Gratitude Yoga Heart Opening Yoga & Meditation Retreat
With Gemma Farrell
October 27 - 30, 2023
Please join us as we share yoga, meditation, mindfulness, and self-reflection practices that foster a more compassionate, forgiving attitude toward ourselves and others so that we can open our hearts to the fullness of life and awaken our capacity to love more deeply.
Our retreat schedule includes: daily morning meditation, vinyasa yoga deep stretching, guided relaxation, mindfulness, compassion and loving kindness practices, along with time for rest, walks in the woods, and plenty of warm friendship. You may stay for either two or three nights. If you are interested in booking a two-night stay, please reach out to Menla’s front desk team at frontdesk@menla.org or 845 688 6897 ext. 101 to register.
We hope you can be with us for this special time of inner exploration and expansion.
Schedule
Friday, October 27
- 3 – 8 pm Check-In
- 6 – 7 pm Dinner
- 7 :30 – 8:45 pm Orientation/Stretching
Saturday, October 28
- 7 – 8 am Meditation
- 8 – 9 am Breakfast
- 10 am – 12 pm Vinyasa Yoga/Loving Kindness Practices
- 12:30 – 1:30 pm Lunch
- 3 – 4 pm Yoga Pose Alignment Clinic
- 4 – 5 pm Deep Stretching/Guided Meditation
- 6 – 7 pm Dinner
- 7:30 – 8:45 pm Live Music/Sound Therapy with Guided Relaxation
Sunday, October 29
- 7 – 8 am Meditation
- 8 – 9 am Breakfast
- 10 am – 12 pm Vinyasa Yoga/Compassion Practices/Guided Meditation
- 12:30 – 1:30 pm Lunch
- 3 – 4 pm Yoga Pose Alignment Clinic
- 4 – 5:30 pm Deep Stretching/Mindfulness
- 6 – 7 pm Dinner
- 7:30 – 8:45 pm Guided Meditation/Relaxation
Monday, October 30
- 7 – 11 am Check-out of Rooms
- 7 – 8 am Meditation
- 8 – 9 am Breakfast
- 10 am – 12 pm Vinyasa Yoga/Compassion Practices/Guided Meditation
- 12:30 – 1:30 pm Lunch
- 12:30 – 4 pm Free Time/Departures
*Please note that the schedule is subject to change.
Leader
Gemma Farrell has studied various styles of yoga, including Iyengar, Vinyasa, Kundalini, Sivananda, Jivamukti, Yin, Insight, and Integral Yoga. Her current approach to teaching fuses the precise alignment principles of Iyengar yoga with the freedom and creativity of a Vinyasa Flow practice while incorporating the deeper release stretching and meditative aspects of Yin Yoga. Her studio, Gratitude Yoga in Princeton, NJ, is a gathering place for a generous and nurturing community of like-minded friends who offer tremendous support and inspiration. Gemma sees yoga as a vehicle for self-discovery and a means for increasing awareness of the present moment, an opportunity…
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