweek nights, get two additional nights free.

ShamRang Khalsa and Arjan Kaur Khalsa FOR everyone. CE credits.

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. In this transformative program, learn how to cultivate a meditative mind and deep presence to digest the imprints of life.

Using an Ayurvedic model of understanding, come explore how to • Deconstruct and redirect the energy of illness and suffering • Move to create physical and energetic well-being • Foster and strengthen your loving presence • Experience life with awareness and enthusiasm.

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

TUITION $350 + room & meals; p. 6

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 and teacher who offers personal readings and intuitive healing sessions that awaken people to their own divinity and purpose.

CREATIVE EXPRESSION

JANUARY 31–FEBRUARY 2 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

The Natural Singer FIND YOUR TRUE VOICE

Claude Stein FOR everyone Whether you chant, sing, or always wished you could have a better sound, 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. The results are stunning, even if you have trouble carrying a tune! 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.

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Claude introduces you to exercises that cover diaphragmatic breathing, tone, range, projection, and show you how to hit the notes. This program includes group songs, harmonies, and in-depth 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 sing out anywhere, anytime!

NOTE Claude will offer individual coaching sessions for anyone who has worked with him previously. These sessions offer longer personalized exercises and an mp3 recording for you to practice with at home.

TUITION $365 + room & meals; p. 6

CLAUDE STEIN is a double-platinumaward-winning voice coach with 30 years of experience blending psychology and vocal training.

He has coached at the Juilliard School and NYU. naturalsinger.com

JANUARY SELF-DISCOVERY

YOGA

JANUARY 31–FEBRUARY 2 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

JANUARY 31–FEBRUARY 2 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

A Short Course in Happiness After Loss (and Other Dark, Difficult Times)

Full Body Prayer

Maria Sirois FOR everyone. CE credits.

It is possible to thrive even in the midst of life’s harshest moments. Using dialogue, meditation, journaling, and small-group conversation, this potent program— informed by the evidence-based teachings of positive psychology—lights up pathways to happiness that acknowledge the reality of suffering along with the bounty and goodness present in your world.

Play a bit, laugh a little, and remember what brings you joy and contentment as you work with the themes of gratitude, mindfulness, strength, connection, and the transformation of stress. Explore who you are at your best—even when life is challenging. This program is for everyone seeking to build resilience; traverse a difficult time with health and humor; recover from loss, heartbreak, or disappointment; and move toward a happier life.

TUITION $250 + room & meals; p. 6

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

A WEEKEND OF ENERGETIC VINYASA

Jacqui Bonwell FOR all levels. CE credits.

Expect to have fun, put things in perspective, and be deeply moved in this inspiring program. Jacqui Bonwell views yoga practice as a life preserver for parenting, healing, and living fully. She uses humor, passion, and wisdom to help you better understand how and why yoga works.

Your experience begins Friday evening with a grounding slow-flow yoga practice, complete with soothing yoga nidra. Saturday’s schedule includes vinyasa, a journey through the chakras, and an exploration of Patanjali’s teachings on healthy living with a whole heart. Jacqui closes the program Sunday morning with a powerful vinyasa session.

Whether you’re a yoga teacher, a couch potato, or somewhere in between, come discover all the ways yoga can support you in cultivating a joyous life.

TUITION $265 + room & meals; p. 6

JACQUI BONWELL, E-RYT 500, is a Reiki Master, director of the Sacred Seeds Yoga School 200- and 300-hour certifications, and owner of the Canton Yoga Shala in Canton, Massachusetts. jacquibonwell.com

YOGA

JANUARY 31–FEBRUARY 2 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Yoga Do’s and Don’ts for the Hips and Knees LOREN FISHMAN and Gabriella Barnstone CE credits.

People often look to yoga as a means to alleviate hip and knee symptoms. But these joints can sometimes present a challenge, as they are frequently a source of pain and limitation in yoga practice. While, yoga can be helpful in alleviating hip and knee discomfort, it is crucial that you know how to address each issue.

In this program, Loren Fishman and Gabriella Barnstone provide you with a solid understanding of the do’s and don’ts of yoga for the hips and knees. You learn • Which poses can help with hip and knee problems • The poses that should be avoided if you have certain knee or hip conditions • Workarounds that are helpful in each case • How to spot practices and pitfalls that endanger these joints in your students and clients.

TUITION $330 + room & meals; p. 6

LOREN FISHMAN, MD, BPHIL (OXON), author of 10 books and 96 papers, studied yoga with B. K. S. Iyengar. He teaches at Columbia University and has a private practice in New York City. sciatica.org

GABRIELLA BARNSTONE, RYT 500, C-IAYT, a certified yoga therapist with the International Association of Yoga Therapists, has been working under the guidance and tutelage of Loren Fishman since 2015.

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KRIPALU KITCHEN RECIPE HOT CHOCOLATE CHAI Serves 4 2 tablespoons whole cardamom pods 2 teaspoons whole cloves 2 cinnamon sticks 1 whole star anise ½ teaspoon black peppercorns 1 tablespoon thinly sliced fresh ginger 2 cups milk, any type 2 cups water 4 bags of black tea 1 to 3 tablespoons rapadura, dark brown sugar, or sweetener of choice 4 ounces dark chocolate 1. Cover the cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, anise, and peppercorns with cheesecloth or parchment paper on a sturdy work surface. Use a rolling pin or a cast-iron skillet to gently crush the spices and help release their aromas. Wrap the crushed spices and the fresh ginger in the cheesecloth or put them in a large tea ball.

2. Put the milk, water, and spice bundle or tea ball in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium-low, and simmer gently for 15 minutes.

3. Return the mixture to a boil over high heat, then turn off the heat and immediately add the tea bags. Let steep for 5 minutes, then strain.

4. Place back on the stove and bring to a simmer. Turn off flame and add your sweetener of choice. Add the chocolate and stir to dissolve. Serve warm.

YOGA

JANUARY 31–FEBRUARY 2 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

YOGA FOR PEACE RODNEY YEE and COLLEEN SAIDMAN YEE CE credits.

In a world of turmoil, how can we be a beacon of peace? Anger, confusion, and exhaustion don’t create the foundation for selfless service: Through self-care comes selfless service, and from selfless service comes peace. A steady yoga practice can help us develop vigor, courage, and equanimity, so we have a better chance to do the right thing.

Come join Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman Yee for a weekend of profound listening, dedication, and joy. Through asana, pranayama, and meditation, we can restore ourselves in order to cultivate the energy to listen and serve with compassion and wisdom.

TUITION $375 + room & meals; p. 6

RODNEY YEE is the cofounder, with Colleen Saidman Yee, of the Gaiam Yoga Club, and the creator of dozens of yoga DVDs. yeeyoga.com

COLLEEN SAIDMAN YEE graduated from Jivamukti’s teacher training program in 1999 and has been teaching ever since. She is the author of Yoga for Life. colleensaidmanyee.com

JANUARY HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

SELF-DISCOVERY

JANUARY 31–FEBRUARY 2 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

JANUARY 31–FEBRUARY 2 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Emotional Detox, Level 1

Unleash Your Calling

SEVEN STEPS TO RELEASING TOXICITY AND ENERGIZING JOY

CREATING THE WORK AND LIFE YOU LOVE

Tama Kieves

Sherianna Boyle

FOR everyone. CE credits.

FOR everyone.

Overprocessed emotions can contribute to stress, conflict, anxiety, weight gain, pain, and more. It’s these toxic reactions, not your emotions, that can create tension and other symptoms. Sherianna Boyle’s C.L.E.A.N.S.E Method® is a mindful way to transform repressed and suppressed emotions into states of freedom and joy.

Come learn how to embrace your emotions and shift toward healing, comfort, higher purpose, and connection. Sherianna’s Emotional Detox process provides a clear, step-by-step guideline using hands-on exercises, partner work, yoga, meditation, and light writing.

Return home with a deeper understanding of your emotions and how they are connected to patterns of reactivity, as well as an effective road map for how to handle daily triggers.

TUITION $240 + room & meals; p. 6

SHERIANNA BOYLE, an author, adjunct psychology professor, and yoga instructor, is the founder of the C.L.E.A.N.S.E Method® and C.L.E.A.N.S.E Yoga™. sheriannaboyle.com

COMBINE THIS PROGRAM with Emotional Detox, Level 2, February 2–4, for a 10 percent tuition discount for each program; see page 72.

Your wildest dreams are not frivolous. You have a calling, an expression of infinite talent, stamina, and love. And in uncertain times, true passion is your greatest security.

Join success/career coach and best-selling author Tama Kieves to move beyond fear and thrive in the life you were born to live.

Through her time-tested techniques, learn how to • Tap into unstoppable inner strength • Turn your talents into income and opportunities • Reveal your own rock-solid path to success • Trust the genius and magic of unconventional choices • Find peace throughout the fluctuations of life, business, and change.

JANUARY 31–FEBRUARY 2 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Packed with hands-on exercises, group interaction and support, personal attention, and passionate mentoring, this transformative intensive can help you step into a whole new life. After the program, an optional support group helps you continue and maintain your newfound strength and strategies at home.

Calming the Mind

TUITION $250 + room & meals; p. 6

SPIRITUAL PRACTICE AND MEDITATION

JOY OF LIVING MEDITATION WORKSHOP

Kell Julliard

TAMA KIEVES, an honors graduate of Harvard

FOR all levels. CE credits.

Law School, left a corporate law practice to write and embolden others to live their deepest desires.

Created by Tibetan meditation expert Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, the Joy of Living meditation practice helps you create a peaceful mind and a blissful heart.

