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Stockbridge, | 800.741. 7353 | kripalu.org MISSION DRIVEN, DONOR SUPPORTED our MISSION Kripalu’s mission is to empower people and communities to realize their full Welcome to potential through the transformative wisdom and practice of . who we are Established in 1974, for Yoga & Health is the premier destination for individuals and organizations seeking a joyful, inclusive, and compassionate winter at Kripalu environment for wellness, learning, and retreat. Located on a breathtaking campus in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, Kripalu offers more than 700 programs a year that deliver life-changing, immersive experiences to nearly 40,000 guests. The campus is also home to the renowned Kripalu Schools of Yoga and Ayurveda, offering certification programs to yoga teachers and Ayurvedic practitioners. The largest yoga-based retreat center in North America, Kripalu is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational organization.

800.741.7353 or kripalu.org | 1 Winter 2014 November–february a letter from our Ceo

As the trees and hills surrounding Lake Mahkeenac prepare for winter, a stillness and peace is settling on the Berkshires, as if all things are readying for a season of introspection and transformation. don’t miss… Winter is a natural time to retreat; to explore deeply, reconnect to our core being, and return to that Contents sense of joy and love that connects us all.

Harville Hendrix and experience kripalu Kripalu is also in a state of renewal and transformation. If you have visited lately, you know that we Helen LaKelly Hunt have been working to improve all aspects of our retreat center, from facility upgrades to curriculum December 5–7 6 R&R Retreat enhancements, in an effort to revitalize every facet of the retreat experience. Getting the Love You Want: A Workshop for Couples p. 26 10 healthy living Programs Part of this renewal process is evident in this catalog, where you can now see a new look that expresses David Kessler and special guests 12 Kripalu schools of our fresh energy, excitement, and recommitment to Kripalu’s core values. Symbols have always played December 12–14 yoga and ayurveda From Grieving to Believing: The Soul an important role in transformative work, and our new logo and colors reflect a balance of old and new, in Transformation p. 30 18 HEALING arts celebrating our modern mission while honoring the ancient traditions that inspire and influence our work. | 20 on-Site online Programs In the color saffron, we honor the robes of the humble monks, nuns, and yogis who developed, practiced, December 26–28 The Wisdom of Yoga and the 22 november programs and taught the art and for thousands of years. While Kripalu serves today’s practitioners Art of Extraordinary Living p. 39 24 DECEMBER programs seeking to live a more joyous and fulfilling life, saffron reminds us of the deep longing for spiritual freedom Bhakti Bliss: in everyone that is at the root of yoga and all transformative paths. New Year’s Celebration 44 JANuary programs December 28–January 2 68 february programs The plum color represents our higher energy centers and the seat of inner wisdom that works together with with David Newman (Durga Das) and Mira, and the heart to deliver true enlightenment. Kripalu continues to offer our expert teachers and guides, Sean Johnson and the Wild Lotus Band p. 42 but we also believe that the healing answers are already inside each of us. Our mission is to help you uncover features Coby Kozlowski and discover what is already true and within you. January 4–9 16 INSPIRED evolution Quarter-Life Calling: Creating an Extraordinary Finally, the earth hues remind all seekers to stay grounded and stable, balanced, and connected to the Life in Your 20s p. 50 62 B reathE…Relax…Feel…Watch…Allow… rhythms of nature. At Kripalu, our aim is to ensure that each guest is provided the tools needed to live a Tara Bennett-Goleman 70 Practices to Bring Light Into happy and skillful life in the real world, even after leaving the embrace of the retreat center. and Daniel Goleman January 9–11 Your winter Mind Whispering: A New Path For every guest and student, we have recommitted to providing an exceptional and empowering experience to Freedom from Self-Defeating resources full of healing, nurturing, and transformation. Whether you are Emotional Habits p. 51 exploring a workshop with one of our expert presenters, deepening 92 Plan Your Stay Robert Peng your practice of yoga or Ayurveda, or simply coming for retreat, January 16–19 94 CE/CME Credit Information Kripalu is here in service to you with unparalleled opportunities for Qigong to Increase Your Healing Power p. 56 96 Index you to investigate the pathways of your own body, mind, heart, and Renée Peterson Trudeau spirit. We welcome you to Kripalu and to the complete wisdom and January 23–25 Awakening Feminine Power: Women’s practice of yoga. We invite you to come explore the power of you. Self-Renewal Retreat p. 61 searching for a presenter? Namaste, Meggan Watterson To browse by presenter, reference the index at the back of this catalog February 6–8 or visit our website at kripalu.org/presenter REVEAL: Getting Spiritually Naked p. 73 searching for a program? Dani Shapiro Our programs are listed by month in this catalog. If you would like to David Lipsius, CEO February 27–March 1 plan a visit by program themes, such as Yoga; Health and Wellness; The Stories We Carry: Creative Expression; Spiritual Practice and Inquiry; or Professional and Writing p. 89 Development, visit our website at kripalu.org/program

800.741.7353 or kripalu.org | 3 all visits include As a yoga-based retreat center, Kripalu provides experiential education for the whole • nurturing retreat environment person: mind, body, heart, and spirit. Our dynamic curriculum is designed to empower people • Kripalu Yoga classes—gentle, to transform, heal, and grow. During your stay, we invite you to explore and enjoy everything moderate, and vigorous Kripalu has to offer. • renowned natural-foods cuisine • comfortable accommodations • hiking trails and walking paths for all fitness levels • noon dance classes Discover the right Kripalu • evening workshops and events • sauna experience for you. • meditation room • fitness room • cafe (with wireless) WORLD-CLASS HEALTHY LIVING KRIPALU SCHOOLS OF • shop PRESENTERS R&R RETREAT PROGRAMS YOGA AND AYURVEDA HEALING ARTS

Choose from hundreds of Create your own Kripalu Experience a holistic approach Immerse yourself in yoga or Find balance with a Kripalu programs—taught by exceptional experience. Choose from a to health. Focusing on nutrition, Ayurveda. From skill-building Healing Arts treatment, relaxing educators, authors, and variety of workshops on health stress management, mindful to self-development, our massage and bodywork, luminaries—designed to inspire, and wellness topics, daily yoga living, and physical activity, our extraordinary faculty, nourishing transformative energy work, educate, and revitalize. and dance classes for all levels, programs give you the tools and learning environment, and Ayurvedic treatments and concerts, outdoor activities, and support necessary to transform community of like-minded peers consultations, and more—all so much more. your health and create lasting help you move into the world as an focused on enhancing your positive change. inspired teacher and healer. well-being.

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An R&R Retreat offers you the flexibility to create a uniquely individual immersion. You determine your arrival and departure dates, and optimize your stay by choosing your schedule from a & variety of classes with our skilled faculty. Whether you’re looking to R R Retreat connect with like-minded people or enjoy the quiet of our peaceful come home to yourself surroundings, we have something for everyone. R&R Sample Day Our signature program provides the ideal opportunity to experience the best of what Kripalu has to offer, at your own pace.

morning • Prepare for the day with a nourishing breakfast. • Gain insight on nutrition, Ayurveda, mind-body health, or conscious living in an R&R Retreat workshop. • Bundle up and stroll the grounds. afternoon • Get energized at noon dance, or experience our exceptional Kripalu Yoga faculty in a gentle, moderate, or vigorous yoga class. • Enjoy a snowshoe excursion with our knowledgeable guides. • Express your creativity in a journaling or drawing workshop. evening • Discover ways to add more flavor to your life at a whole-foods cooking demonstration. • Sing, chant, and dance at a drum circle, kirtan, or concert. • Integrate your day with a grounding evening meditation or treat yourself to a soothing Healing Arts session (additional cost) before heading off to sleep.

All-inclusive winter prices start at $166 per night. (2-night minimum required; no Saturday arrivals or departures.)

For more information: Go online to view our monthly R&R Retreat schedules, featuring descriptions of the workshops and who’s teaching them. kripalu.org/rr

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R&R Group Bring a group of friends, family, colleagues, or yoga students for a customized R&R Retreat. Work with a skilled retreat specialist to craft the perfect visit, from powerful team- building events to joyous celebrations. We make it easy to plan and register so that you can focus on bonding with your group Retreats in an unforgettable experience.

what makes a kripalu R&R group retreat unique? • Program themes tailored to your group: yoga and meditation, stress management, holistic nutrition, outdoor adventure, and more. • A rich selection of private classes, workshops, and in- depth study sessions geared toward your group’s interests and learning objectives. • Enjoy all Kripalu activities, including yoga and noon dance classes, evening events, and optional Healing Arts treatments (additional cost). • All-inclusive pricing and personal attention, whether your group size is 10 or 60.

Two-night minimum stay, Sunday–Friday only.

For more information visit kripalu.org/groups

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Kripalu Healthy Living programs offer you a holistic Kripalu Healthy Living health approach you won’t find anywhere else. Programs transform your health, transform your life

The Kripalu Approach to healthy living combines current research on integrative medicine and nutrition with the ancient wisdom of yoga and Ayurveda. Our Healthy Living programs focus on the connection between the mind, body, heart, and spirit to create healing and true wellness. Learn from a caring team of experts in health, yoga, fitness, life coaching, and nutritional science. Our immersions in the beautiful Berkshires also include nutritious meals; daily yoga, meditation, and movement classes; walking and hiking trails; and quiet spaces to reflect and relax.

Learn more about Kripalu Healthy Living programs kripalu.org/healthyliving

800.741.7353 or kripalu.org | 11 Kripalu | schools of yoga and ayurveda Kripalu Schools kripalu Incorporate the wisdom of yoga into your life with our –approved 200- and 500-hour certification programs. Effective and empowering, our trainings help you find new of Yoga and depths in your practice, while offering valuable skills to enrich your students. three training options Ayurveda 200-hour kripalu yoga teacher training Emerge inspired and ready to teach. Offered as a monthlong program or as two 12-day sessions. Kripalu offers a variety 500-hour kripalu yoga teacher training Advance your training with four 9-day modules. of inspiring yoga and kripalu yoga in the schools teacher training Enhance your abilities as a yoga teacher and gain tools to enrich the lives of Ayurveda trainings that adolescents in this scientifically validated 7-day certification program. allow you to deepen your practice and share your kripalu ayurveda certification

passion with the world. Ayurveda, yoga’s sister science, is the oldest continuously practiced health-care system in the world. Kripalu makes this time-honored system accessible and relevant to contemporary life with Why Kripalu? two Ayurveda certificate programs; both begin Immersion Learning with Kripalu Foundations of Ayurveda. Benefit from a unique experience that allows you to fully immerse in the practices and studies of yoga and Ayurveda. three training options While you’re here, develop tools to cultivate health, create 200-hour Kripalu foundations of ayurveda community, and transform—body, mind, and spirit. A great beginning for anyone interested in pursuing Ayurveda professionally or personally. Learn Ayurvedic self-care techniques exceptional faculty for thriving health and wellness. Our faculty are extraordinary guides. They offer in-depth 500-hour ayurvedic yoga teacher certification experience, an authentic commitment to teaching, and Up-level your teaching skills to offer seasonal dosha-balancing classes. a profound connection to the wisdom and practices that This training consists of Kripalu Foundations of Ayurveda followed by two Kripalu Yoga offers. 9-day modules, taken in any order. Thriving lineage 650-hour ayurvedic Health Counselor Certification (formerly Ayurvedic Lifestyle Consultant) Over the last four decades, we’ve developed a potent Combined with Kripalu Foundations of Ayurveda, these four teaching methodology that fuses the richness of the 9-day modules qualify you to provide Ayurvedic diet and lifestyle Kripalu lineage with psychology and science, as well as recommendations that support overall health and wellness. ancient Ayurvedic and contemporary Western approaches to healing and self-development. Ours is a living tradition and a continually evolving practice—an invitation to align For more information: Call 800.848.8702, e-mail [email protected], with your true nature. or visit kripalu.org/yogaandayurveda. See upcoming training dates on the next page.

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Kripalu School of Yoga Apply today kripalu.org/applynow Kripalu School of Ayurveda Apply today kripalu.org/applynow

200-hour kripalu yoga 500-hour kripalu yoga kripalu yoga 200-hour foundations 500-hour ayurvedic 650-hour ayurvedic teacher training teacher training in the schools of ayurveda yoga teacher training Health Counselor monthlong dates Prerequisites teacher training dates Prerequisites certification (formerly Ayurvedic Lifestyle Consultant) • October 19–November 14, 2014 Any Yoga Alliance–approved 200-hour Prerequisite • Part 1: September 26–October 5, 2014 Any Yoga Alliance–approved 200-hour Coby Kozlowski and Jennifer Reis yoga teacher certification and 100 hours Any Yoga Alliance–approved 200-hour Larissa Hall Carlson, Satya Narayana yoga teacher certification and 100 hours Required courses • February 22–March 20, 2015 of teaching experience. yoga teacher certification. Dasa, and Rosy Mann of teaching experience. • Kripalu Foundations of Ayurveda Michelle Dalbec and Rudy Peirce Required courses dates • Part 2: December 5–14, 2014 Required courses Tuition $2,675, plus room and meals. Jyothi Bhatt, Scott Blossom, and Tuition $2,675, plus room and meals. • Tools for Transformational Teaching • June 26–July 3, 2015 • Kripalu Foundations of Ayurveda dates and courses Rosy Mann Courses must be taken in order. two 12-day dates November 14–23, 2014 Final offering! Janna Delgado and Iona M. Smith Tuition $2,675, plus room and meals. Tuition $2,675 for both parts, Sudha Carolyn Lundeen and Rudy Peirce Tuition $879, plus room and meals. • Integrating Ayurveda into Yoga Teaching* • Module 1: Anatomy, Physiology, • Part 1: December 7–19, 2014 plus room and meals. Etiology, and Pathology • Part 2: January 25–February 6, 2015 • Guiding Kripalu Meditation and June 19–28, 2015 Larissa Hall Carlson Advanced January 9–18, 2015 Tuition $1,049, plus room and meals. January 16–25, 2015 Jyothi Bhatt, Michelle Dalbec, Janna Delgado, Larissa Hall Carlson, and Rosy Mann Jurian Hughes, and Rudy Peirce Yoganand Michael Carroll and *Precourse homework is assigned upon registration Jonathan Foust (Sudhir) and is due at start of program. • Module 2: Clinical Assessment, • Part 1: March 22–April 3, 2015 Pulse Diagnosis, and Herbology • Teaching and Advanced Asana Elective courses • Part 2: June 7–19, 2015 February 20–March 1, 2015 (choose at least one) February 13–22, 2015 Jashoda Edmunds and Brahmani Liebman Jyothi Bhatt, Larissa Hall Carlson, Larissa Hall Carlson and • Guiding Kripalu Meditation and kripalu John Douillard, and Rosy Mann Tuition $2,675, plus room and meals. Yoganand Michael Carroll Advanced Asana scholarships • Module 3: Clinical Assessment, Vata Elective courses January 9–18, 2015 The Kripalu Schools of Yoga and Yoganand Michael Carroll and Management, and Women’s Health (choose at least one) March 13–22, 2015 • Leading Kripalu Vinyasa Ayurveda award more than Jonathan Foust (Sudhir) $330,000 in scholarships annually. Sunil Joshi and Claudia Welch The Kripalu Schools of Yoga and Ayurveda are March 20–29, 2015 Coby Kozlowski • Teaching Pranayama and Advanced Asana registered with the Yoga Alliance. To learn more, visit February 20–March 1, 2015 • Module 4: Clinical Training and • Integrating Ayurveda into Yoga Teaching* Working with Clients June 19–28, 2015 Larissa Hall Carlson kripalu.org/applynow Larissa Hall Carlson and Yoganand Michael Carroll May 29–June 7, 2015 Tuition $1,049 per course, Rosy Mann, Vasant Lad, and plus room and meals. Tuition $1,049 per course, Margrit Mikulus plus room and meals. *Precourse homework is assigned upon registration Tuition $1,049 per course, kripalu Faculty and is due at start of program. plus room and meals.

Jyothi Bhatt Scott Larissa Hall Yoganand Michelle Satya Janna John Jashoda Jonathan Jurian Sunil Joshi Coby Brahmani Sudha Rosy Mann Margrit Rudy Peirce Jennifer Reis Claudia Blossom Carlson Michael Dalbec Narayana Delgado Douillard Edmunds Foust Hughes Kozlowski Liebman Carolyn Mikulus Welch Carroll Dasa (Sudhir) Lundeen

800.741.7353 or kripalu.org | 15 The New Kripalu’s 500-Hour 500-Hour Modules

Yoga Teacher Training Teaching Pranayama Inspired Evolution and Advanced Asana Larissa Hall Carlson Micah Mortali, Director of the Kripalu Schools of Yoga and Ayurveda, and Yoganand Michael Carroll Kripalu’s unique teaching methodology is discusses exciting new enhancements to the 500-Hour Kripalu designed to awaken the life force and open the door to profound meditation. This hands-on Yoga Teacher Training. training will renew your relationship with the practices that lie at the heart of yoga.

What distinguishes Kripalu’s 500-hour training? How can 200-hour yoga teachers trained in Guiding Kripalu Meditation Kripalu Yoga is as spiritually profound as it is different traditions benefit from doing their and Advanced Asana deeply physical. We offer powerful in-depth prac- 500-hour training at Kripalu? Jonathan Foust (Sudhir), tices that emerge from our roots. What Kripalu offers a way to study yoga that Yoganand Michael Carroll, students discover is that Kripalu Yoga not only can’t be found anywhere else—immersion and Michelle Dalbec strengthens our bodies and minds but also offers learning in an environment that fosters Immerse yourself in an integrated prac- rich tools to develop concentration, compassion, deep practice and a yogic lifestyle. tice of postures and meditation techniques and the ability to sit with strong emotions using Students live in community with like- that cultivates deep inner stillness, and witness consciousness and Self-Observation minded people, enjoying nourishing, learn how to take this transformative Without Judgment. healing food and beautiful surroundings. experience back to your students. We have a team of passionate, What’s the intention behind enhancing the 500- dedicated faculty with decades of Instructing Kripalu Yoga Hour Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training curriculum? teaching experience who, along with for Special Populations the Kripalu Yoga Teachers Association, Since its inception, our 500-hour program has Sudha Carolyn Lundeen provided our students with outstanding tools to provide support and empowerment to Yoga has so much to offer for those with enhance their teaching and practice. The addition our students from the moment they unique needs, including the elderly, pregnant of fresh, inspired content reflects a new energy and arrive to long after they graduate. women, and those with chronic health authenticity. We’ve aligned our curriculum with the conditions. Learn how to make yoga teachings of Swami Kripalu and Patanjali’s eight- What direction is Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training headed? accessible and inspiring for everyone. limbed path, and incorporated more Ayurveda. The Kripalu Schools are re-energized. Leading Kripalu Vinyasa What are the modules? We’re looking ahead to extending our training beyond the 500-hour level. One Coby Kozlowski We’re thrilled to launch the Kripalu Vinyasa mod- example is our Kripalu Yoga in the Schools Infuse your teaching with power and ule. This training offers an emphasis on compassion Teacher Training, which guides yoga teachers passion as you explore vinyasa through the and sensitivity to enhance the rigors of the physi- to deliver Kripalu Yoga to teenagers using a lens of Kripalu Yoga methodology. Kripalu cal practice, which cultivates a sense of softness, curriculum developed by the Kripalu Vinyasa is a heart-lifting practice of surrender, and inquiry. Another great addition is Institute for Extraordinary Living. We’re meditation in motion. Integrating Ayurveda into Yoga Teaching. This helping our students enhance their skill set module empowers Kripalu Yoga teachers to skill- in order to take Kripalu Yoga out into the fully weave Ayurveda into their classes. Pranayama Integrating Ayurveda world so that they can empower and inspire and meditation, previously taught together, are now into Yoga Teaching everyone they teach. into two different in-depth modules, each with Larissa Hall Carlson a specific set of advanced that complement This is an exciting time in the evolution of Ayurveda offers a whole new set of time- and support these practices. We also continue to Kripalu Yoga and we can’t wait to share it with tested tools to take your teaching to the next offer Kripalu Yoga for Special Populations, our students! level. Learn how to create healing, revital- making the healing benefits of yoga accessible to a izing classes that align beautifully with the wider range of people. rhythms of nature.

find out more kripalu.org/ytt500 Kripalu School of Yoga 500-hour faculty (from left to right): Michelle Dalbec, Larissa Hall Carlson (Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda), Coby Kozlowski, Sudha Carolyn Lundeen, Yoganand Michael Carroll (Dean of the Kripalu School of Yoga), and Jonathan Foust (Sudhir).

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Kripalu experience a deeper kind of wellness Meditative Massage Kripalu Meditative Massage promotes healing and rejuvenation through a Bring your body, mind, and spirit into fusion of revitalizing touch and soothing energy work. Along with renewing wholeness with one-on-one healing sessions. your physical body, Kripalu Meditative Massage brings the mind to a place of inner stillness, helping you connect to your intuitive wisdom. Go deeper with a Healing Arts session. Find balance with a Kripalu Healing Arts Choose from treatment. We recommend making your •  Relaxing massage and bodywork reservation two weeks in advance. • Transformative energy work Call 888.738.1822. • Ayurvedic treatments and consultations •  Insightful wellness consultations • Nourishing facials Save 10% The Kripalu Healing Arts Sampler includes two specially selected Healing Arts treatments: Kripalu Meditative Massage and an Energy Balancing session. Get the details kripalu.org/packages For a full menu of services and fees, visit kripalu.org/healingarts

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7 weeks of December 29, 2014–February 13, 2015 blended learning: On-site immersion dates january 4–9, 2015 February 16–April 3, 2015 On-site|Online 5-day on-site immersion On-site immersion dates February 22–27, 2015 6 weeks of online Integrative Weight Loss: support at home Living a Transformed Life Aruni Nan Futuronsky, Annie B. Kay, and Kripalu Healthy Living Faculty Find out more on FOR everyone. CE credits. Programs page 43 and 81 or visit kripalu.org/weightloss Kripalu’s groundbreaking weight-loss program—only better. Achieve your health goals in our groundbreaking weight-loss program. On-site, led by exceptional faculty in a supportive envi- ronment, you discover how to shift into a balanced relationship A dynamic blend of two modes with your body. At home, you’re encouraged by faculty and peers of study—immerse yourself in the online and in inspiring live group-share calls. Kripalu Experience, and then keep 11 months of February 9, 2015–January 15, 2016 learning at home. blended learning: Certificate in two 5-day on-site positive psychology immersion dates march 22–27, 2015 Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar, Dr. Maria Sirois, and Megan McDonough January 10–15, 2016 For anyone seeking a comprehensive understanding of Positive Psychology, including professionals in the fields of 8 online modules mental health, life coaching, and yoga therapy. CE credits. of study at home Explore what it truly means to be happy. Cultivate your happiness, strengths, self-esteem, and opti- Find out more on mism in this uplifting program grounded in research. Exclusively at Kripalu, Certificate in page 77 or visit Positive Psychology focuses on what works for individual and societal flourishing. You learn kripalu.org/cipp the latest mind-body science in an environment that nourishes a “whole-being” approach.

15 weeks of February 23–June 3, 2015 blended learning: Crafting the Resilient Life two 3-day on-site Dr. Maria Sirois immersion dates march 1–4, 2015 For those interested in building skills to deal with everyday may 31–june 3, 2015 setbacks or major life upheavals, whether personally or in a professional practice. CE credits. 4 online modules Create a life of strength and positivity. of study at home Build a foundation for optimal living through the science of resilience and the study of happiness. Learn to move through Find out more on challenging times into a more serene life, cultivating practices and attitudes that enable page 88 or visit you to sustain healthy transformation, so you can flourish no matter what. kripalu.org/resilientlife

800.741.7353 or kripalu.org | 21 Kripalu | healthy living november programs Don’t miss these November 14–16 Friday–Sunday s m t w t f s Discover Your November 2–7 sunday–friday 1 Soul Signature 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 remarkable programs A Path to Purpose, How Sweet It is 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Passion, and Joy Beating the 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Blood-Sugar Blues 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 and presenters—this Panache Desai Lisa B. Nelson and Annie B. Kay 30 Don’t miss this unique opportunity with Just in time for the holidays, this contemporary thought leader Panache program offers rich tools to help Desai. Discover your soul signature and you face temptations and uncover November at Kripalu. the true roots of your cravings. By connect with your innate potential as you learn to live a life of authenticity, rediscover experiencing your own nourishing your purpose and passion, and believe combination of movement, meditation, from your soul in the possibility of all things. and a satisfying whole-foods diet, Call today to reserve your place! you cultivate health, connection, and vitality—life’s natural sweeteners— without the rush of sugar. CE credits.

November 7–9 Friday–Sunday November 21–23 Friday–Sunday True Refuge , Tara Brach Buddha Mind Discover for yourself the value of meditation in relieving emotional suffering and helping In this weekend with OM Yoga founder Cyndi you find happiness and inner freedom, Lee—one of the most influential teachers in the even in the face of life’s greatest challenges. United States—you explore active and restorative Through meditation, guided exercises, and asana practices, dharma talks, and discussion—in periods of silence as well as to cultivate awareness and compassion. This the safety and support of interpersonal powerful union of yoga and Buddhism transforms sharing—you learn to cultivate mindfulness, the body and mind, so you can infuse your daily loving presence, and open awareness. adventures, encounters, and relationships with CE credits. the energy of practice. CE credits.

November 9–14 sunday–friday Rejuvenate and Reclaim November 7–9 Friday–Sunday November 28–30 Friday–Monday Life After 40 Maria Sirois Evidence-Based Unraveling the Basics Midlife can be a Qigong Certification of Ashtanga Yoga challenging yet Nurturing Mind, Body, and Spirit The Classical eight-limbed path powerfully creative time as you let go of old identities Yang Yang Beryl and move into new Whether you’re a teacher looking for new Bender Birch territory. It’s a time of adventure and material or just want to experience “Chinese reinvention, when you have the benefit Yoga,” this dynamic workshop with Master Longtime yoga teacher and best-selling of all the experience, confidence, and Yang Yang gives you the essential foundation author guides you wisdom that you’ve acquired over the of all qigong practice and a deeper under- in a classic Ashtanga Yoga practice to years. This program is designed for standing of the spiritual root common to rehabilitate and/or prevent injury, heal from women and men over 40 who want all Eastern energy practices. This course illness and imbalance, and strengthen your to reinvigorate their lives with joy and provides hours toward Level I qigong body and mind through mindful movement health. CE credits. instructor certification. CE credits. and meditation. CE credits.

