Choose from a variety of structured, two-day to week-long group retreats on Buddhism, yoga, holistic health and wellness, the sacred feminine, shamanism, conscious dying, addiction recovery, and much more. Menla retreats offer you a chance to expand your awareness and learn to live more fully. Re-treat yourself. Forge new friendships with interesting people and reconnect with the timeless rhythms of nature.
In addition to classes with world-renowned teachers, enjoy comfortable accommodations, delicious healthy cuisine, daily yoga, clean mountain air and water, and a variety of indoor and outdoor amenities. During your free-time, do as little or as much as you like with a host of nature-based activities and wellness experiences to choose from, including unique therapies at our Dewa Spa—infused with the richness of Tibetan art and culture.
The list of upcoming retreats below includes both Menla/Tibet House US – sponsored programs (blue Menla logo) as well as programs sponsored by visiting organizations.
Sep 17 - Sep 20, 2026
Three days in the Catskills to rediscover your creative joy The Reset is a three-day retreat for people who build things, makers, creatives, founders, and anyone whose work runs on imagination. It is made for the moment when you are still creating and still delivering, but the joy has gone quiet, and you feel strangely […]
Sep 17 - Sep 20, 2026
Meet yourself here. This three-night retreat is an invitation to turn toward your inner world with curiosity, structure, and care. Through a carefully woven blend of Internal Family Systems-guided self-inquiry, group healing circles, and yoga, you will develop a real and intimate relationship with the parts of yourself that have been waiting to be heard. […]
Sep 18 - Sep 21, 2026
Please join us for an immersive weekend of yoga, meditation, and renewal. As autumn turns quietly toward stillness, we take time together to soften and listen inwardly as our shared practices guide us to the qualities of an awakened heart: kindness, compassion, joy, equanimity, generosity, gratitude, authenticity, vulnerability, and forgiveness. Our days will open with […]
Sep 18 - Sep 20, 2026
Join the Catskill Fungi team for a weekend of fun, wonderment and enlightenment as we delve into the forests of Menla, and engage the fungal residents there. Take a hands-on approach to learn how to identify common fungi in the forest. Through using your senses, you will be acquainted with multiple species and confirm your […]
Sep 20 - Sep 24, 2026
Step into the mountains this fall for a deeply immersive retreat designed to awaken vitality, creativity, courage, and the magnetic energy that draws meaningful experiences into your life. Surrounded by the natural beauty of Menla, this retreat offers space to reconnect with your deepest vitality, align with your purpose, and cultivate the inner magnetism that […]
Sep 22 - Sep 27, 2026
Join world-renowned Tibetan Medicine doctor, yogi, and Yuthok Nyingthig master Dr. Nida Chenagtsang, for a rare Dzogchen retreat. This retreat offers an accessible yet profound path to Dzogchen, the Great Perfection teachings of Tibetan Buddhism. Rooted in the Yuthok Nyingthig lineage, the program includes teachings on Trekchöd for cutting through conceptual fixation to experience the […]
Sep 24 - Sep 27, 2026
Take a deep breath and get away with me this fall. Join Jeannine for a long weekend of yoga, meditation, scenic hiking, and nourishing meals in the heart of the Catskills. This retreat is an invitation to slow down, reconnect with yourself, and enjoy the simple joy of moving, breathing, and being in nature—together. We’ll […]
Sep 24 - Sep 27, 2026
A Somatic Yoga & Movement Retreat Nestled in the healing landscape of Menla in the Catskills, Awakening the Wisdom of the Body is a four-day somatic yoga and movement retreat with Bobbie Ellis and Karin Weinstein. Through gentle movement, breath awareness, guided rest, and creative exploration, participants are invited to slow down, listen deeply, and […]
Sep 24 - Sep 27, 2026
Yoga asanas and pranayama offer us the tools to move from the periphery to the core of our being, a lifetime practice that continually deepens our understanding and ability to touch the inner layers of ourselves. Join Iyengar teacher Eve Holbrook for a progressive practice and the settling that occurs while on retreat at Menla, […]
