Explore the Power of You 150+ Programs with World-Renowned Presenters a Bounty of Possibilities Life-Changing Programs, Trainings, Delicious Recipes, and More!

Fall 2015 SEPTEMBER–NOVEMBER ®

Explore the Power of You 150+ Programs with world-renowned presenters A Bounty of Possibilities Life-changing programs, trainings, delicious recipes, and more!

Yoga Journal LIVE! at Kripalu this November

Jeremy Rock Smith Executive Chef, Kripalu Kitchen

Stockbridge, MA | 800.741.7353 | kripalu.org MISSION DRIVEN, DONOR SUPPORTED OUR MISSION IS TO EMPOWER PEOPLE

AND COMMUNITIES

TO REALIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL THROUGH THE TRANSFORMATIVE WISDOM Welcome AND PRACTICE OF YOGA. to Fall at Kripalu

Established in 1974, Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health is the premier destination for individuals and organizations seeking a joyful, inclusive, and compassionate environment for wellness, learning, and retreat. Located on a breathtaking campus in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, Kripalu offers more than 700 programs a year that deliver life-changing, immersive experiences to nearly 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. WELCOME TO KRIPALU

Dear friends, DON’T MISS! One of our core beliefs is that personal growth and development is never a one-size-fits-all endeavor. As individuals, we may be attracted to different yoga Stanislav Grof and Tav Sparks styles, different teachers, different experiences, and different ways of learning. SEPTEMBER 11–13 The Adventure of Self-Discovery: A Holotropic Breathwork Experience p. 76 Our natures, personalities, and preferences suggest that we may each need a Dan Millman unique approach to answer the eternal questions: Who am I? Who do I want to SEPTEMBER 18–20 Body Mind Mastery: The Peaceful Warrior’s Way to Lifelong Well-Being p. 75 be? How can I live a more skillful, meaningful, and fulfilling life? Dani Shapiro OCTOBER 2–4 Kripalu celebrates these differences and welcomes all seekers in a way that meets each individual The Stories We Carry: Meditation and Writing p. 40 exactly where they are. Rather than adopt a dogmatic, single-view approach to yoga and David Whyte experiential learning, we offer a wide array of programs and experiences to serve the highest needs OCTOBER 16–18 The Essence of Our Nature: Finding Strength in Vulnerability p. 78 of everyone open to finding meaning and purpose in life. While each Kripalu experience is unique to Sharon Salzberg and Stephen Cope the guest or student, the result is often the same—an inspiring sense of self-compassion and joyful OCTOBER 23–25 The Practice of Loving-Kindness: A Meditation and Yoga Weekend p. 92 wonder as people rediscover the truth that we are all brilliantly special and unique, all profoundly Bessel van der Kolk and Licia Sky connected to every other living being, and all fully empowered to live the life we want to live. OCTOBER 23–25 The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma p. 67 I invite you to find a program that is right for you, exactly as you are, in this time and place. At Kripalu, Renée Peterson Trudeau OCTOBER 23–25 you will be welcomed with open arms, warm hearts, and friendly smiles. We’ve been waiting for you, A New Way of Being: Women’s Self-Renewal Retreat p. 79 and we’re glad you found us as you follow your own path to self-discovery and skillful living. David Emerson and Jenn Turner OCTOBER 25–30 Namaste, Trauma-Sensitive Yoga: A Workshop for Yoga Teachers p. 68 David Kessler, Maureen Hancock, and Paul Denniston NOVEMBER 13–15 From Grieving to Believing: The Soul in Transformation p. 81 David Lipsius, Alberto Villoldo CEO NOVEMBER 13–15 One Spirit Medicine: The Mind of God, the Brain of Man, the Heart of the Shaman p. 81

Fall 2015 800.741.7353 or kripalu.org | 3 As a yoga-based retreat center, Kripalu provides experiential education for the whole person: mind, body, heart, and spirit. 16 22 Our dynamic curriculum is designed to empower people to transform, heal, and grow. During your stay, we invite you to Kripalu Schools of Yoga and Ayurveda On-Site | Online Programs From skill-building to self-development, our A dynamic blend of two modes of study— explore and enjoy everything Kripalu has to offer. extraordinary faculty, nourishing learning immerse yourself in the Kripalu Experience environment, and community of like-minded and then keep learning at home. peers help you move into the world as an inspired teacher and healer.

All Visits Include • Nurturing retreat environment • Kripalu YogaDance® classes Also in this Issue • Kripalu Yoga classes—beginner, • Evening workshops and events 101 CE/CME Credit Information gentle, intermediate, and vigorous • Sauna • Renowned natural-foods cuisine • Meditation room 104 Programs by Date • Comfortable accommodations • Fitness room 108 Plan Your Stay Discover • Hiking trails and walking paths • Cafe (with Wi-Fi) 112 Presenter Index the right Kripalu Experience for you. for all fitness levels • Wireless Lounge • Shop • Healing Arts (additional cost) 8 12 26 28

Special Events R&R Retreat and Group Retreats Making an Impact Presenters and Programs Kripalu’s special events are powerful immersions Create your own Kripalu Experience. Choose The true measure of our mission is the impact Choose from hundreds of transformative you won’t find anywhere else. Explore a wide from a variety of workshops on health and we have on people’s lives, at our retreat center programs—led by exceptional teachers, range of themes, from vinyasa yoga to somatic wellness topics, daily yoga and dance classes and in the world. Find out how you can help authors, and luminaries—designed to inspire, psychology, with outstanding teachers in a for all levels, concerts, outdoor activities, and make our mission-driven programs possible. educate, and empower. supportive community. so much more.

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One-of-a-kind events and conferences you won’t find anywhere else.

Special Events

Happening this Fall at Kripalu

In addition to our transformative programs and trainings, we’re hosting and cosponsoring a variety of special events and conferences that support our mission. We’re excited to See upcoming special events bring experts in many fields to Kripalu and to share these on the following pages. incredible community opportunities with you.

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NOVEMBER 20–23 FRIDAY–MONDAY

NOVEMBER 22–27 SUNDAY–FRIDAY at Kripalu R&R RETREAT SPECIAL EVENT

BREATHING ROOM: A WEEKEND OF POWER AND PLAY RODNEY YEE is the cofounder, THANKSGIVING with Colleen Saidman, of the AT KRIPALU Rodney Yee, Colleen Saidman Yee, Elena Brower, Coby Kozlowski, Alexandria Gaiam Yoga Club, and the Crow, Coral Brown, and Vinnie Marino with Larissa Hall Carlson, Aya Trenier, creator of dozens of yoga DVDs. Tyler Sussman, Jeremy Rock Smith, Erin Casperson, KDZ: The Kripalu Drummers, yeeyoga.com This Thanksgiving, start a new holiday tradition: Do something Steven Leonard, and more for you. Wouldn’t it be delicious to pause and reflect on all you COLLEEN SAIDMAN YEE has have to be grateful for, while practicing self-care and sampling The best of Yoga Journal LIVE! and everything Kripalu has to offer. a wide range of abundant offerings? Our R&R Retreat program been a certified Jivamukti Yoga gifts you with the space and variety you need to design your teacher since 1998 and is the personal Thanksgiving retreat in Kripalu’s serene setting. CE credits. director of Yoga Shanti in Sag This inspiring event dives into the flow with a celebration of vinyasa yoga, Harbor, New York. Come on Sunday and give yourself several days to unwind, or yogashanti.com arrive just in time for a memorable midday Thanksgiving feast featuring renowned teachers and our own Kripalu faculty. that offers a cornucopia of nutritious options. During this weekend of power and play, enjoy everything from slow, meditative ELENA BROWER has been movement to vigorous, heat-building sequences. Workshop topics covering a teaching yoga and meditation ALL WEEK wide range of yoga traditions and styles include since 1999. Coauthor of Art of Attention, she produced the • Participate in special gratitude-themed workshops that film On Meditation. celebrate the spirit of the season, or choose from workshops in • Consciously constructing positive habits on and off the mat elenabrower.com yoga, Ayurveda, health, personal growth, and creativity • Chakra-balancing asana to revitalize the body and soul COBY KOZLOWSKI, MA, • Experience the nourishment of nature in guided • Systematic posture clinics to break down elusive E-RYT, is a faculty member for hikes through the beautiful Berkshires challenging poses the Kripalu School of Yoga and founder of Karma Yoga • Curl up with a good book in the cozy Sun Room, • Contemporary perspectives illuminating or unwind in the sauna Leadership Intensive™. yogic philosophy through personal cobyk.com • Sip warm tea and connect with new friends in the Kripalu Cafe practice ALEXANDRIA CROW trained • Forest bathing, hooping, and THANKSGIVING DAY extensively with James Brown, labyrinth walks on the Kripalu founder of the American Yoga • Set your intentions in a revitalizing Kripalu Yoga class grounds School, and leads teacher • Enjoy our whole-foods Thanksgiving feast* • Special evening events, including trainings across the country. alexandriacrow.com • Participate in a soulful Gratitude Hike live music by DJ Tasha Blank and Kevin Paris, an outdoor fire ceremony, CORAL BROWN draws on • Attend a stirring evening kirtan and so much more. extensive experience in Prana Vinyasa Flow Yoga, philoso- NOTE Minimum stay of two nights is required. Explore, practice, and connect in this phy, and holistic counseling to *Thanksgiving midday meal is not included for Thursday arrivals; one-of-a kind event! provide space for healing and a meal pass may be purchased for $18, plus tax. transformation. coralbrown.net TUITION $500. Add 2 weekend nights and VINNIE MARINO is one of 1 midweek night room & meals; see page 108. Los Angeles’ most popular FIND OUT MORE kriplau.org/specialretreats vinyasa flow teachers and a FIND OUT MORE about the conference senior teacher at YogaWorks. schedule, workshops, and presenters vinniemarinoyoga.com at kripalu.org/yjlive

See the Kripalu website for additional faculty bios.

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OCTOBER 6–9 TUESDAY–FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 18–22 Food As KRIPALU’S Medicine OCTOBER 18–23 24th ANNUAL A FEAST OF SCIENCE Breath Immersion 2015 AND WISDOM FROM SCIENCE TO SAMADHI YOGA TEACHERS James S. Gordon, MD, Kathie Madonna Swift, MS, RDN, LDN, FAND, Shirley Telles, PhD, Stanislav Grof, MD, CONFERENCE John Bagnulo, MPH, PhD, Cynthia Geyer, MD, Jessica Dibb, Daniel J. Siegel, MD, TOOLS FOR THE RADIANT TEACHER: Aviva Romm, MD, Marti Wolfson, and Patricia Gerbarg, MD, Richard P. Brown, MD, IGNITING OJAS AND TEJAS FOR Stefanie Sacks, MS, CNS, CDN Yoganand Michael Carroll, and more VITALITY AND WISDOM FIND OUT MORE FIND OUT MORE on page 64. on page 53. FOR yoga teachers from all traditions, Ayurvedic practitioners, and Ayurvedic Health Counselors. CE credits. Copresented with Are you prepared to lead your students deeper? Drawing on skilled Kripalu faculty and world-renowned experts, this conference takes your practice and teaching to a new level. Choose from workshops designed to stoke the fire of tejas, your inner radiance and power of insight, and of ojas, your vital energy. NOVEMBER 1–6 Take home potent, practical tools gained from personal experience, and the fresh inspiration that Somatic Psychology comes from practicing with colleagues and friends SEPTEMBER 28–30 Conference who share this calling. Jaci Hull, MA, LMFT, Ann Weiser Cornell, PhD, Symposium on Yoga Research Brian Gleason, LCSW, Marcia Gleason, LCSW, More than 20 workshops with experts in the field, Joe Weldon, MS, and Beth L. Haessig, PsyD on topics including B. N. Gangadhar, MD, Edward McAuley, PhD, and Remy Coeytaux, MD, PhD FIND OUT MORE on page 61. • The art of skillful assisting FIND OUT MORE on page 88. • Yoga therapeutics for neck and shoulders Copresented with CopresentedHealing by Arts • The Ayurvedic kitchen • Incorporating sound into your yoga teaching Schools of Yoga and Ayurveda • Partner yoga, including supported flying poses Institute for Extraordinary Living • Self-care through nature immersion Healthy Living Programs • Restorative yoga, Yin Yoga, and meditation FEATURED FACULTY • Vedic astrology and architecture.

PLUS OCTOBER 2–4 • Keynote with John Douillard, DC, director of the LifeSpa Ayurvedic Health Center: How Contemporary Yoga Fusion Science Supports Ancient Wisdom THE ULTIMATE FALL YOGA RETREAT John Sudha Yoganand Larissa Todd • Bollywood-inspired movement with the Doonya dancers Jennifer Reis, Jovinna Chan, Douillard Carolyn Michael Hall Norian • A musical celebration with recording artist Girish Ben McLellan, Daniel Orlansky, Lundeen Carroll Carlson • Illuminating YES (Yoga, Education, and Service) Lisa Taylor, and Guru Jagat NOVEMBER 27–29 talk with Sat Bir S. Khalsa FIND OUT MORE on page 89. NOTE See this program on the Kripalu website for workshop Kundalini Rising descriptions, schedules, and presenter information. Ajeet Kaur and Nirinjan Kaur TUITION $335. Add 3 midweek nights room & meals; with special guests Matthew Schoening see page 108. and Ram Dass FIND OUT MORE on page 99. Coby Michelle Sat Bir S. Micah Jennifer Kozlowski Dalbec Khalsa Mortali Reis FIND OUT MORE at kripalu.org/teachersconference

800.741.7353 or kripalu.org | 11 Kripalu | R&R RETREAT An R&R Retreat offers you the flexibility to create a uniquely individual immersion. Whether you’re looking to connect with like-minded people or enjoy the Imagine a quiet of our peaceful surroundings, we have something for everyone. program that’s so perfect for you, it’s as though you designed it R&R Retreat yourself. Come home to yourself. Choose from a rich variety of classes, workshops, and outdoor activities to craft your own unique experience.

• Take a morning, noontime, or afternoon yoga class at any level— beginner, gentle, intermediate, or vigorous vinyasa. • Learn more about Ayurveda, the mind-body connection, building resilience, yoga off the mat, and much more, in workshops with our skilled faculty. • Venture into the beautiful Berkshires with a guided hike, or stroll down to our lakefront for peaceful kayaking. • Get moving in a Kripalu YogaDance® class or feel the beat in an uplifting drum circle or evening concert. • Enjoy nutritious, delicious meals made with love in the Kripalu Kitchen, and get inspired at a cooking demonstration with our chef. • Or simply relax, savoring the time that’s unplanned and unplugged.

All-inclusive fall prices start at $167 per night. Two-night minimum required; sorry, no Saturday arrivals or departures.

FIND OUT MORE online and view our monthly R&R Retreat schedules, featuring descriptions of the workshops and who’s teaching them kripalu.org/rr

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Customized experiences, endless Group Retreats possibilities. What makes a Kripalu Group Retreat unique?

• EDUCATION Private classes, workshops, and in-depth study sessions designed for your group’s interests and objectives, with themes ranging from yoga and stress management to holistic nutrition and outdoor adventure. • LEARNING ENVIRONMENT Kripalu provides space for participants to breathe, decompress, and integrate the content they are receiving. Whether enjoying a stroll on our beautiful campus between sessions, participating in a Kripalu YogaDance® class, or ending their day with a yoga class, participants are sure to benefit from the balanced learning environment. • RECREATION AND RELAXATION Yoga classes, hikes at your level, three delicious meals a day, and optional Healing Arts treatments (additional cost). • BONDING Spend quality time together on our beautiful grounds, at our evening events, and in group sessions that take your connection—with yourself and each other—to the next level. • ALL-INCLUSIVE PRICING and personal attention, no matter what your group size.

A FRESH AND CREATIVE TAKE on family reunions, team-building retreats, FIND OUT MORE about Group Retreats kripalu.org/groups Sorry, no Saturday arrivals or departures. alumni gatherings, or getaways with friends.

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

Kripalu Schools of Yoga and Ayurveda

Why Kripalu? IMMERSION LEARNING EXCEPTIONAL FACULTY THRIVING LINEAGE

FOR MORE INFORMATION Benefit from a unique experience that Our faculty are extraordinary guides. Over the last four decades, we’ve developed a potent 800.848.8702 allows you to fully immerse in the practice They provide an in-depth experience, teaching methodology that fuses the richness of [email protected] and study of yoga and Ayurveda. an authentic commitment to the Kripalu tradition with ancient Ayurvedic and kripalu.org/ksya While you’re here, develop tools to teaching excellence, and a profound contemporary Western approaches to healing cultivate health, create community, and connection to the wisdom and and self-development. Ours is a living tradition—an See upcoming training dates transform—body, mind, heart, and spirit. practices that Kripalu Yoga offers. invitation to align with your true nature. on the following pages.

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Kripalu Kripalu School Kripalu School Schools of of Yoga of Ayurveda Yoga and Incorporate the wisdom of yoga into your life with our 200- and Ayurveda, yoga’s sister science, is the oldest continuously practiced Ayurveda 300-hour certification programs, approved by the Yoga Alliance. health-care system in the world. Kripalu makes this time-honored system Life changing and empowering, our trainings help you find new depths accessible and relevant to contemporary life with two Ayurveda in your practice, while offering valuable skills to enrich your students. certificate programs; both begin with Foundations of Ayurveda.

FOUR TRAINING OPTIONS THREE TRAINING OPTIONS

200-Hour Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training 200-Hour Foundations of Ayurveda Gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence you need to become an A great beginning for anyone interested in pursuing Ayurveda exceptional yoga teacher. You emerge from our training inspired and professionally or personally. You learn ready to teach. Our residential training is offered as a monthlong • The core concepts of Ayurveda and fundamentals of Ayurvedic program or as two 12-day sessions. anatomy and physiology • The basic Ayurvedic approach to digestion and nutrition 300-Hour Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training • Introductory Sanskrit Immerse yourself in a supportive environment that allows you to expand • Mantras for improving health and longevity. your range, advance your teaching, and strengthen your practice. Open to 200-hour-certified teachers of any Yoga Alliance–registered school, 300-Hour Ayurvedic Yoga Teacher Training this training consists of four 9-day modules, and each module includes Build on the foundation of your 200-hour yoga teacher training with the 75 classroom hours. specialized skills offered in our 300-Hour Ayurvedic Yoga Teacher Training. As yoga’s sister science, Ayurveda provides valuable techniques 300-Hour Ayurvedic Yoga Teacher Training that can help you guide your students to tune into their intuitive wisdom. Build on the foundation of your 200-hour yoga teacher training with the This training consists of Foundations of Ayurveda and two 9-day modules, specialized skills offered in our 300-Hour Ayurvedic Yoga Teacher taken in any order. Training. As yoga’s sister science, Ayurveda provides valuable techniques that can help you guide your students to tune into their intuitive wisdom. 650-Hour Ayurvedic Health Counselor Certification This training consists of Foundations of Ayurveda and two 9-day modules, Combined with Foundations of Ayurveda, this training consists of four taken in any order. 9-day modules that qualify you to provide Ayurvedic diet and lifestyle recommendations that support overall health and wellness. Learn Kripalu Yoga in the Schools Teacher Training • Strategies for performing effective and safe consultations, with a Bolster your skills and gain tools that can enhance the lives of adolescents minimum of 50 client encounters in this scientifically validated 7-day certification program. Open to • Valuable techniques for health promotion and disease prevention 200-hour-certified yoga teachers of any Yoga Alliance–registered school. • Pulse diagnostic techniques • Ayurvedic therapies FIND OUT MORE kripalu.org/ksy • Tools for building a thriving holistic-health practice.

FIND OUT MORE kripalu.org/ksa

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Kripalu 200-Hour Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training Schools of Fall 2015 OCTOBER 18–NOVEMBER 13 Yoga and Monthlong Intensive Coby Kozlowski and Jurian Hughes Ayurveda Training Dates Experience the fundamentals of Kripalu Yoga. Our Yoga Alliance–approved 200-Hour Kripalu Yoga certification program trains you to teach safe, fun, and empowering yoga classes, and shows you how to incorporate the wisdom of yoga into your life. COBY KOZLOWSKI, MA, E-RYT, is a You learn faculty member for the Kripalu School • The principles and practices of Kripalu Yoga’s of Yoga and founder of Karma Yoga 21 foundational asanas Leadership Intensive™. cobyk.com • Introductory anatomy and physiology applied to asana JURIAN HUGHES, E-RYT 500, MFA, • Fundamentals of yoga’s rich philosophical is a faculty member at Kripalu, yoga 300-Hour Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training traditions teacher trainer, Let Your Yoga • Approaches for assisting students Dance® trainer, and a voice coach. SEPTEMBER 18–27 FRIDAY–SUNDAY • Ways to guide students in developing jurianhughes.com nonjudgmental self-awareness and Instructing Yoga for Special Populations self-compassion • Skills for designing well-rounded classes, including YOGA FOR EVERY BODY warm-ups, asanas, pranayama, relaxation, and Sudha Carolyn Lundeen meditation techniques. How we take yoga out into the world and into our classes plays an important part in TUITION $2,675, plus room & meals. For more determining how successful we are as teachers. Instructing Yoga for Special Populations SUDHA CAROLYN LUNDEEN, RN, information, contact us at [email protected] trains you to offer posture modifications that create a safe environment for all types of E-RYT 500, leads trainings in the Kripalu or 800.848.8702. students. It also helps you develop valuable skills for working one-on-one and for meeting Schools of Yoga and Ayurveda. Her individual students’ needs in a group setting. Kripalu Gentle Yoga DVD has won three This module includes prestigious awards. sudhalundeen.com • Principles for teaching special populations, such as the elderly or pregnant women • Advanced skills for working with private clients • Anatomy of the circulatory and lymphatic systems LARISSA HALL CARLSON, E-RYT 500, • Ayurvedic lifestyle tools. 300-Hour Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, guides retreats, directs trainings, and TUITION $1,049, plus room & meals. For more information, NOVEMBER 13–22 FRIDAY–SUNDAY contact us at [email protected] or 800.848.8702. provides Ayurvedic consultations Teaching Pranayama and Advanced Asana throughout the country. larissacarlson.com ESSENTIAL PRACTICES FOR YOGA TEACHERS YOGANAND MICHAEL CARROLL, E-RYT 500, is Dean of the Kripalu School Larissa Hall Carlson and Yoganand Michael Carroll of Yoga and has been training yoga Kripalu School of Ayurveda The practice of breathwork awakens the life force and opens the door to profound teachers for decades. He is a masterful meditation. Deepen your knowledge of pranayama, gain mastery in teaching storyteller who makes learning SEPTEMBER 25–OCTOBER 4 FRIDAY–SUNDAY asana, and explore the philosophy that gave birth to these techniques in a complex philosophical training designed to revitalize your physical and energetic bodies. concepts fun and engaging. 200-Hour Foundations of Ayurveda: Part 1 pranakriya.com LARISSA HALL CARLSON, E-RYT 500, This module includes Larissa Hall Carlson, Balarama Chandra Das, and Rosy Mann Dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, • Ayurvedic, yogic, and contemporary perspectives on prana and the Discover your natural rhythms and sources of guides retreats, directs trainings, and physiology of subtle energy wisdom while learning the fundamentals of this provides Ayurvedic consultations • Guided experiences that reveal how pranayama can be used to soothe time-honored technology. Our integrated throughout the country. larissacarlson.com and steady the mind curriculum makes studying Ayurveda an exciting • Practical anatomy and alignment principles for advanced asana BALARAMA CHANDRA DAS, • Contraindications and teaching tools to work safely with students exploration that leaves you feeling more connected a certified Ayurvedic Consultant and to yourself, others, and seasonal rhythms. • Opportunities to develop your skills and build confidence through faculty member of the Kripalu School one-on-one sessions and evaluated practice-teaches Continue to practice the teachings through of Ayurveda, focuses his professional • A unique Kripalu teaching methodology that integrates at-home assignments between sessions. Course practice on Ayurvedic Psychology and modifications, variations, and hands-on assists. components include anatomy and physiology for habit reformation through positive Ayurveda, Ayurvedic digestion and nutrition, yoga expression, yoga, breath, and diet. TUITION $1,049, plus room & meals. For more information, contact us at [email protected] or 800.848.8702. and Ayurveda, Sanskrit, Ayurvedic lifestyle training, ROSY MANN brings more than 15 years and Ayurvedic psychology. of experience as an Ayurvedic doctor. She TUITION $2,675, plus room & meals. For more offers personal Ayurvedic consultations, information, contact us at [email protected] as well as educational courses, lectures, or 800.848.8702. and workshops. 800.741.7353 or kripalu.org | 21 Kripalu | ON-SITE AND ONLINE

Immerse yourself in the Kripalu Experience, then bring your inspiration home.

On-site | Online Study On-site Live what you’re learning in a holistic environment that’s ideal for Programs self-exploration. Connect with people just like you, committed to change. Along with your in-depth program sessions, enjoy daily yoga, meditation, and movement classes; whole-foods meals; and the natural beauty of the Berkshires.

Study Online Study at your own pace, in your own home, and apply the tools and A dynamic practices directly to your life. You receive ongoing support and blend of inspiration from faculty and fellow two modes students as you delve into new of study. material each week.

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“I feel an enormous change in my approach to eating and being. After a lifetime of struggling with eating On-Site | Online issues, this experience has enabled me to truly internalize Programs a new way of existing. I am extremely grateful.” — Jill G., East Hampton, New York

Celebrating 10 years of transformation!

SEPTEMBER 7–OCTOBER 23, 2015 OCTOBER 19, 2015–SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 TAL BEN-SHAHAR, PHD, cofounder and THE KRIPALU APPROACH TO DIET CLO of Wholebeing Institute, has lectured at An Integrative Weight-Loss Program CERTIFICATE IN Harvard University, where his course in Positive Psychology was the most popular at Aruni Nan Futuronsky, Annie B. Kay, and Lisa B. Nelson POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY the school. He is the author of the international best-sellers Happier, Being Happy, and Choose Kripalu’s groundbreaking weight-loss program—only better. ARUNI NAN FUTURONSKY is a DR. TAL BEN-SHAHAR, DR. MARIA SIROIS, the Life You Want. wholebeinginstitute.com FOR everyone. CE credits. Kripalu Yoga teacher, life coach, and AND MEGAN MCDONOUGH MARIA SIROIS, PSYD, is an inspirational Our proven 5-day retreat is enhanced with six weeks of online learning—continued support faculty member for Kripalu R&R Retreat speaker and clinical psychologist who lectures and motivation to keep you on the path to achieving your health and weight-loss goals. and Program Director for The Kripalu Cultivate well-being and explore what it truly means to be happy. internationally on the study and application Approach to Diet. coacharuni.com On-site, you discover how to shift into a balanced relationship with your body, led by our FOR anyone seeking a comprehensive understanding of Positive Psychology, of Positive Psychology, mind-body medicine, exceptional faculty—including a life coach, holistic physician, and nutritionist—who have ANNIE B. KAY, MS, RDN, LDN, RYT, including professionals in the fields of mental health, life coaching, and yoga and resilience. mariasirois.com years of experience guiding people into transformation. At home, you’re supported by is Lead Nutritionist at Kripalu, author therapy. CE credits. MEGAN MCDONOUGH is an author, faculty and peers online and in live group-share calls as you of Every Bite Is Divine, and an important Grounded in research, Positive Psychology focuses on what works for yoga teacher, and cofounder and CEO • Learn how to naturally lose weight and keep it off voice in whole-foods nutrition and yoga. individual and societal flourishing—cultivating happiness, strengths, of Wholebeing Institute, an educational everybiteisdivine.com • Develop empowering life skills and a more positive body image self-esteem, and optimism. You learn the latest mind-body science in organization committed to helping people LISA B. NELSON, MD, is Director of an environment that nourishes a “whole-being” approach—focusing on live life to its fullest. wholebeinginstitute.com • Enhance your nutrition and metabolism for weight management Medical Education for Kripalu Healthy the whole person through spiritual, physical, intellectual, relational, and • Plan strategies for your goals and lifestyle. Living programs. She also serves as emotional well-being. Adjunct Faculty medical director of the Nutrition Center Apply evidence-based Positive Psychology theory, tools, and research to TUITION $799, plus $75 technology fee. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; and is a practicing physician. see page 108. (web code IWLB-153) • Bring about lasting change in yourself, your clients, and the systems you work within • Improve the art and science of leadership, coaching, parenting, and teaching • Cultivate healthy personal and professional relationships Megha Nancy Phoebe Buttenheim Atkinson • Build affirming emotions and deal with painful ones • Develop positive self-regard and grounded optimism. You graduate with fully developed tools to help clients and expand your SEVEN WEEKS OF BLENDED LEARNING professional credibility and visibility. 11 MONTHS OF BLENDED LEARNING ONE 5-DAY ON-SITE TUITION $4,450, plus $150 technology fee. Add 10 midweek nights room TWO 5-DAY ON-SITE & meals; see page 108. (web code CPP5-151) IMMERSION: IMMERSIONS: SEPTEMBER 13–18 DECEMBER 6–11, 2015 and SEPTEMBER 25–30, 2016 SIX WEEKS OF ONLINE SUPPORT AT HOME In partnership with EIGHT ONLINE MODULES OF AT-HOME STUDY Find out more kripalu.org/weightloss Find out more kripalu.org/cipp

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Making an Impact

Providing Adolescents with Powerful Kripalu Yoga teachers are bringing the We’re investing Tools for a Happier, Healthier Life benefits of regular practice to at-risk kids. in positive change. You can help.

As a prosecutor in the New York State juvenile criminal Research shows that yoga and other contemplative Aron Steward is a Kripalu Yoga teacher and assistant director of the justice system, Carl Rubino knows firsthand what practices can help young people better regulate their Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center in Colchester, Vermont, the adolescents are up against. As a Kripalu Yoga teacher, he’s emotions and actions in healthy ways. Findings from only locked facility in the state, with 30 beds for kids ages 10 to 18. Since giving them the tools to change the course of their lives. studies initiated by the Kripalu Institute for Extraordinary graduating from Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training last year, she has sent nine “From my many years as a prosecutor, I know that a key to Living indicate that students who have been exposed to Woodside staff members to Kripalu to attend the Kripalu Approach to preventing recurring criminal behavior is altering some of the evidence-based KYIS curriculum are less reactive, more Healthy Living program, with the support of Kripalu scholarships. the internal forces and disconnects that drive criminal and optimistic, and better able to manage their own behavior. “They’ve come back not only with tools for taking better care of themselves, other antisocial behavior,” Carl says. “From my training “Multiple studies on yoga’s impact on adolescents show but also with a whole new perspective on how to work with the kids,” Aron and research, I know that yoga has been proven to be able that regular practice increases self-esteem and mental says. “They’re using breathing techniques, meditation, and mindfulness to do just that.” and physical well-being, strengthens coping mechanisms, to intervene when there’s a crisis. My mission is to build a strength-based A graduate of Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training and the reduces anxiety, and improves mood and the ability to treatment program out of what has historically been a detention Kripalu Yoga in the Schools (KYIS) Teacher Training (which self-regulate emotions,” says Sat Bir S. Khalsa, assistant center, and Kripalu Yoga is a fundamental supporting element of this he attended with the help of a Kripalu scholarship), Carl professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School at transformation.” has created an ongoing yoga program in a residential Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Research Director How important is yoga for adolescents in general, and particularly for those facility for adolescents in Social Services custody, sharing for Kripalu. “Qualitative data collection reveals that who are at risk? Says Carl, whose vision is for yoga to ultimately become yoga techniques to reduce stress and self-regulate their adolescents’ self-awareness and ease in their body part of the rehabilitative process statewide, “If yoga can teach them to behavior. Every week, the kids share with him how a increase [with regular yoga practice], and their worldview self-regulate—and we know that it can, from personal experience and from breathing or relaxation technique they learned in class begins to shift toward a more positive alignment.” the science—it’s possible that this could be the most important thing that helped them stay calm in a difficult moment. could happen to them.”

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“Sometimes everything has to be inscribed across the heavens so you can find the one line Presenters already written inside you.” and Programs —David Whyte

Our programs are now categorized by theme so that you can easily find the Study with the best. programs that interest you. August Highlights p. 30 Kripalu presenters are international thought leaders—beloved yoga Ayurveda p. 32 and meditation teachers, respected scientists, best-selling authors, and Bodywork/Energy Healing p. 34 renowned healers. In powerful, insightful programs and trainings, they Creative Expression p. 40 offer heart-opening experiences that support Kripalu’s vision Fitness and the Outdoors p. 46 of an awakened, compassionate, and connected world. Health and Wellness p. 50 Neuroscience and Psychology p. 60 Professional Development p. 62 Relationships p. 72 David Whyte Self-Discovery p. 74 Yoga and Meditation p. 84

Prefer to choose your programs by date? See the calendar of programs on page 104.

Find programs by your favorite Left to right Snatam Kaur, presenter on page 112. Joan Borysenko, Angela Farmer, Panache Desai, Geneen Roth, and Daniel J. Siegel

800.741.7353 or kripalu.org | 29 Kripalu | AUGUST HIGHLIGHTS Don’t miss these remarkable AUGUST 14–16 FRIDAY–SUNDAY August programs and presenters— Playing the Matrix Highlights and Getting What this August at Kripalu. You (Really) Want MIKE DOOLEY Conscious creation and deliberate living can spark major life changes. Mike Dooley shows you how powerful you are and how to make the life you dream of a reality. Come learn exactly what to do to find your niche, AUGUST 16–21 SUNDAY–FRIDAY and get excited about life again. Integrative Yoga Therapy Yoga Summer Camp AN OUTDOOR ADVENTURE Professional Yoga Therapist FOR ADULTS Training Program Michelle Dalbec, Janna Delgado, JOSEPH LE PAGE and Healthy Living Faculty Satisfy your soul this summer and reconnect with the simple pleasures JULY 27–AUGUST 9 AUGUST 10–23 AUGUST 21–23 FRIDAY–SUNDAY of good company, good food, and TWO-WEEK PROGRAM TWO-WEEK PROGRAM Shakti and Meditation the great outdoors in Kripalu’s MODULE 1 MODULE 2 summer camp for adults. with Lilian Le Page, Maria KaliMa, INVOKING THE POWER with Maria KaliMa, Debra Jensen, OF THE INNER BELOVED Beth Gibbs, and Jennifer Reis Cathy Prescott, and Ellen Schaeffer Immerse yourself in one of the most Deepen your understanding of SALLY KEMPTON established yoga therapy training courses yoga therapy and learn practical Sally Kempton helps you transform available, focusing on the use of yoga as applications of Integrative Yoga your experience of meditation by a true healing art. This two-week module Therapy principles and techniques. learning how to stand in the source introduces specific Integrative Yoga Use the skills you learn here to work of love within yourself and walk your Therapy programs and sets you on the in professional settings and begin a unique path to the inner Beloved. path toward certification. private yoga therapy practice.

AUGUST 7–9 FRIDAY–SUNDAY AUGUST 28–30 FRIDAY–SUNDAY AUGUST 21–23 FRIDAY–SUNDAY Amplify Your Intuition Empower Flow Yoga Writing in Fire AN INVIGORATING AND A DELIBERATE EXPLORATION GABRIELLE SOULFUL VINYASA WORKSHOP OF LANGUAGE LIBERATION BERNSTEIN Learn how to amplify your intuition SEANE CORN DOMINIQUE and keep guidance flowing freely. Take your yoga deep into the CHRISTINA Gabrielle Bernstein calls on the psychological, intuitive, and In a world of distraction, writing teachings of A Course in Miracles, emotional bodies with Seane is a doorway—an exit from what combining them with powerful Corn’s Empower Flow practice. Be you’re ready to let go of, or an entry Kundalini Yoga and meditation prepared to sweat, and return home point into greater freedom. This practices that open you to inner feeling cleansed, strengthened, and weekend ignites the idea that you wisdom. motivated. are nothing other than brilliant, the impossible made possible.

