Calendar of Programs
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Inner Quest Intensive
$504 all-inclusive price includes open-dorm housing & meals. The Inner Quest Intensive is a life-changing program designed for those who are ready for the challenge. more …
Kripalu School of Ayurveda 3: Pulse Diagnosis
These courses are part of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, a two-year professional training that combines 18 3-day weeks with at-home study and prepares you to become an Ayurvedic Consultant. more …
Take Four Days to Quit
Quit smoking in this 4-day nicotine addiction treatment program designed for the heavily-addicted tobacco user. This program combines complementary strategies known to be effective in aiding the addiction recovery process with evidence-based professional counseling in both individual and group formats. more …
Friday, January 9, 2009
Dancing Through Life: The Nia Technique
Dancing is not something you do; it’s what you are. Dancing Through Life is expression on the largest possible stage—life itself. It’s about discovering life as sensation and movement as pleasure. more …
Ecstatic Vinyasa Yoga: Liberating Your Natural Joy
For those familiar with vigorous, heated vinyasa yoga. According to the ancient yogis, there is no need to seek outside ourselves. Unbounded joy is already present as our true nature. more …
Frontiers of Trauma Treatment
For licensed therapists, yoga instructors, and other individuals interested in studying the nature and processes of trauma. Traumatic experiences alter people’s relationship to their bodies in ways that leave them feeling uptight, helpless, disconnected, hurt, on edge, frantic, and at odds with themselves and their environment. more …
The Jaguar Path: A Yogic-Shamanic Fusion
For people with min. six months of yoga practice. The Jaguar Path is a training ground for living and healing designed to help you deepen your yoga practice and evolve spiritually. more …
Vital Nutrition: Food for Better Health
Increase your energy levels through the foods you eat. Kripalu Nutritionist John Bagnulo and Deb Howard, Executive Chef of Kripalu’s natural-foods kitchen, join forces for an immersion program that explores the relationship between diet and wellness in a practical and empowering way. more …
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Detox for Life: A 5-Day Program for Physical, Mental, and Spiritual Renewal
For both healthy individuals and those with chronic symptoms. Are you sensitive to the toxic influences in your environment? Do you yearn to feel energetic and vital, but find yourself caught in a cycle of chronic illness? more …
Express Your Personal Vision Through Painting
For beginners, people who have never painted with acrylic, or those who need a refresher. Focus on the journey of finding and expressing your vision with acrylic paints. more …
Health and Vitality in Midlife
The January 11–16, 2009, program has been cancelled. A transformational approach to healthy aging. It is never too late—or too early—to take charge of your health. more …
Relaxing into the Heart of Winter: A Yoga Renewal Retreat
Savor winter’s gifts as you slow down, let go, and kindle your inner glow. Designed to boost your immune system, calm your mind, and open your heart, this nourishing yoga renewal retreat will leave you connected to yourself and aligned with nature. more …
The Body Never Lies: Phase I
Beneath every physical or psychological symptom, a part of the self is adamantly trying to be heard. Somatic psychotherapist Douglas Brady teaches a map for navigating the terrain of the unconscious and unraveling the messages that are being expressed through physical symptoms. more …
Writing Begins with the Breath: Embodying Your Authentic Voice
There is no single secret to being a writer. The writing process creates a different path for all who take it. But every writer can learn to ask deeper questions that open inner doorways. more …
Friday, January 16, 2009
Drumsong: The Art and Spirit of Drumming
The rhythm of the heart is the body’s own music, and drumming can call forth this inner music. Inspired by the rhythms of Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, and indigenous shamanism, Ubaka Hill weaves poetry, song, and vibrational healing into her original drumsongs. more …
Energy Medicine with a Touch of Energy Psychology (2-day program)
You can improve your health, increase your vitality, and enrich your life by working with your body’s energies. In this hands-on training—designed to be both transformational and fun—celebrated energy healer, author, and teacher Donna Eden will show you how to test for energy blocks and dysfunctions and how to move energy in yourself and others. more …
Live the Life Your Soul Intended
Imagine waking up each day grateful for being who you are. Imagine the excitement of watching the day unfold with all of its mystery. Imagine feeling loved, appreciated, and passionate. more …
Yoga Basics for Beginners
Get started with basic yoga techniques that will inspire you to practice. This weekend will provide you with everything you need to begin your personal practice, including classic standing and sitting postures (asanas), breathing techniques, deep relaxation, and meditation. more …
