Special Events

Celebrating the Whole Family,
July 2–5, 2010, at Kripalu Center, Stockbridge, Massachusetts

With Devin Franklin, Michelle Apland, Arti Ross Kelso, and Mark Kelso

For families of all kinds and all ages.

Celebrate and share the joys and challenges of being a family, whether yours is a single-parent, grandparent, same-sex-parent, adoptive, or “traditional” family. In this fun-filled weekend, we will create a sacred space for laughter, tears, song, and ceremony, allowing you to reestablish connection to yourself, your loved ones, and nature.

Weekend highlights include

• Engaging, age-relevant activities for children and teens (such as how to make a fire without matches!)
• A special teen wilderness quest
• Creative projects as family “team builders”
• A beach day with loads of games and a picnic by the lake
• Time for parents to share in a supportive environment
• Yoga and deep relaxation
• Live music.

Together we will create a “village,” weaving a tapestry of our gifts and struggles, nourishing each other in community, and sharing common challenges while respecting our diversity. We will honor the gifts each stage of life offers (elders, adults, teens, children, and babies) through fun and challenges for all ages.

Please call Kripalu at 866-200-5203 for housing prices or to register. To find out more about Kripalu, visit http://www.kripalu.org.

Women in the Woods,
August 1–6, 2010, at Kripalu Center, Stockbridge, Massachusetts

With Michelle Apland and Arti Ross Kelso

For women.

Since the dawn of time, women have sourced nourishment, wisdom, and inspiration from their connections with the earth and other women. This workshop offers an immersion into the rejuvenating and exhilarating aspects of the natural world while empowering women in ways that support long-term physical, psychological, and spiritual well-being.
Current research will be woven through the week as you engage in games and activities to awaken the senses, make crafts from earth materials, and learn to identify flora and fauna. In this program, you will

• Light fire with ancient friction methods
• Gather wild edible and medicinal plants and use them to prepare nourishing meals and healing potions
• Experience nighttime adventures that deepen your understanding of the invisible guidance in your life
• Learn to provide some of your basic needs directly from the earth
• Revel in the awe, wonder, and mystery of the natural world
• Tap into your innate wisdom and clarity of mind through relationship with the earth.

Experience five days of fun, healing, learning, and playing with a group of wild women in the woods.

Register now and find out more about Kripalu Center.