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Kripalu Center
Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health
Box 309
Stockbridge, MA 01262 (413-448-3400,
866-200-5203)
CEO: Garrett Sarlay, President: Ila Sarlay
2005 attendance: 20,000 (2007 not available)
Website: www.kripalu.org
Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health is
a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to promoting the art and science
of yoga to produce thriving and health in individuals and society.
For more than 30 years, Kripalu (kri-PAH-loo)
has been teaching skills for optimal living through experiential education for
the whole person: body, mind, and spirit. It is the largest and most established
retreat center for yoga, health, and holistic living in North America. This is
one of the larger holistic facilities and they have hundreds of special programs
and presenters, including Deepak Chopra and other well-known names.
Programs
Programs at Kripalu are led by many
of the world’s most accomplished teachers in yoga, self-discovery, and holistic
health and are designed to provide people with tools they can apply in their
daily lives. Program topics include wellness, Ayurveda, nutrition, fitness,
personal growth, relationships, meditation, spiritual practice, professional
training, and much more. Yoga programs are offered for people at all levels,
feature all yoga traditions and styles, and include therapeutic yoga, yogic
anatomy, and trainings for teachers. Many Kripalu programs offer continuing
education credits for professionals in fields such as social work, counseling,
nursing, and massage and bodywork.
Sample programs list:
yoga, massage, creativity,
professional development, self-discovery, spirituality, families & kids, health
& wellness, women's programs, meditation, losing weight, chronic pain
management, dance, stress management.
Fees
When you come to Kripalu, you come
for a program experience. Prices are a combination of tuition for your program
plus a housing and meals fee that includes your accommodations and meals as well
as daily Kripalu Yoga and YogaDance™ and use of the facility during your
stay—sauna, whirlpool, fitness room, lakefront beach, hiking trails, and more.
Weenights: $177-389 per night (2 night min.)
Weekends: $177-497 per night
(2 night min.)
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