Menla Mountain Retreat in Phoenicia, NY (Catskills)
When
Sunday, January 02, 2011 At 05:00 PM
How
Online registration for this event is now over due to very limited availability. To register, please contact Michael Burbank at 845.688.6897 ext.0
Details
Tibet House and Iyengar Institute members receive a 10% discount on program tuition.
About the Event
New Year's Yoga and Meditation Retreat
Dec. 31, 2010 - Jan. 2, 2011
Join us for our third annual New Year’s Retreat! Following the age-old tradition of taking time at the end of the year to reflect and set intentions for the upcoming cycle, we are offering this unique opportunity to come together at Tibet House's breathtaking Menla Mountain Retreat in the heart of the Catskills for a quiet, inspiring, and reinvigorating New Year's weekend. The weekend’s programs will include Iyengar yoga, pranayama, meditation, and dharma talks.
Tuition – $255 (per person); $230 (THUS and Iyengar Institute members)
Accommodations - please refer to the tab below for options and pricing.
About the Presenters:
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. She presently studies with Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche and Professor Robert Thurman. 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.
Brooke Myers began the study of yoga in her 20's as a member of an experimental theatre company. She studied Iyengar Yoga with the late Mary Dunn and with the Iyengar family. She is a founding member of The Iyengar Institute of NY, and has a wide knowledge of yoga for special needs.
John Lundin is a teacher of meditation and cross-cultural spirituality, and the author of THE NEW MANDALA – Eastern Wisdom for Western Living, written in collaboration with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. John is a former Christian minister who has studied Buddhism and meditation with the Dalai Lama, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, and Vipassana meditation in India.
Cancellation Policy
- If you cancel two weeks prior to the program, you will receive a 100% refund, minus a $35 processing fee.
- If you cancel one full day to two weeks prior to the program, you will receive full credit, minus a $35 processing fee, which can be applied to any other Tibet House sponsored program at Menla. This credit is valid for one year.
- If you cancel the day of the program or do not show up for any reason, no refund or credit will be given.
Tibet House US/Menla Mountain Retreat reserves the right to cancel any program at any time for low enrollment or circumstances beyond our control. Should this happen, a full refund will be offered.
Arrive Friday, depart Sunday. Accommodations fee includes housing and gourmet vegetarian meals and is in addition to the program tuition.
Room with Queen Bed and Private Bath - $450 single (per person); $550 couple ($275 per person)
Room with Queen Bed and Shared Bath - $380 single (per person); $500 couple ($250 per person)
Room with 2 Twin Beds and Private Bath - $320 (per person)
Room with 2 Twin Beds and Shared Bath - $296 (per person)
Room in Private House with twin beds or twin bunks - $270, 250, 230, or 220 (per person), depending on whether you book a single, double, triple, or quad, respectively. Please note that beds in Private Houses are on a first come first serve basis. We cannot assign specific beds on registration.
Commuters - Includes facility use and all meals - $150 (per person)
Note: We will assign you a roommate if you do not register with one.
Join us for our third annual New Year’s Retreat! Following the age-old tradition of taking time at the end of the year to reflect and set intentions for the upcoming cycle, we are offering this unique opportunity to come together at Tibet House's breathtaking Menla Mountain Retreat in the heart of the Catskills for a quiet, inspiring, and reinvigorating New Year's weekend. The weekend’s programs will include Iyengar yoga, pranayama, meditation, and dharma talks.
Tuition – $255 (per person); $230 (THUS and Iyengar Institute members)
Accommodations - please refer to the tab below for options and pricing.
About the Presenters:
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. She presently studies with Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche and Professor Robert Thurman. 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.
Brooke Myers began the study of yoga in her 20's as a member of an experimental theatre company. She studied Iyengar Yoga with the late Mary Dunn and with the Iyengar family. She is a founding member of The Iyengar Institute of NY, and has a wide knowledge of yoga for special needs.
John Lundin is a teacher of meditation and cross-cultural spirituality, and the author of THE NEW MANDALA – Eastern Wisdom for Western Living, written in collaboration with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. John is a former Christian minister who has studied Buddhism and meditation with the Dalai Lama, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, and Vipassana meditation in India.
Cancellation Policy
- If you cancel two weeks prior to the program, you will receive a 100% refund, minus a $35 processing fee.
- If you cancel one full day to two weeks prior to the program, you will receive full credit, minus a $35 processing fee, which can be applied to any other Tibet House sponsored program at Menla. This credit is valid for one year.
- If you cancel the day of the program or do not show up for any reason, no refund or credit will be given.
Tibet House US/Menla Mountain Retreat reserves the right to cancel any program at any time for low enrollment or circumstances beyond our control. Should this happen, a full refund will be offered.
Arrive Friday, depart Sunday. Accommodations fee includes housing and gourmet vegetarian meals and is in addition to the program tuition.
Room with Queen Bed and Private Bath - $450 single (per person); $550 couple ($275 per person)
Room with Queen Bed and Shared Bath - $380 single (per person); $500 couple ($250 per person)
Room with 2 Twin Beds and Private Bath - $320 (per person)
Room with 2 Twin Beds and Shared Bath - $296 (per person)
Room in Private House with twin beds or twin bunks - $270, 250, 230, or 220 (per person), depending on whether you book a single, double, triple, or quad, respectively. Please note that beds in Private Houses are on a first come first serve basis. We cannot assign specific beds on registration.
Commuters - Includes facility use and all meals - $150 (per person)
Note: We will assign you a roommate if you do not register with one.
