2015/2016
Impact
A Magazine for Patrons and Friends
MISSION DRIVEN, DONOR SUPPORTED
2 Why Scholarships Matter A roundtable discussion on yoga, outreach, and how giving can change the world.
8 Transforming Cultures Through the Kripalu Approach The Kripalu Institute for Extraordinary Living is using the tools of yoga to help organizations create longterm change.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES Marcy Balter, Chair John Chu Dorothy Cochrane Steve Dinkelaker David Ellner Marcia Feuer Christine Fuchs
Sarah Hancock Joan Kopperl David Lipsius Carol O’Neil, incoming Chair Michael Pulitzer, Jr. Erin Tunnicliffe
LEADERSHIP David Lipsius, Chief Executive Officer Erin Peck, Senior Vice President of People, Culture, and Programs
12 Change Agents
Jill Bauman, Vice President of Strategy and Growth
Through the support of a Kripalu donor, four women are preparing to take yoga to kids across the country.
Elizabeth Burnett, Vice President of Development
14 Serene Makeover
John Gillespie, Vice President of Finance
Inger Forland, Vice President of Marketing and Communications
Kripalu continues to invest in a long-term strategy to maintain the beauty and efficiency of our facility.
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18 A Harvest as Vast as the Universe
Development team: Elizabeth Burnett, Monica Bowman, Sarah Carpenter, Stephen Cope
Generosity comes in many forms, from a loving word to the beauty of a pink hibiscus. 20 Annual Report
Editorial team: Jonathan Ambar, Lisa Pletzer, Ashley Vanasse, Tresca Weinstein Designers: Andreas Engel, Derek Hansen Photography: Emily Beaulieu, Gregory Cherin, Paul Conrath, Carrie Owens, Charlie Pappas Special thanks to Lyn Meczywor.
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Dear friends, As I approach my fourth anniversary in service to Kripalu’s guests, students, and staff, I’ve been reflecting on what has most surprised and impressed me in my time here. This includes •T he ability of the Kripalu Institute for Extraordinary Living to translate 10 years of scientific research into accessible programs that transform organizations through empowering, evidence-based yoga techniques •T he unwavering intention by the Kripalu staff to enhance every aspect of the Kripalu Experience as we grow, allowing us to deliver the most potent impact to everyone we serve •T he inspiring evolution of the yoga faculty, who have examined their studies, practices, and teaching methodology to ensure that contemporary yoga students receive a world-class education appropriate for the modern practitioner •T he dedication of our Scholarship Committee, which supports Kripalu’s commitment to providing inclusive yoga programs to populations that otherwise might not be exposed to the practices of this life-changing technology. But perhaps the biggest surprise is that so many of our guests and students do not know that we are a not-for-profit educational organization. Every decision we make is focused on achieving our not-for-profit mission—to empower people and communities to realize their full potential through the transformative wisdom and practice of yoga. Every program we offer, inside or outside the retreat center, is intended to fulfill our vision of an awakened, compassionate, and connected world. Every activity we engage in is designed to deliver an empowering experience for anyone exploring their health, happiness, success, and contribution to society. Every initiative we create is developed in accordance with our organizational values, which begin with service. We serve with a full heart so that others may receive the gifts of Kripalu, as we have ourselves. None of this is possible without your support. And no initiative is more important than providing access to Kripalu through scholarships. At this time, we ask you to help us spread the word about our not-for-profit status and the need for donor contributions to extend Kripalu’s mission farther into communities, organizations, and schools that share our intention to raise consciousness through spiritual and evidence-based yoga. We currently award $500,000 in scholarships each year, and my dream is to double that amount. This can only be accomplished in partnership with our donors. Finally, I am thrilled to introduce Elizabeth Burnett, our new Vice President of Development, who is helping to expand our mission-driven impact through initiatives like those you will read about in these pages. Elizabeth joins an exceptional team of leaders who share a passion for measurable results and a desire to take humanity-inspired yoga to as many populations as we can reach together. Namaste,
David Lipsius CEO
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ELIZABETH BURNETT MODERATOR
DAVID LIPSIUS
VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT
CEO, KRIPALU YOGA TEACHER
DIRECTOR, KRIPALU INSTITUTE FOR EXTRAORDINARY LIVING
Why Scholarships Matter A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ON YOGA, OUTREACH, AND HOW GIVING CAN CHANGE THE WORLD
ELIZABETH: Our focus today is on scholarships, and I’d like to begin by reminding our readers of something that not everyone who comes here is aware of: Kripalu is a nonprofit educational organization, and our Scholarship Program, along with all of our mission-driven initiatives, is supported by charitable donations. Each year, we award nearly half a million dollars in scholarships. This is an investment Kripalu makes, and we’re only able to do it in partnership with our donors. STEPHEN: In general, the mission of a nonprofit is to operate for the good of the whole, for the good of society. With yoga, we have inherited a tradition that is precisely about having an impact on both individuals and society. Our tradition is based in investigating how we attenuate suffering and how we help human beings live optimally, through the practice of yoga. DAVID: Our not-for-profit status allows us to invest our energy directly into our mission and to bring people here to explore yoga who wouldn’t be able to do so without scholarship support. Our intention is to improve access to yoga, for any population that’s interested. We are looking to increase diversity in the yoga space.
COBY KOZLOWSKI KRIPALU SCHOOL OF YOGA FACULTY MEMBER
Impact brought together five of Kripalu’s leaders to discuss why our donor-supported Scholarship Program lies at the very heart of our mission. Their wide-ranging conversation touched on how yoga helps create a better world, the power of yoga research to open doors, and the many stories of individuals and communities transformed by the gifts of this practice.
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ELIZABETH: Why is it important that a wide range of populations have access to the teachings of yoga? How does that create a better world? EDI: The first level of impact is an enhanced experience in the educational program itself, which comes with having a more diverse group of people in the room. Through the scholarships that the Kripalu Institute for Extraordinary Living (KIEL) has given for our programming, we have created a really diverse community in the yoga “classroom,” and we consistently hear how compelling and engaging that is for people. We find our humanity across our differences. Then, on a larger scale, it extends out into the world. For example, we provided scholarships for two elementary school teachers from Ofakim, a very underprivileged part of Israel, to attend the Kripalu Yoga in the Schools Teacher Training. So, in this place that is wartorn, that is filled with immigrants and refugees, there is this seed of yoga. There is the possibility for people to reach their full potential even in the midst of challenge. STEPHEN: The idea of nonseparation is at the heart of our tradition. Swami Kripalu said “the whole world is one family.” Our relationship with the world is a family relationship, which inevitably gives rise to generosity.
