Owen Powell

Owen is an Interfaith minister and the founder and president of the Warrior Mystic Therapy Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to the effective treatment of PTSD through spiritual-consciousness based therapy. Owen is a 25-retiree of the US Armed Forces, having served in both the active duty U.S. Marine Corps and active duty U.S. Army. He is a combat veteran of Iraq (2006-2007, Baghdad). Two years after he retired, Owen had a spontaneous Kundalini Awakening, which drove him to become a Kundalini Yoga (KRI Level I and II certified) teacher, receive tantric empowerment from HH the Sakya Trizin, and to deeply study Interfaith Spirituality, Shamanism and Mysticism in order to address his PTSD. Owen has studied with Dr Robert Thurman at Tibet House and Menla for years, and teaches Kundalini Yoga, Transcendental Meditation, and Shamanic Sound Healing regularly at Menla. As a published author, licensed skydiver, certified scuba diver, artist, psychonaut, yogi and teacher, Owen embodies the healing archetypes of the Warrior Mystic and the Wounded Healer.

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“The food was fantastic, the pool was very relaxing, and the setting was spectacular! I suggest hiking the Metta Loop Trail when you are there. On the Menla property you will see lots of wildlife, such as deer, possums, and small bears that are harmless and used to our presence.”

Mills C.

“I went to the Dr. Nida and Robert Thurman rejuvenating retreat. What a life changing experience. I feel so much better after just a week. The food is amazing, the spa is too good to be true. I love this hidden gem in the Catskills. I probably shouldn’t review this place—too many people might find out about it…”

Anonymous

“About a three-hour bus ride from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Menla. As the landscape changes from cityscape to mountains, and as you witness your cell phone signal strength dwindle to “no service,” you quite literally unplug yourself from the mundane hustle and bustle of everyday life back to simplicity of nature.”

Nina D.

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