Past Retreats

August 7 – 9 , 2015 – Yoga and Wine Tasting for Everyone – All Levels – with Susan “Lip” Orem and Sean Sant Amour

Arrive anytime after 2pm on Friday afternoon. Relax, take a swim in the pond and a dip in the hot tub.

We will start with a tasting on Friday evening at 7pm.
Practice on Saturday morning at 8:30.
Lunch and a tasting on the lawn, weather permitting.
Practice in the afternoon.
At dinner on Saturday we will taste–and POUR!
No balance poses during Sunday morning’s practice.
Country brunch–no tasting before you drive!

Price: includes room and board, wine and yoga
Yoga House: $500 per person twin beds
Big Heathen $550 pp (twin beds) i
$600 single (queen bed) or $550 pp
$650 pp twin beds with private bath
$675 single (queen) or $625 pp with private bath

Click here for the printable registration form.

July 31-August 2, 2015 – Summer Retreat with Marci Rubin

Enjoy a weekend of challenging and deeply alignment-based slow flow yoga classes- in the beautiful setting of Heathen Hill in the Catskills. The weekend will include four creatively sequenced, deep, playful, and introspective yoga practices, ample time for relaxing outdoors, wandering the labyrinth, dips in the swimming hole, delicious garden-grown vegetarian meals, evenings spent in the hot tub under the stars!

About Marci

Marci was first introduced to the idea of a spiritual practice by her father, when she was a child, during weekly Sunday meditation sessions. While her involvement with meditation waned in adolescence, it has since developed into an unceasing personal pursuit with its offerings of an opportunity to see reality more clearly and to develop a more compassionate heart. Marci went on to study meditation in New York City and in Barre, Massachusets with Sharon Salzberg and Gina Sharpe, becoming particularly interested in the practice of Metta Meditation. After rigorously studying ballet and modern dance from childhood into her 20’s, Marci found Yoga as a method for deeply engaging with her body in a way that feels therapeutic and challenging, while also serving as a tool for developing a heightened sense of attention and a deeper sense of self.

Marci completed her first Yoga teacher training in northern India in 2005. She has been living and teaching Yoga in New York City since 2005 and is certified to teach Hatha and Vinyasa yoga. She has studied extensively in the Vinyasa and Anusara Yoga traditions, primarily with senior teachers at the former Om Yoga studio as well as with Zhenja La Rosa. Marci currently practices Iyengar Yoga at the Iyengar Institute in NYC, studying primarily with Carrie Owerko. She has also been influenced by the therapeutic, breath-centered approach of Gary Kraftsow and the Viniyoga Method as well as the Feldenkrais Method.

Marci weaves her keen understanding of anatomy and alignment into slow, deep, and mindful vinyasa classes. Through her teachings you can expect to delve deep into the layers of your being through the lens of your own physicality. Marci’s classes are challenging, detailed, and creatively sequenced. She encourages her students to be attentive, gentle, rigorous, precise, and light-hearted.

Prices

$425 – $700 per person

Contact: marcirubin@gmail.com to register.

July 24-26, 2015 – Michael Guiou and Lacey Korb

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Description

Join Lacey and Michael for a gorgeous weekend of Ashtanga Yoga in the country. Beginning and experienced practitioners alike are welcome to enjoy a getaway to deepen their understanding of the Ashtanga Yoga Method with lots of free time included to take in the sun, dip in the swimming hole, eat fresh food, and chill out in a hammock or on the meditation deck.

About Us

Michael Guiou and Lacey Korb have both studied extensively with and assisted some of the most respected Ashtanga teachers in the world, including Kimberly Flynn and Dr. John Campbell, both long time students of Guruji. Years back they made their first pilgrimage to India to study with Louise Ellis, an incredibly influential ashtangi with over 40 years of yoga practice. Michael continues to travel to India each year to study with Sharath at KPJAYI.

Lacey and Michael take a non dogmatic approach, always adapting practice to the individual while holding true to the Ashtanga Method as it has been taught to them. They are looking forward to working with a group of people with diverse needs and concerns in an intimate and relaxed atmosphere.

