Towards the end of my first 200 hr of IYT at Kripalu Center, 2000) we were asked to choose a topic that we wanted to study using the techniques and practices we were learning. I struggled to find a topic. Specialization was contrary to my personal philosophy of Yoga. I wanted to be skilled in ways to help everyone. But choose I did and I narrowed it down to stress…
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I knew it was coming. It was inevitable. Today the announcement was made in the Berkshire Eagle. It’s too much to process right now. It’s a big deal for me, and many, many others. There will be many stories in the days to come. Mine will be one of them. My first visit to Kripalu Ashram was right after Gurudev Amrit Desai, the Guru, had left. That was 1993? Over…
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I can’t even tell you how excited I am to be presenting this program at Kripalu Center in October. It is literally a dream come true! My history with Kripalu goes back many decades….so far in fact that it certainly does seem as though destiny has had a hand in everything. I received their very first catalog in the mail sometime in the late 80’s. But it wasn’t until circa…
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Where were you in the Fall of 1982? What was going on in your personal life? What was going on in the world? How old were you? In November of that year Pluto and Saturn made a conjunction at 27 Libra. Where is 27 Libra in your natal chart? Is anything in your natal chart at 27 degrees? Look at the cusps and angles too. This is a good place…
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Two important announcements regarding my yoga community were made recently. The first is that the International Association of Yoga Therapists, after years of work, have defined and developed a curriculum with which to certify someone as a Yoga Therapist. This new designation will read as C-IAYT. This achievement comes on the heels of the Yoga Alliance announcing that they will not recognize the term yoga therapy within their certification…
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Well, I’m back and it was an over-the-top fabulous week and worth the wait. As usual, my well gets filled at Kripalu. I am grateful. Kripalu is a different place these days and I miss the community feeling that was created by the ashram lifestyle. Volunteers vs Employees creates a totally different environment. Thus, to me, today, it feels like any other 5-star holistic center….ie Omega, Esalen, The Open…
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….where I do volunteer work at least three times a year. This trip I worked as a facilitator and hatha yoga teacher. The program was called the Inner Quest Intensive and I have been a part of this amazing ‘production’ since ’99. Here’s a post I wrote after another such trip about 5 years ago. The world really needs this program. Those of us who facilitate transformation and healing for…
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What happens when you integrate astrology into the yogic practice of self-observation without judgement? Self-inquiry is a spiritual practice that directs our energy and our attention inward. It’s a particular form of self-discovery that encourages one to first recognize and then drop the social mask (also known as the persona, personality, or ascendant) and practice authenticity in every moment. (rather than productivity or some other external goal). In, The Path…
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Have you noticed how the outside really does reflect the inside? All the time. I’ve just returned from Kripalu Center where I was able to take on the role of musician in the Saptah ‘event’ and then facilitator and yoga leader in the IQI. A lot happened. Nothing happened. The stillpoint that becomes present when I find my center was exquisitly healing for me personally & professionally. And, just…
