Calendar of Programs
Sunday, February 12, 2012
OM Yoga for Women Cancer Survivors Teacher Training
For certified yoga teachers with at least 2 years of consistent yoga practice. Learn how to use yoga to help women cancer patients and survivors lessen the side effects of treatment and regain a healthy lifestyle after breast cancer or other cancer surgery. more …
Friday, February 17, 2012
Cross-Country Skiing and Yoga Retreat
Cross-country skiing is one of the best total-body, nonimpact aerobic exercises, and yoga is a superb way to prepare for and wind down from your cross-country workouts. more …
Deepen Your Practice: A Weekend Yoga Retreat
Do you love yoga? Would you thrive in a nurturing and creative environment in which to explore and deepen your yoga practice? Are you seeking tools and techniques to relieve stress? more …
Dharma Yoga Immersion: Be Receptive to Grace
1 year of yoga experience recommended. Dharma Mittra, inspirational classical-yoga teacher and leader in the West, invites you to take a journey into the life of a yogi. more …
Radical Happiness
Treat yourself to three days of radical transformation with Harshada Wagner. The Sanskrit word “harshada” means “full of ecstasy, joy, and delight”—qualities he brings to his teaching as he guides participants onto the path of radical happiness. more …
Seven Windows to the Soul: Transformation Through the Chakras
This workshop will introduce you to the experience of the seven sacred energy centers, or chakras, that spin at the core of your being, generating your life patterns and physical health. more …
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training 200-Hour Certification: Monthlong Intensive
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 …
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 …
Creation Is Ecstasy: Manifestation Through the Chakras
Are you ready to create the life of your dreams? Would you like to learn a step-by-step method for making your dreams come true? Manifestation is joyous when you know how to break through the blocks that stand in the way. more …
Natural Brilliance: The Yogic Practice of the Five Wisdoms
The Five Wisdoms are an integral part of being fully human. These tantric Buddhist teachings cultivate personal integration by working with the basic elements of our existence—body, emotions, mental activity, and surroundings. more …
Friday, February 24, 2012
Anusara® Yoga Weekend: Asana as a Celebration of the Heart
For students of all levels and all yoga traditions; no Anusara experience necessary. Deepen your understanding and practice of asana as an artistic expression of your devotion to the essence of life. more …
Yoga and the Luminous Body
This program is for people seeking greater knowledge of the realms of energy and their impact in the physical world. Gain a clear understanding of how to use the world of subtle energies in your yoga practice and in everyday life for spiritual growth and optimal health. more …
Yoga Tune Up® Teacher Training: A Certification for Yoga and Group Fitness Teachers, Level 1
For people with teaching experience in yoga, Pilates, group fitness, personal training, massage therapy, or dance. Yoga Tune Up is a potent new style of yoga that strikes a balance between the worlds of yoga and fitness, attracting students of all ages and body types. more …
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Insight Meditation and Mindfulness Yoga: A Wholistic Approach to Awakening
A unified approach to yoga postures and formal sitting meditation brings both relaxation and the liberating power of clear seeing to every aspect of our lives. more …
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 …
Yoga, Downhill Skiing, and Snowboarding
The winter season whispers of snowy vistas and exhilaration. Find your midwinter inspiration in this revitalizing blend of masterfully guided yoga and deep relaxation, complemented with downhill skiing or snowboarding at two of the Northeast’s premier vacation settings, Kripalu Center and Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort. more …
Thursday, March 1, 2012
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 …
Friday, March 2, 2012
Men's Yoga for the Soul
For all men; no yoga experience necessary. Recharge, rejuvenate, and reconnect in a unique men’s program that blends yoga practice, relaxation, meditation, and healthy living. more …
Reawaken Your Life through the Power of Yoga and Song
Don’t miss this weekend revival of spirit, led by two celebrated teachers. Dana Flynn is a pioneer of creative vinyasa flow and cofounder of Laughing Lotus Yoga Center in New York City and San Francisco. more …
Sunday, March 4, 2012
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 …
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Embodyoga®: Deepen Your Practice From the Inside Out
Developed by Patty Townsend, Embodyoga is an invitation to enter the bodymind with clear awareness, unwavering acceptance, compassion, and awe. Using asana and special pranayama techniques, this innovative workshop takes you on an experiential journey deep within the layers of your bodymind. more …
Friday, March 9, 2012
Getting High: Yoga, Meditation, and the Infinite Pharmacy Within
To achieve true freedom from negative behaviors and thoughts, it is often necessary to move stuck energies out of the body and release stuck belief patterns from the mind and heart. more …
Yoga Without Struggle
