Calendar of Programs
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Energetic Alignment and Hands-On Assists: Essential Tools for Teaching Flow
Each asana has its own energetic alignment based upon the movement of prana, energy lines, and the relationship of opposites in the body. An integrated understanding of this movement will allow you to open and strengthen the core structures of embodiment from head to toe, and from skin to subtle body. more …
Megayoga: Yoga for Curvy Bodies
For women of all levels; beginners welcome. If you think you have to be built like a pretzel to bend like one, Megan Garcia can introduce you to your body in a whole new way. more …
Friday, March 26, 2010
Yoga: The Art of Attention
Your attention is ultimately your only art, your true offering to the world through your work, creativity, relationships, and daily practices. And your yoga is an ideal context for reawakening and refining your attention in order to optimize your talents in every aspect of life. more …
Yoga: The Integrated Path
Uncover your natural integration in this inquiry of body, breath, and mind. Using asana, pranayama, and meditation, world-renowned yoga instructor Rodney Yee will encourage your exploration of these questions Is your life energy drained by unnecessary conflict? more …
Prana, Marma, and Agni: 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 28, 2010
Sacred Yogic Spaces: Laying Down Your Roots
Lay down your roots and grow into your personal power as you learn to accept yourself and create a harmonious relationship to life. This workshop will explore your lower chakras through the lens of asana, yoga philosophy, tantra, Ayurveda, kundalini, and Surat Shabda Yoga. more …
Five Days to Establish Yoga, Posture, Breath, Meditation, and Deep Relaxation
This 5-day retreat is specifically designed for beginners and others interested in establishing a regular yoga practice. Yoga is an ancient, instinctive system of wellness that works by reconnecting the conscious mind with the natural healing power within. more …
Kripalu YogaDance™ Teacher Training: Chakra Fusion, Level 1
Assistant Program Director: Jurian Hughes If you can take a brisk walk, have a fair amount of energy, and are ready to experience the dance of your own creativity, give yourself this gift of a lifetime. more …
Yoga Ed.™ High School Instructor Certification
For yoga teachers and educators with yoga training. This comprehensive 5-day certification prepares you to successfully teach the Yoga Ed.™ curriculum to teens as physical education and to teach the High School Tools for Teachers program to educators as professional development. more …
Friday, April 2, 2010
Expand Your Range, Advance Your Yoga Practice
For experienced beginners and long-time practitioners. Experience a new sense of freedom in your practice. Calm, peace, and passionate equanimity can be yours through a gentle, mindful approach to the full expression of yoga. more …
Jesus in the Lotus: The Mystical Doorway between Christianity and Yogic Spirituality
Join Russill Paul for an Easter weekend exploring what it means to be a mystic in the fullest sense of the word, drawing inspiration from the teachings of Jesus and the great Christian mystics as well as eminent rishis and yogis of the Indian spiritual tradition. more …
The Essentials of Freedom-Style Yoga
Erich Schiffmann is a one-of-a-kind teacher in the American yoga world. His unique Freedom-Style Yoga offers an intuitive approach to yoga as the art of living. more …
Sunday, April 4, 2010
The Jaguar Path In-Depth Training: Session 1, Yogis and Shamans
The Jaguar Path is a four-part course that will train you in the use of yogic science and philosophy as energy medicine. Sourced from both yogic and shamanic traditions, this training enables people to understand and activate their innate healing power. more …
Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training 200-Hour Certification: Part 1
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, April 9, 2010
Deepen Your Practice: A Weekend Yoga Retreat
Do you love yoga? Would you like a nurturing and creative environment in which to explore and deepen your yoga practice? Are you seeking tools and techniques to relieve stress? more …
Quantum Yoga: Creating Your Ideal Practice from an Ocean of Possibilities
Quantum Yoga is a transformative and dynamic path to self-inquiry and healing. It consists of three basic sequences that each regulate a specific Ayurvedic dosha or body-mind constitution. more …
Reclaim Your Divine Intelligence: The Sacredness of Living
The resources you were born with—the consciousness, emotions, and circumstances of this very accurate, unrefined moment—are referred to as fate. more …
