Other Retreats at Menla
Dodson & Ross
Emerge, Grow, and Bloom: An Alchemical Constellations Retreat
With Emily Blefeld, LICSW and Dan Cohen, PhD
"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in the bud became greater than the risk it took to blossom.” ~ Anais Nin The earth awakens after the dream of winter. Animals stir, buds swell, and spring’s expansive vibrant energy invites us to emerge, grow, and bloom in our one precious life. Do […]
The Fundamental Principles Of SoundHealing from the Ancient Shamanic Tradition to New Science: Followed by Tuning Fork Studies
With Lea Garnier and John Beaulieu, ND, PhD
TRAINING CERTIFICATION: Module 1 of 3 This certification program is spread over three weekend intensives equaling 100 hours of training with pioneers who will show you how to utilize a variety of Sound Healing techniques for your own practice as a Sound Healer. With a certificate of completion from Sage Academy of Sound, students will […]
Alchemical Constellations: The Space In Between
With Emily Blefeld, LICSW and Dan Cohen, PhD
Dan, Emily, and the Leadership Team welcome you to join us for a weekend of relaxation, play, ritual, systemic conversation, and connection at Menla after the public workshop and before the final ACT Training. We will informally be “hanging-out” in the field of everyday with whomever dares to follow us into the woods, splash in […]
Seeing with Your Heart: Alchemical Constellations Training and Facilitator Certification
With Emily Blefeld, LICSW and Dan Cohen, PhD
See with Your Heart. Live from Your Heart. Lead Through Your Heart. Emily Blefeld and Dan Cohen’s Seeing with Your Heart Alchemical Constellations Training and Facilitator Certification is designed for individuals ready to untie the tangled threads of past generational sorrows, free themselves to live into the possibilities of spontaneous creation, and expand their lives, […]
Finding Safety In Yourself & Others
With Luis Mojica
Safety comes from inside of our bodies. Think of all the times your environment was peaceful or you were around loving people, yet your body was still bracing or experiencing anxiety. There’s a good reason for this. When we have trauma and chronic stress, our bodies live in a state of bracing from remembered and […]
Cultivating Joy: A Ketamine-assisted Mindfulness Retreat for Professionals
With Jayne Gumpel, LCSW, Seema Desai, MD, Rohini Kanniganti MD, MSPH, HMDC, Lisa Wang MD, Saundra Jain, MA, PsyD, LPC and David Gumpel M.A
Application Fee: $2850 plus housing and medical intake Join us at beautiful Menla in the Catskills! Welcome to Cultivating Joy ~ A Ketamine Assisted Mindfulness Retreat for professionals looking to cultivate and deepen their practice with groups through experiential education. This is a safe, structured retreat led by a staff of licensed and highly experienced […]
Sparks of Divinity: A Summer Solstice Iyengar Yoga Retreat
With Susan-Elena Esquivel
"It is through your body that you realize you are a spark of divinity." — B.K.S. Iyengar. Summer Solstice is the longest day of the year. What better time to get together to celebrate the source of all life—the life force energy within us—and to give thanks for the blessings that we are always receiving. […]
Show Up with Love: Nidra and Restorative Yoga
With Libby Nicholaou
Immerse yourself in a supportive environment held by nature and community, as you experience the benefits of restorative yoga and Nidra on this weekend retreat following the Summer Solstice. Restorative yoga is a practice of compassion. The nature of the practice – gentle, soft, supportive – reminds us how to gently care for ourselves. It […]
SFT Staff Retreat 2024
13th Annual Sage Academy Summer SoundHealing Intensive
With Silvia Nakkach, M.A., MMT, Lea Garnier, Angell Deer, Katya Valomova and Scott Williams
In 2011 Sage Academy of Sound, located in Woodstock NY, created the 1st annual SoundHealing 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, rest and explore. Thirteen […]
Rejuvenate & Rediscover: Women's Yoga & Workshop Retreat
With Samantha Demick, PMP, ICP, Kara Morelli CYT, 200 and Brittany Peo, MA, LMT
"Fresh air is as good for the mind as for the body. Nature always seems to be trying to talk to us as if she had some great secret to tell. And so she has." –John Lubbock Escape to the serene Catskills and rediscover yourself at our exclusive women's retreat. Nestled in the breathtaking glacial valley, the prestigious Menla Retreat Center […]
Hypnotherapy & Past Life Regression Retreat
Interfaith Wellness Retreat
With Dr. Alyssa M. Cady and Dr. James Bae DACM, E-RYT, C-IAYT
Join us for a restorative week of conversation and spiritual renewal, sponsored by the Center for Interfaith Dialogue at Temple Emanu-El, Manhattan. We seek to foster an inclusive, welcoming getaway in which members of all faith traditions may engage in meaningful dialogue while enjoying the therapeutic setting of the Menla Resort and Spa. Led by […]
