Menla

Menla Tibet in the Catskills. Retreat center, spa and resort. Menla Retreat is a part of Tibet House US,
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Surrounded by thousands of acres of Catskills forest preserve, Menla's magical mountain valley features a stunning retreat center & destination spa that offers annual wellness and spiritual retreats, custom personal getaways, and full service group retreat hosting. Menla's facilities include deluxe private and standard shared accommodations; a world-class Tibetan destination and day spa offering a full menu of services and specializing in ancient Tibetan and Ayurvedic therapies; two yoga studios; a meditation sanctuary; and the largest conference center in the region. Other amenities include on-site and local mountain hiking, outdoor pool, tennis courts, fitness room, healthy delicious cuisine, clean air and artesian spring water, and central access to the entire Catskill region with numerous cultural and natural attractions!

Sound has a direct effect on the nervous system. When paired with breath and movement, it becomes a powerful tool for re...
03/18/2026

Sound has a direct effect on the nervous system. When paired with breath and movement, it becomes a powerful tool for restoring balance.

From May 22 – May 24, 2026, join us at Menla Retreat Center for The Deep Space Experience: A Yoga, Breathwork, and Sound Retreat with John Minks and Billy Pinkerton.

This three-day immersive program combines yoga, guided breathwork, meditation, and immersive sound sessions designed to help release tension and support deep relaxation.

Throughout the retreat, participants will experience:

• Vinyasa and restorative yoga
• Guided breathwork practices
• Deep Space sound baths using immersive instruments
• Meditation and spacious time for rest and reflection

Open to all levels.

Step away from daily demands and enter a space for rest, reset, and renewal.

🔗 Link in bio to explore the retreat and reserve your spot.

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Serious practice thrives in community.From May 28 – June 04, 2026, join us at Menla Retreat Center for the Vajra Yoga Ma...
03/17/2026

Serious practice thrives in community.

From May 28 – June 04, 2026, join us at Menla Retreat Center for the Vajra Yoga Mahasiddha Reunion, a weeklong immersion bringing together leading teachers of Indic yogic and contemplative traditions.

This unique gathering includes teachings and practices with Robert A.F. Thurman, Dr. Robert Svoboda, Krishna Das, Nina Rao, Chandra Easton, Michele Loew, and John Campbell.

Throughout the week, participants will explore the shared roots of Ayurveda, Bhakti Yoga, Vajrayoga, and ta***ic Hatha Yoga through study, movement practice, chanting, and discussion.

What the retreat includes:

• Morning Vajra Yoga practice
• Teachings on the sacred feminine, Tara, and Devi
• Devotional chanting and kirtan
• Storytelling and discussion on the lives of the great Mahasiddhas
• Fire puja ceremonies held on the Menla grounds

Set in the Catskill Mountains, this retreat offers a rare opportunity to study with an extraordinary faculty while deepening practice in a dedicated retreat environment.

Join us for a week of learning, practice, and community.

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03/16/2026

In a time of constant stimulation and uncertainty, stepping away from routine can be a powerful reset.

From April 29 – May 03, 2026, Menla Retreat Center hosts *Time to Meditate*, a five-day meditation retreat with David Nichtern and the Dharma Moon community.

Rooted in the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, this program offers practical instruction in observing body, feelings, mind, and the patterns that shape our thoughts and reactions.

The retreat includes guided meditation, silent practice, Dharma talks, and optional yoga — creating a steady rhythm that supports clarity, resilience, and a sustainable meditation practice.

Open to both beginners and experienced practitioners.

Join us in the Catskill Mountains for five days of focused practice and reflection.

🔗 Link in bio to explore the retreat

Many contemplative traditions teach that balance begins with the elements.From May 21 – May 24, 2026, join Bair Manzarkh...
03/15/2026

Many contemplative traditions teach that balance begins with the elements.

From May 21 – May 24, 2026, join Bair Manzarkhan ( ) for "Eliminating Obstacles Through Reconnection with the Five Elements".

