Vandita Kate Marchesiello
Legacy Faculty
Vandita Kate Marchesiello, E-RYT 500, is the Historian at Kripalu, and also a teacher and Legacy Faculty member. She’s the recording artist on the best-selling CDs Transform, Relax, and Rejuvenate; Yoga with Vandita; and Vandita Chants. Vandita received her yoga teacher training at the Kripalu School of Yoga and has balanced family, self-care, and a career in yoga and health for more than 40 years. She develops and delivers programs at Kripalu drawing on her experience of teaching yoga in schools, hospitals, corporations, and educational institutions, and for support groups for people with cancer, fibromyalgia, heart disease, and multiple sclerosis.
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Easing Back into Practice
Resources
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Holiday Rituals from Our Faculty We asked a few of our Kripalu Schools of Yoga and Ayurveda faculty to share their favorite rituals for the season of celebration.
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Seven Steps to Aging Well We all aspire to cultivate more vitality, strength, and balance throughout the stages of life, and yoga offers many health benefits as we age.
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What Is Karma Yoga? Five longtime Kripalu teachers share stories about what karma yoga—the practice of selfless service—means to them.
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What Happened When I Invited My Husband to My Happy Place Marianne Gambaro has been coming to Kripalu since the 1970s. Here's what happened the first time she brought her husband, Jim, along.
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Aging Well: Shedding Clutter, Finding Peace For Jim Gambaro, Kripalu had been one of his wife's special places—not an "us" experience. Turned out that joining her there was an anniversary gift to them…
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3 Steps to Transform Suffering We all experience suffering at some point in our lives. Rather than trying to avoid it, we can find ways to move through it with grace.
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Yoga Outside the Comfort Zone: Confronting Your Edge with Courage We asked a few Kripalu faculty members which yoga poses test their edge and how they cultivate equanimity in the face of discomfort, without pushing themselves…
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Great Summer Reads from Kripalu Schools Faculty and Staff Need a great beach read? Here’s what our Schools faculty and staff are kicking back with this summer!
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Alleviating Anxiety with Gardening Whether done on a large plot or in a simple pot, gardening beckons directed attention and voices no demands.
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Kripalu: A Person, a Place, a Tradition Swami Kripalu was a yoga master renowned not only for the dedication of his practice, but also for his humor, compassion, and lighthearted approach to yoga.
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Volunteering for a Longer Life According to a study on health and longevity, we need to spend time not only focusing on taking better care of ourselves, but on taking care of others.
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Turning Point Q&A with Vandita Kate Marchesiello Vandita Kate Marchesiello, E-RYT 500, is a senior teacher and faculty member at Kripalu and the recording artist on two CDs, Transform, Relax, and...
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