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2015/2016
Impact
A Magazine for Patrons and Friends
MISSION DRIVEN, DONOR SUPPORTED
2Why Scholarships Matter
A roundtable discussion on yoga, outreach, and how
giving can change the world.
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Transforming Cultures Through the
Kripalu Approach
The Kripalu Institute for Extraordinary Living is using
the tools of yoga to help organizations create longterm change.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Marcy Balter, Chair
John Chu
Dorothy Cochrane
Steve Dinkelaker
David Ellner
Marcia Feuer
Christine Fuchs
Sarah Hancock
Joan Kopperl
David Lipsius
Carol O’Neil,
incoming Chair
Michael Pulitzer, Jr.
Erin Tunnicliffe
LEADERSHIP
David Lipsius, Chief Executive Officer
Erin Peck, Senior Vice President of People,
Culture, and Programs
12Change Agents
Jill Bauman, Vice President of Strategy
and Growth
Through the support of a Kripalu donor, four women
are preparing to take yoga to kids across the country.
Elizabeth Burnett, Vice President of Development
14Serene Makeover
John Gillespie, Vice President of Finance
Inger Forland, Vice President of Marketing
and Communications
Kripalu continues to invest in a long-term strategy to
maintain the beauty and efficiency of our facility.
IMPACT
18A Harvest as Vast as the Universe
Development team: Elizabeth Burnett,
Monica Bowman, Sarah Carpenter,
Stephen Cope
Generosity comes in many forms, from a loving word to
the beauty of a pink hibiscus. 20 Annual Report
Editorial team: Jonathan Ambar, Lisa Pletzer,
Ashley Vanasse, Tresca Weinstein
Designers: Andreas Engel, Derek Hansen
Photography: Emily Beaulieu, Gregory Cherin,
Paul Conrath, Carrie Owens, Charlie Pappas
Special thanks to Lyn Meczywor.
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28 Our Mission in Action
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Center for Yoga & Health.
Dear friends,
As I approach my fourth anniversary in service to Kripalu’s guests, students, and staff,
I’ve been reflecting on what has most surprised and impressed me in my time here.
This includes
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he ability of the Kripalu Institute for Extraordinary Living to translate 10 years of
scientific research into accessible programs that transform organizations through
empowering, evidence-based yoga techniques
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he unwavering intention by the Kripalu staff to enhance every aspect of the
Kripalu Experience as we grow, allowing us to deliver the most potent impact to
everyone we serve
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he inspiring evolution of the yoga faculty, who have examined their studies,
practices, and teaching methodology to ensure that contemporary yoga students
receive a world-class education appropriate for the modern practitioner
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he dedication of our Scholarship Committee, which supports Kripalu’s commitment to providing inclusive yoga programs to populations that otherwise might not
be exposed to the practices of this life-changing technology.
But perhaps the biggest surprise is that so many of our guests and students do not know that we are a not-for-profit
educational organization.
Every decision we make is focused on achieving our not-for-profit mission­—to empower people and communities to realize
their full potential through the transformative wisdom and practice of yoga. Every program we offer, inside or outside the
retreat center, is intended to fulfill our vision of an awakened, compassionate, and connected world. Every activity we engage
in is designed to deliver an empowering experience for anyone exploring their health, happiness, success, and contribution
to society. Every initiative we create is developed in accordance with our organizational values, which begin with service. We
serve with a full heart so that others may receive the gifts of Kripalu, as we have ourselves.
None of this is possible without your support. And no initiative is more important than providing access to Kripalu through
scholarships. At this time, we ask you to help us spread the word about our not-for-profit status and the need for donor
contributions to extend Kripalu’s mission farther into communities, organizations, and schools that share our intention to
raise consciousness through spiritual and evidence-based yoga. We currently award $500,000 in scholarships each year,
and my dream is to double that amount. This can only be accomplished in partnership with our donors.
Finally, I am thrilled to introduce Elizabeth Burnett, our new Vice President of Development, who is helping to expand our
mission-driven impact through initiatives like those you will read about in these pages. Elizabeth joins an exceptional team of
leaders who share a passion for measurable results and a desire to take humanity-inspired yoga to as many populations as
we can reach together.
Namaste,
David Lipsius
CEO
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STEPHEN COPE
SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE AND
KRIPALU AMBASSADOR
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EDI PASALIS
ELIZABETH BURNETT
MODERATOR
DAVID LIPSIUS
VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT
CEO, KRIPALU YOGA TEACHER
DIRECTOR, KRIPALU
INSTITUTE FOR
EXTRAORDINARY LIVING
Why
Scholarships
Matter
A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ON YOGA,
OUTREACH, AND HOW GIVING CAN CHANGE
THE WORLD
ELIZABETH: Our focus today is on scholarships, and I’d like to begin by reminding
our readers of something that not everyone who comes here is aware of: Kripalu is a
nonprofit educational organization, and our Scholarship Program, along with all of
our mission-driven initiatives, is supported by charitable donations. Each year, we
award nearly half a million dollars in scholarships. This is an investment Kripalu
makes, and we’re only able to do it in partnership with our donors.
STEPHEN: In general, the mission of a nonprofit is to operate for the good of the
whole, for the good of society. With yoga, we have inherited a tradition that is
precisely about having an impact on both individuals and society. Our tradition is
based in investigating how we attenuate suffering and how we help human beings
live optimally, through the practice of yoga.
DAVID: Our not-for-profit status allows us to invest our energy directly into our
mission and to bring people here to explore yoga who wouldn’t be able to do so
without scholarship support. Our intention is to improve access to yoga, for any
population that’s interested. We are looking to increase diversity in the yoga space.
COBY KOZLOWSKI
KRIPALU SCHOOL OF
YOGA FACULTY MEMBER
Impact brought together five of Kripalu’s leaders to discuss why our
donor-supported Scholarship Program lies at the very heart of our mission.
Their wide-ranging conversation touched on how yoga helps create a better
world, the power of yoga research to open doors, and the many stories of
individuals and communities transformed by the gifts of this practice.
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ELIZABETH: Why is it important that a wide range of populations have access to the teachings of yoga? How does that
create a better world?
EDI: The first level of impact is an enhanced experience in
the educational program itself, which comes with having a
more diverse group of people in the room. Through the scholarships that the Kripalu Institute for Extraordinary Living
(KIEL) has given for our programming, we have created a
really diverse community in the yoga “classroom,” and we
consistently hear how compelling and engaging that is for
people. We find our humanity across our differences. Then,
on a larger scale, it extends out into the world. For example,
we provided scholarships for two elementary school teachers from Ofakim, a very underprivileged part of Israel, to attend the Kripalu Yoga in the Schools Teacher Training. So, in
this place that is wartorn, that is filled with immigrants and
refugees, there is this seed of yoga. There is the possibility
for people to reach their full potential even in the midst of
challenge.
STEPHEN: The idea of nonseparation is at the heart of our
tradition. Swami Kripalu said “the whole world is one family.” Our relationship with the world is a family relationship,
which inevitably gives rise to generosity.
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DAVID: Virtually every population—regardless of status,
income, or location—is facing an accelerating world full of
stresses. Yoga is an ancient system that allows us to tolerate
and transmute these challenges into positive actions in the
world, on behalf of ourselves and others. Here at Kripalu, we
have a fundamental understanding of what yoga, as an art and
a science, can really do for people. The yoga that’s so popular
in America today is one facet of yoga, but it’s the tip of the iceberg. At Kripalu, we have been teaching all aspects of yoga, as
a full lifestyle and not just an on-the-mat practice. The inherent gift of yoga is that all the tools necessary for a successful
and skillful life—a life of resilience, self-regulation, positivity,
health, and happiness—are available in one system. Kripalu
has something essential to offer the world, and we do that,
in part, through the individuals, who come here and are empowered with that knowledge and strength, and go out into
the world to share it with others.
COBY: If yoga is about finding truth, then the more people we
can let into the conversation, the more we’re going to unpack
that truth. Yoga is a conversation that welcomes diversity in
all its shapes and forms and experiences. There is an intimacy
that happens when a group of people who don’t seem alike on
the outside come together and sit at the table. We need all the
voices in the conversation in order to see the full picture, to get
to a greater truth, and to take these contemplative practices
that are thousands of years old and make them relatable to the
world we live in now. The yoga we’re practicing today is not
the same as it was a thousand, a hundred, even 40 years ago.
STEPHEN: I want to point out that this evolution of the tradition is informed in large part by our introduction of science
into the yoga world, in order to systematically evaluate what
we’re doing. We understand better now how Kripalu Yoga
works than we did 10 years ago because of that systematic inquiry. And you’re so right, Coby, to point out that we have to
have all the voices in order for that inquiry to continue.
ELIZABETH: How has philanthropy enabled Kripalu to engage with the scientific community, and how does that impact
our practices at the center and in the world?
EDI: Science opens the doors to organizations that wouldn’t
otherwise adopt the practices of yoga. Through our research
and our affiliation with institutions like Harvard Medical
School, we’ve been able to gain access to a variety of schools,
hospitals, and other organizations that might shy away from a
full experience of yoga. Science becomes our entrée.
STEPHEN: Many of our donors are particularly interested in
what I would call scale and leverage—how can we take what
we know, the genius we have here at Kripalu, and leverage it
in society. They realize that science is the language we speak
now, that evidence is required, as Edi said, in order to open the
doors to the Boston Symphony Orchestra [in Kripalu’s collaboration with Tanglewood], the Massachusetts State Trooper
barracks [in a KIEL research project on frontline providers],
all the different mainstream institutions that we’ve gone into.
Our philanthropic base realizes the power of combining the
quintessential wisdom of the yoga tradition, which is committed to seeking truth, with the truth-finding laser beam of
science.
A Kripalu Yoga class at an elementary school in the
wartorn area of Ofakim, Israel.
COBY: If we’re talking about inclusivity, science is a language the world trusts. It
makes yoga digestible and usable for everyone.
DAVID: Swami Kripalu said that retreat centers are laboratories. And donor support of science at Kripalu has been game-changing over the last 40 years, because it’s moved yoga from a belief system to a scientifically validated system
that allows everybody to feel comfortable participating at whatever level works
for them. Thus the exponential growth of yoga in America can be directly correlated, in large part, to all those organizations—including Kripalu, which is a
leader in this field—who invested early on in yoga research.
STEPHEN: Our research is looking not only at the effects of our practice but also
at the mechanisms of those effects. People come to Kripalu for five days and they
feel better—they are better, by many objective measures. Why? What was the
actual mechanism that did that? Was it the breathing? Was it the food? We’re
beginning to move closer to understanding what the active ingredients are, and
that allows us to be more effective. Take the brain scan study we sponsored
through KIEL in collaboration with Harvard Medical School. We put 20 adept
yogis in the fMRI machine, as well as 20 adept meditators and 20 controls, and
we discovered that systematic yoga practice over years attenuates the deterioration of fluid intelligence [the capacity to think logically and solve problems in
new situations, independent of previous experience and knowledge]. That’s a
huge finding for those of us who are aging, which is all of us.
COBY: That goes back to scale and leverage. If we have this information about
what’s actually working, how can we bring it to more people?
