Matthew Lopresti

Matthew Lopresti

Housekeeping Manager

Matthew joined Menla’s Housekeeping team at the end of 2017 with a wide-range of experiences and careers under his belt, including accomplished bread and pastry chef, software engineer, journalist focusing on law, and even award-winning video game designer. But with all of that, he felta longing to turn within, to step back and examine what it is to live in this world. And that brought him to Menla and the beautiful landscape outside Phoenicia, NY. He’s excited to see what this sacred valley has to offer in terms of spiritual and emotional growth and to make your stay as beautiful and as fulfilling an experience as it has been for him.

“A place of exceptional beauty. A retreat center surrounded by nature, silence and beauty.”

Adriana Hoyos

“Being able to come to a place like this, being around so many open minded people, and being able to volunteer and give back to a place that gives people so much, has truly been an unforgettably life changing experience that I continue to be grateful for.”

Shayna D.

“The speakers and yoga instructors were giants in their fields, and people came from Holland, Germany, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, NYC, Brooklyn, Missouri… Being around friendly and happy people with positive attitudes interested in understanding and enjoying life in all it’s vicissitudes, curiosity, and making a better world was intoxicating…”

Anne R.

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