Kell Julliard blends guided meditation, discussion, and presentations with video teachings by Rinpoche to help you to explore these wonderfully fresh and accessible practices.

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In this retreat, you learn how to • Rest in open awareness, a state of spacious and alert presence • Transform everything that you encounter daily—sights, sounds, tastes, and sensations—into a perfect support for meditation • Work skillfully with physical pain, difficult emotions, and destructive thought patterns • Use meditation as the basis for a lifelong path of awakening.

These techniques are a perfect accompaniment to yoga practice and training.

TUITION $260 + room & meals; p. 6

KELL JULLIARD has taught Joy of Living programs in New York City, Chicago, Montreal, and West Virginia as a facilitator for the Tergar Meditation Community.

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FEBRUARY

HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

YOGA

FEBRUARY 2–4 SUNDAY–TUESDAY

FEBRUARY 2–7 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Emotional Detox, Level 2

Yoga and Meditation for Busy People

Sherianna Boyle

CULTIVATING EASE IN A FRANTIC WORLD

FOR everyone who has completed Emotional Detox, Level 1: Seven Steps to Releasing Toxicity and Energizing Joy.

Deepen your experience of Sherianna Boyle’s C.L.E.A.N.S.E Method® and learn how this emotional detox process can be used in your current professional practice, atmosphere, and vision, enhancing optimal health and reducing stress while fostering healthy partnerships.

Through yoga, hands-on partner work, group exercises, brainstorming, and reflective writing, explore how this method can be used to • Energize goal-setting • De-escalate tension • Foster communication, creativity, resilience, and leadership development.

Level 2 is recommended for all healthcare professionals—including nurses, educators, social workers, and mental-health practitioners—as well as individuals working in a corporate environment.

NOTE This program does not train you to be an Emotional Detox (C.L.E.A.N.S.E Method®) educator or coach. Participants who choose to take both Level 1 and 2 will receive a certificate of completion.

TUITION $240 + room & meals; p. 6

SHERIANNA BOYLE, an author, adjunct psychology professor, and yoga instructor, is the founder of the C.L.E.A.N.S.E Method® and C.L.E.A.N.S.E Yoga™. sheriannaboyle.com COMBINE THIS PROGRAM with Emotional Detox, Level 1, January 31–February 2, for a 10 percent tuition discount for each program; see page 71.

Beryl Bender Birch FOR all levels.

It’s common to feel that you are too old, too tight, too busy, too anxious, too stressed— too anything—to find time for a regular yoga or meditation practice. But guess what? Yoga and meditation could actually be just what you need to cultivate ease in a frantic world. Join Beryl Bender Birch, a renowned yoga and meditation teacher for 45 years, to spend five powerful days focusing on your health and happiness.

Beryl invites you to take a break from your busy life and soften into the quiet beauty of the Berkshires in winter. You begin every morning with deep breathing exercises, guided meditation, and a simple yoga practice, learning ways to carry these calming routines when you’re back out in the world.

Return home ready to be present with your life, grateful for all you have, and armed with yogic tools to soothe anxious thoughts and tame busy, overwhelming schedules.

TUITION $345 + room & meals; p. 6

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

FEBRUARY SELF-DISCOVERY

FEBRUARY 2–7 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Introduction to Vedic Astrology EXPLORING THE LANGUAGE OF THE STARS

Emily Glaser FOR everyone.

Vedic astrology offers a blueprint of the unseen destiny patterns that are affecting every one of us. By understanding the influences of the stars, you gain an indepth examination of the self and insight into your own behavior and destiny.

YOGA

Using the charts of famous actors, musicians, and political figures, as well as art to create visuals to assist in the memorization of planetary and house meanings, you work in small groups to learn

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FEBRUARY 2–7 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

The Science of Yoga

• The difference between Jyotisha (Vedic astrology) and Western astrology • The four types of karma and the varying intensities as seen in a birth chart

Lisa B. Nelson, Sat Bir S. Khalsa, Stephen Cope, Annie B. Kay, Angela Wilson, and Christopher Holmes

• How to tell the story of the stars in a birth chart

FOR everyone, including nurses, doctors, mental-health workers, yoga teachers, physical

Studying astrology in a group setting provides a unique opportunity to learn about human behavior and develop an understanding of our dreams and dilemmas from a firsthand perspective.

therapists, and nutritionists. CE/CME credits.

If you’re curious about the science behind asana (yoga postures), meditation, and pranayama (breathing techniques), come learn how these practices can enhance your physical and mental health, as well as that of your clients and patients.

By exploring the science of epigenetics and neuroplasticity, you learn how changes in lifestyle (particularly in the areas of movement, diet, and thought patterns), can change your brain and body, right down to gene expression. These changes can point you toward disease—or toward greater health and happiness. This program includes

• How Jyotisha can enhance compassion.

TUITION $340 + room & meals; p. 6

EMILY GLASER, RN, BSN, a

• Yoga-based tools to improve personal well-being

clinical Ayurvedic practitioner, is a graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and a member of the American Association of Drugless Practitioners.

• Ways to take the tools of yoga into your professional practice

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• The latest research on the effects of asana, meditation, and pranayama on body and mind

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

TUITION $499 + room & meals; p. 6

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

SAT BIR S. KHALSA, PHD, is assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Research Director for Kripalu.

STEPHEN COPE, MSW, Kripalu’s Scholar Emeritus, is the best-selling author of Soul Friends: The Transforming Power of Deep Human Connection.

See the Kripalu website for additional presenter bios.

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SELF-DISCOVERY

FEBRUARY 2–7 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

IFS and Shamanism for Healing Traumas and Personal Growth Monique Lang and Itzhak Beery FOR everyone. CE credits.

Dive into the conscious and unconscious beliefs that inform your views, thoughts, and behaviors, using the powerful tools of Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy and ancient shamanic practices.

Psychotherapist Monique Lang and Yachak shaman Itzhak Beery believe we all came into this life with a unique, soul-selected purpose. More than a philosophical idea, this purpose is a personal and pragmatic statement of intent that can function as a daily compass.

Knowing your life purpose gives you perspective on past events and current circumstances, and allows you to better direct your life toward your soul’s highest intentions.

Using meditation, psychotherapeutic IFS techniques, shamanic journeying, artwork, dance, and ceremony, this program awakens and aligns your dormant abilities, instilling your life with clarity and power.

TUITION $395 + room & meals; p. 6

MONIQUE LANG, LCSW, has trained extensively in many models of psychotherapy and mindfulness, providing her with a wealth of experience to help heal the whole person. moniquelanglcsw.com

ITZHAK BEERY, a leading shamanic teacher, healer, speaker, and community activist, is author of The Gift of Shamanism, Shamanic Transformations, and Shamanic Healing.

SELF-DISCOVERY

FEBRUARY 6–9 THURSDAY–SUNDAY

Inner Quest Intensive Aruni Nan Futuronsky

FOR everyone. CE credits.

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.

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NOTE The extended schedule of this program may limit your participation in other Kripalu events or yoga classes. See this program on the Kripalu website for more information.

TUITION $325 + room & meals; p. 6

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

FEBRUARY YOGA

SPIRITUAL PRACTICE AND MEDITATION

FEBRUARY 7–9 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

FEBRUARY 7–9 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Vinyasa Yoga and Qigong

Insight Meditation for Calmness and Clarity

FLOWING INTO WHOLENESS

Matthew Daniell

Daniel Orlansky

FOR all levels. CE credits.

CE credits.

When the body flows like running water, it is always renewed, always fresh. This is true freedom. Come explore the Taoist concept of effortless flow through qigong exercises, and then bring the same ease of motion into vinyasa yoga sequences.

This program focuses on • Breathing exercises to enhance lifeforce energy • The Eight Brocades, Swimming Dragon, and other qigong practices to open the meridians • Meditative yoga flow • Concentration techniques for mental clarity

Insight meditation (vipassana) is a simple technique that originated in the Buddha’s teachings and was kept alive for more than 2,500 years in Asia. The practice teaches you to calm and steady the mind by gently grounding your attention in the present moment. The mind is then prepared to look into itself and all of life with more openness and clarity. Clarity leads to insight, which frees you from reactive patterns, so you can more fully experience the vast potential of your mind and heart.

Matthew Daniell introduces sitting, walking, and daily-life meditation methods, using attention on breath and body as the foundation. Discussion and teaching complement periods of silent meditation as you explore the power of present-moment awareness (mindfulness). While this retreat is paced to support beginners, everyone is welcome to attend.

TUITION $270 + room & meals; p. 6

MATTHEW DANIELL has been practicing Buddhist meditation for more than 25 years, and has studied Zen, Tibetan Buddhism, and insight meditation.

• Suggestions for a simple and productive home practice.

While yoga has its roots in the Vedic scriptures of India, qigong grew out of the Chinese Taoist pursuit of longevity.

The movements in both forms are graceful and gentle, with powerful effects that detoxify the body as they increase strength, flexibility, and peace of mind.

TUITION $240 + room & meals; p. 6

YOGA

FEBRUARY 7–9 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

LifeForce Yoga to Manage Your Mood Amy Weintraub FOR all levels, including yoga and health

DANIEL ORLANSKY, E-RYT 500, a yoga teacher since 1992, directs teacher trainings worldwide, and is certified in Meridian Yoga, Kali Ray TriYoga, and Kundalini Yoga. yogaofenergyflow.com

professionals. CE credits.

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

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. 6

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SELF-DISCOVERY

FEBRUARY 7–9 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

YOU ARE ENOUGH DISCOVERING AND LIVING A LIFE WITHOUT LIMITS

YOGA

PANACHE DESAI

Camp Kula Winter Weekend Retreat

FEBRUARY 7–9 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Nikki Vilella and Erin Dudley Somewhere along the way, you began to believe that you were not enough.