How do we begin to let go of the constant tug of war between who we are in the present moment and the ideas and expectations we hold for ourselves? How do we release a yoga practice that is full of desires in order to come to our mat with the innocent eyes of amazement and joy? more …
Sunday, March 11, 2012
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 …
Vibrant Visionary Collage: Art, Zen, and Yoga Immersion for Women
Find your artist self in this spring collage retreat for women, taking the time and space to explore your personal sense of vibrant color. Guided to your creative zone by collage artist Karen Arp-Sandel, open your heart to contemplative practices like Zen meditation, yoga, and walking the labyrinth. 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 …
Introduction to Ashtanga Yoga
Join David Swenson, one of the world’s foremost instructors of Ashtanga Yoga, for an introductory workshop on the foundations of Ashtanga Yoga and the general flow of Ashtanga practice. more …
Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training 500-Hour Certification: Module Four
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, March 18, 2012
Live Your Yoga, Teach Your Yoga
For all yoga teachers. This training gives you confidence in your innate magnetism as a teacher and human being and in your ability to communicate the ancient practices of yoga as accessible experiences for students of all levels. more …
Yoga for the Rest of Us
Also for those who want to lead adaptive yoga. Experience the many benefits of yoga in a safe, enjoyable, and friendly environment, no matter what shape you are in. more …
Friday, March 23, 2012
Seven Stages of Practical Enlightenment
Enlightenment is an often-used word, but its meaning is not commonly understood. For centuries, it was thought that enlightenment was a place you eventually reached if you were disciplined in your spiritual or religious practice, but it is not a place at all—it is an evolving process and a continuous journey. 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 …
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 …
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
Sacred Sexuality: Introduction to Tantra Yoga
Prana Regina Barrett and John Rene Berard are a husband-and-wife team who have shared a Taoist, shamanic, and yoga-based tantric path for 15 years. They have designed a retreat of safe and sacred sharing that includes movement, breath, play, sacred touch, communication, and intimacy. more …
Advanced Yoga Practices: Deep Meditation Training and Retreat
Are you looking for a complete yoga system based on traditional teachings? Would you like to start or expand a daily practice of inner silence? Could you use support as you learn, including an online community, free lessons, audiobooks, and more? 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
Exploring Partner Yoga
For all singles and couples; no experience necessary. Husband-and-wife yogis Charles and Lisa Matkin invite you to discover aspects of yourself and your yoga practice you couldn’t experience on your own, while also improving your body mechanics. more …
Let the Sun Shine In: A Jivamukti Yoga Weekend
For those with at least 3 months yoga experience. Claim your own illumination! In order to embody the light that you are, you’ve got to lighten up, and the diverse practices of yoga are the perfect way to do that. more …
Sunday, April 1, 2012
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 explores your lower chakras through the lens of asana, yoga philosophy, tantra, Ayurveda, kundalini, and Surat Shabda Yoga. more …
Five Days to Establish Yoga, Breath, Meditation, and Deep Relaxation
Give yourself the gift of an established yoga practice. This retreat is specifically designed for people interested in creating and maintaining a regular yoga practice. more …
The Jaguar Path: Yogis and Shamans in the Modern World
For yoga teachers, healers, and evolving individuals. The Jaguar Path is a four-part course that will train you in the use of yogic science and philosophy as energy medicine. more …
Yoga Ed.™ High School Instructor Certification
For yoga teachers and educators with yoga training. This comprehensive 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 6, 2012
ChiRunning® and Kripalu Yoga: Moving with Ease and Joy
Interested in running pain free? Trying to bring some excitement to a stagnant running program? Learn how to apply the principles of ChiRunning and Kripalu Yoga to experience how joyful running can be. more …
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 …
Kundalini Yoga For Women: Grace, Strength, and Love of Life
Empower yourself to be relaxed, happy, radiant, ageless, and beautiful-inside and out. Shakta Kaur Khalsa, author of Yoga for Women, offers Kundalini Yoga and meditation techniques that strengthen and balance your most important body systems. more …
Prana Yoga Immersion
For yoga practitioners with min. 2 months of experience with basic postures as well as yoga teachers. Prana Yoga uses chakra sound vibrations and basic breathing techniques practiced while holding yoga postures to bring you fully present, creating a deeper experience of prana (life force) within you. more …
Waking Up to an Engaged and Vital Life
Light a new fire in your life by honoring the emptyings and rebirths that are happening all the time. Something in you is ending at the same time other interests, qualities, and gifts are coming back to life. more …
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Awakening Shakti: Exploring Anusara Yoga® and Your Creative Power
