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Franklin NY

Oct. 7 – 9 – Upstate weekend getaway – yoga, fresh food, friends and sattva at Heathen Hill with Alyssa Rubin

Title: Upstate weekend getaway – yoga, fresh food, friends and sattva at Heathen Hill with Alyssa Rubin

Description

Sattva is a sanskrit word that means harmony and balance. Join me for a beautiful fall weekend in the Catskills to practice yoga, honor our wellness, and reconnect with our sattva.

Get out of the city for the weekend to eat freshly prepared organic meals, practice yoga, spend time outside, and socialize with like-minded yogis. We will practice mostly vinyasa flow, and also have some gentle yoga Friday evening and an arm balance and inversion workshop on Saturday afternoon. Bring warm clothes to go for walks outside and enjoy a bonfire Saturday evening. Expect peak fall colors!

About Alyssa

Alyssa started her yoga journey as a teenager and has been teaching since 2009. Her vinyasa flow classes teach graceful, intentional movement with the flow of the breath. She loves the outdoors, fresh air, and organic, healthy food. She is super excited and grateful for the opportunity to lead this incredible retreat at Heathen Hill.

Retreat Schedule

Friday, Oct 7

6:00 – 7:00pm – Gentle yoga by candlelight
7:30 – Dinner and satsung, introductions, socializing.

Saturday Oct 8

7:45-8:00am – Guided morning meditations
8am – Breakfast
10:00am – Noon – Vinyasa flow
12:30pm – Lunch/ free time
3:30 – 5:30 Vinyasa Flow (1 hr 15 min)/ Arm balance and inversion workshop (45 minutes, optional)
7pm – Dinner/ Bonfire, BYOB/W

Sun Oct 9

7:45-8:00am – Guided morning meditation
9:00 – 11:00am – Vinyasa flow
11:30am – Country brunch, hugs goodbye

 

For more info or to reserve your spot – AlyssaRubin@gmail.com

Start Date: October 7, 2011
End Date: October 9, 2011

Filed Under: 2011 Past Retreats, Past Retreats Tagged With: Alyssa Rubin, Catskills, Delaware County, Franklin NY, Heathen Hill, sattva, yoga, yoga retreat

Sept. 9-11 – Heathen Hill Yoga Retreat with Wesley Collier

Title: Heathen Hill Yoga Retreat w/Wesley Collier

Description

“All true wellness and health come from a calm and peaceful mind.” –BK

Secluded, intimate and surrounded by beautiful nature – come spend a weekend of  yoga at Heathen Hill led by Wesley Collier.
Enjoy four extended yoga sessions combining Yin, Restorative, and Power Yoga with Breathing Techniques and Meditation. Locally-grown fresh gourmet food and lots of time for the hammock, hot tub, swimming hole, and outdoor games. At night enjoy a bonfire and stargazing.

About Wesley

A serious marathoner from 1997-2003, (over 35 marathons, including a 62 mile ultra-marathon) Wesley began practicing yoga in 2000 to stretch his tight hamstrings. By 2003 he gave up running entirely for a dedicated yoga practice.

Wesley received his teaching certification from Barkan Method Hot Yoga(barkanmethod.com) and sees yoga as the gateway to happiness, awareness, and peace. Wesley’s classes focus on being who you are and feeling however you feel whenever you step on your mat. BrEatHe,MoVe, LaUgH, EnJoY!

Retreat Schedule

Friday: September 9, 2011

Arrival 4 pm
5:30-7 pm Chillax Yoga: Yin and Restorative
8 pm Dinner

Saturday: September 10, 2011

9-11 am Power Yoga
12 pm Lunch
4-5:45 pm Yoga with Props: hip openers, back stretches, and twists
5:45-6 pm Meditation
7 pm Dinner followed by bonfire (BYOB/W)

Sunday: September 11, 2011

9-10:45 am Power Yoga: arm balances, inversions, and ab/core work
10:45-11 am Meditation
Country Brunch after the Sunday AM class
2 pm Departure