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OCTOBER 23–25 FRIDAY–SUNDAY Wisdom for Women’s Health Yoga Ayurveda FINDING BALANCE WITH AYURVEDA, CHINESE MEDICINE, AND PRANAYAMA Claudia Welch within reach. FOR everyone. CE credits. Drawing on the best of both Eastern and Western science, this program offers practical ways to achieve balance in your life and your hormonal system. Claudia Welch offers simple approaches to understanding women’s health issues, including hormonal changes, breast health, infertility, and the role stress plays in women’s lives. Learn skills to regain and maintain hormonal balance at any age. Designed to complement the information presented in Claudia’s book, Balance Your Hormones, Balance Your Life, this illuminating program is beneficial to anyone who wants to learn more about women’s health, including medical doctors, Ayurvedic practitioners, and those interested in traditional Chinese medicine. NOTE See this program on the Kripalu website for recommended reading and listening and Larissa Hall Carlson other important information.

TUITION $246. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 108. OCTOBER 25–30 SUNDAY–FRIDAY (web code WHWA-151) CLAUDIA WELCH, DOM, is the author of Balance Your Hormones, Balance Your Introduction to Ayurveda Life: Achieving Optimal Health and Wellness Through Ayurveda, Chinese Medicine, A NOURISHING SELF-CARE RETREAT and Western Science. drclaudiawelch.com Larissa Hall Carlson, Randal Williams, and Erin Casperson FOR all levels. CE credits. Are you interested in Ayurveda but not sure where to start? Presented in partnership NOVEMBER 1–5 SUNDAY–THURSDAY with the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, this enlightening and fun retreat draws on the Ayurvedic Bodywork principle that good health is a balanced connection between mind, body, and spirit. Training In addition to exploring daily practices that support health and well-being, you learn • About the doshas and your unique constitution GARSHANA AND ABHYANGA • The Ayurvedic approach to nutrition and diet Hilary Garivaltis • How to cook nourishing and delicious Ayurvedic dishes FOR bodyworkers (see note below). CE credits. Kripalu’s impact goes beyond • Practical tools to create more balance and harmony in your life Come be nurtured and guided by skilled practitioners as you learn ancient Ayurvedic • The benefits of following nature’s rhythms our walls to bring healing and treatments to cleanse, heal, and harmonize • How to design a personalized Ayurvedic health plan body, mind, and spirit. Learn the techniques transformation to those in of Ayurvedic bodywork used in rejuvenation • The role of yoga and pranayama (breathing practices) in fostering health therapy, including and well-being. need across the country and • Garshana, silk-glove lymphatic massage Discover an Ayurvedic approach to living well and reinvigorate your self-care routine. around the world. • Abhyanga, full-body herbalized oil massage TUITION $409. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see page 108. (web code RRHH-152) • A wonderful, healing self-massage technique. Our Teaching for Diversity Additional time is also spent on the fundamentals of Ayurvedic theory, the origins of massage, and ethics training through the lens of yoga and Ayurveda. You also receive an introduction LARISSA RANDAL ERIN program supports graduates to the use of mantra, or sacred sound, in establishing a calm and healing environment. HALL WILLIAMS, CASPERSON CARLSON, E-RYT, is Academic of the Kripalu Schools of Yoga NOTE Oils are used throughout the training, so casual clothing is recommended. Old bathing E-RYT 500, teacher Coordinator suits or undergarments might be useful for practice sessions. This program meets the Dean of the trainer and for the Kripalu and Ayurveda who reach minimum two hour ethics training requirement for massage therapists. This course is designed Kripalu Curriculum School of for bodyworkers; others should direct inquiries to Hilary at [email protected]. School of Ayurveda, Manager for the Kripalu Ayurveda, an Ayurvedic underserved populations. KRIPALU SCHOOL guides retreats, directs Schools of Yoga and Health Counselor, and a OF AYURVEDA TUITION $343. Add 4 midweek nights room & meals; see page 108. trainings, and provides Ayurveda, is known for his 500-Hour Kripalu Yoga (web code ABI-153) Ayurvedic consultations inspiring teaching and teacher. kripalu.org/makeagift Take your interest in Ayurveda HILARY GARIVALTIS, founder and former Dean of the Kripalu School of throughout the country. reverence for the natural to the next level with the Kripalu Ayurveda, trained at the New England Institute of Ayurvedic Medicine and larissacarlson.com world. School of Ayurveda. Rishikesh College of Ayurveda in India. hilarygarivaltis.com kripalu.org/ksa 800.741.7353 or kripalu.org | 33 Kripalu | BODYWORK/ENERGY HEALING

SEPTEMBER 4–7 FRIDAY–MONDAY NOVEMBER 13–15 FRIDAY–SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 13–18 SUNDAY–FRIDAY Nurture Your Love Evidence-Based Reiki Shamanism Bodywork/ THAI MASSAGE AND AYURVEDA Qigong and Tai Chi HEALING WITH THE SPIRITS OF THE LAND FOR COUPLES A GENTLE PATH TO PHYSICAL, Jim PathFinder Ewing Energy Healing Kim Larson and Terrel Broussard MENTAL, AND SPIRITUAL STRENGTH FOR everyone. Yang Yang FOR couples of any Explore the world from a shaman’s perspective. When you use Reiki in the shamanic sexual orientation. FOR everyone. CE credits. journey, you expand your healing and visioning ability. This program combines principles Are you looking for a Cultivate lasting tranquility, balance, of Reiki Shamanism with teachings on the healing drum, land spirits, sacred geometry, and more intimate connec- happiness, and vitality through evidence- reverence for the living earth. Come delve deeply into eco-shamanism and eco-spirituality tion with your partner? based qigong and tai chi. These static as you Do you long to be and dynamic meditative exercises • Learn about the role of the Reiki Shaman in healing self, others, and the planet nurtured in your relationship? are appropriate for all ages, physical • Reimagine the energy body as a doorway to the universe Healing touch has the power to energize your abilities, and skill levels. The nurturing, love. Explore a more fulfilling relationship relaxing, and core-strengthening benefits • Practice perceiving non-ordinary reality through the exchange of Thai massage—a of qigong and tai chi, combined with • Explore the ethics of healing with Reiki Shamanism playful mix of compassionate touch, yoga Master Yang’s unique functional medita- OCTOBER 2–4 FRIDAY–SUNDAY stretches, and loving-kindness meditation, tion instruction, hold up even under the • Drum and dance to enhance your physical and spiritual health. The MELT Method done fully clothed on a cushioned mat—and stresses and realities of daily life. NOTE If you have a drum, bring it; if not, simply enjoy. See this program on the Kripalu the wisdom of Ayurveda. Release tension, Yang Yang is a traditionally trained grand- website for a list of recommended reading. A SELF-CARE IMMERSION relax the mind, and have fun while building a master from China and a Western-trained deeper connection. researcher with more than 30 years of TUITION $325. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see page 108. SUE HITZMANN In this couples’ workshop, you learn how to teaching experience. His teaching is fun, (web code RKSM-151) FOR everyone. CE credits. accessible, and specifically designed to JIM PATHFINDER EWING is a Reiki master, shaman, award-winning Become your own • Offer a full Thai massage flow to each other give you the tools you need to heal yourself. at home journalist, organic farmer, and author of Conscious Food: Sustainable Hands-Off Bodyworker FOR those interested in teaching qigong, Growing, Spiritual Eating. blueskywaters.com with the MELT Method®, • Listen deeply with hands and heart this weekend program provides 8.5 of the a revolutionary self- • Understand individual needs through requisite 32 hours toward Level I instruc- treatment approach conscious communication and Ayurveda tor certification. that eliminates chronic pain through a series • Care for each other with hands-on bodywork NOTE See this program on the Kripalu SEPTEMBER 23–25 WEDNESDAY–FRIDAY of easy, precise techniques. Using a Soft • Kindle kindness and love with skillful touch. website for instructor certification requirements and information on purchasing Craniosacral Therapy for Longevity Body Roller and small balls, discover how to TUITION $250. Add 2 weekend nights and recommended materials. rehydrate connective tissue and allow the 1 holiday night room & meals; see page APPLICATIONS FOR PREVENTION body to release long-held tension. 108. (web code TMC-152) TUITION $220. Add 2 weekend nights Michael Morgan room & meals; see page 108. Through practice, lectures, and Q&A, FOR everyone. CE credits. learn how to KIMBERLY LARSON AND (web code TTQC-154) • Identify where stress is stuck in your body, a TERREL BROUSSARD Want to maintain vibrant health past middle age and remain a “young have more than 30 years YANG YANG, PHD, is the founder of the old person” well into your 90s, and beyond? No matter where you are major cause of chronic aches and pains of combined experience Center for Taiji & Qigong Studies and a in life, you can benefit from strategies and techniques that support the • Find greater alignment and balance researcher and taiji/qigong instructor at reversal of the aging process, and can help you cope with challenging and training in Thai • Experience more mobility, ease of motion massage and yoga. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Center in medical conditions such as Alzheimer’s and dementia. New York City. centerfortaiji.com lakshmisgarden.com Join Michael Morgan to redefine what aging means to you, and take • Relieve common issues such as headaches, home strategies to cultivate a long, healthy life, including insomnia, and bloating. • A Craniosacral Stillpoint practice that promotes ongoing wellness and addresses a Take home a self-treatment plan that variety of health conditions empowers you to live the pain-free life you deserve. • Energy techniques for both acute and chronic conditions NOTE Dress to move comfortably and bring • 15- and 30-minute protocols to enhance health and well-being a water bottle. Tuition includes a $100 • How to listen to your inner wisdom to maintain the trajectory of good health materials fee for a Soft Body Roller, Hand and Foot Treatment Kit, and MELT book. • How diet and exercise complement the healing process. TUITION $600. Add 2 weekend nights room RECOMMENDED READING AND VIEWING Please see this program on the Kripalu website. & meals; see page 108. (web code MELT-151)

TUITION $260. Add 2 midweek nights room & meals; see page 108. SUE HITZMANN, MS, CST, NMT, is the (web code CTL-151) creator of the MELT Method® and author MICHAEL MORGAN, LMT, CST-D, is an instructor of craniosacral therapy of a New York Times best-seller about her and the art of using mind-body processes to change mental, emotional, transformative approach to pain relief. Yang Yang spiritual, and physical states. bodyenergy.net meltmethod.com

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OCTOBER 11–15 SUNDAY–THURSDAY OCTOBER 23–25 FRIDAY–SUNDAY OCTOBER 25–30 SUNDAY–FRIDAY Cell-Level Healing Coiling Silk Qigong Tai Chi Intensive WHERE SCIENCE AND SPIRIT MEET RELAX, UNWIND, INCREASE STRONG AS THE MOUNTAIN, Joyce Hawkes and Helen Folsom VITALITY SUPPLE AS WATER Ken Cohen Ken Cohen FOR everyone. Discover the healer you FOR all levels. CE credits. FOR all levels, including beginners. were meant to be and Ever wonder why, in spite of the miracles CE credits. your innate ability to of modern medicine, more than three The ancient practice of tai chi is based on move energy to heal million Americans practice ancient mastering core physical and mental skills, yourself and others. healing exercises from China? Qigong is yet these skills are little understood and Join Joyce Hawkes, a one of the world’s most popular and well rarely taught. Whether you are new to tai research-biophysicist researched methods to improve health chi or have trained for a lifetime, discover turned healer, and and vitality. In the Coiling Silk style of how regular practice improves perfor- Helen Folsom, a musician, hypnotherapist, qigong, you turn your body slowly on a mance in yoga, sports, and everyday life. and healing facilitator, as they unpack the stable axis—like unwinding a silk cocoon. Come learn science and mystery of healing, illuminating These exercises gently open and close the the inner workings of your miraculous body • The details of posture, breathing, joints, improve posture and breathing, balance, coordination, and tranquility OCTOBER 27–30 TUESDAY–FRIDAY and all it does to keep you alive. and stimulate the life force (qi) to flow The Art of Reiki with Libby Barnett In this program, you without obstruction. As knotted energy • Taoist meditation techniques CE credits. Reiki Master Training • See inside the body through electron dissolves and tense areas relax, the whole • Energy-listening skills (“push hands”) Expand your healing abilities as you explore how Reiki can reduce Levels 1 and 2 microscope images, many of them taken body develops resilient inner strength. stress, relieve pain, balance emotions, and facilitate personal This is an excellent practice for personal • A choreography of 10 movements from Libby Barnett by Joyce the popular Yang style healing and spiritual growth. Based on the understanding that all well-being, and a perfect complement to conditions of imbalance are rooted in the human energy field, Reiki CE credits. • Learn how to heal yourself and others yoga, tai chi, or any sport. Learn a • How medical science validates this addresses underlying energetic patterns to create wellness and Reiki Master Training gives you a deeper experi- • Sing, move, meditate, and honor your own complete set of these enjoyable, medita- ancient art. reconnect you with your ability to heal yourself, others, and animals. ence of the extraordinary power of Reiki to heal unique healing journeys. tive exercises and take home ways to and transform. The Reiki Master attunement continue improving day by day. Ken Cohen also offers a translation of This lively, hands-on program offers classical writings on tai chi, and leads a OCTOBER 23–25 FRIDAY–SUNDAY and symbol strengthen your skill and effective- information about specific conditions and TUITION $255. Add 2 weekend nights room & detailed discussion of the practical wisdom ness as a Reiki practitioner and enhance your how to work with them, and includes time- meals; see page 108. (web code CSQ-151) they contain. The ultimate goal is not to Reiki 1 ability to heal and promote balance on all levels. honored practices that awaken and enliven ⊕⊕COMBINE THESE PROGRAMS for a 10 do tai chi but to have a tai chi mind and In Reiki 1, you Through talks, exercises, small-group work, body—leading to a life of balance, peace, the body, refresh the mind, and nourish you percent tuition discount for each program. • Explore the applications of Reiki through slide shows and discussions anecdotal studies, and discussion, you cross on all levels. and well-being. the threshold into Reiki mastery, as you • Receive attunements to empower yourself as a conduit for channeling life-force energy TUITION $445. Add 1 holiday night and TUITION $425. Add 5 midweek nights room • Learn to perform the Reiki 1 and 2 3 midweek nights room & meals; see page & meals; see page 108. (web code TCI-151) • Practice Reiki on yourself and others. attunement ceremonies 108. (web code CLSS-151) RECOMMENDED READING Libby Barnett and Maggie Babb, Reiki Energy Medicine. KEN COHEN, MA, author of • Receive the Reiki Master attunement, symbol, and certificate JOYCE HAWKES, PHD, The Way of Qigong, is an NOTE A certificate will be issued upon completion, along with a Reiki pin and Reiki 1 notebook. fellow in the American internationally renowned TUITION $245. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 108. (web code AOR-152) • Review Reiki 2 symbols and practice protocols Association for the qigong and tai chi master with more than 45 years of • Expand your awareness of Reiki as a spiritual Advancement of OCTOBER 25–27 SUNDAY–TUESDAY practice Science, biophysicist, experience. kennethcohen.com near-death experiencer, Reiki 2 • Learn to teach others to do Reiki and healing facilitator, has In Reiki 2, you • Create a more loving connection with practiced energy healing for yourself, Source, and others. three decades. • Learn ancient Reiki symbols and how to apply them for additional empowerment PREREQUISITES Reiki 2 or Master from any HELEN FOLSOM, MA, CHT, • Learn to access cellular memory to heal challenging emotional situations teacher, plus four months of Reiki practice healing facilitator, hypno- • Receive the Reiki 2 attunement following Reiki 2. therapist, and musician, teaches internationally with • Learn to offer Reiki to people and situations at a distance. TUITION $325. Add 3 midweek nights room & meals; see page 108. (web code AORM-152) Joyce Hawkes and is author of RECOMMENDED READING Libby Barnett and Maggie Babb, Reiki Energy Medicine . the award-winning children’s chapter book series, Runt Farm. NOTE A certificate will be issued upon completion, along with a Reiki pin and Reiki 2 notebook. LIBBY BARNETT, MSW, is a PREREQUISITE FOR REIKI 2 Reiki 1 certification from any teacher and lineage; no proof Reiki Master whose experience of certification required. as a medical social worker at Massachusetts General Hospital TUITION $245. Add 2 midweek nights room & meals; see page 108. (web code AORT-152) provides a foundation for her ⊕⊕COMBINE REIKI 1 AND REIKI 2 for a 10 percent tuition discount for each program. work. reikienergy.com

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NOVEMBER 6–8 FRIDAY–SUNDAY NOVEMBER 13–15 FRIDAY–SUNDAY NOVEMBER 15–20 SUNDAY–FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 13–16 SUNDAY–WEDNESDAY Find Your Next Yes Lotus Palm Thai Yoga Massage 2 USING EFT TO TAP INTO THE Thai Head Massage LOTUS PALM SCHOOL Reiki Master Training POWER OF CLARITY Sukha Wong CERTIFICATION Level III Carol Look FOR everyone. CE credits. Sukha Wong GENDAI REIKI SHINPIDEN FOR everyone. CE credits. Thai Head Massage is an uplifting treat- FOR students who have taken Thai Yoga James and Audrey Pearson Shihans Learn how to clear away blocks and create ment that relieves tightness in the face, Massage 1 through Lotus Palm. CE credits. FOR everyone who has received Reiki II a life you love, one “yes” at a time. Carol scalp, neck, shoulders, and upper back— Continue your Thai Yoga Massage attunement from any Reiki tradition. Look teaches a simple self-help technique areas of the body where many people store training with a course that teaches you CE credits. called EFT, or tapping, that can dissolve tension. It begins with an invigorating scalp various ways to customize massages and Deepen your connection with spirit as you your fears of failure (or success) and allow Lee Albert massage focusing on acupressure points make the experience even better for your continue your Reiki training. The third- and you to shine as your best self. If you’re tired that boost circulation, followed by gentler clients and yourself. After a review of the fourth-level attunements and class curriculum of being stuck and want to move forward and slower techniques, incorporating oils techniques taught in Level 1, you learn offered in Master Level III further empower with passion and purpose, this program is to break down any remaining tension and your process of self-realization. In addition to NOVEMBER 6–9 FRIDAY–MONDAY NOVEMBER 9–13 MONDAY–FRIDAY release toxins. • 90 additional minutes of massage for you. techniques, including side-lying postures reviewing Levels I and II in the Gendai Reiki Come learn how to Positional Therapy Positional Therapy You also learn a variety of other massage especially beneficial for prenatal sessions tradition, you learn and experience techniques, including champissage, which • Ask the best questions to get unstuck Level 1 Level 2 • Expanded Thai energy lines • Meditations, visualizations, and combines head massage with a subtle breathing techniques • Apply EFT to a wide variety of obstacles EXPERIENTIAL APPROACH TO STRAIN-COUNTERSTRAIN AND form of energy balancing to create deep • How to adapt massages to STRAIN-COUNTERSTRAIN AND MUSCLE ENERGY TECHNIQUE • Find your “yes” in any situation peace and calm. Come learn accommodate people of different sizes • Attunement to Gendai Reiki Ho Shinpiden MUSCLE ENERGY TECHNIQUE (Level III, the spiritual dimension) Lee Albert • The history of head massage and flexibilities, as well as common • Take the next best steps for a joyful life Lee Albert ailments. and the Gokuikaiden attunement FOR people who have completed Positional • Make immediate changes in your • Basic anatomy of the face, head, and (Level IV, Teacher Part A) FOR bodyworkers, yoga teachers, nurses, Therapy Level 1. CE credits. shoulders This training increases your skills and personal and professional life enhances your repertoire of Thai Yoga • The fourth and last Reiki symbol chiropractors, doctors, and interested Build on what you learned in the Level 1 • Access intuition and confidence when individuals. CE credits. • How to give a 45- to 60-minute face, Massage techniques. • How to attune others to Gendai Reiki training with Lee, including body positions head, and shoulder massage using making decisions. PREREQUISITE Shoden, Level I. Learn a therapy for recovery from chronic and movements that effectively treat pain various techniques Thai Yoga Massage 1. RECOMMENDED READING Carol Look, pain that often works where other caused by injury, stress, repetitive motion, RECOMMENDED READING TUITION $305. Add 3 midweek nights room & • How to incorporate oils into scalp Kam Thye Chow, Attracting Abundance with EFT. approaches fail. Positional Therapy can postural distortion, and chronic neuro- Thai Yoga Massage. meals; see page 108. (web code PTRM-151) be used for self-healing and with family, muscular conditions. By using a combination massage NOTE This program involves deep friends, and clients. Lee Albert is a gifted of strain-counterstrain, muscle energy • Compassionate and loving touch. TUITION $455. Add 5 midweek nights emotional work and might stimulate the therapist whose expertise and unique techniques, stretches, and home-care room & meals; see page 108. need for additional therapeutic support approach equip you with the tools to bring elements, you learn to NOTE Tuition includes a manual. See (web code TYMT-2151) that cannot be provided within the context this program on the Kripalu website effective relief to issues caused by injury, • Recognize neuromuscular pain patterns of this program. stress, repetitive motion, postural distortion, for information about what to bring. TUITION $225. Add 2 weekend nights room & and chronic neuromuscular conditions. • Work more effectively with joints TUITION $240. Add 2 weekend SUKHA WONG, CMT, a certified meals; see page 108. (web code EFTIG-152) Through simple hands-on techniques, • Release tendons nights room & meals; see massage therapist and instructor, page 108. is the owner of the Lotus Palm the body’s habitual holding pattern in a • Take your practice to a whole new level. CAROL LOOK, LCSW, EFT MASTER, particular area is released. Results are (web code LPTH-151) School, offering Thai Yoga Massage is an author, speaker, and creator of the immediate and often permanent, and the In addition, you receive a training manual classes and trainings in Montreal and Yes Code coaching method. She loves techniques are gentle and easy to learn. with photos of each position, an intake form, Toronto, Canada. lotuspalm.com JAMES AND AUDREY PEARSON SHIHANS inspiring clients to embrace exceptional Clients have described the outcome as and a suggested homework sheet that you ⊕⊕COMBINE THESE hold the title of Gendai Reiki Ho Shihan success. carollook.com can photocopy for use in your practice. PROGRAMS for a in the lineage of Hiroshi Doi Sensei. They “magical.” You learn to 10 percent tuition PREREQUISITE Positional Therapy Level 1. studied the original Reiki teachings with • Find and disable chronic pain discount for each Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai, who empowered mechanisms NOTE Tuition includes a manual. This program. them to carry the Gendai Reiki lineage. • Search for and recognize trigger points program is not for those in acute pain. yogapathways.com • Address specific conditions and injuries. TUITION $380. Add 4 midweek nights room & meals; see page 108. (web code POTT-152) Expect to be surprised, have fun, and Sukha Wong bring home an invaluable new toolbox for LEE ALBERT, NMT, a pain relief. neuromuscular therapist and NOTE Tuition includes a training manual. This yoga instructor trained in You might also program includes one evening session and is orthopedic massage, positional be interested in… not appropriate for those in acute pain. therapy, and yoga therapy, is author of Live Pain-Free without TUITION $310. Add 2 weekend nights and • Ayurvedic Bodywork Training p. 28 Drugs or Surgery. leealbert.com 1 midweek night room & meals; see page • Kripalu Approach to Bodywork 108. (web code POT-152) Level 1 p.66 ⊕⊕COMBINE THESE PROGRAMS for a 10 percent tuition discount.

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SEPTEMBER 13–18 SUNDAY–FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 27–OCTOBER 2 SUNDAY–FRIDAY African Healing Dance Mystical Dance THE POWER OF UMOJA SACRED MOVEMENT AND RITUAL MEDITATION FOR WOMEN Creative Expression Wyoma with special guests Monika Nataraj KDZ: The Kripalu Drummers Is your soul craving embodied, sacred, feminine practices? Are you seeking to FOR everyone. dive into dance as a portal of self-discovery? Monika Nataraj invites you on a ® Uncover your voice, your truth, and your celebratory adventure of Mystical Dance , a women’s way to ignite transformation, bliss through the power of Umoja, the sisterhood, empowerment, and heart awakening. dance of abundance. Join Wyoma and Monika weaves together the innate wisdom of thousands of women she has worked KDZ: The Kripalu Drummers to recognize with over the past 15 years. In a magical space of ritual, she guides you in your body’s inherent wisdom and celebrate • Unveiling the essence and secrets of sacred dance, accessible to all women life through movement, music, and song, as you • Discovering chakra-based practices rooted in spiritual belly dance, modern temple dance, whirling dervish dance, and shamanic blessing dance OCTOBER 16–18 • Learn a traditional Afro-Caribbean dance FRIDAY–SUNDAY and call the ancestors with song • Manifesting ancient ceremonies and meditations to invoke the Divine Feminine • Explore daily practices to sustain you • Balancing inner polarities, creative energy, and Shakti presence. A Zentangle Weekend with founders Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas • Stoke the fire in your belly and your Take home a toolkit of techniques to spontaneously transfigure daily life into divine dance. capacity for joy FOR everyone. OCTOBER 2–4 FRIDAY–SUNDAY TUITION $325. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see page 108. Treat yourself to a fun, creative, and inspiring • Find your voice and nurture healthy (web code MDSM-151) boundaries The Stories We Carry weekend in which you not only create works MONIKA NATARAJ leads Mystical Dance®, yoga, and tantra of art, you also discover a newfound sense of • Dance and share with others as you MEDITATION AND WRITING workshops in 20 countries, and offers the 200-hour Mystical Dance well-being. A Zentangle practice can benefit tap into new levels of mind-body-spirit and Shakti Spirit® teacher trainings. monikanataraj.net your creativity, self-esteem, confidence, and awareness. DANI SHAPIRO focus—and make you more relaxed, too! RECOMMENDED READING AND VIEWING FOR everyone. Zentangle is a worldwide phenomenon of Yvonne Daniel, Dancing Wisdom and We carry our stories inside us. Some stories creativity, created by a quirky artist and a Wyoma, African Healing Dance DVD. are easier to tell than others. There are Renaissance guy who lived as a monk. Even NOTE Some sessions will be held outdoors, stories we polish into well-formed, amusing OCTOBER 11–16 SUNDAY–FRIDAY if you think you’re not an artist, Zentangle weather permitting. anecdotes, and others we bury deep is for you. Rick and Maria (he’s “Zen,” she’s until they rise up and take us by surprise. “tangle”) gently guide you to create beautiful TUITION $325. Add 5 midweek nights Painting and Yoga in the Berkshires When we attempt to write these stories, Linda Novick images with intricate tangles, or patterns, room & meals; see page 108. (web code that you draw in easy steps. Experience AHD-152) we face our own resistance. One of the most powerful ways to plumb the depths FOR everyone; no prior painting or yoga experience required. creative flow as simple pen strokes become of our resistance and self-censorship is to Do you have an artist living inside you, yearning to express? Come find out! Let go beautiful art. If you’re like most “tanglers,” WYOMA is a performance you’ll begin to see the world in a different way. artist, teacher, yogini, and come to know our own bodies and minds, and explore your creative side in a supportive, non-competitive environment where healer with a playful where these stories live. you can experiment with watercolors, pastels, and collage. RECOMMENDED READING Rick Roberts and approach to African dance Join best-selling author Dani Shapiro for This program includes Maria Thomas, The Book of Zentangle, that allows everyone to find an inspiring experience that stays with available at zentangle.com. • Gentle stretching, yogic breathing, and other activities to help relax the mind and body their authentic voice. you long after you return home. Through NOTE All materials will be supplied. Wear wyomadance.com a powerful blend of meditation and • A classroom designed for free expression—you don’t have to be “an artist” to attend comfortable clothing for sitting and drawing. movement accessible to everyone, gen- • Painting outdoors to take advantage of Kripalu’s beautiful views erative writing exercises, group sharing, TUITION $295. Add 2 weekend nights room & and discussion, we explore the courage, • A visit to a nearby horse farm to learn how to paint the landscape meals; see page 108. (web code AZWF-152) persistence, and patience that it takes to • Daily painting demonstrations by Linda Novick dive into memory and generate new work. RICK ROBERTS was a • Lots of individual attention to guide you along your way. musician, photographer, TUITION $250. Add 2 weekend nights room and printer before & meals; see page 108. (web code SWC-152) Give yourself the gift of a painting retreat in the Berkshires with time to paint, walk, practice yoga, and allow your creative spirit to soar. cofounding Zentangle with Maria Thomas. He DANI SHAPIRO is the best-selling NOTE See this program on the Kripalu website for details about what to bring. lived as a monk for 17 author of two memoirs and five novels, years. zentangle.com including Family History and Still Writing. TUITION $385. Add 1 holiday night and 4 midweek nights danishapiro.com room & meals; see page 108. (web code PYB-151) MARIA THOMAS worked as a lettering LINDA NOVICK, MFA, is an artist, author, art educator, and artist and operated a Kripalu Yoga teacher who has taught hundreds of people to stationery design and paint. yogapaint.com production company before cofounding Zentangle. zentangle.com

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OCTOBER 23–25 FRIDAY–SUNDAY The Heart of Kripalu Yoga Poetica WRITING THE POETRY OF THE BODY In this series, we introduce you to some of the people who make up the Kripalu community— David Keplinger and Shawn Parell staff members, teachers, interns, and guests—who are passionate about our mission. FOR everyone. Release the stories held in the body’s memory in a weekend that includes yoga practice with an internationally known instructor, and the reading and writing of poetry with the guidance of a master of the craft. Yoga Poetica opens you to discover, as the English poet William Blake did, that there is no separation between the body and the soul—rather, the Sister Act body is simply the portion of the soul you can perceive with the five senses. An annual Kripalu retreat knits five siblings together. Join two inspired teachers in a unique program that includes Every year, we all come together—from Connecticut, Michigan, It’s a time for us to get completely nourished, slow down, and • Readings of poetry from ancient texts to contemporary American poets OCTOBER 30–NOVEMBER 1 Minnesota, New Jersey, and New York—to spend a week at take stock. It’s a time to reconnect—so much laughter when • Prana Vinyasa Yoga FRIDAY–SUNDAY Kripalu. We choose a time right after Christmas so we can we’re together! • Meditation, creative writing, and discussion. SpiritFest start off the year feeling happy and healthy. We call it our Last fall, we lost our mom, so our time at Kripalu this year was Come examine the working relationships within the body of a poem while writing the CHANT, DANCE, DRUM annual yoga and knitting retreat, because during the day we also about healing. She and our dad were very health con- poems of your body. Dan Leven, Girish, and Aimee Gelinas do lots of yoga, take R&R Retreat workshops, go on walks, and scious; they raised us on organic food that we grew in our own TUITION $265. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 108. (web code YPEP-151) FOR everyone. get massages, and at night we sit together and knit and catch garden, way before organic gardening was popular. We’ve DAVID KEPLINGER, is SHAWN PARELL combines up. We’ve been coming to Kripalu together for eight years. always been aware of living a healthy lifestyle, and being here Join three masters of the spiritual arts for a author of four collections of an academic background in festival of spirit, a soulful celebration, and a It’s so peaceful and nurturing here—when you walk in the has given us so many more practices that we can use every poetry including The Most Eastern philosophy, Sanskrit, heartfelt retreat. Through the ages, across all door, it’s like a warm blanket settling around your shoulders. day. Kripalu has helped us realize how we want to live. Natural Thing. He was chosen and mystical poetry with the traditions, the vehicles of chanting, dancing, as winner of the T. S. Eliot mindfulness of Prana Vinyasa and drumming have carried people’s bodies Prize by Mary Oliver. practice. and minds toward their essence. This weekend of community and collective creativity includes • Blissful Sanskrit chanting with Girish • Joyful Shake Your Soul® dance classes with OCTOBER 18–23 SUNDAY–FRIDAY Dan Leven, accompanied by live music How to Hear Your • Powerful drumming and Afro-Caribbean Inner Self chanting with Aimee Gelinas. Experience the bliss of spirit expressed A PROPRIOCEPTIVE WRITING through the voice, the body, and the rhyth- IMMERSION mic drumbeat of your heart. Linda Trichter Metcalf TUITION $240. Add 2 weekend nights room FOR everyone; no prior writing experience & meals; see page 108. (web code SFC-151) required. CE credits. What does it mean to really hear yourself? DAN LEVEN, RSMT, MPC, Unlike ordinary hearing, it facilitates a Kripalu faculty member for knowing yourself differently than you ever more than 35 years, trains have before. Following certain simple rules Registered Somatic Movement Therapists through his Shake while you write opens a gate to this blissful realm. The more you immerse yourself in this ® ® practice, the greater your confidence to think in new ways. Your Soul and SomaSoul programs. levininstitute.com For 35 years, Linda Trichter Metcalf, originator of Proprioceptive Writing® (PW), has pioneered writing as a way to explore consciousness through inner hearing. Practiced to GIRISH is an accomplished music in 25-minute sessions, alone and in groups, PW is a simple technique that anyone can musician, wordsmith, and learn. Using PW, you can quiet your mind, focus your thoughts, clarify your feelings, ignite former monk. His albums your imagination, and reconnect to your authentic voice. include Sky of the Heart and Diamonds in the Sun. RECOMMENDED READING Linda Trichter Metcalf and Tobin Simon, Writing the Mind Alive: girishmusic.com The Proprioceptive Method for Finding Your Authentic Voice. AIMEE GELINAS, MED, performance artist, naturalist, and TUITION $350. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see page 108. (web code PWI-151) musician, presents drum, song, Who they are: and nature programs. She co- (from left) Kelly, Janet, Ellen, Kathy, and Rosie LINDA TRICHTER METCALF, PHD, author and teacher, created the produced the Mother Drum CD by practice of Proprioceptive Writing® in the mid-1970s and is coauthor of Gaia Roots. tamarackhollow.com Writing the Mind Alive. pwriting.org Participated in: Kripalu R&R Retreat 800.741.7353 or kripalu.org | 43 Kripalu | CREATIVE EXPRESSION