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DAVID: Virtually every population—regardless of status, income, or location—is facing an accelerating world full of stresses. Yoga is an ancient system that allows us to tolerate and transmute these challenges into positive actions in the world, on behalf of ourselves and others. Here at Kripalu, we have a fundamental understanding of what yoga, as an art and
a science, can really do for people. The yoga that’s so popular in America today is one facet of yoga, but it’s the tip of the iceberg. At Kripalu, we have been teaching all aspects of yoga, as a full lifestyle and not just an on-the-mat practice. The inherent gift of yoga is that all the tools necessary for a successful and skillful life—a life of resilience, self-regulation, positivity, health, and happiness—are available in one system. Kripalu has something essential to offer the world, and we do that, in part, through the individuals, who come here and are empowered with that knowledge and strength, and go out into the world to share it with others. COBY: If yoga is about finding truth, then the more people we can let into the conversation, the more we’re going to unpack that truth. Yoga is a conversation that welcomes diversity in all its shapes and forms and experiences. There is an intimacy that happens when a group of people who don’t seem alike on the outside come together and sit at the table. We need all the voices in the conversation in order to see the full picture, to get to a greater truth, and to take these contemplative practices that are thousands of years old and make them relatable to the world we live in now. The yoga we’re practicing today is not the same as it was a thousand, a hundred, even 40 years ago. STEPHEN: I want to point out that this evolution of the tradition is informed in large part by our introduction of science into the yoga world, in order to systematically evaluate what we’re doing. We understand better now how Kripalu Yoga works than we did 10 years ago because of that systematic inquiry. And you’re so right, Coby, to point out that we have to have all the voices in order for that inquiry to continue. ELIZABETH: How has philanthropy enabled Kripalu to engage with the scientific community, and how does that impact our practices at the center and in the world? EDI: Science opens the doors to organizations that wouldn’t otherwise adopt the practices of yoga. Through our research and our affiliation with institutions like Harvard Medical School, we’ve been able to gain access to a variety of schools, hospitals, and other organizations that might shy away from a full experience of yoga. Science becomes our entrée. STEPHEN: Many of our donors are particularly interested in what I would call scale and leverage—how can we take what we know, the genius we have here at Kripalu, and leverage it in society. They realize that science is the language we speak now, that evidence is required, as Edi said, in order to open the doors to the Boston Symphony Orchestra [in Kripalu’s collaboration with Tanglewood], the Massachusetts State Trooper barracks [in a KIEL research project on frontline providers], all the different mainstream institutions that we’ve gone into. Our philanthropic base realizes the power of combining the quintessential wisdom of the yoga tradition, which is committed to seeking truth, with the truth-finding laser beam of science. A Kripalu Yoga class at an elementary school in the wartorn area of Ofakim, Israel.
COBY: If we’re talking about inclusivity, science is a language the world trusts. It makes yoga digestible and usable for everyone. DAVID: Swami Kripalu said that retreat centers are laboratories. And donor support of science at Kripalu has been game-changing over the last 40 years, because it’s moved yoga from a belief system to a scientifically validated system that allows everybody to feel comfortable participating at whatever level works for them. Thus the exponential growth of yoga in America can be directly correlated, in large part, to all those organizations—including Kripalu, which is a leader in this field—who invested early on in yoga research. STEPHEN: Our research is looking not only at the effects of our practice but also at the mechanisms of those effects. People come to Kripalu for five days and they feel better—they are better, by many objective measures. Why? What was the actual mechanism that did that? Was it the breathing? Was it the food? We’re beginning to move closer to understanding what the active ingredients are, and that allows us to be more effective. Take the brain scan study we sponsored through KIEL in collaboration with Harvard Medical School. We put 20 adept yogis in the fMRI machine, as well as 20 adept meditators and 20 controls, and we discovered that systematic yoga practice over years attenuates the deterioration of fluid intelligence [the capacity to think logically and solve problems in new situations, independent of previous experience and knowledge]. That’s a huge finding for those of us who are aging, which is all of us. COBY: That goes back to scale and leverage. If we have this information about what’s actually working, how can we bring it to more people? EDI: What we’ve learned has opened doors, particularly in organizational settings—for example, Berkshire Farm, an organization that serves more than 8,000 youth and families across the state of New York. They serve a whole spectrum of adolescents—kids who are in at-risk homes or are in foster care, group homes, or specialty schools, and they also have an adjudicative high school. Their work is very challenging, and they want to engage with Kripalu to learn how to do that work better. Kripalu is able to engage with Berkshire Farm because we have the scholarship support from our donors. ELIZABETH: How do scholarships support our work with organizations like Berkshire Farm? EDI: For one, scholarships create an opportunity for staff members in our partner organizations to attend a Kripalu program, often in the context of our research. This brings people here who would never have come across yoga otherwise and, by the end of their visit they understand the benefits of these tools. The Berkshire Farm staff has seen the benefits for themselves and their families, and also how they can use these tools with the adolescents they serve. We’ve had staff from Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center in Vermont come to immersion programs at Kripalu, and they have gone back and used the tools to transform the way they work with these kids. These are 30 of the most troubled youth in Vermont, in the only lockdown facility in the state. All of these kids have had trauma, many of them have substance abuse issues, and all of them are either at risk to themselves or others—and the tools of yoga have begun to transform the culture there. For example, we heard an anecdote about how one of the staff who trained at Kripalu was able to use a focus on the breath to de-escalate a situation that would have typically required physical restraint. The staff at Woodside has stopped thinking about what they do as containment in a prison, and have begun thinking about it as rehabilitation and care. [See the article on page 8 about how Kripalu scholarships are transforming the culture at Woodside, as well as other organizations and school environments.]
$15 for 2015 Campaign Expands Donor Base Kripalu’s $15 for 2015 fundraising campaign supports the Kripalu Scholarship Program by encouraging one-time and monthly contributions of $15, with the idea that a united effort, even when the dollar amounts are small, can make a real difference. The initiative has thus far garnered 100 firsttime donors, supplementing Kripalu’s established donor base. The Scholarship Program awards half a million dollars annually to applicants attending trainings in the Kripalu Schools of Yoga and Ayurveda, as well as other Kripalu programs. To help someone fulfill their dream of coming to Kripalu, visit kripalu.org/makeagift. Your contribution will create a ripple effect of long-lasting impact.
