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Retreat Into Gratitude

August 23 - August 25, 2019

Daphne Lyon

Stacia Nero

“GRATITUDE BESTOWS REVERENCE, ALLOWING US TO CREATE EVERYDAY EPIPHANIES; THOSE TRANSLUCENT MOMENTS OF AWE THAT CHANGE FOREVER HOW WE EXPERIENCE LIFE AND THE WORLD” ~ JOHN MILTON This year Stacia, Daphne, & Amrita invite you to beat the summer heat and head north to the majestic Catskill mountains during the dog days of summer to come together in gratitude. This time of the summer season calls us to slow down & unwind! Through rest, stillness, connecting with nature and community; we hope you will join us as we meditate on all of the abundance and gifts we have harvested in 2019. May we begin to sow the seeds for a more fulfilled life in 2020! By cultivating more gratitude and recognizing our interconnection; one can bring more happiness, love, and compassion into this and every moment we are privileged to live.The Experience:
  • 2 nights, shared accommodations at Menla Mountain Retreat
  • 6 delicious, vegetarian meals
  • Bonfire Ceremony
  • 4 Gratitude focused Meditations and Yoga practices
  • Guided Nature Hike
  • Kirtan
  • Practices of gratitude that you can practice on your own
  • A special gift to invoke a remembrance of what to be grateful for in our lives!

Schedule Friday, August 23rd
  • 3pm Check-in
  • 4:45-5:45pm OR 5-6pm Restorative Yoga/Nidra Practice
  • 6 - 7pm Dinner
  • 7:30 - 8:30pm Fire Ceremony
Saturday, August 24th
  • 7:30 - 8am Morning Meditation
  • 8 - 9am Breakfast
  • 10:30am - 12pm Vinyasa Practice
  • 12 - 1pm Lunch
  • 1:30 - 3:30pm Guided Hike / Walking Meditation
  • 3:30 - 6pm Free Time / Rest Time
  • 6 - 7pm Dinner
  • 8 - 9:30pm Restorative Yoga / Thai Partner Massage / Yoga Nidra
Sunday, August 25th
  • 7:30 - 8am Morning Meditation
  • 8 - 9am Breakfast
  • 9 - 10am CHECKOUT
  • 10:30-12pm Vinyasa Practice
  • 12 - 1pm Lunch and Departure

ABOUT THE TEACHERs

Daphne Lyon

Daphne is an integrative wellbeing guide, meditation and breathwork teacher, and nervous system educator with over a decade of teaching experience. Her work bridges ancient wisdom with modern science, offering a clear and grounded approach that helps students cultivate calm, resi...

Stacia Nero

Stacia is a 500+ hour yoga teacher who has been teaching in Philly and South Jersey for over 15 years. She found yoga through injury as a teenage athlete and dancer and later as a pathway to heal from anxiety and depression. She has trained in Vinyasa, Alignment, Hatha, Yin, Rest...

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