800.741.7353 or kripalu.org November | 23 december December 5–7 Friday–Sunday December 5–7 Friday–Sunday I just love Kripalu. I can’t wait to come back! ” s m t w t f s Follow Your Creative Compass for —Karen C., Rumson, New Jersey 1 2 3 4 5 6 Sierra Prasada with special guest Dan Millman Perfect Health 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 For everyone. CE credits. Transformation Through Yoga 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Whether you’re a writer, artist, or innovator, connect with your creative compass and map your route through five universal stages: Claire Este-McDonald 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Dream, Draft, Develop, Refine, and Share. For yoga teachers and students of all 28 29 30 31 December 5–7 Friday–Sunday With Sierra Prasada’s guidance, you can work through self-doubt levels. CE credits. Beyond Lyme and inertia to generate, cultivate, and manifest ideas that matter Take your understanding of yoga and Other to you. Find inspiration in exercises drawn from the fields of writing, beyond exercise to the life-changing journalism, performance, and mind-body work, and acquire the possibilities that prana (life force) can Chronic Illnesses patience to develop your dreams, transforming your work so that it bring. Simple yet powerful shifts in your Reclaiming Our Health may transform you. Through solitude, lecture, and discussion, you learn to diet, asana practice, and thoughts can and Well-Being • Dream in dialogue—and on deadline help you establish health and vitality in Richard Horowitz • Take fearless risks by drafting in layers your life. • Reinvent—not just revise—your work For everyone. • Receive feedback and share your work with an ideal audience. In this workshop, you learn CE credits. • The five and their physical, Best-selling author Dan Millman joins his coauthor (and daughter) Sierra Prasada for Lyme disease is the mental, emotional, and spiritual impact a special session focused on overcoming creative blocks. • How to work with your individual number-one vector- December 5–7 Friday–Sunday borne epidemic, Tuition $240. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 92. (web code CCWW-141) nature, making adaptations within mimicking chronic guided practices for balance, weight Gently Free Sierra Prasada, author, jour- Dan Millman is the author loss, and well-being fatigue syndrome, A Spiritual Path Without nalist, editor, and teacher, is fibromyalgia, mul- of Way of the Peaceful • How prana serves as an underpinning Self-Blame or Guilt adapting Dan Millman’s best- Warrior and 16 other books for ultimate health and vitality tiple sclerosis, and selling novel The Journeys of autoimmune diseases. Learn how to Adam Lobel read by millions of people • How to work with prana on a daily basis. Socrates into a screenplay. in 29 languages. effectively treat your aches and pains, For everyone. CE credits. www.sierraprasada.com Return home refreshed and renewed, memory and concentration problems, www.peacefulwarrior.com with a buoyant sense of youthfulness depression and anxiety, and other resis- Do you experience ongoing self-judgment and a profound understanding of how tant symptoms. Find out how to finally and internal criticism? Do you beat your- your body, mind, and emotions are get better! self up in your effort to find peace? Is the affected by the power of prana. way you practice out of sync with what December 5–7 Friday–Sunday This workshop offers you seek? You’re not alone. Contempo- Tuition $220. Add 2 weekend nights • Medical doctor Richard Horowitz’s rary society suffers from tremendous self- Body Sense and Soul room & meals; see page 92. (web code 16-point map to address the underlying aggression. In this workshop, Adam Lobel PFPH-141) The Basics of Hatha Yoga causes of most chronic illnesses explores how you can approach your Claire Este-McDonald, RN, BSN, E-RYT • Effective remedies for common health spiritual path and everyday life with more Lena Madsen 500, cocreator of Divine Play Yoga, is complaints gentleness, curiosity, and confidence— For all levels. a master Baptiste Yoga teacher and • Herbal and nutritional therapies and less guilt and self-judgment. Here is the workshop you’ve been waiting trauma nurse who makes yoga acces- • Techniques that detoxify the body and sible to everyone. mind and elevate the spirit. This program offers for—a weekend that brings you the basics of • Reflections on the historical background hatha yoga in a practical, comprehensive, and Richard is joined by Lee Horowitz, an of our sense of guilt enjoyable way. Lena Madsen has an intuitive experienced group facilitator and healer • Techniques to rediscover the longing and ability to clarify and explain all aspects of yoga who leads movement, meditation, and confidence that lie beneath inner criticism practice, using both words and demonstra- discussions on transforming difficult emo- • Guided meditation instruction and tions. This workshop is appropriate for students of all levels who want to deepen their tions into powerful growth opportunities. practice. understanding of alignment, breath observation, and meditation. Recommended Reading See this Offering kindness toward your body, mind, This program offers program on the Kripalu website. and emotions can unlock your human • Basic therapeutic yoga postures Tuition $250. Add 2 weekend nights potential and benefit society and the • Powerful yet accessible breathing practices room & meals; see page 92. (web code planet. • Yoga philosophy explained in a practical way BLOI-141) Tuition $225. Add 2 weekend nights • Moving meditation Richard Horowitz, MD, is a room & meals; see page 92. (web code • Guided relaxation. board-certified internist WSG-142) Lena invites you into a richer, fuller journey on your as you nurture body and soul. who specializes in the diag- Adam Lobel is a senior teacher (acharya) Tuition $210. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 92. (web nosis and treatment of in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition, a code BSSH-141) Lyme disease and associ- scholar of religion and philosophy, and ated tick-borne disorders a successor to Pema Chödrön. He holds Lena Madsen, LMT, a yoga teacher and licensed massage therapist, Claire Este-McDonald using integrative medicine. a master’s degree from Harvard Divinity teaches at her studio, Body Sense and Soul, in Nyack, New York, and www.cangetbetter.com School. www.adamlobel.org throughout the East Coast. www.lenamadsenyoga.com

800.741.7353 or kripalu.org december | 25 December 5–7 Friday–Sunday December 5–7 Friday–Sunday December 7–10 Sunday–Wednesday December 7–10 Sunday–Wednesday The Healing Power Getting the Love You Want Traditional of the Life You A Workshop for Couples for Teachers Japanese Planned Before The Next Level Shoden Gendai (Level I) and You Were Born Harville Hendrix and Sudha Carolyn Lundeen Okuden Gendai (Level II) James and Audrey Pearson Shihans Robert Schwartz Helen LaKelly Hunt For yoga teachers with min. 6 months of For all levels. CE credits. For everyone. For couples of all orientations, length of com- experience leading In creating the Usui Reiki system, Mikao When difficult or mitment, and stages of life. restorative yoga. traumatic experi- Usui’s intention was to offer a path to enlight- Take your relationship to the next level in a work- CE credits. enment: a state of perfect harmony and spiri- ences occur, we shop based on the best-selling book Getting the wonder, “Why?” The This training is tual fulfillment. In this workshop, you begin to Love You Want: A Guide for Couples. This book designed for yoga open your energy channel to that harmony answer, according has helped hundreds of thousands of people to Robert Schwartz, teachers who already know the basics through attunements, breath awareness, meditation, visualization, self-purification, experience the profound connection that of leading restorative postures and and self-empowerment techniques. is because you • Heals childhood and relational wounds planned it that want to develop the ability to notice Level I training includes Usui Sensei’s healing techniques for attaining physical, • Activates undeveloped potential structural misalignments and offer way. In this inspirational and healing • Spurs spiritual growth. mental, emotional, and spiritual equilibrium. In Level II, you deepen your contact workshop, Robert helps you understand adjustments that encourage students with Reiki energy and learn techniques to accelerate healing. Harville Hendrix and his wife, Helen LaKelly to release more fully into the poses. the deeper spiritual meaning of the chal- During this training, you lenges you scripted into your life plan. Hunt, guide you and your partner to deeper In a program that includes lecture and levels of connection and wholeness using • Receive Reiju (attunement) for Japanese Reiki levels I and II Learn to hands-on practice, you learn to • Learn the Japanese Giho (technique) for self-healing and healing others Imago Relationship Therapy, a transformational approach that allows you to experi- • Modify poses and props to fit • Use your challenges to grow and heal ence new levels of safety and appreciation. Restoring passion and hope to your rela- • Receive the first three Reiki symbols that Mikao Usui transmitted to his students • Forgive individual needs • Learn to send Reiki beyond time and space. tionship, Imago brings you healing, wholeness, and spiritual growth. • Deepen your understanding of the • Replace anger, guilt, and blame with Upon completion, you receive a Professional Reiki Practitioner certificate and mem- acceptance and joy. Note Tuition includes a manual. This program has an intensive schedule with extended hours. therapeutic aspects of restorative It may be difficult to participate in other Kripalu events or receive Healing Arts services. yoga bership in Gendai Reiki America. Robert leads a Between Lives Soul • Use and teach (hand Tuition $350. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 92. (web code GLYW-142) Tuition $305. Add 3 midweek nights room & meals; see page 92. (web code PTR-141) Regression, a potentially life-changing gestures) that augment the healing experience in which you can speak Harville Hendrix, PhD, is a couple’s therapist, educator, clinical trainer, author, and energetics of poses directly with your spirit guide and Coun- lecturer. www.harvilleandhelen.com • Find creative ways of maximizing the cil of Elders about your life purpose and December 10–12 Wednesday–Friday Helen LaKelly Hunt, PhD, author of Faith and Feminism, cofounded Women Moving Millions restorative experience when minimal how to heal from challenges. He also props are available. offers the Divine Virtues Exercise, reveal- and is an inductee in the National Women’s Hall of Fame. www.harvilleandhelen.com Traditional Japanese Reiki ing the qualities you chose before birth Tuition $295. Add 3 midweek nights Gendai Shinpiden (Master Level III) to cultivate and express in this lifetime. room & meals; see page 92. (web code RYT-142) James and Audrey Pearson Shihans Recommended reading Robert December 5–7 Friday–Sunday For those who have completed Okuden Reiki, Level II. CE credits. Schwartz, Your Soul’s Plan (Frog Books) Sudha Carolyn Lundeen, and Your Soul’s Gift (Whispering Winds Mary Oliver and Thomas Merton RN, E-RYT 500, is a Continue the path of traditional Japanese Reiki with Master Level training that Press). teacher trainer at Kripalu, transmits an empowering transcendence to your process of self-realization. Deepen Contemplative Poets on Choosing to Love the World where she leads a variety your connection with your spiritual self through Master Attunement (Reiju) Reiki Tuition $235. Add 2 weekend nights Jonathan Montaldo of yoga, Ayurveda, and enhanced by meditation, visualization, and breathing techniques. room & meals; see page 92. (web code wellness workshops. LPBB-141) For everyone. www.sudhalundeen.com In this Level III training, you • Receive the Master Reiju (attunement) and the fourth and final symbol Robert Schwartz is a The poetry of Mary Oliver and Thomas Merton offers lessons on how to more fully • Deepen your self-purification hypnotist and the author of savor your life and embodies a path of courage and joy that leads toward what Merton • Receive Giho (techniques) to enhance your spiritual connection through Reiki Your Soul’s Plan and Your called “the hidden ground of love” available to everyone who chooses to be awake. resonance Soul’s Gift. Using ancient contemplative practices such as silence and deep listening to “the speech Sudha • Further your journey toward Anshin Ritsumei (satori), what we in the West call www.yoursoulsplan.com each day makes,” you learn to embrace life’s challenges and choose to love the world. Carolyn enlightenment. Lundeen This program includes You complete the training certified as Gendai Reiki Shinpiden, with membership in • Facilitated group reflection on poetry to explore the inner self Gendai Reiki America. • Meditation as a tool to enter the “school of everyday life” • Simple yoga stretches to prepare the body to flow with poetry and meditation. Tuition $205. Add 2 midweek nights room & meals; see page 92. (web code PTRM-141) Required and recommended reading See this program on the Kripalu website. James and Audrey Pearson Shihans studied the original Reiki teach- inspiration in ings with Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai member Hiroshi Doi Sensei, who your newsfeed Tuition $225. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 92. (web empowered them to carry the Gendai Reiki lineage. code MOAT-141) www.yogapathways.com Follow us on Facebook: Jonathan Montaldo, MA, is a writer, editor, and conference presenter whose work promotes the legacy of Thomas Merton and inter-spiritual facebook/kripalucenter contemplative dialogue. www.monksworks.com ⊕⊕Combine these two programs for a 10 percent tuition discount for each program.

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December 7–19 Sunday–Friday, Part 1 Qigong and Your Making Spirits The Opening the January 25–February 6 Sunday–Friday, Part 2 Body of Light Bright Heart Workshop 200-Hour Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training Lee Holden Yoga for Reflection Linda Aranda, Jon Berenson, and Expansion Donna Macomber, and Peter Watson two 12-day modules For beginning and intermediate qigong Kim Valeri Michelle Dalbec, Janna Delgado, Jurian Hughes, and Rudy Peirce students. CE credits. CE credits. CE credits. ™ Experience the fundamentals of Kripalu Yoga and gain the knowledge, skills, and Tap into the unlimited energy of the The Opening the Heart (OTH) philoso- confidence to become an exceptional yoga teacher. You emerge from our residential universe. Get to know your light body— Experience how your asana practice phy recognizes that true health is based training inspired and ready to teach. Our Yoga Alliance–approved 200-hour Kripalu the timeless, energetic essence that can guide you from physical action, on a holistic model that includes mind, body, and spirit. Drawing on a unique blend Yoga certification program trains you to teach safe, effective yoga classes, and shows connects you to everything. The Taoist perception, and awareness of breath of contemporary Positive Psychology and ancient wisdom traditions, this workshop you how to incorporate the wisdom of yoga into your life. sages passed on techniques that allow toward deeper spiritual reflection. In engages the body’s natural energies in exercises designed to heal past trauma, work you to step into the flow of nature, align this preholiday workshop with Kim through blocked emotions, and disentangle from the past with the goal of reconnecting You learn with the consciousness of the cosmos, Valeri, you learn yoga philosophy and with core truths and learning to live more fully from the heart. • The principles and practices of Kripalu Yoga’s 25 foundational asanas and cultivate the seeds of your highest Ayurvedic principles to support your • Introductory anatomy, physiology, and kinesiology applied to asana Exploring deep areas of the self requires the security of a safe environment where potential. understanding of personal transforma- participants receive respectful, loving, individual attention. The leaders of the OTH • Approaches for assisting students tion, healing, and expansion. • Ways to guide students in developing witness consciousness and self-compassion Qigong can help with real-world chal- workshop have many years of experience in providing these essentials. • Skills for designing well-rounded classes, including warm-ups, asana, pranayama, lenges such as stress, worry, and sleep- Make your spirit bright as Kim guides Tuition $230. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 92. (web code OHW-142) relaxation, and meditation techniques. lessness. The time-tested skills taught in you to this workshop include • Quiet your mind and find deep Linda Aranda has been leading the Opening the Heart Workshop for 20 years. Tuition $2,675, plus room and meals. Contact us at [email protected] or • Essential qigong exercises for relaxation through pranayama and Jon Berenson, PhD, is a clinical psychologist with 30 years of experience in private practice. 800.848.8702 for more information. (web code YT-1142) increased energy meditation Donna Macomber has a private counseling practice in western Massachusetts. See the Kripalu website for Kripalu School of Yoga faculty bios. • How energy, mindfulness, spirit, and • Restore your body with asana sequences consciousness synergize taught with grounding alignment Peter Watson directed the Core Studies Program at Interface in Cambridge, • Ways to transform stress into vitality. • Transform the way in which you Massachusetts. Discover universal truth by working respond to stressful situations www.openingtheheartworkshop.com • Bring your nervous system into Kripalu | healthy living program with life-force energy in a full range of qigong exercises and meditations— equilibrium, enhance your health, many rarely taught in the West. Lee improve your sleep, and calm December 7–12 Sunday–Friday Holden also offers informative lectures, anxieties December 12–14 Friday–Sunday Nutrition Intensive for Health Taoist and mindfulness meditation, and • Cultivate patience, clarity, and well- partner exercises. being. Aging Gracefully Professionals Kim invites students at all levels, includ- Tuition $375. Add 5 midweek nights Yogic Wisdom Through the Ages Annie B. Kay, Kathie Madonna Swift, and Lisa B. Nelson room & meals; see page 92. (web code ing yoga teachers seeking Yoga Alliance Experience Kripalu’s approach to nutritional wellness. QGBL-141) CEUs or credit toward yogaspirit® Tao Porchon-Lynch certification. For all levels. CE credits. For physicians, nurses, nutritionists, registered dietitians, and other health-care profes- Lee Holden is a doctor of Chinese sionals seeking personal and professional development. CE/CME credits. medicine, an internationally celebrated Tuition $225. Add 2 midweek nights Tao Porchon-Lynch, an inspiring 96-years- qigong master whose programs aired room & meals; see page 92. (web code Expand your skills by exploring the Kripalu approach to whole-foods healing and young yoga grand master, invites you to explore regularly on PBS, and author of Seven MSB-141) the eternal energy of yoga in a delicious week- clinical nutrition, with Kripalu’s world-class team of leaders in integrative nutrition and Minutes of Magic. www.leeholden.com whole-person health. Deepen your understanding of nutritional healing as you learn Kim Valeri, RYT, founder of end of breathing, stretching, vinyasa sequences, • Past and present food theories, nutritional discoveries, and controversies yogaspirit® studios, is a twists, and meditation. • Core nutritional systems and how they relate to common chronic syndromes and diseases gifted healer and master Design a personal practice that’s informed, • The psycho-physiological mechanisms through which yoga and other mind-body teacher who works to raise well-grounded, and fun, as you practices support lifestyle change conscious awareness. • Tap into your energy to create unity of breath, • The foundations of Ayurveda www.yogaspiritstudios.com body, mind, and spirit Tao Porchon-Lynch • The dynamic relationship between digestion and health, and the critical role nutrition • Focus on the chakras, integrating bandhas, plays for the brain and heart breath, and movement • How to use whole foods, dietary supplements, and mind-body nutrition therapeutically • Experience vinyasa sequences drawn from the teachings of B. K. S. Iyengar, Indra • Culinary approaches for common health conditions. Devi, and • Find inspiration in stories about Tao’s childhood and her studies with many of India’s Tuition $520. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see page 92. (web code RRNI-143) yoga masters. Annie B. Kay, Kathie Lisa B. Witness how a dedicated yoga practice can improve and increase your vitality. Tao MS, RDN, Madonna Nelson, MD, is PAUSE. teaches by example how to reach your ultimate potential, tuning in to the subtle flow of LDN, RYT, is Swift, MS, Director of life-force energy. Lead Nutri- RDN, LDN, is Medical Edu- BREATHE. BE. Tuition $220. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 92. (web code AGYW-141) tionist at an integrative cation for Every Sunday on the Kripalu blog. Kripalu and nutritionist Kripalu Lee Holden Tao Porchon-Lynch, E-RYT 500, is a master yoga teacher who synthesizes the most posi- author of Every Bite Is Divine. and the author of The Swift Healthy Living programs kripalu.org/quiet tive aspects of Indian, European, and American thought. www.taoporchon-lynch.com www.everybiteisdivine.com Diet. www.kathieswift.com and a practicing physician.

800.741.7353 or kripalu.org december | 29 December 12–14 Friday–Sunday December 12–14 Friday–Sunday December 12–14 Friday–Sunday Unfinished Vibrant Visionary Lotus Palm Business Collage Thai Head Massage The Greatest Story Mandala Meets Metta Sukha Wong Still Untold Meditation For everyone. CE credits. Nancy Slonim Aronie Karen Arp-Sandel Thai Head Massage is an uplifting treatment For everyone. For all levels. that relieves tightness in the face, scalp, neck, Your greatest story remains untold until Enter the Vibrant Visionary Collage shoulders, and upper back—areas of the body where many people store tension. It you get it out of your body and onto circle with artist and spiritual activist begins with an invigorating scalp massage focusing on acupressure points that boost the page. This workshop is about using Karen Arp-Sandel. The mandala, circulation, followed by gentler and slower techniques, incorporating oils to break your unique voice to write the story Sanskrit for circle, is a symbol of down any remaining tension and release toxins. you’ve been carrying around inside you. wholeness and absorption into a You also learn a variety of other massage techniques, including champissage, which Designed for people who want to write sacred center. By merging mandala combines head massage with a subtle form of energy balancing to create deep a memoir yet can’t seem to begin, this art with metta meditation (the peace and calm. Come learn workshop offers the opportunity to craft Buddhist practice of loving- • The history of head massage short pieces, straight from the heart, as kindness), you facilitate healing the • Basic anatomy of the face, head, and shoulders we fragmented self, coming back to • How to give a 45- to 60-minute face, head, and shoulder massage • Play with words the balance and wholeness of your • How to incorporate oils into scalp massage • Work with the power of writing truth compassionate heart. • Compassionate and loving touch. • Find discipline by becoming the Experience yoga on and off the mat Note Tuition includes a manual. disciple of your own soul December 12–14 Friday–Sunday as you • Take what you thought would be the • Honor the sacred in your life Tuition $240. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 92. (web hardest thing and turn it into the gold From Grieving • Connect and create in a supportive code LPTH-141) thread of your life’s tapestry. to Believing community Sukha Wong, a certified massage therapist and instructor, is the owner Remember—you can’t do it wrong, The Soul in Transformation • Discover the power of the mandala of the Thai Yoga Massage School Lotus Palm, based in Montreal, because it’s your story and you get to as a healing symbol. Canada. www.lotuspalm.com create your own ending! David Kessler, Maureen Hancock, and Paul Denniston In this workshop, we’re all beginners Tuition $225. Add 2 weekend nights as we dive into the creative process room & meals; see page 92. (web code For everyone. and learn to weave yoga and art into UBGS-141) Are you yearning for a loved one who has daily life. Kripalu | healthy living program Nancy Slonim Aronie, a died? Do you feel regret, guilt, or the longing Note Tuition includes collage and commentator for National to experience that soul connection again? Imagine a life beyond the pain mixed-media project materials and December 14–19 Sunday–Friday Public Radio’s All Things of grief, where deep soul work takes place on three planes at once—mind, Collage-A-Day journals. Considered, is author of body, and spirit. Build Your Yoga Practice Tuition $230. Add 2 weekend nights Cristie Newhart and Kripalu Healthy Living Faculty Writing from the Heart and Join three world-renowned experts for a life-changing weekend to help you room & meals; see page 92. (web founder of the Chilmark face the loss of a loved one. David Kessler, grief expert, author, and protégé code VVC-142) For everyone. CE credits. Writing Workshop. of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross; Maureen Hancock, acclaimed spiritual medium An integrative approach to yoga on and off the mat. www.chilmarkwritingworkshop.com and author; and Paul Denniston, a yoga teacher specializing in grief, invite Karen Arp-Sandel is an you to begin your soul’s healing process. inspirational artist, edu- Whether you’re new to yoga or looking to revitalize your practice, cator, Kripalu Yoga this immersion provides you with tools and inspiration to make Through lectures, workshops, group discussions, practical exercises, medi- teacher, spiritual activ- yoga a regular part of your life. Based on the principles of umship demonstrations, and yoga-for-grief classes, you release pain and ist, and founder of the being present and honoring your individual strengths and come away knowing that love never dies—it only transforms. international Vibrant limitations, Kripalu Yoga offers increased balance, health, Tuition $275. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 92. (web Visionary Collage Community. well-being, and transformation. www.karenarpsandel.com code GBST-141) Cristie Newhart uses an integrated approach designed to David Kessler, an expert on healing and loss, coauthored two books with expand your understanding of yoga on and off the mat. You Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and was with her during her passing. www.grief.com learn how to create a yoga flow appropriate to your needs, and how a yogic lifestyle that incorporates medita- Maureen Hancock, an Paul Denniston, RYT tion, breath awareness, and mindfulness can foster internationally 500, uses grief as health and vitality. We also practice techniques for Explore your renowned spirit fuel for healing, com- stress relief and explore the benefits of meditation potential medium, is author of bining many forms of and yogic breathing techniques. the best-selling book yoga to release sad- Tuition $389. Add 5 midweek nights room & Learn how to live more The Medium Next ness and bring meals; see page 92. (web code RRMY-143) consciously. Door. www.maureenhancock.com people to greater peace and happiness. www.griefyoga.com Cristie Newhart is a Kripalu Yoga teacher and faculty kripalu.org/consciousliving member at Kripalu, where she has taught for more than 10 years.

800.741.7353 or kripalu.org december | 31 December 14–19 Sunday–Friday December 18–21 Thursday–Sunday December 19–21 Friday–Sunday Ayurvedic Nurture Kripalu Yoga Winter Seasonal Your Love Retreat for the Soul Retreat Thai Massage and Micah Mortali Ayurveda for Couples Hilary Garivaltis and Jennifer Reis For all levels. CE credits. Kimberly Larson and For everyone. CE credits. Terrel Broussard The practice of yoga connects us with the Prepare for the shift into winter by forces of nature and the universe. The depths building your strength and immunity For couples of any of winter—when bears hibernate, trees put and nourishing yourself for the season sexual orientation. their energy deep into their roots, and indig- ahead. Ayurveda teaches that this Are you looking for enous cultures dive into the dream world—is a time of year is about personal reflec- a more intimate natural time to retreat. tion and slowing down. As in many connection with This weekend, we align with the beauty and indigenous cultures, winter is a time your partner? tranquility of winter, as we for inner work and vision questing to December 15–19 Monday–Friday Do you long to be nurtured in your • Explore breathing practices that move awareness inside (pratyahara) December 19–21 Friday–Sunday prepare you for planting your inten- relationship? Healing touch has the • Practice holding our attention on a single point (dharana) tions in the spring and bringing them An Exquisite Taste power to energize your love. Explore • Allow the mind to become absorbed in internal sensations (dhyana) Skydancing to fruition in summer. of Awakening a more fulfilling relationship through • Embrace the opportunity for rest and integration that winter provides. A Solstice Celebration Follow nature’s lead and go with the exchange of Thai massage—a and Fearless playful mix of compassionate touch, We also explore and discuss the power of manifestation through intentional vision- Alberto Villoldo the flow as guided by Ayurvedic ing, and begin the process of aligning with our natural rhythms in order to create a principles. Compassion yoga stretches, and loving-kindness For everyone. meditation, done fully clothed on a new year in step with our highest calling. Integral-Mondo Zen™ Prepare for the new year by visiting This restorative retreat with master cushioned mat—and the wisdom of Tuition $215. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 92. (web teachers Hilary Garivaltis and Doshin Michael Nelson, Roshi Ayurveda. Release tension, relax the code KYR-141) your personal history and destiny as Jennifer Reis includes a day of silence, you learn the art of shamanic track- For all levels. CE credits. mind, and have fun while building a Micah Mortali, Director of the Kripalu Schools of Yoga and Ayurveda, meditation, , pranayama, deeper connection. ing—journeying along your own and journaling, and Ayurvedic protocols Let your heart break so open that it fills has been a yoga educator in public schools, college programs, and another person’s timeline. In this couples’ workshop, you learn alternative outdoor settings. and practices. the endless sky. Far beyond our desires— Take part in solstice ceremonies that for success, health, meaning—lies how to Tuition $355. Add 5 midweek nights • Offer a full Thai massage flow to let you spread your spiritual wings something even more profound. Our and venture into the realm of the room & meals; see page 92. (web deepest longing as human beings is for each other at home code ASRP-141) • Listen deeply with hands and heart ancient skydancers described in unity. We yearn for the unity of selfless Tibetan and shamanic lore. Experi- Hilary Garivaltis, founder clarity and fearless compassion. • Understand individual needs through conscious communication ence fire meditations that clear the and former Dean of the Zen meditation empties the mind December 19–21 Friday–Sunday imprints of misfortune and disease— Kripalu School of and Ayurveda and lets the heart be at peace. With • Care for each other with hands-on the karma and psychological stories Ayurveda, trained at the Integral-Mondo Zen, we brush away Connect to Your Spirit you carry inside. New England Institute of bodywork A Revitalizing Retreat all the noise of thoughts, feelings, and • Kindle kindness and love with skillful In this workshop, you Ayurvedic Medicine and sensations; we transcend the relentless Erica Mather Rishikesh College of Ayurveda in touch. • Release ancient stories of blood stories and self-referencing. What’s left For all levels. CE credits. and victory that guide our common India. www.hilarygarivaltis.com Note Tuition includes an instructional is eloquent silence—the deepest truth destiny Jennifer Reis, E-RYT 500, of who and what we really are. From DVD. We will practice kneeling The winter solstice is a powerful time for contempla- postures during this program. Please tion. Come recharge and reconnect with what matters • Learn the inner silence and peace is a Kripalu faculty this silence, we see that we can choose that comes from shamanic member, an Integrative to release the contraction of self. The wear loose, comfortable clothing. most to you in this revitalizing retreat that will leave you grounded, clear, and with fresh energy to move ceremony. Yoga Therapist and extraordinarily ordinary process of Tuition $250. Add 1 midweek night teacher, and creator of Integral-Mondo Zen opens the fearless and 2 weekend nights room & meals; ahead into the new year. Come experience a living experiment Divine Sleep Yoga heart to true clarity and selfless caring. see page 92. (web code TMC-143) Forrest Yoga works intimately with the breath to in ancient shamanic practices, and Nidra®. www.jenniferreisyoga.com dream a healthier life into being. Join Doshin Michael Nelson for an Kimberly Larson and link you to Spirit and keep you in touch with exquisite taste of awakening. Terrel Broussard have your life path. In this program, Forrest Yoga Tuition $240. Add 2 weekend nights more than 30 years Guardian Erica Mather offers tools to keep room & meals; see page 92. (web Note This program has early-morning you connected, even when the demands code SASC-141) start times (5:00 am). of combined experi- ence and training in of everyday life tug at your attention. She Alberto Villoldo, PhD, is a medical Tuition $295. Add 4 midweek nights Thai massage and leads you in exploring chant, meditation, anthropologist and psychologist who room & meals; see page 92. (web code yoga. www.lakshmisgarden.com written process work, and asana, with a has studied the spiritual practices of ETOA-141) special emphasis on pranayama, to take you the Amazon and Andes for more than The kripalu Doshin Michael Nelson, Roshi, further inward. 25 years. www.thefourwinds.com kitchen is a poet, teacher, Zen mas- Tuition $215. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page Enjoy Kripalu recipes and culinary ter, and founder of Integral 92. (web code CYS-141) adventures. Zen. He is a lineage holder Erica Mather, MA, E-RYT, founder of the Yoga Clinic NYC, Erica in Hollow Bones Rinzai Zen. kripalu.org/foodiefridays apprentices with Ana Forrest and has been teaching yoga in Mather www.integralzen.org New York City since 2006. www.ericamather.com

800.741.7353 or kripalu.org december | 33 December 19–21 Friday–Sunday Awakening Deep Kripalu has recently Integration undergone some A Yoga Nidra Winter renovations to Solstice Retreat Randal Williams The heart of Kripalu create an even more In this series, we introduce you to some of the people who make up welcoming space for For everyone. CE credits. your transformation. Life can be stressful. Left unchecked, the Kripalu community—staff members, teachers, volunteers, and the effects of chronic stress may dam- interns—who are passionate about our mission and serving you. Some of these age mind-body tissues and negatively impact your quality of life. This retreat upgrades include: into the mysteries of the winter solstice provides an opportunity to reconnect · Air conditioning with the vital pulses of your authentic rhythm, the key to living a more fulfilled and and new windows fulfilling life. Taking Flight, In the Wings in the Dining Hall. Our gathering includes an introduction to and exploration of a mindfulness-based approach to yoga nidra (also known as yogic sleep), a traditional practice that is Kripalu’s Director of Program Operations · A new elevator to scientifically recognized for its deeply integrative effects. Discover a depth of being to finds inspiration behind the scenes create easier access guide you gracefully into the new year. between the Annex, Tuition $225. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 92. My first career was in stage management for professional theater. I Dining Hall, and (web code ADI-141) loved it, but eventually I got burned out. That kicked off a huge shift program rooms. Randal Williams, E-RYT, teacher trainer and Curriculum Manager for the Kripalu Schools of Yoga and Ayurveda, is known for his inspiring teach- for me as far as diet, lifestyle, finding yoga—and, ultimately, finding · A beautiful arbor. ing and reverence for the natural world. www.yoga-educator.org Kripalu. Working at Kripalu has not only furthered my career goals—it’s · Increased lighting in allowed me to continue making healthy changes in my life. The our parking areas. Kripalu philosophy fits with my personal outlook on health and December 19–21 Friday–Sunday wellness: It’s about finding your own path. We offer all different types Healing Through the Dark Emotions of yoga and approaches to diet so that people can discover what’s Transforming Grief, Fear, and Despair to Gratitude, right for them. Working here encourages me to maintain a healthy Joy, and Faith lifestyle; I’m reminded every day, and reinspired by our guests. Yoga Miriam Greenspan and nutrition have become ingrained in me, and I’ve continued my For everyone who has some familiarity with emotional work. CE credits. life education here: I’m currently enrolled in Kripalu’s Certificate in There is redemptive and transformative power in the emotions we most dread—gifts Positive Psychology program. that come to us when we know how to listen to the wisdom of the broken heart. Grief, I work with our Program Development team to choose fear, and despair are messengers of our vulnerability and humanity that can become sources of profound spiritual empowerment. transformational programs for our guests, and with the Production In this workshop, you team to create the nurturing space in which those programs take • Learn a unique process called the alchemy of the dark emotions, which transforms place. On a Friday afternoon, when our weekend guests are arriving, grief, fear, despair, and other distressing emotions I walk around the building to make sure everything’s ready to go and • Practice three basic skills—attending, befriending, and surrendering to emotional flow in the body my staff has everything they need to serve our guests. This is what • Explore the seven fundamental steps in the process. it’s all about—getting to this point where 10 or 50 or 200 people will Through didactic presentation, mindfulness meditation, stories, discussion, breath- be walking into a room, and their experience is going to change their work, visualization, cognitive reframing, energy work, and heart-centered prayer, this lives. I feel incredibly blessed to be part of an organization that has workshop offers skills for mastering the alchemy by which grief becomes gratitude, something so meaningful to offer. fear opens into joy, and despair ushers in a more resilient faith in life. Tuition $225. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 92. (web code HTDE-141) —Patti M., Director of Program Operations, Miriam Greenspan, MEd, LMHC, is a pioneer in the field of women’s Richmond, Massachusetts psychology and has been a psychotherapist, author, and workshop facilitator for more than 30 years. www.miriamgreenspan.com Strengthening our foundation Strengthening