This essential untruth has caused untold challenges that prevent you from achieving your true potential and living the magnificent life you were born to lead.

Join Panache Desai for an illuminating program that shows you that you are not—and never were—the problem.

In fact, you are the solution. Through storytelling and teaching in a group setting, Panache helps you discover that everything you are searching for already exists within you, and reminds you that you are not broken. As a result, you can once again become aware of your power and potential, able to meet yourself with laughter, light, and love.

There is absolutely nothing you can do, get, or accomplish that could make you more capable of achieving true balance and fulfillment than where you are at this exact moment. Your best life is within your reach. You are enough.

TUITION $325 + room & meals; p. 6

PANACHE DESAI, best-selling author of Discovering Your Soul Signature, has been using energetic transformation to positively change the lives of countless people around the globe for more than 10 years. panachedesai.com

FOR yoga students who have practiced regularly for at least 2 years and yoga teachers of all styles. CE credits.

Camp Kula, a popular weeklong summer program at Kripalu, is now a winter weekend retreat! At Camp Kula, you can expect daily Kula Flow classes and an eclectic mix of yogic studies—from bandha and pranayama practice to mantra and the chakra system. There will also be free time to relax in the sauna, explore the Kripalu grounds, and take in the Berkshire views.

Kula Yoga is a vigorous, highly creative form of vinyasa that seamlessly blends attention to alignment with the steady metronome of the breath, and also includes the esoteric teachings of yoga, which have so much to offer.

The result is an intelligent, ecstatic moving meditation. Nikki Vilella and Erin Dudley love bringing this intensive to Kripalu to help dedicated practitioners and teachers alike dive deeper, on both the physical and metaphysical levels.

Expect to laugh, learn, and float back home, with your body, mind, and spirit soaring.

TUITION $285 + room & meals; p. 6

NIKKI VILELLA is a senior teacher at Kula Yoga Project in New York City, co-owner of Kula Williamsburg and Kula Soho, and director of Kula’s 200-hour teacher training program. kulayoga.com ERIN DUDLEY started her life in New York as a dancer, shifted to performance artist and choreographer, and did a five-year stint in academia at Stony Brook University, where she taught and implemented movement and yoga syllabi.

FEBRUARY My visit to Kripalu was a wonderful respite. It helped me return to my essence and listen to the call of my soul.”

—Anita R., Ann Arbor, Michigan SELF-DISCOVERY

HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

FEBRUARY 7–9 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

FEBRUARY 7–9 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Grief Shifting

Exploring the Inner Chambers of the Heart

CONNECTING TO THE OTHER SIDE FOR HEALING AND GUIDANCE AFTER LOSS

Sue Frederick

CONTINUUM, MINDFULNESS, AND OSTEOPATHY

Bonnie Gintis

FOR everyone.

FOR all levels. CE credits.

Experience the relief that comes from connecting to departed loved ones through the heart-opening practice of joyful communication. In this grief-shifting program, you learn • Meditations and sacred practices that give you a direct conversation with your departed • A deep understanding of your soul agreements and soul mission • How to receive written messages from your departed • Ways to quiet your mind to hear inner wisdom • How to find purpose in your life and career.

Your loss is meant to fuel your greatest work, and Sue Frederick, author and intuitive, is a master at illuminating that path for you. You return home with an enlightened new perspective on your story and clarity of mission for moving forward.

NOTE Several people in the program will receive a brief, personal reading from Sue. TUITION $260 + room & meals; p. 6

SUE FREDERICK is the bestselling author of Bridges to Heaven: True Stories of Loved Ones on the Other Side; Water Oak: The Happiness of Longing; and I See Your Dream Job. careerintuitive.info

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

Make Time for What Matters Finding time for yourself doesn’t have to require a lot of, well, time. Giving yourself even five minutes a day is completely manageable, and the cumulative benefits are hugely rewarding.

Need some inspiration? Our resources are always available to help you discover accessible practices to light you up from the inside out: Ayurvedic lifestyle tips, Kripalu Yoga classes and guided meditation videos, nourishing recipes, and more.

Visit us online kripalu.org/resources

• Explore the dynamics of blood, lymph, and other fluid movements • Cultivate curiosity as a way to cope with uncertainty • Radically reimagine how you care for yourself • Discover your interconnectedness with others and nature.

Restore trust in the wisdom of your body and return home with the tools you need to access inner healing on your own.

TUITION $275 + room & meals; p. 6

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

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HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

FEBRUARY 9–14 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

KRIPALU R&R RELATIONSHIP WEEK

A Cook for All Seasons WARMING WINTER RETREAT

Erin Casperson and Lauren Gernady with Jeremy Rock Smith

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Relationships—with ourselves, our partners, family, friends, bodies, even the food we eat, and the world we live in—are the cornerstone of the human experience. We all deserve healthy relationships built on trust, respect, and honest communication.

This special week of Kripalu R&R features daily workshops designed to strengthen our ties to the things we care about most.

Throughout this week, you • Learn effective ways to mindfully communicate and engage with loved ones • Experience yoga and movement classes focused on how to better listen to your body • Explore tools and practices for self-love, self-care, and selfcompassion • Connect with nature on guided snowshoeing excursions.

NOTE As a Kripalu R&R guest, you’re free to participate in any of these themed sessions, as well as any of our regular R&R activities throughout the week.

FIND OUT MORE

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Ayurveda teaches us that true nourishment is determined by what, how, and when we eat, and that each season offers a time to find balance and health. Winter is the time to build immunity, support the nervous system, and find deep rest. Join us to explore the benefits of mindful cooking and eating, gain nutritional insights from Ayurveda, enjoy interactive cooking demonstrations, and learn supportive self-care practices that not only promote healthy digestion but also a happy heart and mind.

In this program, you • Learn the basic Ayurvedic guidelines for choosing and cooking balanced, seasonal meals • Establish a daily self-care routine based on circadian rhythms to support digestion, sleep, and energy • Explore the world of spices and digestive aids to support balanced digestion • Discover foods that complement your unique constitution • Take home recipes, techniques, and seasonal shopping ideas to boost your health and confidence.

TUITION $399 + room & meals; p. 6

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

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

JEREMY ROCK SMITH, Kripalu’s Executive Chef and a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, began his career in classical French cuisine.

He is the author of The Kripalu Kitchen: Nourishing Food for Body and Soul.

FEBRUARY SELF-DISCOVERY

FEBRUARY 14–16 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Sober Curious CHOOSING SOBRIETY FOR FOCUS, PRESENCE, AND DEEP CONNECTION

Ruby Warrington FOR everyone.

Sobriety can be a conscious lifestyle choice available to everyone invested in their overall well-being; one that leads to greater joy, clarity, confidence, and connection. Join Ruby Warrington, author of Sober Curious: The Blissful Sleep, Greater Focus, Limitless Presence and Deep Connection Awaiting Us All on the Other Side of Alcohol, for a series of interactive sessions in which you • Debunk some of the most frequently held drinking myths and common fears about giving up alcohol

YOGA

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FEBRUARY 14–16 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

DHARMA YOGA INTENSIVE CHARGING PRACTICE SRI DHARMA MITTRA FOR all levels, with special benefit for yoga teachers and experienced practitioners. CE credits.

Learn to apply esoteric yoga knowledge directly to your life in this intensive with renowned master Sri Dharma Mittra. Dharma Yoga recharges you at every level. In this program, you explore • The most efficient postures and breathing exercises • Deep, healing psychic sleep • Mantra chanting and guided meditation • How spiritual knowledge brings abiding peace.

Sri Dharma introduces yoga practices that purify the body and mind so that the subtle life-force energy can start to move. As this energy is freed up to flow through the nadis, or channels, with ease, your progress quickens. And then, as Sri Dharma says, “the bliss comes.”

NOTE Sri Dharma’s practice is rigorous and challenging, but open to experienced yogis of all levels.

TUITION $310 + room & meals; p. 6

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

• Learn to build mental fortitude and rebalance emotional well-being as you pursue your most fulfilling life • Make new connections with fellow sobercurious souls • Find your own path to a healthier relationship with alcohol, yourself, and the world around you.

Choosing not to drink is sometimes a lonely and conflicted decision. Uncover strategies for staying true to your path and return home feeling confident and supported in your choice.

NOTE This is not an addiction recovery program. If you are worried about your drinking, please contact your local AA support group.

TUITION $295 + room & meals; p. 6

RUBY WARRINGTON is an editor, author, and mentor who founded The Numinous, a cosmic lifestyle platform that bridges the gap between the mystical and the mainstream.

She cofounded the sober-curious event series Club SÖDA NYC. the-numinous.com

EVENING EVENT

Kundalini Disco with Amy K. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15 Open to registered guests only; no general-public tickets available.

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PROGRAMS with ANODEA JUDITH SELF-DISCOVERY YOGA

FEBRUARY 14–17 FRIDAY–MONDAY

FEBRUARY 14–17 FRIDAY–MONDAY

The Art and Necessity of Self-Care

Chakra Activation to Awaken Your Energy Body FOR all levels. CE credits.

Learn how to activate your chakras to harvest the energy within through a unique combination of yoga postures and bioenergetic techniques. Anodea Judith, best-selling author and worldrenowned teacher of the chakra system, has developed a method for awakening and enhancing your energy body and channeling that energy into specific chakras.

Flow through the liberating current of the chakras using yoga, chanting, meditation, partner work, and illuminating discussions on the psychology of the chakras. Suitable for beginners and advanced practitioners alike, this program offers you a deeper sense of yourself and a potent set of tools for growth.