NOVEMBER 27–29 FRIDAY–SUNDAY NOVEMBER 29–DECEMBER 2 The Natural Singer SUNDAY–WEDNESDAY FIND YOUR TRUE VOICE Opening Up to the Page Claude Stein YOGA AND WRITING R&R RETREAT Lara Tupper and Cristie Newhart FOR everyone. SPECIALS Come celebrate the magnificent healing power of your voice. Whether you already sing or FOR everyone; no prior writing or yoga have always wished you could, this program provides a uniquely safe environment to find experience necessary. CE credits. your true voice and sing your heart open. Triumph over physical, emotional, and mental Open up physically and emotionally to the blocks that prevent you from being fully present, as you learn to relax the throat, increase stories hidden inside you. You can unleash breathing and range, sing in key, and project fearlessly. your creative flow and write more freely Everyone, without exception, experiences exciting breakthroughs in Claude Stein’s when you practice yoga sequences designed programs—no matter what style you like to sing or what limiting belief about your voice to counteract “desktop posture,” quiet the NOVEMBER 23–25 internal critic, and bring the body and mind MONDAY–WEDNESDAY you’ve held in the past. Sing like you’ve always wanted to, whether you’re a total beginner or your goal is to take public performance to the next level. Therapists, coaches, and into harmony. DHARMA workshop leaders will also find these techniques valuable. Come enjoy • Movement that stimulates creativity and Experience TUITION $315. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 108. allows your inner writer to emerge FILM FEST (web code NS-153) ILLUMINATING THE PATH • Writing exercises designed to inspire new Kripalu your CLAUDE STEIN is a double-platinum-award-winning voice coach with stories Chip Hartranft and Coby Kozlowski 30 years of experience blending psychology and vocal training. He has coached at the Juilliard School and NYU. naturalsinger.com • Opportunities to share your words in a way. For less. FOR everyone who loves a good story. safe, supportive environment Experience the transcendent, self-reflective, and liberating • Yoga postures, breathing, and meditation Starting in October, get dimensions of film, one of the most powerful mediums to techniques to enhance your writing life. illustrate the nature of the human experience. Join a com- 25% off a night of R&R munity of film lovers and dive into the rich and satisfying TUITION $280. Add 3 midweek nights room conversations that great films inspire. & meals; see page 108. (web code OUP-151) Retreat before or after NOVEMBER 13–15 FRIDAY–SUNDAY your weekend program. Chip Hartranft invites you to a pre-Thanksgiving festival LARA TUPPER, MFA, author of dharma films. Dharma—the unique ways that yoga Writing Down the Light of the autobiographical novel and Buddhism illuminate the nature of the human RETELLING YOUR LIFE STORY A Thousand and One Nights, Beginning in November, experience—has always been taught through deeply taught writing at Rutgers personal and moving stories. Film offers new perspec- JOAN BORYSENKO University for nine years and stay for two midweek tives on the joys and challenges of life. is an enthusiastic yoga FOR everyone. CE credits. R&R Retreat nights and Watch three films and share in stimulating discussions practitioner. laratupper.com The stories we tell ourselves can change our about their themes, with screenings punctuated by gen- CRISTIE NEWHART, a get one free or stay for tle yoga practices led by Coby Kozlowski, an instructor brain circuitry, our relationships, and our path 500-Hour Kripalu Yoga three midweek nights for the Kripalu School of Yoga. Prepare to be moved through the world. They can elevate life to teacher, yoga therapist, and and awakened, and leave with a better understanding heaven on earth, or drop us unceremoniously teacher trainer for the Kripalu and get two free. of the human condition. into the fire. School of Yoga, teaches with NOTE Films featured in this program include Awake: Take this opportunity to rewrite your narrative precise alignment, meditative kripalu.org/specials The Life of Yogananda, Stories We Tell, and The Dhamma in a workshop led by a New York Times best- focus, and humor. Brothers. selling author known for her tender exploration of the human spirit. Join Joan Borysenko TUITION $195. Add 2 midweek nights room & meals; to enter the realm of the soul and see page 108. (web code DFF-151) • Create your personal Tree of Life CHIP HARTRANFT is founding • Explore your life myths, both sacred director of the Arlington Center and and profane author of The Yoga-Sutra of Patanjali: A New Translation with JOAN BORYSENKO, PHD, is a • Harvest the wisdom of deep discontent Commentary. arlingtoncenter.org Harvard Medical School–trained • Use the written word to transform biologist, a licensed psychologist, a darkness into light New York Times best-selling author, and COBY KOZLOWSKI, MA, E-RYT, • Explore the relationship of story to is a faculty member for the a pioneer in mind-body medicine. You might also joanborysenko.com neurobiology and the three phases of Kripalu School of Yoga and transformation be interested in… founder of Karma Yoga TUITION $245 Add 2 weekend nights Leadership Intensive™. cobyk.com • Change your brain and your life by • Let Your Yoga Dance Teacher room & meals; see page 108. changing your story. Training p. 63 (web code IAAL-151)

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SEPTEMBER 4–7 FRIDAY–MONDAY SEPTEMBER 11–13 FRIDAY–SUNDAY OCTOBER 9–12 FRIDAY–MONDAY Mark Roule and Ben Seidman Fitness OCTOBER 2–4 FRIDAY–SUNDAY Kripalu Outdoors Ray Crist and Susannah Gale and the A YOGA, HIKING, AND Outdoors KAYAKING RETREAT Kayaking and Yoga Randal Williams and Michelle Dalbec CE credits. MARK ROULE is a Kripalu CE credits. Whether you’re an experienced kayaker or Yoga teacher and certified Get outside and go with the flow—on an eager beginner, this joyful immersion kayaking instructor who the water, on the earth, and on in sun, water, and inner and outer peace leads enriching and the mat! Satisfy your longing for a offers a fresh, mindful approach to mindful nature-centered connection to nature as you explore kayaking. Reconnect with yourself and adventures. hiking, kayaking, and yoga in the with nature, as you enjoy the serenity and BEN SEIDMAN, beauty of the Berkshires in autumn. fun of kayaking and Kripalu Yoga in the E-RYT 500, a Kripalu beautiful Berkshires. Tap into nature’s profound ability to inspire us and help us gain clarity in our lives, as you Yoga teacher and R&R RETREAT SPECIAL EVENT • Follow the winding trails of Yokun Ridge, with different levels of hiking to suit your needs Led by our knowledgeable guides, certified Trauma- you experience Sensitive Yoga instructor, SEPTEMBER 20–25 SUNDAY–FRIDAY • Paddle on Lake Mahkeenac guides outdoor activities • Relax into tranquil walking and floating meditations • The delight of paddling on Lake and yoga at Kripalu. FALL R&R RETREAT Mahkeenac • Practice Kripalu Yoga to balance body and mind. RAY CRIST is a Kripalu WELCOMING THE SEASON • Serene floating meditations Yoga teacher who has Whether you’re an experienced hiker or kayaker, or an eager beginner, this nature immersion FOR everyone. • Kripalu Yoga classes to balance body explored the outdoors as a will delight and rejuvenate you. sailing boat captain, diver, Join us for a special week and mind. of R&R Retreat workshops TUITION $309. Add 2 weekend nights and 1 holiday night room & meals; see page 108. snowboarder, kayaker, (web codes: September RRHK-151, October RRHK-152) NOTE A kayak will be provided for you. and paddle boarder. themed around the new See this program on the Kripalu website season. Come for a few days, for a list of what to bring. SUSANNAH GALE is a or for the entire program. RANDAL WILLIAMS, E-RYT, MICHELLE DALBEC, E-RYT 500, Kripalu Yoga teacher, teacher trainer and Curriculum is a passionate Kripalu Yoga TUITION $259. Add 2 weekend nights R&R Retreat workshop Choose from different workshops and Manager for the Kripalu Schools and Yoga Tune Up® teacher room & meals; see page 108. presenter, and director of activities each day, featuring of Yoga and Ayurveda, is known who offers workshops and (web codes: September RRKY-154, Munai Yoga Studio in the • Ayurvedic immunity-boosting tips for for his inspiring teaching and directs Kripalu Yoga Teacher October RRKY-155) Berkshires. seasonal transitions reverence for the natural world. Training programs. myoga.com • Guided outdoor activities to connect with the unique beauty of fall • Cooking demos for delicious, seasonally- inspired meals SEPTEMBER 4–7 FRIDAY–MONDAY • Meditations to honor the autumnal Mountain Scout Survival Wilderness Training equinox Shane Hobel • Tips for creating a fall yoga practice to keep you balanced and energized. FOR everyone. As an R&R Retreat guest, you’re free to Awaken your senses to the world around you and the basics required to survive in a multi- participate in all these specially themed tude of situations. This program introduces animal tracking, sign reading, Native American workshops, as well as any of our regular awareness skills, the art of silent movement, fire making, and the way of the ancient scout. R&R Retreat activities. These wilderness skills provide an opportunity to connect to the land, yourself, and others. NOTE Minimum stay of two nights is Your guide on this journey into the woods is Shane Hobel, an expert in primitive ancestral required; sorry, no Saturday arrivals or skills. As he teaches you to see animal tracks through native eyes, you also learn how tracks departures. See page 108 for rates. can lead you to water, shelter, and food sources. Learn to move the way nature does in a weekend filled with interactive exercises, lectures, and practice time. FIND OUT MORE about R&R Retreats on page 12 or visit NOTE Children under 18 are welcome, but must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. kripalu.org/specialretreats. If your child is between ages 6 and 12, please contact Registrations to discuss if this program is suitable.

TUITION $345. Add 2 weekend nights and 1 holiday night room & meals; see page 108. (web code MSSJ-151) SHANE HOBEL founded the Mountain Scout Survival School, specializing in wilderness primitive ancestral skills, urban emergencies, and family preparedness. He also teaches traditional martial arts. mtnscoutsurvival.com

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SEPTEMBER 15–18 TUESDAY–FRIDAY NOVEMBER 27–29 FRIDAY–SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 20–22 SUNDAY–TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 22–25 TUESDAY–FRIDAY Hiking and Yoga Randal Williams and Michelle Dalbec Tapping into Your True Nature Conscious Riding Get connected with the earth. Paul Striberry and Sandra Burgess Get connected with yourself. FOR everyone. How can we incorporate mindfulness and contemplation into outdoor activities? CE credits. Join renowned horseman Paul Striberry to When you’re physically active outdoors, it naturally enlivens your focus and mindfulness. Nature has the ability to inspire us and learn a holistic approach to horsemanship help us gain clarity in our lives. Satisfy your If you’re climbing over rocks or roots, walking on slippery or rough terrain, you have that encourages congruence in body, inner longing for connection to nature as to pay attention. I like to take cues from the environment; if I hear a brook rushing or mind, and spirit. Paul’s approach to you explore the hiking trails of the Yokun Conscious Riding supports you in seeing wind blowing, I’ll stop and listen. You never know what you’re going to find, and that Ridge, right outside Kripalu’s back door. your horse as an SUV—Spiritual Utility Join our knowledgeable guides for multi- reinforces the feeling of being part of something bigger. Vehicle—and understanding riding as a level hiking and Kripalu Yoga. practice of meditation in motion on the path to awakening. OCTOBER 30–NOVEMBER 1 This weekend, you explore Any suggestions on how to keep enjoying nature as the temperature turns cooler? FRIDAY–SUNDAY The core teachings of this program are • The winding trails of Yokun Ridge, with Make sure you have the proper gear for staying dry and warm, but grounded in yogic philosophy: feeling your Yoga and Running different levels of hiking offered each day don’t overdress, and vent your heat as needed. Try drinking warm natural balance and learning to watch your to suit your needs A Q&A WITH OFF THE MAT AND ONTO THE TRAIL tea with a dash of cinnamon, cloves, ginger, or even some ghee fears instead of getting caught in them. In • Tranquil walking meditations in the forest RANDAL WILLIAMS this way, you learn to Stephen Alsdorf and Healthy Living Faculty (clarified butter) before or after heading outdoors. • Yoga classes to balance body and mind. • Ride beyond your edge FOR everyone comfortable running a 5K race. CE credits. Whether you are an experienced hiker How can I get the benefits of nature while living in the city? • Expand your abilities or an eager beginner, this program will • Meet new challenges. Enjoy a weekend of yoga and outdoor delight and rejuvenate you. Connecting with nature is about being nourished by the elements—ether, air, fire, water, adventure in the beautiful Berkshires. and earth, according to Ayurveda. To connect with the ether element, find wide-open In this program, riding takes place at Trail running and yoga might seem fun- TUITION $249. Add 2 weekend nights Undermountain Farm, three miles from damentally different in their approach to room & meals; see page 108. spaces—parks or rooftops. To absorb the air element, walk a few blocks instead of Kripalu. The facilities include indoor and movement, but they share many unexpected (web code RRHY-154) taking the subway, and take deep, full breaths. For fire, celebrate light, warmth, and outdoor arenas. traits. Each demands a high level of mental, RANDAL WILLIAMS, E-RYT, radiance by lighting a candle, or a fireplace if you have one. You can experience the NOTE Tuition includes riding fees. Bring emotional, and physical awareness—skills teacher trainer and Curriculum water element year-round, by walking in the rain, building a snowman, or taking a bath. gloves, boots with heels, and a helmet, that a growing body of research suggests if you have one. prevent injury and optimize performance. Manager for the Kripalu For the earth element, spend some time every day walking barefoot around your home. Schools of Yoga and TUITION 3-day: $495. Add 3 midweek Join medical doctor and runner Ayurveda, is known for his Stephen Alsdorf to Randal Williams, outdoor enthusiast and Curriculum Manager for the Kripalu School nights room & meals; see page 108. reverence for the natural (web codes CR-151; CR-153) • Experience daily runs on well-maintained world and inspiring teaching. of Yoga, teaches yoga, hiking, and kayaking programs at Kripalu this fall. TUITION 2-day: $395. Add 2 midweek forest and ridge trails right outside MICHELLE DALBEC, E-RYT nights room & meals; see page 108. Kripalu’s back door 500, is a passionate Kripalu (web code CR-152) • Learn how to prevent injuries and run with Yoga and Yoga Tune Up® more ease and greater joy teacher who offers workshops PAUL STRIBERRY is a lifelong and directs Kripalu Yoga professional horseman who • Explore how running and yoga complement each other to develop mind- Teacher Training programs. trains horses and riders at myoga.com Mileaway Farm in Southern body strength, flexibility, and stability Pines, North Carolina. He is a • Practice yoga each day to build endurance longtime student of yoga. and awareness consciousriding.com • Discover the specific health benefits of SANDRA BURGESS, E-RYT natural environments with an introduction 500, is an iRest® Yoga Nidra to the science of “forest therapy.” teacher whose approach TUITION $249. Add 2 weekend nights room & improves performance and meals; see page 108. (web code RRYT-151) increases enjoyment for horse and rider. consciousriding.com STEPHEN ALSDORF, MD, a family physician with a special interest in sports medicine and You might also injury prevention, is passionate be interested in… about helping others find joy in running. • Fall Food and Fitness Retreat p. 52

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SEPTEMBER 4–7 FRIDAY–MONDAY SEPTEMBER 20–25 SUNDAY–FRIDAY OCTOBER 2–9 FRIDAY–FRIDAY Radiant Health The Kripalu Approach to Healthy Living NOVEMBER 8–13 SUNDAY–FRIDAY Health and A WEEKEND RETREAT FOR WOMEN Cristie Newhart and Janna Delgado Revitalizing Cleanse Wellness Sudha Carolyn Lundeen FOR everyone. CE credits. NOURISHING BODY, MIND, AND SPIRIT FOR women of all ages. This evidence-based program is guided by research conducted by the Kripalu Institute Alison Shore Gaines for Extraordinary Living in partnership with scientists affiliated with Harvard Medical FOR everyone. CE credits. Looking for the perfect getaway? Need to School. It distills the essence and practices of ancient yoga philosophy and it sister sci- de-stress, rebalance, and reclaim your vitality? ence, Ayurveda, into a modern, accessible lifestyle approach. This immersion provides Create a foundation for a revitalized life with This retreat designed by Kripalu Yoga a foundation for anyone seeking more balance, bringing greater ease to your life as you a nurturing cleanse that offers a balance of teacher trainer Sudha Carolyn Lundeen aim to have a positive impact on the world. nutrition information, lifestyle practices, and mindfulness. You experience nourishment, nurtures body, mind, and soul in a relaxing, Together, we explore fun, and informative environment. Through not deprivation, in this whole-person a blend of lecture and experience, you learn • Yoga-based stress management and resilience training techniques using movement, approach to detox, diet, and healthy living. breathwork, and meditation to increase physical, mental, and emotional well-being • Tips for strengthening your immune system Key aspects of the retreat include • An embodied experience of mindful diet, sleep, and yoga practice to restore balance • Techniques for stress reduction and relaxation • Organic juices, grains, and puréed and vitality. vegetable soup • Yoga practices for women Return home feeling reinvigorated with a plan to make a difference by first caring for OCTOBER 9–11 FRIDAY–SUNDAY • Green juice option (made from green • Ayurvedic principles to help you support yourself—one practice at a time. vegetables) your individual constitution and needs Women, Food, and God: TUITION $399. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see page 108. (web code KAHL-152) • Healing breathing practices and • Mindfulness techniques, yogic breathing, personal inquiry and healing meditations A Transformational Path CRISTIE NEWHART, a 500- JANNA DELGADO, E-RYT 500, • Yoga, movement, and walking • Mindful eating practices GENEEN ROTH Hour Kripalu Yoga teacher, yoga a Kripalu faculty member and therapist, and teacher trainer for a teacher and curriculum • Mindful eating and healing your • Tools for letting go of the small stuff and FOR everyone. the Kripalu School of Yoga, developer for the Kripalu Yoga relationship with food enhancing your life and well-being. The way you eat is teaches with precise alignment, in the Schools program, is meditative focus, and humor. creator of the CD Moderate • Tapping into body wisdom as a guide We also take an indoor labyrinth walk for wis- inseparable from your for what and when to eat dom and insight. Return home with a renewed core beliefs about being Kripalu Yoga. sense of wellness and vitality, with practices to alive. No matter how • Easing food and sugar cravings keep health and balance alive in your life. wise or enlightened you • Jump-starting healthy weight loss believe you are, how TUITION $240. Add 2 weekend nights and • Tools for creating a vibrant, healthy you eat tells all. If you SEPTEMBER 30–OCTOBER 2 WEDNESDAY–FRIDAY 1 holiday night room & meals; see page want to understand and lifestyle, even in a busy life. 108. (web code RHW-152) change your beliefs about abundance, Conscious Conception Participants report a post-cleanse scarcity, deprivation, relaxation, kindness, experience of deep and lasting change. SUDHA CAROLYN LUNDEEN, RN, E-RYT and what you deserve to give yourself, the DEVELOPING YOUR OWN FERTILITY PLAN 500, is a teacher at Kripalu, where she world is on your plate. When you under- Jill Blakeway and Noah Rubinstein TUITION October 2–9 $770. Add 2 weekend leads trainings in the Kripalu Schools of stand what prompts you to eat when you nights and 5 midweek nights room & meals; FOR couples and single people who want to enhance their fertility. Yoga and Ayurveda. sudhalundeen.com aren’t hungry, you not only lose weight, but see page 108. (web code RJF-156); November the process takes you to the authentic center Based on Jill Blakeway’s best-selling book, Making Babies, and her 8–13 $560. Add 5 midweek nights room & of your life. well-known fertility program at the YinOva Center in New York City, meals; see page 108. (web code RJF-157). this program combines the best of Eastern and Western medicine to help you conceive. In this workshop, learn the tools of inquiry, ALISON SHORE GAINES, a body sensing, meditation, and Geneen’s You learn pioneer in the field of holistic Eating Guidelines, which are the basis of the • The top 10 things people do inadvertently that impede fertility cleansing, is trained in Kripalu journey. Rather than judging yourself, learn Yoga, holistic nutrition, and to contact the part of yourself that is fresh • A fertility-promoting lifestyle, including diet and stress management body-centered counseling. and alive, change your relationship with • Herbs, supplements, and exercises specific to your fertility type sacrednourishment.com food, and live the life you truly want. • How Chinese medicine can support you as you try to conceive TUITION $325. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 108. (web code WFG-151) • Self-massage techniques and acupressure to improve circulation to the reproductive organs. Take home an individualized, comprehensive, three-month fertility plan, tailored to your GENEEN ROTH is a writer and teacher specific situation. whose work uses compulsive behaviors as a TUITION $335. Add 2 midweek nights room & meals; see page 108. (web code CCFP-151) path to the inner universe. Her books include the number-one New York Times best-seller JILL BLAKEWAY, a licensed NOAH RUBINSTEIN Women, Food, and God. geneenroth.com acupuncturist and clinical is the clinic director at the herbalist, is the founder of the YinOva Center™. He is a YinOva Center™and teaches licensed acupuncturist. traditional Chinese medicine. yinovacenter.com Sudha Carolyn Lundeen yinovacenter.com

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OCTOBER 4–9 SUNDAY–FRIDAY OCTOBER 12–16 MONDAY–FRIDAY The Mindful Table Fall Food and OCTOBER 18–23 SUNDAY–FRIDAY A KRIPALU NUTRITION AND Fitness Retreat COOKING IMMERSION John Bagnulo and Mark Roule BREATH IMMERSION 2015 FROM SCIENCE TO SAMADHI Annie B. Kay and Jeremy Rock Smith FOR everyone. CE credits. Create health right in your kitchen. Shirley Telles, Stanislav Grof, Jessica Dibb, Daniel J. Siegel (via Skype™), With fall foliage at its peak along with the Patricia Gerbarg, Richard P. Brown, Yoganand Michael Carroll, and more FOR everyone. CE credits. bounty of the harvest, autumn is ripe with opportunity for outdoor adventure and FOR all levels. CE credits. Do you want to eat healthier and cook more fabulous food. Recharge your body, reboot One conscious, optimal breath can transform you and the world. Immerse yourself in the full of your own meals? Would you like to feel your mind, and explore fall foods that more comfortable in the kitchen? Kripalu spectrum of ancient and modern practices that cultivate conscious, optimal breathing. The inter- provide the best possible foundation for national faculty is drawn from pioneers in the movement and newly emerging leaders. Lead Nutritionist Annie B. Kay and Kripalu fitness and vitality. Executive Chef Jeremy Rock Smith share the This highly experiential, collaborative, and innovative program explores the potential of latest nutritional research and the best ways Nutritionist John Bagnulo and outdoor breath as to prepare food to ensure that you get the guide Mark Roule lead you on a retreat that includes • The unifying language of the human species most out of your meals. Come learn • Challenging hikes along Yokun Ridge and stand up paddleboarding on Lake Mahkeenac • Friend, healer, teacher, lover, awakener • How to prepare healthy, whole-food meals • Cooking demonstrations, tastings, and lectures on the latest nutrition findings • Guide and nutrient for enhanced relationship resonance, parenting, sexuality, creativity, • The art of shopping with economics and • Rejuvenating yoga classes. the planet in mind service, and social activism Enjoy a whole-body, whole-foods adventure sure to leave you invigorated and refreshed. • Which foods promote health and well-being • Medicine for physical, emotional, and cognitive imbalances NOTE Be prepared to hike over hilly terrain for 2–3 hours. • Why the way you cook your food is so • The doorway to consciousness and enlightenment. important TUITION $330. Add 4 midweek nights room & meals; see page 108. (web code RRDC-151) Breakout sessions cover a variety of breath modalities, offer information on becoming a • Time-saving cooking tips and techniques. breathworker, and provide supervision from master breathworkers. Join us for healing, per- JOHN BAGNULO, MPH, PHD, MARK ROULE is a certified sonal growth, spiritual development, enhanced creativity, increased intelligence and wisdom, Return home with delicious new recipes and is a naturalist, nutritionist, Kripalu Yoga teacher and R&R improved relational harmony, attuned access to intuition, heightened mystical realization, the confidence you need to get in the kitchen farmer, and assistant professor and Healthy Living outdoor and fully participating in building a healthier world together. and start cooking. who teaches courses at wellness guide who leads mindful and centers and universities. enriching nature-centered NOTE This program is ideal for everyone, including beginners, health professionals interested TUITION $419. Add 5 midweek nights room & johnbagnulo.com adventure experiences. in incorporating breathwork into their practices, and master breathworkers who want to meals; see page 108. (web code RRMN-154) expand the breadth and depth of their knowledge.

ANNIE B. KAY, MS, RDN, TUITION $675. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see page 108. (web code STS-151) LDN, RYT, is Lead Nutritionist at Kripalu, author of Every Bite SEPTEMBER 11–13 FRIDAY–SUNDAY Is Divine, and an important SHIRLEY TELLES, MBBS, MPHIL, DANIEL J. SIEGEL, MD, is voice in whole-foods nutrition Mindfulness-Based Eating Awareness Training PHD, is a world-renowned clinical professor of psychiatry and yoga. everybiteisdivine.com Jean Kristeller and Andrea Lieberstein yoga and breath researcher. at the UCLA School of She directs research at Medicine and codirector of the FOR everyone; no previous meditation experience required. CE credits. JEREMY ROCK SMITH, Patanjali Research Foundation, Mindful Awareness Research Kripalu’s Executive Chef, Experience a new approach to eating, one that cultivates inner wisdom through mindful- Haridwar, India. Center. drdansiegel.com graduated from the Culinary eating practices and guided meditations. Research funded by the National Institutes patanjaliresearchfoundation.com Institute of America and began of Health has shown that Mindfulness-Based Eating Awareness Training is a powerful PATRICIA GERBARG, MD, his career in classical French approach to addressing struggles with weight and eating issues. STANISLAV GROF, MD, is a and RICHARD P. BROWN, cuisine. He joined the Kripalu psychiatrist with more than 50 MD, are clinical professors Kitchen in 2010. Deepen your understanding of mindfulness as it applies to eating and joyful living, through years of experience research- of psychiatry who have sitting meditation, eating meditations, group discussion, and gentle yoga exercises. You also ing non-ordinary states of spent years exploring the explore current nutrition and exercise guidelines, as you learn consciousness, and founder of efficacy of mind-body • Ways to eat that are more attuned to your body’s needs the International Transpersonal practices for depression and post-traumatic Association. stanislavgrof.com stress disorder. breath-body-mind.com • To experience the full pleasure and taste of food without overeating JESSICA DIBB, founder and YOGANAND MICHAEL • Ways to release the guilt and struggle often associated with dieting spiritual director of Inspiration CARROLL, E-RYT 500, is • Tools for making balanced and healthy choices so that you will be truly nourished. Consciousness School, designs Dean of the Kripalu School of and facilitates Integrative Yoga and has been training TUITION $235. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 108. (web code MBEAT-152) Breathwork™ and teachers for decades. consciousness trainings. pranakriya.com JEAN KRISTELLER, PHD, ANDREA LIEBERSTEIN, MPH, inspirationcommunity.org a clinical and research psycholo- RD, RYT, is a registered dietitian gist with a doctorate from Yale, nutritionist, mindfulness-based has used meditation-based stress-reduction instructor, and Visit the Kripalu website to view bios for Jim Morningstar, Binnie A. Dansby, Rabia Hayek, Annie B. Kay and interventions for eating disorders mindful-eating coach who leads Carol A. Lampman, Jeanne Denney, Petri Berndston, Alice Wells, and Jeremy Youst. Jeremy Rock Smith and obesity for more than 20 trainings and retreats interna- years. indstate.edu tionally. mindfuleatingtraining.com 800.741.7353 or kripalu.org | 53 Kripalu | HEALTH AND WELLNESS

OCTOBER 18–22 SUNDAY–THURSDAY OCTOBER 19–23 MONDAY–FRIDAY OCTOBER 23–25 FRIDAY–SUNDAY A Wellness Retreat Deep Relaxation, Guided Savoring Life The Art of for People Living with Imagery, and Meditation LUSCIOUS COOKING FOR HEALTH Parkinson’s and for Stress Relief Leslie Cerier Their Care Partners Julie Lusk FOR everyone. CE credits. Mindful Eating Maria Sirois, Aruni Nan Futuronsky, FOR all levels. CE credits. In this hands-on vegetarian cooking class, and Healthy Living Faculty When we’re equipped with the right tools, gourmet organic chef, teacher, and cookbook Six Ways to Slow Down and Savor Your Meal Offered in collaboration with the National techniques, and outlook, we can find author Leslie Cerier presents whole foods that Parkinson Foundation for people diagnosed sustainable ways to handle work stress, are pleasurable, delicious, and nutritious. less than three years who meet the mobility sickness, relationship problems, loss, and Cook and feast on exciting vegetarian CHECK IN Take time to assess your hunger. Are you eating just because requirements, and their partners. dissatisfaction. These challenges can even dishes as you learn to help us grow. it’s a habit, or are you craving something else, like emotional sustenance? Are you or someone you love living with • Stock organic whole foods and cook them What will truly satisfy you right now? Bring this level of consciousness and Parkinson’s disease? Learn the latest Whether you’re in the midst of stress or easily from scratch focus into your decision about what to eat. information on research, medication, and want to be ready for the next cycle of lifestyle changes that can improve the stress, this enjoyable workshop provides • Expand your cooking repertoire, enhance quality of life for you and your loved ones. the practical mind-body formula you need your energy, and even lose weight cooking CLEAR A SPACE—BOTH EMOTIONALLY AND PHYSICALLY with healthy fats Each day of this retreat offers both educa- to manage tension and maximize energy— Make time for your meal so that you don’t feel rushed, and set an attractive tional sessions and hands-on workshops on without getting overwhelmed or unwell. • Boost omega-3 fatty acids with delicious place at the table, even if you’re eating alone. Turn off the radio, television, the benefits of movement, meditation, yoga, You learn dishes made from dark leafy greens, and digital devices, and remove books, magazines, and newspapers, so you and conscious communication. • The positive and negative dynamics of pasture-raised eggs, walnuts, flax, hemp, and sesame seeds can be in the moment and focus on savoring your meal. In this program, you stress • Practical strategies for instant and • Use herbs and spices to enhance flavor • Learn the latest research and create international dishes SLOW DOWN AND GIVE THANKS Take a few breaths before you long-term stress relief • Demystify medications • Mix and match foods to invent your own begin. You can use these moments to bring yourself fully to the table, • Deep relaxation through yoga nidra • Discover what you need to know about recipes high in antioxidants, fiber, vitamins, acknowledging your gratitude to the earth, the sun, the plants, exercise and nutrition • Guided imagery to support health and and minerals the farmers, and everything else involved in awaken self-understanding • Learn how yoga and meditation can • Add superfoods such as goji berries, maca, delivering this food to your table. improve quality of life • A variety of meditations, so you can and cacao to your diet. identify the best method for you • Enjoy yoga and dance classes By engaging your senses, discover cooking CHEW IT OVER Digestion begins • A practical self-care plan for transforming as a means of self-expression. with the act of chewing; saliva con- • Share and learn from each other in daily daily stress into energized, awakened breakout groups for caregivers and people living. TUITION $250. Add 2 weekend nights room & tains enzymes that chemically break living with Parkinson’s meals; see page 108. (web code SLLCH-151) down food. The more you chew, the more TUITION $300. Add 4 midweek nights room • Develop new skills for managing stress and & meals; see page 108. (web code SRGR-151) efficiently you absorb nutrients. Slow yourself LESLIE CERIER, “the organic incorporating self-care. gourmet,” is an internationally down by placing your utensils on the table Join a community of others facing the same JULIE LUSK, MED, E-RYT 500, recognized farm-to-table chef, between bites—or try chopsticks. challenges as we explore how to live as fully is an international author, recipe developer, and author of as possible. recording artist, and president of six cookbooks. She specializes in Wholesome Resources, offering vegetarian, vegan, and gluten- ENGAGE ALL YOUR SENSES Appreciate TUITION $250. Add 4 midweek nights room retreats, trainings, and seminars. free cooking. lesliecerier.com not only the taste of your food, but also how & meals; see page 108. (web code NPF-152) wholesomeresources.com it looks on your plate and how good it smells. PLEASE CALL the National Parkinson Consider the nutrients you’re receiving. Appre- Foundation at 800.473.4636 to register. ciate every aspect of what you’re eating before MARIA SIROIS, PSYD, is an you take the next bite. inspirational speaker and clinical psychologist who TAKE A BREAK FROM THE MENTAL CHATTER See if you can allow lectures internationally on the your mental commentary to take a backseat as you let the sensual act of study and application of Positive Psychology, mind-body eating fully occupy your mind. When you inevitably hear the commentary medicine, and resilience. starting up, refocus on the taste, aroma, and experience of eating. mariasirois.com ARUNI NAN FUTURONSKY Try out these steps while eating something simple—a few nuts that need to Find out about The Kripalu Approach to Diet: is a Kripalu Yoga teacher, life be shelled, or a piece of fruit. Applying these concepts to a modest snack is An Integrative Weight-Loss Program, coach, and faculty member for a great way to start your mindful-eating practice. September 7–October 23; see page 24. Kripalu R&R Retreat and Healthy Living programs. coacharuni.com

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ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH WILD MUSHROOM RISOTTO WITH BLACK TRUFFLE OIL PUMPKIN PIE WITH BISQUE WITH CHÈVRE Serves 4. CARDAMOM WHIPPED CREAM Serves 4. Makes one 9-inch pie. 8 cups organic vegetable or chicken stock 1 medium butternut squash, halved, ¼ ounce dried porcini or shiitake mushrooms The flavors of this pie integrate nicely overnight, with seeds removed 3 cups assorted wild mushrooms, so you can bake it the day before serving. 2 tablespoons olive oil stems removed, small diced or sliced ¼ cup Spanish onion, small diced 4 tablespoons olive oil For pecan crust 1 teaspoon cinnamon ½ cup onion, small diced ½ cup pecan meal 1 teaspoon chopped garlic 1 cup arborio rice ¾ cup gluten-free oat flour 4 cups vegetable stock or water ½ cup dry white wine ¼ cup buckwheat flour ¾ teaspoon sea salt ¼ cup organic unsalted butter or olive oil ½ teaspoon cinnamon Black pepper to taste ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese (optional) ⅛ teaspoon baking powder Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 2 teaspoons cider vinegar Salt and freshly ground black pepper ⅛ teaspoon salt Brush the inside of a 9-inch pie plate with palm shortening or sunflower 2 tablespoons chèvre Black truffle oil ¼ cup sunflower oil oil, and coat with a light sprinkling of flour. ¼ cup maple syrup Place squash flesh side down in a shallow Place stock and dried mushrooms in a saucepot over medium heat. Bring to a simmer ½ teaspoon vanilla extract To make the pecan crust, mix dry ingredients together in a bowl. Mix wet roasting pan. Add water until it covers the for about 5 minutes to reconstitute the mushrooms. Remove mushrooms and chop ingredients separately. Make a well in the dry ingredients and pour in the squash by one inch. Bake at 375 degrees until finely. Keep stock at a simmer over low heat. For pumpkin filling wet ingredients; mix together. When thoroughly combined, press mixture slightly tender, 20 to 30 minutes. Remove foil ¼ cup arrowroot powder onto bottom and sides of pan by covering dough with a piece of wax and continue to bake until squash is soft, Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add wild mushrooms, stirring 1 teaspoon cinnamon paper or plastic wrap and pressing and smoothing until evenly spread. 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from oven and allow occasionally, and cook until golden and soft, 5 to 8 minutes. Transfer to bowl. 1 teaspoon cardamom to cool slightly. Remove skin and reserve flesh. ½ teaspoon salt Refrigerate or freeze until set. Place a round of wax paper or parchment To the same pan, add remaining olive oil, reconstituted mushrooms, and onions. 2 cups pumpkin purée paper over crust, including the rim, and weight bottom and sides with In a sauté pan, heat the oil over medium heat. Cook until translucent. Add rice; cook, stirring, for 3 to 4 minutes. 1 ¼ cups soy milk dried beans. Bake until crust starts to firm, about 15 minutes. Remove Add the onion and sauté until translucent. Add ¾ cup maple syrup paper and beans. Place pan over a square of aluminum foil; bring foil up cinnamon and cook, uncovered, for at least Add wine and cook, stirring, until wine is absorbed by rice. Add ¾ cup hot stock to rice. 1 teaspoon vanilla over crust edges to keep crust from browning too much. Continue baking 2 minutes. Add garlic and cook until it releases Stir constantly until rice has absorbed most but not all of the liquid and the for another 6 to 8 minutes until bottom of crust starts to brown. its aroma. Add reserved squash. mixture is thick. Add another ¾ cup stock. Repeat this process until the rice is al dente. As the rice nears doneness, watch For Cardamom Whipped Cream For pie filling, mix all dry ingredients in a bowl. Add the pumpkin purée, Add stock and simmer for carefully, adding smaller amounts of liquid. The Makes 2 cups. milk, sugar, and vanilla, and stir to combine. 10 minutes. Purée until risotto should be slightly creamy and thick; it will smooth. Season with thicken further when removed from heat. 1 cup heavy cream Pour filling into crust and bake until filling is set and starting to puff salt, pepper, and 1 tablespoon maple syrup around the edges, about 45 minutes. cider vinegar. Add the reserved mushrooms and remove ⅛ to ¼ teaspoon cardamom Garnish serving from heat. Stir in butter or olive oil and Dash of vanilla extract Combine ingredients for Cardamom Whipped Cream, and beat until with a spoonful Parmesan; season with salt and pepper soft peaks form. Serve alongside pie, or on top of each slice. of chèvre. to taste. Drizzle a few drops of truffle oil over each serving. Serve immediately.

