Kripalu Perspectives

Teacher Kofi Busia shares his insights on how the alignment-driven practice of Iyengar Yoga can help us to develop more skillfulness on the mat and deeper awareness in our lives—by uncovering our individual voice and the essence of who we truly are.

What do neuroscience and meditation have in common? In this podcast, neuroscientist and author Rick Hanson discusses powerful healing methods that combine the latest brain science with the wisdom of contemplative practice, and how they can foster greater happiness in our lives.

What is your authentic voice, and how can yoga help you uncover it? Kripalu Yoga teacher Jurian Hughes describes how, through postures, affirmations, chanting, and simply breathing, we can unlock the freedom that allows us to create more joy, ease, expression, and authenticity in our lives.

In this podcast, Rachel Schaeffer, a Kripalu Yoga teacher and author of Yoga for Your Spiritual Muscles, describes the 12 spiritual “muscles” and how to tone and strengthen them to experience your yoga practice in powerful new ways.

In this latest edition of Kripalu Perspectives, Rolf Gates, a yoga teacher and former social worker trained in the field of addiction, tells us how the practices of yoga and meditation can help those in recovery reclaim and trust themselves again.

Best-selling chant artist and Kundalini Yoga teacher Snatam Kaur reveals how chanting can help us listen more deeply—to our inner voice and to those around us.

Core strength is about more than just having firm abs. In this edition of Kripalu Perspectives, Sadie Nardini, founder of Core Strength Vinyasa Yoga, shares her insights on how connecting to our core—both physically and emotionally—can help guide us into a life of authentic self-expression.

How can you become a catalyst for your own vibrational transformation? In this edition of Kripalu Perspectives, spiritual teacher Panache Desai defines vibrational transformation, and explains why we’re all infinite beings with infinite possibilities.

In this edition of Kripalu Perspectives, Kathie Madonna Swift, a registered dietitian and senior Kripalu Healthy Living faculty member, discusses how nutrition can influence our genetic makeup, the ways food affects mood, and the satisfaction that comes from cooking at home. She also shares some ideas for quick, healthful meals that are low on prep time but high in flavor.

Lisa B. Nelson, Director of Medical Education for Kripalu’s Healthy Living immersion programs, names the three biggest risk factors for heart disease, and addresses techniques that can prevent—and even reverse—the effects of heart disease and other chronic conditions.

Kate and Joel Feldman discuss the intricacies of building love and trust in relationships, offer insight as to how yoga practices can help couples grow, and give tips for resolving conflict.

David Nichtern, senior teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist lineage and director of Buddhist Studies and Practice at OM Yoga Center, discusses the principles of mindfulness meditation, or shamatha.

Senior Kripalu Yoga teacher Sudha Carolyn Lundeen addresses some of the key health issues affecting women today, and how the self-nurturing practices of Ayurveda and yoga can help women of all ages cultivate a more radiant, balanced, and nourished life.

Master yoga instructor Tao Porchon-Lynch is living proof that youthfulness is a quality that one can cultivate at any age. In this edition of Kripalu Perspectives, the impressive nonagenarian discusses her lifelong passion for yoga and shares her timeless tips on aging well.

Psychotherapist and Kripalu Yoga teacher Dana Moore discusses the neuroscience behind trauma and how mindfulness practices and body-centered modalites, such as yoga, are playing a powerful role in trauma recovery.

Nutritionist John Bagnulo sheds some light on the components of an effective detox, discusses its immediate and long-term health benefits, identifies the three most toxic foods to avoid, and more.

Author, speaker, and spiritual luminary Deepak Chopra talks about his latest work and upcoming program in this installment of Kripalu Perspectives, offering tools for deep, embodied transformation.

From building flexibility and balance to sharpening mental focus, clarity, and breath awareness, yoga has become an instrumental component of many athletes’ training regimens. Endurance sports coach and yoga teacher Sage Rountree discusses these benefits and more.

In this edition of Kripalu Perspectives, acupuncturist, qigong instructor, and medical intuitive Deborah Davis discusses qigong, an ancient holistic system that blends Chinese medicine, deep breathing, stretching, self-massage, and sound to enhance vitality.

In this edition of Kripalu Perspectives, writer and creativity consultant Jeffrey Davis describes how tracking wonder is a practice, much like yoga and meditation, and how curiosity, joy, and compassion can be cultivated in even the most mundane experiences.