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, movies, workshop samplers, and dance events.
Kripalu’s evening programs are free of charge to Kripalu guests and staff, as well as Berkshire Kripalu Community (BKC) members. Occasionally we host special ticketed events, such as concerts, book signings, and dances.
Dinner is available for an additional $18. Tickets may be purchased through Registration, the Front Desk, or the Kripalu Shop.
All evening programs begin at 7:30 pm unless otherwise specified. Please check the Guest Information Boards on-site for more information.
Evening Event Descriptions
Sunday Meditation
Learn and practice meditation to calm the mind, relax the body, and open the spirit.
Monday Drum Circle
This transformative hands-on workshop with Kripalu drummers will guide you through a series of world beats, enabling you to discover and explore your own innate rhythms. Whether you drum regularly or have always wanted to try, join us. Bring your drum or use one provided. Dancing is strongly recommended.
Tuesday Cooking Workshop
Feed your body, mind, and spirit as one of Kripalu’s kitchen staff shows you how to prepare a nutritious and delicious meal. You’ll take home the recipe and so much more!
Wednesday Kirtan
One of the oldest sacred music traditions of the world, the kirtan (call-and-response chanting) comes to us from India. Using ancient Sanskrit mantras, the kirtan calls upon sacred energies that serve to quiet the mind, remove obstacles, and bring us back to the center of our being.
Thursday Movie Night
Go beyond the multiplex. See documentaries, foreign films, and little-seen independents. Past films have included Touching the Void, Impromptu, An Inconvenient Truth, and Searching for Debra Winger.
Friday Experiential Workshop
Our workshops take the ancient themes of yoga and offer them as current and viable tools for modern living. Integrate this information into your body and spirit through activities like movement, stretching, conscious listening, journaling, and more. Check daily schedule for our host of topics.
Saturday Concert
Award-winning songwriters, soulful singers, amazing instrumentalists, and much, much more await you in an exceptional evening of unique and exhilarating music from throughout the world.
Special evenings
Kirtan with Krishna Das
Saturday, March 20, 2010
8:00 pm
Combining devotional yoga, Western grooves, and soulful chanting, Krishna Das has been called the “Chant Master of American yoga” by the New York Times. Join him for a joyous evening of call-and-response chanting with his special brand of devotinal music, energized with contemporary melodies accessible to Western hearts.
Admission: Free for participants in Krishna Das’ weekend program; $25 for in-house guests; general public tickets are sold out.
No discounts are available for this event.
One World, One Heart: Kirtan with Russill Paul
Saturday, April 3, 2010
8:00 pm
Come prepared to liberate your voice and dance your prayers to rich musical accompaniment with Russill Paul and Kripalu musicians. The intention of this evening’s kirtan is moksha, the liberation of the soul that is the true significance of Easter.
Admission: $10 for general public; free for in-house guests.
Devotional Chanting of the Ancients with Guru Singh
Saturday, April 10, 2010
8:00 pm
Join Guru Singh for an evening of devotional chanting in a mode known as Naad Mantra—the ability to transcend timespace through sound. This will be a full-participation event for everyone in attendance.
Admission: $10 for general public; free for in-house guests.
Film Screeening of Sita Sings the Blues and Q&A with Nina Paley
Saturday, April 17, 2010
7:30 pm
What do a 3,000-year-old Sanskrit epic, a ’20s-era jazz singer, and Indonesian shadow puppets have in common? They’re all part of the eclectic cultural tapestry that is Sita Sings the Blues, an 82-minute animated feature that combines the director’s story of her collapsing marriage with a retelling of the classic Indian myth the Ramayana. Join us for a screening followed by a Q&A with director Nina Paley.
Admission: Free for all.
Concert with Nawang Khechog
Saturday, April 17, 2010
8:00 pm
In this special evening, celebrated Tibetan musician Nawang Khechog will share his spiritually meditative music. The concert will emphasize themes of love, compassion, and kindness with a solo performance and collaboration with other musicians.
Admission: $15 for general public; $10 for in-house guests; free for participants in Nawang’s weekend program.