Register with Wesley at wesley_yoga@yahoo.com

Start Date:  September 9, 2011
End Date: September 11, 2011

Filed Under: 2011 Past Retreats Tagged With: Delaware County, Franklin NY, upstate, upstate new york, Wesley Collier, yoga, yoga workshop

Aug. 12 -14 – Bodhisattva Yogic Bliss: Vinyasa, Meditation and More

Title: Bodhisattva Yogic Bliss: Vinyasa, Meditation and More
Location: Heathen Hill

Description: 

In the Bodhisattva tradition, being of greater benefit to those around you, often begins with benefiting yourself. Vivekan & Jess invite you to enjoy a complete weekend of self-nurture. When not deepening your practice with revitalizing yoga flows attentive to form and breath, and restful meditation imbued with Buddhist thought, bask in blissfully delicious meals, the country summer setting and the opportunity to let go and lay back.

Vivekan and Jess’ retreats are renowned for garnering great guests. Newcomers have always felt welcome. Bring a friend and/or make new ones, or do your own thing!

About Vivekan & Jess

Vivekan is the founder and director of Park Slope, Brooklyn’s Bodhisattva Yoga (www.BodhisattvaYoga.com). He was originally certified under a direct disciple of Swami Satchidananda and has since studied with many teachers of varying traditions. He has especially been inspired by teachers from Tibet, China, India & the West. Synthesizing these influences, Vivekan has created his own unique brand of yoga instruction. Think well-sequenced, energetic Vinyasa flows imbued with an awareness to form, breath, Buddhist thought and acceptance. His meditation instruction, and broad yogic knowledge in general, enriches his students’ experience with his ability to tie yogic philosophy with ordinary, everyday experiences.

Jess received her teacher certification under Vivekan and continues to apprentice under his guidance. She draws inspiration from her practice, her teachers and the Dharma. Among students and private clients she is known for her warmth, encouragement and her ability to share her personal tips, tricks and hacks to make life off and on the mat a little more laid back and rock star.

Vivekan and Jess infuse their Bodhisattva Yoga blend with their studies of Buddhist thought, and expertise in yoga, ecology and green living. Vivekan has been featured on such popular media outlets as MTV Brazil and Channel 9 News, and inside the pages of Time Out NY. He has also taught meditation in such notable settings as The New York Times. Jess has been featured in publications like Budget Travel, E, the Environmental Magazine, and MSN, and has spoken at The Tibet Center and the Rubin Museum of Art.

Retreat Schedule

Friday, August 12

4:30 – 6pm – Unwind in an Arrival Flow
Enjoy a welcome glass of sangria!
7pm – Delicious dinner in the Plum House

Saturday, August 13

Breakfast, self-serve to your pleasure
9:30am – 11am Morning Flow & Meditation
Sumptuous Lunch served outdoors
3pm – 4:30pm Afternoon Flow
Sunset dinner in the Plum House
Evening bonfire, s’mores and star-gazing 🙂

Sunday, August 14

Breakfast, self-serve to your liking
9:30am – 11am Morning Flow & Meditation
Hearty Country Brunch in the Plum House

To register, call 718.499.YOGA (9642) or e-mail Jessica@BodhisattvaYoga.com.

Start Date: August 12, 2011
End Date: August 14, 2011

Filed Under: 2011 Past Retreats Tagged With: Bodhisattva Yoga, Catskills, Delaware County, Franklin NY, upstate, vinyasa yoga, Vivekan, yoga, yoga retreat

July 29-31, 2011 – Jenny Aurthur and Chrissy Carter

Title: Jenny Aurthur and Chrissy Carter
Location: Heathen Hill
Start Date: July 29
End Date: July 31

Description

Explore and deepen your practice with Jenny and Chrissy at Heathen Hill. 4 playful practices, organic food, and lots of time for frolicking in the grass. Escape the city heat, recommit yourself to your mat and then take a dip in the watering hole. There will be inversions, hula-hooping and wine by the campfire.