TUITION $290 + room & meals; p. 6

SELF-DISCOVERY

FEBRUARY 17–21 MONDAY–FRIDAY

Creating on Purpose THE CHAKRAS AS A MAP FOR BRINGING YOUR DREAMS TO REALITY FOR everyone. CE credits.

These extraordinary times are asking each of us to roll up our sleeves and manifest a better world. But what are the steps to manifesting this vision?

Using the chakra system as a map, Anodea Judith expertly guides you through a path of manifestation, beginning in highest consciousness, connecting with Source and Purpose, and moving downward through the chakras, step by step, condensing your dreams into reality. At each step, you learn exercises for busting through the blocks that keep you from living into your true purpose.

Based on Anodea’s book Creating on Purpose, this program gives you practical tools to remove those blocks, eliminate negative beliefs, free your creativity, fulfill your heart, strengthen your will, engage your passion, and make your dreams come true. You can apply this process to any dream for the rest of your life—for the betterment of our world.

NOTE Tuition includes a copy of Creating on Purpose.

TUITION $400 + room & meals; p. 6

ANODEA JUDITH, PHD, an internationally recognized spiritual teacher, yoga instructor, body-oriented psychotherapist, and author, is founder and director of the Sacred Centers teaching organization. anodeajudith.com COMBINE THESE PROGRAMS for a 10 percent tuition discount for each program.

A LOVING-KINDNESS, MEDITATION, AND YOGA WOMEN’S RETREAT

Rebecca Kronlage FOR women; beginner yogis and meditators welcome. CE credits.

Give yourself the gift of self-care in a soul-nourishing 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 with Rebecca Kronlage is designed just for women, and includes a blend of gentle Kripalu Yoga, breathing exercises, loving-kindness meditation, and mindfulness meditation, along with reflection, journaling, and time outside on Kripalu’s beautiful property. 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. 6

REBECCA KRONLAGE, E-RYT 500, YACEP, blends her practices of meditation, energy work, yoga, and mindfulness into her teaching. treehouseyogabsl.com

FEBRUARY I loved my stay at Kripalu! It was a perfect balance of yoga, time outdoors, time with my daughter, and time alone.”

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YOGA

FEBRUARY 14–17 FRIDAY–MONDAY

FEBRUARY 14–17 FRIDAY–MONDAY

Freedom from Pain with Nutrition, Movement, and Imagination

Partner Yoga for Couples

YOUR PERSONAL PATH TO EASE

experience. CE credits.

Annie B. Kay and Kathie Madonna Swift FOR all levels.

Over time, many life events—from injury to medical conditions to pro-inflammatory habits—can lead to physical pain. By integrating gentle movement and meditative practices with a nutrition-focused strategy that includes the skillful use of food and botanicals, you can release tension, find relief, and create more ease throughout your life.

Annie B. Kay and Kathie Madonna Swift are seasoned nutritionists who offer effective strategies woven into a holistic approach to healing. Join them to explore • The new basics of nutritional well-being for managing pain • The truth about supplements, cannabis, and herbal preparations—how they may help and how to know when to use them • Gentle yoga and qigong to cultivate ease and release stress • Guided imagery and creative expression journeys to heal from the inside out.

Come find the next step on your path to freedom from pain.

TUITION $295 + room & meals; p. 6

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

KATHIE MADONNA SWIFT, MS, RDN, LDN, FAND, EBQ, an author, teacher, and clinical nutritionist, is cofounder of the Integrative and Functional Nutrition Academy, and directs the Center for Mind Body Medicine’s Food As Medicine program.

Elysabeth Williamson and Gina Lee FOR all couples and all levels of yoga

Bring your partner to this fun-filled, spiritually uplifting, and invigorating immersion.

As you learn how to breathe and flow together on the mat, you find greater ease and balance in your relationship off the mat.

In this program, you • Deepen your compassion, trust, sensitivity, and love for each other • Enjoy a healthy, playful, and life-affirming practice • Learn how to adapt the postures to accommodate various body types, flexibility levels, and yoga experience • Deepen your closeness and connection through partner meditations and activelistening techniques • Experience assisted postures, mirrored postures, and Thai Yoga Massage • Revitalize your relationship as you celebrate and honor the soul attributes of your partner.

NOTE To learn more about partner yoga for couples, see the Kripalu website.

TUITION $295 + room & meals; p. 6

ELYSABETH WILLIAMSON, E-RYT 500, internationally recognized as the foremost authority on partner yoga, is author of The Pleasures and Principles of Partner Yoga. partneryoga.net

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

SPIRITUAL PRACTICE AND MEDITATION

FEBRUARY 14–17 FRIDAY–MONDAY

Reclaiming God FINDING YOUR WAY TO A POWERFUL SPIRITUAL PRACTICE

David Harshada Wagner FOR everyone.

Yoga, meditation, and deep selfdevelopment work all have their roots in sacred traditions. So why, in our modern times, do we often hesitate to have direct discussions about sacred ideas, especially when it comes to using the word “God” or talking about our relationship with a Supreme Being?

This dynamic retreat with meditation master, spiritual teacher, and nondenominational pastor David Harshada Wagner is a journey into the heart of your spiritual longing. Through discussion, guided meditation, and time for Q&A, David leads a loving conversation about God and the place of the G-word in the modern landscape of spirituality.

Experience how the practices of prayer, meditation, movement, and radical self-inquiry can become charged with new power when used to cultivate deeper healing and transformation.

Come join other seekers to forge a vulnerable, mystical relationship with a power greater than yourself—one that truly works for you.

TUITION $325 + room & meals; p. 6

DAVID HARSHADA WAGNER is a meditation teacher, spiritual leader, and author of Backbone: The Modern Man’s Ultimate Guide to Purpose, Passion, and Power. davidhwagner.com

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SELF-DISCOVERY

FEBRUARY 14–17 FRIDAY–MONDAY

Loving Like You Mean It EMOTIONAL MINDFULNESS TO TRANSFORM RELATIONSHIPS

Ronald J. Frederick and Timothy J. Beyer FOR everyone.

No matter how hard we try, many of us struggle to make love work. The main issue getting in our way is that our adult brains are running on outdated software. Our early relationship programming causes us to fear being more emotionally present and authentic with our partners—precisely what’s needed to build loving connections.

But we don’t have to remain prisoners to our past.

Grounded in cutting-edge neuroscience and attachment theory, this program presents a proven four-step approach to using the power of emotional mindfulness to help you • Identify when your old programming gets activated • End unhelpful patterns of behavior • Manage and make good use of your emotions • Develop more effective ways to relate to your partner.

The capacity for cultivating healthy, loving connections is inside all of us, just waiting to come out. Return home with tools that can help you turn your relationship around and get back on track.

TUITION $280 + room & meals; p. 6

RONALD J. FREDERICK, PHD, is a psychologist, author of Loving Like You Mean It and Living Like You Mean It, and cofounder of the Center for Courageous Living. cfcliving.com

TIMOTHY J. BEYER, PHD, is cofounder of the Center for Courageous Living in Beverly Hills, California. His passion lies in helping others achieve their goals and realize their best life. cfcliving.com

HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

FEBRUARY 14–17 FRIDAY–MONDAY

Kripalu Outdoors SNOWSHOEING AND YOGA Michelle Dalbec and Christopher Holmes FOR all levels. CE credits.

Find your place in nature as you explore miles of snow-covered trails right outside Kripalu’s back door. Join our knowledgeable guides for multilevel snowshoeing, Kripalu Yoga, and deep relaxation in a long weekend that includes • Different levels of snowshoeing to suit your needs offered each day, on winding trails with stunning winter vistas • Expansive forest meditations followed by tranquil yoga classes to balance body and mind • Nourishing and spacious activities to connect with self.

Whether you are experienced in snowshoeing or a curious beginner, kick back and step forward into an active retreat sure to rejuvenate and delight you.

NOTE Snowshoes and poles will be provided for this program. In the event of poor snow coverage, we will hike instead of snowshoe.

TUITION $309 + room & meals; p. 6

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

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

FEBRUARY KRIPALU SCHOOLS TRAINING

1000

YOGA

FEBRUARY 16–21 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

FEBRUARY 17–20 MONDAY–THURSDAY

Restorative Yoga Teacher Training Sudha Carolyn Lundeen

Yoga for Children with ADHD, Autism, and Those Who Are Differently Abled

FOR 200- and 300-hour–certified teachers

Shakta Khalsa and Sarah Gigante

of any Yoga Alliance–registered school.

Restorative yoga is a powerful antidote to the daily toll that stress and anxiety can take on the body, mind, and heart.

This comprehensive professional training offers the skills, knowledge, and experience you need to lead your students through the healing journey of restorative yoga, including • Expert instruction in restorative postures

FOR everyone, including parents and professionals who work with children with sensory challenges. CE credits.

Learn to reach the hearts and minds of children with ADHD, autism, and other sensory integration challenges, using creativity, intuition, and the excellent therapeutic tools of yoga and mindfulness. In the process, you also discover what these very special children have to teach us.

• How relaxation affects the nervous system in positive ways and triggers the healing process

This training addresses the socialemotional, physiological, cognitive, and sensory-motor benefits of practices that include

• The use of pranayama, meditation, visualization, and affirmations to deepen states of relaxed awareness for healing

• Breathing to enhance self-regulation, modulation, and organization, as well as supporting respiration for language

• Sequencing, use of props, scripts, and safe physical adjustments

• Movement to improve motor planning, balance, coordination, strength, and flexibility

•W ays to integrate applied anatomy and Ayurvedic principles and philosophy.

• Meditation and relaxation to decrease stress and promote stillness of mind for increased attention, focus, and joy.