Energy Medicine with a Touch of Energy Psychology (3-day program)
You can improve your health, increase your vitality, and enrich your life by working with your body’s energies. In this hands-on training—designed to be both transformational and fun—celebrated energy healer, author, and teacher Donna Eden will show you how to test for energy blocks and dysfunctions and how to move energy in yourself and others. more …
Exploring Optimal Health Through Bikram Yoga
This is a yoga program with the potential to initiate profound change in your body, your energy, and your life. Treat yourself to this special opportunity to work with one of the world’s most respected yoga professionals in a program that combines time-honored wisdom and scientifically proven methods. more …
Introduction to Meditation
Have you heard about the benefits of meditation and wondered what the practice is really like? Or perhaps you’ve had some meditation instruction but not yet found a technique that fits your temperament and lifestyle, one that allows you to sustain a regular practice. more …
Radiant Health: A Weekend Retreat for Women
Looking for the perfect getaway? Need to de-stress, rebalance, and reclaim your vitality? Designed by certified holistic health nurse and senior Kripalu Yoga teacher Sudha Carolyn Lundeen, this wellness retreat will nurture your body, mind, and soul in a relaxing, fun, and informative environment. more …
Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training 500-Hour Module 1
Learn the deeper facets of teaching yoga, from asana and pranayama to the internal practice of stilling the mind and attuning to the multidimensional body, mind, and spirit. more …
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Foot Reflexology Training: Level 1 (Cancelled)
Program cancelled. Learn the ancient healing art of foot reflexology from master reflexologist Eileen Donovan. Whether you are a healing arts practitioner wanting to add reflexology to your current practice or want to treat family and friends to some healing foot relief, this is the program for you. more …
Integrative Weight Loss
A 5-day immersion for a lifetime of sustainable solutions. This program is for everyone looking for realistic answers. Kripalu’s Integrative Weight Loss program offers a comprehensive curriculum that supports a healthy, long-term weight-reduction process. more …
Mindfulness Yoga Teacher Training
For all certified yoga teachers and experienced students (min. 2 years). Learn how to teach any form of yoga as a fully integrated, comprehensive practice of mindfulness meditation. more …
Essentials of Kripalu Massage Certification: Part 1
Cultivate your healing skills and learn how to provide compassionate, intuitive touch with Kripalu’s unique approach to massage. Find out more about the Kripalu School of Massage programs. more …
Monday, January 19, 2009
Restorative Yoga Teacher Training
For all yoga teachers. When the body is fully supported, it will naturally relax, releasing deeply held tensions. Restorative yoga is the yoga of non-doing, and focuses on effortlessness and ease, using well-placed blankets, bolsters, yoga straps, and chairs to safely support the body in various postures. more …
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Divine Abodes: A 3-day Meditation and Yoga Retreat
Practice with renowned teachers Sylvia Boorstein and Stephen Cope as they team up to lead three days of meditation and yoga. Yoga and Buddhism both teach that it is possible for anyone to systematically cultivate feelings of friendliness and good will (metta) toward all beings, and that this open-heartedness is the source of personal ease and happiness. more …
Kripalu School of Ayurveda 4: Ayurvedic Anatomy and Physiology Part 1
These courses are part of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda, a two-year professional training that combines 18 3-day weeks with at-home study and prepares you to become an Ayurvedic Consultant. more …
Friday, January 23, 2009
Calm Mind, Strong Body, Awakened Heart: Accessing the Power of the Mind and Spirit to Heal
Get ready for a transformational weekend with a dynamic teacher and pioneer in the emerging medical synthesis of body, mind, and spirit. Joan Borysenko, trained as both a medical scientist and a psychologist, will lead you in this powerful workshop to help you develop a more focused mental awareness as you tap into the healing powers of the mind. more …
Love, Sex, and Intimacy: For Individuals and Couples
For individuals and couples. Intimacy is to the soul as food is to the body. We are nurtured and enriched at the core of our being by the experience of deep connection. more …
Thriving in Stressful Times: An Exploration Through Iyengar Yoga
Our minds, bodies, and spirits exist inside the pressure cooker of contemporary society. The stresses we feel are not only emotional and psychological, but also come as a result of the constant onslaught of environmental pollutants and toxins. more …
