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  • Commuter – $400.00
  • Private Room: Single – $600.00
  • Private Room: Couple – $1,200.00
  • Junior Suite: Single – $800.00
  • Junior Suite: Couple – $1,600.00

Date & Time Details: Friday, October 30 (check in 3 PM; program starts 4 PM) until Sunday, November 1 1 PM

Location: Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing

Address: 191 Cragsmoor Road Cragsmoor, New York 12566

Contact: [email protected]
845.640.4593

Check-in Time: 3 PM

Per Person Price: Prices are all inclusive:

    Early Bird Price: Book before October 8
  • Commuter: $300
  • Private room (shared bath): $500
  • Junior Suite (private bath): $700
  • Regular Price
  • Commuter: $400
  • Private room (shared bath): $600
  • Junior Suite (private bath): $800

Self Care and Energy Repair II

With MJ Watkins and Lucas Hall

October 30 - November 1, 2020

A Weekend Retreat in Right Effort

A GUEST PROGRAM

Led by two dynamic teachers from New York Loves Yoga, each day of this restorative retreat offers a tool box of wellness offerings: uplifting vinyasa yoga, guided metta meditations, breath work, meridian energy work, sound baths, somatics and strength and mobility training—all to encourage balance and vitality. You will leave feeling clear, deeply relaxed, and rejuvenated.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Each morning begins with breath meditations and classic vinyasa yoga, followed by a serene light-filled silent breakfast, you will feel the bounty of  strength and contentment.

A  group circle after our physical and silent mornings, brings us together balanced,  invigorating and calm. After time for private reflection, writing and contemplation, we meet to discuss right effort and how to retrain the mind to produce wholesome states of being, while redirecting unwholesome thoughts that may be limiting your ability  to experience joy and contentment.

In the evening, Atma Buti Tibetan sound bowls fill the meditation hall as your nights are cocooned by  the relaxation technique of yoga nidra.

  • Metta Meditation internalizes good wishes for yourself and others
  • Vinyasa Yoga repeats a series of poses to increase body heat and build strength
  • Somatics are a series of slow movements that emphasize internal physical perception and experience
  • Yoga Nidra is “dynamic sleep,” allowing the body to deeply relax while the  mind stays inwardly alert—the knife’s edge where the body “sleeps” while  the mind is lucid.
  • Atma Buti Tibetan Sound Bowls—literally translated as soul herbal medicine—deliver the healing power of sound
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 EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

  • Intimate setting with personal access to the teachers
  • Interactive sessions with question and answer periods
  • Vinyasa yoga, Somatic yoga and Yoga Nidra
  • Shamatha and guided meditations
  • Delicious all-vegetarian meals with locally sourced ingredients
  • Option to extend stay on Personal Retreat
  • Extensive library of dharma books
  • Expansive wooded grounds with beautiful flora and fauna

OPEN TO ALL

There are no prerequisites for this program; it is appropriate for all, although some yoga experience is helpful.

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SCHEDULE

(subject to change)

Friday, October 30

3:00 PM Check in begins
4:00 PM Welcome Ceremony
5:30 PM Yoga Practice
7:00 PM Dinner
9:00 PM The Sound Experience
Yoga Nidra & Tibetan Sound Healing Ceremony

Saturday, October 31

7:30 AM Guided Meditation & Yoga Class (silent)
9:00 AM Breakfast (silent)
10:30 AM Group Circle
11:00 AM Nature Walk or Break
12:00 PM Lunch
3:00 PM Somatics Workshop (release muscles and pain)
6::00 PM Dinner
8:30 PM The Sound Experience
Yoga Nidra & Tibetan Sound Healing Ceremony

Sunday, November 1

7:30 AM Guided Meditation & Yoga Class (silent)
9:00 AM Breakfast (silent)
10:30 AM Closing Circle
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Check out and departure

 

Teachers

MJ Watkins
As partner of NY Loves Yoga, MJ Watkins listens to students speak about why they come to yoga – stress relief, relaxation, finding peace internally and wellness. Her interest in and passion for Thomas Hanna Somatics, came after a back injury and loss of physical movement. She focuses on breath, the nervous system and regaining strength through movement to promote flexibility, health and mental relaxation.MJ’s training includes: RYT 300, Academy of Yoga & Meditation, India; E-RYT 200, Zuna Yoga, Tantra–Hatha; Reiki Level 1; Atma Buti Singing Bowls; Restorative Yoga; Yoga Nidra, ISHTA, NYC; Essential Somatics Movement, Martha Peterson, Radiant Child…
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Lucas Hall
With a lifelong passion for self-development, and the desire to help others become their best selves, Lucas Hall took the leap and travelled to Bali, Indonesia to study the teachings of Hatha yoga with renowned teachers Everett Newell & Katherine Girling (Zuna Yoga, zunayoga.com) Already a teacher of voice here in NYC and with a background in dance, Lucas’s skill set of body/mind conditioning and how to motivate and empower his students is one of his most enticing qualities as a yoga teacher. Lucas’s classes are accessible, effective and well rounded. Each class includes strong asana poses, focused breathing and…
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Dharmakaya Center For Wellbeing
191 Cragsmoor Road

Cragsmoor, New York 12566
845.640.4593

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Dharmakaya Center For Wellbeing
191 Cragsmoor Road Cragsmoor, New York 12566
845.640.4593

Privacy Policy

© 2019 Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing. All rights reserved