TUITION $582 + room & meals; p. 6

SUDHA CAROLYN LUNDEEN, RN, E-RYT 1000, works with clients privately and leads workshops internationally.

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

Parents, teachers, and therapists are invited to discover how yoga-based activities can support and enhance the effectiveness of treatment for children with special needs.

NOTE Tuition includes a 95-page manual.

Other helpful Radiant Child Yoga materials will be available to purchase in the Kripalu Shop.

TUITION $615 + room & meals; p. 6

SHAKTA KHALSA, E-RYT 500, is an author, Kundalini Yoga teacher, Montessori educator, and founder of Radiant Child® Yoga. childrensyoga.com

SARAH GIGANTE, PT, DPT, RYT-200, a practicing physical therapist since 2006, has provided physical therapy and yoga for hundreds of children over the course of her career. floweringlightyoga.com

YOGA

1000

FEBRUARY 16–21 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

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

Five Element Yoga® invites you to celebrate with yoga postures, balance your energy with breathing and mudras, detoxify with self-massage, and find deep rest with yoga nidra. Drawing from the traditions of yoga, Ayurveda, and traditional Chinese wisdom, Five Element Yoga is designed to help each person find their natural rhythms for greater harmony and inner balance.

Earth, water, fire, air, and ether are the archetypal building blocks of our bodies and energy. This multifaceted inquiry allows the essence of your elements to flower from within.

Explore the practice and gain the skills to lead powerful classes and workshops.

You learn how to • Nourish your being with joyous movement and deep relaxation • Develop the qualities of grounding, fluidity, transformation, openness, and freedom • Guide students deep within the elemental matrix of their being • Bring new tools onto your mat and into your life that cultivate inner harmony, health, happiness, peace, and potential.

TUITION $400 + room & meals; p. 6

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 Schools of Yoga and Integrative Yoga Therapy.

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HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

FEBRUARY 17–21 MONDAY–FRIDAY

Nature and Mindfulness WINTER WOODS

Dale Abrams and Katie Hagel FOR everyone.

Kripalu and Mass Audubon are proud to offer programs that explore the intersection of mindfulness practices with an appreciation and understanding of the natural world. This unique approach to outdoor skills through the lens of mindful, meditative observation opens the door to an entirely new way of viewing nature and its inhabitants.

CREATIVE EXPRESSION

FEBRUARY 17–21 MONDAY–FRIDAY

Jump-Start Your Memoir WRITE IT FROM THE HEART

Nancy Slonim Aronie FOR everyone.

Everyone has a story. Find your voice, honor it, and get that story out of your body and onto the page. A distinguished writer herself, Nancy Slonim Aronie says, “I don’t think anyone can teach writing. What I can do is make it safe. And when you feel safe, you can do anything.”

This program focuses on personal narrative, but you can also write the beginning of a screenplay, poetry, song lyrics, a monologue, or stories for your grandkids. Make the leap from yearning to writing!

Within the warm, inspiring, and empowering environment that Nancy creates, it’s easier to silence the inner critic and write in your authentic voice. Reassuring for beginners and refreshing for professionals, this program is your chance to finally take your writing seriously.

TUITION $320 + room & meals; p. 6

NANCY SLONIM ARONIE, a commentator for National Public Radio, is author of Writing from the Heart and founder of the Chilmark Writing Workshop.

Embark on a snowshoeing adventure to discover the hidden life of winter animals and the fascinating world of the late-winter forest. In this program, you • Snowshoe on some of the most popular trails in the Berkshires, including the nearby Brother’s Trail and Yokun Ridge (snowshoes and poles provided) • Learn animal tracking techniques, sign recognition, and tree identification

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.

KATIE HAGEL, RYT 1000, is a life coach, yoga instructor, and world traveler dedicated to living a life of passion, adventure, and purpose. katiehagel.com

• Experience the meditative qualities of forest bathing in evergreen-rich woods

NOTE Snowshoes and poles are provided.

• Watch winter birds in their natural habitat

TUITION $339 + room & meals; p. 6

• Practice gentle yoga and movement classes indoors.

Come enjoy the peaceful calm of snow-covered trails as you develop both observation and mindfulness skills in the great outdoors.

FEBRUARY YOGA

FEBRUARY 17–21 MONDAY–FRIDAY

Kripalu has the most amazing atmosphere.

There are so many wonderful options, and the food is fantastic.”

Savoring Slowness MEDITATIVE YOGA RETREAT

Jess Frey

—Cindy J., Beacon Falls, Connecticut

FOR all levels. CE credits.

Honor the call of your innate wisdom to slow down and discover the value of stillness. From this place of rest, you have the capacity to listen to your deepest insights and passions and find renewed inspiration and energy for the opportunities that await you. Enjoy a week of yoga and Ayurveda as you explore ways to replenish the vital life force within.

Through lecture, group discussion, journaling, and embodied mindful practices, Kripalu Yoga teacher Jess Frey helps you • Restore pathways of presence to yourself and others in a supportive community • Nurture your body, train your mind, and awaken your heart with rhythmic breathing, guided meditations, and slowflow, Yin, and restorative yoga • Discover new ways to be in the world by resting in your authentic nature

SELF-DISCOVERY

SELF-DISCOVERY

FEBRUARY 21–23 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

FEBRUARY 21–23 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Awaken Your Inner Magic Alison DeNicola and Sasha Graham

Cultivating Poise and Confidence in the Present Moment

FOR all levels.

THE ACTOR’S SECRET

A YOGA AND TAROT WEEKEND

Explore and awaken your intuitive potential and inner magic with this inspired blending of yoga and tarot. Explore the archetypes and symbols of the tarot, which are deeply connected to intuition and collective consciousness using yoga, movement, and meditation. Through guided visualizations, journaling, and partner practice, you learn ways to access your higher mind while discovering the magical qualities that lie dormant within you.

• Reconnect to the sense of purpose that calls you forward.

In this program, which focuses on the images from the Rider Waite Tarot deck, you learn how to

TUITION $295 + room & meals; p. 6

• Reveal and embody the archetypes and suits of the tarot through yoga and movement

JESS FREY, E-RYT 1000, is a Kripalu Yoga educator, life coach, and artist known for her authenticity, motivation, and depth. jessfrey.com

• Ignite intuition using guided meditations with the Fool, High Priestess, and Empress cards • Work with intention and other practices that access higher mind and spark magic • Empower your senses and receive inner messages • Do mini readings for yourself and others.

NOTE Please bring a Rider Waite Tarot deck to the program. There are decks and books available for purchase in the Kripalu Shop.

TUITION $250 + room & meals; p. 6

ALISON DENICOLA is an award-winning author, yogi, and meditation teacher who has been teaching and exploring tarot for 15 years. alisondenicola.com SASHA GRAHAM has authored seven books on tarot, teaches throughout the world, and hosts the Enchanted Kitchen, a cooking show inspired by tarot

Betsy Polatin FOR everyone, including performers, therapists, teachers, and anyone interested in movement, breathing, and human behavior.

Have you ever watched an actor on stage and craved a bit of their poise, posture, or vocal presence? You can learn to increase your confidence and expand your capacity to move freely and express yourself fully by learning a unique approach that combines body-centered tools and helps unpack habits that get in your way. Just walking into a room full of people can be as triggering for one person as walking onto a stage is for another. After all, aren’t we all performers, presenting ourselves? All the world is a stage.

Through hands-on guidance and simple exercises to explore inner sensations, you experience • The Alexander Technique for musculoskeletal reeducation • Breathing coordination for easy, spacious breathing • Somatic Experiencing for nervous system regulation.

Come awaken your inherent potential by finding support from the ground, which can lead to full stature and expansion, while learning to recognize the trauma and overwhelm that can interfere with this process.

TUITION $240 + room & meals; p. 6

BETSY POLATIN, MFA, a breathing and movement specialist and internationally recognized master lecturer, has been teaching for more than 40 years and is author of The Actor’s Secret. theactorssecretbook.com

cards. sashagraham.com

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THE ART of REIKI with Libby Barnett

SPIRITUAL PRACTICE AND MEDITATION

SPIRITUAL PRACTICE AND MEDITATION

SPIRITUAL PRACTICE AND MEDITATION

FEBRUARY 21–23 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

FEBRUARY 23–25 SUNDAY–TUESDAY

FEBRUARY 25–28 TUESDAY–FRIDAY

Level 1

Level 2

CE credits.

CE credits.

Master Training, Levels 1 and 2

Expand your healing abilities as you explore how Reiki can reduce stress, relieve pain, balance emotions, and facilitate personal healing and spiritual growth. Based on the understanding that all conditions of imbalance are rooted in the human energy field, Reiki addresses underlying energetic patterns to create wellness and reconnect you with your ability to heal yourself, others, and animals. Many healthcare facilities are now utilizing Reiki to help staff manage stress and to soothe and comfort patients.

Learn ancient symbols and protocols to strengthen your Reiki skills, send Reiki long distance, heal emotions and soothe and comfort yourself, others and pets. You receive the Reiki 2 Attunement, practice giving and receiving Reiki, and learn a special technique for manifesting intentions.

In Level 1, you • Explore the applications of Reiki through slideshows and discussion • Receive attunements to empower yourself as a conduit for channeling life-force energy • Practice Reiki on yourself and others.

NOTE A certificate will be issued upon completion, along with a Reiki pin and Level 1 notebook.

In Level 2, you • Learn ancient Reiki symbols and how to apply them for additional empowerment • Learn to access cellular memory to heal challenging emotional situations • Receive the Reiki 2 Attunement • Learn to offer Reiki to people and situations at a distance.

