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{The Experience: Vinyasa Yoga + Kirtan} “Where there is
flow there is no pain and where there
is pain there is no flow.”
{The Meditation} “Meditation is
not forcing the mind to be quiet, it
is bringing our attention to the quiet
that is already there.”
~ Deepak Chopra
Unfortunately many of us feel as though we have had a hard time with meditation. The meditation instruction and meditation sessions this week will be dedicated to bringing down the barriers some of us have to meditation and deepening the practice of those who are already meditating regularly. As our understanding of meditation deepens we will come to see that it is a means for allowing ourselves to be that which we have become. "In our fear we believe that
we must make things happen; in our
practice we learn to let things happen."
{The
Food}
{A Final Word} |
The
yoga will be a synergy of dynamic flow
and alignment-focused sessions dedicated
to facilitating within us the vibrant
aliveness so unique to a yoga practice.
We will practice with the flowing music
of GIRISH and join him for evening Kirtan
sessions that will be nothing short of
phenomenal. Through these practices,
we will take a look at the larger implications
of the word alignment in our lives.
In a life that works from the inside
out meditation is indispensable. At
its essence meditation is simply the
willingness to listen, to feel, to
see, to take an interest in what is
happening right now. The first yoga
teacher in the U.S. said “You
yourselves are the beings that you
seek” and that truth is felt
directly just by getting still and
feeling into, bringing our attention
into, the quiet that is already there.
Menla Mountain Retreat Center's chef
specializes in a wide variety of organic,
protein-balanced vegetarian and international
cuisine served in two dining rooms and
an outdoor dining deck with breathtaking
views of the surrounding valley.
The
Menla Mountain Retreat Center is 1,500
feet above sea level, located in a region
of the Catskills renowned for its unspoiled
beauty, abundance of rushing streams,
rivers and mountains and variety of wildlife
(wild deer populate the landscape and
will come close enough to greet you).
Surrounded by a national forest preserve,
featuring breathtaking views and a gorgeous
yoga studio, the retreat center has been
a source of renewal and inspiration for
countless guests.
Most
of came to yoga to find peace and health
and you would not be reading this if
you had not found both just by spending
some time on your mat. And that would
be enough if we did not have jobs, families,
bills to pay, along with expansive visions
and dreams we would love dearly to see
happen in our lifetime. How do we care
deeply about the people places and things
of this world and remain peaceful and
joyful at the same time? Connected to
the truth of who we are, unwilling to
move out of alignment with that truth,
there is literally nothing we cannot
do, be, or have. It is not necessary
that we move into this posture all at
once we need only be willing to move
in that direction. This week we will
start moving.tifiable progress in the
stilling of the mind. We will practice
a simple seated meditation that will
profoundly deepen your experience on
the mat. It will also serve as a practical
tool to step out of the busy-ness of
the mind and listen to that part of ourselves
that can be harder to hear.