2015 Hanser Award to Fund Research on Pranayama’s Impact on the Aging Brain Ishan Walpola, a research assistant in cognitive psychology and contemplative neuroscience at McGill University in Montreal, is the recipient of the 2015 Samuel B. Hanser Visionary Award for Yoga Research. The $10,000 award will support Ishan’s study of the impact of an eightweek pranayama (yogic breathwork) training on mindfulness and brain structure, function, and activity in adults aged 50 to 70. Using fMRI technology, Ishan will measure changes in both structural and functional brain 6 architecture, which typically exhibit degeneration during the aging process. The potential impact will be to provide evidence supporting the benefit of yoga-based interventions for aging populations—an issue of great global significance, given that an estimated 76 million people will be suffering from dementia worldwide by the year 2020, and 135 million by the year 2050. Ishan will be mentored by Vasavan Nair, MD, and Pedro Rosa-Neto, MD, PhD, through the McGill Center for Studies in Aging at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute. Established by the Samuel B. Hanser Memorial Trust and administered by the Kripalu Institute for Extraordinary Living, the award honors the spirit and vision of Samuel B. Hanser, a practitioner of the healing arts, who believed that every person holds the wisdom and power to lead a happy and healthy life. Ishan Walpola
ELIZABETH: What you’re describing are the concentric circles that a scholarship creates. You bring a person or a group of people here to experience the potency of the retreat center, and that individual or group is transformed. They bring what they’ve learned to their family and to their workplace, and share it with the kids they’re interacting with—and who knows how it will impact those kids and what they will do with it, in turn. EDI: That’s right, and we intentionally magnify the impact in the work sphere by focusing our scholarships in partnership with particular organizations, to facilitate groups of people attending our programs. Having 10 people at Woodside with these skills means that we’ve lit a spark, we’ve created a fire of transformation within that community. There’s a cohort working together, inspired, and that creates a snowball effect. ELIZABETH: What’s impressive about this is that the value per dollar of this impact is really quite enormous, because it’s actually relatively affordable to bring people to the retreat center, and the resonance that their experience can have is phenomenal. COBY: One of the programs I teach at Kripalu is Quarter-Life Calling, for people in their 20s, and they often get scholarships to come here. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gotten letters from people who attended the program telling me how grateful they were for the scholarship, and sharing that their experience at Kripalu drastically changed their lives. And I can’t tell you how many people have gone from Quarter-Life Calling into Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training. It becomes a gateway in, for these young adults to say, “My life matters, I have something to contribute,” and Kripalu offers infinite resources to keep coming back to. I have about 100 students each year—that’s not a lot, but it’s enough that they’re taking it back to their friends and families and their colleges and universities. The ripple effect that one scholarship can have is unbelievable. STEPHEN: Here’s another example: Suzi Jennings, an Englishwoman from outside London, came here to train as a Kripalu Yoga teacher, and went back home and discovered she had a calling to work with the most severely wounded soldiers coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan—double and triple amputees that no one else wanted to work with, and she figured out a way to do yoga with them. She became an established figure at Headley Court, one of their central rehabilitation facilities, and Kripalu has supported her work in a number of ways. She has been awarded Kripalu Teaching for Diversity grants [supporting yoga teachers working with underserved populations] for her innovative work. At one point, she brought with her to Kripalu a young man from the Royal British Army who had had both legs blown off, and we sponsored him to attend yoga teacher training. This summer, Kripalu awarded a teacher training scholarship to a young woman who works with Suzi. We sent the head of our research team, Sat Bir S. Khalsa of Harvard Medical School to speak to the scientists and generals at Headley Court about yoga’s efficacy. EDI: One of my favorite scholarship stories is Lisa Hoag, the chair of the P. E. department at Pittsfield High School (PHS) in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Because we received a grant to serve PHS, Kripalu was able to provide Lisa with a full scholarship for both the 200hour teacher training and the weeklong Kripalu Yoga in the Schools
Teacher Training. She had seen yoga only from the sidelines, because her students were experiencing it through the work that the Kripalu Yoga in the Schools program was doing in Pittsfield. In her first year as a yoga teacher, she served more than 230 students at PHS, and yoga is now embedded in the culture there. STEPHEN: We should point out that PHS is a challenged population, and this speaks to how well Kripalu Yoga can address stress and adversity. In 1993, Bruce McEwen at Columbia University published a study on what he called allostatic load, the wear and tear on the body as a result of constant stress. He discovered that people in populations dealing with poverty, illness, violence, the whole gamut of challenges, face a systematic and regular activation of the stress response and, as a result, over time, they get sicker. They have organ breakdown and chronic disease at a very high level. Nothing works better to counteract the stress response than a direct intervention to the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, and that’s what yoga does. This concept of allostatic load is directly related to why we should reach out to these challenged populations.
“There are concentric circles that a scholarship creates. You bring a person or a group of people here to experience the potency of the retreat center, and that individual or group is transformed.”
EDI: Carl Rubino is a Kripalu Yoga teacher who spent his career as a lawyer in the juvenile justice system, and now he’s trying to transform that system with yoga. He did his Kripalu Yoga and Kripalu Yoga in the Schools Teacher Trainings with the support of scholarships, and that has created in him a deep sense of gratitude that fuels his work. I think it’s also important to note that some of the teachers we support to attend Kripalu Yoga in the Schools Teacher Training take the tools back to more affluent school settings, where there is a high rate of suicide due to academic and other pressures. DAVID: Scholarships are the key to unlocking dynamic social change in the world through yoga. There is no better way to serve Kripalu than by supporting scholarships, so people can learn the tools and techniques and then go out into the world and bring those tools to others. For example, in the first six years of the Kripalu Yoga in the Schools program, we were able to reach approximately 1,500 students. In the first year that we created the Kripalu Yoga in the Schools Teacher Training and provided scholarships for people to come learn those techniques, we reached another 1,500 students, effectively doubling the number of students impacted, and that has continued to increase since. All of this is donor supported. People always ask us, after having had an incredible experience here, how can I bring this home? How can I share this with others? Donating to our Scholarship Program is the best way to do that, because it exponentially increases the number of people who have exposure in their communities to this amazing resource. EDI: My touchstone story is a particular student who attended Monument Mountain Regional High School [in Great Barrington, Massachusetts] a few years ago. As she was entering high school, she was heading in a very selfdestructive direction. Through the support of the Kripalu Yoga in the Schools program at Monument, she ended up in yoga class, gained tools to manage the challenges she was facing, and started to find her way back to herself. She finished school, and now she’s working in the community and thriving. What especially moves me is that she had a younger sister who saw her make this choice, and was determined to get into the yoga class. She flourished from the get-go. The ripple effects of this practice are incredibly powerful. COBY: The spectrum of possibility for making an impact is what gets me—from an individual, to a family, to a school, to communities, universities, and organizations. There are all these little pockets where yoga has taken root, these little dots that connect to make this beautiful constellation. That’s what creates global change.
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Transforming Cultures Through the Kripalu Approach The Kripalu Institute for Extraordinary Living is using the tools of yoga to help organizations create long-term change.
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hirty-seven minutes into each hour of the work day, a timer goes off in Sandi Hoffman’s office at Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center in Colchester, Vermont. When she hears it, Sandi knows it’s time to get up from her desk for what she calls a “yoga snack”—a few moments to stand up and stretch, or get down on the floor and do a Plank or the six yogic movements of the spine. Sometimes another colleague will join her. These “snacks,” along with mindful breathing—which she practices three times a day, on average, when she finds herself in a challenging situation—are two of the simple, powerful tools Sandi has brought back from a Kripalu immersion program that she attended in March. When you work at a lockdown facility for traumatized and violent adolescents, as Sandi does, the ability to draw on techniques like this can have a profound effect on your day-to-day experience—and that inevitably trickles down to the adolescents being served. Aron Steward, assistant director at Woodside and a Kripalu Yoga teacher, has so far sent nine staff members to Kripalu with the help of Kripalu scholarships, and plans to send more. The paradigm shift taking place at Woodside is also unfolding in the Lexington School District outside of Boston; at Monument Mountain Regional High School in Great Barrington, Massachusetts; and at Berkshire Farm Center and Services for Youth in New York State. The Kripalu Institute for Extraordinary Living (KIEL) has been working closely with these organizations over the past 18 months to deliver a multifaceted Kripalu curriculum to staff, including principals, teachers, counselors, and administrative directors. “The KIEL’s particular interest is in working with organizational partners to create a critical mass of professionals who have access to the tools of yoga,” says Edi Pasalis, KIEL Director. “We look at long-term,
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clarity, integrity, and balance—with the ultimate goal of realizing one’s full potential. Kripalu alumni from participating organizations often share aspects of the tools and information with the adolescents they work with—but, even if they don’t have the opportunity to pass them on directly, what they learn has a tremendous impact on their well-being, allowing them to approach their work with renewed energy, compassion, and focus.
FROM DETENTION TO REHABILITATION At Woodside, Aron Steward says staff come back from Kripalu “not only with tools for taking better care of themselves, but also with a whole new perspective on how to work with the kids. They’re using yoga, breathing techniques, meditation, and mindfulness to intervene when there’s a crisis.” Residents practice these tools in weekly yoga classes at Woodside, with staff participating alongside the kids. Aron shared a story that encapsulates the organizational change taking place at Woodside: The facility is videomonitored 24 hours a day, and she recently noticed that, in one room, the students and teacher were all lying on the floor. Her first reaction was concern but, when she went to the classroom to investigate, staff member Scott Green, a Kripalu alumni, told her that everyone had needed a few moments in Savasana to rest and restore before moving on with the class.
