Calendar of Programs
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Asian Cooking Secrets for Health and Longevity
Dubbed the “Julia Child of Asian Cuisine” by the Washington Post, award-winning cookbook author Corinne Trang invites you to engage your senses, build an intimate relationship with food, and immerse yourself in the joy of mindful cooking. more …
Rejuvenate and Reclaim Life After 40
Crafting a meaningful, passionate, healthy life. This program is designed for women and men over 40 who want to reinvigorate their life with joy and health. more …
Thai Yoga Massage 1: Lotus Palm School Certification
Read more about the full Lotus Palm certification program. Start a career in Thai Yoga Massage, a dynamic therapy for physical well-being and spiritual energy. more …
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Integrative Weight Loss
Lose weight and maintain a healthy body naturally. If you know that going on another diet isn’t the solution, come nourish yourself and invite changes that will continue to unfold long after you return home. more …
Monday, February 20, 2012
Creating Ease: Ten Steps to a Full and Vibrant Life (Cancelled)
Program cancelled. For all levels, including beginners. Would you like to experience more joy in your everyday life and let go of thoughts and behaviors that block your energy and love? more …
Friday, February 24, 2012
The Role of Nutrition in Maintaining Health: Reversing Heart Disease and Other Chronic Conditions
Our society is on the cusp of a seismic revolution in health—a revolution based not on pills or surgical procedures, but on lifestyle change and healthy nutrition choices. more …
Positional Therapy Level 1: Experiential Approach to Strain-Counterstrain & Muscle Energy Technique
For bodyworkers, yoga teachers, nurses, chiropractors, and interested individuals. This amazing therapy for recovery from chronic pain is very gentle and easy to learn and works when many other approaches fail. more …
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Preventing and Reversing Diabetes
A health immersion program for men and women with type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes. Develop the skills you need to take charge of your diabetes and your health. more …
Monday, February 27, 2012
Positional Therapy, Level 2: Strain-Counterstrain and Muscle Energy Technique
Positional Therapy is a cutting-edge program for recovery from chronic pain that can be used for self-healing and with family, friends, and clients. Through simple hands-on techniques, the body’s habitual holding pattern in a particular area is released. more …
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Reconnective Healing Seminar: Levels I and II
For beginning and advanced healing practitioners. Join Kelly Woodruff and discover why hospitals and universities across the country are investing time and money in an attempt to explain some people’s unique healing abilities. more …
Revitalizing Cleanse: Nourishing Body, Mind, and Spirit
Do you feel sluggish, bloated, and out of sync? Tune up with this nurturing cleanse. Have no fear of going hungry as you are guided through this sensible approach to detox, diet, and healthy lifestyle. more …
Friday, March 2, 2012
Shamans: The Neuroscientists of Enlightenment
Each of us has a luminous energy field (LEF) that envelops the physical body and holds a record of our emotional, physical, and spiritual traumas. The LEF is a blueprint that determines how we heal and live, and can keep us trapped in old stories, dramas, and diseases. more …
Spice It Up!: Creative Cooking with Herbs and Spices
A pinch of this, a sprinkle of that-the right herbs and spices can enhance the flavor of any dish. In this fun and informative hands-on vegetarian cooking class, gourmet organic chef, teacher, and cookbook author Leslie Cerier shows you how to use herbs and spices to make delicious, globally-inspired dishes. more …
Sunday, March 4, 2012
The Reconnection®: A Level III Seminar
For students who have taken Levels I and II Reconnective Healing Seminars. Every body contains its own set of energetic lines and points. These meridians serve as our interface with the universe, facilitating communication of energy, light, and information between the macrocosm and microcosm, the universe and humankind. more …
Launch Your Yoga Journey, Enrich Your Life!
