Extended Studies

At the heart of Naropa University is transformative teaching and learning. Naropa University Extended Studies continually seeks ways to serve its community through innovative and transformative programs designed to take you to your next level. These certificates, intensives, workshops, courses and lectures provide an opportunity to transform our relationship with self, community and environment through the disciplines of arts & creativity, business & society, environment & science, psychology & health and world wisdom traditions.

Featured Fall Programs

Authentic Leadership Certificate Program
Susan Skjei, Mark Wilding, Micki McMillan,
Julio Olalla and Mark Gerzon

Launched in 1999, Naropa’s Authentic Leadership Program is a transformative leadership program that integrates ancient wisdom with effective, modern approaches to management.

Online Program: January 14–May 7, 2008
Onsite: January 28–February 1 & April 14–18, 2008

Dream Yoga: November 7-9, 2008
Lama Tharchin Rinpoche joins us to share the teachings of dream yoga according to the Dzogchen (Great Perfection) view of Vajrayana Buddhism. Click here for more information.

BUTOH ARTIST KATSURA KAN
Extended Studies, in collaboration with Naropa University’s Departments of Performing Arts and Somatic Psychology, offers two open community workshops by Guest Artist Katsura Kan. Mr. Kan, from Kyoto, Japan, is known for provocative, transformative teaching, and unique productions based on Tatsumi Hijikata and Kazuo Ohno’s principles of Ankoku-Butoh (The Dance of Utter Darkness).
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