NOTE A certificate will be issued upon completion, along with a Reiki pin and Reiki Level 2 notebook.

TUITION $260 + room & meals; p. 6

TUITION $260 + room & meals; p. 6

COMBINE These programs for a 10 percent tuition discount for each program.

LIBBY BARNETT, MSW, is a Reiki Master and teacher whose experience as a medical social worker at Massachusetts General Hospital provides a foundation for her work. reikienergy.com

CE credits.

Reiki Master Training gives you a deeper experience of the extraordinary power of Reiki to heal and transform. The Reiki Master Attunement and symbol strengthen your skill and effectiveness as a Reiki practitioner and enhance your ability to heal and promote balance on all levels.

Through talks, exercises, small-group work, anecdotal studies, and discussion, you cross the threshold into Reiki mastery, as you • Learn to perform the Reiki 1 and 2 Attunement ceremonies • Receive the Reiki Master Attunement, symbol, and certificate • Review Level 2 symbols and practice protocols • Expand your awareness of Reiki as a spiritual practice • Learn to teach others to do Reiki • Create a more loving connection with yourself, Source, and others.

PREREQUISITES Reiki 2 from any teacher.

You are welcome to take Reiki Master Training following Level 1 and 2 as long as you practice Reiki for four months prior to performing Reiki attunements.

TUITION $340 + room & meals; p. 6

FEBRUARY SELF-DISCOVERY

FEBRUARY 21–23 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Dare to Be Happy

CREATIVE EXPRESSION

THE POWER OF POSITIVE BEING

FEBRUARY 21–23 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Dan Tomasulo

YOGA and CREATIVITY

FOR everyone. CE credits.

UNLOCK YOUR INNER ARTIST, UNLEASH YOUR CREATIVE POTENTIAL

FOR all levels.

Do you love yoga? Do you also love being creative? Combine your love of both in this exploration of the intersection of art, yoga, and the mind, presented

by NY YOGA + LIFE™ Magazine.

Movement, yoga, sound, and meditation can help us generate space in our bodies and minds so that we can more easily reconnect to our creativity. This program kicks off with an artinspired yoga session, followed by a brief introductory panel with all the program presenters.

Throughout this weekend, you • Attend yoga classes inspired by artwork, art history, and writing • Make art with your body through asana and photography • Expand your creativity by making your own mala bracelets • Enjoy a unique sound bath experience.

Works from both the Rubin Museum of Art and MASS MoCA will be on display digitally throughout the sessions.

TUITION $295 + room & meals; p. 6

FAITH HUNTER, E-RYT 500, blends classic yoga principles and real-world personal experiences into a passionate, free-spirited teaching style. faithhunter.com

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

YOGIRAJ ALAN FINGER 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 yogi and photographer who has increasingly focused his work on capturing the timeless grace and embodied mindfulness of asanas. robertsturmanstudio.com

SATYA SCAINETTI, founder and designer of Satya Jewelry, is a philanthropist, yoga teacher, and Reiki healer dedicated to giving back to the world. satyajewelry.com

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

Are you ready for a powerful change in your life? Positive psychology addresses important questions about how you live, find happiness and satisfaction, and deal with life challenges. Firmly rooted in contemporary research, this approach is a springboard for the exploration of hope, resilience, gratitude, the physical and mental benefits of positive emotions, and the relationship between happiness and success in love and work.

Using lecture, demonstration, videos, and experiential exercises, Dan Tomasulo shows you how to • Identify and employ the impact of gratitude and kindness on your physical and psychological well-being • Explore effective interventions and develop a plan for increasing the volume and strength of your positive thoughts • Nurture positive characteristics in others while strengthening those features in yourself.

Join like-minded individuals to learn proven techniques for a more soulful approach to living.

TUITION $260 + room & meals; p. 6

DAN TOMASULO, PHD, MFA, MAPP, is on faculty for the Spirituality Mind Body Institute, Teachers College, Columbia University, and holds a doctorate in psychology, a master’s in writing, and a master’s in applied positive psychology. dare2behappy.com

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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KRIPALU SCHOOLS TRAINING

FEBRUARY 21–23 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

FEBRUARY 21–MARCH 1

Answer Your Calling and Redefine Success

650-Hour Ayurvedic Health Counselor Certification, Module 2

STAY TRUE, GET PAID, DO GOOD

Rha Goddess

Anusha Sehgal, John Douillard, and Jyothi Blatt

FOR everyone.

HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

FEBRUARY 21–23 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

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

Each one of us has a calling. Are you ready to listen to yours? Based on The Calling, an exciting new book by entrepreneurial soul coach Rha Goddess, this program is designed to support you in not only finding your calling, but also figuring out how to redefine success and make that passion profitable.

YANG YANG

Through meditation, provocative conversation, and experiential exercises, Rha teaches you how to

FOR all levels. CE credits.

• Identify and give voice to your highest calling

with special guest Robert Sheeler

Open a new world of breath, energy, and movement with tai chi and qigong, uncovering their power to enhance mood, improve sleep, and decrease stress. Rooted in ancient wisdom, these practices are designed to cultivate balance, strength, and calm. How does this approach work? A recent NIH-funded study using Yang Yang’s tai chi and qigong program demonstrated significant positive effects on sleep and anxiety.

In this program, explore how to • Move slowly, but with intention and power • Create and structure energy

• Reach for your dreams and manage the stress that often comes with launching your mission-oriented business • Quiet your mind to transform fear and self-doubt • Develop a values-aligned strategy to make your vision financially profitable.

Armed with a winning strategy to share your unique vision with the world, you emerge from this weekend inspired, ready to hit the ground running and driven to actualize your most important desires and objectives.

• Improve your quality of life by addressing daily challenges in new and gentle ways.

TUITION $325 + room & meals; p. 6

With humor and care, Master Yang guides you through a set of qigong and tai chi meditations and movement practices that can easily fit into your busy life, reduce physical pain, and promote positive change.

preneurial soul coach and author of multiple New York Times best-sellers whose unique methodology is empowering a new generation of conscious entrepreneurs. movethecrowd.me

TUITION $325 + room & meals; p. 6

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

ROBERT SHEELER, MD, is a family physician and headache specialist who worked for much of his career at the Mayo Clinic before starting a private practice in Scottsdale, Arizona. nextlevelcare.us

RHA GODDESS is an entre-

PREREQUISITE 200-Hour Foundations of Ayurveda

Kripalu’s Ayurvedic Health Counselor Certification is for those who want to practice Ayurveda professionally. Through in-depth study, this training prepares you to provide Ayurvedic lifestyle consultations and holistic therapies.

In this second module of four, you look into the pathways, causes, and stages of disease, and explore the ancient practice of pulse taking to identify doshic imbalance as part of the eight-fold Ayurvedic examination process. You also learn how to work with clients through facilitated consultations.

This module also covers the fundamentals of herbology, including the medicinal and digestive properties of spices, teas, common herbs, and home remedies. Learn how to support wellness and reduce the root causes of imbalance using Ayurvedic herbs.

TUITION $1,074 + room & meals; p. 6

ANUSHA SEHGAL, BAMS, MD, an Ayurvedic physician from the Boston area, journeyed to India in 1998 to study Ayurveda.

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

JYOTHI BHATT, an Ayurvedic specialist and yoga therapist, received her training from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences and SVYASA University, India. svastha.us

FEBRUARY SELF-DISCOVERY

FEBRUARY 23–26 SUNDAY–WEDNESDAY

Reclaiming Body Trust Dana Sturtevant and Hilary Kinavey FOR all women.

Body Trust® is a reclamation of pleasure, knowing, wanting, and listening. It is a reclamation of Self. Body Trust work is a process of healing the body after it has been harmed by stigma, diet culture, shame, and difference, then further distanced by our attempts to mitigate that harm by trying to control our size, shape, or appearance.

If you’re ready to move beyond diet culture, unravel tiresome patterns, and regain connection with your body, come learn • What a Body Trust practice looks like and the phases people go through while doing this work • Ways to begin healing from the effects of weight stigma and diet culture • How to feel less body shame, move toward pleasure, and find more satisfaction and joy in your life.

This is a revolutionary approach to food, body, and health concerns that is deeply nourishing and runs counter to conventional paradigms.

TUITION $290 + room & meals; p. 6

DANA STURTEVANT, MS, RD, a nutrition therapist, trainer, educator, speaker, writer, activist, and cofounder of Be Nourished, helps people heal body shame and reclaim Body Trust®. benourished.org

HILARY KINAVEY, MS, LPC, therapist and cofounder of Be Nourished, supports movement toward a compassionate model of self-care to heal body shame. benourished.org

HEALTH, FITNESS, AND WELLNESS

FEBRUARY 23–26 SUNDAY–WEDNESDAY

USING RISE for RESILIENCE at WORK Sam Chase and Dana Campbell 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.

SAM CHASE, Lead RISE Facilitator, trains leaders in highstress, highperformance arenas—from global financial institutions to major urban school systems—in the practical application of mindfulness principles for enhanced well-being and performance.

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

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

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. 6

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ON THE COVER Shanequa Levin is a social justice advocate and founder of the Women’s Diversity Network on Long Island, New York. Her practice of yoga supports her practice of activism: “It helps me stay grounded and focused, it reminds me why I do what I do, and it gives me strength to go on with this work,” she says.

Read Shanequa’s story kripalu.org/shanequa

I always leave Kripalu feeling a deeper sense of self—and part of a larger community.”

—Dwight D., Amherst, New Hampshire

SELF-DISCOVERY

YOGA

FEBRUARY 23–28 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

FEBRUARY 23–28 SUNDAY–FRIDAY

Stand in Your Power

Unified Body Yoga

A SOMASOUL WORKSHOP Dan Leven, Heather Bilotta, and Sage Brody

FASCIAL ANATOMY AND THE DEEPER PRACTICE

CE credits.