Take an excursion into yoga that will enrich your life. This comprehensive workshop will give you a clear and practical grounding in yoga. Many “Westernized” versions of yoga miss the essence of the practice, but Cathy Woods captures that essence, giving you an easy-to-follow base for embarking on your yogic journey. more …
Women and Food: A Journey to Nourishment
A personalized, small-group approach to creating positive change. Do you want a healthy, happy relationship with food? Eating is one of our most essential human needs. more …
Foot Reflexology Training Level 1: The Science, Art, and Heart
For healing arts practitioners and everyone who wants to help themselves and others. Learn a complete 60- to 90-minute foot reflexology flow that stimulates points on the feet that correspond to all part of the body, helping the recipient achieve balance, health, and healing. more …
Friday, March 9, 2012
Holistic Eye Care: Improve and Save Your Sight Naturally
The eyes are the windows to the soul. This eye-opening workshop offers a holistic approach for those who want to improve and preserve their eyesight and become less dependent on glasses or contacts. more …
Thai Yoga Massage: A Life Skill for Everyone
When you give a great massage you feel more alive, aware, and joyous. The well-being of your family, friends, and community can be permanently uplifted by your choice to share compassionate touch—it is literally one of the best things you can do. more …
When the Body Says No: Stress and Mind-Body Unity in Health and Illness
Mind and body form a non-dual unity. Science has now demonstrated that our emotional life is inextricably connected with our physiology. Emotional stresses play a major role in the onset of illness, most particularly the stress caused by the suppression of so-called negative emotions such as sadness or anger. more …
Sunday, March 11, 2012
The Self Behind the Symptom: How Shadow Voices Heal Us
Underneath many physical or psychological symptoms, a part of you is struggling to be heard. Somatic therapist Judith Hendin teaches a process that uses subtle energy work, soulful movement, and insightful dialogue to access those messages. more …
Yogic Breathing and Asana Retreat: Silence and Simplicity to Deepen Practice
For yoga practitioners and teachers of all levels. Enrich your asana practice with liberating yogic breathing techniques, also called pranayama. These simple practices can strengthen the body, purify the mind, enhance overall balance, increase health, and heighten your clarity. more …
Creating Health and Harmony: An Ayurvedic Retreat
Discover an Ayurvedic approach to living well. Are you interested in Ayurveda but not sure where to start? Join us for this enlightening and fun Ayurveda immersion retreat. more …
Foot Reflexology Training Level 2: The Science, Art, and Heart
For healing arts practitioners and everyone who wants to help themselves and others. Deepen and refine your reflexology skills as you learn to further support your clients in their healing process. more …
Gardening Immersion: From Seed to Supper
Are you interested in starting a small vegetable garden or berry patch but not sure how to begin? Do you want to know which vegetables are the most nutritious and easiest to grow? more …
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Energy Intensive: Meditation, Yoga, and Breathwork
Come experience Kripalu Yoga’s unique approach to personal transformation in a program that’s practical, integrative, and fun. Two of Kripalu’s outstanding teachers lead this exploration of the profound relationship between energy and consciousness, which is the essence of yoga and the foundation of all mind-body approaches. more …
Friday, March 16, 2012
Creating Ease: An Introduction to Yoga, Meditation, and Stress Management
What will your life look like in 5, 10, or 20 years? Are you setting the stage today for a fulfilled and vibrant life? It’s never too late to discover the profound healing benefits of yoga, meditation, and stress-management techniques. more …
Mind, Mood, and Food: A Food As Medicine Seminar on Optimal Nutrition for the Brain
Don’t miss this Food As Medicine seminar featuring world-renowned mind-body medicine expert James S. Gordon and four cutting-edge clinicians in medical nutrition therapy who present the latest in science-based practices to improve brain health. more …
The Power of Imagery: Strengthen the Pelvic Core, Liberate Your Spine
Create a fresh understanding of the way your body is designed in order to liberate your ability to move freely and create health. This workshop with Eric Franklin, founder of the Franklin Method™, concentrates on the pelvic core and the spine, a masterpiece of design containing more than 100 joints and associated muscles and ligaments. more …
