DANTE G. SIMBULAN, JR.'s PHOTOJOURNAL REPORT on the KRIPALU TRAINING ON KRIPALU MEDITATIVE RELAXATION MASSAGE:

[Regular  photo news updates on the 200-hour Kripalu Yoga Teachers' Training June 29 - July 25 will also be posted ).

See related website: http://mykempodance.livejournal.com which documents my evovling efforts to develop Kempo dance as an aerobic wellness activity, alonside yoga and bodyworks.

June 2, 2008:
" After a 20 hour plane trip to Washington, Dc, and a 14 hour bus trip to the Berkshires, I  started my training at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, thanks to the Kripalu Center and the DLSU-M Science Foundation, Inc. The first course is 170 hours on the Essentials of Kripalu Bodyworks, followed by the second course, a 200 hour Kripalu Yoga Teachers' Training intensive."

June 14, 2008:

"This is what I have to say, after halfway through the foundation course in Kripalu Bodyworks --- Kripalu Center is a community of people advocating living an authentic life. Bodyworks and yoga are but means to support expression of authenticity at every moment of our lives." Yoga teacher training starts on June 29, 2008, two days after the end of the Kripalu bodyworks foundation course.."


June 27, 2008:

GRADUATION PICTURE BELOW (KRIPALU SCHOOL OF MASSAGE):

                                       




                                
"DGSJr. : We use a basic textbook  in Professional Training programs at Kripalu Center, "Nonviolent Communication : A Language of Life.". Mahatma Gandhi's picture, with a quote from him : "Service is not possible unless it is rooted in love and nonviolence. One has to lose oneself in the service of others to find oneself.". A picture of Mother Teresa also hangs in the corridors with the quote: "We can do no great things, but only small things with great love. Do not wait for leaders, do it alone, person to person."





  Main building of Kripalu Center in sprawling 170 acre grounds; St. Francis of Assisi statue in front of Kripalu main building in  North America's biggest yoga and complementary healing education center.






                        A Side Entrance to Kripalu; surrounding area of the Kripalu Center
                                                              at the Berkshires





       (Pictures above) My dormitory bed at the Kripalu Center. Pictures of civil rights leaders Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks, Mother Teresa, Albert Einstein adorn the walls of the Kripalu center along with the picture of Swami Kripalu who inspired the establishment of North America's largest yoga training and complementary healing cener. Kripalu Yoga practice reminds people of social responsibility, and not just a physical fitness routine and lifestyle.





(Above) Faculty introduction on first day of class at the Kripalu School of  Massage.  Massage lecture.  Lecture room in anatomy and physiology. Cafeteria offers largely  plant-based meals, with some organic chicken and fish in the menu for the general public.



Discussions with a Tibetan monk (left) ; Bodyworks therapy classmates  with some teachers at Kripalu School of Massage (right); among the students-- a pediatrician, a medical student, a student of naturopathy, a medical professor,  and others with backgrounds in the social sciences and natural healing, with many sharing a common interest and practice in yoga, dance and music. 

The training program is under the expert supervision of Kripalu School of Massage faculty members and assistant instructors, (namely Meg Agnew, LMT, Ken Nelson, PhD, LMT, Michael Sitzer, BA, LMT, CYT, assisted by Adams, Michael P., Sasha and Cat.)



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   Dr. Dante G. Simbulan, Jr. has been  awarded a Kripalu scholarship grant to undergo a two-month training  at the, Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Massachusetts, USA from June 1, 2008.  His trip was also subsidized by the Science Foundation, Inc.  of De la Salle University to cover part of the training costs. De La Salle Health Sciences Institute is deeply grateful for the generosity of the Kripalu Center and the Science Foundation for their continuing support for the program of the Center for Complementary and Integrative Medicine of the Research Services.

Below is the Mission statement of Kripalu Center:

Kripalu's Mission

To teach the art and science of yoga to produce thriving and health in individuals and society.

Kripalu was formed in 1966 to promote yoga and uplift the physical, mental, and spiritual well-being of individuals. For more than 40 years, Kripalu has remained a place where people come together to deeply inquire into the core issues of life, explore new and healthier ways of being, and put inspiration into practice.

Kripalu’s vision is to build a new kind of educational institution, one dedicated to the inquiry of what creates a fulfilled human life. From our point of view, human fulfillment is the critical challenge of our time and the answer to many of our societal problems. The only way we can address the complexity of our personal lives and society as a whole is for more of us to explore, understand, and experience what it means to live an integrated life in which we feel fully alive, connected to others, and committed to fostering the welfare of the whole. We call this exploring the yoga of life.

Kripalu’s mission remains teaching the art and science of yoga, an approach consistently proven to uplift individuals and benefit society. The techniques of yoga integrate body, mind, and spirit, helping both individuals and groups flourish and perform at peak levels. The only way in which this new kind of institution can be built is for its leaders, members, and patrons to embody the discipline of yoga by acting skillfully, being authentic, and confronting our biases and fears as we work together in pursuit of truth.

While grounded in yoga, it is important to understand that Kripalu does not espouse a narrow or sectarian mindset. According to the Kripalu tradition, yoga is an honest and unfettered inquiry into all practices, philosophies, techniques, and approaches that produce thriving for individuals, families, communities, societies, and the planet. This "nondenominational yoga" includes perennial wisdom gleaned from all the world’s religions and spiritual traditions, together with the amazing knowledge gained from science, psychology, and contemporary researchers. It also includes healing techniques drawn from traditional, allopathic, and complementary/alternative medicine that help individuals heal and return to high levels of functioning.

As an institution, Kripalu is dedicated to yoga as a rigorous, nondogmatic, and nonsectarian inquiry into the core issues of life. This kind of truth-based inquiry inevitably frees us from fears, fantasies, and distortions and produces positive ways of being that generate beneficial results. To support rigorous inquiry and dialogue, Kripalu operates in accord with a set of core values that includes: a commitment to authenticity, radical self-trust, the courage to fully express one’s self, and unconditional positive regard for others. Embracing these and other values is a proven way to move toward the state of integrated functioning where what you think, feel, say, and do are aligned.

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