Scholarships Leadership & Collective Transformation Kripalu Visionary Program Lead with love The Kripalu Visionary Program is a long-term development initiative that brings together trusted teachers, change-makers, and community builders who are expanding access to healing, wellbeing, and belonging. Visionaries are more than exceptional presenters—they are long-term thought partners who help Kripalu broaden conversations around yoga and wellness, cultivate authentic relationships with new communities, and shape the future of our organization as a place of radical belonging. Through this reciprocal partnership, Kripalu invests in Visionaries through programming opportunities, leadership development, marketing support, and scholarship initiatives that amplify their reach and impact. In turn, Visionaries help us expand access to well-being, strengthen relationships across diverse communities, and create a campus where more people can see themselves reflected in the practice of yoga and the pursuit of collective wellbeing. Together, we are building a regenerative ecosystem rooted in connection, collaboration, and shared purpose. By investing in people and long-term relationships, the Kripalu Visionary Program is helping reimagine who wellness serves—igniting personal and societal transformation through the wisdom and power of yoga.For more information regarding the Kripalu Visionary program, please email regenerativecommunity@kripalu.org. What Makes a Kripalu Visionary? Experienced leaders, change-makers, and community builders who help expand access to well-being, healing, and belonging. More than presenters, they are partners who help Kripalu reach new communities and new understandings while growing their own impact and visibility.We Seek Individuals Who:Are emerging or established leaders in the health and wellness field who are also trusted voices within communities historically underrepresented in wellness spaces.Are excited to actively engage and build relationships with Kripalu. Bring unique perspectives that broaden conversations around healing, well-being, and personal growth.Value collaboration, shared learning, and long-term partnership. Help us better understand and serve diverse communities through authentic engagement and partnership and are proactive participants in their communities.Align with Kripalu’s mission of fostering personal and collective transformation. Believe in creating accessible entry points through free and reduced-cost offerings that can lead to deeper engagement with retreats, programs, and other wellness experiences. Current Kripalu Visionary Cohort Learn more about our current visionaries. Reggie Hubbard Kripalu Visionary Read Bio Jacoby Ballard Kripalu Visionary Read Bio Susanna Barkataki Kripalu Visionary Read Bio Hawah Kasat Kripalu Visionary Read Bio "[The Visionary Program] pairs leading voices from communities outside of Kripalu's historical audience with the resources of a renowned community of yoga and health. This synergy/cross-pollination allows for mutual growth for the teacher, the institution, and the community—which is how deep healing and transformative liberation manifest in our increasingly siloed worlds." - Reggie Hubbard "We are creating what hasn't existed before in this institution and in this lineage. We are making a contribution, becoming unlikely lineage holders ourselves, and through our programs, ushering in the next generations who will both carry on each of our legacies, and build something even better, hopefully making us, the current generation of Visionaries, obsolete." - Jacoby Ballard "The greatest opportunity is the ability to expand the definition of healing and leadership. To create spaces where people don't have to fragment themselves-where spirituality, activism, creativity, and community can all exist together." - Hawah Kasat "What feels powerful about spaces like Kripalu is the possibility of slowing down enough to remember ourselves and each other, held by the deep practice of yoga. In those moments, yoga allows and invites relationship, deep listening, the courage of satya and ahimsa. It becomes the willingness to imagine new ways of being together." - Susanna Barkataki Book Now 2027 Application Information Coming Soon View full accommodation pricingView our cancellation policy Jump To... Overview What Makes a Kripalu Visionary? Current Kripalu Visionary Cohort
"[The Visionary Program] pairs leading voices from communities outside of Kripalu's historical audience with the resources of a renowned community of yoga and health. This synergy/cross-pollination allows for mutual growth for the teacher, the institution, and the community—which is how deep healing and transformative liberation manifest in our increasingly siloed worlds." - Reggie Hubbard
"We are creating what hasn't existed before in this institution and in this lineage. We are making a contribution, becoming unlikely lineage holders ourselves, and through our programs, ushering in the next generations who will both carry on each of our legacies, and build something even better, hopefully making us, the current generation of Visionaries, obsolete." - Jacoby Ballard
"The greatest opportunity is the ability to expand the definition of healing and leadership. To create spaces where people don't have to fragment themselves-where spirituality, activism, creativity, and community can all exist together." - Hawah Kasat
"What feels powerful about spaces like Kripalu is the possibility of slowing down enough to remember ourselves and each other, held by the deep practice of yoga. In those moments, yoga allows and invites relationship, deep listening, the courage of satya and ahimsa. It becomes the willingness to imagine new ways of being together." - Susanna Barkataki
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