Bhavani Lorraine Nelson: Calendar

Friday, May 4th, 2012

Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health

May 4th - 6th, 2012 - Friday night start at 7:30pm

Have you heard about the benefits of meditation and wondered what the practice is really like? Or perhaps you’ve had some meditation instruction but not yet found a technique that fits your temperament and lifestyle, one that allows you to sustain a regular practice.

This weekend workshop introduces you to several major meditation techniques from the yogic and Buddhist traditions, including

• Meditation on the breath
• Loving-kindness, or metta, meditation
• Walking meditation
• Pranayama (breathing exercises)
• Meditative Sanskrit chanting.

A popular Kripalu presenter, Bhavani is known for her clear instruction and user-friendly approach. Take away the inspiration and clarity you need to continue meditating at home, along with a meditation practice that brings greater peace, equanimity, and contentment to your life.

CE Credits

This program is eligible for :
8.5 credits for Athletic Trainers (BOC), $20 additional charge

Click here for more information - http://www.kripalu.org/program/view/ITMR-121/introduction_to_meditation

Friday, May 11th, 2012

Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health

Presenters: Sara Meeks and Bhavani Lorraine Nelson

For all levels; no prior yoga experience needed.

We are, in essence, harmonic beings, vibrating crystals that respond to the forces of the universe. This unique new workshop with two longtime Kripalu teachers demonstrates how movement from the inside out enables us to free our voices from the ground up. Sara Meeks and Bhavani Lorraine Nelson combine muscle contraction, spinal compression, tension, torsion, and the effect of gravity with breath, sound, music, and movement. This unique combination creates a profound consciousness of the body.

This weekend includes

• Principles of S. A. F. E. Yoga (Skeletally Appropriate For Everyone) alignment in seated, standing, supine, and prone positions
• The freedom of “toning” as Bhavani invites us into a magical wash of sound alive with the intention of healing ourselves and the universe
• The Spinal Rock, a Meeks Method original, designed to relax and heal the structures of the spine through rhythmic movement accompanied by music.

Take home practical suggestions for your yoga practice and your life from a program that leaves your body, mind, and spirit humming, your bones resonating, and your feet dancing to the rhythm of your own harmonic being.

Recommended reading Sara Meeks, Walk Tall! 2nd edition (Triad).

Note: Dress in loose, layered, comfortable clothing for movement.

CE Credits

This program is eligible for :
9.5 credits for Yoga Alliance (YA), $20 additional charge
9.5 credits for Athletic Trainers (BOC), $20 additional charge

Click here for more information - http://www.kripalu.org/program/view/YOT-121/s_a_f_e_yoga_harmonics_in_motion

Friday, July 6th, 2012

Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health

Have you heard about the benefits of meditation and wondered what the practice is really like? Or perhaps you’ve had some meditation instruction but not yet found a technique that fits your temperament and lifestyle, one that allows you to sustain a regular practice.

This weekend workshop introduces you to several major meditation techniques from the yogic and Buddhist traditions, including

• Meditation on the breath
• Loving-kindness, or metta, meditation
• Walking meditation
• Pranayama (breathing exercises)
• Meditative Sanskrit chanting.

A popular Kripalu presenter, Bhavani is known for her clear instruction and user-friendly approach. Take away the inspiration and clarity you need to continue meditating at home, along with a meditation practice that brings greater peace, equanimity, and contentment to your life.

CE Credits

This program is eligible for 8.5 credits for Athletic Trainers (BOC), $20 additional charge