The divine feminine creative power known as shakti comes in infinite forms. By understanding how these energies manifest in your life, you can reveal and unlock your innate capacity for personal evolution. more …
Happily Ever Now: Kundalini Yoga and the Law of Attraction
Simple tools to change your attitude and your outlook can help you navigate your way to happiness. In this workshop, learn how your mind and emotions work together to effectively deal with core stressors and change old patterns. more …
Trauma-Sensitive Yoga Instruction: A Teacher's Certificate Training
For certified yoga teachers. Research done at the Justice Resource Institute’s Trauma Center is establishing empirically that yoga may be helpful for people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). more …
Friday, April 13, 2012
Gateway to Freedom
Dive into tantric teachings that lead to your own divinity. In this program, Swami Nirmalananda uses body, breath, and mind to propel you past the places where you usually get stuck. 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 …
The Scientific Foundations of Iyengar Yoga Practice
Drawing on more than three decades of experience integrating Iyengar Yoga principles with anatomy, physiology, neuroscience, and psychology, Roger Cole teaches how to use the right technique at the right time to perfect your alignment, free your movements, maintain your stamina, hone your focus, and immerse yourself in the joy of the asanas. more …
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Yoga and the Pursuit of Happiness
For millennia, philosophers and poets from every culture have been fascinated by the pursuit of happiness. Both Aristotle and the Dalai Lama have called happiness our most fundamental human desire, and its pursuit is written into the Declaration of Independence. more …
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 …
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 …
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 20, 2012
Align Your Flow
When you link breath and movement, you discover an essential connection to your yoga postures, one that can illuminate and inform how you practice. This connection simultaneously builds heat and focuses the mind. more …
Living in the World as a Spiritual Practice: The Yoga of the Bhagavad Gita
Most of us will never be monks or nuns. While longing for a rich spiritual and interior life, we will live out our lives in the context of work, family, financial concerns, and the challenges of aging. 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 …
Boundless Body, Immeasurable Heart: A Mindfulness Yoga Retreat
The sublime states of friendliness, compassion, joy, and equanimity are collectively known as the Brahma Viharas, or the Four Immeasurables. Advocated by both the Buddha and the yoga-sage Patanjali, these qualities of true love lead to a deep, abiding sense of intimacy and inner peace. more …
Sh'maYoga™ Teacher Training: Integrating Kabbalah and Yoga
For yoga teachers and practitioners with a consistent asana practice from all spiritual, religious, and nonreligious orientations. Experience the inspiring integration of yoga and Kabbalah and learn how to let the wisdom of your body and the mystery of your soul infuse your practice and classes. more …
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Advance Your Assisting Skills: A Clinic for Yoga Teachers
Would you like to feel more confident in assisting your students? Do you ever feel intimidated trying to support students who struggle with a posture? This weekend offers you a special opportunity to expand your knowledge of hands-on assisting techniques and discover new ways to facilitate healthy alignment with Priti Robyn Ross, a Kripalu Yoga teacher for more than ten years with a gift for connecting others with the heart of yoga. more …
Friday, April 27, 2012
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 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 …
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Neuroscience, Mindfulness, and Yoga for Transforming Trauma and Addiction: Professional Skills Training
For therapists, physicians, yoga instructors, bodyworkers, researchers, and others who work with traumatized people. This unique professional training examines the roots of trauma and addiction through the lenses of contemporary neuroscience and traditional Buddhist psychology. 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 …
Yoga Nidra Level I Training: The Art and Science of Integrative Restoration (iRest®)
For yoga teachers, mental health professionals, students of yoga, and those wishing to take the training for personal growth. Get trained in an effective approach to treating trauma. more …
Friday, May 4, 2012
Presence, Power, Pleasure: A Chakra Yoga, Dance, and Meditation Retreat
What could be better than feeling fully present, connected to your own power, able to enjoy yourself and your life, with your whole being running at 100 percent? more …
Transform Your Life with Yoga
Whether you are looking to increase strength and stamina, cultivate peace of mind, or explore your inner depths, the practice of yoga can lead you there. more …
Yoga and Walking: A Soul to Earth Weekend
Enjoy a weekend of yoga practice combined with energizing walks and hikes in the Berkshires. Find your own balance between challenge and ease as you discover how combining these two practices can improve your physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. 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 …
Yoga Retreat for Women of Color™: Stir up the Pot-Bring on the Light!
