Evenings at Kripalu
there’s something happening every evening—365 days of the year.
Kripalu presents a variety of informative, engaging, and inspirational evening programs every night of the year, including experiential workshops, concerts, program samplers, and dance events. Kripalu’s evening programs are free to all registered guests, except in the case of special ticketed events. Limited general public tickets may be available for evening programs and events; please call Registrations at 866-200-5203 for more information.
Dinner tickets for the general public are also available in limited quantities most nights. Tickets may be purchased through Registration, the Front Desk, or the Kripalu Shop for $18.
Evening Event Descriptions
Sunday Meditation
Engage in the experience of meditation, where the goal is to gain perspective and find a greater sense of freedom through compassionate self-inquiry. Learn how to integrate practical suggestions to help deepen your meditation practice and find connection to ourselves and others.
Monday Drum Circle
The drum circle is an ancient, empowering, and joyful way to gather and unite. This transformative workshop guides you through a series of world beats, enabling you to discover and explore your own innate rhythms. Drums are provided or bring your own, no experience necessary.
Tuesday Kripalu Fundamentals
The foundational tools and techniques of Kripalu Yoga are focused and simply defined broad and far-reaching, yet the core principles used to deliver these ancient skills are broad and far-reaching. These workshops explore the topics fundamental to our curriculum, including posture focus, awareness, meditation in motion, pranayama, and spiritual attunement. Develop the skills and confidence to deepen your practice.
Wednesday Kirtan
Kirtan is call-and-response chanting performed in India's devotional traditions. One of the oldest music traditions of the world, this participatory experience serves to activate the spirit that exists within us all. Using ancient Sanskrit mantras, the kirtan calls upon sacred energies to quiet the mind, remove obstacles, and bring us back to the center of our being.
Thursday Whole Foods Cooking Demonstration
Join us for a demonstration of the joys and benefits of whole foods cooking, and experience recipes and techniques directly from our famous Kripalu Kitchen and chefs. You will take home simple methods and inspiration for a healthier diet that you can maintain throughout the year.
Friday Kripalu Experience
In this experiential workshop, you will gain specific, practical methods to take home the gifts of Kripalu. Explore the ancient themes of yoga offered as current and viable tools for modern living. Integrate this information into your body and spirit through movement, guided relaxation, conscious listening, journaling, and more.
Saturday Performance
From award-winning songwriters and musicians to inspirational readings and theater, an exceptional evening of unique talent from around the world awaits you. Our Saturday night shows are sure to be the highlight of your visit, as we feature events that uplift the spirit, shake your soul, and open the body and heart to the magic of music and performance.
Special Evenings
An Evening with The Paul Winter Consort
Saturday, February 4, 2012
8:00 pm
The Paul Winter Consort is an American musical group, led by soprano saxophonist Paul Winter. Founded in 1967, the group mixes elements of classical music, jazz, world music, and the sounds of animals and nature. They are often classified as new age or jazz, and their unique musical style is often called “Earth Music”. www.livingmusic.com
Admission General admission, $53, $33, or $28. Tickets are available for purchase through the Mahaiwe box office at 413-528-0100 and www.mahaiwe.org.
Join Paul for the weekend at Kripalu in his program Adventures in Sound Play, February 3–5, 2012.
Please note Kripalu will provide transportation to the Mahaiwe the evening of the show for registered guests for $7 each. Seating is limited—tickets may be purchased at the Front Desk upon check-in, or in advance by contacting Registration at 866-200-5203.
Loveland Performance with Ann Randolph
Saturday, February 18, 2012
8:00 pm
Fasten your seat belt as Ann Randolph takes a crew of outrageous characters on the flight of their lives in her new one-woman show, Loveland. Sex, death, and Chopin—this is one wild ride in the sky—all at the cruising altitude of 30,000 feet. The performance recounts the emotional, hilarious, and deeply human journey of Frannie Potts, an irreverent, lovable woman, never shy to speak her mind, as she confronts both her fellow passengers and the loss of the biggest love of her life.
Kirtan with Krishna Das
Friday, March 30, 2012
7:30 pm
Admission Free for The Power of a Loving Heart participants; $30 for in-house guests; $35 for general public (limited general public tickets available; call early to reserve).
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Saturday, March 31, 2012
8:00 pm
Admission Free for The Power of a Loving Heart participants; $30 for in-house guests. No general public tickets will be available for this event.
Sacred Chant Concert with Snatam Kaur
Saturday, June 2, 2012
8:00 pm
Concert, chantfest, musical group meditation, a yoga class in melody … how best to describe a live performance by Snatam Kaur and her band? It’s all of these things and more. Crystalline and radiant, Snatam’s voice is redolent of the simple yet powerful truth of the heart. Her divinely melodic songs based on traditional Sikh mantras are augmented by simple, heartfelt English verses that express the meanings these sacred syllables hold and help the audience forge their own emotional connection. By the end of the night you will be let in on a great cosmic secret: devotional music is fun.
Admission Free to participants in Snatam’s weekend program; $30 for general public; $20 for in-house guests.
Loveland Performance with Ann Randolph
Saturday, July 7, 2012
8:00 pm
Fasten your seat belt as Ann Randolph takes a crew of outrageous characters on the flight of their lives in her new one-woman show, Loveland. Sex, death, and Chopin—this is one wild ride in the sky—all at the cruising altitude of 30,000 feet. The performance recounts the emotional, hilarious, and deeply human journey of Frannie Potts, an irreverent, lovable woman, never shy to speak her mind, as she confronts both her fellow passengers and the loss of the biggest love of her life.
