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A Message from Robert & Nena Thurman | Tibet House US Menla

Dear Friends and Supporters of Tibet House US/Menla, Summer Greetings! We hope this announcement finds you, your family and friends safe and well in these surreal times. Along with so many other non-profits, Tibet House US/Menla finds itself in a financial crisis. S...

Weekly Organic Vegetable and Flower Boxes

Beyond-Organic Produce from Menla! Menla is now offering weekly beyond-organic produce “Buddha Boxes” that you can buy for $25 or for $43 depending on how many extremely delicious and beautiful seasonal veggies and herbs your family can eat. The larger $...

Good Wise Sweet Love: Exploring Vimalakīrti with Bob Thurman

I was commissioned to do a new translation by Mr. C. T. Shen, when I was fresh out of grad school. I fell in love with the wonderful sūtra, so useful in teaching introduction to Mahāyāna Buddhism. I think it is such a great sūtra, so beloved for thousands of years by millions...

A Message from Bob Thurman to Friends of Menla

Greetings from Tibet House US & Menla, We hope you and your families are all well and safe during the present crisis; we send our best wishes and prayers. We are all together in this, no matter how far we apart we may appear to be. Like everyone else, we are not sur...

Digital Detox : Yoga Books with Nadiya Nottingham

Heaven Holds Earth Qigong & Mudras: A Practice to Bring Harmony between Yin & Yang with Nadiya Nottingham May 15th - May 17th, 2020 at Menla Retreat and Dewa Spa in Phoenicia, New York!

Changing one’s relationship to digital devices can help bring clarity, increase happiness, and reduce feelings of stress in one’s daily life. In this series we highlight individuals and digital resources from Menla’s extended community that can help anyone mindfully navigat...

On Meditation and Long Retreat by Andrew Holecek

On Meditation and Long Retreats by Andrew Holecek via the Menla Retreat Blog

If you’re thinking about doing a long retreat, there are several things to keep in mind. First of all, what is your motivation? Are you doing it so you can come out and better serve others? Or are you doing it to add a credential to your spiritual resume? The retreat should def...

Meditation Hallway: Digital Detox with Janice Marturano

Sitting with the Unknown: Digital Detox with Marni Pogachefsky

Addicted to an Upside-Down World with Mark Epstein

Talking with my 88-year-old mother, four and a half years after my father died from a brain tumor, I was surprised to hear her questioning herself. “You’d think I would be over it by now,” she said, speaking of the pain of losing my father, her husband of almost 60 years. &...

I Ching: Digital Detox with Bobby Klein

Changing one’s relationship to digital devices can help bring clarity, increase happiness and reduce feelings of stress in one’s daily life. In this series we highlight digital resources used by Menla’s extended community that help them mindfully navigate the in...

“This is a beautiful retreat center complete with spa nestled in the lush green countryside of the Catskills. Peace and tranquility are the first to greet you upon arriving at Menla. The staff is warm, professional, and helpful. I have had a couple of massages with hot rocks by a very competent and knowledgeable massage therapist. He is the BEST I have ever had, and I highly recommend going to DEWA Spa at Menla”

Diane Boehm

“It’s such an amazing and spiritual location–I came back feeling rejuvenated and recharged… It was so very special knowing the place belongs to the Dalai Lama! I loved our room. My favorite things were that there was no TV in the room, the beds were so comfortable, and it was so quiet and relaxing there with the windows opened. The grounds were amazing…”

Magda

“Being able to come to a place like this, being around so many open minded people, and being able to volunteer and give back to a place that gives people so much, has truly been an unforgettably life changing experience that I continue to be grateful for.”

Shayna D.

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