Rooted in Tibetan Buddhist wisdom and the healing science of Sowa Rigpa, this retreat explores the relationship between the Five Elements, the chakras, and the subtle energies of the body.

Through guided practices, participants learn methods for restoring balance, strengthening awareness, and meeting life’s challenges with greater clarity and stability.

Set in the quiet of the Catskill Mountains, this retreat offers a supportive environment for reflection, learning, and renewal.

Open to anyone interested in contemplative practice and holistic wellbeing.

🔗 Link in bio to learn more and reserve your place.

03/14/2026

Dr. Nida Chenagtsang speaks about biodiversity not only in nature, but also in human cultures.

Just as ecosystems thrive through diversity, human societies flourish when different cultures, traditions, and peoples are able to coexist in balance and mutual respect.

In this teaching, he reflects on how biodiversity in nature mirrors the diversity of human experience. Each culture carries its own wisdom, medicines, traditions, and ways of understanding life. Rather than seeing difference as division, we can recognize it as a form of richness that strengthens the whole.

Dr. Nida also speaks about the importance of honoring generational blessings—the lineage of knowledge, resilience, and culture that every people carries with them. No matter where we find ourselves in the world, these inheritances can be understood as blessings that continue to guide and nourish our path.

Just as biodiversity sustains the Earth, cultural diversity sustains humanity. When we learn to respect and protect both, we create the conditions for a more balanced and harmonious future.

✨ Join us for this living teaching from Sacred Bridge, now available online.
Visit the link in our bio to learn more.

You can also join Dr. Nida Chenagtsang in person at Menla for his retreat September 22–27. Visit the Retreats section on our website for details.





This June, Menla Retreat Center welcomes Isa Gucciardi, Ph.D., founder of Foundation of the Sacred Stream, for two immer...
03/13/2026

This June, Menla Retreat Center welcomes Isa Gucciardi, Ph.D., founder of Foundation of the Sacred Stream, for two immersive retreats in the serene Catskill Mountains.

Isa’s teaching brings together Buddhist philosophy and earth-based shamanic wisdom — offering practical, embodied tools for navigating complexity with clarity and resilience.

✨ June 12–14 — Reclaiming the Sacred Feminine
A restorative and empowering exploration of the creative and protective forces within us all.

✨ June 19–21 — The Wisdom Path (with Robert Thurman)
A weekend of Buddhist insight and shamanic healing practices in service of personal and planetary well-being.

If you’ve been seeking grounded wisdom for uncertain times, this is your invitation.

🔗 Link in bio to learn more.

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03/12/2026

One week until the Spring Equinox.

Day and night return to balance.
The landscape begins to shift.

Here in the Catskills, early signs of spring are already emerging — flowing water, new growth, and longer days.

Seasonal turning points remind us that renewal begins slowly, often quietly.

Take a moment this week to pause and notice the change.

Spring arrives soon.

Who raised you? The mountains? The rivers? The forests… or maybe a few mischievous goats along the way. 🐐This Spring Equ...
03/11/2026

Who raised you? The mountains? The rivers? The forests… or maybe a few mischievous goats along the way. 🐐

This Spring Equinox, join us at Menla Retreat for Raised By This Place, a three-day retreat with Katie Garcia exploring ritual theater, poetry, and ecological listening.

Set in the Catskill mountains, this immersive experience invites participants to slow down, spend time on the land, and reflect on the places that have shaped their lives.

Through guided creative practice, group exercises, and quiet time outdoors, you will:

• Explore storytelling through Image Theater
• Write and share “Raised By This Place” poems
• Walk the forest in quiet observation
• Create simple ritual objects from natural materials

This retreat is open to artists, educators, and anyone interested in creative practice, reflection, and time in nature. No acting experience is required.

Raised By This Place
A Spring Equinox Retreat of Ritual Theater, Play & Ecological Belonging
March 20–22
Join us at Menla Retreat.

Link in bio to learn more.

