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

Elitza Datcheva

Elitza Datcheva has nearly 7000 hours in training with world-renowned teachers of various lineages (original hot yoga, Iyengar, Jivamukti, Prenatal, Yin, Restorative and Prana Flow). Her primary teacher of 18 years is Shiva Rea. Elitza has almost 20 years of facilitating group and private yoga instruction in New York City. Her vast experience with styles and populations has informed a keen awareness and attentiveness to both the gross and subtle needs of her own students. Her creative teaching style is personalized and intuitive, inviting simplicity, accessibility, investigation and joyfulness on the yoga mat. Elitza’s goal is for yogis to feel whole, centered and inspired after practice.

“Having never gone to a spa or retreat, I heard this is the place to go. The mountains, the hiking trails, the wildlife, and the vastness of the place set up the parameters for a happy and interesting week. Every staff person I encountered could not have been more welcoming. One new employee said all the supervisors treat each other and other employees as well as they treat their guests. Vegetarian food is fresh and excellent. Wait ’till you see the modern yet traditional spa! The main house and guest rooms are lovely. I came to learn yoga from outstanding teachers and to relax and get some care taking. Mission accomplished.”

Karen D.

“Always a great stay at Menla. Staff very helpful. Programs excellent. I greatly enjoyed seeing Robert Thurman, Sharon Salzberg and Krishna Das together. A truly auspicious place. Visit and find out for yourself.”

Gary Goldberg

“My favorite retreat center in the East coast. A real abode of the Dharma.”

Nitzan Blouin

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