Sep 24 - Sep 27, 2026
Join world-renowned Tibetan Medicine doctor, yogi, and Yuthok Nyingthig master Dr. Nida Chenagtsang, for a rare Dzogchen retreat. This retreat offers an accessible yet profound path to Dzogchen, the Great Perfection teachings of Tibetan Buddhism. Rooted in the Yuthok Nyingthig lineage, the program includes teachings on Trekchöd for cutting through conceptual fixation to experience the […]
Sep 27 - Oct 02, 2026
6 Days of Learning, Relaxation & Transformation Join award-winning author and channel Paul Selig for a six-day channeled retreat at Menla, a stunning sanctuary nestled deep within New York’s Catskill Mountains. Experience the Guides’ newest teachings on transforming consciousness and aligning to a higher octave of reality in one of the most beautiful times of […]
Oct 02 - Oct 04, 2026
A Weekend Rooted in Practice, Strength, and Deep Rest Arrive in the wooded mountains of Menla and return home feeling centered, strong, and deeply restored. Over three nourishing days, you’ll engage in practices that cultivate steadiness, strength, and deep rest. Drawing inspiration from the rhythms of the natural world, this retreat integrates yoga, breathwork, meditation, […]
Oct 02 - Oct 05, 2026
Known for its healing power and vision of fearlessness, the Mahāmṛtyuñjaya mantra serves as a profound tool for inner freedom. We will journey back to the Ṛgveda to discover this powerful hymn to Rudra—the "stormy" aspect of Shiva—in his most benevolent form: Tryambaka. As the Three-Eyed One, he nourishes, protects, and guides us toward the […]
Oct 04 - Oct 07, 2026
This workshop will explore how Holotropic Breathwork® can facilitate healing from trauma, addiction, mental health issues and our desire for transcendence and wholeness. The New York Times described Holotropic Breathwork® as “heart opening” and a way to heal yourself and improve mood. For centuries, and across many cultures, non-ordinary states of consciousness have been used […]
Oct 07 - Oct 11, 2026
THE IMMERSION EXPERIENCE There is nothing quite like an LFA Immersion. It is potent, transporting, intelligent, a little bit of hard work, and incredibly fun. By the end, you will not want it to stop. The first task is to drop the mind below the choppy surface into the deeper water where bliss lives. The […]
Oct 11 - Oct 13, 2026
Jacqui is honored and excited to lead Om Tara Yoga Studio’s 8th annual retreat at the serene and sacred Menla Mountain Retreat Center. To retreat means to withdraw; Jacqui invites you to withdraw from your routine and possibly stressful lives, immerse yourself in nature while practicing Yoga, Pranayama and Meditation. Embrace the deeper study of […]
Oct 12 - Oct 15, 2026
This October, we invite you to join us in the Catskill Mountains for Earth, Breath & Sound - a four-day retreat designed to help you slow down, reconnect, and remember the peace that's always been within you. Held at the beautiful Menla Retreat Center, this immersive experience weaves together the healing wisdom of nature with […]
Oct 15 - Oct 18, 2026
The fall season on the gorgeous grounds at Menla offers the perfect opportunity to slow down, tune in, and let go. Nature cushions our release as the sisterhood holds our rising spirits and celebrates the return of our radiance. We reclaim our divine feminine nature, remember who we are, and step into who we are […]
Oct 15 - Oct 18, 2026
Lydia believes that anxiety, depression and other mental health imbalances can be healed through connecting with the earth. The earth can hold and support us through the spectrum of experiences, from grief to joy, and helps us see into ourselves to know what we truly desire and find a way forward. It can be hard […]
Oct 15 - Oct 18, 2026
GROUND. RESET. RENEW. REBIRTH FALL ‘IN’ to Renew is a Neurosomatic Yoga immersion and sacred gathering for women seeking to reconnect with themselves, nature, and a community of like-minded women on a shared journey of healing, growth and transformation. Held amidst the beauty and stillness of nature, this weekend experience offers an opportunity to ground your […]
Oct 15 - Oct 19, 2026
See with Your Heart. Live from Your Heart. Lead Through Your Heart. The Seeing with Your Heart Alchemical Constellations Training and Facilitator Certification is for individuals ready to untie the tangled threads of past generational sorrows, free themselves to live into the possibilities of spontaneous creation, and expand their lives, healing practice, and work. The […]
