Bhavani Lorraine Nelson
Legacy Faculty
Bhavani Lorraine Nelson leads workshops in meditation and mindfulness, stress reduction, and her primary work, the power of the voice. A Kripalu Yoga teacher and Faculty Member, Bhavani has practiced and led meditation for more than 40 years, and has taught in the United States, Canada, Japan, and Iceland. She has several albums of singing, chanting, and sounding experiences in addition to her series of instructional CDs on meditation, Meditation Made Possible. Bhavani honors Thomas Ashley-Farrand (Namadeva Acharya) and Russill Paul as her mantra mentors.
Resources
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When Do You Meditate? Here’s How to Make It Easier at Any Time of Day
Whether you meditate in the morning, afternoon, or evening, here are some tips for developing a sustainable practice from longtime Kripalu faculty member Bhavani Lorraine Nelson.
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Bhakti Yoga: The Path of Devotion
by Bhavani Lorraine Nelson The word yoga, for most of us, conjures up an image of a room full of people in intricate poses. That might be a valid picture,...
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Writing as Meditation
Bhavani Lorraine Nelson explains how writing can be a meditative practice, and gives easy instructions for getting started.
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Life as Meditation
Some people say that meditation is not something we do; it’s something we fall into when we create the proper conditions, says Bhavani Lorraine Nelson.
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Feet First: Guidelines for Walking Meditation
Walking meditation is an opportunity to slow down and luxuriate in the smallest detail of a process we usually take for granted.
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Five Ways to Turn Down the Volume on the Holiday Noise
At the end of the day, we don’t remember the flurry of activities we ticked through, we remember the most meaningful moments of the season. Here's how to help those stick.
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Sitting in Stillness: Mantras, Metta, and Meditation
Meditation can benefit the nervous system, improve our sleep, and help us find serenity, says Kripalu presenter Bhavani Lorraine Nelson.
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Let It Flow: Writing for Release
This is a welcoming time to journal, to move thoughts and emotions onto the page, even if they arrive in a form that seems trivial or nonsensical.
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There's No Sound Like Om
Ommm. It's often the first and last sound in your ears in a yoga class. But what does it mean?
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Eight Windows into Meditation
Sitting on a cushion isn't the only way to reap the benefits of this powerful practice.
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