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NOVEMBER 6–8 FRIDAY–SUNDAY NOVEMBER 8–13 SUNDAY–FRIDAY NOVEMBER 22–25 SUNDAY–WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 30–NOVEMBER 1 Stay FRIDAY–SUNDAY Five Ingredients, Facing Cancer with Renew and Refresh connected. Medical Intuition No Time Courage for the Holidays HEALTHY, FAST FOOD FROM Maria Sirois, Aruni Nan Futuronsky, Erin Casperson and Jess Frey Healing Intensive THE KRIPALU KITCHEN and Healthy Living Faculty Find us online for Mona Lisa Schulz FOR everyone. Jeremy Rock Smith No matter when you were diagnosed or As the holidays draw near, take some time FOR everyone. CE credits. what treatment options you are choosing, resources, articles, FOR everyone. CE credits. out to rest, rejuvenate, and prepare for the Unlock your inner healing powers so that facing cancer is life-changing. Find inspira- You don’t need tons of time and a laundry busy season ahead. This practice-focused videos, recipes, and you can access your life potential. This tion in this transformational retreat for men retreat into self-care guides you to find new new program from medical doctor Mona list of ingredients to make healthy, delicious and women ready to dive in and create an more—read, watch, meals. Learn to prepare some of Kripalu’s ways to stay connected to what’s important Lisa Schulz offers mind-body solutions to amazing life full of healing and joy. this season. and share. address conditions such as chronic fatigue, all-time best recipes with less shopping and prep, fewer dishes—and just five fabulous Learn the tools and practices that invigo- In this soothing and nourishing program, Lyme disease, IBS, weight problems, rate mind, body, and spirit—and refashion asthma, hormonal imbalances, depression, ingredients. These simple, tasty, and you explore nourishing meals can be easily recreated the dream of your life. Guided by an excep- and anxiety. tional team of caring and creative Kripalu • Ayurvedic tools to increase vitality and at home for any occasion, from weeknight harmony Mona Lisa, a professional medical intuitive for nearly 30 years, brings a scientific back- dinners to parties. health and yoga professionals, you ground, as well as personal experience with life-threatening illness. With humor, persistence, • Deep relaxation and restorative yoga Come learn to • Come to love your body more deeply and a loving-yet-firm style, she guides you to transform your pain to power, and your through dance, yoga, walking, and • Stress-reducing meditations suffering to living with joy and purpose. By the end of this weekend, you have a medical • Whip up last-minute meals healthy eating intuitive diagram of your health concerns, and action steps to take for immediate emotional • Journaling • Hone your knife skills • Explore the latest research in mind-body and physical relief. Prepare to leave lighter, with passion and positivity. • Pranayama for the season • Expand your cooking repertoire with recipes medicine and all it has to offer to tame TUITION $240. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 108. (web code IBMI-151) for grains, legumes, veggies, and proteins your stress, strengthen your resilience, • Mindful eating. and move you toward thriving MONA LISA SCHULZ, MD, PHD, author of Awakening Intuition and The New Feminine Brain, • Understand the basic tastes and how each Relax, rejuvenate, and find an inner glow combines the best of Western science with energy medicine. drmonalisa.com contributes to a full-flavor profile • Learn the power of nutrition to heal that will inspire you through the season and and transform beyond. • Master the fundamentals of grilling, sautéing, steaming, and roasting • Bring home a kit of healthy daily NOTE Please bring layers for an outdoor walk. practices to nurture the body and NOVEMBER 15–18 SUNDAY–WEDNESDAY • Save time without compromising quality. revitalize the spirit TUITION $199. Add 3 midweek nights room & meals; see page 108. (web code RRWW-151) The Beauty of Illness TUITION $305. Add 2 weekend nights • Craft and commit to a specific wellness room & meals; see page 108. plan for your unique and amazing life. ERIN CASPERSON is the TRANSFORMING SUFFERING, REVITALIZING HOPE (web code KHSC-151) TUITION $409. Add 5 midweek nights Academic Coordinator for the Margrit Mikulis Kripalu School of Ayurveda, an JEREMY ROCK SMITH, room & meals; see page 108. FOR everyone. (web code RRRR-152) Ayurvedic Health Counselor, Kripalu’s Executive and a 500-Hour Kripalu Yoga Change your relationship with disease and transform the way you think about pain and Chef, graduated from teacher. suffering. Illness can empower you and teach you to activate your full potential. Experience the Culinary Institute of MARIA SIROIS, PSYD, is an this paradigm shift as you revitalize hope and motivation and energize your life force. America and began his inspirational speaker and JESS FREY, E-RYT 500, is a clinical psychologist who Kripalu Yoga teacher and a In this depth program with a naturopathic, Ayurveda-trained doctor, you learn how to career in classical French cuisine. He joined the lectures internationally on the former Intern for the Kripalu /kripalucenter • Incorporate tools of Ayurveda, yoga, and meditation for physical, mental, and spiritual growth Kripalu Kitchen in 2010. study and application of School of Yoga and the Kripalu Positive Psychology, mind-body Institute for Extraordinary Living. • Trust the complex nature of suffering and realize that symptoms have a purpose medicine, and resilience. /kripalucenter • Personalize power through the “Health-Ease Continuum” mariasirois.com • Integrate the “Beauty of Illness” concepts with Ayurveda, ARUNI NAN FUTURONSKY kundalini energy, and natural therapeutics is a Kripalu Yoga teacher, life /kripalucenter • Explore the concept of “raising the pure” as you uncover and coach, and faculty member embrace your true essence within for Kripalu R&R Retreat and Healthy Living programs. • Identify your kriya, or action potential coacharuni.com You might also /kripalu • Develop a daily practice. be interested in… NOTE This program involves deep emotional work. See this program on the Kripalu website for recommended reading and viewing. • MELT Self-Care Immersion p. 35 kripalu.org/blog • The Embodied Practitioner p. 63 TUITION $275. Add 3 midweek nights room & meals; see page 108 (web code JHTS-151) • Food As Medicine p. 64 MARGRIT MIKULIS, ND, is a naturopathic doctor, clinician, and Jeremy • The Science of Yoga for Health #kripalu #kripalulove faculty member for the Kripalu School of Ayurveda. livingnaturalinc.com Rock Smith Professionals p. 68

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OCTOBER 9–11 FRIDAY–SUNDAY NOVEMBER 1–6 SUNDAY–FRIDAY Interpersonal Neuroscience Neurobiology SOMATIC PSYCHOLOGY CONFERENCE PRACTICES THAT CULTIVATE and Psychology CONNECTION AND WELL-BEING Jaci Hull, Ann Weiser Cornell, Brian and JACI HULL, MA, LMFT, certified Hakomi DANIEL J. SIEGEL Marcia Gleason, Joe Weldon, and Beth L. Haessig trainer and licensed psychotherapist in practice for 30 years, leads workshops CE credits. FOR mental-health professionals, yoga teachers, bodyworkers, and everyone who wants to experience and trainings internationally. jacihull.com Interpersonal neurobiology integrates a wide array of sciences into one perspective the psychology of their bodies. CE credits. on well-being, offering practical suggestions The United States Association for Body Psychotherapy on how to use the focus of attention to presents a conference on somatic psychology—a ANN WEISER CORNELL, PHD, one of strengthen connections in the brain and in discipline that combines somatic, psychic, and the best-known Focusing teachers in the our relationships. By seeing relationships interpersonal dimensions. Treating the body as a world, is author of Focusing in Clinical and the brain as the two fundamental sources of our mental life, we gain new insights into how source of wisdom, this symposium presents four Practice: The Essence of Change. to create a healthy mind—one that is resilient, insightful, compassionate, and filled with vitality. distinct body-mind therapies within the field of somatic In this program, we begin with the scientific basics of how the mind, the brain, and psychology: Hakomi, Focusing, Embodied Couples relationships interact. Then we move on to practical suggestions to create a scientifically Therapy, and Rubenfeld Synergy. BRIAN GLEASON, LCSW, senior faculty sound daily mental activity guide—The Healthy Mind Platter—that promotes well-being Conference topics include across these three aspects of our lives. at the NY Institute of Core Energetics, orig- • Ways to become conscious of what’s being held in inated the Exceptional Marriage RECOMMENDED READING See this program on the Kripalu website. your body approach, the first body-based approach TUITION $325. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 108. (web code TMBR-151) • The implications of working in a somato-psychic in couple’s therapy. model as a client or clinician DANIEL J. SIEGEL, MD, is clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine and codirector of the Mindful Awareness Research Center. drdansiegel.com • Various styles of somatic psychotherapeutic practices MARCIA GLEASON, LCSW, a body • How somatic psychology techniques are different psychotherapist for 35 years, developed from traditional counseling and talk therapy the Embodied Couples Training (Exceptional Marriage Mentoring®) with OCTOBER 11–14 SUNDAY–WEDNESDAY • What this field and these practices can do for you her husband, Brian. and your clients. Quieting the Hungry Ghost Discover what your body is trying to teach you and JOE WELDON, MS, licensed psychologist, COMPASSIONATE AND MINDFUL RELAPSE PREVENTION experience the gifts of somatic psychology for your life and work. master Rubenfeld Synergist, and codirector Richard Fields of the Rubenfeld Synergy Training Institute, NOTE See this program on the Kripalu website for is a gifted teacher with more than 30 years’ FOR everyone. CE credits. conference schedule and workshop descriptions. experience. rubenfeldtouch.com Learn compassion for yourself and others in a dynamic workshop that addresses TUITION $495. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; stress, imbalance, and reactivity—the primary causes of relapse to unhealthy see page 108. (web code SOMPSY-151) behaviors and relationships. BETH L. HAESSIG, PSYD, is president of the United States Association for Body Both didactic and interactive, this program uses small- and full-group discussions as you learn to Psychotherapy, a licensed psychologist, • Use mindfulness skills to reduce anger, blame, and impatience Core Energetics practitioner, and Kripalu • Increase self-compassion, realistic optimism, positive attitude, and hope Yoga teacher. bethhaessig.com • Practice different types of meditation • Use relapse-prevention tools to reduce cravings and negative-impulsive behaviors • Develop and maintain healthy habits. Copresented with RECOMMENDED READING Richard Fields, A Year of Living Mindfully: 52 Quotes & Weekly Mindfulness Practices and A Year of Living with More Compassion. TUITION $285. Add 1 holiday night and 2 midweek nights room & meals; see page 108. (web code QHG-152)

RICHARD FIELDS, PHD, editor You might also of A Year of Living Mindfully, has be interested in… more than 35 years of experience in outpatient alcohol/drug • Techniques for Mind-Body recovery and relapse prevention. Integration p. 69 facesconferences.com • Intimacy from the Inside out p. 71

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SEPTEMBER 11–13 FRIDAY–SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 13–18 SUNDAY–FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 15–18 TUESDAY–FRIDAY The Art of Alignment Advanced Prenatal The Embodied Practitioner Professional A YOGA POSTURE CLINIC Yoga Teacher Training RECLAIM YOUR OWN BODY TRUST Development Priti Robyn Ross Jacci Gruninger and Abby Bordner Hilary Kinavey and Dana Sturtevant FOR all levels, from beginners to yoga teachers. FOR those who have completed a FOR everyone interested in facilitating CE credits. 200-hour yoga teacher training and the healing between people and their bodies. Whether you’ve practiced yoga for 10 weeks beginner-level Prenatal Yoga Teacher CE credits. or 10 years, healthy alignment is essential for Training. CE credits. Sweeten your relationship with your own a profound and rewarding practice. When Take home new information and techniques body while improving your effectiveness the physical body is aligned, prana is liber- to enhance your work with pregnant as a body-positive practitioner. When you ated, and asana becomes a transformative women and their partners, on and off the Megha view your body in a connected, trusting, and doorway to the deeper levels of Self. mat. Build on the foundational tools you Nancy Buttenheim compassionate way, you can more effectively Through self-discovery and partner work, learned in the beginners’ training, and help people who struggle with disordered learn how to lead Yoga-Born, a childbirth- eating or internalized body shame. • Learn seven key principles that enliven all education program steeped in the yoga LET YOUR YOGA DANCE TEACHER TRAINING yoga postures This retreat offers helping professionals the tradition. This advanced training covers opportunity to • Explore the foundation of anatomical • Childbirth education curriculum SEPTEMBER 13–18 SUNDAY–FRIDAY NOVEMBER 1–6 SUNDAY–FRIDAY principles and alignment • Increase understanding of their own body’s • The emotions of pregnancy Chakra Fusion, Module 1 Chakra Fusion, Module 2 story through a weight-inclusive lens and a • Find creative ways to modify poses and Megha Nancy Buttenheim Megha Nancy Buttenheim Body Trust™ approach increase long-term safety • Trimester changes and pelvic floor anatomy FOR all levels. CE credits. FOR students who have completed Module 1. • Use discussions, readings, art activities, and • Discover your personal postural habits • Self-care, medical care, nutrition, and the CE credits. gentle body-centered practices to move in a supportive and compassionate Dance your way toward teacher certifica- between self as provider and self as body environment neurobiology of healthy relationships tion in the first chakra-yoga-dance training Module 2 brings together everything you’ve • Stages of labor of its kind—or come just to experience five learned so far. After a period of at-home • Identify and engage in compassionate, • Dramatically increase stability, balance, glorious days of dancing. This transforma- practice following Module 1, return with body-positive, self-care practices that can and ease in your practice. • Comfort during labor, including yoga and tional, compassionate training is based on confidence to lead Let Your Yoga Dance® be used in professional settings. partner yoga poses Return home deeply inspired to transform your self-discovery and finding your strengths. classes for your peers. Healing body dissatisfaction is a valuable practice. Join Priti Robyn Ross as she shares • Yoga-based and other strategies to cope Module 1 lays down the foundation of Let and often elusive aspect of holistic wellness. ® Offered in an atmosphere of compassion, kind- her passion and enthusiasm for this joyous with pain Your Yoga Dance with a daily dance of ness, and no competition, this training includes Learn to move beyond size bias and optimize and rare opportunity to dive into the art, • Hospital procedures and medication yoga through each chakra. your potential to deliver a weight-neutral, science, and sacred energy of hatha yoga. • In-depth mentoring, skill-building, and body-positive intervention. • Mother’s recovery, breast-feeding, and Learn to practice TUITION $225. Add 2 weekend nights room & TUITION $252. Add 3 midweek nights room bonding with baby • Become an excellent instructor in this • Continued study of meditation-in-motion meals; see page 108. (web code TAAA-151) “dance of yoga” & meals; see page 108. (web code EPBT-151) • Understanding the energetic and subtle • Daily yoga dancing tips for teachers PRITI ROBYN ROSS, E-RYT bodies, koshas, chakras, and gunas in • Embody the chakras HILARY KINAVEY, MS, LPC, • Ways to deal with your inner critic 500, is a Kripalu Yoga teacher relation to pregnancy. • Rediscover the best of who you are therapist and cofounder of Be and international workshop NOTE Please see this program on the • Applied yamas and niyamas Nourished, supports move- leader who is passionate about • Transform your relationship with music. Kripalu website for required reading and • Music appreciation ment toward a compassionate supporting others to awaken to other important information. To become a certified Let Your Yoga Dance model of self-care to heal body their full potential. lifeasyoga.com instructor, take Module 1 first, followed by • Techniques for promotion and marketing shame. benourished.org TUITION $425. Add 5 midweek nights to build your business. Module 2, which offers expert guidance in DANA STURTEVANT, MS, RD, room & meals; see page 108. the art of teaching. You can also attend (web code APYT-151) To graduate, you must take both modules 1 is a dietitian, trainer, yoga Module 1 simply to experience this vibrant and 2. After successful completion of your teacher, and cofounder of Be program, without pursuing certification. JACCI GRUNINGER, MS, final practice-teaching session, you will be a Nourished, a business helping E-RYT, YT, RPYT, a Kripalu NOTE You do not have to be a yoga teacher fully certified Let Your Yoga Dance instructor. people heal body dissatisfac- Yoga and Pranakriya teacher, to take this training. Tuition includes RECOMMENDED READING AND LISTENING tion and reclaim body trust. shares the power of yoga for Megha’s manual and yoga CD. Anodea Judith, The Sevenfold Journey: benourished.org pregnancy, childbirth, and TUITION $575. Add 5 midweek nights room Reclaiming Mind, Body, and Spirit Through the beyond. yogawithjacci.com & meals; see page 108. (web code DT-1152) Chakras, and Megha Nancy Buttenheim, ABBY BORDNER, CLD, CLE, Moontides CD. ICCE, is a consultant and MEGHA NANCY TUITION $515. Add 5 midweek nights room INSPIRATION IN trainer for pregnancy, birth, & meals; see page 108. (web code DT-2152) and early childhood, and BUTTENHEIM, MA, E-RYT YOUR NEWS FEED 500, founding director of Let ⊕⊕COMBINE THIS PROGRAM with Introduction founder of the Birthing Tree ® Follow us on Facebook: Cooperative. abbybordner.com Your Yoga Dance LLC, is a to Yoga and Meditation, November 6–8, 28-year teacher trainer at for a 10 percent tuition discount for each Kripalu. letyouryogadance.com program; see page 95. facebook/kripalucenter

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SEPTEMBER 20–23 SUNDAY–WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 27–OCTOBER 2 SUNDAY–FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 18–22 Motivational Interviewing FRIDAY–TUESDAY THE ART AND SCIENCE OF BEHAVIOR CHANGE COUNSELING Finding the Balance Dana Sturtevant with Yin Yoga A JOURNEY INTO YOGA FOOD AS FOR helping professionals, health coaches, Ayurvedic practitioners, yoga teachers, and TEACHER TRAINING yoga therapists. CE credits. MEDICINE Brahmani Liebman and Jashoda Edmunds The conversations that occur between helping professionals and their clients are powerful A FEAST OF SCIENCE ones, capable of supporting or inhibiting the innate change process that is alive in all of us. FOR dedicated students and teachers with AND WISDOM Learn to make your interactions with clients more satisfying and effective using Motivational min. 2 years practice. CE credits. James S. Gordon, Kathie Madonna Swift, Interviewing (MI), a person-centered, guiding method of communication and counseling Discover Yin Yoga as a tool for exploring John Bagnulo, Cindy Geyer, Aviva Romm, that elicits and strengthens intrinsic motivation for positive change. your life, your teaching, and your personal Marti Wolfson, and Stefanie Sacks Designed for helping professionals who want to create well-balanced, meaningful practice. Each day of this program includes FOR health-care professionals and relationships with their clients, this program offers asana, didactic teachings, psychospiritual interested individuals. CE credits. inquiry, and posture clinics. The Yin Yoga • A common-sense approach for supporting people in making and sustaining change approach, when integrated with Buddhist Created by the Center for Mind-Body • Lively discussions to deepen understanding of the paradox of change and the spirit of MI philosophies and meditative practices, is Medicine, Food As Medicine is an both contemplative and energy enhancing. acclaimed professional training • Practice activities for skill building program in medical nutrition therapy. • A combination of principles, skills, and strategies to elicit client strengths, inner wisdom, In addition to learning how to teach Yin Medical doctor James S. Gordon teams reasons for change, and ways of achieving it. Yoga, you up with nationally renowned faculty for • Heighten your observational skills a course that provides the foundation TUITION $255. Add 3 midweek nights room & meals; see page 108. • Cultivate appropriate options for the asanas you need to integrate nutrition and (web code TMIT-151) mind-body skills effectively into your • Practice pranayama techniques that practice and your life. DANA STURTEVANT, MS, RD, is a dietitian, trainer, yoga teacher, and enhance the energy body cofounder of Be Nourished, a business helping people heal body dissatisfaction Topics include and reclaim body trust. benourished.org • Explore the energetic anatomy of the • Core imbalances: the root of disease meridian, organ, and chakra systems. and the opportunity to heal JAMES S. GORDON, MD, AVIVA ROMM, MD, Yin Yoga is appropriate for all ages and • Nutrition in practice: case studies and a psychiatrist, is founder a Yale-trained physician, SEPTEMBER 20–25 SUNDAY–FRIDAY stages of life. and director of the Center uses functional medicine SUSAN ALDEN, RYT, clinical pearls is a graduate of the United RECOMMENDED READING Sarah Powers, for Mind-Body Medicine to help women heal their Warriors at Ease Insight Yoga and Bernie Clark, YinSights. • Macronutrients, micronutrients, and and former chair of the bodies and minds, and States Military Academy phytonutrients White House Commission transform their lives and TEACHING TRAUMA-SENSITIVE YOGA AND and has been teaching TUITION $410. Add 5 midweek nights room & MEDITATION FOR MILITARY COMMUNITIES yoga and practicing heal- • A holistic approach to digestive on Complementary and Alternative their families’ health. avivaromm.com meals; see page 108. (web code JIYTT-151) Medicine. cmbm.org Susan Alden, Annie Okerlin, and Lynn Stoller ing arts within the military healing MARTI WOLFSON is a community for 18 years. ⊕⊕COMBINE THIS PROGRAM with Navigating KATHIE MADONNA nationally recognized FOR yoga teachers. CE credits. Life’s Changes: A Journey into Yoga and • Cutting-edge laboratory assessment ANNIE OKERLIN, RYT, SWIFT, MS, RDN, LDN, culinary wellness educator, This advanced teacher training, combining Meditation Retreat for Women, September • Detoxification of mind, body, and spirit FAND, is an integrative teaching laypeople and is a yoga instructor in the 24–27, for a 10 percent tuition discount for Parts 2A and 2B of the Warriors at Ease training, traditions of Bikram, vin- • Evolution of the human diet clinical nutritionist, Food health professionals how covers the art and science of teaching yoga in each program; see page 87. As Medicine educator, to use the power of food to yasa, and Power Yoga. She • Women’s health and prenatal care military communities. You learn how to lead founded and directs the JASHODA EDMUNDS, E-RYT 500, and author of The Swift Diet, maximize health. martiwolfson.com safe, culturally appropriate, trauma-sensitive • Dietary supplements Exalted Warrior Foundation. BRAHMANI LIEBMAN, MSED, E-RYT 500, and nutrition blogger. kathieswift.com STEFANIE SACKS, MS, yoga and/or meditation classes (with mental- LYNN STOLLER, MS, are cocreators of Journey into Yoga School of • Mindful eating and the art of self-care JOHN BAGNULO, MPH, CNS, CDN, is a culinary health support as needed) for veterans with a Yoga & Meditation teacher trainings, work- PHD, is a naturalist, farmer, nutritionist, radio show wide variety of service-related conditions. Topics OTR/L, RYT, is an • Lively cooking classes. occupational therapist with shops, and retreats, and serve on the Kripalu nutritionist, and assistant host, educator, speaker, covered in this “gold standard” training include School of Yoga faculty. journeyintoyoga.com Return home knowledgeable about professor who teaches and author of What the a special interest in yoga as recent research and prepared to con- • How trauma affects the ability to integrate a treatment modality for courses at wellness centers Fork Are You Eating? sensory processing fidently and compassionately guide and universities. stefaniesacks.com war-related sensory your patients toward sound, practical johnbagnulo.com • Asana sequences and modifications for able- processing disorders. nutrition. bodied service members, with and without CYNTHIA GEYER, MD, TUITION $795. Add 2 weekend nights post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) a Food As Medicine core Copresented with and 2 midweek nights room faculty member since • Postures and modifications for older veterans with chronic physical illness and PTSD, & meals; see page 108. 2001, is medical director and for veterans and service members in wheelchairs or with major illnesses, (web code FAM-151) of Canyon Ranch in traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injuries, or amputations Lenox, Massachusetts. • Guidelines for teaching trauma-sensitive meditation, and how meditation canyonranch.com addresses the effects of trauma on brain and body. NOTE See this program on the Kripalu website for prerequisite information. TUITION $445. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see page 108. (web code TSMC-151)

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OCTOBER 12–16 MONDAY–FRIDAY OCTOBER 18–23 SUNDAY–FRIDAY OCTOBER 25–30 SUNDAY–FRIDAY Facilitating Art and Yoga “What most people do not realize is that Restorative Yoga Transformational Teacher Training trauma is not the story of something awful Therapeutic Teacher Workshops Hari Kirin Kaur Khalsa Training GROUP DYNAMICS AND FOR yoga teachers, artists, that happened in the past, but the residue Jillian Pransky healers, therapists, and MIND-BODY COACHING of imprints left behind.” FOR yoga teachers; bodyworkers; nurses; and Ken Nelson and Lesli Lang everyone interested in the physical, occupational, and mental-health healing power of yoga — Bessel van der Kolk therapists. CE credits. FOR everyone interested in facilitating the and art. CE credits. OCTOBER 11–16 SUNDAY–FRIDAY wisdom of individuals and groups. Learn to bring your students into a practice CE credits. If you are a yoga teacher, come learn cre- OCTOBER 23–25 FRIDAY–SUNDAY of restorative yoga that helps release layers of ative-arts exercises to deepen your students’ Mindful Self-Compassion Learn to create the conditions for trans- tension and feel at ease in their bodies. Jillian experience. If you work in the arts, come dis- The Body Keeps the Score Pransky offers clarity on how the gross anatomy, Training formation, accountability, and creativity in cover simple yet profound yoga techniques groups, workshops, retreats, and trainings. BRAIN, MIND, AND BODY IN THE subtle energy body, emotional body, and mental Michelle Becker and Michael McIntyre to enhance creative focus and flow. Hari Kirin body work together in restorative poses. Empower others to heal and grow by culti- Kaur Khalsa offers step-by-step guidelines HEALING OF TRAUMA FOR everyone, including professionals. vating trust—the foundation for safe inquiry for facilitating art and yoga as complemen- Through practice, hands-on practice-teaching, CE credits and authentic dialogue. Role-plays, fishbowl tary practices. You also learn how to BESSEL VAN DER KOLK lecture, and discussion, this training covers We can respond to life’s challenges with self- simulations, and case studies make this edu- and Licia Sky • The relaxation response and the central cational workshop dynamic and interactive. • Maintain safe and sacred space compassion, treating ourselves with kind- FOR health professionals, therapists, yoga nervous system ness and understanding even when things • Combine movement, sound, and writing Your participants can’t help but succeed instructors, and others interested in the nature of trauma. CE credits. • Alignment to support optimal energy flow go wrong. It’s a skill that anyone can learn. when you with visual arts and Kundalini Yoga, as taught by Yogi Bhajan Overcoming trauma means fully engaging in the present without being • Sequencing restorative poses for therapeutic Research shows that self-compassion • Get clear about your goals, strengths, and • Work effectively with images, difficult emotions, hijacked by survival-related emotions and sensations. Success means applications during times of injury, illness, is a core healing process. It’s strongly challenges as a leader allowing yourself to know what you know and feel what you feel without associated with emotional well-being, lower relationships, and physical challenges and recovery • Use intention, attention, agreements, and reentering the past. Recovery depends on physical experiences that levels of anxiety and depression, healthy • Tailor formats to individuals and groups. contradict sensations and feelings of helplessness and disconnection. • The koshas and the energy body in asana habits around diet and exercise, and more conscious communication You can use the art exercises you learn This program, based on the practices of yoga and mindfulness • Restorative asanas for different satisfying relationships. • Hone mind-body coaching skills to listen, environments, special populations, and reflect, encourage, and ask powerful here with any style of yoga, meditation, or meditation, includes This program is an intensive form of the healing modality. The supportive setting students with limited physical abilities questions • Current research on trauma internationally recognized eight-session allows you to develop your own approach to • Meditation and visualization for healing Mindful Self-Compassion training devel- • Respond wisely to clear obstacles, upsets, facilitating art and yoga through practice, • An exploration of how overwhelming experiences change the capacity oped by Christopher Germer and Kristin and confusion feedback, and reflection. for self-regulation and how imprints of trauma are held in the body • Handling emotional responses and releases Neff. Through meditation, experiential during practice • Build consensus and group synergy with NOTE Tuition includes a training supplement • How brain function is shaped by experience exercises, and discussion, you learn to your presence and support. • The dynamic use of props to Hari Kirin Kaur Khalsa’s book, Art & Yoga: • Specific techniques that affect regulation, the integration of • Motivate yourself with kindness rather The group process is easier when you trans- Kundalini Awakening in Everyday Life. Please • Restorative yoga as a form of relaxation and than criticism dissociated aspects of experience, chronic helplessness, and the form your own life first. By being present, bring a copy to the workshop or purchase reintegration of human connections. to support spiritual practice. one at the Kripalu Shop. • Understand the science of self-compassion not perfect, you set the stage for inclusive NOTE Tuition includes a manual. This pro- solutions and sustainable results. Your increased understanding fertilizes the application of effective • Handle difficult emotions TUITION $410. Add 5 midweek nights room & trauma interventions, including EMDR, yoga and sensorimotor gram includes extended hours. meals; see page 108. (web code AAYTT-151) • Transform challenging relationships NOTE Tuition includes a manual. Please processing, Internal Family Systems, and neurofeedback. TUITION $385. Add 5 midweek nights room & see this program on the Kripalu website for meals; see page 108. (web code RYTTT-151) • Teach self-compassion practices to others. more information. HARI KIRIN KAUR KHALSA, TUITION $250. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 108. MA, MFA, author of the best- (web code FOTT-152) NOTE See this program on the Kripalu JILLIAN PRANSKY, E-RYT 500, TUITION $310. Add 4 midweek nights room & selling Art & Yoga: Kundalini website for recommended reading. This meals; see page 108. (web code FPEW-151) international presenter and program fulfills a prerequisite for becoming Awakening in Everyday Life, BESSEL VAN DER KOLK, MD, director of Restorative Therapeutic is a popular teacher, is medical director of the a Mindful Self-Compassion teacher. For KEN NELSON, PHD, a leader Yoga teacher training for more information, see centerformsc.org. yogi, and artist. Trauma Center in Boston and YogaWorks, infuses her classes in mind-body practices and artandyoga.com author of the New York Times TUITION $600. Add 1 holiday night and 4 longtime Kripalu faculty with mindfulness, compassion, best-seller, The Body Keeps the and ease. jillianpransky.com midweek nights room & meals; see page 108. member, is dedicated to Score. traumacenter.org (web code MSCT-151) transforming the ways we serve and lead through yoga- LICIA SKY, LMT, MICHELLE BECKER, LMFT, cofounder of inspired learning. BFA, is a singer- Mindful Self-Compassion Teacher Training, powerfulworkshops.com songwriter, artist, musician, and teaches mindfulness and compassion-based LESLI LANG has a KRIPALU COMPASS programs and provides compassion-based intuitive bodywork background in theater and therapist who psychotherapy. michellebeckerlmft.com performing arts, and two Get inspiring essays, recipes, and fosters safe, transformative more in your inbox each month. MICHAEL MCINTYRE, PHD, a psychologist decades of experience experiences through music, and professor, studies the fMRI of pain and assisting Fortune 500 movement, and touch. kripalu.org/compass analgesia and believes ardently in self-com- executives to communicate passion’s centrality to health and well-being. their message more effectively.

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NOVEMBER 1–6 SUNDAY–FRIDAY The Science of Yoga for Health Professionals Lisa B. Nelson, Angela Wilson, and special guest Stephen Cope Kripalu Healing Arts FOR everyone, including nurses, doctors, mental-health workers, yoga teachers, physical EXPERIENCE A DEEPER KIND OF WELLNESS. therapists, and nutritionists. CE and CME credits. Curious about the science behind asana (yoga postures), meditation, and pranayama Add a healing one-on-one session to (breathing techniques)? Learn how these practices can enhance your physical and mental health, as well as that of your clients and patients. your visit. Find out more about services, OCTOBER 25–30 SUNDAY–FRIDAY By exploring the science of epigenetics and neuroplasticity, you learn how changes in lifestyle consultations, and packages at (particularly in the areas of movement, diet, and thought patterns) can change your brain NOVEMBER 6–8 FRIDAY–SUNDAY Trauma-Sensitive Yoga and body, right down to gene expression. These changes can point you toward disease—or kripalu.org/healingarts toward greater health and happiness. This program includes The Resilient Child A WORKSHOP FOR YOGA TEACHERS • The latest research on the effects of asana, meditation, and pranayama on body and mind BREATH~BODY~MIND FOR EMOTIONAL David Emerson and Jenn Turner REGULATION, LEARNING, AND WELL-BEING • Yoga-based tools to improve personal well-being FOR certified yoga Richard P. Brown, Patricia Gerbarg, and teachers. CE credits. • Ways to take the tools of yoga into your professional practice Joy Bennett-Jennings The yoga program • Guided experiences of postures, meditation, and breathing practices. FOR educators without yoga training, health-care run by the Trauma TUITION $419. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see page 108. (web code RRHW-152) professionals, and yoga teachers. CE credits. Center at Justice Resource Institute has Are you looking to make a difference in the LISA B. ANGELA STEPHEN lives of children? Take home a toolkit of proven helped thousands of NELSON, MD, WILSON, MA, is COPE, MSW, people dealing with practices to create a compassionate environ- is Director of a project leader Scholar-in- ment and relieve behavioral, social, and emo- NOVEMBER 8–13 SUNDAY–FRIDAY post-traumatic stress Medical for the Kripalu Residence disorder (PTSD), from survivors of chronic tional disorders for children, including at-risk Education for Institute for and Kripalu youth. Interweaving experiential sessions with Techniques for Mind-Body Integration abuse to war veterans. Research done by Kripalu Healthy Extraordinary Ambassador, the Trauma Center showed that the Trauma didactic lessons, this program is for everyone SOMATIC THERAPY TRAINING Living programs. She also Living, where she conducts is the best-selling author of seeking innovative ways to improve well-being Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY) serves as medical director research on the intersection of The Great Work of Your Life: Anodea Judith model significantly reduced symptoms of for youth in grades K–12, as well as children of the nonprofit Nutrition yoga, Western psychology, A Guide for the Journey to in military families and hospitals, and those PTSD. The founder of the program, Center. and science. Your True Calling. FOR therapists, energy workers, bodyworkers, and anyone interested in seeking their David Emerson, and his senior colleague, affected by mass disasters. own healing. CE credits. Jenn Turner, offer a 40-hour workshop for Practice breathing and movement techniques Body-based psychotherapy goes to the heart of the issues in our tissues. This training yoga teachers who wish to bring trauma- that improve emotional regulation in children provides a basic foundation for practicing somatic therapy through the dynamics of sensitive yoga to their students or clients. NOVEMBER 8–13 SUNDAY–FRIDAY under moderate to severe stress, who might life-force energy. Learn to unlock defensive patterns hidden beneath consciousness You learn have anxiety, depression, or PTSD. This week- and free up the vital core energy within. Combining principles and exercises from Bio- • The latest trauma theories and Relax and Renew end includes energetics, Core Energetics, Somatic Experiencing, Formative Psychology, and Anodea Judith’s signature Chakra Therapy, this training addresses neurophysiology LEARNING TO TEACH RESTORATIVE YOGA • Scientific research supporting the methods • Theoretical underpinnings and taught in this multifaceted approach • The energetics of charging and discharging methodology of TCTSY JUDITH HANSON LASATER • Effective techniques to reduce your own stress • The formation and dissolution of body armor • The tools you need to make your yoga FOR yoga teachers and serious students. CE credits. • Immersion in a rejuvenating environment with • Bioenergetic character structures and childhood development teaching more trauma-informed. dynamic faculty and a community of like- We work hard in our lives and, while we might sleep, we rarely • Working with trauma and PTSD NOTE This program is solely for professional take time to rest. Restorative yoga poses help us relax and rest minded professionals. development and is not intended as an interven- deeply and completely, benefiting the body’s organ systems. NOTE Tuition includes a manual and other • Balancing the chakras tion for those who have experienced trauma. In this 30-hour training, learn the art and skill of teaching materials. See this program on the Kripalu • Decoding the language of illness. website for a list of recommended reading. REQUIRED READING AND WRITING See this restorative yoga, including Learn to interpret and dissolve defensive body armor by program on the Kripalu website. • The physiology of relaxation TUITION $270. Add 2 weekend nights room & freeing and balancing the energetic life force that flows meals; see page 108. (web code BBMTT-153) through the core. Techniques include bioenergetic exercises TUITION $680. Add 5 midweek nights room • The physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects of & meals; see page 108. (web code TSYT-152) in dyads, movement, breath, dance, massage, body restorative yoga JUDITH HANSON LASATER, RICHARD P. BROWN, MD, is an associate reading, and therapeutic demonstrations. PHD, is a physical therapist clinical professor of psychiatry at Columbia DAVID EMERSON is coauthor of • Special poses for menstruation, pregnancy, and menopause NOTE Tuition includes a comprehensive manual. This course is who has taught yoga since University and a teacher of aikido, qigong, Overcoming Trauma through Yoga and • How to sequence and teach a restorative yoga class. 1971. A founder of Yoga Journal a prerequisite to Anodea Judith’s Chakra Therapy training. director of yoga services at the Trauma yoga, and meditation. breath-body-mind.com Measurable results of relaxation include reduction of blood magazine, she is the author of TUITION $510. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see Center of the Justice Resource Institute. eight books. judithlasater.com PATRICIA GERBARG, MD, assistant clinical page 108. (web code TEB-151) pressure, muscle tension, and fatigue, and improvement of professor of psychiatry at New York Medical JENN TURNER, RYT, MA, immune function, digestion, fertility, and elimination. is a Kripalu Yoga teacher who College, researches the efficacy of mind-body ANODEA JUDITH, PHD, is a world-class teacher, best- codesigned the protocol for a NOTE See this program on the Kripalu website for certification requirements, required reading, practices for post-traumatic stress disorder selling author, and leading authority on the chakra National Institutes of Health and props you’ll need to bring. and depression. system and its application to the Western lifestyle. study at the Trauma Center at TUITION $695. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see page 108. (web code LTRY-151) See this program on the Kripalu website for sacredcenters.com Justice Resource Institute. Joy Bennett-Jennings’ bio. 800.741.7353 or kripalu.org | 69 Kripalu | PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