Join four amazing teachers for a weekend of yoga, renewal, and reflection. Each day begins with sunrise yoga, rhythmic movement, and breathing practices to nourish the body. more …
Sunday, May 6, 2012
2012 Yoga Therapy Conference: Skill Building for Professionals
For yoga teachers, massage therapists, physical therapists, social workers, and psychologists. Yoga therapy is one of the fastest-growing fields in mind-body medicine, and is generating a growing need for skilled practitioners. more …
Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training
For yoga teachers, doulas, midwives, and yoga practitioners who work with pregnant women. Learn how to help pregnant women enhance their experience of pregnancy, childbirth, and beyond. more …
Friday, May 11, 2012
Living the Evolutionary Life: Through Death, Beyond, and Reincarnation
Robert Thurman, a senior American Buddhist practitioner and writer, invites you to develop a down-to-earth daily practice for living the evolutionary life that takes into account the reality of death, bardo transition, and future lives. more …
Mother-Daughter Yoga Weekend
For women and their daughters (teens ages 13 and up); all levels including beginners. Each one of us has a mother, and we also carry the archetype of mother within us. more …
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 …
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 …
Step by Step: The Path of Vinyasa Yoga
For intermediate and advanced students with at least 6 months of experience. Vinyasa is a Sanskrit word that means “to place in a special way. more …
The Way of the Happy Woman: Yoga, Meditation, and Inspired Living
For all women; no yoga experience necessary. Calling all women who do too much! This self-care retreat reminds you how to harness the healing power of ancient feminine wisdom with modern sophistication to find lasting harmony and happiness. more …
Yogini Workout: Discover Strength and Serenity with Mind/Body Movement and Meditation
For women of all levels; no yoga or meditation experience necessary. Women are innate givers but, in order for us to give so abundantly to others we also need to give to ourselves. more …
Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training 500-Hour Certification: Module
Yogic Philosophy, Meditation, and Pranayama: Applying Ancient Teachings to the Modern Lifestyle Deepen your knowledge and practice of pranayama, meditation, and yoga philosophy to enhance your work as a yoga teacher, guide, and healer. 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 …
Pranayama, Postures, and Peak Potential
For intermediate and advanced practitioners. Breath is life-literally. Respiration is considered to be the most important function of the body, upon which all other systems depend. 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 …
Let Your Yoga Dance® Teacher Training: Chakra Fusion, Part 1
Give yourself the gift of a lifetime: healing through joy, grace in motion, and the dance of your own creativity. Let Your Yoga Dance Teacher Training is the first and only chakra yoga-based dance training of its kind. more …
Friday, May 18, 2012
Anatomic Yoga: Anatomy and Physiology of Yoga
Led by orthopedic surgeon Ray Long and digital illustrator Chris Macivor, this highly interactive workshop involves a blend of Western scientific concepts applied to hatha yoga poses. more …
Get Fit Where You Sit!®: Mat Yoga Benefits On A Chair
For beginners, advanced practitioners, and health-care professionals. Do you want to practice yoga but feel you can’t because of a handicap, lack of flexibility, or a health challenge—or because you use a wheelchair, or have no place to get down on the floor? 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 …
Yoga Fusion: The Ultimate Yoga Retreat
Ready to amp up your yoga practice? Want to explore a variety of yoga styles? Looking to revitalize and retreat at the same time? Yoga Fusion brings together leading instructors from Boston, New York, and Kripalu for a powerful weekend of collaboration and community. more …
Yoga Tune Up® Therapy Ball Workshop: Strategies for Self-Care
Live better in your body-pain free-by putting the power of self-massage into your own hands. This workshop empowers students at any level of health to adopt a simple and effective self-care regimen. more …
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Teaching Chair Yoga: The Sitting Mountain Series Teacher Training
For yoga teachers, yoga teachers-to-be, and health-care professionals. Do you have students, clients, or patients who cannot get down on the floor because of age, weight, disability, or inflexibility? more …
Insight Meditation and Mindfulness Yoga: A Wholistic Approach to Living
A unified approach to yoga postures and formal sitting meditation brings both relaxation and the liberating power of clear seeing to every aspect of our lives. more …
Yoga Nidra Teacher Training: Melt Them into Puddles
For yoga teachers, therapists, counselors, health professionals, parents, and everyone interested in guiding others to relax and heal. Welcome to yoga nidra, the antidote for modern life. more …
