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2018 Past Retreats

Trauma Workshop Thursday, May 31 – Monday, June 4 2018

WHO:Ramanand Patel, Dr. Velleda Ceccoli, Rodney Yee, Colleen Saidman Yee WHAT and WHY: A Yoga Retreat for Survivors of Trauma
It’s a sad fact that for many people the experience of early trauma makes for difficulty in dealing with life. Since trauma resides in the body as a visceral memory, one can’t just “get over it.”

According to yogic precepts, human beings experience life via the five senses and the thinking process. Traumatic experiences create memories that affect the way even new experiences are processed by the mind.

In this residential retreat, Ramanand Patel will show us how yoga can help to deal with some of the experiences that interfere with daily living. This is done by re-establishing a safe relationship with inanimate objects, and then natural phenomena, plant life, animals, people, and finally the self.
Once the strength of the ego is established by empowering the individual self, we will look at how the REAL SELF is free of time and hence free of trauma.
Ramanand will work with the help of psychologist and trauma specialist Velleda Ceccoli to create a safe atmosphere. Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman will assist with the necessary support.

WHEN: Thursday, May 31 – Monday, June 4
WHERE: Heathen Hill Retreat Center, Franklin, NY www.heathenhillyoga.net HOW MUCH: $1600 – $2300
TO REGISTER: susanliporem@gmail.com

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June 8-10 – Pinot and Pilates

Course Description

Join Kay Ottinger, Pilates Instructor, and Christina Vega, wine consultant, for a weekend getaway in the Catskills. Kay will lead us through a diverse range of classes, beginning with a class on muscle release techniques as a way to unwind after our travels from the city. Over the course of the weekend we will dig deeper into Pilates movements and use this wonderful strengthening modality to integrate our core into our physical practice. On Friday evening, Christina will host a sparkling wine reception on the patio, to kick off our first meal together.A sit-down, exploration of Pinot Noir on Saturday will take us from Burgundy to Willamette, New Zealand and Alsace, until we land back in New York State for another thoughtful, home cooked supper. Bring your friend, bring your partner, bring your mother or your father, son or daughter. Or, just come alone and meet new people.

About Kay Ottinger and Christina Vega

Kay has been dancing professionally in New York since 2010. As a dancer, she has been exposed to diverse movement practices that live and breathe through her investigations as a mover and a teacher. Her desire for a deeper understanding of our structures’ mechanics led her to Pilates. She received her Pilates certification through the Kane School, and continues to study under Eleanor Hullihan at The Swan. She has taught at Finetune, Julliard, New York Pilates, Dynamic Bodies Pilates, and for the ABT summer intensive. Kay looks to explore with students, shaping each session to support the ranges of needs, desires, and interests of the individual. She is now owner of 2nd Story Pilates + Yoga in Jackson Heights, Queens.

From the barely-legal age of thirteen, when she lied her way into a job as popover girl, Christina has been earning her daily bread in the hospitality industry.  Stints as a server at notable New York City fine dining establishments; Alison-on-Dominick, Eight Mile Creek and Peasant, provided her with a hands-on, immersive education in both the Old and New Worlds of wine.  Finally having grown weary of the late-night lifestyle, and wishing to further tap in to the dynamic wine business in New York, Christina transitioned to Frederick Wildman and Sons to work as a sales representative.  Largely self educated, she was eager to deepen her knowledge and was awarded the Wine and Spirits Education Trust Level 3 Advanced Certificate with Merit.  These days, she consults as a wine buyer for retail boutique Table Wine in Jackson Heights, which allows plenty of time to be home at night in order to bug her thirteen year old to do his homework.  

Prices

Yoga House:
Double Occupancy/shared bath: $500 per person
Single Occupancy/Shared Bath: $605

Big Heathen House:
Double Occupancy/Shared Bath: $555/Per Person
Single Occupancy/Shared Bath: $655
Double Occupancy/Private Bath: $655/Per Person
Single Occupancy/Private Bath: $880

Price includes two nights accommodations, four Pilates classes, two wine tastings, two evening meals, one lunch and one brunch, plus two self-served breakfast; all offered on a sprawling, vintage homestead.

