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Slow Yoga & Qigong: Relax & Restore RETREAT

Leaders: Ken Nelson and John Haggerty

For all levels; no yoga or qigong experience necessary.

"Be still like a mountain, and flow like a great river." - Lao Tzu

Discover a path to wholeness. Cultivate ease, grace, and freedom of movement through the ancient art of qigong. Enjoy the bliss of deep relaxation through restorative yoga and yoga nidra. Nourish your vital energy, calm your mind, and learn to live in the moment—with a wise and loving heart.

Join Kripalu legacy faculty, Ken Nelson, long-time martial artist and qigong teacher, John Haggerty, and author and facilitator, Lesli Lang, who will guide you through:

• Beginner-friendly meditations to discover stillness and inner peace
• Qigong sequences to enhance posture, balance, stamina, and longevity
• Yin yoga to increase flexibility and release chronic tension in the spine, hips, and lower back
• Outdoor walking meditation and qigong to connect with the      natural world

Return home feeling energized, centered, and inspired to establish a daily practice.

Note: This program is suitable for all levels; no prior yoga or qigong experience is required.

Ken Nelson, PhD,  is dedicated to helping people heal, grow, and awaken with mind-body  practices and the wisdom traditions. He teaches gentle yoga, qigong, and  meditation. Ken is a long-time Kripalu faculty member, and a former  Fulbright lecturer and Kripalu Scholar-in-Residence. He has offered  workshops worldwide since 1975. His CD, Yin Yoga, and DVD Qigong & Taiji for Healing & Vitality are  Kripalu best sellers. Ken is coauthor with David Ronka, Lesli Lang, Jim  White, and Liz Korabek-Emerson of their best-selling book, Designing  & Leading Life-Changing Workshops: Creating the Conditions for  Transformation in Your Groups, Trainings, and Retreats.

John Haggerty has  been studying and teaching East Asian martial and energetic disciplines  for thirty years. He undertook an intensive study of qigong and Yang  style Taijiquan in the tradition of Yang Cheng-fu twenty years ago, and  has been teaching the Yang long form, pushing hands, and weapon sets, as  well as several qigong sets, for about fifteen years. He also teaches  Isshin ryu karate and Chinese hard style martial arts, and has studied  widely among other traditional East Asian disciplines and philosophies.  John is devoted to sharing the strength and wellness of body, mind, and  spirit that traditional internal practices can bring to the sincere  student.

For more information and to REGISTER please click the button below. 

The Secret to Designing Workshops that Transform:

Supporting people to learn, heal, change, and grow

Ken Nelson, Lesli Lang, David Ronka, and the Life-Changing Workshops team

Many workshop leaders, coaches, trainers, and facilitators have a deep desire to create meaningful experiences that truly make a difference. Yet despite their skills and expertise, their participants often leave with new ideas, but little lasting change. What makes the difference between a workshop that informs and a workshop that transforms?

In this interactive online workshop, you'll explore the Transformational Learning Cycle (TLC), a simple yet powerful framework for designing experiences that foster insight, engagement, and meaningful growth.

You'll discover how to go beyond traditional teaching methods by creating experiences that invite people to connect, participate, reflect, and integrate what they've learned into their lives.

Together, we'll explore:

• Why information alone rarely creates lasting change.
• The essential ingredients of transformational learning.
• How to design workshops that engage the whole person—mind, body, and heart.
• Practical ways to make your workshops more experiential, memorable, and impactful.

This is not a lecture about workshop design. Through reflection, discussion, and experiential activities, you'll have an opportunity to experience these principles firsthand while discovering how they can elevate your own work.

Whether you're leading workshops, retreats, trainings, coaching groups, or educational programs, you'll leave with a fresh perspective on what helps people learn, change, heal, and grow—and practical tools you can begin using right away.

NOTE: This training is based on the best-selling book, Designing & Leading Life-Changing Workshops: Creating the Conditions for Transformation in Your Groups, Trainings, and Retreats, authored by the presenters.

In the spirit of accessibility and alignment, a limited number of Scholarships are available—apply through Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health.

