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Time to Meditate: A Five Day Meditation Retreat - Sponsored by Tibet House US
With David Nichtern
Presented by Dharma Moon In the rush of daily life, it’s easy for meditation practice to get squeezed into the margins — a few minutes here, a half hour there. But something profound happens when we step away from the constant pull of our schedules and devote ourselves fully to practice. In the arc of […]
Eliminating Obstacles Through Reconnection with the Five Elements
With Bair Manzarkhan, LMT
Rejuvenation & Self-Healing Through Ancient Tibetan Wisdom This retreat aims at Eliminating Obstacles (Geksel) through reconnecting with the Five Elements, Five Chakras, and Five Inner Lights, which help us to understand our nature and supports us in meeting life’s challenges with clarity, balance, and awareness. Rooted in the wisdom of Tibetan Buddhism and Sowa Rigpa (Science of Healing), participants are guided […]
The Deep Space Experience: Into the Field of Stillness
With John Minks and Billy Pinkerton
A Yoga, Breathwork, and Sound Immersion “Sound reveals where words dissolve.” - inspired by Hazrat Inayat Khan Step beyond the familiar and enter a realm of resonance, presence, and deep listening. This three-day immersive retreat invites you to slow time, soften the body, and open into expanded states of awareness through the alchemy of yoga, […]
Vajra Yoga Mahasiddha Reunion 2026
With Dr. Robert Svoboda, Krishna Das, Nina Rao, Dorje Lopön Chandra Easton, Michele Loew, John Campbell and Robert A.F. Thurman
Join the third reunion of this usually far-flung all-star gathering of teachers and practitioners of Indic yogic sciences and spiritual traditions! This inspiring weeklong immersion, an aspiring annual tradition, brings together Dr. Robert Svoboda, Krishna Das, Nina Rao, Chandra Easton, Michele Loew, John Campbell, and Prof. Robert Thurman for a stand-alone hybrid retreat weaving Ayurveda, […]
16th Annual Sage Academy Sound Healing Retreat Intensive
With Silvia Nakkach, M.A., MMT, Lea Garnier, Peter Blum, Nicholas Petrucco and Katya Valomova
In 2010 Sage Academy of Sound, located in Woodstock NY, created the 1st annual Sound Healing Retreat Intensive at Menla. After directly experiencing the healing benefits of sound, and dedicated to sharing this with others, the founders created a platform that would give sound pioneers a beautiful environment to share their knowledge, as well as a […]
Tibetan Yogas of Body, Speech, and Mind
With Dr. James Bae DACM, E-RYT, C-IAYT and Lama Karma Justin Wall
The Vajrayana approach to yoga includes a comprehensive framework that integrates all of the dimensions of what it means to be human. Through physical movement we cultivate embodiment. Through breathwork, breath retention, and sonification we train our speech and subtle body. And through concentration and insight practices we train in distinctive methods of seeing the […]
IN PRAISE OF LISTENING: Reading, Writing, Drawing, Slowing Down
With Christian McEwan
"Many an old story begins with the words, 'Long ago, when animals could speak...' Perhaps the corollary would be just as good an opening... 'Long ago, when people could listen.'" - Lyanda Lynn Haupt The word “listen” derives from the Old English hylsnan which means, quite simply, “to pay attention.” But in recent years such […]
UPLIFT Festival
With Tasha Blank, Michael V, The Yoga House, Reggie Hubbard, Chynna Dee Andrada, Tracy LJ Robertson, Ben Brown, Rose Stoller, Pamela Kalechofsky, Amy Reed, Joyce San Pedro, Alex Tse, Jenny Papo and Olga Choedron
UPLIFT is a joyful and deeply embodied festival mindfully curated to inspire connection with community and self through Ecstatic Dance, Yoga, Sound Baths, Cacao Ceremony, Circle Singing, Bonfire Sing-Alongs, Somatic & Wisdom Workshops, & more! Guided by an extraordinary team of facilitators, this sacred weekend is a living reminder that what we create together isn’t […]
Alchemy of Oneness: Sacred Dance & the Third Force
With Banafsheh Sayyad, MFA, LAc
Discover how compassionately weaving paradoxes together creates a third force — one that initiates ecstatic embodiment, healing, and transfiguration, a profound spiritual process Sufi mystics described as the alchemy of the heart, Rumi called the meeting place beyond opposites, and modern quantum physics understands as emergence through coherence and superposition. At a time when our […]
Awakening the Inner Healer-Leader
With Master Mingtong Gu
A Living Exploration of the Four Noble Truths Through the Body When wisdom lives in the mind and leaves the body, even the most dedicated healers begin to feel tired. You may recognize this quietly. You serve. You hold space. You offer clarity, care, and guidance. And somewhere beneath your skill, training, and devotion, the […]
FRIENDS OF FUNGI FORAGING: FALL WEEKEND RETREAT
With John Michelotti, Aubrey Carter, Erwin Karl and Delta Hunter
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 […]