Please direct further questions or inquiries to:

kaymottinger@gmail.com OR mckayvega@gmail.com

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June 29-July 1 – Heather Seagraves

Take a breath of fresh air this summer, June 29th – July 1st, with Heather Seagraves at Heathen Hill Yoga. Come relax, rejuvenate, and play through asana, breath awareness and meditation. Turn down the volume in the gorgeous mountains of NY. We will brighten the heart, body, and mind with yoga, laughter, and good company. Each day’s yoga practice will be carefully crafted with playfulness and discovery. Enjoy home cooked meals by Lip and Lisa from the garden’s bounty, take awe in the summer sunsets, and sip wine by the fire. Rest, sit or meander in the meditation garden, take a swim or unwind in the hot tub. There are also games galore… badminton, hula-hoops, and horseshoes. Fancy a dance in the grass, hiking, or fishing? Whatever your pleasure, find it here!

$450-750

Click here to register

For more information please contact: heatherseagraves.com 

About Heather

Heather is a mother, a partner, a student, and an educator. She has been working in New York City as an independent dance artist, massage therapist, and 500hr certified yoga and anatomy teacher for over a decade. She holds a BFA in Dance from FSU with a concentration on Performance, Movement Conditioning, and Kinesiology. Heather is also a Birth and Postpartum Doula and a Senior Teacher and Trainer with YogaWorks. She leads both 200hr and 300hr professional yoga programs in NYC and all over the US. 

As a mover, shaker, and lover of the arts, Heather seeks to find the authentic artistic vision that lives within each of us. She began practicing yoga in 1996 and has been studying kinesiology and teaching multiple movement disciplines for 20 years. She has also taught as an adjunct dance professor at Georgia College & State University and Central Connecticut State University. With a background in structural bodywork and massage therapy, working with injuries and using biomechanics to inform Heather’s teaching are areas of keen concentration. Passion, playfulness, and curiosity are major components of her offerings and practice which help to ignite growth and self-study in this lifelong yogic quest for balance.

In Heather’s yoga classes, she combines her love of movement, creativity, kinesiology, and anatomy to bring strength, clarity, and awareness to the body. Focus on alignment and the breath is paired with dynamic intelligent sequence. With an educational and compassionate approach to yoga she strives to blend the balance of asana, self-reflection, and exploration of philosophy while encouraging students to find their own unique path to a continually evolving practice. 

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July 6-8 – Summer Yoga Retreat with JENNY SCHUCK and TOBIE SCHUERFELD

Jenny strives to create smart sequencing within the aligned vinyasa style – in each class preparing the body for what’s to come as the practice progresses. She is a student of Rodney Yee and completed her 500-hour training with Natasha Rizopoulis. She owns Yoga Culture in Danbury, Connecticut, the most welcoming studio on earth. The weekend will be a mix of asana practice and her work that she calls ‘Stability for the Yoga Body’ (S4YB) – a series of exercises to create stability in the body made more flexible by yoga practice. See her Instagram account @gimmeprops for a sampling. Arrive Friday night for dinner, two practices on Saturday and then we join with my good friend Tobie Schuerfeld for the Sunday morning practice. This is gonna be fun! Contact jenny@weareyogaculture.com for info or to register.

Nourish, a yoga retreat by Tobie Schuerfeld

Tobie believes that making space in the body to breathe is the most important part of the yoga practice. Her classes always tell a story whether they are moving towards a peak pose or have a specific theme. Tobie likes to warm up the body slowly and deliberately to allow students to deepen their awareness of movement and breath. She has been a student of Rodney Yee’s for the last 10 years and received her 200hr training at Karuna Yoga with Eileen Muir. She is also a massage therapist and has a level two certification in positional therapy. This weekend will include asana, breath awareness and meditation. The last class of the weekend with be co taught with the fabulous Jenny Shuck! Contact tschuerfeld45@comcast.net for information.

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July 13-15 – Gina Norman Summer Catskills Yoga Retreat

Join Gina for a weekend retreat at Heathen Hill. Morning vinyasa class, afternoon restorative and yin yoga plus hiking, swimming,time in nature, home cooked meals, soaks in the hot tub and time to just relax…..

This retreat is a a small gathering limited to only 14 participants and dedicated to personal attention on your alignment in poses and yummy hand on adjustments 🙂

Sample Schedule

Friday:

4:00 Arrive at HH
4:30-6:30- Yin/ Restorative Yoga and Meditation
7:30 – Dinner
 

Saturday:

8:00am- coffee and light breakfast available

9:30–11:30 – Morning Yoga Practice

Noon-1:00pm Lunch

1:00pm-4:30pm free time and afternoon hike

So many things to do (or NOT do!): read in hammock, swim, wander through Meditation Labyrinth, write, hike and so much more!