EDI: What we’ve learned has opened doors, particularly in organizational settings—for example, Berkshire Farm, an organization that serves more than 8,000
youth and families across the state of New York. They serve a whole spectrum of
adolescents—kids who are in at-risk homes or are in foster care, group homes, or
specialty schools, and they also have an adjudicative high school. Their work is
very challenging, and they want to engage with Kripalu to learn how to do that
work better. Kripalu is able to engage with Berkshire Farm because we have the
scholarship support from our donors.
ELIZABETH: How do scholarships support our work with organizations like
Berkshire Farm?
EDI: For one, scholarships create an opportunity for staff members in our partner organizations to attend a Kripalu program, often in the context of our research. This brings people here who would never have come across yoga otherwise and, by the end of their visit they understand the benefits of these tools.
The Berkshire Farm staff has seen the benefits for themselves and their families,
and also how they can use these tools with the adolescents they serve. We’ve had
staff from Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center in Vermont come to immersion programs at Kripalu, and they have gone back and used the tools to transform the way they work with these kids. These are 30 of the most troubled youth
in Vermont, in the only lockdown facility in the state. All of these kids have had
trauma, many of them have substance abuse issues, and all of them are either at
risk to themselves or others—and the tools of yoga have begun to transform the
culture there. For example, we heard an anecdote about how one of the staff who
trained at Kripalu was able to use a focus on the breath to de-escalate a situation
that would have typically required physical restraint. The staff at Woodside has
stopped thinking about what they do as containment in a prison, and have begun
thinking about it as rehabilitation and care. [See the article on page 8 about how
Kripalu scholarships are transforming the culture at Woodside, as well as other
organizations and school environments.]
$15 for 2015
Campaign
Expands Donor
Base
Kripalu’s $15 for 2015
fundraising campaign supports
the Kripalu Scholarship Program
by encouraging one-time and
monthly contributions of $15,
with the idea that a united
effort, even when the dollar
amounts are small, can make
a real difference. The initiative
has thus far garnered 100 firsttime donors, supplementing
Kripalu’s established donor
base. The Scholarship Program
awards half a million dollars
annually to applicants attending
trainings in the Kripalu Schools
of Yoga and Ayurveda, as well
as other Kripalu programs.
To help someone fulfill their
dream of coming to Kripalu,
visit kripalu.org/makeagift. Your
contribution will create a ripple
effect of long-lasting impact.
2015 Hanser Award
to Fund Research on
Pranayama’s Impact on
the Aging Brain
Ishan Walpola, a research assistant in cognitive psychology and contemplative neuroscience
at McGill University in Montreal, is the recipient
of the 2015 Samuel B. Hanser Visionary Award
for Yoga Research. The $10,000 award will
support Ishan’s study of the impact of an eightweek pranayama (yogic breathwork) training
on mindfulness and brain structure, function,
and activity in adults aged 50 to 70.
Using fMRI technology, Ishan will measure
changes in both structural and functional brain
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architecture, which typically exhibit degeneration during the aging process. The potential
impact will be to provide evidence supporting
the benefit of yoga-based interventions for aging
populations—an issue of great global significance, given that an estimated 76 million people
will be suffering from dementia worldwide by the
year 2020, and 135 million by the year 2050.
Ishan will be mentored by Vasavan Nair, MD,
and Pedro Rosa-Neto, MD, PhD, through the
McGill Center for Studies in Aging at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute.
Established by the Samuel B. Hanser Memorial
Trust and administered by the Kripalu Institute
for Extraordinary Living, the
award honors the spirit and
vision of Samuel B. Hanser,
a practitioner of the healing
arts, who believed that every
person holds the wisdom
and power to lead a happy
and healthy life.
Ishan Walpola
ELIZABETH: What you’re describing are the concentric circles that a
scholarship creates. You bring a person or a group of people here to
experience the potency of the retreat center, and that individual or
group is transformed. They bring what they’ve learned to their family
and to their workplace, and share it with the kids they’re interacting
with—and who knows how it will impact those kids and what they will
do with it, in turn.
EDI: That’s right, and we intentionally magnify the impact in the work
sphere by focusing our scholarships in partnership with particular
organizations, to facilitate groups of people attending our programs.
Having 10 people at Woodside with these skills means that we’ve lit a
spark, we’ve created a fire of transformation within that community.
There’s a cohort working together, inspired, and that creates a snowball effect.
ELIZABETH: What’s impressive about this is that the value per dollar
of this impact is really quite enormous, because it’s actually relatively
affordable to bring people to the retreat center, and the resonance that
their experience can have is phenomenal.
COBY: One of the programs I teach at Kripalu is Quarter-Life Calling, for people in their 20s, and they often get scholarships to come
here. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gotten letters from people
who attended the program telling me how grateful they were for the
scholarship, and sharing that their experience at Kripalu drastically
changed their lives. And I can’t tell you how many people have gone
from Quarter-Life Calling into Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training. It becomes a gateway in, for these young adults to say, “My life matters, I
have something to contribute,” and Kripalu offers infinite resources
to keep coming back to. I have about 100 students each year—that’s
not a lot, but it’s enough that they’re taking it back to their friends and
families and their colleges and universities. The ripple effect that one
scholarship can have is unbelievable.
STEPHEN: Here’s another example: Suzi Jennings, an Englishwoman from outside London, came here to train as a Kripalu Yoga
teacher, and went back home and discovered she had a calling to
work with the most severely wounded soldiers coming back from
Iraq and Afghanistan—double and triple amputees that no one else
wanted to work with, and she figured out a way to do yoga with
them. She became an established figure at Headley Court, one of
their central rehabilitation facilities, and Kripalu has supported her work in a number of ways. She has been awarded Kripalu
Teaching for Diversity grants [supporting yoga teachers working
with underserved populations] for her innovative work. At one
point, she brought with her to Kripalu a young man from the Royal
British Army who had had both legs blown off, and we sponsored
him to attend yoga teacher training. This summer, Kripalu awarded
a teacher training scholarship to a young woman who works with
Suzi. We sent the head of our research team, Sat Bir S. Khalsa of
Harvard Medical School to speak to the scientists and generals at
Headley Court about yoga’s efficacy.
EDI: One of my favorite scholarship stories is Lisa Hoag, the chair
of the P. E. department at Pittsfield High School (PHS) in Pittsfield,
Massachusetts. Because we received a grant to serve PHS, Kripalu
was able to provide Lisa with a full scholarship for both the 200hour teacher training and the weeklong Kripalu Yoga in the Schools
Teacher Training. She had seen yoga only from the sidelines,
because her students were experiencing it through the work
that the Kripalu Yoga in the Schools program was doing in
Pittsfield. In her first year as a yoga teacher, she served more
than 230 students at PHS, and yoga is now embedded in the
culture there.
STEPHEN: We should point out that PHS is a challenged
population, and this speaks to how well Kripalu Yoga can
address stress and adversity. In 1993, Bruce McEwen at
Columbia University published a study on what he called
allostatic load, the wear and tear on the body as a result of
constant stress. He discovered that people in populations
dealing with poverty, illness, violence, the whole gamut of
challenges, face a systematic and regular activation of the
stress response and, as a result, over time, they get sicker.
They have organ breakdown and chronic disease at a very
high level. Nothing works better to counteract the stress
response than a direct intervention to the sympathetic and
parasympathetic nervous systems, and that’s what yoga does.
This concept of allostatic load is directly related to why we
should reach out to these challenged populations.
“There are concentric circles that
a scholarship creates. You bring a
person or a group of people here
to experience the potency of the
retreat center, and that individual
or group is transformed.”
EDI: Carl Rubino is a Kripalu Yoga teacher who spent his
career as a lawyer in the juvenile justice system, and now he’s
trying to transform that system with yoga. He did his Kripalu
Yoga and Kripalu Yoga in the Schools Teacher Trainings
with the support of scholarships, and that has created in him
a deep sense of gratitude that fuels his work. I think it’s also
important to note that some of the teachers we support to
attend Kripalu Yoga in the Schools Teacher Training take
the tools back to more affluent school settings, where there
is a high rate of suicide due to academic and other pressures.
DAVID: Scholarships are the key to unlocking dynamic
social change in the world through yoga. There is no better
way to serve Kripalu than by supporting scholarships, so
people can learn the tools and techniques and then go out
into the world and bring those tools to others. For example,
in the first six years of the Kripalu Yoga in the Schools program, we were able to reach approximately 1,500 students. In
the first year that we created the Kripalu Yoga in the Schools
Teacher Training and provided scholarships for people to
come learn those techniques, we reached another 1,500
students, effectively doubling the number of students impacted, and that has continued to increase since. All of this
is donor supported. People always ask us, after having had an
incredible experience here, how can I bring this home? How
can I share this with others? Donating to our Scholarship
Program is the best way to do that, because it exponentially
increases the number of people who have exposure in their
communities to this amazing resource.
EDI: My touchstone story is a particular student who
attended Monument Mountain Regional High School [in Great
Barrington, Massachusetts] a few years ago. As she was
entering high school, she was heading in a very selfdestructive direction. Through the support of the Kripalu
Yoga in the Schools program at Monument, she ended up in
yoga class, gained tools to manage the challenges she was
facing, and started to find her way back to herself. She finished school, and now she’s working in the community and
thriving. What especially moves me is that she had a younger
sister who saw her make this choice, and was determined to
get into the yoga class. She flourished from the get-go. The
ripple effects of this practice are incredibly powerful.
COBY: The spectrum of possibility for making an impact is
what gets me—from an individual, to a family, to a school,
to communities, universities, and organizations. There are
all these little pockets where yoga has taken root, these little
dots that connect to make this beautiful constellation. That’s
what creates global change.
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Transforming
Cultures Through
the Kripalu
Approach
The Kripalu Institute for Extraordinary
Living is using the tools of yoga to help
organizations create long-term change.
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hirty-seven minutes into each hour of the work day, a timer goes off in
Sandi Hoffman’s office at Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center in
Colchester, Vermont. When she hears it, Sandi knows it’s time to get up
from her desk for what she calls a “yoga snack”—a few moments to stand
up and stretch, or get down on the floor and do a Plank or the six yogic movements
of the spine. Sometimes another colleague will join her. These “snacks,” along with
mindful breathing—which she practices three times a day, on average, when she
finds herself in a challenging situation—are two of the simple, powerful tools Sandi
has brought back from a Kripalu immersion program that she attended in March.
When you work at a lockdown facility for traumatized and violent adolescents, as
Sandi does, the ability to draw on techniques like this can have a profound effect
on your day-to-day experience—and that inevitably trickles down to the adolescents being served. Aron Steward, assistant director at Woodside and a Kripalu
Yoga teacher, has so far sent nine staff members to Kripalu with the help of Kripalu
scholarships, and plans to send more.
The paradigm shift taking place at Woodside is also unfolding in the Lexington
School District outside of Boston; at Monument Mountain Regional High School in
Great Barrington, Massachusetts; and at Berkshire Farm Center and Services for
Youth in New York State. The Kripalu Institute for Extraordinary Living (KIEL)
has been working closely with these organizations over the past 18 months to deliver a multifaceted Kripalu curriculum to staff, including principals, teachers, counselors, and administrative directors. “The KIEL’s particular interest is in working
with organizational partners to create a critical mass of professionals who have access to the tools of yoga,” says Edi Pasalis, KIEL Director. “We look at long-term,
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clarity, integrity, and balance—with the ultimate goal of
realizing one’s full potential.
