Calendar of Programs
Sunday, June 10, 2012
The Recovery Room: Somatic Therapeutics for Addiction and Mental Health Professionals
Freud was right! When you do a little R&R (relaxing and reclining), you are more likely to say what’s on your mind, identify obstacles, and challenge yourself with new behaviors for mind-body health. more …
Transforming Your Clinical Practice with EMDR: The Basic Course for Mental Health Professionals
For mental-health therapists. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a comprehensive, integrative psychotherapy approach for the treatment of a broad spectrum of issues, including disturbing life events, relationship problems, self-esteem issues, and complex trauma. more …
Friday, June 22, 2012
Trauma- and Tension-Releasing Exercises
Body tremors are a natural discharge response to overstimulation. David Berceli teaches a series of gentle exercises that deliberately evoke this innate body mechanism in a controlled and sustained manner. more …
Friday, July 6, 2012
Positive Psychology: The Science of Happiness
Can you learn to be happier? Absolutely! Author of Being Happy, Tal Ben-Shahar taught the most popular course at Harvard University—Positive Psychology, the study of optimal human functioning. more …
Friday, July 20, 2012
This Very Moment: Mindfulness in Psychotherapy
For psychotherapists, human-service professionals, and other psychologically minded people interested in personal development. Mindfulness has been successfully practiced for more than 2,500 years and is a deceptively simple way of relating to experience to alleviate human suffering. more …
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Trauma, Body, and Brain: Restoring the Capacity for Rhythm and Play
For licensed therapists, yoga instructors, and others interested in the nature of trauma. Traumatic experiences alter people’s relationship to their bodies in ways that leave them feeling uptight, helpless, disconnected, hurt, on edge, frantic, and at odds with themselves. more …
Friday, July 27, 2012
You Can Rewire Your Brain for Bliss
Enlightenment is not reserved for the deeply spiritual—it’s a sacred gift for all to experience. Discover for yourself how specific lifestyle choices allow the brain to become more receptive to directed change, resulting in an unprecedented ability to rewire your consciousness. more …
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Using EMDR as a Contemporary Psychotherapy: An Advanced Course for Mental-Health Professionals
For mental-health clinicians who have completed the Basic Course in EMDR. Are you a mental-health therapist interested in deepening your Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) skills and integrating this powerful and effective approach into your clinical practice? more …
Friday, August 10, 2012
Use Your Brain to Change Your Age
Do you want to feel more fit, energized, and mentally sharp? You can! The fountain of youth is literally between your ears. A healthy brain is the key to staying vibrant and alive for a long time. more …
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Certificate in Positive Psychology
Exclusively at Kripalu There’s a scientific way to study happiness—it’s called Positive Psychology. A new paradigm of traditional psychology, Positive Psychology focuses on growing happiness, love, success, and strengths, rather than on overcoming depression, anxiety, neuroses, and weaknesses. more …
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Breath~Body~Mind© Training for Stress and Trauma
For therapists and yoga teachers working with stressed and traumatized populations. Breath~Body~Mind integrates ancient and modern trauma-sensitive techniques to rapidly balance stress-response systems for self-care and healing others. more …
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Internal Family Systems Therapy: Embodying the Healing Wisdom
All the world’s religions teach that there is an untarnished essence within each of us, a Self from which wisdom, healing, and spiritual energy flow. more …
Friday, September 28, 2012
Interpersonal Neurobiology: Practices that Cultivate Connection and Well-Being
Interpersonal neurobiology integrates a wide array of sciences into one perspective on well-being, offering practical suggestions on how to use the focus of attention to strengthen connections in the brain and in our relationships. more …
Friday, October 5, 2012
Emotional Alchemy
In an innovative synthesis of mindfulness and cognitive therapy, with insights from neuroscience and Buddhist psychology, this weekend provides practical guidance for transforming emotional confusion into insightful clarity, fostering a more genuine connection with ourselves and the people in our lives. more …
Friday, October 26, 2012
Frontiers of Trauma Treatment: A Weekend Retreat
For health professionals, yoga instructors, and others interested in the nature of trauma. Overcoming trauma means learning to fully engage in the present without being hijacked by survival-related emotions and sensations. more …
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Trauma-Sensitive Yoga Instruction: A Teacher's Certificate Training
For certified yoga teachers. Research done at the Justice Resource Institute’s Trauma Center is establishing empirically that yoga may be helpful for people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). more …