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Detox for Health and Healing
Your jump start for healthier living. Detoxification is a natural body process that is compromised when our system becomes overloaded from poor diet, allergies, stress, infections, and toxins such as heavy metals. more …
Friday, March 23, 2012
Medical Qigong: Power of the Subtle Bodies
According to Taoist tradition, our subtle bodies—which include the qi, or energetic body, and the emotional body—are the root cause of most disease and premature aging. more …
Yoga and Deep Relaxation Retreat: The Gift of Yoga Nidra
Experience deeper levels of inner freedom than you ever imagined possible. Give yourself permission to rest, balance, restore, and tap into new sources of energy. more …
Advanced Studies in Yoga and Ayurveda
For those with a thorough introduction to Ayurveda and yoga (see prerequisite below). At the heart of any integration of yoga and Ayurveda is the understanding of how prana (life force) and agni (internal fire) support each other for health and healing—prana kindles agni, and agni liberates prana from the tissues, endowing it with light and intelligence. more …
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Heal Your Mind, Rewire Your Brain: Harnessing the Power of Neuroplasticity
Integrate the latest brain research, learn to manage stress, and break the mental patterns that keep you trapped in habitual and unproductive attitudes, thoughts, and behaviors. more …
Gentle Yoga and Meditation for Vitality and Serenity
Enjoy the calm, peace, and self-acceptance of yoga no matter what shape you are in. Rudy Peirce takes a gentle approach, infusing his sessions with humor and warmth as he invites you to go at your own pace in this ultimate “chill-out” yoga program. more …
Friday, March 30, 2012
Breath~Body~Mind© Level 1 Training for Transformation and Well-Being
Based on extensive research, this workshop with medical doctors Richard P. Brown and Patricia Gerbarg combines a variety of effective breathing techniques to relieve stress and improve mood, mental focus, and heart and lung function. more …
Health is Wealth: Make a Delicious Investment in You!
Gain the skills and confidence you need to bring your health up to the next level with good old-fashioned home cooking. This fun, upbeat workshop teaches you how to shop for, cook, and nourish your body with the best food money can buy, even if you’re on a tight budget or short on time. more …
HeartMath®: Activating Your Heart’s Intelligence
Explore the new understanding of the heart: how the physical heart sends powerful healing commands to your brain and body. See HeartMath’s science in action, showing how heart-based emotions like compassion, appreciation, and love become access codes for the integration of your spirit and your humanness. more …
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Transforming Stress: Mindful Living and the Art of Nourishment
Address the impact stress is having on your life. Are you feeling overwhelmed, stressed-out, or anxious? Do you experience symptoms associated with high stress levels, including weight gain, illness, mild depression, or fatigue? more …
Panchakarma
An ancient, cleansing ritual for today’s world… Special rate: $2,364 (includes tuition, healing arts, and nonrefundable $55 application and intake consultation fee). more …
Rejuvenate and Reclaim Life After 40
Crafting a meaningful, passionate, healthy life. This program is designed for women and men over 40 who want to reinvigorate their life with joy and health. more …
Friday, April 6, 2012
Kula Flow: Vinyasa for Strength, Detoxification, and Levitation
For students who have practiced asana for at least 1 year and have some experience with vinyasa. Your center, your hara, is your emotional brain. The physical heart of your yoga practice is your belly. more …
Thursday, April 12, 2012
SuperHealth®: Breaking Habits and Addictive Behavior: From Recovery to Self-Discovery
For yoga teachers and students, healthcare professionals (psychologists, nurses, counselors, doctors) and anyone in the process of making meaningful lifestyle changes. more …
Friday, April 13, 2012
Kick-Start Your Health: The Power of a Plant-Based Diet
Test-drive a plant-based diet and see how this approach can help you feel better and more energetic than ever. Whether you have considered experimenting with a vegan diet to be kinder to the planet, help animals, maximize your health, or savor the world’s greatest foods, this workshop offers a short, fun, no-long-term-commitment way to give it a try. more …
Reboot: Mindful Springtime Hiking and Deep Yoga Relaxation