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Kripalu | r&r retreat December 24–26 Wednesday–Friday December 26–28 Friday–Sunday December 26–28 Friday–Sunday Kabbalah Retreat Focus and Hiking, Yoga, and Qigong December 19, 2014–January 2, 2015 Friday–friday Mindful Mysticism for Empower Your Awaken to the Natural World Soul-Centered Living Heart’s Purpose Greg DiLisio Rabbi Sigal Brier The New Year’s For all levels. CE credits. ® Holiday R&R Retreat For people of all spiritual, religious, and Sankalpa Retreat Join outdoor guide Greg DiLisio for a retreat filled with nonreligious orientations. Rabbi Sigal Brier This season of light, adventure, rejuvenation, and relaxation. Each day begins with the practice of qigong illuminate from within Have you lived another year feeling the For everyone. CE credits. to cultivate energy, so you can move with poise, confidence, power, and grace. You gap between where you are and where then either hike or, if nature bestows snow upon the Berkshires, snowshoe and cross- during our special Holiday In Sanskrit, the word sankalpa means R&R Retreat. you want to be? Ready to create a new country ski (Greg teaches you how if you’re a beginner). beginning? “deepest heart’s desire and purpose.” What do you need to end the year on a How long has it been since you spent Immersed in nature, you find quiet moments by grand old trees or under a panoramic high note? Whatever it is you’re looking Kabbalah is mindful mysticism for soul- time at the wellspring of your heart? Are sky. Afternoons include gentle yoga and relaxation back at Kripalu. for—quiet reflection, joyous celebration, centered living. It aims at the discovery you longing to know, remember, and This program is for all levels, so beginners and intermediate outdoor adventurers can or personal exploration—you’ll find it and cultivation of our authentic nature, live your life’s purpose? Your heart is the enjoy the same trip. Greg’s expert combination of adventure sport and restorative here, in our warm, inviting setting. and supports you to live in deep joyful center of your power. Learn to welcome practices allows you to return home invigorated and renewed. connection to self and the world with the mystery of your heart’s wisdom in a This year, Kripalu Holiday R&R Retreat expanded consciousness. Rabbi Sigal weekend that includes meditation, deep Note See this program on the Kripalu website for information about equipment rent- offers you more inspired workshops and Brier guides you in healing and restor- relaxation, life-changing insights, and als and what to bring. invigorating outdoor activities—and ative methods to help you tune into the skillful self-inquiry. Tuition you choose how much you want to do. $240. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 92. mystery of your heart’s desire. (web code QN-142) Discover new ways to experience yoga, • Explore the landscape of the soul and In this retreat, Rabbi Sigal Brier gently Ayurveda, personal growth, and creativ- practice mindfulness, with meditation, guides you to Greg DiLisio, MAc, is a yoga teacher, outdoor adventure sports guide, ity. Participate in daily Kripalu noon deep relaxation, self-inquiry, breath, • Relax and trust your intuition and acupuncturist who holds high-level qigong and tai chi certifica- dance classes and evening programs that sharing, and chanting. • Open to your heartfelt desire and tions. www.mycenteredheart.com bring bliss to every aspect of your being. • Learn to listen deeply and practice purpose, and clarify your intention methods of self-attunement as • Cultivate a witnessing presence to There’s also plenty of time to treat your- your truth self to a nourishing Healing Arts session you release stress, discontent, and dissatisfaction. • Nurture a plan, from the depth of December 26–28 Friday–Sunday (additional fee), or set the stage for the your being, to guide your life. new year with an empowering personal • Overcome patterns of self-sabotage to nutrition or life-coaching consultation. welcome ease and peace into your life. You emerge from this retreat focused Introduction and empowered to live more fully. Here’s your chance to let go of life’s Tuition $225. Add 2 midweek nights to Meditation hectic pace and carve space to care for room & meals; see page 92. (web code Tuition $225. Add 2 weekend nights Bhavani Lorraine Nelson KHJM-141) room & meals; see page 92. (web yourself. Whether you’re coming for two For everyone. CE credits. nights or for a week, we look forward to code LYHP-141) The narrow bridge between the old year and making your holiday stay a unique and Rabbi Sigal Brier is a memorable experience, an opportunity the new offers a profound opportunity for quiet scholar, mystic, life contemplation. It’s a time to honor everything you’ve to connect to what’s most meaningful to coach, artist, musician, you. Join us. accomplished in the past year, and ground yourself and yogini with 30 years in the present to support the year to come. Whether Register early to ensure your choice of experience inspiring you’re new to meditation or already have a practice you love, you’ll benefit from of housing. people to live their Bhavani Lorraine Nelson’s clear instruction and user-friendly approach. heart’s purpose. www.rabbisigal.org Note Minimum stay of two nights Experience meditation techniques from the yogic and Buddhist traditions, including is required; no Saturday arrivals or • Loving-kindness (metta) meditation departures. See page 92 for rates. • Walking meditation Find out more about R&R Retreats on “The simplicity Rabbi Sigal brought • Sanskrit mantra meditation and chanting. page 6 or visit the Kripalu website. to deep and complex material is a gift. She opened a beautiful space for my Take home inspiration and guidance to continue meditating on your own, bringing heart to relax and learn.” greater peace, equanimity, and contentment to your life. —Jennifer K., program participant Tuition $225. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 92. (web code ITMR-144) Bhavani Lorraine Nelson leads workshops in meditation and mindfulness, stress reduction, and the power of the voice. She has been affiliated with Kripalu since 1988. www.bhavanilorrainenelson.com

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December 26–28 Friday–Sunday December 26–28 Friday–Sunday December 26–28 Friday–Sunday bring the kids Churning Kundalini Yoga and Expressive Arts The Wisdom of Yoga and the the Body, Freeing for the Fourth Chakra Art of Extraordinary Living December 26–28 Friday–Sunday the Heart Hari Kirin Kaur Khalsa and Kristi Williamson Stephen Cope Creative Meditation A Tantric Hatha Yoga Retreat For all levels. CE credits. For everyone. CE credits. and Expressive Arts Yoganand Michael Carroll The fourth chakra, or heart center, is the balance point between the upper ener- Can ordinary people live extraordinary lives? Yogis believe for Kids For students with min. 6 months of yoga gies of the heavens and the grounding energies of the lower three chakras. When that we can. Join author, psychotherapist, and yoga teacher Victoria Gulino experience. CE credits. this chakra is flowing, it fosters passion for life, compassion for ourselves and oth- Stephen Cope and delve into the heart of yoga, a millennia- ers, and a sense of humor. When blocked, it gives rise to grief or fear of rejection. old wisdom tradition organized around a systematic investi- For children ages 7–11. The tantric hatha yoga tradition assumes The fourth chakra is powerful, and can even be dangerous if disconnected from gation of this question. Kids, come explore the wise world of your that we each develop a persona to fit into our innate wisdom. The most succinct exposition of the yoga tradition is found imagination as you make creative art proj- the world and forgot that we are anything ects, move with music, meditate, and make but that persona. Tantric techniques— Heal and nurture the fourth chakra with Kundalini Yoga, meditation, and creative in a 2,000-year-old scripture called the Yoga Sutras, writ- work. Specific postures, breathing exercises, sounds, and deep relaxation can bal- ten by the sage Patanjali. In this program, we examine the new friends. In this workshop, children known as chalana, or churning— • Connect with their personal animal guide energetically disturb our persona, opening ance this energetic center, creating a sense of well-being and connection. principles and practices of extraordinary living expounded in this ancient work and their relevance for the contemporary yoga practitioner. We explore Patanjali’s and create an animal totem mandala the possibility that each time it will reform Come learn yogic tools to stay in touch with the heart’s deep wisdom, and return • Make a Native American talking stick a little closer to who we really are. When home with artwork and a plan for ongoing practice. eight-limbed path of yoga through the philosophy and psychology of classical yoga, and spend at least two hours a day in posture practice. Through this blend of • Take part in a fun activity inspired by the difference between the persona and heart meditation. our true self becomes small enough, we Tuition $225. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 92. (web code KYCT-141) lecture and practice, we look at the nature of the mind, the roots of suffering, and can take refuge in the ultimate truth of our the possibility of living at the maximum potential of your body, mind, and spirit. Victoria Gulino creates a joyful and safe environment for children to use art and being. This retreat includes December 28–January 2 Sunday–Friday Tuition $295. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 92. (web code WYAL-141) • Intermediate and advanced asana, meditation to increase self-esteem, create a pranayama, and meditation Kundalini Yoga Stephen Cope, MSW, Scholar-in-Residence and Kripalu Ambassador, is author sense of community, reduce stress, find their • An exploration of yogic ideals to see of several best-selling books, including The Great Work of Your Life: A Guide for the own intuitive wisdom, and build resilience. and Creative Arts Journey to Your True Calling. Read an article by Stephen Cope on page 62. what’s appropriate for contemporary New Year’s Retreat Note Children in this program must be practitioners accompanied by an adult parent or guard- • Immersion in tantric hatha yoga lifestyle Hari Kirin Kaur Khalsa and ian who is registered for a program or an and transformational experiences Kristi Williamson R&R Retreat. • A safe environment in which to connect For all levels. CE credits. December 26–28 Friday–Sunday with a community of practitioners Online registration is not available for Spend New Year’s week engaged in a this program. Please call Registration at • Encouragement to release your old Hari Kirin Kaur Khalsa The Joy of Dynamic identity and move toward truth. dynamic blend of yoga and art. Tap into 800.741.7353 to register. your intuition, release the past, and move Gentle Yoga Tuition $195. Add 2 weekend nights room & Tuition $225. Add 2 weekend into 2015 with creativity and awareness. Rudy Peirce nights room & meals; see meals; see page 92. (web code CMEA-141) page 92. (web code Each session begins with Kundalini Yoga to awaken your natural vitality, release For all levels, especially beginners. CE credits. Victoria Gulino is a counselor stress, and prepare mind and body for meditation. After meditation, we work with CBFH-141) Enjoy the calm, peace, and self-acceptance and art teacher who uses art water-based paint on canvas in a healing progression through the elements that and meditation to promote Yoganand Michael includes writing and movement. of yoga, no matter what shape you’re in. Rudy Carroll, E-RYT 500, Peirce takes a gentle approach, infusing his self-discovery and healthy Dean of the Kripalu Hari Kirin Kaur Khalsa expertly guides you to access inner worlds and discover sessions with humor, humility, and warmth as he self-esteem. School of Yoga, has your creativity. Everyone is welcome, including those new to yoga or art; in fact, if invites you into a deeply relaxing practice. Rudy a profound ability you feel blocks around creativity, this workshop is for you. Take home completed skillfully breaks postures into developmental to teach advanced artwork and a personalized yoga and meditation routine. increments that provide an accessible yoga yoga techniques. Note Tuition includes art supplies. This program offers optional japji (chanting) at experience and brings an understanding of specific conditions, including back www.pranakriya.com 5:30 am and optional morning yoga, meditation, and chanting from 6:00–8:00 am. problems, arthritis, and recovery from injury, surgery, and illness. Tuition $312. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see page 92. With Rudy’s inspiring and encouraging guidance, you learn how to (web code AAYR-141) • Breathe deeply again • Integrate meditation with yoga Hari Kirin Kaur Khalsa, MA, MFA, author of the best-selling Art & • Strengthen concentration and focus Yoga: Kundalini Awakening in Everyday Life, is a popular teacher and • Discover new strength and increased flexibility public artist. www.artandyoga.com • Generate a plan for sustaining a personal practice. See this program on the Kripalu website for Kristi Williamson’s bio. Tuition $225. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 92. (web code JOGY-141) Rudy Peirce, MA, E-RYT 500, a Kripalu Yoga teacher since 1983, has been on the ⊕⊕Combine these two programs for a 10 percent tuition discount for each program. Kripalu faculty for more than 20 years. www.gentleyogi.com

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December 28–January 1 Sunday–Thursday Kripalu | healthy living program December 28–January 2 Craving celebration? Join Sunday–Friday New Year’s Spiritual December 28–January 2 Sunday–Friday Illumine Renewal Retreat living out loud the Bhakti Bliss presenters Shivananda Thomas Amelio Your Soul creating joy and intention for the new year For all levels. A Holiday Ashaya for a heart-centered kirtan Jennifer Reis, Jurian Hughes, and Kripalu Healthy Living Faculty Yoga Retreat End the old year and enter the new with reflection and Start 2015 by taking stock of your successes, challenges, and Todd Norian spiritual nourishment. Whether you’re new to spiritual blessings—and then create heartfelt intentions that will allow concert. Renew your spirit, For students with min. 6 months of practice or a seasoned practitioner, this retreat supports your truest self and most authentic life to shine forth in the new yoga practice in any style. CE credits. you in sinking deeply into your heart’s knowing, fine- year. Our inspired faculty will guide you in soul, or relationship in tuning your life’s purpose and calling, and renewing your • Tapping into your unique essence through dance and creative Strengthen your inner light as you connection to the ever-present source of divinity. expression prepare for the new year by applying one of several programs Explore deep reflection, meditation, mantra practice, yogic breathing, self-inquiry, • Getting in touch with your deepest goals and aspirations the life-enhancing philosophy and contemplation of scripture and inspired writings, ritual, and group discussion. Return • Cultivating mindfulness, compassion, and self-observation empowering alignment techniques home with the inspiration and guidance you need to deepen your practice. • Revitalizing your body, mind, and spirit with yoga, meditation, of Ashaya Yoga™, along with the with some of our most deep relaxation, and yoga nidra. rejuvenating power of pranayama Tuition $235. Add 3 midweek nights and 1 holiday night room & meals; see page (breathing techniques) and tantra- 92. (web code NYSR-141) Experience the best of what Kripalu has to offer as you set the stage for an amazing based meditation. popular presenters, or Shivananda Thomas Amelio, a founding member of Kripalu, is president of the year filled with joy, fun, and meaning. • Release accumulated tensions New York Open Center and teaches meditation and chanting in New York City. Tuition $389. Add 4 midweek nights and 1 holiday night room & meals; see page 92. and self-limiting beliefs through set an intention to make www.shivananda.net (web code RROL-141) a balanced asana practice (with modifications for challenging poses Jennifer Reis, E-RYT 500, is a Kripalu fac- Jurian Hughes, E-RYT 500, MFA,is a Kripalu and special needs). 2015 your best year yet in ulty member and creator of Divine Sleep Yoga teacher trainer and a faculty mem- ® • Learn precise, skillful, and safe December 28–January 1 Sunday–Thursday Yoga Nidra . www.jenniferreisyoga.com ber at Kripalu. www.jurianhughes.com alignment for a wide range of a special Kripalu Healthy postures. Refilling Your Well Join the Self-Care Revolution! • Nurture and rebalance through Priti Robyn Ross Savasana. Living program. Kripalu’s December 28–January 2 Sunday–Friday • Illumine your soul through the For everyone. CE credits. practice of kriyas, , Give not from an empty well, but from a well that is overflowing. —Sufi prayer Secrets to Lasting Intimacy mantras, and tantric meditation. signature R&R Retreats • Deepen your integration through Has this year been stressful for you? Heal your soul and renew your whole being in A New Year’s Tantra Retreat for Couples Elsbeth Meuth and Freddy Zental Weaver partner work, chanting, group preparation for 2015. Experience the power and art of self-care to support lifestyle sharing, contemplation, and offer workshops and changes that cultivate balance, fulfillment, and sacredness. When you make self- For couples of any sexual orientation. journaling. nurturing a priority, you counteract the symptoms of stress that can lead to chronic activities to energize and imbalances, burnout, and illness. Feel more passionate, intimate, and fulfilled in life and love. This Note This course has extended hours, workshop offers ways to expand joy, pleasure, and creativity in your relationship. including early-morning practices. This workshop includes Through a step-by-step process that includes meditation, conscious breathing, motivate. There is no • Gentle yoga, deep relaxation, yoga nidra, massage, meditation, and breathwork energy awareness, tantric bodywork, communication exercises, and sexual healing Tuition $395. Add 4 midweek nights • Ways to awaken your inner peacemaker using creative journaling exercises, guided practices, you learn to unleash your full capacity for intimate connection and bliss. and 1 holiday night room & meals; see imagery, and joyful movement page 92. (web code HAYR-141) better place to celebrate • Teachings on the physiology of stress and its effects on the body and mind Take this opportunity to • Uncover the secrets of flow and playful joy Todd Norian, E-RYT • The practice of maitri—the act of loving-kindness—toward the self 500, founder of Ashaya • Simple take-home tools to enrich your life and keep your energy well filled. • Find new ways to be confident, present, and openhearted the new year! • Let go of blocks and conditioning from the past that no longer serve you Yoga™, teaches yoga Give yourself or someone you love the precious gift of deep renewal. Come celebrate • Create fulfillment and pleasure in the bedroom and in everyday life. with the heartfelt inten- New Year’s Eve feeling fully alive and vibrant! tion to awaken others to All New Year’s Eve events are open Note Couples will be given sexual healing practices as homework in the evenings, their inherent potential Tuition $295. Add 3 midweek nights and 1 holiday night room & meals; see page and will enjoy a sacred ceremony on New Year’s Eve. See this program on the Kripalu for unlimited joy, vitality, and fulfill- to in-house guests only; space is limited. 92. (web code ROW-142) website for recommended reading and viewing. ment. www.ashayayoga.com Priti Robyn Ross, E-RYT 500, a Kripalu Yoga teacher trainer and Tuition $395. Add 4 midweek nights and 1 holiday night room & international workshop leader for 20 years, has a passion for inspiring meals; see page 92. (web code TYRP-141) others to realize their full potential. www.lifeasyoga.com Elsbeth Meuth, EdD, and Freddy Zental Weaver, CBW, are the “This program was relaxing, rejuvenating, and deeply inspiring.” founders and directors of the TantraNova Institute in Chicago. —Miriam G., program participant www.tantranova.com

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December 28–January 2 Sunday–Friday December 28–30 December 30–January 1 Sunday–Tuesday Tuesday–Thursday On-Site|Online Bhakti Bliss Shake Your Soul® Shake Your Soul® Program Awakening Your Spirit Celebrating Your Spirit Week 1 starts online New year’s Dan Leven Dan Leven december 29, 2014 For all levels. CE credits. For all levels. CE credits. 5-day on-site immersion celebration “Let your soul be your pilot.” —Sting This New Year’s, try something truly special january 4–9, 2015 as you unleash your soul through dance. David Newman (Durga Das) and Mira, and Sean Johnson and the Wild Lotus Band Spirit—that still, small voice within— can be experienced as a vibration, a You’re invited to join Dan Leven for a dance 5 more weeks of online stirring of movement impulses, or a of union, in which body, mind, and spirit support at home palpable energy springing from your become one. Experience moments of bliss soul that calls you into motion. Expe- as your body is moved by your soul. Find out more rience the dance of your spirit with With 40 years of teaching, Dan has kripalu.org/weightloss Dan Leven, one of the cofounders mastered the ability to create a safe space of Kripalu’s much-loved daily dance where you effortlessly establish a state experience—noon dance, originally of union within. From this unified place, Kripalu DansKinetics®. Dan guides you in joining in community • Connect to prana through through Shake Your Soul dance. movements that massage and Bring in the new year with a profound mobilize the energy in your organs. sense of communion, community, and • Unleash your creativity through celebration of spirit. You return home refu- inspiring movement explorations. eled and reconnected after this sensual, Kripalu | healthy living program Through creative explorations set freeing, and enlivening dance experience. to dynamic and inspirational world Tuition $225. Add 1 midweek and December 29–February 13 music, your natural dancer emerges, 1 holiday night room & meals; see page as your body and soul awaken. Move 92. (web code SYS-142) Integrative Weight Loss: David Newman For everyone. and dance your way back to your (Durga Das) is a Ride the waves of bliss as you usher in 2015 awakened spirit. Dan Leven, RSMT, a Kripalu Living a Transformed Life kirtan artist, with some of the foremost innovators of joy- faculty member for more than Aruni Nan Futuronsky, Annie B. Kay, and Kripalu Healthy Living Faculty sacred singer- Tuition $225. Add 2 midweek nights 35 years, holds a master’s filled kirtan (call-and-response chanting). FOR everyone. CE credits. songwriter, and room & meals; see page 92. (web degree in pastoral counseling. David Newman (Durga Das) and Mira code SYS-141) practitioner bring their organic and ecstatic East/West He trains students to become Kripalu’s groundbreaking weight-loss program—only better. and educator of bhakti yoga, fusion, while Sean Johnson and the Wild ⊕⊕Combine these two programs for a 10 Registered Somatic Move- Our proven retreat is now enhanced with six weeks of online learning—continued sup- the yoga of love. Lotus Band offer up their soulful and funky percent tuition discount for each program. ment Therapists. www.leveninstitute.com port and motivation to keep you on the path to achieving your health and weight-loss www.davidnewmanmusic.com New Orleans–style kirtan. Expand your goals. On-site, you discover how to shift into a balanced relationship with your body, Mira is a vocal- heart and deepen your devotion as you led by our exceptional faculty—including a life coach, holistic physician, and nutrition- ist, musician, • Explore the healing power and therapeutic ist—who have years of experience guiding people into transformation. At home, you’re and poet who applications of mantra chanting supported by faculty and peers online and in live group-share calls as you has become an • Express your voice to deepen your • Learn how to naturally lose weight and keep it off active figure in connection with Spirit • Develop empowering life skills and a more positive body image the kirtan com- • Delve into the stories, poetry, and myths • Enhance your nutrition and metabolism for weight management munity over the last 10 years. of the Divine • Plan strategies for your goals and lifestyle. • Experience bhakti-centered asana practice Sean Johnson, Tuition $874; tuition includes a technology fee. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; yoga teacher • Learn to access the wisdom of your heart. see page 92. (web code IWLB-146) and kirtan art- Packed with devotional mantra chanting, this Aruni Nan Futuronsky is a Annie B. Kay, MS, RDN, LDN, ist, and the celebration of the path of love grounds you Kripalu Yoga teacher and RYT, is Lead Nutritionist at Wild Lotus in your heart for the year to come and culmi- the Senior Life Coach and Kripalu, author of Every Bite Is Band are cel- nates with a festive New Year’s Eve kirtan. Program Advisor for Kripalu Divine, and an important voice in ebrated as a guiding voice Tuition $395. Add 4 midweek nights and Healthy Living programs. whole-foods nutrition and yoga. of bhakti yoga in the West. 1 holiday night room & meals; see page 92. www.coacharuni.com www.everybiteisdivine.com www.seanjohnsonkirtan.com (web code BBKC-141)

800.741.7353 or kripalu.org december | 43 january January 2–4 Friday–Sunday January 2–4 Friday–Sunday January 2–4 Friday–Sunday s m t w t f s African Fearless Living Rebuilding Your 1 2 3 Healing Dance Live the Life Your Soul Intended Nutritional 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Traditional African Dance Rhonda Britten Foundation and the Dance of Life 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 For everyone. A Step-by-Step Plan for Wyoma Better Health from 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Imagine waking up each day For everyone. grateful for being who you are. Head to Toe 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 January 2–4 Friday–Sunday This is Umoja, the dance of abundance. Imagine feeling loved, appreci- John Bagnulo It is the dance and practice of enough- ated, and passionate. Imagine having the courage to be fully For everyone. CE credits. The Body Keeps self-expressed. Imagine… ness, with songs that call the ancestors. Feeling run down or depleted? Looking the Score It is dance that stokes fire in the belly. What’s the only thing standing in your way? Fear. Fear of rejection. for more energy, better memory, and Brain, Mind, and Body in the Central to Wyoma’s approach is recog- Fear of not being good enough. Fear that impacts your ability to improved cognitive function? Learn how Healing of Trauma nition of the body’s inherent wisdom. express your purpose, give and receive love, and realize your dreams. to eat in a way that’s optimally suited to Bessel van der Kolk, Dana Moore, and Licia Sky In this weekend, you A world-renowned expert on fear and fearlessness, Rhonda Britten supports you in your physiology. John Bagnulo teaches • Learn a traditional Afro-Caribbean waking up to the truth of who you were meant to be and gives you the tools to make about the core foods necessary for health, For health professionals, dance choices from freedom instead of unconscious, fear-based behaviors. how to incorporate them daily, and simple therapists, yoga instructors, • Integrate dance, voice, and ways to acquire key nutrients that support and others interested in the breathtaking truths The result? You name it: personal power, increased wealth, intimate relationships, your exercise or fitness program. nature of trauma. CE credits. self-acceptance—the list goes on. Join Rhonda for a workshop specifically designed to • Sweat, reflect, and increase your bliss Designed for both novices and foodies, • Find your voice and nurture healthy show you the path home to satisfaction, success, wholeness, and a more meaningful, Overcoming trauma fearless life. this workshop includes strategies for means learning to fully boundaries. • Better blood sugar control engage in the present What are the daily practices that Tuition $285. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 92. (web code LLSI-151) • Reducing inflammation without being hijacked by sustain you? Join Wyoma to create fun, Rhonda Britten is a life coach, author of Fearless Living, and founder of the Fearless • Optimizing recovery from workouts survival-related emotions and sensations. challenging, and practical answers to Living Institute. www.rhondabritten.com • Slowing down the aging process. Success means allowing yourself to know this question as you dance and share what you know and feel what you feel with- Discover which foods make the most with others who are exploring new levels sense for athletes and people with restric- out reentering the misery of the past. Recov- of awareness. ery depends on having physical experiences tive diets or specific health conditions, that contradict the sensations and feelings of Note See this program on the Kripalu and why supplements are never a substi- helplessness and disconnection. website for recommended reading and tute for good nutrition. Come lose your other information. January 2–4 Friday–Sunday misconceptions about what a healthy This workshop, based on the foundational diet looks like—as well as some unwanted Tuition $215. Add 2 weekend nights practices of yoga and mindfulness medita- Mother Tara Empowerment metabolic clutter and/or weight. tion, includes room & meals; see page 92. (web code Lama Migmar Tseten • Current research on trauma AHD-151) Tuition $225. Add 2 weekend nights For everyone. • An exploration of the way overwhelming Wyoma is a performance room & meals; see page 92. (web code experiences change the capacity for self- artist, teacher, yogini, and Experience bliss, abundance, and strength as you RYNF-151) regulation and how imprints of trauma are healer with a playful overcome the layers of destructive emotions—including John Bagnulo, MPH, PhD, registered held in the body approach to African stress, fear, anxiety, and/or addiction—built up over dietitian, sports nutritionist, and • How brain function is shaped by experience dance that allows every- past years and lives. The Mother Tara Empowerment assistant professor for the past 18 years, • Specific techniques that affect regulation, one to find their authentic ceremony, given by Lama Migmar according to the teaches at the Center for Mind-Body the integration of dissociated aspects of voice. www.wyomadance.com Tibetan tantric tradition, helps you awaken the enlight- Medicine. www.johnbagnulo.com experience, chronic helplessness, and the ened wisdom mother already present within you. reintegration of human connections. During this weekend, Lama Migmar bestows the heal- Your increased understanding fertilizes the ing empowerments of the white, gold, red, and green application of effective trauma interventions, Taras and guides you in Sanskrit mantra and sacred including EMDR, yoga and sensorimotor Tibetan recitations with English translations. He processing, Internal Family Systems, and also gives instructions in meditation and neurofeedback. to experience the true nature of body, speech, Tuition $250. Add 2 weekend nights room and mind. & meals; see page 92. (web code FOTT-151) Tuition $215. Add 2 weekend nights room & Bessel van der Kolk, MD, is a clinical psy- meals; see page 92. (web code MTE-151) chiatrist, professor of psychiatry at Boston Lama Migmar Tseten was born in Tibet in 1956. University School of Medicine, and medical He is Buddhist chaplain at Harvard University director of the Trauma Center in Boston. and director of the Sakya Institute in www.traumacenter.org Cambridge, Massachusetts. Please see this program on the Kripalu website www.lamamigmar.net for additional presenter bios. Wyoma

800.741.7353 or kripalu.org January | 45 Making an impact

our mission in action Two longtime Kripalu The true measure of our mission is the impact we have on people’s lives, at our retreat center and in the world… employees experience yoga, in their native language • Each year, we welcome nearly 40,000 guests • Kripalu’s Teaching for Diversity fund provides to Kripalu for experiences that empower, inspire, financial support for yoga teachers who choose to Who they are: Gladys and José S. and uplift. bring their gifts to underserved populations. • We award more than $500,000 annually through • The Kripalu Institute for Extraordinary Living Hometown: Pittsfield, Massachusetts our Scholarship Program so that those with financial combines the gifts of yoga with scientific validation, Kripalu connection: Household staff for 13 years need may experience Kripalu. developing and studying yoga programs to transform schools and health care. Yoga connection: Attended a class for Spanish-speaking • The Yoga in the Schools program offers lifelong employees in 2011, made possible by a Kripalu Teaching for tools for resilience and well-being to middle- and • This year, the Institute for Extraordinary Living Diversity grant high-school students. partnered with Kripalu Healthy Living to pilot our • The Kripalu Yoga in the Schools training certifies newest program, the Kripalu Approach to Healthy In their own words: “We feel like Kripalu is our second yoga teachers to share yoga with teens. Living, an evidence-based approach to supporting home, part of us. When we have time, we practice the whole person—mind, body, heart, and spirit. some yoga and work on breathing. It makes us feel so relaxed. Every pose we learn is very helpful. You make these mission-driven programs possible. Leaving work without pain in the back, legs, and shoulders allows us to relax at night. We thank Kripalu for giving us the opportunity to practice yoga.” We’re investing in positive change. You can help. Become a donor kripalu.org/makeagift