Oct 18 - Oct 20, 2026
This experiential retreat invites participants into a deeper relationship with the body as a gateway to emotional completion, presence, and inner freedom. While many approaches to healing focus on understanding emotional patterns intellectually, unresolved emotional energy is often held in the nervous system and body. Through guided somatic journeying and mind+body awareness practices, participants learn […]
Oct 20 - Oct 25, 2026
Retreat from the worldly gravities and let yourself settle in the halcyon environment of Menla, a spiritual hermitage and spa in the middle of the Catskills Forest Preserve. We will soak in the sacred practices of Asana, Pranayama and seated meditation, take refuge in the philosophy and practice of Yoga, and immerse ourselves in the […]
Oct 22 - Oct 25, 2026
Escape to the Catskills this fall for a grounding weekend of yoga, nourishing meals, and meaningful connection. Surrounded by crisp mountain air and peak foliage, you’ll begin and end each day with intentional movement: sunrise flows to awaken the body and sunset practices to unwind, each woven with meditation and breathwork to help you fully […]
Oct 22 - Oct 25, 2026
Tending and befriending is one of the most natural instincts women share. It's our nervous system's response to crisis and stress, our innate pull toward nurturance, both with ourselves and each other. Long before "fight or flight" became a household phrase, women were already doing something different under stress: turning toward. Gathering. Tending to the […]
Oct 22 - Oct 25, 2026
This is a safe, structured retreat led by a staff of licensed and experienced therapists and physicians in the beautiful Catskill Mountains at MENLA Retreat and Spa. Join us for a safe, structured, and deeply nourishing four-day retreat at the intersection of science and spirituality, held in the serene beauty of the Catskill Mountains at […]
Oct 25 - Oct 28, 2026
A 4-Day Immersion Into Embodiment & Wonder Take a somatic journey into your own enchantment — held in the Catskill Mountains as the season turns from gold to dusk. Through embodied movement, breathwork, meditation, and creative practice, you'll access the deeper consciousness that connects to that which is beyond yourself. You'll reawaken your sense of […]
Oct 26 - Nov 01, 2026
The path to the Clearlight—or prabhāsvarā in Sanskrit—points to the indescribable essence of ultimate freedom, a nondual reality only accessible through direct experience. Enlightened beings speak of this radiant transparency as the very nature of mind. Join Andrew Holecek for a transformative retreat where the subtle teachings of yogas, tantras, and texts like the Book […]
Oct 30 - Nov 01, 2026
Immerse yourself in a transformative weekend of yoga led by Colleen Saidman Yee and Rodney Yee, where you’ll explore how a consistent practice can help you listen more deeply, pause with intention, and respond to life with clarity and wisdom. Whether your days feel steady or full of unexpected highs and lows, this experience offers […]
Oct 30 - Nov 01, 2026
Jennifer Chin’s LUMINOUSbody practice is based in the Hatha Iyengar tradition and influenced by her lifetime of dance training. Her approach is designed to empower you to move through your life with as much freedom as possible. She will help you unlock physical limitations that might inhibit your activity level. Whether it’s climbing a mountain […]
Nov 04 - Nov 09, 2026
Most people think dance is about having the right moves. Forget that. Music is medicine—and this immersion is an invitation to experience what becomes possible when sound, rhythm, and movement are used as tools for transformation, grounding, and connection. This 4+ day in-person immersion is a core component of the 8-month PhDJ training program. Together, […]
Nov 05 - Nov 08, 2026
Step into a sacred long weekend of exploration, connection, and embodied awakening. Exploring Eros through Consensual Conscious Touch is an immersive retreat designed to deepen your relationship to touch, desire, boundaries, and pleasure—within a grounded, respectful, and fully consensual container. This experience invites you to reconnect with your body as a source of wisdom, aliveness, […]