Refresh the vital realms of body, mind, and breath on this magical getaway with masterful guidance. Take the time to connect with springtime rhythms in the beautiful mountains of the Berkshires. more …
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Five-Day Spring Detox
Is your body ready for an overhaul? This retreat is meant to detoxify the body, mind, and spirit so you can shed the layers that weigh you down. This program includes Three hours daily of vigorous, all-levels yoga for detoxification Myofascial release to unravel tension and release toxins in the tissues Nutritional information and whole-foods supplements to aid detoxification Pranayama and meditation to release mental toxins Afternoon workshops on detox, inversions, and more. more …
Integrative Weight Loss
Lose weight and maintain a healthy body naturally. If you know that going on another diet isn’t the solution, come nourish yourself and invite changes that will continue to unfold long after you return home. more …
The Healing Power of Meditation: Where Heart and Science Connect
For health professionals, educators, yoga teachers, and beginning and experienced meditators. When you think of meditation, do you picture a passive spiritual practice that takes decades to show benefit? more …
Yoga and Deep Relaxation Retreat: Journey to Inner Peace
Experience deeper levels of inner freedom than you ever imagined possible. Give yourself permission to rest, balance, restore, and tap into new sources of energy. more …
Friday, April 20, 2012
Body Mind Mastery: A Peaceful Warrior’s Path to Peak Experiences
For all ages and fitness levels. Master coach and author Dan Millman shares the fruits of a lifetime of training in martial arts, gymnastics, yoga, dance, and other meditative practices. more …
Getting Unstuck: Moving Beyond Depression, Anxiety, and Chronic Illness
Most of us hope for change or seek therapy when we feel stuck, at times when we find ourselves repeating the same self-defeating stories to ourselves and engaging in the same repetitive, unhelpful behaviors. more …
Yoga for a Better Back: Five Secrets for a Healthy, Supple Spine Using the Franklin Method
Take steps toward a happier, healthier back. Yoga teacher and movement educator Christa Rypins believes that you are as vital and vibrant as your spine is flexible. more …
Sunday, April 22, 2012
The Pleasures of Pelvic Power! Yoga Meets the Franklin Method
For women only. Imagine waking up to your best-feeling self. This retreat will create a sense of sweetness in your body as you develop the ability to sense and feel the bones, muscles, and motions of your pelvis—an important power center for women. more …
Digestive Health: A Holistic Approach
Restore your digestive health naturally. Do you suffer from chronic gastrointestinal symptoms? Do find yourself taking expensive medications or over-the-counter drugs just so you can eat without discomfort? more …
Friday, April 27, 2012
The Blood Sugar Solution: An UltraHealthy Program to Lose Weight, Reverse Diabetes, and Feel Great
If you are overweight, struggle with diet, have extra belly fat, are tired, have diabetes or pre-diabetes, or have chronic health problems, medical doctor Mark Hyman invites you to explore how your body works, why it breaks down, and how to fix it using the 21st-century science of functional medicine. more …
Revitalizing Cleanse: Nourishing Body, Mind, and Spirit
Do you feel sluggish, bloated, and out of sync? Tune up with this nurturing cleanse. Have no fear of going hungry as you are guided through this sensible approach to detox, diet, and healthy lifestyle. more …
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Cherokee Bodywork
Almost all indigenous cultures had direct, hands-on methods of healing, and the Cherokee were no exception. Learn the Cherokee art of healing touch, a form of bodywork that is rarely encountered today. more …
Yoga for Life
An integrative approach to yoga on and off the mat. Whether you are new to yoga or looking to revitalize your practice, this immersion provides you with the tools and inspiration you need to make yoga, and its benefits, a regular part of your life. more …
Friday, May 4, 2012
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 …
Women's Qigong for Health and Vitality
For women only; all levels of fitness welcome. The ancient Chinese healing art of qigong has been a source of health and longevity for women for thousands of years. more …
Yoga for Total Immunity: Revitalizing the Nervous System, Immune System, and Emotional Body
The immune system is part of an intricate web whose filaments reach deep into the mind, nervous system, emotional body, and pain-modulation pathways. Stagnation in any part of this web can reinforce patterns such as anxiety, insomnia, depression, and chronic pain. more …