Schedule

Friday, July 24

4pm – Arrive, watch the grass grow
6pm – Ashtanga Fundamentals, Tristhanam (The Three Pillars), and Light Pranayama
8pm – Dinner

Saturday, July 25

8:30 – 11am – Mysore Style, staggered start times will be given
Noon – Lunch under the sun with Masala Chai
5:30 – Yin Yoga for Ashtangis; Yoga Nidra
8pm – Dinner, bonfire (BYOB and snacks!), Q&A and Tales from India

Sunday, July 26

8:30 – 11am – Mysore Style with Q&A at the end
Noon – Brunch with more Chai!
2pm – depart Healthy, Happy, and Inspired

Pricing

Yoga House, double occupancy, twin beds, shared bath – $450pp

Big Heathen House, double occupancy, shared bath – $475pp
double occupancy, private bath – $500pp

Please contact us for Single Occupancy Rates

michael@sadhanainthecity.com
www.sadhanainthecity.com

July 17-19, 2015 – Marisa Sako

Description

This is like camp for adults… but with farm-to-table food, hot tubbing under the stars, and yoga! Come away to lush pastures with views of rolling green hills. Revel in four of Marisa’s energizing and creative vinyasa classes emphasizing alignment and ending with deeply restorative savasana. In between classes, go for a swim, take a handstand off the dock, practice walking meditation in the labyrinth, tour the organic vegetable garden, play bocce or badminton, or simply lounge in a hammock with a good book. Rates starting at $525. Email Marisa for availability: rissako@gmail.com

About Marissa

Marisa marries anatomical geekery seamlessly with everything that Kula Yoga Project founder Schuyler Grant has taught her about putting together a delicious recipe for meditative metronomic vinyasa called Kula Flow, which includes purposeful sequencing, creative transitions, cleansing pranayama, and sweating your heart out. Marisa’s 500-hour training with Alison West provided her the opportunity to delve even deeper into alignment, learn to teach Yoga for Backcare, and where she enjoyed the ropes certification portion of the program so much that she commissioned a rope wall to be built in her own living room. All of this highly detailed instruction supports her work with her Basics classes and Brand New Beginner workshops, in that she can offer her students solid fundamentals in healthy alignment which will help them cultivate a safe and sustainable yoga practice. The same goes for her challenging Kula Flow classes where the intensity is well supported by precise alignment cues. Discover all of this in her classes here in NYC or on her retreats to Tulum, Umbria, the Catskills, and beyond. Learn more: marisasako.com

July 10-12, 2015 – Third Annual Iyengar Yoga Retreat with Judi Friedman

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Description

Wholeness: Putting the Parts Together

Spend a weekend with Judi and immerse yourself in yoga, nature, play, and rest, and enjoy nurturing and delicious garden-grown and made-with-love food. Four well-rounded classes will explore and unpack the themes embodied in this quote from B.K.S. Iyengar:

“Yoga allows you to rediscover a sense of wholeness in your life, when you don’t feel like you are constantly trying to fit the broken pieces together.”

This workshop is for seasoned yoga practitioners who are dedicated to penetrating the surface of the rich practice of asana and pranayama. Please bring an open mind, a full heart and a learner’s inquisitiveness.

New This Year!!

Accommodations –The Big Heathen House is brand new and has 6 bedrooms and 4 ½ baths (limited private rooms and baths are available), and beautiful common area space. The wrap-around deck offers spectacular views of the gardens and the valley. Note: there is no more camping and no more “Le Trailer”!!

Mini-workshop “Make Your Own Calendula Skin Cream” – add on to your retreat a mini-workshop with Heathen Hill’s herbalist, Lisa King. Lisa will lead the group in preparing Calendula Skin Cream (a container to take home) from medicinal herbs and flowers growing at Heathen Hill. Lisa says “calendula promotes rapid cell repair, it is soothing and softening, making it an excellent botanical ingredient in skin care products.” Price: $30.

About Judi

Judi Friedman is a certified Iyengar Yoga teacher who has been teaching for well over a decade. Prior to teaching yoga, Judi was a corporate attorney; she discovered yoga while seeking a tool to reduce stress and to find a balance between the demands of raising her children and her career. Her personal yoga practice quickly led to a passion for sharing with others the transformational possibilities that yoga offers. She continues her studies of the vast subject of yoga with renowned Iyengar Yoga teacher Patricia Walden, as well as other inspiring teachers and is profoundly grateful to all of them. She teaches workshops, group classes and maintains a private clientele throughout northern Westchester, and teaches classes at the Iyengar Yoga Institute of New York. In addition, she serves as Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Iyengar Yoga Association of Greater New York. Judi is dedicated to the principle that yoga should be accessible and safe for all; her teaching style is clear, dynamic, challenging and joyful.

Retreat Schedule

Friday

Arrive any time after 2 p.m. on Friday
Yoga Class: 4 – 6:00 p.m.
Cocktails: Bring your own beverage
Dinner: 7:30 p.m.

