CIRAK AT KRIPALU / DECEMBER 2026

You know about presence. Make it part of how you live.

Understanding the idea is one thing. Finding it in a difficult conversation or an ordinary Tuesday is another. Spend five nights exploring a steadier, more direct way to meet your life.

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Five nights with Cirak · Beginners welcome
Tuition from $460 · Accommodation additional

Warm sunlight in a Kripalu practice hall — DIRECT EXPERIENCEWith Cirak

DEC 6 – 11KRIPALUFIVE NIGHTSALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS

FIRST, A PARTICIPANT'S EXPERIENCE

What is it like
to be in the room?

Hear Stephanie describe her experience of retreating with Cirak, in her own words.

A personal account from an earlier retreat.

More personal accounts

Five books. Five years of weekly teaching.

FROM AN IDEA TO AN EVERYDAY EXPERIENCE

Presence does not have to stay on the meditation cushion.

WHERE YOU MAY BE NOW

You recognise the value of being present, but daily life quickly pulls you back into the same mental effort.

WHAT WE WORK TOWARDS

Practise returning through sensation, movement and awareness, in ways you can use beyond the retreat.

Guided meditation, movement, somatic inquiry and reflection make presence something you can experience rather than another idea to hold on to. The aim is to bring that steadiness into relationships, decisions and the ordinary demands of life.

Move from knowing to experiencing

Give the ideas you have read about a practical expression through attention, sensation and movement.

Find steadiness beneath the roles

Make room to notice your own experience, not only the needs and expectations you respond to.

Bring presence into ordinary moments

Explore how to return to awareness during a conversation, a decision or an unsettled day.

Cirak signing his own books — Your teacher for the retreat

MEET CIRAK

Good questions.
Room to discover
your own answers.

Cirak teaches through direct experience, using guided practice and conversation to examine the assumptions behind how we think, react and live. There is room to ask honest questions and discover what presence means in your own life.

Author of five books
Graduate of Eckhart Tolle’s School of Awakening
Retreat teaching across the US, Europe, India and Bali

THE RHYTHM OF THE RETREAT

Practise together. Let it become your own.

Arrive on Sunday and settle in. Monday through Thursday bring a spacious rhythm of workshops, meals, optional yoga and evening conversation. A final morning together closes the week on Friday.

Make room for the retreat

Monday – Thursday, December 7 – 10

6:30 – 7:45am

Optional yoga or Qi GongQi Gong is offered on Monday and Wednesday.

7:30 – 9am

Silent breakfast

9 – 11:30am

Morning workshop with Cirak

11:30am – 1:30pm

Lunch and personal time

1:30 – 4pm

Afternoon workshop

4:45 – 6pm

Optional Kripalu yoga

5:30 – 7:30pm

Dinner

7:30 – 8:30pm

Fireside conversation with Cirak

All times are Eastern. Optional centre activities and the retreat schedule may change.

A SETTING THAT MAKES ROOM

A different rhythm in the Berkshires.

At Kripalu, meals, practice spaces and the surrounding landscape support time away from daily demands. Optional yoga and quiet periods sit alongside the work with Cirak.

A sunlit practice hall at Kripalu — Light-filled spaces for practice

Quiet reflection beside the lake at Kripalu — The grounds, photographed in warmer months

MAKE ROOM FOR YOURSELF

Your next step can be a simple one.

Direct Experience
December 6 – 11, 2026
Kripalu · Stockbridge, Massachusetts

Retreat tuitionfrom$460

Accommodation is additional. Kripalu shows available rooms, meal arrangements and the full total before payment.

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A USEFUL NOTE TO KEEP

Take the details
with you.

We will email you the dates, starting price, what is included and the official booking link in one concise note. You can continue to Kripalu as soon as you submit.

First name Email address

Mobile number

A question for the team? Optional

What would you like to know?

Everyone is welcome to register, subject to availability. This is a request for information.

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BEFORE YOU DECIDE

A few practical
questions.

Do I need experience?

No. Beginners are welcome, and there is depth for people who already have a practice. You can ask questions and participate at your own pace.

Will I have to share personal experiences?

Group sharing is an invitation, not a requirement. There is room to listen, reflect and work quietly with your own experience.

Does requesting the details reserve my place?

No. The form sends your request to the team and gives you the booking link. Your place is confirmed when you complete the organiser’s reservation and payment process.

Do I have to be physically fit?

The emphasis is on awareness rather than physical performance. If you have an accessibility question or need a particular adjustment, contact the team before booking.

Is this a yoga retreat?

Kripalu’s yoga classes are optional. The retreat with Cirak centres on awareness, movement, inquiry and bringing presence into daily life.

Is there time outside the workshops?

Yes. Meal breaks, optional yoga and personal time create space to rest and reflect. You can use that time for journaling or simply slowing down.

When do I arrive and leave?

Check-in begins at 2pm on Sunday, December 6. Friday’s final workshop runs from 9 – 11am, followed by lunch and departure from 11:30am – 1:30pm. All times are Eastern.

Less effort to be present. More presence in your life.

Make room for an experience you can return to, long after the retreat.

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