Kripalu alumni from participating organizations often share
aspects of the tools and information with the adolescents
they work with—but, even if they don’t have the opportunity
to pass them on directly, what they learn has a tremendous
impact on their well-being, allowing them to approach their
work with renewed energy, compassion, and focus.
FROM DETENTION TO REHABILITATION
At Woodside, Aron Steward says staff come back from
Kripalu “not only with tools for taking better care of themselves, but also with a whole new perspective on how to
work with the kids. They’re using yoga, breathing techniques, meditation, and mindfulness to intervene when
there’s a crisis.” Residents practice these tools in weekly
yoga classes at Woodside, with staff participating alongside
the kids.
Aron shared a story that encapsulates the organizational
change taking place at Woodside: The facility is videomonitored 24 hours a day, and she recently noticed that, in
one room, the students and teacher were all lying on the
floor. Her first reaction was concern but, when she went to
the classroom to investigate, staff member Scott Green, a
Kripalu alumni, told her that everyone had needed a few
moments in Savasana to rest and restore before moving on
with the class.
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“My mission is to build a strength-based treatment program out of what has historically been a detention center,”
Aron says, “and Kripalu Yoga is a fundamental supporting
element of this transformation.”
Aron Steward, Kripalu Yoga teacher and assistant director at
Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center in Colchester, Vermont.
sustainable change as happening at three levels: personal
transformation for staff as they learn tools for self-care and
self-regulation; professional transformation as they bring
these tools into the workplace; and transformation at the
organizational level, which creates new opportunities and
new ways of working.”
Developed over the past four decades, the Kripalu Approach
is uniquely applicable to off-the-mat practice, for all
populations and in every aspect of life and work. The
evidence-based curriculum refined by the KIEL aims “to
empower people to sustain optimal levels of functioning in
the face of life’s challenges through the practice of yoga.”
The focus is on using core Kripalu teachings, such as SelfObservation Without Judgment, conscious breathing, yoga
postures, and BRFWA (Breathe, Relax, Feel, Watch, Allow),
to maintain the steadiness in body and mind that supports
BREAKING THE PRISON PIPELINE
Through home visits, group homes, charter schools, and
an adjudicated residential center in Canaan, New York,
Berkshire Farm serves more than 8,000 at-risk youth across
the state and employs some 700 people. The focus of the organization’s work is helping these young people overcome
difficult circumstances so they can flourish, rather than
remaining in the judicial system. Supported by full scholarships from Kripalu, two groups of Berkshire Farm staff
members attended Kripalu immersion programs in the
spring and fall of 2014; Roosevelt Moore, Jr., a youth care
counselor, was among them. Roosevelt is an example of
the personal transformation that leads to organizational
change. He was completely new to yoga when he arrived at
Kripalu, and he wasn’t expecting to learn anything helpful,
but when he spoke about his experience at the close of the
program, there were tears in his eyes. “I’ve learned to be
more compassionate to all mankind, even myself,” he said.
“I’ve learned how to meditate. If I could use one word [to
describe Kripalu], it would be ‘love.’”
Greg Pasos, principal of Berkshire Farm’s residential school,
had a similar experience. Initially skeptical, he found that,
after a couple of days, “I felt better than I ever had before.
The healthy diet, the yoga, and the general atmosphere
helped me find a peace that I did not know existed.” Now,
he notes, he’s able to model for his students what it looks
and feels like to be calm and balanced.
In addition to the trainings for staff, Berkshire Farm held
a one-day leadership retreat at Kripalu in June for 75 key
staff members. Diane Dillon, PhD, chief psychologist and
vice president of Berkshire Farm’s Center of Excellence in
Trauma-Informed Care, says she consistently hears from
her coworkers that the self-regulation and healthy living
tools they learned at Kripalu have been highly impactful,
and in some cases, she says, life changing. “Our staff is able
to model for youth how to slow down their reactions, reduce stress, and choose more effective responses,” Diane
says. “These essential practices, coupled with the compassion for self and others that is taught and made palpable by
every staff person at Kripalu, are making their way into our
organizational culture.”
CREATING HEALTHY SUCCESS ZONES
Young people in the achievement-oriented environments
in the Lexington school district and at Monument face different challenges than those at Woodside and Berkshire
Farm—but they, too, need compassionate guidance and accessible tools for stress relief. Jennifer E. Turner, assistant
principal at the Jonas Clarke Middle School in Lexington,
says that data collected at the district level shows that both
students and staff often feel stressed and find it difficult
to cope with everyday challenges. The district’s work with
the KIEL aims to enhance positivity and well-being for
staff and, by extension, students.
Jennifer attended the 2015 Kripalu Yoga in the Schools
Symposium, and was so intrigued by the experience that
she subsequently changed the topic of her PhD dissertation
to focus on yoga in schools. Her school district worked with
the KIEL to create a Kripalu training tailored for teachers,
which was attended by the district’s staff in July.
“Kripalu’s philosophy of healthy living and self-care match
our belief that a healthy mind and body are more able and
ready to tackle stressful situations and overcome challenges with inherent resiliency,” Jennifer says. That holds true
at Monument as well, where several staff members have attended Kripalu immersion programs, including principal
Marianne Young. She says fighting and vandalism at the
school have decreased substantially as Kripalu tools have
become integrated into the culture.
Audra Alexander, a seventh-grade English teacher at Jonas
Clarke and a graduate of the Kripalu Yoga in the Schools
Teacher Training, doesn’t just teach the tools; she uses
them in the classroom herself, every day. “Throughout
the day, I take the time to check in with what is going on
around me,” she says. “By consciously pausing to breathe
and notice the situation before me, I am able to respond
with intention and compassion.”
That understanding lies at the heart of the KIEL’s work,
which has the potential to create lasting change throughout society. “Our partnerships with these organizations
is revealing the incredible multiplier effect that happens
when people learn these tools and bring them back to the
workplace—and that can be a school, a detention center, a
hospital, or a corporation,” says Edi. “There is no limit to
where we can take this.”
To find out more about the KIEL’s work and to support its
initiatives, visit kripalu.org/kiel.
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Change Agents
Here’s an inspiring look at the amazing work our graduates are doing in the
world. These four women, who attended the Kripalu Yoga in the Schools
Teacher Training in 2015, come from across the country and are committed
to making positive change in their communities. Their participation in the
training was sponsored by a donation from a family of longtime Kripalu
supporters who are equally committed to supporting the vision of the Kripalu
Yoga in the Schools initiative: to make a real difference in adolescents’ lives
and in society through the transformative power of yoga.
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PAMELA NICHOL BONDURANT
Pamela is a high school English teacher in Laramie, Wyoming. She and a colleague in the
science department are launching a course called Eastern Thought, Western Practice: The
Science, Literature and Practice of Yoga; between 30 and 50 percent of each week’s class
will be devoted to asana practice. Pamela also offers donation-only yoga classes for educators in her community. In addition to her role as an educator, Pamela sponsors three human rights organizations in her school: PeaceJam, which enables students to meet Nobel
laureates; Friends of Rachel, an anti-bullying and positive leadership organization; and
SALLY (Safe Area for Laramie High School LGBTIQ Youth). She also teaches the English course Communication for Change, focusing on social justice, civic responsibility, and
community service at Laramie High School. Pamela is an advocate for mental health, affectional (sexual) orientation and gender identity, class/ethnicity fairness, and women’s
rights. She is dedicated to integrating yoga, meditation, and mindfulness into the academic culture of public schools.
SELENA COBURN
Selena is a Blackfeet Pikuni Native American woman who grew up in rural Montana and
now lives in New York City, where she works as a Pilates instructor. After graduating
from Kripalu’s 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training, she enrolled in the Kripalu Yoga in the
Schools Teacher Training with the intention of empowering students to take yoga beyond
their mats and into their lives and communities. Selena’s experience of practicing yoga as
a high school student dramatically changed her understanding of her own self-worth and
was critical to her development as a young woman. She plans to take her training back to
the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Browning, Montana, with the support of the Missouri
River Dance Company, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to bring movement experiences and opportunities into native communities. Selena hopes to create a permanent
program incorporating Native American dance and spirituality, with the goal of rebuilding community through culture and movement.
SHANNON WORTH
Shannon is a physical education
teacher and yoga teacher from
Newburyport, Massachusetts.
After completing her 200-hour
yoga teacher training, she immediately implemented a yoga
curriculum in her school for
students in grades 9 to 12 and
all student athletes. Shannon
offers yoga classes at studios in
her community, and is also establishing a business that will
bring yoga into schools, with
the goal of providing professional development trainings for educators, specifically physical education and health teachers. While she
has worked in both suburban and low-income schools, she is most
inspired to offer yoga to underserved populations, and ultimately
wants to impact as many schools, teachers, and students as she can
in the coming years.
HEATHER YORK
Heather is a middle school and
high school Spanish teacher in
a rural area of New York, where
more than half of students receive reduced or free lunches.
She teaches yoga to economically disadvantaged adults in
her community, charging $5
per class. Prior to her career as
a teacher, Heather worked for
11 years at a summer camp for
adolescents that offered hiking, camping, survival skills,
and confidence building exercises. After her Kripalu Yoga in the
Schools Teacher Training, she plans to establish a program in her
school that would offer yoga as an alternative to traditional physical education classes, specifically targeted to students with special needs. Heather also plans to offer yoga to teens through Youth
Center in Ticonderoga, New York, which would allow her to reach
other rural communities in her region. She plans to collaborate
with guidance counselors and social workers in her schools with
the goal of reaching underserved students.
Kripalu Launches Healthy
Living Program for Teens
The Kripalu Institute for Extraordinary Living, in partnership
with Kripalu’s Healthy Living team, launched the Kripalu
Approach to Healthy Living for Teens pilot program in July
2015. This 5-day immersion retreat melds self-regulation and
resilience training curricula, originally developed for adult
programs, with the Kripalu Yoga in the Schools’ social and
emotional learning curriculum. The result was the first-ever
program of its kind, opening the door to Kripalu for teenagers in
a way that was both purposeful and fun.
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Eight girls aged 15 to 17, representing high schools from
Massachusetts, Virginia, and New York City, were selected
through an application process that included a personal letter
and letters of support from a parent and teacher. During the
retreat, they explored core Kripalu principles of compassionate
self-awareness and self-observation without judgment. They
learned breathing and movement techniques to induce rest
or stimulate energy, and embodied these tools in real-life
situations, such as trying stand up paddleboards for the first
time and kayaking on Lake Mahkeenac.
The group was particularly struck by a video with Daniel J.
Siegel, MD, clinical psychiatry professor at UCLA and a Kripalu
presenter, about brain development during adolescence. They
were also lit up by a nutrition talk by Kripalu Lead Nutritionist
Annie B. Kay and an interactive cooking demonstration with
Executive Chef Jeremy Rock Smith, which together set the
stage for the teens to introduce new, healthy foods into their
diet. Immersion in all that Kripalu has to offer—including daily
yoga practice, time in nature, and getting unplugged—gave
them a full experience of practicing yoga on and off the mat.
