Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health

Let your soul take the wheel. Retreat and Renewal is our self-guided retreat experience— a day full of options for rest, self care, and spiritual renewal that you can move through at your own pace, in a process that may be as healing as the workshops themselves. How often do you get to move without a schedule, listening deeply to what you really need in each moment, paying attention to yourself with the delicacy we often only offer to others. How about some lunch on the lawn? A quiet moment staring out the window with some tulsi tea? Maybe a nap and then the workshop on honing your intuition. Retreat and Renewal is designed to make space for you to be with yourself, in whatever way feels right. Learn more and plan a day of presence with yourself: https://bit.ly/3B67tJ6

Lasagna is a complete sentence. Recipe Thursday: Yummy Butternut Squash Lasagna! If by some chance, you haven’t tasted lasagna, let us describe this delight. The tenderness of the pasta, hugged by creamy layers of béchamel sauce and mozzarella and Parmesan cheese, entering your mouth like an embrace. Should this seem too decadent, notice now the butternut squash, bringing a hearty and grounding warmth to each bite. And delicately, swirling through your senses as you chew, a hint of cinnamon, thyme and fennel, a reminder that this is our signature Kripalu Lasagne, a missive of love from sent our kitchen to your interior. https://bit.ly/3kgDWz1

How does change happen? We invite you to join Kripalu CEO Robert Mulhall tomorrow, Sept 9 at 5pm EST for “Between The Lines,” a free, online monthly conversation on the intersection of wellness and social change. Robert is joined this month by Jac O’Keefe, cofounder and president of the Association for Spiritual Integrity and the author of How to Be a Spiritual Rebel: A Dogma-Free Guide to Breaking All the Rules and Finding Fearless Freedom. https://bit.ly/44OAK4y

Deepen your spiritual path on sacred land with spiritual mentors Shawn Stevens and Shannon Chada, at Kripalu October 18-20. In honor of Indigenous Peoples Day, Shawn and Shannon will take you on a personal journey through the four sacred hills of life—North, South, East, and West—drawing from Native American numerology and teachings to help you navigate your own spiritual compass, reclaim your power for ancestral healing, and empower your sacred journey ahead. This program welcomes everybody and the wisdom shared respects all diversities. Tuition includes materials for creating your own spiritual tools. https://bit.ly/4gaX5j9

How to drink a tree. Recipe Tuesday: Hydrating and Refreshing Turmeric Switchel! If you’re looking for a natural, healthy, electrolyte-rich beverage to quench your thirst, this recipe is for you. With roots in New England and the Caribbean going back to the 1700’s, switchel— also called “Haymaker’s Punch”— takes advantage of the power of maple syrup and apple cider vinegar. The apple cider vinegar balances the body’s pH levels, the ginger improves digestion and immunity, and these ingredients mixed with salt and maple syrup naturally replenish electrolytes. And with turmeric’s ability to prevent anything from the common cold to cancer we added a little just to take this recipe over the top! https://bit.ly/4erMvmz

What can we learn from the end of summer? Today we share a resource from longtime Kripalu faculty member Aruni Nan Futuronsky on the wisdom to be found in opening our hearts to the transition into the cooler, darker half of the year. Says Aruni, “I’ve been practicing seeing Labor Day as a marker of positivity, an opportunity to let go of summer’s more frivolous, external focus, as I begin preparing for the internal focus of the inevitable winter… We’ve been given autumn, a time of potentially mindful transition, to utilize and to allow our bodies and our intentions to gradually shift, like the turning of the earth and the shifting of the seasons.” If you’d like to soak up even more wisdom from Aruni, join her for the upcoming Inner Quest Intensive Sept 26-29 or her Grief, Loss and Renewal retreat coming up December 6-8. And read the full resource and soak up more wisdom from Aruni here: https://bit.ly/2Vky1St

There is always love to be found within. Thank you to Jess Frey— Lead Kripalu faculty member and constant source of inspiration— for sharing this bit of wisdom with us here. Jess very lovingly leads the Kripalu Silent Retreat, an opportunity to explore your inner world while held in the embrace of community. Join the Kripalu Silent Retreat: September 22–27, October 6–11, October 25–27, or many other upcoming dates throughout the fall and winter: https://bit.ly/3DNjn6d

Is chocolate magic? Recipe Tuesday: Yummy Vegan Chocolate Brownies! It’s a hard thing to determine for certain, but chocolate really might be the flavor of love. Made with pumpkin puree, oat and whole spelt flour, and sunflower oil, these little plant-based treats are not only delicious but bring an extra bit of healthy to the mix. Bake up a batch to celebrate the end of summer, the starting of school, or the joy of just being alive! https://bit.ly/4dEBqOG

On September 6-8, join author and teacher Elizabeth Gilbert for a "Big Magic" retreat in the beautiful Berkshire Mountains of Massachusetts! Hosted by the Kripalu Center, this weekend-long creative and emotional journey will help you adopt a "friendlier mind," which Elizabeth believes is the best jumping-off point for a life of creativity, reinvention, mercy, and peace. Come learn the tools and meditations that will help you reverse cultural and familial shame patterns, in order to lead a life that is not only kinder but braver and more joyful. You can join us in person for the weekend, or by livestream on Friday evening. You do not have to be a professional writer or visual artist to attend — just bring an open mind and a blank journal! All are welcome. https://bit.ly/4cF6RY8

There has never been a more important time to come together in compassionate presence. We invite you to join Kripalu CEO Robert Mulhall for a free, live online Sangha tomorrow, Monday August 26th from 5-5:30pm. Come together to connect to your presence in compassionate community as we practice the values that guide us toward a more loving future. https://bit.ly/3QnQeYv