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Join us for our second annual New Year’s Retreat! 

Following the age-old tradition of taking time at the end of the year to reflect and set intensions for the upcoming cycle, these three incredible teachers are offering this unique opportunity to come together at Tibet House's breathtaking Menla Mountain Retreat in the heart of the Catskills.

Lovingkindness is a meditation that cultivates our natural capacity for an open and loving heart. It is traditionally offered along with meditations that enrich compassion, joy in the happiness of others, and equanimity. Together these 4 qualities are known as the Brahma Viharas, or boundless states. These practices lead to the development of concentration, fearlessness, and genuine happiness.

Robert Thurman and Sharon Salzberg will introduce these teachings and support us in our own experience and cultivation of these qualities through direct instruction and guided meditation using classical techniques in a modern idiom. There will also be many opportunities for questions.

In addition to these classes, Carolyn Christie will be offering Iyengar yoga classes.  Please note, you may choose to attend either the Brahma Viharas classes, or the Iyengar yoga classes, or both. All levels invited!

Sharon Salzberg is cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) in Barre, Massachusetts. She is one of America's leading spiritual teachers and authors, and has been a student of Buddhism since 1971, leading meditation retreats worldwide since 1974. Sharon's latest book is The Force of Kindness, published by Sounds True. She is also the author of Faith: Trusting Your Own Deepest Experience, published by Riverhead Books; Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness and A Heart as Wide as the World, both published by Shambhala Publications; and co-author with Joseph Goldstein of Insight Meditation: A Step-by-Step Course on How to Meditate (audio), from Sounds True. For more information about Sharon, please visit: www.sharonsalzberg.com.

Carolyn Christie began her study of both Buddhism and yoga in 1987 while working for the Peace Corp in Thailand. In 1998 she was initiated into the Kalachakra Tantra by H.H. the XIV Dalai Lama in India and began studying with Khen Rinpoche Lobsang Tharchin in New York. Carolyn is a faculty member at the Iyengar Yoga Institute of New York and is certified as Junior Intermediate 3. She regularly studies in India with the Iyengar family.

Robert Thurman is Professor of Indo-Tibetan Studies at Columbia University, President of Tibet House U.S., a popular lecturer on Tibetan Buddhism, the translator of many philosophical treatises and sutras, and author of numerous books including the national bestseller, Inner Revolution: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Real Happiness; Anger, the fifth book from a series on the Seven Deadly Sins, offered by The New York Public Library and Oxford University Press. His most recent book is titled Why the Dalai Lama Matters: His Act of Truth as the Solution for China, Tibet, and the World, published by Atria Books/Beyond Words.

Guests are welcome to sign up for one, two, or three days of the retreat (rates will be prorated for partial retreat attendance). Scholarships available for those in need.

Full Tuition – $375 (per person);  $338 (for THUS members)

Three-Day Accommodations – Arrive Thursday, depart Sunday. Fees below include housing and gourmet vegetarian meals.

Room with Queen Bed and Private Bath -  $589 (per person); $380 couple (per person)

Room with Queen Bed and Shared Bath - $511 (per person); $355 couple (per person)

Room with 2 Twin Beds and Private Bath -  $460 (per person)

Room with 2 Twin Beds and Shared Bath -  $427 (per person)

Room in Private House with twin beds and twin bunks -  $330, 355, 375, or 405 (per person),     depending on whether you book a single, double, triple, or quad.  Please note that beds in Private Houses are on a first come first serve basis. We cannot assign specific beds on registration.

Cots- Occasionally, cots can be added to shared rooms - $330 (per person)

Campers- Includes facility use and all meals - $285 (per person)

Commuters - Includes facility use and all meals - $225 (per person)

Note: We will assign you a roommate if you do not register with one.

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