They departed prepared to apply what they experienced
both at home and at school. As one teen shared, “I’m inspired
to practice more yoga and meditation, and just become a
healthier person.”
All participants received full scholarships to attend the program,
made possible by the generosity of Kripalu donors.
Serene Makeover
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Kripalu continues to invest in a long-term strategy to maintain the
beauty and efficiency of our facility—inside and out. On the following
pages, we highlight a few of this year’s exciting enhancements and
additions, part of Kripalu’s $15 million, five-year plan for upgrading the
buildings and campus. They range from little things that make a big
difference (like more filtered water dispensers throughout the building)
to instantly visible projects, like our new Yoga Lawn looking out over the
Berkshire hills. We hope you’ll visit soon to enjoy it all in person.
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BEFORE
MY GREEN HEAVEN
Remember that Joni Mitchell song
that goes, “They paved paradise
and put up a parking lot”? Well,
we went in the other direction,
transforming the parking area
below the Front Terrace into a
wide swath of green space for
yoga, outdoor dining, hulahooping, and just hanging out
and soaking in the view.
NEW LOOK
FRESHENING UP
Fresh paint and new carpeting
on the first and second floors of
the Shadowbrook building make
everything seem brighter and
more beautiful.
The Kripalu Cafe got some
tender loving care, including new
furnishings, paint, and ceiling
fans. You’ll also find elegant new
couches in the Donor Lounge on
the second floor, another favorite
spot for relaxing with friends or a
good book.
NATURAL BEAUTY
A New Partnership Focuses on the Gifts
of the Kripalu Grounds
It’s an early August afternoon and, as they tend to
do in summer in the Berkshires, a potential thunderstorm has just given way to warmth and sunshine, leaving only a few raindrops in its wake.
It’s a lucky break for Jessica Griffin (known as
Jessie), who is just setting out with a group of
20 or so R&R Retreat participants to explore the
Kripalu grounds.
As Kripalu’s first naturalist intern, Jessie spent
the summer studying the ecology of the campus and sharing her discoveries with guests,
as part of a collaboration between Kripalu and
Mass Audubon. Her time here was supported by
Kripalu donor Kathi Hatch, a certified master
gardener.
As we walk the winding paths of the campus,
Jessie leads us through the history of this particular place on earth, from 500 million years
ago, when we would have been standing in the
16 shallow sea, up to its use in the 19th century as
farmland, then the home of a Gilded Age estate
and later a Jesuit seminary, before Kripalu arrived in 1983. She teaches the group how to use
leaves and bark to identify native trees as well as
European imports, like the Camperdown Elm
on the Mansion Lawn, where the group pauses
to enjoy the shade of its spreading branches. We
hear the wild call of Kripalu’s resident hawk,
and spot a groundhog scampering under the
rocks in the terraced garden by the East Drive.
Jessie says that the focus inside the building on being open and present transfers beautifully to exploring the outdoors. “The guests are in this space where
they’re encouraged to observe things carefully, go a little more slowly, and really take things in,” she says. “Our goal at the end of the walk isn’t for people to
know the names of every tree—it’s for them to deepen their connection with the
landscape here.”
A graduate student in the University of Vermont’s Naturalist and Ecological
Planning program, Jessie conducted a broad ecological inventory of Kripalu’s
125 acres, assessing the flora, fauna, and natural history of the property. The
project was the brainchild of Kripalu Scholar-in-Residence Stephen Cope. “We
are thrilled at the prospect of truly integrating our magnificent natural setting
into our contemplative view of the world and our practice of yoga and meditation,” he says.
Jessie’s research informed the creation of more detailed maps of the campus, as
well as interpretative and directional signage throughout the grounds—“making
the outdoors at Kripalu an even more safe and sacred space, an essential part of
the Kripalu experience,” she says.
BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE
Among the Grounds crew’s
accomplishments in 2014–15
(besides plowing mountains
of snow to keep the roads
and paths clear) was the
addition of a new Butterfly
Garden adjacent to the
Kripalu Labryinth. The garden
is planted with poppies,
milkweed, and other plants
and flowers designed to
attract monarchs and other
butterfly species.
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MAIN HALL
MAINTENANCE
EXIT TO THE ARBOR
A new exit near the Sunset Room
on the first floor provides easy
access to the Annex Courtyard
Arbor, nestled between the
Annex and Shadowbrook, and
featuring outdoor seating, a
flower garden, and a flat lawn
that’s perfect for yoga.
This spring, the Main Hall
got new carpeting and, more
importantly, full accessibility.
Our new central elevator now
opens directly into the Main
Hall, making it possible for
those unable to climb the steps
into the room to participate in
programming there.
A WHOLE LOT BETTER
An upgrade of the lower parking
lot included additional lighting
for safety, re-engineering for
improved traffic flow, and the
addition of covered stairways
and a set of new walkways for
easier access.
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A Harvest as Vast
as the Universe
Generosity comes in many forms—in the bounty of the
garden, in a loving word, and in the beauty of a pink hibiscus.
by Danna Faulds
I
t has been a wet summer in the Shenandoah Valley
and our vegetable garden is lush and remarkably
productive. Squash plants sport leaves the size of
elephant ears. The sugar snap peas are still bearing
a month after they usually offer up their last sweet peas.
Crouching knee deep in a patch of green beans, I am struck
by the generosity of these plants. Each time I part the sea of
leaves before me, I find more beans. And instead of resisting
the act of being picked, the green beans nearly fall into my
hand, as if making a willing sacrifice to grace our dinner table
tonight. I slowly make my way down the rows my husband
planted weeks ago, picking a bag of beans that must weigh at
least five pounds. I finally give up, not because I’ve exhausted
the bean supply, but because I’ve run out of time.
I carefully back my way out of the bean patch and lug the
heavy bag back to the house. As I walk across the damp grass,
I ponder the idea of generosity. What would my life look like if
I presumed abundance and gave without holding back in the
way the garden does?
When I mention generosity to my husband, Shobhan, he reminds me of a quote from Swami Kripalu, the Indian yoga
master after whom Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health is
named. Going to our bookshelves, he produces the quote,
printed on a card we received from Kripalu years ago:
“The universe is exceedingly generous. When a
farmer sows one seed, a plant comes forth that
produces thousands of seeds. If you desire abundance, be like the farmer and first give up something. Whatever you receive, keep a portion for
yourself and share a portion with others. By establishing yourself in the flow of generosity, whatever
you give will come back manyfold.”
Curious, I ask Shobhan if he knows of any other teachings by
Swami Kripalu on generosity. A few minutes later, he hands
me a chapter from John Mundahl’s book A Sunrise of Joy:
The Lost Darshans of Swami Kripalu. Skimming the pages,
my eyes come to rest upon these words: “When we lovingly
share what we have with others, our life becomes a global life.
We become as vast as the universe.” Another sentence captures my attention as well: “Just think, anyone can be a great
philanthropist. We can give comfort to others with a loving
glance, or a loving word, or by addressing someone in despair
as our brother or sister.”
I put the beans in the refrigerator, wash my hands, and walk
into our yoga room to finish my morning practice. Outside
the window, the grass is drying in the sun and a huge pink
hibiscus flower nods in the barely perceptible breeze. Giving
comes in many forms, I think, lifting my arms to begin Sun
Salutation. The hibiscus flower is generous with its beauty, its
broad face turned so I can see it clearly while I move through
my standing postures.
As I inhale deeply and enter a concluding Mountain Pose,
Swami Kripalu’s words play around the edges of my awareness. The idea that giving can make us “as vast as the universe” is inspiring, and I decide to do one generous act today
by sharing the bounty of the garden with our neighbors. A
small act of generosity, to be sure, but then I remember that
the vegetable garden began with such small seeds.
Danna Faulds is a Kripalu donor
and the author of six books of poetry
and a memoir.
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Annual Report
Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health practices good stewardship with all funds
entrusted to its mission of empowering people and communities to realize their
full potential through the transformative wisdom and practice of yoga.
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REVENUE
EXPENSES
Kripalu is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit
corporation, with 97 percent of our revenue
coming directly from educational programs,
retreats, seminars, Healing Arts services,
Kripalu Shop sales, and contributions.
Kripalu classifies expense in four primary
categories: program expense, fundraising expense,
management/general expense, and cost of goods
sold. Total expense amounted to $33.6 million.
Total revenue in 2014 was $35.8 million,
of which $23 million was from programs,
and $3.7 million was from the Kripalu
Schools of Yoga and Ayurveda. Healing
Arts services added $2.7 million to total
revenue. Contributions from individuals and
foundations totaled $1.38 million. The Kripalu
Shop’s revenue was $3.9 million. Also included
in revenue were $287,000 in membership
dues, $513,000 in interest and dividends, and
$234,000 in other income.
PROGRAM EXPENSE
In 2014, Kripalu spent $28.6 million on program
expense, representing 85 percent of total expense.
FUNDRAISING EXPENSE
In 2014, fundraising expense totaled $440,000,
representing one percent of total expense.
MANAGEMENT AND
GENERAL EXPENSE
Management and general expenses in 2014
totaled $2.5 million, representing seven percent
of total expense. This includes costs of staffing
(other than programming and fundraising
staff), utilities, building maintenance, and other
costs of day-to-day operations.
COST OF GOODS SOLD
In 2014, cost of goods sold in the Kripalu Shop
was $2.1 million.
Kripalu in 2014,
by the numbers
641 programs offered
632 invited presenters
462 graduates of 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training
86 graduates of 300-Hour Yoga Teacher Training
$504,562 awarded in scholarships
STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES
AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
STATEMENTS OF
FINANCIAL POSITION
Year ended December 31
Year ended December 31
ASSETS
2014 TOTAL
2013 TOTAL
REVENUES AND GAINS
Cash and cash equivalents
Investments
Receivables
Other assets
2,633,517
12,267,386
165,840
36,365,485
51,432,228
2,535,744
12,249,820
63,104
49,455,581
Retreats, education, and seminars
Retail sales
Holistic therapies
Contributions and grants
Memberships
Interest and dividends
Miscellaneous income
Total support and revenues
24,471,478
24,623,915
25,198,568
1,456,695
305,487
26,960,750
51,432,228
23,313,237
1,383,942
134,487
24,831,666
49,455,581
$
34,606,913
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
Total liabilities
Net assets:
Unrestricted
Temporarily restricted
Permanently restricted
Total net assets
$
These financial statements have been excerpted from an
independent auditor’s report, conducted by the accounting
firm of Alexander Aronson Finning CPAs. They represent the
financial position of Kripalu as of December 31, 2014, in terms
of activities and changes in net assets and cash flows for the
year then ended.
