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Occupy Wellness

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Who: Kris Carr, Sharon Gannon, Frank Lipman, R. Thurman
What: Weekend Wellness Retreat
Where: Menla Mountain Retreat--Phoenicia, NY (Catskills)
When: Thursday, October 11, 2012 At 05:00 PM
How: Please follow the link below to register online. If you cannot attend the entire program or have an unusual registration request, please email menla@menla.org or call 845.688.6897 ext.0
Details: Tibet House members receive a 10% discount on program tuition.

About the Event

Occupy Wellness
with Kris Carr, Sharon Gannon, Frank Lipman, & Robert Thurman
October 11 - 14, 2012

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Join four of America’s top Wellness Warriors in the growing movement to take back our health and happiness in the face of increasing outer and inner obstacles. In this day of spiritual and material malnutrition, more than ever we need the educational resources to achieve true wellness. Are you healthy? Are you happy? To what degree? Health and happiness are without question the most essential ingredients of total wellness, and they in turn depend on physical, mental, and spiritual balance achieved through the union of awareness and action.

Educate and empower yourself through a combination of nutritious food, yoga, meditation, spa treatments, and information-packed conversations with people who have spent a lifetime pioneering this most important field. Learn how to prepare nutrient-rich juices and smoothies from best-selling wellness coach Kris Carr, who will also teach a class on plant-based nutrition and speak about her soon-to-be-released third book, Crazy Sexy Kitchen. Participate in life-affirming meditations and yoga asanas with one of America’s leading yoga instructors, Sharon Gannon of Jivamukti. Learn holistic East-West wellness principles from Integrative Medicine expert Frank Lipman and Buddhist perspectives on healthy living and true happiness from Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to occupy wellness with us!

For all levels of interest & experience!

Kris Carr is a New York Times best-selling author, motivational speaker and wellness coach. She is the subject of the inspirational documentary, Crazy Sexy Cancer, which she wrote and directed for TLC, and the author of the groundbreaking Crazy Sexy Cancer book series. Kris’ third book, Crazy Sexy Diet (#1 Amazon Best Seller, NY Times Best Seller) is the ultimate diet and lifestyle game plan for wellness warriors seeking peak health, spiritual wealth and happiness. She is a contributing editor for Natural Health Magazine and writes for many online publications. Television appearances include: CBS Evening News with Katie Couric, The Early Show, Today Show, Good Morning America, The Gayle King Show, OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, The Revolution and The Oprah Winfrey Show. Kris is also the founder of crazysexylife.com an award-winning wellness site offering daily tips, articles, programs and events.

Sharon Gannon is the co-creator with David Life of the Jivamukti Yoga Method, a path to enlightenment through compassion for all beings. She is a pioneer in teaching yoga as spiritual activism and is credited for making yoga cool and hip by relating ancient teachings of yoga to the modern world. She has produced numerous yoga-related DVDs and is the author of several books, including Jivamukti Yoga, The Art of Yoga, Cats and Dogs are People Too!, and Yoga and Vegetarianism. Her writing has appeared in numerous publications, including Toward 2012, Arvana V: Music, Magic and Mysticism, What comes after Money, Semiotexte, Yoga Journal and the Huffington Post. She writes a monthly essay called the Focus of the Month, which can be read at: www.jivamuktiyoga.com.

Frank Lipman is a pioneer and internationally recognized expert in the fields of Integrative and Functional Medicine. He is the founder and director of Eleven-Eleven Wellness Center in New York City, where his personal brand of healing has helped thousands of people reclaim their vitality and recover their zest for life. After becoming increasingly aware of the strengths and weaknesses of his medical training, he began to study acupuncture, Chinese medicine, functional medicine, nutrition, herbal medicine, biofeedback, meditation and yoga. He saw that true healing lay in a blend between the two. He now practices his unique blend, combining all the systems in which he has trained. He is the author of 2 books: Total Renewal--7 Key Steps to Resilience, Vitality and Long Term Health and Revive: Stop Feeling Spent and Start Living Again and is very involved with non-profit work in South Africa.

Robert Thurman is professor of Indo-Tibetan Studies at Columbia University, President of Tibet House US, 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. http://www.bobthurman.com/.

Tuition

Three Day Tuition (Thu-Sun): $445 (per person), $400 (Tibet House members)

OR

Two Day Tuition (Fri-Sun): $310 (per person), $279 (Tibet House members)

Accommodations

Rates vary depending on which kind of room you would like to book--please refer to options below for pricing. Arrive Thursday or Friday (your choice), depart Sunday after lunch. Accommodations fees include housing and gourmet vegetarian meals and are in addition to the program tuition.

Three Day Accommodations (Thu-Sun):

Room with Queen Bed and Private Bath - $589 single (per person); $760 couple ($380 per person)

Room with Queen Bed and Shared Bath - $511 single (per person); $710 couple ($355 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 or twin bunks and shared bath - $405, 375, 355, or 330 (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.

Cots - Occasionally, cots can be added to shared rooms - $300 (per person)

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

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

OR

Two Day Accommodations (Fri-Sun):

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 and shared bath - $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.

Cots - Occasionally, cots can be added to shared rooms - $200 (per person)

Campers - Includes facility use and all meals - $190 (per person)

Commuters - Includes facility use and all meals - $150 (per person)

Note: We will assign you a roommate if you do not register with one and book a shared room.

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 not receive a refund but instead will receive full course 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.

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