Friday, May 25, 2012
Aim True Vinyasa Flow
For students with at least 1 year of vinyasa practice. Infuse every day, every practice, every breath with the power of your intention. Tap into what it means for you to "aim true" in your life on a physical, emotional, and spiritual level. more …
Yoga Basics for Beginners
Get started with fundamental yoga techniques that inspires you to practice. This program provides you with everything you need to begin a personal practice, including standing and sitting postures, breathing techniques, deep relaxation skills, and meditation instruction. more …
Friday, June 1, 2012
A Taste of Ashtanga: A Retreat for Detox and Rejuvenation
Immerse yourself in a weekend of yoga and the awakening light of early June in New England. This workshop begins with a short discussion of the classical eight-limbed path of Ashtanga Yoga, followed by stretching, sweating, and lots of unwinding with breath and meditation. more …
Bhakti Vinyasa: Devotion in Motion
Many of us practice yoga to get out of our heads, off our to-do lists, and into a deeper experience. But somehow much of the yoga we do uses our intellectual mind to micromanage the body. 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 …
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Yoga, Mudra, and Meditation for Women: A Manifestation Retreat
For all women; no previous yoga experience necessary. Is it possible to create what you truly desire in life? We believe so! This extraordinary workshop is about learning how to manifest your dreams—whether you’re looking for your ideal job, seeking a life partner, or dealing with challenges. more …
Quarter-Life Calling: Creating an Extraordinary Life in Your 20's
For adults ages 21–29. Your 20s can be a time of possibility, inspiration, and the discovery of your deepest values and truths. It can also be a time of challenge as you begin creating the kind of life your soul is calling for. 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 …
Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training 200-Hour Certification: Monthlong Intensive
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, June 8, 2012
Divine Attention: Feed Your Soul
Would you like to be more consistently carefree and calm in every interaction of your life? Elena Brower offers her signature artful, steady asana sequencing and truthful dialogue in this weekend of honesty, nourishment, and healing. more …
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 …
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
Radiant Child® Yoga Immersion: Levels 1 - 3
For yoga teachers of all traditions, school teachers, and parents at all levels of yoga experience, including beginners. Prepare to move your body and be young at heart in this fun, insightful, and practical training course. more …
Radiant Yoga, Energy Medicine™, and Body Awakening
Do you want to inspire and re-energize your yoga teaching or practice? Is the busy rhythm of life getting to you? Come learn from experienced international teacher and bodyworker Chanel Luck in this soulful retreat for beginners and yoga teachers alike. more …
The Recovery Room: Somatic Therapeutics for Addiction and Mental Health Professionals
Freud was right! When you do a little R&R (relaxing and reclining), you are more likely to say what’s on your mind, identify obstacles, and challenge yourself with new behaviors for mind-body health. 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 …
Yoga for the Rest of Us
Also for those who want to lead adaptive yoga. Experience the many benefits of yoga in a safe, enjoyable, and friendly environment, no matter what shape you are in. more …
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Yoga Nursing®: The Art of Caring
For nurses, nurse practitioners, and other health-care professionals; no previous yoga experience needed. Revitalize yourself and your caregiving with Yoga Nursing, an exciting new field in health care and yoga. more …
Foundations of Svaroopa® Yoga
This program guarantees profound opening and change. Come discover an entirely different way to live in your body. Core-opening Svaroopa techniques and teachings will offer you profound inner experiences in just a few short days. 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 …
Friday, June 22, 2012
TriYoga®: Immerse in the Prana Flow
TriYoga is a revolutionary method founded by Kali Ray (Kaliji) that unites dynamic and sustained asana with pranayama and mudra. Guided by kriyavati siddhi (Kundalini-inspired yoga) as it flows through Kaliji, TriYoga is in the tradition of ancient yoga and results in a heightened flow of prana. more …
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Journey to the Core: Forrest Yoga for Body and Spirit
Are you ready to stretch your heart, spirit, and body, and strengthen the core of your being? This week of Forrest Yoga offers challenge and inspiration for beginners as well as experienced practitioners. more …
Let Your Yoga Dance® Teacher Training: Chakra Fusion, Part 2