Evening Concert with Dave Stringer
Saturday, May 8, 2010
8:00 pm
Join Dave Stringer, a leader of the new American kirtan movement, for this exuberant and inspiring event. Kirtan, an ancient practice of participatory mantra chanting that has become popular in yoga studios throughout the world, lifts the spirit, opens the heart, and inspires the mind. At a kirtan, Dave says, “You’re not just listening to the music, you are the music.”
Admission: $20 for general public; $15 for in-house guests.
Ecstatic Dance Concert with Micheline Berry
Saturday, May 22, 2010
8:00 pm
Guided by Micheline Berry, this Saturday Night Zen Dancing™ Ecstatic Dance Concert will be accompanied by DJ Drez’s world beat ministry as well as live percussion by the KDZ master drummers. Experience the creative flow of your own dance, where musician and yogi disappear into a unified state of moving bliss.
Admission: Free to in-house guests; $10 for general public.
Sacred Chant Concert with Snatam Kaur and GuruGanesha Singh
Saturday, June 5, 2010
8:00 pm
Join in an evening of uplifting music that truly inspires peace. Through her deep devotion to the Divine, Snatam Kaur delivers a heart-opening performance that combines musical traditions of East and West for an experience of the infinite peace that is within each one of us. Come be enchanted by her awe-inspiring voice and connect with the power of music and mantra.
Admission: $30 for general public; $20 for in-house guests; free for participants in Absolute Joy Through Kundalini Yoga, Chanting, and Meditation.
Hebrew Kirtan with the Kirtan Rabbi
Saturday, June 12, 2010
8:00 pm
Teacher and chant composer Rabbi Andrew Hahn (the “Kirtan Rabbi”) joins Shoshana Jedwab on percussion and other friends for an evening of sacred call-and-response singing and meditative learning. Hebrew kirtan is participatory chanting where short, sacred phrases from the Jewish tradition are treated as powerful, universal meditations. Bring your voice, open heart, and dancing socks!
Admission: Free to in-house guests; $10 for general public.
Salsa Dance Party with Catherine and Paul Calderon
Sunday, July 4, 2010
7:30 pm
Join us for a salsa dance party, kicked off with a group lesson that will have you burning up the dance floor in no time! Learn basic steps, tips and techniques for dynamic partnering, and fancy footwork. You don’t need a partner to join in the fun-there’ll be plenty to go around. The night will also feature a performance by Paul and Catherine Calderon.
Admission: $10 for general public; free for in-house guests and participants in Salsa and Yoga: Relax, Renew, and Cut Loose.
Holistic Hooping: Fire Hoop Ritual and Evening Hoop Jam with Kandice Korves-Kaus, Andrew Kaus, and Hillary Heart
Saturday, July 17, 2010
7:00 pm
You are invited to an enchanting evening of ignition, inspiration, and evolution. Ignite the fires of your heart and be warmed by the whimsical “ring of fire” with a very special fire-hoop performance. Then, join in the fun as we all cocreate a Hoop Jam PlayShare, inspiring one another through play. Let us share in the evolution of HoopDance and create an energy vortex of healing love and community. Join us in celebration of the Spiral of Life! Hoops provided for play, along with a few LED (light) hoops for nighttime pleasure.
Admission: Free for everyone.
Yoga on the Dance Floor with Ekayani and the Tom Glide Space
Saturday, July 31, 2010
7:30 pm
Join us for this unique act—a combination of world-class electronic dance music and live vocals inspired by the spiritual tradition of India. Emmy Award-winning producer Joshua Greene says, “Unprecedented. Lifts dance music to a place of yogic transcendence. This is the sound of the future. Recommended for anyone seeking higher consciousness with an irresistible beat.” Come experience a special blend of Sanskrit and Bengali mantras and world and reggae dub music!
Admission: Free for in-house guests; $10 for general public.
Green: A Force of Nature with Dance Monks
Saturday, August 7, 2010
7:30 pm
Green: A Force of Nature is an interdisciplinary project that explores our intimate human connection with the divine in nature. In this evening choreographed and performed by Rodrigo Esteva and Mirah Moriarty, the founders of Dance Monks, dance videos created in partnership with Muir Beach and videographer Marcos Duran will be projected as part of the performance.
Admission: $10 for general public; free for in-house guests and participants in Body Prayers: Dancing with the Land.
