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Radiant Rest Yoga Nidra Retreat
With Tracee Stanley and Kat Roman
Join author and yoga nidra facilitator, Tracee Stanley, for five days of deeply nourishing rest. In this retreat, inspired by the work of her bestselling book Radiant Rest, you will learn how to dissolve resistance to deep rest and rewrite your rest legacy. You will receive tools to enhance your experience of deeper sleep, inner […]
Conscious Breath, Sacred Sound: Pathways to Peace & Vitality
With Matteo Pistono and Michelle Anise
Imagine your life as a sacred journey, where every breath invites healing, insight, and awareness. Join us for a transformative experience where we will connect deeply with our breath, body, and voice to awaken innate wisdom and nourish our spirits. Throughout this workshop, you will engage in live music breathwork sessions designed to guide you […]
What’s Love Got To Do With It? The Path of the Bodhisattva
With David Nichtern, Duncan Trussell, Rebecca D’Onofrio, Susan Layden, Susan Layden, Brittaney Valentino, Noel Coakley and Seth Freedman
Sometimes the concept of compassion evokes images of passivity or over-accommodating kindness. In reality, compassion encompasses a dynamic spectrum, including the courage to confront challenges and make difficult decisions for ourselves and the greater good. True compassion can also begin with connecting to ourselves—recognizing and meeting our own needs so that we can approach others […]
Deep Space Breathwork and Sound Experience: Journey Within - The Art of Conscious Breathing & Sound Healing
With John Minks and Billy Pinkerton
“Breathwork is not just about breathing; it’s about awakening. Through conscious breathing, you break free from old patterns, releasing limitations and awakening to new possibilities.” Dan Brule Join us for a transformative journey as we explore the art of conscious breathing. Conscious breathing is an empowering practice that allows for self exploration and healing. This […]
Zero Balancing One: Working at the Interface of Structure and Energy
With Roy Capellaro, P.T. and Ben Fleisher
The study of Zero Balancing goes beyond learning a body/mind system of therapy. It provides basic theory, information and skills regarding body energy, movement and body structure. We teach how to use energy itself as a working tool, and how to relate subtle touch to the bone, skeleton and bio-fields of the body. This information […]
Friends of Fungi: a Hiking, Foraging, & Mushroom Cultivation Retreat
With John Michelotti, Erwin Karl, Gabriela D’Elia and Aubrey Carter
From the largest living organism in the world to the creation of soil, fungi play an essential role for life on earth. They have been recycling and helping to heal the planet for centuries. Now we can partner with fungi to improve our lives through appreciating the food and medicines this extraordinary kingdom has to […]
Circle of Creation Retreat
With Alison Sinatra and Lynn Schauwecker
Join us for the Circle of Creation, a retreat designed to guide women into the sacred depths of their being. Together, we will honor the womb as a place of creation and healing—a source of life that also holds the echoes of past wounds. Through ritual, ceremony, yoga, breathwork, and the power of sisterhood, we will create a space to release, renew, […]
Cultivating Joy: A Silent, Mindfulness Retreat for Individuals
With Jayne Gumpel, LCSW, Michael G. Burbank and David Gumpel M.A
Join us at Menla for a gentle, joy inspired, silent retreat consisting of meditation, self compassion, mindfulness and walks in nature. We will begin to gather as a group at 4pm Wednesday for check in and will enjoy our first dinner together at 6pm. Silence will commence around 9:30 pm after the evening introductory session […]
GROW A NEW BODY: One week of healing, renewal and wisdom
With Alberto Villoldo Ph.D
Lay the foundation for a healthy body that ages slowly and joyfully by combining shamanic energy medicine with cutting-edge neuroscience and biology, detox strategies and power-plant foods you can use to switch on your cells' innate ability to regenerate and repair. Detoxifying your body and upgrading your brain The human body has become a toxic […]
FRIENDS OF FUNGI FORAGING: FALL WEEKEND RETREAT
With John Michelotti, Aubrey Carter, Erwin Karl and Gabriela D’Elia
Join the Catskill Fungi team for a weekend of fun, wonderment and enlightenment as we delve into the forests of Menla, and engage the fungal residents there. Take a hands-on approach to learn how to identify common fungi in the forest. Through using your senses, you will be acquainted with multiple species and confirm your […]
Sacred Bridge: Uniting the Heart of the Amazon and the Peaks of the Himalayas - Wednesday Private Night
Join us for a transformative weekend of prayer, song, dance, and cultural exchange as we bring together the wisdom of the sacred forests and the sacred mountains. This extraordinary gathering unites the Yawanawá people of the Amazon with Tibetan representatives from the Himalayas, weaving their ancient traditions into a shared celebration of life, connection, and […]
Rhythms of Balance: Handpan & Yoga Immersion Experience
With Marina Sobol and Susan DeRyder
Discover a transformative experience with Marina Sobol and Susan DeRyder in this 4-day yoga and handpan retreat. The retreat's central themes are alignment and rhythm. To bring these to life, Marina and Susan utilize two specific modalities that intricately and beautifully intertwine with each other: yoga and the handpan. Yoga serves as a pathway to […]