For students who have completed Part 1. Let Your Yoga Dance Teacher Training Chakra Fusion Part 2 pulls everything together. After six weeks of at-home practice following completion of Part 1, you return to offer full hour-long Let Your Yoga Dance classes to your peers in a safe and sacred setting. 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 …
Friday, June 29, 2012
Dharma Yoga Maha Sadhana:The Eight-Limbed Universal Power Behind All Action
Dharma Mittra, inspirational classical yoga master and leader in the West, invites you into “the life of a yogi.” Founder of the Dharma Yoga Centers in New York City, Dharma has a gift for helping students achieve confidence in poses and a clear understanding of the tenants of yoga. more …
Gentle Yoga for All: Unleashing Joy and Vitality
Yoga is a practice everyone can benefit from. Whether you are stiff, out of shape, in recovery, or you just aren’t sure if yoga is really for you, there are many ways to adapt your practice to suit your individual needs. more …
Salsa and Yoga: Relax, Renew, and Cut Loose
Return to a state of ease and inner peace through yoga, and then roll up your mat, hit the dance floor, and free your spirit to the intoxicating rhythms of salsa! 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 …
Yoga, Shamanism, and the Dance of Nature
Celebrate life in this all-encompassing workshop that blends the power of yoga with an introduction to shamanism. Ray Crist holds the space for transformation and self-healing, teaching practical and grounded tools in a program that includes Daily all-levels yoga (mostly in nature) The four elements as presented by the Tibetans and by Peruvian shamans Dancing and celebrating in a fire ceremony The feminine/masculine dance of Shiva and Shakti Ayurvedic principles A drum circle Meditation Hiking to take in the summer’s nectar. more …
Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training 200-Hour Certification: Monthlong Intensive
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, July 6, 2012
Positive Psychology: The Science of Happiness
Can you learn to be happier? Absolutely! Author of Being Happy, Tal Ben-Shahar taught the most popular course at Harvard University—Positive Psychology, the study of optimal human functioning. more …
Yin and Yang Yoga: An Exploration of Stillness, Alchemy, Power, and Flow
Paulie Zink’s approach to yoga is about finding and following your own individual path. Presenting his art in a personal, authentic, and accessible manner, Paulie gently guides you in opening to your intuitive heart and discovering the unique artist inherent within you. more …
LifeForce Yoga® Practitioner Training for Depression and Anxiety: Level 1
For yoga teachers and health professionals. This training interweaves ancient yogic wisdom with current findings in neurobiology. Learn an evidence-based yoga protocol to help your students and clients focus, relax, and have greater access to feeling states. more …
Sunday, July 8, 2012
Absolute Freedom: A Yoga and Meditation Retreat
Enjoy the luminosity of a clear mind, balanced body, and open heart with James Higgins, one of San Francisco’s most respected yoga teachers. Through soul-enriching asana practices and deeply nourishing periods of meditation and rest, you discover increased vitality and happiness in body, mind, and spirit. more …
Creative Kids Yoga®: Level 1 Certification
Join movement pioneer Rosemary Todd Clough to learn how to seamlessly integrate yoga and creative dance into the work and play of childhood. Drawing on the Kripalu approach, you explore state-of-the-art research on brain development and bodywork for children. more …
Rhythm and Flow: Evolutionary Vinyasa Retreat
Global yoga teacher and flow expert Shiva Rea joins master musicians and drummers Donna De Lory, Mayapuris, KDZ: The Kripalu Drummers, and John de Kadt; and special guests Chris Tompkins and Demetri Velisarius to create this “Living Flow Yoga Camp” for yoga practitioners and teachers. 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 …
Radiant Heart: Yoga and the Wisdom of our “Heart-Brain”
Explore the universal and ancient understanding of your heart center with physiological, energetic, and spiritual intimacy. Using the practices and philosophy of tantra, hatha, and bhakti yoga, discover how your heart’s innate intelligence can release your capacity for healing wisdom and love. more …
Rooted, Relaxed, and Radiant: A Yoga, Meditation, and Nature Retreat
Yogis believe the seat of wisdom is in the heart center, not the head. Through the practices of yoga and meditation, and by synchronizing your body and mind with nature, you grow more grounded and relaxed. more …
Yoga and Kayaking
Take the plunge! Explore a whole new side of yourself and find out what makes kayaking in the Berkshires so magical. Join the dynamic team of Greg DiLisio (certified yoga, tai chi, and qigong teacher, and popular Kripalu program leader), and Johnny Snyder (world-class kayaker and professional guide) for flat-water adventures combined with basic yoga and qigong techniques. more …
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Blooming Open: A Yoga, Meditation, and Nature Retreat
