Join NYC based teachers Laurel Beversdorf of YogaWorks and James Loney of Heights Meditation for a very special winter meditation and gentle movement retreat at Heathen Hill. Take a mindful pause surrounded by the snowy landscape of the Catskills mountains. Slow down, take measure, and create the conditions of profound peace within yourself amidst the company of new friends.
About Laurel
Known for her vivid and playful teaching style, Laurel empowers her students with tools that decrease their tolerance for pain and increase their tolerance for pleasure. A certified Yoga Tune Up® and E-RYT 500 YogaWorks teacher, Laurel leads self-massage and yoga classes, as well as teacher trainings and anatomy workshops around the world. www.laurelyoga.com
About James
James Loney’s life-long interest in meditation was first sparked many years ago through a week-long silent meditation course he happened to audit at a German university. Impressed by the ardency of his first teachers — whose silent meditation and chanting began at 4:00 am every day — James took ‘the technique’ back to everyday life on the streets of Berlin, practicing daily, reading the Buddhist suttras, and adopting the teachings to his everyday life. A social activist all his life, today James leads a thriving meditation community in Northern Manhattan. www. heightsmeditation.com.
Retreat Schedule
Friday
6p: arrival, greeting, and dinner
8p: meditation
Saturday
730a: sunrise meditation + gentle movement
830a: breakfast
930a: talk: “the mindful pause”, then meditation + gentle movement
12 – 1p: lunch
1 – 6p: free time
6 – 730p: dinner
730 – 9p: meditation
Sunday
730a: sunrise meditation + gentle movement
830a: breakfast
930 – 1130a: gentle movement + walking meditation outdoors
11:30 – 12p: seated meditation
12 – 1p: lunch
3p: departure
Cost
$385+$60 shared carpool (if needed)
Contact Laurel at laurelbeversdorf@gmail.com or call 608-630-4454 to learn more!