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 …
Let's Get Emotional: Embracing Your Empathic Genius
People are always telling us not to get emotional, but did you know that your emotions contain your capacity to set effective boundaries, the ability to communicate and relate with others, and the power to heal psychological wounds? more …
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 …
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 …
Friday, February 17, 2012
Sharing Your Life Story: From the Page to the Stage
Everything in your life, from the mundane to the extraordinary, is a story waiting to be told. This workshop is an invitation for you to discover your own unique and powerful story. more …
Couples Bodywork: Thai for Two with Your Sweetheart!
For couples of all orientations. Enjoy a deeper sense of appreciation for each other and greater intimacy together. Couples Bodywork derives its power from yoga, Thai massage, shiatsu, and meditation. more …
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 …
Deepening Your Love: A Retreat for Couples
For couples of any length commitment and any sexual orientation. This transformative, practical couples retreat, developed by Kate and Joel Feldman over 20 years, has made a difference in the lives of thousands of participants. 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 …
Kripalu Ayurvedic Lifestyle Consultant Certification: Module Two
Take part in an integrated curriculum designed to make Ayurveda an exciting exploration that results in you feeling more connected to your self, others, and seasonal rhythm—while giving you the confidence to bring this ancient technology to your clients, friends, and/or family members. 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 …
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
CircusYoga® Community Retreat (Adults)
Did you ever want to run away and join the circus? CircusYoga creates a relaxed, playful, and energized environment that invites people of all generations to explore challenging yet accessible experiences. more …
CircusYoga® Community Retreat (Kids)
Did you ever want to run away and join the circus? CircusYoga creates a relaxed, playful, and energized environment that invites people of all generations to explore challenging yet accessible experiences. more …
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 …
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: Level 1
Joe Dispenza, featured in the award-winning film What the Bleep Do We Know!?, writes, “Only when you are able to break the habit of being yourself can a new self emerge. more …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training 200-Hour New York: Session 2
Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training 200-Hour will be offered in New York City at YoGanesh Yoga Studio in Chelsea. This non-residential training will be offered 10 weekends from February to June. 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 …
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 …
SomaSoul® Somatic Expressive Therapy Training: The Somatic Healing Process
SomaSoul is a mind-body healing therapy that integrates the expressive arts, body psychotherapy, and somatics for self-discovery and healing. The SomaSoul Training is a series of four 5-day modules offered over the course of seven months. 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 …
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
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 …
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
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 …
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 …
Unplanned Grace: A Meditation Retreat to Discover the Blessings of Devastating Change
If there is one thing that unites us as human beings, it is the absolute certainty that things change. When we look back on our life, it is often the experiences of transition and loss, especially devastating ones, that we remember the most. more …
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training 200-Hour New York: Session 3
Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training 200-Hour will be offered in New York City at YoGanesh Yoga Studio in Chelsea. This non-residential training will be offered 10 weekends from February to June. 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 …
An Introduction to The Seven Sacred Steps: The Art of Extraordinary Loving (Cancelled)
Program cancelled. For every woman committed to living greater love in her life, whether in a relationship or not. Are you ready to get the love you want? 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 …
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
A Workshop on The Artist's Way: Creative Myths and Monsters
Don’t wait any longer. Discover and recover your creative self with Julia Cameron, author of the groundbreaking book The Artist’s Way. Stop telling yourself “It’s too late”; stop waiting until you make enough money to do something you love; stop thinking it’s just your ego whenever you yearn for a more creative life. more …
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 …
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 …
The Joy of Living Meditation Retreat
Created by the brilliant Tibetan meditation master Mingyur Rinpoche, the Joy of Living Meditation Retreat shows you how meditation can help create a peaceful mind and a joyful heart. more …
The Power of Positive Being: The Science of the Soul
Are you ready for a powerful change in your life? Positive Psychology addresses important questions about how we lead our lives, find happiness and satisfaction, and deal with life’s challenges. 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 …
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
Your Spacious Self: Clear Your Clutter and Discover Who You Are
“This is not your typical clutter-clearing workshop,” says leading space-clearing expert and author Stephanie Bennett Vogt. She defines clutter as any thing or thought that gets in the way of accessing your highest purpose and deepest wisdom. more …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Know Thy Selves: What Do We Do With All These Voices in Our Heads?