Your Destiny Switch: Master Your Key Emotions and Attract the Life of Your Dreams (Cancelled)
Program cancelled. Learn how to turn on the powerful emotions within you, keep them on, and use them to magnetize your dreams. This weekend, based on Peggy McColl’s New York Times best-selling book, Your Destiny Switch, you will learn the key principles to consciously and creatively transform your life. more …
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Healthy Eating for the New Year
Do you begin each year with the best of intentions to eat well only to find that changing old habits and breaking free of cravings is a daunting task? This year, learn how to make your commitment to healthy eating a reality in a workshop that demystifies diet and gets right to the heart of the obstacles that keep you from reaching your goals. more …
Meditations for a New Earth: Finding the Stillness Within
Let go of who you think you are and you will realize who you are in your essence: the presence behind all thought, the stillness behind all motion. more …
Moving Beyond Where You Usually Stop
The man or woman with outward courage dares to die. The man or woman with inward courage dares to live. —Lao-Tze Standing up for yourself can be terrifying. more …
Fitness and Yoga Retreat
For anyone in good physical condition and able to hike two to three miles a day. Time away to revive your fitness routine from the inside out. Take your fitness to the next level during this invigorating 5-day program that offers you a structured fitness experience in a retreat-like atmosphere. more …
Foot Reflexology Training: Professional Level 2 (Cancelled)
Program cancelled. Deepen your reflexology skills and learn to further support your clients in their healing process. This 5-day professional training will include Anatomy and physiology of the legs and feet, including muscles, nerves, tendons, and ligaments Meridians of the leg and foot, exploring the relationship between the reflex points and the organs and systems of the body How to work with specific conditions Expanded understanding of contraindications Introduction to aromatherapy and essential oils to compliment the healing process Anatomy and physiology of the hand, wrist, and arm for a hand reflexology and relaxation flow. more …
Iyengar Yoga Intensive
For people with min. 1 year Iyengar Yoga experience. Explore the various aspects of a wise and fulfilled life through Iyengar Yoga. Guided by renowned Iyengar teacher Kofi Busia, you will spend five days experiencing the power of asana (posture) and pranayama (breath control) as well as learning to focus and develop the mind and understanding through dharana (concentration) and dhyana (meditation). more …
Pain-Free Living Through Muscular Retraining
Are you looking for an innovative way to eliminate persistent muscular pain? Using Craig Williamson’s muscular retraining exercises and alignment techniques (done on the floor, sitting, standing, and walking), you will learn to improve your mind-body awareness and explore the painless and natural way your body is meant to move. more …
Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training 200-Hour Certification: Part 2
Immerse yourself in Kripalu Yoga and learn to share the gift of yoga with others. Awaken the teacher within and discover how the tools of yoga can be used to cultivate health, facilitate psychological growth, and open the doors to spiritual transformation—for yourself and for your students. more …
Friday, January 30, 2009
LifeForce Yoga® to Manage Your Mood
How can you commit to happiness in the face of a challenging and sometimes violent world? This weekend will help you cultivate the compassionate inner space that allows you to embrace life’s challenges with a peaceful mind and a courageous heart. more …
Love Has Forgotten No One
Real love is divine in nature, and it must be experienced, for it is beyond words. Like spiritual masters throughout the ages, you can learn to dissolve the illusions of time and space and return to reality, which is perfect love—an all-encompassing love that is innocent, unflawed, immortal, invulnerable, and forever fearless. more …
Meditation in a New York Minute
Have you ever felt that when your daily life starts, your spiritual life ends? Beyond your to-do lists, deadlines, and multitasking, there is bliss, depth, and openness. more …
Navigating Your Infinite Center
Use your asana practice as a dance of balance between front and back, side to side, top to bottom, inside and outside. Dialogue with and breathe into your center, refining your way to the center of the center. more …
Snowshoeing and Yoga
If you enjoy yoga and outdoor winter sports, you’ll love this program. The miles of trails surrounding Kripalu offer exquisite vistas, snow-covered forests, and the opportunity to explore the beauty of winter in a leisurely way—on snowshoes. more …
The Art of Reiki: Reiki 1
Because your body is a constantly changing and renewing energy system, you have the opportunity in every moment to re-create yourself in wholeness. Reiki, a gentle, hands-on healing art of Japanese origin, reconnects you with your ability to heal yourself, others, and animals. more …