800.741.7353 or kripalu.org January | 47 January 2–4 Friday–Sunday January 2–4 Friday–Sunday January 4–9 Sunday–Friday January 4–9 Sunday–Friday Vigorous Flow Yoga and Deep ChiRunning® and Yoga, the Brain, Exuberant Yoga, Conscious Relaxation Retreat Kripalu Yoga for and Mental Breath, Intuitive Motion The Gift of Divine Sleep the New Year Health Danny Arguetty Yoga Nidra® Running with the Elements Heather Mason and Nancy Sinton For Jennifer Reis yoga practitioners with min. 6 months of Ryan Miller For yoga teachers, yoga therapists, experience. CE credits. For all levels. For all levels. No prior running or yoga experience required. CE credits. and mental-health professionals. Charge your practice with a vital and vigorous CE credits. CE credits. Interested in running outdoors in winter but not sure how to get started? Come learn yoga flow. In this movement-based weekend filled Experience deeper Yoga can be used with clinical with dynamic asana, breathwork, inquiry, and how to apply the principles of ChiRunning and Kripalu Yoga to your running—no levels of inner free- matter what the season. mental-health populations in ways deep inner listening, you dom than you ever that are both compassionate and • Explore the threshold of your attention, endurance, flexibility, and strength imagined possible, ChiRunning combines the ancient wisdom of tai chi with distance running. This evidence-based. This yoga therapy • Redefine the meaning of an intense yoga practice giving yourself permission to rest, bal- program jump-starts your running practice through attention to the essential elements workshop, integrating contemporary • Embody the interwoven relationship of strength and softness ance, restore, and tap into new sources of ChiRunning, including focus, breathing, relaxation, body awareness, posture, and medicine and ancient yoga practices, • Evolve your personal practice through new postures, sequences, and innovative of energy. This nourishing retreat offers cooperating with a force. It also includes yoga instruction so you can create a personal- teaches movements the perfect combination of revitalizing ized daily practice to enhance your running. • The psychology and neurology of • Sweat and detoxify yoga postures, breathing, mudras (hand anxiety and depression • Unleash your creative nature. Running coach Ryan Miller’s training philosophy allows runners to feel inspired and excited gestures), and the profound healing rest about every run. He makes the experience fun and the principles of ChiRunning easy to grasp. • How yoga practice alters brain Ignite your life as you infuse consciousness, skill, and possibility into the physical pos- called yoga nidra. function and structure Note Bring clothing appropriate for an outdoor winter run. tures, which serve as the springboard to the vast and rich experience that is yoga. Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra is the antidote for • The physiological basis for the Tuition $315. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see page 92. (web benefits of yoga and how they can Recommended reading See this program on the Kripalu website. modern life. This inspired practice awak- ens your senses, allowing you to enjoy life code CKY-151) inform yoga therapy protocol Tuition $205. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 92. (web fully. Nothing is required of you but to lie • Safety, boundaries, precautions, and code KV-151) Ryan Miller was trained by ChiRunning® creator Danny Dreyer, and is also down and listen. In this workshop, you a Kripalu Yoga instructor. He was a provisional national qualifier in the client assessment skills Danny Arguetty, MA, E-RYT, blends skillful alignment cues, playful pos- • Experience deep peace 10K. www.sisuprojectyoga.com • Daily yoga practices targeted to tures, and creative vinyasa flows to facilitate a heart-opening journey of • Feel whole again improve mental health, including conscious inquiry. www.nourishyourlight.com • Reclaim your inner radiance breathing techniques, yoga poses, • Alleviate not only muscular tension but body scanning, guided relaxation, also mental and emotional stress and meditation. • Learn to stimulate your body’s natural January 4–9 Sunday–Friday This training includes practice- healing response teaching sessions and case solution • Awaken through uplifting yoga practices The Art of Empathy exercises to determine what yoga January 2–4 Friday–Sunday • Take home easy techniques to foster Learning How to Balance Connection, techniques would be most effective Self-Awareness, and Healthy Intimacy The Writing Warrior wellness in daily life. and appropriate for an individual’s Be supported, held, and nourished as you Karla McLaren specific needs. Deepening Your Writing by Bravely Facing Yourself discover supreme relaxation and vibrant For everyone. CE credits. Tuition $395. Add 5 midweek nights Laraine Herring health. You deserve to feel this good! Empathy may be our most essential skill, yet many of us trip over it because room & meals; see page 92. (web code YBMH-151) For everyone. Tuition $210. Add 2 weekend nights we weren’t taught how it works. In this program, empath Karla McLaren helps you learn The winter season and the new year create the perfect environment for reconnecting room & meals; see page 92. (web code how to work with empathy through grounded, accessible, step-by-step practices. Heather Mason, RYT YDRR-151) with and recommitting to your writing. The writing process creates a different path In a safe and respectful environment, come explore 500, MA, founder of the for all who take it. Staying firmly rooted on that path requires not just discipline, but Jennifer Reis, E-RYT 500, is a teacher • The six essential aspects of empathy Minded Institute, trains also self-awareness. trainer for Kripalu and Integrative • A unique empathic approach to emotions and social intelligence professionals in mind- body practices, creates This process-oriented class with award-winning writer Laraine Herring is focused on Yoga Therapy and created the best- • Empathic mindfulness skills to help you live more authentically selling CD Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra. • Specific empathic communication techniques to nurture your relationships yoga therapy programs generating new, authentic work. We spend our time writing, discussing, meditating, for clinical mental-health popula- breathing, and being. Because deep writing naturally takes us to places of discom- www.jenniferreisyoga.com • Self-soothing skills to help you access empathy in challenging situations • Practices for creating healthy empathic environments at home and at work. tions, and lectures at medical schools. fort, we learn to remain steady and write without judgment. As we move into our www.themindedinstitute.com bodies and observe thoughts from a place of witness consciousness, we learn how to If your empathy is too intense, learn how to manage it more comfortably. If empathy is stay present with our words until we’ve heard all they have to say, not just to our read- confusing for you, learn how to understand it clearly. No matter where you start, you Nancy Sinton is a yoga ers but to our own hearts. can benefit from developing healthy empathy. therapist, founder of Yoga for Your Health, Recommended reading See this program on the Kripalu website. Recommended reading Karla McLaren, The Art of Empathy (Sounds True) and The and graduate of the Tuition $245. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 92. (web Language of Emotions (Sounds True). Minded Institute in code DYW-151) Tuition $350. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see page 92. (web London. www.threecircleyoga.com Laraine Herring holds an MFA in creative writing and an MA in counsel- code AOE-151) ing psychology. She is the award-winning author of Writing Begins with Karla McLaren, MEd, is an award-winning author, researcher, and pioneer- the Breath and The Writing Warrior. www.laraineherring.com ing educator whose empathic approach opens new pathways into the depths of the soul. www.karlamclaren.com

800.741.7353 or kripalu.org January | 49 My experience at Kripalu always sends me home with a January 9–11 Friday–Sunday clearer mind, a more open heart, and my spirit lifted.” Your Year of Divine Destiny —Karen B., Boston, Massachusetts Colette Baron-Reid For everyone. What’s in store for you in 2015? Step into the January 8–11 Thursday–Sunday January 9–11 Friday–Sunday living matrix of your highest destiny and claim your true purpose, prosperity, well-being, and Unshakable Creating Ease love. Colette Baron-Reid is an intuitive life strat- January 9–11 Friday–Sunday Presence Yoga and Digestion for egist and visionary who helps others connect Mind Whispering Women’s Health with their intuition and potential. She invites Contacting Who You you into a total immersion to discover the map A New Path to Freedom January 4–9 Sunday–Friday Truly Are Vandita Kate Marchesiello of your divine year. from Self-Defeating and Kathie Madonna Swift Emotional Habits Quarter-Life Miranda Macpherson Colette initiates the journey by receiving messages from Spirit for the group. She For everyone. For all women; no yoga then guides an intimate dialogue that helps you access wisdom using various Tara Bennett-Goleman Calling experience necessary. oracle systems. Learn how to expand your awareness by reaching into the matrix and Daniel Goleman Creating an Extraordinary In the core of every human being lives CE credits. of reality as it speaks through these oracles. For everyone. Life in Your 20s indestructible purity, love, intelligence, peace, and stillness. Join Miranda Your digestion influences Through readings, intuitive coaching with Colette’s interactive IN-Vizion® Process, CE credits. Coby Kozlowski Macpherson for a journey through and your mood, energy level, exercises, and creative life mapping, you uncover your deepest desires and learn Learn to repattern For adults ages 20–29. beyond the habits of the mind that typi- and overall vitality. It how to manifest them. old habits of thinking, impacts your ability to Your 20s can be a time of possibility, inspira- cally block access to deeper dimensions Tuition $240. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 92. (web code YDD-151) feeling, acting, and of consciousness. move with ease and the interacting. Tara tion, and the discovery of your deepest delicate balance of your Colette Baron-Reid is an internationally renowned intuitive counselor, educator, and values and truths. This intensive is designed Miranda teaches and transmits a Bennett-Goleman and immune system. best-selling author who has advised more than 40,000 clients in 29 countries. Daniel Goleman inte- for young adults interested in cultivating an unique synthesis of holistic self-inquiry, www.colettebaronreid.com authentic life of meaning and purpose. Sur- psychological wisdom, devotion, and Discover how diet and life- grate the sciences of rounded by a community of peers who share meditation practice in a tangible atmo- style inform your digestion attention and habit change with Eastern your quest for meaning, and guided by an sphere of unconditional love. Themes of and, ultimately, your health and Western psychologies, neuroscience, expert facilitator, you embark on a journey this workshop include and wellness as you learn and principles adapted from the horse- • An optimal diet and whispering tradition. to create the life your soul is calling for. • Liberating blocks to the awareness of January 9–11 Friday–Sunday • Tap into the leader you can be in your love’s presence sample recipes to In this groundbreaking program, you own life. • Addressing the root of insufficiency enhance digestive health The bliss of a quiet mind explore how to • Explore yoga and meditation as tools for • Nutritional strategies and fear yoga and meditation • Apply nurturing mindfulness to personal empowerment. • Learning to open with your whole to manage common emotional habits such as unhealthy • Tune in to your inner knowing for being problems such as constipation, Yogeshwari (Lissa) Fountain aversions and attachments, avoidance irritable bowel syndrome, and reflux/ decision making. • Resting and abiding in presence For all levels. CE credits. of emotional connection, anxious • Find strength amid doubt and insecurity. • Supportive practice for embodying heartburn Explore the bliss of learning to live in your body, not in your head. relationship preoccupations, entitled • Immerse yourself in nature and ceremony. deeper wisdom in daily life. • Breathing techniques, gentle yoga control, or passive surrender poses, and deep relaxation to support Svaroopa® Yoga excels in quieting your mind by opening and relieving • Learn to build a life based on your This program includes exercises in pairs, • Cultivate an attuned, discerning, and inherent wisdom. a healthy lifestyle the core tension in your spine. It readies you for meditation while meditations, chanting, open sessions, meeting your unique needs through the use of customized props and mindful “overseer” to make clearer choices • Guided imagery and affirmations that • Ground yourself in a wise heart instead This revolutionary program sets the stage rich wisdom teachings, and satsanga. build digestive resilience variations. for an extraordinary life. Miranda has an integrated and femi- of being driven by reactivity • Nutrition and yoga resources for your This workshop focuses on freeing your neck and shoulders, starting • Build a genuine and secure foundation Note This program has extended hours nine approach to nondual awakening continued journey at home. oriented at facilitating direct spiritual at your tailbone, and connecting you to the Self—your thought-free for all your connections. that might make it difficult to participate essence of Being. In the process, you release the “boulders in your experience while providing a practical Tuition $225. Add 2 weekend nights Experience a new lens for understanding in other Kripalu activities or receive Heal- room & meals: see page 92. (web code shoulders” and unravel your chronic neck tension, as you ing Arts services. Bring hiking shoes and foundation to unwind the patterns that the patterns that play out in your life and shape our lives. CE-151) recognize the mind’s role in exhaustion and pain. With grace clothes for yoga and walking outdoors. and a light touch, Yogeshwari (Lissa) Fountain leads you relationships. Vandita Kate Marchesiello, E-RYT 500, Scholarships are available for this pro- Tuition $275. Add 1 midweek night and through poses, meditation, discourse, chanting, and more. Tuition $250. Add 2 weekend nights room gram; please visit kripalu.org/scholarships. 2 weekend nights room & meals; see is a teacher and faculty member at & meals; see page 92. (web code EF-151) page 92. (web code UPAR-151) Kripalu and the recording artist on the Tuition $235. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see Tuition $250. Add 5 midweek nights best-selling CDs Transform, Relax, and page 92. (web code SYM-151) Tara Bennett-Goleman, MA, is a room & meals; see page 92. (web code Miranda Macpherson is Rejuvenate, Yoga with Vandita, and Van- Yogeshwari (Lissa) Fountain, CSYT teacher, psychotherapist, and author QLC-151) known for her depth of dita Chants. www.yoganowandthen.com of the New York Times best-sellers presence and refined 700, is a leading Svaroopa® Coby Kozlowski, MA, E-RYT, is a Kripalu Yoga teacher, yoga therapist, Emotional Alchemy and Mind Whispering. capacity as a guide into Kathie Madonna Swift, MS, RDN, www.tarabennettgoleman.com faculty member and founder of Souluna LDN, is an integrative nutritionist and meditation teacher known Life Coach Certification™ and Sacred direct experience of the sacred. She is the author and author of The Swift Diet. for her compassion, humor, and Daniel Goleman, PhD, brought the concept Lasya Yoga Teacher Training™. She is a www.kathieswift.com ability to inspire. of emotional intelligence to a global audi- leader in the revolution for inspired living. of Boundless Love. www.mirandamacpherson.com ence and for many years reported on behav- www.cobyk.com ior and the brain for the New York Times.

800.741.7353 or kripalu.org January | 51 January 9–11 Friday–Sunday January 9–11 Friday–Sunday January 11–16 Sunday–Friday Deep Winter Renewal Walk Like a Buddha Revitalizing Cleanse Grounded, Relaxed, and Light Meditation for Your Social, Romantic, and Work Life Nourishing Body, Mind, Jillian Pransky Lodro Rinzler and Spirit Alison Shore Gaines For all levels. CE credits. For everyone. Align with nature and savor winter’s gifts as you slow down, let go, and kindle your inner How can you be the person you want to be when you’re stuck in a job For everyone. CE credits. glow. In the cold months, the earth stops producing and replenishes its energy reserves. you hate? Is it possible to go on lots of dates and still maintain spiri- Feel sluggish, bloated, and out of sync? Like the earth, we need to slow down, turn inward, and recharge instead of depleting tual focus? Can you practice meditation and still go out for drinks? Revitalize with a nurturing cleanse that offers our energy. Shambhala Buddhist teacher Lodro Rinzler explores how Buddhism a balance of nutrition information, lifestyle To help you harmonize with this natural cycle, Jillian Pransky artfully weaves together and meditation can inform all the nitty-gritty aspects of daily life. practices, exploration, and attunement to mindfulness with slow-flow vinyasa, restorative yoga, and deep relaxation. Her Based on his award-winning book, Walk Like a Buddha, this work- mindfulness as a foundation for everything emphasis is on internal observation, slow and dynamic movement, rhythmic breath- shop covers a range of uniquely modern dilemmas, from whether to you do in life. You experience nourishment, January 9–11 Friday–Sunday ing, and fully supported rest. While you enjoy the health benefits of relaxation and go out on Friday night to creating lasting societal change. not deprivation, in this whole-person approach to detox, diet, and healthy living. New Year’s renewal, you also discover the wisdom in the Chinese proverb, “Tension is who you This program includes guided meditation sessions and techniques for establishing a think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.” meditation practice at home and bringing mindfulness into day-to-day life. Key aspects of the retreat include Revolution This workshop is designed to • Organic juices, grains, and savory broth Revolutionary Yoga, Take this opportunity to ask the big questions about meditation and how it relates to • Green juice option (made from green • Boost your immune system your personal life. Revolutionary Love! • Warm your body vegetables) Sadie Nardini with special guest Barb Beck • Calm your mind Recommended reading See this progam on the Kripalu website. • Healing breathing practices and • Open your heart. personal inquiry For everyone. CE credits. Tuition $215. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals: see page 92. • Yoga, movement, and walking (web code WLAB-151) Get ready to dive in and open your heart, Jillian’s nourishing weekend offers a deep con- • Mindful eating and ways to heal your because things are about to get trans- nection to yourself, sending you home restored, Lodro Rinzler is a teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist lineage and the relationship with food formational! This weekend is a no-holds- grounded, and light. author of three books, including the best-selling The Buddha Walks into a • Tapping into body wisdom as a guide for barred conscious relationship salon with Tuition $200. Add 2 weekend nights room & Bar. www.lodrorinzler.com what and when to eat Sadie Nardini and her personal relation- meals; see page 92. (web code BBHW-151) • Nutrition tips for easing food and sugar ship coach, Barb Beck. In addition to cravings • Jump-starting healthy weight loss looking at all aspects of relationships, Kripalu | school of yoga • Tools for creating a vibrant, healthy Sadie invites you to move and sweat in January 11–13 Sunday–Tuesday her revolutionary vinyasa sessions. lifestyle, even with a busy schedule. January 9–18 Friday–Sunday Bring a pen and your journal—this The Art of Teaching Participants often report a post-cleanse workshop offers the opportunity to write Restorative Yoga 500-hour Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training experience of deep and lasting changes. down your deepest questions about Guiding Kripalu Meditation and Advanced Asana Note A health intake form must be com- love, intimacy, self-healing, and con- with Minimal Props Jillian Pransky Yoganand Michael Carroll and Jonathan Foust (Sudhir) pleted and returned in advance of your scious relationship challenges and ask arrival. The form will be included with your those questions anonymously to Sadie, For yoga teachers, body workers, physical therapists, and other healers. CE credits. Yoga teaches us that the pursuit of inner stillness is often enhanced by periods of physical confirmation materials and can be found a yoga expert and empowered woman, activity. Guiding Kripalu Meditation and Advanced Asana provides you with the sup- on the Kripalu website. and Barb, a visionary relationship Few yoga studios have enough props for all their students to get into elaborate port, practice, and guidance needed to bring all facets of your being into harmony. restorative poses. In this training, you learn how to create a deeply healing practice Tuition $560. Add 5 midweek nights room coach. Ask them anything—and they Using a unique Kripalu teaching methodology that integrates modifications, varia- mean anything—then listen in on their using minimal props. Return home with the tools you need to lead transformative & meals; see page 92. (web code RJF-151) restorative experiences in your hatha or vinyasa classes. tions, and hands-on assists, you learn how to make the benefits of these practices heart-opening conversation about all accessible to your students. Alison Shore Gaines, a pioneer things in and out of relationships, includ- Discover how to in the field of holistic cleans- ing the power of fully embracing the • Offer creative variations on traditional asanas This module includes ing, is trained in yoga, holistic sacred self as a path to deeper intimacy. • Construct poses to balance the nervous system and increase respiratory function • An integrated practice of postures, pranayama, and relaxation to enhance meditation nutrition, and body-centered • Learn artful techniques that initiate the relaxation response • Insight into the broad spectrum of meditation approaches and their benefits Tuition $215. Add 2 weekend nights room counseling. • Help your students create a healing environment for both body and mind. • Discussion on how yoga and meditation can affect the healing, growth, and www.sacrednourishment.com & meals; see page 92. (web code CSV-151) transformation processes Sadie Nardini, a holistic-anatomy This workshop includes a delicious minimal-prop class, demonstrations and personal • Advanced asanas well suited to deepening inward focus. experience of poses, hands-on and verbal queuing practice, lectures, and discussion. geek, healthy-hedonism advocate, Prerequisites Any Yoga-Alliance–approved 200-hour yoga teacher certification yoga expert, author, and TV Recommended listening Jillian Pransky, Relaxmore CD. and 100 hours of teaching experience. host, is the author of 21-Day Yoga Tuition $226. Add 2 midweek nights room & meals; see page 92. (web Body. www.sadienardini.com Tuition $1,049, plus room and meals. Contact us at [email protected] or code ATRY-151) 800.848.8702 for more information. (web code YTA-1151) Barb Beck, expert relation- Jillian Pransky, E-RYT 500, is director of Restorative Therapeutic Yoga ship coach and author teacher training for YogaWorks, and creator of the Calm Body, Clear Yoganand Michael Carroll, Jonathan Foust (Sudhir), MA, of Love, Sex & The Mind DVD and Relaxmore CD. www.jillianpransky.com E-RYT 500, is Dean of the cofounder of the Meditation Spiritual Path, is on a Kripalu School of Yoga. He Teacher Training Institute has mission to revolutionize Combine these two programs for a 10 percent tuition discount for each program. has a profound ability to teach been leading retreats and train- peoples’ relationships. ⊕⊕ advanced yoga techniques. ing teachers for more than 25 www.revolutionarylove.com www.pranakriya.com years. www.jonathanfoust.com

800.741.7353 or kripalu.org January | 53 January 11–16 Sunday–Friday January 11–16 Sunday–Friday January 16–18 Friday–Sunday Stress-Busting Positional Therapy Asana Stories Secrets Clinical Applications An Exploration Through A Yoga and Wellness Lee Albert Kofi Busia Retreat For those who have taken Positional Therapy 1 or 2. CE credits. Sudha Carolyn Lundeen Take the skills you gained in Positional Therapy 1 or 2 and learn For all levels. CE credits. For all levels. CE credits. how to apply them to common neuromuscular conditions. Lee Albert simulates clini- The native peoples of the Arctic Circle use the Are you overbooked, stressed out, cal conditions, taking you step-by-step through the process of evaluation, treatment word “isumatug” to refer to their storytellers. The and wanting a life of greater ease and protocols, and wellness plans to improve or eliminate neuromuscular pain patterns. most important stories, of course, are those that health? Research shows that yoga In this training, you learn instruct us on the true meaning of life. and Ayurveda can prevent and even • How to assess common neuromuscular conditions Asanas are “yoga stories” that take us to a place of creative universal energy where reverse the harmful effects of chronic • How to treat causes, not just symptoms we can receive the knowledge of the ancient sages and ancestors. This weekend, January 16–18 Friday–Sunday stress and overextended, exhausting • Specific protocols that Lee uses for thoracic outlet, sciatica, neck pain, headaches, Kofi Busia shares stories drawing on the innate wisdom of postures and sequences. lifestyles. plantar fasciitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, fibromyalgia, and more These “stories” are designed to speak to us so that our own wisdom is awakened, Spice It Up! • Specific home wellness plans for each condition and the resulting mental and physical awareness transforms us. Creative Cooking with During this retreat, you Herbs and Spices • Learn active and restorative yoga • Ways to successfully integrate yoga, non-weight-resistant strength training, and Kofi’s master classes blend the deeper teachings of yoga with a powerful Iyengar poses that relieve stress other holistic wellness practices. practice, revolutionizing our relationship to body and asana as their unique stories Leslie Cerier • Explore the interaction of the Leave with a greater understanding of how to use positional therapy effectively to get are revealed. CE credits. five koshas (energy bodies) and the results you want. Tuition A pinch of this, a sprinkle of that—the seven chakras (energy centers) for $230. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 92. (web code KSOY-151) Note Tuition includes a training manual. right herbs and spices enhance the integrated health and wellness flavor of any dish. In this fun and infor- Tuition $380. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see page 92. (web code PTTT-151) • Discover key daily Ayurvedic practices January 18–23 Sunday–Friday mative hands-on vegetarian cooking (dinacharya) that are foundational Lee Albert, NMT, a popular neuromuscular therapist and yoga instructor trained in class, gourmet organic chef, teacher, to health and well-being orthopedic massage, positional therapy, and yoga therapy, is author of Live Pain-Free Iyengar Yoga Intensive and cookbook author Leslie Cerier • Relax with guided meditations to without Drugs or Surgery. Kofi Busia shows you how to use herbs and spices calm the mind and soothe the body to make delicious, globally inspired For people with min. 1 year Iyengar Yoga experience. CE credits. • Savor time outdoors with meditative dishes, from appetizers to desserts. nature and labyrinth walks Explore the facets of a wise, fulfilled life through Iyengar Yoga. Guided by renowned • Experience the power of pranayama Kripalu | healthy living program teacher Kofi Busia, experience the power of asana (posture) and pranayama Come learn how to (breathing practices) to bolster the (breath control), and learn to focus and develop the mind and understanding • Stock a cornucopia of fresh and immune system and turn on the through dharana (concentration) and dhyana (meditation). dried herbs and spices relaxation response January 11–16 Sunday–Friday • Create international dishes, • Develop and customize your own Kofi began his in-depth study of yoga with B. K. S. Iyengar 30 years ago, when exploring which herb and spice personal practice. Nutrition and Cooking Immersion Iyengar taught in smaller, more intimate settings, passing on his precise and thera- combinations make foods Indian, Annie B. Kay and Jeremy Rock Smith peutic teaching style. Experience individualized attention from Kofi as he examines Mediterranean, French, African, Return home relaxed, rebalanced, Create health right in your kitchen. CE credits. your body’s limits and makes adjustments that can powerfully affect your relation- Asian, Mexican, and more and able to start anew. ship to your body and your yoga practice. • Use herbs as garnishes Tuition Do you want to eat healthier and cook more of your own meals? Would you like to $325. Add 5 midweek nights Tuition $325. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see page 92. (web code IGYI-151) • Cook beans and grains from scratch room & meals; see page 92. (web feel more comfortable in the kitchen? In this workshop, Annie B. Kay and Jeremy with herbs and spices code MPWS-151) Rock Smith share the latest nutritional research and the best ways to prepare food to Kofi Busia has more than three decades of experience teaching Iyengar Yoga • Correct dishes that are too spicy, ensure that you get the most out of your meals. and has also taught Sanskrit and Indian philosophy in Oxford, England. sour, bitter, or bland Sudha Carolyn Lundeen, RN, E-RYT www.kofibusia.com 500, is a teacher at Kripalu, where Come and learn • Make your own herbal vinegars, she leads a variety of workshops, • How to prepare healthy, whole-food meals ⊕⊕Combine these two programs for a 10 percent tuition discount for each program. flavored oils, and dressings. including 200- and 500-hour teacher • The art of shopping with economics and the planet in mind Both novice and seasoned cooks can trainings. www.sudhalundeen.com • Which foods promote health and well-being discover how to use herbs and spices • Why the way you cook your food is so important for health, vitality, and pleasure. • Time-saving cooking tips and techniques. Tuition $250. Add 2 weekend nights Gain an in-depth understanding of which foods, cooking methods, and herbs and room & meals; see page 92. (web spices help to promote health, vitality, and mental clarity. Return home with delicious code SIU-151) new recipes and the confidence you need to get in the kitchen and start cooking. Leslie Cerier, “the organic Tuition $399. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see page 92. (web code RRMN-151) gourmet,” is an interna- Annie B. Kay, MS, RDN, Jeremy Rock Smith, Kripalu’s tionally recognized LDN, RYT, is Lead Nutri- Executive Chef, graduated farm-to-table chef, recipe tionist at Kripalu, author from the Culinary Institute developer, and author of of Every Bite Is Divine, and of America and began his six cookbooks. She spe- an important voice in career in classical French cializes in vegetarian, vegan, and whole-foods nutrition and cuisine. He joined the gluten-free cooking. yoga. www.everybiteisdivine.com Kripalu Kitchen in 2010. www.lesliecerier.com

800.741.7353 or kripalu.org January | 55 January 16–18 Friday–Sunday January 16–23 Friday–Friday Journey into the Spiritual Shake Your Soul® Heart of Yoga Teacher Training Kartar Khalsa The Yoga of Dance CE credits. Dan Leven Kundalini Yoga is an ancient technology that facilitates clarity, vitality, and the easy For everyone. CE credits. flow of a kind heart. This weekend offers an opportunity to step out of the world As one of the cofounders of DansKinetics®—now of overstimulation and busyness and go deep into the spiritual heart of yoga. This Kripalu noon dance, a favorite Kripalu experi- journey can be a bridge by which we reach our deepest being, yielding insight and January 16–19 Friday–Monday ence for many—Dan has spent 35 years sharing transformation. his passion for healing and transformation Kartar Khalsa provides deep, loving space, with time for reflection, contemplation, Inner Quest through movement. He has trained hundreds of teachers to spread the joy of soulful dancing. January 16–18 Friday–Sunday and relaxation in the serenity of nature. With courage and honesty, we explore the Intensive anatomy of “inner space” so you can access your soul’s perspective. Rest in the still- Aruni Nan Futuronsky Join the Shake Your Soul tribe of teachers and bring transformation and healing to your The Sacred ness of a quiet heart, and emerge empowered to express your unique, divine spark. community through dance. In this training, you learn For everyone. Feminine in Tuition $225. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 92. (web • A repertoire of six innate fluid movement qualities code JSPH-151) The Inner Quest Intensive (IQI), Kripalu’s • World music that awakens soulful dancing Buddhism longest-running self-discovery program, • Improvisational movement exercises that engage students’ creativity, self-expression, Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo Kartar Khalsa has been practicing and teaching Kundalini Yoga, medita- and sense of community tion, and personal transformation for 35 years. www.kartarkhalsa.com is a journey into living yoga. For three For everyone. days, you experiment with the essence • Dynamic and organic class sequences. of Kripalu’s core teaching: the mindful This training offers everything you need to teach with confidence. Recognize and actualize your own practice of being present in the moment. fearless and compassionate nature The intentional structure of the program Note Tuition includes a manual and training DVD. See the Kripalu website for informa- by attuning to the sacred feminine encourages you to notice the obstacles tion about Shake Your Soul teacher certification. that resides within each one of us. that block you from living fully. Learn Tuition $995. Add 2 weekend nights and 5 midweek nights room & Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, a Western January 16–19 Friday–Monday simple strategies that release these blocks meals; see page 92. (web code SYSTT-151) yogini who has dedicated her life to in your body, mind, and spirit so that you Buddhism, guides us in teachings Qigong to Increase Your Healing Power can struggle less and savor life more. Dan Leven, RSMT, a Kripalu faculty member for more than 35 years, holds and practices that bring balance and Robert Peng a master’s degree in pastoral counseling. He trains students to become interconnectedness. Through skillful communication, guided Registered Somatic Movement Therapists. www.leveninstitute.com For all levels. CE credits. introspection, meditative movement, With humor, deep insight, and Discover the fundamentals of qigong to awaken, empower, and integrate three key yoga, dance, joyful self-expression, accessibility for general practitioners, integrative breathwork, and play, you cut Jetsunma explains how feminine energy centers, or dantians. These energy centers regulate wisdom, love, and vitality. When these qualities are activated and harmonized, you transform your energy, through your limits, becoming more con- Kripalu | school of ayurveda spirituality nurtures us, helping us to nected to yourself, to others, and to life. create personal contentment and a improve your relationships, and enhance the quality of your life. meaningful life. We explore the female In this workshop, qigong master Robert Peng teaches Do you need a jump start? A fresh per- January 16–25 Friday–sunday bodhisattva Tara, with emphasis on • Hologram Palm to empower your three dantians spective? A reprieve from old emotional Arya Tara and the practice of Green • Breathing to stimulate the central meridian refrains? If your answer is yes, give your- Ayurvedic health counselor Tara, who represents fearless compas- • Three Treasures Standing Meditation to strengthen your willpower self the gift of Kripalu’s life-changing Certification, Module 1 sion. This practice consists of • Four Golden Wheels movement exercise to make your body more supple Inner Quest Intensive. Anatomy, Physiology, and Herbology • Visualization • Lotus Meditation to open your heart. Note A consent form must be signed Jyothi Bhatt, Larissa Hall Carlson, and Rosy Mann • Chanting and prayers (in English) and returned prior to the first night of • Mantra recitation Over the last three decades, Robert has helped people of all ages and cultures to The Kripalu Ayurvedic Health Counselor certification is for those who want to practice increase their peace and healing power through qigong. This program is appropriate the program. See this program on the • Meditation Kripalu website for additional impor- Ayurveda professionally. Through in-depth study, this training prepares you to provide for both laypeople and helping professionals. Ayurvedic lifestyle consultations and holistic therapies. Recommended reading See this tant information. Recommended reading Robert Peng, The Master Key: Qigong Secrets for Vitality, Love, program on the Kripalu website. Online registration is not available for In this module, we dive into Ayurvedic anatomy and physiology, exploring the and Wisdom (book and companion CDs and nuances of dhatu formation, srotamsi, agni, ama, and ojas. We also examine the Tuition $200. Add 2 weekend nights DVDs) (Sounds True). this program. Please call 800.741.7353 room & meals; see page 92. (web to register. fundamentals of herbology, including the medicinal properties of spices, teas, Tuition $275. Add 2 weekend nights and 1 common herbs, and decoctions. code SFB-151) Tuition $566. This all-inclusive price holiday night room & meals; see page 92. Prerequisite Kripalu Foundations of Ayurveda Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, one of the most (web code HPQ-151) includes open-dorm housing & meals. respected Tibetan Buddhist nuns in Participants sleep in dormitories with Tuition $1,049, plus room & meals; contact us at [email protected] or 800.848.8702 the world, was born in England and Robert Peng, internationally renowned qigong other IQI participants of the same sex, for more information. (web code ASW-1151) master, studied and practiced with Master and are served a simple and moderate has spent 50 years in the Himalayas. Jyothi Bhatt, Rosy Mann is Larissa Hall www.tenzinpalmo.com Xiao Yao, who guided him in a 100-day diet. (web code IQ-151) water fast to purify his healing energy. trained at Rajiv an Ayurvedic Carlson, E-RYT www.robertpeng.com Aruni Nan Futuronsky is a Kripalu Yoga Gandhi Uni- doctor with 500, is Dean “Tenzin Palmo is one of the most teacher and the Senior Life Coach and genuine and accomplished of Western versity of expertise in of the Kripalu Program Advisor for Kripalu Healthy Health Sci- Ayurvedic her- School of practitioners.” Living programs. www.coacharuni.com —Jack Kornfield, author of The Wise Heart ences and bology, nutri- Ayurveda. S-VYASA, India. tion, and panchakarma. 800.741.7353 or kripalu.org January | 57 January 18–21 Sunday–Wednesday Kripalu | healthy living program January 23–25 Friday–Sunday

