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March 1–6, 2009 Sunday–Friday 5 nights
Continuing Education Credits

Yoga for Health

Presenter(s)
The Healthy Living Faculty

Each of the Healthy Living Programs includes several faculty from among the following experts. Mark Pettus, MD, is a board-certified internist and nephrologist with 20 years of experience, including postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical School.…
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Program Details

A solid foundation for cultivating the benefits of yoga in your life.

Doctors and health professionals are recommending yoga for preventative health, to treat a variety of ailments, and for psychoemotional healing. This week, you will be guided by a senior-level team of yoga teachers as well as a mind-body physician in learning the basics of Kripalu Yoga, both on and off the yoga mat. You will take home the tools, knowledge, and inspiration you need to make yoga a regular part of your life.

This program is for people who want to

  • Cultivate greater health and well-being
  • Learn a yoga flow to practice and expand on at home
  • Practice techniques for stress relief
  • Make yoga a regular part of self-care
  • Incorporate meditation into their lives
  • Live more mindfully.

Sample curriculum of workshops and classes

  • Master Class: Yogic Philosophy and History
  • Foundational postures
  • How to arrange the postures into a comprehensive flow that you can practice at home
  • Basic yogic breathing techniques
  • Anatomy and yoga
  • Meditation
  • The yoga of healing
  • How to apply yogic principles to your life “off the mat”

Your program also includes the following:

  • 50-minute Private Kripalu Yoga Session,
    ask questions, design a practice
  • 45-minute Abhyanga-Garshana Treatment,
    experience an Ayurvedic herbal massage

To read longer descriptions of Kripalu Healing Arts sessions, click here.

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CE Credits
This program is eligible for :
  • 23 credits for yoga instructors (YA), $20 additional charge

All Program Dates

DatesPresenters
March 1–6, 2009The Healthy Living Faculty
March 29–April 3, 2009The Healthy Living Faculty
May 10–15, 2009The Healthy Living Faculty