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Preventing and Reversing Diabetes
If you have type 2 diabetes or are pre-diabetic and are serious about changing your health and living a longer, more vibrant life, then don’t miss this program. more …
Spring Cleanse with Ayurveda
This immersion week is a wonderful opportunity to start fresh and renewed as you enter the spring season of new growth and rebirth. Ayurvedic wisdom recommends working with the body’s natural shifts that occur at the juncture of seasons. more …
What Are You Hungry For?: Yoga and the Psychology of Food and Body Image
For women only; no previous yoga experience necessary. If you struggle with an eating disorder, misplaced hunger, or compulsive food strategies, this workshop offers relief. more …
Women's Qigong for Health and Self-Healing
For women only; all levels of fitness welcome. Qigong is a system of self-healing used in China for more than two thousand years to maintain health, achieve longevity, and treat disease. more …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Swingolf: The Golf/Yoga/Massage Motion
For golfers of all levels and ages, from the beginner to the seasoned player. Tournament-playing professional Les Bolland offers a holistic approach to golf that incorporates yoga, muscle-opening shiatsu massage, breathing, and an emphasis on mental and physical harmony. more …
Friday, May 11, 2012
SAFE Yoga™: Harmonics In Motion
We are, in essence, harmonic beings, vibrating crystals that respond to the forces of the universe. This unique new workshop with two longtime Kripalu teachers demonstrates how movement from the inside out enables us to free our voices from the ground up. more …
Sunday, May 13, 2012
SAFE Yoga™: The Mountain In Motion
This workshop is grounded in S. A. F. E. (Skeletally Appropriate For Everyone) Yoga principles that create safety, strengthening, and efficiency of movement on and off the mat. more …
Aging with Grace: Better Bones and Balance Through Yoga
According to yogic wisdom, the third stage of life is the time to follow your spiritual path toward your ultimate ideal. Join Betty Eiler for a unique yoga workshop that helps you enjoy this third stage. more …
Nutrition and Cooking Immersion
Create health right in your kitchen. Do you want to eat healthier and cook more? Are you a stranger in your kitchen because of time constraints or feeling intimidated or overwhelmed? more …
Friday, May 18, 2012
Fit Soul, Fit Body: 9 Keys to a Healthier, Happier You
Brant Secunda and Mark Allen invite you to an extraordinary weekend of health and healing based on their groundbreaking best-seller, Fit Soul, Fit Body: 9 Keys to a Healthier, Happier You. more …
LifeForce Yoga® Meets the Hungry Ghost: Mood Management and Addiction
How can you commit to happiness in the face of a challenging and sometimes violent world? This weekend helps you cultivate the compassionate inner space to embrace life’s challenges with a clear and peaceful mind and a courageous heart. more …
Sunday, May 20, 2012
The Voice of Freedom: Music, Sound, and Yoga in Trauma Recovery
The voice is a mirror of the soul and the link between psyche and soma. In this workshop, noted music therapist/psychoanalyst Louise Montello and master yoga instructor Shari Friedrichsen demonstrate how expression can be inhibited due to unresolved trauma and how this inhibition can wreak havoc in the mind and body. more …
Ayurvedic Bodywork Training: Shirodhara, Vishesh, and Shiro-Abhyanga-Nasya
For bodyworkers (see note below). This program offers training in the techniques of Ayurvedic bodywork. Under the guidance of Hilary Garivaltis, Dean of Curriculum of Kripalu’s School of Ayurveda, you learn Ayurvedic theory as applied to bodywork, including the five elements and three doshas How to use marmas, or energy points, on the body in the healing process Shirodhara, a treatment using warm oil poured rhythmically on the forehead Vishesh, a rhythmic deep massage with oil Shiro-Abhyanga-Nasya, a head, neck, and shoulder treatment using steam and nasal drops Ceremony and mantra or sacred sound to establish a calm and healing environment. more …
Energy Psychology: Self-Healing Methods for Bodymind Health
For mental health therapists and everyone who wants to learn self-healing methods for physical and mental health. Michael Mayer pioneered the integration of qigong and psychotherapy. more …
Integrative Weight Loss
Lose weight and maintain a healthy body naturally. If you know that going on another diet isn’t the solution, come nourish yourself and invite changes that will continue to unfold long after you return home. more …
Friday, May 25, 2012
Longevity and Optimal Health: Lessons in Creating Your Best Day Ever!