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“My mission is to build a strength-based treatment program out of what has historically been a detention center,” Aron says, “and Kripalu Yoga is a fundamental supporting element of this transformation.” Aron Steward, Kripalu Yoga teacher and assistant director at Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center in Colchester, Vermont.
sustainable change as happening at three levels: personal transformation for staff as they learn tools for self-care and self-regulation; professional transformation as they bring these tools into the workplace; and transformation at the organizational level, which creates new opportunities and new ways of working.” Developed over the past four decades, the Kripalu Approach is uniquely applicable to off-the-mat practice, for all populations and in every aspect of life and work. The evidence-based curriculum refined by the KIEL aims “to empower people to sustain optimal levels of functioning in the face of life’s challenges through the practice of yoga.” The focus is on using core Kripalu teachings, such as SelfObservation Without Judgment, conscious breathing, yoga postures, and BRFWA (Breathe, Relax, Feel, Watch, Allow), to maintain the steadiness in body and mind that supports
BREAKING THE PRISON PIPELINE Through home visits, group homes, charter schools, and an adjudicated residential center in Canaan, New York, Berkshire Farm serves more than 8,000 at-risk youth across the state and employs some 700 people. The focus of the organization’s work is helping these young people overcome difficult circumstances so they can flourish, rather than remaining in the judicial system. Supported by full scholarships from Kripalu, two groups of Berkshire Farm staff members attended Kripalu immersion programs in the spring and fall of 2014; Roosevelt Moore, Jr., a youth care counselor, was among them. Roosevelt is an example of the personal transformation that leads to organizational change. He was completely new to yoga when he arrived at Kripalu, and he wasn’t expecting to learn anything helpful, but when he spoke about his experience at the close of the program, there were tears in his eyes. “I’ve learned to be more compassionate to all mankind, even myself,” he said. “I’ve learned how to meditate. If I could use one word [to describe Kripalu], it would be ‘love.’”
Greg Pasos, principal of Berkshire Farm’s residential school, had a similar experience. Initially skeptical, he found that, after a couple of days, “I felt better than I ever had before. The healthy diet, the yoga, and the general atmosphere helped me find a peace that I did not know existed.” Now, he notes, he’s able to model for his students what it looks and feels like to be calm and balanced. In addition to the trainings for staff, Berkshire Farm held a one-day leadership retreat at Kripalu in June for 75 key staff members. Diane Dillon, PhD, chief psychologist and vice president of Berkshire Farm’s Center of Excellence in Trauma-Informed Care, says she consistently hears from her coworkers that the self-regulation and healthy living tools they learned at Kripalu have been highly impactful, and in some cases, she says, life changing. “Our staff is able to model for youth how to slow down their reactions, reduce stress, and choose more effective responses,” Diane says. “These essential practices, coupled with the compassion for self and others that is taught and made palpable by every staff person at Kripalu, are making their way into our organizational culture.”
CREATING HEALTHY SUCCESS ZONES Young people in the achievement-oriented environments in the Lexington school district and at Monument face different challenges than those at Woodside and Berkshire Farm—but they, too, need compassionate guidance and accessible tools for stress relief. Jennifer E. Turner, assistant principal at the Jonas Clarke Middle School in Lexington, says that data collected at the district level shows that both students and staff often feel stressed and find it difficult to cope with everyday challenges. The district’s work with the KIEL aims to enhance positivity and well-being for staff and, by extension, students.
Jennifer attended the 2015 Kripalu Yoga in the Schools Symposium, and was so intrigued by the experience that she subsequently changed the topic of her PhD dissertation to focus on yoga in schools. Her school district worked with the KIEL to create a Kripalu training tailored for teachers, which was attended by the district’s staff in July. “Kripalu’s philosophy of healthy living and self-care match our belief that a healthy mind and body are more able and ready to tackle stressful situations and overcome challenges with inherent resiliency,” Jennifer says. That holds true at Monument as well, where several staff members have attended Kripalu immersion programs, including principal Marianne Young. She says fighting and vandalism at the school have decreased substantially as Kripalu tools have become integrated into the culture. Audra Alexander, a seventh-grade English teacher at Jonas Clarke and a graduate of the Kripalu Yoga in the Schools Teacher Training, doesn’t just teach the tools; she uses them in the classroom herself, every day. “Throughout the day, I take the time to check in with what is going on around me,” she says. “By consciously pausing to breathe and notice the situation before me, I am able to respond with intention and compassion.” That understanding lies at the heart of the KIEL’s work, which has the potential to create lasting change throughout society. “Our partnerships with these organizations is revealing the incredible multiplier effect that happens when people learn these tools and bring them back to the workplace—and that can be a school, a detention center, a hospital, or a corporation,” says Edi. “There is no limit to where we can take this.” To find out more about the KIEL’s work and to support its initiatives, visit kripalu.org/kiel.
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Change Agents Here’s an inspiring look at the amazing work our graduates are doing in the world. These four women, who attended the Kripalu Yoga in the Schools Teacher Training in 2015, come from across the country and are committed to making positive change in their communities. Their participation in the training was sponsored by a donation from a family of longtime Kripalu supporters who are equally committed to supporting the vision of the Kripalu Yoga in the Schools initiative: to make a real difference in adolescents’ lives and in society through the transformative power of yoga. 12
PAMELA NICHOL BONDURANT Pamela is a high school English teacher in Laramie, Wyoming. She and a colleague in the science department are launching a course called Eastern Thought, Western Practice: The Science, Literature and Practice of Yoga; between 30 and 50 percent of each week’s class will be devoted to asana practice. Pamela also offers donation-only yoga classes for educators in her community. In addition to her role as an educator, Pamela sponsors three human rights organizations in her school: PeaceJam, which enables students to meet Nobel laureates; Friends of Rachel, an anti-bullying and positive leadership organization; and SALLY (Safe Area for Laramie High School LGBTIQ Youth). She also teaches the English course Communication for Change, focusing on social justice, civic responsibility, and community service at Laramie High School. Pamela is an advocate for mental health, affectional (sexual) orientation and gender identity, class/ethnicity fairness, and women’s rights. She is dedicated to integrating yoga, meditation, and mindfulness into the academic culture of public schools.
SELENA COBURN Selena is a Blackfeet Pikuni Native American woman who grew up in rural Montana and now lives in New York City, where she works as a Pilates instructor. After graduating from Kripalu’s 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training, she enrolled in the Kripalu Yoga in the Schools Teacher Training with the intention of empowering students to take yoga beyond their mats and into their lives and communities. Selena’s experience of practicing yoga as a high school student dramatically changed her understanding of her own self-worth and was critical to her development as a young woman. She plans to take her training back to the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Browning, Montana, with the support of the Missouri River Dance Company, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to bring movement experiences and opportunities into native communities. Selena hopes to create a permanent program incorporating Native American dance and spirituality, with the goal of rebuilding community through culture and movement.
SHANNON WORTH Shannon is a physical education teacher and yoga teacher from Newburyport, Massachusetts. After completing her 200-hour yoga teacher training, she immediately implemented a yoga curriculum in her school for students in grades 9 to 12 and all student athletes. Shannon offers yoga classes at studios in her community, and is also establishing a business that will bring yoga into schools, with the goal of providing professional development trainings for educators, specifically physical education and health teachers. While she has worked in both suburban and low-income schools, she is most inspired to offer yoga to underserved populations, and ultimately wants to impact as many schools, teachers, and students as she can in the coming years.
