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Northshore October 2025
  In an age of meditation apps and yoga for marathoners, the idea of mindfulness is about as fringe as the sleeve tattoo. But just two and a half hours across the state, nestled in the Berkshires, Kripalu has been drawing the seeker of mindfulness since the early 1980s. A haven from our hectic lifestyles, the place simply asks us to stop and be. Through the practice of yoga, Ayurvedic medicine, the healing arts, and, yes, mindfulness workshops, the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health offers a recipe for being more like the Buddha: be awake. The first time I visited Kripalu was for a five-day writing workshop called “Writing fr
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