What can you do right now to improve your health, manifest peak performance, experience natural highs, and have The Best Day Ever every single day? This weekend, scientist, nutritionist, researcher, and educator David “Avocado” Wolfe and wellness chef Emrys Tetu offer a series of presentations to introduce new ideas about longevity, lifestyle, and healing. more …
Friday, June 1, 2012
Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility
Ellen Langer’s book, Counterclockwise, is being made into a movie starring Jennifer Aniston. Ellen’s groundbreaking studies, including the Counterclockwise study, have led to a remarkable set of findings on the practical applications of mindfulness for health: When people are taught to be mindful in a fashion very different from meditation, they become more creative, healthier, and happier. more …
Creating Ease: An Introduction to Yoga, Meditation, and Stress Management
What will your life look like in 5, 10, or 20 years? Are you setting the stage today for a fulfilled and vibrant life? It’s never too late to discover the profound healing benefits of yoga, meditation, and stress-management techniques. more …
Structural Yoga Remedies
Are you looking to live without pain? Practice the proper yoga postures for your specific condition and discover how easy it is to live pain free. When the body is in balance, many conditions, such as low back and neck pain, sciatica, knee pain, and other ailments, simply melt away. more …
The Presence of Breath
Breathe your way to a more healthy and joyful you in a weekend that opens the door to profound life changes and self-empowerment. Utilizing the tools of Transformational Breathing and the Presence Process (the work of Michael Brown), this workshop takes you on a journey from the transfixed physical state to the vibrational state of Presence. more …
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Revitalizing Cleanse: Nourishing Body, Mind, and Spirit
Do you feel sluggish, bloated, and out of sync? Tune up with this nurturing cleanse. Have no fear of going hungry as you are guided through this sensible approach to detox, diet, and healthy lifestyle. more …
Friday, June 8, 2012
Introduction to Yoga and Meditation
Do you want to try yoga and meditation but don’t know where to begin? Are you looking for a safe and welcoming environment in which to explore the basics? more …
New Frontiers in Cardiovascular Health and Healing
Our bodies function as dynamic electrical circuits, with our cells transmitting and receiving energy. Cancer occurs in cells lacking energy, and heart failure is literally the result of an energy-starved heart. more …
Prime of Life Yoga® for Couples: A New Approach to Yoga for Midlife and Beyond
The concept of midlife is expanding its boundaries. Men and women from 40-something to well into their 70s and beyond are more vibrant, active, and adventuresome than ever before. more …
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Detox for Health and Healing
Your jump start for healthier living. Detoxification is a natural body process that is compromised when our system becomes overloaded from poor diet, allergies, stress, infections, and toxins such as heavy metals. more …
Friday, June 15, 2012
Reboot: Mindful Summer Hiking and Deep Yoga Relaxation
Refresh the vital realms of body, mind, and breath on this magical getaway complete with masterful guidance. Connect with summer in the beautiful Berkshires. more …
Sunday, June 17, 2012
PranaTantra-Reiki 1 and 2: Awakening to the Spiritual Dimension
Awaken to the innate, self-healing wisdom of Reiki and deepen your connection to Source. This workshop includes traditional Reiki I and II attunements, hands-on curriculum, and PranaTantra exercises that teach the practice of accepting all that is, as it is. more …
Refilling Your Well: A Self-Nurturing Retreat
Give yourself the gift of deep renewal. Spend a restorative time-out immersing yourself in nurturing activities that replenish your soul, increase your joy, and ease your stress. more …
Rejuvenate and Reclaim Life After 40
Crafting a meaningful, passionate, healthy life. This program is designed for women and men over 40 who want to reinvigorate their life with joy and health. more …
The Yoga of Walking: Practical Feet for Your Spiritual Path
Walking is your most frequent daily opportunity to be in union with your higher self and natural life forces. It nurtures joy and vitality, and keeps you fit, productive, and connected. more …
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
PranaTantra-Reiki Master Training: Align with Reiki Consciousness
Reiki Master training empowers you to experience the peace that is Reiki for yourself, and also teach others. In this workshop, you Receive the traditional Usui Reiki Master attunement and symbol to deepen your awakening to Reiki Move into acceptance and learn to guide others in accepting realities that were resisted in the past in order to protect the ego’s self-image Integrate the conflicting psychological and biological inner manifestations of struggle versus acceptance Learn Reiki I, Reiki II, and Reiki Master teaching protocols so you can teach and attune others with PranaTantra knowledge. more …