Stand in your power as you explore and integrate the energy centers of your pelvis and legs. Your potency, creativity, and aliveness live in the pelvis, and life can present challenges that rock our foundation and cause us to lose ground. We all need resources and healing processes to regain our foothold.

In this workshop, you • Feel your embodied pelvis and legs and unlock their power through SomaSoul® Somatic Yoga • Heal the emotional pain that is held in your pelvis and legs through dynamic body-based expressive arts processes • Release blocks in your pelvis through qigong and dance • Expand your capacity to listen to others while staying grounded and rooted in yourself.

• Land and ground in your birthright to exist with vitality so you may live an empowered life.

This workshop can be taken individually or as part of the SomaSoul: Somatic Therapy Professional Training Program. For more information, visit leveninstitute.com and begin your journey to become a SomaSoul Practitioner or Registered Somatic Movement Therapist.

TUITION $465 + room & meals; p. 6

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. leveninstitute.com See the Kripalu website for additional presenter bios.

1000

Michelle Dalbec and Christopher Holmes FOR yoga teachers and practitioners with min. 1 year experience and an introductory knowledge of anatomy. CE credits.

Unified Body Yoga is a gateway to a more skillful, satisfying, and transformational teaching experience. By becoming familiar with the workings of the neural-myofascial web and employing a deeper awareness of body physiology, you can lead classes that invite each student into a personal relationship with their authentic self.

This experiential approach rests firmly upon the foundational practices of Kripalu Yoga.

You learn to • Craft and language complete classes for your students, combining safety, challenge, effort, and ease • Guide asana that focuses on “wisdomcentered movement”—the skillful expression of postures reflecting experience, knowledge, and good judgment • Share an awareness that results in a more meaningful relationship with the koshas.

Deepen your understanding of anatomy, kinesiology, and biomechanics as you learn how to lead yoga classes grounded in experiential familiarity with the biologic fabric of the body.

TUITION $340 + room & meals; p. 6

MICHELLE DALBEC, E-RYT 1000, YACEP, is a Lead Faculty member for Kripalu, lead teacher trainer for the Kripalu School of Yoga, a Kripalu R&R workshop presenter, and a Kripalu RISE facilitator. myoga.com

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

FEBRUARY KRIPALU SCHOOLS TRAINING

SELF-DISCOVERY

FEBRUARY 23–MARCH 20

FEBRUARY 27–MARCH 1 THURSDAY–SUNDAY

200-Hour Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training

The Transformative Power of Ego Relaxation

MONTHLONG INTENSIVE

THE WAY OF GRACE

Janna Delgado and Steven Leonard Experience the fundamentals of Kripalu Yoga. Our Yoga Alliance–approved 200-Hour Kripalu Yoga certification program trains you to teach safe, fun, and empowering yoga classes, and shows you how to incorporate the wisdom of yoga into your life.

You learn • The principles and practices of Kripalu Yoga’s 21 foundational asanas • Introductory anatomy and physiology applied to asana • Fundamentals of yoga’s rich philosophical traditions • Approaches for assisting students • Ways to guide students in developing nonjudgmental self-awareness and self-compassion • Skills for designing well-rounded classes, including warm-ups, asanas, pranayama, relaxation, and meditation techniques.

Miranda Macpherson FOR everyone.

If you struggle to triumph over your ego and yearn for a saner, wiser, and more spiritually elegant way to move through this world, there is another way—a way of grace. Grace is the ground of who you are, the love that sustains you, the power that transforms you, and a radiant way of being. It reconnects you to your living presence, bringing boundless love and freedom.

Known for her depth of presence and refined capacity as a guide into direct experience of the sacred, Miranda Macpherson teaches you the practices of ego relaxation and surrender, showing you how to • Move beyond fear, separation, control, and judgment • Cultivate trust, patience, humility, and joy • Cross over into true identity • Embody grace in daily life.

Through holistic self-inquiry, devotion, meditation, and rich teachings, your ego fixations can unwind, freeing you to be a more potent embodiment of love, clarity, and peace.

TUITION $295 + room & meals; p. 6

MIRANDA MACPHERSON, author of The Way of Grace and Boundless Love, and founder of OneSpirit Interfaith Foundation and the Living Grace Community, teaches an integrative and feminine approach to nondual realization. mirandamacpherson.com

TUITION $2,700 + room & meals; p. 6

JANNA DELGADO, E-RYT 500, Kripalu faculty member and curriculum developer for the Kripalu Yoga in the Schools program, is a facilitator and trainer for RISE, an evidence-based program in conscious leadership.

STEVEN LEONARD is a Lead Faculty member at Kripalu, functional movement specialist, and meditation educator whose goal is to support individuals to experience deeper connection, both physically and mentally. stevenleonard.net

AYURVEDA

FEBRUARY 28–MARCH 1 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

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

Would you like to finish your day feeling the same energy you started out with—without craving sweets or stimulants? John Douillard offers diet, herbal, exercise, and lifestyle tools for your Ayurvedic type, to help 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, which 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 stagnant emotions and become a better digester.

TUITION $260 + room & meals; p. 6

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

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SELF-DISCOVERY

FEBRUARY 28–MARCH 1 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Self-Love Recovery and the Codependency Cure Ross Rosenberg FOR everyone.

People are irresistibly drawn to one another by unconscious forces that Ross Rosenberg calls the Human Magnet Syndrome. In this program, Ross takes you through a deeper exploration of codependency and its origins in trauma and shame. To solve codependency, you must understand that it is merely a symptom of more fundamental psychological forces. Ross’s work in The Human Magnet Syndrome explains the “what” and “why” behind codependency.

Now, it’s time to explore what to do next.

Ross redefines and reconceptualizes codependency as Self-Love Deficit Disorder™ (SLDD).

Together, you work through • The causes of SLDD: trauma, core shame, pathological loneliness, and SLDD addiction

CREATIVE EXPRESSION

FEBRUARY 28–MARCH 1 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

THE STORIES WE CARRY MEDITATION AND WRITING DANI SHAPIRO FOR everyone.

We carry our stories inside us. Some stories are easier to tell than others. There are stories we polish into well-formed, amusing anecdotes, and others we bury deep, until they rise up and take us by surprise. When we attempt to write these stories, we face our own resistance. One of the most powerful ways to plumb the depths of our resistance and self-censorship is to come to know our own bodies and minds, where these stories live.

Join best-selling author Dani Shapiro for an inspiring experience that stays with you long after you return home. Through a powerful blend of accessible meditation and movement practices, generative writing exercises, group sharing, and discussion, we explore the courage, persistence, and patience that it takes to dive into memory and create new work.

TUITION $395 + room & meals; p. 6

DANI SHAPIRO is the best-selling author of three memoirs and five novels, including Family History and Still Writing. danishapiro.com

• Ross’s Ten-Stage Self-Love Recovery™ Treatment Model • How to set boundaries with narcissists while escaping from narcissistic, abusive predators • Techniques to shift from being in self-love deficit to self-love abundance.

This engaging, entertaining, and informative immersion provides hope and optimism for those with codependent tendencies—you might even experience some aha moments along the way.

TUITION $300 + room & meals; p. 6

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

FEBRUARY YOGA

SELF-DISCOVERY

FEBRUARY 28–MARCH 1 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

FEBRUARY 28–MARCH 1 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

Tao of the Peaceful Warrior

The Power of Personal Myth

THE YOGA AND ZEN OF DAILY LIFE

Dan Millman

WHAT’S YOUR STORY?

FOR everyone.

Coral Brown FOR all levels.

Our personal mythology is shaped by a collection of experiences and beliefs— some of which may no longer be true or in alignment with who we are and who we want to be. Using the art of storytelling, mythology, and narrative psychology, yoga teacher and holistic psychotherapist Coral Brown shows you how to flip the script and assert yourself as the hero of your own story.

Come explore universal archetypes, from Hindu mythology to the revered works of Joseph Campbell, that can inspire and inform our personal lives. Through discussion, reflection, journaling, and storytelling woven throughout yoga practice, Coral helps you

DAN MILLMAN, a former world champion athlete, coach, and college professor, has written 17 books published in 29 languages, including Way of the Peaceful Warrior. peacefulwarrior.com

TUITION $285 + room & meals; p. 6

Come explore the universal roots of all spiritual practice, and reawaken your connection to the cosmos, viewed through three major traditions of Taoism, yoga, and Zen. In this program, Dan Millman shows you how to integrate ancient traditions of the East with modern wisdom of the West—all from a peaceful warrior’s perspective. Through lecture, partner dialogues, and direct experience, you explore • Eastern and Western solutions to happiness • The 12 dharmas of daily life • The yoga of relationships, business, and everything else • New approaches to the practice of meditation • A path to optimum health and fitness • How to flow with the Great Tao and foster harmony with the natural world • How to live an ordinary life in an extraordinary way.

• Discover the function of myth in your individual experience and across human history • Illuminate outdated personal myths • Learn ways to better embody the stories you want to be telling

SPIRITUAL PRACTICE AND MEDITATION

FEBRUARY 28–MARCH 1 FRIDAY–SUNDAY

• Shift your story from negativity to empowerment.

The Transformative Power of Self-Compassion

TUITION $260 + room & meals; p. 6

Christopher Germer

CORAL BROWN is a licensed holistic psychotherapist with more than 20 years of experience as a student and teacher of Prana Vinyasa®. coralbrown.net

FOR everyone.