Nov 06 - Nov 08, 2026
This autumn, you are invited to connect to ancestors and your female strength in new, deeper ways. The goal of the retreat is to come away feeling all the support of your female line. We'll also access inner calm and build a community of women. Elizabeth Pyjov (15 years of experience teaching these practices) will […]
Nov 09 - Nov 12, 2026
Much of our lives ask us to lean forward—to respond, manage, and care for others. This retreat offers a different rhythm. Together, we will practice leaning back into support, cultivating receptivity and trusting stillness. We will explore what becomes possible when we shift from effort to presence, from yang to yin, and from holding ourselves […]
Nov 12 - Nov 15, 2026
Menla, the Land of the Medicine Buddha, welcomes you to a four-day retreat exploring the sacred life-force practices of Tibetan Yoga (Tsa Lung Trul Khor), woven together with contemporary insights into heart health and longevity. Through gentle movements, breath retention, and meditative awareness, these ancient practices invite you to experience the subtle body as a […]
Nov 12 - Nov 15, 2026
Weekend Immersion into Yoga, Meditation, Ayurveda, Nature In a world spinning faster than our nervous systems can track, what does it actually mean to be well? The ancient traditions of Meditation, Yoga and its sister science of Ayurveda offer ancient wisdom to our modern lifestyle - practices that balance, heal and transform mind and body […]
Nov 13 - Nov 15, 2026
“Breathwork is the process of revealing ourselves, to ourselves” ~ Rebirthing Breathwork Mastery founder Alakh Analda What happens when you approach the deeper parts of yourself with curiosity? What becomes possible when you open to listening and allowing your inner knowing to guide you? Join us for a weekend of exploration through Breathwork Mastery RBM […]
Nov 19 - Nov 22, 2026
Intimacy on all levels — with self, with others, with all beings Please follow this link for registration and an interview. Sanjay and Melissa are launching the next level of their Emergence Group: The Intimacy Project. Three residential intensives in the Hudson Valley, NY, over a period of seven months. One committed group of humans […]
Nov 20 - Nov 22, 2026
Mindful self-compassion allows us to build a greater sense of our own self-worth and awareness, creating a greater connection with our bodies and emotions and a stronger presence with all that surrounds us, right here, right now. Strengthen your ability to be present with yourself, just as you are, with loving-kindness. Just imagine a life […]
Nov 20 - Nov 22, 2026
Along with profound meditation methods for cultivating embodied wisdom, Tibetan Yoga practices also promote increased vitality, longevity and rejuvenation. As a traditional medicine doctor and movement therapist of over two decades, I have witnessed the benefit of integrating cultural approaches to caring for the body. This includes subtle cultivation of the body’s channels, vital energies […]
Nov 20 - Nov 22, 2026
Align with your higher self and heart's desires, so you can step into the new year with more clarity & embodied intention in the new year. This intimate women retreat is an invitation to reconnect with the higher version of yourself before the noise of the holiday season begins. It offers a unique opportunity to […]
Nov 20 - Nov 22, 2026
Sacred Synergy: Release & Reset – Deep Healing & Transformation Retreat with Dr.D Step away from the demands of everyday life and immerse yourself in a transformative three-day retreat designed to restore balance, clarity, and inner peace. Sacred Synergy: Release & Reset invites you to release limiting beliefs and emotional patterns that no longer serve […]
Dec 02 - Dec 06, 2026
Cultivating Inner Peace Through Meditation, Sacred Art, Dialogue, and Compassion The Mandala Path: A Journey to Peace with the Monks of Sera Jey Join six Tibetan Buddhist monks from Sera Jey Monastery in India for an unforgettable five-day journey into the heart of peace. At the center of this immersive experience is the creation of […]
Dec 10 - Dec 13, 2026
Sowa Rigpa for Healing the Body and Nourishing the Mind Sowa Rigpa, the traditional Tibetan science of healing, has always understood the body and mind as inseparable — and the path of healing and liberation as interdependent. This hands-on workshop brings that understanding into direct, practical focus for anyone drawn to meditation and contemplative life […]