Saturday

Breakfast: self-serve, any time
Yoga Class: 9-12:00 p.m.
Lunch: 12:15 p.m.
Mini-Workshop with herbalist, Lisa King (optional): 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. “Make Your Own Calendula Skin Cream”
Rest and Play time: relax, swim, hike the labyrinth and/or trails, hot tub, read or nap in a hammock, play games, meditate
Yoga Class: 4 – 6:00 p.m.
Cocktails: Bring your own beverage
Dinner: 7:30 p.m. followed by evening gathering around the bonfire

Sunday

Breakfast: self-serve, any time
Yoga Class: 9 – 12:00 p.m.
Brunch: 12:15p.m.
Departure: 2:30 p.m.

Prices (all inclusive)

Yoga House:

Double: $575
Single: $650

Big Heathen House (brand new as of 2015!):

Doubles (depending on shared or private bath) range from: $625-$700
Singles (depending on shared or private bath) range from: $700-$850

To Register: Contact Judi Friedman at yogijudi@gmail.com or 914.242.9338

June 26-28, 2015 – Self-Care in the Mountain Air with Laurel Beversdorf

Description

Treat yourself to a weekend of fresh, mountain air on ten secluded acres of rolling hills and sweeping vistas at the charming Heathen Hill Yoga Center. Laurel will help you unwind physically and mentally with creatively and playfully constructed practices to help rejuvenate your body. All sessions will focus on a different area of the body from shoulders to hips to core and include therapeutic, self-massage with Yoga Tune Up® Therapy Balls and a playful yoga practice appropriate for all levels.

About Laurel

Vivid, straightforward and playful instruction define Laurel’s teaching style expressing yoga as a potent, down-to-earth tool to live with joyful embodiment. Her classes are anatomically focused. With gusto, she shares her passion and curiosity for the nuts and bolts of human movement and the complexity and mystery of the human form. Laurel inspires students to adventure into themselves, to smile at intensity and to possess a sense of adventure toward the unknown. A 200 and 500hr level teacher trainer and anatomy teacher for YogaWorks, Laurel guides aspiring yoga teachers. She is also a Yoga Tune Up® teacher offering classes and workshops in self-massage and yoga therapy. Her anatomy articles have appeared in Yoga Life, Women’s Health and Fitness and the Yoga Tune Up® blog

Prices

$430-$705 – Rates include 5 meals and 3 yoga sessions!

Carpooling arranged upon request.

Retreat Schedule

Friday, June 26th
after 3pm arrive, unpack, relax
8pm dinner and sangria!

Saturday, June 27th
before 9am breakfast
9am-11:30 yoga
12pm lunch
1pm – 4:30pm free-time to frolic
4:30-7:00pm yoga
7-8pm dinner
8pm -bedtime campfire, s’mores, guitar and harmonica music, late night hot tubbing

Sunday, June 28th
before 9am breakfast
9-11:30am yoga
12pm brunch
1-3pm free-time to frolic
3pm departure

June 19-21, 2015 – Heather Seagraves

Description

Take a break this summer, June 19-21st, with Heather Seagraves at Heathen Hill. Come relax, rejuvenate, and play through asana, pranayama, and meditation. Invigorate your soul, enliven your being, and 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 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!

Take a breath of fresh air this summer. Please join us for a weekend of adventure and inquiry!

Prices & Accommodations

Rates include all meals, yoga sessions, and accommodations.

$475 – $725 per person

Triple, double, and single rooms available.

All bed linens and bath towels are provided.

DO bring your own beach towels for swimming and hot-tubbing.

Please contact Heather to register: heatherseagraves@gmail.com

Transportation

Carpool is the best option and Heather will help you get organized if needed.

Public Transportation via Adirondack Trail is also available.

About Heather

Heather is a New York City based independent dance artist, massage therapist, and 500hr certified yoga teacher. She is a teacher with Yogaworks and Yoga Shanti in NYC. In addition to teaching weekly yoga classes, Heather is also an anatomy teacher and Teacher Trainer with YogaWorks. She leads both 200hr and 500hr professional programs in New York and all over the US.

As a mover, shaker, and lover of the arts, Heather seeks to find the authentic artistic vision that lies within each of us. She began practicing yoga in 1996 and has been studying kinesiology as well as teaching movement and dance for over 18 years. Heather has a specialty of working with injuries and using biomechanics to inform her teaching. She has a passion for inspiring dancers, aspiring yoga teachers, and students who yearn for creativity, growth, and knowledge. Heather has taught as an adjunct dance professor at Georgia College & State University, and Central Connecticut State University.