Quieting the January 18–23 Sunday–Friday Insight Meditation for Calmness Hungry Ghost Yoga for the Absolute Beginner and Clarity Compassionate and Mindful Matthew Daniell Relapse Prevention Cristie Newhart, Michelle Dalbec, and Kripalu Healthy Living Faculty For all levels. CE credits. Richard Fields For those new to yoga. CE credits. Insight Meditation (vipassana) is a simple technique that originated in the Buddha’s For everyone. CE credits. Want to try yoga but don’t know where to start? Kripalu School of Yoga teachings and was kept alive for more than 2,500 years in Asia. The practice teaches faculty Cristie Newhart and Michelle Dalbec have extensive experience Learn compassion and mindfulness you to calm and steady the mind by gently grounding your attention in the present teaching beginners, demystifying the jargon, and breaking down the moment. The mind is then prepared to look into itself and all of life with more open- skills that help quiet reactivity, anger, basics so that you can feel confident and comfortable about doing yoga. criticism, blame, and impatience. ness and clarity. Clarity leads to insight, which frees you from reactive patterns so you Reactivity is a major cause of relapse to This program is designed to create a supportive environment especially for can more fully experience the vast potential of your mind and heart. unhealthy behaviors such as problem people new to yoga. Questions are encouraged! In just five days, you learn Matthew Daniell introduces sitting, walking, and daily-life meditation methods, using drinking, drug use, overeating, and • Fundamental yoga postures, breathing techniques, and meditation attention on breath and body as the foundation. Discussion and teaching comple- excessive spending. practices ment periods of silent meditation as you explore the power of present-moment • How to stay safe and stable in your postures, using modifications and In this dynamic workshop, you learn to awareness (mindfulness). While this retreat is paced to support beginners, everyone January 23–25 Friday–Sunday props if necessary is welcome to attend. • Deal with the three major causes of • Practical applications of yogic philosophy to enliven your life. Love, Sex, and relapse Tuition $220. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 92. (web • Reduce stress and reactivity using Feel self-assured next time you step on the mat, and take home the knowledge you code IMBC-151) Intimacy meditation, compassion, and need to get the most from your yoga, whether you’re doing it at home or in a class. Matthew Daniell has been practicing Buddhist meditation for Linda and Charlie Bloom mindfulness Tuition $389. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see page 92. (web code RRMY-151) • Discover the importance of hope, more than 25 years. He studied Zen in Japan, Tibetan Buddhism For individuals and couples. CE credits. optimism, and self-compassion Cristie Newhart is a Kripalu Yoga teacher Michelle Dalbec, E-RYT 500, is a passionate in India, and Insight Meditation in India, Burma, and Thailand. Intimacy is to the soul as food is to the • Practice different types of meditation and faculty member at Kripalu, where Kripalu Yoga and Yoga Tune Up® teacher www.imcnewburyport.com body. When the longing for intimacy is • Identify and practice relapse- she has taught for more than 10 years. and educator who hosts dynamic yoga pro- satisfied, we experience wholeness and prevention skills to reduce cravings, grams and workshops. www.myoga.com sufficiency. In conjunction with a sexual urges, and unhealthy behaviors connection, intimacy can be exhilarat- • Develop and maintain healthy habits. Kripalu | R&R retreat special event ing, inspiring—even transcendent.

Celebrate bringing more compassion Connection’s shadow side is fear of and mindfulness into your life and the January 18–23 Sunday–Friday January 23–25 Friday–Sunday intimacy, which is actually the fear of lives of others. This program is both loss, rejection, shame, and humiliation. didactic and interactive, with both Lightworkers Healing Pilgrim on the Path of Love: Intimate contact requires that we learn small- and full-group discussions. ® ways to skillfully respond to these fears. Method Intensive The Legacy of Swami Kripalu This workshop addresses how we can Recommended reading See this pro- Angelically Guided Energy Healing gram on the Kripalu website. Join us for a unique R&R Retreat celebrating the life and teachings of Swami Kripalu, do that and Lynn McGonagill the namesake of Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health. Swami Kripalu was a beloved • Maintain an open heart in the face of Tuition $265. Add 3 midweek nights For everyone. CE credits. yoga master and spiritual teacher whose teachings serve as the foundation of the powerful emotions room & meals; see page 92. (web code Kripalu approach to yoga and spiritual life to this day. • Redirect the energy contained within QHG-151) Be the person your soul wants you to be, and help others do the same, by learning to the full range of our feelings toward Celebrate the richness of the Kripalu lineage with a variety of Kripalu faculty and Richard Fields, PhD, a channel divine healing. The Lightworkers Healing Method is an accessible skill that states of heightened awareness applies to every arena of life. Physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, financial, and special guests leading workshops, lectures, yoga classes, and kirtan. This special • Recognize and neutralize patterns that teacher/trainer with more weekend is designed to capture the spirit and tradition that have inspired practitio- than 35 years’ experience interpersonal issues can all be healed. limit deep connection ners for decades, and link the present-day Kripalu • Identify what it takes to feel love in in the fields of recovery In this combined Level One-Two intensive, you practice to its spiritual roots and heritage. and psychotherapy, spe- • Channeling and working with subtle energy its physical, sexual, and spiritual cializes in mindful and • Creating sacred space in healing sessions and in your life As an R&R Retreat guest, you’re free to partici- splendor. pate in all of these special celebratory gatherings compassionate coaching. • Self-care techniques so that healing work strengthens rather than drains you Tuition $250. Add 2 weekend nights www.facesconferences.com • Locating and releasing the traumas that cause disease while still being able to experience any of our room & meals; see page 92. (web code • Soul-fragment retrieval, healing, and reintegration regular R&R Retreat activities throughout the LSAI-151) • Accessing past lives to heal the deepest, oldest wounds. weekend. Linda Bloom, LCSW, Experience the joy of channeling divine guides, angels, and light beings. When you Note Minimum stay of two nights is required; no and Charlie Bloom, learn to be a vessel for higher-dimension healers, miracles happen in your healing Saturday arrivals or departures. See page 92 for MSW, are seminar practice and in your life. rates. leaders, authors, psy- Recommended reading See this program on the Kripalu website. Find out more about R&R Retreats on page 6 or chotherapists, and con- visit the Kripalu website. sultants. Married since kripalu video Tuition $425. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see page 92. (web 1972, they codirect Bloomwork in Santa code LHM-151) Insights on yoga, conscious living, Cruz, California, and are the authors of and holistic principles. Lynn McGonagill is the founder and teaching channel of the Lightworkers Secrets of Great Marriages. Healing Method®, a channeled system of angelically guided, multidimen- www.bloomwork.com kripalu.org/video sional energy healing for soul purpose. www.lightworkersmethod.com

800.741.7353 or kripalu.org January | 59 January 23–25 Friday–Sunday January 23–25 Friday–Sunday January 23–25 Friday–Sunday The Yoga of The Natural Singer Yoga for Osteoporosis Sleep Retreat Find Your True Voice and Osteoarthritis Rubin Naiman Claude Stein Loren Fishman and Terry Schaff For everyone; no yoga experience For everyone. For medical professionals, athletic trainers, yoga therapists, yoga required. CE credits. Come celebrate the magnificent healing power teachers, yoga practitioners, and people living with osteoporosis or Better nights make for much better of your voice. Whether you already sing, or have osteoarthritis. CE credits. days because healthy sleep and always wished you could, this workshop pro- Osteoporosis occurs when new bone growth doesn’t keep up with the January 23–25 Friday–Sunday dreams support positive mood, vides a remarkably safe environment to finally removal of old bone. It’s characterized by low bone mass and structural creativity, stamina, memory, healthy find your true voice and sing your heart open. deterioration, leading to bone fragility and susceptibility to fractures. Awakening weight, heart health, and spiritual Learn exercises to relax the throat, increase breathing and range, sing in key, and Yoga appears to reduce, arrest, and, in most cases, reverse osteoporosis. Feminine Power practice. Sleep expert Rubin Naiman project fearlessly. Then, using our favorite songs and authentic intention, we share Osteoarthritis is characterized by inflammation and deterioration Women’s Self-Renewal offers an effective program that stunning breakthroughs in self-expression. within the joints, where one bone meets another. The challenge is to Retreat addresses insomnia, as well as snor- The results will amaze you as you triumph over the physical, emotional, and psycho- develop a yoga practice that encourages bone growth and increases Renée Peterson Trudeau ing and apnea, from an integrative range of motion without overstressing your joints. perspective. Through engaging logical issues that silence or limit you. Whether you’re a total beginner, or your goal For women of all ages and life stages; discussion and exercises, he blends is to take a public performance to the next level, you’ll find yourself singing like you’ve Medical doctor and physiatrist Loren Fishman and medical yoga no yoga experience necessary. the best of conventional sleep science always wanted to and sharing your heart more easily. Therapists, coaches, and therapist Terry Schaff educate you about the do’s and don’ts of Self-care—the art of attuning and with a holistic approach. workshop leaders will also find the techniques valuable. osteoporosis and osteoarthritis, and teach ways to prevent them and responding to your needs and desires— Tuition $315. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 92. (web code NS-151) to work with them if they occur. Stay for an additional program with is not about adding something to your Rubin’s “yoga of sleep” is based Terry to tailor your yoga practice for these conditions. on a new understanding of human Claude Stein has worked with artists on every major record label and to-do list; it’s about cultivating a new consciousness that weaves sleeping, coached at Juilliard, the Actors Institute, NYU Music Therapy, and Tuition $250. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 92. relationship with yourself. dreaming, and waking into an inte- Fortune 200 corporations. www.naturalsinger.com (web code OVO-151) Do you long to reconnect with who you grated whole. It offers a breakthrough Loren Fishman, MD, BPhil (Oxon), a pioneer in the field are and enjoy space for reflection, rest, model for understanding and healing “The Natural Singer was life-changing—a five-star experience.” ­ —program participant of yoga therapy, is the medical director of Manhattan and renewal? Renée has designed a sleep problems through a comfortable Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and author of six deeply restorative retreat for women, approach that soothes the spirit. Gain books. www.manhattanphysicalmedicine.com offered in a nurturing and empowering a deeper understanding of night con- See Terry Schaff’s bio below. environment. Tap into the transforma- sciousness and leave with a practical tive power of self-care and embrace a and personal sleep program based on new way of being. Learn to connect to a comprehensive sleep evaluation. January 23–25 Friday–Sunday your Wise Self as you Recommended reading See this January 25–28 Sunday–Wednesday • Explore your heart’s desire and life program on the Kripalu website. The Great Work purpose of Your Life Mastering Your Own Yoga • Discover how to balance yin/yang Note Bring a dream journal The Yoga of the Bhagavad Gita Practice for Osteoporosis and energy and awaken feminine power and dusk glasses (available at • Meditate to enhance peace in www.lowbluelights.com or the Stephen Cope Osteoarthritis everyday life Kripalu Shop). For all levels, including Terry Schaff • Experience self-care as a portal to Tuition $225. Add 2 weekend nights beginners. CE credits. For all levels. CE credits. the Divine room & meals; see page 92. (web Most of us will never be • Learn self-renewal strategies/tools code HSD-151) Spend three days with medical yoga therapist Terry Schaff learning a for everyday life monks or nuns. While long- safe yoga practice to strengthen your bones and increase the range Rubin Naiman, PhD, a ing for a rich spiritual life, • Reconnect with your needs, desires, of motion in your joints. This workshop expands on the practices and and your body’s natural rhythms. leader in the develop- we will live out our lives in the context of work, family, financial principles covered in the Yoga for Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis ment of integrative concerns, and the challenges of aging. Is there a way to use the program. Yoga’s combination of stretching and strengthening helps Enjoy authentic connection with approaches to sleep and conflicts and struggles of daily life to cultivate an inner life of both conditions, without damaging bones or cartilage. like-minded women and experience dreams, is the author of spirit? The Bhagavad Gita, the Hindu devotional work that trans- greater freedom, resiliency, and joy. Hush: A Book of Bedtime lates as “Song of God,” answers a resounding “yes” to that question. Take this program as a continuation of the weekend with Terry and Loren, or come just for this workshop with Terry. Note Please see this program on the Contemplations. www.drnaiman.com In this workshop, we explore karma yoga, the yoga of action. Each day includes Kripalu website for recommend read- asana practice, lecture, discussion, and exercises aimed at allowing us to experience Tuition $265. Add 3 midweek nights room & meals; see page 92. ing and what to bring. (web code MYOY-151) life as a profound spiritual practice. Tuition $300. Add 2 weekend nights Join the founder of the Kripalu Institute for Extraordinary Living to explore the living Terry Schaff, E-RYT, a medical yoga therapist, works with room & meals; see page 92. (web tradition of yoga. Loren Fishman developing therapeutic yoga protocols code WSRR-151) tweet about it for people recovering from injuries and living with physi- Tuition $295. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 92. (web code GJTC-151) cal challenges. www.medicalyogatherapy.com Renée Peterson Trudeau is an inter- Join us on Twitter for the latest in nationally recognized life-balance #yoga, #health, and #wellness. Stephen Cope, MSW, Scholar-in-Residence and Kripalu Ambassador, is author of several best-selling books, including The Great Work of Your Life: A Guide for the Journey coach/speaker, president of Career Strategists, and author of The to Your True Calling. Read an article by Stephen Cope on page 62. ⊕⊕Combine these two programs for a 10 percent tuition discount for twitter.com/kripalucenter each program. Mother’s Guide to Self-Renewal. www.reneetrudeau.com

800.741.7353 or kripalu.org January | 61 Breathe…Relax…Feel …Watch…Allow The practice of being present, moment by moment Step Remembering to breathe consciously in the midst of a difficult or challenging Kripalu Scholar-in-Residence Stephen So, what to do? I found out early on in my contemplative moment can shift everything. Take full, deep breaths. If we become scared or practice that it helps to have some small technique to help One: anxious, or get caught in an obsessive thought loop, the breath will break the Cope, best-selling author of Yoga and the us to be fully present to now—some simple practice to help pattern. The breath integrates the emotional body and physical body—the first us be with the flow of thoughts, feelings, and sensations step in “coming home to ourselves” in the present moment. Like the bumper Quest for the True Self, takes us step by step that arise in each moment—and, in fact, are the moment. Breathe sticker says: Just breathe! When I first arrived at Kripalu, I was taught just such through the core Kripalu Yoga practice a straightforward technique. It is called BRFWA (pro- nounced “bur-fwa”). BRFWA is an acronym for “breathe, known as BRFWA—a powerful tool for relax, feel, watch, allow”—a simple technique for being present with our moment-to-moment experience. Scan through the body to find muscles that feel tight and constricted, and then coming home to ourselves. For 25 years, I have used this technique almost every Step consciously encourage these areas to soften and let go. Often the belly is the day. I can’t believe how powerful, useful, and practical it is. Two: most effective place to begin. Deep, diaphragmatic breaths move us from the The very centerpiece of all meditative technique is the It’s right there in my back pocket all the time. sympathetic (“fight or flight”) system to the parasympathetic (“rest and digest”) simple practice of being present for experience. Being As we become more experienced with BRFWA (the five system. This phase of the technique helps to break up tightness and resistance in fully here, right now. In the body. In the breath. Not lean- steps are detailed at right), we learn to trust that all we Relax ing forward into the next moment. Not reaching back into need to do is support the process through simple and con- the body and mind. the previous moment. But allowing this moment to be sistent self-coaching—and the process itself moves us to okay exactly as it is. full integration. Breathe, relax, feel, watch, allow. Breathe, In the Buddhist tradition, this practice is often referred relax, feel, watch, allow. to as mindfulness, which is defined as The next time you’re confronted with a difficult emo- Actively feeling means turning our attention minutely toward our moment- “the practice of paying attention, on tional situation, try BRFWA. If you can, find a quiet place Step by-moment experience of the sensations, energy, and emotions in the body, purpose, to the experience of the to sit—a place where you feel safe and won’t be disturbed. without judging them. Where in the body is the feeling most intense? What is the present moment—without judgment Then launch in, gently. Breathe. Relax. Feel. Watch. Allow. Three: or reactivity.” Mindfulness is bare I’ll bet that once you’ve tried it, you’ll find yourself using texture of the sensation? This phase of the process helps us pinpoint the areas attention to the present moment. it more and more. You’ll become more and more accus- Feel of our experience that have been split off, shut down, or concealed from our Well, it turns out this isn’t as easy tomed to the feeling of coming home to yourself, and you’ll awareness. as it sounds. We drive to Kripalu for find that being away from home for too long becomes an the weekend, with the explicit inten- increasingly uncomfortable experience. BRFWA is a trust- tion of quieting down, meditat- worthy companion on the road of life, a way to return to ing, letting the mind settle. No our true home at any moment, no matter where we are. “The witness” (what psychologists call “the observing ego”) is the part of the self sooner have we sat down Step that stands at the center of the storms of experience without being blown away. to meditate than we feel a We both participate and stand apart from our experience, acting as observer as vague hankering to get up Stephen Cope, MSW, Scholar-in-Residence and Kripalu Four: and get a cup of tea, or Ambassador, is the founder and former Director of the well as coach. Our attention is focused on “How is it?” rather than “Why is it?” or check e-mail. We are a Kripalu Institute for Extraordinary Living and author “Do I like it it?” It is the abiding voice that’s constantly repeating, “Breathe, relax, restless people. Being of the best-selling books Yoga and the Quest for the True Watch feel, watch, allow.” with the moment, Self, The Wisdom of Yoga, and The Great Work of Your exactly as it is, is Life: A Guide for the Journey to Your True Calling. not our specialty. In the final phase, we coach ourselves to allow the process to happen. When we Step don’t try to control our experience, we’re free to relax into the waves of sensation, Don’t miss Stephen Cope at Kripalu: Five: feeling, and energy, just exactly as they are. We relinquish our resistance and • The Wisdom of Yoga and the Art of Extraordinary allow ourselves to surrender, to let go of our tight hold on life and allow change to Living, December 26–28 (page 39) Allow happen. We plunge into the river of life, and let it carry us exactly where it wants • The Great Work of Your Life: The Yoga of the us to go. Bhagavad Gita, January 23–25 (page 60)

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Yoga for Athletes Teaching Yoga Awaken Your January 25–30 Sunday–Friday Strength, Flexibility, to Athletes Heart’s Desire in Detox for Health and Healing and Focus Sage Rountree the New Year Sage Rountree Annie B. Kay, Kathie Madonna Swift, and Kripalu Healthy Living Faculty For yoga teachers, Caverly Morgan and Karen Arp-Sandel For Your jump start for healthier living. CE credits. all levels of athletic or yoga experi- coaches, PE teachers, For everyone. ence; no prior yoga experience required. and personal trainers. Detoxification in a natural body process that is compromised when our system CE credits. CE credits. Embark on an inspiring and empow- becomes overloaded from poor diet, allergies, stress, infections, and toxins such as ering journey of self-discovery. Athletes are often turned off by yoga As more and more heavy metals. Join Kripalu’s nutritionists to explore the science behind detox and January 30–February 1 Learn to disengage from your inner experience an integrated approach to cleansing the body. Friday–Sunday because it seems too hard, too easy, or athletes credit yoga critic—the slave driver of your New out of sync with their training. Triathlete, with taking their per- Year’s resolutions. Explore how your In this program, you Unleash Your coach, and yoga teacher Sage Rountree formance to the next level, intentions can be realized through • Explore the essential elements of a science-based detoxification diet, including demystifies yoga and explains exactly the field of yoga for athletes is growing. compassion and acceptance, the true critical nutrients that support toxin removal Calling how it fits with training and competition. Sage Rountree, a pioneer in the field, has path of least resistance. • Learn the five common causes of toxic overload and how stress impacts digestion Creating the Work and Yoga’s emphasis on form, focus, and multifaceted experience as a coach, and detoxification Life You Love Zen teacher and former monk Caverly breath translates to increased efficiency athlete, and teacher working with • Get answers to questions on detox topics that include organic, raw foods; acid-base Tama Kieves and enjoyment in your sport and your life. endurance-sports athletes and collegiate Morgan is known for her insight, balance; water needs; detox supplements; exercise; skin brushing; and sauna humor, and real-world perspec- For everyone. During this weekend, learn poses to teams. • Discover how to create a sustainable detox kitchen and learn culinary nutrition tips tive. She challenges you to disarm • Explore yoga postures that assist the detox process CE credits. increase your range of motion and In this intensive, you self-limiting beliefs and live from flexibility, especially in the hips and • Discuss the needs, abilities, and limita- • Learn strategies for dealing with emotional detox. Is a different your deepest heart’s desire. Karen life calling you? hamstrings. Spend time cultivating tions that athletes bring to yoga practice Arp-Sandel, visual artist and Kripalu Tuition $399. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see page 92. (web code RRDT-151) sport-specific core strength and bal- • Survey exercise physiology relevant to yoga Do you crave Yoga teacher, invites you into mindful Annie B. Kay, MS, RDN, LDN, Kathie Madonna Swift, MS, meaningful work ance, examine yoga as mental training, • Investigate ways to modify classes for movement during the retreat. and learn how incorporating yoga’s athletes of various sports and levels of RYT, is Lead Nutritionist at RDN, LDN, is an integrative or ache to take approach to mind-body integration can experience Activities include group discussion, Kripalu and author of Every nutritionist and author your creativity into make you a better athlete. Practicing • Design sequences appropriate for guided exercises, journaling, visual- Bite Is Divine. of The Swift Diet. the world—and the poses and techniques taught in this specific needs and different points in ization, and meditation. Step into the www.everybiteisdivine.com www.kathieswift.com get paid for it? Your wildest dreams are workshop increases your flexibility, core the training cycle life you truly desire in 2015! not frivolous. In fact, true passion is your greatest job security. strength, stability, balance, and physical • Explore the pedagogy and business of Tuition $325. Add 5 midweek nights and mental endurance, while lowering working with athletes. room & meals; see page 92. (web Learn how to move past fear to dis- recovery time and risk of injury. Gain a new awareness of the parallels code TNY-151) cover and soar in the work you were Recommended reading Sage Rountree, between yoga and sports training and born to do. Tama Kieves, best-selling Caverly Morgan is a January 30–February 1 Friday–Sunday The Athlete’s Guide to Yoga and The Athlete’s leave empowered to teach yoga to athletes. meditation teacher and author of Inspired & Unstoppable: Pocket Guide to Yoga (both from VeloPress). Wildly Succeeding in Your Life’s Work!, Recommended reading Sage Rountree, director of One House of Taming the Mind Peace, a nonprofit invites you to Tuition $225. Add 2 weekend nights room The Athlete’s Guide to Yoga and The Athlete’s An Introduction to • Live from inspiration instead of fear & meals; see page 92. (web code SFF-151) Pocket Guide to Yoga (both from VeloPress). bringing mindfulness to schools, shelters, and Buddhist meditation • Choose the right passion and stay Note Tuition includes a manual. the community of Portland, Oregon. David Nichtern on fire • Tap into unstoppable inner strength Tuition $350. Add 5 midweek nights room Karen Arp-Sandel is an For all levels. CE credits. • Turn your talents into income & meals; see page 92. (web code TYA-151) inspirational artist, edu- Through the practice of meditation, it is possible • Uncover compelling strategies to Sage Rountree, PhD, E-RYT 500, author cator, Kripalu Yoga to tame the wild mind and develop clarity, stability, achieve your dreams of several books on yoga sequencing, teacher, spiritual activ- and focus. Learn the principles and practice of sha- • Trust the power and magic of trains teachers from all disciplines ist, and founder of the matha (mindfulness) meditation, a powerful tool unconventional choices. international Vibrant at the 200- and 500-hour levels. for bringing yourself present in your life. 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(web insta love dhist tradition while making it accessible and relevant. code ULYC-151) Are you on Instagram? We’d love Tuition $225. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 92. (web code CIBT-151) Tama Kieves, an honors graduate of to see your inspiring moments: Harvard Law School, left a corporate David Nichtern, a senior teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist lineage of Chogyam law practice to write and embolden Sage Rountree Trungpa Rinpoche and Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, leads meditation workshops instagram.com/kripalucenter others to live their deepest desires. worldwide and online. www.davidnichtern.com www.tamakieves.com

800.741.7353 or kripalu.org January | 65 January 30–February 1 January 30–February 1 I love Kripalu! The food is amazing, and the Friday–Sunday Friday–Sunday surroundings peaceful and beautiful any time of Clear Out, Healing the let’s Restore, and Be Wounds of year. I go there to learn and grow. Attachment and connect —Sue H., Worcester, Massachusetts Rebuilding Self and Colleen A Master Course for Find us online for EMDR Clinicians resources, articles, Saidman Deany Laliotis January 30–February 1 Friday–Sunday videos, recipes, and Partner Yoga For all levels. CE credits. CE credits. January 30–February 1 January 30–February 1 What does it mean to be fully present in This master class is designed for clini- more—read, watch, for Couples Friday–Sunday Friday–Sunday your yoga practice and your life? Rodney cians seeking to deepen their skills as Elysabeth Williamson and Yee and Colleen Saidman have designed EMDR psychotherapists working with and share! Christin Staszesky Harper The Yoga of The Yoga Path yoga sequences that clear your body- early childhood trauma and attach- From Asana to Meditation For couples of all sexual orientations and Vision mind of old, useless patterns and open ment. Discover how you can develop all levels of yoga experience. CE credits. Marc Grossman Beryl Bender Birch the way for the present moment. These a working understanding of attach- practices consist of a variety of poses that ment styles and apply it in a moment- For For all levels, including beginners. Bring your beloved to a fun-filled, spiritu- everyone. help you to expose and investigate areas to-moment way during EMDR /kripalucenter CE credits. ally uplifting, and invigorating weekend Our eyes are intimately connected of tension and binding so you can release processing, helping your clients come of partner yoga for couples. As you learn to our brains and bodies. From this Have you always wanted to try yoga, them with mindfulness and ease. into their core, authentic self. how to breathe and flow together on the connection, it naturally follows that but are apprehensive? Or maybe When you follow up with restorative mat, you learn how to find ease and bal- you’ve tried and weren’t comfort- In this training, you learn to our attitudes, beliefs, and how we see sequences that lead to deep relaxation, • Identify the client’s predominant ance in your relationship off the mat. and react to life situations can affect able with it? Then this weekend is • Deepen your compassion, trust, you find yourself naturally primed for attachment style and its implications /kripalucenter our vision. designed for you! Beryl Bender Birch, pranayama and meditation. It’s in the sensitivity, and love for each other. a longtime teacher and practitioner, for EMDR therapy • Enjoy a healthy, playful, and life-affirming Optometrist, acupuncturist, and practice of meditation that you are fully • Conceptualize the case using a author Marc Grossman incorporates has safely introduced thousands of absorbed in the miraculous unfolding of practice. people—all ages, sizes, and abili- developmental lens • Learn how to adapt the postures to the physical, emotional, and spiritual now. Rodney and Colleen welcome every- • Apply advanced interweave aspects of vision in his philosophy of ties—to the benefits of a regular yoga one who wants to clear out, restore, and be. accommodate various body sizes, practice. strategies to address developmental /kripalucenter flexibility levels, and yoga experience. eye care, including the underlying Tuition $310. Add 2 weekend nights room deficits and facilitate present- • Develop closeness and connection physical and psychological effects Start your new year off on the right & meals; see page 92. (web code CRB-151) moment processing through co-meditations and partner of vision problems. This workshop track. Discover a doorway into the • Identify the difference between core is based on his best-selling books, path of yoga that works just for you. Rodney Yee is the cofounder, with Colleen and defensive affects breathwork. Saidman, of the Gaiam Yoga Club, and • Experience assisted postures, mirrored Greater Vision and Magic Eye Beyond Move, breathe, stretch, sweat, relax, • Apply advanced applications of the 3D: Improve Your Vision. Marc meditate, and experience the deep the creator of dozens of yoga DVDs. three-pronged approach of past, /kripalu postures, creative collaborations, and www.yeeyoga.com Thai Yoga massage techniques. uses a full range of mind-body calming, focusing, and healing effects present, and future to optimize the • Celebrate and honor the soul attributes of therapies combined with conventional of yoga. This workshop can help you Colleen Saidman has been a certified client’s capacity to integrate more your partner to revitalize your relationship. approaches to address conditions release limitations, recharge your life, teacher since 1998 and is adaptive response patterns such as nearsightedness, presbyopia and elevate your spirit. the director of Yoga Shanti in Sag Harbor, • Facilitate and deepen corrective Whether both partners are dedicated (the over-40 syndrome), macular New York. www.yogashanti.com emotional experiences in order to kripalu.org/blog practitioners, beginners, or at different Tuition $225. Add 2 weekend nights degeneration, cataracts, glaucoma, room & meals; see page 92. (web have a fuller sense of self in relation levels of experience, come grow and and more. to others. deepen together. code AMYP-151) Discover how your inner vision affects Beryl Bender Birch is the Tuition $345. Add 2 weekend nights Tuition $220. Add 2 weekend nights room your outer vision and leave with an room & meals; see page 92. (web & meals; see page 92. (web code CPAY-151) best-selling author of individual protocol for your own eye three yoga books and code AERA-151) Elysabeth Williamson is condition. began meditation and Deany Laliotis, LICSW, is founder of Principle-Based Tuition $200. Add 2 weekend nights consciousness studies in an internationally recog- “Love is not far Partner Yoga™, author of room & meals; see page 92. (web 1971. She traveled to nized trainer, clinical The Pleasures and Principles of code EHIH-151) India in 1974 and has been training consultant, and EMDR away; it is as close Partner Yoga, and creator of Marc Grossman, a devel- yoga teachers for 30 years. practitioner. She special- Partner Yoga Touch, an www.power-yoga.com izes in the treatment of as your heart.” iPhone app. www.partneryoga.net opmental behavioral optometrist for more traumatic stress disorders and attach- —Swami Kripalu Christin Staszesky Harper is a than 30 years, is also a ment issues. www.deanylaliotis.com pioneer in the field of equine licensed acupuncturist yoga and is a certified and coauthor of Greater Principle-Based Partner Vision. www.naturaleyecare.com Yoga™ teacher. #kripalu #kripalulove www.thelightrider.com