About Jenny Aurthur

Jenny Aurthur has been teaching yoga since 1998. She first started her studies in Los Angeles in 1993 with Seane Corn, Maty Ezraty, Lisa Walford, Nancy Goodstein and Julie Kleinman. After moving to New York in 2004 she began studying with Carrie Owerko and has since become very influenced by Iyengar yoga and the yoga philosophy of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. She has been teaching teacher training for Yogaworks since 2005 in New York and in cities all over the world including Los Angeles, Oslo, Washington D.C., Savannah and most recently, Istanbul. Her classes include a mixture of the movement and fluidity of Ashtanga Vinyasa and the precision of Iyengar yoga.

Jenny’s Website

About Chrissy Carter

Chrissy Carter is passionate about teaching intelligent yoga with clarity and compassion. She blends breath-based movement with the alignment of the Iyengar method, inspired by her studies with Mark Whitwell and Carrie Owerko. Chrissy teaches teacher training at Yoga Works in New York and travels internationally to lead workshops, retreats and continuing education for students and teachers. Chrissy has been featured in Yoga Journal, The New York Times, and Yogi Business Times. Her blog, H(om)e, is a source of inspiration for those looking to take yoga into both their kitchen and their life.

Chrissy’s Website

Retreat Schedule

FRIDAY – afternoon arrival, 5-7pm class, 8pm dinner
SATURDAY – 9-11:30am class, noon lunch, 4-6pm class, 7pm dinner
SUNDAY – 9-11:30am class, noon lunch, 2pm go home

Filed Under: 2011 Past Retreats Tagged With: Catskills, Chrissy Carter, Delaware County, Franklin NY, Jenny Aurthur, upstate, yoga, yoga retreat

June 17-19, 2011 – Yoga with Lip and Wine Tasting with Sean and Owen

Title: Yoga with Lip and Wine Tasting with Sean and Owen
Location: Heathen Hill
Start Date: June 17, 2011
End Date: June 19, 2011

Description

Owen Kotler, our wine mavin for the last few years will be joined , back by popular demand, by Sean SantAmour of the Blue Ribbon Bakery Group. These two handsome and knowledgable lads will guide us through our tasting of Natural Wines 2011.

We’ll start with a tasting before dinner on Friday,June 17, 7pm. Whites, maybe a sparkler?

Class Saturday 9 – 11:30am. Tasting before lunch. Hot tub. Snooze. Afternoon class 4 – 6pm

Evening tasting and pour. Dinner. Pour .

Sunday morning 9 – 11:30 no balance poses……. BRUNCH! coffee only……….

Click here for a Registration Form.

And, for a little warm up . . .

Filed Under: 2011 Past Retreats Tagged With: Catskills, Delaware County, Franklin NY, Heathen Hill, Jean Marie Paolillo, Owen Kotler, yoga, yoga retreat

June 10-12, 2011 – Paula Lynch

Title: Paula Lynch
Location: Heathen Hill

Description

Join Paula Lynch for a fun weekend of yoga, deep relaxation and fresh garden delights this June! We will practice intensely in the morning and afternoon and eat some incredible, home cooked meals in the evening. Our morning practices will include asana and pranayama and will ask you to push your limits a bit, to explore and play; the evening practices will include inversions, restorative and yoga nidra.

Practicing in the beauty and peace of the mountains, especially at Heathen Hill, helps us access the playful and curious side of the body-mind complex, eventually leading us to that quieter and more peaceful inner space that can be difficult to abide in without this type of exploration. You are invited to come explore and play in your practice and nourish yourself with good food, rest and relaxation on this weekend retreat!

About Paula

Paula Lynch is a Yoga Works Certified Instructor affiliated with the Yogaworks Teacher Training programs. Her teaching style is influenced largely by the meditative flow and heat of Astanga yoga and the precision and playfulness of Iyengar yoga.

She studies with Genny Kapuler and Alison West, and has been able to shape her experience of the world through her asana practice. She studies anatomy and kinesiology and applies this knowledge to her understanding and teaching of yogasana in her classes through breath and alignment.

