Heal Your Mind & Body at Dewa Spa
Study with World-Class Teachers
Practice in One of Our Unique Venues
Expand Your Awareness with Meditation
Go Hiking in the Catskill Mountains
Enjoy Delicious Nourishing Farm-to-Table Cuisine
Menla is a Project of Tibet House US,

the Dalai Lama’s Cultural Center in NYC

Sara Beck

Sara Beck is a yoga teacher, writer, mama, and owner of Catskills Yoga House. She became devoted to yoga over twenty years ago when after years as a competitive athlete she realized her body needed to be given a new kind of attention and care. Her subsequent formal and informal studies of yoga including Ashtanga, Iyengar, and Kundalini yoga as well as her practices of meditation and reiki energy work have brought a level of spaciousness and ease to her life that she never thought possible. A yoga instructor for over ten years, Sara teaches with warmth and humor in a vinyasa style that is rooted in conscious breath and choreographed with alignment in mind. It is her desire to help students tune in to and honor the unique dialogue within their own bodies and minds – that whispering communication between breath, movement, and stillness – and to discover the lightness and balance by which she herself was so transformed.

“The Menla Cleanse Getaway was the most peaceful, knowledgeable and supportive environment I have ever experienced for my annual detox. The juices and raw food were creatively prepared and delicious, and the staff was caring and unobtrusive. Being supported by the gorgeous sacred land, a stunning new spa and many wise healers facilitated profound renewal for me on all levels. I am filled with gratitude for Chisti and her team, and I will definitely return!”

Kara S

“I have traveled personally and professionally to Spas around the world. Menla is unique and world class in its substantial healing modalities, exquisite hiking, and breathtaking temple-like environment. This is a “ jewel “ of a spa retreat nestled in the mountains … a real find!”

Terre Blair Hamlisch

“To stay in the same place as His Holiness is a blessing and privilege. It is as if I could feel his love and tranquility vibrating all throughout.”

Vivian H.

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