Fall Meditation Retreat: Find Inner Calm

You are invited to a special Fall Meditation Retreat in the Catskills: Find Inner Calm.

The goal of the retreat is to help you feel connected to yourself, your practice, your strength, and nature. From there we’ll access a deep inner calm.

Each day you’ll enjoy meditation, compassion practice, and mindful movement.

Together we will:

• Meditate
• Drink apple cider
• Light a bonfire
• Take forest walks
• Do meditation for change
• Go deeply inward
• Play board games
• Sit there watching the leaves
• Read poems about autumn
• Do body scans
• Candlelit heart practice
• Enjoy each other’s company
• Eat three healthy meals a day
• Access deep relaxation
• Listen to autumn-themed classical music
• Explore legends about the fall

Join us in upstate New York in the Catskills at Menla Retreat Center during one of its most glorious seasons.

After the retreat, you’ll feel refreshed and ready to take on anything (including the holiday season)!

Schedule

Friday, November 1

• 3 – 5 pm Arrive, Explore, and Settle In
  • Check-in to your room and enjoy the property.
• 4 pm Optional Hike
  • First leisurely hike on a scenic trail.
• 5 pm Official Welcome and Introduction to the Retreat, and Each Other
• 6 pm Dinner
• 7:15 pm Candlelit Heart Practice, Mindful Listening of Classical Music, and Autumn Poetry

Saturday, November 2

• 7 am Gentle Yoga, Deep Breathing, and Body Scan to Start the Morning
• 8 – 9 am Breakfast
• 9:30 am Walking Meditation and Sitting Meditation
• 10:30 am Free Time
  • Visit the vintage country barn or move your body in the fitness facility. Perhaps time alone to meditate, nap, create, or journal.
• 12:30 – 1:30 pm Lunch
• 1:30 – 4:30 pm Free time for Spa Treatments or Hiking
• 4:30 pm Meditation on Change
  • Special talk on how to access inner calm and what to do during the holiday season.
• 6 – 7 pm Dinner
• 7:30 pm Bonfire, Autumn Legends, and Board Games

Sunday, November 3

• 7 – 11 am check-out of Rooms
• 7 am Gentle Yoga, Deep Breathing, and Body Scan to Start the Morning
• 8 – 9 am Breakfast
  • Time to pack up.
• 10:30 am Walking Meditation and Sitting Meditation
• 11 am Compassion and Self-compassion Practice
  • Closing
• 12:30 – 1:30 Lunch & Departure

*Please note that the schedule is subject to change.