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Leave the busy world behind during a week February 1–6 Sunday–Friday that includes silent meals, quieter spaces, more Hunger, Hope, February 1–6 Sunday–Friday introspective programming, and the opportunity to and Healing A Yogic Approach The Wise and reflect on your calling, your personal story, and your to Reclaiming Your Loving Heart unique gifts and passions. Relationship to Your Meditation for Freedom Body and Food and Compassion Sarahjoy Marsh Kripalu | r&r retreat special event For all women; no Jack yoga experience necessary. CE credits. Kornfield February 1–6 Sunday–Friday with Hugh Byrne and Erin Treat Are your weight, R&R quiet retreat eating patterns, or For all levels. renewal from the inside out life feeling out of CE credits. control? Find relief, In the words of During Contemplative Week, Kripalu R&R Retreats offer work- understanding, the Buddha, shops to inspire you to nurture your deepest self. and long-term “The capacity Our selection of programs gives opportunities to explore the power of meditation, learn strategies for getting back in balance. to live with new daily Ayurvedic routines, or tune into your energy during a pranayama or yoga class. Disordered, compulsive, or emotional dignity and eating and exercising are often a result compassion Note Minimum stay of two nights is required; no Saturday arrivals or departures. is your birthright.” Come deepen your experience See page 92 for rates. of “hungers of the heart”—hunger for connection, creativity, aliveness, ease, of well-being, compassion, and freedom in this very special meditation Find out more about R&R Retreats on page 6 or visit the Kripalu website. and refuge, which we confuse with retreat with Jack Kornfield, author of the national best-seller A Path with physical hunger. Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life, and one of the most well-known teachers of Buddhism in the West. Explore these behaviors in the spirit of sisterhood, kindness, and transparency Join a group of fellow seekers for a deep retreat experience in which you Kripalu | healthy living program as you learn to help create a community of practice and share meditation, nourishing • Satisfy your hungers without food as teachings, and heartfelt conversation. These practices can transform February 1–6 Sunday–Friday the default your life. In Jack’s words, “It is possible to be free and loving no matter • Examine cycles of compulsion and what your circumstances.” Clearing the Clutter food or body-centered anxiety or Tuition $550. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see page 92. Making Space for Positive Change confusion (web code AHLE-151) Maria Sirois and Izzy Lenihan • Use the Four Essential Life Skills for recovery Jack Kornfield, PhD, one of the leading Buddhist teachers in the West, is Do you feel surrounded by clutter—not just in your home but also in your relation- • Harness the power of mindfulness and author of 12 books and a founding teacher at Insight Meditation Society ships, at work, and in your mind and heart? Clutter is more than what crowds your breathing interventions adaptable to and Spirit Rock Center. www.jackkornfield.com physical environment. It can be found in stress-based thoughts, confusing feelings, any circumstance and unclear visions that weigh us down. What you choose to remove from your life • Practice supportive yoga, meditation, is as important—if not more important—than what you choose you bring into it. This and pranayama. program, based on the principles of Positive Psychology and personal coaching, is designed to help you identify the clutter in your life, give you tools for clarity and Tuition $360. Add 5 midweek nights Hugh Byrne, PhD, a Erin Treat has been change, and support you in creating a lighter, rejuvenated life. room & meals; see page 92. (web code graduate of the Spirit practicing Buddhist YATF-151) Rock/Insight Medita- meditation for 20 Tuition $399. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see page 92. (web code RRCC-151) tion Society teacher years. She teaches at Sarahjoy Marsh, MA, RYT training program, Spirit Rock Medita- Maria Sirois, PsyD, is an inspirational Izzy Lenihan is a certified 500, is founder of the has taught Buddhist tion Center and speaker and clinical psychologist who life, career, and wellness DAYA Foundation, a non- mindfulness meditation for 10 leads retreats and mindfulness lectures internationally on the study coach who has helped profit yoga center, and years. www.hughbyrne.com trainings nationwide. and application of Positive Psychol- thousands of people Living Yoga, which brings ogy, mind-body medicine, and resil- make changes in all yoga to prisons and reha- ience. www.mariasirois.com stages of their lives. bilitation centers. www.yogajoy.net

800.741.7353 or kripalu.org february | 69 February 6–8 Friday–Sunday February 6–8 Friday–Sunday A Zentangle Weekend Transforming with founders Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas Trauma For everyone. James S. Gordon Practices to Bring Light Treat yourself to a creative, CE credits. fun, and inspiring weekend Learn safe and practical ways to in which you not only create explore, grow through, and move works of art, you also discover beyond trauma. James S. Gordon, a by Bess Hochstein a newfound sense of well-being. A Zentangle practice Harvard-educated psychiatrist, has Into Your Winter can benefit your creativity, self-esteem, confidence, worked with traumatized people in and focus—and make you more relaxed, too! There’s an annual ritual in our household. When the days Kosovo, Israel, Gaza, and Haiti; US Daily warm-up Zentangle is a worldwide phenomenon of creativity, created by a quirky artist military personnel; and in his private get shorter, my husband plugs in a special lamp that simu- practice. lates sunlight. Prone to seasonal affective disorder (SAD), From Sarajean Rudman, Kripalu Yoga teacher and and a Renaissance guy who lived as a monk. Even if you think you’re not an artist, he finds that a half hour under the lamp, at sunrise and former Kripalu School of Ayurveda Intern: Move your Zentangle is for you. Rick and Maria (he’s “Zen,” she’s “tangle”) gently guide you to Psychological trauma—suffering the create beautiful images with intricate tangles or patterns that you draw in easy steps. sunset, helps regulate his moods as daylight wanes. body to the point of breaking a sweat every day. “This can losses we most dread or being wounded be a vigorous yoga flow, or perhaps dancing, some kind of Experience creative flow as simple pen strokes become beautiful art. If you’re like where we are most vulnerable—can Even without a diagnosis of SAD, it’s only natural that a most “tanglers,” you’ll begin to see the world in a different way. dearth of sunlight combined with winter’s chill can weigh calisthenics or martial arts, or a jog if it isn’t freezing out,” cause chaos in previously ordered lives, heavily on us. But you don’t have to buy a sunlamp to pull she says. “When we’re closed inside all winter, it’s easy to Recommended reading Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas, The Book of Zentangle, freeze progress in active ones, or both. yourself out of a seasonal funk. We’ve asked a selection of get stagnant. Invoking lightness in the body to ward off the available at www.zentangle.com. But it can also be deeply transforming. heaviness of winter brings joy and energy into my day.” In this program, you learn to teachers for practices that can bring light into your winter. Note All materials will be supplied. Here are a few of their bright ideas. • Understand the psychobiology of trauma Breathe the air Tuition $295. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 92. (web code AZWF-151) • Identify post-traumatic stress symptoms • Practice meditation to quiet agitation Visualize the light within From Erin: “Each morning, when the sun comes out, I Rick Roberts was a musician, photographer, and printer before cofounding Zentangle with Maria Thomas. He lived as a monk for 17 years. www.zentangle.com and gain perspective From Todd Norian, founder of Ashaya Yoga™: Try this make sure to go outside and breathe, even when it’s freez- • Use self-expression and group support meditation to build heat. Visualize a candle flame in each ing cold or cloudy.” Exposure to the morning light keeps us Maria Thomas worked as a lettering artist and operated a stationery design and to relieve stress and trauma of your chakras, starting at the base of your spine and mov- aligned with our natural, diurnal rhythms, she says. production company before cofounding Zentangle. www.zentangle.com • Resolve psychological numbing and ing to the sacral region, navel, heart, throat, forehead, and physical freezing crown of the head. Then visualize candles glowing in both Move inward • Appreciate the spiritual growth palms and on the soles of both feet. Now imagine all the From psychotherapist Miriam Greenspan, author of trauma might bring. flames simultaneously aglow. Healing Through the Dark Emotions: The Wisdom of February 6–8 Friday–Sunday Required reading James S. Gordon, Grief, Fear, and Despair: Welcome the introversion that Unstuck: Your Guide to the Seven-Stage Warming breathwork this season naturally encourages. “Just as the winter brings Evidence-Based Qigong Journey Out of Depression (Penguin). with it cold and frost, many people in this season find their From Erin Casperson, Academic Coordinator for the Nurturing Mind, Body, and Spirit Note See the Kripalu website for recom- hearts constricting, a kind of interior winter weather,” Kripalu School of Ayurveda: Practice Kapalabhati, or Yang Yang mended reading. Skull-Polishing Breath, a series of short, sharp exhalations Miriam says. “While this can feel distressing, it’s actually a Tuition $235. Add 2 weekend nights and passive inhalations done while pumping the belly. signal to bring our attention inward.” For yoga teachers, practitioners, and everyone interested in learning qigong. CE credits. room & meals; see page 92. (web code “Kapalabhati is a warming breath that clears the cloudi- TTMA-151) ness from the mind while stoking the internal digestive Explore illuminating traditions Have you ever been on retreat or read a self-help fire,” Erin says. It’s also good for clearing the sinuses! book, only to find that the lessons or experiences James S. Gordon, MD, is a From Father Thomas Ryan, author of 14 books on spiri- psychiatrist and founder tual life: Delve into the original symbolism of seasonal didn’t hold up under the realities and stresses of Rituals to honor the season daily life? Evidence-based qigong (EBQ) offers and director of the Center traditions, such as the lighting of the Hanukkah menorah for Mind-Body Medicine. or the star atop the Christmas tree. “The decorations a gentle path to building physical, mental, and From Michelle Dalbec, Kripalu Yoga teacher and spiritual strength. This program is specifically designed to give you the tools you need He chaired the White teacher trainer: Create a winter ritual that flows with featuring light that fill our homes and public places from House Commission on late November to mid-January can serve as reminders of a to heal yourself and cultivate lasting tranquility, balance, happiness, and vitality in and honors the change of rhythm in the season. “Pause daily life. Complementary and Alternative and marvel at how amazing winter sunsets are, or create guiding, strengthening Presence that seeks to lead us from Medicine. www.cmbm.org a gratitude journal and find something you’re grateful for darkness into light,” he says. “If people of every faith saw Yang Yang brings both Eastern and Western training and more than 30 years of each day that happens only in winter.” in all the seasonal lights on tables, trees, lampposts, and experience to his teaching. The static and dynamic meditative exercises he shares homes a reminder that we are loved with an infinite love, are appropriate for all ages, physical abilities, and skill levels. For those interested Fire it up that would truly bring light into whatever areas of our in teaching qigong, this course provides 8.5 of the requisite 32 hours toward Level I lives are frozen and dark.” instructor certification. From Todd and Erin: Light a campfire outside, light your woodstove or fireplace, or warm up your kitchen and your Note See the Kripalu website for recommended reading and listening and certifica- the kripalu tion information. belly by cooking cold-weather comfort foods. “Contem- Bess Hochstein, a freelance writer based in the Berkshires shop online plate the magic and miracle of fire,” says Todd. Erin sug- and Sonoma County, California, writes about yoga, travel, Tuition $220. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 92. (web code TTQC-151) gests swapping salads for roasted vegetables, casseroles, the arts, and culture. Browse books and CDs from our Yang Yang, PhD, is the founder of the Center for Taiji & Qigong Studies and a world-class presenters and faculty. soups, and hearty stews. researcher and clinical specialist at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Center in New York City. www.centerfortaiji.com shop.kripalu.org

800.741.7353 or kripalu.org february | 71 February 6–8 Friday–Sunday February 6–8 Friday–Sunday February 6–8 Friday–Sunday Energetic Liberation REVEAL Introduction A Weekend of Medicine for Your Heart and Soul Getting Spiritually Naked to Yoga and Jacqui Bonwell Meggan Watterson Ayurveda For all levels. CE credits. For all women. Secrets of Ayurveda Expect to have fun, put things into perspective, and be deeply moved in this inspiring Are you ready to be Hilary Garivaltis and program. Jacqui Bonwell views yoga practice as a life preserver for parenting, living led by the voice of Larissa Hall Carlson February 6–8 Friday–Sunday fully, and healing. In this workshop, she uses humor, passion, and wisdom to help you your soul? Meggan For all levels. CE credits. better understand how and why yoga works. Watterson suggests Ayurveda is India’s traditional science Kundalini Jacqui kicks this weekend off on Friday evening with a grounding slow-flow yoga that being spiritual is about stripping of self-care, and a treasure trove of Mastering Your Life with practice, complete with soothing yoga nidra. Saturday’s schedule includes vinyasa practical and effective methods for practice, a journey through the chakras, and the teachings of Patanjali for healthy down to the truth of Practical Enlightenment who you really are. enhancing health and well-being. Join living with a whole heart. Sunday morning sends you home after a powerful vinyasa Hilary Garivaltis, founder of the Kripalu Guru Singh session. She draws on ancient stories of the Divine Feminine to present a spirituality that School of Ayurveda, and Larissa Hall For all levels. CE credits. Discover all the ways you can cultivate a joyous way of life—from the inside. This pro- invites you to receive the audacious and Carlson, Dean of the Kripalu School Kundalini Yoga is an ancient science gram is highly recommended for yoga teachers, students, parents, singles, exercise fiercely loving voice of truth inside you. of Ayurveda, to learn how to make that awakens human consciousness to enthusiasts, and couch potatoes. February 6–8 Friday–Sunday Ayurveda and yoga part of your health its highest potential. This awakened Come experience routine. Tuition $215. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 92. (web • The sacredness of your body state can be reached by focusing on code ELWM-151) Yoga and • Your inherent and divine worth in the This weekend, you learn and consistently practicing asanas, • The foundational concepts and kriyas, meditation, and chanting. Jacqui Bonwell, E-RYT 500, is a Reiki Master, director of the Sacred Snowshoeing world Greg DiLisio • The inner mystic you always have precepts of Ayurveda, including the This joy-filled, inspiring, and practical Seeds Yoga School, and owner of the Canton Yoga Shala in Canton, five elements and three doshas Massachusetts. www.jacquibonwell.com access to workshop uses Kundalini Yoga to CE credits. • The work your soul desires you to fulfill • Your personal constitutional blueprint, achieve deep healing, fostering If you enjoy yoga and outdoor winter • Life-altering support from a group of or doshic type • Physical, emotional, and mental flexibility sports, you’ll love this program. The women who believe in you, and the • The primary Ayurvedic healthy-living • Increased intuition miles of trails surrounding Kripalu tools to create community when you tools, including diet and lifestyle, • Tolerance and understanding offer exquisite vistas, snow-covered return home. needed to keep body, mind, and spirit • Compassion and forgiveness to February 6–8 Friday–Sunday forests, and the opportunity to in balance release the past Through group work, guided medita- • Yoga, breathing, and meditation explore the beauty of winter in a tion, writing exercises, and dance, learn • Techniques to overcome disruptive Getting Your Groove Back leisurely way—on snowshoes. practices designed for your patterns and habits and replace them to release what no longer serves you constitution and for the season. Snowshoeing, a gentler form of aero- and surrender to a soul-led life. with positive alternatives. Joan Borysenko bic exercise than cross-country skiing, Return home with proven techniques to Recommended reading Meggan Come discover the real meaning of For everyone. CE credits. provides the traction you need to get bring greater balance and well-being yoga—creating union or connection Watterson, Reveal: A Sacred Manual for into your life. Do you feel grouchy and fried? Are you ready to revive? If to places you can’t reach by simply Getting Spiritually Naked (Hay House). between the physical world and the so, join one of the country’s leading pioneers in mind-body hiking in the snow. Practicing yoga Recommended reading and listening spiritual realms to produce desired science, Positive Psychology, and spiritual exploration for before your walks supports ease of Note Bring a journal and pen. See this program on the Kripalu changes in your life. movement, and afterward it promotes a weekend destined to change your life for good. Joan Tuition $215. Add 2 weekend nights website. Tuition $240. Add 2 weekend nights rest and relaxation. Guided medita- Borysenko —a formerly “fried” human being—has designed room & meals; see page 92. (web code Tuition room & meals; see page 92. (web code tions enhance your receptivity to the $235. Add 2 weekend nights a special retreat that helps you tune back into your own RGS-151) room & meals; see page 92. (web code RYDI-151) essential wisdom. beauty and wisdom of nature. Meggan Watterson, MTS, MDiv, is a ITAV-151) Guru Singh is a third-generation yogi, Note See this program on the Kripalu Learn the key skills of resilience, take a refresher course at spiritual mentor, speaker, scholar of the Hilary Garivaltis, founder master spiritual teacher, author, and “Better Boundary School,” reconnect with Source, and website for information on equipment Divine Feminine, and author of Reveal: musician. He teaches conscious living rental and what to bring. and former Dean of the rediscover who you are without all that stress. If you’re A Sacred Manual for Getting Spiritually Kripalu School of through the tools of Kundalini Yoga. a health-care provider, you can revitalize while learning Tuition $215. Add 5 midweek nights Naked. www.megganwatterson.com Ayurveda, trained at the www.gurusingh.com tools to help your clients. room & meals; see page 92. (web New England Institute of Here’s Joan’s bottom line: “Life is beautiful. Love is code SAY-151) Ayurvedic Medicine and Rishikesh College of Ayurveda in India. possible. Every moment can be the blessing it is Greg DiLisio, MAc, is a Evening Event meant to be.” yoga teacher, outdoor www.hilarygarivaltis.com Saturday, February 7, 8:00 pm Tuition $245. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; adventure sports guide, Larissa Hall Carlson, E-RYT see page 92. (web code YSC-151) and acupuncturist who 500, Dean of the Kripalu holds high-level qigong School of Ayurveda, Devotional Chant Joan Borysenko, PhD, is a Harvard Medical and tai chi certifications. guides retreats, directs with Guru Singh School–trained biologist, a licensed psycholo- www.mycenteredheart.com trainings, and provides gist, a New York Times best-selling author, Ayurvedic consultations. Seating is limited. For details visit and a pioneer in mind-body medicine. www.larissacarlson.com kripalu.org/eveningevents. www.joanborysenko.com

800.741.7353 or kripalu.org february | 73 February 8–13 Sunday–Friday February 8–13 Sunday–Friday February 8–13 Sunday–Friday Ayurvedic Bodywork Training Designing and Leading TIMBo Garshana, Abhyanga, and Netra Basti Transformational Workshops Transformational Hilary Garivaltis Ken Nelson and Lesli Lang Interventions for Mind and Body For bodyworkers. CE credits. For everyone. CE credits. Sue Jones and Nan Herron Come be nurtured and guided by skilled practitioners as you learn ancient Ayurvedic Learn to create the conditions for extraordinary outcomes, optimal learning, and treatments to cleanse, heal, and harmonize body, mind, and spirit. Learn the tech- creativity in your workshops, retreats, and trainings. Design and present mind-body For women. niques of Ayurvedic bodywork used in rejuvenation therapy, including experiences that touch the heart, move the imagination, and inspire self-discovery. Trauma Informed Mind Body (TIMBo) • Garshana, silk-glove lymphatic massage Forever change the way you lead groups and guide people to self-empowerment. is a revolutionary program that cul- • Abhyanga, full-body herbalized oil massage Ken and Lesli guide you in tivates a compassionate connection • The eye treatment known as netra basti. • Insights into the science of mind-body learning between mind and body, changing the We also spend time on Ayurvedic fundamentals, covering the five elements, three • Core tools for experiential teaching way you live, think, and relate to those around you. Guided by the TIMBo doshas, and the energy points on the body called marmas and how they can be used February 8–13 Sunday–Friday • A visioning process to build your action plan in the healing process. Ceremony and the use of mantra, or sacred sound, establish a • Keys to collective wisdom and ways to spark group creativity workbook, Sue Jones and Nan Herron calm and healing environment. • Marketing tips. lead you on a journey involving per- Restorative Yoga sonal inquiry, group discussion, mindful Note This course is designed for bodyworkers. See the Kripalu website for more information. Teacher Training Note Tuition includes a 100-page manual. See this program on the Kripalu website for movement, and meditation. Explore the Tuition $355. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see page 92. Sudha Carolyn Lundeen additional information. underpinnings and universality of basic (web code ABI-151) Tuition $345. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see page 92. (web code MAPW-151) human emotions and physiology and For yoga teachers. learn how your body communicates. Hilary Garivaltis, founder and former Dean of the Kripalu School of CE credits. Ken Nelson, PhD, a leader in Lesli Lang has a back- This workshop teaches you to Ayurveda, trained at the New England Institute of Ayurvedic Medicine Restorative yoga mind-body practices and long- ground in theater and and Rishikesh College of Ayurveda in India. www.hilarygarivaltis.com time Kripalu faculty member, is performing arts, and two • Recognize the emotions that drive is the yoga of your actions non-doing. When dedicated to transforming the decades of experience ways we serve and lead through assisting Fortune 500 • Transform fear and anger into self- the body is fully compassion supported, it will yoga-inspired learning. executives to communi- Kripalu | healthy living program www.powerfulworkshops.com cate their message more effectively. • Facilitate communication in personal naturally relax, releasing deeply and professional relationships held tensions. Well-placed blankets, February 8–13 Sunday–Friday • Shift “feeling stuck” into opportunity bolsters, yoga straps, and chairs • Change your life with intimacy and Nutrition Intensive for Health safely support the body in a variety of self-compassion. postures, invoking a state of balance, February 8–13 Sunday–Friday Professionals replenishment, and healing rest. TIMBo fosters interpersonal connec- Annie B. Kay, Kathie Madonna Swift, and Lisa B. Nelson SomaSoul® Somatic tion and intimacy with your emotions During this program, you learn and body. Addressing the normal ups Experience Kripalu’s approach to nutritional wellness. a set of restorative postures, Expressive Therapy Training and downs of life, as well as traumatic complemented with gentle stretching, For physicians, nurses, nutritionists, registered dietitians, and other health-care profes- The Somatic Healing Process experiences, TIMBo helps you become breathing, and meditation. Through sionals seeking personal and professional development. CE/CME credits. Dan Leven stronger, happier, and healthier. direct experience, practice-teaching, Expand your skills by exploring the Kripalu Approach to whole-foods healing and and feedback, you’ll be able to guide For healing professionals, those interested in becoming healing Recommended reading Rick clinical nutrition, with Kripalu’s world-class team of leaders in integrative nutrition and a primary series of restorative poses professionals, and everyone interested in personal and spiritual Hanson, Buddha’s Brain: The Practical whole-person health. Deepen your understanding of nutritional healing as you learn to your students, as well as incorpo- growth. CE credits. Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Dan Leven Wisdom (New Harbinger). • Past and present food theories, nutritional discoveries, and controversies rate them into your own practice. Experience your aliveness and power as you become aware of and • Core nutritional systems and how they relate to common chronic syndromes and diseases heal old defenses and the wounds they protect. SomaSoul Somatic Tuition $410. Add 5 midweek nights • The psycho-physiological mechanisms through which yoga and other mind-body At the end of the course, you receive a letter of attendance verifying your Expressive Therapy is a mind-body healing modality that integrates the power of room & meals; see page 92. (web practices support lifestyle change Body-Centered Gestalt Psychotherapy, the heart of spiritual practice, and the creativity of the code TIMB-151) • Kripalu’s approach to mindful eating completion of this 24-hour training. expressive arts. This work transforms the limiting beliefs, behaviors, and challenging emotions Sue Jones is the founder • The foundations of Ayurveda Note Tuition includes a manual; living within our body by bringing compassion and consciousness to our experience. • The dynamic relationship between digestion and health, and the critical role nutrition please bring your own props and eye of yogaHOPE and plays for the brain and heart pillow if you have them. Like all animals, we are blessed with defenses, yet these defenses can become habitual. developer of the TIMBo Whether we react to others with the prickliness of a porcupine or run with the speed program. She empowers • How to use whole foods, dietary supplements, and mind-body nutrition therapeutically Tuition $410. Add 5 midweek nights • Culinary approaches for common health conditions. of a rabbit when we’re frightened, our defenses are meant to be honored and then individuals to become room & meals; see page 92. (web released. In this workshop, we move toward freedom as we let go of restrictive patterns community leaders for Tuition $520. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see page 92. (web code RRNI-143) code RYT-151) and uncover vitality and wholeness. improved mental health. Sudha Carolyn Lundeen, RN, E-RYT Annie B. Kay, Kathie Lisa B. Tuition $425. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see page 92. (web code SSETT-3141) Nan Herron, MD, RYT, is MS, RDN, Madonna Nelson, MD, is 500, is a teacher trainer at Kripalu, a Boston-based psy- LDN, RYT, is Swift, MS, Director of where she leads a variety of yoga, Dan Leven, RSMT, a Kripalu faculty member for more than 35 years, holds a master’s chiatrist and yoga Lead Nutri- RDN, LDN, is Medical Edu- Ayurveda, and wellness workshops. degree in pastoral counseling. He trains students to become Registered Somatic Move- teacher who focuses on tionist at Kri- an integrative cation for www.sudhalundeen.com ment Therapists. www.leveninstitute.com resiliency as a tool to palu and nutritionist Kripalu ⊕⊕ Combine this program with SomaSoul® Somatic Expressive Therapy Training: address the effects of author of Every Bite Is Divine. and author of The Swift Healthy Living programs Moving Your Body’s Story, November 30–December 5, for a 10 percent tuition discount acute and everyday traumas. www.everybiteisdivine.com Diet. www.kathieswift.com and a practicing physician. for each program.