In Heather’s yoga classes, she combines her love of movement, creativity, kinesiology, and anatomy to bring clear and concise awareness to the body. Focus on alignment and the breath is paired with a challenging yet well-paced vinyasa. Her playful and compassionate approach to yoga blends rigor of asana, self-reflection, and exploration of philosophy while encouraging her students to find their own unique path to a continually evolving practice.
Along with yoga and dance, Heather lives and loves bikes, art, music, food, and hammocks. She loves the outdoors and is thrilled to be leading her first Heathen Hill Yoga retreat this year! Please come out and play!

www.heatherseagraves.com

Retreat Schedule

Friday, June 19th:

3pm onward – Arrival
4:30-6pm – Afternoon Asana

7:30pm – Dinner

Saturday, June 20th:

9-11am – Morning Asana
12pm – Lunch
4-6pm – Evening Asana
7pm – Dinner followed by a bonfire (bring your own wine or beer of choice if you wish!)

Sunday, July 21st:

9-11am – Morning Asana
12pm – Brunch
2pm – Departure

June 12-14, 2015 – Summer Getaway Retreat with Merav Ben-Horin

Description

After a long snowy winter in our crowded city we are heading upstate to unwind, relax and renew.Come spend a weekend full of yoga at Heathen Hill, a secluded and intimate retreat center surrounded by beautiful nature. Enjoy 4 extended yoga classes,locally grown fresh gourmet food, and plenty of free time for chilling in the hummock, lying on the grass with a good book, walking in the mediation labyrinth, or playing volleyball, badminton, or whatever other game suits your fancy on the beautiful lawns. At night sit around the bonfire, drink wine and enjoy the star filled sky.

Prices

(include all meals, yoga sessions and accommodations):

Yoga House

$450 per person in a double shared room

New Big House

$430 per person in a triple shared room
$485 per person in a double shared room
$585 per person in a single room

Fancy House with private bath:

$525 per person in a double room
$700 per person in a single room

Transportation:

Carpool is the best option and Merav will help you get organized if needed. Public Transportation via Adirondack Trail is also available

About Merav Ben-Horin

Merav Ben-Horin is a yoga instructor and psychotherapist based in NYC. She was a dancer for over 10 years and began practicing yoga in 2004 in tandem with her studies in psychology. She specializes in alignment-based vinyasa as well as therapeutic yoga for emotional well-being. Born out of her interest in human behavior and movement, Merav recognizes yoga as a tool for personal growth as well as a proven way to develop focus and mind/body awareness.

As a yoga instructor, Merav incorporates principles from her background in psychology. She strives to offer a safe, non-judgmental environment for students to explore their bodies, observe their minds and confront and overcome their fears, limitations, or obstacles both on and off the mat. Merav currently teaches groups and private classes all around NYC and leads yoga and meditation workshops and retreats worldwide.

As a psychotherapist, Merav also incorporates yoga into her work with patients by combining yogic principles in conjunction with talk therapy. She works with both groups and individuals who struggle with trauma, depression, anxiety, eating disorders and substance abuse. Merav has received extensive education and training in psychotherapy and contemporary psychoanalysis. She completed her B.A in psychology at Hunter College and recived her graduate degree from NYU. She is currently in postgraduate psychoanalytic training and sees patients at the National Institute for the Psychotherapies.

Merav’s website: www.yogamerav.com
email: info@yogamerav.com
Cell :646-469 6865

Retreat Schedule

Friday:

Arrival at 4pm
5:30-7pm – Vinyasa Blend Restorative –unwind and restore
8pm-Dinner & Heathen Hill’s special home sangria!

Saturday:

9-11am – Morning practice focusing on energizing back bends and inversions
12pm – Lunch time
4-6pm – Evening gentle asana, yin, restorative & Pranayama focusing on emotion and tension releasing, hip openers, twists and forward bends followed by meditation
7pm- Dinner followed by bonfire (bring your own wine or beer of choice as well as your instrument if you happen to play any for an after bonfire party jam!!)

Sunday:

9-11am – Morning practice focused on facing fears & future challenges with arm balances and inversions
12pm- lunch time
2pm- departure – Back to the city with a clear, fresh, and spirited mind and body!

August 7 – 9 , 2015 – Yoga and Wine Tasting for Everyone – All Levels – with Susan “Lip” Orem and Sean Sant Amour