NOVEMBER 8–13 SUNDAY–FRIDAY NOVEMBER 1–6 SUNDAY–FRIDAY NOVEMBER 15–20 SUNDAY–FRIDAY NOVEMBER 29–DECEMBER 4 JourneyDance Lakshmi Voelker Chair Chakra Yoga Advanced Teacher Training SUNDAY–FRIDAY Module 2 Training Yoga Teacher Training Anodea Judith and Todd Norian Intimacy from the STRUCTURES AND RITUALS Lakshmi Voelker and Tracey Eccleston FOR yoga teachers of all styles and traditions. CE credits. Inside Out Toni Bergins FOR yoga teachers, teachers-in-training, In this blockbuster collaboration of hearts and minds, master THE FINE ART OF COUPLES THERAPY health-care professionals, and yoga Toni Herbine-Blank FOR graduates of JouneyDance Module 1. teachers Anodea Judith and Todd Norian team up to awaken your practitioners. CE credits. inner world. Combining the precise alignment techniques of Ashaya CE credits. ® FOR psychotherapists, coaches, and Do you have students, clients, or patients Yoga with the power of breath, mantras, mudras, chakra theory, pastoral counselors. Strengthen your skills, confidence, and tantric philosophy, and Western psychology, you experience what it ™ who can’t get down on the floor due to age, intuition with Module 2 of JourneyDance weight, disability, or inflexibility? Would you means to transmute your energies throughout the chakra spectrum. Looking for a dynamic, effective approach teacher training. This module empowers you to working with couples? Intimacy from like to teach at hospitals, senior centers, or Develop your strengths as a teacher as you learn to ® to create a hypnotic container and sacred nursing homes? By adapting traditional the Inside Out is a couples therapy model, movement space with vast transformational yoga poses to a chair, you can bring the • Activate your chakras and enhance your life force drawn from Internal Family Systems (IFS) potential. Learn to embody the rituals, struc- psychotherapy, that integrates aspects of therapeutic benefits of yoga to those unable NOVEMBER 13–20 FRIDAY–FRIDAY • Discover your potential as a being of extraordinary power tures, music, and movement techniques that to take part in even a gentle class. psychodynamic theory, systems thinking, and support JourneyDance facilitation. • Burst through limiting beliefs neuroscience. It uses the intimate relation- In this training, you learn to Kripalu Approach to Share the authenticity that keeps dancers • Practice asanas and sequences for each chakra ship as a vehicle for growth and transforma- Bodywork Level 1 tion of the individual as well as the couple, coming back for more as you learn • Teach a one-hour therapeutic chair • Get supportive mentoring from faculty and peers within a loving community. yoga class Lee Albert and Johanna Wise helping people make sense of their life • Theatrical, psychodramatic, and Gestalt experiences in a safe and collaborative way. FOR therapists certified by any massage Come see yourself through the ancient lens of the chakra system and gain insight into techniques to enhance the JourneyDance • Choose appropriate postures and your soul’s purpose. experience breathing techniques according to school. CE credits. This program provides you with individual needs Are you a massage therapist who loves NOTE See this program on the Kripalu website for information about teacher training • An effective method of relationship work • Up-to-date structures, groupings, and certification and required reading. visualizations • Discern levels of flexibility and identify yoga? Learn to bring the deep meditative • Increased confidence in working with couples precautions and contraindications state that comes from a great yoga session TUITION $525. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see page 108. (web code CYTT-151) • Powerful vocal and spoken-word techniques into your massage practice, for yourself and • A better understanding of the challenges to access and open your poetic voice • Use light weights in chair poses to build for your clients. This training explores how ANODEA JUDITH, PHD, is a world-class TODD NORIAN, E-RYT 500, founder of of systemic work. bone and muscle mass ® • Healing rituals and ceremonies to integrate all aspects of yoga—including postures, teacher, best-selling author, and lead- Ashaya Yoga , teaches with the heartfelt This powerful model of couples therapy into class designs • Understand anatomy and alignment for breath, and meditation—are relevant to ing authority on the chakra system and intention to awaken others to their inherent helps your clients communicate more skill- chair asanas bodyworkers, as self-care practices and as its application to the Western lifestyle. potential for unlimited joy, vitality, and fully; access their capacity for openhearted • Ways to expand your musical palate and tools for working with clients. sacredcenters.com fulfillment. ashayayoga.com better use audio technology • Incorporate meditation, relaxation, and connection; and understand anger, emo- breathing techniques to improve health Gain a solid foundation in Kripalu Meditative tional pain, and the needs that lie beneath • How to strengthen your professional and well-being. Massage, which cultivates deep relaxation contentious patterns of relating. mission in a like-minded community. and brings the mind to a place of inner RECOMMENDED READING Martha Sweezy, Upon completion, you earn a certificate in stillness, helping your clients connect to the NOVEMBER 13–15 FRIDAY–SUNDAY Come prepared to lead and receive coach- Lakshmi Voelker Chair Yoga™. Ellen L. Ziskind, and Richard C. Schwartz, ing from Toni Bergins, senior staff, and intuitive wisdom of their own being. You IFS Internal Family Systems Therapy: New special guest teachers. NOTE Tuition includes a manual and a DVD. learn specific massage techniques as well as Kula Flow for Teachers Dimensions. You do not need to be a certified yoga intentional touch, compassionate presence, 90 PERCENT PRACTICE, 10 PERCENT THEORY NOTE Tuition includes a manual. Check teacher to teach Lakshmi Voelker Chair and integrated energy holds. Discover how TUITION $505. Add 5 midweek nights room www.journeydance.com for updates on Yoga, but students with little or no yoga the Kripalu Approach to bodywork nourishes Schuyler Grant & meals; see page 108. (web code IIO-151) certification and the new licensing program. experience must complete 15 hours of yoga mind, body, and spirit at a whole new level. FOR yoga teachers, teachers-in-training, and experienced students on the path to Register for becoming teachers. CE credits. TONI HERBINE-BLANK, MS, classes with a certified yoga teacher prior to TUITION $825. Add 2 weekend nights and 5 both Module 1 the training. RN, CS-P, is a master therapist (July 26–31) and midweek nights room and meals; see page 108 “Yoga is 99 percent practice, 1 percent theory.” This much-quoted saying and developer of the Intimacy Module 2 at TUITION $375. Add 5 midweek nights room (web code KAB-151) from yoga master K. Pattabhi Jois has always inspired Schuyler Grant. This from the Inside Out® curriculum the same time & meals; see page 108. (web code TCY-152) weekend, join Schuyler for an intensive that’s 90 percent practice and 10 for couples therapists. and receive a 10 LEE ALBERT, NMT, a neuro- percent theory, with most of the workshop reserved for practice and toniherbineblank.com percent tuition LAKSHMI VOELKER, E-RYT muscular therapist and yoga discussion of the principles of Kula-style sequencing. discount. 500, YA, IAYT, is creator of instructor trained in orthopedic This program starts with a Kula Flow class Friday night. Saturday begins Lakshmi Voelker Chair Yoga™ massage, positional therapy, TUITION $550. with a session focused on infusing bandha and kriya in vinyasa practice, Add 5 midweek and has certified more than and yoga therapy, is author of followed by a lecture and Q&A. In the afternoon, Schuyler takes postural nights room & 1,200 teachers nationally and Live Pain-Free without Drugs or requests and leads more practice. Sunday morning finishes with a clas- You might also meals; see page internationally. Surgery. leealbert.com sic Kula Honey Flow class, exploring advanced asanas and practices. getfitwhereyousit.com be interested in… 108. (web code JOHANNA WISE, LMT, RYT, As yoga teachers, we must return again and again to why we first JDTT-2151) TRACEY ECCLESTON, E-RYT is a massage therapist at stepped on this path of teaching—because we love to practice. • Thai Yoga Massage 2 p. 39 500, E-LVCYT, is codirector of Kripalu who is passionate TONI BERGINS, MED, artistic alchemist Lakshmi Voelker Chair Yoga™ about sharing how yoga TUITION $220. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; • Breath Immersion 2015 p. 53 ™ see page 108. (web code KFT-151) and founder of JourneyDance , has helped and owner of Ageless Arts and bodywork reconnect • Somatic Psychology Conference p. 61 thousands of people find emotional well- Yoga. Her vision is to make people to their bodies being through transformational dance. yoga accessible to everyone. and themselves. SCHUYLER GRANT, developer of Kula Flow, is cocreator • SomaSoul Soul-Centered Somatic journeydance.com agelessartsyoga.com wisetouch.net of the Wanderlust Festival and director of Kula Therapy p. 77 Yoga Project in New York City. kulayoga.com 800.741.7353 or kripalu.org | 71 Kripalu | RELATIONSHIPS

NOVEMBER 8–13 SUNDAY–FRIDAY OCTOBER 18–23 SUNDAY–FRIDAY NOVEMBER 15–20 SUNDAY–FRIDAY NOTE See this program on the Breaking Free of Intergenerational Burdens Transform Your Uncovering Your Family History Kripalu website for information Relationships A FAMILY CONSTELLATION APPROACH Relationships Using A GENEALOGICAL IMMERSION about what to bring. Suzi Tucker Nonviolent Communication D. Joshua Taylor TUITION $495. Add 5 midweek FOR everyone. Martha Lasley, Dian Killian, and Marc Weiner FOR everyone. nights room & meals; see page 108. (web code UCFH-151) Liberate yourself from conscious and unconscious familial patterns FOR everyone. CE credits. Uncovering your family’s unique story can profoundly through Family Constellations. This experiential process reveals the things How do you respond to difficult people change your perspective on your life. Embark on a D. JOSHUA that really make you tick—subliminal loyalties to your family of origin, perhaps going back and challenging conversations? Nonviolent quest to discover your roots as you immerse yourself TAYLOR, MA, MLS, many generations—and brings greater ease, gratitude, and strength. Communication offers tools for creating in family history and genealogy. an internationally In a Family Constellation staging, participants bring an issue to the group—a recurrent mutual understanding, trust, intimacy, and Join D. Joshua Taylor, cohost of PBS’s Genealogy recognized frustration, desire, obstacle, or feeling of deficit. Once the issue is clarified, we set up an meaning in your relationships. Roadshow, to learn genealogist, is cohost image of the situation, inviting other participants to represent relevant people or elements. Based on the work of Marshall Rosenberg, of Genealogy • Tools for pursuing family history, with an emphasis Roadshow on PBS and a frequent The ecology that surrounds the problem begins to take shape, and is witnessed by every- author of Nonviolent Communication, and on researching families from the Northeast one present, without interpretation or judgment. As the larger system comes into view, so led by two trainers who have cotaught many speaker and author on family do the resources and gifts within it. intensives with Marshall, this program helps • Key online resources, including free and history topics. djoshuataylor.com subscription-based services NOTE See this program on the Kripalu website for more detailed information. you transform how you relate to others—by practicing self-empathy, connecting to the • Important offline resources, libraries, archives, and other repositories needs of others, and asking for what you TUITION $345. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see page 108. • How to write, compile, and share your findings with family and friends. (web code UJ-151) want. Whether you are new to Nonviolent Communication or want to deepen your You’ll also have individual time with a professional genealogist to ask questions and begin SUZI TUCKER, author of Gather Enough Fireflies, is a leading Family practice, come learn practical skills, including planning your personal search. Constellation workshop facilitator and teacher, presenting at colleges, how to conferences, and institutes throughout the country. suzitucker.com • Stay self-connected during challenging conversations NOVEMBER 27–29 FRIDAY–SUNDAY • Listen to yourself and others, even when triggered CircusYoga Retreat OCTOBER 9–12 FRIDAY–MONDAY • Discern what matters to you on a core level THE HUMAN ART OF PLAY Sex, Pleasure, and Intimacy • Create strategies that work for everyone Erin Maile O’Keefe and Kevin O’Keefe A RETREAT FOR COUPLES • Speak from your heart—with honesty and FOR everyone ages 7 and up. connection. CircusYoga, a blend of interactive yoga, circus arts, KATE AND JOEL FELDMAN RECOMMENDED READING See this program and transformational play, returns to Kripalu for its 15th FOR all couples. on the Kripalu website. year. This alchemy of connection and joyful fun results in a state of deep rejuvenation. Bring your friends and family to Let go into playful, sensual, and nurturing con- TUITION $385. Add 5 midweek nights room nection with your partner for more passion in your & meals; see page 108. (web code NCIR-152) experience this multigenerational retreat, which includes relationship. Kate and Joel Feldman, codirectors of • Mandala Yoga and collaborative group play the Conscious Relationships Institute, who have been MARTHA LASLEY, MBA, PCC, • Flying Partner Yoga and partner acrobatics facilitating deep work with couples for over 30 years, is a founder of Leadership that invite you to learn how Works, a certification program • Clowning and physical comedy • To tune into each other’s need for touch, affection, communication, and pleasure for coaches, and author of • Balancing in asanas and on a tightwire Facilitating with Heart and • The key to satisfying intimate encounters is non-demand touch, inside and outside Coaching for Transformation. • Thai Yoga massage of the bedroom leadershipthatworks.com • Creative movement and dance • To deepen communication about needs, wants, and preferences through a safe, respectful DIAN KILLIAN, PHD, president • Basic circus skills: juggling, diabolo, devil sticks, spinning plates, and more. dialogue process of Work Collaboratively, is a certified life coach and founder The CircusYoga community welcomes people of all ages and abilities who embrace the • To release limiting beliefs about lovemaking, so you and your partner can create your own principles of inclusion, connection, coauthorship, and empathy. Learn how to live from a personal style. of the annual NVC East Coast Women’s Retreat. more playful, resilient, expressive place, and surprise yourself by what you can do! Using dialogue, clothes-on touch and movement, gentle yoga, and meditation, you rekindle workcollaboratively.com NOTE Children in this program must be accompanied by an adult parent or guardian who is passion, rediscover your innate capacity for pleasure, and explore intimacy at its deepest also registered for this program. level: The capacity to reveal yourself to another from the core of your being. MARC WEINER is an actor, puppeteer, and creator of the TUITION $290. Add 2 weekend nights and 1 holiday night room & meals; see page 108. Empathy Labyrinth, a tool to help TUITION Adults $220. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 108. (web code SPI-151) people foster joyful empathic (web code CIRC-155) Kids $135. Add 2 weekend nights children’s housing, Heart-to-Heart connections. call for rates. (web code CIRC-156) KATE FELDMAN, MSW, LCSW, AND JOEL FELDMAN, CPCC, founding members of Kripalu, theempathylabyrinth.com ERIN MAILE O’KEEFE AND KEVIN O’KEEFE developed CircusYoga and have presented relationship workshops for over 30 years. Their backgrounds include Gestalt, Flying Partner Yoga out of their love for yoga, the circus, connection, and play. Imago, and Internal Family system therapies, as well as yoga and meditation. Joel is a certified circusyoga.org coach and mediator, Kate a licensed psychotherapist. consciousrelationships.com

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SEPTEMBER 4–7 FRIDAY–MONDAY SEPTEMBER 27–30 SUNDAY–WEDNESDAY The Present Heart Finding Comfort in Your Own Skin LOVE, LOSS, AND DISCOVERY Claudia Luiz and special guest Ken Nelson Self-Discovery Polly Young-Eisendrath FOR everyone. FOR everyone. CE credits. Being comfortable in your own skin is a metaphor for feeling emotionally balanced and whole. Achieving that balance allows you to enjoy life more, feel more resilient, get more No matter how love develops, it eventually includes loss—yet love is also blessed by loss. of what you want, and have more energy to help others. This program draws on personal experiences and poetry to explore what love is from Through lecture, discussion, and guided exercises, you learn Buddhist and Western psychological perspectives. Using reflection, dialogue, writing, and mindfulness practices, we examine the stories we tell ourselves so we can choose the narra- • Three key emotional experiences that lead to greater comfort in your own skin tives we live by. Empowerment comes from increasing consciousness. • Strategies for physical nurturance and self-care We learn to • How to deal with emotions that threaten comfort • Define love in the context of mindfulness, equanimity, and deep acceptance of the beloved • How to promote greater comfort in others. SEPTEMBER 18–20 FRIDAY–SUNDAY • Look at love through the lens of psychoanalytic thinking and practice RECOMMENDED READING Claudia Luiz, Where’s My Sanity?: Stories that Help. Body Mind Mastery • Investigate loss and love through the Buddha’s teachings about the nature of existence: TUITION $265. Add 3 midweek nights room & meals; see page 108. (web code CYOS-151) off-centeredness (dukkha), impermanence (anicca), and interdependence (anatta). THE PEACEFUL WARRIOR’S WAY TO True love demands that we engage vitally with our beloved, through being and becoming a whole self. CLAUDIA LUIZ, PSYAD, is KEN NELSON, PHD, a leader in LIFELONG WELL-BEING RECOMMENDED READING Polly Young-Eisendrath, The Present Heart: A Memoir of Love, Loss, a psychoanalyst with more mind-body practices and long- and Discovery. than 25 years of experience time Kripalu faculty member, is DAN MILLMAN treating families, and the dedicated to transforming the NOTE Bring a notebook, and be prepared for some time in silence. award-winning author of ways we serve and lead through FOR everyone; all ages Where’s My Sanity?: Stories yoga-inspired learning. and fitness levels TUITION $275. Add 2 weekend nights and 1 holiday night room & meals; that Help. wheresmysanity.com powerfulworkshops.com welcome. CE credits. see page 108. (web code TPH-151) Whether you’re a weekend warrior or a POLLY YOUNG-EISENDRATH, PHD, psychologist, speaker, Jungian analyst, world-class athlete, an active senior or and mindfulness teacher, has written widely on relationships, Buddhism, and a fitness enthusiast, this program offers love. She took formal Zen vows in 1971. young-eisendrath.com insights and techniques from both East and West to improve your training and your life. SEPTEMBER 18–20 FRIDAY–SUNDAY As your personal coach, deeply experienced SEPTEMBER 4–7 FRIDAY–MONDAY Using the Enneagram in movement arts and meditative practices, to Create Harmony in Dan Millman shows you how to Fearless Living • Improve physical performance, strength, LIVE THE LIFE YOUR SOUL INTENDED Your Relationships flexibility, and coordination—whether you Rhonda Britten Michael Naylor practice yoga, martial arts, golf, tennis, or FOR everyone. a musical instrument FOR everyone. • Apply three keys to optimal health Imagine waking up each day grateful for being who Do you want to improve your relationship with a spouse, child, friend, business associate, or you are. Imagine feeling loved, appreciated, and family member? The Enneagram can be a tremendous help in understanding relationships. • Reduce or eliminate common sources of passionate. Imagine having the courage to be fully A remarkable system of nine basic personality types, the Enneagram helps you realize who physical discomfort self-expressed. Imagine… you are and what your greatest potentials might be, and makes sense of the sometimes confusing behavior of others. • Break through old limits What’s standing in your way? Fear. Fear of rejection. Learn how to use the Enneagram as a practical way to understand your intimate and • Practice two movements that provide Fear of not being good enough. Fear that impacts 90 percent of the benefits of tai chi your ability to express your purpose, give and professional relationships by exploring • Particular dynamics between different types • Access states of awareness achieved by receive love, and realize your dreams. mystics and elite athletes. • Effective methods for communicating with each type A world-renowned expert on fear and fearlessness, Rhonda Britten supports you in waking The insights and skills you learn here can up to the truth of who you were meant to be, and gives you the tools to make choices from • Ways in which the three instinctual variants (subtypes) affect your main motivations in last a lifetime. Leave with greater confidence freedom instead of unconscious, fear-based behaviors. relationships. in your ability to achieve your goals with a The result? Personal power, increased wealth, intimate relationships, self-acceptance—the Michael Naylor employs interactive exercises, guided meditations, music, and other peaceful heart and a warrior’s spirit. list goes on. Join Rhonda for a workshop designed to show you the path home to satisfaction, techniques to help you uncover blind spots you bring to your relationships and recognize TUITION $245. Add 2 weekend nights room & success, wholeness, and a more meaningful, fearless life. your personal strengths. meals; see page 108. (web code PHWS-151) RECOMMENDED READING Rhonda Britten, Fearless Living. TUITION $225. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 108. TUITION $315. Add 2 weekend and 1 holiday night room & meals; see page 108. DAN MILLMAN, an innovator in body-mind (web code LLSI-152) (web code UECB-151) training, is the author of 16 books published MICHAEL NAYLOR, MED, CCS, LADC, CPCC, is a faculty member of the in 29 languages, including Way of the RHONDA BRITTEN, Emmy Award–winner, repeat Oprah guest, TEDx speaker, and Huffington Enneagram Institute in Stone Ridge, New York. He teaches Enneagram Peaceful Warrior. peacefulwarrior.com Post blogger, is a globally recognized expert on fear and fearlessness. fearlessliving.com workshops in the United States and internationally. enneagraminstitute.com

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SEPTEMBER 27–OCTOBER 2 SEPTEMBER 25–27 OCTOBER 2–4 FRIDAY–SUNDAY SUNDAY–FRIDAY FRIDAY–SUNDAY SOMASOUL SOUL-CENTERED SOMATIC THERAPY Develop a Resilient SomaSoul Soul-Centered Somatic Therapy is a training program that aligns your Rejuvenate and Reclaim Inner Bonding Inner Coach More Powerful personal growth with your professional development. Experience somatic, soul- Life After 40 THE POWER TO HEAL YOURSELF centered practices and open to the power of your heart and guts, compassion and than Your Inner Critic intuition. These programs can be taken individually for personal development or as Maria Sirois and Healthy Living Faculty Margaret Paul Jane Shure and Beth Weinstock part of a larger training to become a Registered Somatic Movement Therapist. Craft a meaningful, passionate, FOR everyone. CE credits. FOR everyone. CE credits. healthy life. NOVEMBER 29–DECEMBER 4 Discover how to love yourself rather than abandon Learn inner coaching™ skills that help you SUNDAY–FRIDAY CE credits. yourself, and learn to make your best decisions through maintain resilience, manage anxiety, and Midlife can be a challenging yet powerfully consistent connection with your personal source of MARGARET PAUL, PHD, is stay positive in the face of life’s ups and Trust Your Gut creative time to let go of old identities spiritual guidance. Heal the cycle of shame and self- a noted public speaker, best- downs. Negative self-talk and the worry Dan Leven with guest faculty and move into new territory. It’s a time of abandonment that can lead to anxiety, depression, selling author, workshop leader, it generates don’t have to compromise Heather Bilotta and Sage Peeler adventure and reinvention, when you have addiction, loneliness, and relationship failure. chaplain, and Inner Bonding your well-being, confidence, and success. FOR healing professionals and individuals the benefit of the experience, confidence, The innovative Inner Bonding process shows you how to facilitator. She has counseled Through guided meditations, experiential and wisdom acquired over the years. This individuals and couples since exercises, and interactive demonstrations, looking to deepen their personal healing program is designed for everyone over 40 • Rapidly heal false beliefs about yourself and others 1973. innerbonding.com you learn journey. CE credits. ® who wants to reinvigorate their lives with • Permanently heal from guilt, shame, emptiness, and • Mindfulness strategies that promote SomaSoul integrates contemplative and joy and health. loneliness positive self-talk expressive arts practices to help you uncover Learn how to • Quickly move beyond self-judgment into self-compassion the power, potency, and vibrancy in your gut • User-friendly techniques that shift self- and pelvis. Learn to experience these areas • Enhance physical energy, mental clarity, • Address the resistance that might be keeping you stuck doubt to self-support of your body as centers of consciousness and emotional balance • Heal relationship conflicts and attain the intimacy you’ve always wanted. • How to strengthen the voice of your inner that give you a dynamic sense of presence, coach OCTOBER 4–9 engagement with life, and intuition. • Reduce the risk of the chronic diseases of This powerful and life-changing process is the result of Margaret Paul’s 46 years of personal SUNDAY–FRIDAY aging, including heart disease, diabetes, inner work, as well as her work with clients. • The neuroscience of transforming Living with soul includes feeling the depths cancer, and dementia thought patterns from those that Awaken Your Heart of your body’s experience, and reclaiming TUITION $200. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 108. (web code INB-151) your sensuality and instinct—being gutsy, • Decrease stress and increase harmony undermine you to those that support Dan Leven with guest faculty you. having gut reactions, and getting a “gut • Make lifestyle changes to live more fully. Heather Bilotta and Sage Peeler sense” about your life. As therapists and Open your heart and mind to a nonjudg- FOR healing professionals and individuals healing professionals, we need to tap into Led by an exceptional group of teachers mental, compassionate inner coaching —including a psychologist, physician, looking to deepen their personal healing this power to enliven and ground our healing SEPTEMBER 11–13 FRIDAY–SUNDAY voice, and return home inspired and journey. CE credits. interactions with others. As individuals nutritionist, and life coach—discover how empowered. to cultivate health and well-being, enliven The heart is an essential resource in seeking to live life fully, we need this vital your mind and spirit, and rediscover the The Adventure of Self-Discovery TUITION $225. Add 2 weekend nights room & your personal healing process and when center to be awake and free. keys to happiness. A HOLOTROPIC BREATHWORK EXPERIENCE meals; see page 108. (web code CYIC-151) working with others. Putting your heart TUITION $450. Add 5 midweek nights room & TUITION $409. Add 5 midweek nights and soul into what you do and the people meals; see page 108. (web code SCCC-2151) room & meals; see page 108. STANISLAV GROF and Tav Sparks JANE SHURE, PHD, LCSW, you’re with sets the foundation of a soulful (web code RRMH-151) psychotherapist, leadership relationship with life. In this program, expe- Experience Holotropic Breathwork with originator Stanislav coach, and resiliency expert, Grof. This practice provides self-exploration for personal rience somatic and soul-centered practices ® writes for Huffington Post to support your journey toward joy and Don’t miss these other SomaSoul MARIA SIROIS, PSYD, is an transformation. Through simple breathing and a specially and teaches at Barnard’s inspirational speaker and designed musical journey, in a safe and supportive setting, satisfaction in life, and clear obstructions Soul-Centered Somatic Therapy Leadership Center. to your power and heart. programs with Dan Leven clinical psychologist who you experience a true non-ordinary state of consciousness. theresiliencegroup.com lectures internationally on the Awaken the wisdom of your heart as you FEBRUARY 21–26 SUNDAY–FRIDAY The weekend begins with a talk by Stanislav on the healing BETH WEINSTOCK, PHD, study and application of potential of Holotropic Breathwork, and preparation for the learn how to THE SOUL OF SOMATIC HEALING Positive Psychology, mind- clinical psychologist, practice on Saturday. Sunday morning features small-group executive coach, author, • Use movement and mindfulness to MAY 1–6 SUNDAY–FRIDAY body medicine, and integration along with lecture and questions. resilience. mariasirois.com is founder of Women’s awaken the heart and its inherent SOMASOUL FACILITATION Holotropic Breathwork helps you explore aspects of your life LeadershipWorks and compassion and intuition and history, transpersonal interconnections, and the greater has taught at universities • Clear the blocks to feeling and knowing spiritual reality to which we all belong. on both coasts. your heart theresiliencegroup.com NOTE See this program on the Kripalu website for important guidelines regarding • Heal the emotional pain held in your heart DAN LEVEN, RSMT, MPC, has been a participant eligibility, as well as information on Grof Transpersonal Training’s facilitator • Awaken to your heart’s desires and needs Kripalu faculty member for more than YOGA ON AND training hours. 35 years. Dan trains Registered Somatic OFF THE MAT TUITION $340. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 108. (web code ASD-151) • Connect heart-to-heart with others. Movement Therapists through his Shake ® ® Embrace your practice—wherever TUITION $450. Add 5 midweek nights Your Soul and SomaSoul programs. you are. Find out more on the STANISLAV GROF, MD, is a psychiatrist with more than 50 years of experience researching room & meals; see page 108. (web code levininstitute.com Kripalu blog. non-ordinary states of consciousness, and founder of the International Transpersonal SCCC-1151) See the Kripalu website for guest faculty bios. Association. stanislavgrof.com kripalu.org/onandoffthemat NOTE TAV SPARKS is director of Grof Transpersonal Training. For nearly 25 years, he has Receive 10 percent off the entire series when you sign up for all four modules worked therapeutically with people in non-ordinary states of consciousness. prior to the first training. Please call to register.

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“Put down the weight of your OCTOBER 23–25 FRIDAY–SUNDAY OCTOBER 9–12 FRIDAY–MONDAY aloneness and ease into the A New Way of Being The Yoga of Recovery WOMEN’S SELF-RENEWAL RETREAT Aruni Nan Futuronsky conversation. All the birds Renée Peterson Trudeau FOR people working with addictive patterns in and creatures of the world FOR women of all ages and life stages; no yoga themselves or others, in experience necessary. Twelve-Step programs are unutterably themselves. Do you long to reconnect with who you are? Are you in the or not. CE credits. Everything is waiting midst of a transition? Do you crave quiet reflection, rest, and Do you struggle with renewal? Renée Peterson Trudeau has designed a deeply addictive patterns? for you.” restorative retreat for women in a nurturing, empowering, Have you unsuccess- and supportive environment. Tap into the transformative fully attempted to power of self-care to nourish body and soul. Integrate self- control negative behavior or thoughts? Do — David Whyte renewal strategies into daily life as you learn to the addictive actions of other people impact • Slow down and access your Wise Self RENÉE PETERSON TRUDEAU you? Because addictive patterns live in the is an internationally recognized • Explore your heart’s desire and life purpose body and mind, this program addresses both, life-balance coach, president of weaving together the ancient wisdom of • Experience self-care as spiritual practice Career Strategists, and author of yoga and the practical tools of contemporary The Mother’s Guide to Self-Renewal. • Tap into self-compassion and self-acceptance recovery programs. Aruni Nan Futuronsky reneetrudeau.com creates a rich and powerful learning environ- OCTOBER 16–18 FRIDAY–SUNDAY • Relax and connect with your needs, desires, and your ment that inspires compassionate awareness, body’s natural rhythms NOTE See this program on the change, and healing. Kripalu website for recommended THE ESSENCE OF OUR NATURE • Meditate to enhance peace and harmony in everyday life reading and information about Discover the patterns behind your struggles • Balance yin/yang energy and access your feminine power. what to bring. and learn specific strategies to savor life FINDING STRENGTH IN VULNERABILITY more fully by employing Enjoy authentic connection with like-minded women TUITION $305. Add 2 weekend DAVID WHYTE as you embrace a new way of being and experience nights room & meals; see page • Mindfulness-based meditation practices and special guests Nóirín Ní Riain, and Owen, Moley, and Andrea O Súilleabháin greater freedom and joy. 108. (web code WSRR-153) • Awareness exercises for personal growth • Body-centered movement. CELEBRATE THE SEASON Whether you are new to the paths of recovery FOR everyone. Weather permitting, Saturday afternoon or yoga, or have experience in either or both, explore incremental and sustainable lifestyle Being vulnerable is not a choice; it is includes an outdoor harvest celebration with OCTOBER 25–29 SUNDAY–THURSDAY the abiding undercurrent of our natural world-renowned Irish singer Nóirín Ní Riain. change through radical compassion. state. Human beings have never had A walk to the lake with David and Nóirín Unleash Your Calling NOTE This program is not appropriate for the luxury of choosing between an provides an opportunity to be fully present those in an acute or crisis phase of addiction. untouched interior self and the necessary in the natural world. Together with David’s AN INTENSIVE TO CREATE THE WORK AND LIFE YOU LOVE TUITION $250. Add 2 weekend nights and vulnerabilities of achievement in the poetry, Nóirín’s songs and stories will prepare Tama Kieves 1 holiday night room & meals; see page 108. outer world. To run from vulnerability us for her concert on Saturday evening with (web code YOR-151) is to immobilize the very foundation her sons, Owen and Moley O Súilleabháin, FOR everyone. CE credits. of our identities. In turning away from and Andrea O Súilleabháin. Your wildest dreams are your source for inspired abilities ARUNI NAN FUTURONSKY vulnerability, we refuse the help we need at is a Kripalu Yoga teacher, life every turn of our existence, and close off EVENING EVENT and explosive direction. In uncertain economic times, true SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 passion is your greatest security. coach, and faculty member for our understanding of the grief of others. Kripalu R&R Retreat and Through the revelations of poetry and Experience the legendary voice and spirit Tama Kieves, former Harvard lawyer turned leading Healthy Living programs. the poetic tradition, David Whyte of Nóirín Ní Riain, Ireland’s greatest store of career coach and best-selling author of This Time I Dance! coacharuni.com explores the bold, courageous, some- ancient and sacred song. For this unique per- and Inspired & Unstoppable, teaches you to thrive in your times painful steps we can take to bring formance, Nóirín is joined by her sons Owen authentic calling. Using inspired and practical strategies, and Moley, forming a blend of family voices TAMA KIEVES, an honors you learn how to our vulnerable selves into the world—in graduate of Harvard Law order to do, achieve, and, above all, give. that is sublime. Other special guests also join • Live from inspiration, not fear them during the evening, including Nóirín’s School, has helped thousands TUITION $275. Add 2 weekend nights friend and creative collaborator David Whyte. of people worldwide discover • Choose the right passion and stay on fire room & meals; see page 108. Open to Kripalu registered guests only. and launch the life, calling, THE KRIPALU (web code SSMT-151) and business of their dreams. • Tap into unstoppable inner strength tamakieves.com • Turn your talents into income KITCHEN DAVID WHYTE is a poet, author, and • Craft strategies to achieve your dreams Enjoy recipes and culinary associate fellow at Said Business School RECOMMENDED READING See this adventures. at the University of Oxford. His work program on the Kripalu website. • Trust the genius and magic of unconventional choices. kripalu.org/kripalukitchen bridges literature, philosophy, and TUITION $320. Add 4 midweek Packed with turn-your-life-around exercises, creativity, group leadership. davidwhyte.com nights room & meals; see page support, personal attention, and passionate mentoring, this Nóirín Owen and Moley Andrea 108. (web code ULYC-152) transformative workshop can help you step into a new life. Ní Riain O Súilleabháin O Súilleabháin 800.741.7353 or kripalu.org | 79 Kripalu | SELF-DISCOVERY