800.741.7353 or kripalu.org february | 75 Positive Psychology student story Happy City Positive Psychology inspires the creation of Cleveland’s “happiness incubator”

Very much on a lark, I took a weekend program on Positive Psychology with Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar, and it catalyzed a monumental shift in how I view what makes people truly happy. What struck me most was the way Tal bridged “Ivory Tower and Main Street,” combining academic February 9, 2015–January 15, 2016 Cultivate well-being and rigor with practical ways to adopt happiness-generating tools in my explore what it truly life and help others do the same. Certificate in means to be happy with One night at 3:30 am, back home in Cleveland, the idea this certicate program suddenly came to me to create a “happiness incubator.” The concept positive psychology exclusively at kripalu. was simple: provide amazing experiences, rooted in science, that get Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar , Dr. Maria Sirois, and Megan McDonough people out of their comfort zones and connect them with each other— For anyone seeking a comprehensive understanding of Positive Psychology, two avenues that are proven to push people’s “happiness buttons.” including professionals in the fields of mental health, life coaching, and yoga therapy. CE credits. That lightbulb moment led to the creation of an organization: Thrive Grounded in research, Positive Psychology focuses on what works for On-site|Online (www.thrivecleveland.com). individual and societal flourishing—cultivating happiness, strengths, A lot has happened since then. We now have a 15-member self-esteem, and optimism. You learn the latest mind-body science in Program creative team—including architects, improv comediennes, Positive an environment that nourishes a “whole-being” approach—focusing on the whole person through spiritual, physical, intellectual, relational, and 11 months of blended learning: Psychologists, business consultants, artists, yoga instructors, emotional well-being. sustainability experts—who design and curate happiness experiences Apply evidence-based Positive Psychology theory, tools, and research to two 5-day on-site for the community. We’ve created a noontime dance rave, an • Bring about lasting change in yourself, your clients, and the immersion dates afternoon of interactive happiness practices, a night of gnocchi- systems you work within march 22–27, 2015 January 10–15, 2016 making celebrating traditions and family histories, and much more. • Improve the art and science of leadership, coaching, parenting, and teaching Thrive has received national interest, and last year we gave a TEDx • Cultivate healthy personal and professional relationships 8 online modules talk about our work. Our next steps are to begin creating these • Build affirming emotions and deal with painful ones of study at home • Develop positive self-regard and grounded optimism. experiences for workplaces, and hopefully bring Thrive satellites to Learn more and register other cities. You graduate with fully developed tools to help clients and expand your kripalu.org/cipp professional credibility and visibility. I enrolled in the Certificate in Positive Psychology (CiPP) program Tuition $3,800. There is an additional $150 technology fee for this program. with Tal to go deeper into the theory, research, and practice of Positive Add 10 midweek nights room & meals; see page 92. (web code CPP4-151) Psychology, and the impact has been incredible. Beyond the varied Adjunct Faculty curriculum, one constant has been my deep connection with other core Faculty CiPP alumni; there’s such an incredible support system that’s created Tal Ben-Shahar, PhD, co-founder and CLO of Wholebeing Institute, has lec- tured at Harvard University, where his course in Positive Psychology was the when people wholeheartedly experience something like this together. most popular at the school. He is the author of the international best-sellers In a very real way, we’re bonded for life. CiPP has affected my personal Happier, Being Happy, and Choose the Life You Want. and professional life, strengthened my community, and given me www.wholebeinginstitute.com friendships that I’ll keep forever. Maria Sirois, PsyD, is an inspirational speaker and clinical psychologist who Phoebe Megha Nancy lectures internationally on the study and application of Positive Psychology, Atkinson Buttenheim mind-body medicine, and resilience. www.mariasirois.com —Scott S., Cleveland, Ohio Megan McDonough is an author, yoga teacher, and cofounder and CEO of In partnership with Wholebeing Institute, an educational organization committed to helping people live life to its fullest. www.wholebeinginstitute.com

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Nurture Your Love February 13–22 Friday–Sunday Thai Massage and Ayurveda for Couples Ayurvedic Health Counselor Kimberly Larson and Terrel Broussard Certification, Module 2 For couples of any sexual orientation. Etiology, Pathology, Clinical Assessment, and Pulse Analysis Are you looking for a more intimate connection with your partner? John Douillard, Jyothi Bhatt, Larissa Hall Carlson,and Rosy Mann Do you long to be nurtured in your relationship? Healing touch February 13–16 Friday–Monday has the power to energize your love. Explore a more fulfilling Immerse yourself in an integrated curriculum designed to make Ayurveda an exciting ® relationship through the exchange of Thai massage—a playful exploration that results in feeling more connected to yourself, others, and seasonal LifeForce Yoga mix of compassionate touch, yoga stretches, and loving-kindness rhythms while giving you the confidence to bring this ancient healing science to your for Depression meditation, done fully clothed on a cushioned mat—and the wisdom of Ayurveda. clients, friends, and family. and Anxiety Release tension, relax the mind, and have fun while building a deeper connection. In this second module of four, we study the pathways, causes, and stages of disease and I Am Bliss and So Are You In this couples’ workshop, you learn how to learn to identify doshic imbalance through the Ayurvedic practice of pulse reading. You Amy Weintraub • Offer a full Thai massage flow to each other at home February 13–16 Friday–Monday also begin to learn how to facilitate client consultations and group presentations. • Listen deeply with hands and heart Prerequisite Kripalu Foundations of Ayurveda and Module 1. For everyone, • Understand individual needs through conscious communication and Ayurveda Your Path to including yoga and • Care for each other with hands-on bodywork Tuition $1,049, plus room & meals; contact us at [email protected] or health profession- • Kindle kindness and love with skillful touch. Radical Happiness 800.848.8702 for more information. (web code ASW-2151) als. CE credits. David Harshada Wagner Note Tuition includes an instructional DVD. We will practice kneeling postures during John Douillard, DC, directs the LifeSpa Ayurvedic Retreat Center in Come home to the this program. Please wear loose, comfortable clothing. For everyone. CE credits. Boulder, Colorado, and has formulated his own line of organic health- joy that is your birth- care products. www.lifespa.com right. Beneath your Tuition $250. Add 2 weekend nights and 1 holiday night room & Are you ready to take your spiritual aches, pains, and meals; see page 92. (web code TMC-151) practice to the next level? Are you Visit kripalu.org/ksa for more information and faculty bios. looking for a huge breakthrough in shifting moods, you Kimberly Larson and Terrel Broussard have more than 30 years of are bliss. Let Amy Weintraub, author of your experience of being you? Do you combined experience and training in Thai massage and yoga. want to experience the method that is Yoga for Depression, guide you through www.lakshmisgarden.com self-inquiry with practices that release helping people be happier, more pas- whatever blocks you from remember- sionate, and stronger in their lives? February 13–16 Friday–Monday ing who you truly are. When you meet David Harshada Wagner has yourself shining in the mirror at the end designed a retreat that combines Deepening Your Love of this workshop, you’ll be amazed! February 13–16 Friday–Monday dynamic, discussion-based sessions A Retreat for Couples Amy offers accessible poses, Divine Integration with guided meditations and Q&A. pranayama, and yoga nidra, along He provides space for quiet inner Kate and Joel with practices drawn from nondual and Uniting the Veils of Consciousness work while also challenging assump- tantric traditions, including tions, limiting beliefs, and whatever Feldman • LifeForce Yoga Bliss Meditation else is holding you back from being a For everyone with at least 6 months of consistent yoga practice. CE credits. happy, passionate lover of life. For couples of any length commitment • Mudras to awaken joy and any sexual orientation. • Mantras for courage and strength Spend a long weekend with yoga master Dharma Take a deep dive into the Radical • Meditation and pranayama to clear Mittra, who shares wisdom from his half-century of Happiness experience as you Learn how to gracefully manage issues that all couples struggle with: intimacy, commu- the chakras and cultivate love and teaching to help you progress in your practice. • Practice powerful and effective nication, conflict, and meeting each other’s needs. Open your heart, reconnect, and build compassion Delve deep into the process of purification meditation techniques trust, respect, and intimacy as you learn • Sacred dance through asana (postures), meditation • Learn David’s Three Keys to Radical • Tools to develop compassion for and curiosity about each other • Self-inquiry in dyads. (uninterrupted concentration), sound Happiness • How to share feelings so that your partner can hear them breathing (to focus on the chakras), and • Ways to turn frustrations into requests that help meet both partners’ needs Many of these practices are suitable for • Create an authentic spiritual spiritual discourse. This process can help move connection • How changing lifelong beliefs about relationships helps you grow as a couple use in a clinical setting. Healing profession- you toward a state of consciousness that opens • Mindful ways to love each other through silence, meditation, and massage als are invited to learn tools for their own • Explore practical ways to live from a the chakras and sets you on the path of self- place of wisdom and empowerment. • Practical ways to increase your pleasure. self-care, as well as for those they serve. realization. Integral to this weekend are Dharma’s profound teachings on compassion, which he calls Tuition $295. Add 2 weekend nights Developed by Kate and Joel Feldman over 25 years, this retreat has made a difference in Note See this program on the Kripalu web- the lives of thousands of participants. Take home a deeper appreciation for each other, site for recommended reading and listening. the “shortcut to enlightenment.” and 1 holiday night room & meals; see page 92. (web code MAL-151) a win-win approach to conflict, and a renewed commitment to a loving relationship. Tuition $325. Add 2 weekend nights and 1 holiday night Tuition $340. Add 2 weekend nights Note See this program on the Kripalu website for recommended reading and resources. and 1 holiday night room & meals; see room & meals; see page 92. (web code DIIN-151) David Harshada Wagner, a medita- tion teacher and spiritual leader, is page 92. (web code YTBB-151) Dharma Mittra, a legendary yoga teacher who Tuition $290. Add 2 weekend nights and 1 holiday night room & meals; see page 92. known for his easygoing approach to (web code DYL-151) Amy Weintraub, MFA, E-RYT 500, founded the first independent school of meditation and inner transformation. author of Yoga Skills for Therapists and yoga in New York City in 1975, created www.davidhwagner.com Kate Feldman, MSW, LCSW, is a psycho- Joel Feldman, CPCC, certified coach, Yoga for Depression, is the founder of the Master Yoga Chart of 908 Postures. therapist with a background in Gestalt, mediator, and consultant, has been the LifeForce Yoga® Healing Institute. www.dharmayogacenter.com Imago, and Family Systems therapies, coaching and training couples, individu- www.yogafordepression.com as well as EMDR, yoga, and meditation. als, and work teams for nearly 30 years. www.consciousrelationships.com www.consciousrelationships.com

800.741.7353 or kripalu.org february | 79 “I have a deeper knowledge of who I am, what February 13–16 Friday–Monday February 13–16 Friday–Monday beliefs have hindered me, and what to do next. I felt supported, encouraged, and empowered.” Cross-Country Recovery 2.0 Skiing and Yoga Cutting-Edge Perspectives —Jessica P., program participant on Yoga, Meditation, Retreat and the Twelve Steps February 13–16 Friday–Monday Shrila Leslie Luppino and Evelyn Gonzalez Tommy Rosen On-site|Online For everyone. No prior ski or yoga CE credits. Activating Your experience required. There is a powerful resonance Program Chakras Cross-country skiing is one of the Awaken Your Energy Body between yoga and the Twelve Steps. best total-body, nonimpact aerobic This workshop explores the nexus Week 1 starts online Anodea Judith exercises, and yoga is a superb way between these two transformative february 16, 2015 For all levels. CE credits. to prepare for, and wind down from, paths. Through discussion, lecture, your cross-country workouts. In this and the practice of Kundalini Yoga, 5-day on-site immersion You’ve heard about chakras and the energy program, you learn yoga postures to February 22–27, 2015 body. You might even know where your blocks vinyasa flow, and meditation, Tommy develop balance and skillful weight Rosen offers methods for changing are and the gifts you want to bring forth. But do you know how to activate your transfer, along with meditation for calm 5 more weeks of online chakras to harvest the energy within? consciousness, attuning beyond the and focus. Then it’s off to the trails! “frequency of addiction,” and clear- support at home Through a unique combination of yoga and bioenergetic techniques, Anodea Judith, Ski instructors lead clinics on proper ing the pathway for rejuvenation, best-selling author and world-renowned teacher of the chakra system, has developed technique and skills for both beginning bliss, and optimal health. Find out more a method for awakening and enhancing your energy body and channeling that and experienced skiers. You ski at your kripalu.org/weightloss energy into specific chakras. This weekend is about upgrading own pace on a trail suited to your abi- your life in a safe environment where Flow through the liberating current of the lity, with support available if you need everyone is committed to recovery. chakras using asana, chanting, meditation, it. Each day ends with yoga and guided Tommy requests that participants be partner work, and illuminating discussions on relaxation. Return home feeling strong, on a path of recovery from addiction the psychology of the chakras. Suitable for connected to your center, and refreshed and/or work in the field of addiction; beginners and advanced practitioners alike, by the beauty of a Berkshire winter. in order to safely work with the kriyas this workshop offers you a deeper sense of Note See this program on the Kripalu taught here, you need to be fully yourself and a potent set of tools for growth. website for information about equip- detoxed from drugs and alcohol. If Tuition $275. Add 2 weekend nights and ment rentals and what to bring. you are in an active detox process or still using drugs or alcohol, please healthy living program 1 holiday night room & meals; see page 92. Tuition $290. Add 2 weekend nights Kripalu | (web code SWS-151) wait to take this workshop at a later and 1 holiday night room & meals; see date. page 92. (web code XCY-151) February 16–April 3 February 16–20 Monday–Friday Tuition $250. Add 2 weekend nights Shrila Leslie Luppino is a and 1 holiday night room & meals; see Integrative Weight Loss: Creating on Purpose Kripalu Yoga teacher who page 92. (web code REC-151) has taught cross-country Living a Transformed Life Manifesting Heaven on Earth Tommy Rosen, a vinyasa Through the Chakras skiing for more than 10 Aruni Nan Futuronsky, Annie B. Kay, and Kripalu Healthy Living Faculty years. flow and Kundalini Yoga Anodea Judith teacher, is a leading FOR everyone. CE credits. For everyone. CE credits. authority on addiction Kripalu’s groundbreaking weight-loss program—only better. Evelyn Gonzalez has been and recovery, and These extraordinary times are asking each of us to roll up our sleeves and manifest a bet- on the yogic path for more founder of the Recovery Our proven 5-day retreat is now enhanced with six weeks of online learning—contin- ter world. Whether that means reaching for our personal dreams or serving the greater than 20 years. She brings 2.0 online conference. ued support and motivation to keep you on the path to achieving your health and good, this workshop offers a step-by-step plan to accomplish any of your dreams. playfulness and ease to www.tommyrosen.com weight-loss goals. On-site, you discover how to shift into a balanced relationship with her teaching style. your body, led by our exceptional faculty—including a life coach, holistic physician, Using a map of the chakra system, Anodea Judith expertly guides you through the and nutritionist—who have years of experience guiding people into transformation. chakras from the top down. You learn how blocks in each chakra keep you from mani- At home, you’re supported by faculty and peers online and in live group-share calls festing your true purpose. Based on Anodea’s book Creating on Purpose, this workshop as you gives you practical tools to remove those blocks, eliminate negative beliefs, free your • Learn how to naturally lose weight and keep it off creativity, fulfill your heart, engage your passion, and bring your dream into reality. • Develop empowering life skills and a more positive body image You can apply this process to any dream—for the rest of your life—and for the better- • Enhance your nutrition and metabolism for weight management ment of our world. • Plan strategies for your goals and lifestyle. Note Tuition includes a copy of Creating on Purpose. See this program on the Kripalu Tuition $874; tuition includes a technology fee. Add 5 midweek nights room & website for more information. meals; see page 92. (web code IWLB-151) Tuition $385. Add 4 midweek nights room and meals; see page 92. (web code MTCK-151) kripalu compass Aruni Nan Futuronsky is a Annie B. Kay, MS, RDN, LDN, Anodea Judith, PhD, is a world-class teacher, best-selling author, and leading Kripalu Yoga teacher and RYT, is Lead Nutritionist at Kri- Get inspiring essays, recipes, and the Senior Life Coach and palu, author of Every Bite Is authority on the chakra system and its application to the Western lifestyle. more in your inbox each month. www.sacredcenters.com Program Advisor for Kripalu Divine, and an important voice in kripalu.org/compass Healthy Living programs. whole-foods nutrition and yoga. ⊕⊕Combine these two programs for a 10 percent tuition discount for each program. www.coacharuni.com www.everybiteisdivine.com

800.741.7353 or kripalu.org february | 81 February 16–20 Monday–Friday February 16–20 Monday–Friday February 22–27 Sunday–Friday February 17–19 Tuesday–Thursday 28 Days Lighter The Healing Power Speak to Ellen Barrett and Kate Hanley of Yoga, Level 1 the Heart Yoga in the Schools For women from Ashaya Yoga Basic Therapy Teaching Yoga with Themes childbearing to peri- Training Intensive Todd Norian menopausal stages Symposium Todd Norian For of life. CE credits. beginning to advanced yoga teach- CE credits. For yoga teachers and practitioners with ers of all traditions. CE credits. The female body The Kripalu Institute for Do you love yoga? Do you work with youth? at least 6 months of experience in any The skillful use of a heart-oriented theme changes from yoga style. CE credits. Extraordinary Living has been Then you probably already know that yoga week to week, can transform a yoga class into an exquisite pioneering yoga-in-the-schools has an enormous positive impact on the self- Align body, mind, and heart in this Ashaya experience. In this training, you learn how to research and curriculum esteem, resilience, and well-being of children yet traditional ™ diet and workout Yoga therapy training intensive. Todd • Demystify themes and weave them into development for eight years, and adolescents—and the most reliable Norian teaches that every cell in the body your classes programs have never acknowledged partnering with Sat Bir S. way to ensure that kids experience this life- February 20–22 Friday–Sunday this phenomenon—until now. 28 Days is programmed for healing. Unconscious • Draw on themes from nature, yoga, Khalsa, PhD, of Harvard changing practice is to integrate it into their Lighter uses an innovative combination movement patterns and self-limiting beliefs relationships, yogic philosophy, mythology, Medical School, and the Kripalu school day. Cold Winter, of contemporary research and ancient can keep you from fully accessing this power. holidays, and your life experience School of Yoga faculty team. • Introduce your theme in a powerful and Join us at the Yoga in the Schools Symposium Warming Foods traditions to promote complete wellness Using guided asana, therapeutic to build inspiration, understanding, and col- for women, not just weight loss. exercises, demonstrations, and basic captivating way Kripalu Kitchen • Seamlessly weave themes with laboration as we work toward the shared goal One-Pot Meals Women’s wellness expert Ellen Barrett anatomy, you learn to address, heal, and of bringing the transformative practice of yoga to as many young people as possible. prevent common conditions, including alignment instructions Jeremy Rock Smith and Kate Hanley, yoga teacher and • Find your authentic voice and allow For yoga teachers working in schools: certified life coach, outline core dietary • Ankle and knee pain For everyone. • Hamstring tears themes to flow naturally from within. • Share common challenges and best practices for acquiring funding, measuring suggestions, exercise guidelines, and results, and approaching schools The Kripalu Kitchen relies on a few important lifestyle recommendations • Piriformis syndrome Mornings include uplifting philosophical • Sciatica teachings and strong alignment practice • Build collaboration with other YIS practitioners, researchers, and school leaders simple stocks and spices, paired with for each of the phases of the menstrual • Learn the latest research to inform your program development and marketing. accessible cooking techniques, to pre- cycle. Using your cycle as a guide, you • Lower back and SI joint dysfunction with a heart theme, followed by discussion, • Shoulder and neck strain instruction, and practicum. Afternoons For school leaders at all levels—teachers, counselors, and administrators: pare its flavorful and nourishing meals. learn how to nurture yourself throughout Discover how to cook cold-weather the month to create true health, the way • Rotator cuff injury include learning laboratory and practice- • Learn how yoga-based programs can serve school goals • Tennis elbow teaching in a safe, supportive environment. • Practice yoga techniques to share in the classroom comfort foods for you and your family, nature intended. including seasonal soups, stews, and • Carpal tunnel syndrome. Prerequisite • Hear the latest research on yoga in schools. Tuition $325. Add 4 midweek nights Minimum 100 hours of braises, all with the Kripalu Kitchen’s room & meals; see page 92. (web code Through life-affirming tantric philosophy teacher training in any style or with For researchers studying the impact of yoga in schools: healthy twist. 28DL-151) and Ashaya Yoga’s precise alignment Todd’s permission. • Network with other researchers techniques, learn how to transform pain Kripalu’s Executive Chef Jeremy Rock Note Tuition includes the Art of Teaching • Share your findings with school administrators Ellen Barrett, MS, has been and limitation into freedom and joy. • Gain input from yoga teachers and school leaders to help fine-tune your research. Smith invites you to learn touted as “America’s top Yoga with a Theme training manual; • Techniques to prep and assemble fitness instructor” by Self Note Tuition includes a manual. See the upon completion of this course, teach- Together, we’re building a strong foundation from which to grow this powerful work, tantalizing one-pot meals magazine for her intelligent Kripalu website for more information. ers may apply 29 hours toward Todd’s with the ultimate goals of empowering young people and creating thriving schools • The secrets of seasonal marinades, Ashaya Yoga™ 300-hour advanced approach to women’s well- Tuition $408. Add 4 midweek nights room and communities. spice blends, herbs, and rubs ness. www.ellenbarrett.com & meals; see page 92. (web code YTTI-151) teacher training program. For more • How to brine and cook seafood and information, visit www.ashayayoga.com. For more information kripalu.org/yiss poultry to maximize flavor and retain Kate Hanley, RYT-200, moisture is a certified life coach, Tuition $415. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see page 92. (web code ATT-151) • Ways to make rich, tasty stocks from yoga teacher, and scratch health journalist. She is • How to poach fish perfectly. author of The Anywhere, Anytime Chill Guide. Whether you’re an experienced cook www.msmindbody.com or just starting out in the kitchen, come Todd expand your repertoire of healthy, Norian, warming meals in a weekend of cooking E-RYT 500, demonstrations, discussion, laughter, founder of Ashaya and fun. Yoga™, teaches with the heartfelt intention Tuition $295. Add 2 weekend nights to awaken others to room & meals; see page 92. (web code their inherent potential CWWF-151) for unlimited joy, Jeremy Rock Smith, who comes to vitality, and fulfillment. Kripalu’s Executive Chef, www.ashayayoga.com graduated from the Culi- kripalu? ⊕⊕Combine these two programs for a 10 nary Institute of America All kinds of people. Read their stories: percent tuition discount for each program. and began his career in classical French cuisine. kripalu.org/gueststories He joined the Kripalu Kitchen in 2010.

800.741.7353 or kripalu.org february | 83 February 20–22 Friday–Sunday February 20–22 Friday–Sunday February 20–22 Friday–Sunday I have traveled much of the world but always return Be Your Own Discovering Find Your Best Friend Your True Self to Kripalu at least once a year, and always leave an Focus, Master Nonviolent Communication A Silent Retreat uplifted and, perhaps, slightly better person.” Distraction, and to Transform Your Inner Mukti Get the Right Critic —Gina M., New York, New York For everyone; no previous meditation experience Martha Lasley and Dian Killian Things Done needed. Peter Bregman For everyone. Who is living your life? What is your true nature, For everyone. Do you treat others with kindness and regardless of thought, emotion, or passing experi- CE credits. compassion, yet find it challenging to ence? How does this discovery affect your life February 20–22 Friday–Sunday February 20–22 Friday–Sunday do the same for yourself? Negative self- and the way you live it? This weekend, Mukti speaks to these topics and offers the How would it feel to talk can drain your life energy, block you opportunity to dialogue with her about your discoveries of who you are, and how The Manifestation Yoga and the focus on the right from living fully, keep you from acting these discoveries guide the actions you take. Workshop Luminous Body things, use the best on your dreams, and create disharmony of who you are, and Apart from satsanga (talks and dialogues) with Mukti, the retreat is held in silence, On Being Human Ray Crist avoid the distrac- in your relationships. with periods of meditation. This synergistic combination creates an environment for Jennifer Pastiloff For everyone tions that subvert Marshall Rosenberg’s Nonviolent Com- heartfelt exploration and self-discovery. in good physi- your efforts? munication techniques, integrated with For everyone. CE credits. This retreat is an opportunity to set aside daily concerns and devote yourself to the cal condition. Award-winning author, speaker, and coaching and empathy, give you clarity presence of spirit and its emergence into consciousness and expression. This weekend is an excavation of the CE credits. leadership coach Peter Bregman can about what matters most so you can self, a deep and fun journey into ques- help you discover your sweet spot and make choices that honor your needs Tuition $240. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 92. (web tions such as: If I wasn’t afraid, what This program follow through on your most important and values. Learn to treat yourself code DYTS-151) would I do? Who would I be if no one is for people priorities. with the same loving-kindness that you Mukti is a spiritual teacher from the Bay Area of California, where she told me who I was? seeking grea- extend to others as you ter knowledge In this fun, engaging weekend, you and her husband, Adyashanti, founded Open Gate Sangha in 1996. Get ready to connect to your joy, learn how to • Connect more deeply with others www.muktisource.org of the energy • Attune to core aliveness manifest the life of your dreams, and tell realms and their impact on the physi- • Bring focus to your life • Listen for feelings and needs the truth about who you are and what cal world. Gain a clear understanding • Build a plan that draws on the best of • Speak from the heart you want in a workshop that combines of how to access subtle energies in you every day • Ask for what you really want. writing and asana, and has been known your yoga practice and in everyday • Master distraction and avoid to include a dance party or two! Jennifer life to cultivate spiritual growth and unproductive busyness Take home practical skills that include February 20–22 Friday–Sunday Pastiloff’s focus is less on yoga postures optimal health. • Get traction on the things you care communicating observations free of and more on diving into life in all its about evaluations, feelings free of judgment, Ayurveda and unpredictable, messy beauty. Blending yogic teachings with shama- • Uncover what’s preventing your needs free of strategies, and requests Weight Loss nic practices, Ray Crist has crafted an forward movement free of demands. Jennifer invites you beyond your comfort empowering journey of transforma- A Permanent Solution to zone to explore what it means to be • Apply an 18-minute process to tion. During this workshop, you manage your day. Note See this program on the Kripalu Weight Gain, Cravings, and creative, human, and free. • Explore the energy that yogis call website for recommended reading. Emotional Eating note Bring a journal, an open heart, prana and ancient healers termed Peter uses lecture, Q&A, meditation, Tuition $225. Add 2 weekend nights John Douillard and a sense of humor. the luminous sphere visualization, writing, and group discus- sion to help you maximize your success room & meals; see page 92. (web code CE credits. • Experience prana in the body NCIR-151) Tuition $215. Add 2 weekend nights through yoga postures, studying and impact in the world. Ayurveda has been used to treat room & meals; see page 92. (web code foundation, rotations, actions, Recommended reading Peter Bregman, Martha Lasley, MBA, PCC, stress as a cause of disease for MYBM-151) is a founder of Leadership points, and the geometry of 18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Dis- at least 5,000 years. To perma- Jennifer Pastiloff, E-RYT, subtle anatomy traction, and Get the Right Things Done that Works; Coaching for nently control your mood and Transformation, a certifi- teaches workshops that • Take a shamanic journey into the (Business Plus). weight, you must convince your cells that you aren’t in the midst of combine writing, yoga, four compartments of the soul for cation program for an emergency, because the body stores fat when under stress. New Tuition $255. Add 2 weekend nights coaches; and Change- humor, and authenticity. empowerment and self-discovery. research has linked emotional stress to weight gain and damage to gut microbes, www.jenniferpastiloff.com room & meals; see page 92. (web code Makers, a certification program for which support every aspect of mental and emotional health. Recommended reading See this FFMD-151) facilitators. program on the Kripalu website. www.leadershipthatworks.com This weekend, learn simple Ayurvedic tools, including how to repopulate good Peter Bregman, MBA, MCC, microbes, boost digestive strength, and safely detox the body. Explore diet, exercise, Tuition $215. Add 2 weekend nights RYT, is an advisor to CEOs Dian Killian, PhD, is presi- yoga, and herbal supports that help restore optimal health. Discover how you can room & meals; see page 92. (web and their leadership dent of Work Collabora- reset your ability to burn stored fat as a major source of fuel so you can finish your code YALB-151) teams. He speaks, writes, tively, a certified life coach, day with the same energy you started with, experience no cravings, sleep better, and Ray Crist is a Kripalu Yoga teacher and and consults about how to and coauthor of Connect- balance anxiety and depression. was initiated as a healer and teacher lead and how to live. ing Across Differences and www.peterbregman.com Tuition $235. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 92. (web code AWL-151) by the Quero Indians in the Andes of Urban Empathy. Peru. www.thejaguarpath.com www.workcollaboratively.com John Douillard, DC, directs the LifeSpa Ayurvedic Retreat Center in Boulder, Colorado, and has formulated his own line of organic health-care products. www.lifespa.com

Jennifer Pastiloff 800.741.7353 or kripalu.org february | 85 Kripalu | school of yoga February 22–27 Sunday–Friday February 22–25 Sunday–Wednesday

February 20–March 1 Friday–Sunday Thai Yoga Massage 1 Live Deliberately! Lotus Palm School Certification Creating the Life You 500-hour Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training Eléonore Piquet Desire, on Purpose Teaching Advanced Asana and Pranayama Tracy Rawnicki and Jason Wendroff For yoga and massage practitioners, everyone with or without massage experience Larissa Hall Carlson and Yoganand Michael Carroll Toni Bergins looking to start a rewarding career or learn a wonderful life skill, and couples. CE credits. For everyone. CE credits. Deepen your knowledge of pranayama, gain mastery in teaching asana, and explore Start a career in Thai Yoga Massage, a dynamic therapy for physical well-being and Are you ready to manifest your desires the philosophy that gave birth to these techniques in a training designed to revitalize February 22–27 Sunday–Friday spiritual energy. Combining meditation, yoga, and compassion, Thai Yoga Massage and live the life of your dreams? This your physical and energetic bodies. leads to greater health for both therapist and client. The Lotus Palm system, founded workshop combines yoga philosophy This module includes JourneyDance™ by acclaimed teacher and author Kam Thye Chow, makes learning intuitive and fun. and practice with the teachings of the • Yogic, Ayurvedic, and contemporary perspectives on prana and the physiology of In this training, learn how to offer a 90-minute massage focusing on law of attraction and the art of manifes- subtle energy You Are the Prayer Immersion • The four foundations: awareness, body mechanics, movement, and massage tation. Tracy and Jason help you clarify • Guided experiences that reveal how pranayama soothes and steadies the mind techniques using hands, knees, feet, and elbows your desires and align your beliefs and • Contraindications and teaching tools to work safely with students Toni Bergins and Adam Sutton • Massage for the shoulders, head, back, hands, legs, abdomen, and feet intentions with those desires. • One-on-one sessions with fellow students and evaluated practice-teaches For all levels; no previous dance • The main energy lines of the body • Examine patterns of manifestation in • A unique Kripalu teaching methodology that integrates modifications, variations, experience needed. • Effortless transitions between postures your career, relationships, and health. and hands-on assists. • Contraindications and safety. • Learn how what you manifest is You. Are. Enough. It’s that simple. You directly influenced by what you believe Prerequisites Any Yoga-Alliance–approved 200-hour yoga teacher certification Note Tuition includes a manual. See the are worthy and essential, exactly as is possible. and 100 hours of teaching experience. you are. No matter what you’ve come Kripalu website for recommended reading and certification information. • Identify and release limiting thoughts Tuition $1,049, plus room & meals; contact us at [email protected] or through or what heartaches you’ve and beliefs that no longer serve you. 800.848.8702 for more information. (web code YTA-2151) experienced, the bottom line is that Tuition $495. Add 5 midweek nights room & • Reconnect to playfulness and you are already perfect and lovable meals; see page 92. (web code TYMT-151) creativity. Larissa Hall Carlson, E-RYT Yoganand Michael Carroll, right now. Have you forgotten? Allow 500, Dean of the Kripalu E-RYT 500, is Dean of the • Create a daily practice that’s easy to yourself to remember by gathering with integrate into your life. School of Ayurveda, directs Kripalu School of Yoga. He like-minded, adventurous souls to play, trainings and provides has a profound ability to teach dance, sing, and pray. February 27–March 1 Friday–Sunday Access a broader view of what’s Ayurvedic consultations. advanced yoga techniques. possible for you, using conscious com- www.larissacarlson.com www.pranakriya.com In this immersion, you Asana Adjustments munication, group discussion, guided • Experience ecstatic, expressive, and introspection, intuitive writing, creative embodied movement with Lotus Palm movement, chanting, ceremony, artistic • Share soulful sounding and guided Thai Massage for Yoga expression, and yoga. Choose right now Kripalu | school of yoga meditations Instructors to live the life you’ve always imagined. • Design your own personal spiritual Eléonore Piquet Note See this program on the Kripalu February 22–March 20 Sunday–Friday practice. For yoga teachers and practitioners. CE credits. website for recommended reading and Imagine feeling vibrantly alive and viewing. 200-Hour Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training strengthening your connection to Empower your students—and yourself—to go deeper into yoga postures and practice. Monthlong Certification Spirit so that you can trust and rely on The Lotus Palm Thai Yoga Massage School has designed asana adjustments that Tuition $245. Add 3 midweek nights room & meals; see page 92. (web code Michelle Dalbec and Rudy Peirce it. Somatic healer and JourneyDance are invaluable for yoga instructors to use in class and with private clients. Take your creator Toni Bergins and interspiritual teaching to the next level with the “Thai touch.” LDC-151) Experience the fundamentals of Kripalu Yoga and gain the knowledge, skills, and minister and coach Adam Sutton have Thai massage is a dynamic bodywork therapy based on yoga and Ayurveda. In this Tracy Rawnicki, E-RYT 500, confidence to become an exceptional yoga teacher. You emerge from our residential designed this immersion to give you is a positional therapist training inspired and ready to teach. Our Yoga Alliance–approved 200-hour Kripalu unique healing system, the practitioner guides the recipient through a series of yoga pos- access to your own truth and the deepest tures while massaging along the body’s energy lines and pressure points. Counterbalanc- and director of Shine Yoga Yoga certification program trains you to teach safe, effective yoga classes, as well as happiness you’ve ever known. Center’s yoga teacher shows you how to incorporate the wisdom of yoga into your life. ing and levering the recipient’s body with his/her own, the practitioner works with gravity, Tuition $345. Add 5 midweek nights breath, and directed touch to create a harmonious and therapeutic “yoga dance.” training program. You learn www.shineyogacenter.com room & meals; see page 92. (web code Learn to • The principles and practices of Kripalu Yoga’s 25 foundational asanas JRDC-151) Jason Wendroff, MA, E-RYT • Introductory anatomy, physiology, and kinesiology applied to asana • Adjust yoga postures to make them more profound Toni Bergins, MEd, founder • Design a one-on-one yoga class 200, is a polarity therapist • Approaches for assisting students and holds a master’s degree • Ways to guide students in developing witness consciousness and self-compassion and director of Journey- • Spot misalignments and make adjustments with safety and confidence. Dance™, leads an interna- in psychology. He uses • Skills for designing well-rounded classes, including warm-ups, asana, pranayama, Note Tuition includes a manual. polarity therapy to synthe- relaxation, and meditation techniques. tional team of hundreds of JourneyDance teachers, Tuition $250. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 92. (web size psychology and yoga. Tuition $2,675, plus room and meals. Contact us at [email protected] or spreading joy and passion code AATM-151) 800.848.8702 for more information. (web code YTT-151) for life. www.journeydance.com Eléonore Piquet, MBA, RYT 500, is an Iyengar-based yoga teacher, Michelle Dalbec, E-RYT 500, is Rudy Peirce, MA, E-RYT 500, Adam Sutton is an inspira- Kripalu-trained Ayurvedic Yoga Specialist, and licensed Thai massage a passionate Kripalu Yoga a Kripalu Yoga teacher tional speaker, singer, coach, therapist. www.lotuspalm.com and Yoga Tune Up® teacher since 1983, has been a Kri- and corporate trainer who who offers yoga programs, palu faculty member for has been helping people ⊕⊕Combine these two programs for a 10 percent tuition discount for each program. workshops, and yoga teacher more than 20 years. connect with the Divine trainings. www.myoga.com www.gentleyogi.com for more than 20 years.

