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
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
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, February 24, 2012
Positional Therapy Level 1: Experiential Approach to Strain-Counterstrain & Muscle Energy Technique
For bodyworkers, yoga teachers, nurses, chiropractors, and interested individuals. This amazing therapy for recovery from chronic pain is very gentle and easy to learn and works when many other approaches fail. more …
Sunday, February 26, 2012
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 …
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 …
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 …
Sunday, March 4, 2012
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 …
Sunday, March 11, 2012
The Self Behind the Symptom: How Shadow Voices Heal Us
Underneath many physical or psychological symptoms, a part of you is struggling to be heard. Somatic therapist Judith Hendin teaches a process that uses subtle energy work, soulful movement, and insightful dialogue to access those messages. more …
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 …
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 …
Friday, March 16, 2012
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
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 …
Friday, March 23, 2012
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 …
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 …
Friday, March 30, 2012
Creating Transformational Workshops
When you’re clear about your calling and you’ve got the right tools, you’re in a powerful position to help others. This weekend, harness your dreams and explore your purpose and path as a leader. more …
Sunday, April 8, 2012
SomaSoul® Somatic Expressive Therapy Training: Mentorship Graduation Module
This 5-day training is a requirement for all those in the mentorship professional track who are graduating from SomaSoul training. In this completion module, you Deepen and reinforce your SomaSoul facilitation skills Reconnect with the tribe of SomaSoulsters you have been studying with online Discover your next steps in personal power as a SomaSoul facilitator Ground yourself in the foundations of SomaSoul as the group continues to explore the art and balance of being, seeing, and doing with others. 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 …
Thursday, April 12, 2012
SuperHealth®: Breaking Habits and Addictive Behavior: From Recovery to Self-Discovery
For yoga teachers and students, healthcare professionals (psychologists, nurses, counselors, doctors) and anyone in the process of making meaningful lifestyle changes. more …
Sunday, April 15, 2012
The Healing Power of Meditation: Where Heart and Science Connect
For health professionals, educators, yoga teachers, and beginning and experienced meditators. When you think of meditation, do you picture a passive spiritual practice that takes decades to show benefit? more …
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
Kripalu Ayurvedic Lifestyle Consultant Certification: Module Three
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, April 22, 2012
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 …
SomaSoul® Somatic Expressive Therapy Training: The Art of Co-Facilitation
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 …
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 …
Friday, May 11, 2012
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
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
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
The Voice of Freedom: Music, Sound, and Yoga in Trauma Recovery
The voice is a mirror of the soul and the link between psyche and soma. In this workshop, noted music therapist/psychoanalyst Louise Montello and master yoga instructor Shari Friedrichsen demonstrate how expression can be inhibited due to unresolved trauma and how this inhibition can wreak havoc in the mind and body. more …
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 …
Ayurvedic Bodywork Training: Shirodhara, Vishesh, and Shiro-Abhyanga-Nasya
For bodyworkers (see note below). This program offers training in the techniques of Ayurvedic bodywork. Under the guidance of Hilary Garivaltis, Dean of Curriculum of Kripalu’s School of Ayurveda, you learn Ayurvedic theory as applied to bodywork, including the five elements and three doshas How to use marmas, or energy points, on the body in the healing process Shirodhara, a treatment using warm oil poured rhythmically on the forehead Vishesh, a rhythmic deep massage with oil Shiro-Abhyanga-Nasya, a head, neck, and shoulder treatment using steam and nasal drops Ceremony and mantra or sacred sound to establish a calm and healing environment. more …
Sunday, June 3, 2012
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
Kripalu Ayurvedic Lifestyle Consultant Certification: Module Four
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, 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 …
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 …
Transforming Your Clinical Practice with EMDR: The Basic Course for Mental Health Professionals
For mental-health therapists. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a comprehensive, integrative psychotherapy approach for the treatment of a broad spectrum of issues, including disturbing life events, relationship problems, self-esteem issues, and complex trauma. 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 …
Mindful Self-Compassion Training
How do you typically react to life’s difficulties, such as work stress, feeling rejected, physical problems, or financial hardship? Human beings instinctively fight negative experiences and find fault in themselves when things go wrong. more …
Sunday, June 24, 2012
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 …
Sunday, July 1, 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 …
Sunday, July 8, 2012
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 …
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Positional Therapy: Clinical Applications
For those who have taken Positional Therapy 1 or 2. Take the skills you gained in Positional Therapy 1 or 2 and learn how to apply them to common neuromuscular conditions. more …
Friday, July 20, 2012
This Very Moment: Mindfulness in Psychotherapy
For psychotherapists, human-service professionals, and other psychologically minded people interested in personal development. Mindfulness has been successfully practiced for more than 2,500 years and is a deceptively simple way of relating to experience to alleviate human suffering. more …
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 …
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Thai Yoga Bodywork: Foundation Course
Practiced for centuries in the temples of Thailand, Thai Yoga Bodywork incorporates the Buddhist practices of mindfulness and compassion with assisted yoga postures from the Ayurvedic tradition. more …
Trauma, Body, and Brain: Restoring the Capacity for Rhythm and Play
For licensed therapists, yoga instructors, and others interested in the nature of trauma. Traumatic experiences alter people’s relationship to their bodies in ways that leave them feeling uptight, helpless, disconnected, hurt, on edge, frantic, and at odds with themselves. more …