NOVEMBER 6–8 FRIDAY–SUNDAY NOVEMBER 13–15 FRIDAY–SUNDAY NOVEMBER 13–15 FRIDAY–SUNDAY Speaking Your Truth One Spirit Medicine Solemate FIRST STEPS IN THE ART OF THE MIND OF GOD, THE BRAIN OF MAN, MASTER THE ART OF ALONENESS STORYTELLING THE HEART OF THE SHAMAN AND TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE Matthew Dicks ALBERTO VILLOLDO Lauren Mackler FOR everyone. FOR people who are FOR everyone. Learn the art of personal storytelling in a single, divorced, or low-stakes, information-packed, highly Draw inspiration from the teachings of contem- seeking greater entertaining workshop designed for people porary neuroscience and ancient shamanic independence within with little or no previous storytelling wisdom to create a life of joy, prosperity, and their partnership. experience. Explore storytelling for peace. Shamans discovered how to wire the CE credits. personal and professional development, brain for bliss and called their discovery One Take a life-changing to improve your communication and Spirit medicine. Led by best-selling author journey to greater writing skills, to challenge yourself, or to Alberto Villoldo, you learn tools from this tradition self-mastery, get the attention of colleagues, family, for manifesting optimal wellness and a better world. empowerment, and well-being—whether and friends. Traditional healers found that the heart was the passageway between the visible and invisible you’re single or in a relationship. World- Come explore world, and mastered a path of power and wisdom based on the practice of dreaming the renowned coach Lauren Mackler inspires world into being. The practice is simple: You dream health, and disease goes away. You dream you to become the partner you seek, • Methods for generating story ideas peace, and conflict ends. Learn how to upgrade your brain so it works in service to your heart. instead of depending on someone else to from life experiences TUITION $240. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 108. (web code OSM-151) make you whole. • Games designed to help you speak Using experiential exercises, visualization, on the spur of the moment, and how ALBERTO VILLOLDO, PHD, is a medical anthropologist and psychologist who has studied journaling, and short lectures, this ground- to apply the skills taught in class to the spiritual practices of the Amazon and Andes for more than 25 years. fourwinds.com breaking experience gives you the tools to everyday storytelling • Move beyond fear and override limiting • Techniques for constructing an beliefs and behaviors effective story • Reclaim your innate wholeness • The development of humor, suspense, NOVEMBER 13–15 FRIDAY–SUNDAY and gravity in storytelling • Build a loving relationship with yourself • Performance techniques From Grieving to Believing • Develop a strong inner and outer support OCTOBER 30–NOVEMBER 1 FRIDAY–SUNDAY system • The 17 most important rules of THE SOUL IN TRANSFORMATION storytelling. • Clarify your life vision and map the steps LIVING A SOULFUL LIFE David Kessler, Maureen Hancock, and Paul Denniston to achieve it. You will be invited (but not required) to FOR everyone. CE credits. PRACTICAL TOOLS FOR NAVIGATING THE RECOMMENDED READING Lauren Mackler, MATERIAL WORLD develop your own story to present to the class for critique. Are you yearning for a loved one who has died? Do you feel Solemate: Master the Art of Aloneness & regret, guilt, or the longing to experience that soul connection Transform Your Life. PANACHE DESAI TUITION $215. Add 2 weekend nights room again? Imagine a life beyond the pain of grief, where deep soul & meals; see page 108. (web code FSS-151) TUITION $215. Add 2 weekend nights room & FOR everyone. work takes place on three planes at once—mind, body, and spirit. meals; see page 108. (web code MAOA-151) The purpose of your spiritual journey is to know yourself as more MATTHEW DICKS, a best- Join three world-renowned experts for a life-changing week- than just your body and mind. Establishing a deeper connection selling novelist, playwright, end to help you face the loss of a loved one. David Kessler, LAUREN MACKLER is a to your authentic self and awakening to your true spirit is a and professional storyteller, grief expert, author, and protégé of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross; renowned coach and teacher remarkable beginning, but how do you fully engage in life without is a 16-time Moth StorySLAM Maureen Hancock, acclaimed spiritual medium and whose first book, Solemate: losing yourself? Learning how to use essential spiritual truths to champion and producer of author; and Paul Denniston, a yoga teacher specializing in Master the Art of Aloneness & navigate the material world can help you live a joyous, soulful life. Speak Up, a Hartford-based grief, invite you to begin your soul’s healing process. Transform Your Life, became an instant international Discover how to remain powerfully connected to your inner being while storytelling organization. Through lectures, workshops, group discussions, practical matthewdicks.com exercises, mediumship demonstrations, and yoga-for-grief DAVID KESSLER, an best-seller. laurenmackler.com • Making money classes, you release pain and come away knowing that love expert on healing and loss, • Prioritizing your health never dies—it only transforms. coauthored two books with Elisabeth Kübler-Ross • Nurturing meaningful relationships RECOMMENDED READING See this program on the and was with her during • Expressing everything you’re here to share. Kripalu website. her passing. grief.com TUITION $275. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; WORDS FROM TUITION $375. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 108. MAUREEN HANCOCK (web code DYSS-151) see page 108. (web code GBST-151) is an internationally THE WISE renowned spirit medium, PAUL DENNISTON uses grief as fuel for Aha moments can be life-changing. PANACHE DESAI, contemporary thought leader, speaker, and teacher, holistic healer, Find out more on the Kripalu blog. author, empowers people to free themselves from pain, sadness, healing, combining many forms of yoga to and author of the and self-limiting beliefs. panachedesai.com release sadness and bring people to greater best-selling book The kripalu.org/wisewords peace and happiness. griefyoga.com Medium Next Door. maureenhancock.com

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NOVEMBER 20–22 FRIDAY–SUNDAY NOVEMBER 15–18 SUNDAY–WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 27–29 NOVEMBER 29–DECEMBER 4 Awakened Living Unfinished Conversation FRIDAY–SUNDAY SUNDAY–FRIDAY FREE YOUR MIND, HEALING FROM TRAUMATIC LOSS Quarter-Life Calling Reunion Clearing the Clutter IGNITE YOUR HEART Robert Emile Lesoine and Marilynne Chöphel THE BEAUTY OF BEGINNING AGAIN MAKING SPACE FOR POSITIVE CHANGE David Harshada Wagner Coby Kozlowski Maria Sirois and Izzy Lenihan FOR everyone, including those who have lost a loved one to suicide, FOR everyone. homicide, combat, or terminal illness. FOR graduates of Quarter-Life Calling of any age. FOR everyone. Take your mind, body, and life to a whole The effects of traumatic loss often remain hidden and unresolved. This Dive into a deeper exploration of your personal Learn how to create a lighter, rejuvenated new level of freedom and happiness in program offers a safe and supportive space to reflect on your loss in order to facilitate a truth in the company of uplifting and inspiring life in a program based on the principles a dynamic and life-changing weekend transformative healing process. Receive guidance to release past trauma, affirm emotions, peers. Join the larger Quarter-Life Calling com- of Positive Psychology and personal of practice, rejuvenation, and discovery. transform the pain, and honor your relationship with a lost loved one to find greater munity and reconnect with a group that supports coaching. Gain tools for clarity and Experience a combination of lively perspective, meaning, and well-being in your life. your greatest success. Get reinspired to fully live change, and identify the clutter you’re discussions, guided meditations, and Based on the book Unfinished Conversation: Healing from Suicide and Loss–A Guided Journey, your purpose, celebrate the gift of being alive, and ready to let go of—not just in your home powerful self-inquiry exercises, as you this retreat draws on many portals of transformation, including directed mindfulness, self- truly begin again. but also in your relationships, at work, • Uncover and get to know your inquiry, reflective journaling, compassionate connection, somatic awareness, music, poetry, New teachings provide clarity, hope, and direction in your life—but sometimes the act of and in your mind and heart. best self movement, and silence, to help you move from suffering toward resolution and greater walking your path raises new questions. Life can throw you curveballs. As you follow your Clutter is more than what crowds your • Learn easy and powerful meditation freedom. calling, there is beauty and power in coming back together to ask the questions that are physical environment. It can be found in techniques that can be practiced in the Consider attending with a family member or friend so you can walk through the healing most relevant to you right now. stress-based thoughts, confusing feelings, and unclear visions that weigh us down. midst of a busy life process together and continue the journey with each other’s support when you return home. TUITION $165. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 108. (web code QLCR-151) What you choose to remove from your life is • Investigate and release inner wounds TUITION $295. Add 3 midweek nights room & meals; see page 108. (web code UCHJ-151) COBY KOZLOWSKI, MA, E-RYT, is a faculty member for the Kripalu School of Yoga as important—if not more important—than and unhelpful habits that keep you from ™ what you choose to bring into it. living your best life. ROBERT EMILE LESOINE, MARILYNNE CHÖPHEL, MFT, and founder of Karma Yoga Leadership Intensive . cobyk.com TUITION $409. Add 5 midweek nights MA, ED, is an educator, writer, specializes in depth Come take the first steps toward creating a room & meals; see page 108. life of passion, wisdom, and inner freedom. singer, and composer. He offers psychotherapy and the a healing process, resources, treatment of trauma with (web code RRCC-153) TUITION $245. Add 2 weekend nights and support for survivors mindfulness, somatic awareness, room & meals; see page 108. from suicide and loss. and compassionate presence. MARIA SIROIS, PSYD, is an (web code ALYL-151) unfinishedconversation.com dharmaspirit.com inspirational speaker and NOVEMBER 27–29 FRIDAY–SUNDAY clinical psychologist who DAVID HARSHADA WAGNER is a lectures internationally on the meditation teacher, spiritual leader, and Uncovering Happiness study and application of author of Backbone: The Modern Man’s Through Mindfulness Positive Psychology, mind-body Ultimate Guide to Purpose, Passion, and NOVEMBER 20–22 FRIDAY–SUNDAY medicine, and resilience. Power. davidhwagner.com and Self-Compassion mariasirois.com Cultivating Compassion Elisha Goldstein IZZY LENIHAN is a certified Margaret Cullen and Erika Rosenberg FOR everyone. life, career, and wellness coach FOR everyone. Discover the top 10 guideposts to making who has helped thousands of people make changes in all Learn to cultivate compassion, empathy, and happiness come alive and how you can start implementing them now. We all have natural stages of their lives for more kindness for yourself and others in a training that than 20 years. integrates traditional contemplative practices with “antidepressants” inside us that enhance hap- psychology and scientific research. Guided medita- piness and help create a more resilient brain. tions, experiential exercises, lectures, and discussions Learn how to nurture those antidepressants and help you connect to your basic good nature and build emotional resilience in a program that become more attuned to others. looks at This immersive training is based on Stanford University’s Compassion Cultivation Training • Key elements that fuel the depression loop (CCT), a secular program that takes a multifaceted approach to developing compassion, • How to use mindfulness as a foundation for an “antidepressant brain” working with conceptual, emotional, motivational, and somatic modalities. Guided by two senior CCT teachers in a user-friendly format, you learn core components of the CCT • Ways to integrate self-compassion into your life training that can enhance your life and help you move past conflict. • The critical nature of play for adults TUITION $237. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 108. (web code CCI-151) • How you can nurture meaning, purpose, and well-being. RECOMMENDED READING Elisha Goldstein, Uncovering Happiness: Overcoming Depression You might also MARGARET CULLEN, MFT, is ERIKA ROSENBERG, PHD, through Mindfulness and Self-Compassion. a psychotherapist, certified is a world-renowned expert be interested in… Mindfulness-Based Stress on the facial expressions of TUITION $225. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 108. (web code UHOD-152) Reduction teacher, and emotion, a meditation teacher, • Find Your Next Yes p. 38 coauthor of The Mindfulness- and a senior teacher at ELISHA GOLDSTEIN, PHD, cofounder of the Center for Mindful Living in Los Angeles, Based Emotional Balance Stanford University’s is author of Uncovering Happiness: Overcoming Depression through Mindfulness and • Writing Down the Light p. 45 Workbook. margaretcullen.com Center for Compassion. Self-Compassion. elishagoldstein.com • Interpersonal Neurobiology p. 60 erikarosenberg.com

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SEPTEMBER 4–7 FRIDAY–MONDAY SEPTEMBER 11–13 FRIDAY–SUNDAY The Retreat Experience “This is what we do. We chant for peace, Introduction to Yoga and Nikki Costello pray for peace, and do yoga to stay strong Meditation Meditation FOR all levels. CE credits. Bhavani Lorraine Nelson A retreat is an opportunity to be transported, awakened, and transformed. It is a precious through it all.” CE credits. period of time devoted to inner discovery and self-development. — Snatam Kaur Have you heard about Supported by the beauty of nature, nourishing food, and good company, this retreat the benefits of meditation and wondered what the • Strengthens body and mind in a well-balanced asana practice so you can confidently practice is really like? Or reach beyond concepts or limitations perhaps you’ve had some • Relaxes you with restorative yoga and breathing techniques meditation instruction but not yet found a • Engages your mind in personal contemplation and group discussion of yogic wisdom technique that fits your temperament and lifestyle, one that allows you to sustain a • Guides you into meditations that access your own deepest wisdom and your heart’s wishes regular practice. • Clarifies practical steps to apply new understandings to your daily life and work. This program introduces you to several Engage in a Retreat Experience that leads you toward insights and personal breakthroughs. major meditation techniques from the yogic and Buddhist traditions, including TUITION $250. Add 2 weekend nights and 1 holiday night room & meals; see • Meditation on the breath page 108. (web code REX-151) • Loving-kindness meditation NIKKI COSTELLO, E-RYT, is an inspirational yoga teacher, speaker, and writer. She is a contributing writer for Yoga Journal and a faculty member of • Walking meditation the Iyengar Yoga Institute. nikkicostello.com • Pranayama (breathing exercises) • Mantra meditation • Sanskrit chanting as meditation. SEPTEMBER 4–7 FRIDAY–MONDAY A popular Kripalu presenter, Bhavani SEPTEMBER 4–7 FRIDAY–MONDAY Lorraine Nelson is known for her clear Peace in Our Hearts Through instruction and user-friendly approach. Broga Yoga Kundalini Yoga Leave with the inspiration and clarity you A MEN’S YOGA RETREAT need to continue meditating at home, SNATAM KAUR along with a practice that ultimately brings Robert Sidoti and Sopurkh Singh greater peace, equanimity, and contentment FOR men; all levels of yoga experience welcome. to your life. FOR CE CE credits. all levels. credits. TUITION $215. Add 2 weekend nights room & Men think differently, and their bodies move Navigate the journey of life with grace and joy through Naad Yoga, meals; see page 108. (web code ITMR-152) differently than women’s. Shouldn’t there be a the Kundalini practice of vibrating divine sound within and projecting it yoga class geared for the bodies and minds of outward. The sound originates effortlessly, deep inside the quiet inner BHAVANI LORRAINE NELSON men? There is, and it’s called Broga® Yoga. This space called anahat. Divine sound finds its way into our thoughts, words, is a Kripalu Yoga teacher who weekend of strong, challenging, accessible yoga actions, chants, and songs. It cuts through the illusions of the world like leads workshops in meditation classes and discussion is specially developed for the sword of a fierce warrior, and heals us with the energy of pure love so and mindfulness, stress men. Join Broga’s creator, Robert Sidoti, to that we may experience peace in our hearts. reduction, and the power of the voice. bhavanilorrainenelson.com • Learn foundational yoga poses and basic Snatam Kaur and Sopurkh Singh share the tools of Naad Yoga, as given breathwork by Yogi Bhajan, to identify the source of peace that is naturally within each one of us. That quiet space, and the love that emerges from it, can • Experience strong yoga flows and functional fitness exercises help us release fear and worry, and experience freedom and liberation. • Listen to your body in ways that help alleviate chronic pain, strengthen weak areas, and TUITION $285. Add 2 weekend nights and 1 holiday night room & meals; reduce the chances of injury see page 108. (web code PHNY-151) • Learn stress-release and stress-reduction techniques. This retreat offers basic tools to take into your job, family life, and exercise routines. You SNATAM KAUR, sacred chant artist and Kundalini Yoga teacher, don’t need to know anything about yoga to attend; beginners and experienced yogis alike performs live concerts and teaches workshops throughout the world. Her can benefit from this fresh, strength-based approach to yoga. recordings include Grace and Liberation’s Door. snatamkaur.com KRIPALU VIDEO SOPURKH SINGH studied and trained with Gurmukh and Insights on yoga, conscious living, TUITION $250. Add 2 weekend and 1 holiday room & meals; see page 108. Gurushabd at Golden Bridge in Los Angeles, the premier and holistic principles. (web code BYMY-151) Kundalini Yoga center in the world. kripalu.org/video ROBERT SIDOTI is a certified yoga instructor, personal trainer, and accomplished athlete. He created Broga® Yoga to bring the benefits of yoga to more men. brogayoga.com

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SEPTEMBER 11–13 FRIDAY–SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 24–27 THURSDAY–SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 25–27 FRIDAY–SUNDAY Let Go for Real Navigating Life’s Changes True Refuge RELAX, RENEW, BE YOU A JOURNEY INTO YOGA AND TARA BRACH Krishna Kaur MEDITATION RETREAT FOR WOMEN Brahmani Liebman and Jashoda Edmunds FOR everyone. CE credits. FOR all levels. CE credits. Discover a sanctuary of wisdom FOR women at all levels of practice. CE credits. The art of “letting go” is the basis of successful living. To thrive in all aspects of life, you must and peace in your own awak- let go of past mistakes, past relationships, and old feelings of regret that haunt you. Letting Calling wise women of every age and ened heart, even in the face of go gives you the space—mentally, physically, and emotionally—to relish being the awesome stage of life! This annual retreat begins life’s greatest challenges. While person you really are. with the premise that life inevitably requires insecurity and loss are natural us to navigate mental as well as physical This weekend, learn how to let go using Kundalini Yoga techniques that allow you to medi- parts of being alive, we can changes. It’s based on the view that it’s learn the pathway home to the tate deeply with breath and mantra and find inner stillness (shunia). You’ll use postures and possible for each of us to live with grace movements to stimulate internal relaxation in all the areas where tension is held in the body, loving presence, confidence, and ease, recognizing our innate peace and and happiness that is intrinsic to our being. and coax your mind to release subconscious memories. You’ll leave refreshed, lighter, and wisdom, regardless of our situation. SEPTEMBER 18–20 FRIDAY–SUNDAY ready to bring even more joy into your life. Based on Tara Brach’s latest book, True Refuge: Finding Peace and Freedom in Your Own In a safe community, Brahmani Liebman Awakened Heart, this workshop uses meditation, guided exercises, and discussion to cultivate Taking Refuge TUITION $225. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 108. and Jashoda Edmunds invite you to the three archetypal portals to emotional healing and spiritual awakening: mindfulness, (web code RBYP-151) empower your spiritual inquiry with the loving presence, and open awareness. This weekend includes periods of silence as well as BREAKING THE ADDICTION practices of Yin and gentle yoga, medita- KRISHNA KAUR, E-RYT, a master teacher trainer of Kundalini Yoga the safety and support of interpersonal sharing. Experience the value of meditation in TO THE MIND tion, didactic teachings, group sharing, relieving emotional suffering and helping you find happiness and inner freedom. since 1970, has studied directly with Yogi Bhajan for more than 40 years. and Q&A sessions. Noah Levine krishnakaur.org TUITION $295. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 108. (web code TRP-152) FOR all levels. CE credits. Brahmani and Jashoda love teaching together, interweaving Buddhist and yogic TARA BRACH, PHD, author of Radical Acceptance and True Refuge, is a clinical Buddhism is a path to perspectives with joy and lightness. Join them freedom from suffering psychologist who leads Buddhist meditation retreats and workshops on emotional SEPTEMBER 18–20 FRIDAY–SUNDAY for a weekend of compassionate exploration healing and spiritual awakening. tarabrach.com that originates in the and take home practices that you can use as addictive quality of the allies in your ongoing journey. mind and our habitual Yoga for the Rest of Us TUITION $280. Add 1 midweek night and tendency to grasp at Peggy Cappy SEPTEMBER 24–27 THURSDAY–SUNDAY pleasure and push away 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page FOR all levels; no yoga experience needed. Also for those who want to lead adaptive yoga. 108. (web code WYM-151) pain. All addictions stem CE credits. Energy Intensive from these roots. COMBINE THIS PROGRAM with Finding Experience the benefits of yoga in a safe, enjoyable, and friendly environment, no matter ⊕⊕ MEDITATION, YOGA, AND BREATHWORK The Buddhist path offers a spiritual and the Balance with Yin Yoga: A Journey into what shape you’re in. Whether you’re new to yoga, have a long-standing physical limitation, Yoga Teacher Training, September 27– psychological process of transformation that or are simply out of shape, it’s easy to begin right where you are with gentle stretches and JONATHAN FOUST (SUDHIR ) and has proven to be an effective treatment for our October 2, for a 10 percent tuition discount accessible yoga postures. Peggy Cappy’s approach includes using a chair as an aid for for each program; see page 65. human addiction to thinking and the suffering balance and stability. You learn RICHARD FAULDS (SHOBHAN) created with the mind. Buddhist meditation is FOR everyone; no yoga or meditation experience necessary. CE credits. one of the most potent tools available for recov- • Warm-ups to ease the body into motion JASHODA EDMUNDS, E-RYT 500, ering our original wholeness, or Buddha nature. AND BRAHMANI LIEBMAN, MSED, Experience Kripalu Yoga’s unique approach to personal transfor- • A variety of yoga poses, and ways to gradually increase challenge mation in a program that’s practical, integrative, and fun. Two of and intensity E-RYT 500, are cocreators of Journey into Take this opportunity to learn and practice dif- Yoga School of Yoga & Meditation teacher Kripalu’s outstanding teachers lead this exploration of the profound ferent forms of Buddhist meditation, oriented • Meditation practices and guided visualizations trainings, workshops, and retreats, and relationship between energy and consciousness, which is the toward breaking free of habitual reactive serve on the Kripalu School of Yoga faculty. essence of yoga and the foundation of all mind-body approaches. patterns. People in Twelve-Step recovery pro- • Simple, powerful breathing exercises journeyintoyoga.com Your exploration includes grams and those who resist the Twelve-Step • Effective relaxation techniques approach are especially welcome. Come • Exercises to build energy and awareness • Ways to adapt these practices to your body’s needs and abilities. JONATHAN FOUST find a secure inner refuge from addiction • Guided experiences in both sitting and moving meditation (SUDHIR), MA, cofounder and the suffering it causes. Peggy’s joy and enthusiasm for yoga is contagious. Her of the Meditation Teacher knowledgeable and practical approach draws on more • Integrative breathwork, a technique that provides deep NOTE Student discounts and insight and release Training Institute and scholarships are available for this than three decades of extensive experience teaching former President of program. Please call Registrations at yoga students and training teachers. • Journal writing to access intuition Kripalu, has been leading 800.741.7353 for more information. RECOMMENDED READING AND VIEWING Peggy Cappy, • Small-group work that enhances self-awareness retreats and training Yoga for All of Us, and any of six DVDs in the Yoga for teachers for more than 25 TUITION $225. Add 2 weekend • Guided massage and bodywork nights room & meals; see page 108. the Rest of Us series. years. jonathanfoust.com (web code PBR-151) TUITION $200. Add 2 weekend nights room & • All three stages of Kripalu Yoga RICHARD FAULDS meals; see page 108. (web code YFRU-153) • Social silence (speaking only when necessary) outside of sessions. (SHOBHAN), MA, JD, NOAH LEVINE is a Buddhist teacher, author of Kripalu Yoga: A counselor, and author of The Heart of PEGGY CAPPY, author of Yoga for All of NOTE This program is intensive in nature and includes early morn- Guide to Practice On and ing and afternoon yoga practice and an evening session on Friday. the Revolution: The Buddha’s Teachings on Us, is known for her best-selling Brahmani Liebman Off the Mat, is a former Kindness, Compassion, and Forgiveness. PBS series Yoga for the Rest of Us. and Jashoda Edmunds TUITION $270. Add 1 midweek night and 2 weekend nights room Kripalu President, CEO, dharmapunx.com peggycappy.com & meals; see page 108. (web code TEI-152) and Board Chair.

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SEPTEMBER 27–OCTOBER 2 OCTOBER 2–4 FRIDAY–SUNDAY JENNIFER REIS, SUNDAY–FRIDAY E-RYT 500, LMT, YOGA FUSION creator of Five Element Yoga and Deep Yoga® and Divine Sleep Relaxation Retreat THE ULTIMATE Yoga Nidra®, is a FALL YOGA RETREAT teacher trainer for THE GIFT OF DIVINE SLEEP YOGA NIDRA Jennifer Reis, Jovinna Chan, Ben McLellan, Kripalu and Integrative Yoga Jennifer Reis Daniel Orlansky, Lisa Taylor, and Guru Jagat Therapy. jenniferreisyoga.com FOR all levels, including FOR all levels. CE credits. JOVINNA CHAN, beginners. CE credits. Ready to amp up your yoga practice? E-RYT 500, is a yoga Experience deeper levels SEPTEMBER 28–30 MONDAY–WEDNESDAY Want to explore a variety of yoga styles? teacher trainer, dance of relaxation than you and creative move- ever imagined possible Keynote Speakers and Presenters Looking to revitalize and retreat at the same time? Yoga Fusion brings together ment facilitator, and as you give yourself SYMPOSIUM on B. N. GANGADHAR, MD, leading instructors from different tradi- cofounder of the permission to rest, balance, restore, and tap is a professor of psychiatry at tions for a powerful weekend of collabo- Shakti Initiation leadership into new sources of energy. This nourishing the National Institute of Mental ration and community. This high-energy program. jovinna.com retreat offers the perfect combination of YOGA RESEARCH Health and NeuroSciences, revitalizing yoga postures, breathing, hand exploration of invigorating, prana-filled BEN MCLELLAN, where he heads the Advanced yoga can help you tune up your practice mudras, and the profound healing rest of THE FRONT LINE OF YOGA RESEARCH Center for Yoga. RYT 500, E-RYT 200, Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra®. and raise your energy—just in time for fall. is a certified Level 1 Zen FOR researchers, clinicians, integrative health-care EDWARD MCAULEY, PHD, Participate in dynamic asana experi- Yoga teacher and a Jennifer’s Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra is the professionals, yoga therapists, and psychology and education is a Shahid and Ann Carlson ences offered in the following styles: Zen wellness medical antidote for modern life. Nothing is required professionals interested in yoga research. CE credits. but to lie down and listen. This inspired Khan Endowed Professor of • Yoga Nidra with Jennifer Reis qigong director. Applied Health Sciences at the guided meditation transforms your whole The Symposium on Yoga Research (SYR) is the West’s foremost being, allowing you to yoga research conference. This unique learning opportunity University of Illinois at Urbana- • Kripalu Yoga with Jovinna Chan DANIEL ORLANSKY, showcases some of the best new research and offers ample Champaign. • Zen Yoga with Ben McLellan E-RYT 500, a yoga • Experience deep peace teacher for more than opportunities for participants to interact with other scientists, • Meridian Yoga with Daniel Orlansky • Feel whole again experts, and professionals in the field. SYR is a single-track REMY COEYTAUX, MD, PHD, 20 years, directs academic research conference that includes three keynote talks, served as co-principal investigator • Baptiste Power Yoga with Lisa Taylor teacher trainings • Reclaim your inner radiance and additional presentations. Multiple poster sessions during for US Department of Veterans worldwide, and is • Kundalini Yoga with Guru Jagat certified in Meridian Yoga, Kali Ray • Alleviate not only muscular tension but the conference offer you an opportunity to discuss your work in Affairs reports examining also mental and emotional stress depth with your colleagues. alternative medicine’s impact on Push your limits and relax your mind in TriYoga, and Kundalini Yoga. post-traumatic stress disorder. Kripalu’s nurturing environment. yogaofenergyflow.com • Stimulate your body’s natural healing response • Awaken through uplifting yoga practices Preconference CATHERINE COOK-COTTONE, licensed TUITION $270. Add 2 weekend LISA TAYLOR, senior SEPTEMBER 28, 1:00–4:30 PM psychologist, yoga teacher, and associate nights room & meals; see page Baptiste Yoga • Take home easy techniques to foster professor at SUNY Buffalo, is author of 108. (web code YF-152) teacher, develops wellness in daily life. Yoga Research 101 Mindfulness and Yoga for Self-Regulation. programs in the Baptiste methodology You deserve to feel this good! THE BASICS OF YOGA RESEARCH FOR THERAPISTS, MARSHALL HAGINS, PHD, holds a doctorate INSTRUCTORS, AND NEW INVESTIGATORS and is co-owner of TUITION $325. Add 5 midweek room & in biomechanics and ergonomics from New two Baptiste-affiliated studios. meals; see page 108. (web code YDRR-153) York University. His recent research focuses on dance medicine, sports injuries, and yoga. GURU JAGAT, a TUITION $450, conference only (web code IAYT-151); JENNIFER REIS, E-RYT 500, LMT, creator of STACY HUNTER, PHD, is the research director senior Kundalini Yoga Five Element Yoga® and Divine Sleep Yoga $100, preconference only (web code IAYTPCO-151); ® $550, preconference and conference (web code IAYTPC-151). for Pure Action, Inc., a nonprofit organization teacher with more Nidra , is a teacher trainer for Kripalu and Add 2 midweek nights room & meals; see page 108. devoted to funding yoga research and providing than a dozen years of Integrative Yoga Therapy. jenniferreisyoga.com yoga to underserved populations. experience, studied Current IAYT members receive a $100 tuition discount. under Yogi Bhajan, Graduate students at accredited institutions receive a $100 PATRICIA KINSER is a professor at Virginia the Kundalini master responsible tuition discount. These discounts can be combined. Commonwealth University, where her for bringing the practice to the To receive these discounts, please register by phone. research focuses on the biobehavioral United States. rama-tv.com effects of mind-body interventions such as yoga and mindfulness. FIND OUT MORE kripalu.org/syr ALYSON ROSS, a nurse researcher at the Copresented byHealing Arts National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, has published extensively on the health benefits of yoga. Schools of Yoga and Ayurveda JOSEPH F. SIGNORILE, a professor of exercise physiology at the University of Institute for Extraordinary Living Miami, is author of the exercise prescription text Bending the Aging Curve. Jennifer Reis Healthy Living Programs 800.741.7353 or kripalu.org | 89 Kripalu | YOGA AND MEDITATION

OCTOBER 4–9 SUNDAY–FRIDAY OCTOBER 2–4 FRIDAY–SUNDAY OCTOBER 12–16 MONDAY–FRIDAY Energy Medicine Yoga LifeForce Yoga to Being Fully Alive AMPLIFY YOUR YOGA PRACTICE Manage Your Mood THE JOY OF CLARITY, STRENGTH, AND FREEDOM Lauren Walker AMY WEINTRAUB Cara Bradley and Jennifer Schelter FOR everyone with FOR all levels. CE credits. FOR all levels. min. 6 months yoga Synchronize your body, mind, and heart for greater happiness and creativity. This experience. CE credits. How can you commit to happiness in the face of life’s challenges? This week- Amy Weintraub program is for everyone seeking new ways to unlock the gift of being fully alive. Find Energy Medicine end helps you cultivate compassionate the vibrant place inside yourself where clarity, strength, and freedom emerge. Yoga is an accessible inner space, so you can embrace the world with a peaceful mind and a courageous heart. Enhance your present-moment awareness as you and powerful yoga practice that taps Learn to strip away the obstacles that keep you from knowing the joy that is your birthright and • Explore the relationship of stability and strength in all-levels yoga into the energy of the develop a practice that includes breathing exercises, easy postures, and guided meditations. • Learn the foundations of mindfulness meditation and how to cultivate a daily practice OCTOBER 16–18 FRIDAY–SUNDAY body to improve well- This program also covers other evidence-based yogic tools, designed to • Discover how movement and breath can harmonize brain waves, heart rate, and the nervous system being. It amplifies the benefits of a regular • Energize and elevate depressed moods Yoga for Healing yoga practice without increasing the time • Harness the power of nature to inspire tranquility and vitality Loren Fishman and Terry Roth Schaff devoted to it. These simple techniques help • Relax and calm anxiety • Use writing combined with meditation and yoga for self-reflection and joy. FOR all levels. CE credits. to balance the body’s energy and keep you • Work with the chakra system strong, vital, healthy, and focused. Cara Bradley and Jennifer Schelter bring more than 40 years of combined experience to this Discover how yoga practices can help • Bring balance to your emotional body. treat conditions such low-back pain, Learn practices that simple, practical, and effective approach to self-discovery. LifeForce Yoga combines ancient disciplines and current scientific findings to help insomnia, scoliosis, and some aspects of TUITION $325. Add 4 midweek nights room & meals; see page 108. (web code BFA-151) • Boost your vitality and stamina you release what no longer serves you and become the agent of your healing. osteoporosis and arthritis. • Strengthen your immune system RECOMMENDED READING/LISTENING/VIEWING See this program on the Kripalu website. CARA BRADLEY is the JENNIFER SCHELTER is a critically- Medical doctor Loren Fishman and yoga founder of Verge Yoga, acclaimed yoga and life coach who therapist Terry Schaff address specific • Keep you young NOTE This program fulfills the prerequisite for the LifeForce Yoga Practitioner Training. voted 2014 “Best of Philly.” has dedicated her career to sharing medical conditions and the larger physio- • Increase flexibility and focus TUITION $255. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 108. (web code YTBB-153) She is a passionate teacher the best techniques for mental, logical context in which they occur. They • Strengthen deep core muscles with more than 30 years of emotional, and physical well-being. then teach yoga postures that target these AMY WEINTRAUB, MFA, E-RYT 500, author of Yoga Skills for Therapists and Yoga for experience. carabradley.net jenniferschelter.com particular conditions. • Balance your endocrine system ® Depression, is the founder of the LifeForce Yoga Healing Institute. yogafordepression.com Loren and Terry created this program • Release stuck patterns and pain. as a complement to Loren’s latest book, Explore the underlying principles of energy OCTOBER 18–23 SUNDAY–FRIDAY Healing Yoga: Proven Postures to Treat that run your body and learn to identify Twenty Common Ailments. They take and clear blocks. Return home with a Vinyasa Intensive participants’ individual problems into OCTOBER 9–12 FRIDAY–MONDAY personalized 20- to 40-minute Energy BACK TO YOUR ROOTS consideration wherever possible in the Medicine Yoga practice that is deeply workshop. Mythic Yoga Flow Jacqui Bonwell creative and intuitive. RECOMMENDED READING Loren Fishman, FOR TUITION $445. Add 5 midweek nights room ASANA, MYTH, MANTRA, MUDRA all levels; sessions consist of vigorous vinyasa. JACQUI BONWELL, E-RYT 500, is Healing Yoga: Proven Postures to Treat & meals; see page 108. (web code EMY-151) CE credits. a Reiki Master, director of the Sacred Twenty Common Ailments. SIANNA SHERMAN Seeds Yoga School, and owner of Expect to be moved, to laugh, and to practice like you TUITION $250. Add 2 weekend LAUREN WALKER is the FOR all levels. CE credits. never have in this powerful, personal yoga intensive. the Canton Yoga Shala in nights room & meals; see page 108. creator of Energy Medicine These five days are a total game-changer, inviting Canton, Massachusetts. (web code YFH-151) Enrich your asana practice with myth, mantra, jacquibonwell.com Yoga and author of Energy and mudra. Sianna Sherman tells stories of gods deep self-exploration through both vigorous and slow- Medicine Yoga: Amplify the and goddesses, saints and sages, and ancient flow vinyasa. Each day of this program has a different Healing Power of Your Yoga tales of yoga warriors to inspire you with creative root focus, including energetics, philosophy, and physi- LOREN FISHMAN, MD, BPHIL (OXON), Practice. emyoga.net insights for your own life. cal and mental organization. Each session is designed studied with B. K. S. Iyengar before to heal and empower you, and includes pranayama, entering medical school. He teaches Each day of this retreat offers a full spectrum of meditation, chanting, and humor. at Columbia University. asana practice integrated with tantra and yoga SIANNA SHERMAN is an Unravel your self-criticism and revive the resources manhattanphysicalmedicine.com internationally celebrated mythology, including that can shift your life on multiple levels. TERRY ROTH SCHAFF, E-RYT, has been yoga teacher, passionate • A soulful blend of standing poses, vinyasa flows, Sound healing, color therapy, and teaching yoga for 10 years, focusing on its TWEET ABOUT IT storyteller, founder of Mythic arm balances, backbends, inversions, some of Tina Turner’s greatest hits therapeutic benefits for people recovering Yoga Flow and Fearless hip openers, twists, and restorative postures are all part of Jacqui Bonwell’s from injuries and living with physical Join us on Twitter for the latest in Heart teacher trainings, and • Tantric wisdom teachings to activate your divine dynamic workshop. challenges. medicalyogatherapy.com #yoga, #health, and #wellness. cofounder of Urban Priestess. life purpose siannasherman.com TUITION $365. Add 5 midweek • Special guests Ganesha, Lakshmi, Hanuman, nights room & meals; see page twitter/kripalucenter TUITION $240. Add 2 weekend Saraswati, Durga, Shiva, Kali, Krishna, Arjuna, 108. (web code BTR-151) nights and 1 holiday night room Vishvamitra, Sri Ramakrishna, Yogananda, & meals; see page 108. Nityananda, Mirabai, Swami Kripalu, and (web code YWS-151) spontaneous party crashers. Jacqui Bonwell