Eros, Alchemy, and the Shadow: Tantra Intensive
With Laura Carrotti
This intensive offers different ways of liberating blocked or repressed life force. When sexual energy flows, life flows, affecting not only our sexuality but our overall health and happiness. We will explore our relationship with our bodies, our sexuality, with our inner masculine and feminine aspects, as well as the repercussions that those relationships bring […]
The Feminine Flow: Past Life Regression, Sound Healing, Yoga, Meditation & Spiritual Painting
With Alica Fuks and Lisa Annese
Join Lisa Annese and Alica Fuks who will support and guide you to connect with and embrace your divine feminine energy this summer. Learn how to flow with your spiritual soul and inner essence through love, grace, creation, gratitude, humility and trusting your intuition in a safe space, surrounded by the elements of nature, during […]
Chicken and Egg Pictures
Sacred Metals: Standing Gongs/Himalayan Singing Bowls, Bells & Shruti Songs
With Lea Garnier
TRAINING CERTIFICATION: Module 2 of 3 This certification program teaches how to utilize a variety of Sound Healing techniques for your own practice as a Sound Healer. With a certificate from The Sage Academy of Sound, students should be better equipped to serve as practitioners, specialists, volunteers, interns, or even as members of a multidisciplinary […]
HOLOTROPIC BREATHWORK® WORKSHOP: EXPLORING INTEGRATION OF EXPANDED STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS
With Dr. Laurane McGlynn, Jeffrey Warren and Yulia Meshoyrer
Supporting the synthesis of mind and body after experiencing an expanded state of consciousness. Opening the heart, strengthening the body, calming the mind and lifting the spirit. Holotropic Breathwork™ is a powerful experiential breathing process that allows for self-exploration and healing. With the eyes closed and lying on a mat, each person uses their own breath and […]
Cultivating the Joy of Sexuality & Intimacy: A Ketamine-assisted Retreat for Couples
With Jayne Gumpel, LCSW, David Gumpel M.A, Irina Linetskaya, MD, Donna Sorgen, LMHC,LPC and Daniel Zimmerman, M.D.
This is a safe, structured retreat led by a staff of licensed and highly experienced therapists and physicians in the beautiful Catskill Mountains at MENLA Retreat and Spa. ~Meet at the intersection of science and spirituality~ This retreat offers a safe, structured environment where couples can deeply explore the nuances of their relationship, including aspects […]
Crystal Core Awareness with Crystal Bowls, Pyramids & Singing Crystal Consciousness
With Lea Garnier
TRAINING CERTIFICATION: Module 3 of 3 This certification program teaches how to utilize a variety of Sound Healing techniques for your own practice as a Sound Healer. With a certificate from The Sage Academy of Sound, students should be better equipped to serve as practitioners, specialists, volunteers, interns, or even as members of a multidisciplinary […]
The Life-Force Academy Immersion
With Jai Dev Singh
Life-Force Academy at Menla This is an in-person, multi-day immersive yoga retreat that will give you the energy, inspiration and momentum to live the life of creativity and purpose that you were designed for. Join Jai Dev Singh and the Life-Force Academy this fall at the majestic Menla Mountain Retreat in the Catskill Mountains of […]
Spirit Sisters Yoga & Healing Retreat
With Tina Conroy and Dawn Peer
Welcome to our Sisterhood! Join us for a transformative weekend of self discovery and renewal. Below is our itinerary of our days together. Enjoy our offerings of: meditation, yoga, sound healing, workshops, reiki healing and nature hikes. All meals included. Please note* If you would like a spa appointment it is suggested to schedule an […]
Balance Creation: A guided journey connecting mind, body, and spirit
With Sarah Ireland and Sille Ostergaard
Looking for a purposeful getaway stimulating your sense of balance and connection with yourself? Join us in the beautiful Catskills for a 3-day retreat led by yoga teacher and breathwork instructor Sarah Ireland and balance coach Sille Ostergaard. Together we specialize in turning imbalance into clarity and flow, guided by a holistic approach to mind, body and […]
Reclamation: A Writing, Intuition, and Mindfulness Retreat
With Michelle Cassandra Johnson
Reclamation is a body of work focused on how intuition can guide one in trusting their voice and story and a framework to support them in bringing their writing project to fruition. This retreat is an opportunity for you to immerse yourself in nature, move through mindfulness and contemplative practices to support you in deepening […]
Autumn Iyengar Yoga Retreat
With Eve Holbrook