800.741.7353 or kripalu.org february | 87 February 24–February 27 February 27–March 1 Friday–Sunday February 27–March 1 Tuesday–Friday Friday–Sunday Living the The Poetic Evolutionary Life: Grow Yourself Path of Soul Through Death and Beyond Prevent Pain, Reduce Discovering a Deeper Strain, and Up Your Game! Life with Poet Rainer Robert Jordan Mallah On-site|Online Maria Rilke For all levels. CE credits. Mark Burrows and Robert Jonas Thurman Program Are you stressed out or anxious? Does For everyone. For all levels. your mind race all day? Would you 15 weeks of blended learning: How do we find the path of soul amid Tenzin Robert Thurman, an American Bud- like to feel calm and focused? Allow life’s pressures and grind? Creativity, dhist practitioner and writer, and a personal your life to flourish from the inside out in this intensive with yoga therapist two 3-day on-site courage, and conviction are the friend of the Dalai Lama, invites you to develop a down-to-earth daily practice for immersion dates guides that lead us to our spiritual living a life that takes into account the reality of death, future lives, and bardo transi- Jordan Mallah. march 1–4, 2015 home, which Rilke calls “the Open.” tion (the intermediate zone between death and rebirth, according to Tibetan Bud- Your physical being is just one of your may 31–june 3, 2015 His poems bring a depth of aware- dhism). Robert draws from his book The Jewel Tree of Tibet to present the magnificent many aspects that can blossom when ness that sings beneath our busy spirituality of the enlightenment path, and turns to The Tibetan Book of the Dead for you tune into nature’s intelligence. 4 online modules activities and everyday concerns. For clear instructions about the process of death and rebirth. In this powerful weekend, you learn of study at home Rilke, this journey is an awakening Robert also elucidates the Wheel of Time (Kalachakra) teachings, in honor of the how to of consciousness, flowing from the Dalai Lama’s offering of this wonderful consecration 33 times around the world. • Apply postural alignment and Learn more and register longing to see, hear, and know what Through basic and advanced meditation and visualization practices, lectures, and therapeutic biomechanics to is ultimately real and true. He invites transform body and mind kripalu.org/resilientlife dialogue, you gain a greater understanding of death and rebirth and are introduced us to enter even the darkest caves, to the foundations and scope of Unexcelled Yoga Tantra practice. • Heal injuries finding here—and everywhere!—the • Increase clarity and focus wellsprings of new life. Tuition $265. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 92. (web code ILTY-151) • Reduce stress Guided readings of Rilke’s poems Robert Thurman, PhD, is an internationally renowned authority on spirituality, mind • Awaken your passion to pursue what encourage us to ponder and renew, science, philosophy, and Tibetan Buddhism. www.bobthurman.com you love • Be more productive Kripalu | healthy living program accompanied by the spacious sound of the Japanese shakuhachi flute. In • Improve your quality of sleep. February 23–June 3 this workshop, we follow our soul’s Jordan’s teaching style encourages yearning into “the Open,” and learn you to skillfully evolve so you can truly Crafting the Resilient Life to breathe into the spaciousness that February 27–March 1 Friday–Sunday love your life. is our being. with Dr. Maria Sirois Tuition $210. Add 2 weekend nights Recommended reading Rainer The Stories We Carry room & meals; see page 92. (web For those interested in building skills to deal with everyday Maria Rilke, Prayers of a Young Poet, Meditation and Writing code GYPP-151) setbacks or major life upheavals, whether personally or in a translated by Mark Burrows professional practice. CE credits. (Paraclete Press). Jordan Mallah, E-RYT Create a life of strength and positivity. Dani Shapiro 500, founder of Life Tuition $225. Add 3 midweek nights For everyone. Aligned Yoga®, offers Every day, we can choose to grow, and to focus on the practices room & meals; see page 92. (web precise, personalized, and attitudes that enable us to cultivate and sustain healthy code PPSD-151) We carry our stories inside and playful instruction transformation. Through the science of resilience and the study us. Some stories are easier that empowers you to be Mark Burrows, MDiv, to tell than others. There of happiness, we build a foundation for optimal living in times of PhD, well-known inter- pain-free and balanced in your life. stress, loss, and sudden change. are stories we polish into www.jordanmallah.com preter and translator of well-formed, amusing You learn Rilke, is a poet, scholar anecdotes, and others we bury deep until they rise up unexpect- • What resilience is and how to foster it of mysticism, and spiri- edly and take us by surprise. When we attempt to write these • Why happiness matters and how it increases well-being tual guide. stories, we face our own resistance. One of the most powerful • Practical tools from Positive Psychology, including mindfulness, happiness www.msburrows.com ways to plumb the depths of our resistance and self-censorship is to come to know boosters, and re-storying Robert Jonas, MTS, EdD, our own bodies and minds, where these stories live. • How shifts in attitude can restructure difficult moments into positive growth. is musician, psycho- Join Dani Shapiro, best-selling author of eight books, for an inspiring experience that Learn to move through challenging times into a more serene life—one in which you therapist, leader of con- will stay with you long after you return home. Through a powerful blend of medita- Kripalu flourish no matter what. templative retreats, and tion and movement accessible to everyone, generative writing exercises, group shar- founder of a contempla- Tuition $974; tuition includes a technology fee. Add 6 midweek nights room & ing, and discussion, we explore the courage, persistence, and patience that it takes to Perspectives meals; see page 92. (web code CTRL-151) tive community, the dive into memory and generate new work. Empty Bell, in Northampton, podcasts To integrate your experience more fully, we suggest extending your stay by a day or Massachusetts. www.emptybell.org Tuition $250. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 92. (web code SWC-151) Listen in as our faculty and more in Kripalu’s R&R Retreat program. Dani Shapiro is the best-selling author of eight books, including Family History and Still presenters speak on yoga, health, Maria Sirois, PsyD, is an inspirational speaker and clinical psychologist who lectures Writing. www.danishapiro.com and personal growth. internationally on the study and application of Positive Psychology, mind-body kripalu.org/podcast medicine, and resilience. www.mariasirois.com

800.741.7353 or kripalu.org february | 89 The Art of Reiki February 27–March 1 Friday–Sunday Dare to Be Happy This spring at Kripalu February 27–March 1 Friday–Sunday The Power of Positivity Reiki 1 Dan Tomasulo march may March 1­­–3 sunday–tuesday For everyone. CE credits. Kripalu | healthy living program Carol Look Julia Cameron Reiki 2 Are you ready for a powerful change in your life? Come learn proven Nutrition March 20–22 May 1–3 techniques for bringing positive change to everyday life and creating a more The Yes Code: Using EFT A Weekend with Libby Barnett soulful approach to living. and Cooking Immersion to Get Unstuck and Live Julia Cameron For everyone. CE credits. Positive Psychology addresses important questions about how we lead our March 8–13 with Purpose and Passion lives, find happiness and satisfaction, and deal with life’s challenges. Firmly Expand your healing abilities Annie B. Kay and as you explore how Reiki can reduce stress, relieve rooted in modern research, this approach is a springboard for the exploration of hope, resilience, gratitude, the physical and mental benefits of positive emo- Jeremy Rock Smith Donna Eden and Tara Brach pain, balance emotions, and facilitate personal May 15–17 healing and spiritual growth. Based on the tions, and the relationship between happiness and success in love and work. David Feinstein understanding that all conditions of imbalance are Through lecture, demonstration, videos, and psychodramatic role-play, you March 27–29 True Refuge rooted in the human energy field, Reiki addresses learn to March 6–8 Energy Medicine: underlying energetic patterns to create wellness • Identify and employ the impact of gratitude and kindness on physical and Freedom Style Yoga A Hands-On Experience and reconnect you with your ability to heal yourself, psychological well-being others, and animals. • Develop a plan for increasing the volume and strength of your positive thoughts Amy Weintraub • Nurture positive characteristics in others while strengthening them in yourself. In Reiki 1, you March 27–29 May 22–25 • Explore the applications of Reiki through slide Note See this program on the Kripalu website for recommended reading Bo Forbes Bryan Kest’s : LifeForce Yoga and Internal and more information. show and discussion March 6–8 Immersion in the Practice Family Systems for Your • Receive attunements to empower yourself as a Tuition $200. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page Yoga for Empaths: Creating of Yoga Anxious Parts conduit for channeling life-force energy 92. (web code PPB-151) Effective Boundaries and • Practice Reiki on yourself and others. Dan Tomasulo, PhD, MFA, MAPP, a psychologist specializing in Building Physical and Kate and Joel In Reiki 2, you Positive Psychology and psychodrama, is an assistant instruc- Emotional Immunity Feldman • Learn ancient Reiki symbols and how to apply tor for Martin Seligman at the University of Pennsylvania. april May 22–25 them for additional empowerment www.dare2behappy.com Mind, Mood, Being Intimate: • Learn to access cellular memory to heal and Food Kripalu | healthy living program A Retreat for Couples challenging emotional situations March 13–15 • Receive the Reiki 2 attunement James S. Gordon, Kathie Integrative Weight • Learn to expand your healing abilities by offering Loss: Living a Yoga, Meditation, Reiki to people and situations at a distance. Madonna Swift, Mark February 27–March 1 Friday–Sunday Pettus, and Jay Lombard Transformed Life and Recovery Note See this program on the Kripalu website for On-site | Online Conference prerequisites, certification information, and recom- Chakra Balancing for Healing Caroline Myss April 27–June 12 May 25–29 mended readings. The Tibetan Five Rites and Reiki 1 Attunement March 20–22 On-site May 3–8 Rolf Gates, Nikki Myers, Tuition Reiki 1 $225. Add 2 weekend nights room Jeff Migdow The Essential Guide for Aruni Nan Futuronsky Tommy Rosen, and & meals; see page 92. (web code AOR-151) For everyone. CE credits. Healers and Healing and Annie B. Kay Heidi Sormaz Tuition Reiki 2 $225. Add 2 midweek nights room Reiki is a healing system in which your chakras (energy centers) are & meals; see page 92. (web code AORT-151) Wild, Deep, balanced and strengthened through the channeling of qi, or prana, the Masculine, and Libby Barnett, MSW, is a Reiki Master life-force energy. The Tibetan Five Rites are ancient yogic practices that Joe Dispenza encourage the flow of energy through the seven chakras to create health March 20–22 Free: A Weekend who brings 30 years of counseling and Stephen Cope for Men 20 years of Reiki practice to her teach- and vitality. Breaking the Habit April 3–5 May 29–31 ing. www.reikienergy.com This weekend includes of Being Yourself: Cultivating Loving-Kindness: • Reiki hand placements and the first Reiki healing symbol, which opens up Progressive Workshop David Harshada Wagner, ⊕⊕Combine any of the February or A Yoga and Meditation Tim Walsh, and David Odorisio March Art of Reiki programs for a 10 the flow of qi Retreat percent tuition discount for each program. • Hand attunement for Reiki healing on yourself and others • Specific healing benefits, precautions, and warm-up exercises for each of march 3–March 6 tuesday–friday the Tibetan Five Rites • The full practice of the Five Rites. Reiki Master Training Take your healing to a new level by connecting directly to the power of qi. Levels 1 and 2 Tuition $220. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 92. (web code TBFR-151) CE credits. See this program on the Kripalu website for more information including prerequisites. Jeff Migdow, MD, Usui Reiki Master, has practiced Reiki since 1987 and has led Tibetan Five Rites programs and Prana Yoga Tuition $325. Add 3 midweek nights room & meals; see page 92. (web code AORM-151) trainings for more than 15 years.

800.741.7353 or kripalu.org february | 91 Plan your stay 1 2 3 4 5 Choose an Experience choose your What’s included Register Arrival, Departure, and while you’re here room type Dormitory Room & meals online 24/7 kripalu.org Arrival and Departure medical care WORLD-CLASS page 22 5–22 people per room; bunk beds. Shared and more Programs generally begin at 7:30 pm on the Kripalu does not offer on-site medical care, PRESENTERS first date listed with your program description supplies, emergency services, psychiatric hall bath. Please choose another housing Cost per night By Phone 800.741.7353 Kripalu faculty or type if you cannot use an upper bunk. and end by 11:30 am on the last day. care, or transport. Our campus is located includes approximately 10 miles from the nearest invited presenters Per-night housing cost ranges from •  Your choice of accommodations Check–In medical facility. In the event of an emergency, Take a program on a topic that $86–98.* PAYment •  Nutritious, all-natural meals Check-in begins at 2:15 pm; however, rooms our Campus Safety staff can assist interests you. Full payment is due at time of registration are not guaranteed to be available until 4:00 with contacting local medical and Standard •  Daily yoga, meditation, and emergency resources. movement classes and can be made with Visa, MasterCard, pm. The first activity included in your stay is Double or single occupancy; two platform American Express, Discover, or check. yoga at 4:15 pm. Arrival dinner is included in twin beds or one queen bed, either •  Hiking trails, walking paths, and overnight stays. There is a Welcome Session kids at kripalu mountain side or lake side. Shared hall bath. lakefront area Cancellation Policy at 6:45 pm on Friday and Sunday. In general, Kripalu programs and activities •  Fitness room and sauna are open to participants age 18 and older. Per-night housing cost ranges from Payments made will be refunded in full R&R Retreats page 6 •  Evening workshops and events Late Arrivals Children 17 and under must be supervised at shared, $113–144, to private, $198–240.* (less a $50 processing fee) if you cancel all times and must be accompanied by an Experience Kripalu, •  The best views in the Berkshires. 14 or more days prior to your arrival date. We encourage you to arrive by 6:30 pm if Your way you plan to join us for dinner. adult who is on-site at Kripalu. Call for more If you cancel between 13 days and 1 day in information, or visit kripalu.org/children. Standard Plus in advance, a nonrefundable credit (less Your schedule is flexible—choose what An R&R Retreat includes a full schedule CheckOut Please note Our policy prohibits children and how much to do each day. Double or single occupancy; queen or twin a $50 processing fee) will be held for one of workshops and outdoor activities We kindly request that all departing guests from swimming in the lake during their beds. All rooms are on the lake side. year from the date of issue. No credit or program sessions. Kids may swim anytime Shared hall bath. taught by Kripalu faculty. refund is available if you cancel on your be out of their rooms by noon so that we may prepare for our incoming guests. Lunch when accompanied by a parent or guardian. Per-night housing cost ranges from arrival day, the day your workshop starts, if you do not show up, or if you leave a on departure day is included in your stay. If shared, $172–196, to private, $262–298. * evening events program or event early. you choose to spend the afternoon, you may Kripalu’s evening programs are free to leave your bags in the Luggage Room. Kripalu page 10 Private Bath, all registered guests, except in the case financial assistance HEALTHY LIVING includes Annex of special ticketed events. Limited We strive to make our programs available PROGRAMS Double or single occupancy; queen or twin general public tickets may be available to everyone, within the limits of our for evening programs and events; please Discover a new level of wellness and beds; either lake side or mountain side; resources. Deadlines do apply. For private baths. call Registrations at 800.741.7353 for information and applications, visit our vitality in programs that focus on the more information. mind, body, heart, and spirit. Per-night housing cost ranges from website or call Registrations. shared, $192–263, to private, $282–384.* senior discount *Based on midweek, weekend, or holiday stays. We offer a 10 percent discount on tuition and room & meals pricing to seniors (age coming with friends 65+). This discount does not apply to or family? Healing Arts or Kripalu Shop purchases Kripalu page 12 and may not be combined with other Schools of Yoga If you wish to room together, please select discounts. Some restrictions apply. and Ayurveda a shared room option. Deepen your practice and share your passion with the world. coming alone? If you are coming alone and register for a shared room, we will assign you a roommate (of the same sex).

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800.741.7353 or kripalu.org 93 with gratitude… Continuing education kripalu board of trustees Leadership Team Marcy Balter, Board Chair Chief Executive Officer David Lipsius Dorothy Cochrane Vice President of People, Culture, and Programs Erin Peck CE and CME credits Lisette Cooper Vice President of Marketing and Communications Inger Forland Steve Dinkelaker Vice President of Operations John O’Neill David Ellner Director of Program Development Denise Barack Marcia Feuer Finance Manager Heather Brock Christine Fuchs Healing Arts Manager Raya Buckley Sarah Hancock Director of Operations Robert Cohen Timothy Henry Director of Facilities Kevin Darcy More than 100 CE and CME Joan Kopperl Director of R&R and Healthy Living Stephen Daoust Peter Levin Grounds Supervisor Kevin Foran programs to choose from. David Lipsius Volunteer and Intern Manager Laurie Magoon Carol O’Neil Director of Program Operations Patti McCabe Integrate your life, your career, and your practice with our Michael Pulitzer, Jr. Guest Services Manager Beth Miller many programs that offer CE and CME credits. John Taylor Director, Kripalu Schools of Yoga and Ayurveda Micah Mortali Erin Tunnicliffe Registrations Manager Patrick O’Connell CE credits are available for Director, Kripalu Institute for Extraordinary Living Edi Pasalis • psychologists (PSY) Kripalu Shop Manager Beth Ann Schroeder • nurses* (RN) Executive Chef Jeremy Rock Smith Director of Development Kelly Baxter Spitz • social workers (SW) Marketing and Communications Director of Online Learning Michael Thiemann • certified counselors (NBCC) Director of Information Technology Mike Welch • registered dietitians (RD) Vice President of Marketing • yoga teachers (YA) and Communications Inger Forland • athletic trainers (BOC) Digital Content Coordinator Lori Ahrenstein Social Media Editor Kimberly Jordan Allen • massage therapists** (NCBTMB) Editor Jonathan Ambar programming • coaches (ICF) Graphic Designer Chelsea Cartabiano Director of Program Development Denise Barack • marriage and family therapists (BBS) Marketing Analyst Brenda Elling CE Coordinator Janis Bowersox Art Director Derek Hansen Program Development Coordinator Yuri Hernandez CME credits are available for Writer Danna Faulds Director of Program Operations Patti McCabe Catalog Managing Editor Nancy Macy • physicians*** (MD/DO) Workshop Programmer Dave Odorisio Marketing Project Manager Lyn Meczywor Senior Workshop Programmer Rasmani Debbie Orth Videographer Carrie Owens Workshop Programmer Caroline Saxe-Cobaugh Look for CE and CME credits with program descriptions. Editorial Director Lisa Pletzer Please note that credit fees are nonrefundable after the last Videographer Richard Sands Editorial Manager Tresca Weinstein day of your stay. *Nursing Continuing Education Credits provided through Berkshire AHEC. **Kripalu is not recognized by the state of New York to offer Catalog contributors Photography continuing education to massage therapists through NCBTMB. Cover photographer: John Dolan. Paul Conrath, Gregory Cherin, Marc Gordon, David Corrections Policy Agnello, Douglas Baz, Maureen Cotton, Yashoda, Lydia Ann Douglas, We make every effort to ensure the accuracy of all our information. ***Berkshire Health Systems is accredited by the Massachusetts David Ellingsen, Derek Hansen, Adam Mastoon, Ellen Michelson, Mary Schjeldahl, Changes after press time and errors do occasionally occur, however, Medical Society to sponsor continuing medical education for David Scull, Michelle Barclay, Tricia McCormack, and Jeanny Tsai. and we reserve the right to make necessary changes and corrections. physicians. Special Thanks Mailing List Special thanks to photography assistant Ken Taro Hashimura, makeup and styling artists We occasionally share our mailing list with like-minded organizations. Some CE credits are pending. Check website for updated Ramona Kelly and Courtney Kelly, Libby Delana, Arabella Plum, Nathan Lawton, and To request that your address not be shared, call Registrations at information. Emily Beaulieu. Our gratitude to Be Present, Prana, Athleta, Eileen 800.741.7353 or e-mail [email protected]. Fisher, Good Charma Jewelry, Liz Jonas Jewelry, Violet Love, Colly Wine Flower, Beyond Yoga, and Hyde Yoga Clothes. “Kripalu” is a registered trademark of Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health. For more information visit kripalu.org/cecredits. Help us conserve resources. On the Cover Share this catalog with a friend. Randi-Lee Glickman, stay-at-home mom and yogi Recycle it when you’re done. Nashua, New Hampshire.

800.741.7353 or kripalu.org 95 Presenter Index A E Lenihan, Izzy 68 R Albert, Lee 54 Edmunds, Jashoda 14 Leven, Dan 42, 57, 75 Rawnicki, Tracy 87 Amelio, Shivananda Thomas 40 Este-McDonald, Claire 25 Liebman, Brahmani 14 Reis, Jennifer 14, 32, 41, 48 Rinzler, Lodro 53 Aranda, Linda 29 F Lobel, Adam 24 Arguetty, Danny 48 Feldman, Kate and Joel 79 Lundeen, Sudha Carolyn 14, 27, 54, 74 Roberts, Rick 71 Aronie, Nancy Slonim 30 Fields, Richard 58 Luppino, Shrila Leslie 80 Rosen, Tommy 81 off the mat Arp-Sandel, Karen 31, 64 Ross, Priti Robyn 40 Fishman, Loren 61 M Rountree, Sage 64 Atkinson, Phoebe 77 Fountain, Yogeshwari (Lissa) 51 Macomber, Donna 29 with Kripalu faculty Jennifer Reis B Foust, Jonathan (Sudhir) 14, 15, 53 Macpherson, Miranda 50 S Bagnulo, John 45 Futuronsky, Aruni Nan 21, 43, 57, 81 Madsen, Lena 25 Saidman, Colleen 67 What brought you to your current role at Kripalu? Schaff, Terry 61 Barnett, Libby 90 G Mallah, Jordan 89 I came to Kripalu from Canada 18 years ago to become a yoga teacher. From the beginning, I knew in my heart that Kripalu Baron-Reid, Colette 51 Gaines, Alison Shore 53 Mann, Rosy 15, 57, 79 Schwartz, Robert 26 was my home, but little did I know that it would completely alter the course of my life. After four years teaching yoga in Canada, Barrett, Ellen 82 Garivaltis, Hilary 32, 73, 74 Marchesiello, Vandita Kate 50 Shapiro, Dani 89 I came back to Kripalu as a volunteer. I continued to teach yoga and R&R Retreat workshops here after my volunteer year Beck, Barb 52 Goleman, Daniel 51 Marsh, Sarahjoy 69 Singh, Guru 73 ended, and began designing and leading retreats and teacher trainings. I worked in Healing Arts for six years, and today Bennett-Goleman, Tara 51 Gonzalez, Evelyn 80 Mason, Heather 49 Sirois, Maria 21, 23, 68, 77, 88 I am a director of the 200-hour Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training and a Healthy Living faculty member. Ben-Shahar, Tal 21, 77 Gordon, James S. 71 Mather, Erica 33 Sky, Licia 44 Berenson, Jon 29 Greenspan, Miriam 34 McDonough, Megan 21, 77 Smith, Iona M. 14 Why do you practice and teach yoga? Bergins, Toni 86 Grossman, Marc 66 McGonagill, Lynn 58 Smith, Jeremy Rock 54, 83 When I found Kripalu Yoga, I found not only my home but also myself. Yoga saved my life in many ways. It Bhatt, Jyothi 15, 57, 79 Gulino, Victoria 39 McLaren, Karla 49 Stein, Claude 60 gave me a clear path to live a healthy, centered, and focused life, and this in turn helps all of who I am come Birch, Beryl Bender 23, 66 Meuth, Elsbeth 41 Sinton, Nancy 49 to fruition. I teach yoga because it profoundly changed—and continues to change—my life, and I want to H Bloom, Charlie and Linda 59 Migdow, Jeff 90 Sutton, Adam 86 bring that to others. Hancock, Maureen 30 Blossom, Scott 15 Mikulus, Margrit 15 Swift, Kathie Madonna 28, 50, 65, 74 Hanley, Kate 82 Bonwell, Jacqui 72 Miller, Ryan 49 What inspires and motivates you? Harper, Christin Staszesky 66 T Borysenko, Joan 72 Millman, Dan 25 When my students share with me the transformations Hendrix, Harville 26 Thomas, Maria 71 Brach, Tara 22 Mira 42 they’ve experienced, and how their lives have Herring, Laraine 48 Thurman, Robert 89 Bregman, Peter 85 Mittra, Dharma 78 changed because of yoga and yoga nidra. Herron, Nan 75 Tomasulo, Dan 90 Brier, Rabbi Sigal 36 Montaldo, Jonathan 26 Holden, Lee 28 Treat, Erin 69 Britten, Rhonda 45 Moore, Dana 44 How has Kripalu resonated with you? Horowitz, Richard 24 Trudeau, Renée Peterson 61 Broussard, Terrel 32, 78 Morgan, Caverly 64 Kripalu has watered my good seeds, given me Hughes, Jurian 14, 28, 41 Tseten, Lama Migmar 45 Burrows, Mark 88 Mortali, Micah 33 sunlight and air to grow and shine, pruned me Hunt, Helen LaKelly 26 V Busia, Kofi 55 Mukti 84 where I needed pruning, and also let me expand Valeri, Kim 29 Buttenheim, Megha Nancy 77 J N and grow when I needed to do that. I cannot imagine Johnson, Sean 42 van der Kolk, Bessel 44 Byrne, Hugh 69 Naiman, Rubin 60 how I would have lived my life without Kripalu. Jonas, Robert 88 Villoldo, Alberto 33 C Nardini, Sadie 52 Jones, Sue 75 W Carlson, Larissa Hall 14, 15, 57, 73, 79, 86 Nelson, Bhavani Lorraine 37 How do you like to spend your free time? Joshi, Sunil 15 Wagner, David Harshada 79 Carroll, Yoganand Michael 14, 15, 38, Nelson, Doshin Michael 32 In my free time, I seek balance through daily yoga and Judith, Anodea 80 Watson, Peter 29 53, 86 Nelson, Ken 75 self-care practices. My greatest pleasure is nature—simply Watterson, Meggan 73 Cerier, Leslie 55 K Nelson, Lisa B. 23, 28, 74 being with the elements. I paddleboard, swim, ski, walk with the Weaver, Freddy Zental 41 Cope, Stephen 39, 60, 62 Kay, Annie B. 21, 23, 28, 43, 54, 65, 74, 81 Newhart, Cristie 31, 58 dogs, and cycle to take it all in. Weintraub, Amy 78 Crist, Ray 85 Kessler, David 30 Newman, David (Durga Das) 42 Khalsa, Hari Kirin Kaur 38 Welch, Claudia 15 Jennifer Reis is a faculty member for the Kripalu School of D Nichtern, David 65 Khalsa, Kartar 56 Wendroff, Jason 87 Yoga and Kripalu Healthy Living programs. Dalbec, Michelle 14, 28, 58, 86 Norian, Todd 41, 82 Kieves, Tama 65 Williams, Randal 34 Daniell, Matthew 59 P Killian, Dian 84 Williamson, Elysabeth 66 Dasa, Satya Narayana 15 Palmo, Jetsunma Tenzin 56 Don’t miss Jennifer Reis at Kripalu: Kornfield, Jack 69 Wong, Sukha 31 Delgado, Janna 14, 28 Pastiloff, Jennifer 85 Kozlowski, Coby 14, 50 Wyoma 44 • Ayurvedic Seasonal Retreat, December 14–19 (page 32) Denniston, Paul 30 Pearson, James and Audrey 27 Y • Living Out Loud: Creating Joy and Intention for the Desai, Panache 23 L Peirce, Rudy 14, 28, 39, 86 Yang, Yang 22, 71 New Year, December 28–January 2 (page 41) DiLisio, Greg 37, 72 Laliotis, Deany 67 Peng, Robert 56 Lang, Lesli 75 Yee, Rodney 67 • Yoga and Deep Relaxation Retreat: The Gift of Douillard, John 15, 79, 84 Piquet, Eléonore 87 Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra®, January 2–4 (page 48) Larson, Kimberly 32, 78 Porchon-Lynch, Tao 29 Lasley, Martha 84 Pransky, Jillian 52 Lee, Cyndi 23 Prasada, Sierra 25 PO Box 309 Stockbridge, MA Non-Profit Org. 01262-0309 U.S. Postage kripalu.org PAID Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health

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