Ken Nelson
Legacy Faculty
Ken Nelson, PhD, Kripalu Legacy Faculty member, is dedicated to helping people heal, grow, and awaken with mind-body practices and the wisdom traditions. He teaches gentle yoga, qigong, and meditation. Ken is a former Fulbright lecturer and Kripalu Scholar-in-Residence. He has offered workshops worldwide since 1975. His CD Yin Yoga and DVD Qigong & Taiji for Healing & Vitality are Kripalu best sellers. Ken is coauthor with David Ronka, Lesli Lang, Jim White, and Liz Korabek-Emerson of Designing & Leading Life-Changing Workshops: Creating the Conditions for Transformation in Your Groups, Trainings, and Retreats.
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The Secret to Creating Transformational Workshops
As a physical therapist and yoga teacher from New York City, Nora knew how much her work was helping people. Yet, she felt blocked and dissatisfied with her impact in the world and felt that she hadn’t reached her depth and capacity as a facilitator.
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Yin Yoga: Still, Deep, and Quiet
Yin Yoga helps enhance and preserve the range of motion in the joints.
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The Yoga of Partnership
We asked teachers what everyone wants to know: What’s the key to a happy and healthy relationship?
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Aging Well: Shedding Clutter, Finding Peace
For Jim Gambaro, Kripalu had been one of his wife's special places—not an "us" experience. Turned out that joining her there was an anniversary gift to them both.
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The Dance of Energy: How Qigong and Tai Chi Support Health and Wellness
Life force—it’s what makes our hearts beat, trees grow, and rivers run. “The Egyptians called this energy ka,” says Robert Peng. “The Indian rishis named it prana, and the sages of China called it qi.”
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What Is a Transformational Workshop?
Conventional workshops are about what you know, experiential workshops are about what you can do, and transformational workshops are about who you are and who you are becoming.
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The Healing Power of Qigong
Qigong instructors Deborah Davis—an acupuncturist and medical intuitive—and Ken Nelson—a leader in mind-body practices, discuss the benefits of qigong.
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What Happened When I Invited My Husband to My Happy Place
Marianne Gambaro has been coming to Kripalu since the 1970s. Here's what happened the first time she brought her husband, Jim, along.
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