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OCTOBER 25–30 SUNDAY–FRIDAY Curvy Yoga OCTOBER 30–NOVEMBER 1 FRIDAY–SUNDAY LEARN TO LOVE YOUR BODY My Soul Is Returning to This Body Anna Guest-Jelley FOR all levels, including beginners, and all body shapes and sizes. CE credits. ANGELA FARMER FOR all levels. CE credits. Have you wanted to try yoga, but thought your body wasn’t the “right” shape or size? Do you want to feel more comfortable with and in your As we slow down, listen within, and watch for what body, but are unsure how to get there? In this body-positive immersion, might reveal itself, our body’s soulful stories emerge. All explore how yoga can help you accept the body you have right now experiences—joyful, sad, traumatic, perhaps even those (yes, even yours!). With the support of a caring, affirming community, you of our ancestors—are embedded in our cells and muscle fibers, waiting for release. Angela Farmer’s process • Practice accessible Curvy Yoga poses of “undoing” rather than “doing” yoga invites inner OCTOBER 23–25 FRIDAY–SUNDAY • Fill your body-positive toolbox with yoga-informed methods and inner resources dialogue with the body, and brings feeling, movement, The Practice of • Discover the role of body-positive meditation and freedom to yoga practice. Loving-Kindness • Show your body the love it deserves Using postures, mindful movement, and breath, you explore your inner world and receive what the soul is A MEDITATION AND YOGA WEEKEND • Take your body acceptance and yoga practices to the next level of loving awareness. ready to unfold. Emerging toward the light, forgotten Return home with the tools you need to extend the practice of liking (and even loving) parts of yourself find expression in renewed flexibility, SHARON SALZBERG and your body into your daily life. expanded awareness, and vibrant creativity—healing STEPHEN COPE and enhancing your life. FOR all levels. CE credits. TUITION $315. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see page 108. TUITION $250. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; (web code CYLH-151) Join renowned teachers Sharon Salzberg see page 108. (web code AV-151) and Stephen Cope for a weekend of loving- ANNA GUEST-JELLEY, RYT 500, is the founder of Curvy Yoga, a body- positive training and inspiration portal offering classes, workshops, kindness practice (metta meditation) and NOVEMBER 1–4 SUNDAY–WEDNESDAY yoga. The Buddhist and yoga traditions both teacher trainings, and more. curvyyoga.com hold that it is possible to systematically cultivate feelings of loving-kindness, or what yoga The Creative Path of Shakti philosophy refers to as “friendliness toward A RETREAT FOR WOMEN all beings.” These two great traditions each developed practices designed to promote the OCTOBER 30–NOVEMBER 1 FRIDAY–SUNDAY ANGELA FARMER experiences of inner balance, happiness, and FOR women. CE credits. equanimity, as well as compassion (karuna) Flow and Let Go and sympathetic joy (mudita). AWAKENING VITALITY WITH VINYASA Nurture the courage you need to unfold your wild, AND RESTORATIVE YOGA powerful, and beautiful being. As lost parts of ourselves Experience on-the-mat yoga practice and re-emerge through the inward journey of yoga, creativity sitting meditation that foster loving-kindness, Jocelyn Krasner can hold the key to healing and finding fulfillment. along with an understanding of the importance FOR all levels. CE credits. of metta and yoga in the overall vision of the A deep yoga practice can uncover aspects of the contemplative traditions. Sharon and Stephen Rejuvenate prana shakti, your life-force energy, as self that were buried and forgotten due to early cultivate a relaxed, friendly atmosphere, you enjoy inspiring vinyasa yoga that warms the emotional or physical abuse, trauma, fear, or welcoming people at all levels of yoga and body and prepares the mind for deep relaxation in abusive teaching. These early experiences can meditation experience, including beginners. supportive, passive postures. During this weekend, result in the contraction, holding, or “freezing” that experience becomes habitual in our daily life in the body. As we RECOMMENDED READING Sharon Salzberg, welcome and accept these parts of ourselves, they Loving-Kindness: The Revolutionary Art of • Breath-centered, slow-flow vinyasa sequences release wellsprings of energy that find solace and Happiness and Real Happiness: The Power of Medi- that enhance self-awareness, flexibility, strength, and balance healing through creativity in movement, dance, voice, tation; Stephen Cope, The Great Work of Your Life: • Blissful restorative postures designed to melt layers of stress, soothe the nervous and art. A Guide for the Journey to Your True Calling. system, clear the mind, and lift the spirit NOTE Bring paper and pen to write or draw. TUITION $295. Add 2 weekend nights room & • Personal attention and hands-on assists with a nurturing touch meals; see page 108. (web code YMR-151) TUITION $350. Add 3 midweek nights room & meals; • Outside walking meditation and pranayama (weather permitting) to soak up the see page 108. (web code CPY-151) SHARON SALZBERG, author of Real Kripalu landscape at the height of fall foliage season. Happiness At Work, Lovingkindness, and Faith, Realign with your true nature and discover the serenity of living your yoga, on and off the mat. ⊕⊕COMBINE THESE PROGRAMS for a 10 percent tuition is cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society discount for each program. in Barre, Massachusetts. sharonsalzberg.com TUITION $215. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 108. STEPHEN COPE, MSW, Scholar-in-Residence (web code FLG-151) ANGELA FARMER has been teaching yoga for more and Kripalu Ambassador, is the best-selling JOCELYN KRASNER, RYT, AADP, is a yoga teacher and holistic than 40 years and studied with B. K. S. Iyengar for author of The Great Work of Your Life: A Guide health counselor known for her playful, compassionate teaching style. 10 years. She travels the world teaching her unique for the Journey to Your True Calling. yourwholelife.net approach to energy and healing through yoga. Angela Farmer angela-victor.com

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OCTOBER 30–NOVEMBER 1 FRIDAY–SUNDAY NOVEMBER 8–13 SUNDAY–FRIDAY NOVEMBER 6–8 FRIDAY–SUNDAY Shift into Freedom Finding Space Yoga Body, Buddha Mind THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF OPEN-HEARTED AWARENESS in a Busy World CYNDI LEE Loch Kelly AN INTRODUCTION TO BUDDHIST MEDITATION FOR all levels. CE credits. FOR everyone. CE credits. David Nichtern Invite your body and mind back Discover your natural well-being, compassion, and freedom in this transformational medita- into balance. With humor, tion weekend. Rather than striving to calm and focus your mind, learn to intentionally shift FOR everyone, from absolute depth, and authenticity, Cyndi into Open-Hearted Awareness, which is already calm, stable, and able to effortlessly focus. beginners to seasoned meditators. Lee combines yoga practice Through periods of meditation, body-based practices, and inquiry dialogues, you explore CE credits. and Buddhist mindfulness to • The “off switch” for your chattering mind Meditation is a tool that will serve you bring ancient wisdom alive and for a lifetime. By simply sitting still and make it relevant to contemporary life. • “Awareness yoga”—moving awareness through your body and mind to live in a state of flow bringing your attention to the present Explore how alignment, breathing, balanc- • Contemporary versions of ancient wisdom practices that directly access your true nature: moment, you can make friends with ing, stretching, and strengthening provide Rudy Peirce effortless mindfulness, nondual awareness, embodied presence, and heart yourself and develop a clearer and the ideal opportunity to apply the Buddhist meditation techniques of watching your mind, • Ways of liberating difficult mental and emotional states using Open-Hearted Awareness. gentler relationship with your mind. recognizing your habits, and opening your heart. Cyndi guides you in active and restorative NOVEMBER 1–6 SUNDAY–FRIDAY Whenever you need to center, calm asana practices, as well as dharma talks punctuated with sitting and walking meditations, to Loch Kelly, author of Shift into Freedom: The Science and Practice of Open-Hearted Awareness, down, or find space in your life, medita- help you cultivate awareness and compassion. Merging with the offers transformational tools that you can learn in a weekend and practice at home. tion provides a way to reconnect with who you really are. This powerful union of yoga and Buddhism is a recipe for awakening, enlivening, and Great Mystery TUITION $225. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 108. transforming body and mind so that you can infuse your daily adventures, encounters, (web code SIF-151) Come find your space in an immersion and relationships with the energy of practice. GENTLE DEPTH PRACTICE that includes talks, lively discussion, Rudy Peirce LOCH KELLY, MDIV, LCSW, founder of the Open-Hearted Awareness meditation instruction and practice, TUITION $225. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 108. (web code YBBM-151) Institute, has been a leading nondual meditation teacher, psychotherapist, and time to gain perspective. With FOR all levels. CE credits. and seminar leader for more than 25 years. lochkelly.org the guidance of master teacher David CYNDI LEE is author of Yoga Body, Buddha Mind and creator of #selfieatsixty, which offers Swami Kripalu said: “If there is no Nichtern, you learn how to establish yoga wisdom to help women gain confidence as they age. cyndilee.com meditation, there is no yoga.” The and sustain a strong foundation for deeper, meditative states of yoga are your meditation practice, even in the available when energy is stimulated and NOVEMBER 6–8 FRIDAY–SUNDAY midst of a challenging and busy life. the mind becomes calm. Gentle Depth NOVEMBER 6–8 FRIDAY–SUNDAY Practice opens the energy channels, TUITION $325. Add 5 midweek nights Yoga for the Nervous System room & meals; see page 108. stimulates the flow of life force, and BALANCING ANXIETY, LIFTING DEPRESSION, AND BUILDING STRESS RESILIENCE Introduction to Yoga stills the mind, so the sense of separation (web code FSBW-151) and duality can begin to dissolve. BO FORBES and Meditation When you practice in this way, each DAVID NICHTERN is a Megha Nancy Buttenheim moment becomes an adventure that you FOR all levels; no yoga experience required. CE credits. senior meditation teacher in the Shambhala FOR all levels, including beginners. CE credits. approach with curiosity and wonder. The patterns of anxiety, insomnia, PTSD, and chronic stress are wired into us Buddhist lineage, and Do you want to try yoga and meditation but Rudy Peirce invites you to by the mind, brain, and body. The gateway to pattern change is the autonomic author of the forthcoming nervous system, which links closely with the belly brain, immune system, and don’t know where to begin? Are you looking • Find a new sense of freedom in your book Awakening from the for a safe and welcoming environment in connective tissue matrix. Learn to create balance in these systems through Daydream. davidnichtern.com practice breathing exercises, mindful yoga, postural tools, deep tissue work, and which to explore the basics? Kripalu teacher • Anchor regular personal practice with restorative poses, and explore how to balance the nervous system, quiet the trainer Megha Nancy Buttenheim has cre- a plan for successful commitment mind, energize the body, regulate emotions, and develop stress resilience. ated an accessible weekend immersion that offers the practical skills you need to make • Return home with a list of everyday In this program, you also learn yoga and meditation a part of your life. practices that bring you back into the • The neural principles that underlie progressive change present moment. MEGHA NANCY BUTTENHEIM, MA, Come experience the potent range of • The three key ways to build stress resilience E-RYT 500, founding director of Let Your benefits that yoga and meditation have to You merge into profound meditative ® offer in this relaxing, renewing, and inspiring • How your enteric nervous system is a game-changer in Yoga Dance LLC, is a 28-year teacher focus when you approach asana in a trainer at Kripalu. letyouryogadance.com weekend, that includes smooth, accessible, gentle yoga style. emotional balance • User-friendly yoga TUITION $325. Add 5 midweek nights • A template for creating your own therapeutic practice • Pranayama (breathing techniques) to calm room & meals; see page 108. • How to turn on your emotional “dimmer switch.” NOTE Tuition includes Megha’s Introduction (web code MGM-151) to Yoga and Meditation DVD. the nervous system and steady the mind NOTE This program includes a Saturday early-evening clinic • A sampler of four meditation techniques: and two early-morning classes. TUITION $235. Add 2 weekend nights room & RUDY PEIRCE, MA, E-RYT meals; see page 108. (web code ITYM-153) seated breath awareness, walking 500, a Kripalu Yoga TUITION $250. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; meditation, meditation in motion, and teacher since 1983, guides see page 108. (web code YFNS-151) ⊕⊕COMBINE THIS PROGRAM with Let Your metta (loving-kindness) meditation Yoga Dance Teacher Training: Chakra accessible, gentle yoga, • Daily immersion in deep relaxation and is creator of the four- BO FORBES, PSYD, E-RYT 500, is a clinical psychologist, Fusion, Module 2, November 1–6, for a CD set, The Gentle Series. yoga teacher, founder of Integrative Yoga Therapeutics, 10 percent tuition discount for each • A yoga-breathing-meditation practice to use gentleyogi.com and author of Yoga for Emotional Balance. boforbes.com program; see page 63. at home, ranging from five minutes to an hour.

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NOVEMBER 15–20 SUNDAY–FRIDAY NOVEMBER 15–20 SUNDAY–FRIDAY NOVEMBER 22–25 SUNDAY–WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 27–29 FRIDAY–SUNDAY NOVEMBER 22–25 Freestyle Meditation Yoga for the The Yoga of Devotion Afro Flow Yoga SUNDAY–WEDNESDAY FINDING YOUR OWN WAY Absolute Beginner MANTRA MEDITATION AND CELEBRATING OUR HUMAN FAMILY The Practice of Gratitude Steven Leonard Crisite Newhart, Michelle Dalbec, VEDIC CEREMONY RESTORATION, CULTIVATION, and special guest Yoganand Michael Carroll Bill Barry (Bharata), Gretchen Carmel LESLIE SALMON JONES APPRECIATION FOR all levels. CE credits. FOR those new to yoga. CE credits. (Rajeshwari), and Bhavani Lorraine Nelson with special guest Jeff W. Jones Kyra Anastasia Sudofsky Experience meditation in a style of feeling FOR all levels; no experience necessary. CE credits. and freedom. Forget your old ideas of Want to try yoga but don’t know where FOR all levels. CE credits. FOR everyone. what you should or shouldn’t do while you to start? Kripalu School of Yoga faculty The season of gratitude is the ideal time to Experience this creative fusion of yoga, the dances The simple act of giving thanks creates meditate, and experience a more expansive Cristie Newhart and Michelle Dalbec have explore a practice of bhakti, or devotional, of the African Diaspora, and live music. Embark positive energy and awakens the heart. and joyful way of being. The accumulated extensive experience teaching beginners, yoga. Travel to the mystical realms of Sanskrit on a transformational journey of heart-opening A daily gratitude practice lifts your spirit, knowledge of right and wrong fall away, demystifying the jargon, and breaking down mantra and Vedic ceremony, and amplify movement, story sharing, singing, ritual, meditation, inspires those around you, and brings more the basics so that you can feel confident and and what remains is a deep trust in the your connection to Source as you tap into LESLIE SALMON JONES is a gratitude, relaxation, and reflection—all interwoven joy into your life. comfortable about doing yoga. natural flow of life. When you leave behind yogic secrets of profound transformation. professional dancer, certified with the dynamic and rhythmic release of African Learn to cultivate authentic contentment your stories of the past, you revel in each This program is designed to create a sup- Join three talented and experienced teachers holistic personal trainer, wellness instruments, percussion, and vocals. These sessions in a program that includes moment of sitting, walking, listening, and portive environment especially for people to explore coach, yoga instructor, public open up and reinforce pathways to effective self- being. new to yoga. Questions are encouraged! In expression, reconnect you with your unique gifts, and • Restorative yoga poses to relax and • The role of a home altar in devotional speaker, and creator of Afro rejuvenate the body just five days, you learn Flow Yoga. lesliesalmonjones.com ignite the inherent power that we all have to trans- This retreat includes practice form our lives, families, and communities by living • Fundamental yoga postures, breathing • Heart-opening meditations • Early-morning meditation • The stories held in the Sanskrit alphabet JEFF W. JONES is a from a joyous and peaceful place. techniques, and meditation practices technologist and • Daily gratitude practices you can do at • Silent walks in nature Tap into freedom of movement, connect to yourself, • How to stay safe and stable in your • The archetypal energies represented by artist who began home • Meditation to live music Hindu deities his career at IBM others, and nature, and explore the power of personal and postures, using modifications and props if collective stories and traditions. Afro Flow Yoga™ founder • Inspiring stories, poetry, and music • Stimulating group discussion necessary • Mantra meditation practice while moonlighting as a musician. Jeff Leslie Salmon Jones is joined by her husband, cofounder • Ways to increase and express • The neuroscience of meditation. • Practical applications of yogic philosophy • The community-building power of plays bass and sings with jazz and multi-instrumentalist Jeff W. Jones, to celebrate the appreciation for yourself and others. common core of community that unites the human family. Reawaken to the simplicity and brilliance to enliven your life. chanting duos, gospel music ensembles, Once you shift your perspective to one of within you and around you. Feel self-assured next time you step on • How to perform a simple Vedic arati and rock/pop/R&B quartets. TUITION $220. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; abundance, the world becomes a rich and the mat, and take home the knowledge ceremony see page 108. (web code AFYW-152) glorious place where opportunities present NOTE See this program on the Kripalu website for recommended reading list and you need to get the most from your yoga, • The flow of devotion within yoga postures themselves in surprising and beautiful information on what to bring. whether you’re doing it at home or in a class. and free-form movement. ways. TUITION $389. Add 5 midweek nights room & TUITION $275. Add 3 midweek nights room & TUITION $295. Add 5 midweek nights room & Take home resources for developing your NOVEMBER 27–29 FRIDAY–SUNDAY meals; see page 108. (web code FMFW-152) meals; see page 108. (web code RRMY-153) own bhakti practice, including mantras meals; see page 108. (web code PGRC-151) designed for your specific life situation. CRISTIE NEWHART, Strong Body, Spacious Mind KYRA ANASTASIA STEVEN LEONARD, meditation enthusiast, a 500-Hour Kripalu Yoga RECOMMENDED READING Thomas A KRIPALU YOGA AND MEDITATION RETREAT SUDOFSKY has been teach- yoga guide, Kripalu faculty member, Ashley-Farrand, Healing Mantras. musician, athlete, and writer, helps people teacher, yoga therapist, and Sudha Carolyn Lundeen ing yoga for more than 15 awaken to the natural wisdom within. teacher trainer for the Kripalu NOTE Tuition includes a CD. years, providing a safe and School of Yoga, teaches with FOR all levels. CE credits. nurturing environment that stevenleonard.net TUITION $245. Add 3 midweek nights and 1 precise alignment, meditative Get ready for the holidays with a toolkit of life-enhancing practices. This weekend, promotes compassion and focus, and humor. holiday night room & meals; see page 108. healing. inspiredyoga.com (web code TTYD-151) appropriate for both beginners and those who want to deepen their practice, MICHELLE DALBEC, E-RYT provides the time and space to pause, refill your well, and enter into the 500, is a passionate Kripalu BILL BARRY (BHARATA), busy holiday season feeling refreshed and renewed. ® Yoga and Yoga Tune Up MED, MBA, is a Vedic priest With an approach that’s gentle, encouraging, and fun, longtime teacher who offers yoga work- and teacher of mantra. He has Kripalu Yoga teacher Sudha Carolyn Lundeen guides you in INSTA LOVE shops and directs Kripalu Yoga been a student of mantra, • Deep and delicious yoga practices Teacher Training programs. yoga, and the Vedas since Are you on Instagram? myoga.com 1969. mantravijaya.com • Adjusting postures to suit your individual needs We’d love to see your inspiring moments: YOGANAND MICHAEL GRETCHEN CARMEL • Breathing and meditation techniques to manage daily stress and CARROLL, E-RYT 500, is (RAJESHWARI), yoga and support emotional and mental balance instagram/kripalucenter Dean of the Kripalu School of mantra teacher, dancer, Vedic Yoga. He has a profound • Yoga nidra—the ancient practice of yogic sleep—to deeply relax priest, and yoga studio owner, and revive the body and mind. ability to teach advanced yoga has been teaching for more than techniques. pranakriya.com 20 years. theyogaspacenh.com This program leaves you more at home in your body and mind—so you can thrive, not just survive, this holiday season. BHAVANI LORRAINE NELSON is a Kripalu Yoga TUITION $210. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see teacher who leads workshops in page 108. (web code YMBH-151) meditation, mindfulness, stress SUDHA CAROLYN LUNDEEN, RN, E-RYT 500, Steven Leonard reduction, and the power of the voice. bhavanilorrainenelson.com is a teacher at Kripalu, where she leads trainings in the Kripalu Schools of Yoga and Ayurveda. sudhalundeen.com 800.741.7353 or kripalu.org | 97 Kripalu | YOGA AND MEDITATION

NOVEMBER 27–29 FRIDAY–SUNDAY We’re A Buddhist Healing Ritual DAKINI’S HEART-ESSENCE CHÖD Lama Migmar Tseten investing FOR everyone. Healing Chöd is an ancient Buddhist ritual known for its power to alleviate physical, emotional, and mental illness and suffering. There are no instructions to follow or techniques to learn. One simply lies down, rests, and receives healing. Healing Chöd is in positive suitable for everyone, including those with chronic or mild illnesses. Lama Migmar received the practice through his guru, Chogye Trichen Rinpoche, also the guru of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Based in the teachings of the female Bud- change. dha, Vajrayogini, Healing Chöd rituals consist of • Music, prayers, and mantras in the sacred sounds of Sanskrit and Tibetan Ajeet Kaur Nirinjan Kaur Matthew Schoening Ram Dass You can help. • Transformative mudras and offerings • Meditation to cut destructive emotions and repel negative energies and obstacles • Empowerments to further increase healing blessings. NOVEMBER 27–29 FRIDAY–SUNDAY TUITION $225. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; see page 108. (web code BHR-152) KUNDALINI NOVEMBER 29–DECEMBER 2 SUNDAY–WEDNESDAY RISING Mangalam Svapna Ajeet Kaur and Nirinjan Kaur with Matthew Schoening and Ram Dass THE YOGA OF LUCID DREAMING Lama Migmar Tseten CE credits. Open to the gifts of the universe and dive into the worlds FOR all levels. of song and prayer. Second-generation Kundalini yogis Mangalam Svapna Yoga is an ancient Buddhist practice that Ajeet Kaur and Nirinjan Kaur, joined by two world-class transforms sleep into an opportunity for personal insight musicians, invite you to celebrate your beauty and learn to and spiritual growth. Practiced in Tibetan monasteries for embrace the unknown with a full heart. This weekend of more than 1,000 years, these practical techniques induce yogic practices and live music includes lucid dreams through a series of meditative visualizations practiced while falling asleep. Once mastered, these • Yoga classes with live cello, guitar, tabla, and harmonium techniques can be used to improve sleep quality, receive • Sacred chant to open your heart and voice spiritual teachings while dreaming, and develop insights • Healing heartbreak and emerging in gratitude into the nature of life, death, rebirth, and awakening. • Practices for deep relaxation and trust This program includes • Meditation for intuition and prayer • A traditional Tibetan empowerment ceremony In 2015, Kripalu is aiming • Creative art exercises to unveil inner wisdom • Instructions on the daily meditation practice of Green Tara • An ecstatic Saturday-night concert. to raise $500,000 for • Lectures on the importance of dream yoga in spiritual practice At this time of thanksgiving, learn to heal yourself and others through the power of prayer. our Scholarship Program. • Specific visualizations to induce lucid dreams TUITION $225. Add 2 weekend nights room & meals; • The opportunity to practice what you learn see page 108. (web code KRW-151) Find out how you can with short, guided meditations. These practices cultivate a deeper sense of help make a difference in love and compassion for all sentient beings. NOTE This program emphasizes mental yoga the lives of future Kripalu practices and meditative techniques; no asana is included in the sessions. LAMA MIGMAR TSETEN has AJEET KAUR is a sacred NIRINJAN KAUR became a MATTHEW SCHOENING is RAM DASS switches seamlessly guests and students. served as Buddhist chaplain at chant recording artist, yogi, certified Kundalini Yoga teacher an award-winning touring artist, between vocals, guitar, TUITION $250. Add 3 midweek nights room Harvard University since 1997 and teacher. She tours the at the age of 13 and began composer, and musician whose keyboards, and clarinet. His & meals; see page 108. (web code YLD-151) and is the founder of Sakya world both with her own band chanting shortly thereafter. music has been described as debut solo album, The Alchemist’s ⊕⊕COMBINE THESE PROGRAMS for a 10 Institute for Buddhist Studies and with beloved chant artist Her latest album, From Within, inspirational, heart-opening, Prayer, has received outstanding kripalu.org/makeagift percent tuition discount. in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Snatam Kaur. reached number one on the and mesmerizing. reviews. ramdassmusic.com lamamigmar.net iTunes New Age chart.

800.741.7353 or kripalu.org | 99 NOVEMBER 29–DECEMBER 1 NOVEMBER 29–DECEMBER 4 SUNDAY–TUESDAY SUNDAY–FRIDAY More than 100 Embodyoga Beyond Power Yoga Continuing Education CE and CME FINDING CORE IN SEARCH FOR THE TRUE SELF SLOW DEEP FLOW YOGA Beryl Bender Birch programs to Patty Townsend FOR all levels. CE credits. CE and CME credits choose from. FOR all levels. CE credits. The true purpose of yoga is to unite not Embodyoga is a radical and inclusive only your mind with your body, but your approach to developing personal strength individual self with something greater. If you and resilience. It supports entering the long for connection and seek to answer the bodymind fully, with clarity, self-acceptance, question “Who am I?” this program offers compassion, and awe. It teaches us how the eight-limbed methodology of classical to increase our individual and universal yoga as a map to your limitless True Self. connection to core, the essence of our true Discover how you can go from one limb to CE credits are available for nature—deepening our relationships to loved ones, our community, and the world. the next, harnessing mindful and focused With clarity, wisdom, and humor, master yoga instructor Patty Townsend teaches yoga practices including breath, movement, • Psychologists (PSY) • Core strength development and meditation that therapeutically burn away impurities to bring you healing, happi- • Nurses (RN) • Techniques for deepening core awareness and stabilizing body and mind ness, strength, and clarity. As you build your Nursing continuing education credits are provided through Berkshire AHEC. • How to embody softness and receptivity, to support strength without hardening agni (inner fire) and liberate yourself from • Social Workers (SW) the debilitating effects of trauma, limitation, • A soothing slow-flow practice that enlivens the whole being. and fear, you ignite your passion to live Social work continuing education credits are provided through the Gain more vitality and satisfaction in your yoga practice and in all that you do. fully in the present moment, and your light Collaborative of NASW-MA Chapter and the Boston College and begins to shine. Simmons College Schools of Social Work. TUITION $210. Add 2 midweek nights room & meals; see page 108. TUITION $345. Add 5 midweek nights room • Registered Dietitians (RD) (web code EAHP-152) & meals; see page 108. (web code PYTS-151) PATTY TOWNSEND is the director of Yoga Center Amherst and developer of • Yoga Teachers (YA) Embodyoga® in-depth study and teacher training programs. embodyoga.com BERYL BENDER BIRCH is the founder/director of The Hard & • Athletic Trainers (BOC) The Soft Yoga Institute and the • Massage Therapists (NCBTMB) Give Back Yoga Foundation (GBYF), and author of the Kripalu is not recognized by the state of New York to offer continuing SEPTEMBER 13–18 SUNDAY–FRIDAY best-selling Power Yoga. education credits to massage therapists through NCBTMB. power-yoga.com Integrate your life, Yoga to Redefine Ourselves After Loss • Coaches (ICF) Antonio Sausys • Marriage and Family Therapists (BBS) your career, and your FOR everyone. CE credits. practice with our many The natural human response to any loss is grief. That loss might be the death of a loved one, a CME credits are available for pet, a job, a dream, or even material objects. Because we identify ourselves through our attach- ments, losing people or things to which we are attached requires a redefinition of who we are. • Physicians (MD/DO) programs that offer You might also Berkshire Health Systems is accredited by the Massachusetts Yoga can be instrumental in redefining ourselves based on our true spiritual essence. be interested in… In this retreat, we Medical Society to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. Continuing Education • Yoga Poetica p. 43 • Explore the physical symptoms of grief and their psychoneurological basis (CE) and Continuing • Clarify the importance of the heart chakra in physical and emotional health • Breath Immersion 2015 p. 53 • Learn and practice helpful techniques for relieving grief • The Art of Alignment p. 62 Medical Education • Experience the comfort and acceptance of being with others who are dealing with loss. • Warriors at Ease p. 65 Antonio Sausys draws from yoga and psychotherapy, alternating experiential work with • Journey into Yoga Yin Yoga (CME) credits. talks to present tools for managing grief. Teacher Training p. 65 Look for CE and CME credits NOTE If you are newly bereaved (have experienced a loss within the past six months), please • Teaching Trauma-Sensitive with program descriptions. contact the presenter at 415.258.2830 for a pre-registration phone interview. Yoga p. 68 • Relax and Renew p. 68 Please note that credit fees TUITION $395. Add 5 midweek nights room & meals; see page 108. are nonrefundable after the For more information, (web code YGR-151) • The Science of Yoga for Health last day of your stay. Professionals p. 68 visit kripalu.org/cecredits ANTONIO SAUSYS, MA, MT, RYT, specializes in one-on-one yoga therapy for people with chronic and acute medical conditions, as well as emotional • Lakshmi Voelker Chair Yoga imbalance. yogaforgriefrelief.com Teacher Training p. 70 800.741.7353 or kripalu.org | 101 KripaluKripalu | | WINTER YOGA AND PREVIEWS MEDITATION

Bessel van der Kolk JANUARY 1–3 The Body Keeps the Score Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma Joan Borysenko FEBRUARY 5–7 Getting Your Groove Back The Kripalu Start planning your Approach to Diet An Integrative Weight-Loss Program JANUARY 4–FEBRUARY 19 Dani Shapiro (ON-SITE JANUARY 10–15) winter getaway now… Aruni Nan Futuronsky, Annie B. Kay, FEBRUARY 5–7 and Lisa B. Nelson The Stories We Carry Meditation and Writing Lama Migmar Tseten JANUARY 6–8 Healing Through Harville Hendrix and Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa the Medicine Buddha Dharma Mittra Helen LaKelly Hunt DECEMBER 11–13 JANUARY 8–10 FEBRUARY 12–15 DECEMBER 4–6 Kundalini Yoga and Mother Tara Empowerment Dharma Yoga Intensive Getting the Love You Want Meditation Unleashing Psychic Forces A Workshop for Couples Harness Your Power and Potential Tara Bennett-Goleman and Daniel Goleman JANUARY 8–10 Richard Horowitz R&R Retreat Special Event Mindful Habit Change Kate and Joel Feldman DECEMBER 4–6 DECEMBER 20–25 How the Mind Can Heal the Heart FEBRUARY 12–15 Beyond Lyme and Other Contemplative Week Deepening Your Love Chronic Illnesses R&R Retreat faculty A Retreat for Couples Reclaiming Our Health and Well-Being Robert Peng JANUARY 15–18 Qigong to Increase Judith Orloff Rolf Gates Your Healing Power John Douillard DECEMBER 4–6 DECEMBER 31–JANUARY 3 FEBRUARY 19–21 Surrender to the Power Intention and Being The Ayurvedic Approach to of Your Intuition A New Year’s Vinyasa Yoga Intensive Balancing Weight, Anxiety, Rodney Yee and and Depression Colleen Saidman Yee JANUARY 29–31 Nutrition Intensive Ease and Steadiness Robert Thurman The Foundation for Practice for Health Professionals Bhakti Bliss: FEBRUARY 26–28 DECEMBER 6–11 A Weekend with Annie B. Kay, Kathie Madonna Swift, The Celebration Robert Thurman Lisa B. Nelson, and special guest Drew Ramsey DECEMBER 27–29 David Newman (Durga Das) Renée Peterson Trudeau and Mira, and Sean Johnson JANUARY 29–31 and the Wild Lotus Band Awakening Feminine Power Women’s Self-Renewal Retreat

800.741.7353 or kripalu.org | 103 Conscious Riding True Refuge SomaSoul Soul-Centered Somatic SEPTEMBER 15 Paul Striberry and Sandra Burgess p. 49 25 Tara Brach p. 87 4 Therapy: Awaken Your Heart TUES FRI SUN The Embodied Practitioner: Reclaim Inner Bonding: The Power to Heal Yourself Dan Leven with special guests Heather Bilotta and Sage Peeler p. 77 Find Your Broga Yoga: A Men’s Yoga Retreat Your Own Body Trust Margaret Paul p. 76 4 Robert Sidoti p. 84 Hilary Kinavey and Dana Sturtevant p. 63 Kripalu School of Ayurveda: 200-Hour The Mindful Table: A Kripalu Nutrition FRI and Cooking Immersion The Present Heart: Love, Loss, and Discovery Foundations of Ayurveda, Part 1 Larissa Hall Carlson, Balarama Chandra Das, Annie B. Kay and Jeremy Rock Smith p. 52 Polly Young-Eisendrath p. 74 Body Mind Mastery: The Peaceful 18 and Rosy Mann p. 20 Energy Medicine Yoga: Amplify Your Nurture Your Love: Thai Massage and Warrior’s Way to Lifelong Well-Being Program by Date FRI Yoga Practice Dan Millman p. 75 Ayurveda for Couples Lauren Walker p. 90 Kimberly Larson and Terrel Broussard p. 34 Taking Refuge: Breaking the Addiction Mystical Dance: Sacred Movement and to the Mind 27 Ritual Meditation for Women A bounty of fall offerings! Here, our programs are listed by month, Fearless Living: Live the Life Your Soul Intended SUN so you can find the program that’s right for you, at the time that’s right Rhonda Britten p. 74 Noah Levine p. 86 Monika Nataraj p. 41 6 Kripalu’s 24th Annual Yoga Using the Enneagram to Create Finding Comfort In Your Own Skin Teachers Conference for you. You’ll find something to be thankful for at Kripalu this season! Radiant Health: A Weekend Retreat for Women TUES John Douillard, Sudha Carolyn Lundeen, Sudha Carolyn Lundeen p. 50 Harmony in Your Relationships Claudia Luiz with guest Ken Nelson p. 75 Michael Naylor p. 75 Sat Bir S. Khalsa, Yoganand Michael Carroll, The Retreat Experience Yoga and Deep Relaxation Retreat: The Larissa Hall Carlson, Todd Norian, Nikki Costello p. 84 Yoga for the Rest of Us Gift of Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra Coby Kozlowski, Michelle Dalbec, Peggy Cappy p.86 Jennifer Reis p. 89 Micah Mortali, and Jennifer Reis p. 10 Kripalu Outdoors: A Yoga, Hiking, and Kayaking Retreat Food As Medicine: A Feast of Science Finding the Balance with Yin Yoga: A Randal Williams and Michelle Dalbec p. 46 and Wisdom Journey into Yoga Teacher Training James S. Gordon, Kathie Madonna Swift, Brahmani Liebman and Mythic Yoga Flow: Asana, Myth, Mountain Scout Survival Wilderness Training 9 Mantra, Mudra John Bagnulo, Cindy Geyer, Aviva Romm, Jashoda Edmunds p. 65 FRI Shane Hobel p. 46 Marti Wolfson, and Stefanie Sacks p. 64 Sianna Sherman p. 90 Rejuvenate and Reclaim Life After 40 Peace in Our Hearts Through Kundalini Yoga 300-Hour Kripalu Yoga Teacher Maria Sirois and Healthy Living Faculty p. 76 The Yoga of Recovery Aruni Futuronsky p. 79 WEEKEND LABOR DAY Snatam Kaur and Sopurkh Singh p. 85 Training: Instructing Yoga for Special Populations Sex, Pleasure, and Intimacy: Sudha Carolyn Lundeen p. 20 Symposium on Yoga Research: The A Retreat for Couples The Kripalu Approach to Diet: An Integrative 28 7 Front Line of Yoga Research Kate and Joel Feldman p. 72 Weight-Loss Program TUES B. N. Gangadhar, Edward McAuley, Remy MON Interpersonal Neurobiology: Aruni Nan Futuronsky, Annie B. Kay, and Conscious Riding Coeytaux, Catherine Cook-Cottone, Marshall Practices that Cultivate Connection Lisa B. Nelson p. 24 20 Paul Striberry and Sandra Burgess p. 49 Hagins, Stacy Hunter, Patricia Kinser, Alyson and Well-Being SUN Ross, and Joseph Signorile p. 88 Motivational Interviewing: The Art and Daniel J. Siegel p. 60 Science of Behavior Change Counseling The Adventure of Self-Discovery: Women, Food, and God: 11 A Holotropic Breathwork Experience Dana Sturtevant p. 65 FRI Conscious Conception: A Transformational Path Stanislav Grof and Tav Sparks p. 76 Warriors at Ease: Teaching 30 Developing Your Own Fertility Plan Geneen Roth p. 50 Trauma-Sensitive Yoga and Meditation WED Jill Blakeway and Noah Rubenstein p. 51 Mindfulness-Based Eating Awareness Training Kripalu Outdoors: A Yoga, Hiking, for Military Communities Jean Kristeller and Andrea Lieberstein p. 52 and Kayaking Retreat Susan Alden, Annie Okerlin, and