HEATHER YORK
Heather is a middle school and high school Spanish teacher in a rural area of New York, where more than half of students receive reduced or free lunches. She teaches yoga to economically disadvantaged adults in her community, charging $5 per class. Prior to her career as a teacher, Heather worked for 11 years at a summer camp for adolescents that offered hiking, camping, survival skills, and confidence building exercises. After her Kripalu Yoga in the Schools Teacher Training, she plans to establish a program in her school that would offer yoga as an alternative to traditional physical education classes, specifically targeted to students with special needs. Heather also plans to offer yoga to teens through Youth Center in Ticonderoga, New York, which would allow her to reach other rural communities in her region. She plans to collaborate with guidance counselors and social workers in her schools with the goal of reaching underserved students.
Kripalu Launches Healthy Living Program for Teens The Kripalu Institute for Extraordinary Living, in partnership with Kripalu’s Healthy Living team, launched the Kripalu Approach to Healthy Living for Teens pilot program in July 2015. This 5-day immersion retreat melds self-regulation and resilience training curricula, originally developed for adult programs, with the Kripalu Yoga in the Schools’ social and emotional learning curriculum. The result was the first-ever program of its kind, opening the door to Kripalu for teenagers in a way that was both purposeful and fun. 13 Eight girls aged 15 to 17, representing high schools from Massachusetts, Virginia, and New York City, were selected through an application process that included a personal letter and letters of support from a parent and teacher. During the retreat, they explored core Kripalu principles of compassionate self-awareness and self-observation without judgment. They learned breathing and movement techniques to induce rest or stimulate energy, and embodied these tools in real-life situations, such as trying stand up paddleboards for the first time and kayaking on Lake Mahkeenac. The group was particularly struck by a video with Daniel J. Siegel, MD, clinical psychiatry professor at UCLA and a Kripalu presenter, about brain development during adolescence. They were also lit up by a nutrition talk by Kripalu Lead Nutritionist Annie B. Kay and an interactive cooking demonstration with Executive Chef Jeremy Rock Smith, which together set the stage for the teens to introduce new, healthy foods into their diet. Immersion in all that Kripalu has to offer—including daily yoga practice, time in nature, and getting unplugged—gave them a full experience of practicing yoga on and off the mat. They departed prepared to apply what they experienced both at home and at school. As one teen shared, “I’m inspired to practice more yoga and meditation, and just become a healthier person.” All participants received full scholarships to attend the program, made possible by the generosity of Kripalu donors.
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Kripalu continues to invest in a long-term strategy to maintain the beauty and efficiency of our facility—inside and out. On the following pages, we highlight a few of this year’s exciting enhancements and additions, part of Kripalu’s $15 million, five-year plan for upgrading the buildings and campus. They range from little things that make a big difference (like more filtered water dispensers throughout the building) to instantly visible projects, like our new Yoga Lawn looking out over the Berkshire hills. We hope you’ll visit soon to enjoy it all in person.
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BEFORE
MY GREEN HEAVEN Remember that Joni Mitchell song that goes, “They paved paradise and put up a parking lot”? Well, we went in the other direction, transforming the parking area below the Front Terrace into a wide swath of green space for yoga, outdoor dining, hulahooping, and just hanging out and soaking in the view.
NEW LOOK FRESHENING UP Fresh paint and new carpeting on the first and second floors of the Shadowbrook building make everything seem brighter and more beautiful.
The Kripalu Cafe got some tender loving care, including new furnishings, paint, and ceiling fans. You’ll also find elegant new couches in the Donor Lounge on the second floor, another favorite spot for relaxing with friends or a good book.
NATURAL BEAUTY
A New Partnership Focuses on the Gifts of the Kripalu Grounds It’s an early August afternoon and, as they tend to do in summer in the Berkshires, a potential thunderstorm has just given way to warmth and sunshine, leaving only a few raindrops in its wake. It’s a lucky break for Jessica Griffin (known as Jessie), who is just setting out with a group of 20 or so R&R Retreat participants to explore the Kripalu grounds. As Kripalu’s first naturalist intern, Jessie spent the summer studying the ecology of the campus and sharing her discoveries with guests, as part of a collaboration between Kripalu and Mass Audubon. Her time here was supported by Kripalu donor Kathi Hatch, a certified master gardener. As we walk the winding paths of the campus, Jessie leads us through the history of this particular place on earth, from 500 million years ago, when we would have been standing in the 16 shallow sea, up to its use in the 19th century as farmland, then the home of a Gilded Age estate and later a Jesuit seminary, before Kripalu arrived in 1983. She teaches the group how to use leaves and bark to identify native trees as well as European imports, like the Camperdown Elm on the Mansion Lawn, where the group pauses to enjoy the shade of its spreading branches. We hear the wild call of Kripalu’s resident hawk, and spot a groundhog scampering under the rocks in the terraced garden by the East Drive. Jessie says that the focus inside the building on being open and present transfers beautifully to exploring the outdoors. “The guests are in this space where they’re encouraged to observe things carefully, go a little more slowly, and really take things in,” she says. “Our goal at the end of the walk isn’t for people to know the names of every tree—it’s for them to deepen their connection with the landscape here.” A graduate student in the University of Vermont’s Naturalist and Ecological Planning program, Jessie conducted a broad ecological inventory of Kripalu’s 125 acres, assessing the flora, fauna, and natural history of the property. The project was the brainchild of Kripalu Scholar-in-Residence Stephen Cope. “We are thrilled at the prospect of truly integrating our magnificent natural setting into our contemplative view of the world and our practice of yoga and meditation,” he says. Jessie’s research informed the creation of more detailed maps of the campus, as well as interpretative and directional signage throughout the grounds—“making the outdoors at Kripalu an even more safe and sacred space, an essential part of the Kripalu experience,” she says.
BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE Among the Grounds crew’s accomplishments in 2014–15 (besides plowing mountains of snow to keep the roads and paths clear) was the addition of a new Butterfly Garden adjacent to the Kripalu Labryinth. The garden is planted with poppies, milkweed, and other plants and flowers designed to attract monarchs and other butterfly species.
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MAIN HALL MAINTENANCE EXIT TO THE ARBOR A new exit near the Sunset Room on the first floor provides easy access to the Annex Courtyard Arbor, nestled between the Annex and Shadowbrook, and featuring outdoor seating, a flower garden, and a flat lawn that’s perfect for yoga.
This spring, the Main Hall got new carpeting and, more importantly, full accessibility. Our new central elevator now opens directly into the Main Hall, making it possible for those unable to climb the steps into the room to participate in programming there.
A WHOLE LOT BETTER An upgrade of the lower parking lot included additional lighting for safety, re-engineering for improved traffic flow, and the addition of covered stairways and a set of new walkways for easier access.