2014 TOTAL
2013 TOTAL
26,724,014
3,939,389
2,734,993
1,381,084
287,353
513,134
233,620
$ 35,813,587
27,233,592
3,818,117
2,839,081
1,622,194
284,559
461,228
235,425
36,494,196
28,608,624
2,481,818
439,976
2,149,660
$ 33,680,078
28,480,105
2,642,543
473,054
2,135,721
33,731,423
$2,133,509
$2,762,773
EXPENSES
Programs
Management and general
Fundraising
Cost of goods sold
Total expenses
Change in net assets from operations
OTHER REVENUES, GAINS, AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
Gain on investments
(25,425)
Gain on sale of property and equipment
21,000
Other revenues and gains
(4,425)
Change in net assets
2,129,084
Net assets, beginning of year
24,831,666
Net assets, end of year
$ 26,960,750
240,911
13,679
254,590
3,017,363
21,814,303
24,831,666
2,086 middle and high school students impacted by the Kripalu
2,190 members of the Kripalu Yoga and Ayurveda Association
Yoga in the Schools program
(formerly the Kripalu Professional Association)
43 Teaching for Diversity grants, for a total of $58,410,
90 percent of guests who were inspired to make positive change
awarded to yoga teachers working with underserved populations
in their lives
17 Kripalu Affiliate Studios
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Financial Charts
DONATIONS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
42%
UNRESTRICTED
DONATIONS
3%
OTHER RESTRICTED
DONATIONS
2%
TEACHING
FOR DIVERSITY
4%
GENERAL SCHOLARSHIPS
22
29%
KRIPALU
INSTITUTE FOR
EXTRAORDINARY
LIVING
13%
RESTRICTED
ENDOWMENT
30%
UNRESTRICTED
DONATIONS
29%
OTHER
RESTRICTED
DONATIONS
22%
KRIPALU INSTITUTE FOR
EXTRAORDINARY LIVING
3%
TEACHING
FOR DIVERSITY
15%
ALFOND FUND
1%
GENERAL SCHOLARSHIPS
7%
CAPITAL
FY2014 DONATIONS BY RESTRICTION
FY2013 DONATIONS BY RESTRICTION
Kripalu Institute for Extraordinary Living
Restricted Endowment
Capital
General Scholarships
Teaching for Diversity
Other Restricted Donations
Unrestricted Donations
$396,537
$176,000
$100,000
$62,520
$27,688
$38,967
$579,373
Kripalu Institute for Extraordinary Living Alfond Fund
Teaching for Diversity
General scholarships
Other restricted donations
Unrestricted donations
$350,984
$242,953
$42,526
$23,018
$479,657
$483,056
Total $1,622,194
Total $1,381,084
18%
SCHOLARSHIPS
FUNDED BY
DONATIONS
82%
SCHOLARSHIPS
FUNDED BY
KRIPALU
24%
SCHOLARSHIPS
FUNDED BY
DONATIONS
76%
SCHOLARSHIPS
FUNDED BY
KRIPALU
FY2014 SCHOLARSHIPS
Scholarships funded by donations
Scholarships funded by Kripalu
Total FY2013 SCHOLARSHIPS
$89,408
$413,155
$504,562
Scholarships funded by donations
Scholarships funded by Kripalu
Total $124,764
$404,946
$529,710
AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
6% RETAIL SHOP
COST OF SALES
6% RETAIL SHOP
COST OF SALES
8%
GENERAL
ADMINISTRATION
1%
FUNDRAISING
7%
GENERAL
ADMINISTRATION
7%
PROMOTIONAL
EXPENSES
7%
PROMOTIONAL
EXPENSES
78%
PROGRAM
SERVICES
78%
PROGRAM
SERVICES
FY2014 USE OF FUNDS
1%
FUNDRAISING
FY2013 USE OF FUNDS
Program services Promotional expenses
General administration
Retail shop cost of sales
Fundraising
$26,372,666
$2,235,958
$2,481,818
$2,149,660
$439,976
Program services Promotional expenses
General administration
Retail shop cost of sales
Fundraising
$26,297,240
$2,182,865
$2,642,543
$2,135,721
$473,054
Total $33,680,078
Total $33,731,423
4%
DONATIONS
4%
DONATIONS
3%
OTHER
8%
HEALING ARTS
10%
RETAIL SALES
FY2014 SOURCES OF FUNDS
74%
RETREATS,
EDUCATION, ETC.
3%
OTHER
9%
HEALING ARTS
10%
RETAIL SALES
74%
RETREATS,
EDUCATION, ETC.
FY2013 SOURCES OF FUNDS
Retreats, education, etc.
Retail sales
Healing Arts
Donations Other
$26,724,014
$3,939,389
$2,734,993
$1,381,084
$1,034,107
Retreats, education, etc.
$27,233,592
Retail sales
$3,818,117
Healing Arts
$2,839,081
Donations $1,622,194
Other$981,212
Total $35,813,587
Total $36,494,196
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Thank You
$100,000+
Lisa, Michael,
Kristopher, and Nicky
Bronner
Cody Dalton
Sarah Hancock
Carol S. and John J.
O’Neil, III
$25,000–$99,999
Anonymous (2)
The Estate of Judith
Finkelstein
The Samuel B. Hanser
Memorial Trust
Peter and Beth Levin
Susan R. Philbin
The Schauble Family
Foundation
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$5,000–$24,999
Anonymous (3)
Sarah J. Armstrong
Deborah Bernstein
Marcy and Bruce Balter
Mary Carnell
Andrew R. and
Dorothy L. Cochrane
Foundation
Dorothy L. Cochrane
and Michael F. Bower
Ron and Sandy Collins
Lisette Cooper
Erin Daly
Devadas
Phyllis Solar and
Michael Doherty
Marcia and Jonathan
Feuer
Christine Fuchs
Duane and Mary
Hendricks
Susan Kirincich and
Charles Wooster
David Krett
KSA 10: Foundations of
Ayurveda
KYAA: Donations from
CD sales
Donna McKenna
Michael and
Ramelle Pulitzer
Still Point Fund
Tara & Jim Knicos
Foundation, Inc.
The John and Arlene
Mack McLaren Fund
The Long Road
Foundation
Barbara Posner Ward
Lara and Kent Wosepka
$1,000–$4,999
Anonymous (9)
Robin Abrett, RYT 500,
and Bernard Baron
Patricia Passmore Alley
Margery Anderson
Lisa Argento and
Bill Hodash
Ann Griffith Ash
Libby Barnett
Jacalyn Bennett
Berkshire Kripalu
Community
Kimberley Blanc
Katrina Bockus
Bono Fido Fund
Cynthia Buzby and
Reyn Parsons
Kimberly Cartwright
and Ewell Hopkins
Lorrayne and John Chu
Robert and Amy Cohen
Jane and Jon Cook
Stephen Cope
Dr. Michael Cucka
The Cushing Family
Charitable Fund
D. A. B. Fund
Shelly Dews Chigier
The DeLisi Family
Foundation
Marghi Carol Dickman
Joanne Dillon
Steve Dinkelaker and
Ruah Donnelly
Julie and Canute Distin
Amanda Ellis and
Keric Chin
Richard (Shobhan) and
Danna Faulds
Nancy Ferguson
Mary Frances Firsching
Lauren Fischer
Sondra Fondren
Kathleen A .Ford
Tracy and Andy Foster
Catherine Gamon and
Dan Dietterich
David Gengler
Debbie Gerken
Rayanne and
Peter Gillies
Dr. Cindy Gilmore
Maryse Goudreault
Judith Hall
Kathi and James Hatch
Mr. and Mrs. Keith
Herndon
Alice Houseknecht
Nancie Julian
Deb Kalikow-Pluck
John Kochanowski
Joan H. Kopperl
Elizabeth Kreger
KYIS TeacherTraining
July 2014
KYTT 200-Hour July
2010
Barbara Forrester
Landis
Lavori Sterling
Foundation Inc.
Persis Levy
Dorothy Lichtenstein
David Lipsius
Franklyn L. Litsky
Cynthia and
Roger Lopata
Marc Mandel
Nancy W. Marcus
Michael Margolis
Susanlee and
Pat Mascaro
Shelley Mazor and
Bernard Schneider
Laura McHale
Sara J. McKenzie
Myron Miller
Peggy Miller
Elizabeth C. Morgan
Molly and Jeff Morgan
Meg Mortimer and
David Lloyd Jr.
Jim Neidert
Newcastle Foundation
Trust
Mary Ann O’Gorman
John O’Neill
Ms. Mary Palmer
M. Ross Payne
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Pepper
Neela and Ashok
Ranade
Sarah B. Richardson
Kris and Steve
Robertshaw
The Laura S. Rodgers
Fund of the Community
Foundation of New Jersey
Sara and David Rolley
Carrie Rorer
Jennifer Rossetti
Heidi Savage
The Aaron Straus & Lillie
Straus Foundation, Inc.
Anita L. Schill, PhD
Jonathan P. Schwartz
and Marcella Fischer
Elizabeth Sheffield
Kalpana and Madhu
Sheth
Janet Silva
Silvia and Michael
Silverstein
Margaret Simpson
Ellynne Skove
Eva T. and Stephen
Slane Fund
Seajay and Kent
Spencer
Della Spring
SS Cohen Family
Foundation
Marika and Howard
Stone
Erin and John Tunnicliffe
The Twyman Family
Fund at Schwab
Charitable Fund
Laurence Weil
Carolyn Weininger
Estare and David
Weiser
Jennifer Williamson
Nathan Wolff
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Thelma Achenbach
Stacy Ackerman
Suzanne C. Adams
Elizabeth Adolphson
Regina Schwarz and
Dr. David Aftergood
Patti and Mike Aha
Lee and Marcia Albert
Jennifer Alpert
Jane Altar
Audrey Altstadt and
Bruce Arbour
Karen and K. Tucker
Andersen
Ann Anderson
Kathleen Anderson
Dr. Gina Ang and
John Mitchell
Lakshmi Annavajhala
Joan Anson
Manonmani Antony
Josephine Aquan-Assee
Karen Arp-Sandel
Valerie and Brian
Arsenault
Virginia P. Atkins
Atlas International
Mail, Inc.
Monica Aungier
Arella and Jeffrey
Axelrod
Bob and Marcia Bailey
Susannah Rass Bailin
Benjamin M. Baker
Jean Baker
Dr. and Mrs.
Balasubramanian
Kathleen Baleja
Denise Barack
Cacky Barefoot
Barile Environmental,
Inc.
Margaret Bartyzel
Dixie Baucom
Pamela Beahm
Chris and Abby Beale
Paula Chauncey and
Tod Beaty
Joann Becht
Karen Bechtel
Diane L. Beers
Nora Bensahel
Linda and Rob Benton
Joan and Ira Berkowitz
Tammy Bernier
Linda Bischoff
Dominique BischoffBrown
Jen Blougouras
Eva Blutinger
Pamela Bowman and
David Hawthorne
Ellen and Steve Boyd
Alison Boyle
Ellyn and Ronald
Brinsko
Sharon Broadstone
Michael Broking
Cheryl D. Brown and
Donald Goldman
Ellen M. Brown
Kenneth Brown
Lin and Bob Bruce
Kristina Brunelle
Mindy Brush
Edmund and Laraine
Brylczyk
Barbara E. Buck
Sudie J. Burbage, RN
Sherri Burchman
Diana Burton
Megha Nancy
Buttenheim/Let Your
Yoga Dance Teacher’s
Association
Ann L. Butzler
Eba Buyu
Ellie Byrnes
Sarah Cadmus
Susan and Nicholas
Camera
Billy Cape
Chris Capra
Alice Sohini Carey
Mary Louise and
Thomas Carey
Larissa Hall Carlson
Sebastian Carter
Donna Cashara
Erin Casperson
Linda Casperson
Laura Castor
Monique and Shane
Chalke
Sally and Richard
Charpie
David Cherenson
Ali Cherry
Patricia Chilangwa
Dr. Suzanne E.