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Creating Health and Harmony: An Ayurvedic Retreat
Discover an Ayurvedic approach to living well. Are you interested in Ayurveda but not sure where to start? Join us for this enlightening and fun Ayurveda immersion retreat. more …
Evidence-Based Qigong (EBQ) Certification: Nurturing Mind, Body, and Spirit
For yoga teachers, practitioners, and everyone interested in learning qigong. Are you looking for new material to teach your students? Would you like to attract a wider audience with an evidence-based program of gentle, restorative, mind-body exercise? more …
Thai Yoga Massage 1: Lotus Palm School Certification
Read more about the full Lotus Palm certification program. Start a career in Thai Yoga Massage, a dynamic therapy for physical well-being and spiritual energy. more …
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Energy Intensive: Meditation, Yoga, and Breathwork
Come experience Kripalu Yoga’s unique approach to personal transformation in a program that’s practical, integrative, and fun. Two of Kripalu’s outstanding teachers lead this exploration of the profound relationship between energy and consciousness, which is the essence of yoga and the foundation of all mind-body approaches. more …
Swingolf: The Golf/Yoga/Massage Motion
For golfers of all levels and ages, from the beginner to the seasoned player. Tournament-playing professional Les Bolland offers a holistic approach to golf that incorporates yoga, muscle-opening shiatsu massage, breathing, and an emphasis on mental and physical harmony. more …
Friday, June 29, 2012
Hiking, Yoga, and Qigong: Finding Flow in Nature
Explore less-traveled, scenic trails of the Berkshires, guided by longtime program director Greg DiLisio. Hike to beautiful lakes, mountains, waterfalls, and serene forests. more …
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Chakra Detox Immersion: A Complete Physical, Mental, and Emotional Detox
1 year yoga experience. Free up blocks in your body and tap your true potential. In this immersion, strategically clear your body, mind, and heart while obtaining a concrete understanding of the chakras. more …
Yoga and Deep Relaxation Retreat: The Gift of Divine Sleep Yoga Nidra
Experience deeper levels of inner freedom than you ever imagined possible. Give yourself permission to rest, balance, restore, and tap into new sources of energy. more …
Yoga as Medicine: The Yogic Path for Health, Healing, and Personal Transformation
Interested in learning how to use yoga to help treat and prevent a wide range of physical and emotional conditions? In this hands-on immersion, you have the opportunity to practice evaluating students and planning personalized therapeutic yoga routines in small groups, under the supervision of medical doctor Timothy McCall and his assistants. more …
Yoga for Life
An integrative approach to yoga on and off the mat. Whether you are new to yoga or looking to revitalize your practice, this immersion provides you with the tools and inspiration you need to make yoga, and its benefits, a regular part of your life. more …
Friday, July 6, 2012
Diving Into the Body: The Essentials of Energy Medicine for Self-Care
Explore the energy field, the basics of energy medicine, and the fundamentals of vitality and energy flow with medical doctor Ann Marie Chiasson, who began to learn and practice energy medicine prior to entering medical school. more …
Goddess to the Core®: An Inspired Workout to Maximize Your Fitness, Beauty, and Power
For women and teens. Sierra Bender-founder of the Sierra Bender Empowerment Method® and Boot Camp for Goddesses®, and author of Goddess to the Core®—empowers women to lead with power, purpose, and passion. 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 …
Simple Summer Cooking with Moosewood Restaurant
Are you passionate about eating good, healthy foods and want some inspiration for your culinary explorations? Summer is a time when the menu is lighter and the accent is on quickly prepared, refreshing foods, including stir-fries, salads, and chilled soups. more …
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Yoga of the Heart®: Cardiac and Cancer Certification Training
For yoga teachers and health-care professionals with a yoga background (see prerequisite). Would you like to share yoga with those at risk for, or living with, heart disease, cancer, and other life-altering illnesses? more …
Friday, July 13, 2012
Iyengar Yoga for Back Care
This program teaches yoga as an approach to relief from chronic back pain, for conditions ranging from minor neck and lower back tension to severe scoliosis. more …
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Nutrition and Cooking Immersion
Create health right in your kitchen. Do you want to eat healthier and cook more? Are you a stranger in your kitchen because of time constraints or feeling intimidated or overwhelmed? more …
Revitalizing Cleanse: Nourishing Body, Mind, and Spirit