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A Harvest as Vast as the Universe Generosity comes in many forms—in the bounty of the garden, in a loving word, and in the beauty of a pink hibiscus. by Danna Faulds
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t has been a wet summer in the Shenandoah Valley and our vegetable garden is lush and remarkably productive. Squash plants sport leaves the size of elephant ears. The sugar snap peas are still bearing a month after they usually offer up their last sweet peas. Crouching knee deep in a patch of green beans, I am struck by the generosity of these plants. Each time I part the sea of leaves before me, I find more beans. And instead of resisting the act of being picked, the green beans nearly fall into my hand, as if making a willing sacrifice to grace our dinner table tonight. I slowly make my way down the rows my husband planted weeks ago, picking a bag of beans that must weigh at least five pounds. I finally give up, not because I’ve exhausted the bean supply, but because I’ve run out of time. I carefully back my way out of the bean patch and lug the heavy bag back to the house. As I walk across the damp grass, I ponder the idea of generosity. What would my life look like if I presumed abundance and gave without holding back in the way the garden does? When I mention generosity to my husband, Shobhan, he reminds me of a quote from Swami Kripalu, the Indian yoga master after whom Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health is named. Going to our bookshelves, he produces the quote, printed on a card we received from Kripalu years ago:
“The universe is exceedingly generous. When a farmer sows one seed, a plant comes forth that produces thousands of seeds. If you desire abundance, be like the farmer and first give up something. Whatever you receive, keep a portion for yourself and share a portion with others. By establishing yourself in the flow of generosity, whatever you give will come back manyfold.”
Curious, I ask Shobhan if he knows of any other teachings by Swami Kripalu on generosity. A few minutes later, he hands me a chapter from John Mundahl’s book A Sunrise of Joy: The Lost Darshans of Swami Kripalu. Skimming the pages, my eyes come to rest upon these words: “When we lovingly share what we have with others, our life becomes a global life. We become as vast as the universe.” Another sentence captures my attention as well: “Just think, anyone can be a great philanthropist. We can give comfort to others with a loving glance, or a loving word, or by addressing someone in despair as our brother or sister.” I put the beans in the refrigerator, wash my hands, and walk into our yoga room to finish my morning practice. Outside the window, the grass is drying in the sun and a huge pink hibiscus flower nods in the barely perceptible breeze. Giving comes in many forms, I think, lifting my arms to begin Sun Salutation. The hibiscus flower is generous with its beauty, its broad face turned so I can see it clearly while I move through my standing postures. As I inhale deeply and enter a concluding Mountain Pose, Swami Kripalu’s words play around the edges of my awareness. The idea that giving can make us “as vast as the universe” is inspiring, and I decide to do one generous act today by sharing the bounty of the garden with our neighbors. A small act of generosity, to be sure, but then I remember that the vegetable garden began with such small seeds.
Danna Faulds is a Kripalu donor and the author of six books of poetry and a memoir.
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Annual Report Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health practices good stewardship with all funds entrusted to its mission of empowering people and communities to realize their full potential through the transformative wisdom and practice of yoga.
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REVENUE
EXPENSES
Kripalu is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, with 97 percent of our revenue coming directly from educational programs, retreats, seminars, Healing Arts services, Kripalu Shop sales, and contributions.
Kripalu classifies expense in four primary categories: program expense, fundraising expense, management/general expense, and cost of goods sold. Total expense amounted to $33.6 million.
Total revenue in 2014 was $35.8 million, of which $23 million was from programs, and $3.7 million was from the Kripalu Schools of Yoga and Ayurveda. Healing Arts services added $2.7 million to total revenue. Contributions from individuals and foundations totaled $1.38 million. The Kripalu Shop’s revenue was $3.9 million. Also included in revenue were $287,000 in membership dues, $513,000 in interest and dividends, and $234,000 in other income.
PROGRAM EXPENSE In 2014, Kripalu spent $28.6 million on program expense, representing 85 percent of total expense.
FUNDRAISING EXPENSE In 2014, fundraising expense totaled $440,000, representing one percent of total expense.
MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSE Management and general expenses in 2014 totaled $2.5 million, representing seven percent of total expense. This includes costs of staffing (other than programming and fundraising staff), utilities, building maintenance, and other costs of day-to-day operations.
COST OF GOODS SOLD In 2014, cost of goods sold in the Kripalu Shop was $2.1 million.
Kripalu in 2014, by the numbers
641 programs offered 632 invited presenters 462 graduates of 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training 86 graduates of 300-Hour Yoga Teacher Training $504,562 awarded in scholarships
STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION Year ended December 31
Year ended December 31
ASSETS
2014 TOTAL
2013 TOTAL
REVENUES AND GAINS
Cash and cash equivalents Investments Receivables Other assets
2,633,517 12,267,386 165,840 36,365,485 51,432,228
2,535,744 12,249,820 63,104 49,455,581
Retreats, education, and seminars Retail sales Holistic therapies Contributions and grants Memberships Interest and dividends Miscellaneous income Total support and revenues
24,471,478
24,623,915
25,198,568 1,456,695 305,487 26,960,750 51,432,228
23,313,237 1,383,942 134,487 24,831,666 49,455,581
$
34,606,913
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
Total liabilities Net assets: Unrestricted Temporarily restricted Permanently restricted Total net assets $
These financial statements have been excerpted from an independent auditor’s report, conducted by the accounting firm of Alexander Aronson Finning CPAs. They represent the financial position of Kripalu as of December 31, 2014, in terms of activities and changes in net assets and cash flows for the year then ended.
2014 TOTAL
2013 TOTAL
26,724,014 3,939,389 2,734,993 1,381,084 287,353 513,134 233,620 $ 35,813,587
27,233,592 3,818,117 2,839,081 1,622,194 284,559 461,228 235,425 36,494,196
28,608,624 2,481,818 439,976 2,149,660 $ 33,680,078
28,480,105 2,642,543 473,054 2,135,721 33,731,423
$2,133,509
$2,762,773
EXPENSES
Programs Management and general Fundraising Cost of goods sold Total expenses Change in net assets from operations
OTHER REVENUES, GAINS, AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
Gain on investments (25,425) Gain on sale of property and equipment 21,000 Other revenues and gains (4,425) Change in net assets 2,129,084 Net assets, beginning of year 24,831,666 Net assets, end of year $ 26,960,750
240,911 13,679 254,590 3,017,363 21,814,303 24,831,666
2,086 middle and high school students impacted by the Kripalu
2,190 members of the Kripalu Yoga and Ayurveda Association
Yoga in the Schools program
(formerly the Kripalu Professional Association)
43 Teaching for Diversity grants, for a total of $58,410,
90 percent of guests who were inspired to make positive change
awarded to yoga teachers working with underserved populations
in their lives
17 Kripalu Affiliate Studios
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Financial Charts DONATIONS AND SCHOLARSHIPS 42% UNRESTRICTED DONATIONS
3% OTHER RESTRICTED DONATIONS 2% TEACHING FOR DIVERSITY 4% GENERAL SCHOLARSHIPS
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29% KRIPALU INSTITUTE FOR EXTRAORDINARY LIVING 13% RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT
30% UNRESTRICTED DONATIONS
29% OTHER RESTRICTED DONATIONS
22% KRIPALU INSTITUTE FOR EXTRAORDINARY LIVING 3% TEACHING FOR DIVERSITY
15% ALFOND FUND 1% GENERAL SCHOLARSHIPS
7% CAPITAL
FY2014 DONATIONS BY RESTRICTION
FY2013 DONATIONS BY RESTRICTION
Kripalu Institute for Extraordinary Living Restricted Endowment Capital General Scholarships Teaching for Diversity Other Restricted Donations Unrestricted Donations
$396,537 $176,000 $100,000 $62,520 $27,688 $38,967 $579,373
Kripalu Institute for Extraordinary Living Alfond Fund Teaching for Diversity General scholarships Other restricted donations Unrestricted donations
$350,984 $242,953 $42,526 $23,018 $479,657 $483,056
Total
$1,622,194
Total
$1,381,084
18% SCHOLARSHIPS FUNDED BY DONATIONS
82% SCHOLARSHIPS FUNDED BY KRIPALU
24% SCHOLARSHIPS FUNDED BY DONATIONS
76% SCHOLARSHIPS FUNDED BY KRIPALU
FY2014 SCHOLARSHIPS Scholarships funded by donations Scholarships funded by Kripalu Total
FY2013 SCHOLARSHIPS $89,408 $413,155 $504,562
Scholarships funded by donations Scholarships funded by Kripalu Total
$124,764 $404,946 $529,710
AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 6% RETAIL SHOP COST OF SALES
6% RETAIL SHOP COST OF SALES 8% GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
1% FUNDRAISING
7% GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 7% PROMOTIONAL EXPENSES
7% PROMOTIONAL EXPENSES
78% PROGRAM SERVICES
78% PROGRAM SERVICES
FY2014 USE OF FUNDS
1% FUNDRAISING
FY2013 USE OF FUNDS
Program services Promotional expenses General administration Retail shop cost of sales Fundraising
$26,372,666 $2,235,958 $2,481,818 $2,149,660 $439,976
Program services Promotional expenses General administration Retail shop cost of sales Fundraising
$26,297,240 $2,182,865 $2,642,543 $2,135,721 $473,054
Total
$33,680,078
Total
$33,731,423
4% DONATIONS
4% DONATIONS 3% OTHER
8% HEALING ARTS 10% RETAIL SALES
FY2014 SOURCES OF FUNDS
74% RETREATS, EDUCATION, ETC.
