Kripalu Yoga Dance is a practice of moving meditation where participants enjoy all the benefits of a yoga practice:

• full joint mobility
• sense of wellbeing
• increased self awareness
• and balanced use of all muscle groups.

Music from all over the globe is the source of inspiration as students move into their best bodies, minds, and spirits. Students of Kripalu Yoga Dance (KYD) come from all age groups and fitness abilities. The focus is on finding a personal comfort zone and then moving into new territory with a sense of security and curiosity.

Kripalu Yoga Dance can be customized for any population or occasion. Nome Graham has used this mode of movement for such diverse groups as:

• Group cohesion aims, such as incarcerated groups, youth groups, or business settings
• Rite of passage occasions, such as marriage, coming of age, change of career, or life changing travel
• In school energy monitoring and social skill building

Nome Graham also holds certification for KYD for Special Populations which supports groups with specific needs as they explore the joy and empowerment of movement. Populations that have been served and increased their mobility, balance, and sense of play:

• Senior groups, both at senior centers and assisted living homes
• Cancer and surgery patients in various stages of recovery
• Individuals using wheelchairs, or who are mostly chair bound