Dec 11 - Dec 13, 2026
Join Lisa Annese and Michele Marason for a weekend of deep reflection, surrender and a safe sanctuary to hibernate as 2026 comes to completion. Through Tibetan sound healing, mantra, meditation, yoga and sacred ceremony, participants will be guided to honor with gratitude the journey lived thus far and plant blessings of intention as our journey […]
Dec 18 - Dec 21, 2026
Join us for this 3 night retreat on the practice of Yoga Nidra (enlightened sleep) and the sister sciences of Tibetan Dream Yoga and Clearlight Sleep Yoga. Michele will share inspiring talks and a Yoga Nidra practice at each session to take us into deep meditative mode to heal, relax, and restore. Whether you are […]
Dec 27 - Jan 01, 2027
As we enter the Year of the Fire Goat, we are invited to cultivate compassionate courage and heartfelt connection. This year's energy encourages us to lead with kindness, embrace our authentic nature, and welcome the year ahead with purpose, harmony, and joy. Join friends of Tibet House US | Menla for an 19-year tradition as […]
Feb 04 - Feb 07, 2027
This retreat introduces core Buddhist practices beyond mindfulness in a way that is accessible, experiential, and rooted in traditional wisdom. It is welcome to both newer meditators and those with an established practiced who are looking for a clear orientation or refresher. The retreat offers a grounded, experiential introduction to the broader Buddhist path, emphasizing […]
Mar 19 - Mar 21, 2027
She has always lived within you—fierce, radiant, powerful, and unapologetically divine. Now is the time to awaken her. This is more than a retreat—it is a sacred return to yourself. Awakening Your Inner Warrior Goddess is an immersive weekend experience designed to help women reconnect with their deepest truth, reclaim their power, and rise fully […]
Apr 02 - Apr 04, 2027
The Deep Space Sound Immersion and Practitioner Training Retreat is an immersive weekend designed for sound practitioners, facilitators, musicians, and dedicated students who want to deepen both their personal practice and facilitation skills. Blending practitioner training with opportunities to receive and restore, this retreat offers a unique balance of learning, practice, and transformation. Throughout the […]
Apr 04 - Apr 08, 2027
This workshop will explore how Holotropic Breathwork®, Sacred Geometry and creating a sand mandala can facilitate healing, our desire for transcendence, wholeness and connection to our Divine Nature. You are invited to join us to experience the remarkable healing potential and therapeutic benefits of Holotropic Breathwork®, a powerful breathwork practice that allows for self-exploration, transformation […]
Apr 15 - Apr 18, 2027
This is a safe, structured retreat for couples led by a staff of licensed and highly experienced therapists and physicians in the beautiful Catskill Mountains at Menla Retreat and Spa. “Joy as medicine, love as practice” This retreat is an invitation for couples to slow down and deeply celebrate the nuances of their relationship, including […]
Apr 23 - Apr 25, 2027
Join Lisa Annese and Alica Fuks this spring for a nurturing and transformative retreat designed to support your manifestation journey. In the tranquil setting of the beautiful Menla Resort & Spa, you’ll learn how to access your subconscious mind to align your spiritual path and destiny with your actions. This retreat offers a safe and […]
Jun 24 - Jun 27, 2027
This is a safe, structured retreat led by a staff of licensed and highly experienced therapists and physicians in the beautiful Catskill Mountains at Menla Retreat and Spa. “Perhaps aging is not a process of becoming less. Perhaps it is a process of remembering more.” For much of our lives, many of us have worked […]
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“Really enjoyed my time at Menla. It’s amazingly peaceful and quiet, the people are incredibly nice and approachable, the humility of the Dalai Lama permeates throughout the place. The accommodations are nice and the food is great.”
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“Of all the places I have traveled for retreats, Menla is the BEST!”
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