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Eastern Wisdom and Western Lifestyle: Tools for Ageless Living with Yoga and Ayurveda
Millennia before there were face-lifts and tummy tucks, there were the sister sciences of yoga and Ayurveda. No modern-day approach to health and longevity rivals the well-being offered by these ancient practices. more …
Friday, April 16, 2010
Embodyoga™: Embodying the Organs Through Yoga
Delve into deep reservoirs of consciousness and ease as you fully inhabit your organ body. Our organs hold our dreams, emotions, personal stories, and collective memories. more …
Radiant Flow: A Rhythmic Vinyasa Journey
Awaken dormant energy centers and deepen your practice as you flow through this rhythmic yoga retreat. Janet Stone designed this uniquely beautiful—and vigorous—vinyasa journey to strengthen the body, soothe the frenzied mind, and nourish the spirit so you can dive into your core and emerge full of joy. more …
The Wisdom of Yoga and the Art of Extraordinary Living
Can ordinary people live extraordinary lives? Yogis believe that we can. Join author, psychotherapist, and yoga teacher Stephen Cope and delve into the heart of yoga, a millennia-old wisdom tradition organized around a systematic investigation of this question. more …
Dharma Yoga 200-Hour Teacher Training: Life of a Yogi Immersion
This soul-stirring training unfolds the ancient science of yoga through the masterfully designed, practical teaching techniques embodied in Dharma Yoga. more …
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Redefining Balance Through AcroYoga and Slackline Yoga
For students with prior experience in vinyasa yoga, gymnastics, or acrobatics. Ignite your sense of adventure. Redefining Balance, designed for people who love challenging their bodies, is an exploration into the core center of the body, the source of balance on and off the yoga mat. more …
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Integrated Movement Therapy®: An Introduction to Yoga-Based Therapy with Children
Learn how yoga can be used as a tool for working successfully with children, especially those with special needs. Integrated Movement Therapy (IMT) is a holistic therapy based on two overarching philosophies: the student is already perfect and whole, and the student and teacher are both unlimited in their abilities to heal. more …
Friday, April 23, 2010
Bryan Kest's Power Yoga: Immersion in the Practice of Yoga
A Bryan Kest workshop is a full immersion in the practice of yoga. Each of the four yoga sessions this weekend will include a practice that strengthens not just the body, but the qualities of the mind, which actually have the largest impact on physical well-being. more …
Introduction to Yoga and Meditation
Are you interested in yoga and meditation but don’t know where to begin? Do you want a safe and welcoming environment for exploring the basics? Would you like to take home practical tools for using yoga and meditation in your life? more …
Manage Your Mood with Food and LifeForce Yoga®
Join two leaders in the fields of yoga, mental health, and nutrition. In this weekend program, you will learn and experience how you can influence your moods (including anxiety, depression, impulse-control, and anger) through LifeForce Yoga practices and nutritional and lifestyle support. 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 Berkshire Mountains. more …
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Integrated Movement Therapy®: Yoga-Based Therapy with Children, Level 2
Take the next step in your Integrated Movement Therapy® (IMT) training with this advanced course that builds on the foundation laid in Level 1. We will explore in depth the basic philosophies and six core principles of IMT and also focus on Brain development Neuro-anatomy, including the location and function of various parts of the brain Brain function as it relates to specific diagnoses or conditions in children Activities that address specific areas of brain function Goal writing to satisfy funding and agency requirements How to structure IMT sessions. more …
Gravity and Grace: Yoga for Finding Your Inner Teacher
In this hatha yoga program, you will discover and strengthen your ability to balance gravity and grace—ever-present tools that uncover physical and mental limitations and heighten present-moment awareness. more …
Friday, April 30, 2010
The Fundamentals of Yoga: Bringing Peace and Power to Life
For beginners as well as experienced practitioners who want to expand their understanding of the deeper aspects of yoga. Yoga works on subtle levels of energy and biochemistry to produce personal evolution. more …
Truth, Love, Creation: The Yoga of Healing Yourself and Others
