Stephen Cope
Scholar Emeritus and Kripalu Ambassador
Stephen Cope, MSW, Kripalu's Scholar Emeritus, is the founder and former Director of the Kripalu Institute for Extraordinary Living. Stephen is a best-selling author, well known for making the sometimes esoteric scriptures of yoga accessible to the mainstream reader. He has more than a quarter million books in print, translated into 14 languages, and has received international acclaim for his work. His books include Yoga and the Quest for the True Self; The Wisdom of Yoga; The Great Work of Your Life: A Guide for the Journey to Your True Calling; Soul Friends: The Transforming Power of Deep Human Connection; and The Dharma of Difficult Times.
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Six Tips for Eating Clean Without Going Overboard A diet filled with clean, nutrient-dense, whole foods seems like the way to go, individually and globally. But an enthusiastic backlash has been lobbed at…
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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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Eight Windows into Meditation Sitting on a cushion isn't the only way to reap the benefits of this powerful practice.
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Seven Accessible Self-Care Tools Yoga and self-care can seem selfish, daunting, or expensive, especially when viewed through the lens of a perfectly curated Instagram post. However, these…
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A Living Laboratory for Yoga Research Research on Kripalu's RISE program shows multiple physical and mental-health benefits, and illustrates the major impact the program makes on individuals' work…
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Yoga and Parenting: Breath, Self-Care, and Letting Go Parenting is an incredible and rewarding learning experience. And it’s not for the faint of heart. Yoga, mindfulness, and meditation can all support the…
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What’s New in the Kripalu Schools Ready to get back to yoga school—or enroll for the first time? Here's all the news from the Kripalu Schools.
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Kripalu Perspectives: Generosity and Yoga with Stephen Cope Portland Helmich talks with psychotherapist, Kripalu Yoga teacher, and author Stephen Cope, who describes how yoga practice goes beyond physical gain to create…
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Appreciation and Looking for the Good Gratitude involves an understanding of the profound extent to which we’re all interconnected and dependent upon one another and upon the bounty of the world.
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Loving My Imperfect Self Self-compassion doesn’t make pain or hardship go away. Instead, it acknowledges that life involves failure and suffering, and gives us “permission to be human."
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Finding Your Sacred Calling Caught up in emails, work deadlines, getting to the gym, and an active social life, we can lose sight of our sacred calling, our highest purpose in life.
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There's No Sound Like Om Ommm. It's often the first and last sound in your ears in a yoga class. But what does it mean?
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The Science of Yoga: The Risks and the Rewards An excerpt from The Science of Yoga: The Risks and the Rewards Drawing from both scientific research and esoteric wisdom, William J. Broad’s The Science of...
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