Do you feel sluggish, bloated, and out of sync? Tune up with this nurturing cleanse. Have no fear of going hungry as you are guided through this sensible approach to detox, diet, and healthy lifestyle. more …
Friday, July 20, 2012
The Dynamics of Perception: A Body-Mind Centering® Approach
Perception is the psychophysical process of interpreting sensory information that comes to us through multiple channels. This workshop explores how we filter, modify, distort, accept, reject, and use sensory information to bond, defend, and learn. more …
This Very Moment: Mindfulness in Psychotherapy
For psychotherapists, human-service professionals, and other psychologically minded people interested in personal development. Mindfulness has been successfully practiced for more than 2,500 years and is a deceptively simple way of relating to experience to alleviate human suffering. more …
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Integrative Weight Loss
Lose weight and maintain a healthy body naturally. If you know that going on another diet isn’t the solution, come nourish yourself and invite changes that will continue to unfold long after you return home. more …
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Swingolf: The Golf/Yoga/Massage Motion
For golfers of all levels and ages, from the beginner to the seasoned player. Tournament-playing professional Les Bolland offers a holistic approach to golf that incorporates yoga, muscle-opening shiatsu massage, breathing, and an emphasis on mental and physical harmony. more …
Friday, July 27, 2012
How to Grow a Yoga Practice
Explore how to grow your yoga practice in a weekend retreat that is ideal for beginners and seasoned practitioners alike. Randal Williams draws from 20 years of professional teaching experience to help you cultivate a practice that revitalizes your body, deepens your breath, quiets your mind, heals your heart, and benefits all your relationships. more …
Mindfulness-Based Eating Awareness Training (MB-EAT)
Experience a new approach to eating, one that cultivates inner wisdom through a variety of mindful eating practices and guided meditations. National Institute of Health-funded research has shown Mindfulness-Based Eating Awareness to be a powerful approach to addressing mindless eating that leads to struggling with weight, obesity, and disordered eating patterns. more …
Yoga for Emotional Health: Focus on Anxiety and Depression
For yoga therapists, yoga teachers, and everyone working with anxiety and depression; no yoga experience necessary. Emotional health is fundamental to the maintenance of overall health and well-being. more …
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Preventing and Reversing Diabetes
If you have type 2 diabetes or are pre-diabetic and are serious about changing your health and living a longer, more vibrant life, then don’t miss this program. more …
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Women and Food: A Journey to Nourishment
A personalized, small-group approach to creating positive change. Do you want a healthy, happy relationship with food? Eating is one of our most essential human needs. more …
Rejuvenate and Reclaim Life After 40
Crafting a meaningful, passionate, healthy life. This program is designed for women and men over 40 who want to reinvigorate their life with joy and health. more …
Friday, August 10, 2012
The Joy is in the Journey: Enhancing Body, Mind, and Spirit with Yoga in Midlife and Beyond
Midlife is an ideal time to restore health and vitality and soften the impact of the aging process. This is the perfect program for everyone looking for a practical way to incorporate the benefits of yoga into their lifestyle. more …
Use Your Brain to Change Your Age
Do you want to feel more fit, energized, and mentally sharp? You can! The fountain of youth is literally between your ears. A healthy brain is the key to staying vibrant and alive for a long time. more …
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Digestive Health: A Holistic Approach
Restore your digestive health naturally. Do you suffer from chronic gastrointestinal symptoms? Do find yourself taking expensive medications or over-the-counter drugs just so you can eat without discomfort? more …
Friday, August 17, 2012
Mangalam Yantra Yoga: Tibetan Yoga and Meditation
Yantra Yoga is designed to help you awaken fully to your Buddha nature through the use of physical postures (asana), breath-control exercises (pranayama), and meditative practices. more …
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Tai Chi Easy™ Practice Leader Training: A Healing Revolution Certification
The Tai Chi Easy Practice Leader Training is a 25-hour training that empowers individuals to share compelling and fun self-care practices. Tai Chi Easy blends a simple medical qigong technique with carefully chosen tai chi exercises. more …
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Swingolf: The Golf/Yoga/Massage Motion
For golfers of all levels and ages, from the beginner to the seasoned player. Tournament-playing professional Les Bolland offers a holistic approach to golf that incorporates yoga, muscle-opening shiatsu massage, breathing, and an emphasis on mental and physical harmony. more …
