Heathen Hill Yoga

Heathen Hill is pleased to present these outstanding guest teachers

Heathen Hill

Oct. 3 – 5, 2014 – Kathy Wipff and Elizabeth Wipff – Yoga, Functional Movement, and Self-Care Strategies for Yogis and Athletes

Small-HH-EWMother Daughter team , Elizabeth and Kathy Wipff are back at Heathen Hill after a 2-year absence and they are bringing a whole new bag of tricks! The weekend will begin Friday evening with a deep, soothing self myofascial release session and some serious down-regulation. Then spend Saturday and Sunday clearing out the cobwebs in the joints and juicing up the muscles with a combination of Hatha Yoga, Yoga Tune Up® and Functional Movement.

Join us in the stunning setting of Heathen Hill in early Fall for peace, beauty, great food, deep relaxation and some fun!

About Elizabeth and Kathy:

Kathy Wipff has been a yoga teacher for 18 years. She began her studies in 1986 Marin County California with Iyengar yoga when it was the only game in town. Later she added an Ashtanga element to her training.

Small HH KWShe completed her first YTT in 1996 Diana Beardsley and Steve Walther at Center for Yoga in LA. and in 2002 at City Yoga with Naime Jezzeny and Anthony Benenati. She has also completed advanced teacher trainings and workshops with Rodney Yee, Paul Grilley, Gary Kraftsow, and Jill Miller. In 2013, she became a certified Yoga Tune Up® instructor. She did Crossfit for five years and holds a Crossfit Mobility Certification.

Kathy has been privileged to share the joy of her 30+ year yoga journey with her dearest daughter beginning at age four with a book called “Be a Bird, Be a Frog, Be a Tree.” Rolling around on the floor (walls, tables) playing yoga with friends and family remains one of her favorite activities.

Elizabeth Wipff is a lifelong yogi, avid CrossFitter, lead Yoga Tune Up® teacher/teacher trainer, and committed CrossFit coach with an insatiable eagerness to help students streamline movement, improve performance, and eliminate pain. Her athletic endeavors started early: she walked at 7 months, was roller skating at 3 and did her first yoga pose at 4! As a kid she played soccer and studied dance, Iyengar yoga, and therapeutic movement modalities. Elizabeth’s lifelong passion for movement; years of theater studies; love of show tunes; enthusiasm for fostering healthy functional movement in her clients; and knack for communicating information concisely and convincingly make her a sought after teacher.

She is a certified yoga teacher with studies in multiple disciplines from Iyengar-inspired alignment practices to creative, flowing vinyasa and has studied with Alison West, Rod Stryker, Dana Flynn, Rodney Yee, and Jill Miller. In addition, Elizabeth is a certified CrossFit trainer and USA Weightlifting L1 certified coach.

She has been teaching yoga, Yoga Tune Up® and CrossFit in NYC and nationally since 1999.

www.strongandbendy.com

Tentative Schedule

Arrive after 3:00 Friday
5-6:30 Unwind class.
Cocktails and dinner to follow (BYO Beverage)

Saturday

8:00-9:00 Optional functional movement workout
10:00-12:30 Yoga/Yoga Tune Up
Lunch and leisure time to follow
4:00-6:00 Restorative yoga
Dinner to follow

Sunday

8:00-8:45 Optional functional movement workout
9:00-11:00 Yoga/Yoga Tune Up class
HH’s famous Sunday brunch to follow
2:00 pm Departure

Price

Double Occupancy $480
Single Occupancy $540

For registration and information: Elizabethwipff@gmail.com

 

August 15 – 17, 2014 – GENNY KAPULER

Details

Arrival: Friday afternoon. Post-travel grounding asana 5-7pm. Hot tub. Sangria. Dinner at 8pm

Saturday morning: Pranayama then asana. Lunch outdoors, weather permitting. Afternoon class. Cocktail hour (BYOB) and dinner.

Sunday morning pranayama and asana, Country brunch. On the road.

About Genny

Genny Kapuler has studied yoga since 1976 and has been teaching since 1980. She has studied three times in India with the Iyengar family. Her primary teacher here is Mary Dunn.

Before the birth of her child and before she began teaching yoga, Genny performed as a modern dancer; for many years she had her own company. She is also trained as an Alexander-technique teacher and is a practitioner of Body-Mind Centering.

In addition to her yoga training, Genny has studied anatomy extensively.

She applies this knowledge to her understanding and teaching of yoga, directing her students toward a deeper awareness in asana and pranayama through precision of alignment. Genny also uses the poetics of language to guide her students, and to create “a mind-state in the room that is gentle and focused.”

Through Iyengar Yoga, she says, students attain ever more precise alignment of the skeletal-muscular, organ, and nervous systems. Working towards harmony of body, mind, and spirit, they are able to move out into the world with more grace.

Prices:

Double pp: $500.00
Single: $565.00
Fancy Camping: $485.00

We’ll start with a restorative practice on Friday at 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm followed by dinner.

Contact for Registration: susanliporem@gmail.com
Click here for the printable registration form.

