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Browse at your leisure, invite a mindful presence with what comes alive as you connect with each poem or reading. Notice what resonates in body, emotions, thoughts. Come back to revisit again and again. What’s new? What comes alive in each new moment?

1. Your History is Here Inside Your Body by Martha Elliot
2. Wild Geese by Mary Oliver
3. Fluent by John O’Donohue
4. The Apple’s Song by Edwin Morgan
5. This is just to say by William Carlos Williams
6. Peace is This Moment Without Judgement by Dorothy Hunt
7. Instructions for the Journey by Pat Schneider
8. The Guest House by Rumi
9. Surrender (Very Little Grows on Jagged Rock) by Rumi
10. Bapuji Says by Swami Kripalvananda
11. Live your life as an experiment – quote – Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
12. Beginner’s Mind – quote – Shunryu Suzuki

This article was originally published in 2008, in celebration of Kripalu's 25th anniversary at our retreat center in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.

In the quarter-century since Kripalu opened its doors in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, much has changed—and much has stayed the same. From the constant heart of Kripalu—its original mission and core curriculum—many new tendrils have unfurled, spreading our unique fusion of yoga, health, and personal growth throughout the United States (and around the world). Here’s a glimpse back at how we’ve gotten to where we are—and a look ahead.

Setting the Intention

Through various yoga experiences, a seeker intensifies his faith, courage, knowledge, zeal, and devotion. In this way, he progresses on the path of yoga, gaining the knowledge of yoga through the practice of yoga.
—Swami Kripalu

They came in vans, in school buses, in rusty Dodge Darts, and in beat-up pickup trucks. The caravan of vehicles trundled up the drive and stopped in front of the looming building—a former Jesuit monastery, empty for 13 year

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