Facilitating Transformational Workshops:

Group Dynamics and the Power of Presence

Ken Nelson, Lesli Lang, David Ronka, and the Life-Changing Workshops team

For everyone interested in facilitating the wisdom of individuals and groups. CE credits.   Create the conditions for transformation, accountability, and creativity in your groups, workshops, retreats, and trainings. Empower yourself and others to heal, grow, and awaken by cultivating trust—the foundation for safe inquiry and authentic dialogue.   Role-plays, fish-bowl simulations, and case studies in holistic learning make this program dynamic, interactive, and unforgettable. Your participants can’t help but succeed when you   

• Get clear about your goals, strengths, and challenges 
• Use the tools of intention, attention, agreements, and conscious communication 
• Hone your skills to listen, reflect, encourage, and ask powerful questions 
• Respond wisely to clear obstacles, upsets, and stuck behavior using interventions such as mind-body coaching. 

By transforming your own life first, you can practice being present, not perfect, and set the stage for inclusive solutions and sustainable results.

Recommended reading Designing & Leading Life-Changing Workshops: Creating the Conditions for Transformation in Your Groups, Trainings, and Retreats. (Ken Nelson, David Ronka, Lesli Lang, Liz Korabek-Emerson, and Jim White) 

Note This program—suitable for anyone interested in the science and art of mind-body learning—is part of a comprehensive, three-part training series. Each training in the series can stand alone or be taken in any order. 

See life-changingworkshops.com for more information. Tuition includes a training workbook.  

In the spirit of accessibility and alignment, a limited number of Scholarships are available—apply through Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health.

Slow Yoga & Qigong: Relax & Restore in the New Year | RETREAT

Leaders: Ken Nelson and John Haggerty

For all levels; no yoga or qigong experience necessary.

"Be still like a mountain, and flow like a great river." - Lao Tzu

Begin the new year grounded, refreshed, and renewed. Through the flowing movements of qigong, the meditative pace of slow yoga, and the deep rest of yoga nidra, you will be invited to soften tension, restore vital energy, and return to the wisdom of the present moment.

This nourishing New Year’s retreat offers a gentle path to a sense of balance—helping you move with greater ease, grace, stability, and freedom while cultivating a calm mind and an open heart.

Kripalu legacy faculty and mind-body practices leader Ken Nelson, long-time martial artist and master qigong teacher John Haggerty, and author and facilitator Lesli Lang will guide you through:

• Beginner-friendly meditation practices
• Qigong sequences to support posture, balance, stamina, and vitality
• Yin and restorative yoga to ease chronic tension in the spine, hips, and low back
• Yoga nidra for deep rest and nervous system renewal
 

Weather permitting, we may practice outdoors to cultivate harmony with the natural world.

Return home feeling energized, centered, and more at home in your body—with simple daily practices you can continue in the year ahead.

NOTE: This program is suitable for all levels; no prior yoga or qigong experience is necessary.

Ken Nelson, PhD,  is dedicated to helping people heal, grow, and awaken with mind-body  practices and the wisdom traditions. He teaches gentle yoga, qigong, and  meditation. Ken is a long-time Kripalu faculty member, and a former  Fulbright lecturer and Kripalu Scholar-in-Residence. He has offered  workshops worldwide since 1975. His CD, Yin Yoga, and DVD Qigong & Taiji for Healing & Vitality are  Kripalu best sellers. Ken is coauthor with David Ronka, Lesli Lang, Jim  White, and Liz Korabek-Emerson of their best-selling book, Designing  & Leading Life-Changing Workshops: Creating the Conditions for  Transformation in Your Groups, Trainings, and Retreats.

John Haggerty has  been studying and teaching East Asian martial and energetic disciplines  for thirty years. He undertook an intensive study of qigong and Yang  style Taijiquan in the tradition of Yang Cheng-fu twenty years ago, and  has been teaching the Yang long form, pushing hands, and weapon sets, as  well as several qigong sets, for about fifteen years. He also teaches  Isshin ryu karate and Chinese hard style martial arts, and has studied  widely among other traditional East Asian disciplines and philosophies.  John is devoted to sharing the strength and wellness of body, mind, and  spirit that traditional internal practices can bring to the sincere  student.

For more information and to REGISTER please click the button below.