Yoga ultimately teaches us to find a sense of retreat within ourselves where we can re-align and re-energize physically, mentally and emotionally regardless of our external circumstances. For many of us, this experience becomes more accessible and profound when we withdraw for an extended period of time from our usual routine and environment to a […]
13th Annual Sage Academy Autumn SoundHealing Intensive
With Joseph Schmidlin, Lea Garnier, Peter Blum, Jessica Caplan and Scott Williams
In 2011 Sage Academy of Sound, located in Woodstock NY, created the 1st annual SoundHealing 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, rest and explore. Thirteen […]
Deepening Our Relationship to Practice: An exploration of Ashtanga, Yin & Chanting
With Bibi Lorenzetti and Alex Tse
Join Bibi Lorenzetti and Alex Tse for a 4-day practice retreat, pulling from the lineages of Ashtanga and Yin Yoga, along with Vedic and devotional chanting, in the magical land of Menla. We will spend our days immersed in the study and practice of yoga, rest, reflection and chanting. This retreat will focus the attention […]
Return to Radiance: Annual Women’s Retreat
With Connie Viglietti
Join Connie Vigleitti this fall to unleash your radiance and embody your essence. The fall season on the gorgeous grounds at Menla offers the perfect opportunity to slow down, tune in and let go. Nature cushions our release as the sisterhood holds our rising spirits and celebrates the return of our radiance. We reclaim our […]
Yoga in ASL
OM TARA YOGA RETREAT
With Jacqueline Deflorio-Reid
Jacqui is honored and excited to lead Om Tara Yoga Studio’s 5th retreat at Menla. To retreat means to withdraw. Jacqui invites you to withdraw from your routine and possibly stressful lives, immerse yourself in nature while practicing yoga, pranayama and meditation. Embrace the deeper study of yoga through philosophy discussions and take home with […]
Dodson & Ross
Being Love: Yoga & Meditation Retreat
With Gemma Farrell
Settle into the stillness of autumn with a weekend devoted to yoga, meditation, deep relaxation, and spiritual reflection. Our retreat invites us to open our hearts to the abundant love already present within us and to release the many ways in which we resist the inner calling to live from that place of pure presence. […]
Cultivating Joy: A Ketamine-assisted Mindfulness Retreat
With Jayne Gumpel, LCSW and David Gumpel M.A
Welcome to Cultivating Joy: a Ketamine-Assisted Mindfulness Retreat for inspired individuals looking to cultivate joy in everyday life. This is a safe, structured retreat led by a staff of licensed and highly-experienced therapists and physicians in the beautiful Catskill Mountains at Menla Retreat and Spa. ~Meet at the intersection of science and spirituality~ Participation in […]
Simplicity Yoga: A Yoga, Hiking & Sound Healing retreat
With Rosanne Ferraiuolo
Our goal on this retreat is to stimulate our senses to purge negative energies from our bodies and refill ourselves with the energy of natural healing, peace, and purpose. This retreat will incorporate yoga, meditation, reiki, and sound healing, with hiking in the mountains that pervade and surround Menla. During this retreat, you can expect […]
Soul Stories: A Holotropic Breathwork® & Past Life Regression Workshop
With Dr. Laurane McGlynn, Jeffrey Warren and John Stockberger
Take a journey into expanded states of consciousness. We invite you to join Dr. Laurane McGlynn, Jeffrey Warren and John Stockberger to experience the remarkable healing potential and therapeutic benefits of Holotropic Breathwork®, a powerful experiential breathing process that allows for self-exploration and healing. With the eyes closed and lying on a mat, each person […]
Building Posture From Awareness: Iyengar Yoga and Meditation
With Lucienne Vidah and Mitchell Owen
Lucienne Vidah and Mitchell Owen will lead seven sessions of asana and meditation respectively. Through asana the body becomes a firm, stable and intelligent structure, the breath moves freely and the brain can relax. When a posture is aligned, the mind naturally settles. The grounds are fertile to enter a meditative state. The meditative state […]
YOGIC LIFESTYLE RETREAT: Weekend Immersion into Yoga, Meditation, Ayurveda & Nature
With Sue Bonanno
How do we create the conditions for optimal health and wellbeing in our intense modern-day lives? The ancient traditions of meditation, yoga and the sister science of Ayurveda offer practices that balance, heal and transform mind and body to up-level your health, reduce stress, strengthen your immune system and soothe your spirit. The best way […]
Igniting the Light Within: A Dharana & Dhyana Retreat
With Kacy Harnedy
Kacy created this retreat for the person looking to deepen their yogic practice, to unveil the aspects of this beautiful lifestyle, and to implement them into daily life. The practices you will learn are sure to help you deepen self connection, find stillness and learn to trust your inner guidance system Sample Schedule Thursday, December […]