Christopher
Toni Ann Cina
CINTAS Corporation
Robyn Clark
Johvonne Claybourne
Gregory Cochran
Caroline and Jeffrey
Coderre
Deborah R. Cohen
Ofer Cohen
Ruth J. Cole
Donna Collier Harper
Bette R. Collom
Joel Conrad
Deborah Corbin
Josephine Corcoran
Laura Cornell
Mari Pilar Cortizo
Veronica Costa-Bolton
Cathy Costantino
Nancy Costerisan
Gina and Marc Cote
Anne Cralle
Sarah Crary
Robin Croog
Evan Crosby and
James Dresser
Shari J. Czar
Karen Dake
Ed Davis
Stuart Davis
Sue Davis
Charlie Dawson and
Michael Wright
Renee Demarco
Kelly L. Denson
Susan DeSantis
Christine and Donald
Dieck
Lisa Dobberteen
Malu Doherty
Carolyn A. Dorazio
Douglas J. Wooliver &
Sons, Inc.
Dowd Family Fund
Kerry Dowling
Kathleen Dubois
Nana J. Dunn
Sandra Dunn
Ann Marie Dunne
Carol Ann Dyer
Lea and Charles Efird
Donna Elle Seaside
Living
Mike Elliff
Miss Margot M. Ellis
Jean Elsinghorst
Nathan Enzminger
Esta Epstein
Carolyn Espel
Martin Evans
The Fagan Family Trust
Valerie and Gary Fagin
Joyce E. Falkenbury
Mary Louise Farley
Jack Farmer
Ellen Faye
Penni Feiner
Sandra Lee Fenske
Frank and Stephen
Figueira-Toohey
Stephanie Filardi
Suzanne Chichester
Fischer
Ann Flannery
Erin Flaxman
Rosie Foster
Bruni Fox
Sarah Francois-Poncet
David P. Frasz
Deborah S. Freedman
Dr. Lise Fried
Steve Frigand
Joan Frost
Beth Fryer, KYAA
Luann Fulbright
The Rev. Dr. Sarah H.
Gaede
Lee Gallagher
Peter Gallagher
Louise Gara
Elizabeth Garnett
Rheema and Timothy
Garrett
Beverly George
Charm Giangrieco
Marla and Gary Gidlow
John Gillespie
Debra Jean Gilmore
Susan Gimilaro
Miriam Gitterman
Norma Glad
Robin Glantz and
Anthony Ciccone
Jane Glass
Mary Glass
Tracy Glenz
Shoshana and Ron
Goldberg
Rachel Golder
Evelyn Gonzalez
Melissa Gordon
Monica Gormley
Jo-Anne Graham
Victoria Graham
Maureen Graney
Ann Greene and
Todd Norian
Mary S. Green
Pamela Greer and
Philip Mosher
Barbara Griffith-Powell
Anne Grote
Patricia and Jeffrey
Haines
Tamara Hall
Ellen and Scott Hand
Ms. Maria Hanlon
William Hardy
Mary Hargraves
Sharon Harvey
Kimberly and Matthew
Healy
Natalie Hebden
Christa Heffron
Jennifer E. Herring
Katherine Hesse
Stephanie Hessler
Teresa Higgins
Anne Hill
Lisa Hoag
Sarah Hodges and
David Balter
George Hoffman
Vanessa Hogan
Maryann Hooker
Andy Horning
HotChalk
Julia Hsia
Connie Inglish
Leslie Ioffredo
Susan Israel
Kelly and Mark
Jankeloff Vinci
Candace Jean
Amy Lynne Johnson and
Richard Carver Ward
Paul Johnson
Sarah Johnson
Linda Jolly
Laura Jordahl
Valerie Joseph
James Joyce
Sue Julian and
Ellen Allen
Myla and Jon
Kabat-Zinn
Joan Kaczmarski
Susan and Ted
Kaufman
Siddhi Sue Kautz
Annie and Craig Kay
Alan Kaye
Susan Keane
Carolyn Keidel
Sheri and Drew Kelly
Pat Kennelly and
Ed Keon
Shelley Kerman
Shirley Kiefer
Anita Killian
Julie King
Lee Ann Kinzer
James B. Kirchhoffer
Jayne Kivlin
Judy and Jeff Klunk
C. Elizabeth Knapp
Barbara Koles
Susan Kollar
Lauren Komack
Joan G. Konopka
Rebecca Krasner and
Abe Friedman
David Krogman
Barbara and Henry
Kruschwitz
KSA: Foundations
of Ayurveda NYC
September 2014
KSA 9: Ayurvedic
Lifestyle Consultants
June 2014
Allison and Shaun
Laframboise
Joy and Richard Lamont
Geraldine Landau
Mr. Stewart Landers
Kirsten and Alan
Langohr
Susan Latremoille
Olivia Lau
Kathleen Emery Laux
LD Builders, LLC
Lora J. Leavy
Mira Lechowicz
Deborah and Richard
Leng
Maggie Leonard
Paula Levesque
Abbe J. Levin
Lisa and Stuart Lewtan
Sharon Lichtcsien
Ken and Paula
Lichtenstein
Rivka Lieber
Pandavi (Pat) Lillis
Nina Lipkowitz
Deborah and Scott
Livingston
Dorothy H. Lobl
Felise Luchansky and
Jeffrey C. Barnes
Michael Luckens
Jesse Luke
Sudha Carolyn
Lundeen
Kristen Luthi
John Lyons
Judith Mabel
The Macauley Family
Caren Madsen
Cynthia Magoon
Marva Makle
Maura Malloy
Elena Mansour
Mindy Margulies
Jillian Martin
Kristin and Bill Martin
Linda M. Martin
Sarah and Nathaniel
Martin
Julie Maurais
Susie Mayer
Carla L. McAdams
Brad McAllester
Pamela S. McAuley
Mary McCormick
Karen McCusker
Anne M. McDonald
Keely McDonald
Patrice McFadin
Thom McGinley
Kris McGrath
Lorraine McNeice
Kerry McPhee
Lavinia Mirabai Meeks
Anmol Mehra
Renee Melfe
Vanessa Mervyn Cohen
and Fran Mervyn
Carole Ann and
Peter Meyers
Rita Meyerson
Allie Middleton and
Newell Eaton
Gina Milano
Jerrine Milke
Beth Miller
Estelle Miller
Anne and Richard
Miller
Susan and Paul Hart
Miller
Wendy Miniter-Griffin
Faith Minton
Lillian Miotto
Jeff Miraglia
Mindy Miraglia
Michael Mocella
Suzanne V. Moffat
Kim Mollo and
Alethea Pena
Darsey and Joseph
Moon
Jean Morra
Andi and Bob Munzer
Martha C. Murphy
Meg Murray
Judy and Chuck Myers
P.A. Myers-Kinney
Julianna Nagy
Alex Nason
Bhavani Lorraine
Nelson
Dr. Lisa B. Nelson and
Stephen Alsdorf
Allan P. Newell
Mary Lou and Jim
Newstead
Holly J. Niles
Pamela Normandeau
Jennifra Norton
Glory Jordan and
John Norton
Ellen Novack
Maureen Nowlan and
Richard Peckham
Teddy O’Connell
Mary Beth Ogulewicz
Kathleen
O’Shaughnessy
Amanda Osmer
Cat Pacini
Lisa Palmer
Madeline Pampel
Ritu and Parag Pande
Christina and Rich
Parker
Edi Pasalis
Esther Pasalis
Christina Pastan
Lillian Pearsall
Erin E. Peck
Charlotte and Sam
Perkins
Jacqueline Pierce
Rita M. Pierok
(Tkachyk)
Nancy Pirodsky
Susan and Ron Ploeg
Christina Polyak
David and Cindy Pope
Christie Posnak
Hilary Potts
Drusilla and Stephen
Pratt-Otto
Suzanne Purdum
Quality Printing
Company
Virginia Ramig
Alanna Rathbone
Sally Ratigan
Elaine Ravelson
Sandra Reed-Bryant
Tina Reichenbach
Jennifer Reis
Lori Renn Parker and
Marsten Parker
Kelly and Bob Rich
Lillian Riddick
Patricia Riley
Sally Ringe
Marie Robert and
Earl Glusac
Felice Roggen
Alison J. Rooney
Pamela Rosenlund
Annie Rossi
Selina W. Rossiter and
Alexander Colhoun
Linda Roth
Dr. Marc and Meryl
Rudin
Ann Russell
Elizabeth Rutherford
Diane C. Ryan
Leila Sadat and
Andrew Ruben
Michael R. Sandberg
and Maryla Sandberg
Art Sanderson
Ellen and Michael
Sandler
Sachiko Sato
Susan S Saunders
Mark J. Schiff
Barbara E. Schlubach
Dr. Amy Schneider
Kathy Schneiderman
and Jenni
Schneiderman
Linda Scott
Jennifer Scullin
Robin Seeley
Kim Setla
A. M. Shah
Jessica Shand
Anita Shanker
Mary Ellen Shapiro
Barbara Vosk and
Howie Shareff
Judith Shaw
Leib Shulman
Mr. and Mrs.Theodore
Sideropoulos
John Silva
Carol Elizabeth Silvaney
Stephen W. Sinatra
Dale and Peter Sinesi
Kara Singh and
Viral Sheth
Sinclair Siragusa
Bob, Terry, Liza, and
Lindsey Sitz
Denise Slusser
Linda Smith
Susan Solomon and
Spencer Pack
Susan Solomon and
Kevin Wadalavage
Joanne Spies
Leslie Spieth
Kelly Baxter Spitz and
Ken Spitz
Burton Spraker
The Spucches Family
Betsey and Matthew
St. Onge
Jennifer Stearns
Mary Steinberg
Melissa Sterling
Patricia Stimpson
Elizabeth M. Stites
Deborah Stone
Daniel J. Streeter and
Katy Leadbetter
Jodi Sufrin
Carol Super and
David Gold
Jayne E. Sutton
Judith Swan
Rebecca Swartz
David Tam
Dr. Audrey Tanner
David P Tapscott
Tom and Grace Tate
Fund of The Greater
Cincinnati Foundation
Sandra Tatlock
The Carl Gary Taylor
Foundation for Children
Jeanne Teasdale
Sheila Tetreault
The Elno Family
Foundation
Jane R. G. Tidwell
Mrs. Rufus Tieder
Christine Langley
Tierney and
Joseph Tierney
Laura B. Timby
Linda Tipke KSA9
Anne Tirpak
Bernadette S. Toomey
Kathryn Tozier
Kathleen Treat
Heather Tremain
Michel Tremblay
Marianne Trevisani
Heidi and Keith Turcot
Nevin Turk
Turning Point Yoga LLC
June Pattinian Utecht
Wendy Van Aken
John Van Drie
James and Nita
Van Zandt
Carla Varriale
Lee Venolia and
John Thoman Jr.