Have you ever wondered, “What are these voices in my head? One minute I feel this, the next I feel that. What’s really going on? Why do I react the way I do, and why can’t I relax? more …
Thursday, March 15, 2012
An Introduction to MBCT for Depression Relapse Prevention: The Mindful Heart of Psychotherapy
For mental-health professionals and students. This training in Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is for professionals interested in the interface of mindfulness in clinical treatment. more …
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 …
Journey Dance™: You Are the Prayer
Shed your old stories and limiting beliefs for good and begin to create a brilliant new vision of yourself and your work in the world. Deepen your divine dance, illuminate your path to service, and make space for grace in this weekend with JourneyDance creator and somatic healer Toni Bergins and interfaith minister and spiritual teacher Adam Sutton. 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 …
Solemate: Master the Art of Aloneness and Transform Your Life
For people who are single, divorced, or seeking greater independence within their partnership. Are you ready to gain mastery over your own life? Many people spend years waiting for a “soul mate” to make them feel complete. 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 …
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
Deep Writing Workshop
Give yourself the gift of a week in the embrace of your writing. Eric Maisel’s Deep Writing workshop is simple in structure and powerful in effect. more …
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 …
Feeding Your Demons: Wisdom for Resolving Inner Conflict: Kapala Training Level 1
A “demon” is anything that plagues or blocks you—fears, illnesses, PTSD, eating disorders, addictions, depression, anxiety, or just our run of the mill ‘stuff. more …
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 …
Zen and the Art of HarmonicaYoga™
What better way to focus on the breath than with the inhalations and exhalations of a catchy blues-rock rhythm on the harmonica? David Harp, author of Three Minutes to Blues, Rock, and Folk Harmonica and The Three Minute Meditator, will not only have total beginners playing blues, rock, folk, and classical music within minutes, he will use the humble “Mississippi saxophone” as a route to mindfulness and self-awareness. 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 …
Now What? Finding Career Clarity and Life Direction From the Inside Out
Are you reevaluating your career or looking to do something radically different with your life? Instead of struggling on your own with life’s toughest questions, join Laura Berman Fortgang, author of Now What? more …
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 …
Stilling the Mind: A Profound Course in Meditation
Discover the secrets that yogis have used across millennia to still the mind. Sitting with meditation master Mark Griffin makes your meditation process straightforward and easily attainable. more …
The Power of Clarity: Using EFT to Access Your Inner Guidance
Learn how to use advanced applications of EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) to eliminate resistance to success, release blocks to mental and emotional clarity, and allow abundance to flow into all areas of your life. 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 …
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training 200-Hour New York: Session 4
Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training 200-Hour will be offered in New York City at YoGanesh Yoga Studio in Chelsea. This non-residential training will be offered 10 weekends from February to June. 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 …
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 …
Preventing and Reversing Heart Disease
Five days to heal your heart and circulatory system. Alarmingly, one in three Americans has some type of cardiovascular disease—and that rate is increasing. more …
The Painting Experience: Awakening the Creative
The power inherent in painting is that it can awaken a wild vein of passion that will not go back to sleep. Using only the simple tools of brush, paper, and paint, the Painting Experience invites you on a highly personal journey of daring and discovery, made possible through a safe environment and the support of Stewart Cubley and his experienced staff. more …
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Inner Quest Intensive
All-inclusive price: $562 The all-inclusive price includes open-dorm housing & meals. Participants sleep in dormitories or the program room along with other IQI participants of the same sex, and are served a simple and moderate diet. more …
