kripalu Summer RetreatS
Summer offers us time to pause, reignite our own glow, and connect more deeply with the life-giving force within and around us. Join Jillian on a weekend retreat or mid-week retreat, many options available.
Jillian's retreats at Kripalu help you discover your most grounded, wide-open self — the state yogis call “true happiness”. Yoga offers many asana and meditation techniques to help you practice being in this state, and little by little, your moments of practice stretch into a lifetime. Jillian artfully weaves mindful vinyasa yoga, restorative yoga, and deep relaxation with metta meditation, mudita meditation, and nature walks to help you grown beyond habitual patterns of moving and thinking. As your body and heart relax, your mind opens to new possibilities.
“Jillian summer retreat enhanced my life so much. For years I practiced yoga, but going to this retreat has changed everything. I never understood how good the restorative portion of Yoga could be for me. I am truly feeling just wonderful and well!”
A Sample Day
Begin your day, bright and early with an optional Kripalu Yoga Class or Meditation, followed by a delicious, seasonal breakfast. Then settle into a three-hour yoga, meditation, and deep relaxation class with Jillian. Enjoy a short break and then hop into an optional Yoga Dance Class or take a walk to the lake or into the elaborate labyrinth. Enjoy lunch overlooking the mountains, and spend the afternoon resting beside the lake or under a tree, or playing as you please.
Deepen your experience with a two-hour, late afternoon class with Jillian, which includes a mindful nature walk and practice to harmonize with the season. Before dinner there is still time for a hike, swim, massage, or even another optional yoga class! Of course you will then delightful in a wholesome and delicious dinner. Finally, enjoy an evening concert, independent film, or sampler event. Tanglewood is walking distance from Kripalu and there is plenty to enjoy near by such as Jacobs Pillow, The Rockwell Museum and the fun towns of Great Barrington and Lenox.
