The LoveFest: A Sacred Artist Residency Immersive Experience
Am I being in love?
Am I surrendering?
Am I being in service?
— Swami Kripalu
The connection between spirituality and the arts has been a part of Kripalu's culture from our earliest days. Our namesake, Swami Kripalu, while well known as an accomplished yogi, inspirational speaker, and humanitarian saint, is lesser known as a playwright and musician. Currently, the members of our ashram community frequently cocreate ecstatic performances on our campus.
Over the summer solstice weekend, join Kripalu faculty and our Sacred Artist Residency cohort in a special R&R experience that invites you to explore music, dance, ritual, and multisensory creativity. Through immersive classes and interactive experiences, tap into the rich lineage of the arts at Kripalu and discover what a culture of love feels like, looks like, and moves like—through you.
Register for the Retreat & Renewal experience June 20–22 to participate in The Love Fest.
The Regenerative Creativity Sacred Artist Residency is a 9-month program for visionary artists who feel called to create art that serves a greater purpose. This residency invites visual artists, writers, musicians, dancers, poets, filmmakers, actors, healing artists, and creators of all disciplines to explore their authentic brilliance and deepen their creative self-expression.
Participants will meet at key seasonal junctures to reconnect with their creative power, cultivate regenerative community, and shape culture through transformative art. Through this sacred journey, artists will discover how their gifts can uplift humanity and transform consciousness.
Erika 'Eset' Rose
Multidimensional Artist, Transformative Leader, and Healer
Eset is a midwife of creation and the Senior Director of Creative Strategy & Programming at Kripalu, an intuitive strategist, and a visionary leadership guide. At 17, she co-wrote Alicia Keys' Billboard chart-topping hit "A Women's Worth." At 27, she released her album Rosegarden. For two decades, Rose was a creative business partner and trusted advisor to Alicia Keys, shaping her career and co-founding initiatives like Keep A Child Alive and the We Are Here movement.
Learn more about Eset.
David Sauvage
Performance Artist, Writer, and Teacher
David Sauvage is a performance artist, writer, teacher, and shaman. He is best known for his show "Empath," where he does intuitive readings live in front of audiences. David is the author of Healing Heals the Healer Too and The Simplest Meditation in the World. He regularly teaches empathy, emotional intelligence, and the psychology of healing to students online. David creates and holds sacred space for emergence, healing, and transformation.
Learn more about David.
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Love. Serve. Surrender.