We often feel compassion when a close friend or family member is struggling. What would it be like to give yourself that same kindness when you suffer, fail, or feel inadequate? Self-compassion is a practice that can be learned by anyone.

Research shows that fostering self-compassion results in better emotional well-being—lower levels of anxiety and depression, healthier diet and exercise habits, and more satisfying relationships. Self-compassion allows us to be more fully human—more completely ourselves.

In this program, Christopher Germer offers an exploration of the yin and yang of selfcompassion—being with ourselves in a kind way and taking decisive action in the world.

Then, he introduces a new understanding of shame, an emotion that arises from the universal wish to be loved. Come learn tools for living with more self-compassion, as well as skills you can share with clients.

TUITION $275 + room & meals; p. 6

CHRISTOPHER GERMER, PHD, is a clinical psychologist, part-time lecturer on psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and founding faculty member of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy. chrisgermer.com

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Start planning your RAJASHREE CHOUDHURY MARCH 1–5

CAROLINE MYSS MARCH 20–22

Introduction to Hot Yoga Therapeutics

Know Thyself Spiritual Direction and the Art of Making Life Choices

KRISHNA DAS AND SHARON SALZBERG

KELLY NOTARAS

MARCH 6–8

Real Love The Power of the Loving Heart

GURU SINGH MARCH 13–15

Kundalini Yoga for Mastering Your Life

MARCH 29–APRIL 3

The Book You Were Born to Write A Transformational Writing Retreat

KRIPALU OUTDOORS Hiking and Yoga

MARCH 29–APRIL 3 Nina Henrickson and Ray Crist

PAUL SELIG APRIL 3–5

TARA BRACH MARCH 27–29

Radical Compassion The Courage to Love Ourselves and Our World

Aligning to a New Life A Channeled Workshop to Reach Your Highest Potential

LATHAM THOMAS APRIL 24-26

Own Your Glow

spring getaway…

COLLEEN SAIDMAN YEE APRIL 24–26

Yoga Solutions for Unlimited Possibilities Unlocking Blockages to Move Forward with Clarity

BRYAN KEST APRIL 26–MAY 1

CLINICAL NUTRITION AND FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE FOR NURSES Honoring the Year of the Nurse MAY 3–7

SEVEN STEPS TO HEALTHY AGING MAY 3–8 Vandita Kate Marchesiello

GABRIELLE BERNSTEIN MAY 15–17

Bryan Kest Power Yoga Teacher Training and Immersion

Super Attractor Methods for Manifesting a Life Beyond Your Wildest Dreams

JAMES VAN PRAAGH APRIL 29–MAY 3

TANTRA YOGA IMMERSION

Fundamentals of Mediumship A Hands-On Certification Course

MAY 22–25 Douglas Brooks, Constantina Rhodes, and Todd Norian

SEANE CORN AND KERRI KELLY

YOGA, MEDITATION AND RECOVERY CONFERENCE

MAY 1–3

The Yoga of Social Change

MAY 24–29 Rolf Gates, Nikki Myers, Tommy Rosen, and more

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Presenter Index A Abrams, Dale 84 Abramson, Karen 31, 60 Amelio, Shivananda Thomas 42 Aronie, Nancy Slonim 84 Ash, Owen 33 B Bagnulo, John 59 Barnett, Libby 86 Barnstone, Gabriella 69 Baron-Reid, Colette 46 Beattie, Susannah 32, 61 Beery, Itzhak 74 Beiger, Lynne 23 Belliveau, Linda Aranda 26 Bennett-Goleman, Tara 55 Berg, Rona 23 Beyer, Timothy J. 82 Bhatt, Jyothi 88 Biasetti, Ann Saffi 44 Bilotta, Heather 90 Birch, Beryl Bender 72 Blonska, Basia 87 Bloom, Linda and Charlie 55 Bodendorf, Kerrie 23 Boham, Elizabeth 55 Bonwell, Jacqui 69 Boyd, Katie 46 Boyle, Sherianna 71, 72 Brier, Rabbi Sigal 36, 37 Britten, Rhonda 50 Brody, Sage 90 Brown, Coral 93 C Campbell, Dana 89 Carlson, Larissa Hall 46, 62 Carroll, Yoganand Michael 27, 33, 59 Casperson, Erin 78 Celebre, Damini 58 Chandler, Kim 58 Chan, Jovinna 41 Chase, Sam 89 Chodron, Tashi 87 Cope, Stephen 57, 73 Correia, Karen Paolino 53 Correia, Louis 53 D Dalbec, Michelle 32, 51, 63, 82, 90 Dalebout, Katie 36 Daniell, Matthew 75 DeGroot, Al 26 Delgado, Janna 59, 91 DeNicola, Alison 85 Denniston, Paul 63 Desai, Panache 76 Desaulniers, Lesley 47

Dicks, Matthew 26 Douillard, John 88, 91 D’Simone, Sah 31 Dudley, Erin 76 F ffrench, Crispina 51 Finger, Yogiraj Alan 87 Fishman, Loren 69 Frederick, Ronald J. 82 Frederick, Sue 77 Frey, Jess 85 Futuronsky, Aruni Nan 24, 30, 50, 67, 74 G Gates, Rolf 42 Genna, Vincent 37 Germer, Christopher 93 Gernady, Lauren 78 Gigante, Sarah 83 Gintis, Bonnie 77 Glaser, Emily 73 Glass, Jonathan 23 Glass, Katherine 23 Goddess, Rha 88 Goleman, Daniel 55 Gordon, James S. 25 Grace, Mickaela 23 Graham, Sasha 85 Grossman, Marc 31 H Hagel, Katie 61, 84 Helgoe, Laurie 58 Hendrix, Harville 25 Hollibaugh, Molly 30 Holmes, Christopher 73, 82, 90 Huggins, Martha 30 Hughes, Jurian 24, 41 Hunter, Faith 40, 87 Hunt, Helen LaKelly 25 J Johnson, Jennifer 62 Johnson, Sean 39 Judith, Anodea 80 Julliard, Kell 71 K Kay, Annie B. 24, 50, 67, 73, 81 Kessler, David 63 Khalsa, Arjan Kaur 68 Khalsa, Sat Bir S. 73 Khalsa, Shakta 83 Khalsa, ShamRang 68 Kieves, Tama 71 Kinavey, Hilary 89 Klotz, Rabbi Myriam 29 Kozlowski, Coby 52 Kronlage, Rebecca 80 Kushner-DeGroot, Judy 26

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Laliotis, Deany 64 Lang, Lesli 41 Lang, Monique 74 Lasater, Judith Hanson 28 Lee, Gina 81 Leonard, Steven 24, 51, 63, 91 Leven, Dan 90 Lundeen, Sudha Carolyn 30, 55, 83

Salzberg, Sharon 57 Savasuk, Stasia 37 Scainetti, Satya 87 Schaff, Terry Roth 31, 60 Sehgal, Anusha 88 Shammash, Cantor Elizabeth 29 Shapiro, Dani 92 Sheeler, Robert 88 Sirois, Maria 22, 69 Sky, Licia 45 Smith, Jeremy Rock 52, 78 Stein, Claude 68 Sturman, Robert 87 Sturtevant, Dana 89 Sunim, Haemin 53 Swift, Kathie Madonna 81

M Macpherson, Miranda 91 Mann, Rosy 62, 88 Matzell, Melinda Madhuri 45 Mazlish, Liz 26 Meeks, Sara (Dipa) 28 Mikulis, Margrit 88 Millman, Dan 93 Mittra, Sri Dharma 79 Mortali, Micah 32 Myers, Tom 25 N Nelson, Bhavani Lorraine 35 Nelson, Ken 41 Nelson, Lisa B. 24, 50, 62, 67, 73 Newman, David (Durga Das) 39 Nichtern, David 64 Norian, Todd 40 Northrup, Kate 54 Novak, Anne 63 Novick, Linda 42 O Orlansky, Daniel 75 P Peirce, Rudy 33 Peng, Robert 61 Perlman, Lee 26 Platt-Finger, Sarah 87 Plonski, Shai 65 Polatin, Betsy 85 Powers, Sarah and Ty 27 Pransky, Jillian 53 Prinster, Tari 66 R Reis, Jennifer 65, 83 Reynolds, Sil 60 Rhoades, Don 26 Roche, Joanna 23 Rosa, Ralph De La 60 Rose, Aaron 31 Rosenbaum, Robert Meikyo 67 Rosenberg, Ross 92 Ross, Priti Robyn 36 Rountree, Sage 66 Ryan, Fr. Thomas 59

T Thompson, Laura Dickstein 87 Tomasulo, Dan 87 Trudeau, Renée Peterson 65 Tseten, Lama Migmar 22, 47 V van der Kolk, Bessel 45 Vilella, Nikki 76 Vishvketu, Yogrishi (Vishva-ji) 44 Vollmer, Becky 40 W Wagner, David Harshada 81 Walsh, Terry Shay 23 Warrington, Ruby 79 Weintraub, Amy 75 Williamson, Elysabeth 81 Wilson, Angela 73 Y Yang, Yang 88 Yee, Colleen Saidman 70 Yee, Rodney 70 Young, Ron 29 Corrections Policy We try to ensure the accuracy of information. Changes after press time and errors do occasionally occur, and we reserve the right to make necessary changes and corrections.

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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, California.

• 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. Licensing boards change regulations often, and while we attempt to stay abreast of their most recent changes, if you have questions or concerns about a course meeting your specific board’s approval, please contact your board directly to obtain a ruling.

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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Warm up your winter with our Hot Chocolate Chai.

Ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, star anise, and black peppercorns make it nourishing, flavorful, soothing, and energizing all at once.

Get the recipe on page 70.