Paula’s teaching style expresses that yoga is an incredible technique that can give us access to the layers of our physical and energetic bodies that can only be experienced through patient and intentional practice. She practices yoga as a form of devotion, prayer and self-study and understands yoga as so much more than physical – it is cellular, mental, intellectual and spiritual involving our entire being.
We’ll start with a one hour practice late Friday afternoon followed by dinner.

Contact Paula to register: paula@yogapaula.com

Start Date: June 10, 2011
End Date: June 12, 2011

Filed Under: 2011 Past Retreats Tagged With: asana, Catskills, Delaware County, Franklin NY, Heathen Hill, Paula Lynch, pranayama, yoga, yoga retreat

May 20–22, 2011 – Getaway Yoga Retreat in the Catskills with Merav Ben-Horin


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Click here for another retreat with Merav in July!
Title: Getaway Yoga Retreat in the Catskills with Merav Ben-Horin
Location: Heathen Hill

Description

After a long and snowy winter in our crowded city we are heading upstate to unwind, relax and renew! Come spend a weekend full of yoga in a secluded and intimate retreat center surrounded by beautiful nature. Enjoy 4 extended yoga sessions combining vigorous Asana practice, pranayama and mediation, locally-grown fresh gourmet food, and plenty of free time for chilling in the hammock , lying on the grass with a good book, dipping in the hot tub and/or the swimming hole (don’t forget your bathing suit!), walking in the meditation 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.

About Merav

Merav received her yoga teaching certification from YogaWorks.

She was a dancer for over 10 years and began practicing yoga in 2004 alongside her studies in psychology. As part of her interest in human behavior and movement she sees yoga as a tool for personal growth and a great way to develop mind/body awareness. Merav teaches Vinyasa flow classes emphasizing movement to breath connection, muscle strengthening, and increased flexibility and balance.

She has also led individual and group yoga therapy for patients suffering from substance abuse, anxiety and depression. As a future therapist she intends to incorporate yoga into her work with her patients and combine yoga therapy with talk therapy.

www.yogamerav.com

Retreat Schedule

Friday:

Arrival at 4pm
5:30-7pm – Vinyasa Blend Restorative – unwind and restore
8pm-Dinner

Saturday:

9-11am – Morning Vinyasa Flow-Vigorous morning practice focusing on energizing back bends and inversions
12pm – Lunch time
4-6pm – Evening Flow: Well rounded practice 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 flow: Vigorous morning practice focused on facing future challenges with core work, arm balances, and inversions followed by pranayama and meditation session.
12pm- lunch time
2pm- departure – Back to the city with a clear, fresh, and spirited mind and body!

To register contact – info@yogamerav.com

Start Date: May 20, 2011
End Date: May 22, 2011

Filed Under: 2011 Past Retreats Tagged With: asana, Catskills, Delaware County, Delaware County NY, Franklin NY, Merav Ben-Horin, pranayama, upstate new york, yoga, yoga retreat

Summer’s 1st Annual Fall Yoga Retreat

Title: Summer’s 1st Annual Fall Yoga Retreat

Location: Heathen Hill

Description: A blissful weekend of Yoga in the country during the most beautiful time of year. Enjoy a getaway trip before the cold sets in. Four Yoga classes with a different area of focus for each one (including pranayama , hip opening, inversions, and restorative) will leave you feeling refreshed and rejuvenated prior to heading back to the city for the winter season.

About Summer

Summer Shirey is a certified Yoga teacher from NYC. She teaches at Kula Yoga Project and Pure Yoga in Manhattan and at YogaSole and Bend and Bloom in Brooklyn. Her classes are filled with creative and intelligent sequencing that leave you more conscious of the mind, body, breath connection on and off of the mat. Inspired by many different styles of yoga, Pilates, the Alexander technique, and Laban each class is a well-rounded, multi-layered experience.

Start Date: 10/23/09
End Date: 10/25/09

Filed Under: 2009 Retreats Tagged With: asana, Catskills, Delaware County, Franklin NY, pranayama, Summer Shirley, upstate, yoga, yoga retreat

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