Nancy and David
Vernooy
Christiane Vignola
Lakshmi, Bruce,
and Family
Denise and Layne
Wagoner
Susan Wait
Christine Walker
Sally Washabaugh
Jennifer Wasmer
Emily Watts
Hillary Watts
Paul B. Webb
Sabine Weber
Carole Weinstein’s T/Th
BKC Yoga Class
Amy Weintraub
Sandy and Sarah
Wiener
Midge Wilcke and
Ruben Pollard
Julie and Lee Wilcox
Holly K. Wiles
Maria Winkler
Lynn Wise
Rose and Jim Wolfe
Hilary Herrick
Woodward
Barbara Wyckoff
Mary Yntema
William Baldwin Young
The Zubkov Family
Catherine Zusy
Zachary Zwiebel
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Judith and Jeffrey Abbe
Jennifer Abernathy
Maura and Eric
Abramo
Lindsey Acree
Ellin Adams
Aili Adamson
Lindey Adewunmi
Sarah Adleman
Lori Ahrenstein
Andrea Alban
Virginia Aldrich
Adeline Alex
Richard Alexander
Reem Alfaiz
Rana Aljalahma
Cindy Allard
Anne-Marie N. Allen
Kimberly Allen and
Tim Walsh
Shirronda Almeida
Karan Almond-Earles
and David Earles
May Alnajjar
Virginia Amaral
Amazon Smile
Foundation
Susan and Robert
Ames
Marcella Anderson
Caryn Antos
Karen Appell
Rosemary and Thor
Apthorp
Gillian Arthur
Carlos Artiles
Miriam Aschkenasy
Susan Atkins
Sophia Avramides
Elizabeth Ayer
Palmy Azevedo
Sharon Babala
Abby Backlund
Dr. Joanne Bagshaw
Jennifer Bailey
Joanne Bakel
Carol Ballon
Julie Balter
Dina Barazi
Karen Rose Barbarisi
Amelia Barnes
Kathryn Barr
Joanna Barrett
Patricio Barriga
Keelin Barry
Katrine Batcho
Penelope Baudoin
Joanne Bauer, PhD
Yuliya and Jay Baver
Patricia Baxer
Amy Beamer
Martha and Robert
Beaudoin
Leslie Mallet-Prevost
Beckett
Julianne Beddie
Emma Beldon
Katherine Benardo
Oritte Bendory
Kerry Bennett
Melissa Benski
Christine Berk
Nancy Bernstein
Elaine Beuther
Anita and Fred Bevans
Brett Bishop
Roslyn Biskin and
Rodney Crumrine
Emma Bisogno
Jennifer Blake
Donna Bodden
Lisa Bok
Catherine Bolen
Mark Bonchek
Julia Bonisteel
Laura Bonkosky
Madeline Bono
Daryl Boone
Monica Bowman
Claire Box
Pam Boyea
Alice Boyle
Carolyn Brady
Rosemary Brandenburg
Joanna Brandt
Jenny Brant
Stephanie Braun
Lester Breisblatt
Catherine Brennan
Kelly Brennan
Stephanie Brennan
Elizabeth A. Brewster
Maria Breza
Marlene Bristol
Jacqueline and Will
Brodnitzki
Julia Brodsky
Mark Brophy
Inna Broude-Epstein
and Leopold Epstein
Alison Brown
Andrea Brown
Monica Brubaker
Maureen Bruhns
Tad Brundage
Evelyn Buchanan
Raya A. Buckley
Susan Buehler
Katherine and Philipp
Buhler
Christine Sohini Burk
Rosemary Burkhart
Sara Burlein
Michael Burns
Lorraine and Hasan
Dajani
Hillary Rockwell Cahn
Darby Callahan
Mary J. Callender
Amy Cameron
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Martin Camp
Frank Campbell
Kimberly Campbell
Margaret Campbell
Penny Canamare
Boriana and Henry
Canby
Mary and Paul Capacci
Lisa Capobianco
Elaine Caprio
Jane Cargill
Virginia (Ginny) Carita
Melissa Carloni
Melissa Caroprese
Sarah Carpenter
Andrea Carr
Gail-Cheri Carvalho
Anna Cassilly
Aurora Casta
Roxanne Castelli
Barbara Cataldi
Jean Caton
Sultana Center
Genevieve and Donald
Chan
Jane Charbonneau
Seth Chatfield
Christa Chavez
Shelley and Alan
Chhabra
Neela Chipalkatty
Sue Lynn Chong
Tonita and Jimmy
Christmas
Susan Chritton
Susan Chrzanowski
Jessica Cichalski
Karen and Bryan Cioffi
Catherine Clark
India Clark
Katie Reed Clark
Barbara Clemons
Cathy Cogen
Michelle Cohen
Rory Cohen
Jessica Colas
Cathy Cole
Chris Colecchi
Amy Coleman
Candace Coleman
Michael P. Coleman
Peggy Collier
Christine Colonna
Kathy Cone
Joseph Conger
Lynne Connelly
Elizabeth Connolly
Darlene Cooper
Paul Cooperstein
Kelly Corbin
Lynda Corcoran
Maria Jose Cordon
Anne Corey
Bethany Corvello
Erica Costea
Karen Costello
Chantal Cote
Sheila Coy
Peter Coyne
Stephany Creamer
Suzanne Duran Crelin
Rick Cresta
Kimberly Crosby
Laura Cudmore
Donna Cudney
David Cullen
William Cunningham
Grace Dadoyan
Ruth Sommer Dailey
Kate Daly
Lisa Danahy
Douglas Danoff
Melissa Davis
Patty Davis
Janice Davison
Liz Dawson
Lauri Deary
Annette DecreaseLawson
Kathy Dekoven
Maria Del Pilar Barrera
Rey
Marie Delrossi
Sandra and Douglas
Denninger
Margie Depew
Marian Derryberry
Nancy and Bill
Desmond
Lisa Desrochers
Alison Deutsch
Bonnie Devine
Morella Devost
Renee Diamond
Katherine Dickson
Denis Didonna
Mary Dietrich
Margaret Dillon
Patrick Dillon
Rachel Dinisman
Julia Djeke
Melissa Dobson
David Doling
Gary and Jan Donovan
Peter Douglas
David Dove
Janine Dowling
Victoria Garcia Drago
Nancy Drope
Leora Druckman
Robin Drury
Alex Dubrovsky
Sarah Dufresne
Paula Dunn
Sheila Dunne
Cindy Dupureur
Christine Durand
Elizabeth Durden
Karen and David
Dusenbury
Karen Dwyer
Suzanne Dye
Bethany Eanes
Allison Easter
Patricia Edelen
Bonnie Edelman
Nanci Edgcomb
Renae Edge
Jeremy Edwards
Barbara Eldridge
Barklie Eliot
Annie Ellis
Sylvie Erb
Lee and Frank
Ernenwein
Betsy and Vernson
Eshbaugh
Judi Eskovitz
Ryan Espinosa
Eileen Estrem
Daphne Eviatar
Margaret Faber
Maria Federici
Diane and Kevin Fee
Robin Feinberg
Deborah and Gary
Feintuch
Nora Fenner
Ted Fernald
Adriana R. Fernandez
Stephanie Ferradino
Christine Fewlass
Diane Fezza Sacco
Rob Fiedler
Cindy Finan
Sarah Fine
Julie Fingersh
Jeanette R. Fintz
Sheila Fisher
Patricia Fitzgerald and
Gregory J. Dobrich
John Fitzpatrick, PhD
Elaine Flanagan
Kathleen and Michael
Flanagan
Catherine Flavin
Emma Fletcher
Donna Flynn and
Dick Picard
Margaret Fokas
Daphne Foreman
Charlotte Forrest
Tina Forrister
Lauren Fox
Dorothy and Paul
Frament
Lori Francis
Marianna Freeman
Philip Fried
Donna Haig Friedman
Henry Friedman
Judith Friedman
Joshua Frost
Lauren Fulbright
Susan Fuller, Esq.
Kimberly Fuller
Carolyn Fulton
Belle Gadomski
Daniel Gaiser
Liz Galarza
Carol Gamble,
KYT 500
Al Gandolfo
Rose Ganim
Laurie Gardner
Melissa Gardner
Judi Garland
Lisa Garnett
Andrea Garvey
Pavlina Gatikova
Martin Gauthier
Karen Geer
Angela Genovese
Emily Geoghegan
Amy Gerber and
Mordie Weintraub
Jaya Devi
Elizabeth Gibbs
Marissa Giglio
Dinah Gilburd
Holly Giles
Shannon Gilmour
Erin Gilrein
Elizabeth Gioia
Kay Glanton
Samantha Glazier
Michele Glenn and
Austin Pacher, Jr.