4:30-6:30- yin/restorative yoga and meditation
7:00 – Dinner
9:00- Bonfire, marshmallow roast, and stargazing

Sunday:

8am- coffee and light breakfast available

9:00-11:00- Closing Yoga Practice

11:00 – Brunch
1:00 – Departure

Pricing:

Yoga House (2 twin beds): $600 Double 

Big Heathen House (2 twin beds): $650 Double / $1200 Single 

St John’s Fort (1 double and 1 twin bed) $650 Double / $1200 Single

Three’s Company (1 double and 1 twin bed) $650 Double / $1200 Single

Honeymoon Sweet (1 queen) $650 Double / $1200 Single

Fancy ( 2 twins, with private bath) $750 Double / $1300 Single 

Schmancy (1 queen, with private bath) $750 Double / $1300 Single 

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July 20-22 – Wesley Collier and the Schmogies

July 20
4pm Arrive and Breathe
6pm Yoga Stretch (1hour class)
7:30pm Wine and Dine

July 21
7am Morning Yin (45minute class)
8am Self-serve Breakfast
9am Heathen Hill Walk
9:45am Rinse and Repeat (2hour class)
12pm Lunch on the lawn and FREE TIME
(relax, swim, play, laugh)
5:30pm Core and More (90minute class)
7:30pm Wine and Dine
9pm FIRE IN THE HOLE and Smore’s

July 22
7am Rise and Shine Salutations (45minute class)
8am Self-serve Breakfast
9am THE WALL series (2hour yoga class)
11:30am Brunch
2pm Depart

Price

includes yoga, meals, lodging (transportation not included)

Yoga House

$500pp doubles

Big Yoga House

Serenity Now: $550pp double/ $625 single 2 twin beds
St. John’s Fort: $550pp(2) /$625 single
Three’s Company: $550pp(2) $625 single
Honeymoon Sweet: $550pp(2) $625 (only one double bed)
Fancy(w/private bath): $575pp(2) $625 single
Schmancy(w/private bath) $675

email: wesleynycyoga@gmail any questions

$150 non-refundable deposit by May 31, 2017

payment: Wesley Collier
Venmo, Check, Cash

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Aug. 24 – 26 – Yoga. Wine. Feelin’ Fine. Retreat!

We are SO excited to whisk our wine-loving yogis away once again to this beautiful organic farm in the Catskills for our 2nd annual Yoga Wine Party retreat!  Join friendly yoga teacher Dina Ivas and certified wine expert Liz Howng for a fun weekend of serenity in nature.  Treat yourself to a 3-day getaway filled with blissful yoga sessions, guided wine tastings overlooking rolling hills, and healthy farm-to-table meals.  Bring a good book, a bathing suit, a beach towel, and bask in the lush green fields, take a dip in the swimming pond, or gently sway into a soothing nap on the hammock.  In the evening, enjoy s’mores by the bonfire, unwind in the hot tub, or sip wine in your leggings under the starry skies.  You’ll leave feeling totally refreshed and with tons of new knowledge about how to taste, pair and purchase wine.  This retreat is friendly to all levels so don’t be shy if you are new to yoga.  Everyone is welcome!  For more about Dina & Liz please visit yogawineparty.com.  Also, please enjoy this lovely blog post from one of our guests on last year’s retreat.

Pricing

Yoga House Double $600*
Big Heathen House Double $650*
Big Heathen House Double w/Private Bath $750*

(*Prices are per person and based on double occupancy.  Single occupancy also available. Email events@yogawineparty.com for pricing.  Transportation not included but it’s a beautiful, scenic drive.  If you don’t have a car we are happy to help you arrange a carpool.) 
A $100 deposit reserves your room of choice.  Deposits are non-refundable.  Final payment is due 30-days before the retreat date.  Preferred method of payment = Venmo to @yogawineparty

Namaste and Cheers!

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September 7-9 – Ellen Kaplow/Satsang Yoga – Syncronicity On the Hill

Syncronicity On the Hill

Join Ellen Kaplow from Satsang Yoga as we come together to synchronize  our soul and spirit on “the Hill”. As the summer draws to its close, you’ll enjoy  fulfilling practices, delicious food, great company while being surrounded by the beauty and simplicity of Heathen Hill.  You will leave this weekend feeling fulfilled, integrated and completely satisfied…Surely this is the perfect recipe for heading into Fall. 

Synchronicity is a term that is frequently used to represent the process of experiences coming together and forming some sort of meaning. Synchronistic occurrences are formidable and propel us forward with a surge of ephemeral courage. Their bold luminosity fills us with a sense of awe and wonder and they leave the fray of untethered questions in our inquisitive minds. These are unexplained moments. 

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