Discover the state yogis call “true happiness.” Contentment is not a mysterious occurrence-it’s a behavior, a conscious decision, a choice you make each moment of your day. more …
Teaching Yoga for Scoliosis (Students)
For yoga teachers and students of all levels. Take part in the first teacher training program designed specifically to train yoga teachers how to work with students who have scoliosis. more …
Teaching Yoga for Scoliosis (Teachers)
For yoga teachers and students of all levels. Take part in the first teacher training program designed specifically to train yoga teachers how to work with students who have scoliosis. more …
Friday, July 20, 2012
Anusara Yoga® 101
For students of all yoga traditions, at all levels, including beginners. Anusara Yoga is a seriously playful method of hatha yoga developed by John Friend. more …
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 …
Yoga Ed.™ K-8 Tools for Classroom Teachers
For classroom teachers; no yoga experience needed. You can easily improve your students’ health, learning, and behavior by integrating breath, postures, games, and visualizations into your classroom. more …
Yoga for Emotional Balance: Healing Anxiety and Depression
Do you have a mental grasp of your problems, yet find it difficult to change? Anxiety, depression, and anxious depression are neuro-emotional patterns that hijack your mind, brain, and body, and prevent you from accessing your fullest potential. more …
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Raising Your Vibration: A 5-Day Anusara Yoga® Intensive
For intermediate yoga students (see prerequisites below). Do you wish you had more time for your yoga practice? Give yourself the gift of five full days of Anusara Yoga. more …
The Way of the Happy Woman: Women's Yoga Teacher Training
For women yoga teachers and practitioners with at least 1 year of yoga experience practice. Empower women, change lives, and harness your feminine power in the world’s only women’s yoga teacher training. more …
Friday, July 27, 2012
Ease Into Yoga for Chronic Pain
Have you been struggling with a complex chronic pain condition such as fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, migraines, or neuropathic pain? Emerging scientific evidence suggests that yoga offers profound healing for people with chronic pain. more …
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 …
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
Tantric Yoga of Inner Transformation
Go deeply into the inner teachings of yoga for personal transformation. This workshop with yoga pioneer Gary Kraftsow helps you Build and free energy so that it can be directed inward Optimize physiology to stabilize and clarify the mind Reframe thoughts and emotions to transform behavior Realign actions with priorities Take steps to manifest your intentions Illumine the mind to allow the True Self to emerge. more …
Prajna Yoga: Healing Practices for a Vital Body
Yoga practice promotes vital functioning and health in the body’s internal organs. When those organs perform optimally, we experience radiant health, vitality, and sustained energy. more …
Yoga for Seniors Teacher Training
For yoga teachers with min. 1 year of yoga experience. Learn sound strategies for adapting yoga practice to older minds, bodies, and spirits in a training that combines the best contemporary, scientific knowledge about the physiology of aging with yoga’s traditional wisdom. more …
Yoga Ed.™ K-8 Instructor Certification
For yoga teachers and educators with strong yoga experience. This certification program opens the door to teaching yoga in public, private, and parochial schools. more …
Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training 200-Hour Certification: Monthlong Intensive
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 …
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Stress Management
In a recent study, 75 percent of yoga students reported attending yoga classes for stress management, while 15 percent were using yoga specifically for depression or anxiety. more …
Friday, August 3, 2012
Partner Yoga For Couples
For couples. Bring your beloved to a fun-filled, spiritually uplifting, and invigorating weekend of partner yoga for couples. As you learn how to breathe and flow together on the mat, you learn how to find ease and balance in your relationship off the mat. more …
Yoga and Kayaking
Take the plunge! Explore a whole new side of yourself and find out what makes kayaking in the Berkshires so magical. Join the dynamic team of Greg DiLisio (certified yoga, tai chi, and qigong teacher, and popular Kripalu program leader), and Johnny Snyder (world-class kayaker and professional guide) for flat-water adventures combined with basic yoga and qigong techniques. more …
Yoga and Meditation Retreat
Join Stephen Cope for a weekend of delightful contemplative practice-a time of “coming home” to yourself. Author of Yoga and the Quest for the True Self and The Wisdom of Yoga: A Seeker’s Guide to Extraordinary Living, Stephen has created a retreat that weaves together Periods of deep, flowing, classic Kripalu Yoga Sitting and walking meditation Loving-kindness meditation Chanting Short dharma talks based on the wisdom of both the Buddhist and yoga traditions. more …