3% OTHER
9% HEALING ARTS 10% RETAIL SALES
74% RETREATS, EDUCATION, ETC.
FY2013 SOURCES OF FUNDS
Retreats, education, etc. Retail sales Healing Arts Donations Other
$26,724,014 $3,939,389 $2,734,993 $1,381,084 $1,034,107
Retreats, education, etc. $27,233,592 Retail sales $3,818,117 Healing Arts $2,839,081 Donations $1,622,194 Other $981,212
Total
$35,813,587
Total
$36,494,196
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Thank You $100,000+ Lisa, Michael, Kristopher, and Nicky Bronner Cody Dalton Sarah Hancock Carol S. and John J. O’Neil, III
$25,000–$99,999 Anonymous (2) The Estate of Judith Finkelstein The Samuel B. Hanser Memorial Trust Peter and Beth Levin Susan R. Philbin The Schauble Family Foundation
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$5,000–$24,999 Anonymous (3) Sarah J. Armstrong Deborah Bernstein Marcy and Bruce Balter Mary Carnell Andrew R. and Dorothy L. Cochrane Foundation Dorothy L. Cochrane and Michael F. Bower Ron and Sandy Collins Lisette Cooper Erin Daly Devadas Phyllis Solar and Michael Doherty Marcia and Jonathan Feuer Christine Fuchs Duane and Mary Hendricks Susan Kirincich and Charles Wooster David Krett KSA 10: Foundations of Ayurveda KYAA: Donations from CD sales Donna McKenna Michael and Ramelle Pulitzer Still Point Fund Tara & Jim Knicos Foundation, Inc. The John and Arlene Mack McLaren Fund The Long Road Foundation Barbara Posner Ward Lara and Kent Wosepka $1,000–$4,999 Anonymous (9) Robin Abrett, RYT 500, and Bernard Baron Patricia Passmore Alley Margery Anderson Lisa Argento and Bill Hodash Ann Griffith Ash
Libby Barnett Jacalyn Bennett Berkshire Kripalu Community Kimberley Blanc Katrina Bockus Bono Fido Fund Cynthia Buzby and Reyn Parsons Kimberly Cartwright and Ewell Hopkins Lorrayne and John Chu Robert and Amy Cohen Jane and Jon Cook Stephen Cope Dr. Michael Cucka The Cushing Family Charitable Fund D. A. B. Fund Shelly Dews Chigier The DeLisi Family Foundation Marghi Carol Dickman Joanne Dillon Steve Dinkelaker and Ruah Donnelly Julie and Canute Distin Amanda Ellis and Keric Chin Richard (Shobhan) and Danna Faulds Nancy Ferguson Mary Frances Firsching Lauren Fischer Sondra Fondren Kathleen A .Ford Tracy and Andy Foster Catherine Gamon and Dan Dietterich David Gengler Debbie Gerken Rayanne and Peter Gillies Dr. Cindy Gilmore Maryse Goudreault Judith Hall Kathi and James Hatch Mr. and Mrs. Keith Herndon Alice Houseknecht Nancie Julian Deb Kalikow-Pluck John Kochanowski Joan H. Kopperl Elizabeth Kreger KYIS TeacherTraining July 2014 KYTT 200-Hour July 2010 Barbara Forrester Landis Lavori Sterling Foundation Inc. Persis Levy Dorothy Lichtenstein David Lipsius Franklyn L. Litsky
Cynthia and Roger Lopata Marc Mandel Nancy W. Marcus Michael Margolis Susanlee and Pat Mascaro Shelley Mazor and Bernard Schneider Laura McHale Sara J. McKenzie Myron Miller Peggy Miller Elizabeth C. Morgan Molly and Jeff Morgan Meg Mortimer and David Lloyd Jr. Jim Neidert Newcastle Foundation Trust Mary Ann O’Gorman John O’Neill Ms. Mary Palmer M. Ross Payne Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pepper Neela and Ashok Ranade Sarah B. Richardson Kris and Steve Robertshaw The Laura S. Rodgers Fund of the Community Foundation of New Jersey Sara and David Rolley Carrie Rorer Jennifer Rossetti Heidi Savage The Aaron Straus & Lillie Straus Foundation, Inc. Anita L. Schill, PhD Jonathan P. Schwartz and Marcella Fischer Elizabeth Sheffield Kalpana and Madhu Sheth Janet Silva Silvia and Michael Silverstein Margaret Simpson Ellynne Skove Eva T. and Stephen Slane Fund Seajay and Kent Spencer Della Spring SS Cohen Family Foundation Marika and Howard Stone Erin and John Tunnicliffe The Twyman Family Fund at Schwab Charitable Fund Laurence Weil Carolyn Weininger Estare and David Weiser Jennifer Williamson Nathan Wolff
We gratefully acknowledge these gifts received between January 1 and December 31, 2014. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this listing. Please notify us of any corrections by contacting Sarah Carpenter at sarahc@kripalu.org or 413.448.3284. $100–$999 Anonymous (61) Thelma Achenbach Stacy Ackerman Suzanne C. Adams Elizabeth Adolphson Regina Schwarz and Dr. David Aftergood Patti and Mike Aha Lee and Marcia Albert Jennifer Alpert Jane Altar Audrey Altstadt and Bruce Arbour Karen and K. Tucker Andersen Ann Anderson Kathleen Anderson Dr. Gina Ang and John Mitchell Lakshmi Annavajhala Joan Anson Manonmani Antony Josephine Aquan-Assee Karen Arp-Sandel Valerie and Brian Arsenault Virginia P. Atkins Atlas International Mail, Inc. Monica Aungier Arella and Jeffrey Axelrod Bob and Marcia Bailey Susannah Rass Bailin Benjamin M. Baker Jean Baker Dr. and Mrs. Balasubramanian Kathleen Baleja Denise Barack Cacky Barefoot Barile Environmental, Inc. Margaret Bartyzel Dixie Baucom Pamela Beahm Chris and Abby Beale Paula Chauncey and Tod Beaty Joann Becht Karen Bechtel Diane L. Beers Nora Bensahel Linda and Rob Benton Joan and Ira Berkowitz Tammy Bernier Linda Bischoff Dominique BischoffBrown Jen Blougouras Eva Blutinger Pamela Bowman and David Hawthorne Ellen and Steve Boyd Alison Boyle Ellyn and Ronald Brinsko
Sharon Broadstone Michael Broking Cheryl D. Brown and Donald Goldman Ellen M. Brown Kenneth Brown Lin and Bob Bruce Kristina Brunelle Mindy Brush Edmund and Laraine Brylczyk Barbara E. Buck Sudie J. Burbage, RN Sherri Burchman Diana Burton Megha Nancy Buttenheim/Let Your Yoga Dance Teacher’s Association Ann L. Butzler Eba Buyu Ellie Byrnes Sarah Cadmus Susan and Nicholas Camera Billy Cape Chris Capra Alice Sohini Carey Mary Louise and Thomas Carey Larissa Hall Carlson Sebastian Carter Donna Cashara Erin Casperson Linda Casperson Laura Castor Monique and Shane Chalke Sally and Richard Charpie David Cherenson Ali Cherry Patricia Chilangwa Dr. Suzanne E. Christopher Toni Ann Cina CINTAS Corporation Robyn Clark Johvonne Claybourne Gregory Cochran Caroline and Jeffrey Coderre Deborah R. Cohen Ofer Cohen Ruth J. Cole Donna Collier Harper Bette R. Collom Joel Conrad Deborah Corbin Josephine Corcoran Laura Cornell Mari Pilar Cortizo Veronica Costa-Bolton Cathy Costantino Nancy Costerisan Gina and Marc Cote Anne Cralle