Reema Datta’s classes, which incorporate asana, mantra, and meditation, are physically challenging and deeply meditative. You will learn how to take away the pain of others while practicing asana. more …
Yoga for a Better Back: Five Secrets for a Healthy, Supple Spine
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, May 2, 2010
The Power of Imaging the Inner Body: Yoga, Embodiment, Awareness
Break down your barriers through the magic of imagination. Tension and doubt, along with their cousins, pain and anxiety, are barriers to living with exuberance and joyous abandon. more …
A Balanced Approach to Fitness: Building Strength, Flexibility, and Endurance On and Off the Mat
Whether you are preparing for a fall marathon, bike tour, hiking trek, or charity walk, yoga can be a great addition to your training. Endurance sports coach and yoga teacher Sage Rountree will show you how to keep your training in balance. more …
Neuroscience, Mindfulness, and Yoga for Transforming Trauma and Addiction: Professional Skills
For therapists, physicians, yoga instructors, bodyworkers, researchers, and others who work with traumatized people. This unique professional training will examine the roots of trauma and addiction through the lenses of contemporary neuroscience and traditional Buddhist psychology. more …
Spring Break Yoga: Get Away for Fun and Inspiration
This is the spring break you’ve been waiting for! Whether you are new to yoga or have been practicing for a lifetime, have never been to Kripalu or are a regular who wants a new experience, this workshop offers the opportunity to have fun playing yoga with other yogis while creating your own unique retreat experience outside of workshop sessions. more …
Friday, May 7, 2010
Restorative Yoga for Body and Mind
Restorative yoga is a powerful practice that everyone can benefit from. It is a wonderful way to incorporate self-care into your life and to generate the energy you need for everything else. more …
Sunday, May 9, 2010
2010 Yoga Therapy Intensive: Skill Building for Professionals
For yoga teachers, massage therapists, physical therapists, social workers, and psychologists. Join the cutting edge of yoga in the West: the therapeutic applications of yoga for health and wellness. more …
Authentic Writing, Yoga, and Active Compassion: A Yoga as Muse Retreat
What happens to your voice when yoga awakens you to the self within and the selves without? Find out in a retreat-style workshop where you will learn specific ways to integrate the tools of yoga into a creative writing process that helps uncover your authentic voice. more …
The Aquarian Teacher: Kundalini Yoga Teacher Certification Level One, Segment 2
If you want to learn something, read about it. If you want to understand something, write about it. If you want to master something, teach it. —Yogi Bhajan Yogi Bhajan, master of Kundalini Yoga, arrived in the United States in 1969 with the stated purpose of creating teachers, not gathering disciples. more …
Yoga for Health
A solid foundation for cultivating the benefits of yoga in your life. Doctors and health professionals are recommending yoga for preventative health, to treat a variety of ailments, and for psychoemotional healing. more …
Friday, May 14, 2010
Advance Your Assisting Skills: A Clinic for Yoga Teachers
Would you like to feel more confident in your ability to assist your yoga students? Have you felt challenged or intimidated trying to support students who struggle with postures? more …
Creating Change: The Yogic Art of Living
Are you locked into habits and patterns that feel impossible to change? Is there a discrepancy between what you want for yourself and how you actually live? more …
Prime of Life Yoga™ for Midlife and Beyond
With the advent of integrative medicine, midlife continues to expand its boundaries. Somewhere between the young and restless and wise elders is a vibrant, active group of men and women between the ages of 45 and 65. more …
Reclaim Your Super Powers with Transformational Breathing™
Judith Kravitz, founder and developer of Transformational Breathing, writes “this program is for everyone who is ready to go deep, face their shadows, breathe on through to the other side, and discover who they really are. more …
Yoga for Immunity: Revitalizing Your Lymphatic System, Emotional Body, and Happiness Pathways
The lymphatic system is part of an intricate web that has filaments reaching deep into the nervous system, emotional body, and pain modulation pathways. more …
Yoga Retreat for Women of Color: Women, Spirit, Yoga
Join four superb presenters for a very special journey of self-discovery—a weekend in which you will move, love your body, and awaken your spirit. more …
