Lifepath Retreat: Yoga, Ayurveda & Hiking

Himalayan Institute Retreat Center Pocono Mountains, Honesdale, Pennsylvania

May 3-5, 2024

(friday evening through sunday afternoon)

Lifepath Retreat is for everybody but if you happen to be a Yoga Teacher~Lifepath Retreat: Yoga, Ayurveda & Hiking is approved for 10 Contact Continuing Education Credits through Yoga Alliance.

Join Us at Lifepath Retreat in the heart of the Pocono Mountains at the Himalayan Institute Retreat Center.

In this program, you experience:

• Friday evening Gentle Yoga & Meditation to enable you to wind down from the week and acclimate to being on Retreat

• Ayurveda Lectures & Discussions: Each participant will have the opportunity to complete a questionnaire to determine their unique Ayurvedic Constitution (dosha)

  Ayurveda lectures will focus on: -Fundamentals of Ayurveda: the five elements and the three dosha’s -Understanding your Ayurveda Constitution/dosha -Health conditions that may arise from an imbalance in your unique constitution/dosha -Food-the six tastes/general dietary guidelines to bring balance to your constitution/dosha -The Ayurveda Clock: looking at the 24-hour day, seasons of the year and the seasons of life from an Ayurveda perspective; discussions on lifestyle practices to promote balance according to the age-old Ayurveda Clock

• Saturday Flow Yoga

• Saturday evening Restorative Yoga & Yoga Nidra (powerful relaxation practice with guided meditation)

• Mindful Hike on the Retreat Center’s groomed forested (Red) trail incorporating energy practices (qigong), asana and meditations along the path

• Sunday morning QiGong (Energy Practice)

All Guests at the Himalayan Institute Retreat Center have access to the following amenities:

• simple, comfortable, quiet accommodations conducive to a peaceful stay

• 3 delicious, nutritious and hearty vegetarian or vegan meals daily

• complimentary daily morning or evening yoga classes taught by a Retreat Center’s teacher

• access to the newly consecrated Sri Vidya Meditation Shrine located at the heart of the Retreat Center’s campus

• a tour of MOKA Origins, a mission driven chocolate and coffee factory nestled on the Retreat Center’s campus

• Sacred Grove Cafe

• Tea lounge with unlimited hot tea beverages

• Complimentary Internet access

• 400-acre wooded campus of the Retreat Center, including sunset pond, sound of music hill, residential herb garden, forest pavillion

• access to 4-groomed forested hiking trails, one in which ends at Tanner Falls

• MarketPlace (books, ayurveda products, yoga clothing, gifts)

• PureRejuv Wellness Center (for an add-on massage or wellness service)
  

Presenter:
Maria Czechowski

Maria Czechowski, AHC, RYT-500, OT, owner of Lifepath Yoga Center, is an Ayurvedic Health Counselor, Yoga Teacher and Occupational Therapist with Read More