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Peter Gallagher Louise Gara Elizabeth Garnett Rheema and Timothy Garrett Beverly George Charm Giangrieco Marla and Gary Gidlow John Gillespie Debra Jean Gilmore Susan Gimilaro Miriam Gitterman Norma Glad Robin Glantz and Anthony Ciccone Jane Glass Mary Glass Tracy Glenz Shoshana and Ron Goldberg Rachel Golder Evelyn Gonzalez Melissa Gordon Monica Gormley Jo-Anne Graham Victoria Graham Maureen Graney Ann Greene and Todd Norian Mary S. Green Pamela Greer and Philip Mosher Barbara Griffith-Powell Anne Grote Patricia and Jeffrey Haines Tamara Hall Ellen and Scott Hand Ms. Maria Hanlon William Hardy Mary Hargraves Sharon Harvey Kimberly and Matthew Healy Natalie Hebden Christa Heffron Jennifer E. Herring Katherine Hesse Stephanie Hessler Teresa Higgins Anne Hill Lisa Hoag Sarah Hodges and David Balter George Hoffman Vanessa Hogan Maryann Hooker Andy Horning HotChalk Julia Hsia Connie Inglish Leslie Ioffredo Susan Israel Kelly and Mark Jankeloff Vinci Candace Jean
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Our Mission in Action A SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR USES YOGA TO HELP MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE.
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he purpose of life is to live a life of purpose. That’s a philosophy that constantly inspires Nadine McNeil, a Kripalu Yoga teacher, social entrepreneur, and global activist.
“What gets me out of bed each morning is knowing that I’m contributing to myself, my family, my community, my country, my world,” Nadine says. “My goal in life is to combine my passion for yoga with my past experience and my commitment to serving humanity and making the world a better place.”
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Born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, Nadine lived in Canada and the United States before joining the United Nations in 1986. During her 22 years with the organization, her assignments included stints in Sudan and with UN peacekeeping operations in Iraq and Kuwait. Nadine also served as UNICEF’s head logistics specialist in Indonesia in response to the 2004 tsunami, and spearheaded Global Volunteer Network initiatives in Haiti after the earthquake in 2010. With the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, she was part of a media team responsible for 65 percent of countries acceding to the Chemical Weapons Convention.
Nadine found yoga (or, as she says, yoga found her) when she was at a personal and professional crossroads, and discovered it was key to keeping her life in balance. With the support of a full scholarship, she graduated from Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training in 2012, and received a Rachel Greene Memorial Fund scholarship (also from Kripalu) to attend Kripalu Yoga in the Schools Teacher Training in 2015. Nadine has taken the tools of breath, movement, and mindfulness to international conferences, low-income areas of Jamaica and Haiti, and other underserved populations, working toward what she calls the “democratization of yoga.” “One of the many beauties of yoga is its universal element,” she says. “Anywhere that I have shown up in the world with yoga, it is readily accepted, encouraged, and embraced.” Along with another Kripalu Yoga teacher, artist Karen Arp-Sandel, Nadine worked closely with Sandra Kenton-Fraser, founder of the Sankofa Preparatory and Learning Centre in Albion, St. Thomas, helping to integrate yoga and art into the curriculum. Her work there was supported by a Kripalu Teaching for Diversity grant.
“Breath leads to awareness, which leads to greater consciousness, which ultimately leads to us making enlightened choices for ourselves,” Nadine says. “If we live in world where people are more mindful and aware, there’s a possibility for all of the transformation and wishes and dreams we talk about to become reality.”
Kripalu’s Board of Trustees MARCY BALTER, CHAIR We are immensely grateful to board member Marcy Balter, whose three-year term as Chair comes to a close at the end of 2015. Marcy has been coming to Kripalu for nearly 30 years, and is a graduate of the Kripalu School of Yoga. “I have personally witnessed Kripalu’s growth and transformation, while experiencing my own,” she says. “Today, thanks to our skilled leadership and staff, dedicated board members, and generous donors, Kripalu is successfully continuing on its path to fulfilling its mission, vision, and core values.”
JOHN CHU
SARAH HANCOCK
John is the managing partner of Chu, Ring & Hazel LLP in Boston, and serves on the boards of Discovering Justice and the Lingzi Foundation.
Sarah, a former software engineer for IBM, Programart, and Compuware, Inc., chairs the Board’s Finance Committee and was an early supporter of Kripalu’s yoga research.
DOROTHY COCHRANE
JOAN KOPPERL
Dorothy is a Kripalu Yoga teacher and Mindfulness Yoga and Meditation instructor. She serves as Co-Chair for Kripalu’s Development Committee.
Joan is the founding director of the Berkshire South Community Center, and has been an active public servant in the Berkshires for most of her life.
STEVE DINKELAKER
DAVID LIPSIUS
Steve is owner and president of American Lease Insurance. He is credited with “inventing” lease insurance and remains an industry leader.
David, Kripalu’s CEO, is a Kripalu Yoga teacher, yoga therapist, Ayurvedic lifestyle consultant, and licensed attorney.
DAVID ELLNER
CAROL O’NEIL
David has 25 years of experience in the music, television, and new technologies industries. He is an adjunct professor at NYU’s Stern School of Business.
Incoming Chair, Carol is a Kripalu Yoga teacher with 30 years’ experience serving nonprofits—fundraising and building strong leadership and effective governance.
MARCIA FEUER
MICHAEL PULITZER, JR.
Marcia, Co-Chair of Kripalu’s Development Committee, is the former director of public policy at the Mental Health Association (MHA) of Nassau County, New York.
Michael is a Kripalu Yoga teacher who retired from the broadcasting business in 2009 and now runs New View Tours with his wife, Ramelle.
CHRISTINE FUCHS
ERIN TUNNICLIFFE
Christine runs Tassels Home Design in Boston. She brings 20 years’ experience in the investment management industry to her work with the Board.
Erin is executive director of development for the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, where she earned her MBA. She trained as a yoga teacher in 2002.
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