Start Date: August 15, 2014
End Date: August 17, 2014

August 8-10, 2014 – Weekend Yoga Getaway with Maya and Caitlin

Description

Join Maya Ray and Caitlin Casella for a spacious weekend of yoga, play and deep rest. All levels are welcome. Turn off your phone, relax in a hammock, take a dip in the swimmin’ hole, and nourish yourself with delicious garden to table food. In the evening, warm up with good company around the campfire or a late night soak in a hot tub under the stars!

About Maya and Caitlin

Maya Ray is a Certified Rolfer and a 500-hour Yoga Works teacher. She is a lifelong student of the human form and has studied anatomy and physiology quite extensively through human movement, structural integration, and cadaver dissections. Maya looks at teaching yoga and working as a Rolfer as similar in process. Both modalities peel away layers of stress, tension, and other maladaptive patterns so that everyone can be clearer in their bodies and their lives. Maya also teaches anatomy for yoga teacher trainings in New York and is an assistant teacher trainer at Yoga Works. www.mayaray.com

Caitlin Casella is a 500-hour YogaWorks certified teacher and trainer for YogaWorks 200 and 500 hour programs in the US and Japan. After moving to New York in 1999, Caitlin turned to yoga for stability and solace. Today the alignment and precision of Iyengar yoga, combined with a meditative union of movement and breath inspires her practice. Caitlin’s yoga classes are both physically challenging and quietly introspective. A slow flow, breath-centered approach teaches conscious transitions, integrated movement and embodied anatomy. Expect to work mindfully and deeply. Get to know your body better and walk away feeling stronger, lighter, and refreshed. www.caitlincasella.com

Retreat Schedule

Friday, August 8th

3-4PM Arrival
5-6:30PM Yoga
7PM Dinner

Saturday, August 9th

Breakfast and coffee at your leisure
9-11:30AM Yoga
12PM Lunch
Free time to enjoy the great outdoors!
5:30-7:30PM Gentle yoga, self-massage and restoratives
8PM Dinner
Smore’s by the campfire

Sunday, August 10th

Breakfast and coffee at your leisure
9-11:30AM Yoga
12PM Sunday brunch
2PM Depart feeling calm and uplifted

Prices

Double: $485 per person
Single: $565
Camping Luxe: $465 per person

$100 deposit is required to reserve your spot. Prices include all yoga classes, beautiful B&B accommodations, and all home cooked meals.

Cost of transportation is not included. If you have a car and would be willing to carpool, please let us know!

Contact Maya or Caitlin to register:
maya.rs@gmail.com
caitlincasella@gmail.com

July 25-27, 2014 – Lauren Ohayon

LaurenDescription:

Get away from the hot city and enjoy pristine nature while practicing pranayama, meditation, yoga and core integration. Surrounded by grassy hills, hiking trails, ponds, and mountains- Heathen Hill in the Catskills is the ideal place to recharge. This retreat is perfect for anyone looking for a break from the bustle of the city. There will be ample time for relaxing as well as outdoor activities like hiking, swimming. Best of all is a nice soak in the hot tub.

About Lauren:

Lauren is a life-loving, yoga-practicing, travel-addict who relishes in good food, good company, and lots of laughing. She is an irreverent, witty, down-to-earth free-spirit who loves anatomy, biomechanics, community, learning, sharing and being real. Lauren is known for her ability to “see” her clients and customize classes for people of all ages and types. Since 1998 Lauren has been studying anatomy, biomechanics, and movement and through these studies and her own explorations on the mat, Lauren has developed a style of teaching that helps students sense and understand their structure which in turn fosters a deeper sense of balance and health. Lauren started Holy Shift! as an educational and transformative way to teach people how to live in their bodies with the least amount of wear and tear and the most amount of bone strength, muscle balance and optimal tissue health. Read more about Lauren and Holy Shift! at www.holyshiftyoga.com

Schedule:

Friday:

Arrival at 3-4pm
5:00-6:30 pm – Hath Flow and Restore
7:30pm-Dinner

Saturday:

6:30 am: Hatha Flow
7:30 am: Hatha
12 pm: Lunch
4 pm: Core and Restore
7:00 pm: Dinner

Sunday:

6:30 am: Hatha Flow
7:30 am: Hatha
12 pm: Brunch and farewell

Rates

Private Room $550 per person
Double Room $475 per person
Fancy Tent $425 per person

This price includes: All meals from Friday dinner through Sunday Brunch, all classes, and sleeping accommodations.

contact: laurenohayon@gmail.com

June 27 – 29, 2014 – Summertime Yoga Retreat with Wesley

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Join Wesley Collier for another beautiful weekend of fresh air, fresh food and yoga.

During the day plenty of free time to swim or catch some sun by the swimming hole. A variety of Indoor/Outdoor games to play or take a nap in a hammock while you breathe in the clean, clear, Catskill Mountain air. At night relax under the stars in the hot tub or stay warm by a campfire. Or do it ALL!

Oh, and YOGA too!!!!!!