WEEKEND DAY COLUMBUS Randal Williams and Michelle Dalbec p. 47 The Art of Alignment: A Yoga Posture Clinic Lynn Stoller p. 65 Priti Robyn Ross p. 62 The Kripalu Approach to Healthy Living Let Go for Real: Relax, Renew, Be You Cristie Newhart and Janna Delgado p. 51 OCTOBER Quieting the Hungry Ghost: Krishna Kaur p. 86 11 Compassionate and Mindful Fall R&R Retreat: Welcoming the Season SUN Kayaking and Yoga R&R Retreat faculty p. 47 Revitalizing Cleanse: Nourishing Body, Relapse Prevention Mark Roule and Ben Seidman p. 47 2 Mind, and Spirit Richard Fields p. 60 Introduction to Meditation FRI Alison Shore Gaines p. 51 Painting and Yoga in the Berkshires Conscious Riding Bhavani Lorraine Nelson p. 85 The MELT Method: A Self-Care Immersion Linda Novick p. 41 22 Paul Striberry and Sandra Burgess p. 49 TUES Sue Hitzmann p. 35 Mindful Self-Compassion Training Michelle Becker and Michael McIntyer p. 66 Reiki Master Training Level III: LifeForce Yoga to Manage Your Mood 13 Gendai Reiki Shinpiden CranioSacral Therapy for Longevity: Amy Weintraub p. 90 Cell-Level Healing: Where Science SUN 23 Applications for Prevention James and Audrey Pearson p. 39 Develop a Resilient Inner Coach More and Spirit Meet WED Michael Morgan p. 35 Joyce Hawkes and Helen Folson p. 36 Reiki Shamanism: Healing with the Spirits Powerful than Your Inner Critic of the Land Jane Shure and Beth Weinstock p. 77 Jim Pathfinder Ewing p. 35 Navigating Life’s Changes: A Journey into Kayaking and Yoga Being Fully Alive: The Joy of Clarity, Yoga to Redefine Ourselves After Loss 24 Yoga and Meditation Retreat for Women Ray Crist and Susannah Gale p. 46 12 Strength, and Freedom THUR Brahmani Liebman and MON Antonio Sausys p. 100 The Stories We Carry: Meditation Cara Bradley and Jennifer Schelter p. 91 Jashoda Edmunds p. 87 African Healing Dance: The Power of Umoja and Writing Fall Food and Fitness Retreat Wyoma with special guests KDZ: The Kripalu Energy Intensive: Meditation, Yoga, Dani Shapiro p. 40 John Bagnulo and Mark Roule p. 52 and Breathwork Drummers p. 40 Yoga Fusion: The Ultimate Fall Yoga Retreat Jonathan Foust (Sudhir) and Richard Faulds Facilitating Transformational Jennifer Reis, Jovinna Chan, Ben McLellan, Advanced Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training (Shobhan) p. 87 Workshops: Group Dynamics and Jacci Gruninger and Abby Bordner p. 62 Daniel Orlansky, Lisa Taylor, and Mind-Body Coaching Guru Jagat p. 89 Ken Nelson and Lesli Lang p. 66 Let Your Yoga Dance Teacher Training: Chakra Fusion, Module 1 Megha Nancy Buttenheim p. 63 800.741.7353 or kripalu.org | 105 A Zentangle Weekend Coiling Silk Qigong: Relax, Unwind, Finding Space in a Busy World: An Unfinished Conversation: A Buddhist Healing Ritual: Dakini’s 16 Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas p. 41 Increase Vitality NOVEMBER 8 Introduction to Buddhist Meditation 15 Healing from Traumatic Loss 27 Heart-Essence Chöd FRI SUN SUN FRI Yoga for Healing Ken Cohen p. 36 David Nichtern p. 95 Robert Emile Lesoine and Lama Migmar Tseten p. 98 Marilyn Chöphel p. 82 Loren Fishman and Terry Roth Schaff p. 91 The Practice of Loving-Kindness: The Creative Path of Shakti: Revitalizing Cleanse: Nourishing Body, Afro Flow Yoga: Celebrating Our The Essence of Our Nature: A Meditation and Yoga Weekend 1 A Retreat for Women Mind, and Spirit The Beauty of Illness: Transforming Human Family Finding Strength in Vulnerability Sharon Salzberg and Stephen Cope p. 92 SUN Angela Farmer p. 93 Alison Shore Gaines p. 51 Suffering, Revitalizing Hope Leslie Salmon Jones Margrit Mikulis p. 58 with special guest Jeff W. Jones p. 97 David Whyte p. 78 A New Way of Being: Women’s Somatic Psychology Conference Techniques for Mind-Body Integration: Self-Renewal Retreat Jaci Hull, Ann Weiser Cornell, Brian and Somatic Therapy Training Thai Yoga Massage 2: Lotus Palm The Natural Singer: Renée Peterson Trudeau p. 79 Marcia Gleason, Joe Weldon, and Anodea Judith p. 69 School Certification Find Your True Voice Transform Your Relationships Using Beth L. Haessig p. 61 Sukha Wong p. 39 Claude Stein p. 45 18 Nonviolent Communication Facing Cancer with Courage SUN Martha Lasley, Dian Killian, and The Art of Reiki: Reiki 2 Lakshmi Voelker Chair Yoga Maria Sirois, Aruni Nan Futuronsky, and Chakra Yoga Advanced Uncovering Happiness Through Marc Weiner p. 73 25 Libby Barnett p. 37 Teacher Training Healthy Living Faculty p. 59 Teacher Training Mindfulness and Self-Compassion SUN Lakshmi Voelker and Tracey Eccleston p. 70 Anodea Judith and Todd Norian p. 71 Elisha Goldstein p. 83 How to Hear Your Inner Self: Restorative Yoga Therapeutic Breaking Free of Intergenerational A Proprioceptive Writing Immersion Teacher Training Ayurvedic Bodywork Training: Burdens: A Family Constellation Yoga for the Absolute Beginner Strong Body, Spacious Mind: Linda Trichter Metcalf p. 43 Jillian Pransky p. 67 Garshana and Abhyanga Approach Cristie Newhart and Michelle Dalbec with A Kripalu Yoga and Meditation Retreat Hilary Garivaltis p. 32 Suzi Tucker p. 72 special guest Yoganand Michael Carroll Sudha Carolyn Lundeen p. 97 Art and Yoga Teacher Training Trauma-Sensitive Yoga: A Workshop p. 96 Hari Kirin Kaur Khalsa p. 66 for Yoga Teachers The Science of Yoga for JourneyDance Module 2 Training: Hiking and Yoga David Emerson and Jenn Turner p. 68 Health Professionals Structures and Rituals Freestyle Meditation: Finding Your Randal Williams and Michelle Dalbec A Wellness Retreat for People Living with Lisa B. Nelson and Angela Wilson Toni Bergins p. 70 Own Way p. 49 Parkinson’s and Their Care Partners Tai Chi Intensive: Strong as the with special guest Stephen Cope p. 68 Steven Leonard p. 96 Maria Sirois and Aruni Nan Futuronsky p. 55 Mountain, Supple as Water Relax and Renew: Learning to Teach Kundalini Rising Ken Cohen p. 36 Merging with the Great Mystery: Restorative Yoga, Level 1 Uncovering Your Family History Ajeet Kaur and Nirinjan Kaur with Matthew Vinyasa Intensive: Back to your Roots Gentle Depth Practice Judith Hanson Lasater p. 68 D. Joshua Taylor p. 73 Schoening and Ram Dass p. 99 Jacqui Bonwell p. 91 Introduction to Ayurveda: A Nourishing Rudy Peirce p. 94 Self-Care Retreat Quarter-Life Calling Reunion: Breath Immersion 2015: The Beauty of Beginning Again Larissa Hall Carlson, Randal Williams, Let Your Yoga Dance Teacher Training: Positional Therapy Level 2: Awakened Living: Free Your Mind, From Science to Samadhi Coby Kozlowski p. 83 and Erin Casperson p. 33 Chakra Fusion, Module 2 9 Strain-Counterstrain and Muscle 20 Ignite Your Heart Shirley Telles, Stanislav Grof, Jessica Dibb, Megha Nancy Buttenheim p. 63 MON FRI Daniel J. Siegel, Patricia Gerbarg, Curvy Yoga: Learn to Love Your Body Energy Technique David Harshada Wagner p. 82 CircusYoga Retreat: The Human Art of Play Richard P. Brown, Yoganand Michael Carroll, Anna Guest-Jelley p. 92 Lee Albert p. 38 Cultivating Compassion and more p. 53 Erin Maile O’Keefe and Kevin O’Keefe p. 73 Unleash Your Calling: An Intensive to Yoga Body, Buddha Mind Margaret Cullen and Erika Rosenberg p. 82 200-Hour Kripalu Yoga Teacher Create the Work and Life You Love 6 Cyndi Lee p. 95 Lotus Palm Thai Head Massage Yoga Journal LIVE! at Kripalu FRI 13 Training: Monthlong Intensive Tama Kieves p. 79 Five Ingredients, No Time: Healthy, Fast Sukha Wong p. 39 Rodney Yee, Colleen Saidman Yee, Elena Beyond Power Yoga: Search for FRI 29 Coby Kozlowski and Jurian Hughes p. 21 Food from the Kripalu Kitchen Brower, Coby Kozlowski, Alexandria Crow, the True Self From Grieving to Believing: SUN Jeremy Rock Smith p.59 Coral Brown, Vinnie Marino, and more p. 9 Beryl Bender Birch p. 100 The Art of Reiki: Reiki Master Training The Soul in Transformation Deep Relaxation, Guided Imagery, and 27 Levels 1 and 2 Yoga for the Nervous System: Balancing David Kessler, Maureen Hancock, and Mangalam Svapna: The Yoga of 19 Meditation for Stress Relief TUES Libby Barnett p. 37 Anxiety, Lifting Depression, and Paul Denniston p. 81 Lucid Dreaming The Practice of Gratitude: Restoration, MON Julie Lusk p. 55 Building Stress Resilience Writing Down the Light: Retelling 22 Lama Migmar Tseten p. 98 Cultivation, Appreciation Bo Forbes p. 94 SUN Certificate in Positive Psychology Your Life Story Opening Up to the Page: Living a Soulful Life: Practical Tools for Kyra Anastasia Sudofsky p. 97 Tal Ben-Shahar, Maria Sirois, and Positional Therapy Level 1: Experiential Joan Borysenko p. 45 Yoga and Writing 30 Navigating the Material World Renew and Refresh for the Holidays Megan McDonough p. 25 Approach to Strain-Counterstrain and Solemate: Master the Art of Aloneness Lara Tupper and Cristie Newhart p. 45 FRI Panache Desai p. 80 Erin Casperson and Jess Frey p. 59 Muscle Energy Technique and Transform Your Life Embodyoga: Finding Core in Slow Deep My Soul Is Returning to This Body Lee Albert p. 38 Lauren Mackler p.81 The Yoga of Devotion: Mantra Flow Yoga Savoring Life: Luscious Cooking Angela Farmer p. 93 Meditation and Vedic Ceremony Find Your Next Yes: Tapping into the Evidence-Based Qigong and Tai Chi: Patty Townsend p. 100 23 for Health Bill Barry (Bharata), Gretchen Carmel Shift into Freedom: The Science and Power of Clarity A Gentle Path to Physical, Mental, SomaSoul Soul-Centered Somatic FRI Leslie Cerier p. 55 (Rajeshwari), and Bhavani Lorraine Nelson p. 96 Practice of Open-Hearted Awareness Carol Look p. 38 and Spiritual Strength Therapy: Trust Your Gut The Art of Reiki: Reiki 1 Loch Kelly p. 94 The Resilient Child: Breath~Body~Mind Yang Yang p. 34 R&R Retreat Special Event: Dan Leven with special guests Heather Bilotta Libby Barnett p. 37 Thanksgiving at Kripalu SpiritFest: Chant, Dance, Drum and Yoga for Emotional Regulation, Kripalu Approach to Bodywork Level 1 and Sage Peeler p. 77 R&R Retreat faculty p. 8 Yoga Poetica: Writing the Poetry Dan Leven, Girish, and Aimee Gelinas p. 43 Learning, and Well-Being Lee Albert and Johanna Wise p. 70 Intimacy from the Inside Out: Richard P. Brown, Patricia Gerbarg, of the Body Yoga and Running: Off the Mat and WEEK THANKSGIVING The Fine Art of Couples Therapy David Keplinger and Shawn Parrel p. 43 and Joy Bennett-Jennings p. 69 One Spirit Medicine: The Mind of Onto the Trail God, the Brain of Man, the Heart 23 Dharma Film Fest: Illuminating the Path Toni Herbine-Blank p. 71 The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, Stephen Alsdorf and Healthy Living Faculty Introduction to Yoga and Meditation Chip Hartranft and Coby Kozlowski p. 44 of the Shaman MON Clearing the Clutter: Making Space and Body in the Healing of Trauma p. 49 Megha Nancy Buttenheim p. 95 Alberto Villoldo p. 81 for Positive Change Bessel van der Kolk and Licia Sky p. 67 Medical Intuition Healing Intensive Speaking Your Truth: First Steps in the Kula Flow for Teachers: 90 Percent Maria Sirois and Izzy Lenihan p. 83 Wisdom for Women’s Health: Finding Mona Lisa Schulz p. 58 Art of Storytelling Practice, 10 Percent Theory Matthew Dicks p. 80 Balance with Ayurveda, Chinese Flow and Let Go: Awakening Vitality Schuyler Grant p. 71 Medicine, and Pranayama with Vinyasa and Restorative Yoga Claudia Welch p. 32 300-Hour Kripalu Yoga Jocelyn Krasner p. 92 Teacher Training: Teaching Pranayama and Advanced Asana Larissa Hall Carlson and Yoganand Michael Carroll p. 21

800.741.7353 or kripalu.org | 107 INTEGRATE Plan your stay YOUR EXPERIENCE 1 2 3 4 5 CHOOSE AN EXPERIENCE CHOOSE YOUR ROOM TYPE WHAT’S INCLUDED REGISTER ARRIVAL, DEPARTURE, Kripalu’s Healing Arts AND WHILE YOU’RE HERE are a powerful addition to any program. Our DORMITORY ROOM & MEALS ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE ONLINE 24/7 kripalu.org 5–22 people per room; bunk beds. Shared AND MORE Programs generally begin at 7:30 pm on the professional therapists Programs PAGE 28 hall bath. Please choose another housing type COST PER NIGHT INCLUDES BY PHONE 800.741.7353 first date listed with your program description if you cannot use an upper bunk. and end by 11:30 am on the last day. We KRIPALU FACULTY OR • Your choice of accommodations are renowned for Per-night housing cost ranges from encourage you to arrive by 6:30 pm if INVITED PRESENTERS • Nutritious, all-natural meals PAYMENT $87–99.* you plan to join us for dinner. combining expert Take a program on a topic that • Daily yoga, meditation, and Full payment is due at time of registration interests you. movement classes STANDARD and can be made with Visa, MasterCard, CHECK–IN technique with American Express, Discover, or check. Double or single occupancy; two platform • Hiking trails, walking paths, and Check-in begins at 2:15 pm; however, rooms twin beds or one queen bed, either mountain lakefront area are not guaranteed to be available until 4:00 caring presence to CANCELLATION POLICY side or lake side. Shared hall bath. • Fitness room and sauna pm. The first activity included in your stay is yoga at 4:15 pm. Arrival dinner is included in • Evening workshops and events Payments made will be refunded in full (less a facilitate just the right Per-night housing cost ranges from $50 processing fee) if you cancel 14 or more overnight stays. There is a Welcome Session R&R Retreats PAGE 12 shared, $115–147, to private, $202–245.* • The best views in the Berkshires days prior to your arrival date. If you cancel at 6:45 pm on Friday and Sunday. • R&R Retreats include a full schedule of between 13 days and 1 day in advance, a experience for you. EXPERIENCE KRIPALU, STANDARD PLUS YOUR WAY workshops and outdoor activities taught by nonrefundable credit (less a $50 processing CHECKOUT Double or single occupancy; queen or twin beds. Kripalu faculty. fee) will be held for one year from the date We kindly request that all departing guests Your schedule is flexible—choose what All rooms are on the lake side. Shared hall bath. of issue. No credit or refund is available if kripalu.org/healingarts and how much to do each day. be out of their rooms by noon so that we may Per-night housing cost ranges from you cancel on your arrival day, the day your prepare for our incoming guests. Lunch on EVENING EVENTS shared, $175–199, to private, $267–304.* program starts, if you do not show up, or if departure day is included in your stay. If you Kripalu’s evening programs are free to all you leave a program or event early. choose to spend the afternoon, you may leave PRIVATE BATH, registered guests, except in the case of special your bags in the Luggage Room. INCLUDES ANNEX ticketed events. Limited general public tickets FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE might be available for evening programs and Double or single occupancy; queen or twin beds; We strive to make our programs available to MEDICAL CARE events; please call Registrations at Kripalu Schools of PAGE 16 either lake side or mountain side; private baths. everyone, within the limits of our resources. For Kripalu does not offer on-site medical care, 800.741.7353 for more information. information and applications, visit our website supplies, emergency services, psychiatric Yoga and Ayurveda Per-night housing cost ranges from or call Registrations. care, or transport. Our campus is located Deepen your practice and share shared, $197–268, to private, $289–389.* Register early to ensure your approximately 10 miles from the nearest your passion with the world. *Based on midweek, weekend, or holiday stays. SENIOR DISCOUNT medical facility. preferred accommodations kripalu.org/accommodations We offer a 10 percent discount on tuition and COMING WITH FRIENDS room & meals pricing to seniors (age 65+). KIDS AT KRIPALU OR FAMILY? This discount does not apply to Healing Arts In general, Kripalu programs and activities If you wish to room together, please select or Kripalu Shop purchases and may not be are open to participants ages 18 and older. a shared room option. combined with other discounts. Some Children 17 and under must be supervised at restrictions apply. all times and must be accompanied by an COMING ALONE? adult who is on-site at Kripalu. Call for more If you are coming alone and register information, or visit kripalu.org/children. for a shared room, we will assign you a roommate (of the same sex). 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800.741.7353 or kripalu.org | 109 Kripalu Affiliate Studios With gratitude… Whether you’re looking for ways to integrate what you’ve learned during a visit to Kripalu, or want to learn more about the philosophies and benefits of Kripalu Yoga, taking classes at a Kripalu Affiliate Studio in your area can help you get and stay connected. KRIPALU BOARD OF TRUSTEES LEADERSHIP TEAM Marcy Balter, Chair Chief Executive Officer David Lipsius John Chu Senior VP of People, Culture, and Programs Erin Peck Dorothy Cochrane VP of Development Elizabeth Burnett Steve Dinkelaker VP of Marketing and Communications Inger Forland David Ellner VP of Strategy and Growth Jill Bauman CONNECTICUT MARYLAND PENNSYLVANIA Marcia Feuer VP of Finance John Gillespie Christine Fuchs Director of Program Development Denise Barack FAIRFIELD CROFTON GETTYSBURG Sarah Hancock Finance Manager Heather Brock Yoga for Everybody Crofton Yoga Sacred Lotus Yoga Studio Joan Kopperl Healing Arts Manager Raya Buckley yoga4everybody.net croftonyoga.com gettysburgholistichealthcenter.net David Lipsius Director of Human Resources Mark Ciavardoni Studio owner: Evelyne Serais Studio owners: Emily Gretz Studio owner: Lynn Roby Carol O’Neil Scholar-in-Residence Stephen Cope Michael Pulitzer, Jr. Healthy Living Content Manager Ellen Rose Cunningham MADISON and Shelbi Miles HARLEYSVILLE John Taylor Director of Facilities Kevin Darcy Erin Tunnicliffe Director of R&R and Healthy Living Stephen Daoust Turning Point Yoga Anahata Yoga and MASSACHUSETTS R&R and Healthy Living Manager Silvia Eggenberger turningpointyoga.com Wellness Center Director of Legal Affairs Lauren Fischer Studio owner: Lisa Uihlein BEDFORD anahatayogawellness.com MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS Grounds Supervisor Kevin Foran Campus Safety Manager Jim Hall Serenity Yoga Center Studio owner: Kathleen Sullivan VP of Marketing and Communications Inger Forland Online Learning Programs Manager Shaun LaFramboise FLORIDA serenityyoga.com Creative Director Andreas Engel Guest Services Assistant Manager Jennifer LaPierre Director, Marketing Operations Lyn Meczywor Studio owner: Toni Bradley VIRGINIA Production Manager Rick LaPierre ST. AUGUSTINE Editorial Director Lisa Pletzer Conference and Events Manager Leisl Moriarty Discovery Yoga Digital Content Coordinator Lori Ahrenstein SHELBURNE FALLS McLEAN Director of Program Operations Patti McCabe Marketing Copywriter Jonathan Ambar discoveryyoga.com Shelburne Falls Yoga Dream Yoga Studio & Director, Marketing Operations Lyn Meczywor Marketing Assistant Emily Beaulieu Guest Services Manager Beth Miller Studio owner: Deva Parnell shelburnefallsyoga.com Wellness Center Graphic Designer Chelsea Cartabiano Director, Kripalu Schools of Yoga and Ayurveda Micah Mortali Studio owner: dreamyogastudio.com Senior Graphic Designer Derek Hansen TAMPA Registrations Manager Patrick O’Connell Writer Danna Faulds Kate Pousont Scarborough Studio owner: Luann Fulbright Director, Kripalu Institute for Extraordinary Living Edi Pasalis The Lotus Pond Center for Videographer Carrie Owens Kripalu Shop Manager Beth Ann Schroeder Yoga and Health Marketing Assistant Morgan Quigley NEW YORK Executive Chef Jeremy Rock Smith Editor Ashley Vanasse lotuspondyoga.com Director of Online Learning Michael Thiemann Editorial Manager Tresca Weinstein Studio owner: Val Spies DOBBS FERRY GERMANY Housekeeping Manager Jaime Viteri The Rivertown Center for Manager, Kripalu Schools of Yoga and Ayuveda Amber Wlodyka MAINE Yoga & Health WERL PROGRAMMING Kripalu Yoga Zentrum BRUNSWICK rivertownyoga.com Director of Program Development Denise Barack Studio owner: Beth Bierko doctao.de Director of Program Operations Patti McCabe Jai Yoga Studio owner: Iven Tao Senior Workshop Programmer Rasmani Debbie Orth jaiyogahome.com GUILFORD Senior Workshop Programmer Susie Arnett Studio owner: Jennifer Nadeau Black Horse Yoga Studio JAPAN Workshop Programmer Dave Odorisio blackhorseyogastudio.com Program Development Coordinator Yuri Hernandez PORTLAND TOKYO Continuing Education Coordinator Christine Goretti Studio owner: Suzette Hayes WholeHeart Yoga Center Yoga of Life Program Operations Coordinator Meri Haas Corrections Policy We make every effort to ensure the accuracy of all our information. wholeheartyoga.com kripalu.jp Changes after press time and errors do occasionally occur, however, NORTH CAROLINA CATALOG CONTRIBUTORS and we reserve the right to make necessary changes and corrections. Studio owner: Pam Jackson Studio owner: Toshiro Miura CHARLOTTE Photography Mailing List Cover photographer: Gregory Cherin, on location at Hilltop Orchards, Richmond, We occasionally share our mailing list with like-minded organizations. Yoga for Life MA. John Dolan, Bill Tipper, Paul Conrath, Marc Gordon, David Agnello, Douglas Baz, To request that your address not be shared, call Registrations at All studios are independently owned and operated. Maureen Cotton, Yashoda, Lydia Ann Douglas, David Ellingsen, Derek Hansen, 800.741.7353 or e-mail [email protected]. yogaforlifecharlotte.com Adam Mastoon, Ellen Michelson, David Scull, Michelle Barclay, Tricia McCormack, Studio owner: Karen Williams Tracy Rodriguez, and Jeanny Tsai. “Kripalu” is a registered trademark of Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health. Special Thanks Help us conserve resources. Special thanks to photography assistant Ken Taro Hashimura, makeup and styling artists Share this catalog with a friend. 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Athleta, Eileen Fisher, Good Charma Jewelry, Liz Jonas Jewelry, Violet Love, Beyond Yoga, and Hyde Yoga Clothes. 800.741.7353 or kripalu.org | 111 Presenter Index A D J M S Albert, Lee 38, 70 Delgado, Janna 51 Jagat, Guru 89 Millman, Dan 75 Sidoti, Robert 84 Alden, Susan 65 Dass, Ram 99 Jones, Jeff W. 97 Morgan, Michael 35 Siegel, Daniel J. 53, 60 Alsdorf, Stephen 49 Denney, Jeanne 53 Jones, Leslie Salmon 97 Morningstar, Jim 53 Signorile, Joseph F. 88 Atkinson, Phoebe 25 Denniston, Paul 81 Judith, Anodea 69, 71 Mortali, Micah 10 Singh, Sopurkh 85 Off the Mat Desai, Panache 80 Sirois, Maria 25, 55, 59, B Dibb, Jessica 53 K N 76, 83 with Kripalu Executive Chef Jeremy Rock Smith Bagnulo, John 11, 52, 64 Dicks, Matthew 80 Kaur, Ajeet 99 Nataraj, Monika 41 Sky, Licia 67 Barnett, Libby 37 Douillard, John 10 Kaur, Krishna 86 Naylor, Michael 75 Smith, Jeremy Rock 9, 52, 59 Barry, Bill 96 Kaur, Nirinjan 99 Nelson, Bhavani Lorraine Sparks, Tav 76 What brought you to your current role at Kripalu? Becker, Michelle 66 E Kaur, Snatam 85 85, 96 Stein, Claude 45 Ben-Shahar, Tal 25 Eccleston, Tracey 70 Kay, Annie B. 24, 52 Nelson, Ken 66, 75 I had a midlife cooking crisis, and decided I really wanted to cook food that was healthy and nutritious. Stoller, Lynn 65 I started at Kripalu as Chef de Cuisine, and became Executive Chef in 2013. Bennett-Jennings, Joy 69 Edmunds, Jashoda 65, 87 KDZ: The Kripalu Nelson, Lisa B. 24, 68 Striberry, Paul 49 Bergins, Toni 70 Emerson, David 68 Drummers 9, 40 Newhart, Cristie 45, 51, 96 Sturtevant, Dana 63, 65 Berndtson, Petri 53 Ewing, Jim PathFinder 35 Kelly, Loch 94 Nichtern, David 95 Sudofsky, Kyra Anastasia 97 What inspires and motivates you? Bilotta, Heather 77 Keplinger, David 43 Norian, Todd 10, 71 Sussman, Tyler 9 I love feeding and teaching the guests at Kripalu. When returning guests tell me, “I think about you every time I chop Birch, Beryl Bender 100 F Kessler, David 81 Novick, Linda 41 Farmer, Angela 93 Swift, Kathie Madonna 64 cilantro” or “You totally changed my world with that garlic trick,” I realize how much of an impact my team and I can Blakeway, Jill 51 Khalsa, Hari Kirin Kaur 66 make. The things I know about cooking can help others better nourish themselves and their loved ones. Bonwell, Jacqui 91 Faulds, Richard 87 Khalsa, Sat Bir S. 10 O T Bordner, Abby 62 Feldman, Kate and Joel 72 Kieves, Tama 79 O Súilleabháin, Andrea 78 Taylor, D. Joshua 73 Borysenko, Joan Fields, Richard 60 Killian, Dian 73 O Súilleabháin, Taylor, Lisa 89 What’s the perfect fall harvest meal? Brach, Tara 87 Fishman, Loren 91 Kinavey, Hilary 63 Owen and Moley 78 Telles, Shirley 53 Roasted butternut squash soup with chèvre, cider-glazed chicken (or tofu or tempeh for a vegetarian meal), Bradley, Cara 91 Folsom, Helen 36 Kinser, Patricia 88 O’Keefe, Erin Maile 73 Thomas, Maria 41 roasted root vegetables, maple Brussels sprouts, wild mushroom risotto with black truffle oil, and pumpkin pie with Britten, Rhonda 74 Forbes, Bo 94 Kozlowski, Coby 9, 10, 21, O’Keefe, Kevin 73 Townsend, Patty 100 cardamom whipped cream. (For the soup, risotto, and pie recipes, see page 56.) Broussard, Terrel 34 Foust, Jonathan 87 44, 83 Okerlin, Annie 65 Trenier, Aya 9 Frey, Jess 59 Orlansky, Daniel 89 Brower, Elena 9 Krasner, Jocelyn 92 Trudeau, Renée Peterson 79 What do you like to cook at home? Brown, Coral 9 Futuronsky, Aruni Nan 24, Kristeller, Jean 52 Tseten, Lama Migmar 98 P I like cooking traditional dishes from different cuisines. The Brown, Richard P. 53, 69 55, 59, 79 Tucker, Suzi 72 L Parell, Shawn 43 success of classic recipes often relies on a simple technique Burgess, Sandra 49 G Paul, Margaret 76 Tupper, Lara 45 Buttenheim, Megha Nancy Lampman, Carol A. 53 Turner, Jenn 68 and a few high-quality ingredients. These days, there Gaines, Alison Shore 51 Lang, Lesli 66 Pearson, James and Audrey 25, 63, 95 Gale, Susannah 47 39 are so many options available to us that it can be Larson, Kimberly 34 V overwhelming. Cooking simple, delicious food helps me C Gangadhar, B. N. 88 Lasater, Judith Hanson 68 Peeler, Sage 77 van der Kolk, Bessel 67 Cappy, Peggy 86 Garivaltis, Hilary 32 Lasley, Martha 73 Peirce, Rudy 94 Villoldo, Alberto 81 decompress. Carlson, Larissa Hall 9, 10, Gelinas, Aimee 43 Lee, Cyndi 95 Pransky, Jillian 67 Voelker, Lakshmi 70 Gerbarg, Patricia 11, 53, 69 20, 21, 33 Lenihan, Izzy 83 R How do you get your kids (that’s them in Carmel, Gretchen 96 Geyer, Cynthia 64 Leonard, Steven 9, 96 W the photo!) to eat their vegetables? Girish 43 Reis, Jennifer 10, 89 Wagner, David Harshada 82 Carroll, Yoganand Michael Lesoine, Robert Emile 82 Riain, Nóirín Ní 78 I give them options, and I let them be. I like them to 10, 21, 53, 96 Gleason, Brian 61 Leven, Dan 43, 77 Walker, Lauren 90 Gleason, Marcia 61 Roberts, Rick 41 Weiner, Marc 73 taste vegetables simply prepared first and, if they Casperson, Erin 9, 33, 59 Levine, Noah 86 Romm, Aviva 64 don’t like them, then I’m willing to dress them up— Cerier, Leslie 55 Goldstein, Elisha 83 Lieberstein, Andrea 52 Weinstock, Beth 77 Gordon, James S. 64 Rosenberg, Erika 82 Weintraub, Amy 90 like adding maple syrup to Brussels sprouts. Some- Chan, Jovinna 89 Liebman, Brahmani 65, 87 Ross, Alyson 88 Chöphel, Marilynne 82 Grant, Schuyler 71 Look, Carol 38 Welch, Claudia 32 times we have to remind them to try something on Grof, Stanislav 53, 76 Ross, Priti Robyn 62 Weldon, Joe 61 Coeytaux, Remy 88 Luiz, Claudia 75 Roth, Geneen 50 their plate, or tell them they can’t have cookies for Cohen, Ken 36 Gruninger, Jacci 62 Lundeen, Sudha Carolyn Wells, Alice 53 breakfast, but on some mornings, they do Guest-Jelley, Anna 92 Roule, Mark 47, 52 Whyte, David 78 Cook-Cottone, Catherine 88 10, 20, 50, 97 get whipped cream on a waffle, because Rubinstein, Noah 51 Williams, Randal 33, 46, 49 Cope, Stephen 68, 92 H Lusk, Julie 55 everybody likes a treat! 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SNATAM KAUR YOGA JOURNAL LIVE! AT KRIPALU The sweet sounds of Kundalini Yoga p. 85 A vinyasa immersion copresented by Kripalu and Yoga Journal p. 9 SIANNA SHERMAN Myths, mantras, and mudras p. 90 FOOD AS MEDICINE CONFERENCE The latest in mind-body nutrition p. 64 ANGELA FARMER Yoga and your inner world p. 93 INTERNATIONAL BREATH IMMERSION CONFERENCE BO FORBES Investigate transformational breathwork practices p. 53 Balance your nervous system with yoga p. 94 JUDITH HANSON LASATER SOMATIC PSYCHOLOGY Learn to teach restorative yoga p. 68 CONFERENCE Experience the gifts of somatic psychology p. 61 LOREN FISHMAN Yoga for healing p. 91 KUNDALINI RISING An uplifting Kundalini Yoga gathering p. 99

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GENEEN ROTH REJUVENATE AND RECLAIM LIFE AFTER 40 Nourish yourself from the inside out p. 50 Maria Sirois p. 76 SUE HITZMANN THE MINDFUL TABLE: A KRIPALU NUTRITION MELT away chronic tension p. 35 AND COOKING IMMERSION TARA BRACH Annie B. Kay and Jeremy Rock Smith p. 52 Open your heart through meditation p. 86 THE SCIENCE OF YOGA FOR HEALTH DANIEL J. SIEGEL PROFESSIONALS Interpersonal neurobiology for connection Lisa B. Nelson and Angela Wilson with special guest and well-being p. 60 Stephen Cope p. 68