Anette and Phillip
Goelet
Shantipriya Marcia
Goldberg
Susan Golden
Claire Goldman
Meredith Goldman
Lisa Goldner
Linda Goodspeed
Gretchen Goodwillie
Traceyann Gordon
Roz Goudeau
Karine Goulet and
Jonathan Cyr
Julie Graber
Suzie Hennessy Graefen
Sandy Graff
Kelly Grafton
Kate Graves
Ann L. Gray
Lorraine Gray and
Jordan Breslow
Dimitrij Greco
Kelly Grieves
Ali Grimes
Molly Groome
George and Tara
Grossman
Lauren Grossman
Judy Groth
Mary Guditis
Rose May Guignard
Claudia and Robert
Gukeisen
Emily Hackett
Julie Hale
Nicole Halperin
Maya Hambright
Jo-Ann Hamilton
Cheryl Hamlin
Maggie Haren
Edythe Harkins
Scott Harrington
Landscape Services
Eric Harris
Leslie Harris
Valerie Harris
Kate Harrison
John Hartmann
Dereck Haskins
Rebecca Haskins
Sue Hatch
Cindy Hautanen
Sarah Hawn
Celeste Hay
Marie Hayes
Roxann Heacock
Vickie Healy and Larry
Daniele
Carol Heap
Nancy and Jon Hecker
Carol Heim
Stephanie Heintzeler
Elise Hejna
Abbey Henderson
Josephine Henderson
William Hendrickson
Rosemary Hennessy
Raquel Hernandez
Linda Heron
Paul Hetland
Marilyn Higgins
J. L. Hildreth
James Hines
Eileen Hiney
Jim Hoben
Heather Hohenthal
Alana and Steve
Hollander
Camille Holmes
Uli Holubec
Edwina Horn
Marianne Horn
Rachel Houk Seeger
Evangeline Houlihan
Mary Howard
Stephanee and David
Howell
Jane Hucks
Lori Hume
Tracey Hunt
Tora and Joel
Huntington
Sally Hurley
Robert Hutton
Maria D. Iglesias
Jooin Im
Ariel Ingber
Ricki Ingersoll
Monica Ingham
Linda Insabella
Blake Ivey
Pam Jackson
Richard Jackson
Edith Jason
Barbara C. Jaworski
Melinda Jeanne
Dr. Lloyd S. Johnson
Roxanne Johnson
Terry Johnson
Beth A. Jones
Marissa Jones
Rebecca Jones
Tricia Juliano
Julie Kalendek
Katy Kammeyer
Elizabeth Kaplan
Samuel Kaplan
Valerie Karplus
Reva Kasman
Maureen Kast
Rebecca Kastl
George Kates
Cindy Kaufman and
Rob Rosen
Abigail Kaufmann
Mary Kaul-Black
Joanne and Philip
Keane
Carrie Kelleher
Lisa Kelly
Matthew M. Kelly
Michael Kelly
Ellen Kenemore
Jody Kennedy
April Kennett
Karen Ketcham
Carol A. Keydash
Paul Kidder
Dennis Kiley
Kathleen Kiley and
Daniel Fisher
Maryjean E. Kimball
Diane King
Starla King
Deirdre King-Hooge
Gail Kinn
Lisa Kirk
Janice Kitson
Jo and Keith Kitzman
Indra Klavins
Laurence Kleidman
Jane Kleiman
Barb Klein
Lisa Knicos
Laurie Knowlton and
Phil Roberts
Nancy Koenig-Jones
Dina Kohanzad
Mim Kohn
Carolee Kokola
Erin Koprevich
Lisa Korologos
Jason Koulouras
Karen Kozak
Rebecca Kraai
Kenneth Kraus
Ally Kreim
Lana Krestinina
Nancy and Jay Krevsky
Marlo Kronberg
Kathleen Kruger
Ellen Kucera
Phyllis Kupchun
James Labenski, MD
Clara Lafrankie
Emily Laing
Mary Laliberte
Lois Lambrinos
Monika Landauer
Evelyn Landis
Terry Landon
Siiri Lane
Carol and Walter
Lange
Marthe Langlois
Jennifer and Sean
Larkin
Sarah Laskin
Michele Lauria
Marfie Lavendier
Sandra Laviolette
Marcelle T. Lawas, DDS
Angelina Lazostefanini
Sandy Leblanc
Heather Leclaire
Dawn Lee
Gretchen Legler
Marita Lekmo
Monica Leonardo
Susan Lescher
Rebecca Jane Lescynski
Tobey Levine
Rina Levy
Betsy Light
I-Pei Lin
Leslie and John Lintner
Susan Lipsey
Matt Lisewski
Amy Lockwood
Michal Lomask
Franziska Lombard
Kristin Lombardi
Susanna Longhi
Fernanda Lorange
Samantha Lord
Diane Lowman
Nora and Jack Luftman
Brandon Lundberg
Tracy Lunquist
Yongxin Luo
Jeff Lydon
Janet MacAluso
Catharine MacLaren
Katy MacRae
Jennifer Madrid
Pia Maenpaa
Heather Maher
Robyn MahoneLonesome
Philippa Feigen Malkin
Rosalie Mallia
Laura Malloy
Rebecca S. Mannion
Paula Manseau
Rosemary Manziano
Michael Mappes
Lisa Marberblatt
Colleen Marcello
Rani Margolin and
Stephen Magers
Dr. Jamie Marich
Dr. Evelyn S.
Marienberg
Tisha Marinella
Jean Marketkar
Ellen and Anthony
Marks
David Markus
Zoe Markwalter
Marika Marland
Susan Marples
Fran Martell
Margary Martin
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Maureen Martin
Sondra Martinez
Jean Mastrangelo
Nives Matesic
Aurora Matzkin
Alex Maurer
Julia Steed Mawson
Serra May and
Roger Plourde
Susan May
Katja Mayer
Constance McBrier
Margaret McCaffery
Maureen McCann and
Peter Bulmer
Lesley McCarthy
Margaret McCarthy
Marilyn and Gordon
McCauley
Molly and Charlie
McCauley
Page McClean
Anne McCullough and
Reed, Kathy, Marissa,
and Lee Savary
Elizabeth McDaniel
Laurie McDermott
Mary McDowell
Melanie McGinn
Sheilagh McGlynn
Maura McGrath
Cara McGray and
Jim Murray
Katie McGuire
Mary McIntyre
Linda McKenzie
Joseph McMahon
Amy Mead
Charlene Mehra
Susan Mendoza
Nancy Merrill
Renee Merrill
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Alan Fox
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Lu Ann Milius
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Lori Miller and
Rich Radziewicz
Eileen and Steven Miller
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Muir
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Kris Mullaly
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Murray
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Lucanne Musco
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Rochelle Nahmias
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Amy Nash
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LCSW
Wayne M. Nato
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Maryanne Neill
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Nevins
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Joan Nikelsky and
Peter Smyth
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Nimkoff
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Ramón Pereira
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Lucia and Camilo
Patrignani
Michelle Pattridge
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Jerry Meehan
Lisa Pesnichak
Ann Peters
Ellen Petersen
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Donna Pfefer
Karen Phelps
Todd Phin
Susan Phyfe
Judy Pieschel and
Stephen Porcella
Lori Pine
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Rivier University
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John Landry
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Schnier
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Anne Shahmoon and
Michael Kleinman
Vidya Shankarnarayan
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and Joe Cohen
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Georgiana Stavrolakes
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Stolzer
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Carol McKenna
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Michele Trufant
Annette Trumble
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Elizabeth Turner
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Thomas Underwood
Alfredo Urrutia
Tatiana Vaccaro
Renee Vanassche and
Thomas Clarke
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Nederynen
Margie Van Rensburg
Karen Vanderbrook
Sue Vanderpool
Rosario Varela
Sandra Vasquez
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BENEF and Thomas
Verell
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Veroneau
Margaret and Carl
Vicharello
Virginia and Robert
Vidoni
Janet Villiers
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Warner
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Nicole Waters
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Welday
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Margarita Welsh and
James Buhre
Gretchen Werle
Nancy and Robert
Weshkoff
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and Juan Miret
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Esther Wyss-Flamm
and Bradley Flamm
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Julianne Yazbek
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The Yoga Leaf
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Our Mission in Action
A SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR USES YOGA TO HELP MAKE
THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE.
T
he purpose of life is to live a life of purpose.
That’s a philosophy that constantly inspires
Nadine McNeil, a Kripalu Yoga teacher, social entrepreneur, and global activist.
“What gets me out of bed each morning is knowing
that I’m contributing to myself, my family, my community, my country, my world,” Nadine says.
“My goal in life is to combine my passion for
yoga with my past experience and my commitment to serving humanity and making
the world a better place.”
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Born and raised in
Kingston, Jamaica, Nadine lived
in Canada and the United States before
joining the United Nations in 1986. During her 22 years with the organization, her
assignments included stints in Sudan and
with UN peacekeeping operations in Iraq
and Kuwait. Nadine also served as UNICEF’s head logistics specialist in Indonesia in response to the 2004 tsunami, and
spearheaded Global Volunteer Network
initiatives in Haiti after the earthquake in
2010. With the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, she was part
of a media team responsible for 65 percent of
countries acceding to the Chemical Weapons
Convention.
Nadine found yoga (or, as she says, yoga found her) when
she was at a personal and professional crossroads, and
discovered it was key to keeping her life in balance.
With the support of a full scholarship, she graduated from Kripalu Yoga Teacher Training in 2012,
and received a Rachel Greene Memorial Fund
scholarship (also from Kripalu) to attend Kripalu
Yoga in the Schools Teacher Training in 2015. Nadine has taken the tools of breath, movement, and
mindfulness to international conferences, low-income areas of Jamaica and Haiti, and other underserved populations, working toward what she calls
the “democratization of yoga.”
“One of the many beauties of yoga is its
universal element,” she says. “Anywhere
that I have shown up in the world with
yoga, it is readily accepted, encouraged,
and embraced.”
Along with another Kripalu Yoga teacher, artist
Karen Arp-Sandel, Nadine worked closely with
Sandra Kenton-Fraser, founder of the Sankofa
Preparatory and Learning Centre in Albion, St.
Thomas, helping to integrate yoga and art into the
curriculum. Her work there was supported by a
Kripalu Teaching for Diversity grant.
“Breath leads to awareness, which leads to greater consciousness, which ultimately leads to us making enlightened choices for ourselves,” Nadine says.
“If we live in world where people are more mindful
and aware, there’s a possibility for all of the transformation and wishes and dreams we talk about to
become reality.”
Kripalu’s Board of Trustees
MARCY BALTER, CHAIR
We are immensely grateful to board member Marcy Balter, whose three-year term as Chair comes to a close at
the end of 2015. Marcy has been coming to Kripalu for nearly 30 years, and is a graduate of the Kripalu School
of Yoga. “I have personally witnessed Kripalu’s growth and transformation, while experiencing my own,” she says.
“Today, thanks to our skilled leadership and staff, dedicated board members, and generous donors, Kripalu is
successfully continuing on its path to fulfilling its mission, vision, and core values.”
JOHN CHU
SARAH HANCOCK
John is the managing partner of Chu, Ring
& Hazel LLP in Boston, and serves on the
boards of Discovering Justice and the Lingzi
Foundation.
Sarah, a former software engineer for IBM,
Programart, and Compuware, Inc., chairs
the Board’s Finance Committee and was an
early supporter of Kripalu’s yoga research.
DOROTHY COCHRANE
JOAN KOPPERL
Dorothy is a Kripalu Yoga teacher and
Mindfulness Yoga and Meditation instructor.
She serves as Co-Chair for Kripalu’s
Development Committee.
Joan is the founding director of the
Berkshire South Community Center, and
has been an active public servant in the
Berkshires for most of her life.
STEVE DINKELAKER
DAVID LIPSIUS
Steve is owner and president of American
Lease Insurance. He is credited with
“inventing” lease insurance and remains
an industry leader.
David, Kripalu’s CEO, is a Kripalu Yoga
teacher, yoga therapist, Ayurvedic lifestyle
consultant, and licensed attorney.
DAVID ELLNER
CAROL O’NEIL
David has 25 years of experience in the
music, television, and new technologies
industries. He is an adjunct professor at
NYU’s Stern School of Business.
Incoming Chair, Carol is a Kripalu Yoga
teacher with 30 years’ experience serving
nonprofits—fundraising and building strong
leadership and effective governance.
MARCIA FEUER
MICHAEL PULITZER, JR.
Marcia, Co-Chair of Kripalu’s Development
Committee, is the former director of public
policy at the Mental Health Association
(MHA) of Nassau County, New York.
Michael is a Kripalu Yoga teacher who
retired from the broadcasting business in
2009 and now runs New View Tours with
his wife, Ramelle.
CHRISTINE FUCHS
ERIN TUNNICLIFFE
Christine runs Tassels Home Design in
Boston. She brings 20 years’ experience in
the investment management industry to her
work with the Board.
Erin is executive director of development for
the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
College, where she earned her MBA. She
trained as a yoga teacher in 2002.
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KRIPALU’S MISSION IS TO
EMPOWER PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES
TO REALIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL
THROUGH THE TRANSFORMATIVE WISDOM
AND PRACTICE OF YOGA.