Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health

As part of our commitment to the Berkshire community, Kripalu is pleased to offer free programming to help residents stay connected to themselves and each other in these complex times. Starting November 1, Kripalu is offering up to 250 scholarships for free R&R (Retreat and Renewal) day passes to Berkshire residents, made possible in partnership with Berkshire Bank, Lee Bank and Greylock Federal Credit Union.We’re so excited to welcome you here through this offer! This limited time initiative will run through February 28, 2025, providing locals the opportunity to experience our yoga classes, workshops, and nourshing for one day at no cost. This offering is open to residents within a 45-mile radius and includes towns directly in Berkshire County and the surrounding area, including Albany, NY, Schenectady, NY, Amherst, MA, Bennington, VT, and more. We look forward to seeing you here! https://bit.ly/3UplnNe

Ayurvedic practices for better s-e-x. To everything there is a season, and in Ayurveda, this even applies to how much sex is recommended based. According to Vagbhata, the author of a 2500 year old classical Ayurvedic text, “During the winter season, the person can indulge in sex daily as much as they like after making use of aphrodisiacs and obtaining strength; once in three days in spring and fall; and once every two weeks in the rainy season and summer.” To learn more and discover six Ayurvedic practices for a better sex life, read the full resource written by Erin Casperson, dean of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda. This certainly puts a new shine on the approach of winter! https://bit.ly/2vB1gDq

One of the most powerful ways to plumb the depths of our resistance and self-censorship is to come to know our own bodies and minds, where our stories live. Join bestselling author Dani Shapiro at Kripalu December 13-15 for her only in person retreat this year, also offered via Livestream! Learn more and sign up: https://bit.ly/38V5JyV In her life-changing workshop, Dani will help you learn to release resistance and find your flow in your writing through a powerful blend of prompts, discussion, meditation, movement, and group sharing. Explore courage, persistence, and patience in the company of other writers and return home with a process for sustaining your writing practice in your everyday life. A perfect reset for all levels of writers, from those just beginning to explore to those hoping to deepen their practice.

We're delighted to welcome back Deepak Chopra to Kripalu! Join Deepak either here or via Livestream for his upcoming retreat "Awakened Life" December 20-22. Wake up to new levels of awareness to cultivate a clear vision and heal suffering in your body and mind. https://bit.ly/4f14wsc

Dear Kripalu Alumni, we welcome you to apply for a $5,000 Kripalu Schwartz Teaching for Diversity Service Practicum Grant! Bring the power of your Kripalu education out into the world to aid others in their tranformation. This initiative supports alumni working to serve historically marginalized and/or appropriated communities, nonprofit leaders, first responders, or frontline workers including, educators or health care professionals. The Teaching for Diversity grant is open to alumni of any of the Kripalu Schools. Participants will receive mentoring, training, and financial resources to implement the initiative in the form of a $5,000 grant. The deadline to apply is October 28th. Learn more and apply: https://bit.ly/3Yc9c7L

Today is Indigenous Peoples’ Day, a day to honor and celebrate the history, present, and futures of Indigenous Peoples. We at Kripalu are humbled to be working, practicing and gathering on the ancestral homelands of the Mohican people. Despite tremendous hardship in being forced from here, today their community resides in Wisconsin known as the Stockbridge-Munsee Community. Kripalu has partnered with tribal representatives to offer programming focused on the tribe’s history and culture and has made all Kripalu offerings accessible by scholarship to Stockbridge-Munsee community members. With deep respect for their ancestors' pasts, we are committed to building a more inclusive and equitable space for all. We invite you to take a moment today to celebrate this holiday by learning more about the Indigenous people of your area and to celebrate the wisdom of ancestral Indigenous knowledge. Check out our Land Acknowledgement page, which has links for further exploration including a map to explore the Native peoples of the United States, the First Nations Development Institute site where you can find a recommended list for reading more about Indigenous experience, and the official website of the Stockbridge-Munsee Community where donations can be made to The Mohican Tribe’s Museum to help them continue to tell the story of their people. https://bit.ly/3sz3jiY

Together we can make sense of these complex times. 🧡 Join us for Kripalu’s third annual Fall Online Writing Series taking place in the month of October, dedicated to helping us find and share the truth of our experience that we may better support each other in finding our way. Find and create meaning in a community of creative beings led by Julia Cameron, Victoria Erickson, Mirabai Bush, Angel Grant, Chetna Mehta, Brynn Saito, Rebecca S’manga, Paola Mendoza, Jess Frey, Waylon Lewis, Eric Maisel, Amber Chand, Jessica Durivage, and Monique Schubert. You can still register for the whole series including 24 hours of sessions that can be attended live or via replay. Learn more ad sign p! https://bit.ly/3drwpPN

Interested in a free private yoga therapy session? We invite our local community members to come receive a session from students of the Kripalu School of Integrative Yoga Therapy. Sessions are designed to enhance well-being based on your personal goals and will be conducted under faculty guidance. Your participation will help our KSIYT students complete their trainings to become Yoga Therapists! For your participation we are happy to offer a complimentary Lunch or Dinner pass at Kripalu on the day of your appointment and you are welcome to walk our beautiful grounds, journal in our sunroom, or relax on our scenic front lawn. The sessions will be offered October 23, 24, and 25th and space is limited. To sign up, email kripaluschools@kripalu.org.

The most delicious medicine. Recipe Tuesday: Autumnal Ayurvedic Spice Blend. A beautiful thing about the ancient science of Ayurveda is that the practices that support wellness are also very often delicious and enjoyable. This Ayurvedic Spice Blend for Fall is a perfect example— this special blend will help you to balance your system as we usher in the cool, dry months. Add this mixture to savory dishes like marinades, salad dressings, sautéed veggies and enjoy more balanced digestion as we welcome the deliciousness of autumn! https://bit.ly/3zU85RR.

Menopause is a hot topic! Today we’re sharing a yogic a technique for self-cooling to help manage hot flashes that can be done anytime, anywhere. (Read below to learn how its done.) And for a more in depth exploration of menopause, our popular Unearthing the Wisdom of Menopause retreat returns to Kripalu this November 15–17 led by Eli Pasalis and director of the Kripalu School of Ayurveda Erin Casperson. Come together in community to discover rituals for self-care and discovery in navigating this tremendous transition with all its accompanying changes in the physical, mental and emotional body. This time in life deserves celebration and ritual to honor the intuition that is unfolding. Read more tips and learn about this special retrerat: https://bit.ly/3kYt3oZ