Friday June 27

4pm arrive and relax

6pm chill yoga flow

8pm dinner

Saturday June 28

6:30am silent sun salutes and meditation labyrinth walk (optional)

9-11am Yoga- every down dog imaginable

12pm lunch on the lawn

5:30pm Yoga- the magic 10, fun-on-the-wall, long slow deep (hip and back stretches)

8pm dinner, bonfire, smore’s and singing

Sunday July 29

6:30am silent sun salutes and seated meditation

9-11 home practice sequencing, inversions, arm balances

12pm brunch

2pm return Nicer Calmer Happier

Prices

$500 single/$475 double/$425 campground

Contact for payment: wesley_yoga@yahoo.com

June 20-22, 2014 – Sun, Stories, and Yoga with Julie Dohrman

Return to nature with Julie for a weekend in the lush landscape of Heathen Hill Yoga on Solstice weekend!

At the brightest apex of the year, the Sun’s captivating power invites invigorated passion and the desire to live those passions more fully. Our weekend Friday to Sunday will include fiery asana suffused with stories of Surya, the Sun god to open shadowed passions and bring them to full light.

Practices will include full attention to alignment based flow, deconstruction and reconstruction of Surya Namaskar and Chandra Namaskar, chanting, pranayama, mudra, and meditation.

 Schedule:

Arrive Friday 6/20 by 3. Yoga 4-6pm

Saturday, Yoga 9-11am, and 4-6pm

Sunday, Yoga 9-11am, followed by Heathen Hill’s famous Sunday brunch. Departure 2pm

Heathen Hill is a mere 3 hours outside NYC in the Catskills and is a fully equipped yoga facility and retreat center. You’ll do lots of yoga, eat amazing home-grown meals, dig your toes in the grass, jump in the most refreshing water hole, read in a hammock, meditate in the Labyrinth, and star gaze from the HOT TUB.

Did I mention there’s a Hot Tub?

Lodging:

Most rooms are double occupancy, cozy and charming. There are limited Single spaces (one left!), and a Honeymoon Suite is available. The budget minded will love “Glamping” – Camping in large, deLUXE tents built for 2, with outhouse, sink, and outdoor shower. BYO sleeping bag, pillow, additional blanket, and towels.

Carpooling is how we roll, and Julie will help you get organized. Prices are all inclusive of yoga, lodging, and food. Please BYO beer and wine.

REGISTER EARLY / SPACE IS LIMITED

Cost:

$475 Double / $500 single (only one left!) / $475 Honeymoon Suite

$425 – DeLUXE Camping

Register using Pay Pal via Julie’s website: www.shaktiyogany.com/retreats

Register with cash / check : emailjulie@shaktiyogany.com

May 16-18, 2014 – Getaway Yoga Retreat with Merav

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 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 later her MSW at NYU. She is currently a psychoanalytic candidate and sees patients at NIP (National Institute for the Psychotherapies).

www.yogamerav.com

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!

To register contact – info@yogamerav.com

Prices

Singles: $475

Doubles: $425

Camping Deluxe: $400

Oct. 18-20, 2013 – Jeanmarie Paolillo “Yoga Vibe-a-Thon”

JeanMarie Description

Humans are creative beings. Beyond the mundane experiences that we produce on a day to day basis, we strive to create as a mechanism to both express who we are and live life to its fullest. And yet, those desires may never come to fruition. Our dreams and aspirations are often held captive to deeply held patterns of thought, word and deed known in yoga as samskaras.

Join Jeanmarie for a weekend of asana, meditation and workshop dedicated to a deeper understanding of creating from the standpoint of the philosophy of yoga; a peek into the mind and how it works; the importance of meditation and mindfulness in creating; and how to apply these practical tools to more effectively and actively create in your life.

About Jeanmarie

Jeanmarie Paolillo is a senior teacher, teacher trainer and mentor at Yoga Works in New York City. She leads trainings and workshops on asana, the philosophy of yoga, meditation and mindfulness, and the energetic body internationally. The fundamental purpose of yoga for Jeanmarie is learning to be present in the moment. She lives in the passionate belief that all things in life are possible and the_vibe_a_thon_smthat manifestation requires an understanding that everything is the culmination of our thoughts. The journey of yoga leads the practitioner to a place of awareness regarding the life they are creating so they can consciously create their lives – as evidenced by her own leap from the corporate world after 20 years. She is known for her strong vinyasa classes that emphasize alignment as a tool for mindfulness, truly meditation in motion. Through a combination of asana, pranayama, visualization and meditation mixed with a great sense of humor, Jeanmarie strives to bring what she has learned to others while receiving lessons from those she teaches. Jeanmarie has been featured in Natural Health Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Yoga Journal and has appeared on Weddings.com and the CBS Morning Show. She is part of the Expert Network for Greatest.com and a featured contributor to The Daily Love. She holds a B.A. in Psychology from Indiana University and is in the process of completing studies toward a Certificate in Applied Positive Psychology (May, 2013). Her first book, The Vibe-a-Thon, will be released in September, 2013.

Schedule for weekend

Friday Eve: Workshop – What is Vibing 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Dinner 8:00 p.m.

Saturday

Yoga 9 – 11:00 a.m.
Lunch
Workshop: Vibe-a-Thon 3:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Dinner

Sunday

Yoga & Meditation 9:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Brunch
Departure

Prices

Double $485
Single $568
Luxe Camp $485