Deep Space Experience: Into the Field of StillnessMay 22–24, 2026Join John Minks and Billy Pinkerton for a three-day ret...
03/10/2026

Deep Space Experience: Into the Field of Stillness
May 22–24, 2026

Join John Minks and Billy Pinkerton for a three-day retreat at Menla Retreat Center in the Catskill Mountains focused on sound, meditation, yoga, and presence.

• Guided Deep Space sound baths and meditation
• Yoga and breathwork practices
• Structured time for reflection, rest, and walking in nature
• Support for cultivating calm, clarity, and embodied awareness

All levels seeking a structured, immersive environment to step away from daily demands, restore nervous system balance, and reconnect to presence.

Leave the weekend with a renewed sense of clarity, grounded awareness, and practical tools for integrating stillness into daily life.

🔗 Learn more and reserve your spot via the link in our bio.

Silence is medicine.When the world feels louder, faster, and more reactive, the most radical thing we can do is pause.Fr...
03/09/2026

Silence is medicine.

When the world feels louder, faster, and more reactive, the most radical thing we can do is pause.

From April 29 – May 03, 2026, join David Nichtern / Dharma Moon for a five-day meditation retreat in the serene Catskill Mountains at Menla Retreat Center.

Together, we’ll immerse in the Four Foundations of Mindfulness — cultivating awareness of:

• Body & breath
• Feelings
• Mind
• The patterns shaping our lives

Through sustained meditation, silence, community, and optional yoga, we strengthen the nervous system and restore clarity from within.

In uncertain times, inner steadiness is not withdrawal — it is service to oneself and to the planet.

This retreat is open to both new and experienced practitioners.

🔗 Link in bio to reserve your spot.

03/08/2026

We are honored to announce a new chapter for the Vajra Yoga School™

Vajra Yoga™ reunites classical Hatha Yoga with the Indo-Tibetan wisdom traditions from which many contemplative sciences emerged — restoring the deeper philosophical and meditative context in which yoga originally developed.

Rooted in the inter-traditional vision of H.H. the Dalai Lama, Vajra Yoga offers rigorous, non-sectarian study of philosophy, meditation, and embodied practice while honoring each student’s spiritual background.

Beginning April 5 at Menla Retreat & Dewa Spa, in partnership with Tibet House US, we launch the 300+ hour Vajra Yoga™ Teacher Training & Immersion.

The opening April immersion is open to all practitioners and may be attended as a standalone retreat or as the beginning of the full training.

Those who join this year will become part of the founding circle of Vajra Yoga teachers.

Enrollment is now open.

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Lifting the GazeAugust 5–9, 2026 at Menla Retreat with Cyndi Lee This retreat is an opportunity to step away from the n...
03/08/2026

Lifting the Gaze
August 5–9, 2026 at Menla Retreat with Cyndi Lee

This retreat is an opportunity to step away from the noise and gather yourself within the beauty of the Catskills and the warmth of community.

A spiritual retreat is not about becoming someone else.
It’s about touching your mind and heart as they are, right now.

Through meditation, sustainable yoga, pranayama, restorative practice, dharma talks, and walking meditation, we’ll reconnect with the basic goodness already living within us.

You’ll strengthen your mindfulness, relax long-held obstacles, and connect the dots between why you practice, how you practice, and how it supports your life.

We’ll show up for ourselves.
We’ll show up for each other.
And we’ll make it joyful.

All levels welcome. Modifications offered.

✨ Join us in lifting the gaze, and returning to yourself.
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375 Pantherkill Road
Phoenicia, NY
12464

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+18456886897

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Tibet in the Catskills

Menla lies on 325 acres of private nature reserve at the head of a breathtaking glacial valley in one of the most beautiful parts of the Catskills. Stay in a range of deluxe accommodations or shared cabins set in fragrant woods & gardens with murmuring streams and trails nearby.

Experience Menla’s unique wellness facilities, from our Dewa Spa to fully equipped yoga & movement spaces, fitness room, tennis courts & hiking trails. Explore the surrounding Catskill Forest Preserve with guided hikes, river rafting, horseback riding and swimming.