Psychology of the Chakras: A 7-Day Intensive
Are you ready for an initiatory journey into the sacred centers of yourself? Are you prepared to cross the archetypal rainbow bridge that connects everything into one indivisible whole? more …
Insight Yoga Teacher Training Intensive: Yin/Yang/Mindfulness
Deepen your understanding of the experiential, philosophical, and practical application of yoga and Buddhist meditation. This intensive draws from Sarah’s book Insight Yoga and trains you in both a receptive yin style and an active slow flow or yang style of yoga. more …
Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training 500-Hour Certification: Module Three
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, August 5, 2012
Camp Kula: Five Days, Four Teachers, Total Immersion
For students with a min. 2 years regular yoga practice, and yoga teachers from all traditions. Most of us are so consumed by our busy lives that we find it hard to fit in a 90-minute yoga class. more …
Integrative Yoga Therapy Professional Yoga Therapist Training Program: Module 1
For yoga teachers who have completed or are nearing completion of a 200-hour Yoga Alliance-registered program. Immerse yourself in one of the most established yoga therapy training courses available, focusing on the use of yoga as a true healing art. more …
Friday, August 10, 2012
Sweet Sweaty Sukha Flow
For students with min. 6 months yoga experience. You know that feeling at the end of a great yoga class—the sweaty goodness of juiced-up muscles, the refreshing sensation of being cleansed from the inside out, the clarity of mind and breath? more …
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 …
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Anusara® Yoga: Creating a Radiant Heart, Sharp Mind, and Vibrant Body
For those with min. 6 months yoga experience; no Anusara experience is necessary. When your heart is soft, your mind clear, and your body optimally aligned, you experience the ecstasy of being. more …
The Bliss Connection: Gentle Yoga and Yoga Nidra
The ancient yogis discovered dimensions of self beyond the tangible flesh and bones. Called the koshas, or sheaths, these realms include the breath body, the mental body, the belief body, and the bliss or joyful body. more …
Friday, August 17, 2012
A Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy Approach to Emotional and Mental Clarity
Mind your body and mend your mind isn’t just an aphorism. Learn skills and processes based on Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy from its founder, Michael Lee. more …
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 …
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Integrative Yoga Therapy Professional Yoga Therapist Training Program: Module 2
For yoga teachers who have completed a 200-hour Yoga Alliance-registered program and Module 1 of the Integrative Yoga Therapy training program; see note below. more …
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Ashtanga Mela: The Power of Community
Calling all Ashtanga yogis and yoginis to this summer’s Ashtanga gathering—a coming together of old and new friends. Take advantage of this opportunity to practice with kindred spirits, share experiences and insights with teachers and practitioners steeped in the Ashtanga tradition, and explore what it means to be a twenty-first-century yogi. more …
Lotus Flow™ Yoga Intensive: Radical and Poetic
For students with min. 1 year vinyasa experience. Reinvent your yoga practice so that it’s fresh and alive each and every day. Lotus Flow Yoga merges radical, fluid asana; poetry; and music into a dynamic and devotional dance. more …
Friday, August 31, 2012
Yoga and Kayaking
Take the plunge! Explore a whole new side of yourself and find out what makes kayaking in the Berkshires so magical. Join the dynamic team of Greg DiLisio (certified yoga, tai chi, and qigong teacher, and popular Kripalu program leader), and Johnny Snyder (world-class kayaker and professional guide) for flat-water adventures combined with basic yoga and qigong techniques. more …
Friday, September 14, 2012
Integrative Mudra, Pranayama, and Bandha Teacher Training
For serious practitioners, yoga teachers, and yoga therapists. This comprehensive training focuses on the yogic arts of mudra, pranayama, and bandha, three facets of an integrated approach to hatha yoga. more …
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training 200-Hour Certification: Monthlong Intensive
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, November 9, 2012
Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training 500-Hour Certification: Module One
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 …
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training 200-Hour Rhode Island: Graduation Session
Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training 200-Hour will be offered in Rhode Island at All That Matters in Wakefield. This non-residential training will be offered 8 weekends from September 2012 to March 2013. more …
